1952 Rhode Island Rams football team

1952 Rhode Island Rams football
1952 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–1 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Hal Kopp (2nd season);
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Connecticut +	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Maine +	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island +	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
UMass	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	4	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1952 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented Rhode Island State College (later renamed the University of Rhode Island) as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1952 college football season. In its second, non-consecutive season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 7–1 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 85.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Northeastern*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 32–0
September 27	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–13
October 4	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 27–7
October 11	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 7–6	12,000	^[3]
October 18	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–7
November 1	at Springfield*	Springfield, MA	W 40–20
November 8	Brooklyn*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 55–7
November 15	Connecticut	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 28–25
*Non-conference game