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1965 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Vermont 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 181 to 52.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Brown*
W 14–68,300[3]
October 2New Hampshire
W 23–67,300–7,413[4]
October 9at Vermont
L 6–267,000[5]
October 16at UMass
L 0–3016,100
October 23 No. 3 Maine
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–3610,000–10,669[6][7]
October 30Springfield*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 6–74,000[8][9]
November 6at Temple*
L 0–285,500[10][11]
November 13Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 0–143,200[12]
November 20at Boston University*
L 3–288,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "R.I. defense repulses favored Brown, 14–6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 58. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Vermont spolis R.I.'s unbeaten record, 26–6". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maine Wins Yankee Conference Title By Defeating Rhode Island, 36 to 0". The Hartford Courant. October 24, 1965. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Springfield Shades R.I." The Boston Globe. October 31, 1965. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Frush, Charlie (November 7, 1965). "Temple trims Rhode Island for 4th win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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