1919 Connecticut Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1919 Connecticut Aggies football Athletic League of New England State Colleges New England 2–6 1–2 Roy J. Guyer 1st Gardner Dow Athletic Fields 1916 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.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf UConn Huskies 2015 UConn Football Media Guide 10 September 2015 119 18 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118130900/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf dead 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.Mark Roy Football Player Gardner Dow Remembered, 85 Years Later http://advance.uconn.edu/2004/040927/040927hs.htm University of Connecticut Advance 27 September 2004 10 September 2015https://www.courant.com/2014/03/29/football-death-of-gardner-dow-silenced-uconn-campus-in-1919-2/ Hartford Courant 29 March 2014 Mike Anthony 10 September 2015 Hartford, CT Football Death Of Gardner Dow Silenced UConn Campus In 1919http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/connecticut/1915-1919_yearly_results.php Connecticut Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse 22 November 2015 5 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905191847/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/connecticut/1915-1919_yearly_results.php dead Schedule September 27 l y New Hampshire Durham, NH 0–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45147611/tackle_plunge_at_durham_n_h_fatal/ Tackle Plunge at Durham, N H, Fatal The Boston Globe 19 September 28, 1919 February 18, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/tnh:0251 https://web.archive.org/web/20200221040739/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/tnh:0251 dead February 21, 2020 New Hampshire Wins First Game The New Hampshire 9 1 October 1, 1919 1 library.unh.edu February 20, 2020 October 4 l y Massachusetts Alumni Field Amherst, MA rivalry 7–15 October 11 l y y 1919 Trinity Bantams Trinity (CT) Trinity Field Hartford, CT 0–6 October 18 l y y 1919 Stevens Stevens Hoboken, NJ 0–35 October 25 l y y Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA 0–69 Holy Cross Easy Winner: Runs Ahead 69 to 0 in Game with Connecticut Aggies The New York Times October 26, 1919 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98135376/holy-cross-easy-winner/ Newspapers.com November 1 l y 1919 New York Aggies New York Aggies Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 7–33 November 8 w y 1919 Boston University Boston University Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 7–0 November 22 w y Rhode Island State Kingston, RI rivalry 7–3 References Connecticut Category:UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Aggies football