1919 Connecticut Aggies football team

1919 Connecticut Aggies football
Conference	Athletic League of New England State Colleges
1919 record	2–6 (1–2 New England)
Head coach	Roy J. Guyer
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields

The 1919 Connecticut Aggies football team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1919 college football season. The Aggies were led by first year head coach Roy J. Guyer, and completed the season with a record of 2–6. There was no team in 1917 or 1918.^[1] After the first game against New Hampshire, Aggie junior Gardner Dow died of injuries from a tackle he delivered in the fourth quarter. The school would name the Athletic Fields on which many sports competed for him.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27	at New Hampshire	Durham, NH	L 0–13
October 4	at Massachusetts	Alumni Field • Amherst, MA (Rivalry)	L 7–15
October 11	at Trinity*	Jessee/Miller Field • Hartford, CT	L 0–6
October 18	at Stevens Tech*	Hoboken, NJ	L 0–35
October 25	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	L 0–69
November 1	New York Agricultural*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT	L 7–33
November 8	Boston University*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields • Storrs, CT	W 7–0
November 22	at Rhode Island	Kingston, RI (Rivalry)	W 7–3
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

References

↑ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
↑ Roy, Mark (27 September 2004). "Football Player Gardner Dow Remembered, 85 Years Later". University of Connecticut Advance. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
↑ Anthony, Mike (29 March 2014). "Football Death Of Gardner Dow Silenced UConn Campus In 1919". Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT). Retrieved 10 September 2015.
↑ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

Connecticut Huskies football

Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Rentschler Field (2003–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games UCF (Civil Conflict) Rhode Island (Ramnapping Trophy) UMass

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" University of Connecticut Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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