1996 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1996 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x   6 2     8 3  
Maine   5 3     7 4  
UMass   4 4     6 5  
Connecticut   3 5     4 6  
Rhode Island   2 6     4 6  
Boston University   0 8     1 10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^   7 1     10 3  
No. 14 Villanova ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 11 Delaware ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 23 James Madison   5 3     7 4  
Northeastern   3 5     6 5  
Richmond   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by third year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 4–6.[1][2]

Schedule

September 7at Buffalo*

W 20–3 September 14Northeastern

W 21–19 September 21at New Hampshire

L 13–21 September 28at Yale*

W 42–6 October 5Villanova

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT

L 27–38 October 12Maine

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT

L 16–17 October 19Rhode Island

W 1–0[a] October 26Hofstra*

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT

L 16–24 November 2at Boston University

W 45–10 November 9at James Madison

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT

L 6–14 November 16at UMass

L 38–39

Template:CFB Schedule End

  1. ^ Rhode Island forfeited the game due to the suspension of several players. The game did not count in the overall records for either team, although it did count for conference records.[3]

References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ Jack Cavanaugh (October 18, 1996). "U. of Rhode Island Is Shaken by Players' Assault on Fraternity". New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2016.