1973 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1973 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–2–1 (5–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Rhode Island 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
UMass 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Boston University 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maine 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Vermont 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1973 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Larry Naviaux, and completed the season with a record of 8–2–1.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Lehigh*
L 20–2210,089[3]
September 22at Vermont
W 26–142,350–4,000[4]
September 29at Yale*
W 27–1316,714[5]
October 6New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 7–313,524–13,528[6]
October 13at No. 1 Delaware*
L 7–3520,751[7]
October 20at Maine
W 30–32,000–4,000[8]
October 27UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 28–615,551
November 3Rutgers*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 27–1913,793[9]
November 10at Boston University
W 19–104,557
November 17at Rhode Island
T 7–712,092
November 24Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 10–910,286[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

After the season[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

Main article: 1974 NFL Draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
11 272 Eric Torkelson Running back Green Bay Packers

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (September 16, 1973). "Lehigh rally beats UConns by 22–20". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Torkelson leads UConn past Vermont, 26–14". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Wallace, William N. (September 30, 1973). "Connecticut stuns Yale, 27–13". The New York Times. p. S5.
  6. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Smith, George (October 14, 1973). "Delaware buries UConn 35–7 for 20th straight triumph". The Hartford Courant. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  9. ^ Lee, Bill (November 4, 1973). "UConn stuns Rutgers, 27–19". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Keyes, Frank (November 25, 1973). "UConn beats HC, 10–9 on last minute kick". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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