1971 Rhode Island Rams football team

1971 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–6 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Gregory (2nd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1971 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut +	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
UMass +	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Vermont	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 207 to 154.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 22–36
September 25	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 34–21	18,000	[3]
October 2	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–21	10,000	[4]
October 9	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 34–22		[5]
October 16	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 31–3	13,500
October 23	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–28	6,646	[6]
October 30	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–26	7,309	[7]
November 6	Temple*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–40
November 13	Connecticut	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 6–10	6,819	[8]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
2. "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
3. "Brown is beaten by R.I., 34 to 21". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 26, 1971. p. S4.
4. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
5. "Rhody wrecks Vermont, 34–22". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "BU's Poole masterinds operation on URI, 28-7". The Boston Globe. October 24, 1971. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
8. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
9. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.