A string of six victories at the end of the season gave the team the most wins in their history (144-2) a fitting finish to a record setting campaign. The Rams closed out the 1983 campaign with a 2-1 triumph over Fordham in the Bronx, as they lost only one game in its last 1 1 outlings. Winning five of its first six, URI moved into 19th place in the Na tional rankings, and for most of the season were placed second or third in New England by the coaches' rating board. Among those victories was a 1-0 win over NCAA-bound Providence College. A 12-0 drubbing of Fairfield tied the Ram record for most goals in a game, established by the same score versus Holy Cross in 1979. The team registered 10 shutouts, also a new mark, and finished with a record of points-per-game offen sive average of 7.65. ,
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