1973 Connecticut Huskies football team

1973 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–2–1 (5–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Larry Naviaux
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1973 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Rhode Island	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
UMass	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maine	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1973 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Larry Naviaux, and completed the season with a record of 8–2–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Lehigh*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 20–22
September 22	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 26–14
September 29	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 27–13
October 6	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 7–3
October 13	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–35
October 20	at Maine	Orono, ME	W 30–3
October 27	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 28–6
November 3	Rutgers*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 27–19
November 10	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 19–10
November 17	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (Ramnapping Trophy)	T 7–7
November 24	Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 10–9
*Non-conference game