1963 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1963 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Zilly, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in third place out of six teams in the Yankee Conference, and was outscored by a total of 219 to 116. The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

1963 Rhode Island Rams football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–5 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Jack Zilly (1st season)
Home stadium	Meade Stadium

1963 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Maine	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vermont	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Northeastern*	Kent Street Field Brookline, MA	L 13–28	6,500
September 28	Maine	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 20–16	3,600–4,500
October 5	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 13–25	6,887–7,000
October 12	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 6–21	5,500–7,000
October 19	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 0–57	10,233–11,000
October 26	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 7–33	10,000 –10,800
November 2	Springfield*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–20	1,000
November 9	at Hofstra*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 23–7	3,500
November 16	vs. Connecticut	Providence City Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 13–12	4,500–4,812
*Non-conference game