1959 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

1959 Rhode Island Rams football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 3–5–1 (1–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Herb Maack (4th season)

Home stadium| Meade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1958

1960 ->

1959 Yankee Conference football standings

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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 NCAA College Division 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| at Northeastern*| Boston, MA| W 8–6| 4,000|
September 26| Maine |

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| T 0–0| 3,227–3,500| [3]
October 3| New Hampshire|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 0–45| 3,500–4,200| [4]
October 10| at Brandeis*| Waltham, MA| W 20–0| 2,000|
October 17| at UMass|

* Alumni Field
* Amherst, MA

| W 30–6| 6,478–6,500| [5]
October 24| at Brown*|

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI (rivalry)

| L 0–6| 7,000| [6]
October 31| Springfield*|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 0–21| 4,000|
November 7| at No. 9 Buffalo*|

* Rotary Field
* Buffalo, NY

| L 6–41| 9,000|
November 14| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT (rivalry)

| L 0–34| 10,300–10,352| [7]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from UPI Small College Poll released prior to the 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. ^ "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. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". 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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

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