1952 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1952 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–3 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Bob Ingalls (1st season)
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Yankee Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 1 0 5 3 0
Maine + 3 1 0 4 3 0
Rhode Island + 3 1 0 7 1 0
UMass 1 2 0 4 3 1
Vermont 0 1 0 2 5 0
New Hampshire 0 4 0 2 4 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1952 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1952 college football season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 5–3.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Yale*
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 13–3426,500[2]
September 27Buffalo*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 6–7
October 4UMass
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 26–13
October 11Maine
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 13–7
October 18at Delaware*W 25–134,419[3]
October 25at New Hampshire
W 16–12
November 1at Brown*L 13–214,500[4]
November 15at Rhode IslandL 25–28
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Black, Lou (September 21, 1952). "Yale Wins Lid-Lifter 34 to 13". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (October 26, 1952). "Irv Panciera Paces Attack in UConns Fourth Triumph". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown Sets Back Connecticut, 21-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 9, 1952. p. S2.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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