1941 Rhode Island State Rams football team

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1941 Rhode Island State Rams football
New England Conference champion
Conference New England Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–0 New England)
Head coach
Home stadium Meade Stadium
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 New England Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island State $ 2 –0 –05 –2 –1
Maine 2 –1 –13 –2 –2
New Hampshire 0 –0 –14 –3 –1
Northeastern 0 –1 –04 –3 –0
Connecticut 0 –2 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Rhode Island State 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 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Beck, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–0 against conference opponents) and won the New England Conference championship. [1]

Rhode Island State was ranked at No. 266 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System. [2]

The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Coast Guard * New London, CT L 0–38 [3]
September 27at Maine Orono, ME W 20–14
October 4 Lowell Textile *
W 39–0 [4]
October 11at Brown *
L 7–1418,000 [5]
October 18 Massachusetts State *
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–6 [6]
October 22at Providence *
  • LaSalle Field
  • Providence, RI
T 0–012,000 [7]
November 1at Worcester Tech * Worcester, MA W 6–0 [8]
November 8 Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 6–04,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "2005 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2005. p. 134. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Powerful Coast Guard Team Rolls Over Rhode Island State For Easy Win, 38-0". The Hartford Courant. September 21, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rhode Island State Trounces Lowell Tex". The Hartford Courant. October 5, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bob Priestley Runs 95 Yards To Beat State". The Hartford Courant. October 12, 1941. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rhode Island Gains Easy Win". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Rhode Island Plays Tie With Providence". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rhode Islanders Get Early Score To Gain Victory". The Hartford Courant. November 2, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Uconns Blank Rhode Island, Fumbles Help". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
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