1980 Rhode Island Rams football team

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

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]

Schedule

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

^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
^ Bob Monahan (September 7, 1980). "Covington runs, URI errs -- HC wins, 21–14". The Boston Globe. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Guerriero kicks URI past NU". The Boston Globe. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scott Cole (September 21, 1980). "Maine tips URI". The Boston Globe. p. 86.
^ "UMass rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "VPI Whips Rhode Island". Daily Press. October 12, 1980 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston U. 24, Rhode Island 13". Tarrytown Daily News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Guerriero's kick lifts URI". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1980. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNH catches URI at end of 5th in row". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Terry Larimer (November 9, 1980). "Lehigh trims Rhode Island". The Morning Call. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Huskies finish on 56–30 high note". The Hartford Courant. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Visser, Lesley (November 28, 1980). "Brown staves off Rhode Island, 9–3". The Boston Globe. p. 75. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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