1995 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1995 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
Record8–3 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Nick Rapone (1st season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
Rhode Island x 6 –2 –07 –4 –0
No. 23 Connecticut 5 –3 –08 –3 –0
New Hampshire 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
UMass 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Boston University 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Maine 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^ 8 –0 –011 –2 –0
No. 13 James Madison ^ 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 19 William & Mary 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 20 Richmond 5 –3 –07 –3 –1
Northeastern 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Villanova 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 8–3. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 18 New Hampshire
W 23–2111,711 [2]
September 16 Central Connecticut State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 54–911,322 [3]
September 23 Buffalo *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 26–2515,518 [4]
September 30at Yale *
W 39–2020,861 [5]
October 7at Villanova
W 14–136,727 [6]
October 14at Maine No. 20
W 31–308,007 [7]
October 21at Rhode Island No. 15
L 19–247,237 [8]
October 28 Northeastern No. 21
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 9–10 [9]
November 4 Boston University No. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 28–17 [10]
November 11at No. 18 James Madison No. 24
L 16–248,000 [11]
November 18 UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 20–78,479 [12]

References

  1. ↑ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wildcats fall in final minute". Concord Monitor. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Everyone into the act for UConn". The Hartford Courant. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Huskies refuse to lose". The Day. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Smith, George (October 1, 1995). "Not Just Gilliard's Day: Freshman Taylor Helps UConn Run Past Yale". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UConn wins fifth in a row; still unbeaten". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Maine setback 'worst'". Portland Press Herald. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "URI deals UConn first defeat, 24–19". Record-Journal. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "A game of foot, inches". The Day. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Taylor runs UConn over BU". Record-Journal. November 5, 1995. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "JMU weathers the storm to top UConn". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "UMass finishes on a dreary note". Sunday Republican. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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