1999 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1999 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was Connecticut's final season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level and as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A–10), as the program became an NCAA Division I-AA independent the following year. Led by Randy Edsall in his first year as head coach, Connecticut finished with season with an overall record of 4–7, tying for sixth place in the A-10 with a conference mark of 3–5.

1999 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
1999 record4–7 (3–5 A–10)
Head coachRandy Edsall (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Toop (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (16,200)
1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 13 James Madison +^  7 1     8 4  
No. 7 UMass +^  7 1     9 4  
No. 24 Villanova  6 2     7 4  
Delaware  5 3     7 4  
William & Mary  5 3     6 5  
Connecticut  3 5     4 7  
Maine  3 5     4 7  
New Hampshire  3 5     5 6  
Richmond  3 5     5 6  
Northeastern  1 7     2 9  
Rhode Island  1 7     1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 PMat Hofstra*L 17–569,381
September 111:30 PMat Kentucky*
L 14–4563,879
September 187:00 PMBuffalo*CPTVW 23–012,547
September 251:00 PMat MaineFSNNEW 34–206,113
October 21:30 PMRhode Island
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT (rivalry)
W 20–911,769
October 161:30 PMVillanova
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 45–48 3OT9,108
October 233:00 PMat James Madison
L 14–4812,500
October 301:30 PMRichmond
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 21–289,731
November 61:00 PMNortheastern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
W 29–247,329
November 131:00 PMNew Hampshire
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Storrs, CT
L 18–437,286
November 2012:30 PMat UMassL 20–623,876
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