1965 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1965 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maine $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0
UMass 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Vermont 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Connecticut 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Rhode Island 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
New Hampshire 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 181 to 52.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Brown*
W 14–68,300[3]
October 2New Hampshire
W 23–67,300–7,413[4]
October 9at Vermont
L 6–267,000[5]
October 16at UMass
L 0–3016,100
October 23 No. 3 Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–3610,000–10,669[6][7]
October 30Springfield*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–74,000[8][9]
November 6at Temple*
L 0–285,500[10][11]
November 13Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 0–143,200[12]
November 20at Boston University*
L 3–288,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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 (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "R.I. defense repulses favored Brown, 14–6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 58. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Vermont spolis R.I.'s unbeaten record, 26–6". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Maine Wins Yankee Conference Title By Defeating Rhode Island, 36 to 0". The Hartford Courant. October 24, 1965. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Springfield Shades R.I." The Boston Globe. October 31, 1965. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ Frush, Charlie (November 7, 1965). "Temple trims Rhode Island for 4th win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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