1997 Connecticut Huskies football team

1997 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	New England
Record	7–4 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
New England Division
New Hampshire x		5	–	3					5	–	6
Connecticut		4	–	4					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					2	–	9
Boston University		1	–	7					1	–	10
UMass		1	–	7					2	–	9
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 3 Delaware ^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 20 Northeastern		5	–	3					8	–	3
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					7	–	4
James Madison		3	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 7–4.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Northeastern		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 38–26
September 20	at Hofstra*		Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 35–31
September 27	at Yale*		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 28–0	16,367	[2]
October 4	Buffalo*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 55–0	13,725
October 11	at Maine	No. 25	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 47–49
October 18	No. 18 William & Mary		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 17–38	8,396
October 25	Rhode Island		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 37–21	5,139
November 1	Boston University		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 45–7
November 8	at No. 3 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 29–37
November 15	at UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 49–16	2,870
November 22	New Hampshire		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 18–21
*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. Conner, Desmond (September 28, 1997). "Huskies Are Looking for More". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.