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National Championship Teams
| 1948 Men's Soccer Team |
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The 1948 UConn men’s soccer team, under head coach John Squires, posted a perfect 11-0 record and was named the national champion by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Stuart Johnson and Merritt Baldwin were both All-American performers that year. The team beat such schools and teams as Yale, Tufts, UMass, MIT and Fort Devens – but had to wait until February of 1949 before it was officially voted the national champion.
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| 1981 Women's Field Hockey Team |
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UConn won the first-ever NCAA Championship in the sport of field hockey in 1981 as the national semifinals and finals were played at Memorial Stadium in Storrs. The Huskies defeated Purdue in the first round by a 1-0 count and then topped Old Dominion 3-0 in the semifinals before winning the national title over Massachusetts by a 4-1 score on November 22. Head coach Diane Wright and her team had a 15-2-3 overall record and were led by All-Americans Laurie Decker and Lorie McCollum.
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| 1981 Men's Soccer Team |
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Head coach Joe Morrone and the Huskies were on top of the men’s college soccer world in 1981 as UConn topped Alabama A&M by a 2-1 score in overtime on December 6 at Stanford Stadium to win the NCAA Championship. UConn had a 20-3-2 record in 1981 as Elvis Comrie and Pedro DeBrito were both named All-Americans. UConn posted victories over Vermont and Long Island at home in opening round NCAA games before topping Eastern Illinois by a 2-1 overtime score in the national semifinals to move on to the championship.
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| 1985 Women's Field Hockey Team |
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The Huskies won their second national championship in the sport of field hockey in 1985 as UConn finished the season with an overall record of 19-2 for head coach Diane Wright. UConn beat Maryland by a 2-0 score in its opening NCAA tournament games and then topped Boston University by a 2-1 count in the national semifinals in Norfolk, Va. The Huskies defeated host school Old Dominion in the final by a 3-2 score. Tracey Fuchs and Janet Ryan were All-America performers for that squad.
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| 1995 Women's Basketball Team |
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UConn won its first national championship in the sport of women’s basketball in 1995 as the Huskies had a perfect 35-0 record. The path to the championship started with wins over Maine, Virginia Tech, Alabama and Virginia (all in Storrs) sending the Huskies to Minneapolis for the Final Four. UConn then defeated Stanford and Tennessee to win the championship for head coach Geno Auriemma. UConn was led by National Player of the Year Rebecca Lobo, who was also an All-American, and Jen Rizzotti – another All-American selection.
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| 1998-1999 Men's Basketball Team |
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Head coach Jim Calhoun and UConn reached the top of the college basketball world in 1999 by winning the national championship. The Huskies defeated Ohio State and Duke in the Final Four, which was held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. UConn opened NCAA play in Denver with wins over Texas-San Antonio and New Mexico before beating Iowa and Gonzaga in Phoenix to advance to the program’s first Final Four. UConn finished the year with an incredible 34-2 record.
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| 1999-2000 Women's Basketball Team |
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The Huskies has a final record of 36-1 and defeated Penn State and Tennessee in the Final Four, held in head coach Geno Auriemma’s native Philadelphia. UConn defeated Hampton and Clemson in opening NCAA round action in Storrs before beating Oklahoma and LSU in the regional at Richmond. UConn defeated the Lady Vols in the final by a convincing 71-52 score. UConn was led by a pair of All-Americans – Shea Ralph and three-time All-American Svetlana Abrosimova.
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| 2000 Men's Soccer Team |
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Head coach Ray Reid and the Huskies won the 2000 NCAA College Cup with a 2-0 win over Creighton in the championship game on Dec. 10. UConn opened NCAA play with wins over Dartmouth and Clemson before beating Brown in quarterfinals in a renewal of one of New England’s original college soccer rivalries. A 2-0 win over Southern Methodist in the quarterfinals set up the championship game. UConn finished the year with a 20-3-2 record while Chris Gbandi, Darin Lewis and Brent Rahim all earned All-America honors.
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| 2001-02 Women's Basketball Team |
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UConn reached perfect again with a 39-0 record and this the Final Four wins were against Tennessee and Oklahoma as the national championship was played in San Antonio. The Huskies again opened NCAA play in Storrs and the wins were against St. Francis (Pa.) and Iowa. Penn State and Old Dominion fell in the Regional in Milwaukee. UConn was led by National Player of the Year Sue Bird and her fellow All-Americans – Swin Cash and Diana Taurasi.
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| 2002-03 Women's Basketball Team |
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The Huskies made it two national titles in a row with a 37-1 record for head coach Geno Auriemma. After losing for the first time since 2001 in the BIG EAST final against Villanova, UConn opened NCAA play with wins over Boston University and TCU in Storrs and then won another regional title over Boston College and Purdue in Dayton. Atlanta was the home to the Final Four in 2003 and the Huskies defeated Texas and Tennessee to win the title. Diana Taurasi was an All-American pick for UConn.
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| 2003-04 Men's Basketball Team |
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UConn and head coach Jim Calhoun won its second national championship in the sport of men’s basketball with the Final Four and had a final record of 33-6. UConn defeated Vermont and DePaul in Buffalo to advance to regional play in Phoenix. Like they did in 1999, the Huskies came out of the Phoenix regional as the Final Four team. Wins over Vanderbilt and Alabama sent the Huskies to San Antonio where UConn defeated Duke and Georgia Tech to win the national championship. The Huskies were led by National Player of the Year, All-American and Academic All-American of the Year Emeka Okafor.
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| 2003-04 Women's Basketball Team |
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The University of Connecticut won its second national championship in as many days as the women’s basketball team defeated Tennessee for its third-straight NCAA title as UConn became the only Division I school in history to win the men’s and women’s basketball championship in the same year. UConn defeated Pennsylvania and Auburn in opening NCAA play in Bridgeport, Conn., before topping UC-Santa Barbara and Penn State at the Regional in Hartford. UConn then advanced to its fifth-straight Final Four, another NCAA first, and defeated Minnesota and Tennessee to win the title. Diana Taurasi was again an All-American pick.
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