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1954 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1954 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record1–8 (0–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Yale*L 0–2725,000[3]
October 2Boston University*L 13–41
October 9at UMassL 13–20
October 16Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 13–41
October 23at Delaware*L 7–286,919[4]
October 30at New HampshireL 0–34
November 6Northeastern*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 20–19
November 13at Rhode IslandL 0–20
November 20at Holy Cross*L 26–465,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (September 26, 1954). "Yale Thumps Connecticut in Opener 27-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Newell, Bill (October 24, 1954). "Unbeaten Delaware Whips Connecticut". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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.