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1959 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1959 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UMass 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maine 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
New Hampshire 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Rhode Island 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Vermont 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 159 to 64.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Northeastern*Boston, MAW 8–64,000
September 26Maine
T 0–03,227–3,500[3]
October 3New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–453,500–4,200[4]
October 10at Brandeis*Waltham, MAW 20–02,000
October 17at UMass
W 30–66,478–6,500[5]
October 24at Brown*
L 0–67,000[6]
October 31Springfield*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–214,000
November 7at No. 9 Buffalo*
L 6–418,500–9,000[7]
November 14at Connecticut
L 0–3410,300–10,352[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  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. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (New Hampshire)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UMass)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brown Defeats Rhode Island, 6-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 25, 1959. p. S3.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Connecticut)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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