1967 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1967 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –0
Connecticut 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
Rhode Island 2 –2 –16 –2 –1
New Hampshire 2 –3 –05 –3 –0
Vermont 1 –3 –13 –5 –1
Maine 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 163 to 110.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Delaware*
W 28–1710,894[3]
September 30at Brown*
W 12–88,000–8,400[4]
October 7New Hampshire
W 13–611,000–12,644[5]
October 14at Vermont
T 0–06,500[6]
October 21at UMass
L 24–2816,100
October 28Bucknell*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 27–77,244–8,000[7]
November 4at Boston University*
W 7–64,000
November 11Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–125,000–7,777[8]
November 18Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 18–268,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dell, John (September 24, 1967). "Late Rhode Island comeback upsets Delaware by 28–17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rhode Island triumphs, 12–8". The New York Times. October 1, 1967. p. S7.
  5. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Defense comes of age as Vermont ties Rhody, 0–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 16, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bucknell bows, 27–7". The Sunday Times. Associated Press. October 29, 1967. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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