1940 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Connecticut Huskies football New England Conference New England 4–4 1–2 J. Orlean Christian 7th Gardner Dow Athletic Fields The 1940 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1940 college football season. The Huskies were led by seventh-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 4–4.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 16 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 was ranked at No. 315 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 27 w y 1940 Coast Guard Bears Coast Guard Cadet Memorial Field New London, CT 10–9 October 5 w y Massachusetts State Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT rivalry 13–0 October 12 w y 1940 Wesleyan Cardinals Wesleyan Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 6–0 October 19 w y Maine Orono, ME 13–6 Connecticut Defeats U. of Maine, 13 to 6 The Bangor Daily News October 21, 1940 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120345429/connecticut-defeats-u-of-maine-13-to-6/ Newspapers.com October 26 l y Buffalo Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 6–7 November 2 l y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ 7–45 7,000 Rutgers Swamps Connecticut By Score of 45 to 7 The Sunday Times Jack Casey New Brunswick, New Jersey November 3, 1940 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120282651/rutgers-swamps-connecticut-by-score-of/ Newspapers.com November 9 l Rhode Island State Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT rivalry 12–13 7,000 Rhode Island Overcomes 12 Points Deficit To Conquer Connecticut, 13 To 12: 7000 Watch Rams Defeat Nutmeg Foes The Hartford Courant William Newell November 10, 1940 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120349811/rhode-island-overcomes-12-points/ Newspapers.com November 16 l y New Hampshire Lewis Field Durham, NH 0–9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39886682/new_hampshire_scores_touchdown_and/ New Hampshire Scores Touchdown And Field Goal To Defeat Connecticut, 9-0 Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 49 November 17, 1940 November 30, 2019 newspapers.com References Connecticut Category:UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Huskies football