1942 Connecticut Huskies football team

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 would be fielded in 1943 due to World War II.[1][2]

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
1942 New England Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire + 3 –0 –06 –0 –0
Connecticut + 2 –0 –06 –2 –0
Northeastern 0 –1 –00 –5 –1
Rhode Island State 0 –2 –03 –3 –0
Maine 0 –2 –02 –4 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Maryland*
L 0–34
October 3Massachusetts State*
W 26–0
October 10Wesleyan*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 7–20
October 17at MaineOrono, MEW 26–7
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. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.


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