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1954 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons← 19531955 →
1954 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Rhode Island 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Maine 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Vermont 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
UMass 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Connecticut 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished second out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 111. The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Northeastern*W 13–7
September 25at MaineW 14–7
October 2at New HampshireL 6–33
October 9at Brown*L 0–3515,000
October 16UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 52–6
October 23Hofstra*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 46–14
October 30at Springfield*Springfield, MAW 13–9
November 13Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 20–0
  • *Non-conference game

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". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Bud Leavitt (September 27, 1954). "Rhody Defeats Maine, 14-7". Bangor Daily News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brown Sets Back Rhode Island, 35-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 10, 1954. p. S2.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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