1951 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ed Doherty, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 133 to 130.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1951 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1951 record	3–5 (1–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Ed Doherty (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1951 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maine $	3	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
UMass	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Vermont	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Northeastern	Kent Street Field Brookline, MA	L 0–21
September 29	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–12
October 6	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 27–0
October 13	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 13–20
October 20	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 7–40
November 3	Springfield	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 25–19
November 10	Brooklyn	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 52–0
November 17	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 6–21

References

1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.
2. "Rhode Island Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 10, 2020.