1946 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1946 Connecticut Huskies football
New England Conference co-champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
1946 record4–3–1 (2–0–1 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 2 0 1 6 1 1
Connecticut + 2 0 1 4 3 1
Rhode Island State 1 2 0 2 4 0
Maine 0 3 0 2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1946 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1946 college football season. The Huskies were led by 12th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian, and completed the season with a record of 4–3–1.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Harvard*
L 0–7
October 5Springfield*
W 25–0
October 12at Wesleyan*
L 2–7
October 19Maine
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 21–20
October 26Lehigh*L 0–104,500[3]
November 2Coast Guard*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 27–13
November 9at Rhode Island StateW 33–0
November 16at New HampshireT 12–126,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

After the season[]

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Huskies were selected.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
24 224 Bill Moll Back New York Giants
28 259 Milt Dropo Center Washington Redskins

References[]

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ Zaiman, Bob (October 27, 1946). "Connecticut Is Defeated by Lehigh". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "3 Scores Recalled, N. H. Settles for Tie With Uconns, 12-12". The Boston Globe. November 17, 1946. p. 26. Retrieved November 29, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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