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The Connecticut Huskies football team is a collegiate football team that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big East Conference
. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896, and participated in Division I-AA until 1999. The Huskies began their two-year Division I-A transition period in 2000, and became a full-fledged Division I-A team in 2002. They began play in the Big East in 2004.
and University of Rhode Island
to form the Athletic League of New England State Colleges for the purpose of scheduling football matchups between the schools. The first year was spent playing against local high schools and YMCA clubs. The following year provided their first competition against future rival Rhode Island, an opponent that would be played over 100 times.
Tragedy struck the team on September 27, 1919 when Gardner Dow died from brain injuries related to a flying tackle that he delivered in a game against New Hampshire
. The college would honor Dow by naming the athletic fields after him. These fields would become the home for most of the schools athletic teams for the next three decades.
In 1924, the Aggies celebrated their first undefeated season when they finished with six wins, no losses and two ties. The defense was the strength of the team, as they allowed a meager thirteen points to be scored against them over the entire season, including a total of three points over the final seven games. The team was proclaimed by the New York Times to be among the best in the country, and was led by the school's first All-America candidate in captain, Martin "Red" O'Neill. The UConn Club memorializes O'Neill with a yearly award given to a former student-athlete who has had a successful professional career.
as its athletic director
in 1990. One of Perkins' first projects was to gather facts for a possible upgrade of the football program to Division I-A. Perkins feared that if the university didn't upgrade the football program, that it ran the risk of falling behind other institutions that fielded both football and basketball teams at the highest level. However, UConn was in the middle of a budget deficit and many faculty feared that an upgrade of the football program would result in a loosening of academic standards.
In 1997, the Big East Conference
gave the University of Connecticut and Villanova University
a December 31 deadline to decide if they were going to upgrade their respective football programs and join the Big East football conference. Villanova, a private institution, declined the invitation. However, in October 1997, the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees overwhelmingly endorsed, by a vote of sixteen to one, the football team's plan to upgrade the program to Division I-A status. Part of the plan would be to build a new stadium, as the current stadium, Memorial Stadium
, fell well below the minimum occupancy level of 30,000, as set by the NCAA. Originally, the new stadium was to be built on campus.
However, the enthusiasm toward the new stadium quickly faded as the estimated expenses rose, the idea of an on-campus stadium was tabled, and the upgrade of the program was put on hold by the Connecticut state legislature. A year later, the stadium issue was rehashed during an attempt to bring the New England Patriots
to Hartford, Connecticut
. A proposed 70,000 seat, open-air stadium in downtown Hartford would also serve as the home of the Huskies football team. The plans for this stadium also fell through and the Patriots announced that they would remain in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Eventually, a new site emerged across the Connecticut River
in East Hartford
, when Pratt and Whitney donated their land on the old Rentschler Airfield
to the state for purposes of building a football stadium. UConn officially began the upgrade process in January, 1999 by applying to join the Big East football conference. They would receive a special waiver from the NCAA in order to play in Memorial Stadium while Rentschler Field was under construction.
The Huskies would spend the 2000
and 2001
as a transitional Division I-A program as they built their scholarship base to the maximum of 85. They recorded their first win over a Division I-A opponent on September 16, 2000, when they defeated Buffalo
, 24-21. They would finish the 2000 season with a final record of 3–8. The 2001 season brought their first win over a BCS rival with a victory over Rutgers
on September 29, by a score of 20–19. The growing pains continued, as they finished the season at 2–9.
The breakthrough came during the Huskies first year as a full-fledged member of Division I-A in 2002
. Led by sophomore
quarterback
, Dan Orlovsky
, they showed vast improvement over the previous two seasons, despite starting the season losing six of the first eight games. They closed Memorial Stadium in fashion by routing the last two opponents, Florida Atlantic
, and Kent State
by a combined score of 124–35. The 63 points scored against Kent State in the Memorial Stadium finale, was the most the Huskies ever scored in the 50 years of playing in the stadium. They concluded a successful season by defeating Navy
, 38–0, and Iowa State
, 37–20. The victory over Iowa State was the Huskies first win over a bowl-bound team.
The success continued in 2003
, when Connecticut began play in Rentschler Field. They would finish the season with an overall record of 9–3. The final game of the season provided their first victory over an ACC
opponent, when they defeated Wake Forest
, 51–17. It was only the third time that a non-conference team had scored over 50 points in an ACC stadium. Despite the stellar record, the Huskies were not invited to play in a bowl game
, largely due to their lack of conference affiliation.
and Virginia Tech
after the 2003 season, the Huskies entrance into the Big East was expedited by one year.
