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1942 Connecticut Huskies football
New England Conference co-champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record6–2 (2–0 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons← 19411944 →
1942 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Connecticut + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Northeastern 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Maine 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1942 college football season. The Huskies were led by ninth-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 6–2. No team was fielded in 1943 due to World War II.

Connecticut State was ranked at No. 191 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Maryland*L 0–346,000
October 3Massachusetts State*W 26–0
October 10Wesleyan*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 7–20
October 17at MaineW 26–74,000
October 24Springfield*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 21–14
October 31at Middlebury*Middlebury, VTW 32–0
November 7Rhode Island State
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 13–6
November 14at Coast Guard*W 16–0
  • *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 17, 2016.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Maryland routs Connecticut by 34–0". The Sunday Star. September 27, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UConns Down Maine, 26-7: Visitors Tally Four Times As Result Of Aerials". The Bangor Daily News. October 19, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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