1993 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1993 Connecticut Huskies football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Division| New England Division
Record| 6–5 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Tom Jackson (11th season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1994 ->

1993 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 25 UMass | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Connecticut | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rhode Island | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Maine | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 11  | - | 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 18 Delaware ^  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
James Madison | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Richmond | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northeastern | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Villanova | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by 11th-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 6–5.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| at Furman*|

* Paladin Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| L 17–26| 9,193| [2]
September 11| New Hampshire|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| W 24–23| |
September 18| James Madison|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| W 45–34| 4,342| [3]
September 25| at Yale*|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 25–14| 10,410| [4]
October 2| Towson State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 27–28| |
October 9| at Villanova|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| L 14–17| 6,897| [5]
October 16| UMass|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT (rivalry)

| L 17–20| 12,001|
October 23| at Maine|

* Alumni Field
* Orono, ME

| W 14–13| |
October 30| at No. 21 Richmond|

* UR Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| W 21–3| 3,529| [6]
November 6| Rhode Island|

* Meade Stadium
* Kingston, RI (rivalry)

| W 41–9| 3,472|
November 13| at No. 6 Boston University|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 16–30| | [7]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## After the season

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1994 NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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6 | 190 | Paul Duckworth | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers

## References

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1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121\. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
2. ^ "UConn has its chance, but can get only so far". Hartford Courant. September 5, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Day's work for Gilliard: five TDs". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Smith, George (September 26, 1993). "UConn Makes the Struggle Worthwhile; Overcomes Yale in Second Half". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Missed chances for UConn". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Gilliard powers Huskies, 21–3". Record-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; B.U. Remains Undefeated". New York Times. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
8. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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UConn Huskies football

Venues|

* Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952)
* Memorial Stadium (1953–2002)
* Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (2003–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
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* Syracuse
* UMass

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* Gambling Scandal
* Jonathan the Husky
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