1949 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1949 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, sharing the Yankee Conference title with Maine.[1]

1949 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut +201441
Maine +201241
UMass110350
New Hampshire130440
Rhode Island State040080
Vermont200620
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Yale*L 0–2624,006[2]
October 1American International*
W 14–0
October 8Springfield*Springfield, MAL 7–26
October 15at Maine
T 12–12
October 22Newport NTS*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 125–0
October 29at Kent State*L 0–27
November 5Rhode Island State
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 23–0
November 12New Hampshire
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 27–77,000[3]
November 19at Ohio Wesleyan*L 12–43
  • *Non-conference game

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References


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