1946 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1946 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1946 college football season. The Huskies were led by 12th-year head coach J. Orlean Christian, and completed the season with a record of 4–3–1.^[1]

1946 Connecticut Huskies football
New England Conference co-champion
Conference	New England Conference
Record	4–3–1 (2–0–1 New England)
Head coach	J. Orlean Christian (12th season)
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire +	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Rhode Island State	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Maine	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–7	14,000	[2]
October 5	Springfield*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 25–0	3,500	[3]
October 12	at Wesleyan*	North Field Middletown, CT	L 2–7		[4]
October 19	Maine	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 21–20	7,300	[5]
October 26	Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–10	4,500	[6]
November 2	Coast Guard*	Gardner Dow Field Storrs, CT	W 27–13		[7]
November 9	at Rhode Island State	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 33–0		[8]
November 16	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH	T 12–12	6,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

After the season

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Huskies were selected.^[10]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
24	224	Bill Moll	Back	New York Giants
28	259	Milt Dropo	Center	Washington Redskins