1956 CONNECTICUT HUSKIES FOOTBALL TEAM

1956 Connecticut Huskies football
1956 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–2–1 (3–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Ingalls (5th season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956 college football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–2–1.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	2:00 p.m.	Springfield*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 12–41	6,000	^[3]^[4]
September 29		at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–19	17,828	^[5]
October 6		Rutgers*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 27–7	7,429	^[6]
October 13		UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT ( rivalry)	W 71–6
October 20		Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 13–7
October 26		Delaware*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 26–14	5,656	^[7]
November 3		at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	T 0–0	8,000	^[8]
November 10		Northeastern*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 26–0
November 17		at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI ( rivalry)	W 51–6
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ Newell, Bill (September 22, 1956). "Connecticut Opens Grid Season Today". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 13. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Newell, Bill (September 23, 1956). "Springfield Routs Connecticut, 41-12". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Yale Escapes Upset, Nips Conn., 19 to 14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1956. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Newell, Bill (October 7, 1956). "Connecticut Thumps Rutgers by 27-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lee, Bill (October 28, 1956). "Connecticut Rallies to Beat Delaware". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Newell (November 4, 1956). "Wildcats, Uconn Play Scoreless Tie". The Hartford Courant. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (2003–present)
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