# 2025 UConn Huskies football team
The **2025 UConn Huskies football team** represented the [University of Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-connecticut) in the 2025 [NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision](https://www.edgepedia.org/ncaa-division-i-football-bowl-subdivision) season as an independent, finishing with a 9-4 record (.692) and a loss to Army in the 2025 Wasabi Fenway Bowl.[1](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2025) The season was Jim Mora's fifth and final one as head coach; [Jason Candle](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-candle) was introduced as the program's 33rd head coach on December 8, 2025.[2](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/8/football-jason-candle-officially-introduced-as-uconn-head-coach)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Record | 9-4 overall (.692); 6-0 home, 3-3 away, 0-1 neutral[1](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2025) |
| Head coach | Jim Mora; replaced by Jason Candle, introduced December 8, 2025 as the 33rd coach in program history[2](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/8/football-jason-candle-officially-introduced-as-uconn-head-coach) |
| Affiliation | NCAA FBS independent; UConn and Notre Dame were the two teams without a conference affiliation in 2025[3](https://vsin.com/college-football/independents-college-football-team-previews-2025/) |
| Bowl game | 2025 Wasabi Fenway Bowl, lost 41-16 to Army West Point on December 27 at Fenway Park[1](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2025) |
| Passing leader | Joe Fagnano: 285 of 413 (69.01%) for 3,448 yards, 28 touchdowns, 1 interception in 12 games[4](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025) |
| Scoring | 35.31 points per game for, 27.00 against; total offense 445.2 yards per game[4](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025) |
| Notable firsts | Skyler Bell became the program's first consensus All-American; the program completed back-to-back nine-win seasons for the first time[5](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/23/football-huskies-looking-to-repeat-at-fenway-bowl) • [6](https://annualreport.uconnhuskies.com/2026-report/) |
## Preseason context
UConn entered 2025 coming off a nine-win 2024 campaign, the program's most wins since 2007, capped by a 27-14 victory over North Carolina in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl, the program's first bowl win since 2009.[7](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/2/6/football-huskies-announce-finalized-2025-schedule) • [8](https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/download/2025/8/26/25FBGM1_CCSU.pdf) The finalized schedule, announced on February 6, 2025, opened on Saturday, August 30 at home against in-state foe Central Connecticut State and included a six-game home slate at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.[7](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/2/6/football-huskies-announce-finalized-2025-schedule)
As a Football Bowl Subdivision independent, UConn could not compete for a conference championship; national previews placed modest expectations on the team, with FOX Sports' RJ Young ranking the Huskies 73rd in his Ultimate 136.[3](https://vsin.com/college-football/independents-college-football-team-previews-2025/) • [9](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/2025-uconn-football-predictions-huskies-ranked-73rd-rj-youngs-ultimate-136)
## Schedule and results
The Huskies opened with a 59-13 win over Central Connecticut on August 30, then dropped two straight overtime road games, 27-20 at Syracuse on September 6 and 44-41 at Delaware on September 13.[4](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025) From there UConn won five in a row: 31-25 over Ball State, 20-17 at Buffalo, 51-10 over FIU, 38-23 at [Boston College](https://www.edgepedia.org/boston-college), and, after a bye week, the team suffered a 37-34 double-overtime loss at Rice on October 25.[4](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025)
**Closing run.** UConn won its final four regular-season games: 38-19 over UAB on November 1, 37-34 over Duke on November 8, 26-16 over Air Force on November 15, and 48-45 at Florida Atlantic on November 22, finishing the regular season 9-3.[4](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025) • [6](https://annualreport.uconnhuskies.com/2026-report/) The Air Force win completed a perfect 6-0 home season, and the Florida Atlantic game was the program's ninth win of the year as the Huskies pushed into the national conversation.[10](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/11/18/football-huskies-continue-to-make-national-noise)
In the 2025 Wasabi Fenway Bowl on December 27 at [Fenway Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/fenway-park) in Boston, UConn lost 41-16 to the Army West Point Black Knights, ending the season 9-4.[1](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2025) • [5](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/23/football-huskies-looking-to-repeat-at-fenway-bowl)
