2001 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 2001 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies compiled a record of 2–9. This was the program's second season competing at the NCAA Division I-A level and its final one as a transitional team, having moved from NCAA Division I-AA after the 1999 season. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Storrs, Connecticut.

2001 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Randy Edsall (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jerry Franks (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kent Briggs (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
South Florida			–						8	–	3
Troy State			–						7	–	4
UCF			–						6	–	5
Notre Dame			–						5	–	6
Utah State			–						4	–	7
Connecticut			–						2	–	9
Navy			–						0	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	12:00 pm	at No. 9 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN Plus	L 10–52	53,662	[1]
September 8	1:00 pm	Eastern Washington	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 17–35	15,723	[2]
September 22	1:00 pm	Buffalo	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 20–37	16,517	[3]
September 29	7:00 pm	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		W 20–19	24,415	[4]
October 6	1:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		W 19–0	11,193	[5]
October 13	7:00 pm	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		L 21–40	26,802	[6]
October 27	1:30 pm	Ball State	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 5–10	16,041	[7]
November 3	1:00 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 28–45	17,588	[8]
November 10	12:00 pm	Utah State	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 31–38	13,207	[9]
November 17	3:00 pm	at Middle Tennessee State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN		L 14–38	13,017	[10]
November 24	12:00 pm	at Temple	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		L 7–56	10,060	[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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