1985 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1985 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 10th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and lost to Furman in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–29	15,465
September 14	Howard		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 46–0	6,628
September 21	Maine		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–14	9,442
September 28	at Brown	No. 15	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 27–32	10,399
October 5	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 7–3	6,871
October 12	at Lehigh		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 45–38	13,500
October 19	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–19	4,164
October 26	Lafayette		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 41–19	12,933	[2]
November 2	New Hampshire	No. T–17	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 30–20	10,114
November 9	Northeastern	No. 12	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–21	9,421
November 16	Connecticut	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 56–42	8,897
November 30	No. 10 Akron	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 35–27	7,317
December 7	at No T–2 Furman	No. 7	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 15–59	9,454	[3]
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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