1949 Rhode Island State Rams football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Bill Beck, the team compiled a 0–8 record (0–4 against conference opponents) and finished in last place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1949 Rhode Island State Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1949 record	0–8 (0–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Bill Beck (5th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1949 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vermont	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maine +	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
UMass	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	Maine		L 7–19
October 1	New Hampshire		L 20–28
October 8	at Brown*		L 0–46
October 15	at Massachusetts		L 19–32
October 22	at Temple*		L 6–47
October 29	Springfield*		L 13–34
November 5	at Connecticut		L 0–23
November 12	Buffalo*		L 7–39
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115. Retrieved June 4, 2020.