The Huskies played their first Big East conference game on September 17, 2004 when they dropped a 27-7 decision at Boston College
. Their first Big East conference win came only 13 days later, when they defeated Pittsburgh
29-17. They completed their first season in the conference in 5th place with a record of 3-3. That year's overall record of 7-4 was enough to garner an invitation to the 2004 Motor City Bowl
, the first Bowl invitation in the school's history.
The Huskies were hit hard by graduation and injuries in the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The 2007 season
finished with the Huskies first ever Big East Conference football title, which they shared with West Virginia
, and an invitation to the Meineke Car Care Bowl
.
The team was hit hard in 2009
with the on-campus murder of junior cornerback Jasper Howard
following their homecoming game. UConn struggled following his death, dropping their next three games and falling to 1-4 in-conference, but got a major win to break the streak at Notre Dame
, a victory quoted by Coach Randy Edsall
as being the program's "Best Win". The game ball from that victory was sent to Howard's mother in Miami, FL, one of many tributes throughout the year for the fallen player. The team will honor Howard prior to every game through the 2010 season, which would have been his senior year.
In addition to playing NCAA Division 1 football, the Huskies have shown pride in academics in the Big East with sixteen players being names to the Big East All-Academic Football Team in 2010, an honor which requires a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)
of at least a 3.0 in a minimum of two semesters
Conference affiliations:
The Huskies play their home football games at Rentschler Field, an off-campus facility located 20 miles (32.2 km) to the west of campus in East Hartford, Connecticut
. The inaugural game took place on August 30, 2003 when Connecticut defeated the Indiana Hoosiers
34–10. Since the opening, Connecticut has enjoyed a decided home field advantage, posting a 38–12 record when playing at Rentschler. This includes a 12–4 record in games decided by a touchdown or less. In 2007
, the Huskies completed their home season winning each of their seven home games, becoming only the second Big East team to compile a 7–0 home record.
The building is named after Robert Burton, who in 2002 made a donation of USD
2.5 million to the University of Connecticut. The original location of the building was to be where Memorial Stadium currently stands. However, it was later decided to construct the building across the street.
Construction of the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center and the Burton Family Football Complex were handled in tandem by HOK Sport + Venue + Event and JCJ Architecture. Upon completion in the summer of 2006, both buildings were granted a LEED
silver designation. They are the first buildings on the University of Connecticut campus, and the first football facilities in the nation to be certified as a "green building."
tight end, Brian Kozlowski
, who through hard work, effort and dedication has been able to have a lengthy NFL career.
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896, and participated in Division I-AA until 1999. The Huskies began their two-year Division I-A transition period in 2000, and became a full-fledged Division I-A team in 2002. They began play in the Big East in 2004.
Early years
Connecticut began playing football in 1896 when the school was known as Storrs Agricultural College, and the team was known as the "Aggies." It teamed up with the University of MassachusettsUniversity of Massachusetts
This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
and University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...
to form the Athletic League of New England State Colleges for the purpose of scheduling football matchups between the schools. The first year was spent playing against local high schools and YMCA clubs. The following year provided their first competition against future rival Rhode Island, an opponent that would be played over 100 times.
Tragedy struck the team on September 27, 1919 when Gardner Dow died from brain injuries related to a flying tackle that he delivered in a game against New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
. The college would honor Dow by naming the athletic fields after him. These fields would become the home for most of the schools athletic teams for the next three decades.
Transition to Division I-A
Connecticut hired Lew PerkinsLew Perkins
Lew Perkins is a former Director of Athletics, most recently at the University of Kansas. Perkins joined KU in June 2003, taking over for Al Bohl...
as its athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
in 1990. One of Perkins' first projects was to gather facts for a possible upgrade of the football program to Division I-A. Perkins feared that if the university didn't upgrade the football program, that it ran the risk of falling behind other institutions that fielded both football and basketball teams at the highest level. However, UConn was in the middle of a budget deficit and many faculty feared that an upgrade of the football program would result in a loosening of academic standards.
