1941 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1941 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	2–6 (0–2 New England)
Head coach	J. Orlean Christian (8th season)
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons← 1940 1942 →

The 1941 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1941 college football season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 2–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Coast Guard*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	L 0–7
October 4	at Massachusetts State*	Alumni Field Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 6–8
October 11	at Wesleyan*	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	L 0–7
October 18	Maine	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	L 13–14
October 25	at Springfield*	Springfield, MA	W 25–8
November 1	Middlebury*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 7–0
November 8	at Rhode Island State	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 0–6	4,000
November 15	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 7–32	10,500
*Non-conference game

2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
"Connecticut Nearly Pulls Game Out Of Fire Before Bowing To Maine, 14 To 13". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 19, 1941. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
"Uconns Blank Rhode Island, Fumbles Help". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
Ed Isaacs (November 16, 1941). "Rutgers Defeats Connecticut By Score of 32 To 7". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.

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