1997 Connecticut Huskies football team

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1997 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England
Record7–4 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Todd Fitch (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Nick Rapone (3rd season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1996
1998  
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
New Hampshire x  5 3   5 6  
Connecticut  4 4   7 4  
Maine  4 4   5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   2 9  
Boston University  1 7   1 10  
UMass  1 7   2 9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^  8 0   12 1  
No. 3 Delaware ^  7 1   12 2  
No. 20 Northeastern  5 3   8 3  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  4 4   7 4  
James Madison  3 5   5 6  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 7–4. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Northeastern W 38–26
September 20at Hofstra *W 35–31
September 27at Yale *W 28–016,367 [2]
October 4 Buffalo *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 55–013,725
October 11at Maine No. 25L 47–49
October 18No. 18 William & Mary
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 17–388,396
October 25 Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 37–215,139
November 1 Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 45–7
November 8at No. 3 Delaware L 29–37
November 15at UMass W 49–162,870
November 22 New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 18–21

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. Conner, Desmond (September 28, 1997). "Huskies Are Looking for More". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.