1980 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1980 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished last in the conference.^[1]

Record2–9 (0–5 Yankee)

Headcoach

DefensivecoordinatorPete Adrian (5th season)

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1980 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Boston University $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. T–10 UMass	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–21	11,131	^[2]
September 13	Northeastern*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 24–19	6,230	^[3]
September 20	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 11–14	4,200	^[4]
October 4	No. 8 UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 8–26	10,443	^[5]
October 11	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–34	40,100	^[6]
October 18	No. T–10 Boston University	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–24	3,280	^[7]
October 25	Southern Connecticut*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 7–6	500	^[8]
November 1	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 28–31	5,280	^[9]
November 8	at No. 2 Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethleham, PA	L 10–23	10,000	^[10]
November 15	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 30–56	5,500	^[11]
November 22	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 3–9	7,200	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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