1953 Connecticut Huskies football team

1953 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–4–1 (2–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1953 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Rhode Island + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Yale*
L 0–3220,000[2]
October 3at UMass
W 41–0
October 10St. Lawrence*
W 26–6
October 17at MaineOrono, MET 18–18
October 24Delaware*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 7–3010,800[3]
October 31New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 6–0
November 7at Brown*
L 7–423,000[4]
November 14Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 13–19
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Newell, Bill (September 27, 1953). "Yale Trims Uconns with Late Splurge". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lee, Bill (October 25, 1953). "Five-Minute Onslaught Tramples Huskies, 30-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ahern, John (November 8, 1953). "Thompson Scores 3 Times as Brown Beats Conn., 42-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1953 Connecticut)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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