1968 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1968 Rhode Island Rams football Yankee Conference Yankee 3–6 2–3 Jack Zilly 6th Meade Stadium The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 168 to 137.2009 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 y September 21 at Temple<ncg> Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 0-28 11,000 Temple jolts Rhode Island in opener Jack Chevalier September 22, 1968 sect. 3, p. 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69369935/1968-temple-uri/ June 4, 2021 September 28 at Brown<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) L 9-10 11,200–13,200 R.I. comeback falls short against Brown Bob Monahan September 29, 1968 62 The Boston Globe Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69384769/1968-brown-uri/ June 4, 2021 October 5 1968 Southern Connecticut State Fighting Owls Southern Connecticut State<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 33-8 10,000 October 12 Vermont Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 52-10 10,600–12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78921449/rhode-island-romps-over-vermont-5210/ The Boston Globe Rhode Island romps over Vermont, 52–10 October 13, 1968 June 4, 2021 Newspapers.com Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Vermont) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/738/stats/12712 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2, 2024 October 19 UMass Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 14-9 3,500 October 26 at Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME L 14-21 8,000–10,000 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/12712 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 25, 2022 November 2 at New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH L 6-27 8,133 November 9 Boston University<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 3-20 4,000–4,500 Calascibetta Sparks B.U. Past Rhody, 20-3 Boston Sunday Globe Leigh Montville November 10, 1968 56 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95390752/calascibetta-sparks-bu-past-rhody/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry) L 6-35 10,500–11,384 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/12712 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Rhode Island) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/12712 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 29, 2022 References Rhode Island Category:Rhode Island Rams football seasons Rhode Island Rams football