1989 Rhode Island Rams football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Rhode Island Rams
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 1–7
| head_coach = Bob Griffin
| hc_year = 14th
| captain =
| stadium = Meade Stadium
}}
{{1989 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1989 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 14th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 against conference opponents) and finished in eighth place out of nine teams in the conference.{{cite web|title=2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide|year=2007|publisher=University of Rhode Island|page=116|url=https://gorhody.com/documents/2020/6/30//section10.pdf?id=3548}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1989
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 9|at|Richmond|University of Richmond Stadium|Richmond, VA|W 45–14|12,854|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112524824/hot-ri-wallops-spiders/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Hot RI wallops Spiders|date=September 10, 1989|accessdate=November 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 16||No. 5 Delaware|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|L 12–21|6,218|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-delaware-preva/162375742/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Delaware prevails, 21–12|date=September 17, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 23||Northeastern
|September 30|at|Brown
|October 7|at|UMass|McGuirk Stadium|Hadley, MA|L 6–31|10,102|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-republican-umass-rolls-with-new-quar/162377626/|work=The Republican|title=UMass rolls with new quarterback|date=October 8, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14||No. 6 Maine
|October 21|at|Boston University|Nickerson Field|Boston, MA|L 31–34 <2OT>|5,545|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-bu-field-goal-drops-rho/162377165/|work=The Hartford Courant|title=BU field goal drops Rhode Island in 2 OTs|date=October 22, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 28|vs|No. 17 Villanova|{{flag icon|Italy}} Arena Civica|Milan, Italy (Milano Kickoff Classic)|L 25–28|3,000|{{cite news|title=RI, Villanova playing in Italy|newspaper=The Post-Star|date=October 28, 1989|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95859000/ri-villanova-playing-in-italy/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Villanova, Rhode Island enjoy Italian adventure|newspaper=Alabama Journal|agency=Associated Press|date=October 30, 1989|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95856004/villanova-rhode-island-enjoy-italian/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 4|at|Towson State
|November 11|at|No. 18 New Hampshire|Cowell Stadium|Durham, NH|L 0–25|4,184|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-journal-wildcats-rip-rams/162374955/|work=Record-Journal|title=Wildcats rip Rams|date=November 12, 1988|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 18||Connecticut|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI (rivalry)|L 28–35|5,045|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-huskies-eye-tourney-bid/162374105/|work=The Day|title=Huskies eye tourney bid|date=November 19, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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