| 1978 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. T–9 |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–4 UMass $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Rhode Island | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 7–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for second place in the conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | at Delaware* | L 0–37 | 18,584 | [2] | ||||
| September 16 | Northeastern* | W 27–13 | 1,750 | |||||
| September 30 | at Brown* |
| W 17–3 | 8,500 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | at Maine | No. T–10 | Orono, ME | W 47–0 | 7,600 | |||
| October 14 | Virginia Union* | No. 10 | W 3–0 | 2,178 | ||||
| October 21 | No. 10 UMass | No. 8 |
| L 17–19 | 7,595 | |||
| October 28 | No. T–9 Boston University |
| W 7–6 | 8,033 | ||||
| November 4 | at New Hampshire | W 19–14 | 9,730 | |||||
| November 11 | No. T–9 Merchant Marine* |
| W 34–7 | 6,161 | ||||
| November 18 | at Connecticut | No. 7 | L 6–31 | 7,038 | ||||
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References
- ↑ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- ↑ "Blue Hens rip Rhode Island 37–0 in opener". Sunday News Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Ballou, Art (October 1, 1978). "Smooth URI Offense Shocks Brown, 17-3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
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