1959 Rhode Island Rams football team

1959 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Herb Maack (4th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1959 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 159 to 64.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Northeastern*	Boston, MA	W 8–6	4,000
September 26	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	T 0–0	3,227–3,500	[3]
October 3	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–45	3,500–4,200	[4]
October 10	at Brandeis*	Waltham, MA	W 20–0	2,000
October 17	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 30–6	6,478–6,500	[5]
October 24	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 0–6	7,000	[6]
October 31	Springfield*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–21	4,000
November 7	at No. 9 Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 6–41	9,000
November 14	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 0–34	10,300–10,352	[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the 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. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
6. "Brown Defeats Rhode Island, 6-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 25, 1959. p. S3.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.