1996 Connecticut Huskies football team

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]

1996 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England
1996 record4–6 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7at Buffalo*W 20–3
September 14NortheasternW 21–19
September 21at New HampshireL 13–21
September 28at Yale*W 42–6
October 5Villanova
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 27–38
October 12Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 16–17
October 19Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)
W 1–0[lower-alpha 1]
October 26Hofstra*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 16–24
November 2at Boston UniversityW 45–10
November 9at James Madison
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 6–14
November 16at UMassL 38–39
  • *Non-conference 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.[3]

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. 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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