In 1997, the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
gave the University of Connecticut and Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
a December 31 deadline to decide if they were going to upgrade their respective football programs and join the Big East football conference. Villanova, a private institution, declined the invitation. However, in October 1997, the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees overwhelmingly endorsed, by a vote of sixteen to one, the football team's plan to upgrade the program to Division I-A status. Part of the plan would be to build a new stadium, as the current stadium, Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Storrs)
Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Storrs, Connecticut. It was primarily used for American football, and was the home field of the University of Connecticut football team between 1953 and 2002, before the opening of Rentschler Field. The stadium holds 16,200 people and was built in 1953. It was...
, fell well below the minimum occupancy level of 30,000, as set by the NCAA. Originally, the new stadium was to be built on campus.
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
to Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
. A proposed 70,000 seat, open-air stadium in downtown Hartford would also serve as the home of the Huskies football team. The plans for this stadium also fell through and the Patriots announced that they would remain in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Eventually, a new site emerged across the Connecticut River
Connecticut River
The Connecticut River is the largest and longest river in New England, and also an American Heritage River. It flows roughly south, starting from the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. After flowing through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis, it defines the border between the...
in East Hartford
East Hartford, Connecticut
East Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 51,252 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, when Pratt and Whitney donated their land on the old Rentschler Airfield
Rentschler Field (airport)
Rentschler Field was an airport in East Hartford, Connecticut in use from 1933 to 1999. Originally a military facility, later a private corporate airport, it was decommissioned in 1999, after which the football stadium of the same name was built on the site....
to the state for purposes of building a football stadium. UConn officially began the upgrade process in January, 1999 by applying to join the Big East football conference. They would receive a special waiver from the NCAA in order to play in Memorial Stadium while Rentschler Field was under construction.
The Huskies would spend the 2000
2000 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer....
and 2001
2001 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time.The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker, who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis...
as a transitional Division I-A program as they built their scholarship base to the maximum of 85. They recorded their first win over a Division I-A opponent on September 16, 2000, when they defeated Buffalo
Buffalo Bulls football
The Buffalo Bulls football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University at Buffalo located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo's first...
, 24-21. They would finish the 2000 season with a final record of 3–8. The 2001 season brought their first win over a BCS rival with a victory over Rutgers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision play...
on September 29, by a score of 20–19. The growing pains continued, as they finished the season at 2–9.
The breakthrough came during the Huskies first year as a full-fledged member of Division I-A in 2002
2002 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended the season with what most consider an exciting double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the Hurricanes 31–24, ending Miami's 34 game winning...
. Led by sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore is a term used in the United States to describe a student in the second year of study at high school or university.The word is also used as a synonym for "second", for the second album or EP released by a musician or group, the second movie of a director, or the second season of a...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
, Dan Orlovsky
Dan Orlovsky
Daniel John Orlovsky is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. The Detroit Lions drafted Orlovsky in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
, they showed vast improvement over the previous two seasons, despite starting the season losing six of the first eight games. They closed Memorial Stadium in fashion by routing the last two opponents, Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic Owls football
The Florida Atlantic Owls football team represents Florida Atlantic University, a mid-major NCAA Division I-A college football team, that competes in the Sun Belt Conference.-Overview and history:...
, and Kent State
Kent State Golden Flashes football
The Kent State Golden Flashes football team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, USA. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Football Bowl Subdivision...
by a combined score of 124–35. The 63 points scored against Kent State in the Memorial Stadium finale, was the most the Huskies ever scored in the 50 years of playing in the stadium. They concluded a successful season by defeating Navy
Navy Midshipmen football
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...
, 38–0, and Iowa State
Iowa State Cyclones football
The Iowa State Cyclones football team represents Iowa State University in college football. The Cyclones compete in the Big 12 Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. ISU started playing football in 1892, however, it did not become an official sport until 1894...
, 37–20. The victory over Iowa State was the Huskies first win over a bowl-bound team.
The success continued in 2003
2003 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in a split national championship. This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS, something the BCS intended to eliminate....
, when Connecticut began play in Rentschler Field. They would finish the season with an overall record of 9–3. The final game of the season provided their first victory over an ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
opponent, when they defeated Wake Forest
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest plays its home football games at BB&T Field....
, 51–17. It was only the third time that a non-conference team had scored over 50 points in an ACC stadium. Despite the stellar record, the Huskies were not invited to play in a bowl game
Bowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
, largely due to their lack of conference affiliation.
Big East play
Connecticut was originally scheduled to join the Big East as a football member in 2005. However, following the defection of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
and Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
after the 2003 season, the Huskies entrance into the Big East was expedited by one year.
