1977 Rhode Island Rams football team
American college football season
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The 1977 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 6–5 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the conference.[1]
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 Yankee)
Headcoach
- Bob Griffin (2nd season)
DefensivecoordinatorPete Adrian (2nd season)
| 1977 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–1 Yankee) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Pete Adrian (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 UMass $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | at Northeastern* | Brookline, MA | L 12–21 | 4,812 | |||
| September 17 | Holy Cross* | W 14–0 | 5,742 | [2] | |||
| September 24 | at Brown* | L 10–28 | 7,400 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | Maine |
| W 28–0 | 7,300–8,457 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | Lehigh* |
| L 16–42 | 4,115 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | at No. 7 UMass | L 6–37 | 10,500 | ||||
| October 22 | at Boston University | W 31–22 | 3,120 | ||||
| October 29 | No. 1 New Hampshire |
| W 21–20 | 8,813 | |||
| November 5 | at Merchant Marine* | Kings Point, NY | W 27–3 | 2,900 | |||
| November 12 | Connecticut |
| W 14–7 | 5,312 | |||
| November 19 | at VMI* | L 7–20 | 5,200 | [6] | |||
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