1963 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 219 to 116.[1][2] The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1963 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1963 record	4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Zilly (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1963 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Maine	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vermont	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at Northeastern	Boston, MA	L 13–28
September 28	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 20–16
October 5	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–25
October 12	at Vermont	Burlington, VT	L 6–21
October 19	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 0–57
October 26	at Brown	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 7–33
November 2	Springfield	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–20
November 9	at Hofstra	Hempstead, NY	W 23–7
November 16	Connecticut	Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 13–12

References

1. "2009 Rhode Island Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2009. p. 115.
2. "Rhode Island Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 10, 2020.