1961 Rhode Island Rams football team
| 1961 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (1–4 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach John Chironna, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 163 to 69.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 23 | at Northeastern | Boston, MA | L 13–26 |
| September 30 | Maine | L 20–22 | |
| October 7 | New Hampshire |
| L 0–20 |
| October 14 | at Vermont | Burlington, VT | W 18–6 |
| October 21 | at UMass | L 0–25 | |
| October 28 | at Brown | W 12–9 | |
| November 4 | Springfield |
| T 6–6 |
| November 11 | at Hofstra | Hempstead, NY | L 0–12 |
| November 18 | Connecticut |
| L 0–37 |
References
- ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.
- ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 10, 2020.