1945 Connecticut Huskies football team

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]

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 →

1945 New England Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Worcester Tech*	Worcester, MA	W 46–0
October 6	Middlebury*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 28–6
October 13	at Franklin & Marshall*	Sponaugle–Williamson Field Lancaster, PA	L 0–19
October 20	at Maine	Gardner Dow Memorial Field Storrs, CT	W 18–12	5,000	[2][3]
October 27	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 33–6	5,000	[4]
November 3	Amherst*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 33–0
November 10	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 53–0		[5]
November 17	Boston University*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 54–0	4,000	[6]
*Non-conference game

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1946 NFL draft

The following Huskies were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[7]

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

References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 120. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
2. "Walt Trojanowski Leads Connecticut To 18-12 Triumph Over Maine Eleven". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 1945. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Trojanowski Stars as Connecticut Tops Maine Eleven, 18-12". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1945. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Connecticut Tops Lehigh". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 28, 1945. p. S3.
5. "Trojanowski Scores Four Times As Connecticut Triumphs By 53 To 0 Margin". The Hartford Courant. November 11, 1945. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Trojanowski Scores 4 More T.D.'s, Conn. Tops B. U., 54-0". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1945. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1946 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.