# 2015 UConn Huskies football team

The 2015 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They played their home games at Rentschler Field. They were led by second-year head coach Bob Diaco. They finished the season 6–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. The main highlight of the season was a stunning 20-17 upset win against the. No. 13-ranked Houston Cougars.They were invited to the St. Petersburg Bowl where they lost to Marshall.
This was the last season the Huskies were bowl eligible until 2022.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:30 pm | No. 4 (FCS) Villanova* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | SNY | W 20–15 | 26,113 |
| September 12 | 12:00 pm | Army* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | W 22–17 | 28,260 |
| September 19 | 12:00 pm | at No. 22 Missouri* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | ESPN | L 6–9 | 70,079 |
| September 26 | 12:00 pm | Navy | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 18–28 | 33,204 |
| October 2 | 10:15 pm | at BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN2 | L 13–30 | 56,393 |
| October 10 | 3:45 pm | at UCF | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL (Civil Conflict) | ESPNews | W 40–13 | 26,669 |
| October 17 | 12:00 pm | South Florida | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPNU | L 20–28 | 31,719 |
| October 24 | 4:30 pm | at Cincinnati | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | CBSSN | L 13–37 | 40,124 |
| October 30 | 7:00 pm | East Carolina | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPNU | W 31–13 | 23,116 |
| November 7 | 4:00 pm | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNews | W 7–3 | 26,775 |
| November 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Houston | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPNU | W 20–17 | 26,879 |
| November 28 | 7:00 pm | at No. 25 Temple | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPNU | L 3–27 | 28,236 |
| December 26 | 11:00 am | vs. Marshall* | Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl) | ESPN | L 10–16 | 14,652 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 (FCS) Wildcats | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Huskies | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Huskies | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 22 |

### At No. 22 Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 22 Tigers | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |

### At BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Cougars | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 30 |

### At UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 9 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 40 |
| Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |

### South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Huskies | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Bearcats | 14 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 37 |

### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### At Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### No. 13 Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Cougars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Huskies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### At No. 25 Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 25 Owls | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |

### Vs. Marshall (St. Petersburg Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |