1986 Connecticut Huskies football team
American college football season
1986 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Yankee Conference co-champion | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 8–3 (5–2 Yankee) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Central Connecticut* |
| W 20–9 | |||
September 20 | Richmond |
| W 29–22 | 10,742 | [2] | |
September 27 | at Yale* | No. 20 |
| W 17–12 | 25,175 | [3] |
October 4 | at New Hampshire | No. 18 | L 19–42 | |||
October 11 | at No. T–14 Delaware State* |
| L 31–32 | |||
October 18 | at Northeastern* | W 26–20 | ||||
October 25 | Maine |
| W 35–19 | |||
November 1 | Boston University |
| W 24–7 | |||
November 8 | at No. T–14 Delaware | L 7–35 | ||||
November 15 | Rhode Island |
| W 21–14 OT | 3,769 | ||
November 22 | at UMass | W 20–17 | 10,973 | |||
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References
- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "UConn takes Richmond, 29–22". The Hartford Courant. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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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