2013 UConn Huskies football team

2013 UConn Huskies football
2013 UConn Huskies football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 The American)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (third season; games 1–4); T. J. Weist (interim) (games 5–12);
Offensive coordinator	T. J. Weist (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Hank Hughes (1st season)
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

The 2013 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the American Athletic Conference.^[1] They were led by third year head coach Paul Pasqualoni for the first four games then interim head coach T. J. Weist for the rest of the season. They played their home games at Rentschler Field.

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 UCF $	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville	7	–	1	12	–	1
Cincinnati	6	–	2	9	–	4
Houston	5	–	3	8	–	5
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rutgers	3	–	5	6	–	7
UConn	3	–	5	3	–	9
South Florida	2	–	6	2	–	10
Memphis	1	–	7	3	–	9
Temple	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

After starting the year 0–4 and going 10–18 since being hired in 2011, head coach Paul Pasqualoni was fired on September 30.^[2]

They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 pm	No. 11 (FCS) Towson*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	L 18–33	30,689^[3]
September 14	7:30 pm	Maryland*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	L 21–32	38,916^[4]
September 21	8:00 pm	No. 15 Michigan*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ABC	L 21–24	42,704^[5]
September 28	3:30 pm	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 12–41	20,952^[4]
October 12	12:00 pm	South Florida	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	AAN	L 10–13	37,861^[4]
October 19	12:00 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	L 16–41	28,847^[4]
October 26	12:00 pm	at No. 21 UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict)	AAN	L 17–62	37,924^[4]
November 8	8:30 pm	No. 16 Louisville	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 10–31	27,104^[4]
November 16	3:00 pm	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN3	L 21–38	14,639^[4]
November 23	7:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 28–21	20,045^[4]
November 30	12:00 pm	Rutgers	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 28–17	22,163^[4]
December 7	1:00 pm	Memphis	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	W 45–10	17,086^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
# 11 (FCS) Tigers	7	6	6	14	33
Huskies	7	3	0	8	18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	13	14	5	32
Huskies	7	3	3	8	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Wolverines	7	0	7	10	24
Huskies	0	14	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	9	0	0	12
Bulls	14	14	6	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	0	3	13
Huskies	3	7	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	7	6	16
Bearcats	7	20	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
#21 Knights					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals					0
Huskies					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Mustangs					0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	14	14	28
Owls	7	14	0	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	7	3	7	0	17
Huskies	14	0	0	14	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	7	0	10
Huskies	0	21	17	7	45

^ "UConn Football Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ Conner, Desmond (September 30, 2013). "Pasqualoni Just A Spectator After 50 Years In Football". Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
^ "Towson Tigers vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN. August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Connecticut Athletic Department. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
^ "No. 15 Michigan Dodges Upset, Beats UConn 24-21". Sports Illustrated. September 22, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.

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