1993 Yankee Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Furman*L 17–269,193[2]
September 11New HampshireW 24–23 OT8,117[3]
September 18James Madison
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 45–344,342[4]
September 25at Yale*W 25–1410,410[5]
October 2Towson State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 27–2811,247[6]
October 9at VillanovaL 14–176,897[7]
October 16UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 17–2012,001[8]
October 23at MaineW 14–138,047[9]
October 30at No. 21 RichmondW 21–33,529[10]
November 6Rhode IslandW 41–93,472[11]
November 13at No. 6 Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 16–30[12]

After the season

NFL draft

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

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". The Hartford Courant. September 5, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies give Wildcats the boot". The Day. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Day's work for Gilliard: five TDs". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "UConn rally comes up short with :03 left". The Hartford Courant. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Missed chances for UConn". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UMass topples UConn". The Day. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rodgers steers UConn past Maine". The Boston Sunday Globe. October 25, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gilliard powers Huskies, 21–3". Record-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gilliard (173 yards, 3 TDs) leads UConn". The Hartford Courant. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; B.U. Remains Undefeated". New York Times. November 14, 1993. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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