1959 Connecticut Huskies football team
1959 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Yankee Conference champion | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
1959 record | 6–3 (4–0 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–3.[1][2]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Springfield* |
| W 35–8 | ||
September 26 | at Yale* |
| L 0–20 | 30,268 | [3] |
October 3 | at Rutgers* |
| L 8–20 | 7,500 | [4] |
October 10 | UMass |
| W 26–0 | ||
October 17 | at Maine |
| W 18–15 | ||
October 23 | at Boston University* |
| L 7–8 | ||
October 31 | New Hampshire |
| W 39–38 | ||
November 7 | at Northeastern* |
| W 30–2 | ||
November 14 | Rhode Island |
| W 34–0 | ||
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References[]
- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Newell, Bill (September 27, 1959). "Yale Trounces Uconns by 20-0 Before 30,268". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newell, Bill (October 4, 1959). "Rutgers Turns Back Connecticut 20-8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
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