2000 Connecticut Huskies football team

2000 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Warner (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Notre Dame  %   –     9 – 3  
UCF   –     7 – 4  
Middle Tennessee   –     6 – 5  
  –     3 – 8  
Louisiana Tech   –     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette   –     1 – 10  
Louisiana–Monroe   –     1 – 10  
Navy   –     1 – 10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. This was Connecticut's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-A, having transitioned from NCAA Division I-AA, where they were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Huskies competed as a transitional member as they increased the scholarship count to the Division I-A level of 85. Led by Randy Edsall in his second year as head coach, Connecticut finished the season with a record of 3–8.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
CPTVL 25–3211,148
September 97:00 pmColgate
W 27–716,632[1]
September 167:00 pmat Buffalo
CPTVW 24–2113,678
September 231:30 pmNortheastern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 27–3516,549
September 307:00 pmat Louisville
L 22–4138,121
October 712:00 pmat Boston College
NESNL 3–5535,383
October 217:00 pmat Akron
W 38–356,467
October 281:30 pmSouth Florida
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
ESPN PlusL 13–2116,585
November 412:30 pmMiddle Tennessee
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 10–6611,115
November 1112:30 pmRhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 21–269,951
November 181:00 pmat Ball State
L 0–2910,195

References

  1. ^ Price, Terry (October 10, 2000). "Tracey Airs It Out; UConn Has Colgate on the Run". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
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