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1985 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record10–3 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (10th season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maine 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Boston University 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 10th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and lost to Furman in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Delaware*
L 13–2915,465[2]
September 14Howard*
W 46–06,628[3]
September 21Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–149,442[4]
September 28at Brown*No. 15
L 27–3210,399[5]
October 5at UMass
W 7–36,871[6]
October 12at Lehigh*
W 45–3813,500[7]
October 19at Boston University
W 34–194,164[8]
October 26Lafayette*dagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 41–1912,933[9]
November 2 No. 14 New HampshireNo. T–17
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 30–2010,114[10]
November 9Northeastern*No. 12
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–219,421[11]
November 16ConnecticutNo. 7
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 56–428,897[12]
November 30 No. 10 Akron*No. 7
W 35–277,317[13]
December 7at No T–2 Furman*No. 7
L 15–599,454[14]

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. ^ "Tolbert powers Delaware over Rhode Island 29–13". The Courier-Journal. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "URI 46, Howard 0". The Hartford Courant. September 15, 1985. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ehrhardt and URI passable". Boston Sunday Globe. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ballou, Art (September 29, 1985). "Brown Shows Up URI, 32-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rhode Island nips UMass". Record-Journal. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Will-Weber, Mark (October 13, 1985). "Rams' Gamble Shocks Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Earhardt leads Rhode Island". Newsday. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ehrhardt, URI Keep Flying, 41–21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 27, 1985. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wildcats bombed by URI". Concord Monitor. November 4, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "URI, 34–21". The Burlington Free Press. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The game that wouldn't end". The Day. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Skies aren't friendly to Zips". The Akron Beacon Journal. December 1, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Ian Thomsen (December 8, 1985). "URI is thrown out of play-offs, 59–15". The Boston Globe. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.


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