1996 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1996 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference.[1]

1996 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record4–6 (2–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  6 –2   8 –3  
Maine  5 –3   7 –4  
UMass  4 –4   6 –5  
Connecticut  3 –5   4 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   4 –6  
Boston University  0 –8   1 –10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 14 Villanova ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 11 Delaware ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 23 James Madison  5 –3   7 –4  
Northeastern  3 –5   6 –5  
Richmond  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31American International*No. 23
W 49–33,719
September 7William & MaryNo. 22
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 16–232,131
September 14New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 26–352,570
September 21at Maine
L 19–583,525
September 28Brown*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 28–133,750[2]
October 5UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 41–215,390
October 19at No. 24 Connecticut
Cancelled[3]
October 26Boston Universitydagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 38–75,000
November 2at No. 16 Villanova
L 16–347,648[4]
November 16at No. 13 Delaware
L 27–4314,341
November 23at Hofstra*
L 0–212,451

References
  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. "Rhode Island 28, Brown 13". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 29, 1996. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Yankee Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1996. p. C13.
  3. Ruled "no contest" by the NCAA and a forfeit by the Yankee Conference.
  4. "Park, Finneran lead 'Nova past R. Island". The News Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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