1942 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 Connecticut Huskies football New England Conference New England 6–2 2–0 J. Orlean Christian 9th Gardner Dow Athletic Fields New England Conference co-champion 1944 The 1942 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1942 college football season. The Huskies were led by ninth-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 6–2. No team was fielded in 1943 due to World War II.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 17 January 2016 120 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 Connecticut State was ranked at No. 191 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 26 l y y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 0–34 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-maryland-routs-connecticut/137233110/ The Sunday Star Maryland routs Connecticut by 34–0 September 27, 1942 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 w y Massachusetts State Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT rivalry 26–0 October 10 l y 1942 Wesleyan Cardinals Wesleyan Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 7–20 October 17 w y Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME 26–7 4,000 UConns Down Maine, 26-7: Visitors Tally Four Times As Result Of Aerials The Bangor Daily News October 19, 1942 12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-uconns-down-maine/150582052/ Newspapers.com October 24 w y 1942 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 21–14 October 31 w y y 1942 Middlebury Panthers Middlebury Middlebury, VT 32–0 November 7 w Rhode Island State Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT rivalry 13–6 November 14 w y y 1942 Coast Guard Bears Coast Guard Cadet Memorial Field New London, CT 16–0 References Connecticut Category:UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Huskies football