1971 Connecticut Huskies football team

1971 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1971 Connecticut Huskies football
1971 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
1971 record	5–3–1 (3–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Robert Casciola;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by first year head coach Robert Casciola, and completed the season with a record of 5–3–1.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Vermont	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 7–20	7,300	^[3]
September 25	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–23	25,778	^[4]
October 2	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 28–21
October 9	Temple*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–38
October 16	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 21–7
October 23	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	T 3–3
October 29	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 14–10
November 13	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 10–6
November 20	Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–17	14,397	^[5]
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "Catamounts hand UConn 20–7 setback". Hartford Courant. September 19, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wallace, William N. (September 26, 1971). "Yale vanquishes Connecticut, 23–0". The New York Times. p. S5.
^ Canfield, Owen (November 21, 1971). "UConn rally tops Crusaders". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[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] "Catamounts hand UConn 20–7 setback". Hartford Courant. September 19, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Wallace, William N. (September 26, 1971). "Yale vanquishes Connecticut, 23–0". The New York Times. p. S5.

[5] Canfield, Owen (November 21, 1971). "UConn rally tops Crusaders". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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1971 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Connecticut +	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
UMass +	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Vermont	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions