1939 Rhode Island State Rams football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record3–4–1 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumMeade Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
New Hampshire 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Rhode Island State 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Northeastern 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 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 New England Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its 20th season under head coach Frank Keaney, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (1–2 against conference opponents) and finished in fourth place in the conference.[1]

Rhode Island State was ranked at No. 318 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Providence*
L 0–6[3][4][5]
September 30at Brown*
L 0–3410,000[6][7]
October 7at Maine
L 0–14[8]
October 14Brooklyn*
W 40–0[9][10]
October 21Massachusetts State*
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI
W 23–202,000[11]
October 28at Northeastern
W 7–64,500[12][13]
November 4at Worcester Tech*
T 7–73,000[14]
November 11Connecticutdagger
  • Meade Stadium
  • Kingston, RI (rivalry)
L 14–20[15][16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island State Ready for Providence". The Hartford Courant. September 17, 1939. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rhody State, Friars in Arc Tilt Tonight". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1939. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island State Bows to Friars, 6-0". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Powerful Brown Opens With Rams: Rhode Island State Expected to Uncork Tricky Attack". The Boston Globe. September 30, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Smashing Overland Attack By Brown Beats Rhode Island State Team, 34-0". The Hartford Courant. October 1, 1939. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bill Saltzman (October 9, 1939). "Maine Strikes Early To Beat Rhode Island: Black Bears Score 14 to 0 Victory". The Bangor Daily News. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brooklyn College Gridders Snowed Under by R. I. State, 40-0". Brooklyn Eagle. October 15, 1939. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rhode Island Rams Feast on Brooklyn". The Hartford Courant. October 15, 1939. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late Field Goal Gives R. I. State Triumph, 23-20: 240-Pound Warner Kearney Boots Deciding Points". The Hartford Courant. October 22, 1939. p. 16C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Northeastern Tackles R.I. State Tomorrow". The Boston Globe. October 27, 1939. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Rhode Islanders Nip Notheastern". The Hartford Courant. October 29, 1939. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Rhode Island Plays Tie With Worcester". The Hartford Courant. November 5, 1939. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Connecticut Huskies Seek Revenge In Rhode Island Game Tomorrow". The Hartford Courant. November 10, 1939. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "University of Connecticut Team Scores Victory Over Rhodes Island State, 20-14". The Hartford Courant. November 12, 1939. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
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