1971 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1971 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1971 record3–6 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 1 1 5 3 1
UMass + 3 1 1 4 4 1
New Hampshire 3 2 0 4 4 1
Rhode Island 2 3 0 3 6 0
Vermont 2 3 0 2 7 0
Maine 1 4 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 207 to 154.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18at NortheasternL 22–36
September 25at Brown
W 34–21[3]
October 2MaineL 7–21
October 9at VermontW 34–22[4]
October 16at UMassW 31–3
October 23at Boston University
L 7–28
October 30New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–26
November 6Temple
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–40
November 13Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 6–10

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. ^ "Brown is beaten by R.I., 34 to 21". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 26, 1971. p. S4.
  4. ^ "Rhody wrecks Vermont, 34–22". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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