2000 season [ ] The 2000 Connecticut Huskies football team was the school's first as a member of Division I-A . The Huskies competed as a transitional member as they increased the scholarship count to the Division I-A level of 85. The team was not a member of a conference, and competed as an independent. They finished the season with a record of 3–8.
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 2, 2000
at Eastern Michigan
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
L 25-32 11,148
September 9, 2000
Colgate
Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT
W 27-7 16,632
September 16, 2000
at Buffalo
UB Stadium • Amherst, NY
W 24-21 13,678
September 23, 2000
Northeastern
Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT
L 27-35 16,549
September 30, 2000
at Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
L 22-41 38,121
October 7, 2000
at Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
L 3-55 35,383
October 21, 2000
at Akron
Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH
W 38-35 6,467
October 28, 2000†
South Florida
Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT
L 13-21 16,585
November 4, 2000
Middle Tennessee State
Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT
L 10-66 11,115
November 11, 2000
Rhode Island
Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT
L 21-26 9,951
November 18, 2000
at Ball State
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
L 0-29 10,195
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from the AP Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
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