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			'''Randy Douglas Edsall''' (born August 27, 1958 in ]) is head ] ] at the ].
⚫	~~'''Randy~~ Edsall~~''' is head ] ] at the ]. He~~ was named the ~~28th~~ head football coach at the University of Connecticut on December 21, 1998 & led the Huskies from ] into ]. UConn was the first school to ever make this move and also become a member of the ], as a member of the ]. In 2004, he led the Huskies to the first bowl game in school history, the ], which UConn won by defeating ] 39-10.

			==Coaching Career==
⚫	Randy Edsall is ~~also~~ a protege of current New York Giants Head Coach, ]. Edsall played for Coughlin at Syracuse University and later coached under him at Syracuse, Boston College and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

		⚫	Randy Edsall is a protege of current New York Giants Head Coach, ]. Edsall played for Coughlin at Syracuse University and later coached under him at Syracuse, Boston College and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
⚫	~~Randy~~ Edsall's older brother is also the well known NCAA Basketball referee, Duke Edsall.

			===Connecticut===
⚫	In 2007, the Huskies were picked in the pre-season Big East Coaches Poll to finish 7th, however they ended up tying for the conference championship with West Virginia, and earned a trip to the ]~~. After the season, Edsall went to Georgia Tech to discuss the coaching vacancy at their school but decided to stay with Connecticut~~.

		⚫	Edsall was named the 27th head football coach at the University of Connecticut on December 21, 1998 & led the Huskies from ] into ]. UConn was the first school to ever make this move and also become a member of the ], as a member of the ]. In 2004, he led the Huskies to the first bowl game in school history, the ], which UConn won by defeating ] 39-10.
⚫	He has a wife, Eileen, and two children, Alexi & Corey. He is a graduate of ], where he was a backup quarterback and later offensive coordinator.

		⚫	In 2007, the Huskies were picked in the pre-season Big East Coaches Poll to finish 7th, however they ended up tying for the conference championship with West Virginia, and earned a trip to the ].
	He has recently been rumored to be a possible candidate to take over as head coach at Syracuse University after current head coach ] was fired on November 16, 2008.

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			==Personal==

		⚫	He has a wife, Eileen, and two children, Alexi & Corey. He is a graduate of ], where he was a backup quarterback and later offensive coordinator.

		⚫	Edsall's older brother is also the well known NCAA Basketball referee, Duke Edsall.

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Revision as of 02:58, 15 December 2008

Randy Edsall

Randy Douglas Edsall (born August 27, 1958 in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania) is head football coach at the University of Connecticut.

Coaching Career

Randy Edsall is a protege of current New York Giants Head Coach, Tom Coughlin. Edsall played for Coughlin at Syracuse University and later coached under him at Syracuse, Boston College and the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Connecticut

Edsall was named the 27th head football coach at the University of Connecticut on December 21, 1998 & led the Huskies from Division I-AA into Division I-A. UConn was the first school to ever make this move and also become a member of the Bowl Championship Series, as a member of the Big East. In 2004, he led the Huskies to the first bowl game in school history, the Motor City Bowl, which UConn won by defeating Toledo 39-10.

In 2007, the Huskies were picked in the pre-season Big East Coaches Poll to finish 7th, however they ended up tying for the conference championship with West Virginia, and earned a trip to the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Coaching record

Personal

He has a wife, Eileen, and two children, Alexi & Corey. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he was a backup quarterback and later offensive coordinator.

Edsall's older brother is also the well known NCAA Basketball referee, Duke Edsall.

Preceded bySkip Holtz

Connecticut Huskies Head Coach
1999-current

Succeeded byCurrent Coach

References

courant.com: UConn football: Contract details for Randy Edsall

v t e Head football coaches of the American Athletic Conference
Jeff Monken (Army) Tim Albin (Charlotte) Blake Harrell (East Carolina) Zach Kittley (Florida Atlantic) Ryan Silverfield (Memphis) Brian Newberry (Navy) Eric Morris (North Texas) Scott Abell (Rice) Alex Golesh (South Florida) K. C. Keeler (Temple) Jon Sumrall (Tulane) Tre Lamb (Tulsa) Trent Dilfer (UAB) Jeff Traylor (UTSA)
# denotes interim coach

v t e UConn Huskies head football coaches
No coach (1896–1897) Edwin S. Mansfield (1898) T. D. Knowles (1899–1901) Edwin O. Smith (1902–1905) George H. Lamson (1906–1907) William F. Madden (1908) S. Frank G. McLean (1909) Michael F. Claffey (1910) Leo Hafford (1911) Abraham J. Sharadin (1912) Edmund Brady (1913) Dave Warner (1914) John F. Donahue (1915–1916) No team (1917–1918) Roy J. Guyer (1919) Ross Swartz (1920) J. Wilder Tasker (1921–1922) Sumner Dole (1923–1933) J. Orlean Christian (1934–1942) No team (1943) J. Orlean Christian (1944–1949) Arthur Valpey (1950–1951) Bob Ingalls (1952–1963) Rick Forzano (1964–1965) John Toner (1966–1970) Robert Casciola (1971–1972) Larry Naviaux (1973–1976) Walt Nadzak (1977–1982) Tom Jackson (1983–1993) Skip Holtz (1994–1998) Randy Edsall (1999–2010) Paul Pasqualoni (2011–2013) T. J. Weist # (2013) Bob Diaco (2014–2016) Randy Edsall (2017–2019) No team (2020) Randy Edsall (2021) Lou Spanos # (2021) Jim Mora (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach.

UConn Huskies head football coaches

No coach (1896–1897)
Edwin S. Mansfield (1898)
T. D. Knowles (1899–1901)
Edwin O. Smith (1902–1905)
George H. Lamson (1906–1907)
William F. Madden (1908)
S. Frank G. McLean (1909)
Michael F. Claffey (1910)
Leo Hafford (1911)
Abraham J. Sharadin (1912)
Edmund Brady (1913)
Dave Warner (1914)
John F. Donahue (1915–1916)
No team (1917–1918)
Roy J. Guyer (1919)
Ross Swartz (1920)
J. Wilder Tasker (1921–1922)
Sumner Dole (1923–1933)
J. Orlean Christian (1934–1942)
No team (1943)
J. Orlean Christian (1944–1949)
Arthur Valpey (1950–1951)
Bob Ingalls (1952–1963)
Rick Forzano (1964–1965)
John Toner (1966–1970)
Robert Casciola (1971–1972)
Larry Naviaux (1973–1976)
Walt Nadzak (1977–1982)
Tom Jackson (1983–1993)
Skip Holtz (1994–1998)
Randy Edsall (1999–2010)
Paul Pasqualoni (2011–2013)
T. J. Weist # (2013)
Bob Diaco (2014–2016)
Randy Edsall (2017–2019)
No team (2020)
Randy Edsall (2021)
Lou Spanos # (2021)
Jim Mora (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach.

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