Connecticut–Rhode Island football rivalry

Connecticut–Rhode Island football rivalry
	Connecticut Huskies Rhode Island Rams
First meeting	October 23, 1897; Connecticut 22, Rhode Island 8
Latest meeting	September 15, 2018; Connecticut 56, Rhode Island 49
Next meeting	TBD
Trophy	Ramnapping Trophy (1936–1999)
Statistics
Meetings total	94
All-time series	Trophy: Connecticut leads, 40–19–3; All time: Connecticut leads, 52–34–8
Largest victory	Rhode Island, 51–0 (1909)
Longest win streak	Rhode Island, 6 (1907–1916); Connecticut, 6 (1967–1972)
Longest unbeaten streak	Connecticut, 10 (1964–1973)
Current win streak	Connecticut, 3 (2006–present)

The college football rivalry between the University of Connecticut and the University of Rhode Island dates back to the 1890s and was born largely out of proximity, with the schools being less than 60 miles apart. The schools competed in all sports for decades as members of the Yankee Conference. Even though UConn became a charter member of the Big East in 1979, the schools continued to compete in football at the I-AA level as members of the Atlantic 10. The yearly games ended after UConn left the A-10 to move to I-A football in 2000.

Series facts & figures

In 94 meetings since 1897, UConn leads the series 52–34–8.^[1] The schools met at Rentschler Field on September 26, 2009, with UConn winning 52–10. The two teams last met in East Hartford in 2018, where UConn won 56–49.^[2]

Ramnapping Trophy

The Ramnapping Trophy was formerly awarded to the winner of the annual football game between the two schools. The name of the trophy originates from a 1930s-era tradition where a few UConn students would go to the URI campus and kidnap (or in this case, "Ramnap") the Rhode Island Ram mascot.^[3]^[4]

The trophy is topped with a football player standing on a football that is etched with a ram and a husky etched facing one another on a football field. The plaque on the base reads: "Connecticut State v. Rhode Island State Football Series Trophy in Memory of the famous ramnapping of 1934".^[5]

Where is the Ramnapping Trophy now?

The Ramnapping Trophy is on display to the public as part of the J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum on the UConn Main Campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The trophy was last brought out during the 1999 game.^[6]

Game results

Connecticut victories	Rhode Island victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1897	New London, CT	Connecticut	22–8
2	1899	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	17–0
3	1900	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	43–0
4	1901	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	27–0
5	1903	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	11–6
6	1904	Storrs, CT	Tie	10–10
7	1907	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	42–0
8	1908	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	12–10
9	1909	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	51–0
10	1910	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	33–0
11	1915	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	9–7
12	1916	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	13–6
13	1919	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	7–3
14	1920	Storrs, CT	Tie	0–0
15	1921	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	27–21
16	1922	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	12–7
17	1923	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	7–0
18	1924	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	22–0
19	1925	Kingston, RI	Tie	0–0
20	1926	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	33–0
21	1927	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	12–0
22	1928	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	24–0
23	1929	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	19–6
24	1930	Storrs, CT	Tie	0–0
25	1931	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	14–0
26	1932	Storrs, CT	Tie	19–19
27	1933	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	20–7
28	1934	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	19–0
29	1935	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	7–0
30	1936	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	33–0
31	1937	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	13–7
32	1938	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	21–20
33	1939	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	20–14
34	1940	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	13–12
35	1941	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	6–0
36	1942	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	13–6
37	1946	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	33–0
38	1947	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	23–0
39	1948	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	28–6
40	1949	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	23–0
41	1950	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	14–7
42	1951	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	21–6
43	1952	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	28–25
44	1953	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	19–13
45	1954	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	20–0
46	1955	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	25–0
47	1956	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	51–6
48	1957	Storrs, CT	Tie	0–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
49	1958	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	36–8
50	1959	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	34–0
51	1960	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	42–6
52	1961	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	37–0
53	1962	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	27–0
54	1963	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	13–12
55	1964	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	28–7
56	1965	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	14–0
57	1966	Storrs, CT	Tie	0–0
58	1967	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	26–18
59	1968	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	35–6
60	1969	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	25–15
61	1970	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	33–12
62	1971	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	10–6
63	1972	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	42–21
64	1973	Kingston, RI	Tie	7–7
65	1974	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	14–13
66	1975	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	21–10
67	1976	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	17–14
68	1977	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	14–7
69	1978	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	31–6
70	1979	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	10–9
71	1980	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	56–30
72	1981	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	34–29
73	1982	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	26–21
74	1983	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	18–17
75	1984	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	29–19
76	1985	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	56–42
77	1986	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	21–14
78	1987	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	52–7
79	1988	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	21–19
80	1989	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	35–28
81	1990	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	51–21
82	1991	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	20–10
83	1992	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	38–0
84	1993	Kingston, RI	Connecticut	41–9
85	1994	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	33–16
86	1995	Kingston, RI	Rhode Island	24–19
87	1996	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	1–0^†
88	1997	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	37–21
89	1998	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	31–17
90	1999	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	20–9
91	2000	Storrs, CT	Rhode Island	26–21
92	2006	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	52–7
93	2009	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	52–10
94	2018	East Hartford, CT	Connecticut	56–49
Series: Connecticut leads 52–34–8^[7]

