1996 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 Rhode Island Rams football Yankee Conference New England Division Yankee 4–6 2–5 Floyd Keith 4th Joe Bottiglieri 1st Meade Stadium The 1996 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference.2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide 2007 University of Rhode Island 116 https://gorhody.com/documents/2020/6/30//section10.pdf?id=3548 Schedule 1996 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network y y y August 31 1996 American International Yellow Jackets American International<ncg> 23 Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 49-3 3,719 September 7 William & Mary 22 Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 16-23 2,131 September 14 New Hampshire Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 26-35 2,570 September 21 at Maine Alumni Stadium Orono, ME L 19-58 3,525 September 28 Brown<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry) W 28-13 3,750 Rhode Island 28, Brown 13 Associated Press September 29, 1996 D18 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59168613/1996-brown-uri/ Attendance figure in Yankee Summaries September 29, 1996 C13 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 5 UMass Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 41-21 5,390 October 19 at No. 24 Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT CancelledRuled "no contest" by the NCAA and a forfeit by the Yankee Conference. October 26 Boston University<hc> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 38-7 5,000 November 2 at No. 16 Villanova Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA L 16-34 7,648 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100306486/park-finneran-lead-nova-past-r-island/ The News Journal Park, Finneran lead 'Nova past R. Island November 3, 1996 April 23, 2022 Newspapers.com November 16 at No. 13 Delaware Delaware Stadium Newark, DE L 27-43 14,341 November 23 at 1996 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra<ncg> James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY L 0-21 2,451 References Rhode Island Category:Rhode Island Rams football seasons Rhode Island Rams football