1978 Connecticut Huskies football team

1978 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–7 (3–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Walt Nadzak
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1978 Yankee Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–4 UMass $^	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Rhode Island	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Maine	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by second year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 4–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Northeastern*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 21–19
September 16	William & Mary*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 3–27
September 23	Navy*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–30
September 30	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–21	23,431
October 7	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 17–25
October 14	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–10	13,500
October 21	Maine	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 49–7
October 28	at No. 6 UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	L 10–17	14,200
November 11	Boston University	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 27–20
November 18	No. 7 Rhode Island	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT (rivalry)	W 31–6
November 25	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 16–20	8,921
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game