2018 UConn Huskies football | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 1–11 (0–8 American) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | John Dunn (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Billy Crocker (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Rentschler Field |
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No. 11 UCF x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Cincinnati | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Memphis xy | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston x | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane x | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They played their home games at Rentschler Field. They were led by head coach Randy Edsall in his second year of his second stint and 14th year overall. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in AAC play to finish in last in the East Division. They set the single-season FBS record for most yards and most points allowed in a single season. This included giving up 50.42 points per game (breaking Louisiana-Lafayette’s record of 50.27 in 1997) and allowed 617.4 yards per game (breaking Kansas' record of 560.83 in 2015).
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Rimington Trophy [1] | Ryan Crozier | C | SR |
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Huskies predicted to finish fifth in the AAC East Division. [2]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | UCF | 175 (25) |
2 | USF | 140 (5) |
3 | Temple | 132 |
4 | Cincinnati | 91 |
5 | UConn | 51 |
6 | East Carolina | 41 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 UCF | ESPNU | L 17–56 | 23,081 | |
September 8 | 10:15 p.m. | at No. 20 Boise State * | ESPNU | L 7–62 | 34,515 | |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 (FCS) Rhode Island * |
| SNY/ESPN3 | W 56–49 | 20,691 |
September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Syracuse * | ESPNews | L 21–51 | 36,632 | |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Cincinnati |
| CBSSN | L 7–49 | 20,322 |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Memphis | CBSSN | L 14–55 | 27,581 | |
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 South Florida | CBSSN | L 30–38 | 42,127 | |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass * |
| ESPNU | L 17–22 | 24,150 |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | CBSSN | L 19–49 | 17,451 | |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU |
| ESPN3 | L 50–62 | 19,096 |
November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | CBSSN | L 21–55 | 27,234 | |
November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple |
| ESPNU | L 7–57 | 18,203 |
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Offense
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Roster |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 21 Knights | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Huskies | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. 20 Broncos | 24 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 62 |
at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 25 (FCS) Rams | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Huskies | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Orange | 24 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 51 |
at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bearcats | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Tigers | 13 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
No. 21 Bulls | 0 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minutemen | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
Golden Hurricane | 0 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 49 |
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 62 |
Huskies | 7 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 50 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Pirates | 7 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 13 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 57 |
Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
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