1928 Rhode Island State Rams football team

The 1928 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented Rhode Island State College (later renamed the University of Rhode Island) as a member of the New England Conference during the 1928 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Frank Keaney, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–3 against conference opponents) and finished in last place in the conference.[1]

1928 Rhode Island State Rams football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record2–7 (0–3 New England)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine + 2 0 1 4 1 2
Connecticut + 1 0 2 4 1 3
New Hampshire 1 1 1 3 2 3
Rhode Island State 0 3 0 2 7 0
Massachusetts 0 0 0 2 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Coast Guard Destroyer*L 0–7
September 29at Maine
L 6–20
October 6Coast Guard*
  • Meade Field
  • Kingston, RI
W 6–0
October 13New Hampshire 
  • Meade Field
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–125,000[2]
October 20Newport Naval Training Station*
  • Meade Field
  • Kingston, RI
W 7–0
October 27at Lowell Textile*Lowell, MAL 0–21
November 10Worcester Tech*
  • Meade Field
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–13
November 17at Connecticut
L 0–24
November 24at Brown*L 7–33
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Hampshire State Upsets Rhode Island". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 14, 1928. p. 44. Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.