The Huskies played their first Big East conference game on September 17, 2004 when they dropped a 27-7 decision at Boston College
Boston College Eagles football
The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division...
. Their first Big East conference win came only 13 days later, when they defeated Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football...
29-17. They completed their first season in the conference in 5th place with a record of 3-3. That year's overall record of 7-4 was enough to garner an invitation to the 2004 Motor City Bowl
Motor City Bowl
The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually since 1997. The first five games were played at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. Starting in 2002, the game was moved to 65,000-seat Ford Field in downtown...
, the first Bowl invitation in the school's history.
The Huskies were hit hard by graduation and injuries in the 2005 and 2006 seasons. The 2007 season
2007 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2007 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2007 college football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut...
finished with the Huskies first ever Big East Conference football title, which they shared with West Virginia
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
, and an invitation to the Meineke Car Care Bowl
2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl
The 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, one of 27 non-BCS bowl games played after the 2007 NCAA football regular season, took place on Saturday, December 29, 2007 with a 1:00PM EST kickoff at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina...
.
The team was hit hard in 2009
2009 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2009 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009 college football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut...
with the on-campus murder of junior cornerback Jasper Howard
Jasper Howard
Jasper Tyrone Howard , was a cornerback for the University of Connecticut Huskies from 2007 to 2009. He was fatally stabbed on October 18, 2009, hours after UConn's win over the Louisville Cardinals.- Early life :...
following their homecoming game. UConn struggled following his death, dropping their next three games and falling to 1-4 in-conference, but got a major win to break the streak at Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
, a victory quoted by Coach Randy Edsall
Randy Edsall
Randy Douglas Edsall is an American college football coach. He is currently the head coach at the University of Maryland. Edsall was the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 1999 until the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, and oversaw the program's promotion from the NCAA Division I–AA level to...
as being the program's "Best Win". The game ball from that victory was sent to Howard's mother in Miami, FL, one of many tributes throughout the year for the fallen player. The team will honor Howard prior to every game through the 2010 season, which would have been his senior year.
In addition to playing NCAA Division 1 football, the Huskies have shown pride in academics in the Big East with sixteen players being names to the Big East All-Academic Football Team in 2010, an honor which requires a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA)
Academic grading in North America
Academic grading in North America varies from country to country and even within countries.-United States:The most commonly used index in the U.S. educational system uses five letter grades. Historically, the grades were A, B, C, D, and F—A being the highest and F, denoting failure, the lowest...
of at least a 3.0 in a minimum of two semesters
Division I-AA playoffs
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| November 28, 1998 | Hampton | W 42-34 |
| December 5, 1998 | Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Eagles The Georgia Southern Eagles are the athletic teams of Georgia Southern University. The Eagles compete in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision and are members of the NCAA Division I Southern Conference... |
L 52-30 |
Bowl games
| Key | |
| # | Number of bowl games |
| † | Attendance record |
| ‡ | Former attendance record |
| W | Win |
| L | Loss |
- Attendance records are correct as of the end of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season2009 NCAA Division I FBS football seasonThe 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the...
.# Season Bowl game Result Opponent Stadium Location Attendance 1 2004 2004 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with several undefeated teams vying for a spot in the national title game, triggering controversy. In the 2003 season, no team finished the regular season unbeaten, and five teams finished the season with one loss...2004 Motor City Bowl 2004 Motor City BowlThe 2004 Motor City Bowl, part of the 2004–05 NCAA football bowl games season, occurred on December 27, 2004 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.- Team selection :...W 39–10 Toledo Rockets Ford Field Ford FieldFord Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...Detroit, MI 52,552‡ 2 2007 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl 2007 Meineke Car Care BowlThe 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, one of 27 non-BCS bowl games played after the 2007 NCAA football regular season, took place on Saturday, December 29, 2007 with a 1:00PM EST kickoff at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina...L 24–10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football teamThe 2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe in his seventh season at the school and played its home games at BB&T Field. The team began its season with an Atlantic Coast...Bank of America Stadium Bank of America StadiumBank of America Stadium is a 73,778-seat football stadium located on of land in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It is the home facility of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. It also hosts the annual Belk Bowl which features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big East...Charlotte, NC 53,126 3 2008 2009 International Bowl 2009 International BowlThe 2009 International Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Buffalo Bulls at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 3, 2009. The game was the final contest of the 2008 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision football...W 38–20 Buffalo Bulls 2008 Buffalo Bulls football teamThe 2008 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. 