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1945 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1945 Connecticut Huskies football
New England Conference co-champion
Conference	New England Conference
Record	7–1 (2–0 New England)
Head coach	J. Orlean Christian (11th season)
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

The 1945 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1945 college football season. The Huskies were led by 11th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian and completed the season with a record of 7–1.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	atWorcester Tech*	Worcester, MA	W 46–0
October 6	Middlebury*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 28–6
October 13	atFranklin & Marshall*	Sponaugle–Williamson Field Lancaster, PA	L 0–19
October 20	atMaine	Gardner Dow Memorial Field Storrs, CT	W 18–12	5,000	^[3]^[4]
October 27	atLehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 33–6	5,000	^[5]
November 3	Amherst*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 33–0
November 10	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 53–0		^[6]
November 17	Boston University*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 54–0	4,000	^[7]
*Non-conference game

The following Huskies were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	49	Walt Trojanowski	Back	Washington Redskins
9	74	Walt Dropo	End	Chicago Bears

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

^ "Connecticut Tops Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1945. p. S3.

^ "1946 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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