1996 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1996 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England
1996 record4–6 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New England
No. 18 New Hampshire x   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Maine   5 – 3     7 – 4  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Connecticut   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 6  
Boston University   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Mid-Atlantic
No. 7 William & Mary x$^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 14 Villanova ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Delaware ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 23 James Madison   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Northeastern   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Richmond   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by third year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 4–6.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Buffalo*No. 15
W 20–34,509
September 14NortheasternNo. 12
W 21–19
September 21at New HampshireNo. 8
L 13–21
September 28at Yale*No. 16
W 42–627,624[3]
October 5No. 13 VillanovaNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 27–38
October 12MaineNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 16–17
October 19Rhode IslandNo. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 1–0[a]
October 26Hofstra*No. 23
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 16–24
November 2at Boston University
W 45–10
November 9at No. 22 James Madison
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 6–14
November 16at UMass
L 38–397,216
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
  1. ^ Rhode Island forfeited the game due to the suspension of several players. The game did not count in the overall records for either team, although it did count for conference records.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ Conner, Desmond (September 29, 1996). "Turnovers Just Play Into Huskies' Hands". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Cavanaugh (October 18, 1996). "U. of Rhode Island Is Shaken by Players' Assault on Fraternity". New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
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