1950 Rhode Island State Rams football team

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1950 Rhode Island State Rams football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record3–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Meade Stadium
Seasons
  1949
1951  
1950 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 08 0 0
Maine 3 1 05 1 1
Rhode Island State 2 2 03 5 0
UMass 1 1 03 5 0
Vermont 0 3 02 5 0
Connecticut 0 3 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 3–5 record (2–3 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Bates*W 34–7
September 30at MaineL 0–13
October 7at New HampshireL 14–27 [2]
October 14at Brown* Providence, RI (rivalry)L 13–55
October 21MassachusettsW 38–27
October 28at Buffalo*L 12–33< 2,000 [3]
November 4at Springfield*L 0–32
November 18ConnecticutDagger-14-plain.png (rivalry)W 14–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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. "Wildcats Trounce Rams To Gain Conference Win". The Portsmouth Herald. October 9, 1950. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "U.B. Scores Once in 1st, Twice in the 2d Quarter". Buffalo Evening News. October 28, 1950. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.