1945 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1945 Connecticut Huskies football New England Conference New England 7–1 2–0 J. Orlean Christian 11th Gardner Dow Athletic Fields New England Conference co-champion The 1945 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1945 college football season. The Huskies were led by 11th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 7–1.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 Schedule September 29 w y y 1945 Worcester Tech Engineers Worcester Tech Worcester, MA 46–0 October 6 w y 1945 Middlebury Panthers Middlebury Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 28–6 October 13 l y y 1945 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Franklin & Marshall Sponaugle–Williamson Field Lancaster, PA 0–19 October 20 w y Maine Gardner Dow Memorial Field Storrs, CT 18–12 5,000 Walt Trojanowski Leads Connecticut To 18-12 Triumph Over Maine Eleven The Hartford Courant October 21, 1945 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52818435/trojanowski-leads-connecticut-to-18-12/ Newspapers.comTrojanowski Stars as Connecticut Tops Maine Eleven, 18-12 The Boston Globe October 21, 1945 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52818448/trojanowski-stars-as-connecticut-tops/ Newspapers.com October 27 w y y Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA 33–6 5,000 Connecticut Tops Lehigh The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 28, 1945 S3 November 3 w y 1945 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 33–0 November 10 w y Maine Alumni Field Orono, ME 53–0 Trojanowski Scores Four Times As Connecticut Triumphs By 53 To 0 Margin The Hartford Courant November 11, 1945 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52818537/trojanowski-scores-four-times-as/ Newspapers.com November 17 w y Boston University Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT 54–0 4,000 Trojanowski Scores 4 More T.D.'s, Conn. Tops B. U., 54-0 The Boston Globe November 18, 1945 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95460028/trojanowski-scores-4-more-tds-conn/ Newspapers.com After the season NFL draft 1946 NFL draft The following Huskies were drafted into the National Football League following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1946/draft.htm 1946 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com July 29, 2023 UConn Huskies 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL club 649Walt TrojanowskiBackWashington Redskins974Walt DropoEndChicago Bears References Connecticut Category:UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Huskies football