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1986 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1986 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 11th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 against conference opponents) and finished last out of eight teams in the conference.[1]

1986 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Delaware +^ 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Connecticut + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
UMass + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Maine 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Boston University 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at No. 6 Delaware
L 10–4417,337[2]
September 13Towson State*
L 14–356,967[3]
September 20at Maine
L 14–347,200[4]
September 27Brown*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 7–279,515[5]
October 4UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 17–316,356[6]
October 18Boston University 
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–179,882[7]
October 25Richmond
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 14–287,944[8]
November 1at No. 11 New Hampshire
L 24–2810,350[9]
November 8Southern Connecticut*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–182,543[10]
November 15at Connecticut
L 14–21 (OT)3,769[11]
November 22at Northeastern*
L 9–363,100[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ "Singleton sparks Delaware over Rhode Island, 44–10". Courier-Post. September 7, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Richards passes for 418 yards as Towson beats Rhode Island". The Baltimore Sun. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maine backfield has a field day". Morning Sentinel. September 22, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ O'Sullivan, Sean (September 28, 1986). "URI Bottled Up by Brown, 27–7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UMass 31, R.I. 17". Democrat and Chronicle. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston U. 17, Rhode Island 0". The Star-Ledger. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Richmond 28, URI 14". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "New Hampshire 28, Rhode Island 24". Sun Herald. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "URI 34, S. Conn 18". The Day. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lane directs UConn past URI in overtime". Boston Sunday Globe. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Northeastern 36, Rhode Island 9". The Palm Beach Post. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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