1924 Connecticut Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1924 Connecticut Aggies football team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1924 college football season. The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Sumner Dole, and completed the season with a record of 6â0â2.[1] The Aggies were members of the New England Conference and went 4â0 in conference games,[2] claiming their first conference championship. The New York Times said the team was one of the best in the nation, and the defense was the top in the nation, giving up only 13 points all season.[3][4] The Aggies defeated rival Massachusetts for the first time.
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record6â0â2 (4â0 New England)
Headcoach
- Sumner Dole (2nd season)
HomestadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
| 1924 Connecticut Aggies football | |
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New England Conference champion | |
| Conference | New England Conference |
| Record | 6â0â2 (4â0 New England) |
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| Home stadium | Gardner Dow Athletic Fields |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 0 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 7 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Massachusetts | W 12â10 | |||
| October 4 | at Tufts* | Medford, MA | T 0â0 | ||
| October 11 | at Maine | Orono, ME | W 3â0 | ||
| October 18 | New Hampshire |
| W 6â3 | [5][6] | |
| October 25 | Norwich* |
| W 21â0 | ||
| November 1 | at Springfield* |
| T 0â0 | 4,000 | [7][8][9] |
| November 8 | at Trinity (CT)* | W 26â0 | |||
| November 15 | Rhode Island State |
| W 22â0 | [10] | |
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