1983 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1983 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth out of six teams in the conference.[1]

1983 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1983 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–13 Boston University +^ 4 –1 –09 –4 –0
Connecticut + 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
No. 20 New Hampshire 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Rhode Island 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
UMass 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Maine 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Ball State*
L 26–425,695
September 17Maine
W 24–168,456
September 24at Brown*
W 30–1613,700[2]
October 1at UMass
W 13–36,831
October 8Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 30–1012,211
October 15at Boston University
L 22–247,343
October 22Southern Connecticut*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 17–79,841
October 29New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–145,890
November 5Delaware*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 19–95,307
November 12Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 17–186,764
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. Roberts, Ernie (September 25, 1983). "URI Jumps on Brown's Late Errors". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
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