1958 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Herb Maack, the team compiled a 4–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 203 to 152.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1958 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–4 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Herb Maack (3rd season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Maine	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
UMass	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Vermont	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Northeastern*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 6–26	3,500
September 27	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 8–37	4,000–4,500	^[3]
October 4	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 20–13	2,500–5,000	^[4]
October 11	Brandeis*	Meade Stadium Kingtson, RI	W 52–22	2,500
October 18	UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 24–8	3,000
October 25	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 6–47	13,000	^[5]
November 1	at Springfield*	Springfield, MA	W 28–14	3,000
November 15	Connecticut	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 8–36	4,218–5,500	^[6]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
4. "R.I. Rallies, Wins, 20-13 Over N.H." The Boston Globe. October 5, 1958 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 2, 1958). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 28-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.