2016 Schedule

[Dooley]

That 4 day rest between Cuse and Houston is going to be brutal.

Yup. Aresco ain't doing us any favors there. Our furthest travel opponent is also on our shortest week. Maybe he's throwing UH a bone after we get a B12 invite over UH.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I'm very concerned about the three game stretch of @ Houston, Cincinnati & @ USF but the remainder of the schedule looks quite favorable.

If the two week, three game gauntlet doesn't derail us we should have a nice season.

 

[Vuce]

Did anyone notice this says "Western Carolina"? Yikes.

I think that just says ECU is playing western Carolina

 

[Jarhead_1775]

I think that just says ECU is playing western Carolina

That makes way more sense.

 

[CTMike]

The only game that jumps out that I won't be attending is Houston. The rest of the away games... Will try to hit as many as wife and baby will allow!

 

[uconnphil2016]

Yup. Aresco ain't doing us any favors there. Our furthest travel opponent is also on our shortest week. Maybe he's throwing UH a bone after we get a B12 invite over UH.

He knows we're their kryptonite, and that they're our best shot at a CFB playoff bid

Also, kind of sucks for U of H that they have to open their season with Baker Mayfield and OU...could ruin their chances of an undefeated season very quickly

 

[Drew]

There also are a lot of road games within driving distance this year surprisingly. @ Navy, @ ECU and @ BC are all road games I will be hitting

 

[Kevin Caliendo]

UConn could start 1-6 and not play a bad game. I doubt they are favored in more than 1-2 of those games. yeesh

 

[Husky25]

The timing of the Navy game is good for the team. Sucks for me, as I wanted to make that trip but have a bar convention that weekend.

We all have Bar conventions for the Navy game, but yours is not as fun.

 

[uconnphil2016]

UConn could start 1-6 and not play a bad game. I doubt they are favored in more than 1-2 of those games. yeesh

UConn Blog said that UConn's S&P+ is only higher than two of their opponents this season, so you're right in a sense. However, Cuse, BC and USF all have a higher S&P+ than Houston, so I'm not sure how reliable the metric is.

 

[thatguyed]

We usually open up on a Thursday night if it's an FCS school scheduled.

Opening on Thu before the holiday weekend is much better than opening on Fri night when traffic is a bee-och everywhere.

 

[gioff23]

Also, Temple's not exactly challenging themselves in the OOC...Army, Stony Brook and Charlotte are pretty much guaranteed wins

Temple, the new Rutgers. That schedule should help them secure the on campus stadium they're making noises about

 

[specialisthusky]

Are you friggin kidding me!!!!
Asked for Sept 10 @Navy... got Sept 10 @Navy
Asked for a Thursday night game @Houston coinciding with Austin City Limits music festival dates... got Thursday night game @Houston coinciding with Austin City Limits music fest
I should have asked for the BYE week to be a little earlier in the year though, like between week 7 and 8... that's my bad everyone (although not bad timing that it's the week prior to BC).

I'm probably going to make the Navy, Houston, and BC away games (fingers crossed I can swing the Houston game and hit ACL too).

Bye week falls on my wedding. Thanks for doing me a solid.

 

[1999.2004.2011]

Bye week falls on my wedding. Thanks for doing me a solid.

I'm getting married on August 6th...one of my stipulations was that our wedding was nowhere near football season

 

[weyuo]

Interesting to note we will again open up on a Thursday. Also the @ Houston game is a Thursday and the Temple at home game is a Friday

? Sept 3(Maine) is a Saturday. The AAC website shows UConn/Navy on the 10th.

 

[huskymedic]

http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2016/02/early-tests-highlight-uconns-aac.html

Here is the schedule with times and most of the TV information to be announced at a later date:

SEPTEMBER
Thur., 1 MAINE
Sat., 10 at Navy (CBS Sports Network)
Sat., 17 VIRGINIA
Sat., 24 SYRACUSE
Thur., 29 at Houston (ESPN)

OCTOBER
Sat., 8 CINCINNATI
Sat., 15 at USF
Sat., 22 UCF
Sat., 29 at East Carolina

NOVEMBER
Fri., 4 TEMPLE (ESPN2)
Sat., 19 at Boston College
Sat., 26 TULANE

 

[huskypantz]

http://runwayramblings.blogspot.com/2016/02/early-tests-highlight-uconns-aac.html

Here is the schedule with times and most of the TV information to be announced at a later date:

SEPTEMBER
Thur., 1 MAINE
Sat., 10 at Navy (CBS Sports Network)
Sat., 17 VIRGINIA
Sat., 24 SYRACUSE
Thur., 29 at Houston (ESPN)

OCTOBER
Sat., 8 CINCINNATI
Sat., 15 at USF
Sat., 22 UCF
Sat., 29 at East Carolina

NOVEMBER
Fri., 4 TEMPLE (ESPN2)
Sat., 19 at Boston College
Sat., 26 TULANE

Navy on 9/10 - fist pump.

