1975 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1975 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1975 record4–7 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 New Hampshire $^ 5 0 0 9 3 0
UMass 4 1 0 8 2 0
Connecticut 3 2 0 4 7 0
Boston University 1 4 0 5 6 0
Maine 1 4 0 4 6 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by third year head coach Larry Naviaux, and completed the season with a record of 4–7.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Navy*L 7–55
September 27at Yale*L 14–3518,900[3]
October 4New HampshireL 10–14
October 11at No. 9 Delaware*L 0–2915,182[4]
October 18at MaineW 14–0
October 25UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 14–29
November 1Rutgers*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 8–359,837[5]
November 7at Boston UniversityW 52–10
November 15at Rhode IslandW 21–104,723[6]
November 22Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 35–146,813[7]
November 29VMI*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 3–133,927[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ Wallace, William N. (September 28, 1975). "Yale Wins; Connecticut Routed by Elis, 35-14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Berlet, Bruce (October 12, 1975). "Delaware Zips UConn, 29-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Smith, George (November 2, 1975). "Rutgers Rips UConn, 35-8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bruce Berlet (November 16, 1975). "Huskies Clip Rams For Second in Row". The Hartford Courant. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Price, Terry (November 23, 1975). "UConn Defense Smothers Cross". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI losing streak goes pfft, 13–3, as does UConn's winning streak". The Boston Globe. November 30, 1975. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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