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1972 Rhode Island Rams football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–7 (0–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vermont 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Gregory, the team compiled a 3–7 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth/last place in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 199 to 146.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Hampton*
W 27–09,000
September 23Northeastern*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 27–74,600
September 30at Brown*
W 21–179,000[3]
October 7at Maine
L 7–106,300–7,000[4]
October 14Vermont
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 13–145,857[5]
October 21UMass
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 7–424,621–5,857[6]
October 28at Boston University*
L 13–311,000–5,510[7]
November 4at New Hampshire
L 10–149,500–9,513[8]
November 11at Temple*
L 0–225,000[9]
November 18at Connecticut
L 21–4214,250–15,000[10]
  • *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 (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island rally beats Brown, 21–17". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 1, 1972. p. S7.
  4. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Catamounts top Rhody by 14 to 13". Hartford Courant. October 15, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Allen Lewis (November 12, 1972). "Temple Blanks R.I.; Graves Sets a Record". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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