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1993 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1993 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by 11th-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 6–5.[1]

1993 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 25 UMass 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Rhode Island 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maine 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
James Madison 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northeastern 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Villanova 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Furman*
L 17–269,193[2]
September 11New Hampshire
W 24–23
September 18James Madison
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 45–344,342[3]
September 25at Yale*
W 25–1410,410[4]
October 2Towson State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 27–28
October 9at Villanova
L 14–176,897[5]
October 16UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 17–2012,001
October 23at Maine
W 14–13
October 30at No. 21 Richmond
W 21–33,529[6]
November 6Rhode Island
W 41–93,472
November 13at No. 6 Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 16–30[7]

After the season

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1994 NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 190 Paul Duckworth Linebacker Green Bay Packers

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 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "UConn has its chance, but can get only so far". Hartford Courant. September 5, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Day's work for Gilliard: five TDs". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Smith, George (September 26, 1993). "UConn Makes the Struggle Worthwhile; Overcomes Yale in Second Half". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Missed chances for UConn". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gilliard powers Huskies, 21–3". Record-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; B.U. Remains Undefeated". New York Times. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


 

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