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1957 Rhode Island Rams football team

1957 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–2–1 (3–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Connecticut + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Maine 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
UMass 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Vermont 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In its second season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), tied with Connecticut for the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 82.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Northeastern*Boston, MAW 12–7
September 28Maine
W 25–7
October 5New Hampshire
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 28–13
October 12at Brandeis*Waltham, MAW 32–7
October 19at UMass
W 27–13
October 26at Brown*
L 7–2118,500[3]
November 2Springfield*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
L 0–14
November 16at Connecticut
T 0–0
  • *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. ^ "Brown Sets Back Rhode Island, 21-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1957. p. S3.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.