The 1974 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Larry Naviaux, and completed the season with a record of 4–6.[1]
| 1974 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–3 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Vermont | W 36–22 | 4,752–8,752 | [2][3] | |
| September 28 | at Yale* | L 7–20 | 37,382 | [4] | |
| October 5 | at New Hampshire | W 41–24 | 11,240 | ||
| October 12 | No. 2 Delaware* |
| L 6–15 | 13,695 | [5] |
| October 19 | Maine |
| L 0–7 | 11,305–11,350 | [6] |
| October 26 | at UMass | W 10–9 | 16,900 | ||
| November 2 | at Rutgers* | W 9–7 | 12,500 | [7] | |
| November 9 | Boston University |
| L 17–27 | 9,998 | [8] |
| November 16 | Rhode Island |
| L 13–14 | 11,270 | |
| November 23 | at Holy Cross* | L 14–23 | 11,441 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Huskies outlast Vermont, 36–22". Hartford Courant. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Yale outside sweeps conquer Connecticut, 20–7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1974. p. S4.
- ^ Price, Terry (October 13, 1974). "Delaware squeaks past UConn". Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1974). "UConn Beats Rutgers on Sinay's Boots". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BU Throttles UConn, 27 to 17". The Hartford Courant. November 10, 1974. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, George (November 24, 1974). "Crusaders beat Huskies, 23–14". Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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