1995 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1995 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.[1]

1995 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
Record8–3 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
Rhode Island x 6 2 0 7 4 0
No. 23 Connecticut 5 3 0 8 3 0
New Hampshire 4 4 0 6 5 0
UMass 3 5 0 6 5 0
Boston University 1 7 0 3 8 0
Maine 1 7 0 3 8 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^ 8 0 0 11 2 0
No. 13 James Madison ^ 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 19 William & Mary 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 20 Richmond 5 3 0 7 3 1
Northeastern 2 6 0 4 7 0
Villanova 2 6 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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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 18 New HampshireW 23–21
September 16Central Connecticut*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 54–9
September 23Buffalo*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 26–2513,518
September 30at Yale*W 39–2020,861[2]
October 7at VillanovaW 14–136,727[3]
October 14at MaineNo. 20W 31–30
October 21at Rhode IslandNo. 15L 19–247,237
October 28NortheasternNo. 21
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 9–10
November 4Boston UniversityNo. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 28–17[4]
November 11at No. 18 James MadisonNo. 24L 16–24
November 18UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 20–78,479

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 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Smith, George (October 1, 1995). "Not Just Gilliard's Day: Freshman Taylor Helps UConn Run Past Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UConn wins fifth in a row; still unbeaten". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Taylor runs UConn over BU". Record-Journal. November 5, 1995. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.