1970 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 178 to 125.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1970 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Gregory (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1970 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
UMass	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Vermont	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 14–21	14,200–15,000	[3]
October 3	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 23–6	7,315
October 10	Vermont	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 40–13	4,600	[4]
October 17	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 14–7	8,000–9,700	[5]
October 24	Boston University*	Meade Field Kingston, RI	L 0–21	6,200–8,800	[6]
October 31	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–59	10,053
November 7	at Temple*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 15–18	7,979–11,000	[7]
November 14	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 12–33	16,464
*Non-conference 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 (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
"Brown Pins Loss on Rhode Island". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1970. p. S6.
"Another frustrating loss for UVM as Rams roll to 40–13 YanCon win". The Burlington Free Press. October 12, 1970. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
"Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
"Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
"Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 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

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