1997 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Rhode Island Rams football Atlantic 10 Conference New England Division A-10 2–9 2–6 Floyd Keith 5th Joe Bottiglieri 2nd Meade Stadium The 1997 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the New England Division of the conference.2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide 2007 University of Rhode Island 116 https://gorhody.com/documents/2020/6/30//section10.pdf?id=3548 Schedule 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network y y September 6 Maine Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 14-30 4,670 UMaine trips up Rams https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75132908/the-bangor-daily-news/ April 5, 2021 The Bangor Daily News September 8, 1997 21 Newspapers.com September 13 New Hampshire Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 35-21 2,680 September 20 1997 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 13-41 2,639 September 27 at UMass McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA L 14-18 8,218 October 4 1997 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra<hc><ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 20-17 5,178 October 11 at Boston University Nickerson Field Boston, MA W 20-17 1,281 October 18 at Brown<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) L 15-23 4,922 Perry Engineers a Win for Brown Associated Press October 19, 1997 D17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59375092/1997-brown-uri/ October 25 at Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry) L 21-37 5,139 November 1 No. 1 Villanova Meade Stadium Kingston, RI L 15-37 2,297 November 8 at Richmond UR Stadium Richmond, VA L 11-27 5,918 Spiders fins QB in their mist Richmond Times-Dispatch November 9, 1997 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112637099/spiders-fins-qb-in-their-mist/ November 6, 2022 Newspapers.com November 15 at James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA L 37-39 <3OT> 6,800 References Rhode Island Category:Rhode Island Rams football seasons Rhode Island Rams football