The 2019 UConn Huskies football team represented the
University of Connecticut (UConn) during the
2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2019. The regular season began on August 24, 2019, and end ...
. The Huskies were led by head coach
Randy Edsall, who was in the third year of his second stint as head coach at the school. The team played their home games at
Rentschler Field in
East Hartford, Connecticut, and competed as members of the East Division of the
American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in AAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. The 2019 season was the Huskies' last as members of the
American Athletic Conference.
Preseason
Coaching changes
In January 2019, head coach Randy Edsall announced the hiring of
Lou Spanos to be the new defensive coordinator, replacing the fired Billy Crocker. Spanos had spent the 2018 season as an analyst at
Alabama. In February, offensive coordinator John Dunn unexpectedly left to join the staff of the
New York Jets
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. Offensive line coach Frank Giufre was promoted to become the new offensive coordinator.
Personnel changes
On July 30, 2019, it was announced that linebacker Eli Thomas was retiring from football after suffering a
stroke
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.
AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Huskies predicted to finish sixth in the AAC East Division, receiving all last place votes.
Schedule
UConn's 2019 schedule began with three non-conference games: at home against
Wagner of the
Northeast Conference, at home against
Illinois of the
Big Ten Conference, and on the road against
Indiana, also of the Big Ten Conference. Their fourth non-conference game came mid-season against
rival UMass
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, a
football independent. In
American Athletic Conference play, the Huskies played the other members of the East Division and draw
Houston,
Navy, and
Tulane from the West Division. They did not play
Memphis,
SMU, or
Tulsa as part of the regular season.
Source:
Roster
Game summaries
Wagner
Illinois
Indiana
UCF
South Florida
Tulane
Houston
UMass
Navy
Cincinnati
East Carolina
Temple
Players drafted into the NFL
References
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