1948 Rhode Island State Rams football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1948 Rhode Island State Rams football Yankee Conference Yankee 2–4–1 1–3 Bill Beck 4th Meade Field The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Bill Beck, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record (1–3 against conference opponents) and finished in last place in the conference.2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide University of Rhode Island 2009 June 4, 2020 115 https://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-footbl/2009-10/media_guide/FBMG9.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130425170413/http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-footbl/2009-10/media_guide/FBMG9.pdf dead April 25, 2013 The team played its home games at Meade Field in Kingston, Rhode Island. Schedule yes yes September 18 Quonset Air Station<ncg> Meade Field Kingston, RI W 56-0 Rhode Island Trounces Quonset in Opener, 56-0 The Hartford Courant September 19, 1948 C3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115083271/rhode-island-trounces-quonset-in/ Newspapers.com September 25 at Maine Orono, ME L 7-13 Maine Football Team Defeats Rhode Island The Hartford Courant Associated Press September 26, 1948 C5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115083036/maine-football-team-defeats-rhode-island/ Newspapers.com October 2 at New Hampshire Lewis Field Durham, NH L 7-19 6,000 Fighting Rhode Island Keeps UNH Score Down The Portsmouth Herald October 4, 1948 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115083681/fighting-rhode-island/ Newspapers.com October 9 at Brown<ncg> Brown Field Providence, RI (rivalry) L 0-33 11,000 Brown Scores In Every Period To Gain Easy Victory Over Rhode Island State The Hartford Courant Associated Press October 10, 1948 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115082672/brown-scores-in-every-period-to-gain/ Newspapers.comBrown Turns Back R.I. State by 33-0 Associated Press October 10, 1948 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 16 UMass Meade Field Kingston RI W 19-12 2,500 Rhode Island Tips Massachusetts, 19-12, in Last 3 Periods The Boston Globe Associated Press October 17, 1948 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115082430/rhode-island-tips-massachusetts-19-12/ Newspapers.com October 30 at 1948 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield<ncg> Springfield, MA T 21-21 4,000 Late Rhody Pass Ties Springfield in Thriller, 21-21 The Boston Globe October 31, 1948 37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115082141/late-rhody-pass-ties-springfield-in/ Newspapers.com November 6 Connecticut<hc> Meade Field Kingston, RI (rivalry) L 6-28 Uconns Drub Rhode Island Staters, 28-6 The Hartford Courant Bob Zaiman November 7, 1948 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115081935/uconns-drub-rhode-island-staters-28-6/ Newspapers.com References Rhode Island State Category:Rhode Island Rams football seasons Rhode Island State Rams football