1953 Rhode Island Rams football team
1953 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
1953 record | 6–2 (3–1 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its third season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 100.[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 19 | Northeastern |
| W 13–7 |
September 26 | Maine |
| W 13–6 |
October 3 | New Hampshire |
| L 13–14 |
October 10 | at Brown |
| W 19–13 |
October 17 | at UMass |
| W 41–14 |
October 24 | at Hofstra | Hempstead, NY | L 12–27 |
October 31 | Springfield |
| W 18–6 |
November 14 | at Connecticut |
| W 19–13 |
References[]
- ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Categories:
- 1953 Yankee Conference football season
- Rhode Island Rams football seasons
- Yankee Conference football champion seasons
- 1953 in sports in Rhode Island