1954 Rhode Island Rams football team

1954 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–2 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Hal Kopp (4th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1954 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Maine	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Vermont	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
UMass	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 111.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Northeastern*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 13–7
September 25	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–7		[3]
October 2	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 6–33
October 9	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 0–35	15,000	[4]
October 16	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 52–6
October 23	Hofstra*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 46–14
October 30	at Springfield*	Springfield, MA	W 13–9
November 13	Connecticut	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 20–0
*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". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Bud Leavitt (September 27, 1954). "Rhody Defeats Maine, 14-7". Bangor Daily News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brown Sets Back Rhode Island, 35-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 10, 1954. p. S2.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.