1959 Rhode Island Rams football team
| 1959 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| 1959 record | 3–5–1 (1–2–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 159 to 64.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | at Northeastern | Boston, MA | W 8–6 |
| September 26 | at Maine |
| T 0–0 |
| October 3 | New Hampshire | L 0–45 | |
| October 10 | at Brandeis | Waltham, MA | W 20–0 |
| October 17 | at UMass | W 30–6 | |
| October 24 | at Brown |
| L 0–6 |
| October 31 | Springfield |
| L 0–21 |
| November 7 | at Buffalo | L 6–41 | |
| November 14 | at Connecticut | L 0–34 |
References[]
- ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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- 1959 Yankee Conference football season
- Rhode Island Rams football seasons
- 1959 in sports in Rhode Island