1961 Connecticut Huskies football team

1961 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–7 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Ingalls (10th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1961 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maine $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
UMass	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Vermont	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1961 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1961 college football season. The Huskies were led by tenth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 2–7.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–18	34,786	[2]
October 7	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 12–35	11,000	[3]
October 14	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 13–31	10,079
October 21	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–2	8,000	[4]
October 28	Buffalo*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–30	7,087	[5]
November 4	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 30–23	7,400–7,464	[6]
November 11	at Boston University*	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 6–14	8,000	[7]
November 18	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 37–0	6,000
November 25	Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 3–14	7,936	[8][9]
*Non-conference game

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After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1962 NFL draft

The following Huskies were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[11]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
11	153	Dave Bishop	Back	New York Giants
16	213	John Contoulis	Tackle	New York Giants

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 (October 1, 1961). "Yale Pummels Connecticut by 18-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
3. Newell, Bill (October 8, 1961). "Rutgers Trounces Connecticut by 35-12". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Owen Osborne (October 23, 1961). "Maine Nips UConn To Stay Unbeaten". Bangor Daily News. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Bill Newell (October 29, 1961). "Buffalo Whips Connecticut by 30-7: Bulls' 12th Man Spoils Long TD for Sgruletta". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
7. Tom Fitzgerald (November 12, 1961). "BU Downs UConn for 4th in Row". The Boston Globe. pp. 83, 87 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Holy Cross Beats Connecticut, 14-3". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 26, 1961. p. S3.
9. Clif Keane (November 26, 1961). "Holy Cross Tips UConns, 14-3". The Boston Globe. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
11. "1962 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.