American college football season
The 2015 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by second-year head coach Bob Diaco , the Huskies compiled an overall record of 6–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the AAC's East Division. UConn was invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl , where the Huskies lost to Marshall . The team played home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut .
The highlight of the season was a stunning 20–17 upset win overthe No. 13-ranked Houston Cougars . This was the last season in which Huskies were bowl eligible until 2022 .[1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 pm No. 4 (FCS ) Villanova * SNY W 20–1526,113 September 12 12:00 pm Army * Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN W 22–1728,260 September 19 12:00 pm at No. 22 Missouri * ESPN L 6–970,079 September 26 12:00 pm Navy Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN L 18–2833,204 10:15 pm at BYU * ESPN2 L 13–3056,393 October 10 3:45 pm at UCF ESPNews W 40–1326,669 October 17 12:00 pm South Florida Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU L 20–2831,719 October 24 4:30 pm at Cincinnati CBSSN L 13–3740,124 7:00 pm East Carolina Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU W 31–1323,116 November 7 4:00 pm at Tulane ESPNews W 7–326,775 November 21 3:30 pm No. 13 Houston Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU W 20–1726,879 November 28 7:00 pm at No. 25 Temple ESPNU L 3–2728,236 December 26 11:00 am vs. Marshall * ESPN L 10–1614,652 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Villanova
Total
No. 4 (FCS) Wildcats
0
9
0
6
15
Huskies
6
0
7
7
20
Army
Total
Black Knights
3
7
0
7
17
Huskies
3
9
7
3
22
At No. 22 Missouri
Total
Huskies
6
0
0
0
6
No. 22 Tigers
2
0
7
0
9
Navy
Total
Midshipmen
7
14
0
7
28
Huskies
3
7
0
8
18
At BYU
Total
Huskies
0
7
3
3
13
Cougars
7
0
3
20
30
At UCF
Total
Huskies
9
14
17
0
40
Knights
3
0
0
10
13
South Florida
Total
Bulls
0
7
14
7
28
Huskies
0
3
10
7
20
At Cincinnati
Total
Huskies
7
3
0
3
13
Bearcats
14
10
3
10
37
East Carolina
Total
Pirates
6
0
0
7
13
Huskies
3
7
14
7
31
At Tulane
Total
Huskies
7
0
0
0
7
Green Wave
0
3
0
0
3
No. 13 Houston
Total
No. 13 Cougars
0
3
0
14
17
Huskies
7
3
3
7
20
At No. 25 Temple
Total
Huskies
0
0
0
3
3
No. 25 Owls
7
3
10
7
27
Total
Huskies
7
0
3
0
10
Thundering Herd
7
6
0
3
16
References
^ Moriarty, Morgan (November 12, 2022). "College Football: Winners and Losers from Week 11". Bleacher Report . Retrieved November 14, 2022 . ^ "UConn Huskies Schedule 2015". ESPN . Retrieved August 13, 2025 . ^ "2015 Connecticut Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved August 13, 2025 . ^ "2015 Football Schedule". UConn Huskies . Retrieved August 13, 2025 .
