1962 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

1962 Rhode Island Rams football

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

* John Chironna (2nd season)

Home stadium| Meade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1961

1963 ->

1962 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
New Hampshire $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
UMass | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Connecticut | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Vermont | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Maine | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its second and final season under head coach John Chironna, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 176 to 84.[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 22| Northeastern*|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 0–28| 4,500|
September 29| at Maine|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 14–7| 1,000–5,000| [3]
October 6| at New Hampshire|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| T 6–6| 5,000| [4]
October 13| Vermont|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 12–21| 4,000| [5]
October 20| UMass|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 8–42| 7,440–7,500| [6]
October 27| at Brown*|

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI (rivalry)

| T 12–12| 10,000–12,000| [7]
November 3| at Springfield*| Springfield, MA| W 24–13| 1,000|
November 10| Hofstra*|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 8–20| 1,000–3,500| [8]
November 17| at Connecticut|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT (rivalry)

| L 0–27| 9,540–10,000| [9]

* *Non-conference 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 (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 26, 2022.
4. ^ "'Mudcats', Rams battle to tie in league tilt". The Portsmouth Herald. October 8, 1962. p. 11. Retrieved June 4, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Vermont upsets R.I. eleven, 21–12". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
7. ^ "Brown ties, 12–12, on thrilling play". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 28, 1962. p. S2.
8. ^ "Hofstra scores 7th win in row". Democrat and Chronicle. Associated Press. November 11, 1962. p. 6C. Retrieved June 4, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

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