1984 Rhode Island Rams football team
The 1984 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and lost to Montana State in the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals.[1] The team was led on offense by quarterback Tom Ehrhardt, a junior transfer from C. W. Post.[2][3]
| 1984 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 20–32 at Montana State | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 10–3 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| No. 3 Rhode Island +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Boston University +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 1 | Howard* | W 31–21 | 3,520 | [4] | ||||
| September 8 | Lafayette* |
| W 31–10 | 6,858 | [5] | |||
| September 15 | at Holy Cross* | L 0–19 | 9,911 | [6] | ||||
| September 22 | at Maine | Orono, ME | W 27–0 | 8,000 | ||||
| September 29 | at Brown* | No. T–18 | W 34–13 | 12,523 | [7] | |||
| October 6 | UMass | No. 16 |
| W 20–19 | 10,227 | |||
| October 13 | at Northeastern* | No. 14 | Brookline, MA | W 30–22 | 4,650 | |||
| October 20 | No. T–14 Boston University | No. 11 |
| W 22–7 | 13,052 | |||
| October 27 | at Lehigh* | No. 6 | W 24–16 | 12,500 | [8] | |||
| November 3 | at No. 8 New Hampshire | No. 6 | L 12–14 | 14,335 | ||||
| November 17 | at Connecticut | No. T–6 | W 29–19 | 4,799 | ||||
| December 1 | No. 12 Richmond* | No. 3 |
| W 23–17 | 10,446 | [2] | ||
| December 8 | at No. 2 Montana State* | No. 3 |
| L 20–32 | 12,697 | [9] | ||
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References
- "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
- John Powers (December 2, 1984). "URI's 'Ehr Attack' right on target". The Boston Globe. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ehrhardt and Cummings earn Gold Helmet honors". The Boston Globe. October 3, 1984. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
- "URI drubs Howard". The Boston Globe. September 2, 1984. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
- "URI Takes to the Air". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 9, 1984. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- Monahan, Bob (September 16, 1984). "Holy Cross Dumps Ice Water on URI, 19-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
- Cadigan, Barry (September 30, 1984). "URI Soars; Ehrhardt Busts Brown, Records". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
- "URI Bumps Off Lehigh, 24-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 28, 1984. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- Warren Wintrode (December 9, 1984). "Roberts' interception return sends Cats into finals". The Missoulian. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
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