1981 Rhode Island Rams football team

1981 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–6 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNiles Nelson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (6th season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island +^ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Boston University 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. T–10 New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Griffin and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They competed as a member of the Yankee Conference.

Finishing conference play with a 4–1 record, the Rams were named Yankee Conference co-champions with UMass. With their win over UMass, the Rams received the automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs, marking Rhode Island's first ever playoff appearance.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Boise State*
L 33–819,437[1]
September 19Maine
W 21–10[2]
September 26Merchant Marine*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 23–12[3]
October 3at No. 6 UMass
W 16–10[4]
October 10Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 33–09,842[5]
October 17at Boston University
L 21–27[6]
October 24at Delaware*
L 15–3520,135[7]
October 31No. 2 New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–12[8]
November 7Brown*No. 10
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 8–109,737[9]
November 14Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 34–29[10]
November 21at Florida A&M*
L 6–413,825[11]
December 5at No. 2 Idaho State*
L 0–5112,153[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Broncos belt Rhode Island". The Idaho Statesman. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rhode Island, 21–10". The Day. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island 23, King's Point 12". Citizen Register. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island knocks UMass, 16–10". The Sunday Republican. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rhody blitzes Northeastern". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "BU 27, URI 21". The Burlington Free Press. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 18, 1981). "Hens Climb from Hole, Overtake Rhode Island". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rhody outlasts New Hampshire". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Monahan, Bob (November 8, 1981). "Brown Masters Rhody". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rhody beats UConn". The Sunday Republican. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rattlers roll over RI 41–6". Florida Today. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bengals belt Rhode Island". The Idaho Statesman. December 6, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. Retrieved April 25, 2021.