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1946 Rhode Island State Rams football team

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1946 Rhode Island State Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–4 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 0 1 6 1 1
Connecticut + 2 0 1 4 3 1
Rhode Island State 2 2 0 2 4 0
Massachusetts State 1 1 0 6 2 0
Vermont 0 2 0 2 3 2
Maine 0 3 0 2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1946 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented Rhode Island State College (later renamed the University of Rhode Island) as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Beck, the team compiled a 2–4 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Maine
W 14–134,000[2]
October 5at New HampshireL 12–256,000 [3]
October 12at Brown*
L 0–2920,000 [4]
October 19at Massachusetts State*W 14–6
November 2at Boston University*
L 6–294,000[5][6]
November 9ConnecticutdaggerL 0–33[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "R. I. State Aerials Sink Maine Elevens by 14-13". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1946. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire Back Makes 101-Yard Run". Brooklyn Eagle. UP. October 6, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved November 29, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown Turns Back Rhode Island, 29-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S3.
  5. ^ "B. U. Eleven Heavy Favorite to Whip R. I. State Rivals". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Hurtwitz, Hy (November 3, 1946). "B. U. Lambasts R. I. State, 39-6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Masschusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Roger Dove (November 10, 1946). "Connecticut Trims Rams By 33 To 0: Alert Uconn Eleven Outclasses Arch-Foe For Decisive Win". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.