1959 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 159 to 64.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1959 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Herb Maack (4th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1959 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
UMass	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Maine	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
New Hampshire	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Rhode Island	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Northeastern*	Boston, MA	W 8–6	4,000
September 26	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	T 0–0	3,227–3,500	[3]
October 3	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–45	3,500–4,200	[4]
October 10	at Brandeis*	Waltham, MA	W 20–0	2,000
October 17	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 30–6	6,478–6,500	[5]
October 24	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 0–6	7,000	[6]
October 31	Springfield*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–21	4,000
November 7	at No. 9 Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 6–41	9,000
November 14	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 0–34	10,300–10,352	[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Small College Poll released prior to the game

References

"2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
"Rhode Island Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
"Brown Defeats Rhode Island, 6-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 25, 1959. p. S3.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

Rhode Island Rams football
Venues	Meade Stadium (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Brown UConn
Culture & lore	Rhody the Ram
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.