1980 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1980 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished last in the conference.[1]

1980 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1980 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Boston University $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. T–10 UMass 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
No. T–10 Connecticut 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
New Hampshire 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Maine 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Rhode Island 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Holy Cross*
L 14–2111,131[2]
September 13Northeastern*
W 24–196,230
September 20at Maine
L 11–144,200[3]
October 4 No. 8 UMassdagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 8–2610,443
October 11at Virginia Tech*
L 7–3440,100[4]
October 18No. T–10 Boston University
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–243,280
October 25Southern Connecticut*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 7–6500[5]
November 1at New Hampshire
L 28–315,280
November 8at No. 2 Lehigh*
L 10–2310,000[6]
November 15at Connecticut
L 30–565,500
November 22at Brown*
L 3–97,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. Bob Monahan (September 7, 1980). "Covington runs, URI errs -- HC wins, 21-14". The Boston Globe. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Scott Cole (September 21, 1980). "Maine tips URI". The Boston Globe. p. 86.
  4. "VPI Whips Rhode Island". Daily Press. October 12, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Guerriero's kick lifts URI". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1980. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Terry Larimer (November 9, 1980). "Lehigh trims Rhode Island". The Morning Call. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
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