1964 Rhode Island Rams football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1964
| team = Rhode Island Rams
| sport = football
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| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 3–7
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = Jack Zilly
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Meade Stadium
}}
{{1964 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 186 to 127.{{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 (1960-1964)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=August 10, 2020|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/r/rhode_island/1960-1964_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906031253/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/r/rhode_island/1960-1964_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-09-06}} The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 18||{{cfb link|year=1964|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}
|September 26|at|Maine|Alumni Field|Orono, ME|L 15-23|5,200–6,000|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/380/stats/13327 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 25, 2022 }}
|October 3|at|New Hampshire|Cowell Stadium|Durham, NH|W 22-8|4,000–4,500|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/469/stats/13327 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
|October 10||Vermont|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|L 8-16|10,300–10,318|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78944973/vermont-wins/|work=The Hartford Courant|title=Vermont wins|date=October 11, 1964|accessdate=June 4, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Vermont) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/738/stats/13327 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 2, 2024 }}
|October 17||UMass|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|L 0-7|1,500–3,000|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/400/stats/13327 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}
|October 24|at|Brown
|October 31|at|{{cfb link|year=1964|team=Springfield Maroons|title=Springfield}}
|November 7||Hofstra
|November 14|at|Connecticut|Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT (rivalry)|L 7-28|11,000–11,825|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/13327 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}
|November 21|at|Boston University
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13327 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 29, 2022 }}