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2026 season

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2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

UConn's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 69 across 8 systems; best 50, worst 89, so they disagree by 39 places.

Lab EPA
#69
Through week 82026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS
#70
up 72026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+
#67
up 72026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo
#67
up 42026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI
#89
up 42026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE
#50
up 26 · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8 · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS
#78
up 72026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA
#69
up 182026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-10-30T11:02:01.130624+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
Compare every team

FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record
#102 of 138
Schedule strength
#132 of 138
Remaining schedule strength
#79 of 138
Game control
#83 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall
#73 of 138
Offense
#61 of 138
Defense
#94 of 138
Special teams
#16 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Oct 30, 2026, 06:02:01 CDT. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

UConn · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

4-3 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

-0.006 net EPA/play

#69

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 8. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

0.47 points

#70 · Up 7 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 8 · built 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 7 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin +9.44 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging -8.50, schedule #132 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average -6.12. That is worth +0.94 on its own; the preseason prior of -0.96 still carries 25% of the weight, giving +0.47.

How each game enters this SRS rating

UConn · 2026, through CFBD Week 8. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

GameRaw margin → transformedVenue adjustmentRecency weightFit shareOpponent ratingMargin termOpponent termTotal term
Week 1 · Lafayette
home · 2026-09-05 · ID 401861962
+49.00 → +35.00-2.500.76379.48%-25.00 (fixed lower division)3.081-2.3700.711
Week 2 · Maryland
home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401858444
-24.00 → -24.00-2.500.79379.85%-4.71-2.611-0.464-3.075
Week 3 · Southern Miss
away · 2026-09-19 · ID 401861963
+28.00 → +28.00+2.500.824910.24%-11.423.123-1.1691.954
Week 4 · Miami (OH)
away · 2026-09-26 · ID 401861970
-3.00 → -3.00+2.500.857210.64%-4.52-0.053-0.480-0.534
Week 5 · Syracuse
home · 2026-10-03 · ID 401858252
-1.00 → -1.00 (OT)-2.500.890911.06%-1.04-0.387-0.116-0.503
Week 6 · Temple
away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401861964
+14.00 → +14.00+2.500.925911.49%-6.531.896-0.7501.146
Week 8 · Massachusetts
home · 2026-10-23 · ID 401861965
+19.00 → +19.00-2.501.000012.41%-8.382.048-1.0401.008

Game terms +0.71 points; prior term -0.24 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +0.47 points. The preseason prior is -0.96 with 24.83% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±9.2 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

Download fitted terms and source hashes

Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 7 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 8; generated 2026-10-30T11:17:06.745613+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

0.7 SP+ points

#67 · Up 7 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 9 · captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 9; captured 2026-10-25T21:28:39.844929+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

3.20 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#50 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 6.44 on 361 plays; defense 3.24 on 370 plays.

2026, through regular Week 8; model core-v1; captured 2026-10-30T11:02:06.855798+00:00

CFBD CORE ratingCORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks UConn 1 places higher than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 8 and 9. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches
Record
4-3 · conf 0-0 · home 2-2 · away 2-1 · expected wins 4.0
Polls (Week 9)
unranked
CFP latest
not published
CFP final
not published
Against the spread
2026: 5-2 ATS (+10.1 avg) · 2025: 8-5 ATS (+1.9 avg)
Head coach
Jason Candle · hired 2025-12-06 · 0-0 over 1 captured season
Recruiting classes
2024 #118 (134 pts) · 2025 #114 (128 pts) · 2026 #110 (172 pts)
Returning
2% of production · 3% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
CategoryProductionUsage
Passing3%1%
Receiving2%7%
Rushing0%1%

Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-10-30. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30 UTC

Position groupCommitsAvg. starsAvg. ratingTotal rating
Defensive Back112.910.83939.23
Defensive Line83.000.85226.82
Linebacker63.000.83505.01
Offensive Line53.000.83514.18
Quarterback33.000.85342.56
Receiver93.000.85207.67
Running Back33.000.83192.50
Special Teams22.500.79801.60

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-10-30 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / historyMetricValuePlays / attemptsOverall usageUsage detailRecruiting
Kalieb Osborne · QB

CFBD athlete 5079619. UConn (2026–2026); Toledo (2024–2025)

Passing WEPA0.32518055.7%
Pass 94.3% · Rush 25.1%

1st 48.8% · 2nd 49.4% · 3rd 80.0%

Standard downs 47.9% · Passing downs 70.9%

2024: 3★ · 0.8553
Cyncir Bowers · RB

CFBD athlete 5296247. UConn (2026–2026); West Virginia (2025–2025)

Rushing WEPA0.3617719.5%
Pass 4.8% · Rush 32.8%

1st 23.9% · 2nd 19.2% · 3rd 11.8%

Standard downs 21.4% · Passing downs 15.8%

2025: stars unavailable
Kalieb Osborne · QB

CFBD athlete 5079619. UConn (2026–2026); Toledo (2024–2025)

