2001 Connecticut Huskies football team

2001 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Independent
2001 record	2–9
Head coach	Randy Edsall
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (16,200)

2001 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
South Florida			–						8	–	3
Troy			–						7	–	4
UCF			–						6	–	5
Notre Dame			–						5	–	6
Utah State			–						4	–	7
Connecticut			–						2	–	9
Navy			–						0	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Connecticut Huskies football team was the school's second season as a member of Division 1-A, and its final as a transitional team. It competed as an independent. It finished with a record of 2–9.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1, 2001	12:00 PM	at #9 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN+	L 10–52	53,662
September 8, 2001	1:00 PM	Eastern Washington	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 17–35	15,723
September 22, 2001	1:00 PM	Buffalo	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 20–37	16,517
September 29, 2001	7:00 PM	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ		W 20–19	24,415
October 6, 2001	1:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		W 19–0	11,193
October 13, 2001	7:00 PM	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		L 21–40	26,802
October 27, 2001	1:30 PM	Ball State	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 5–10	16,041
November 3, 2001	1:00 PM	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		L 28–45	17,588
November 10, 2001	12:00 PM	Utah State	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 31–38	13,207
November 17, 2001	3:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN		L 14–38	13,017
November 25, 2001	12:00 PM	at Temple	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA		L 7–56	10,060
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.