1954 Rhode Island Rams football team

1954 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Yankee Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Northeastern*
W 13–7
September 25at Maine
W 14–7[3]
October 2at New Hampshire
L 6–33
October 9at Brown*
L 0–3515,000[4]
October 16UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 52–6
October 23Hofstra*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 46–14
October 30at Springfield*Springfield, MAW 13–9
November 13Connecticut
  • 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.