1988 Connecticut Huskies football team

1988 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (4–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson (6th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1988 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–10 UMass +^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Delaware +^	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 7–4.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	No. 7 Richmond		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–12	6,536	[2]
September 17	at New Hampshire	No. 20	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 20–27	7,788	[3]
September 24	at Yale*		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 41–0	24,522	[4]
October 1	at Northeastern*	No. 16	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 25–24		[5]
October 8	Villanova	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 14–21	5,084	[6]
October 15	at No. 9 UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 35–14	14,301	[7]
October 22	Maine		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 28–21	3,472	[8]
October 29	Southern Connecticut*	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 45–0	8,038	[9]
November 5	at No. 9 Delaware	No. 14	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 21–20	14,726	[10]
November 12	at Boston University	No. 9	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 15–20	3,100	[11]
November 19	Rhode Island	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 19–21		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1989 NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
9	238	David Franks	Guard	Seattle Seahawks

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. "Richmond is ranked seventh, but UConn's the one, 35–12". The Hartford Courant. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "UNH's Jean opens fire to shoot down UConn". Boston Sunday Globe. September 18, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Rieber, Anthony (September 25, 1988). "UConn Enjoys Field Day, 41-0; Overmatched Yale Absorbs Worst Loss at Home Since 1954". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Furious finish rescues Huskies, 25–24". The Day. October 2, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Villanova comeback stops UConn, 21–14". The Hartford Courant. October 9, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Huskies roar back against UMass". The Day. October 16, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UConn rallies past Maine". Kennebec Journal. October 24, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UConn does as expected, routing Southern, 45–0". The Hartford Courant. October 30, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UConn foils Delaware, 21–20". Record-Journal. November 6, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "BU damages UConn's hopes, 20–15". The Hartford Courant. November 13, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "UConn starts quickly, but Rams slam door on Huskies' season". Record-Journal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.