The 2025 UConn Huskies football team will represent the University of Connecticut (UConn) as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by fourth-year head coach Jim L. Mora , the Huskies will play home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut .
UConn reached an agreement in 2020 to play Ohio State at Ohio Stadium in September 2025. That game was canceled in June 2024, with Ohio State agreeing to pay UConn $650,000; UConn was originally scheduled to receive $1.95 million for playing the game.[ 1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result August 30 2:00 p.m. Central Connecticut WFSB
September 6 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse ACCNX , ESPN+
September 13 3:00 p.m. at Delaware ESPN+
September 20 3:30 p.m. Ball State Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN
September 27 at Buffalo
October 4 3:30 p.m. FIU Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN
October 18 at Boston College
October 25 at Rice
November 1 12:00 p.m. UAB Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN
November 8 3:30 p.m. Duke Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN
November 15 12:00 p.m. Air Force Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN
November 22 at Florida Atlantic
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Game summaries
Central Connecticut
Statistics
CCSU
CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Central Connecticut
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Syracuse (rivalry)
Statistics
CONN
SYR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Syracuse
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Delaware
Statistics
CONN
DEL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Delaware
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ball State
Ball State Cardinals (0-0) vs. UConn Huskies (0-0) – Game summary
at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : September 20Game time : 3:30 PM EDT
Statistics
BALL
CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ball State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Buffalo
Statistics
CONN
UB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Buffalo
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
FIU
FIU Panthers (0-0) vs. UConn Huskies (0-0) – Game summary
at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : October 4Game time : 3:30 PM EDT
Statistics
FIU
CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
FIU
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Boston College
Statistics
CONN
BC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boston College
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Rice
Statistics
CONN
RICE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UAB
UAB Blazers (0-0) vs. UConn Huskies (0-0) – Game summary
at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : November 1Game time : 12:00 PM EDT
Statistics
UAB
CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Duke
Duke Blue Devils (0-0) vs. UConn Huskies (0-0) – Game summary
at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : November 8Game time : 3:30 PM EST
Statistics
DUKE
CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Duke
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Air Force
Air Force Falcons (0-0) vs. UConn Huskies (0-0) – Game summary
at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
Date : November 15Game time : 12:00 PM EST
Statistics
AFA
CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Air Force
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Florida Atlantic
Statistics
CONN
FAU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UConn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida Atlantic
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff additions
Name
Position
Old team
Old position
Nate Atkins
Assistant defensive line
Ball State
Safeties
Ted Hefter
Senior offensive analyst, quarterbacks
William & Mary
Quarterbacks
Rante Jones
Player personnel assistant & defensive assistant
None
Matt Leifheit
Assistant special teams
Southern Miss
Special teams graduate assistant
Kendrick Shaver
Assistant defensive backs
Mississippi State
Defensive analyst
Pryce Tracy
Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator
Georgia
Assistant to the head coach, assistant tight ends
Coaching staff departures
Name
Position
New Team
New position
Brad Robbins
Pass game coordinator, auarterbacks
Tulsa
Pass game coordinator, qarterbacks
Transfers out
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
New school
Reggie Akles
CB
6'1
190
Senior
Troutdale, OR
Kaleb Anthony
CB
6'0
170
Senior
McDonough, GA
John Bechtle
TE
6'1
220
Senior
Warren, NJ
Johns Hopkins
Malcolm Bell
DB
6'1
185
Redshirt Junior
Montreal, QC
Michigan State
Alfred Chea
LB
6'3
220
Senior
Jacksonville, FL
Ball State
Frank Daniley
RB
5'10
180
Redshirt Freshman
New Haven, CT
New Haven
Isiah Davis
CB
6'1
190
Redshirt Sophomore
Fairburn, GA
Florida A&M
Bryan Domino
WR
5'9
165
Redshirt Freshman
Richmond, TX
Indiana State
Zack Drawdy
WR
6'2
185
Sophomore
Yulee, FL
Indiana State
Dean Engram
S
5'10
165
Redshirt Senior
Washington, DC
Jasaiah Gathings
WR
6'0
190
Redshirt Junior
Statesville, NC
Buffalo
Langston Hardy
LB
6'4
250
Redshirt Sophomore
Jacksonville, FL
Wake Forest
Nick Harris
TE
6'7
255
Senior
Marriottsville, MD
Eastern Michigan
Jarvis Jones
WR
6'3
170
Sophomore
West Orange, NJ
Towson
Terry Kirksey
LB
6'4
220
Redshirt Senior
Mobile, AL
Arkansas State
James Larson
TE
6'4
235
Freshman
St. Charles, IL
SMU
Brock Montgomery
WR
6'2
195
Freshman
Lebanon, TN
Marshall
Timothy Passmore Jr.
