1957 Rhode Island Rams football team

1957 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–2–1 (3–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Herb Maack (2nd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1957 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), tied with Connecticut for the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 82.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Northeastern*	Boston, MA	W 12–7
September 28	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 25–7
October 5	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 28–13
October 12	at Brandeis*	Waltham, MA	W 32–7
October 19	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 27–13
October 26	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 7–21	18,500	[3]
November 2	Springfield*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–14
November 16	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	T 0–0
*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 (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. "Brown Sets Back Rhode Island, 21-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1957. p. S3.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.