UConn
1-1FBS Independents · Jason Candle, year 1 (1-1) · Pratt & Whitney Stadium · 40,000 · 33,162 avg in 2026
LastL 14–38 vs Maryland · Sat Sep 12 · Kalieb Osborne 156 pass yds, 2 TD, 30 rush yds
Nextat Southern Miss · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · M. M. Roberts Stadium · UConn by 3 · first meeting on record · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 76 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.41 EPA/play | 7 | 2 | 29 / 47 | 61.7 | 421 #69 FBS | 9.0 | 4 #36 FBS | 1 | 160.8 | 50 | 24.2 | — | — | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||||||||
| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.82 EPA/play | 19 | 1 | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 1 | 29 | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 94 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 #30 FBS | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerfielder | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
CenterfielderSingle-high range who erases the deep middle of the field. 11 of 46 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate6.7% 67th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Zion Paret's full player page | |||||||
| 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 2 | 8 | 281 | 35.1 | 52 | 4 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.38 EPA/play | 9 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 49 |
2026 stat leaders · UConn
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · UConnZion Paret leads UConn with 15 tackles through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025UConn fields an elite pass-first offense behind a porous, bend-don't-break defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
UConn reads strongest in epa / play (top 9%) and explosive plays allowed (top 15%); the crux lives in success rate allowed, where UConn sits at the 6th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · UConn · 2018–present · FBS opponents
UConn is worth +5.8 points more at home than on the road.
Top third of FBS, 77th percentile of 133 programs
39% at home, 22% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (14–22 home, 9–32 away). Interval ±5.1.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, UConn has beaten the number by +5.3 more at home than away over 73 games — inside the ±6.7 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Pratt & Whitney Stadium seats 40,000 and has averaged 65% full (26,190, 27 games reported). Visitors cover a median 526 miles to get here since 2018 — 39th-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 12% of the 2026 roster (13 of 104 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 45 home games since 2018.
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Conditions
63°F average kickoff temp; 13% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 71 home games with weather data.