1972 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1972 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–5 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Robert Casciola (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1971 1973 →

The 1972 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Robert Casciola, and completed the season with a record of 4–5.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Vermont	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 7–0	10,864
September 30	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–28	14,882
October 7	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 10–7	2,511
October 14	at No. 2 Delaware*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–32	13,141
October 21	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 31–9	10,000–10,765
October 28	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 16–49	17,500
November 4	Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 13–21	10,000
November 18	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 42–21	14,250–15,000
November 25	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 10–20	14,011
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1972 UConn Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`23`	Eric Torkelson

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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Wallace, William N. (October 1, 1972). "Yale subdues Connecticut, 28–7; Elis' Jauron nets 194 yards rushing". The New York Times. p. S6.
Newell, Bill (October 15, 1972). "Unbeaten Delaware rips UConn by 32–7". Hartford Courant. p. 1C. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
O'Brien, Ken (November 5, 1972). "Rutgers beats Connecticut". The Home News Sunday. p. A1. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
Smith, George (November 26, 1972). "Crusaders top Huskies, 20–10". The Hartford Courant. p. 1C. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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