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1991 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1991 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
Rhode Island 3 5 0 6 5 0
UMass 3 5 0 4 7 0
Boston University 3 5 0 4 7 0
Maine 2 6 0 3 8 0
Connecticut 2 6 0 3 8 0
Richmond 2 6 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 16th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth place out of nine teams in the conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at RichmondL 10–196,078[2]
September 21 No. 8 DelawareL 7–427,871
September 28at Towson State*W 45–252,846
October 5at Brown*W 38–368,200[3]
October 12at UMassW 17–149,427
October 19Mainedagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 52–3010,145
October 26at Boston UniversityL 0–435,475
November 2No. T–10 Villanova
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 14–493,052
November 9Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 28–206,603
November 16at No. 15 New HampshireL 35–426,639
November 23Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 20–106,448

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ "Spiders triumph over Rams". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 6, 1991). "Brown's Late Charge Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.