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1949 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference Yankee Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
←  1948
1950 →
1949 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 2 0 1 4 4 1
Maine + 2 0 1 2 4 1
UMass 1 1 0 3 5 0
New Hampshire 1 3 0 4 4 0
Rhode Island State 0 4 0 0 8 0
Vermont 2 0 0 6 2 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

The 1949 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with Maine. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Yale*L 0–2624,006 [2]
October 1 American International*
W 14–0
October 8 Springfield* Springfield, MAL 7–26
October 15at Maine
T 12–12
October 22 Newport NTS*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 125–0
October 29at Kent State*L 0–27
November 5 Rhode Island State
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT ( rivalry)
W 23–0
November 12 New Hampshire
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 27–77,000 [3]
November 19at Ohio Wesleyan*L 12–43
  • *Non-conference game

[4] [5]

References

  1. ^ "Maine, Connecticut Share Conference Title". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Associated Press. November 19, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Dove, Roger (September 25, 1949). "Yale Survives Early Scare to Whip Connecticut, 26-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. part IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Keyes, Frank (November 13, 1949). "Connecticut Huskies Whip New Hampshire By 27 To 7". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 2C. Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1949 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference Yankee Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
←  1948
1950 →
1949 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 2 0 1 4 4 1
Maine + 2 0 1 2 4 1
UMass 1 1 0 3 5 0
New Hampshire 1 3 0 4 4 0
Rhode Island State 0 4 0 0 8 0
Vermont 2 0 0 6 2 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

The 1949 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with Maine. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Yale*L 0–2624,006 [2]
October 1 American International*
W 14–0
October 8 Springfield* Springfield, MAL 7–26
October 15at Maine
T 12–12
October 22 Newport NTS*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 125–0
October 29at Kent State*L 0–27
November 5 Rhode Island State
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT ( rivalry)
W 23–0
November 12 New Hampshire
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 27–77,000 [3]
November 19at Ohio Wesleyan*L 12–43
  • *Non-conference game

[4] [5]

References

  1. ^ "Maine, Connecticut Share Conference Title". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Associated Press. November 19, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Dove, Roger (September 25, 1949). "Yale Survives Early Scare to Whip Connecticut, 26-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. part IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Keyes, Frank (November 13, 1949). "Connecticut Huskies Whip New Hampshire By 27 To 7". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 2C. Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.



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