1986 Connecticut Huskies football team

1986 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1986 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Central Connecticut*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 20–9	7,529	[2]
September 20	Richmond		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 29–22	10,742	[3]
September 27	at Yale*	No. 20	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–12	25,175	[4]
October 4	at New Hampshire	No. 18	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 19–42		[5]
October 11	at No. T–14 Delaware State*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 31–32		[6]
October 18	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 26–20	4,200	[7]
October 25	Maine		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–19		[8]
November 1	Boston University		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–7	11,073	[9]
November 8	at No. T–14 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–35	15,855	[10]
November 15	Rhode Island		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–14 ^OT	3,769	[11]
November 22	at UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 20–17	10,973	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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. "UConn does its job in win over Central". The Day. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "UConn takes Richmond, 29–22". The Hartford Courant. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Smith, George (September 28, 1986). "UConn Flips Yale 4th Time in a Row". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UNH bombs sloppy UConn". Record-Journal. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "DelState holds off Huskies". Sunday News Journal. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "UConn gets its kicks". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UConn erupts to defeat Maine". Morning Sentinel. October 27, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Connecticut takes control early, 24–7". Boston Sunday Globe. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hens sitting pretty in Yankee Conference". Sunday News Journal. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lane directs UConn past URI in overtime". Boston Sunday Globe. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Huskies await the call". The Hartford Courant. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.