Rushing WEPA0.3126055.7%
Pass 94.3% · Rush 25.1%

1st 48.8% · 2nd 49.4% · 3rd 80.0%

Standard downs 47.9% · Passing downs 70.9%

2024: 3★ · 0.8553
Kenji Christian · RB

CFBD athlete 4689529. UConn (2026–2026); Virginia Tech (2021–2022); North Carolina A&T (2023–2024); Toledo (2025–2025)

Rushing WEPA0.1233915.4%
Pass 9.0% · Rush 21.1%

1st 16.2% · 2nd 17.7% · 3rd 9.5%

Standard downs 18.3% · Passing downs 9.4%

2021: 3★ · 0.8685
Trey Cornist · RB

CFBD athlete 5075952. UConn (2026–2026); Central Michigan (2025–2025); Tulane (2023–2024)

Rushing WEPA0.147359.2%
Pass 1.9% · Rush 15.8%

1st 11.0% · 2nd 9.0% · 3rd 7.1%

Standard downs 10.4% · Passing downs 7.0%

2023: 3★ · 0.8567
Jack O'Connor · PK

CFBD athlete 5447159. UConn (2026–2026)

Kicker PAAR-3.5307—
Pass — · Rush —

1st — · 2nd — · 3rd —

Standard downs — · Passing downs —

Not linked
Alex Godavitarne · TE

CFBD athlete 5221596. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——3.1%
Pass 7.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 3.6% · 2nd 2.4% · 3rd 4.2%

Standard downs 3.6% · Passing downs 2.3%

Not linked
Cam Abshire · WR

CFBD athlete 5278798. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.1%
Pass 4.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.9% · 2nd 1.9% · 3rd 3.5%

Standard downs 1.9% · Passing downs 2.5%

Not linked
Jaden Hart · RB

CFBD athlete 5084906. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.3%
Pass 1.8% · Rush 6.2%

1st 3.1% · 2nd 4.3% · 3rd 8.3%

Standard downs 4.1% · Passing downs 4.7%

Not linked
Javon Brown · WR

CFBD athlete 5193720. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——5.6%
Pass 12.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 6.7% · 2nd 3.5% · 3rd 8.2%

Standard downs 5.9% · Passing downs 5.2%

Not linked
Jediyah Willoughby · WR

CFBD athlete 5125750. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.7%
Pass 10.5% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.9% · 2nd 6.4% · 3rd 5.9%

Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 8.9%

Not linked
Julian Allen · WR

CFBD athlete 5151689. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.6%
Pass 5.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.6% · 2nd 1.8% · 3rd 3.3%

Standard downs 2.2% · Passing downs 3.7%

Not linked
Kamren Flowers · WR

CFBD athlete 5141448. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.4%
Pass 3.1% · Rush 0.0%

1st 2.9% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 1.9% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Ky Wilson · WR

CFBD athlete 5300740. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——7.8%
Pass 15.7% · Rush 0.0%

1st 7.6% · 2nd 11.1% · 3rd 4.3%

Standard downs 8.8% · Passing downs 6.0%

Not linked
Logan Barnes · WR

CFBD athlete 5302867. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.6%
Pass 3.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 8.0%

Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 5.1%

Not linked
Matt Ragan · TE

CFBD athlete 4698471. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.2%
Pass 4.8% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.7% · 2nd 1.1% · 3rd 6.3%

Standard downs 1.2% · Passing downs 4.0%

Not linked
Raymond Liggins III · WR

CFBD athlete 5363611. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.5%
Pass 6.3% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.6% · 2nd 4.3% · 3rd 2.0%

Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 2.5%

Not linked
Ryder Treadway · WR

CFBD athlete 5228882. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——4.3%
Pass 9.6% · Rush 0.0%

1st 3.3% · 2nd 5.1% · 3rd 3.5%

Standard downs 3.2% · Passing downs 6.3%

Not linked
Shamar Porter · WR

CFBD athlete 4870959. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——5.1%
Pass 11.5% · Rush 0.0%

1st 4.3% · 2nd 3.8% · 3rd 5.9%

Standard downs 4.5% · Passing downs 6.3%

Not linked
Shawn Simeon · RB

CFBD athlete 5203601. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——5.4%
Pass 0.0% · Rush 9.8%

1st 8.8% · 2nd 3.9% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 7.2% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Teddy Williams · WR

CFBD athlete 5150467. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——1.7%
Pass 3.2% · Rush 0.0%

1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.0% · 3rd 0.0%

Standard downs 2.9% · Passing downs 0.0%

Not linked
Tucker McDonald · QB

CFBD athlete 5077806. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——5.4%
Pass 10.8% · Rush 0.9%

1st 1.9% · 2nd 6.5% · 3rd 11.1%

Standard downs 5.1% · Passing downs 6.1%

Not linked
Xavier Watson · TE

CFBD athlete 5222571. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——3.0%
Pass 6.6% · Rush 0.0%

1st 3.4% · 2nd 1.5% · 3rd 5.5%

Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 3.6%

Not linked
Zy'marion Lang · WR

CFBD athlete 5079486. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.

