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1940 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1940 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record4–4 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 New England Conference football standings
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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Coast Guard*
W 10–9
October 5Massachusetts State*
W 13–0
October 12Wesleyan*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 6–0
October 19at MaineOrono, MEW 13–6[3]
October 26Buffalo*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 6–7
November 2at Rutgers*L 7–457,000[4]
November 9Rhode Island State
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 12–137,000[5]
November 16at New HampshireL 0–9[6]
  • *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 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.