^ † By forfeit

References

↑ "URI 2015 Media Day Packet" (PDF).
↑ Report, Staff. "UConn-Syracuse Officially Announce Home-And-Home Football Series".
↑ "Legend Of The Ram – Rhode Island". Gorhody.com. 2003-09-18. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
↑ ""Ramnapping" and the Battle of Connecticut and Rhode Island | Fresh Pickin's". Doddcenter.wordpress.com. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
↑ "Digital Mosaic – University of Connecticut Libraries". cthistoryonline.org.
↑ Conner, Desmond (2009-09-23). "Ramnapping Trophy Update And Some BE Tidbits – UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner". Blogs.courant.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
↑ "Photos" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. 2016.

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[1] "URI 2015 Media Day Packet" (PDF).

[2] Report, Staff. "UConn-Syracuse Officially Announce Home-And-Home Football Series".

[3] "Legend Of The Ram – Rhode Island". Gorhody.com. 2003-09-18. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

[4] ""Ramnapping" and the Battle of Connecticut and Rhode Island | Fresh Pickin's". Doddcenter.wordpress.com. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

[5] "Digital Mosaic – University of Connecticut Libraries". cthistoryonline.org.

[6] Conner, Desmond (2009-09-23). "Ramnapping Trophy Update And Some BE Tidbits – UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner". Blogs.courant.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.

[7] "Photos" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. 2016.

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Connecticut Huskies football
Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Rentschler Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games UCF (Civil Conflict) Rhode Island (Ramnapping Trophy) UMass
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" University of Connecticut Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders Jasper Howard Gardner Dow
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Rhode Island Rams football
Venues	Meade Stadium (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Brown Connecticut
Culture & lore	Rhody the Ram
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Colonial Athletic Association football rivalries
Conference	Albany–Stony Brook Battle of the Blue (Delaware–Villanova) Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (Maine–New Hampshire) Capital Cup (Richmond–William & Mary) Delaware–James Madison Delaware–William & Mary James Madison–Richmond James Madison–William & Mary
Non-conference	Brown–Rhode Island Connecticut–Rhode Island Dartmouth–New Hampshire Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State) Delaware–West Chester Colonial Clash (Massachusetts–New Hampshire) Richmond–VMI Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) VMI–William & Mary

Statistics
Connecticut Huskies Rhode Island Rams
First meeting	October 23, 1897 Connecticut 22, Rhode Island 8
Latest meeting	September 15, 2018 Connecticut 56, Rhode Island 49
Next meeting	TBD
Trophy	Ramnapping Trophy (1936–1999)
Meetings total	94
All-time series	Trophy: Connecticut leads, 40–19–3 All time: Connecticut leads, 52–34–8
Largest victory	Rhode Island, 51–0 (1909)
Longest win streak	Rhode Island, 6 (1907–1916) Connecticut, 6 (1967–1972)
Longest unbeaten streak	Connecticut, 10 (1964–1973)
Current win streak	Connecticut, 3 (2006–present)