2013 Connecticut Huskies football team

2013 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference American Athletic Conference
2013 record 3–9 (3–5 The American)
Head coach Paul Pasqualoni (games 1–4)
T. J. Weist (interim, games 5–12)
Offensive coordinator T. J. Weist
Defensive coordinator Hank Hughes
Home stadium Rentschler Field
(Capacity: 40,000)
2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 UCF $   8 0         12 1  
#15 Louisville   7 1         12 1  
Cincinnati   6 2         9 4  
Houston   5 3         8 5  
SMU   4 4         5 7  
Rutgers   3 5         6 7  
Connecticut   3 5         3 9  
South Florida   2 6         2 10  
Memphis   1 7         3 9  
Temple   1 7         2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the American Athletic Conference.[1] They were led by third year head coach Paul Pasqualoni for the first four games then interim head coach T. J. Weist for the rest of the season. They played their home games at Rentschler Field.

After starting the year 0–4 and going 10–18 since being hired in 2011, head coach Paul Pasqualoni was fired on September 30.[2]

They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 7:30 PM No. 11 (FCS) Towson* Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT ESPN3 L 18–33   30,689[3]
September 14 7:30 PM Maryland* Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN3 L 21–32   38,916[4]
September 21 8:00 PM No. 15 Michigan* Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ABC L 21–24   42,704[5]
September 28 3:30 PM at Buffalo* UB StadiumAmherst, NY ESPN3 L 12–41   20,952[4]
October 12 12:00 PM South Florida Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT AAN L 10–13   37,861[4]
October 19 12:00 PM at Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH ESPNU L 16–41   28,847[4]
October 26 12:00 PM at No. 21 UCF Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL AAN L 17–62   37,924[4]
November 8 8:30 PM No. 16 Louisville Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2 L 10–31   27,104[4]
November 16 3:00 PM at SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX ESPN3 L 21–38   14,639[4]
November 23 7:00 PM at Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA ESPN3 W 28–21   20,045[4]
November 30 12:00 PM Rutgers Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPNU W 28–17   22,163[4]
December 7 1:00 PM Memphis Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN3 W 45–10   17,086[4]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
# 11 (FCS) Tigers 7 6 6 14 33
Huskies 7 3 0 8 18
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1993 TOW, 28–27

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 0 13 14 5 32
Huskies 7 3 3 8 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2012 UCONN, 24–21

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Wolverines 7 0 7 10 24
Huskies 0 14 7 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2010 MICH, 30–10

@ Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 9 0 0 12
Bulls 14 14 6 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–4 2012 UCONN, 24–17

South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 3 0 3 13
Huskies 3 7 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–5 2012 USF, 13–6

@ Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 0 7 6 16
Bearcats 7 20 7 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–7 2012 CINCI, 34–17

@ UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
#21 Knights 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0
Huskies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 2012 UCONN, 23–20

@ SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
Mustangs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1989 SMU, 31–30

@ Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 14 14 28
Owls 7 14 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–9 2012 TEMP, 17–14

Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 7 3 7 0 17
Huskies 14 0 0 14 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–22 2012 RUTG, 19–3

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 0 7 0 10
Huskies 0 21 17 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

  1. "UConn Football Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  2. Conner, Desmond (September 30, 2013). "Pasqualoni Just A Spectator After 50 Years In Football". Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  3. "Towson Tigers vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN. August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Connecticut Athletic Department. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  5. "No. 15 Michigan Dodges Upset, Beats UConn 24-21". Sports Illustrated. September 22, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
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