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1942 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1942 Connecticut Huskies football
New England Conference co-champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record6–2 (2–0 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 0 0 6 0 0
Connecticut + 2 0 0 6 2 0
Northeastern 0 1 0 0 5 1
Rhode Island State 0 2 0 3 3 0
Maine 0 2 0 2 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1942 college football season. The Huskies were led by ninth-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 6–2. No team was fielded in 1943 due to World War II.[1]

Connecticut State was ranked at No. 191 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Maryland*L 0–346,000[3]
October 3Massachusetts State*
W 26–0
October 10Wesleyan*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 7–20
October 17at Maine
W 26–74,000[4]
October 24Springfield*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 21–14
October 31at Middlebury*Middlebury, VTW 32–0
November 7Rhode Island State
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 13–6
November 14at Coast Guard*
W 16–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maryland routs Connecticut by 34–0". The Sunday Star. September 27, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UConns Down Maine, 26-7: Visitors Tally Four Times As Result Of Aerials". The Bangor Daily News. October 19, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.