1978 Rhode Island Rams football team
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The 1978 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 7–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for second place in the conference.[1]
| 1978 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. T–9 |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 Yankee) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Pete Adrian (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–4 UMass $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Rhode Island | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | at Delaware* | L 0–37 | 18,584 | [2] | ||||
| September 16 | Northeastern* | W 27–13 | 1,750 | [3] | ||||
| September 30 | at Brown* |
| W 17–3 | 8,500 | [4] | |||
| October 7 | at Maine | No. T–10 | W 47–0 | 7,600 | [5] | |||
| October 14 | Virginia Union* | No. 10 | W 3–0 | 2,178 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | No. 10 UMass | No. 8 |
| L 17–19 | 7,995 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | No. T–9 Boston University |
| W 7–6 | 8,033 | [8] | |||
| November 4 | at New Hampshire | W 19–14 | 9,730 | [9] | ||||
| November 11 | No. T–9 Merchant Marine* |
| W 34–7 | 6,161 | [10] | |||
| November 18 | at Connecticut | No. 7 | L 6–31 | 7,038 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- ^ "Blue Hens rip Rhode Island 37–0 in opener". Sunday News Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davidson's TD wins for Rhody". The Hartford Courant. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ballou, Art (October 1, 1978). "Smooth URI Offense Shocks Brown, 17–3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island 47, Maine 0". The Journal News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal beats VUU". Suffolk News-Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass nips Rhody on deflected pass". The Hartford Courant. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island edges BU, 7–6". The Buffalo News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island wins over N. Hampshire". The Patriot-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island stops Kings Point, 34–7". The Boston Globe. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Connecticut 31, Rhode Island 6". Rutland Daily Herald. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.