List of UConn Huskies football seasons
The UConn Huskies football college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Connecticut as an Independent. The Huskies have played their home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut since 2003. From 1953 through 2002, the team played home games at Memorial Stadium on-campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies have recorded 26 conference championships, and have played in 7 Bowl Games, winning 3.[1] Connecticut made one appearance in the Division I-AA (now FCS) playoffs, in 1998.[2]
Seasons
[edit]National Champions † | Conference Champions * | Division Champions ‡ | Postseason berth ^ |
Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Postseason result | Final ranking | |||||
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Conf. finish | W | L | T | AP Poll | Coaches | |||||
Connecticut Huskies football seasons | ||||||||||
1896 | None | Independent | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
1897 | Athletic League of New England State Colleges | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1898 | E. S. Mansfield | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1899 | T. D. Knowles | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1900 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1901* | 1st* | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1902 | Edwin O. Smith | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1903 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1904 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1905 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1906 | George H. Lamson | — | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1907 | — | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1908 | W. F. Madden | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1909 | S. F. G. McLean | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1910 | M. F. Claffey | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1911 | Leo Hafford | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1912 | A. J. Sharadin | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1913 | P. T. Brady | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1914 | Dave Warner | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1915 | John F. Donahue | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1916 | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1917 | No team | |||||||||
1918 | No team | |||||||||
1919 | Roy J. Guyer | Athletic League of New England State Colleges | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
1920 | Ross Swartz | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1921 | J. Wilder Tasker | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
1922 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1923 | Sumner Dole | New England Conference | 2nd | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
1924* | 1st* | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
1925 | 5th | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1926* | 1st* | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1927 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1928* | T-1st* | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |||
1929 | T-3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1930 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1931 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |||
1932 | 4th | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
1933 | 3rd | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1934 | J. Orlean Christian | 3rd | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1935 | T-3rd | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1936* | 1st* | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1937* | T-1st* | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1938 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1939 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1940 | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1941 | 5th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1942* | T-1st* | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1943 | No team | |||||||||
1944 | J. Orlean Christian | New England Conference | 3rd | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
1945* | T-1st* | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1946* | T-1st* | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1947 | Yankee Conference | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1948 | 2nd | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1949* | T-1st* | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1950 | Arthur Valpey | T-5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1951 | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1952* | Robert Ingalls | T-1st* | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1953 | 3rd | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1954 | 6th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1955 | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1956* | 1st* | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1957* | T-1st* | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
1958* | 1st* | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1959* | 1st* | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1960* | T-1st* | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1961 | 3rd | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1962 | 3rd | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1963 | 5th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1964 | Rick Forzano | 3rd | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1965 | T-3rd | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1966 | John Toner | 3rd | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1967 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1968* | T-1st* | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1969 | T-2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1970* | 1st* | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
1971* | Robert Casciola | T-1st* | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1972 | 2nd | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1973* | Larry Naviaux | 1st* | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1974 | T-3rd | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1975 | 3rd | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1976 | T-3rd | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1977 | Walt Nadzak | T-4th | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1978 | 2nd | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1979 | 3rd | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
1980 | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1981 | 5th | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1982* | T-1st* | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1983* | Tom Jackson | T-1st* | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1984 | 5th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1985 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1986* | T-1st* | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1987 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1988 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1989* | T-1st* | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1990 | 4th | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1991 | 8th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1992 | 6th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1993 | 3rd (New England) | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1994 | Skip Holtz | 3rd (New England) | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
1995 | 2nd (New England) | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
1996 | 4th (New England) | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | ||||
1997 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 2nd (New England) | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | |||
1998‡ | 1st (New England)‡ | 10 | 3 | Won Division I-AA Playoffs First Round against Hampton 42–34 Lost Quarterfinals against Georgia Southern 30–52 | — | — | ||||
1999 | Randy Edsall | 6th | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | |||
2000 | Independent | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
2001 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||
2002 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | ||||
2003 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||
2004^ | Big East Conference | 5th | 8 | 4 | Won Motor City Bowl against Toledo 39–10 | — | — | |||
2005 | 7th | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | ||||
2006 | 7th | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | ||||
2007*^ | T-1st* | 9 | 4 | Lost Meineke Car Care Bowl against Wake Forest 10–24 | — | — | ||||
2008^ | 5th | 8 | 5 | Won International Bowl against Buffalo 38–20 | — | — | ||||
2009^ | 5th | 8 | 5 | Won PapaJohns.com Bowl against South Carolina 20–7 | — | — | ||||
2010*^ | T-1st* | 8 | 5 | Lost Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma 20–48 | — | — | ||||
2011 | Paul Pasqualoni | 6th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | |||
2012 | 6th | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | ||||
2013 | Paul Pasqualoni/T. J. Weist[a] | American Athletic Conference | 7th | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
2014 | Bob Diaco | 10th | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | |||
2015^ | T–3rd (East) | 6 | 7 | Lost St. Petersburg Bowl against Marshall 10–16 | — | — | ||||
2016 | T–4th (East) | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||
2017 | Randy Edsall | T–4th (East) | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | |||
2018 | 6th (East) | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | ||||
2019 | 6th (East) | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | ||||
2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
2021 | Randy Edsall/Lou Spanos[b] | Independent | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | ||
2022^ | Jim L. Mora | — | 6 | 7 | Lost Myrtle Beach Bowl against Marshall 14–28 | — | — | |||
2023 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||||
Totals | 517 | 604 | 38 | All-time regular season record (1896-2023) | ||||||
4 | 5 | All-time bowl game & postseason record (1896-2023) | ||||||||
521 | 609 | 38 | All-time record (1896-2023) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Paul Pasqualoni was fired after five games during the 2013 season, and was replaced by interim head coach T. J. Weist for the remainder of the season.
- ^ Randy Edsall retired after two games during the 2021 season, and defensive coordinator Lou Spanos was named interim head for the remainder of the season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Team-by-Team Bowl Results" (pdf). Bowl/All-Star Game Results. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2014. p. 19. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 116. Retrieved August 26, 2015.