1974 Rhode Island Rams football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1974
| team = Rhode Island Rams
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = Jack Gregory
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Meade Stadium
}}
{{1974 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1974 Rhode Island Rams football team represented the University of Rhode Island in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Jack Gregory and finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–3 in the Yankee Conference, placing in a four-way tie for third.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 7–38
| attend = 4,812
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 48–36
| attend = 2,642
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Brown Stadium
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 15–45
| attend = 9,200
| source = {{cite news |title=Brown Wins, 45-15 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 29, 1974 |page=S5}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 19–29
| attend = 4,900
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = Vermont
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 14–0
| attend = 5,212
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86062773/catamounts-cant-convert-chances/|work=Rutland Daily Herald|title=Catamounts can't convert chances|date=October 14, 1974|accessdate=September 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| opponent = UMass
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 7–17
| attend = 7,134
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 13–7
| attend = 3,112
| source = {{cite news|title=Rhode Island tops B.U. On 1st half touchdowns|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=October 27, 1974|page=2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17622532/rhode_island_tops_bu_on_1st_half/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = New Hampshire
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| score = 14–29
| attend = 9,912
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1974|team=Bridgeport Purple Knights|title=Bridgeport}}
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| score = 45–8
| attend = 3,624
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–13
| attend = 11,270
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 29, 2022 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/r/rhode_island/1970-1974_yearly_results.php |title=Game by Game Results : 1970-1974 |website=Cfbdatawarehose.com |accessdate=October 25, 2016 |archive-date=October 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026163841/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/r/rhode_island/1970-1974_yearly_results.php |url-status=dead }}