2000 Connecticut Huskies football team

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2000 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Randy Edsall (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dave Warner (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1999 2001 →

2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Notre Dame %		–		9	–	3
UCF		–		7	–	4
Middle Tennessee		–		6	–	5
Connecticut		–		3	–	8
Louisiana Tech		–		3	–	9
Louisiana–Lafayette		–		1	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe		–		1	–	10
Navy		–		1	–	10

% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. This was Connecticut's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-A, having transitioned from NCAA Division I-AA, where they were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Huskies competed as a transitional member as they increased the scholarship count to the Division I-A level of 85. Led by Randy Edsall in his second year as head coach, Connecticut finished the season with a record of 3–8.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CPTV	L 25–32	11,148
September 9	7:00 pm	Colgate	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		W 27–7	16,632
September 16	7:00 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	CPTV	W 24–21	13,678
September 23	1:30 pm	Northeastern	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 27–35	16,549
September 30	7:00 pm	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 22–41	38,121
October 7	12:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	NESN	L 3–55	35,383
October 21	7:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH		W 38–35	6,467
October 28	1:30 pm	South Florida	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	ESPN Plus	L 13–21	16,585
November 4	12:30 pm	Middle Tennessee	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 10–66	11,115
November 11	12:30 pm	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)		L 21–26	9,951
November 18	1:00 pm	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN		L 0–29	10,195
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

Price, Terry (October 10, 2000). "Tracey Airs It Out; UConn Has Colgate on the Run". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E1 – via Newspapers.com.

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