| UConn Huskies football | |||
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| First season | 1896; 128 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | David Benedict | ||
| Head coach | Jim L. Mora 2nd season, 9–16 (.360) | ||
| Stadium | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (capacity: 40,000 {expandable to 42,704}) | ||
| Year built | 2003 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | East Hartford, Connecticut | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Independent | ||
| Past conferences | ALNESC (1897–1922) New England (1923–1946) Yankee (1947–1996) Atlantic 10 (1997–1999) Independent (2000–2003) Big East (2004–2012) The American (2013–2019) | ||
| All-time record | 518–600–38 (.465) | ||
| Bowl record | 3–4 (.429) | ||
| Conference titles | 26 | ||
| Rivalries | UMass (rivalry) Rhode Island (rivalry) Syracuse (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 3 | ||
| Colors | National flag blue and white[1] | ||
| 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 (AAC) in 2013), 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 currently are coached by Jim Mora.[2]
- ^ "University of Connecticut Brand Colors" (PDF). Brand.UConn.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "UConn hires former UCLA coach Jim Mora to lead football program". ESPN.com. November 11, 2021.