1957 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (3–0–1 Yankee) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1957 college football season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 5–4–1.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Springfield* | L 14–19 | 5,100 | [2][3][4] | |
September 28 | at Yale* | L 0–27 | 24,196 | [5] | ||
October 5 | at Rutgers* | L 7–14 | 5,500 | [6] | ||
October 12 | UMass | W 19–6 | ||||
October 19 | at Maine |
| W 19–0 | |||
October 26 | Delaware* |
| W 13–9 | 7,643 | [7] | |
November 2 | New Hampshire |
| W 18–0 | |||
November 9 | at Northeastern* | W 46–14 | ||||
November 16 | Rhode Island |
| T 0–0 | |||
November 23 | at Boston University* | L 7–32 | ||||
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After the season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]The following Husky was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[9]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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18 | 210 | Lenny King | Back | Washington Redskins |
References
[edit]- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Newell, Bill (September 21, 1957). "Connecticut Opens Season Against Springfield Today". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Newell, Bill (September 22, 1957). "Plumb's Passing Wrecks Connecticut". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Newell, Bill (September 22, 1957). "Springfield (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 2D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Newell, Bill (September 29, 1957). "Yale Drubs Uconns in Opener, 27-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newell, Bill (October 6, 1957). "Rutgers Tallies on Long Runs to Tumble Connecticut 14-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lee, Bill (October 27, 1957). "Huskies Upset Delaware Eleven, 13-9". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.