1969 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1969 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UMass $ 5 0 06 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 05 4 0
Maine 3 2 05 4 0
Vermont 2 3 03 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 03 5 0
Rhode Island 1 4 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1969 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by fourth year head coach John Toner, and completed the season with a record of 5–4.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at VermontW 26–66,500[3]
September 27at Yale*W 19–1536,421[4]
October 4New HampshireL 6–1411,270
October 18at MaineW 28–79,500–9,561[5]
October 25UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 7–2815,134
November 1at Boston University*L 21–377,775–8,000[6][7]
November 8Rutgers*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 28–2210,346[8]
November 15at Rhode IslandW 25–153,700
November 22Baldwin–Wallace*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 33–4311,354
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. "Connecticut whips Catamounts, 26–6 as Mike Zito sets rushing record". The Hartford Courant. September 21, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wallace, William N. (September 28, 1969). "Elis bow, 19–15, to Connecticut". The New York Times. p. S1.
  5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  6. Joe Concannon (November 2, 1969). "Fancy Stepping by Taylor Leads Terriers Past UConn". The Boston Globe. p. 98 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. Newell, Bill (November 9, 1969). "UConn Sets Records in 28-22 Win". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C. Retrieved June 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.


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