1966 Rhode Island Rams football team
| 1966 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 1–7–1 (1–3–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 186 to 93.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | at Brown* | L 14–40 | 13,300–13,600 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | at New Hampshire | W 17–6 | 2,500–5,000 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | Vermont | L 7–21 | 11,331–11,600 | [5] | |||
| October 15 | UMass |
| L 9–14 | 5,100–5,630 | [6] | ||
| October 22 | at Maine | L 6–21 | 8,900 | ||||
| October 29 | at Bucknell* | L 7–33 | 6,243–7,000 | [7] | |||
| November 5 | Temple* |
| L 19–21 | 4,000–5,500 | [8] | ||
| November 12 | at Connecticut | T 0–0 | 9,000 | ||||
| November 19 | Boston University* |
| L 14–30 | 5,280 | |||
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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 (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Brown triumphs as Jollin excels". The New York Times. United Press International. September 25, 1966. p. S7.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Mitchell powers UVM over URI Rams, 21–7". The Burlington Free Press. October 10, 1966. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ "Bucknell storms to 33–7 victory". Democrat and Chronicle. Associated Press. October 30, 1966. p. 3D. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Accorsi, Ernie (November 6, 1966). "Temple nips Rhode Island with 3 in 3d". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.