1983 CONNECTICUT HUSKIES FOOTBALL TEAM

1983 Connecticut Huskies football
1983 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–13 Boston University +^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Connecticut +	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
No. 20 New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
UMass	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Maine	0	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 5–6.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 5–22
September 17	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 7–28
September 24	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 38–12	29,066	^[3]
October 1	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 9–7
October 8	Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–13	12,000	^[4]
October 15	No. 4 Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–20	13,090	^[5]
October 22	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–26
October 29	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT ( rivalry)	W 16–6	14,546
November 5	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–17
November 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI ( rivalry)	W 18–17	6,764
November 19	No. 12 Colgate*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 33–41	5,814	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	99	John Dorsey	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^ Anderson, Woody (September 25, 1983). "Big Return: UConn Zaps Yale, 38-12". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Will-Weber, Mark (October 9, 1983). "'Great Scott!' Lehigh Stops UConn 13-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Anderson, Woody (October 16, 1983). "Crusaders Cross UConn with Late Scoring Pass". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D13, D15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Anderson, Woody (November 20, 1983). "Colgate Defeats UConn, Eyes Berth in Playoffs". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D16 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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