1949 Connecticut Huskies football team

1949 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	J. Orlean Christian (15th season)
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields

1949 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maine +	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
UMass	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Vermont	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–26	24,006	[2]
October 1	American International*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 14–0
October 8	Springfield*	Springfield, MA	L 7–26
October 15	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	T 12–12
October 22	Newport NTS*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 125–0
October 29	at Kent State*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 0–27
November 5	Rhode Island State	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 23–0
November 12	New Hampshire	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 27–7	7,000	[3]
November 19	at Ohio Wesleyan*	Selby Field Delaware, OH	L 12–43
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Maine, Connecticut Share Conference Title". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Associated Press. November 19, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. Dove, Roger (September 25, 1949). "Yale Survives Early Scare to Whip Connecticut, 26-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. part IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Keyes, Frank (November 13, 1949). "Connecticut Huskies Whip New Hampshire By 27 To 7". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 2C. Retrieved December 15, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
5. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.