1968 Rhode Island Rams football team

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.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Temple*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–28	11,000	^[3]
September 28	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 9–10	11,200–13,200	^[4]
October 5	Southern Connecticut State*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 33–8	10,000
October 12	Vermont	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 52–10	10,666–12,000	^[5]
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	^[6]
November 2	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 6–27	8,133
November 9	Boston University*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 3–20	4,000–4,500	^[7]
November 16	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 6–35	10,500–11,384	^[8]
*Non-conference game

^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
^ Chevalier, Jack (September 22, 1968). "Temple jolts Rhode Island in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Monahan, Bob (September 29, 1968). "R.I. comeback falls short against Brown". The Boston Globe. p. 62. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island romps over Vermont, 52–10". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ Leigh Montville (November 10, 1968). "Calascibetta Sparks B.U. Past Rhody, 20-3". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.