| Year: | 1983 |
| Team: | Rhode Island Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Griffin |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Niles Nelson |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Pete Adrian |
| Dc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Meade Stadium |
The 1983 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and tied for fourth out of six teams in the conference.[1]