1993 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1993 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference.[1]

1993 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record4–7 (2–6 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Mallory (1st season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 0 9 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 0 6 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 0 4 7 0
Maine 0 8 0 0 11 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 0 9 4 0
James Madison 4 4 0 6 5 0
Richmond 3 5 0 5 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 0 2 9 0
Villanova 1 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Boise State*L 10–3117,618
September 11Hofstra*W 37–324,470
September 18 No. 3 Delaware
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 11–323,556
September 25Northeastern
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 15–133,133
October 2at Brown*W 30–74,429[2]
October 9at UMassL 14–366,141
October 16Maine 
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 23–26 2OT (forfeit)[3]6,879
October 23at No. 15 Boston UniversityL 15–4811,052
October 30at VillanovaL 10–141,256[4]
November 6Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 9–413,472
November 13at New HampshireL 33–514,347

References

edit
  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ "Hixson Propels URI Past Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 3, 1993. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Maine forfeited for having used ineligible players.
  4. ^ "Sacks help Villanova beat Rams by 14–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 31, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.