1970 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1970 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach John Toner, and completed the season with a record of 4–4–1.[1][2]

1970 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–4–2 (4–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1970 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 4 0 14 4 2
UMass 3 1 14 5 1
New Hampshire 3 2 05 3 0
Rhode Island 3 2 03 5 0
Maine 1 4 03 5 0
Vermont 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19VermontW 47–010,251[3]
September 26at Yale*L 0–1034,974[4]
October 3at New HampshireW 27–149,872
October 10at Temple*L 23–418,126–8,500[5]
October 17Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 45–1312,478
October 24at UMassT 21–2114,600
October 31Boston University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 9–3414,006
November 7at William & Mary*L 15–287,000
November 14Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 33–1216,464
November 21at Holy Cross*T 20–206,818–7,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. "Clements, Robustelli pace 47–0 UConn win". The Hartford Courant. September 20, 1970. Retrieved June 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wallace, William N. (September 27, 1970). "Yale beats Connecticut, 10–0, as Jauron scores and rushes for 116 yards". The New York Times. p. S5.
  5. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. Anderson, Woody (November 22, 1970). "UConn rally saves tie with Holy Cross". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C. Retrieved June 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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