Wolves are lying in bottom spot ahead of Saturday's visit to Norwich and next weekend's home encounter with fellow strugglers Bolton. They have managed just one win in 2012 and conceded 14 goals in four games under Connor but he is adamant his squad are not doomed to the drop.
Connor said: "There is no sense of the players being resigned to their fate. Not one of them feels that way."
He added: "They all want to play at Norwich. They are all ready to go. They have seen the results of the other sides around them. Blackburn have got back-to-back wins and are out of immediate danger. The lads also saw what happened on Wednesday night to QPR in coming back to beat Liverpool from two goals down.
"They are thinking 'why not us?' and 'why can't we do it at Norwich?'. The feeling is 'those sides have got their results, we have to get ours on Saturday'. All we want to do is get the next result and turn our season around. One game can make a massive difference in this league."
Connor knows it is vital Wolves do not panic in their current position, especially after surviving when being in a similar situation during the previous two seasons.
He said: "There is not an anger, but a determination among the lads to get out of where they are at the moment. We have been in this situation before and they are pushing themselves to the limit to try and turn things around and that is what they have always done.
"We have hit the bottom of the league, the only way for us is up."
Wolves will be without suspended defender Ronald Zubar at Norwich after his red card against Manchester United last weekend. It could mean a recall in a reshuffled back four for skipper Roger Johnson who has been axed for the past four matches since Connor took charge.
Connor's biggest concern is in central midfield where David Davis (broken rib) has joined Karl Henry (hamstring) and Jamie O'Hara (groin) on the injury list.
Source: PA
Source: PA