1956 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1956 Rhode Island Rams football Yankee Conference Yankee 2–6 1–4 Herb Maack 1st Meade Stadium The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth/last place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 235 to 87.2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide University of Rhode Island 2009 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 Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island. Schedule y September 22 1956 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 13-12 September 29 at Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME L 7-40 October 6 at New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH L 7-13 Bob Trouville Stars; 'Cats Tip Rams, 13-7 The Portsmouth Herald October 8, 1956 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97957376/bob-trouville-stars-cats-tip-rams/ Newspapers.com October 13 Vermont Meade Stadium Kingtson, RI L 13-39 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79270134/vermont-stuns-rhode-island-gridders-391/ The Hartford Courant Vermont stuns Rhode Island gridders 39–13 October 14, 1956 June 9, 2021 Newspapers.com October 20 UMass Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 34-13 October 27 at Brown<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) L 7-27 Brown defeats Rhode Island with second-half touchdowns at Providence Associated Press October 28, 1956 S6 The New York Times November 3 at 1956 Springfield Maroons Springfield<ncg> Springfield, MA L 0-40 November 17 Connecticut Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry) L 6-51 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Rhode Island) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/12710 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2022 References Rhode Island Category:Rhode Island Rams football seasons Rhode Island Rams football