2008 was a season of firsts for the Bulls. With a 40-34 double overtime win over Bowling Green on November 21, the Bulls won the MAC East division and gained a berth...Rogers Centre Rogers CentreRogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...Toronto, ON, Canada CanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...40,184† 4 2009 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl 2010 PapaJohns.com BowlThe 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Connecticut Huskies of the Big East Conference and the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference , on January 2, 2010 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama...W 20–7 South Carolina Gamecocks 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football teamThe 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team's head football coach was Steve Spurrier, who was in his fifth season at USC. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in...Legion Field Legion FieldLegion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak...Birmingham, AL 45,254† 5 2010 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football seasonThe 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...2011 Fiesta Bowl 2011 Fiesta BowlThe 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game played as part of the 2011 Bowl Championship Series of the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season...L 48–20 Oklahoma Sooners 2010 Oklahoma Sooners football teamThe 2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 2010–2011. It was the 116th year of season play for the Sooners. The team was led by head coach Bob Stoops, a two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year award winner, who has a contract...University of Phoenix Stadium University of Phoenix StadiumUniversity of Phoenix Stadium, opened August 1, 2006, is a multipurpose football stadium located in Glendale, Arizona. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League and the annual Fiesta Bowl...Glendale, AZ 67,232
Conference championships
Connecticut has won a total of 17 conference championships, which includes 6 outright titles.Conference affiliations:
- 1897-1922: Athletic League of New England State Colleges
- 1923-1946: New England Conference
- 1947-1996: Yankee ConferenceYankee ConferenceThe Yankee Conference was a collegiate sports conference in the eastern United States. It once sponsored competition in many sports, but eventually became a football-only league...
- 1997-1999: Atlantic 10 Conference
- 2000-2003: Division I-A Independent
- 2004-Current: Big East ConferenceBig East ConferenceThe Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conf. Record |
| 1949† | Yankee Conference | 4-4-1 | 2-0 |
| 1952† | Yankee Conference | 5-3 | 3-1 |
| 1956 | Yankee Conference | 6-2-1 | 3-0-1 |
| 1957† | Yankee Conference | 5-4-1 | 3-0-1 |
| 1958 | Yankee Conference | 7-3 | 4-0 |
| 1959 | Yankee Conference | 6-3 | 4-0 |
| 1960† | Yankee Conference | 5-4 | 3-1 |
| 1968† | Yankee Conference | 4-6 | 4-1 |
| 1970 | Yankee Conference | 4-4-2 | 4-0-1 |
| 1971† | Yankee Conference | 5-3-1 | 4-1-1 |
| 1973 | Yankee Conference | 8-2-1 | 5-0-1 |
| 1982† | Yankee Conference | 5-6 | 3-2 |
| 1983† | Yankee Conference | 5-6 | 4-1 |
| 1986† | Yankee Conference | 8-3 | 5-2 |
| 1989† | Yankee Conference | 8-3 | 6-2 |
| 1998§ | Atlantic Ten | 10-3 | 6-2 |
| 2007† | Big East | 9-4 | 5-2 |
| 2010† | Big East | 8-4 | 5-2 |
| † Denotes co-champions, § Denotes New England Division champion | |||
Rentschler Field
The Huskies play their home football games at Rentschler Field, an off-campus facility located 20 miles (32.2 km) to the west of campus in East Hartford, Connecticut
East Hartford, Connecticut
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. The inaugural game took place on August 30, 2003 when Connecticut defeated the Indiana Hoosiers
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34–10. Since the opening, Connecticut has enjoyed a decided home field advantage, posting a 38–12 record when playing at Rentschler. This includes a 12–4 record in games decided by a touchdown or less. In 2007
2007 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2007 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2007 college football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut...
, the Huskies completed their home season winning each of their seven home games, becoming only the second Big East team to compile a 7–0 home record.
Burton Family Football Complex
The Huskies on-campus home is at the Burton Family Football Complex on Stadium Road in Storrs, CT. It contains the coaches offices, team meeting rooms, video facilities, dining hall and student-athlete lounge. Construction began in the fall of 2004 and it officially opened in July 2006. The facilities are considered to be among the best in the country.The building is named after Robert Burton, who in 2002 made a donation of USD
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2.5 million to the University of Connecticut. The original location of the building was to be where Memorial Stadium currently stands. However, it was later decided to construct the building across the street.
