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1987 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maine +^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Richmond +^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Connecticut 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UMass 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Boston University 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 7–4.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Southern Connecticut*
W 38–216,513[2]
September 19Northeastern*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 12–207,728[3]
September 26at Yale*
L 27–3034,068[4]
October 3at No. T–9 Richmond
W 21–148,966[5]
October 10at Boston University
L 7–314,026[6]
October 17UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 21–178,013[7]
October 24at Maine
L 28–32[8]
October 31Villanova*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 34–2311,540[9]
November 7Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 20–193,498[10]
November 14at Rhode Island
W 52–73,906[11]
November 21No. T–16 New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 31–212,616[12]

References

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  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Huskies dominate Southern". The Hartford Courant. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NU knocks off UConn, 20–12". Boston Sunday Globe. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hasty, Roy (September 27, 1987). "Yale Comes Back to Defeat UConn". The Hartford Courant. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UConn gets past Richmond". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UConn comes unglued". The Day. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "No hero for UMass, UConn wins 21–17". The Sunday Republican. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Black Bears maul Huskies". Record-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UConn holds on, beats Villanova". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UConn on top, 20–19". Boston Sunday Globe. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UConn levels Rhode Island, 52–7". Record-Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UConn goes out a winner, 31–21". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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