1976 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

1976 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Bob Griffin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (1st season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Yankee Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–8 New Hampshire $^ 4 1 0 8 3 0
UMass 3 2 0 5 5 0
Maine 2 3 0 6 5 0
Rhode Island 2 3 0 3 5 0
Boston University 2 3 0 3 7 0
Connecticut 2 3 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for third place in the conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 15–143,760
September 25at Brown*L 0–312,500[2]
October 2at Maine
W 14–97,500
October 16UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–148,359
October 23Boston Universitydagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–366,133
October 30at Holy Cross*L 14–3311,951[3]
November 6at New Hampshire
L 6–3111,200–11,500[4]
November 13at Connecticut
W 17–145,880
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. ^ "Brown Tops Rhode Island, 3-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. September 26, 1976. p. S7.
  3. ^ Mumpton, Roy (October 31, 1976). "Cannon Big Gun as Holy Cross Blasts Rhode Island, 33-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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