1950 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1950 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5 (0–3 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Arthur Valpey
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Yankee Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 0 0 8 0 0
Maine 3 1 0 5 1 1
Rhode Island State 2 2 0 3 5 0
UMass 1 1 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 3 0 2 5 0
Connecticut 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1950 college football season. The Huskies were led by first year head coach Arthur Valpey, and completed the season with a record of 3–5.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Yale*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 0–2524,000[3]
September 30American International*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 14–25
October 7Ohio Wesleyan*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 20–14
October 14at Springfield*Springfield, MAW 13–12
October 21Maine
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 7–16
October 28NYU*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 14–78,000[4]
November 4at New Hampshire
L 7–21[5]
November 18at Rhode Island StateL 7–14
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (September 24, 1950). "Spears Sparks Yale to 25-0 Victory over Connecticut Gridmen". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Griffith, Owen (October 29, 1950). "Huskies Win over Violets by 14-7 Score". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats Top Huskies, 21-7, To Win Title". The Hartford Courant. November 5, 1950. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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