1947 Rhode Island State Rams football team

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1947 Rhode Island State Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–4 (1–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Maine 2 1 0 6 1 0
Connecticut 1 2 0 2 4 0
Rhode Island State 1 3 0 3 4 0
Massachusetts 0 1 1 3 4 1
Vermont 0 1 1 3 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Rhode Island State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Rhode Island State College (later renamed the University of Rhode Island) as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Bill Beck, the team compiled a 3–4 record (1–3 against conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Rhode Island was ranked at No. 379 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27MaineL 13–334,000[3][4]
October 4New Hampshiredagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–333,000[5]
October 11at Brown*L 6–5515,000[6]
October 18at MassachusettsW 20–13> 4,500[7]
October 25Coast Guard*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 27–74,000[8]
November 1Massachusetts State College–Fort Devens*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 38–134,000[9]
November 8at Connecticut
L 0–234,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2005 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2005. p. 134. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Parady's Passes Help Maine Sock Rhode Island, 33-13". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine Outscores Rhode Island By 33-13 In Opener". The Hartford Courant. September 28, 1947. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mather Sparks New Hampshire Over Rams, 33-7". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brown Wins, 55-6, Over Rhode Island". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rhode Island Rallies to Edge Statesmen, 20-13". The Boston Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Coast Guarders Beaten, 27 To 7 By Rhode Island". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 26, 1947. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rhody Rams Launch Touchdown Parade Against Devens, 38-13". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1947. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Uconns Blank Rhode Island, Fumbles Help". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.