1979 Connecticut Huskies football team

1979 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–6–2 (3–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1979 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Boston University +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
UMass +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
New Hampshire	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by third year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 3–6–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–26
September 22	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 10–21
September 28	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 17–24
October 6	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	T 3–3
October 13	Rutgers*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 14–26
October 20	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 19–7
October 27	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 24–0
November 3	at VMI*	Alumni Memorial Stadium Lexington, VA	T 13–13
November 10	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 12–16
November 17	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 10–9
November 24	Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 12–28
*Non-conference game