1919 Connecticut Aggies football team explained

Year:1919
Team:Connecticut Aggies
Sport:football
Conference:Athletic League of New England State Colleges
Short Conf:New England
Record:2–6
Conf Record:1–2
Head Coach:Roy J. Guyer
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
Prev Year:1916

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 due to World War I.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2015 UConn Football Media Guide. UConn Huskies. 10 September 2015. 119. 18 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118130900/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf. dead.
  2. News: Mark . Roy . Football Player Gardner Dow Remembered, 85 Years Later . University of Connecticut Advance . 27 September 2004 . 10 September 2015.
  3. News: Football Death Of Gardner Dow Silenced UConn Campus In 1919. Hartford Courant. 29 March 2014. Mike. Anthony. 10 September 2015. Hartford, CT.
  4. Web site: Connecticut Game by Game Results. College Football Data Warehouse. 22 November 2015. 5 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905191847/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/connecticut/1915-1919_yearly_results.php. dead.