1945 Connecticut Huskies football team

1945 Connecticut Huskies football
New England Conference co-champion
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record7–1 (2–0 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 New England Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Rhode Island State + 1 – 0 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Maine 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1945 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1945 college football season. The Huskies were led by 11th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 7–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Worcester Tech*Worcester, MAW 46–0
October 6Middlebury*
W 28–6
October 13at Franklin & Marshall*
L 0–19
October 20at Maine
  • Gardner Dow Memorial Field
  • Storrs, CT
W 18–125,000[2][3]
October 27at Lehigh*
W 33–65,000[4]
November 3Amherst*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 33–0
November 10at Maine
W 53–0[5]
November 17Boston University*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 54–04,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1946 NFL draft

The following Huskies were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 49 Walt Trojanowski Back Washington Redskins
9 74 Walt Dropo End Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Walt Trojanowski Leads Connecticut To 18-12 Triumph Over Maine Eleven". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 1945. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Trojanowski Stars as Connecticut Tops Maine Eleven, 18-12". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1945. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Connecticut Tops Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1945. p. S3.
  5. ^ "Trojanowski Scores Four Times As Connecticut Triumphs By 53 To 0 Margin". The Hartford Courant. November 11, 1945. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Trojanowski Scores 4 More T.D.'s, Conn. Tops B. U., 54-0". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1945. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1946 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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