1970 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1970 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 4 –0 –14 –4 –2
UMass 3 –1 –14 –5 –1
New Hampshire 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Rhode Island 3 –2 –03 –5 –0
Maine 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Vermont 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 178 to 125.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Brown*
L 14–2114,200–15,000[3]
October 3at Maine
W 23–67,315
October 10Vermont
W 40–134,600[4]
October 17UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–78,000–9,700[5]
October 24Boston University*
  • Meade Field
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–216,200–8,800[6]
October 31at New Hampshire
L 7–5910,053
November 7at Temple*
L 15–187,979–11,000[7]
November 14at Connecticut
L 12–3316,464
  • *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 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Brown Pins Loss on Rhode Island". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1970. p. S6.
  4. ↑ "Another frustrating loss for UVM as Rams roll to 40–13 YanCon win". The Burlington Free Press. October 12, 1970. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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