1984 Rhode Island Rams football team
| 1984 Rhode Island Rams football | |
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Yankee co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 20–32 at Montana State | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| Record | 10–3 (4–1 Yankee) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Niles Nelson (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Pete Adrian (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Meade Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Rhode Island +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Boston University +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 10–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), tied for the conference championship, and advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs where they lost to Montana State in the semifinals.
Quarterback Tom Ehrhardt, a junior transfer from C. W. Post, completed 308 of 536 passes (57.5%) for 3,870 yards and 36 touchdowns. He was known as "Ehr Force", and Rhode Island's offensive line was called the "Ehr National Guard." At the end of the season, he was named the Yankee Conference offensive player of the year.
Seven Rhode Island players received first-team honors on the 1984 Yankee Conference all-star team: Ehrhardt; wide receiver Dameon Reilly; tight end Brian Forster; guard Greg Sturgis; defensive lineman Charles Bounty; linebacker Mark Brockwell; and defensive back Tony Hill. Other key players included running backs Rich Kelley and Mike Sanders.
The team played its home games at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.