1997 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record2–9 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
New Hampshire x  5 3   5 6  
Connecticut  4 4   7 4  
Maine  4 4   5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   2 9  
Boston University  1 7   1 10  
UMass  1 7   2 9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^  8 0   12 1  
No. 3 Delaware ^  7 1   12 2  
No. 20 Northeastern  5 3   8 3  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  4 4   7 4  
James Madison  3 5   5 6  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the New England Division of the conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6MaineL 14–304,670[2]
September 13New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 35–212,680
September 20Northeastern
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–412,639
September 27at UMassL 14–188,218
October 4Hofstradagger*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 20–175,178
October 11at Boston UniversityW 20–171,281
October 18at Brown*L 15–234,922[3]
October 25at ConnecticutL 21–375,139
November 1 No. 1 Villanova
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 15–372,297
November 8at RichmondL 11–275,918[4]
November 15at James MadisonL 37–39 3OT6,800

References

  1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
  2. "UMaine trips up Rams". The Bangor Daily News. September 8, 1997. p. 21. Retrieved April 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Perry Engineers a Win for Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 19, 1997. p. D17 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Spiders fins QB in their mist". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 9, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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