1989 Connecticut Huskies football team

1989 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1989 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Maine +^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Connecticut +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Villanova +^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Central Connecticut*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 27–9
September 17	at SMU*		Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 30–31	20,548
September 23	New Hampshire		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 20–10
September 30	at Yale*	No. 18	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 31–20	21,319
October 7	at Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 35–41 6OT	7,877
October 14	UMass		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 39–33	12,440
October 21	at No. 4 Maine		Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 8–30
October 28	at Richmond		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 13–3	12,354
November 4	Delaware		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–17
November 11	Boston University		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 38–30
November 18	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 35–28	5,045
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game