| 1953 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (3–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its third season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 100.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Northeastern* | W 13–7 | |||||
| September 26 | Maine |
| W 13–6 | ||||
| October 3 | New Hampshire |
| L 13–14 | ||||
| October 10 | at Brown* | W 19–13 | 8,000 | [3] | |||
| October 17 | at UMass | W 41–14 | |||||
| October 24 | at Hofstra* | Hempstead, NY | L 12–27 | ||||
| October 31 | Springfield* |
| W 18–6 | ||||
| November 14 | at Connecticut | W 19–13 | |||||
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References
- ↑ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Wins from Brown, 19-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1953. p. S2.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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