Rhode Island–UConn football rivalry
| 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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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.
In 94 meetings since 1897, UConn leads the series 52–34–8. 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.