1979 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1979 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–9–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the conference.[1]

1979 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–9–1 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1979 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Boston University + 4 –1 –08 –1 –1
UMass + 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Connecticut 3 –1 –13 –6 –2
New Hampshire 2 –2 –15 –4 –2
Maine 1 –4 –01 –9 –1
Rhode Island 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Delaware*
L 14–347,141
September 15at Northeastern*Brookline, MAL 7–173,567
September 22at Holy Cross*
L 6–356,121
September 29at Brown*
L 13–3111,250[2]
October 6 No. 4 Mainedagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 10–08,158
October 20at UMass
L 0–2413,500
October 27at No. 6 Boston University
L 0–75,378
November 3New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–211,754
November 10Merchant Marine*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
T 24–241,250
November 17Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 9–105,938
December 1at Florida A&M*
L 6–168,273
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. Monahan, Bob (September 30, 1979). "Brown Stomps on URI, 31-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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