1974 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maine + 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Boston University 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Connecticut 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vermont 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Jack Gregory and finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–3 in the Yankee Conference, placing in a four-way tie for third.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Temple*
L 7–384,812
September 21Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 48–362,642
September 28vs. Brown*
L 15–459,200[1]
October 5at Maine
L 19–294,900
October 12Vermont
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–05,212[2]
October 19UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–177,134
October 26Boston University
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 13–73,112[3]
November 2at New Hampshire
L 14–299,912
November 9Bridgeport*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 45–83,624
November 16Connecticut
W 14–1311,270
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Brown Wins, 45-15". The New York Times. September 29, 1974. p. S5.
  2. ^ "Catamounts can't convert chances". Rutland Daily Herald. October 14, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island tops B.U. On 1st half touchdowns". The Hartford Courant. October 27, 1974. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Game by Game Results : 1970-1974". Cfbdatawarehose.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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