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1990 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1990 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
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
Connecticut 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

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

References

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  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. ^ "UNC defeats UConn". The Hartford Courant. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "UConn wins on late FG". The Hartford Courant. October 7, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UConn defeats Richmond". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.