UConn Huskies football

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.