1987 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1987 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 12th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–10 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished last out of eight teams in the conference.[1]

1987 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1987 record1–10 (1–6 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 1 08 4 0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 1 07 5 0
Connecticut 5 2 07 4 0
New Hampshire 4 3 07 3 0
Delaware 2 5 05 6 0
UMass 2 5 03 8 0
Boston University 2 5 03 8 0
Rhode Island 1 6 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at James Madison*L 0–383,300[2]
September 12DelawareW 26–137,028
September 19Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 20–246,858
September 26at Brown*L 15–1713,500[3]
October 3at UMassL 7–429,801
October 17at Boston UniversityL 13–1611,552
October 24at RichmondL 14–2717,029
October 31New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 14–2811,231
November 7Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 3–216,994
November 14Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 7–523,906
November 21at Towson State*L 6–19587
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. "JMU comes out smoking, buries Rhode Island, 38–0". Daily Press. September 6, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Monahan, Bob (September 27, 1987). "Brown Holds Off URI, 17-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 via Newspapers.com.
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