Connecticut Football Team History
Connecticut Huskies
University of Cionnecticut
Storrs, CT
Founded: 1881 Stadium: Rentschler Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Navy Blue & White Coach: D. Robert Ingalls Conference: Colonial Athletic-
1959 Season Highlights
D. Robert Ingalls enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Connecticut.
The Huskies won the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Springfield (MA)
35
8
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @ Yale
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Rutgers
8
20
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Massachusetts
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Maine
18
15
W
Fri., Oct. 23 @ Boston
7
8
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. New Hampshire
39
38
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Northeastern (MA)
30
2
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Rhode Island
34
0
W
1959 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 197
Scoring Average 21.9
Points Allowed 111
Defense Average 12.3
Opponents Record 9-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-3
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Colonial Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.