1968 Connecticut Huskies football team
American college football season
1968 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 4–6 (4–1 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach John Toner, and completed the season with a record of 4–6.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Vermont |
| W 21–0 | 7,819–8,000 | [3][4] |
September 28 | at Yale* |
| L 14–31 | 33,373 | [5] |
October 5 | at New Hampshire |
| L 10–17 | 8,500 | |
October 12 | at Davidson* | L 18–30 | 7,500 | [6] | |
October 19 | Maine |
| W 29–0 | 6,400–6,407 | [7] |
October 26 | at UMass | W 27–20 | 17,500 | ||
November 2 | Boston University* |
| L 23–33 | 12,053 | |
November 9 | at Rutgers* |
| L 15–27 | 10,000 | [8] |
November 16 | Rhode Island |
| W 35–6 | 10,500–11,384 | [9] |
November 23 | at Holy Cross* | L 24–27 | 7,331 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Sophs excel as UConn rolls". The Hartford Courant. September 22, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (September 29, 1968). "UConns defeated, 31–14". The New York Times. p. S1.
- ^ "Davidson tops UConn by 30 to 18". The Hartford Courant. October 13, 1968. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ Caruso, Mike (November 10, 1968). "Policastro, Mitchell lead Rutgers past Connecticut". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Holy Cross scores, 27–24". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. S4.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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