1988 Rhode Island Rams football team

1988 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and tied for seventh place out of nine teams in the conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at No. 1 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–49	12,441	^[2]
September 10	Boston University	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 16–41	6,782
September 17	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 23–17	16,903
September 24	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 17–10	7,455	^[3]
October 1	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–20	13,400	^[4]
October 8	No. T–11 UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–26	5,117
October 15	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–28	10,014
October 22	Richmond	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 14–10	5,980	^[5]
November 5	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 19–24	6,712
November 12	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 9–17	3,669
November 19	at No. 17 Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–19	3,184
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 116.
^ Pave, Marvin (September 4, 1988). "Crusaders in Cruise Control". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rogers Scores Pair of TDs to Lead URI". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 25, 1988. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Nova tips R.I., 20–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders blast refs in loss at Rhode Island". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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