1957 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1957 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island + 3 0 15 2 1
Connecticut + 3 0 15 4 1
Maine 2 2 04 4 0
UMass 1 2 11 5 1
Vermont 0 2 02 5 0
New Hampshire 0 3 10 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1957 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 5–4–1.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 211:30 p.m.at Springfield*L 14–195,100[3][4][5]
September 28at Yale*L 0–2724,196[6]
October 5at Rutgers*L 7–145,500[7]
October 12UMassW 19–6
October 19at Maine
W 19–0
October 26Delaware*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 13–97,643[8]
November 2New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 18–0
November 9at Northeastern*W 46–14
November 16Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
T 0–0
November 23at Boston University*L 7–32

[9]

After the season

NFL draft

The following Husky was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
18210Lenny KingBackWashington Redskins

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. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. Newell, Bill (September 21, 1957). "Connecticut Opens Season Against Springfield Today". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. Newell, Bill (September 22, 1957). "Plumb's Passing Wrecks Connecticut". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. Newell, Bill (September 22, 1957). "Springfield (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 2D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. Newell, Bill (September 29, 1957). "Yale Drubs Uconns in Opener, 27-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D via Newspapers.com.
  7. Newell, Bill (October 6, 1957). "Rutgers Tallies on Long Runs to Tumble Connecticut 14-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2D via Newspapers.com.
  8. Lee, Bill (October 27, 1957). "Huskies Upset Delaware Eleven, 13-9". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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