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2009 Connecticut Huskies football team

2009 Connecticut Huskies football
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PapaJohns.com Bowl champion
Conference Big East Conference
2009 record 8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach Randy Edsall (11th year)
Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando (5th as DC; 11th overall year)
Home stadium Rentschler Field
(Capacity: 40,000)
Seasons
« 2008 2010 »
2009 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#8 Cincinnati $   7 0         12 1  
#25 West Virginia   5 2         9 4  
#15 Pittsburgh   5 2         10 3  
Rutgers   3 4         9 4  
Connecticut   3 4         8 5  
South Florida   3 4         8 5  
Louisville   1 6         4 8  
Syracuse   1 6         4 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. The team finished with a record of 8–5, 3–4 in Big East play and won the PapaJohns.com Bowl 20–7 against South Carolina.

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.

Four players on the 2008 Connecticut Huskies football team were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25, 2009. Donald Brown was selected at No. 27 by the Indianapolis Colts, Darius Butler was selected by the New England Patriots at No. 41, Will Beatty and Cody Brown were selected late in the 2nd round at No. 60 (Will Beatty, New York Giants) and No. 63 (Cody Brown, Arizona Cardinals).


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