The 1952 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented Rhode Island State College (later renamed the University of Rhode Island) as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1952 college football season. In its second, non-consecutive season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 7–1 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 85.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
| 1952 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 7–1 (3–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | Northeastern* | W 32–0 | |||||
| September 27 | at Maine |
| L 0–13 | ||||
| October 4 | at New Hampshire | W 27–7 | |||||
| October 11 | at Brown* | W 7–6 | 12,000 | [3] | |||
| October 18 | UMass |
| W 26–7 | ||||
| November 1 | at Springfield* | Springfield, MA | W 40–20 | ||||
| November 8 | Brooklyn* |
| W 55–7 | ||||
| November 15 | Connecticut |
| W 28–25 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Rhode Island Kick Topples Brown, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 12, 1952. p. S1.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.