1959 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–3 (4–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
UMass 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maine 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
New Hampshire 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Rhode Island 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Vermont 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–3.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Springfield*
W 35–88,208
September 26at Yale*
L 0–2030,268[3]
October 3at Rutgers*
L 8–207,500[4]
October 10UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 26–09,147
October 17at Maine
W 18–155,800
October 23at Boston University*
L 7–810,000
October 31New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 39–386,049–6,200[5]
November 7at Northeastern*
W 30–22,500
November 14Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 34–010,300–10,352[6]
  • *Non-conference 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 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (September 27, 1959). "Yale Trounces Uconns by 20-0 Before 30,268". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1A – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Newell, Bill (October 4, 1959). "Rutgers Turns Back Connecticut 20-8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.


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