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-
1989 Season Highlights
Tom Jackson enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Connecticut.
The Huskies won the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Central Connecticut State
27
9
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Southern Methodist
30
31
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. New Hampshire
20
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Yale
31
20
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Villanova
35
41
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Massachusetts
39
33
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Maine
8
30
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Richmond
13
3
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. Delaware
21
17
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Boston
38
30
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Rhode Island
35
28
W
1989 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 297
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 252
Defense Average 22.9
Opponents Record 7-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-3
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1989 Colonial Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Connecticut
8-3 297 252
Tom Jackson
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Colonial Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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