2005 Connecticut Huskies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{unreferenced|date=June 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2005
|team=Connecticut Huskies
|image=ConnecticutHuskiesBlockC.png
|image_size=100
|conference=Big East Conference
|conference_link=Big East Conference (1979–2013)
|short_conf=Big East
|record=5–6
|conf_record=2–5
|head_coach=Randy Edsall
|hc_year=7th
|off_coach=Norries Wilson
|oc_year=4th
|off_scheme=Multiple
|def_coach=Todd Orlando
|dc_year=1st
|def_scheme=3–4
|stadium=Rentschler Field
}}
{{2005 Big East football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2005
| poll = the AP Poll
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 38–0
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Liberty
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 59–0
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 6:45 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 13–28
| attend = 48,770
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 47–13
| attend = 38,482
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 26–7
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv =
| score = 17–28
| attend = 21,039
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 24–26
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 13–45
| attend = 52,808
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Heinz Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 0–24
| attend = 35,145
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = South Florida
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| tv = ABC
| score = 15–10
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 3
| time = 7:45 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| tv = ESPN
| score = 20–30
| attend = 40,000
}}
}}
References
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{{UConn Huskies football navbox}}
Category:UConn Huskies football seasons
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