1942 Rhode Island State Rams football team

The 1942 Rhode Island 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 New England Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paul Cieurzo, the team compiled a 3–3 record (0–2 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the conference.[1]

1942 Rhode Island State Rams football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record3–3 (0–2 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1942 New England Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 3 0 06 0 0
Connecticut + 2 0 06 2 0
Northeastern 0 1 00 5 1
Rhode Island State 0 2 03 3 0
Maine 0 2 02 4 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Rhode Island was ranked at No. 217 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Vermont*W 70–13[3]
October 3at Brown*L 0–28[4]
October 17at Massachusetts State*W 21–6
October 24at New HampshireL 13–14[5]
October 31WPIdagger*L 66–13
November 7at Connecticut
L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rhode Island Rams crush Vermont, 70–13". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1942. Retrieved June 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brown vanquishes R.I. State by 28-0". The New York Times. October 4, 1942. p. S4.
  5. "N. H. trips Rhode Island St. 14-13". The Portsmouth Herald. October 26, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved November 30, 2019 via newspapers.com.


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