American college football season
The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–7 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth/last place in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 199 to 146.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Hampton* | | W 27–0 | 9,000 | |
September 23 | Northeastern* | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| W 27–7 | 4,600 | |
September 30 | at Brown* | | W 21–17 | 9,000 | [3] |
October 7 | at Maine | | L 7–10 | 6,300–7,000 | [4] |
October 14 | Vermont | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| L 13–14 | 5,857 | [5] |
October 21 | UMass | - Meade Stadium
- Kingston, RI
| L 7–42 | 4,621–5,857 | [6] |
October 28 | at Boston University* | | L 13–31 | 1,000–5,510 | [7] |
November 4 | at New Hampshire | | L 10–14 | 9,500–9,513 | [8] |
November 11 | at Temple* | | L 0–22 | 5,000 | [9] |
November 18 | at Connecticut | | L 21–42 | 14,250–15,000 | [10] |
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- ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Rhode Island rally beats Brown, 21–17". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 1, 1972. p. S7.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "Catamounts top Rhody by 14 to 13". Hartford Courant. October 15, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Allen Lewis (November 12, 1972). "Temple Blanks R.I.; Graves Sets a Record". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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