2001 Connecticut Huskies football team

2001 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Franks (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKent Briggs (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial 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 PlusL 10–5253,662
September 81:00 pmEastern Washington
L 17–3515,723
September 221:00 pmBuffalo
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 20–3716,517
September 297:00 pmat Rutgers
W 20–1924,415
October 61:00 pmEastern Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 19–011,193
October 137:00 pmat South Florida
L 21–4026,802
October 271:30 pmBall Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 5–1016,041
November 31:00 pmat Cincinnati
L 28–4517,588
November 1012:00 pmUtah 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.


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