1956 Connecticut Huskies football team

1956 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–2–1 (3–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Ingalls (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1956 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	3	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Maine	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Vermont	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
UMass	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1956 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956 college football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–2–1.[1]=

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	2:00 p.m.	Springfield*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 12–41	6,000	[2][3]
September 29		at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–19	17,828	[4]
October 6		Rutgers*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 27–7	7,429	[5]
October 13		UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 71–6
October 20		Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 13–7
October 26		Delaware*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 26–14	5,656	[6]
November 3		at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	T 0–0	8,000	[7]
November 10		Northeastern*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 26–0
November 17		at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 51–6
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
2. Newell, Bill (September 22, 1956). "Connecticut Opens Grid Season Today". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 13. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Newell, Bill (September 23, 1956). "Springfield Routs Connecticut, 41-12". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Yale Escapes Upset, Nips Conn., 19 to 14". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1956. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Newell, Bill (October 7, 1956). "Connecticut Thumps Rutgers by 27-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Lee, Bill (October 28, 1956). "Connecticut Rallies to Beat Delaware". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bill Newell (November 4, 1956). "Wildcats, Uconn Play Scoreless Tie". The Hartford Courant. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.