1942 Rhode Island State Rams football team

1942 Rhode Island State Rams football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	3–3 (0–2 New England)
Head coach	Paul Cieurzo (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ←  1941 1945  →

1942 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire +	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island State	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Maine	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Paul Cieurzo, the team compiled a 3–3 record (0–2 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the conference. ^[1]

Rhode Island was ranked at No. 217 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	at Vermont *	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 70–13	[3]
October 3	at Brown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)]	L 0–28	[4]
October 17	at Massachusetts State *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 21–6
October 24	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH	L 13–14	[5]
October 31	WPI *	Meade Field Kingston, RI	L 66–13
November 7	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 6–13
*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. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Rhode Island Rams crush Vermont, 70–13". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1942. Retrieved June 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brown vanquishes R.I. State by 28-0". The New York Times. October 4, 1942. p. S4.
5. "N. H. trips Rhode Island St. 14-13". The Portsmouth Herald. October 26, 1942. p. 8. Retrieved November 30, 2019– via newspapers.com.