1996 Rhode Island Rams football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1996
| team = Rhode Island Rams
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| division = New England Division
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Floyd Keith
| hc_year = 4th
| def_coach = Joe Bottiglieri
| dc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Meade Stadium
}}
{{1996 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1996 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the New England Division of the Yankee 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 = 1996
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| rank = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|August 31||{{cfb link|year=1996|team=American International Yellow Jackets|title=American International}}
|September 7||William & Mary|22|Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|L 16-23|2,131|
|September 14||New Hampshire||Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|L 26-35|2,570|
|September 21|at|Maine||Alumni Stadium|Orono, ME|L 19-58|3,525|
|September 28||Brown
|October 5||UMass||Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 41-21|5,390|
|October 19|at|No. 24 Connecticut||Memorial Stadium|Storrs, CT|CancelledRuled "no contest" by the NCAA and a forfeit by the Yankee Conference.||
|October 26||Boston University
|November 2|at|No. 16 Villanova||Villanova Stadium|Villanova, PA|L 16-34|7,648|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100306486/park-finneran-lead-nova-past-r-island/|work=The News Journal|title=Park, Finneran lead 'Nova past R. Island|date=November 3, 1996|accessdate=April 23, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16|at|No. 13 Delaware||Delaware Stadium|Newark, DE|L 27-43|14,341|
|November 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1996|team=Hofstra Flying Dutchmen|title=Hofstra}}
}}