1993 Connecticut Huskies football team

1993 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	New England Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson (11th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1993 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 25 UMass	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Delaware ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
James Madison	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Villanova	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by 11th-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 6–5.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 17–26	9,193	[2]
September 11	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–23
September 18	James Madison	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 45–34	4,342	[3]
September 25	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 25–14	10,410	[4]
October 2	Towson State*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 27–28
October 9	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–17	6,897	[5]
October 16	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 17–20	12,001
October 23	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 14–13
October 30	at No. 21 Richmond	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 21–3	3,529	[6]
November 6	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 41–9	3,472
November 13	at No. 6 Boston University	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–30		[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1994 NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	190	Paul Duckworth	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers

References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
2. "UConn has its chance, but can get only so far". Hartford Courant. September 5, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Day's work for Gilliard: five TDs". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Smith, George (September 26, 1993). "UConn Makes the Struggle Worthwhile; Overcomes Yale in Second Half". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Missed chances for UConn". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gilliard powers Huskies, 21–3". Record-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; B.U. Remains Undefeated". New York Times. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
8. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.