1983 Connecticut Huskies football team

1983 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1983 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–13 Boston University +^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Connecticut +	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
No. 20 New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
UMass	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maine	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 5–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 10	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 5–22
September 17	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 7–28
September 24	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 38–12
October 1	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 9–7
October 8	Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–13
October 15	Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–20
October 22	at Maine	Orono, ME	W 31–26
October 29	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 16–6
November 5	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–17
November 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 18–17
November 19	Colgate*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 33–41
*Non-conference game