2003 Connecticut Huskies football team
American college football season
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The 2003 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies compiled a record of 9–3.[1] The team played home games as the newly-opened Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Headcoach
- Randy Edsall (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorNorries Wilson (2nd season)
| 2003 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Norries Wilson (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Hank Hughes (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Rentschler Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 12:00 pm | Indiana | W 34–10 | 38,109 | |||
| September 6 | 1:00 pm | at Army | W 48–21 | 30,523 | |||
| September 13 | 12:00 pm | Boston College |
| ESPN Plus | L 14–24 | 40,000 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | at Buffalo | W 38–7 | 10,107 | |||
| September 27 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5 Virginia Tech | ESPN Plus | L 13–47 | 65,115 | ||
| October 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 24 (I-AA) Lehigh |
| W 35–17 | 35,322 | [2] | |
| October 11 | 1:00 pm | at NC State | L 24–31 | 50,119 | |||
| October 18 | 2:00 pm | at Kent State | W 34–31 OT | 8,228 | |||
| October 25 | 12:00 pm | Akron |
| W 38–37 | 36,074 | ||
| November 1 | 12:00 pm | Western Michigan |
| W 41–27 | 32,851 | ||
| November 8 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers |
| ESPN Plus | W 38–31 | 40,000 | |
| November 15 | 3:30 pm | at Wake Forest | W 51–17 | 22,435 | |||
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