2000 Connecticut Huskies football team

2000 Connecticut Huskies football
2000 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Randy Edsall (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dave Warner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Notre Dame %		–		9	–	3
UCF		–		7	–	4
Middle Tennessee		–		6	–	5
Connecticut		–		3	–	8
Louisiana Tech		–		3	–	9
Louisiana–Lafayette		–		1	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		–		1	–	10
Navy		–		1	–	10

% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. This was Connecticut's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-A, having transitioned from NCAA Division I-AA, where they were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Huskies competed as a transitional member as they increased the scholarship count to the Division I-A level of 85. Led by Randy Edsall in his second year as head coach, Connecticut finished the season with a record of 3–8.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CPTV	L 25–32	11,148
September 9	7:00 pm	Colgate	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		W 27–7	16,632	^[1]
September 16	7:00 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	CPTV	W 24–21	13,678
September 23	1:30 pm	Northeastern	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 27–35	16,549
September 30	7:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 22–41	38,121
October 7	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	NESN	L 3–55	35,383
October 21	7:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 38–35	6,467
October 28	1:30 pm	South Florida	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	ESPN Plus	L 13–21	16,585
November 4	12:30 pm	Middle Tennessee	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 10–66	11,115
November 11	12:30 pm	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)		L 21–26	9,951
November 18	1:00 pm	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN		L 0–29	10,195
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

^ Price, Terry (October 10, 2000). "Tracey Airs It Out; UConn Has Colgate on the Run". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] Price, Terry (October 10, 2000). "Tracey Airs It Out; UConn Has Colgate on the Run". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1 – via Newspapers.com.

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