1955 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1955 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–1–2 (4–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island $ 4 0 1 6 1 2
Maine 2 1 1 5 1 1
Connecticut 2 2 0 4 4 0
New Hampshire 1 1 2 2 4 2
UMass 1 3 0 4 4 0
Vermont 0 3 0 3 3 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, lost to Jacksonville State in the Refrigerator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 162 to 67.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Northeastern*T 13–13
September 24MaineW 7–0[3]
October 1New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
T 13–13
October 8at VermontW 16–0[4]
October 15at UMassW 39–15
October 22at Brown*W 19–716,000[5]
October 29Springfield*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 20–7
November 12at ConnecticutW 25–0
December 4vs. Jacksonville State*L 10–127,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  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 (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island Edges Bears By 7-0 Tally". Portland Sunday Telegram. September 25, 1955. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island beats Vermont on ground, 16–0". The Boston Globe. October 9, 1955. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island jars Brown, 19–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. S4. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jacksonville rips Rhode Island, 12–10". The Evansville Courier. December 5, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.