1977 Connecticut Huskies football team

1977 Yankee Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from Associated Press poll

1977 Connecticut Huskies football
1977 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1977 record	1–10 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by first year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 1–10.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–49	9,500	^[3]
September 17	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7–38
September 24	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 12–23	11,334	^[4]
October 1	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–42
October 8	Rutgers*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 18–42	6,589
October 15	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–9
October 22	No. 6 UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 0–10	7,122
October 29	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–28	20,206	^[5]
November 5	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 23–21	3,664	^[6]
November 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 7–14	5,312
November 19	Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 3–14	5,246	^[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ Anderson, Woody (September 11, 1977). "Lehigh Routs UConn, Spoils Nadzak Debut". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
^ Strong, Roger (September 25, 1977). "Rizzo, Pagliaro Tug Yale Past Conn, 23-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Anderson, Woody (October 30, 1977). "UConn Suffers Eighth Defeat". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bob Monahan (November 6, 1977). "UConn tips BU for 1st win". The Boston Globe. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Anderson, Woody (November 20, 1977). "Crusaders Beat Punchless Huskies, 14-3". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.

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1977 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 UMass $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Boston University	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll