UConn Huskies football
| UConn Huskies football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| First season | 1896; 130 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | David Benedict | ||
| Head coach | Jason Candle 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Location | East Hartford, Connecticut | ||
| Stadium | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (capacity: 40,000) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Colors | National flag blue and white | ||
| All-time record | 539–616–38 (.468) | ||
| Bowl record | 4–5 (.444) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| ALNESC: 1901 New England: 1924, 1926, 1928, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1946 Yankee: 1949, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989 Big East: 2007, 2010 | |||
| Conference division championships | |||
| A-10 New England: 1998 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
| Rivalries | UMass (rivalry) Rhode Island (rivalry) UCF (rivalry) Syracuse (rivalry) | ||
| Fight song | UConn Husky | ||
| Mascot | Jonathan | ||
| Marching band | The Pride of Connecticut | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | UConnHuskies.com | ||
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 (later named the American Athletic Conference (American) in 2013, and now known as the American Conference), 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.