1929 Connecticut Aggies football team

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1929 Connecticut Aggies football
Conference New England Conference
Record4–4 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Field
Seasons
  1928
1930  
1929 New England Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $ 2 0 07 2 0
Rhode Island State 1 1 05 2 1
Connecticut 1 2 04 4 0
Maine 1 2 02 5 0
Massachusetts 0 0 03 4 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1929 Connecticut Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the New England Conference during the 1929 college football season. The Aggies were led by seventh year head coach Sumner Dole, and completed the season with a record of 4–4. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Gardner Dow Field in Storrs, Connecticut.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Amherst *L 0–7 [3]
October 5at Wesleyan *
W 13–0 [4]
October 12 Maine
W 20–7 [5]
October 19at Tufts * Medford, MA L 0–7 [6]
October 26 Coast Guard *
  • Gardner Dow Field
  • Storrs, CT
W 19–0 [7]
November 2 Vermont *
  • Gardner Dow Field
  • Storrs, CT
W 34–0 [8]
November 9 New Hampshire Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Gardner Dow Field
  • Storrs, CT
L 0–75,000 [9]
November 16at Rhode Island State L 6–193,500 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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The 1975 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by third year head coach Larry Naviaux, and completed the season with a record of 4–7.

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The 1984 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 3–8.

References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. Albert W. Keane (September 29, 1929). "Powerful Amherst Eleven Turns Back Fighting Conn. Aggie Team, 7 to 0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Henry C. Niles (October 6, 1929). "Connecticut Aggies Raid Andrus Field to Defeat Wesleyan Eleven, 13 to 0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. William J. Lee (October 13, 1929). "Conn. Aggies Drive Through Maine Eleven For Decisive Grid Victory, 20 to 7". The Hartford Courant. p. 2C via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Conn. Aggies Bow To Tufts In Second Period, 7 To 0". The Hartford Courant. October 20, 1929. p. 4C via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Conn. Aggies Slow In Starting, Stop Coast Guard". The Hartford Courant. October 27, 1929. p. 2C via Newspapers.com.
  8. Henry C.Niles (November 3, 1929). "Lamoureux Runs Wild as Conn. Aggies Bury Vermont Under Five Touchdowns". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ronald P. Melcher (November 10, 1929). "Wildcats, Held In Check By Aggies, Break Through In Final Minutes To Win, 7-0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1.
  10. "Surprising Rhode Island Eleven Upsets Connecticut Aggies by 19 to 6 Score". The Hartford Courant. November 17, 1929. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.