1965 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 181 to 52.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1965 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1965 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maine $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
UMass 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Vermont 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Connecticut 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Rhode Island 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
New Hampshire 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Brown*
W 14–68,300[3]
October 2New Hampshire
W 23–67,300–7,413[4]
October 9at Vermont
L 6–267,000[5]
October 16at UMass
L 0–3016,100
October 23 No. 3 Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–3610,000–10,669[6][7]
October 30Springfield*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–74,000[8][9]
November 6at Temple*
L 0–285,500[10][11]
November 13Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 0–143,200[12]
November 20at Boston University*
L 3–288,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. "R.I. defense repulses favored Brown, 14–6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 58. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. "Vermont spolis R.I.'s unbeaten record, 26–6". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maine Wins Yankee Conference Title By Defeating Rhode Island, 36 to 0". The Hartford Courant. October 24, 1965. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  8. "Springfield Shades R.I." The Boston Globe. October 31, 1965. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  10. Frush, Charlie (November 7, 1965). "Temple trims Rhode Island for 4th win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  14. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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