1956 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth/last place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 235 to 87.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1956 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 3 0 1 6 2 1
Maine 3 1 0 5 2 0
New Hampshire 2 1 1 3 4 1
Vermont 1 2 0 2 5 0
UMass 1 3 0 2 5 1
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Northeastern*W 13–12
September 29at Maine
L 7–40
October 6at New HampshireL 7–13[3]
October 13Vermont
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingtson, RI
L 13–39[4]
October 20UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 34–13
October 27at Brown*L 7–27[5]
November 3at Springfield*Springfield, MAL 0–40
November 17Connecticut
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 6–51
  • *Non-conference 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 (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bob Trouville Stars; 'Cats Tip Rams, 13-7". The Portsmouth Herald. October 8, 1956. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vermont stuns Rhode Island gridders 39–13". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brown defeats Rhode Island with second-half touchdowns at Providence". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 28, 1956. p. S6.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.