2005 Connecticut Huskies football team

2005 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Randy Edsall (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Norries Wilson (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Todd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Rentschler Field

2005 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 West Virginia $		7	–	0					11	–	1
No. 19 Louisville		5	–	2					9	–	3
Rutgers		4	–	3					7	–	5
South Florida		4	–	3					6	–	6
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					5	–	6
Connecticut		2	–	5					5	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	5					4	–	7
Syracuse		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 pm	Buffalo*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT		W 38–0	40,000
September 10	1:00 pm	Liberty*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT		W 59–0	40,000
September 17	6:45 pm	at No. 16 Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 13–28	48,770
October 1	12:00 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	W 47–13	38,482
October 7	8:00 pm	Syracuse	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 26–7	40,000
October 15	4:00 pm	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 17–28	21,039
October 22	3:00 pm	Rutgers	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT		L 24–26	40,000
November 2	7:30 pm	at No. 16 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	L 13–45	52,808
November 12	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	L 0–24	35,145
November 26	3:30 pm	South Florida	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ABC	W 15–10	40,000
December 3	7:45 pm	No. 16 Louisville	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN	L 20–30	40,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from the AP Poll All times are in Eastern time