1929 Rhode Island State Rams football team

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1929 Rhode Island State Rams football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record5–2–1 (1–1 New England)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 2 0 0 7 2 0
Rhode Island State 1 1 0 5 2 1
Connecticut 1 2 0 4 4 0
Maine 1 2 0 2 5 0
Massachusetts 0 0 0 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 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 New England Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Frank Keaney, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record (1–1 against conference opponents) and tied for third place in the conference.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21Arnold*Kingston, RIW 19–0
September 28at Maine
L 0–6[2]
October 5at Brown*Providence, RI (rivalry)L 6–14
October 19at Bates*T 6–6
October 26Lowell Textile*Kingston, RIW 26–7
November 2at Coast Guard*New London, CTW 26–0[3]
November 9at Worcester Tech*W 39–0
November 16ConnecticutdaggerKingston, RI (rivalry)W 19–6[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Maine Tops Rhode Island By 7-0 Score". Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald. September 29, 1929. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island State Hands Coast Guard 26 to 0 Trouncing". The Hartford Courant. November 3, 1929. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Surprising Rhode Island Eleven Upsets Connecticut Aggies by 19 to 6 Score". The Hartford Courant. November 17, 1929. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.