1977 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

1977 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	1–10 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1976 1978 →

1977 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 UMass $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Boston University	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were led by first-year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 1–10.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–49	9,500
September 17	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 7–38	15,659
September 24	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 12–23	11,334
October 1	No. 3 New Hampshire	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 7–42	7,578
October 8	Rutgers*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 18–42	6,589
October 15	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 7–9	3,200
October 22	No. 6 UMass	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	L 0–10	7,122
October 29	at Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–28	20,206
November 5	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 23–21	3,664
November 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 7–14	5,312
November 19	Holy Cross*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 3–14	5,246
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 121. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
Anderson, Woody (September 11, 1977). "Lehigh Routs UConn, Spoils Nadzak Debut". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
Strong, Roger (September 25, 1977). "Rizzo, Pagliaro Tug Yale Past Conn, 23-12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
Anderson, Woody (October 30, 1977). "UConn Suffers Eighth Defeat". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
Bob Monahan (November 6, 1977). "UConn tips BU for 1st win". The Boston Globe. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
Anderson, Woody (November 20, 1977). "Crusaders Beat Punchless Huskies, 14-3". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

v t e UConn Huskies football
Venues	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1952) Memorial Stadium (1953–2002) Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Rhode Island Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Civil Conflict Gambling Scandal Jonathan the Husky University of Connecticut Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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