1975 Rhode Island Rams football team

1975 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1975 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Jack Gregory, the Rams compiled a 2–8 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for last place in the conference.[1] Key players included Little All-American running back Rich Remondino.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Saint Mary's (NS)*
W 33–05,111[2]
September 20at Northeastern*Brookline, MAL 16–216,214[4]
September 27at Brown*
L 20–4110,572[5]
October 4Maine
L 14–237,132[6]
October 11C.W. Post*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–32,110[3]
October 18at UMass
L 7–235,500–6,500[7][8]
October 24at Boston University
W 21–63,300–3,330[9][10]
November 1New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–236,123–6,132[11][12]
November 8at Temple*
L 6–4511,491[13]
November 15Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 10–214,723–4,724[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[15]

References

  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. ^ a b "URI pummells St. Mary's, 33-0". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1975. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Pioneers post 3-0 win over Rhode Island". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1975. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Barry Cadigan (September 21, 1975). "Lewis punts and passes NU over URI, 21-16". The Boston Globe. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Barry Cadigan (September 28, 1975). "Bateman debuts for Brown, stops URI, 41-20". The Boston Globe. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maine gets Leg(gett) lift". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1975. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bob Monahan (October 19, 1975). "McNally's 3 TDs spur UMass past URI to 5th straight, 23-7". The Boston Globe. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UMass)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Rhode Island puts it all together, startles BU, 21-6". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1975. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Boston Univeristy)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "New Hampshire Whips Rhode Island in YanCon Action". The Burlington Free Press. November 2, 1975. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (New Hampshire)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. ^ Chuck Newman (November 9, 1975). "Temple Outclasses RI, 45-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1E, 12E – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Bruce Berlet (November 16, 1975). "Huskies Clip Rams For Second in Row". The Hartford Courant. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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