2024 UConn Huskies football team

2024 UConn Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–0
Head coach	Jim L. Mora (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gordon Sammis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Brock (1st season)
Home stadium	Rentschler Field

2024 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Notre Dame			–						0	–	0
UConn			–						0	–	0
UMass			–						0	–	0
As of April 27, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 UConn Huskies football team will represent the University of Connecticut (UConn) as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by Jim L. Mora in his third year as the head coach. The Huskies will play home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, located in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	at Maryland	SECU Stadium College Park, MD
September 7	Merrimack	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
September 14	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
September 21	Florida Atlantic	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
September 28	Buffalo	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
October 5	Temple	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
October 19	Wake Forest	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
October 26	Rice	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
November 2	Georgia State	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT
November 9	at UAB	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
November 23	at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
November 30	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game

Personnel

Coaching staff additions

Name	Position	Old team	Old position
Matt Brock	Defensive coordinator	Mississippi State	Defensive coordinator
Jason Thoren	Senior defensive analyst	Mississippi State	Defensive senior analyst
Brad Robbins	Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator	Tennessee Tech	Pass game coordinator/wide receivers

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	New Team	New Position
Nick Charlton	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks	Cleveland Browns	Offensive assistant

Transfers out

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Cam Ross	WR	5’10	181	Redshirt Senior	Washington D.C.	James Madison
Zion Turner	QB	6’0	203	Redshirt Sophomore	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Jacksonville State
Justin Joly	TE	6’3	235	Junior	New Rochelle, NY	NC State
Yakiri Walker	IOL	6’2	270	Redshirt Junior	DeSoto, TX	Colorado
Mumu Bin-Wahad	CB	5’11	185	Sophomore	Loganville, GA	Georgia State
Joe McFadden	K	5’10	188	Redshirt Sophomore	Southlake, TX

Transfers in

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Old school
Julien Simon	LB	6’1	227	Redshirt Junior	Tacoma, WA	Tulsa
Aaron Key	LB	6’2	232	Graduate	Tucker, GA	Western Kentucky
Wes Hoeh	IOL	6’3	276	Senior	Glen Ellyn, IL	Syracuse
Kervins Choute	DL	6’3	302	Graduate	Deerfield Beach, FL	UCF
Reggie Akles	CB	6’1	190	Senior	Troutdale, OR	New Mexico State
Connor Stutz	P	6’1	217	Graduate	Seattle, WA	Sacramento State
Malachi McLean	S	5’11	175	Junior	Manvel, TX	New Mexico State
Jasaiah Gathings	WR	6’0	190	Redshirt Junior	Statesville, NC	Akron
Skyler Bell	WR	6’0	195	Redshirt Junior	Watertown, CT	Wisconsin
Durell Robinson	RB	6’1	200	Redshirt Freshman	Baltimore, MD	Charlotte
Jarvarius Sims	CB	6’0	190	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Central Michigan
Jayden Simon	DL	6’2	330	Graduate	Tacoma, WA	Tulsa
Chris Freeman	K	6’1	199	Graduate	Zionsville, IN	Indiana
Mel Brown	RB	5’8	176	Junior	Stone Mountain, GA	Gardner-Webb
Malik Thomas Jr	RB	5’11	203	Senior	Danbury, CT	Central Connecticut State