1956 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1956 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth/last place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 235 to 87.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1956 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1956 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 3 0 16 2 1
Maine 3 1 05 2 0
New Hampshire 2 1 13 4 1
Vermont 1 2 02 5 0
UMass 1 3 02 5 1
Rhode Island 1 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Northeastern*W 13–12
September 29at Maine
L 7–40
October 6at New HampshireL 7–13[3]
October 13Vermont
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingtson, RI
L 13–39[4]
October 20UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–13
October 27at Brown*L 7–27[5]
November 3at Springfield*Springfield, MAL 0–40
November 17Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 6–51
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

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.
  2. "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "Bob Trouville Stars; 'Cats Tip Rams, 13-7". The Portsmouth Herald. October 8, 1956. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vermont stuns Rhode Island gridders 39–13". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Brown defeats Rhode Island with second-half touchdowns at Providence". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 28, 1956. p. S6.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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