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State football: Central Connecticut routs New Haven, 42-20; Trinity wins; Wesleyan loses • Oct. 25, 2026, 11:05 AM ET (Hartford Courant)

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Date 1831 - present
Notable Alumni Wilbur Olin Atwater • Bill Belichick • John Hickenlooper • Mike White • Maggie Nelson • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Joss Whedon • Charles Olson • Michael Bennet • Daniel Handler • Edward L. Thorndike • Matthew Weiner • John Perry Barlow • G. Brown Goode

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