1951 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1951 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1951 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ed Doherty, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 133 to 130.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1951 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1951 record3–5 (1–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
1951 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Maine $ 3 0 1  6 0 1
UMass 2 0 0  3 4 1
Connecticut 2 1 0  4 4 0
New Hampshire 1 2 1  5 2 1
Rhode Island 1 3 0  3 5 0
Vermont 0 3 0  0 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22at NortheasternL 0–21
September 29at Maine
L 0–12
October 6New HampshireW 27–0
October 13at BrownL 13–20
October 20at UMassL 7–40
November 3Springfield
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 25–19
November 10Brooklyn
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 52–0
November 17at Connecticut
L 6–21

References

  1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.
  2. "Rhode Island Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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