1963 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1963 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 219 to 116.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1963 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1963 record4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1963 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass $ 5 0 08 0 1
Maine 3 2 05 3 0
Rhode Island 2 3 04 5 0
Vermont 2 2 06 2 0
Connecticut 1 3 02 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at NortheasternL 13–28
September 28MaineW 20–16
October 5New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–25
October 12at VermontL 6–21[3]
October 19at UMassL 0–57
October 26at BrownL 7–33[4]
November 2Springfield
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 21–20
November 9at HofstraW 23–7
November 16Connecticut
  • Providence City Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 13–12

References

  1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.
  2. "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Vermont, 21–6". The Hartford Courant. October 13, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brown turns back Rhode Island, 33–6". The New York Times. United Press International. October 27, 1963. p. S4.
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