1971 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 207 to 154.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1971 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1971 record3–6 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1971 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut + 3 1 15 3 1
UMass + 3 1 14 4 1
New Hampshire 3 2 04 4 1
Rhode Island 2 3 03 6 0
Vermont 2 3 02 7 0
Maine 1 4 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at NortheasternL 22–36
September 25at BrownW 34–2118,000[3]
October 2MaineL 7–21
October 9at VermontW 34–22[4]
October 16at UMassW 31–313,500
October 23at Boston University
L 7–286,646[5]
October 30New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–26
November 6Temple
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–40
November 13Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 6–10

References

  1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.
  2. "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. "Brown is beaten by R.I., 34 to 21". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 26, 1971. p. S4.
  4. "Rhody wrecks Vermont, 34–22". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "BU's Poole masterinds operation on URI, 28-7". The Boston Globe. October 24, 1971. p. 61 via Newspapers.com.
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