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1969 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 0 5 4 0
Maine 3 2 0 5 4 0
Vermont 2 3 0 3 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 0 3 5 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 88.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Temple*L 3–477,000–7,318[3][4]
September 27at Brown*L 0–2112,200[5]
October 4Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–3511,100[6]
October 11at VermontL 14–417,500[7]
October 18at UMassL 9–2116,200[8]
October 25Cortland*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 13–3
November 1New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–68,000[9]
November 8at Boston University*L 13–275,240–5,500[10][11]
November 15Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 15–253,700[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  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. ^ "Temple Cracks R.I. by 47 to 3". Sunday News. Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brown's Running Game Smashes Rhode Island". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 28, 1969. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Streaking Catamounts meet UNH next after rolling over Rhody Rams, 41–14". The Burlington Free Press. October 13, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ^ Ernie Roberts (November 9, 1969). "Poor Punts Give B.U. Edge, 27-13". The Boston Globe. pp. 77, 82 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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