1984 Rhode Island Rams football team
| 1984 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 20–32 at Montana State | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 10–3 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| No. 3 Rhode Island +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Boston University +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and lost to Montana State in the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals.[1] The team was led on offense by quarterback Tom Ehrhardt, a junior transfer from C. W. Post.[2][3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 1 | Howard* | W 31–21 | 3,520 | [4] | ||||
| September 8 | Lafayette* |
| W 31–10 | 6,858 | [5] | |||
| September 15 | at Holy Cross* | L 0–19 | 9,911 | [6] | ||||
| September 22 | at Maine | Orono, ME | W 27–0 | 8,000 | ||||
| September 29 | at Brown* | No. T–18 | W 34–13 | 12,523 | [7] | |||
| October 6 | UMass | No. 16 |
| W 20–19 | 10,227 | |||
| October 13 | at Northeastern* | No. 14 | Brookline, MA | W 30–22 | 4,650 | |||
| October 20 | No. T–14 Boston University | No. 11 |
| W 22–7 | 13,052 | |||
| October 27 | at Lehigh* | No. 6 | W 24–16 | 12,500 | [8] | |||
| November 3 | at No. 8 New Hampshire | No. 6 | L 12–14 | 14,335 | ||||
| November 17 | at Connecticut | No. T–6 | W 29–19 | 4,799 | ||||
| December 1 | No. 12 Richmond* | No. 3 |
| W 23–17 | 10,446 | [2] | ||
| December 8 | at No. 2 Montana State* | No. 3 |
| L 20–32 | 12,697 | [9] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- ^ a b John Powers (December 2, 1984). "URI's 'Ehr Attack' right on target". The Boston Globe. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ehrhardt and Cummings earn Gold Helmet honors". The Boston Globe. October 3, 1984. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "URI drubs Howard". The Boston Globe. September 2, 1984. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "URI Takes to the Air". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 9, 1984. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (September 16, 1984). "Holy Cross Dumps Ice Water on URI, 19-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cadigan, Barry (September 30, 1984). "URI Soars; Ehrhardt Busts Brown, Records". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "URI Bumps Off Lehigh, 24-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 28, 1984. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Warren Wintrode (December 9, 1984). "Roberts' interception return sends Cats into finals". The Missoulian. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.