UConn Huskies
FBS Independents
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #53
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 5.1 (#53)
- SP+ Offense
- 32.0
- SP+ Defense
- 28.5
- SRS
- -3.5
- FPI
- -3.5
- Elo
- 1477
- Talent
- 568
- Recruiting
- 172 (#110)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
7.8p10 6.0 — p90 10.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.0% | |
| Make CFP | 2.7% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.7% | |
| Semifinal | 0.1% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 7.9–4.1
Schedule
102nd
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
115th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
89th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsLafayette | FCS | 45-3* | +41.9 | 100% | — |
| 2 | vsMaryland | +0.6 | 28-27 | +1.1 | 53% | — |
| 3 | @Southern Miss | -7.1 | 30-24 | +6.2 | 65% | — |
| 4 | @Miami (OH) | -3.4 | 29-23 | +5.1 | 62% | — |
| 5 | vsSyracuse | -13.1 | 29-22 | +6.9 | 66% | — |
| 6 | @Temple | -5.1 | 31-26 | +5.1 | 62% | — |
| 8 | vsMassachusetts | -36.6 | 42-13 | +28.9 | 96% | — |
| 9 | @Air Force | -3.2 | 30-33 | -2.9 | 43% | — |
| 10 | vsNorth Carolina | -6.6 | 29-24 | +4.7 | 61% | — |
| 11 | vsJames Madison | +12.3 | 23-27 | -4.0 | 41% | — |
| 12 | vsOld Dominion | +5.9 | 32-23 | +8.4 | 70% | — |
| 13 | @Wyoming | -11.3 | 31-19 | +11.6 | 76% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 5
2026 · 91
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Joe Fagnano | SR | 6'4" | 225 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Kalieb Osborne← Toledo | FR | 6'3" | 204 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Jake Merklinger← Tennessee | FR | 6'3" | 215 | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Tucker McDonald | SO | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| QB | 5th | Ksaan Farrar | FR | 6'3" | 215 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Trey Cornist← Central Michigan | SO | 6'0" | 215 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Cyncir Bowers← West Virginia | SO | 5'10" | 191 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Dashun Reeder← Northwestern | FR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Jaden Hart← Syracuse | SO | 5'11" | 210 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Malichi Greaves | FR | 5'9" | 190 | — |
| RB | 6th | Soren Rief | FR | 6'0" | 220 | — |
Wide Receivers · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Reymello Murphy | SR | 6'0" | 185 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Terrence Smith | FR | 5'11" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Jackson Harper | SO | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| WR | 4th | Shamar Porter | SO | 6'3" | 210 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Javon Brown← Toledo | FR | 6'4" | 198 | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Ryder Treadway← Toledo | FR | 6'3" | 193 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Chris Parker | SR | 6'3" | 195 | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Emanuel Ross← Syracuse | FR | 6'2" | 202 | ★★★ |
| WR | 9th | Cam Abshire← Oklahoma State | JR | 6'4" | 185 | ★★★ |
| WR | 10th | Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman | JR | 6'0" | 205 | — |
| WR | 11th | Julian Allen← Toledo | SO | 6'1" | 188 | ★★★ |
| WR | 12th | Griffin Koch | JR | 6'2" | 190 | — |
| WR | — | Zy'marion Lang← Toledo | SO | 6'3" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Jediyah Willoughby← Toledo | SO | 6'1" | 202 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Kamren Flowers← Toledo | FR | 6'0" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Ky Wilson← Youngstown State | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Javonte Vereen | SO | 6'4" | 220 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Louis Hansen | SR | 6'5" | 240 | ★★★★ |
| TE | — | Alex Godavitarne← Wheeling | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Matt Ragan← Boston College | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Wes Hoeh | SR | 6'4" | 275 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Hannes Hammer← Virginia Tech | SO | 6'7" | 313 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Nathan Pahanich← Wake Forest | FR | 6'4" | 291 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Dominic Rivera← Toledo | SO | 6'8" | 325 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Christian Richter← Marshall | JR | 6'6" | 309 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Antoineo Harris Jr. | SR | 6'3" | 255 | — |
| DL | 2nd | Andrew Laurich← Colorado State | SO | 6'3" | 280 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Trent Jones II | SR | 6'3" | 285 | — |
| DL | 4th | Ben Smiley | SR | 6'4" | 245 | — |
| DL | 5th | Matt Hoffman | JR | 6'5" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Marquis Black | SR | 6'5" | 313 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Tahjae Mullix← Oregon State | JR | 6'0" | 282 | — |
| DL | 8th | Cleto Chol | SO | 6'6" | 270 | — |
| DL | 9th | Delano Brown | FR | 6'3" | 288 | — |
| DL | 10th | Desmond Aladuge← Duke | SO | 6'4" | 280 | ★★★ |
| DL | 11th | Melvin Hills III← Texas | FR | 6'3" | 302 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Anas Luqman← Ohio | JR | 6'4" | 245 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Zakaih Saez← Oregon State | SO | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 3rd | Avery Dunn← Toledo | JR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 4th | Chamberlain Campbell← Toledo | SO | 6'6" | 240 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 5th | Joshua Mickens← Ohio State | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 6th | Shamar Riser-Pressley← Buffalo | FR | 6'6" | 271 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | — | Odera Orizu← NC State | SO | 6'4" | 265 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Bryun Parham | SR | 5'11" | 223 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | K'Von Sherman← Toledo | JR | 6'2" | 236 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Tyquan King | SR | 6'2" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Donovan Branch | SR | 6'4" | 245 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Luke Murphy← Coastal Carolina | SR | 6'3" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Aaron Key | SR | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Amir Renwick | SR | 6'2" | 220 | — |
