The 1948 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1948 college football season. The Huskies were led by 14th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 3–5.[1]
1948 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 3–5 (2–1 Yankee) |
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Home stadium | Gardner Dow Athletic Fields |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connecticut was ranked at No. 190 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 2 | at Yale* | L 0–7 | 25,000 | [3] | |
October 9 | Springfield* |
| L 7–10 | ||
October 16 | Maine |
| W 34–6 | 6,200 | [4] |
October 23 | at Brown* | L 6–49 | 10,000 | [5] | |
October 30 | Champlain* |
| W 64–7 | ||
November 6 | at Rhode Island State | W 28–6 | [6] | ||
November 13 | at New Hampshire | L 7–20 | |||
November 20 | Kent State* |
| L 26–42 | ||
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References
edit- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lee, Bill (October 3, 1948). "Bulldogs Hard Pressed to Defeat Connecticut". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roger Dove (October 17, 1948). "Uconns Whip Maine Eleven By 34 To 6: Eddie Ferrigno Sparks Connecticut Before Big Homecoming Crowd". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dove, Roger (October 24, 1948). "Brown Powerhouse Defeats Connecticut Eleven, 49-6". The Hartford Daily Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Zaiman (November 7, 1948). "Uconns Drub Rhode Island Staters, 28-6". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.