1940 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1940 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1940 college football season. The Huskies were led by seventh-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 4–4.[1][2]

1940 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceNew England Conference
1940 record4–4 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
1940 New England Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
New Hampshire $ 2 0 0  5 3 0
Rhode Island State 2 1 0  5 3 0
Connecticut 1 2 0  4 4 0
Maine 1 2 0  1 6 0
Northeastern 0 1 0  2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 27Coast Guard*
W 10–9
October 5Massachusetts State*
W 13–0
October 12Wesleyan*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 6–0
October 19at MaineOrono, MEW 13–6
October 26Buffalo*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 6–7
November 2at Rutgers*L 7–45
November 9Rhode Island
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)
L 12–13
November 16at New HampshireL 0–9
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 16 January 2016.


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