1986 Connecticut Huskies football team

1986 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1986 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	Central Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 20–9
September 20	Richmond	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 29–22
September 27	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–12
October 4	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 19–42
October 11	at Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 31–32
October 18	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 26–20
October 25	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–19
November 1	Boston University	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–7
November 8	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–35
November 15	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 21–14
November 22	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 20–17
*Non-conference game