2025 UConn

9–⁠4, coached by Jim Mora, then Gordon Sammis (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

UConn in 2025, game by game: won vs. Central Connecticut 59–13; lost at Syracuse 20–27; lost at Delaware 41–44; won vs. Ball State 31–25; won at Buffalo 20–17; won vs. Florida International 51–10; won at Boston College 38–23; lost at Rice 34–37; won vs. UAB 38–19; won vs. Duke 37–34; won vs. Air Force 26–16; won at Florida Atlantic 48–45; lost vs. Army 16–41+46−25Won 59–13 vs. Central Connecticut+46Central Connect…Lost 20–27 at Syracuse-7SyracuseLost 41–44 at Delaware-3DelawareWon 31–25 vs. Ball State+6Ball StateWon 20–17 at Buffalo+3BuffaloWon 51–10 vs. Florida International+41Florida Interna…Won 38–23 at Boston College+15Boston CollegeLost 34–37 at Rice-3RiceWon 38–19 vs. UAB+19UABWon 37–34 vs. Duke+3DukeWon 26–16 vs. Air Force+10Air ForceWon 48–45 at Florida Atlantic+3Florida AtlanticLost 16–41 vs. Army-25Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 41–⁠16 in the Fenway Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
459–⁠351
Coach
Jim Mora, then Gordon Sammis (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1554 +34 this season
SP+ rating
5.1 No. 53 of 136; offense No. 38, defense No. 76, special teams No. 12
SRS
−3.5 No. 83 of 136 in FBS
Returning
68% of last season’s EPA, No. 11 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 114 roster talent No. 97 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Gordon Sammis
Defensive coordinator
Matt Brock
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 136
  • Defense93rd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted25th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted118th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2745%1.336th of 136
Defense0.1547%1.1693rd of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.19 def
43% off
49% def
—25th off
118th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense48%6.2 yds8%3.2014%
Defense46%6.5 yds7%3.5011%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.6own 3012% allowed
Defense3.8own 2515% caused

CORE rating 1.8, 57th of 136 (offense 9.8, defense 7.9).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Fagnano QB3,441 yds
Passing touchdownsJoe Fagnano QB28 TD
Rushing yardsCamryn Edwards RB1,240 yds
Rushing touchdownsCamryn Edwards RB15 TD
Receiving yardsSkyler Bell WR1,276 yds
Receiving touchdownsSkyler Bell WR13 TD
TacklesBryun Parham LB125 tkl
SacksBryun Parham LB9.5 sacks
InterceptionsCam Chadwick CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Aubrey Melvin DL★★★No. 784
Osiris Gilbert CB★★★No. 1523
Axavier Bridges-Brooks S★★★No. 1523
Makih Johnson WR★★★No. 1598
Xavier Watson TE★★★No. 1622

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.853
Running backs13.00.840
Receivers23.00.854
Offensive line23.00.824
Defensive line23.00.854
Linebackers23.00.825
Defensive backs33.00.854
Whole class133.00.844

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 4Skyler Bell WRBuffalo Bills

Roster 118

The 2025 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 23

The 2025 portal

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 22

And 10 more, lower-rated or unrated.