1996 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1996 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	New England
Record	5–6 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1995 1997 →

1996 Yankee Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x	6	–	2	8	–	3
Maine	5	–	3	7	–	4
UMass	4	–	4	6	–	5
Connecticut	3	–	5	4	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	4	–	6
Boston University	0	–	8	1	–	10
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 14 Villanova ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Delaware ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 23 James Madison	5	–	3	7	–	4
Northeastern	3	–	5	6	–	5
Richmond	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Skip Holtz, and completed the season with a record of 4–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at Buffalo*	No. 15	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	W 20–3	4,509
September 14	Northeastern	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–19
September 21	at New Hampshire	No. 8	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 13–21
September 28	at Yale*	No. 16	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 42–6	27,624
October 5	No. 13 Villanova	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 27–38	13,596
October 12	Maine	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–17
October 19	Rhode Island	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 1–0
October 26	Hofstra*	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 16–24
November 2	at Boston University		Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 45–10
November 9	at No. 22 James Madison		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 6–14
November 16	at UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 38–39	7,216
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Rhode Island forfeited the game due to the suspension of several players. The game did not count in the overall records for either team, although it did count for conference records.

2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
Conner, Desmond (September 29, 1996). "Turnovers Just Play Into Huskies' Hands". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cats roll, 38–27, as end sets record". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Jack Cavanaugh (October 18, 1996). "U. of Rhode Island Is Shaken by Players' Assault on Fraternity". New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

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