| 1955 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee champion | |
Refrigerator Bowl, L 10–12 vs. Jacksonville State | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 6–1–2 (4–0–1 Yankee) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, lost to Jacksonville State in the Refrigerator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 162 to 67.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Northeastern* | T 13–13 | |||||
| September 24 | Maine | W 7–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 1 | New Hampshire |
| T 13–13 | ||||
| October 8 | at Vermont | W 16–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 15 | at UMass | W 39–15 | |||||
| October 22 | at Brown* | W 19–7 | 16,000 | [5] | |||
| October 29 | Springfield* |
| W 20–7 | ||||
| November 12 | at Connecticut | W 25–0 | |||||
| December 4 | vs. Jacksonville State* |
| L 10–12 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
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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 (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Rhode Island Edges Bears By 7-0 Tally". Portland Sunday Telegram. September 25, 1955. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island beats Vermont on ground, 16–0". The Boston Globe. October 9, 1955. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island jars Brown, 19–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. S4. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jacksonville rips Rhode Island, 12–10". The Evansville Courier. December 5, 1955. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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