## Coaching change
Jim Mora, named the 32nd head coach in program history, led the team through the 2025 season.[11](https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/download/2025/8/22/UConn_FB_Record_Book___History_-_for_2025_Season.pdf) On December 8, 2025, director of athletics David Benedict officially introduced Jason Candle as the new head coach at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field; Candle was the 33rd coach in program history dating back to 1896 and concluded ten seasons as Toledo's head coach with an 8-4 record in 2025.[2](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/8/football-jason-candle-officially-introduced-as-uconn-head-coach) • [12](https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/download/2025/12/21/25FB_Fenway_Bowl-UConn_Notes.pdf)
## Team and individual statistics
UConn's offense outscored opponents 459 to 351, averaging 35.31 points per game against 27.00, and gained 445.2 total yards per game on 6.7 yards per play.[4](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025) Quarterback Joe Fagnano threw for 3,448 yards and 28 touchdowns against one interception, completing 69.01 percent of his 413 attempts over 12 games.[4](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025) The team's ball security was a defining trait: across 13 games the offense threw one interception and lost one fumble.[4](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025)
In the running game, a Husky back surpassed 1,000 rushing yards during the season, the first UConn running back to reach the milestone since 2019 and the 14th in program history.[10](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/11/18/football-huskies-continue-to-make-national-noise) Wide receiver [Skyler Bell](https://www.edgepedia.org/skyler-bell) earned consensus All-American distinction, the first in UConn football program history, and the Huskies placed six players on the 2025 HERO Sports Group of Five All-American team, with Bell and linebacker Bryun Parham on the first team.[5](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/23/football-huskies-looking-to-repeat-at-fenway-bowl) • [12](https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/download/2025/12/21/25FB_Fenway_Bowl-UConn_Notes.pdf)
## Significance
The 2025 season extended the program's revival under Mora. After finishing the regular season 9-3, UConn completed back-to-back nine-win seasons for the first time in program history, according to the athletics department's annual report.[6](https://annualreport.uconnhuskies.com/2026-report/) The team also produced three wins in which it took the lead in the final two minutes of play, a feat last matched in the 2016 season.[12](https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/download/2025/12/21/25FB_Fenway_Bowl-UConn_Notes.pdf) The Fenway Bowl appearance was the program's second straight postseason trip to Boston, following the 2024 win over North Carolina in the same game.[5](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/23/football-huskies-looking-to-repeat-at-fenway-bowl)
## References
1. [2025 Football Schedule, University of Connecticut Athletics](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2025)
2. [Jason Candle Officially Introduced as UConn Head Coach, University of Connecticut Athletics](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/8/football-jason-candle-officially-introduced-as-uconn-head-coach)
3. [Independents College Football Team Previews 2025, VSiN](https://vsin.com/college-football/independents-college-football-team-previews-2025/)
4. [2025 Football Cumulative Statistics, University of Connecticut Athletics](https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/stats/2025)
5. [Huskies Looking to Repeat at Fenway Bowl, University of Connecticut Athletics](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/12/23/football-huskies-looking-to-repeat-at-fenway-bowl)
6. [UConn Athletics Annual Report, 2026 Annual Report](https://annualreport.uconnhuskies.com/2026-report/)
7. [Huskies Announce Finalized 2025 Schedule, University of Connecticut Athletics](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/2/6/football-huskies-announce-finalized-2025-schedule)
8. [UConn Huskies 2025 Game Notes, Week 1 vs. CCSU](https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/download/2025/8/26/25FBGM1_CCSU.pdf)
9. [2025 UConn Football Predictions: Huskies Ranked 73rd in RJ Young's Ultimate 136, FOX Sports](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/2025-uconn-football-predictions-huskies-ranked-73rd-rj-youngs-ultimate-136)
10. [Huskies Performing on the National Stage, University of Connecticut Athletics](https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2025/11/18/football-huskies-continue-to-make-national-noise)
11. [UConn Football Record Book & History, for 2025 Season](https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/download/2025/8/22/UConn_FB_Record_Book___History_-_for_2025_Season.pdf)
12. [UConn Huskies 2025 Wasabi Fenway Bowl Game Notes](https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/download/2025/12/21/25FB_Fenway_Bowl-UConn_Notes.pdf)
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