1963 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1963 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 8 0 1
Maine 3 2 0 5 3 0
Rhode Island 2 3 0 4 5 0
Vermont 2 2 0 6 2 0
Connecticut 1 3 0 2 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 219 to 116.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Northeastern*L 13–286,500
September 28MaineW 20–163,600–4,500[3]
October 5New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–256,887–7,000[4]
October 12at VermontL 6–215,500–7,000[5]
October 19at UMassL 0–5710,233–11,000[6]
October 26at Brown*L 7–3310,000 –10,800[7]
November 2Springfield*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 21–201,000
November 9at Hofstra*W 23–73,500
November 16vs. Connecticut
  • Providence City Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 13–124,500–4,812[8]
  • *Non-conference 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 (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Vermont, 21–6". The Hartford Courant. October 13, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brown turns back Rhode Island, 33–6". The New York Times. United Press International. October 27, 1963. p. S4.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

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