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Connecticut Football Team History


Connecticut Huskies
University of Cionnecticut
 Storrs, CT
Founded: 1881
Stadium: Rentschler Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
Colors: Navy Blue & White
Coach: Jim Mora
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Connecticut 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1896  
  1917 - Did not field a team in 1917 or 1918.
  2013 - Paul Pasqualoni was fired after five games during the season, and was replaced by interim head coach T. J. Weist for the remainder of the season.
  2021 - Randy Edsall retired after two games during the season, and defensive coordinator Lou Spanos was named interim head for the remainder of the season.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1949, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989
2007, 2010
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 526-612-38
 Winning Pct. 46%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 526-612-38
 Winning Pct. 46%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 38-80-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 267-211-13
 Away Record 181-334-20
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 126
 Winning Seasons (#1) 59
 Losing Seasons (#1)63
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (1998)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2021)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 125 (10/22/1949)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 461 (1998)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 70 (10/6/2017)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 605 (2018)
 Largest Margin of Victory 125 (10/22/1949)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 69 (10/25/1919)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 125 (10/22/1949)
 Last Shutout 8/30/2012
 Last Time Shutout 9/17/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 173
 Been Shutout All-Time 183
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 8 (1944-10/6/1945)
 Longest Losing  11 (11/1/2019-10/9/2021)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 3-4-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-1-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  16-30
 2010-19  38-84
 2000-09  62-58
 1990-99 57-54
 1980-89 58-49
 1970-79 39-59-6
 1960-69 35-53-2
 1950-59 44-40-3
 1940-49 41-30-2
 1930-39 29-41-9
 1920-29 38-33-12
Next Game
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
 Alabama Birmingham in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Connecticut and Alabama Birmingham have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Maryland  7-50 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Merrimack  63-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Duke  21-26 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Florida Atlantic  48-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Buffalo  47-3 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Temple  29-20 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Wake Forest  20-23 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Rice  17-10 W
 Fri., Nov. 1  vs. Georgia State  34-27 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Alabama Birmingham  
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Syracuse  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Massachusetts  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Scoring286-190
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record0-2
 
2024 Independent  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Connecticut 6-3
Massachusetts 1-7
Notre Dame 7-1
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Connecticut & Rhode Island have played 93 games.
Connecticut has won 51 games.
Rhode Island has won 34 games.
with 8 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-32
 10 or more 115-140
 20 or more  102-65
 30 or more 66-9
 40 or more 30-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 29-1
 10 or more 87-171
 20 or more 40-158
 30 or more 13-112
 40 or more 2-60
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.