1978 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1978 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 4–7.[1][2]

1978 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1978 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 UMass $^ 5 0 09 4 0
No. 7 Rhode Island 3 2 07 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 04 7 0
Boston University 2 3 06 4 0
New Hampshire 1 3 16 4 1
Maine 0 4 13 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Northeastern*W 21–19
September 16William & Mary*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 3–27
September 23Navy*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 0–30
September 30at Yale*L 7–2123,431[3]
October 7at New HampshireL 17–25
October 14at Rutgers*L 0–1013,500
October 21Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 49–7
October 28at No. 6 UMassL 10–1714,200
November 11Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 27–20
November 18No. 7 Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 31–6
November 25at Holy Cross*L 16–208,921[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. Visser, Lesley (October 1, 1978). "Yale Holds Off Tough UConn". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 51 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Monahan, Bob (November 26, 1978). "Tough Defense Bails Out Holy Cross, 20-16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 100 via Newspapers.com.


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