1976 Rhode Island Rams football team

1976 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Griffin (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1976 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–8 New Hampshire $^	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UMass	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Northeastern*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 15–14	3,760
September 25	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–3	12,500
October 2	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–9	7,500
October 16	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–14	8,359
October 23	Boston University	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–36	6,133
October 30	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–33	11,951
November 6	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 6–31	11,200–11,500
November 13	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 17–14	5,880
*Non-conference game Homecoming