1957 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1957 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 5–4–1.^[1][2]

1957 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Ingalls (6th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rhode Island +	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Connecticut +	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Maine	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
UMass	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Vermont	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	1:30 p.m.	at Springfield*	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 14–19	5,100	^[3]^[4]^[5]
September 28		at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–27	24,196	^[6]
October 5		at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–14	5,500	^[7]
October 12		UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 19–6
October 19		at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 19–0
October 26		Delaware*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 13–9	7,643	^[8]
November 2		New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 18–0
November 9		at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 46–14
November 16		Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	T 0–0
November 23		at Boston University*	Boston University Field Boston, MA	L 7–32
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1958 NFL Draft

The following Husky was drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[10]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
18	210	Lenny King	Back	Washington Redskins

References

1. (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
3. Newell, Bill (September 21, 1957). "Connecticut Opens Season Against Springfield Today". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. Newell, Bill (September 22, 1957). "Plumb's Passing Wrecks Connecticut". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. Newell, Bill (September 22, 1957). "Springfield (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 2D. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. Newell, Bill (September 29, 1957). "Yale Drubs Uconns in Opener, 27-0". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
7. Newell, Bill (October 6, 1957). "Rutgers Tallies on Long Runs to Tumble Connecticut 14-7". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Lee, Bill (October 27, 1957). "Huskies Upset Delaware Eleven, 13-9". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
10. "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.