1968 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–6 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1968 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 4 1 06 2 0
Connecticut + 4 1 04 6 0
Maine 2 3 03 5 0
Rhode Island 2 3 03 6 0
UMass 2 3 02 8 0
Vermont 1 4 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 168 to 137.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Temple*L 0–2811,000[3]
September 28at Brown*L 9–1011,200–13,200[4]
October 5Southern Connecticut State*W 33–810,000
October 12Vermont
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 52–1010,666–12,000[5]
October 19UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–93,500
October 26at MaineL 14–218,000–10,000[6]
November 2at New HampshireL 6–278,133
November 9Boston University*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 3–204,000–4,500[7]
November 16at ConnecticutL 6–3510,500–11,384[8]
  • *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. Chevalier, Jack (September 22, 1968). "Temple jolts Rhode Island in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1968). "R.I. comeback falls short against Brown". The Boston Globe. p. 62. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rhode Island romps over Vermont, 52–10". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. Leigh Montville (November 10, 1968). "Calascibetta Sparks B.U. Past Rhody, 20-3". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 56 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  9. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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