The 2016 UConn Huskies football team represented the

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during the

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as a member of the East Division of the

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. They played their home games at

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. They were led by third-year head coach Bob Diaco. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

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Roster

Game summaries

Maine

Navy

Virginia

Syracuse

Houston

Cincinnati

South Florida

UCF

East Carolina

Temple

Boston College

Tulane

References

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UConn The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

UConn Huskies football seasons

UConn Huskies football The UConn Huskies football team is a college football team that represents the University of Connecticut in the sport of American football. The team competes in NCAA Division I FBS as an Independent. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896, an ...