1990 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1990 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 15th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and tied for seventh place out of nine teams in the conference.[1]

1990 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1990 record5–6 (2–6 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1990 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 UMass $^ 7 –1 –08 –2 –1
No. 19 New Hampshire 5 –3 –07 –3 –1
Delaware 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Connecticut 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Villanova 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Boston University 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Maine 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Rhode Island 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Richmond 1 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Towson State*
W 40–216,297
September 15Richmond
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 37–205,321
September 22Brown*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 23–37,413[2]
September 29at Delaware
L 19–2412,341
October 6UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–169,407
October 13at Maine
L 17–246,103[3]
October 20Boston University
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–1510,228
October 27at Villanova
L 7–149,257[4]
November 3at Northeastern*
W 31–116,200
November 10New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 24–14500
November 17at Connecticut
L 21–516,215
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. Pave, Marvin (September 23, 1990). "URI Takes Brown Down". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Allen Lessels (October 14, 1990). "Maine chalks up first win". The Boston Globe. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "'Nova overcomes mistakes to beat Rhode Island, 14–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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