Connecticut Football Team History
Connecticut Huskies
University of Cionnecticut
Storrs, CT
Founded: 1881 Stadium: Rentschler Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Navy Blue & White Coach: Tom Jackson Conference: Colonial Athletic-
1986 Season Highlights
Tom Jackson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Connecticut.
The Huskies won the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Central Connecticut State
20
9
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Richmond
29
22
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @ Yale
17
12
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ New Hampshire
19
42
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Delaware State
31
32
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Northeastern (MA)
26
20
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Maine
35
19
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Boston
24
7
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Delaware
7
35
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Rhode Island
21
14
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Massachusetts
20
17
W
1986 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 249
Scoring Average 22.6
Points Allowed 229
Defense Average 20.8
Opponents Record 8-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-3
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 Colonial Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Connecticut
8-3 249 229
Tom Jackson
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Colonial Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).