1963 Connecticut Huskies football team

1963 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–6 (1–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Ingalls (12th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1963 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Maine	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vermont	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by 12th-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 2–6.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–3	30,610–30,614	[2]
October 5	at Temple*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–9	9,000	[3]
October 12	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 3–21	10,937
October 19	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 12–35	9,300
October 26	No. 3 Delaware*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 14–26	8,087	[4]
November 2	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–6	6,485
November 9	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 22–0	1,500
November 16	vs. Rhode Island	Providence City Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 12–13	4,500–4,812	[5]
November 23	Holy Cross	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	Canceled
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
2. Laney, Al (September 29, 1963). "Yale Scared Silly, but Beats UConns". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Keyes, Frank (October 6, 1963). "Temple Overtakes UConns". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple's Gridders Upset Connecticut". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. October 6, 1963. p. 2D.
4. Lee, Bill (October 27, 1963). "Delaware Struggles to Down UConns". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.