1978 Connecticut Huskies football team

1978 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
1978 record	4–7 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1978 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 UMass $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
#7 Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Maine	0	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll

The 1978 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 4–7.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	Northeastern*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 21–19
September 16	William & Mary*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	L 3–27
September 23	Navy*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	L 0–30
September 30	at Yale*	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	L 7–21
October 7	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH	L 17–25
October 14	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–10
October 21	Maine	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 49–7
October 28	at UMass	Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA (Rivalry)	L 10–17
November 11	Boston University	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	W 27–20
November 18	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)	W 31–6
November 25	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA	L 16–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

↑ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
↑ "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

Connecticut Huskies football

Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Rentschler Field (2003–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games UCF (Civil Conflict) Rhode Island (Ramnapping Trophy) UMass

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" University of Connecticut Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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