1987 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1987 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 7–4.^[1]

1987 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Maine +^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Richmond +^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Delaware	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
UMass	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Boston University	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	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 12	Southern Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 38–21
September 19	Northeastern*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 12–20
September 26	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 27–30	34,068	[2]
October 3	at No. T–9 Richmond	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 21–14	8,966	[3]
October 10	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–31
October 17	UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–17	8,013
October 24	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 28–32
October 31	Villanova*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 34–23	11,540	[4]
November 7	Delaware	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 20–19
November 14	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 52–7	3,906
November 21	No. T–16 New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 31–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
2. Hasty, Roy (September 27, 1987). "Yale Comes Back to Defeat UConn". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "UConn gets past Richmond". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UConn holds on, beats Villanova". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1987. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.