1982 Connecticut Huskies football team

1982 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Maine +	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Boston University +^	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Connecticut +	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
UMass +	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1982 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 5–6.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 17–31	5,700	^[3]
September 18	Northeastern*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–17
September 25	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–7	33,000	^[4]
October 2	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 20–17
October 9	Lehigh*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 12–16	7,592	^[5]
October 16	at No. 9 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–10	11,441	^[6]
October 23	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–21
October 30	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 14–30	9,932
November 6	Boston University	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 13–10
November 13	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 26–21	3,063
November 26	at No. 3 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–13	13,062	^[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
^ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
^ Fox, John W. (September 12, 1982). "Colgate Throws Vast Arsenal at UConn". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Connecticut Surprises Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 26, 1982. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Anderson, Woody (October 10, 1982). "Lehigh Stuns UConn, 16-12". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. C1, C14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Monahan, Bob (October 17, 1982). "Holy Cross Pulls Out a Squeaker". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Anderson, Woody (November 27, 1982). "UConn Bows, 13-7 -- Is Nadzak Bowing Out?". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.

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