| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | Rhode Island Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 1–9–1 |
| Conf Record: | 1–4 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Griffin |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Pete Adrian |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Meade Stadium |
The 1979 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 1–9–1 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished in fifth place in the conference.[1]