1940 Rhode Island State Rams football team

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1940 Rhode Island State Rams football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	5–3 (2–1 New England)
Head coach	Frank Keaney (21st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 New England Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New Hampshire $	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island State	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	2	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	0	–	1	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its 21st season under head coach Frank Keaney, the team compiled a 5–3 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the conference.^[1]

Rhode Island was ranked at No. 310 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Northeastern	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 10–0		^[3]
September 28	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–7	5,000	^[4]
October 5	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 17–20	14,000	^[5]
October 12	Lowell Textile*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 48–0		^[6]
October 19	at Massachusetts State*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	W 9–3		^[7]
October 23	at Providence*	Cranston Stadium Cranston, RI	L 0–25	7,000	^[8]
November 2	Worcester Tech*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 18–0		^[9]
November 9	at Connecticut	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 13–12	7,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

^ "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.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Abruzzi And Keaney Lead Rhode Island State To Win Over Northeastern, 10-0". The Hartford Courant. September 22, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jack Moran (September 30, 1940). "Eddie Barrows Leads Maine To 7-0 Victory". The Bangor Daily News. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brown Barely Ekes Out Win Over Rhode Island". The Harford Courant. October 6, 1940. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island Is Easy Victor Over Lowell By 48-0". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 13, 1940. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island's Rally Conquers Mass. Staters". The Harford Daily Courant. October 20, 1940. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Providence drubs Rhody Rams, 25–0". The Hartford Courant. October 24, 1940. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rhode Island State Blanks Worcester Tech". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 3, 1940. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
^ William Newell (November 10, 1940). "Rhode Island Overcomes 12 Points Deficit To Conquer Connecticut, 13 To 12: 7000 Watch Rams Defeat Nutmeg Foes". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Rhode Island Rams football
Venues	Meade Stadium (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Brown UConn
Culture & lore	Rhody the Ram
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