2008 Connecticut Huskies Football Preview

2008 Connecticut Huskies season preview from Maddux Sports. Below you can find our official Connecticut Huskies football preview as well as the 2008 Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule. After reading this article check out our college football predictions against the current point spread.

Coach: Randy Edsall (10th year at Connecticut)
Team Name: Huskies
2007 Overall Record: 9-4
Returning Starters: 17

Last season, the Connecticut Huskies (9-4 overall, 5-2 Big East) went from loser to winner, tying West Virginia for first-place and reaching the 13th spot in the national rankings. They garnered a post-season invitation, going to the Meineke Bowl where they played and lost to Wake Forest 10-24. The year before they had won just four games and saw no bowl action.

Senior QB Tyler Lorenzen (347 ATT, 197 COMP, 2,367 YDS, 13 TDs, 6 INT) proved that he could make things happen in his first year starting for the Huskies. He’s an accurate passer who makes good decisions. The offensive line brings back four of five starters and is solid. The tailback tandem of Andre Dixon and Donald Brown totaled 1,639 yards. The receiving group is a tad thin.

The Huskies held opponents to just 19.0 PPG. That was 14th nationally; they were especially tough against the pass, earning a ranking of 17th. Three of the front four return, including DE Julius Williams who had almost 30% of the team’s sacks with 8.5. In his frosh season, OLB Lawrence Williams led the club in tackles with 113 (53 solo). The secondary sees free safety Robert Vaughn return. Nationally, Vaughn tied for fourth in interceptions with seven. The deep backs are solid.

Connecticut’s schedule gets interesting on September 26 when they travel to Louisville to take on the Cardinals in their first tossup game. They then play two more road contests versus North Carolina and Rutgers. Both of those games appear to be losses. October 25 they are home in a swing game against Cincinnati. Their final toss up is at South Florida on November 22.

This year the Huskies should be good but not as good as they were in 2007. Still, they certainly have another shot at the post-season. Head coach Tyrone Willingham (11-25 in three years) will field a winning offense and a strong defense. His team faces a tougher schedule and a rough road stretch. If the defense plays up to its potential, the offense should provide enough points for the Huskies to post another winning season.

Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away
Aug 28	Hofstra	Home
Sep 6	Temple	Away
Sep 13	Virginia	Home
Sep 19	Baylor	Home
Sep 26	Louisville	Away
Oct 4	North Carolina	Away
Oct 18	Rutgers	Away
Oct 25	Cincinnati	Home
Nov 1	West Virginia	Home
Nov 15	Syracuse	Away
Nov 23	South Florida	Away
Dec 6	Pittsburgh	Home

 

For more info on the 2008 Connecticut Huskies football program, view the Huskies football site or you can read about other Big East teams below.