 

[kcc1442]

Let's get the predictions rolling

Maine-W
Navy-W (not sure how many guys they have returning--anyone know if Navy is expected to be any good next year?) I looked at their team mid season and even though I would never take a military program lightly they are going to be decimated by graduation for next year. If I had to guess it was probably somewhere around 60-70% of their starters were seniors this past year. Plus they lose the most important piece to their puzzle in Reynolds.

UVA-L (They're coming off a tough road game at Oregon and I think we have an opportunity to steal one, but they're the better football team)
Cuse-W (A toss up, but I'll give us the edge with Cuse still trying to implement a new system)
UH-L (They're going to circle us on the calendar after last year...too much talent for us to win on the road)
Cincy-L (the annual Cincy L)
USF-W (close one--two good, young AAC teams going head to head)
UCF-W (come on...they were 0-12)
ECU-W (new coach, not a very good team)
Temple-W (We'll have our starting QB this year hopefully and they lost lots of pieces on D...returning J. Thomas and PJ Walker on O, but I think we win a defensive battle)
BC-W (BC could be dealing with another losing season and possible mutiny...UConn coming off the bye with time to rest and prepare)
Tulane-W (they suck, and we're at home)

Totals: 9-3

Looking at the schedule as a whole, winning our last six seems completely unrealistic, but 9 wins isn't completely out of the realm of possibility. 8 should really be the goal, and anything less a little disappointing. There's no way we don't hit 6 unless we get some major injuries. Go Huskies.

 

[CTMike]

Of course I want us to go undefeated, but it's not a cakewalk schedule... I want 7 wins and to be able to say we improved since last year. Very leery that predicting more than 7 will set me up for disappointment.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I'd be happy to help if that happens (it won't) with my 02___ zip.

I'm an 02_ zipcode too. About 15 minutes from Gillette. Looking forward to it. On the whole, I think this schedule is easier than 2015. I think all three ACC games are winable, plus Maine of course.

 

[weyuo]

? Sept 3(Maine) is a Saturday. The AAC website shows UConn/Navy on the 10th.

I guess it is the 1st not the 3rd for the Maine game. Looked at the announcement the AAC had. Geez they really need to weed out the bad apple that released the wrong schedule. Something that simple yet important should be proof read a couple times before release...uggghhh

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

Now we just need Chief to use his sources to get all the start times.

 

[RedSoloCup]

Now we just need Chief to use his sources to get all the start times.

I was thinking 11:11. I hope I am right!

 

[Jimdish255]

If you want it big try these links:

http://theamerican.org/images/2016/2/9/FB_East_Division36.png

http://theamerican.org/images/2016/2/9/FB_West_Division_Schedule.png

(I used these to create an image strip on XNView and print a single page)

 

[BoatShow]

Temple, the new Rutgers. That schedule should help them secure the on campus stadium they're making noises about

BC really went on a limb with 2 FCS schools last year

 

[hardcorehusky]

Navy is 68-37 under Niumatalolo, with only one losing season which was a 5-7 year. Navy just seems to be a good squad each year, I assume they will be a competitive team, but not an AAC title contender due to the loss of Keenan Reynolds.

Not only do they lose Reynolds, they lost 9 other starters on offense. The defense also lost people so I expect them to take a step back and not get into synch for a few weeks. We are catching them at the right time!!

 

[Woof 101]

The timing of the Navy game is good for the team. Sucks for me, as I wanted to make that trip but have a bar convention that weekend.

Our crew will be at a bar convention also but unlike yours they will have the game on!

 

[HuskyBlue08]

Bye week falls on my wedding. Thanks for doing me a solid.

Same here! Might have to send Diaco an invite...

 

[Waquoit]

Based solely on the dates of the games from the point of view of a season ticket holder, this is a great schedule. Nice spacing, only one late Nov. game.

 

[ZOOCONN]

We'll know what kind of team we have by October. Overall, I like the schedule a lot. No complaints here.

Side note: I really like the way ECU schedules OOC.

they really do have some great ooc games