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1978 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1978 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–9
Record7–3 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (3rd season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Delaware*L 0–3718,584[2]
September 16Northeastern*W 27–131,750[3]
September 30at Brown*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 17–38,500[4]
October 7at MaineNo. T–10W 47–07,600[5]
October 14Virginia Union*No. 10W 3–02,178[6]
October 21 No. 10 UMassdaggerNo. 8
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 17–197,995[7]
October 28No. T–9 Boston University
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 7–68,033[8]
November 4at New HampshireW 19–149,730[9]
November 11No. T–9 Merchant Marine*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–76,161[10]
November 18at ConnecticutNo. 7L 6–317,038[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. ^ "Blue Hens rip Rhode Island 37–0 in opener". Sunday News Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davidson's TD wins for Rhody". The Hartford Courant. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ballou, Art (October 1, 1978). "Smooth URI Offense Shocks Brown, 17–3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island 47, Maine 0". The Journal News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Field goal beats VUU". Suffolk News-Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UMass nips Rhody on deflected pass". The Hartford Courant. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rhode Island edges BU, 7–6". The Buffalo News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rhode Island wins over N. Hampshire". The Patriot-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rhode Island stops Kings Point, 34–7". The Boston Globe. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Connecticut 31, Rhode Island 6". Rutland Daily Herald. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.