1989 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1989 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place out of nine teams in the conference.[1]

1989 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
New Hampshire 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
Delaware 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Boston University 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
UMass 3 –5 –05 –5 –1
Rhode Island 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Richmond 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Richmond
W 45–1412,854[2]
September 16 No. 5 Delaware
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 12–216,218
September 23Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–175,662
September 30at Brown*
W 18–138,500[3]
October 7at UMass
L 6–3110,102
October 14 No. 6 Mainedagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 21–478,847
October 21at Boston University
L 31–34 2OT5,545
October 28vs. No. 17 Villanova
L 25–283,000[4][5]
November 4at Towson State
W 19–64,619
November 11at No. 18 New Hampshire
L 0–254,184
November 18Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 28–355,045

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. "Hot RI wallops Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "URI Hands Brown Its 12th Straight Loss". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 1, 1989. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "RI, Villanova playing in Italy". The Post-Star. October 28, 1989. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Villanova, Rhode Island enjoy Italian adventure". Alabama Journal. Associated Press. October 30, 1989. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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