1981 Connecticut Huskies football team
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| 1981 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–4 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Rhode Island +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 UMass + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 New Hampshire | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 4–7.[1]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at Bucknell * | W 27–7 | 4,500 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | Northeastern * | W 31–3 | 4,950 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | at Yale * | No. 6 | L 18–27 | 36,000 | [4] | |
| October 3 | No. T–9 New Hampshire | No. 8 |
| L 24–28 | [5] | |
| October 10 | at No. 6 Lehigh * | L 17–21 | 11,874 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | Holy Cross * |
| W 44–24 | 11,884 | [7] | |
| October 24 | at Maine | W 31–10 | 2,300 | [8] | ||
| October 31 | UMass |
| L 24–29 | 15,980 | [9] | |
| November 7 | at Boston University | L 20–37 | [10] | |||
| November 14 | at Rhode Island | L 29–34 | [11] | |||
| November 27 | No. 7 Delaware * |
| L 26–35 | 5,084 | [12] | |
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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.
- ^ Anderson, Woody (September 13, 1981). "UConn Thumps Bucknell". The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mature UConn rolls to win over Northeastern". The Day. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Visser, Lesley (September 27, 1981). "Yale Tops UConn". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Hampshire 28, Connecticut 24". Mount Vernon Argus. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lehigh Tips Connecticut". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. United Press International. October 11, 1981. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (October 18, 1981). "Connecticut Survives". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UConn routs Maine, 31–10". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass unmasks UConn early, 29–24". The Day. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BU crushes UConn, 37–20". The Hartford Courant. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhody beats UConn". The Sunday Republican. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tomashek, Tom (November 28, 1981). "Dougherty Rushes Hens Past UConn". The News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. B-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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