1988 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1988 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and tied for seventh place out of nine teams in the conference.

1988 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Griffin (13th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1988 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	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 3	at No. 1 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–49	12,441
September 10	Boston University	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 16–41	6,782
September 17	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 23–17	16,903
September 24	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 17–10	7,455
October 1	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–20	13,400
October 8	No. T–11 UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–26	5,117
October 15	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–28	10,014
October 22	Richmond	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 14–10	5,980
November 5	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 19–24	6,712
November 12	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 9–17	3,669
November 19	at No. 17 Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–19	3,184
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game