1954 Connecticut Huskies football team
| 1954 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (0–4 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1954 college football season. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 1–8.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Yale* | L 0–27 | 25,000 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Boston University* | L 13–41 | |||
| October 9 | at UMass | L 13–20 | |||
| October 16 | Maine |
| L 13–41 | 11,000 | [3] |
| October 23 | at Delaware* | L 7–28 | 6,919 | [4] | |
| October 30 | at New Hampshire | L 0–34 | |||
| November 6 | Northeastern* |
| W 20–19 | ||
| November 13 | at Rhode Island | L 0–20 | |||
| November 20 | at Holy Cross* | L 26–46 | 5,000 | [5] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Newell, Bill (September 26, 1954). "Yale Thumps Connecticut in Opener 27-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Newell (October 17, 1954). "Maine Crushes Connecticut By 41 to 13: Ernie Smart Has 89-Yard Kickoff Return". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newell, Bill (October 24, 1954). "Unbeaten Delaware Whips Connecticut". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Weeks, Bud (November 21, 1954). "Holy Cross Rallies to Top Scrappy UConn Gang, 46-26". The Bridgeport Sunday Post. Bridgeport, Conn. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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