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-
1985 Season Highlights
Tom Jackson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Connecticut.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Northeastern (MA)
27
13
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Lehigh
28
24
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. New Hampshire
8
10
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Delaware State
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Holy Cross
22
2
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Maine
3
28
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Massachusetts
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Boston
24
3
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Rhode Island
42
56
L
1985 Season Totals
Record 4-5
Points Scored 175
Scoring Average 19.4
Points Allowed 181
Defense Average 20.1
Opponents Record 7-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-2
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1985 Colonial Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Connecticut
4-5 175 181
Tom Jackson
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.