1966 Connecticut Huskies football team

1966 Yankee Conference football standings
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1966 Connecticut Huskies football
1966 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1966 record	2–6–1 (2–2–1 Yankee)
Head coach	John Toner (1st season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach John Toner, Huskies compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the Yankee Conference.<^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–16	30,608	^[3]
October 1	Vermont	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 10–14		^[4]
October 8	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 6–12	12,900
October 15	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 20–19
October 22	at No. 12 Temple*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 25–35	9,500	^[5]
October 29	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 15–14
November 5	Boston University*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–30
November 12	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	T 0–0
November 19	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–16	5,000	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ Cady, Steve (September 25, 1966). "Yale conquers Connecticut, 16–0, as Dowling, Hill star on offense". The New York Times. p. S5.
^ "Mitchell leads Vermont over UConn, 14–10". The Hartford Courant. October 2, 1966. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Griffith, Owen (October 23, 1966). "Temple outscores UConn 35 to 25 in Philadelphia". The Hartford Courant. p. 8C. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Nidetz, Steve (November 20, 1966). "Holy Cross grounds up Connecticut, 16–0". The Hartford Courant. p. 2C. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1966 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Vermont	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	2	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Maine	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion