1990 Connecticut Huskies football team

1990 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1990 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 UMass $^ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. T–19 New Hampshire 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Delaware 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Villanova 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston University 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maine 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Richmond 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 6–5.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8New HampshireNo. 8
L 16–219,214[2]
September 15at North Carolina*
L 21–4841,000[3]
September 22at William & Mary*
L 7–2411,831[4]
September 29at Yale*
W 44–718,859[5]
October 6Villanova
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 24–2213,248[6]
October 13at No. 9 UMass
L 19–382,459[7]
October 20Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 35–208,421[8]
October 27Richmond
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 42–247,842[9]
November 3at Delaware
L 21–35[10]
November 10at Boston University
W 28–21[11]
November 17Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 51–216,215[12]

References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Wildcats upend UConn". Sun-Journal. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNC defeats UConn". The Hartford Courant. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies stumble their way to 0–3 performance". The Day. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Smith, George (September 30, 1990). "Sweet Victory for UConn; Offense, Defense Dominate in 44-7 Defeat of Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UConn wins on late FG". The Hartford Courant. October 7, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UMass buries UConn in mud". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "DeGennaro, UConn rap UM". The Bangor Daily News. October 22, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UConn defeats Richmond". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UConn's 'D' fails to cope". The Hartford Courant. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UConn splashes past BU". The Day. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Huskies roll in DeGennaro's finale, 51–21". Record-Journal. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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