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1960 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1960 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–4 (3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 1 0 5 4 0
UMass + 3 1 0 7 2 0
Maine 3 2 0 4 3 1
New Hampshire 2 2 0 4 3 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 2 0 1 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1960 college football season. The Huskies were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Ingalls, and completed the season with a record of 5–4.[1]

After the end of the season, an investigation revealed that William "Bill" Minnerly, a player on the team, was involved with the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal as a go-between alongside two former University of Alabama men's basketball players.[2] Minnerly was expelled from the University of Connecticut and subsequently banned from playing in the National Football League (NFL).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Yale*L 8–1122,678[3]
October 1at Rutgers*L 6–198,888[4]
October 8at UMassW 31–010,500–11,000[5]
October 15Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 30–211,500–11,539[6]
October 22Boston University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 16–1413,168
October 29at New HampshireL 9–176,200[7]
November 5at Buffalo*W 31–246,875–6,900[8][9]
November 12Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 42–612,000–12,194[10]
November 19at Holy Cross*L 6–3010,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Figone, Albert (2012). Cheating the Spread: Gamblers, Point Shavers, and Game Fixers in College Football and Basketball. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252037283., pg. 103-104
  3. ^ Newell, Bill (September 25, 1960). "Yale Squeezes Past Connecticut, 11-8". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Newell, Bill (October 2, 1960). "Rugged Rutgers Rips Uconns, 19-6". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (UMass)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "New Hampshire Upsets Uconns". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1960. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ranallo, Phil (November 6, 1960). "UConn's Late Scores Defeat UB, 31-24". Buffalo Courier-Express. Buffalo, New York. p. 1C. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  11. ^ Keane, Clif (November 20, 1960). "Holy Cross Rolls Over UConn, 30-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Connecticut)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.