| LB | 8th | Rickey Williams← Toledo | FR | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Sione Moa | SR | 6'1" | 230 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 10th | Hayden Pegg | SO | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| LB | 11th | Ethan Hogg | FR | 6'3" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Terris Dudley← NC State | FR | 6'3" | 206 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | John Lista← Pennsylvania | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Moussa Kane← Duke | SO | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Zion Paret← Florida Atlantic | FR | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Tyler McKinstry← Toledo | SO | 5'9" | 182 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Renick Dorilas← Rutgers | FR | 5'11" | 168 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | CJ Bell Jr.← Iowa | FR | 6'1" | 186 | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Malachi McLean | JR | 5'10" | 185 | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | D'Mon Brinson | SR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Devin Pringle | SR | 5'10" | 182 | — |
| DB | 4th | Tyrece Mills | SR | 6'1" | 210 | — |
| DB | 5th | Kamo'i Latu | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| DB | 6th | Kylish Hicks | JR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 7th | Jeremiah Lomax | SR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| DB | 8th | Drew Buckley | SO | 5'9" | 190 | — |
| S | 1st | Jayden Davis← Fresno State | JR | 6'1" | 192 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Jayden Price← Toledo | FR | 6'3" | 185 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Steve Miller← USC | FR | 6'1" | 185 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Tracy Revels← Michigan State | SO | 6'1" | 184 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | — | Mike Baker← Ole Miss | FR | 5'9" | 180 | — |
| LS | 1st | Zach Christinat | SO | 6'1" | 210 | — |
| LS | — | David LaGanga← Kentucky | JR | 6'0" | 212 | — |
| P | 1st | Connor Stutz | SR | 6'3" | 220 | — |
| P | 2nd | Spencer Sullins | FR | 6'3" | 199 | — |
| P | — | Tommy Warner← Northwest Missouri St | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Chris Freeman | SR | 6'1" | 200 | ★★ |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
7.9
Exp. Losses
4.1
Toss-ups
3
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
32.073
Off PPA
+0.3194
Pass PPA
+0.4391
Rush PPA
+0.2185
Success
46%80
Explosive
1.3485
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.31 | +0.21 |
| Passing | +0.43 | +0.25 |
| Rushing | +0.21 | +0.19 |
| 1st Down | +0.12 | +0.09 |
| 2nd Down | +0.27 | +0.20 |
| 3rd Down | +0.69 | +0.37 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
36.9
PPG Against
25.8
Differential
+11.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 9-3
- Home
- 6-0
- Away
- 3-3
- Conference
- 0-0
- Non-Conference
- 9-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-3
- Avg Margin
- +11.1
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 6-0 | 40.3 | 19.5 |
| Away | 3-3 | 33.5 | 32.2 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 16.0 | 41.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Non-conference | 9-4 | 35.3 | 27.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 4 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-3 | 0-0 | #53 | — | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 8-4 | 1-0 | #67 | — | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 3-9 | 1-0 | #120 | — | — |
| 2022 | 6-6 | 0-0 | #112 | — | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 1-11 | 0-0 | #129 | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | #126 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2-10 | 0-8 | #125 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1-11 | 0-8 | #128 | — | — |
| 2017 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #120 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #107 | — | — |
| 2015 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #91 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #112 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 3-1 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-4 |
| ATS | 7-4-164% |
| Over / Under | 8-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 5-4 |
| As underdog | 2-0 |
| Home | 5-1 |
| Away | 2-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #111 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★119 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #110 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | #114 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | #118 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | #124 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | #113 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | #115 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | #118 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | #117 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | #102 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 | #101 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 53net +8Out 45
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.1
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Joshua Mickens | EDGE | 3★ | ← Ohio State |
| ▲ | Emanuel Ross | WR | 3★ | ← Syracuse |
| ▲ | Jake Merklinger | QB | 3★ | ← Tennessee |
| ▲ | K'Von Sherman | LB | 3★ | ← Toledo |
| ▼ | Stephon Wright | DL | 4★ | → Colorado State |
| ▼ | Shamar Porter | WR | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Juice Vereen | TE | 3★ | → Colorado State |
| ▼ | Ben Murawski | OT | 3★ | → Michigan State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
6 items
- New UConn Football Coach Gets Special Honor at Boston Red Sox GameThe Red Sox had a 13-game winning streak entering play on Monday, and new head coach Jason Candle was there to see the Sox in person on Monday.CONN1h
- Here's When UConn Football Fans Can Buy 2026 Game TicketsThe Huskies season begins 49 days from Saturday when they host Lafayette.CONN2d
- Everything you need to know about UConn in EA College Football 27UConn football fans will get to experience the inaugural season of the Jason Candle era when it starts the first weekend of September at Rentschler Field against Lafayette. But they can get an early look at the Huskies – the virtual version – in the EA Sports College Football 27 video game, which was released earlier this month. UConn’s new-look roster was rated a 71 overall, balanced with the ...CONN3d
- UConn football lands three more 2027 commitsThe Huskies are over 20 commits as the recruiting class continues to fill out nicely.CONN19d
- UConn Football Preview 2026: Different Team, Same StandardUConn is starting over with head coach Jason Candle and wholesale personnel changes, but the winning expectations won't change.CONN20d
- UConn football lands three 2027 commitsOver the weekend, the UConn Huskies added three new 2027 recruits to the roster, bringing the class total to 21 players. De’Shawn Wylie, Safety Wylie announced his commitment flip from Tulane to UConn on Instagram on Sunday. The Georgia native announced his verbal commitment to the Green Wave on March 18, 2026, and took an […]CONN27d