Ramnapping Trophy


Connecticut Huskies	Rhode Island Rams

Series record

Trophy: Connecticut leads, 40–19–3
All time: Connecticut leads, 51–35–8

First meeting

1935
Rhode Island won

Last meeting

1999
Connecticut won

Connecticut (40)
1936 1937 1939 1942 1946 1947 1948 1949 1951 1956 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1975 1976 1978 1979 1982 1983 1986 1987 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999
Rhode Island (19)
1935 1938 1940 1941 1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1963 1974 1977 1980 1981 1984 1985 1988 1991 1995
Ties (3)
1957 1966 1973

The Ramnapping Trophy was formerly awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the University of Connecticut and the University of Rhode Island. 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.^[1]^[2]

Athletic rivalry

The rivalry between the two schools 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. This ended after UConn left the A-10 to move to I-A football in 2000.

Series facts & figures

In 96 meetings since 1897, UConn leads the series 51-35-8. The schools most recently met at Rentschler Field on September 26, 2009, with UConn winning 52-10.

The trophy

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".^[3]

Where is the ramnapping trophy now?

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 not brought out for the 2000, 2006 or 2009 games.^[4]

References

External links

UConnHuskies.com article on the museum, including a mention of the trophy.

Connecticut Huskies football

Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896-1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Rentschler Field (2003–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Rhode Island (Ramnapping Trophy) UMass

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" University of Connecticut Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Rhode Island Rams football

Venues	Meade Stadium (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Governor's Cup (Brown) Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut)

Culture & lore	Rhody the Ram

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	East Carolina–UCF UCF–USF

Non-conference	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Connecticut–Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) East Carolina–Marshall East Carolina–NC State Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Louisville–Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl (Memphis–Arkansas State) Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Rice–SMU Gansz Trophy (SMU–Navy) Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) SMU–TCU Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) Tulane–Auburn Battle for the Bell (Tulane–Southern Miss) Battle for the Rag (Tulane–LSU)

Colonial Athletic Association football rivalries

Conference	Albany–Stony Brook Battle of the Blue (Delaware–Villanova) Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (Maine–New Hampshire) Capital Cup (Richmond–William & Mary) Delaware–James Madison Delaware–William & Mary James Madison–William & Mary

Non-conference	Governor's Cup (Brown–Rhode Island) Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) Dartmouth–New Hampshire Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State) Delaware–West Chester Colonial Clash (Massachusetts–New Hampshire) Richmond–VMI Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) VMI–William & Mary