UConn at Yale
Saturday, September 29, 1956 Share
Yale beat UConn 19–14. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Yale led the series 8–0.
FinalHigh 73°F, low 52°FAttendance 17,828
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 30, 1956, page 1
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LOSERS NEAR GOAL AT END Yale Wins After Score ByLittIe Connecticut third quarter, both set up by intercepted passes. Paul Whitley registered from the one for the losers and Len King bulled through from the three. Midway in the third pc Rod, Quarterback Loucks tossed 20 yards to End Mike Cavallon a surprise starter, who stepped across the goal line. Dick Win terbauer converted, but Yale still trailed by one point. Then, with the quarter nearly over, McGill paced a 73-yard march. slicing off tackle from the three for the winning touch down. Yale : 8 0 Is Ola Connecticut scoring = Toushdowns: Conversion: Vernet 2. Yale scoring-Touchdowns D. Loucks $50, rum, Cavallon l29, pass and run from D. Loucksl, McGill Is on tackle } Conversions. Winterbauer.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Yale 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every UConn–Yale gameYale leads 30–4 in 34 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.
| 2021 | UConn 21, Yale 15 | |
| 1981 | Yale 27, UConn 18 | |
| 1980 | Yale 20, UConn 10 | |
| 1979 | Yale 24, UConn 17 | |
| 1978 | Yale 21, UConn 7 | |
| 1977 | Yale 23, UConn 12 |
Around this game
UConn
- Next gamevs. RutgersOct. 6, 1956
- SeasonUConn in 1956
- ProgramUConn history and records
Yale
- Next gamevs. BrownOct. 6, 1956
- SeasonYale in 1956
- ProgramYale history and records

