1981 Rhode Island Rams football team

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1981 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference Yankee Conference
Record6–6 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Niles Nelson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Pete Adrian (6th season)
Home stadium Meade Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island +^ 4 –1 –06 –6 –0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Boston University 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. T–10 New Hampshire 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Connecticut 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Maine 1 –4 –03 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Griffin and played their home games at Meade Stadium. They competed as a member of the Yankee Conference.

Finishing conference play with a 4–1 record, the Rams were named Yankee Conference co-champions with UMass. With their win over UMass, the Rams received the automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs, marking Rhode Island's first ever playoff appearance.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Boise State *
L 33–819,437 [1]
September 19 Maine
W 21–10 [2]
September 26 Merchant Marine *
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 23–12 [3]
October 3at No. 6 UMass
W 16–10 [4]
October 10 Northeastern *
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 33–09,842 [5]
October 17at Boston University
L 21–27 [6]
October 24at Delaware *
L 15–3520,135 [7]
October 31No. 2 New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 14–12 [8]
November 7 Brown *No. 10
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 8–109,737 [9]
November 14 Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
W 34–29 [10]
November 21at Florida A&M *
L 6–413,825 [11]
December 5at No. 2 Idaho State *
L 0–5112,153 [12]

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