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Per the American Athletic Conference and the University of Connecticut, our 2015 football schedule was released today.
We knew the non-conference dates and who the AAC opponents are, but now we have the dates. Time to look up flights to New Orleans!
Quick Hits:
- Diaco mentioned last season that it would be ideal to play Army and Navy in consecutive weeks. The two games will be close to each other, but separated by a road game against SEC newcomer Missouri.
- Don't sleep on Villanova to open the season, they were a really good FCS team and return a lot of key players including star quarterback John Robertson.
- For the first time ever, in their third year as conference mates, UConn and Houston will face-off at Rentschler Field in November.
- The Missouri game kicks off a run where six out of the next seven opponents will be top-60 teams per Football Outsider's final 2014 rankings.
- The first-ever AAC Championship game will be played on December 5th at the home stadium of a division winner. You may recall that the conference is now 12 teams strong and divided into two divisions, East and West.
| Date | Opponent | Football Outsiders' Final 2014 Ranking | Location | |
| Thursday, September 3rd | Villanova | N/A (lost in FCS Quarterfinals) | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT | |
| Saturday, September 12th | Army | 104 (beat UConn, 35-21) | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT | |
| Saturday, September 19th | Missouri | 26 (11-3 record) |
Faurot Field, Columbia, MO |
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| Saturday, September 26th | Navy | 52 | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT | |
| Friday, October 2nd |
BYU | 44 (beat UConn, 35-10) |
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT |
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| Saturday, October 10th |
UCF | 55 (lost to UConn, 37-29) |
Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, FL |
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| Saturday, October 17th | USF | 122 (beat UConn, 17-14) | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT | |
| Saturday, October 24th | Cincinnati | 48 (beat UConn, 41-0) | Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH |
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| Friday, October 30th | ECU | 57 (beat UConn, 31-21) | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT | |
| Saturday, November 7th | Tulane | 107 (beat Uconn, 12-3) | Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA |
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| Saturday, November 21st | Houston | 78 (first meeting) | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, CT | |
| Saturday, November 28th | Temple | 68 (beat UConn, 36-10) | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA |
The 2015 @American_FB schedule is out! Check out the full schedule here - http://t.co/tBMZVgXzcQ pic.twitter.com/huecjXXem4
— The American (@American_Conf) February 19, 2015
GO HUSKIES!!