2018 UConn Huskies football team

2018 UConn Huskies football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–11 (0–8 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Dunn (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBilly Crocker (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumPratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$   8 0     12 1  
Temple   7 1     8 5  
No. 24 Cincinnati   6 2     11 2  
South Florida   3 5     7 6  
East Carolina   1 7     3 9  
UConn   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Memphis xy   5 3     8 6  
Houston x   5 3     8 5  
Tulane x   5 3     7 6  
SMU   4 4     5 7  
Navy   2 6     3 10  
Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of six teams the AAC's East Division. The team played home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

UConn set NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) records for most yards and most points allowed in a single season. The Huskies gave up 50.42 points per game, breaking the record of 50.27 set by the 1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, and allowed 617.4 yards per game, surpassing the mark of 560.8 set by the 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team.