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Connecticut Football Team History

Connecticut Huskies

University of Cionnecticut
Storrs, CT
Founded: 1881
Stadium: Rentschler Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
Colors: Navy Blue & White
Coach: J.O. Christian
Conference: Independent-

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1896 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

J.O. Christian enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Connecticut.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Coast Guard	10	9	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Massachusetts	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Wesleyan (CT)	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Maine	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Buffalo	6	7	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Rutgers	7	45	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Rhode Island	12	13	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ New Hampshire	0	9	L

1940 Season Totals
Record	4-4
Points Scored	67
Scoring Average	8.4
Points Allowed	89
Defense Average	11.1
Opponents Record	9-16
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	2-2

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1940 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	4-4	67	89					J.O. Christian
Boston College	11-0	339	65	Won 19-13				Frank W. Leahy
Notre Dame	7-2	168	67					Elmer F. Layden
Navy	6-2-1	106	46					Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State	6-1-1	135	46					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Cincinnati	5-3-1	132	48					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
East Carolina	5-3	143	70					John Christenbury
Ohio	5-2-2	89	32					Don Peden
Central Michigan	4-3-1	88	60					Ron Finch
Nevada	4-4-1	259	79					James W. Jim Aiken
Temple	4-4-1	155	113					Ray Morrison
Virginia	4-5	117	103					Frank J. Murray
West Virginia	4-4-1	127	94					William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo	3-5	47	116					Jim Peele
Georgia Southern	3-5	91	184					Crook Smith
Massachusetts	1-8	33	142					Elbert Carraway
Michigan State	3-4-1	108	76					Charles W. Bachman
Pittsburgh	3-4-1	85	102					Charles W. Bowser
Syracuse	3-4-1	114	134					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Western Michigan	2-5	77	117					Mitchell Gary
Army	1-7-1	54	197					William H. Wood
Eastern Michigan	1-5-1	34	125					Elton J. Rynearson
Miami Ohio	0-7-1	32	200					Frank Wilton

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1940 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.