1981 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1981 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fifth year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 4–7.[1][2]

1981 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1981 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rhode Island +^ 4 –1 –06 –6 –0
No. T–10 UMass + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Boston University 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. T–10 New Hampshire 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Connecticut 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Maine 1 –4 –03 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Bucknell*
W 27–74,500[3]
September 19Northeastern*
W 31–3
September 26at Yale*No. 6
L 18–2736,000[4]
October 3No. T–9 New HampshireNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 24–28
October 10at No. 6 Lehigh*
L 17–2111,874[5]
October 17Holy Cross*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 44–2411,884[6]
October 24at Maine
W 31–10
October 31UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 24–29
November 7at Boston University
L 20–37
November 14at Rhode Island
L 29–34
November 27No. 7 Delaware*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 26–355,084[7]

References
  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. Anderson, Woody (September 13, 1981). "UConn Thumps Bucknell". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Visser, Lesley (September 27, 1981). "Yale Tops UConn". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lehigh Tips Connecticut". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. October 11, 1981. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 18, 1981). "Connecticut Survives". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Tomashek, Tom (November 28, 1981). "Dougherty Rushes Hens Past UConn". The News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. B-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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