1975 UConn

1–⁠4. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠7, over 11 games to the five on file here.

Schedule and results

UConn in 1975, game by game: lost at Navy 7–55; lost at Yale 14–35; lost vs. Rutgers 8–35; won vs. Holy Cross 35–14; lost vs. VMI 3–13+21−48Lost 7–55 at Navy-48NavyLost 14–35 at Yale-21YaleLost 8–35 vs. Rutgers-27RutgersWon 35–14 vs. Holy Cross+21Holy CrossLost 3–13 vs. VMI-10VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atNavyL 7–⁠5523%
Sep 27atYaleL 14–⁠3512%
Nov 1vsRutgersL 8–⁠3536%
Nov 22vsHoly CrossW 35–⁠1457%
Nov 29vsVMIL 3–⁠1350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to VMI 13–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists six games of UConn’s 1975 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 4vsNew HampshireL 10–⁠14UConn’s article
Oct 11atDelawareL 0–⁠29UConn’s article
Oct 18atMaineW 14–⁠0UConn’s article
Oct 25vsMassachusettsL 14–⁠29UConn’s article
Nov 7atBoston UniversityW 52–⁠10UConn’s article
Nov 15atRhode IslandW 21–⁠10UConn’s article
Record
1–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in the Yankee Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
67–⁠152
Coach
—
Elo
1279 −44 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rich Johanningmeier