1990 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1990 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson (8th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1989 1991 →

1990 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 UMass $^	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
No. T–19 New Hampshire	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Villanova	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 6–5.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	New Hampshire	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–21
September 15	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 21–48	41,000
September 22	at William & Mary*		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 7–24	11,831
September 29	at Yale*		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 44–7	18,859
October 6	Villanova		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–22	13,248
October 13	at No. 9 UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 19–38	2,459
October 20	Maine		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–20
October 27	Richmond		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 42–24	7,842
November 3	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 21–35
November 10	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 28–21
November 17	Rhode Island		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 51–21	6,215
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
"UNC defeats UConn". The Hartford Courant. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Smith, George (September 30, 1990). "Sweet Victory for UConn; Offense, Defense Dominate in 44-7 Defeat of Yale". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
"UConn wins on late FG". The Hartford Courant. October 7, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"UConn defeats Richmond". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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