1920 Rhode Island State football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1920 Rhode Island State football Independent 0–4–4 Frank Keaney 1st The 1920 Rhode Island football team was an American football team that represented Rhode Island State College (later renamed the University of Rhode Island) as an independent during the 1920 college football season. The team compiled a 0–4–4 record.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 Prior to the 1920 season, Rhode Island State hired Frank Keaney as the coach of its athletic teams.Gardner Hazen To Coach At Everett High School The Boston Globe June 19, 1920 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52863835/gardner-hazen-to-coach-at-everett-high/ Newspapers.com Keaney served as Rhode Island State's head football coach through the 1940 season. He was the basketball and baseball coach through the 1948 season. In 1960, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.Frank W. Keaney Basketball Hall of Fame June 4, 2020 https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/frank-keaney Schedule y September 25 at Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI (rivalry) L 0-25 Brown Rolls Up 25 to 0 Score on Rhode Island The Brooklyn Daily Times September 26, 1920 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52862631/brown-rolls-up-25-to-0-score-on-rhode/ Newspapers.comBrown Eleven Defeats Rhode Island State Team The Philadelphia Inquirer September 26, 1920 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52862742/brown-eleven-defeats-rhode-island-state/ Newspapers.com October 2 at 1920 Wesleyan Methodists Wesleyan Andrus Field Middletown, CT L 0-20 Wesleyan Starts Well: Defeats Rhode Island State Eleven by Score of 20-0 The New York Times October 3, 1920 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52861982/wesleyan-starts-well/ Newspapers.comWesleyan Opens Season in Auspicious Fashion The Hartford Courant October 3, 1920 Z3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52862159/wesleyan-opens-season-in-auspicious/ Newspapers.com October 16 at Maine Orono, ME T 7-7 Maine Battles Rhode Island to 7 to 7 Tie The Boston Globe October 17, 1920 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52862901/maine-battles-rhode-island-to-7-to-7-tie/ Newspapers.com October 23 Boston University Kingston, RI L 0-7 Fumble Paves Way for B. U. Win, 7-0 The Boston Globe October 24, 1920 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52863130/fumble-paves-way-for-bu-win-7-0/ Newspapers.com October 30 at 1920 Union Garnet Union (NY) Schenectady, NY T 7-7 Rhode Island and Union Play Scrappy 7-7 Tie The Boston Globe October 31, 1920 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52862304/rhode-island-and-union-play-scrappy-7-7/ Newspapers.com November 6 at Massachusetts Alumni Field Amherst, MA T 7-7 November 13 1920 WPI Engineers Worcester Tech Kingston, RI L 0-10 Worcester Polytech, 10 to 0 The Boston Globe November 14, 1920 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52863331/worcester-polytech-10-to-0/ Newspapers.comhttp://mexicosportscollectibles.com/1920.html 1920 November 20 at Connecticut Gardner Dow Field Storrs, CT (rivalry) T 0-0 Connecticut Aggies And Rhode Island State Tie -- Neither Able To Score The Hartford Courant November 21, 1920 Z3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52863581/connecticut-aggies-and-rhode-island/ Newspapers.com References Rhode Island State Category:Rhode Island Rams football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Rhode Island State football