1969 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1969 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0
Connecticut 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Maine 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Vermont 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
New Hampshire 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Rhode Island 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 88.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Temple*
L 3–477,000–7,318[3][4]
September 27at Brown*
L 0–2112,200[5]
October 4Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–3511,100[6]
October 11at Vermont
L 14–417,500[7]
October 18at UMass
L 9–2116,200[8]
October 25Cortland*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 13–3
November 1New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–68,000[9]
November 8at Boston University*
L 13–275,240–5,500[10][11]
November 15Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 15–253,700[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Temple Cracks R.I. by 47 to 3". Sunday News. Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Brown's Running Game Smashes Rhode Island". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 28, 1969. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Streaking Catamounts meet UNH next after rolling over Rhody Rams, 41–14". The Burlington Free Press. October 13, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ↑ Ernie Roberts (November 9, 1969). "Poor Punts Give B.U. Edge, 27-13". The Boston Globe. pp. 77, 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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