2001 Connecticut Huskies football team

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2001 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Franks (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Kent Briggs (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
South Florida    8 3  
Troy State    7 4  
UCF    6 5  
Notre Dame    5 6  
Utah State    4 7  
Connecticut    2 9  
Navy    0 10  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Connecticut Huskies football team competed in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. This was the program second second season as the NCAA Division I-A and its final as a transitional team. Led by Randy Edsall in his third year as head coach, Connecticut finished with season with a record of 2–9. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 pmat No. 9 Virginia Tech ESPN Plus L 10–5253,662
September 81:00 pm Eastern Washington L 17–3515,723
September 221:00 pm Buffalo
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 20–3716,517
September 297:00 pmat Rutgers W 20–1924,415
October 61:00 pm Eastern Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 19–011,193
October 137:00 pmat South Florida L 21–4026,802
October 271:30 pm Ball State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 5–1016,041
November 31:00 pmat Cincinnati L 28–4517,588
November 1012:00 pm Utah State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 31–3813,207
November 173:00 pmat Middle Tennessee State L 14–3813,017
November 2512:00 pmat Temple L 7–5610,060

References

  1. "Team-by-Team Bowl Results" (PDF). Bowl/All-Star Game Results. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2014. p. 19. Retrieved December 17, 2019.