1984 Rhode Island Rams football team

1984 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record10–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Adrian (9th season)
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Rhode Island +^ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 4 Boston University +^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 New Hampshire 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Maine 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UMass 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs where they lost to Montana State in the semifinals.[1]

Quarterback Tom Ehrhardt, a junior transfer from C. W. Post, completed 308 of 536 passes (57.5%) for 3,870 yards and 36 touchdowns.[2][3][4] He was known as "Ehr Force", and Rhode Island's offensive line was called the "Ehr National Guard."[5] At the end of the season, he was named the Yankee Conference offensive player of the year.[6]

Seven Rhode Island players received first-team honors on the 1984 Yankee Conference all-star team: Ehrhardt; wide receiver Dameon Reilly; tight end Brian Forster; guard Greg Sturgis; defensive lineman Charles Bounty; linebacker Mark Brockwell; and defensive back Tony Hill.[7] Other key players included running backs Rich Kelley and Mike Sanders.[4]

The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Howard*
W 31–213,520[8]
September 8Lafayette*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 31–106,858[9]
September 15at Holy Cross*
L 0–199,911[10]
September 22at Maine
W 27–08,000[11]
September 29at Brown*No. T–18
W 34–1312,523[12]
October 6UMassNo. 16
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 20–1910,227[13]
October 13at Northeastern*No. 14
W 30–224,650[14]
October 20No. T–14 Boston UniversitydaggerNo. 11
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 22–713,052[15]
October 27at Lehigh*No. 6
W 24–1612,500[16]
November 3at No. 8 New HampshireNo. 6
L 12–1414,335[17]
November 17at ConnecticutNo. T–6
W 29–194,799[18]
December 1 No. 12 Richmond*No. 3
W 23–1710,446[2]
December 8at No. 2 Montana State*No. 3
L 20–3212,697[19]

References

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  1. ^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
  2. ^ a b John Powers (December 2, 1984). "URI's 'Ehr Attack' right on target". The Boston Globe. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ehrhardt and Cummings earn Gold Helmet honors". The Boston Globe. October 3, 1984. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Bob Monahan (November 27, 1984). "Ehrhardt collects records and distributes credit". The Boston Globe. p. 60.
  5. ^ George Smith (November 16, 1984). "Ehr Force 1: URI's Tom Ehrhardt Best In Family of Quarterbacks". The Hartford Courant. pp. E1, E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Yankee Conference cites URI's Ehrhardt". The Morning Union. November 20, 1984. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Yankee Conf. All-Stars". The Boston Globe. November 20, 1984. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "URI drubs Howard". The Boston Globe. September 2, 1984. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "URI Takes to the Air". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 9, 1984. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 16, 1984). "Holy Cross Dumps Ice Water on URI, 19–0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ehrhardt-led Rhody stops flat Bears 27–0". The Bangor Daily News. September 24, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Cadigan, Barry (September 30, 1984). "URI Soars; Ehrhardt Busts Brown, Records". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Ehrhardt's passing lifts Rhode Island". Record-Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Rhode Island romps". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "URI 22, BU 7". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "URI Bumps Off Lehigh, 24-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 28, 1984. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "BU subdues HC: UNH wins, 14–12". The Sunday Republican. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Ehrhardt leads URI past UConn, into I-AA playoffs". The Hartford Courant. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ Warren Wintrode (December 9, 1984). "Roberts' interception return sends Cats into finals". The Missoulian. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
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