1955 Rhode Island Rams football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1955

| team = Rhode Island Rams

| sport = football

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| conference = Yankee Conference

| short_conf = Yankee

| record = 6–1–2

| conf_record = 4–0–1

| head_coach = Hal Kopp

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = Meade Stadium

| champion = Yankee champion

| bowl = Refrigerator Bowl

| bowl_result = L 10–12 vs. Jacksonville State

}}

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Hal Kopp, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, lost to Jacksonville State in the Refrigerator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 162 to 67.{{cite web|title=2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Rhode Island|year=2009|page=115|url=https://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-footbl/2009-10/media_guide/FBMG9.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425170413/http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-footbl/2009-10/media_guide/FBMG9.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 25, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Rhode Island Yearly Results (1955-1959)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=August 10, 2020|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/r/rhode_island/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906045456/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/r/rhode_island/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-09-06}}

The team tallied 1,953 rushing yards and 386 passing yards. On defense, they held opponents to 710 rushing yards and 513 passing yards. The team's individual leaders included:

Halfback Ed DiSimone led the team in rushing (676 yards on 131 carries), total offense (791 yards), scoring (48 points on eight touchdowns), and punting (13 punts, 29-yard average). He also passed for 115 yards.
Quarterback Jim Adams completed 13 of 31 passes for 181 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions.
End Dick Gourley caught eight passes for 150 yards.

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

Schedule

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|September 17|at|{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}|Kent Street Field|Brookline, MA|T 13-13|4,200|{{cite news|title=Northeastern Deadlocks Rhode Island, 13 to 13|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Ernie Roberts|date=September 18, 1955|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-northeastern-deadlocks/167098796/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 24||Maine|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 7-0||{{cite news|title=Rhode Island Edges Bears By 7-0 Tally|newspaper=Portland Sunday Telegram|date=September 25, 1955|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-rhode-island-edges/134429475/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1||New Hampshire|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|T 13-13||{{cite news|title=Rams Score Late To Tie Wildcats In Kingston Duel|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=October 2, 1955|page=5 (part IV)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-rams-score-late-to-tie/167098620/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8|at|Vermont|Centennial Field|Burlington, VT|W 16-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79279842/rhode-island-beats-vermont-on-ground-16/|work=The Boston Globe|title=Rhode Island beats Vermont on ground, 16–0|date=October 9, 1955|accessdate=June 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|at|UMass|Alumni Field|Amherst, MA|W 39-15||{{cite news|title=Rhode Island Eleven Beats UMass, 39-15|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 16, 1955|page=45|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-rhode-island-eleven-bea/167079397/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22|at|Brown|Brown Stadium|Providence, RI (rivalry)|W 19-7|16,000|{{cite news |title=Rhode Island jars Brown, 19–7 |agency=Associated Press |date=October 23, 1955 |page=S4 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67907982/1955-brown-uri/|accessdate=June 9, 2021}}

|October 29||{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Springfield Maroons|title=Springfield}}|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 20-7|4,500|{{cite news|title=Springfield Loses, 20-7: Unbeaten Rhode Island Sends Maroons Down|newspaper=The Springfield Sunday Republican|date=October 30, 1955|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-springfield-loses-20/167078928/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT (rivalry)|W 25-0||{{cite news|title=Rams Top UConns by 25 to 0 Count|newspaper=The Bridgeport Post|date=November 13, 1955|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bridgeport-post-rams-top-uconns-by-2/167078400/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 4|vs|Jacksonville State|Reitz Bowl|Evansville, IN (Refrigerator Bowl)|L 10-12|7,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114113151/jacksonville-rips-rhode-island-1210/|work=The Evansville Courier|title=Jacksonville rips Rhode Island, 12–10|date=December 5, 1955|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13492 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 28, 2022 }}

References

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