1986 Connecticut Huskies football team

1986 Yankee Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

1986 Connecticut Huskies football
1986 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
1986 record	8–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Central Connecticut*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 20–9
September 20	Richmond		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 29–22
September 27	at Yale*	No. 20	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–12	25,175	^[3]
October 4	at New Hampshire	No. 18	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 19–42
October 11	at No. T–14 Delaware State*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 31–32
October 18	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 26–20
October 25	Maine		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–19
November 1	Boston University		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–7
November 8	at No. T–14 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–35
November 15	Rhode Island		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–14 ^OT	3,769
November 22	at UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 20–17	10,973
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
^ Smith, George (September 28, 1986). "UConn Flips Yale 4th Time in a Row". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

[2] "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

[3] Smith, George (September 28, 1986). "UConn Flips Yale 4th Time in a Row". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Rentschler Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Rhode Island Syracuse UMass
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People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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1986 Yankee Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll