1967 Rhode Island Rams football team

1967 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–2–1 (2–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Zilly (5th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1967 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 163 to 110.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 28–17	10,894	[3]
September 30	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 12–8	8,000–8,400	[4]
October 7	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 13–6	11,000–12,644	[5]
October 14	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	T 0–0	6,500	[6]
October 21	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 24–28	16,100
October 28	Bucknell*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 27–7	7,244–8,000	[7]
November 4	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 7–6	4,000
November 11	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–12	5,000–7,777	[8]
November 18	Connecticut	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 18–26	8,000
*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 10, 2020.
3. Dell, John (September 24, 1967). "Late Rhode Island comeback upsets Delaware by 28–17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rhode Island triumphs, 12–8". The New York Times. October 1, 1967. p. S7.
5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
6. "Defense comes of age as Vermont ties Rhody, 0–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 16, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bucknell bows, 27–7". The Sunday Times. Associated Press. October 29, 1967. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
9. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.