1959 Connecticut Huskies football team

1959 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–3 (4–0 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Ingalls (8th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1959 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1959 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959 college football season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–3.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Springfield*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–8	8,208
September 26	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–20	30,268	[2]
October 3	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 8–20	7,500	[3]
October 10	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 26–0	9,147
October 17	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 18–15	5,800
October 23	at Boston University*	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 7–8	10,000
October 31	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 39–38	6,049–6,200	[4]
November 7	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 30–2	2,500
November 14	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 34–0	10,300–10,352	[5]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
2. Newell, Bill (September 27, 1959). "Yale Trounces Uconns by 20-0 Before 30,268". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1A – via Newspapers.com.
3. Newell, Bill (October 4, 1959). "Rutgers Turns Back Connecticut 20-8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.