| 1971 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (3–1–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Robert Casciola, and completed the season with a record of 5–3–1.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Vermont | L 7–20 | 7,200–7,300 | [2] | |
| September 25 | at Yale* | L 0–23 | 25,778 | [3] | |
| October 2 | New Hampshire | W 28–21 | 10,177 | ||
| October 9 | Temple* |
| L 0–38 | 10,071 | [4] |
| October 16 | at Maine | W 21–7 | 8,500 | ||
| October 23 | UMass |
| T 3–3 | 14,386 | |
| October 29 | at Boston University* | W 14–10 | 8,313 | [5] | |
| November 13 | at Rhode Island | W 10–6 | 6,819 | ||
| November 20 | Holy Cross* |
| W 24–17 | 14,397 | [6] |
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References
[edit]- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Catamounts hand UConn 20–7 setback". Hartford Courant. September 19, 1971. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wallace, William N. (September 26, 1971). "Yale vanquishes Connecticut, 23–0". The New York Times. p. S5.
- ^ Woody Anderson (October 10, 1971). "Versatile Temple Outclasses UConn In 38-0 Slaughter". The Hartford Courant. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Monahan (October 30, 1971). "UConn trips BU, 14-10". The Boston Globe. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Canfield, Owen (November 21, 1971). "UConn rally tops Crusaders". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.