1982 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1982 Rhode Island Rams football Yankee Conference Yankee 7–4 2–3 Bob Griffin 7th Niles Nelson 2nd Pete Adrian 7th Meade Stadium The 1982 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 7–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the conference.2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide 2007 University of Rhode Island 115 https://gorhody.com/documents/2020/6/30//section10.pdf?id=3548 On September 19, 1980, Rhode Island defeated Maine in a game that took six overtimes to complete and was one of the longest games in college football history. Schedule y y September 11 at Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field easton, PA W 20–10 9,500 Rhode Island Wears Down Leopards in 2nd Half 20-10 Ted Meixell September 12, 1982 C1 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56873145/1982-lafayette-uri/ September 18 at Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME W 58–55<6OT> 6,250 Longest game in history is one for the books The Bangor Daily News bob Haskell September 20, 1982 1, 10 September 25 at Brown<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 20–24 14,008 Defense Clinches Victory for Brown Bob Monahan September 26, 1982 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56875250/1982-brown-uri/ October 2 UMass<hc> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 7–17 9,433 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-blocked-punt-helps-umas/158671828/ The Hartford Courant Blocked punt helps UMass top Rhode Island, 17–7 October 3, 1982 November 8, 2024 Newspapers.com October 9 at Northeastern<ncg> Parsons Field Brookline, MA W 14–13 1,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-argus-uri-14-northeastern-13/158668353/ The Times Argus URI 14, Northeastern 13 October 10, 1982 November 8, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 Boston University<hc> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 16–26 10,230 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-bu-overturns-erring-rho/158670398/ The Boston Globe BU overturns erring Rhode Island October 17, 1982 November 8, 2024 Newspapers.com October 23 1982 Southern Connecticut Owls Southern Connecticut<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 41–14 4,611 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-rhode-island-rolls-o/158672556/ The Daily Oklahoman Rhode Island rolls over Southern Connecticut October 24, 1982 November 8, 2024 Newspapers.com October 30 at New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH W 23–20 6,235 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-uris-late-rally-does-i/158672681/ The Boston Globe URI's late rally does it again October 31, 1982 November 8, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 Lehigh<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 20–16 7,526 Rhode Island Rally Stuns Lehigh 20-16 Coult Aubrey November 7, 1982 C5 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56899217/1982-lehigh-uri/ November 13 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT L 21–26 3,063 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-star-connecticut-26-r-island/158671268/ The News-Star Connecticut 26, R. Island 21 November 14, 1982 November 8, 2024 Newspapers.com November 20 1982 Springfield Chiefs Springfield<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 24–0 5,232 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-grimsich-and-whitfield/158672873/ The Sunday Republican Grimsich and Whitfield ruin Springfield, 24–0 November 21, 1982 November 8, 2024 Newspapers.com NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Rhode Island) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/132712 National Collegiate Athletic Association November 8, 2024 References Rhode Island Category:Rhode Island Rams football seasons Category:1982 in sports in Rhode Island