1974 Connecticut Huskies football team

1974 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–6 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Larry Naviaux (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1974 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass +	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine +	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boston University	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Larry Naviaux, and completed the season with a record of 4–6.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Vermont	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 36–22	4,752–8,752	[2][3]
September 28	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–20	37,382	[4]
October 5	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 41–24	11,240
October 12	No. 2 Delaware*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 6–15	13,695	[5]
October 19	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–7	11,305–11,350	[6]
October 26	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	W 10–9	16,900
November 2	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 9–7	12,500	[7]
November 9	Boston University	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 17–27	9,998	[8]
November 16	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 13–14	11,270
November 23	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 14–23	11,441	[9]
*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 27, 2016.
2. "Huskies outlast Vermont, 36–22". Hartford Courant. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
4. "Yale outside sweeps conquer Connecticut, 20–7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1974. p. S4.
5. Price, Terry (October 13, 1974). "Delaware squeaks past UConn". Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
7. Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1974). "UConn Beats Rutgers on Sinay's Boots". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
8. "BU Throttles UConn, 27 to 17". The Hartford Courant. November 10, 1974. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
9. Smith, George (November 24, 1974). "Crusaders beat Huskies, 23–14". Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.