2005 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

2005 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
  • Randy Edsall (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorNorries Wilson (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big East Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 West Virginia $   7 0     11 1  
No. 19 Louisville   5 2     9 3  
Rutgers   4 3     7 5  
South Florida   4 3     6 6  
Pittsburgh   4 3     5 6  
Connecticut   2 5     5 6  
Cincinnati   2 5     4 7  
Syracuse   0 7     1 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 pmBuffalo*
W 38–040,000
September 101:00 pmLiberty*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
W 59–040,000
September 176:45 pmat No. 16 Georgia Tech*ESPNUL 13–2848,770
October 112:00 pmat Army*ESPNUW 47–1338,482
October 78:00 pmSyracuse
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT (rivalry)
ESPN2W 26–740,000
October 154:00 pmat CincinnatiL 17–2821,039
October 223:00 pmRutgersdagger
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
L 24–2640,000
November 27:30 pmat No. 16 West VirginiaESPN2L 13–4552,808
November 1212:00 pmat PittsburghESPN+L 0–2435,145
November 263:30 pmSouth Florida
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ABCW 15–1040,000
December 37:45 pmNo. 16 Louisville
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPNL 20–3040,000

References

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