1969 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1969 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1969 record2–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 0 5 4 0
Maine 3 2 0 5 4 0
Vermont 2 3 0 3 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 0 3 5 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 88.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20TempleL 3–47[3]
September 27at Brown
L 0–21[4]
October 4Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–35
October 11at VermontL 14–41[5]
October 18at UMassL 9–21
October 25Cortland State
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 13–3
November 1New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–6
November 8at Boston UniversityL 13–27
November 15Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 15–25

References[]

  1. ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Temple Cracks R.I. by 47 to 3". Sunday News. Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown's Running Game Smashes Rhode Island". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 28, 1969. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Streaking Catamounts meet UNH next after rolling over Rhody Rams, 41–14". The Burlington Free Press. October 13, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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