1985 Rhode Island Rams football team

1985 Rhode Island Rams football
1985 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 15–59 at Furman
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	10–3 (5–0 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Griffin (10th season);
Defensive coordinator	Pete Adrian (10th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Rhode Island $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
UMass	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 10th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and lost to Furman in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Delaware*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–29	15,465
September 14	Howard*		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 46–0	6,628
September 21	Maine		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–14	9,442
September 28	at Brown*	No. 15	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 27–32	10,399	^[2]
October 5	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 7–3	6,871
October 12	at Lehigh*		Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 45–38	13,500	^[3]
October 19	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 34–19	4,164
October 26	Lafayette*		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 41–19	12,933	^[4]
November 2	No. 14 New Hampshire	No. T–17	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 30–20	10,114
November 9	Northeastern*	No. 12	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 34–21	9,421
November 16	Connecticut	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 56–42	8,897
November 30	No. 10 Akron*	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 35–27	7,317
December 7	at No T–2 Furman*	No. 7	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 15–59	9,454	^[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game