1995 Connecticut Huskies football team

1995 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	New England Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 23
Record	8–3 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1995 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
Rhode Island x	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 23 Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maine	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 James Madison ^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Richmond	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	No. 18 New Hampshire		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 23–21
September 16	Central Connecticut*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 54–9
September 23	Buffalo*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 26–25	13,518
September 30	at Yale*		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 39–20	20,861	[2]
October 7	at Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 14–13	6,727	[3]
October 14	at Maine	No. 20	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–30
October 21	at Rhode Island	No. 15	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 19–24	7,237
October 28	Northeastern	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 9–10
November 4	Boston University	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 28–17		[4]
November 11	at No. 18 James Madison	No. 24	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 16–24
November 18	UMass		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 20–7	8,479
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network 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 20, 2016.
2. Smith, George (October 1, 1995). "Not Just Gilliard's Day: Freshman Taylor Helps UConn Run Past Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "UConn wins fifth in a row; still unbeaten". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Taylor runs UConn over BU". Record-Journal. November 5, 1995. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.