2015 UConn Huskies football team
American college football season
2015 UConn Huskies football | |
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St. Petersburg Bowl, L 10–16 vs. Marshall | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 6–7 (4–4 The American) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Frank Verducci (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro spread |
Defensive coordinator | Anthony Poindexter (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Rentschler Field |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Temple x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Houston xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Navy x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They played their home games at Rentschler Field. They were led by second-year head coach Bob Diaco. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Marshall.
This was the last season the Huskies were bowl eligible until 2022.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:30 pm | No. 4 (FCS) Villanova* |
| SNY | W 20–15 | 26,113 |
September 12 | 12:00 pm | Army* |
| CBSSN | W 22–17 | 28,260 |
September 19 | 12:00 pm | at No. 22 Missouri* | ESPN | L 6–9 | 70,079 | |
September 26 | 12:00 pm | Navy |
| CBSSN | L 18–28 | 33,204 |
October 2 | 10:15 pm | at BYU* | ESPN2 | L 13–30 | 56,393 | |
October 10 | 3:45 pm | at UCF | ESPNews | W 40–13 | 26,669 | |
October 17 | 12:00 pm | South Florida![]() |
| ESPNU | L 20–28 | 31,719 |
October 24 | 4:30 pm | at Cincinnati | CBSSN | L 13–37 | 40,124 | |
October 30 | 7:00 pm | East Carolina |
| ESPNU | W 31–13 | 23,116 |
November 7 | 4:00 pm | at Tulane | ESPNews | W 7–3 | 26,775 | |
November 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Houston |
| ESPNU | W 20–17 | 26,879 |
November 28 | 7:00 pm | at No. 25 Temple | ESPNU | L 3–27 | 28,236 | |
December 26 | 11:00 am | vs. Marshall* | ESPN | L 10–16 | 14,652 | |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
Villanova
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 (FCS) Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Huskies | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Army
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Knights | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Huskies | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
At No. 22 Missouri
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
No. 22 Tigers | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
Navy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Midshipmen | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Huskies | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
At BYU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Cougars | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 30 |
At UCF
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 9 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 40 |
Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
South Florida
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulls | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Huskies | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
At Cincinnati
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Bearcats | 14 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
East Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Huskies | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
At Tulane
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Green Wave | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 13 Houston
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Cougars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Huskies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
At No. 25 Temple
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
No. 25 Owls | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Vs. Marshall (St. Petersburg Bowl)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
References
- ^ Moriarty, Morgan (November 12, 2022). "College Football: Winners and Losers from Week 11". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "2015 Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule". University of Connecticut Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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