1980 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1980 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 7–3.[1][2]

1980 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1980 record	7–3 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1980 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Boston University $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. T–10 UMass	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 20–10
September 13	Bucknell*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 38–7
September 20	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 34–6
September 27	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 10–20
October 4	Colgate*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–21
October 18	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 18–17
October 25	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 14–13
November 1	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 21–39
November 8	Boston University	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 24–28
November 15	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 56–30
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 13 February 2016.