2000 Connecticut Huskies football team

2000 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Warner (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Notre Dame  %       9 3  
UCF       7 4  
Middle Tennessee       6 5  
Connecticut       3 8  
Louisiana Tech       3 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette       1 10  
Louisiana–Monroe       1 10  
Navy       1 10  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies compiled a record of 3–8. This was the program's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-A level, having transitioned from NCAA Division I-AA, where Huskies were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Huskies competed as a transitional member as they increased the scholarship count to the Division I-A level of 85. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Storrs, Connecticut.