UConn Huskies football

UConn Huskies football
2024 UConn Huskies football team
First season	1896
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
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]