1990 Rhode Island Rams football team

1990 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (2–6 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Griffin (15th season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1990 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 UMass $^	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. T–19 New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 15th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 5–6 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and tied for seventh place out of nine teams in the conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Towson State*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 40–21	6,297
September 15	Richmond	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 37–20	5,321
September 22	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 23–3	7,413
September 29	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 19–24	12,341
October 6	No. 10 UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–16	9,407
October 13	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 17–24	6,103
October 20	Boston University	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–15	10,228
October 27	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–14	9,257
November 3	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 31–11	6,200
November 10	No. T–20 New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 24–14	500
November 17	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 21–51	6,215
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game