1977 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1977 Rhode Island Rams football Yankee Conference Yankee 6–5 4–1 Bob Griffin 2nd Pete Adrian 2nd Meade Stadium The 1977 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 6–5 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place 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 Schedule 1977 NCAA Division II Associated Press y y September 10 at 1977 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern<ncg> Brookline, MA L 12-21 4,812 September 17 Holy Cross<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 14-0 5,742 URI Stuns HC, 14-0, Via Air September 18, 1977 90 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56249149/1977-holy-cross-uri September 24 at Brown<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 10-28 7,400 Brown Drums URI 52d Time Harry Eisenberg September 25, 1977 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56250256/1977-ivies-9-24 October 1 Maine<hc> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 28-0 7,300–8,457 Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/12867 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 26, 2022 October 8 Lehigh<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 16-42 4,115 Lehigh Strikes Early to Crush URI, 42-16 Amby Smith October 9, 1977 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71918383/1977-lehigh-uri/ October 15 at No. 7 UMass Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA L 6-37 10,500 October 22 at Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 31-22 3,120 October 29 No. 1 New Hampshire Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 21-20 8,813 November 5 at 1977 Merchant Marine Mariners Merchant Marine<ncg> Kings Point, NY W 27-3 2,900 November 12 Connecticut Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 14-7 5,312 November 19 at VMI<ncg> Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA L 7-20 5,200 VMI rips URI, 20–7 The Boston Globe November 20, 1977 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94078237/vmi-rips-uri-20-7/ February 2, 2022 Newspapers.com References Rhode Island Category:Rhode Island Rams football seasons Category:1977 in sports in Rhode Island