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American college football season
The 1976 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1976 NCAA Division II football season . The Huskies were led by fourth year head coach Larry Naviaux , and completed the season with a record of 2–9.[1] [2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 11 at Colgate * L 7–135,300 [3]
September 18 Navy * L 3–21
September 25 at Yale * L 10–2121,860 [4]
October 2 at New Hampshire L 21–24
October 9 at Rutgers * L 0–388,500 [5]
October 16 Maine Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT L 13–24
October 23 at UMass W 28–614,900
October 30 No. 8 Delaware * Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT L 6–309,956 [6]
November 6 Boston University Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT W 40–11
November 13 Rhode Island Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry ) L 14–175,880
November 20 at Holy Cross * L 40–418,179
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF) . UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016 .
^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016 .
^ Price, Terry (September 12, 1976). "Colgate Nips Connecticut, 13-7" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com .
^ Cadigan, Barry (September 26, 1976). "Yale QB Takes Five Minutes to Defeat UConn, 21-10" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Smith, George (October 10, 1976). "Rutgers Manhandles UConn, 38-0 Handing Huskies 5th Loss in Row" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com .
^ Price, Terry (October 31, 1976). "Delaware Sends UConn to 7th Defeat of Season, 30-6" . The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com .
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