1986 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 1986 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Jackson, and completed the season with a record of 8–3.

1986 Connecticut Huskies football
Yankee Conference co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–3 (5–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Tom Jackson (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1986 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Central Connecticut*		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 20–9	7,529
September 20	Richmond		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 29–22	10,742
September 27	at Yale*	No. 20	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–12	25,175
October 4	at New Hampshire	No. 18	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 19–42
October 11	at No. T–14 Delaware State*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 31–32
October 18	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 26–20	4,200
October 25	Maine		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 35–19
November 1	Boston University		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 24–7	11,073
November 8	at No. T–14 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–35	15,855
November 15	Rhode Island		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 21–14 OT	3,769
November 22	at UMass		Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	W 20–17	10,973
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game