1993 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionNew England Division
Record6–5 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 012 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 09 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 06 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 06 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 04 7 0
Maine 0 8 00 11 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 09 4 0
James Madison 4 4 06 5 0
Richmond 3 5 05 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 02 9 0
Villanova 1 7 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by eleventh year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 6–5.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Furman*L 17–269,193[3]
September 11New HampshireW 24–23
September 18James Madison
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 45–344,342[4]
September 25at Yale*W 25–1410,410[5]
October 2Towson State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 27–28
October 9at VillanovaL 14–176,897[6]
October 16UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
L 17–2012,001
October 23at MaineW 14–13
October 30at No. 21 RichmondW 21–33,529[7]
November 6Rhode IslandW 41–93,472
November 13at No. 6 Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 16–30

After the season

NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6190Paul DuckworthLinebackerGreen Bay Packers

References

  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. "UConn has its chance, but can get only so far". Hartford Courant. September 5, 1993. Retrieved September 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Day's work for Gilliard: five TDs". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Smith, George (September 26, 1993). "UConn Makes the Struggle Worthwhile; Overcomes Yale in Second Half". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Missed chances for UConn". The Hartford Courant. October 10, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gilliard powers Huskies, 21–3". Record-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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