1991 Rhode Island Rams football team

1991 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UMass 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maine 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Connecticut 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 16th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 6–5 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth place out of nine teams in the conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Richmond
L 10–196,078[2]
September 21 No. 8 Delaware
L 7–427,871[3]
September 28at Towson State*
W 45–252,846[4]
October 5at Brown*
W 38–368,200[5]
October 12at UMass
W 17–149,427[6]
October 19Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 52–3010,145[7]
October 26at Boston University
L 0–435,475[8]
November 2No. T–10 Villanova
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 14–493,052[9]
November 9Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 28–206,603[10]
November 16at No. 15 New Hampshire
L 35–426,639[11]
November 23Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 20–106,448[12]

References

  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ "Spiders triumph over Rams". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Undefeated Delaware rips Rhode Island, 42–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Towson turns over another one, 45–25". The Baltimore Sun. September 29, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 6, 1991). "Brown's Late Charge Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rhode Island upsets UMass on FG with :04 left". The Day. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UMaine drags it out". Journal Tribune. October 21, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Terriers blank Rhode Island". The Daily Item. October 27, 1991. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Villanova rolls past R.I., 49–14, but loses Kennedy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rhode Island 28, N'eastern 20". The Berkshire Eagle. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "New Hampshire 42, Rhode Island 35". The Day. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Huskies lose finale". The Day. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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