2004 Connecticut Huskies football
Motor City Bowl champion
Motor City Bowl, W 3910 vs. Toledo
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–4 (3–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorries Wilson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorHank Hughes (3rd season)
Home stadiumRentschler Field (40,000)
2004 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+  4 2   8 4  
No. 21 Boston College +  4 2   9 3  
West Virginia +  4 2   8 4  
Syracuse +  4 2   6 6  
Connecticut  3 3   8 4  
Rutgers  1 5   4 7  
Temple  1 5   2 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 pmMurray State*W 52–1435,129
September 1112:00 pmDuke*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
W 22–2040,000
September 178:00 pmat Boston CollegeESPN2L 7–2742,564
September 2512:00 pmArmy*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
W 40–340,000
September 307:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN2W 29–1740,000
October 137:30 pmNo. 17 West Virginia
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN2L 19–3140,000
October 2312:00 pmTempledagger
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
W 45–3140,000
October 301:30 pmat SyracuseL 30–4234,545
November 131:00 pmat Georgia Tech*L 10–3043,577
November 2012:00 pmBuffalo*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
W 29–040,000
November 2510:00 amat RutgersESPN2W 41–3520,224
December 275:30 pmvs. Toledo*ESPN2W 39–1052,552
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Huskies were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft following the season.[1]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
382Alfred FincherLinebackerNew Orleans Saints
5145Dan OrlovskyQuarterbackDetroit Lions

References

  1. "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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