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1974 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1974 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21VermontW 36–224,752–8,752[2][3]
September 28at Yale*L 7–2037,382[4]
October 5at New HampshireW 41–2411,240
October 12No. 2 Delaware*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 6–1513,695[5]
October 19Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 0–711,305–11,350[6]
October 26at UMassW 10–916,900
November 2at Rutgers*W 9–712,500[7]
November 9Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 17–279,998[8]
November 16Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 13–1411,270
November 23at Holy Cross*L 14–2311,441[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Huskies outlast Vermont, 36–22". Hartford Courant. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Yale outside sweeps conquer Connecticut, 20–7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1974. p. S4.
  5. ^ Price, Terry (October 13, 1974). "Delaware squeaks past UConn". Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Berlet, Bruce (November 3, 1974). "UConn Beats Rutgers on Sinay's Boots". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BU Throttles UConn, 27 to 17". The Hartford Courant. November 10, 1974. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Smith, George (November 24, 1974). "Crusaders beat Huskies, 23–14". Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.