1972 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–7 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass $ 5 0 09 2 0
Connecticut 4 1 04 5 0
Vermont 3 2 04 5 0
New Hampshire 2 3 04 5 0
Maine 1 4 03 6 0
Rhode Island 0 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–7 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth/last place in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 199 to 146.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Hampton*W 27–09,000
September 23Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 27–74,600
September 30at Brown*W 21–179,000[3]
October 7at MaineL 7–106,300–7,000[4]
October 14Vermont
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–145,857[5]
October 21UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–424,621–5,857[6]
October 28at Boston University*L 13–311,000–5,510[7]
November 4at New HampshireL 10–149,500–9,513[8]
November 11at Temple*L 0–225,000[9]
November 18at ConnecticutL 21–4214,250–15,000[10]
  • *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. "Rhode Island rally beats Brown, 21–17". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 1, 1972. p. S7.
  4. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. "Catamounts top Rhody by 14 to 13". Hartford Courant. October 15, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  7. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  9. Allen Lewis (November 12, 1972). "Temple Blanks R.I.; Graves Sets a Record". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 73 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  11. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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