Connecticut–Rhode Island football rivalry

Connecticut–Rhode Island football rivalry
	Connecticut Huskies Rhode Island Rams
First meeting	October 23, 1897; Connecticut 22, Rhode Island 8
Latest meeting	September 15, 2018; Connecticut 56, Rhode Island 49
Next meeting	TBD
Trophy	Ramnapping Trophy (1936–1999)
Statistics
Meetings total	94
All-time series	Trophy: Connecticut leads, 40–19–3; All time: Connecticut leads, 52–34–8
Largest victory	Rhode Island, 51–0 (1909)
Longest win streak	Rhode Island, 6 (1907–1916); Connecticut, 6 (1967–1972)
Longest unbeaten streak	Connecticut, 10 (1964–1973)
Current win streak	Connecticut, 3 (2006–present)

Last updated March 21, 2019

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Locations in the Northeastern United States

The college football rivalry between the University of Connecticut and the University of Rhode Island dates back to the 1890s and was born largely out of proximity, with the schools being less than 60 miles apart. The schools competed in all sports for decades as members of the Yankee Conference. Even though UConn became a charter member of the Big East in 1979, the schools continued to compete in football at the I-AA level as members of the Atlantic 10. The yearly games ended after UConn left the A-10 to move to I-A football in 2000.

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.

The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land grant, National Sea Grant and National Space Grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881.

The University of Rhode Island, commonly referred to as URI, is the flagship public research as well as the land grant and sea grant university for the state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island. Additionally, smaller campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich.

Series facts & figures

In 94 meetings since 1897, UConn leads the series 52–34–8.^[1] The schools met at Rentschler Field on September 26, 2009, with UConn winning 52–10. The two teams last met in East Hartford in 2018, where UConn won 56–49.^[2]

Ramnapping Trophy

The Ramnapping Trophy was formerly awarded to the winner of the annual football game between the two schools. The name of the trophy originates from a 1930s-era tradition where a few UConn students would go to the URI campus and kidnap (or in this case, "Ramnap") the Rhode Island Ram mascot.^[3]^[4]

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The trophy is topped with a football player standing on a football that is etched with a ram and a husky etched facing one another on a football field. The plaque on the base reads: "Connecticut State v. Rhode Island State Football Series Trophy in Memory of the famous ramnapping of 1934".^[5]

Where is the Ramnapping Trophy now?

The Ramnapping Trophy is on display to the public as part of the J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum on the UConn Main Campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The trophy was last brought out during the 1999 game.^[6]

The J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum is a public museum located on the University of Connecticut's main campus at Storrs, Connecticut. The museum documents and celebrates UConn's intercollegiate athletics. Opening its doors on January 19, 2002, the 2,700-square-foot museum was named in honor of benefactor and 1940 Connecticut basketball and football captain J. Robert (Bob) Donnelly (1971-2005). Exhibits include national and regional championship trophies, trading cards, photographs, and various sports memorabilia, as well as a six-screen video wall replaying moments of triumph for the UConn Huskies. A life-size fiberglass sculpture of Jonathan the Husky, UConn's mascot, greets visitors at the museum entrance. The Connecticut Basketball Rotunda, featuring NCAA championship trophies and life-size cutouts of Ray Allen and Rebecca Lobo, is among the museum's permanent exhibits.

Storrs is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mansfield within eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,344 at the 2010 census. It is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of the main campus of the University of Connecticut and the associated Connecticut Repertory Theatre.

Game results

Connecticut victories	Rhode Island victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1897	New London, CT	Connecticut	22–8
2	1899	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	17–0
3	1900	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	43–0
4	1901	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	27–0
5	1903	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	11–6
6	1904	Storrs, CT	Tie	10–10
7	1907	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	42–0
8	1908	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	12–10
9	1909	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	51–0
10	1910	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	33–0
11	1915	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	9–7
12	1916	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	13–6
13	1919	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	7–3
14	1920	Storrs, CT	Tie	0–0
15	1921	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	27–21
16	1922	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	12–7
17	1923	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	7–0
18	1924	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	22–0
19	1925	Kingston, RI	Tie	0–0
20	1926	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	33–0
21	1927	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	12–0
22	1928	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	24–0
23	1929	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	19–6
24	1930	Storrs, CT	Tie	0–0
25	1931	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	14–0
26	1932	Storrs, CT	Tie	19–19
27	1933	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	20–7
28	1934	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	19–0
29	1935	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	7–0
30	1936	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	33–0
31	1937	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	13–7
32	1938	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	21–20
33	1939	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	20–14
34	1940	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	13–12
35	1941	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	6–0
36	1942	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	13–6
37	1946	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	33–0
38	1947	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	23–0
39	1948	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	28–6
40	1949	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	23–0
41	1950	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	14–7
42	1951	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	21–6
43	1952	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	28–25
44	1953	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	19–13
45	1954	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	20–0
46	1955	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	25–0
47	1956	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	51–6
48	1957	Storrs, CT	Tie	0–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
49	1958	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	36–8
50	1959	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	34–0
51	1960	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	42–6
52	1961	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	37–0
53	1962	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	27–0
54	1963	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	13–12
55	1964	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	28–7
56	1965	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	14–0
57	1966	Storrs, CT	Tie	0–0
58	1967	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	26–18
59	1968	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	35–6
60	1969	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	25–15
61	1970	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	33–12
62	1971	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	10–6
63	1972	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	42–21
64	1973	Kingston, RI	Tie	7–7
65	1974	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	14–13
66	1975	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	21–10
67	1976	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	17–14
68	1977	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	14–7
69	1978	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	31–6
70	1979	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	10–9
71	1980	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	56–30
72	1981	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	34–29
73	1982	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	26–21
74	1983	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	18–17
75	1984	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	29–19
76	1985	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	56–42
77	1986	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	21–14
78	1987	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	52–7
79	1988	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	21–19
80	1989	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	35–28
81	1990	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	51–21
82	1991	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	20–10
83	1992	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	38–0
84	1993	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	41–9
85	1994	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	33–16
86	1995	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	24–19
87	1996	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	1–0^†
88	1997	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	37–21
89	1998	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	31–17
90	1999	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	20–9
91	2000	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	26–21
92	2006	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	52–7
93	2009	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	52–10
94	2018	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	56–49
Series: Connecticut leads 52–34–8^[7]

^ † By forfeit

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[2] Report, Staff. "UConn-Syracuse Officially Announce Home-And-Home Football Series".

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[7] "Photos" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. 2016.

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Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Rentschler Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games UCF (Civil Conflict) Rhode Island (Ramnapping Trophy) UMass
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People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders Jasper Howard Gardner Dow
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v t e Rhode Island Rams football
Venues	Meade Stadium (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Brown Connecticut
Culture & lore	Rhody the Ram
People	Head coaches
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Non-conference	Brown–Rhode Island Connecticut–Rhode Island Dartmouth–New Hampshire Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State) Delaware–West Chester Colonial Clash (Massachusetts–New Hampshire) Richmond–VMI Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) VMI–William & Mary