DL
6'2
295
Redshirt Sophomore
Cocoa, FL
UMass
Durell Robinson
RB
6'1
200
Redshirt Freshman
Baltimore, MD
Auburn
Daniel Shaban
RB
6'0
205
Freshman
Redding, CT
Colgate
Julien Simon
LB
6'1
227
Redshirt Junior
Tacoma, WA
Jarvarius Sims
DB
5'11
185
Junior
Decatur, GA
Western Michigan
Zakhari Spears
CB
6'2
197
Sophomore
Los Angeles, CA
Idaho
Kaleb Stewart
LB
5'11
210
Freshman
Miramar, FL
Malik Thomas Jr.
RB
5'11
200
Senior
Danbury, CT
Jake Triptree
QB
6'1
200
Freshman
Sayville, NY
New Haven
Seth Turner
P
6'1
195
Redshirt Freshman
Malvern, PA
Purdue
Kalen Villanueva
LB
6'1
206
Senior
Falls Church, VA
Campbell
Nathaniel Wallace-Dilling
P
6'2
195
Redshirt Freshman
Grandview Heights, OH
UT Rio Grande Valley
Cole Welliver
QB
6'6
200
Freshman
Flower Mound, TX
New Mexico
Pryce Yates
DL
6'4
265
Redshirt Junior
San Antonio, TX
North Carolina
Transfers in
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Old school
Kobi Albert
DB
5'11
180
Sophomore
Fairfield, AL
Mississippi State
Sammy Anderson Jr.
DB
6'0
191
Senior
Dayton, OH
Austin Peay
Marquis Black
DL
6'5
313
Senior
Stockbridge, GA
Gardner–Webb
Hayden Bozich
OL
6'7
315
Junior
Steubenville, OH
Brown
Caleb Burton III
WR
5'11
174
Sophomore
Austin, TX
Auburn
Michael Burton
TE
6'2
280
Senior
Wilton, CT
Georgetown
Ty Chan
OL
6'5
320
Junior
Lowell, MA
Notre Dame
Thai Chiaokhiao-Brown
WR
6'0
202
Sophomore
Minneapolis, MN
Rice
Tashi Crofut
LS
6'0
215
Freshman
Lake Oswego, OR
Boise State
Elijah Culp
CB
5'11
180
Junior
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte
MJ Flowers
RB
6'1
220
Sophomore
Cincinnati, OH
Eastern Illinois
Diondre Glover
CB
5'11
180
Senior
Covington, GA
Gardner–Webb
Antoineo Harris Jr.
EDGE
6'3
230
Senior
Chicago, IL
Utah State
Diandre Harris
DB
5'11
170
Senior
Chicago, IL
Georgetown
Vincent Jackson
DL
6'5
290
Freshman
Harrisburg, PA
Nebraska
Trent Jones II
DE
6'3
275
Junior
Eden Prairie, MN
Iowa State
Tyquan King
LB
6'2
225
Junior
West Haven, CT
Temple
Terry Kirksey
LB
6'4
220
Junior
Mobile, AL
Kansas State
Griffin Koch
WR
6'2
170
Sophomore
New Canaan, CT
Kansas
Kamo'i Latu
S
6'0
207
Senior
Honolulu, HI
Wisconsin
Jeremiah Lomax
S
6'0
190
Junior
Abbeville, SC
Limestone
Tyrece Mills
S
6'1
209
Senior
Philadelphia, PA
Penn State
Sione Moa
LB
6'1
175
Junior
Ogden, UT
BYU
Reymello Murphy
WR
6'0
185
Senior
Fremont, CA
Arizona
Bryun Parham
LB
5'11
223
Senior
Long Beach, CA
Washington
Chris Parker
WR
6'3
195
Junior
Saginaw, MI
Central Michigan
Kolubah Pewee
DB
5'11
170
Senior
Staten Island, NY
Georgetown
Devin Pringle
S
5'10
182
Junior
Bolingbrook, IL
Grand Valley State
Naiem Simmons
WR
5'10
185
Senior
Cherry Hill, NJ
South Florida
Ben Smiley III
DL
6'4
308
Graduate Student
Norfolk, VA
Virginia
Caleb Smith
QB
6'1
195
Freshman
Westport, CT
Boston University (lacrosse)
Spencer Sullins
P
6'3
199
Freshman
Athens, TN
Memphis
Javonte Vereen
TE
6'4
214
Sophomore
Havelock, NC
NC State
Tamarus Walker
OL
6'3
320
Freshman
Baltimore, MD
Maryland
Stephon Wright
DL
6'3
280
Graduate Student
Los Angeles, CA
Texas Southern
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