Connecticut Football Team History
Connecticut Huskies
University of Cionnecticut
Storrs, CT
Founded: 1881 Stadium: Rentschler Stadium Capacity: 40,000 Colors: Navy Blue & White Coach: Skip Holtz Conference: Colonial Athletic-
1996 Season Highlights
Skip Holtz enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Connecticut.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Buffalo
20
3
W
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Northeastern (MA)
21
19
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @ New Hampshire
13
21
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @ Yale
42
6
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Villanova
27
38
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Maine
16
17
L
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Hofstra
16
24
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Boston
45
10
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
James Madison
6
14
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Massachusetts
38
39
L
1996 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 24.4
Points Allowed 191
Defense Average 19.1
Opponents Record 21-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 3-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 Colonial Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Connecticut
4-6 244 191
Skip Holtz
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 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).