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]
| 1985 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 15–59 at Furman | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 10–3 (5–0 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Rhode Island $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 7 | at Delaware* | L 13–29 | 15,465 | |||||
| September 14 | Howard* | W 46–0 | 6,628 | |||||
| September 21 | Maine |
| W 34–14 | 9,442 | ||||
| September 28 | at Brown* | No. 15 | L 27–32 | 10,399 | [2] | |||
| October 5 | at UMass | W 7–3 | 6,871 | |||||
| October 12 | at Lehigh* | W 45–38 | 13,500 | [3] | ||||
| October 19 | at Boston University | W 34–19 | 4,164 | |||||
| October 26 | Lafayette* |
| W 41–19 | 12,933 | [4] | |||
| November 2 | No. 14 New Hampshire | No. T–17 |
| W 30–20 | 10,114 | |||
| November 9 | Northeastern* | No. 12 |
| W 34–21 | 9,421 | |||
| November 16 | Connecticut | No. 7 |
| W 56–42 | 8,897 | |||
| November 30 | No. 10 Akron* | No. 7 |
| W 35–27 | 7,317 | |||
| December 7 | at No T–2 Furman* | No. 7 |
| L 15–59 | 9,454 | [5] | ||
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References
- "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- Ballou, Art (September 29, 1985). "Brown Shows Up URI, 32-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
- Will-Weber, Mark (October 13, 1985). "Rams' Gamble Shocks Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ehrhardt, URI Keep Flying, 41-21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ian Thomsen (December 8, 1985). "URI is thrown out of play-offs, 59-15". The Boston Globe. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
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