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2011 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2011
team	Connecticut Huskies
sport	football
image	ConnecticutHuskiesBlockC.png
image_size	100
conference	Big East Conference
short_conf	Big East
record	5–7
conf_record	3–4
head_coach	Paul Pasqualoni
hc_year	1st
off_coach	George DeLeone
oc_year	1st
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Don Brown
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Rentschler Field

The 2011 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big East. The team played home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Schedule

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Before the season

Coaching changes

The day after the Fiesta Bowl Head Coach Randy Edsall left the University to accept the same position at Maryland. Paul Pasqualoni was hired to replace Edsall. George DeLeone was brought in as the new offensive coordinator, with former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead being demoted to quarterbacks coach. Don Brown was brought in to replace Todd Orlando at defensive coordinator. Orlando left to take the same position at Florida International.

Roster changes

The Huskies lost six starters from the 2010 team to graduation. In addition to the graduation losses All-American RB Jordan Todman entered the NFL draft a year early.

Recruiting

On February 2, 2011, Paul Pasqualoni announced that 16 student-athletes had signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Connecticut. Four; Kenton Adeyemi, Dalton Gifford, Michael Nebrich and Sean McQuillan; entered school in January to participate in spring practice.

Game summaries

Fordham

East Hartford, CT

This game was originally scheduled to be played on September 1 at 7:30 pm. However, due to Rentschler Field being used for relief efforts for Hurricane Irene, the game was moved to Saturday. The team discussed playing the game at the Yale Bowl in New Haven if the field did not become available in time, but on Wednesday, August 31, the team announced the game would be played in East Hartford on Saturday at noon.

Vanderbilt

Nashville, TN

Iowa State

East Hartford, CT

Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Western Michigan

East Hartford, CT

West Virginia

Morgantown, WV

South Florida

East Hartford, CT

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Syracuse

East Hartford, CT

Louisville

East Hartford, CT

Rutgers

East Hartford, CT

Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

NFL draft

The following Husky was selected in the 2012 NFL draft following the season

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
2	49	Kendall Reyes	Defensive tackle	San Diego Chargers

References

. ["UConn Huskies Schedule 2011"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/41/season/2011). *[[ESPN]]*.
. ["2011 Connecticut Huskies Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/connecticut/2011-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["2011 Football Schedule"](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2011). *[[UConn Huskies]]*.
ESPN. "Randy Edsall to coach Maryland". ESPN.
"George DeLeone Set to Join Staff; What About Joe Moorhead? - UConn Hu…".
"Joe Moorhead to Stay on UConn Staff as QB Coach - UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner".
"Don Brown is the New Defensive Coordinator at UConn - UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner".
"Meet FIU DC Todd Orlando".
Miller, Ted. "Jordan Todman will enter NFL draft". ESPN.
(February 2, 2011). "Connecticut Football Signs 16 Student-Athletes To National Letter Of Intent". UConnHuskies.com.
(September 10, 2011). "Connecticut Huskies vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN.
"South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN.
"2012 NFL Draft Listing".

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