1991 Connecticut Huskies football team
| 1991 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–6 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 6 Delaware +^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Villanova +^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 New Hampshire +^ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by ninth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 3–8.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | No. 6 Furman* | L 24–35 | 9,108 | [2] | |
| September 14 | at New Hampshire | L 16–21 | |||
| September 21 | Lehigh* |
| L 19–35 | 13,112 | [3] |
| September 28 | at No. 13 Villanova | L 13–35 | |||
| October 5 | at Yale* | W 34–20 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 19 | UMass |
| W 26–21 | 10,142 | |
| October 26 | at Maine | L 20–41 | |||
| November 2 | at Richmond | W 35–34 | 7,612 | [5] | |
| November 9 | No. 8 Delaware |
| L 18–49 | ||
| November 16 | Boston University |
| L 26–29 | ||
| November 23 | at Rhode Island | L 10–20 | 6,448 | ||
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After the season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 12 | 318 | Cornelius Benton | Guard | Seattle Seahawks |
References
[edit]- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Furman speeds past Connecticut". The Sun News. September 8, 1991. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, George (September 22, 1991). "UConn (0-3) Makes It Easy for Lehigh". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (October 6, 1991). "Engineers Prove Their Courage". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UConn wins 35–34; something missing". The Hartford Courant. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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