Not available——2.7%
Pass 5.6% · Rush 0.0%

1st 1.8% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 4.1%

Standard downs 1.8% · Passing downs 4.2%

Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 53 reported
PlayerFromDateStars / ratingEligibility
Alex Godavitarne · TEWheeling2025-12-293★ / 0.8500Immediate
Anas Luqman · EDGEOhio2026-01-143★ / 0.8400Immediate
Andrew Laurich · DLColorado State2026-01-193★ / 0.8300Immediate
Avery Dunn · EDGEToledo2026-01-143★ / 0.8500Immediate
Ben Mulholland · IOLHouston Christian2026-01-173★ / 0.8500Immediate
CJ Bell Jr. · CBIowa2026-01-243★ / 0.8500Immediate
Cam Abshire · WROklahoma State2026-01-093★ / 0.8400Immediate
Chamberlain Campbell · EDGEToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8400Immediate
Christian Richter · OTMarshall2026-01-123★ / 0.8500Immediate
Cyncir Bowers · RBWest Virginia2026-01-10— / —Immediate
Dashun Reeder · RBNorthwestern2026-01-243★ / 0.8400Immediate
David LaGanga · LSKentucky2026-01-24— / —Immediate
Desmond Aladuge · DLDuke2026-01-093★ / —Immediate
Dominic Rivera · OTToledo2026-01-083★ / —Immediate
Emanuel Ross · WRSyracuse2026-01-133★ / 0.8600Immediate
Hannes Hammer · OTVirginia Tech2026-01-223★ / 0.8400Immediate
Isiah Switzer · IOLToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8400Immediate
Jaden Hart · RBSyracuse2026-01-183★ / 0.8400Immediate
Jake Merklinger · QBTennessee2026-01-153★ / 0.8600Immediate
Javon Brown · WRToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8300Immediate
Jayden Davis · SFresno State2026-01-243★ / 0.8300Immediate
Jayden Price · SToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8500Immediate
Jediyah Willoughby · WRToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8200Immediate
John Lista · LBPennsylvania2026-01-093★ / 0.8000Immediate
Joshua Mickens · EDGEOhio State2026-01-133★ / 0.8600Immediate
Julian Allen · WRToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8200Immediate
K'Von Sherman · LBToledo2026-01-073★ / 0.8600Immediate
Kalieb Osborne · QBToledo2026-01-053★ / —Immediate
Kamren Flowers · WRToledo2026-01-113★ / —Immediate
Ky Wilson · WRYoungstown State2026-01-09— / —Immediate
Luke Murphy · LBCoastal Carolina2026-01-243★ / 0.8400Immediate
Matt Ragan · TEBoston College2026-01-123★ / 0.8500Immediate
Melvin Hills III · DLTexas2026-01-093★ / 0.8500Immediate
Mike Baker · KOle Miss2026-01-18— / —Immediate
Moussa Kane · CBDuke2026-01-243★ / 0.8600Immediate
Nathan Pahanich · OTWake Forest2026-01-113★ / 0.8500Immediate
Odera Orizu · EDGENC State2026-01-243★ / 0.8000Immediate
Raphael Greene-Nyarko · IOLToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8500Immediate
Renick Dorilas · CBRutgers2026-01-123★ / 0.8500Immediate
Rickey Williams · LBToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8500Immediate
Ryder Treadway · WRToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8500Immediate
Shamar Riser-Pressley · EDGEBuffalo2026-01-243★ / 0.8500Immediate
Steve Miller · SUSC2026-01-133★ / 0.8500Immediate
Tahjae Mullix · DLOregon State2026-01-12— / —Immediate
Terrence Moore · IOLToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8600Immediate
Terris Dudley · LBNC State2026-01-113★ / —Immediate
Tommy Warner · PNorthwest Missouri State2026-01-24— / —Immediate
Tracy Revels · SMichigan State2026-01-153★ / 0.8300Immediate
Trey Cornist · RBCentral Michigan2026-01-113★ / —Immediate
Tyler McKinstry · CBToledo2026-01-243★ / 0.8200Immediate
Zakaih Saez · EDGEOregon State2026-01-113★ / 0.8400Immediate
Zion Paret · CBFlorida Atlantic2026-01-223★ / 0.8500Immediate
Zy'marion Lang · WRToledo2026-01-063★ / —Immediate
Outgoing · 46 reported
PlayerToDateStars / ratingEligibility
Alex Honig · TENorthwestern2026-01-103★ / 0.8600Immediate
Aubrey Melvin · DLMassachusetts2026-01-163★ / 0.8500Immediate
Ben Murawski · OTMichigan State2026-01-043★ / 0.8700Immediate
Brady Wayburn · OTUCF2026-01-043★ / 0.8600Immediate
Brandon Kelley · EDGEColorado State2026-01-153★ / 0.8400Immediate
Cam Chadwick · CBVirginia Tech2026-01-063★ / 0.8400Immediate
Cam Edwards · RBMichigan State2026-01-073★ / 0.8600Immediate
Carsten Casady · OTWest Virginia2026-01-093★ / 0.8600Immediate
Chris Hudson · CBNew Haven2026-01-24— / —Immediate
Cleto Chol · DLColorado State2026-01-19— / —Immediate
Cooper Ackerman · DLNot reported2026-01-163★ / —Immediate
Delano Brown · DLNot reported2026-01-17— / —Immediate
Diego Rodriguez · OTColorado State2026-01-203★ / 0.8200Immediate
Dominic Toy · TEColorado State2026-01-143★ / 0.8300Immediate
Donovan Branch · EDGENot reported2026-09-253★ / —Immediate
Jackson Harper · WRNot reported2025-12-30— / —Immediate
Jayden Bass · OTNot reported2026-01-103★ / —Immediate
John Neider · WRWest Virginia2026-01-093★ / 0.8600Immediate
Jon Morris · LBDuke2026-01-093★ / 0.8400Immediate
Juice Vereen · TEColorado State2026-01-073★ / 0.8700Immediate
Kervins Choute · DLVirginia2026-01-163★ / 0.8500Immediate
Kobi Albert · SSouthern Miss2026-02-013★ / 0.8300Immediate
Kolubah Pewee Jr. · CBNot reported2025-12-25— / —Immediate
Kylish Hicks · SNot reported2026-01-063★ / —Withdrawn
Lee Molette III · SArizona2026-01-133★ / 0.8600Immediate
MJ Flowers · RBTennessee Tech2026-01-173★ / 0.8400Immediate
Makih Johnson · WRNot reported2025-12-313★ / —Immediate
Mel Brown · RBColorado State2026-01-073★ / 0.8500Immediate
Michael Robinson III · CBSouthern Miss2026-02-043★ / 0.8000Immediate
Nader Chirchi · TEColorado State2026-01-173★ / 0.8500Immediate
Nick Evers · QBMissouri2026-01-133★ / 0.8500Immediate
Nykobi Brown · EDGEColorado State2026-01-163★ / 0.8400Immediate
Oliver Lundberg Coleman · RBColorado State2026-01-113★ / 0.8300Immediate
Osiris Gilbert · CBUCLA2026-01-103★ / 0.8500Immediate
Oumar Diomande · LBColorado State2026-01-163★ / 0.8500Immediate
Reymello Murphy · WRNot reported2026-01-13— / —Immediate
Shamar Porter · WRNot reported2026-01-154★ / —Withdrawn
Stephon Wright · DLColorado State2026-01-094★ / —Immediate
Terrence Smith Jr. · WRColorado State2026-01-133★ / 0.8300Immediate
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman · WRNot reported2026-01-083★ / —Immediate
Toluwanimi Tunde · OTNot reported2026-01-17— / —Immediate
Toriyan Johnson · OTColorado State2026-01-04— / —Immediate
Tucker McDonald · QBNot reported2026-01-08— / —Withdrawn
Tyrece Mills · SNot reported2026-01-053★ / —Immediate
Victor Rosa · RBOhio2026-01-103★ / —Immediate
Vincent Carroll-Jackson · DLGeorgia Tech2026-01-083★ / 0.8600Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at UConn. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Jason Candle · career 81–44 across 12 seasons and 2 schools

