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American college football season
The 1980 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 7–3.[1][2]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at New Hampshire | | | W 20–10 | | |
September 13 | Bucknell* | | | W 38–7 | 7,670 | [3] |
September 20 | at Northeastern* | | | W 34–6 | | |
September 27 | at Yale* | No. T–2 | | L 10–20 | 34,500 | [4] |
October 4 | Colgate* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT
| W 24–21 | 11,439 | [5] |
October 18 | at Holy Cross* | No. 8 | | W 18–17 | 6,000 | [6] |
October 25 | Maine | No. T–5 | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT
| W 14–13 | | |
November 1 | at No. T–10 UMass | No. 5 | | L 21–39 | | |
November 8 | No. 4 Boston University | No. T–10 | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT
| L 24–28 | | |
November 15 | Rhode Island | No. T–10 | - Memorial Stadium
- Storrs, CT (rivalry)
| W 56–30 | 5,500 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[]
- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Woody (September 14, 1980). "Huskies Drub Bucknell, 38-7, to Keep Perfect Year Going". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilkins, Sam (September 28, 1980). "Yale Gets Big Plays, Holds Off Connecticut". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Anderson, Woody (October 5, 1980). "Huskies Rally to Stun Colgate". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (October 19, 1980). "UConn March Ends HC Hex". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
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