1933 Rhode Island State Rams football team

1933 Rhode Island State Rams football
New England champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record6–2 (2–0 New England)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rhode Island State $ 2 0 0 6 2 0
New Hampshire 1 0 0 3 3 1
Connecticut State 0 1 0 1 6 1
Maine 0 2 0 4 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 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 1933 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Frank Keaney, the team compiled a 6–2 record (2–0 against conference opponents) and won the conference championship.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Brooklyn*Kingston, RIW 12–0[2]
September 30at MaineOrono, MEW 6–0[3]
October 7at Brown*
L 0–26[4]
October 14Arnold*Kingston, RIW 13–6[5]
October 21Massachusetts StateL 12–14
October 28Coast Guard*Kingston, RIW 20–12[6]
November 4at Worcester Tech*W 20–7
November 11Connecticut StatedaggerKingston, RI (rivalry)W 20–7[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  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. ^ "B'klyn College Bows in Opener: Loses to Rhode Island State Eleven, 12-0 -- Fischer, Modilizewski Score". Brooklyn Times Union. September 24, 1933. p. 1A – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hundred Yard Run Beat Maine Bears". Lewiston Evening Journal. October 2, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown Drubs Rhode Island Staters, 26-0". The Hartford Courant. Associated Press. October 8, 1933. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island's Early Lead Too Much For Arnold". The Hartford Courant. October 15, 1933. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rhode Island State Edges Coast Guard". The Harford Courant. October 29, 1933. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Connecticut State Beaten 20-7 By Rhode Island In Heart Breaking Battle". The Hartford Courant. November 12, 1933. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.