UConn Football talking points

[CL82]

I posted this on the Conf. Realignment board as well...

In reading other schools fans comments, I see that UConn isn't mentioned as a desirable target very often. Some of that is all the bad press we've gotten lately but a lot of it is based on the idea that UConn football, well, sucks. So I put together a list of our 1A/FBS results and accomplishments. Given our short tenure, I think we've done well. So here's my talking points. Let me know if you think there are any major mistakes, or omissions.

UConn Football 1A/FBS Record
Year..Record..Conference.....Comments
2002...6-6......Independent.... Includes wins over Navy 38-0 and Iowa State 37-20
2003...9-3......Independent.... Includes win over Wake Forest 51-17
2004...8-5...... Big East........... Motor City Bowl Defeats Toledo 39 -10
2005...5 -6......Big East........... Includes wins over Army 47-13, Syracuse 26-7, Buffalo 38-0
2006...4-8...... Big East........... Includes wins at Indiana 14 -7 and Pitt 46-45 (3OT)
2007...9 -4......Big East........... Conf co-champion - Meineke Car Care Bowl(L to Wake Forest 24-10)
2008...8-5...... Big East........... Wins Virginia 45-10, Baylor 31-28 Internl Bowl (W vs. Buffalo 38-20)
2009...8-5...... Big East........... Wins at Ohio 23-16, at Baylor 30-22, at Notre Dame 33-30
...............................................--Papa John’s Bowl (W vs South Carolina 20-7)
2010...8-4...... Big East........... Conf co-champion Win West Virginia 16-13 Fiesta Bowl(L Okla 40-20)
2011...5-7 ......Big East ...........1st year HC Paul Pasqauloni

Overall 1A/FBS record 70-53 (.569) 2 Conference co-championships. Bowl Record 3-2 (.600)
Wins over SEC, Big 10, Big 12, Notre Dame

 

[ktuck911]

Did u post this on the Conf realignment board? If so, good for you...

 

[freescooter]

To me the idea that "UCONN sucks" in football is pretty silly, given what you've posted above. Why exactly anyone would expect a team that has played 10 years as a full D1 member to have put up Penn State's record is beyond me. But I think in many ways, UCONN fans are our own worst enemy talking down the program...If you look at others that upgraded at the same time, th eonly one who is arguably better is Bosie State, bu they have actually been playing 1A football since 1996, and ran up many of their wins against pretty marginal competition...the biggest thing they have is signature wins. USF, another member of that class has maybe a better all overall record, but no conference titles and head to head we're 4-5 with 2 of their wins coming in Pre-big East days. If you followed UCONN football during the transition, you might remember that virtually everyone said it would be at least a decade before the Huskies put up a winning record, and longer before they ever even came close to winning the Big East. this is a program with a huge upside I suspect.