The 1941 Rhode Island State 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 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Beck, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–0 against conference opponents) and won the New England Conference championship.[1]
| 1941 Rhode Island State Rams football | |
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New England Conference champion | |
| Conference | New England Conference |
| Record | 5–2–1 (2–0 New England) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhode Island State was ranked at No. 266 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[2]
The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Coast Guard* | New London, CT | L 0–38 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | at Maine | Orono, ME | W 20–14 | ||||
| October 4 | Lowell Textile* | W 39–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 11 | at Brown* | L 7–14 | 18,000 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | Massachusetts State* |
| W 34–6 | [6] | |||
| October 22 | at Providence* |
| T 0–0 | 12,000 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | at Worcester Tech* | Worcester, MA | W 6–0 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | Connecticut |
| W 6–0 | 4,000 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2005 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2005. p. 134. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Powerful Coast Guard Team Rolls Over Rhode Island State For Easy Win, 38-0". The Hartford Courant. September 21, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island State Trounces Lowell Tex". The Hartford Courant. October 5, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bob Priestley Runs 95 Yards To Beat State". The Hartford Courant. October 12, 1941. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island Gains Easy Win". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island Plays Tie With Providence". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Islanders Get Early Score To Gain Victory". The Hartford Courant. November 2, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Uconns Blank Rhode Island, Fumbles Help". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.