The Connecticut Huskies had a miserable year in 2013, finishing with a 3-9 mark overall. The good news is that they did win their last 3 games last year to finish 6th in the American Athletic Conference and bring some momentum into 2014. They also hired Bob Diaco (Notre Dame DC) as their coach in hopes that his no-nonsense approach will turn things around for this team. Schedule & prediction below.
The Huskies have won just 13 games in the last 3 years and while Bob Diaco will turn them around it will also take some time. The offense was very weak last year, but Casey Cochran should help them total more than the 20.6 ppg they put up last year. He has his top 2 WR’s back from last year, including Geremy Davis, who caught 71 passes for 1085 yards. The running game should be solid but the offensive line will be one of the weakest in the AAC. Still this is an improved offense. The defense had many problems last year, as they ranked 9th in total defense in 2012, but dropped to 51st last year on their way to allowing 30.3 ppg. Defense is Bob Diaco’s forte and he has some nice pieces to build around this year, especially up front and in the secondary, where 3 starters return that combined for 17 PBUs and 7 INTs. The LB corps needs some work but overall this defense looks to be stronger than last year’s version, especially with Bob Diaco now being the headman. The special teams have a new punter and Kicker and will be one of the weaker in the AAC
The schedule is pretty tough, as they get both UCF and Cincinnati at home, which means theat most winnable games are on the road. They are also going through a coaching change, which could make it hard for them to top last year’s 3 wins that they put up. I will call for another rough year in Connecticut even though they will be better than last year’s edition. KEY TREND: Uconn is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games vs Temple.
2014 Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule
Fri - August 29 vs BYU Cougars
Sat - September 6 vs Stony Brook Sea Wolves
Sat - September 13 vs Boise State Broncos
Fri - September 19 at USF Bulls
Sat - September 17 vs Temple Owls
Sat - October 11 at Tulane Green Wave
Thu - October 23 at East Carolina Pirates
Sat - November 1 vs UCF Knights
Sat - November 8 vs Army Black Knights**
Sat - November 22 vs Cincinnati Bearcats
Sat - November 29 at Memphis Tigers
Sat - December 6 vs SMU Mustangs
Info gathered From Phil Steele's CFB Preview and Athlon Sports
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