The 1919 Connecticut Aggies football team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1919 college football season. The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Roy J. Guyer, and completed the season with a record of 2–6. There was no team in 1917 or 1918 due to World War I.[1] After the first game against New Hampshire, Aggie junior Gardner Dow died of injuries from a tackle he delivered in the fourth quarter. The school would name the Athletic Fields on which many sports competed for him.[2][3][4]
1919 Connecticut Aggies football | |
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Conference | Athletic League of New England State Colleges |
Record | 2–6 (1–2 New England) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Gardner Dow Athletic Fields |
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 27 | at New Hampshire | Durham, NH | L 0–13 | [5][6] |
October 4 | at Massachusetts |
| L 7–15 | |
October 11 | at Trinity (CT)* | L 0–6 | ||
October 18 | at Stevens* | Hoboken, NJ | L 0–35 | |
October 25 | at Holy Cross* | L 0–69 | [7] | |
November 1 | New York Aggies* |
| L 7–33 | |
November 8 | Boston University* |
| W 7–0 | |
November 22 | at Rhode Island State | Kingston, RI (rivalry) | W 7–3 | |
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References
edit- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ Roy, Mark (September 27, 2004). "Football Player Gardner Dow Remembered, 85 Years Later". University of Connecticut Advance. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ Anthony, Mike (March 29, 2014). "Football Death Of Gardner Dow Silenced UConn Campus In 1919". Hartford Courant. Hartford, CT. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Tackle Plunge at Durham, N H, Fatal". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1919. p. 19. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire Wins First Game". The New Hampshire. Vol. 9, no. 1. October 1, 1919. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
- ^ "Holy Cross Easy Winner: Runs Ahead 69 to 0 in Game with Connecticut Aggies". The New York Times. October 26, 1919. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.