1971 Rhode Island Rams football team
| 1971 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (2–3 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 207 to 154.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Northeastern | L 22–36 | |||
| September 25 | at Brown | W 34–21 | 18,000 | [3] | |
| October 2 | Maine | L 7–21 | |||
| October 9 | at Vermont | W 34–22 | [4] | ||
| October 16 | at UMass | W 31–3 | 13,500 | ||
| October 23 | at Boston University |
| L 7–28 | 6,646 | [5] |
| October 30 | New Hampshire |
| L 0–26 | ||
| November 6 | Temple |
| L 13–40 | ||
| November 13 | Connecticut |
| L 6–10 |
References
- ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Brown is beaten by R.I., 34 to 21". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 26, 1971. p. S4.
- ^ "Rhody wrecks Vermont, 34–22". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BU's Poole masterinds operation on URI, 28-7". The Boston Globe. October 24, 1971. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.