Tenure timeline · 9 appointments
  1. 2026–present · Jason Candle · active at capture

    0–0 · 0 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Hired 2025-12-06. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  2. 2025–2025 · Gordon Sammis · interim

    0–1 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Hired 2025-11-26. Effective dates: 2025-12-27 to unknown.

  3. 2022–2025 · Jim Mora

    27–23 · 50 attributed games · 4 seasons

    Hired 2021-11-11. Effective dates: unknown to 2025-12-27.

  4. 2021–2021 · Lou Spanos

    1–9 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Hired 2021-09-06. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  5. 2017–2021 · Randy Edsall

    6–32 · 38 attributed games · 5 seasons · incomplete attribution

    Hired 2016-12-28. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  6. 2014–2016 · Bob Diaco

    11–28 · 37 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Hired 2013-12-12. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  7. 2011–2013 · Paul Pasqualoni

    10–18 · 28 attributed games · 3 seasons

    Hired 2011-01-13. Exact effective dates unavailable.

  8. 2000–2010 · Randy Edsall

    70–63 · 133 attributed games · 11 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

  9. 1979–1979 · Walt Nadzak

    3–6–2 · 11 attributed games · 1 seasons

    Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coachRecordConferencePostseasonSP+SRSRecruiting rankFinal poll
2026 · Jason Candle · incomplete attribution0–0——-0.3-2.1110—
2025 · Jim Mora9–30–00–05.1-3.5114—
2025 · Gordon Sammis0–10–00–15.1-3.5114—
2024 · Jim Mora9–41–01–01.5-1.1118—
2023 · Jim Mora3–91–00–0-15.6-13.5124—
2022 · Jim Mora6–70–00–1-14.6-11.2113—
2021 · Randy Edsall · incomplete attribution0–2——-25.6-21.4115—
2021 · Lou Spanos · incomplete attribution1–9——-25.6-21.4115—
2020 · Randy Edsall0–00–00–0-22.3—118—
2019 · Randy Edsall2–100–80–0-24.4-23.2117—
2018 · Randy Edsall1–110–80–0-26.4-27.9102—
2017 · Randy Edsall3–92–60–0-19.2-13.5101—
2016 · Bob Diaco3–91–70–0-11.6-17.599—
2015 · Bob Diaco6–74–40–1-6.3-2.599—
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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-10-26 04:10:14.047809 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-25 13:24:36 UTC · calculated 2026-10-26 04:10:14 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-10-26 04:20:14 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

