1950 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1950 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1950 record3–5 (0–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 0 8 0 0
Maine 3 1 0 5 1 1
Rhode Island State 2 2 0 3 5 0
UMass 1 1 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 3 0 2 5 0
Connecticut 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1950 college football season. The Huskies were led by first year head coach Arthur Valpey, and completed the season with a record of 3–5.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Yale*L 0–2524,000[3]
September 30American International*
L 14–25
October 7Ohio Wesleyan*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 20–14
October 14at Springfield*Springfield, MAW 13–12
October 21Maine
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 7–16
October 28NYU*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 14–78,000[4]
November 4at New HampshireL 7–21[5]
November 18at Rhode Island StateL 7–14
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (September 24, 1950). "Spears Sparks Yale to 25-0 Victory over Connecticut Gridmen". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Griffith, Owen (October 29, 1950). "Huskies Win over Violets by 14-7 Score". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats Top Huskies, 21-7, To Win Title". The Hartford Courant. November 5, 1950. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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