1928 Rhode Island State Rams football team

1928 Rhode Island State Rams football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	2–7 (0–3 New England)
Head coach	Frank Keaney (9th season)
Seasons ←  1927 1929  →

1928 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maine +	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	1	–	2
Connecticut +	1	–	0	–	2			4	–	1	–	3
New Hampshire	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	2	–	3
Rhode Island State	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1928 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented Rhode Island State College (later renamed the University of Rhode Island) as a member of the New England Conference during the 1928 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Frank Keaney, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–3 against conference opponents) and finished in last place in the conference. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Coast Guard Destroyer*	Meade Field Kingston, RI	L 0–7
September 29	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 6–20
October 6	Coast Guard *	Meade Field Kingston, RI	W 6–0
October 13	New Hampshire	Meade Field Kingston, RI	L 0–12	5,000	[2]
October 20	Newport Naval Training Station *	Meade Field Kingston, RI	W 7–0
October 27	at Lowell Textile *	Lowell, MA	L 0–21
November 10	Worcester Tech *	Meade Field Kingston, RI	L 0–13
November 17	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 0–24
November 24	at Brown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 7–33
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
2. "New Hampshire State Upsets Rhode Island". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. October 14, 1928. p. 44. Retrieved February 1, 2020– via newspapers.com.