1978 Rhode Island Rams football team
The 1978 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 7–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for second place in the conference.[1]
| 1978 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. T–9 |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–4 UMass $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Rhode Island | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | at Delaware* | L 0–37 | 18,584 | |||||
| September 16 | Northeastern* | W 27–13 | 1,750 | |||||
| September 30 | at Brown* |
| W 17–3 | 8,500 | [2] | |||
| October 7 | at Maine | No. T–10 | Orono, ME | W 47–0 | 7,600 | |||
| October 14 | Virginia Union* | No. 10 | W 3–0 | 2,178 | ||||
| October 21 | No. 10 UMass | No. 8 |
| L 17–19 | 7,595 | |||
| October 28 | No. T–9 Boston University |
| W 7–6 | 8,033 | ||||
| November 4 | at New Hampshire | W 19–14 | 9,730 | |||||
| November 11 | No. T–9 Merchant Marine* |
| W 34–7 | 6,161 | ||||
| November 18 | at Connecticut | No. 7 | L 6–31 | 7,038 | ||||
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References
- "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- Ballou, Art (October 1, 1978). "Smooth URI Offense Shocks Brown, 17-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
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