2015 UConn Huskies football team

2015 UConn Huskies football
2015 UConn Huskies football
St. Petersburg Bowl, L 10–16 vs. Marshall
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	East Division
Record	6–7 (4–4 The American)
Head coach	Bob Diaco (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Frank Verducci (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They played their home games at Rentschler Field. They were led by second-year head coach Bob Diaco. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Marshall.

2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Temple x	7	–	1	10	–	4
South Florida	6	–	2	8	–	5
Cincinnati	4	–	4	7	–	6
UConn	4	–	4	6	–	7
East Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
UCF	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 18 Navy x	7	–	1	11	–	2
Memphis	5	–	3	9	–	4
Tulsa	3	–	5	6	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	3	–	9
SMU	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

This was the last season the Huskies were bowl eligible until 2022.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 pm	No. 4 (FCS) Villanova*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	SNY	W 20–15	26,113
September 12	12:00 pm	Army*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 22–17	28,260
September 19	12:00 pm	at No. 22 Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN	L 6–9	70,079
September 26	12:00 pm	Navy	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 18–28	33,204
October 2	10:15 pm	at BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 13–30	56,393
October 10	3:45 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict)	ESPNews	W 40–13	26,669
October 17	12:00 pm	South Florida	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	L 20–28	31,719
October 24	4:30 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	L 13–37	40,124
October 30	7:00 pm	East Carolina	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 31–13	23,116
November 7	4:00 pm	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNews	W 7–3	26,775
November 21	3:30 pm	No. 13 Houston	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 20–17	26,879
November 28	7:00 pm	at No. 25 Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 3–27	28,236
December 26	11:00 am	vs. Marshall*	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN	L 10–16	14,652
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 (FCS) Wildcats	0	9	0	6	15
Huskies	6	0	7	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	3	7	0	7	17
Huskies	3	9	7	3	22

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	0	0	0	6
No. 22 Tigers	2	0	7	0	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	7	14	0	7	28
Huskies	3	7	0	8	18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	3	3	13
Cougars	7	0	3	20	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	9	14	17	0	40
Knights	3	0	0	10	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	14	7	28
Huskies	0	3	10	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	3	0	3	13
Bearcats	14	10	3	10	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	6	0	0	7	13
Huskies	3	7	14	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	0	0	7
Green Wave	0	3	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Cougars	0	3	0	14	17
Huskies	7	3	3	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	3	3
No. 25 Owls	7	3	10	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	3	0	10
Thundering Herd	7	6	0	3	16

^ Moriarty, Morgan (November 12, 2022). "College Football: Winners and Losers from Week 11". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ "2015 Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule". University of Connecticut Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

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