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American college football season
The 1956 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the
University of Connecticut in the
1956 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach
Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–2–1.
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | 2:00 p.m. |
Springfield* | | L 12–41 | 6,000 |
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September 29 | | at
Yale* | | L 14–19 | 17,828 |
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October 6 | |
Rutgers* | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT
| W 27–7 | 7,429 |
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October 13 | |
UMass | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT (
rivalry)
| W 71–6 | | |
October 20 | |
Maine | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT
| W 13–7 | | |
October 26 | |
Delaware* | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT
| W 26–14 | 5,656 |
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November 3 | | at
New Hampshire | | T 0–0 | 8,000 |
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November 10 | |
Northeastern* | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT
| W 26–0 | | |
November 17 | | at
Rhode Island | | W 51–6 | | |
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References
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2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from
the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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"Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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^ Newell, Bill (September 22, 1956).
"Connecticut Opens Grid Season Today".
Hartford Courant.
Hartford, Connecticut. p. 13. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
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^ Newell, Bill (September 23, 1956).
"Springfield Routs Connecticut, 41-12".
Hartford Courant.
Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Yale Escapes Upset, Nips Conn., 19 to 14".
The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1956. p. 59 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Newell, Bill (October 7, 1956).
"Connecticut Thumps Rutgers by 27-7".
The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Lee, Bill (October 28, 1956).
"Connecticut Rallies to Beat Delaware".
The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Bill Newell (November 4, 1956).
"Wildcats, Uconn Play Scoreless Tie". The Hartford Courant. p. 1D – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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