Rhode Island–UConn football rivalry
Connecticut Huskies | |
First meeting | October 23, 1897 Connecticut 22, Rhode Island 8 |
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Latest meeting | September 15, 2018 Connecticut 56, Rhode Island 49 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Trophy | Ramnapping Trophy (1936–1999) |
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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) |
Ramnapping Trophy |
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Connecticut (40) |
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Rhode Island (19) |
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Ties (3) |
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In 94 meetings since 1897, UConn leads the series 52–34–8.
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]
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 |
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See also
References
- ^ "URI 2015 Media Day Packet" (PDF).
- ^ Staff Report (May 21, 2015). "UConn-Syracuse Officially Announce Home-And-Home Football Series".
- ^ "Legend Of The Ram – Rhode Island". Gorhody.com. September 18, 2003. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ ""Ramnapping" and the Battle of Connecticut and Rhode Island | Fresh Pickin's". Doddcenter.wordpress.com. April 15, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Digital Mosaic – University of Connecticut Libraries". cthistoryonline.org.
- ^ Conner, Desmond (September 23, 2009). "Ramnapping Trophy Update And Some BE Tidbits – UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner". Blogs.courant.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Photos" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.