1989 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record8–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Maine +^ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Connecticut + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Villanova +^ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Delaware 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Boston University 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UMass 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Richmond 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by seventh-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Central Connecticut*
W 27–9[3]
September 17at SMU*
L 30–3120,548[4]
September 23New Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 20–10[5]
September 30at Yale*No. 18
W 31–2021,319[6]
October 7at Villanova
L 35–41 6OT7,877[7]
October 14UMass
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 39–3312,440
October 21at No. 4 Maine
L 8–30
October 28at Richmond
W 13–312,354[8]
November 4Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 21–17
November 11Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 38–30
November 18at Rhode Island
W 35–285,045

References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Walmark, Reid (September 10, 1989). "Huskies dominate CCSU". Record-Journal. pp. D1. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Arace, Michael (September 18, 1989). "UConn aims to put loss out of mind". Hartford Courant. pp. D1. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Walmark, Reid (September 24, 1989). "Huskies outclass Wildcats". Record-Journal. pp. D1. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Reinert, Bob (October 1, 1989). "UConn Is Too Tough for Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Villanova stops UConn in sixth overtime, 41–35". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UConn improves to 5–2". The Hartford Courant. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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