1988 Rhode Island Rams football team
Appearance
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–5 Yankee) |
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Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–10 UMass +^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Delaware +^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and tied for seventh place out of nine teams in the conference.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 3 | at No. 1 Holy Cross* | L 7–49 | 12,441 | [2] | |||
September 10 | Boston University | L 16–41 | 6,782 | ||||
September 17 | at Delaware | W 23–17 | 16,903 | ||||
September 24 | Brown* |
| W 17–10 | 7,455 | [3] | ||
October 1 | at Villanova* | L 14–20 | 13,400 | [4] | |||
October 8 | No. T–11 UMass |
| L 7–26 | 5,117 | |||
October 15 | at Maine | L 14–28 | 10,014 | ||||
October 22 | Richmond![]() |
| W 14–10 | 5,980 | [5] | ||
November 5 | at Northeastern* | L 19–24 | 6,712 | ||||
November 12 | New Hampshire |
| L 9–17 | 3,669 | |||
November 19 | at No. 17 Connecticut | W 21–19 | 3,184 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
- ^ Pave, Marvin (September 4, 1988). "Crusaders in Cruise Control". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rogers Scores Pair of TDs to Lead URI". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 25, 1988. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Nova tips R.I., 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders blast refs in loss at Rhode Island". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.