1980 Rhode Island Rams football team

1980 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (5th season)
Home stadiumMeade 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
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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Holy Cross*
L 14–2111,131[2]
September 13Northeastern*
W 24–196,230[3]
September 20at Maine
L 11–144,200[4]
October 4 No. 8 UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 8–2610,443[5]
October 11at Virginia Tech*
L 7–3440,100[6]
October 18No. T–10 Boston University
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–243,280[7]
October 25Southern Connecticut*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 7–6500[8]
November 1at New Hampshire
L 28–315,280[9]
November 8at No. 2 Lehigh*
L 10–2310,000[10]
November 15at Connecticut
L 30–565,500[11]
November 22at Brown*
L 3–97,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. ^ Bob Monahan (September 7, 1980). "Covington runs, URI errs -- HC wins, 21–14". The Boston Globe. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Guerriero kicks URI past NU". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Scott Cole (September 21, 1980). "Maine tips URI". The Boston Globe. p. 86.
  5. ^ "UMass rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VPI Whips Rhode Island". Daily Press. October 12, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston U. 24, Rhode Island 13". Tarrytown Daily News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Guerriero's kick lifts URI". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1980. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UNH catches URI at end of 5th in row". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Terry Larimer (November 9, 1980). "Lehigh trims Rhode Island". The Morning Call. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Huskies finish on 56–30 high note". The Hartford Courant. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Visser, Lesley (November 28, 1980). "Brown staves off Rhode Island, 9–3". The Boston Globe. p. 75. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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