2015 UConn Huskies football team

2015 UConn Huskies football
2015 UConn Huskies football
St. Petersburg Bowl, L 10–16 vs. Marshall
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	East Division
Record	6–7 (4–4 The American)
Head coach	Bob Diaco (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Frank Verducci (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 ⊟

2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Temple x	7	–	1	10	–	4
South Florida	6	–	2	8	–	5
Cincinnati	4	–	4	7	–	6
UConn	4	–	4	6	–	7
East Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
UCF	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 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 UConn Huskies football team represented 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 played 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.

This was the last season the Huskies were bowl eligible until 2022.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 pm	No. 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 No. 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	No. 13 Houston	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 20–17	26,879
November 28	7:00 pm	at No. 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:^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 (FCS) Wildcats	0	9	0	6	15
Huskies	6	0	7	7	20

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	0	0	0	6
No. 22 Tigers	2	0	7	0	9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Cougars	0	3	0	14	17
Huskies	7	3	3	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	3	3
No. 25 Owls	7	3	10	7	27

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

^ Moriarty, Morgan (November 12, 2022). "College Football: Winners and Losers from Week 11". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ "2015 Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule". University of Connecticut Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

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