1919 Connecticut Aggies football team

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]

1919 Connecticut Aggies football
ConferenceAthletic League of New England State Colleges
1919 record2–6 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 27at New HampshireDurham, NHL 0–13
October 4at Massachusetts
L 7–15
October 11at Trinity (CT)*
L 0–6
October 18at Stevens Tech*Hoboken, NJL 0–35
October 25at Holy Cross*
L 0–69
November 1New York Agricultural*
L 7–33
November 8Boston University*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 7–0
November 22at Rhode IslandKingston, RI (rivalry)W 7–3
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. Roy, Mark (27 September 2004). "Football Player Gardner Dow Remembered, 85 Years Later". University of Connecticut Advance. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. Anthony, Mike (29 March 2014). "Football Death Of Gardner Dow Silenced UConn Campus In 1919". Hartford Courant. Hartford, CT. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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