1980 Rhode Island Rams football team
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The 1980 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished last in the conference.[1]
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 2–9 (0–5 Yankee) |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Adrian (5th season) |
Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Boston University $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–10 UMass | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–10 Connecticut | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 6 | at Holy Cross* | L 14–21 | 11,131 | [2] | |||
September 13 | Northeastern* | W 24–19 | 6,230 | ||||
September 20 | at Maine | L 11–14 | 4,200 | [3] | |||
October 4 | No. 8 UMass |
| L 8–26 | 10,443 | |||
October 11 | at Virginia Tech* | L 7–34 | 40,100 | [4] | |||
October 18 | No. T–10 Boston University |
| L 13–24 | 3,280 | |||
October 25 | Southern Connecticut* |
| W 7–6 | 500 | [5] | ||
November 1 | at New Hampshire | L 28–31 | 5,280 | ||||
November 8 | at No. 2 Lehigh* | L 10–23 | 10,000 | [6] | |||
November 15 | at Connecticut | L 30–56 | 5,500 | ||||
November 22 | at Brown* | L 3–9 | 7,200 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- ^ Bob Monahan (September 7, 1980). "Covington runs, URI errs -- HC wins, 21-14". The Boston Globe. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scott Cole (September 21, 1980). "Maine tips URI". The Boston Globe. p. 86.
- ^ "VPI Whips Rhode Island". Daily Press. October 12, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Guerriero's kick lifts URI". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1980. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Terry Larimer (November 9, 1980). "Lehigh trims Rhode Island". The Morning Call. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.