1928 Connecticut Aggies football team

American college football season

1928 Connecticut Aggies football

New England Conference co-champion

Conference| New England Conference
Record| 4–1–3 (1–0–2 New England)
Head coach|

* Sumner Dole (6th season)

Home stadium| Gardner Dow Athletic Fields

Seasons

<- 1927

1929 ->

1928 New England Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Maine \+  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 2
Connecticut \+  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 3
New Hampshire | 1  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 3
Rhode Island State | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Massachusetts | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1928 Connecticut Aggies football team represented Connecticut Agricultural College—now known as the University of Connecticut—in the 1928 college football season. The Aggies were led by sixth-year head coach Sumner Dole and completed the season with a record of 4–1–3.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 6| Wesleyan*|

* Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
* Storrs, CT

| W 33–0| |
October 13| at Maine|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| T 0–0| |
October 20| at Lowell Textile*| Lowell, MA| T 0–0| |
October 27| at Vermont*|

* Centennial Field
* Burlington, VT

| W 6–0| | [2]
November 3| Coast Guard*|

* Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
* Storrs, CT

| W 20–0| |
November 10| at New Hampshire|

* Memorial Field
* Durham, NH

| T 0–0| | [3]
November 17| Rhode Island State|

* Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
* Storrs, CT (rivalry)

| W 24–0| |
November 19| at Boston College*|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| L 13–51| 12,000| [4][5]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119\. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
2. ^ "Vermont beaten by Aggies, 6 to 0, at Burlington, Vt". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1928. Retrieved June 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ 2015 New Hampshire Football Media Guide. New Hampshire Wildcats. p. 66. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
4. ^ Niles, Henry C. (November 25, 1928). "Fisher Runs 70 Yards For Nutmeg Touchdown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 37. Retrieved May 28, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Niles, Henry C. (November 25, 1928). "Boston Eagles Beat Connecticut (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 46. Retrieved May 28, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .

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UConn Huskies football

Venues|

* Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952)
* Memorial Stadium (1953–2002)
* Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (2003–present)

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New England Conference football champions

* Maine (1923)
* Connecticut (1924)
* New Hampshire (1925)
* Connecticut (1926)
* Maine (1927)
* Connecticut & Maine (1928)
* New Hampshire (1929)
* New Hampshire (1930)
* New Hampshire & Rhode Island State (1931)
* Maine (1932)
* Rhode Island State (1933)
* New Hampshire (1934)
* Maine (1935)
* Connecticut State (1936)
* Connecticut State & New Hampshire (1937)
* Rhode Island State (1938)
* Maine (1939)
* New Hampshire (1940)
* Rhode Island State (1941)
* Connecticut & New Hampshire (1942)
* Connecticut & New Hampshire (1944)
* Connecticut & Rhode Island State (1945)
* Connecticut & New Hampshire (1946)

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