1956 Connecticut Huskies football team
1956 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Yankee Conference champion | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
1956 record | 6–2–1 (3–0–1 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–2–1.[1][2]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Springfield* |
| L 12–41 | 6,000 | [3][4] |
September 29 | at Yale* |
| L 14–19 | 17,828 | [5] | |
October 6 | Rutgers* |
| W 27–7 | 7,429 | [6] | |
October 13 | UMass |
| W 71–6 | |||
October 20 | Maine |
| W 13–7 | |||
October 26 | Delaware* |
| W 26–14 | 5,656 | [7] | |
November 3 | at New Hampshire |
| T 0–0 | |||
November 10 | Northeastern* |
| W 26–0 | |||
November 17 | at Rhode Island |
| W 51–6 | |||
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References[]
- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Newell, Bill (September 22, 1956). "Connecticut Opens Grid Season Today". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 13. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Newell, Bill (September 23, 1956). "Springfield Routs Connecticut, 41-12". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Yale Escapes Upset, Nips Conn., 19 to 14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1956. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newell, Bill (October 7, 1956). "Connecticut Thumps Rutgers by 27-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lee, Bill (October 28, 1956). "Connecticut Rallies to Beat Delaware". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
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