1940 Connecticut Huskies football team

1940 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	4–4 (1–2 New England)
Head coach	J. Orlean Christian (7th season)
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields

1940 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire $	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1940 college football season. The Huskies were led by seventh-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 4–4.^[1]

Connecticut was ranked at No. 315 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Coast Guard*	Cadet Memorial Field New London, CT	W 10–9
October 5	Massachusetts State*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 13–0
October 12	Wesleyan*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 6–0
October 19	at Maine	Orono, ME	W 13–6		[3]
October 26	Buffalo*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	L 6–7
November 2	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 7–45	7,000	[4]
November 9	Rhode Island State	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 12–13	7,000	[5]
November 16	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH	L 0–9		[6]
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Connecticut Defeats U. of Maine, 13 to 6". The Bangor Daily News. October 21, 1940. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Jack Casey (November 3, 1940). "Rutgers Swamps Connecticut By Score of 45 to 7". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. William Newell (November 10, 1940). "Rhode Island Overcomes 12 Points Deficit To Conquer Connecticut, 13 To 12: 7000 Watch Rams Defeat Nutmeg Foes". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "New Hampshire Scores Touchdown And Field Goal To Defeat Connecticut, 9-0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 17, 1940. p. 49. Retrieved November 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.