StatisticOffense rank / populationPercentileDefense rank / populationPercentile
PPA / play29 / 13879.660 / 13856.9
Success rate57 / 13859.168 / 13851.1
Explosiveness5 / 13897.155 / 13860.6
Standard-down success56 / 13859.983 / 13840.1
Passing-down success44 / 13868.6T35 / 13874.8
Pass PPA40 / 13871.578 / 13843.8
Rush PPA14 / 13890.540 / 13871.5
Pass explosiveness7 / 13895.661 / 13856.2
Rush explosiveness24 / 13883.214 / 13890.5
Line yards25 / 13882.580 / 13842.3
Second-level yards17 / 13888.38 / 13894.9
Open-field yards13 / 13891.27 / 13895.6
Stuff rate73 / 13847.498 / 13829.2
Power success64 / 13854.0T74 / 13846.0
HavocT38 / 13870.8T65 / 13852.6
Front-seven havocT72 / 13846.7T97 / 13829.6
DB havoc23 / 13883.9T21 / 13884.7
Points / opportunity42 / 13870.139 / 13872.3
Average field positionT54 / 13860.9T48 / 13863.9
Field-position expected pointsT54 / 13860.9T50 / 13863.5

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Kalieb Osborne · QBUsage 55.7% · Avg PPA 0.326 · Total 84.882
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.32684.88255.7%
Pass0.31161.36194.3%
Rush0.43526.96325.1%
1st down0.16717.07448.8%
2nd down0.46235.58649.4%
3rd down0.55037.43480.0%
Standard downs0.28041.44247.9%
Passing downs0.38843.44070.9%
Cyncir Bowers · RBUsage 19.5% · Avg PPA 0.374 · Total 34.023
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.37434.02319.5%
Pass0.9939.9284.8%
Rush0.29724.09432.8%
1st down0.0753.73123.9%
2nd down0.54016.21119.2%
3rd down1.29012.90011.8%
Standard downs0.19713.02321.4%
Passing downs0.84020.99915.8%
Kenji Christian · RBUsage 15.4% · Avg PPA 0.260 · Total 15.617
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.26015.61715.4%
Pass0.95414.3079.0%
Rush0.0291.30921.1%
1st down0.1975.50816.2%
2nd down0.0110.24317.7%
3rd down0.5703.9879.5%
Standard downs0.1989.48918.3%
Passing downs0.5116.1279.4%
Trey Cornist · RBUsage 9.2% · Avg PPA 0.164 · Total 7.072
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1647.0729.2%
Pass0.2871.1501.9%
Rush0.1525.92315.8%
1st down0.1894.35811.0%
2nd down0.1622.2719.0%
3rd down0.0740.4437.1%
Standard downs0.2808.97410.4%
Passing downs-0.173-1.9027.0%
Ky Wilson · WRUsage 7.8% · Avg PPA 0.147 · Total 1.622
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1471.6227.8%
Pass0.1471.62215.7%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.1930.9667.6%
2nd down0.3291.64411.1%
3rd down-0.989-0.9894.3%
Standard downs0.2942.3518.8%
Passing downs-0.243-0.7296.0%
Javon Brown · WRUsage 5.6% · Avg PPA 0.759 · Total 14.413
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.75914.4135.6%
Pass0.75914.41312.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.4444.4386.7%
2nd down0.5622.2503.5%
3rd down1.5457.7258.2%
Standard downs0.5767.4835.9%
Passing downs1.1556.9305.2%
Shawn Simeon · RBUsage 5.4% · Avg PPA 0.065 · Total 0.520
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.0650.5205.4%
Pass—0.0000.0%
Rush0.0650.5209.8%
1st down0.1540.9228.8%
2nd down-0.201-0.4033.9%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs0.0650.5207.2%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Tucker McDonald · QBUsage 5.4% · Avg PPA 0.527 · Total 6.320
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.5276.3205.4%
Pass0.5856.43110.8%
Rush-0.111-0.1110.9%
1st down1.2132.4251.9%
2nd down0.7253.6256.5%
3rd down0.5332.13011.1%
Standard downs0.4873.8945.1%
Passing downs0.6072.4266.1%
Shamar Porter · WRUsage 5.1% · Avg PPA 0.730 · Total 17.511
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.73017.5115.1%
Pass0.73017.51111.5%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.096-0.8654.3%
2nd down1.5479.2833.8%
3rd down1.9169.5815.9%
Standard downs0.80111.2114.5%
Passing downs0.6306.3006.3%
Jediyah Willoughby · WRUsage 4.7% · Avg PPA 0.387 · Total 8.516
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.3878.5164.7%
Pass0.3878.51610.5%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.7494.4942.9%
2nd down1.15811.5766.4%
3rd down-0.700-3.5005.9%
Standard downs0.5524.4162.6%
Passing downs0.2934.0998.9%
Jaden Hart · RBUsage 4.3% · Avg PPA -0.197 · Total -1.179
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.197-1.1794.3%
Pass-0.575-0.5751.8%
Rush-0.121-0.6056.2%
1st down-0.042-0.0843.1%
2nd down-0.006-0.0124.3%
3rd down-0.542-1.0838.3%
Standard downs-0.099-0.3984.1%
Passing downs-0.391-0.7814.7%
Ryder Treadway · WRUsage 4.3% · Avg PPA 0.381 · Total 7.629
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.3817.6294.3%
Pass0.3817.6299.6%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.2922.0463.3%
2nd down0.9627.6955.1%
3rd down1.1903.5713.5%
Standard downs0.1591.5873.2%
Passing downs0.6046.0426.3%
Alex Godavitarne · TEUsage 3.1% · Avg PPA 1.780 · Total 7.120
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall1.7807.1203.1%
Pass1.7807.1207.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down1.1372.2743.6%
2nd down1.0301.0302.4%
