1973 Rhode Island Rams football team

American college football season

1973 Rhode Island Rams football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 6–2–2 (4–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Jack Gregory (4th season)

Home stadium| Meade Stadium

Seasons

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1974 ->

1973 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Connecticut $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Rhode Island | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
UMass | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston University | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Maine | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Vermont | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 4–1–1 against conference opponents, placed second out of seven teams in the Yankee Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 213 to 177.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| at Northeastern*|

* Parsons Field
* Brookline, MA

| W 35–7| 5,732|
September 29| at Brown*|

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI (rivalry)

| T 20–20| 10,000–10,200| [3]
October 6| Maine|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| L 7–20| 5,000|
October 13| at Vermont|

* Centennial Field
* Burlington, VT

| W 15–14| 7,432–7,500| [4][5]
October 20| at UMass|

* Alumni Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| W 41–35| 14,500|
October 27| Boston University|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI

| W 14–9| 8,350|
November 3| at New Hampshire|

* Wildcat Stadium
* Durham, NH

| W 40–16| 9,473|
November 10| at Temple*|

* Temple Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–43| 10,940|
November 17| Connecticut|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI (rivalry)

| T 7–7| 12,092|
November 22| vs. Air Force All Stars*|

* Rhein-Main Air Base
* Frankfurt, Germany

| W 34–6| 16,000|

* *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 (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
3. ^ "Brown ties state rival on late bid". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 30, 1973. p. S4.
4. ^ "Two-point conversion lifts Rams past UVM, 15–14". Rutland Daily Herald. October 15, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
6. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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