1988 Rhode Island Rams football team

The 1988 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and tied for seventh place out of nine teams in the conference.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at No. 1 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–49	12,441	[2]
September 10	Boston University	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 16–41	6,782	[3]
September 17	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 23–17	16,903	[4]
September 24	Brown*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 17–10	7,455	[5]
October 1	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–20	13,400	[6]
October 8	No. T–11 UMass	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 7–26	5,117	[7]
October 15	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–28	10,014	[8]
October 22	Richmond	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 14–10	5,980	[9]
November 5	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 19–24	6,712	[10]
November 12	New Hampshire	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 9–17	3,669	[11]
November 19	at No. 17 Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–19	3,184	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game