1996 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1996 Connecticut Huskies football

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

* Skip Holtz (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Todd Fitch (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Nick Rapone (2nd season)
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1995

1997 ->

1996 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Maine |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
UMass |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Connecticut |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Rhode Island |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Boston University |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 14 Villanova ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 11 Delaware ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 23 James Madison |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Northeastern |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Richmond |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

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

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 4–6.[1]

## Schedule

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September 7| at Buffalo*| No. 15|

* University at Buffalo Stadium
* Amherst, NY

| W 20–3| 4,509|
September 14| Northeastern| No. 12|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| W 21–19| |
September 21| at New Hampshire| No. 8|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 13–21| |
September 28| at Yale*| No. 16|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| W 42–6| 27,624| [2]
October 5| No. 13 Villanova| No. 15|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 27–38| 13,596| [3]
October 12| Maine| No. 18|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 16–17| |
October 19| Rhode Island| No. 24|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT (rivalry)

| W 1–0[a]| |
October 26| Hofstra*| No. 23|

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 16–24| |
November 2| at Boston University| |

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| W 45–10| |
November 9| at No. 22 James Madison| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Storrs, CT

| L 6–14| |
November 16| at UMass| |

* Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
* Amherst, MA (rivalry)

| L 38–39| 7,216|

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

1. ^ Rhode Island forfeited the game due to the suspension of several players. The game did not count in the overall records for either team, although it did count for conference records.[4]

## 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 20, 2016.
2. ^ Conner, Desmond (September 29, 1996). "Turnovers Just Play Into Huskies' Hands". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Cats roll, 38–27, as end sets record". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Jack Cavanaugh (October 18, 1996). "U. of Rhode Island Is Shaken by Players' Assault on Fraternity". New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

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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
* Rhode Island
* Syracuse
* UMass

Culture & lore|

* Civil Conflict
* Gambling Scandal
* Jonathan the Husky
* University of Connecticut Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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