1970 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1970 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
1970 record4–4–2 (4–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 4 0 1 4 4 2
UMass 3 1 1 4 5 1
New Hampshire 3 2 0 5 3 0
Rhode Island 3 2 0 3 5 0
Maine 1 4 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach John Toner, and completed the season with a record of 4–4–1.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19VermontW 47–010,251[3]
September 26at Yale*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 0–1034,974[4]
October 3at New Hampshire
  • Cowell Stadium
  • Durham, NH
W 27–14
October 10at Temple*
L 23–41
October 17Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 45–13
October 24at UMass
T 21–21
October 31Boston University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 9–34
November 7at William & Mary*
L 15–28
November 14Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 33–12
November 21at Holy Cross*
T 20–206,818[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Clements, Robustelli pace 47–0 UConn win". The Hartford Courant. September 20, 1970. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wallace, William N. (September 27, 1970). "Yale beats Connecticut, 10–0, as Jauron scores and rushes for 116 yards". The New York Times. p. S5.
  5. ^ Anderson, Woody (November 22, 1970). "UConn rally saves tie with Holy Cross". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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