It
might be better just
not to talk
about the 1975 URI football season,
prospects. Just write the 1975 football and let
season
s
some
off
as a
disaster.
start anew. But for the
records, let
s
go back and review
of the highlights (mostly of the past season.
lowlights)
The Rams began the
highly
touted season, their 75th
varsity sport
at
Kingston,
thrive in 75." The
season
opened
a team called the "Notre Dame of Canada, St. Marys of Halifax, Nova Scotia. St. Marys
against
the Rams took it Next came
"
and discuss this seasons"
as a
with the
ambitious motto, "The Rams will
looked team
more
as
like
a
Pop Warner
the Rams trounced their
Canadian opponents 33-0 at Cranston Stadium.
Rhody's true form came out the following week as they were downed by a weak Northeastern team 21-16. Then came the
embarrasing
debacle at Brown,
as
on
the chin, 41-20.
homecoming day
af
Kingston, but the Rams disappointed 7,143 Meade Field fans, dropping a 23-14 decision
to
Maine.
The Ram football program hit rock bottom the following week, as URI lost to a Division II team, C.W. Post by the incredible score of 3-0. About 400 fans watched that
sleeper was yet
at Meade Field.
But,
to come as URI
dropped
more