CFB TEAM RESEARCH · FBS Independents
Connecticut
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · FBS Independents. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #38; PPG allowed #96. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 2-3. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Kalieb Osborne
FBS #39 · 1,164 season total
81CMP140ATT1,164Yards10TD2INT57.86%CMP%148.41NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Cyncir Bowers
FBS #55 · 349 season total
47Carries349Yards5TD7.43Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Javon Brown
FBS #200 · 202 season total
14REC202Yards2TD14.43Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
K'Von Sherman
FBS #98 · 34 season total
34Total13Solo21Assists6.50TFL3Sacks
Sacks Leader
K'Von Sherman
FBS #44 · 3 season total
3Sacks6.50TFL1QB hurries34Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Renick Dorilas
FBS #64 · 1 season total
1INT2Passes defended0Defensive TDs0Return yards12Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Lafayette | W | 56–7 | -19.5 | W | 51.5 | O |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | H | Maryland | L | 14–38 | +11.5 | L | 52.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | A | Southern Miss | W | 48–20 | -3.5 | W | 54.5 | O |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | A | Miami (OH) | L | 21–24 | +2.5 | L | 52.5 | U |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | H | Syracuse | L | 41–42 | +6.5 | W | 50.5 | O |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | A | Temple | — | — | +4 | — | 54.5 | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-23 | H | Massachusetts | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | A | Air Force | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | H | North Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | H | James Madison | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | H | Old Dominion | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | A | Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.