1984 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1984 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and lost to Montana State in the NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals.^[1] The team was led on offense by quarterback Tom Ehrhardt, a junior transfer from C. W. Post.^[2][3]

1984 Rhode Island Rams football
Yankee co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 20–32 at Montana State
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	10–3 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Griffin (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Adrian (9th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Rhode Island +^	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Boston University +^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Maine	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UMass	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Howard*		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 31–21	3,520	[4]
September 8	Lafayette*		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 31–10	6,858	[5]
September 15	at Holy Cross*		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–19	9,911	[6]
September 22	at Maine		Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 27–0	8,000	[7]
September 29	at Brown*	No. T–18	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 34–13	12,523	[8]
October 6	UMass	No. 16	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 20–19	10,227	[9]
October 13	at Northeastern*	No. 14	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 30–22	4,650	[10]
October 20	No. T–14 Boston University	No. 11	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 22–7	13,052	[11]
October 27	at Lehigh*	No. 6	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 24–16	12,500	[12]
November 3	at No. 8 New Hampshire	No. 6	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 12–14	14,335	[13]
November 17	at Connecticut	No. T–6	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 29–19	4,799	[14]
December 1	No. 12 Richmond*	No. 3	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 23–17	10,446	[2]
December 8	at No. 2 Montana State*	No. 3	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 20–32	12,697	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2007 Rhode Island Rams Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Rhode Island. 2007. p. 115.
2. John Powers (December 2, 1984). "URI's 'Ehr Attack' right on target". The Boston Globe. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ehrhardt and Cummings earn Gold Helmet honors". The Boston Globe. October 3, 1984. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "URI drubs Howard". The Boston Globe. September 2, 1984. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "URI Takes to the Air". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 9, 1984. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Monahan, Bob (September 16, 1984). "Holy Cross Dumps Ice Water on URI, 19–0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ehrhardt-led Rhody stops flat Bears 27–0". The Bangor Daily News. September 24, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Cadigan, Barry (September 30, 1984). "URI Soars; Ehrhardt Busts Brown, Records". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ehrhardt's passing lifts Rhode Island". Record-Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Rhode Island romps". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "URI 22, BU 7". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "URI Bumps Off Lehigh, 24-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 28, 1984. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "BU subdues HC: UNH wins, 14–12". The Sunday Republican. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Ehrhardt leads URI past UConn, into I-AA playoffs". The Hartford Courant. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Warren Wintrode (December 9, 1984). "Roberts' interception return sends Cats into finals". The Missoulian. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.