2015 Connecticut Huskies football team

2015 Connecticut Huskies football
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St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Marshall, L 10–16
Conference	American Athletic Conference Eastern Division
2015 record	6–7 (4–4 The American)
Head coach	Bob Diaco (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Verducci (1st Year)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (2nd Year)
Home stadium	Rentschler Field (Capacity: 40,000)

2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Temple x		7	–	1					10	–	4
South Florida		6	–	2					8	–	5
Cincinnati		4	–	4					7	–	6
Connecticut		4	–	4					6	–	7
East Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	7
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
#8 Houston xy$		7	–	1					13	–	1
#18 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
Memphis		5	–	3					9	–	4
Tulsa		3	–	5					6	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
SMU		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Connecticut Huskies football team represents the University of Connecticut during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They play their home games at Rentschler Field. They were led by second year head coach Bob Diaco. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Marshall.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 PM	#4 (FCS) Villanova*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	SNY	W 20–15	26,113
September 12	12:00 PM	Army*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 22–17	28,260
September 19	12:00 PM	at #22 Missouri*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN	L 6–9	70,079
September 26	12:00 PM	Navy	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 18–28	33,204
October 2	10:15 PM	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 13–30	56,393
October 10	3:45 PM	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict)	ESPNews	W 40–13	26,669
October 17	12:00 PM	South Florida	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	L 20–28	31,719
October 24	4:30 PM	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	L 13–37	40,124
October 30	7:00 PM	East Carolina	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 31–13	23,116
November 7	4:00 PM	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPNews	W 7–3	26,775
November 21	3:30 PM	#13 Houston	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 20–17	26,879
November 28	7:00 PM	at #25 Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 3–27	28,236
December 26	11:00 AM	vs. Marshall*	Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–16	14,652
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Villanova Wildcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	9	0	6	15
Huskies	6	0	7	7	20

See also: 2015 Villanova Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	1999	NOVA, 48–45

Army Black Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	7	0	7	17
Huskies	3	9	7	3	22

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2014	ARMY, 35–21

Missouri Tigers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	0	0	0	6
#22 Tigers	2	0	7	0	9

See also: 2015 Missouri Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Navy Midshipmen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	7	14	0	7	28
Huskies	3	7	0	8	18

See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2006	NAVY, 41–17

BYU Cougars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	3	3	13
Cougars	7	0	3	20	30

See also: 2015 BYU Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	BYU, 35–10

UCF Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	9	14	17	0	40
Knights	3	0	0	10	13

See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team and Civil Conflict (college football game)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2014	UCONN, 37–29

South Florida Bulls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	14	7	28
Huskies	0	3	10	7	20

See also: 2015 South Florida Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5-7	2014	USF, 17–14

Cincinnati Bearcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	3	0	3	13
Bearcats	14	10	3	10	37

See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–9	2014	CIN, 41–0

East Carolina Pirates

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	6	0	0	7	13
Huskies	3	7	14	7	31

See also: 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	ECU, 31–21

Tulane Green Wave

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	0	0	7
Green Wave	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	TULN, 12–3

Houston Cougars

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Cougars	0	3	0	14	17
Huskies	7	3	3	7	20

See also: 2015 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Temple Owls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	3	3
#25 Owls	7	3	10	7	27

See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–10	2014	TEM, 36–10

St. Petersburg Bowl–Marshall Thundering Herd

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	3	0	10
Thundering Herd	7	6	0	3	16

See also: 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting