1983 Connecticut Huskies football team

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]

1983 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (4–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson (1st season)
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 5–22	15,283	[2]
September 17	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 7–28	4,100	[3]
September 24	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 38–12	29,066	[4]
October 1	New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 9–7	7,428	[5]
October 8	Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–13	12,000	[6]
October 15	No. 4 Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–20	13,090	[7]
October 22	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 31–26		[8]
October 29	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 16–6	14,546	[9]
November 5	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–17		[10]
November 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 18–17	6,764	[11]
November 19	No. 12 Colgate*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 33–41	5,814	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1984 NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[13]

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

References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
2. "Rutgers triumphs on defense, 22–5". The Star-Ledger. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Northeastern humbles Connecticut". The Day. September 18, 1981. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Anderson, Woody (September 25, 1983). "Big Return: UConn Zaps Yale, 38–12". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UConn's Corn throws UNH for a loop, 9–7". The Hartford Courant. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Will-Weber, Mark (October 9, 1983). "'Great Scott!' Lehigh Stops UConn 13-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Anderson, Woody (October 16, 1983). "Crusaders Cross UConn with Late Scoring Pass". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D13, D15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Parks (3 TDs), UConn rush past Maine". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UConn tops UMass, 16–6". The Sunday Republican. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Boston University dominates UConn to win YanCon". The Day. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UConn roars back on URI". Boston Sunday Globe. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Anderson, Woody (November 20, 1983). "Colgate Defeats UConn, Eyes Berth in Playoffs". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D12, D16 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.