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1997 Rhode Island Rams football team

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The 1997 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the New England Division of the conference.[1]

1997 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record2–9 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Bottiglieri (2nd season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New England Division
New Hampshire x   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Connecticut   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Boston University   1 – 7     1 – 10  
UMass   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 3 Delaware ^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 20 Northeastern   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     7 – 4  
James Madison   3 – 5     5 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Maine
L 14–304,670[2]
September 13New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 35–212,680
September 20Northeastern
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–412,639
September 27at UMass
L 14–188,218
October 4Hofstra *
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 20–175,178
October 11at Boston University
W 20–171,281
October 18at Brown*
L 15–234,922[3]
October 25at Connecticut
L 21–375,139
November 1 No. 1 Villanova
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 15–372,297
November 8at Richmond
L 11–275,918[4]
November 15at James Madison
L 37–39 3OT6,800

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ "UMaine trips up Rams". The Bangor Daily News. September 8, 1997. p. 21. Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Perry Engineers a Win for Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 19, 1997. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders fins QB in their mist". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 9, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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