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1984 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference Yankee Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985 →
1984 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Rhode Island +^ 4 1 0 10 3 0
No. 4 Boston University +^ 4 1 0 9 3 0
No. 11 New Hampshire 3 2 0 9 2 0
Maine 2 3 0 5 6 0
Connecticut 1 4 0 3 8 0
UMass 1 4 0 3 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 3–8. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Colgate*L 3–96,500 [3]
September 15 Lehigh*L 7–104,821 [4]
September 22 Morgan State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 41–14
September 29at Yale*W 20–032,318 [5]
October 6at New HampshireL 12–13
October 13at Lafayette*L 0–1011,300 [6]
October 20at No. 4 Holy Cross*L 0–4120,659 [7]
October 27 Maine
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 10–13
November 3at UMassW 21–16
November 10No. 5 Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 17–2113,367
November 17No. T–6 Rhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT ( rivalry)
L 19–2910,446

Roster

1984 Connecticut Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 25 Brian McGillicuddy Sr
RB 20 Billy Parks Jr
OT 77 Craig Primiani Jr
QB 7 Chris Riley So
C 52 Chuck Ruslavage Sr
FB 30 David Scott Jr
WR 12 Scott Sweitzer Jr
G 69 Kevin Ursa Jr
TE 81 Mike Walsh Jr
WR 16 Kane Winn Sr
OT 79 Barry Word Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 9 Jerry McIntosh Jr
DE 31 Mike McNamara Jr
DE 34 Mark Michaels Jr
LB 47 Ed Micklovic Jr
LB 51 Norm Myers Sr
CB 5 Shane Porter Sr
DT 74 Donald Smith Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 15 Doug Muh Fr
K 6 John Pulek So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Smith, George (September 9, 1984). "Gamble Robs UConn". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Smith, George (September 9, 1984). "UConn Stung in Last Second". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1, E18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Thomsen, Ian (September 30, 1984). "UConn Coasts; Yale Thrashed by Huskies, 20-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Smith, George (October 14, 1984). "Failed Kick Costly in UConn Loss". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C13, C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Smith, George (October 21, 1984). "Holy Cross Brings UConn Fears to Life". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. B1, B20 – via Newspapers.com.