1981 Rhode Island Rams football team
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| 1981 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 20–28 vs. Idaho State | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Niles Nelson (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Pete Adrian (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 UMass + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at Boise State* | L 33–8 | 19,437 | |||
| September 19 | Maine | W 21–10 | ||||
| September 26 | Merchant Marine* |
| W 23–12 | |||
| October 3 | at No. 6 UMass | W 16–10 | ||||
| October 10 | Northeastern |
| W 33–0 | |||
| October 17 | at Boston University | L 21–27 | ||||
| October 24 | at Delaware* | L 15–35 | 20,135 | [1] | ||
| October 31 | No. 2 New Hampshire |
| W 14–12 | |||
| November 7 | Brown* | No. 10 |
| L 8–10 | 9,737 | [2] |
| November 14 | Connecticut |
| W 34–29 | |||
| November 21 | at Florida A&M* | L 6–41 | ||||
| December 5 | at No. 2 Idaho State* | L 0–51 | 12,153 | |||
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References
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 18, 1981). "Hens Climb from Hole, Overtake Rhode Island". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (November 8, 1981). "Brown Masters Rhody". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record Book" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. Retrieved April 25, 2021.