1982 Rhode Island Rams football team

1982 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNiles Nelson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (7th season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine + 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Boston University +^ 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Connecticut + 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UMass + 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1982 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 7–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished fifth out of six teams in the conference.

On September 19, 1980, Rhode Island defeated Maine in a game that took six overtimes to complete and was one of the longest games in college football history.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Lafayette*
W 20–109,500
September 18at Maine
W 58–55 6OT6,250
September 25at Brown*
L 20–2414,008
October 2UMass
L 7–179,433
October 9at Northeastern*
W 14–131,200
October 16Boston University
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 16–2610,230
October 23Southern Connecticut*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 41–144,611
October 30at New Hampshire
W 23–206,235
November 6Lehigh*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 20–167,526
November 13at Connecticut
L 21–263,063
November 20Springfield*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 24–05,232
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. ^ a b bob Haskell (September 20, 1982). "Longest game in history is one for the books". The Bangor Daily News. pp. 1, 10.
  3. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 12, 1982). "Rhode Island Wears Down Leopards in 2nd Half 20-10". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 26, 1982). "Defense Clinches Victory for Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blocked punt helps UMass top Rhode Island, 17–7". The Hartford Courant. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "URI 14, Northeastern 13". The Times Argus. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "BU overturns erring Rhode Island". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rhode Island rolls over Southern Connecticut". The Daily Oklahoman. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "URI's late rally does it again". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Aubrey, Coult (November 7, 1982). "Rhode Island Rally Stuns Lehigh 20-16". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Connecticut 26, R. Island 21". The News-Star. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Grimsich and Whitfield ruin Springfield, 24–0". The Sunday Republican. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 8, 2024.