2005 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 2005 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

2005 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorries Wilson (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 West Virginia $   7 0     11 1  
No. 19 Louisville   5 2     9 3  
Rutgers   4 3     7 5  
South Florida   4 3     6 6  
Pittsburgh   4 3     5 6  
Connecticut   2 5     5 6  
Cincinnati   2 5     4 7  
Syracuse   0 7     1 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 pmBuffalo*W 38–040,000
September 101:00 pmLiberty*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
W 59–040,000
September 176:45 pmat No. 16 Georgia Tech*ESPNUL 13–2848,770
October 112:00 pmat Army*ESPNUW 47–1338,482
October 78:00 pmSyracuse
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT (rivalry)
ESPN2W 26–740,000
October 154:00 pmat CincinnatiL 17–2821,039
October 223:00 pmRutgers 
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
L 24–2640,000
November 27:30 pmat No. 16 West VirginiaESPN2L 13–4552,808
November 1212:00 pmat PittsburghESPN+L 0–2435,145
November 263:30 pmSouth Florida
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ABCW 15–1040,000
December 37:45 pmNo. 16 Louisville
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPNL 20–3040,000

References

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