UConn Huskies

The UConn Huskies football team is a college football team that represents the University of Connecticut in the sport of American football. The team competes in NCAA Division I FBS as an independent. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896 and participated in Division I-AA until 1999. The Huskies began their two-year Division I-A transition period in 2000 and became a full-fledged Division I-A team in 2002. From 2000 to 2003, the team played as an independent. The school's football team then joined the conference of its other sport teams, the Big East, taking effect in 2004, through 2019. In 2019, the UConn football team left the American to again play as an independent, as the school's current primary conference, the current Big East, does not sponsor the sport. The Huskies were most recently coached by Jim Mora prior to his resignation after the 2025 regular season to fill the head coaching vacancy at Colorado State. Gordon Sammis served as interim head coach for the Huskies' 2025 bowl game, with Jason Candle taking over for 2026.

The UConn Huskies football college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Connecticut as an Independent. The Huskies have played their home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut since 2003. From 1953 through 2002, the team played home games at Memorial Stadium on-campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies have recorded 26 conference championships, and have played in 8 Bowl Games, winning 4. Connecticut made one appearance in the Division I-AA playoffs, in 1998.

The UConn Huskies football team has represented the University of Connecticut in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football since the team's founding in 1896. The program has had 32 head coaches, including three interim coaches and an early period when the team had no head coach. The current coach is Jason Candle, who came over to UConn after 10 seasons at Toledo.