1953 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1953 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1953 college football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 3–4–1. For the first time, home games were played at Memorial Stadium, which replaced the Gardner Dow Athletic Fields as the Huskies' home venue.[1][2]

1953 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1953 record3–4–1 (2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1953 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
New Hampshire + 3 1 0  6 2 0
Rhode Island + 3 1 0  6 2 0
Connecticut 2 1 1  3 4 1
Maine 1 2 1  4 2 1
Vermont 0 1 0  3 3 1
UMass 0 3 0  1 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Yale*L 0–32
October 3at UMassW 41–0
October 10St. Lawrence*W 26–6
October 17at MaineOrono, MET 18–18
October 24Delaware*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 7–30
October 31New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 6–0
November 7at Brown*L 7–42
November 14Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)
L 13–19
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 24 January 2016.


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