The 1976 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the conference.[1]
| 1976 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (2–3 Yankee) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Pete Adrian (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–8 New Hampshire $^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Northeastern* | W 15–14 | 3,760 | ||||
| September 25 | at Brown* | L 0–3 | 12,500 | [2] | |||
| October 2 | at Maine | W 14–9 | 7,500 | ||||
| October 16 | UMass |
| L 7–14 | 8,359 | |||
| October 23 | Boston University |
| L 0–36 | 6,133 | |||
| October 30 | at Holy Cross* | L 14–33 | 11,951 | [3] | |||
| November 6 | at New Hampshire | L 6–31 | 11,200–11,500 | [4] | |||
| November 13 | at Connecticut | W 17–14 | 5,880 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- ^ "Brown Tops Rhode Island, 3-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 26, 1976. p. S7.
- ^ Mumpton, Roy (October 31, 1976). "Cannon Big Gun as Holy Cross Blasts Rhode Island, 33-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.