1987 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 1 08 4 0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 1 07 5 0
Connecticut 5 2 07 4 0
New Hampshire 4 3 07 3 0
Delaware 2 5 05 6 0
UMass 2 5 03 8 0
Boston University 2 5 03 8 0
Rhode Island 1 6 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fifth year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 7–4.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Southern Connecticut*W 38–21
September 19Northeastern*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 12–20
September 26at Yale*L 27–3034,068[3]
October 3at No. T–9 RichmondW 21–148,966[4]
October 10at Boston UniversityL 7–31
October 17UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 21–178,013
October 24at MaineL 28–32
October 31Villanova*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 34–2311,540[5]
November 7Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 20–19
November 14at Rhode IslandW 52–73,906
November 21No. T–16 New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 31–21

References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. Hasty, Roy (September 27, 1987). "Yale Comes Back to Defeat UConn". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UConn gets past Richmond". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UConn holds on, beats Villanova". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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