1987 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1987 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 12th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–10 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished last out of eight teams in the conference.

1987 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	1–10 (1–6 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Griffin (12th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1987 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Maine +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Richmond +^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UMass	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Boston University	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at James Madison*	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 0–38	3,300
September 12	Delaware	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–13	7,028
September 19	No. 6 Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 20–24	6,858
September 26	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 15–17	13,500
October 3	at UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 7–42	9,801
October 17	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 13–16	11,552
October 24	at No. 19 Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–27	17,029
October 31	No. 6 New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 14–28	11,231
November 7	Northeastern*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 3–21	6,994
November 14	Connecticut	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 7–52	3,906
November 21	at Towson State*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	L 6–19	587
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game