1990 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1990 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 15th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and tied for seventh place out of nine teams in the conference.[1]

1990 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–6 (2–6 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 UMass $^ 7 1 0 8 2 1
No. T–19 New Hampshire 5 3 0 7 3 1
Delaware 5 3 0 6 5 0
Connecticut 5 3 0 6 5 0
Villanova 5 3 0 6 5 0
Boston University 4 4 0 5 6 0
Maine 2 6 0 3 8 0
Rhode Island 2 6 0 5 6 0
Richmond 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Towson State*W 40–216,297
September 15Richmond
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 37–205,321[2]
September 22Brown*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 23–37,413[3]
September 29at DelawareL 19–2412,341
October 6 No. 10 UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–169,407
October 13at MaineL 17–246,103[4]
October 20Boston University 
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–1510,228
October 27at VillanovaL 7–149,257[5]
November 3at Northeastern*W 31–116,200
November 10No. T–20 New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 24–14500
November 17at ConnecticutL 21–516,215

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. ^ "Spiders put lock on cellar". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 16, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Pave, Marvin (September 23, 1990). "URI Takes Brown Down". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Allen Lessels (October 14, 1990). "Maine chalks up first win". The Boston Globe. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Nova overcomes mistakes to beat Rhode Island, 14–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.