1946 Rhode Island State Rams football team
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The 1946 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 Yankee Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Beck, the team compiled a 2–4 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
| 1946 Rhode Island State Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 2–4 (2–2 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Maine |
| W 14–13 | 4,000 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | at New Hampshire | L 12–25 | 6,000 | [3] | |||
| October 12 | at Brown* |
| L 0–29 | 20,000 | [4] | ||
| October 19 | at Massachusetts State* | W 14–6 | |||||
| November 2 | at Boston University* |
| L 6–29 | 4,000 | [5][6] | ||
| November 9 | Connecticut | L 0–33 | [7] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "R. I. State Aerials Sink Maine Elevens by 14-13". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1946. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire Back Makes 101-Yard Run". Brooklyn Eagle. UP. October 6, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved November 29, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown Turns Back Rhode Island, 29-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S3.
- ^ "B. U. Eleven Heavy Favorite to Whip R. I. State Rivals". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hurtwitz, Hy (November 3, 1946). "B. U. Lambasts R. I. State, 39-6". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Roger Dove (November 10, 1946). "Connecticut Trims Rams By 33 To 0: Alert Uconn Eleven Outclasses Arch-Foe For Decisive Win". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
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