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-
1983 Season Highlights
Tom Jackson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Connecticut.
The Huskies won the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Rutgers
5
22
L
Sat., Sep. 17 @ Northeastern (MA)
7
28
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @ Yale
38
12
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. New Hampshire
9
7
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @ Lehigh
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Holy Cross
16
20
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Maine
31
26
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Massachusetts
16
6
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Boston
7
17
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Rhode Island
18
17
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Colgate
33
41
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 187
Scoring Average 17.0
Points Allowed 209
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 6-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 3-4
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 Colonial Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Connecticut
5-6 187 209
Tom Jackson
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Colonial Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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