1940 Rhode Island State Rams football team

1940 Rhode Island State Rams football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	5–3 (2–1 New England)
Head coach	Frank Keaney (21st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1940 New England Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire $	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its 21st season under head coach Frank Keaney, the team compiled a 5–3 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the conference. The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	Northeastern		W 10–0
September 28	at Maine		L 0–7
October 5	at Brown*		L 17–20
October 12	Lowell Textile*		W 48–0
October 19	at Massachusetts*		W 9–3
October 23	at Providence*		L 0–25
November 2	Worcester Tech*		W 18–0
November 9	at Connecticut		W 13–12
*Non-conference game Homecoming