2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by second year head coach Paul Pasqualoni and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. They finished the season 5–7, 2–5 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

2012 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Don Brown (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rentschler Field

2012 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Louisville $+		5	–	2					11	–	2
Cincinnati +		5	–	2					10	–	3
Rutgers +		5	–	2					9	–	4
Syracuse +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Pittsburgh		3	–	4					6	–	7
Connecticut		2	–	5					5	–	7
Temple		2	–	5					4	–	7
South Florida		1	–	6					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 pm	UMass*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (The U Game)	SNY	W 37–0	35,270
September 8	12:00 pm	NC State*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	L 7–10	34,202
September 15	12:30 pm	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ACC Network	W 24–21	35,491
September 22	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 24–30	10,328
September 29	12:00 pm	Buffalo*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	W 24–17	34,666
October 6	12:00 pm	at No. 21 Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPNU	L 3–19	50,870
October 13	1:00 pm	Temple	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	L 14–17 OT	37,279
October 19	8:00 pm	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–40	36,715
November 3	7:00 pm	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 6–13	36,190
November 9	8:00 pm	Pittsburgh	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	W 24–17	33,503
November 24	12:00 pm	at No. 18 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	Big East Network	W 23–20 3OT	45,618
December 1	3:30 pm	Cincinnati	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ABC	L 17–34	33,112
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time