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American college football season
The 1979 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–9–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the conference.[1]
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Delaware* | | L 14–34 | 7,141 | [2]
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September 15 | at Northeastern* | Brookline, MA | L 7–17 | 3,567 |
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September 22 | at Holy Cross* | | L 6–35 | 6,121 |
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September 29 | at Brown* | | L 13–31 | 11,250 | [3]
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October 6 | No. 4 Maine | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| W 10–0 | 8,158 |
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October 20 | at UMass | | L 0–24 | 13,500 |
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October 27 | at No. 6 Boston University | | L 0–7 | 5,378 |
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November 3 | New Hampshire | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| L 6–21 | 1,754 |
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November 10 | Merchant Marine* | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| T 24–24 | 1,250 |
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November 17 | Connecticut | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| L 9–10 | 5,938 |
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December 1 | at Florida A&M* | | L 6–16 | 8,273 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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