URI Football Set to Host Harvard on Saturday
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URI Football Set to Host Harvard on Saturday
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The Rams enter the game with an overall record of 0-2 following last week’s 35-18 loss to Stony Brook.
"I think they are much improved, they have probably the best talent they have had in awhile," said URI radio play-by-play man Steve McDonald.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThis will be Harvard’s first game of the season. It is the third straight season in which Harvard has opened against URI.
Kick off is set for 1 p.m.
URI vs Harvard
Saturday’s game will mark the fifth meeting all-time between the two programs with Harvard winning each of the last four.
Harvard has not lost a season opener since 2011, when they lost to Holy Cross.
URI Offense
The Rams will look to get off to a better start in this game as they have not scored a point in the first half yet this season.
Last week against Stony Brook, URI received the opening kickoff and turned it over on their first play from scrimmage.
"In the second half, they are outscoring opponents 39-29 so they have done a great job of getting themselves back in games. The first half it has just been turnovers. They just need to take care of the football early on, not allow early turnovers," said McDonald.
The Rams are led on offense by quarterback Tyler Harris, who last week went 15 of 32 for 185 yards and a touchdown, but threw two interceptions.
A big target for Harris so far this season has been sophomore wide receiver Aaron Parker, who has at least one touchdown catch in four straight games. Last week, his touchdown catch came on a 63-yard pass from Harris.
Senior running back Harold Cooper enters the game needing just 26 rushing yard to crack URI’s top 10 all-time leaders in rushing. Cooper currently has 1,769 yards and trails Shyron Sanford, who posted 1,795 yards from 1995-1998.
On the season, URI’s offense has averaged 22 points and 378 yards of total offense per game.
URI Defense
The Rams defense is second in the league in takeaways with six behind on Maine, who has 10.
URI’s five fumble recoveries are the most in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Rams only had six fumble recoveries in 11 games last season.
"Their defense has been able to play good situational defense, especially in Central Michigan game," said McDonald.
Leading the way in forcing turnovers has been sophomore Myles Ross.
Ross forced a fumble against Stony Brook and had an interception against Central Michigan.
On the season, URI’s defense has given up an average of 32 points and 400 total yards per game.
McDonald added, "I think the results defensively will be better and better as the season goes on. I think they are going to have a good year in CAA, they can compete with anyone in that league."
RI Teams To Win National Championships
PC Basketball 1960-61 NIT
The Providence College Friars won the National Invitation Tournament(NIT) in 1961, defeating St. Louis 62-59 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
At this time, the NIT was considered to be the National Championship of College Basketball.
The Friars were led by Vinny Ernst and James Hadnot that season.
PC 1962-63 NIT Champions
The Friars won their second NIT Championship two years after the first one. Led by Ray Flynn, John Thompson Jr. and Vinnie Ernst, the Friars won 15 straight games to claim the title.
Providence finished the season with a 24-4 record.
URI Men's Sailing 1965
The URI Rams won their first small boat National Championship in 1965.
The Rams were led by Art Payne and Peter Greene, both of whom were from Rhode Island.
Photo courtesy of urisailing.org
URI Men's Sailing 1975
The URI Rams won their second small boat National Championship and also won the National team race that season.
Photo courtesy of urisailing.org
URI Men's Sailing 1977
The URI men's sailing team won the National Championship in small boat sailing in 1977.
The team was led by two time all Americans Gary Knapp and Ed Adams.
Photo Courtesy of urisailing.org
Brown Men's Crew '93
The Brown Bears won the triple-crown, winning the Eastern Sprints, the IRA and the National Championship.
Brown Men's Crew '94
The Bears repeated their triple-crown performance from the season before, once again winning the Eastern Sprints, the IRA and the National Championship.
The Bears went undefeated on the season.
Photo Courtesy of brownbears.com
Brown Men's Crew '95
Coach Scott Roop leads the Bears to a third straight IRA and National Championship.
Photo courtesy of Brownbears.com
PC Women's Cross Country
The 1995 Providence Friars won the programs first NCAA title. On the way, PC won their first BIG EAST and ECAC Championships.
Head Coach Ray Treacy was named NCAA Division I Women's National Coach of the Year, BIG EAST Men's and Women's Coach of the Year, Rhode Island Words Unlimited Women's Coach of the Year and NCAA District I Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
Brown Women's Crew '96
Under head coach John Murphy, the Brown women's crew team won the 1996 eastern Sprints, the IRA's and the Collegiate National Championship.
The team became the first women's crew to win the "Triple Crown" of collegiate racing.
Photo courtesy of Brownbears.com
Brown Women's Crew '97
Brown's varsity four team wins the first NCAA Championship by defeating the University of Washington on Lake Natoma in California.
The Bears finished third as a team overall.
Brown Women's Sailing '98
The Brown Women's Sailing Team won the College Sailing Women's National Championship in 1998.
The championships were held at Tulane University in New Orleans Louisiana.
Brown Women's Crew '99
Brown women's crew won the first NCAA Division I Championship in Brown University History by defeating the University of Virginia by a three-second margin at lake Natoma in California.
Brown also won the Eastern Sprint Championship and the Ivy Championship, setting a new course record in the process.
Photo courtesy of Brownbears.com
Brown Women's Crew 2000
Brown repeated as national Champions in 2000, beating the University of Washington by 3.9 seconds four points.
In addition, Brown's varsity and second varsity won the Eastern Sprint Championship and the IVY league Championship.
Both teams went undefeated on the season.
Brown Women's Crew '02
The Bears won their third National title in four years defeating the defending champion Washington by four points in Indianapolis.
Brown was the only school to qualify all of it's crew for the grand finals.
The Bears went undefeated during the regular season.
Brown Women's Crew '04
Brown won thier fourth title in six years on Lake Natoma in California.
The win made Brown the winningest program in NCAA Championship history.
Brown Women's Crew '07
Brown won their fifth National Championship in 2007 at Melton Hill Lake in Tennessee.
The Bears beat Ohio State and Yale who came in second and third place respectively.
Photo courtesy of taxref/flickr
Brown Women's Crew '08
The Bears won their sixth National Championship on Lake Natoma in California.
The Bears beat Washington by eight points and third place Cal by 14 points to repeat as champions for the first time since 1999-2000.
URI Women's Sailing 2011
The URI Women won the programs first National Championship in small boat sailing in the 79 year history of the program and hoisted the Gerald C. Miller Memorial Trophy at the Sperry Top-Sider/Intercollegiate Sailing Association Women’s National Championship.
The Rams won the title as a club team and were one of two club teams competing for the title. The other club team was Western Washington, who finished 17.
Photo courtesy of uri.edu
Brown Women's Crew 2011
The Bears won their seventh NCAA National Championship in 15 years under head coach John Murphy.
The Bears racked up 45 points in the final race and beat Stanford by five seconds.
The title was their first since 2008.
Photo courtesy of brownbears.com
PC Women's Cross Country
The Providence College Women's Cross Country team won the 2013 National Championship with 141 points.
Emily Sisson was the Friars top finisher as she finished in seventh place at Wabash Valley Family Sports Center.
This was Providence's first title win since 1995.
PC Hockey 2015
The Providence College Friars won the 2015 NCAA Ice Hockey National Championship, defeating Boston University 4-3 at the TD Garden.
The Championship is the first in the program's history and only the third NCAA National Title in Providence College History.
PC goatender Jon Gillies was named Most Outstanding Player.
