1956 Connecticut Huskies football team

1956 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
1956 record	6–2–1 (3–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Robert Ingalls
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1956 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Connecticut $	3	–	0	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Maine	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	1	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Vermont	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
UMass	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956 college football season. The Huskies were led by fifth year head coach Robert Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 6–2–1.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Springfield*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	L 12–41
September 29	at Yale*	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	L 14–19
October 6	Rutgers*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 27–7
October 13	UMass	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT (Rivalry)	W 71–6
October 20	Maine	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 13–7
October 26	Delaware*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 26–14
November 3	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	T 0–0
November 10	Northeastern*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 26–0
November 17	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 51–6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

References

↑ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
↑ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

Connecticut Huskies football

Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Rentschler Field (2003–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games UCF (Civil Conflict) Rhode Island (Ramnapping Trophy) UMass

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" University of Connecticut Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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