1978 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1978 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 7–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for second place in the conference.^[1]

1978 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–4 UMass $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Maine	0	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Delaware*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–37	18,584	^[2]
September 16	Northeastern*		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–13	1,750	^[3]
September 30	at Brown*		Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 17–3	8,500	^[4]
October 7	at Maine	No. T–10	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	W 47–0	7,600	^[5]
October 14	Virginia Union*	No. 10	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 3–0	2,178	^[6]
October 21	No. 10 UMass	No. 8	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 17–19	7,995	^[7]
October 28	No. T–9 Boston University		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 7–6	8,033	^[8]
November 4	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 19–14	9,730	^[9]
November 11	No. T–9 Merchant Marine*		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–7	6,161	^[10]
November 18	at Connecticut	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 6–31	7,038	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
^ "Blue Hens rip Rhode Island 37–0 in opener". Sunday News Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Davidson's TD wins for Rhody". The Hartford Courant. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ballou, Art (October 1, 1978). "Smooth URI Offense Shocks Brown, 17–3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island 47, Maine 0". The Journal News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Field goal beats VUU". Suffolk News-Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMass nips Rhody on deflected pass". The Hartford Courant. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island edges BU, 7–6". The Buffalo News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island wins over N. Hampshire". The Patriot-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island stops Kings Point, 34–7". The Boston Globe. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Connecticut 31, Rhode Island 6". Rutland Daily Herald. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.