1946 Rhode Island State Rams football team

1946 Rhode Island State Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–4 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Beck (2nd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ←  1945 1947  →

1946 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1946 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 Yankee Conference during the 1946 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Beck, the team compiled a 2–4 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the conference. ^[1] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–13	4,000	[2]
October 5	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH	L 12–25	6,000	[3]
October 12	at Brown *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 0–29	20,000	[4]
October 19	at Massachusetts State *	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 14–6
November 2	at Boston University *	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	L 6–29	4,000	[5] [6]
November 9	Connecticut	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 0–33		[7]
*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. "R. I. State Aerials Sink Maine Elevens by 14-13". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1946. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "New Hampshire Back Makes 101-Yard Run". Brooklyn Eagle . UP. October 6, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved November 29, 2019– via newspapers.com.
4. "Brown Turns Back Rhode Island, 29-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S3.
5. "B. U. Eleven Heavy Favorite to Whip R. I. State Rivals". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
6. Hurtwitz, Hy (November 3, 1946). "B. U. Lambasts R. I. State, 39-6". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
7. Roger Dove (November 10, 1946). "Connecticut Trims Rams By 33 To 0: Alert Uconn Eleven Outclasses Arch-Foe For Decisive Win". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.