1980 Rhode Island Rams football team

1980 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Griffin (5th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1980 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Boston University $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. T–10 UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished last in the conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–21	11,131
September 13	Northeastern*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 24–19	6,230
September 20	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 11–14	4,200
October 4	No. 8 UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 8–26	10,443
October 11	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–34	40,100
October 18	No. T–10 Boston University	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–24	3,280
October 25	Southern Connecticut*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 7–6	500
November 1	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 28–31	5,280
November 8	at No. 2 Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethleham, Pa	L 10–23	10,000
November 15	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 30–56	5,500
November 22	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 3–9	7,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game