Mark R. Shenkman Training Center
Alongside the Burton Family Football Complex is the 85000 square feet (7,896.8 m²) Mark R. Shenkman Training Center. The indoor training center includes a full-length football field and an 18000 square feet (1,672.3 m²) strength and conditioning center. The training center was made possible by a USD 2.5 million gift from Connecticut businessman and UConn alum, Mark Shenkman.Construction of the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center and the Burton Family Football Complex were handled in tandem by HOK Sport + Venue + Event and JCJ Architecture. Upon completion in the summer of 2006, both buildings were granted a LEED
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silver designation. They are the first buildings on the University of Connecticut campus, and the first football facilities in the nation to be certified as a "green building."
Coaching history
| Years | Coach | Games | W | L | T | Pct. |
| 1896–97 | No Coach | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 |
| 1898 | E.S. Mansfield | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1899–1901 | T.D. Knowles | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | .712 |
| 1902–05 | E.O. Smith | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .538 |
| 1906–07 | George H. Lamson | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 |
| 1908 | W.F. Madden | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .562 |
| 1909 | S.F.G. McLean | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| 1910 | M.F. Claffey | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .215 |
| 1911 | Leo Hafford | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1912 | A.J. Sharadin | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| 1913 | P.T. Brady | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| 1914 | Dave Warner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1915–16 | John F. Donahue | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
| 1919 | Roy J. Guyer | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
| 1920 | Ross Swartz | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .187 |
| 1921–22 | Wilder Tasker | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | .412 |
| 1923–33 | Sumner A. Dole | 89 | 36 | 39 | 14 | .483 |
| 1934–49 | J.O. Christian | 121 | 66 | 51 | 4 | .562 |
| 1950–51 | Arthur L. Valpey | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
| 1952–63 | D. Robert Ingalls | 106 | 49 | 54 | 3 | .477 |
| 1964–65 | Richard E. Forzano | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .417 |
| 1966–70 | John L. Toner | 47 | 20 | 24 | 3 | .458 |
| 1971–72 | Robert F. Casciola | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .531 |
| 1973–76 | Larry L. Naviaux | 43 | 18 | 24 | 1 | .430 |
| 1977–82 | Walt Nadzak | 65 | 24 | 39 | 2 | .385 |
| 1983–93 | Tom Jackson | 119 | 62 | 57 | 0 | .521 |
| 1994–98 | Skip Holtz | 57 | 34 | 23 | 0 | .596 |
| 1999–2010 | Randy Edsall (record) Connecticut Huskies football under Randy Edsall Randy Edsall was the 27th head coach of the Connecticut Huskies football team, which represents the University of Connecticut, and participates in the Big East Conference. Since he was hired in 1999, Edsall led the Huskies from Division I-AA to Division I-A... |
144 | 74 | 70 | 0 | .514 |
| 2011– | Paul Pasqualoni | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1896–present | Totals | 908 | 480 | 502 | 38 | .490 |
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Brian Kozlowski Award
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tight end, Brian Kozlowski
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, who through hard work, effort and dedication has been able to have a lengthy NFL career.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Dennis Callaghan |
| 1999 | Mike Burton |
| 2000 | Stephen Darby |
| 2001 | Jamie Lenkaitis |
| 2002 | Wes Timko |
| 2003 | Sean Mulcahy |
| 2004 | Ryan Krug |
| 2005 | Taurien Sowell |
| 2006 | Matt Applebaum/Matt Nuzie |
| 2009 | Robert McClain Robert McClain Robert "Reggie" McClain is a 7th round draft pick with the Carolina Panthers. He was a cornerback, punt returner, and kick returner with the University of Connecticut Huskies.... |
See also
- UConn–UMass football rivalryUConn–UMass football rivalryThe UConn-UMass football rivalry was an annual college football rivalry game played between two New England universities: the University of Connecticut and the University of Massachusetts. The rivalry has been dormant since UConn transitioned to FBS following the 1999 season...
- University of ConnecticutUniversity of ConnecticutThe admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
- Connecticut HuskiesConnecticut HuskiesThe Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut in the United States. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Ice...
- University of Connecticut Marching BandUniversity of Connecticut Marching BandThe University of Connecticut Marching Band , nicknamed "The Pride of Connecticut," was formed in 1904 as an all-male ROTC band. It is currently under the direction of Dr. David Mills and assisted by Marvin McNeill. There are about 300 members in the band...