2000 Connecticut Huskies football team

2000 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Independent
2000 record	3–8
Head coach	Randy Edsall
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (16,200)

2000 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#15 Notre Dame  %			–						9	–	3
UCF			–						7	–	4
Middle Tennessee			–						6	–	5
Connecticut			–						3	–	8
Louisiana Tech			–						3	–	9
Louisiana–Lafayette			–						1	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe			–						1	–	10
Navy			–						1	–	10
% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Connecticut Huskies football team was the school's first as a member of Division I-A. The Huskies competed as a transitional member as they increased the scholarship count to the Division I-A level of 85. The team was not a member of a conference, and competed as an independent. They finished the season with a record of 3–8.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2, 2000	7:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	CPTV	L 25–32	11,148
September 9, 2000	7:00 PM	Colgate	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		W 27–7	16,632
September 16, 2000	7:00 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	CPTV	W 24–21	13,678
September 23, 2000	1:30 PM	Northeastern	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 27–35	16,549
September 30, 2000	7:00 PM	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY		L 22–41	38,121
October 7, 2000	12:00 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	NESN	L 3–55	35,383
October 21, 2000	7:00 PM	at Akron	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH		W 38–35	6,467
October 28, 2000	1:30 PM	South Florida	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT	ESPN+	L 13–21	16,585
November 4, 2000	12:30 PM	Middle Tennessee State	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 10–66	11,115
November 11, 2000	12:30 PM	Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT (Ramnapping Trophy)		L 21–26	9,951
November 18, 2000	1:00 PM	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN		L 0–29	10,195
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.