2025 UConn Huskies football team

2025 UConn Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–0
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGordon Sammis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Brock (2nd season)
Home stadiumPratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
2025 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Notre Dame       0 0  
      0 0  
As of August 17, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 302:00 p.m.Central ConnecticutWFSB
September 612:00 p.m.at SyracuseACCNX, ESPN+
September 133:00 p.m.at DelawareESPN+
September 203:30 p.m.Ball State
  • Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
September 27at Buffalo
October 43:30 p.m.FIU
  • Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
October 18at Boston College
October 25at Rice
November 112:00 p.m.UAB
  • Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
November 83:30 p.m.Duke
  • Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
November 1512:00 p.m.Air Force
  • Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
November 22at Florida Atlantic

[2][3][4]

Game summaries

Central Connecticut

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) vs. UConn Huskies (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils - - --0
Huskies - - --0

at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
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)

UConn Huskies (0-0) vs. Syracuse Orange (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies - - --0
Orange - - --0

at JMA Wireless DomeSyracuse, New York

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
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

UConn Huskies (0-0) vs. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies - - --0
Fightin' Blue Hens - - --0

at Delaware StadiumNewark, Delaware

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals - - --0
Huskies - - --0

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 20
  • Game 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

UConn Huskies (0-0) vs. Buffalo Bulls (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies - - --0
Bulls - - --0

at UB StadiumBuffalo, New York

  • Date: October 25
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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers - - --0
Huskies - - --0

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 4
  • Game 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

UConn Huskies (0-0) vs. Boston College Eagles (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies - - --0
Eagles - - --0

at Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 18
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

UConn Huskies (0-0) vs. Rice Owls (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Rice StadiumHouston, Texas

  • Date: October 25
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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers - - --0
Huskies - - --0

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 1
  • Game 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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils - - --0
Huskies - - --0

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 8
  • Game 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
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons - - --0
Huskies - - --0

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 15
  • Game 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

UConn Huskies (0-0) vs. Florida Atlantic Owls (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Flagler Credit Union StadiumBoca Raton, Florida

  • Date: November 22
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

2025 UConn Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Cam Edwards  Jr
WR 1 Skyler Bell  Sr
QB 2 Joe Fagnano GS
QB 3 Nick Evers  Jr
WR 4 Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman Jr
WR 5 Shamar Porter  So
WR 6 Reymello Murphy  Sr
RB 7 Mel Brown Sr
QB 8 Ksaan Farrar Fr
WR 9 Naiem Simmons GS
WR 10 Griffin Koch Jr
TE 11 Javonte Vereen  So
QB 12 Tucker McDonald  So
WR 13 Chris Parker  Sr
TE 14 Bryce Anderson  Fr
WR 15 Terrence Smith  Fr
WR 17 Teddy Williams  So
QB 18 Tyler Smith Fr
WR 19 Jackson Harper  So
WR 21 Trace Bratten Fr
RB 21 Malichi Greaves Fr
RB 22 Victor Rosa  Jr
RB 24 MJ Flowers  Jr
WR 25 Daniel Rose Fr
RB 26 Soren Rief Fr
RB 27 Caden Hillier Fr
TE 30 Dominic Toy So
RB 39 Roberto Salas  Fr
TE 42 Mike Burton  Jr
RB 44 Oliver Lundberg Coleman  Fr
OL 50 Tank Green  Sr
OL 51 Joe McGann Fr
OL 52 Deron McLaughlin  Fr
OL 53 Christos Zigoumis Fr
OL 54 Jake Kiernan  So
OL 55 Toluwanimi Tunde  So
OL 56 Tamarus Walker  So
OL 58 Kyle Juergans  Sr
OL 59 Finn Wilkins  Fr
OL 61 Diego Rodriguez  Fr
OL 66 Brady Wayburn  So
OL 69 Ty Chan  Jr
OL 73 Wes Hoeh Sr
OL 74 Jayden Bass  So
OL 75 Hill Greenlee Fr
OL 76 Toriyan Johnson  So
OL 77 Ben Murawski  Jr
OL 78 Carsten Casady  So
OL 79 Danny Antolovich  Sr
WR 80 John Neider  So
TE 81 Louis Hansen Sr
WR 82 Rashard Williams So
TE 83 Xavier Watson Fr
WR 84 Makih Johnson Fr
WR 85 Drew Kron Jr
TE 86 Alexander Honig  Sr
TE 87 Clemans Richter  Fr
TE 88 Nader Chirchi  So
WR 89 Trace Bratten Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Kobi Albert  So
DL 1 Ben Smiley  Sr
DB 2 Devin Pringle  Sr
DB 3 D'Mon Brinson Sr
DB 4 Kolubah Pewee Jr. Sr
LB 5 Aaron Key GS
LB 6 Bryun Parham  Sr
DB 7 Malachi Mclean Jr
LB 8 Sione Moa GS
LB 9 Amir Renwick GS
LB 10 Tyquan King  Sr
LB 11 Donovan Branch Sr
DB 12 Chris Hudson Jr
DB 13 Cam Chadwick  So
DB 14 Tyrece Mills  Sr
DB 15 Kamo'i Latu  Sr
DB 16 Drew Buckley  So
DL 17 Nykobi Brown Fr
DB 18 Kylish Hicks  Jr
LB 19 Ethan Hogg  Fr
DB 20 Osiris Gilbert Fr
DB 21 Lee Molette III Sr
DB 22 Axavier Bridges-Brooks Fr
DB 23 Diondre Glover GS
DB 24 Michael Robinson III Jr
DB 25 Saxton Suchanic Fr
DB 26 Jeremiah Lomax GS
DB 27 Chase Fountain  So
LB 28 Jon Morris  Fr
LB 29 Lewenski Ydore Fr
LB 30 Charles Johnson Fr
DB 31 Diandre Harris Sr
LB 32 Oumar Diomande  So
DL 33 Kervins Choute Sr
DB 34 Carter Boskovich  So
LB 37 Hayden Pegg  So
DB 38 Jaion Williams Fr
LB 39 Charlie O'Connor Fr
DL 44 Cooper Ackerman  Fr
DL 50 Brandon Kelly  So
DL 52 Cleto Chol  So
LB 54 Ed Entsiwah  Fr
DL 55 Vincent Carroll-Jackson  So
DL 58 Antoineo Harris Jr.  GS
DL 59 Eddie Dresch  Fr
DL 73 Charlie Leahy Fr
DL 89 Trent Jones II  Sr
DL 91 Brady Fodor  So
DL 92 Stephon Wright GS
DL 93 Aubrey Melvin Fr
DL 94 Matt Hoffman  Jr
DL 96 Marquis Black GS
DL 99 Delano Brown Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 17 Connor Stutz Sr
LS 24 Tashi Crofut  Fr
K 28 Chris Freeman GS
P 35 Spencer Sullins  Fr
LS 47 Zach Christinat  So
LS 51 Nick Pompilli Fr
K 98 Leo Ricci Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Matt Brock
    Defensive coordinator
  • Gordon Sammis
    Offensive Coordinator
  • Doug Shearer
    Special teams coordinator
  • Kenny McClendon
    Defensive line
  • Pryce Tracy
    Quarterbacks / Passing Game Coordinator
  • Christian Pace
    Offensive Line
  • Kashif Moore
    Wide Receivers
  • Antonio Wilcox
    Running Backs
  • Cole Peterson
    Tight Ends
  • Dalton Hilliard
    Secondary / Pass Game Coordinator
  • Siriki Diabate
    Linebackers / Run Game Coordinator
  • Ted Hefter
    Senior Offensive Analyst / Quarterbacks