3rd down3.8173.8174.2%
Standard downs1.1013.3043.6%
Passing downs3.8173.8172.3%
Xavier Watson · TEUsage 3.0% · Avg PPA 1.013 · Total 12.156
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall1.01312.1563.0%
Pass1.01312.1566.6%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.8345.0043.4%
2nd down0.0830.1661.5%
3rd down1.7476.9865.5%
Standard downs0.5824.0752.6%
Passing downs1.6168.0823.6%
Zy'marion Lang · WRUsage 2.7% · Avg PPA -0.534 · Total -3.736
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.534-3.7362.7%
Pass-0.534-3.7365.6%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.863-1.7261.8%
2nd down-0.485-1.4543.3%
3rd down-0.278-0.5574.1%
Standard downs-0.700-2.0991.8%
Passing downs-0.409-1.6374.2%
Julian Allen · WRUsage 2.6% · Avg PPA -0.650 · Total -5.848
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.650-5.8482.6%
Pass-0.650-5.8485.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down-0.399-1.5952.6%
2nd down-0.516-1.0321.8%
3rd down0.4110.8223.3%
Standard downs-0.472-2.3592.2%
Passing downs-0.872-3.4893.7%
Raymond Liggins III · WRUsage 2.5% · Avg PPA 0.846 · Total 5.921
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.8465.9212.5%
Pass0.8465.9216.3%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.5071.0141.6%
2nd down0.8513.4064.3%
3rd down1.5021.5022.0%
Standard downs0.1590.7972.5%
Passing downs2.5625.1242.5%
Matt Ragan · TEUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA 0.739 · Total 4.437
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.7394.4372.2%
Pass0.7394.4374.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down0.2450.4901.7%
2nd down1.5081.5081.1%
3rd down0.8132.4396.3%
Standard downs0.2450.4901.2%
Passing downs0.9873.9474.0%
Cam Abshire · WRUsage 2.1% · Avg PPA 0.165 · Total 1.646
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall0.1651.6462.1%
Pass0.1651.6464.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down1.3345.3341.9%
2nd down-0.589-1.7671.9%
3rd down-0.640-1.9203.5%
Standard downs0.7444.4641.9%
Passing downs-0.705-2.8182.5%
Teddy Williams · WRUsage 1.7% · Avg PPA -0.987 · Total -0.987
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.987-0.9871.7%
Pass-0.987-0.9873.2%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down-0.987-0.9875.0%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs-0.987-0.9872.9%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Logan Barnes · WRUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA -0.462 · Total -0.923
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall-0.462-0.9231.6%
Pass-0.462-0.9233.8%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down—0.0000.0%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down-0.462-0.9238.0%
Standard downs—0.0000.0%
Passing downs-0.462-0.9235.1%
Kamren Flowers · WRUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA 2.545 · Total 2.545
SplitAverage PPATotal PPAUsage
Overall2.5452.5451.4%
Pass2.5452.5453.1%
Rush—0.0000.0%
1st down2.5452.5452.9%
2nd down—0.0000.0%
3rd down—0.0000.0%
Standard downs2.5452.5451.9%
Passing downs—0.0000.0%
Where UConn sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 8. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Offense PPA/playOffense PPA/play: 0.234 (80th percentile; 138 teams)80thOffense success rateOffense success rate: 0.445 (59th percentile; 138 teams)59thOffense explosivenessOffense explosiveness: 1.395 (97th percentile; 138 teams)97thOffense pass PPA/playOffense pass PPA/play: 0.313 (72nd percentile; 138 teams)72ndOffense rush PPA/playOffense rush PPA/play: 0.227 (91st percentile; 138 teams)91stDefense PPA/playDefense PPA/play: 0.059 (57th percentile; 138 teams)57thDefense success rateDefense success rate: 0.406 (51st percentile; 138 teams)51stDefense explosivenessDefense explosiveness: 1.196 (61st percentile; 138 teams)61stDefense havoc createdDefense havoc created: 0.161 (53rd percentile; 138 teams)53rd
Values and percentiles
UConn metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
MetricValuePercentileBetter
Offense PPA/play0.23480th138 teamshigher
Offense success rate0.44559th138 teamshigher
Offense explosiveness1.39597th138 teamshigher
Offense pass PPA/play0.31372nd138 teamshigher
Offense rush PPA/play0.22791st138 teamshigher
Defense PPA/play0.05957th138 teamslower
Defense success rate0.40651st138 teamslower
Defense explosiveness1.19661st138 teamslower
Defense havoc created0.16153rd138 teamshigher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-10-30. Offense: 99% of 196 attempts charted. Average depth of target 10.8 yards (91st percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 6.5 per completion. Completion 62.8%, 9.3 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.42.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
SideActualExpectedCPOE (pp)Qualifying / all attempts
Offense60.0%57.5%+2.5160 / 196
Defense allowed68.1%63.2%+4.9229 / 274

