1990 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1990 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by eighth year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 6–5.^[1][2]

1990 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 UMass $^	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. T–19 New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–21
September 15	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 21–48
September 22	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 7–24	11,831
September 29	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 44–7	18,859	^[3]
October 6	Villanova	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–22	13,248	^[4]
October 13	at No. 9 UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 19–38	2,459
October 20	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–20
October 27	Richmond	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 42–24	7,842	^[5]
November 3	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 21–35
November 10	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 28–21
November 17	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 51–21	6,215
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
3. Smith, George (September 30, 1990). "Sweet Victory for UConn; Offense, Defense Dominate in 44-7 Defeat of Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UConn wins on late FG". The Hartford Courant. October 7, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UConn defeats Richmond". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.