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 5, 2025

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
Redshirt
Junior
Montreal, QC Michigan State
Alfred Chea LB 6'3 220 Senior Jacksonville, FL Ball State
Frank Daniley RB 5'10 180
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
New Haven, CT New Haven
Isiah Davis CB 6'1 190
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
Fairburn, GA Florida A&M
Bryan Domino WR 5'9 165
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
Richmond, TX Indiana State
Zack Drawdy WR 6'2 185 Sophomore Yulee, FL Indiana State
Dean Engram S 5'10 165
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Washington, DC
Jasaiah Gathings WR 6'0 190
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Statesville, NC Buffalo
Langston Hardy LB 6'4 250
Redshirt
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
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
Redshirt
Sophomore
Cocoa, FL UMass
Durell Robinson RB 6'1 200
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman
Baltimore, MD Auburn
Daniel Shaban RB 6'0 205 Freshman Redding, CT Colgate
Julien Simon LB 6'1 227
Redshirt
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
Redshirt
Freshman
Malvern, PA Purdue
Kalen Villanueva LB 6'1 206 Senior Falls Church, VA Campbell
Nathaniel Wallace-Dilling P 6'2 195
Redshirt
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
Redshirt
Junior
San Antonio, TX North Carolina

Transfers in

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Old school
Kobi Albert DB 5'11 180 Redshirt Sophomore Fairfield, AL Mississippi State
Sammy Anderson Jr. DB 6'0 191 Redshirt Senior Dayton, OH Austin Peay
Marquis Black DL 6'5 313 Redshirt 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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt Junior Charlotte, NC Charlotte
MJ Flowers RB 6'1 220 Redshirt Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Eastern Illinois
Diondre Glover CB 5'11 180 Redshirt Senior Covington, GA Gardner–Webb
Antoineo Harris Jr. EDGE 6'3 230 Redshirt Senior Chicago, IL Utah State
Diandre Harris DB 5'11 170 Senior Chicago, IL Georgetown
Vincent Jackson DL 6'5 290 Redshirt Freshman Harrisburg, PA Nebraska
Trent Jones II DE 6'3 275 Redshirt Junior Eden Prairie, MN Iowa State
Tyquan King LB 6'2 225 Redshirt Junior West Haven, CT Temple
Terry Kirksey LB 6'4 220 Redshirt Junior Mobile, AL Kansas State
Griffin Koch WR 6'2 170 Redshirt 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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt Junior Saginaw, MI Central Michigan
Kolubah Pewee DB 5'11 170 Redshirt 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 Redshirt Freshman Baltimore, MD Maryland
Stephon Wright DL 6'3 280 Graduate Student Los Angeles, CA Texas Southern

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