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses
Air Force: ADOT 13.1, YAC 3.9Akron: ADOT 8.2, YAC 4.5Alabama: ADOT 9.9, YAC 5.3App State: ADOT 8.2, YAC 5.5Arizona: ADOT 8.3, YAC 5.6Arizona State: ADOT 8.1, YAC 6.4Arkansas: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.7Arkansas State: ADOT 9.0, YAC 5.3Army: ADOT 12.7, YAC 3.7Auburn: ADOT 8.2, YAC 4.9BYU: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.4Ball State: ADOT 7.5, YAC 5.0Baylor: ADOT 10.1, YAC 4.8Boise State: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.3Boston College: ADOT 8.5, YAC 6.0Bowling Green: ADOT 6.5, YAC 5.9Buffalo: ADOT 9.5, YAC 2.0California: ADOT 6.1, YAC 5.9Central Michigan: ADOT 8.9, YAC 5.6Charlotte: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.6Cincinnati: ADOT 7.1, YAC 6.5Clemson: ADOT 6.7, YAC 5.7Coastal Carolina: ADOT 11.2, YAC 5.6Colorado: ADOT 8.3, YAC 7.1Colorado State: ADOT 5.1, YAC 8.8Delaware: ADOT 9.4, YAC 6.3Duke: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.4East Carolina: ADOT 8.4, YAC 6.2Eastern Michigan: ADOT 7.4, YAC 5.4Florida: ADOT 7.2, YAC 6.9Florida Atlantic: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.7Florida International: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.3Florida State: ADOT 10.0, YAC 8.5Fresno State: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.6Georgia: ADOT 8.3, YAC 7.6Georgia Southern: ADOT 7.1, YAC 5.1Georgia State: ADOT 8.2, YAC 6.5Georgia Tech: ADOT 7.3, YAC 5.0Hawai'i: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.2Houston: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.7Illinois: ADOT 9.7, YAC 4.0Indiana: ADOT 11.4, YAC 5.2Iowa: ADOT 7.7, YAC 6.2Iowa State: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.4Jacksonville State: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.8James Madison: ADOT 8.6, YAC 4.8Kansas: ADOT 12.6, YAC 5.3Kansas State: ADOT 7.8, YAC 5.3Kennesaw State: ADOT 6.8, YAC 4.9Kent State: ADOT 9.1, YAC 4.9Kentucky: ADOT 6.7, YAC 7.0LSU: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.9Liberty: ADOT 11.3, YAC 6.2Louisiana: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.1Louisiana Tech: ADOT 6.6, YAC 5.6Louisville: ADOT 9.0, YAC 7.7Marshall: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.5Maryland: ADOT 7.0, YAC 6.2Massachusetts: ADOT 10.1, YAC 4.2Memphis: ADOT 10.4, YAC 5.7Miami: ADOT 7.3, YAC 7.2Miami (OH): ADOT 10.5, YAC 6.6Michigan: ADOT 10.3, YAC 4.6Michigan State: ADOT 7.6, YAC 4.1Middle Tennessee: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.5Minnesota: ADOT 6.4, YAC 6.3Mississippi State: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.8Missouri: ADOT 10.4, YAC 5.2Missouri State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 5.7NC State: ADOT 8.7, YAC 5.4Navy: ADOT 14.2, YAC 8.6Nebraska: ADOT 7.9, YAC 5.8Nevada: ADOT 7.9, YAC 6.3New Mexico: ADOT 10.4, YAC 6.0New Mexico State: ADOT 9.6, YAC 4.3North Carolina: ADOT 7.8, YAC 6.3North Dakota State: ADOT 10.6, YAC 4.6North Texas: ADOT 9.2, YAC 6.0Northern Illinois: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.3Northwestern: ADOT 9.1, YAC 5.5Notre Dame: ADOT 9.6, YAC 5.0Ohio: ADOT 9.4, YAC 5.6Ohio State: ADOT 11.0, YAC 4.9Oklahoma: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.5Oklahoma State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.2Old Dominion: ADOT 10.8, YAC 4.1Ole Miss: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.3Oregon: ADOT 7.5, YAC 6.4Oregon State: ADOT 9.1, YAC 8.3Penn State: ADOT 9.7, YAC 5.0Pittsburgh: ADOT 9.1, YAC 5.6Purdue: ADOT 8.0, YAC 6.9Rice: ADOT 10.8, YAC 4.9Rutgers: ADOT 10.9, YAC 5.2SMU: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.9Sacramento State: ADOT 8.4, YAC 4.3Sam Houston: ADOT 7.8, YAC 5.5San Diego State: ADOT 9.5, YAC 5.3San José State: ADOT 10.0, YAC 3.8South Alabama: ADOT 10.1, YAC 5.2South Carolina: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.9South Florida: ADOT 8.2, YAC 6.1Southern Miss: ADOT 8.0, YAC 5.0Stanford: ADOT 8.9, YAC 4.6Syracuse: ADOT 9.3, YAC 5.7TCU: ADOT 9.0, YAC 4.7Temple: ADOT 8.7, YAC 7.1Tennessee: ADOT 6.9, YAC 6.8Texas: ADOT 8.5, YAC 6.2Texas A&M: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.3Texas State: ADOT 8.6, YAC 6.5Texas Tech: ADOT 8.8, YAC 4.7Toledo: ADOT 8.8, YAC 6.2Troy: ADOT 8.9, YAC 6.5Tulane: ADOT 9.5, YAC 5.0Tulsa: ADOT 8.7, YAC 4.7UAB: ADOT 10.0, YAC 4.3UCF: ADOT 7.1, YAC 5.5UCLA: ADOT 9.0, YAC 6.0UL Monroe: ADOT 7.9, YAC 5.7UNLV: ADOT 10.3, YAC 4.0USC: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.0UTEP: ADOT 8.5, YAC 5.2UTSA: ADOT 6.6, YAC 5.8Utah: ADOT 10.0, YAC 5.6Utah State: ADOT 9.8, YAC 4.7Vanderbilt: ADOT 9.2, YAC 5.1Virginia: ADOT 8.8, YAC 5.9Virginia Tech: ADOT 6.5, YAC 7.0Wake Forest: ADOT 8.3, YAC 6.0Washington: ADOT 8.1, YAC 6.4Washington State: ADOT 7.4, YAC 3.7West Virginia: ADOT 13.8, YAC 8.5Western Kentucky: ADOT 6.9, YAC 5.4Western Michigan: ADOT 8.1, YAC 5.3Wisconsin: ADOT 6.9, YAC 7.4Wyoming: ADOT 8.4, YAC 5.6UConn: ADOT 10.8, YAC 6.5Average depth of target (yards) →Yards after catch per completion →

