| 1981Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 20–28 vs.Idaho State | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Niles Nelson (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Pete Adrian (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10UMass + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1981 Rhode Island Rams football team represented theUniversity of Rhode Island in the1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Griffin and played their home games atMeade Stadium. They competed as a member of theYankee Conference.
Finishing conference play with a 4–1 record, the Rams were named Yankee Conference co-champions withUMass. With their win over UMass, the Rams received the automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs, marking Rhode Island's first ever playoff appearance.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | atBoise State* | L 33–8 | 19,437 | [1] | ||
| September 19 | Maine | W 21–10 | [2] | |||
| September 26 | Merchant Marine* |
| W 23–12 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at No. 6UMass | W 16–10 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | Northeastern* |
| W 33–0 | 9,842 | [5] | |
| October 17 | atBoston University | L 21–27 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | atDelaware* | L 15–35 | 20,135 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | No. 2New Hampshire |
| W 14–12 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | Brown* | No. 10 |
| L 8–10 | 9,737 | [9] |
| November 14 | Connecticut |
| W 34–29 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | atFlorida A&M* | L 6–41 | 3,825 | [11] | ||
| December 5 | at No. 2Idaho State* | L 0–51 | 12,153 | [12] | ||
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