2025 UConn Huskies football team

2025 UConn Huskies football
2025 UConn Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–0
Head coach	Jim L. Mora (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gordon Sammis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Brock (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rentschler Field

2025 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

Team	W		L	W		L
Notre Dame		–		0	–	0
		–		0	–	0

As of July 7, 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. The Huskies are expected to be led by Jim L. Mora in his fourth year as the head coach.

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]

Personnel

Transfers out

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Reggie Akles	CB	6’1	190	Senior	Troutdale, OR
Malcolm Bell	DB	6’1	185	Junior	Montreal, QC	Michigan State
Alfred Chea	LB	6’3	220	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Ball State
Bryan Domino	WR	5’9	165	Freshman	Richmond, TX	Indiana State
Jasaiah Gathings	WR	6’0	190	Junior	Statesville, NC
Langston Hardy	LB	6’4	250	Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Wake Forest
Nick Harris	TE	6’7	255	Senior	Marriottsville, MD	Eastern Michigan
Brock Montgomery	WR	6’2	195	Freshman	Lebanon, TN	Marshall
Timothy Passmore Jr.	DL	6’2	295	Sophomore	Cocoa, FL	UMass
Durell Robinson	RB	6’1	200	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	Auburn
Zakhari Spears	CB	6’2	197	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Idaho
Julien Simon	LB	6’1	227	Junior	Tacoma, WA
Jarvarius Sims	DB	5’11	185	Junior	Decatur, GA	Western Michigan
Nathaniel Wallace-Dilling	P	6’2	195	Freshman	Grandview Heights, OH	UT Rio Grande Valley
Pryce Yates	DL	6’4	265	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
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
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
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
Kamo'i Latu	S	6'0	207	Senior	Honolulu, HI	Wisconsin
Tyrece Mills	S	6'1	209	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Penn State
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
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	2:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	WFSB
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	ACCNX/ESPN+
September 13	3:00 p.m.	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	ESPN+
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN
September 27		at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY
October 4	3:30 p.m.	FIU	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN
October 18		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA
October 25		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
November 1	12:00 p.m.	UAB	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN
November 8	3:30 p.m.	Duke	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN
November 22		at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[2]

Game summaries

Central Connecticut (FCS)

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (FCS) (0-0) vs. UConn Huskies (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils (FCS)	-	-	-	-	0
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0

at Rentschler Field • East 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	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Orange	-	-	-	-	0

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, 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	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	-	-	-	-	0

at Delaware Stadium • Newark, 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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

at UB Stadium • Buffalo, 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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut 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	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, 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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
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	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca 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

References

^ Adamec, Carl (June 17, 2024). "UConn football team's 2025 game at Ohio State canceled by mutual agreement". CTPost.com.
^ "2025 UConn Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[1] Adamec, Carl (June 17, 2024). "UConn football team's 2025 game at Ohio State canceled by mutual agreement". CTPost.com.

[2] "2025 UConn Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

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