| 1956 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 2–6 (1–4 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 2–6 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth/last place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 235 to 87.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Northeastern* | W 13–12 | ||||
| September 29 | at Maine |
| L 7–40 | |||
| October 6 | at New Hampshire | L 7–13 | [3] | |||
| October 13 | Vermont |
| L 13–39 | [4] | ||
| October 20 | UMass |
| W 34–13 | |||
| October 27 | at Brown* | L 7–27 | [5] | |||
| November 3 | at Springfield* | Springfield, MA | L 0–40 | |||
| November 17 | Connecticut |
| L 6–51 | |||
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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.
- ^ "Bob Trouville Stars; 'Cats Tip Rams, 13-7". The Portsmouth Herald. October 8, 1956. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vermont stuns Rhode Island gridders 39–13". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown defeats Rhode Island with second-half touchdowns at Providence". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 28, 1956. p. S6.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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