1980 Connecticut Huskies football team
| 1980 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 9 Boston University $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 UMass | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 Connecticut | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 7–3.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at New Hampshire | W 20–10 | ||||
| September 13 | Bucknell* | W 38–7 | 7,670 | [3] | ||
| September 20 | at Northeastern* | W 34–6 | ||||
| September 27 | at Yale* | No. T–2 | L 10–20 | 34,500 | [4] | |
| October 4 | Colgate* |
| W 24–21 | 11,439 | [5] | |
| October 18 | at Holy Cross* | No. 8 | W 18–17 | 6,000 | [6] | |
| October 25 | Maine | No. T–5 |
| W 14–13 | ||
| November 1 | at No. T–10 UMass | No. 5 | L 21–39 | |||
| November 8 | No. 4 Boston University | No. T–10 |
| L 24–28 | ||
| November 15 | Rhode Island | No. T–10 |
| W 56–30 | 5,500 | |
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References[edit]
- ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Woody (September 14, 1980). "Huskies Drub Bucknell, 38-7, to Keep Perfect Year Going". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wilkins, Sam (September 28, 1980). "Yale Gets Big Plays, Holds Off Connecticut". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Anderson, Woody (October 5, 1980). "Huskies Rally to Stun Colgate". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (October 19, 1980). "UConn March Ends HC Hex". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
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