1983 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1983 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth out of six teams in the conference.

1983 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Griffin (8th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1983 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–13 Boston University +^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Connecticut +	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
No. 20 New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UMass	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maine	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Ball State*	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 26–42	5,695
September 17	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 24–16	8,456
September 24	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 30–16	13,700
October 1	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 13–3	6,831
October 8	Northeastern*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 30–10	12,211
October 15	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 22–24	7,343
October 22	Southern Connecticut*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 17–7	9,841
October 29	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–14	5,890
November 5	Delaware*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 19–9	5,307
November 12	Connecticut	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 17–18	6,764
*Non-conference game