1989 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1989 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by seventh-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.[1][2]

1989 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
1989 record8–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 2 09 3 0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 2 08 3 0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 2 08 4 0
New Hampshire 5 3 07 3 0
Delaware 5 3 07 4 0
Boston University 4 4 04 7 0
UMass 3 5 05 5 1
Rhode Island 1 7 03 8 0
Richmond 0 8 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Central Connecticut*W 27–9
September 17at SMU*L 30–3120,548
September 23New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 20–10
September 30at Yale*No. 18W 31–2021,319[3]
October 7at VillanovaL 35–41 6OT7,877[4]
October 14UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 39–3312,440
October 21at No. 4 MaineL 8–30
October 28at RichmondW 13–3
November 4Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 21–17
November 11Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 38–30
November 18at Rhode IslandW 35–285,045

References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. Reinert, Bob (October 1, 1989). "UConn Is Too Tough for Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Villanova stops UConn in sixth overtime, 41–35". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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