2009 Connecticut Huskies football team
American college football team season
The 2009 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Big East. Connecticut was invited to the PapaJohns.com Bowl, where the Huskies defeated South Carolina. The team played home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Schedule
Preseason
Coaching changes
Connecticut lost its offensive coordinator of the previous three years when Rob Ambrose left the school to become the head coach at Towson. He will be replaced by Joe Moorhead, who was hired from Akron, where he held the same position.
Key losses
Four players on the 2008 UConn football team were selected in the 2009 NFL draft on April 25, 2009. Donald Brown was selected in the first round at No. 27 by the Indianapolis Colts. There Huskies were taken in the second round: Darius Butler at No.
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