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is UConn.

Target mix by zone, UConn offense
Short left31% · 60Short middle20% · 39Short right27% · 51Deep left12% · 23Deep middle5% · 10Deep right4% · 8

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail
UConn passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
SideAttemptsChartedADOTYACComp %PPACPOECPOE att
Passing offense19699%10.86.562.8%0.42+2.5 pp160
Passing defense27499%7.66.165.7%0.23+4.9 pp229

Rushing production

SideAttemptsYards / carrySuccessPPALine yards / rushSecond-level yards / rushOpen-field yards / rushStuff ratePower success
Offense2655.646.9%0.293.501.301.9016.0%73.9%
Defense allowed2263.440.8%0.022.900.700.4015.2%71.9%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

SideYards recordedIndividualUnattributedSacksKneelsTeam rushesMultiple carriersDirection located / eligible
Offense258 / 265257821010243 / 243 · 100.0%
Defense allowed219 / 2262151113220211 / 211 · 100.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +2.5 pp. 6 of 7 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

-8.94.217.4W1W2W2 vs Maryland: -8.9 ppW3W3 vs Southern Miss: +11.9 ppW4W4 vs Miami (OH): -1.3 ppW5W5 vs Syracuse: -6.2 ppW6W6 vs Temple: +17.4 ppW8W8 vs Massachusetts: +9.9 pp

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage
WeekOpponentPass attCPOE attComp %*Expected %*CPOEADOTPass PPARush attRush yds/carryRush PPA
W1Lafayette340———8.00.69407.50.47
W2Maryland212147.6%56.6%-8.9 pp12.90.22312.2-0.11
W3Southern Miss252572.0%60.1%+11.9 pp10.30.60464.70.23
W4Miami (OH)323253.1%54.4%-1.3 pp14.00.13305.40.21
W5Syracuse414050.0%56.2%-6.2 pp11.20.12336.30.47
W6Temple242373.9%56.6%+17.4 pp12.10.82396.40.37
W8Massachusetts191973.7%63.8%+9.9 pp6.70.57465.80.29

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-10-30T11:16:37.416814+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

27 punts · 42.6 gross yards/punt · 40.2 net yards/punt

7 inside the 20 · 1 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 27/27 punts. Known net yards: 17/27 punts.

Our punt returns

8 returns · 9.1 yards/return · 1 touchdowns

1 muffs · 1 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 8/8 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games
GamePuntsGross yd/puntNet yd/puntKnown net yards
Week 8 · Massachusetts540.836.33/5
Week 6 · Temple346.734.01/3
Week 5 · Syracuse242.040.52/2
Week 4 · Miami (OH)439.842.33/4
Week 3 · Southern Miss549.443.54/5
Team style
Rating history