1949 Connecticut Huskies football team

1949 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference Co-Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
1949 record	4–4–1 (2–0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	J. O. Christian
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields

1949 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vermont	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut $	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maine $	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
UMass	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1949 college football season. The Huskies were led by sixteenth year head coach J. O. Christian, and completed the season with a record of 4–4–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Yale*	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	L 0–26
October 1	American International*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT	W 14–0
October 8	Springfield*	Springfield, MA	L 7–26
October 15	at Maine	Orono, ME	T 12–12
October 22	Newport NTS*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT	W 125–0
October 29	at Kent State*	Memorial Stadium • Kent, OH	L 0–27
November 5	Rhode Island	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 23–0
November 12	New Hampshire	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT	W 27–7
November 19	at Ohio Wesleyan*	Selby Field • Delaware, OH	L 12–43
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.