1987 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1987 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 12th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–10 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished last out of eight teams in the conference.[1]

1987 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 –1 –07 –5 –0
Connecticut 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
New Hampshire 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Delaware 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
UMass 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Boston University 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rhode Island 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at James Madison*
L 0–383,300[2]
September 12Delaware
W 26–137,028
September 19Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 20–246,858
September 26at Brown*
L 15–1713,500[3]
October 3at UMass
L 7–429,801
October 17at Boston University
L 13–1611,552
October 24at No. 19 Richmond
L 14–2717,029[4]
October 31 No. 6 New Hampshiredagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 14–2811,231
November 7Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 3–216,994
November 14Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 7–523,906
November 21at Towson State*
L 6–19587

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. "JMU comes out smoking, buries Rhode Island, 38–0". Daily Press. September 6, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Monahan, Bob (September 27, 1987). "Brown Holds Off URI, 17-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Richmond retains Yankee lead". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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