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1999 Connecticut Huskies football team

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The 1999 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was Connecticut's final season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level and as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A–10), as the program became an NCAA Division I-AA independent the following year. Led by Randy Edsall in his first year as head coach, Connecticut finished with season with an overall record of 4–7, tying for sixth place in the A-10 with a conference mark of 3–5.

1999 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionNew England
Record4–7 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Warner (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 James Madison +^   7 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 7 UMass +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 24 Villanova   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Delaware   5 – 3     7 – 4  
William & Mary   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Connecticut   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Maine   3 – 5     4 – 7  
New Hampshire   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Richmond   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Northeastern   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Rhode Island   1 – 7     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 pmat No. 12 Hofstra*No. 17
L 17–569,381
September 111:30 pmat Kentucky*
L 14–4563,879[1]
September 187:00 pmBuffalo*
CPTVW 23–012,547
September 251:00 pmat Maine
FSNNEW 34–206,113
October 21:30 pmRhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 20–911,769
October 161:30 pmVillanova
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 45–48 3OT9,108[2]
October 233:00 pmat No. 11 James Madison
L 14–4812,500
October 301:30 pmRichmond
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 21–289,731
November 61:00 pmNortheastern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 29–247,329
November 131:00 pmNew Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 18–437,286
November 2012:30 pmat No. 13 UMass
L 20–623,876

References

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  1. ^ "UConn keeps the faith". The Hartford Courant. September 12, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UConn can't stop Boden, Villanova". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1999. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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