1977 Connecticut Huskies football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1977

| team = Connecticut Huskies

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Yankee Conference

| short_conf = Yankee

| record = 1–10

| conf_record = 1–4

| head_coach = Walt Nadzak

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

}}

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.{{cite book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf|publisher=UConn Huskies|title=2015 UConn Football Media Guide|accessdate=30 January 2016|page=121|archive-date=18 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118130900/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/part5-15.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1977

| rankdivision = NCAA Division II

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Lehigh

| site_stadium = Taylor Stadium

| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA

| score = 0–49

| attend = 9,500

| source = {{cite news |title=Lehigh Routs UConn, Spoils Nadzak Debut |first=Woody |last=Anderson |date=September 11, 1977 |page=1C |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71911896/1977-lehigh-uconn/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Navy

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| score = 7–38

| attend = 15,659

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Yale

| site_stadium = Yale Bowl

| site_cityst = New Haven, CT

| score = 12–23

| attend = 11,334

| source = {{cite news |title=Rizzo, Pagliaro Tug Yale Past Conn, 23-12 |first=Roger |last=Strong |date=September 25, 1977 |page=70 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56250256/1977-ivies-9-24}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = l

| opponent = New Hampshire

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Storrs, CT

| score = 7–42

| attend = 7,578

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Storrs, CT

| score = 18–42

| attend = 6,589

| source {{cite news |title=Rutgers Rolls over UConn |first=Tommy |last=Hine |date=October 9, 1977 |page=1C |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71918152/1977-rutgers-uconn/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Maine

| site_stadium = Alumni Field

| site_cityst = Orono, ME

| score = 7–9

| attend = 3,200

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = l

| opponent = UMass

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Storrs, CT

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–10

| attend = 7,122

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| score = 0–28

| attend = 20,206

| source = {{cite news |title=UConn Suffers Eighth Defeat |first=Woody |last=Anderson |date=October 30, 1977 |page=1C |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71922228/1977-delaware-uconn/ }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Boston University

| site_stadium = Nickerson Field

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 23–21

| attend = 3,664

| source = {{cite news|title=UConn tips BU for 1st win|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Bob Monahan|date=November 6, 1977|page=71|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86057218/uconn-tips-bu-for-1st-win/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = Meade Stadium

| site_cityst = Kingston, RI

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–14

| attend = 5,312

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Holy Cross

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Storrs, CT

| score = 3–14

| attend = 5,246

| source = {{cite news |title=Crusaders Beat Punchless Huskies, 14-3 |first=Woody |last=Anderson |date=November 20, 1977 |page=1C |newspaper=The Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71924047/1977-uconn-hc/ }}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/164/stats/12867 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 26, 2022 }}

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