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2021 UConn Huskies football team

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The 2021 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) as an independent during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Randy Edsall, in his 16th and final season as head coach, for the first two games of the season and then Lou Spanos as interim head coach for the remainder of the year, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 1–11. The team played home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

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On September 5, following the team's 38–28 loss to NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) member Holy Cross, head coach Edsall announced he would be retiring at the end of the season.[1] The following day, the school announced that Edsall had resigned effective immediately and defensive coordinator Lou Spanos was named the interim head coach.[2][3]

On November 11, former UCLA coach Jim L. Mora was hired the UConn's 31st head football coach beginning with the 2022 season. Shortly after the hire, he helped serve as an offensive assistant for the remainder of the season.[4]

In June 2020, it was announced that UConn's other sports programs would be joining the Big East Conference. Since the Big East did not sponsor football and the American did not want to keep UConn as a football-only school, it was decided that the football program would compete as an independent.[5] The move to the Big East was primarily due to the university wanting to focus more on the men's and women's basketball programs, feeling the American had hindered those programs.[6]

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Schedule

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At Fresno State

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at Bulldog StadiumFresno, California

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 4 SE • Weather: Smoke
  • Game attendance: 26,043
  • Referee: T. Salaam
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color), and Lindsay Rhodes (sideline)
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Holy Cross

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at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 18,782
  • Referee: Jeff Pruitt
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color), and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
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Purdue

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at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 11
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 14,187
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (color), and Josh Martin (sideline)
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At Army

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at Michie StadiumWest Point, NY

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NW 5 MPH • Weather: Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,030
  • Referee: Jerry Magallena
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
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Wyoming

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at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 12,538
  • Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Josh Martin (sideline)
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At Vanderbilt

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at Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, Tennessee

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At UMass

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at Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: E 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,765
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (NESN): Jay Burnham (play-by-play), Andy Gresh (analyst) and Matt Goldstein (sideline)
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The day before the game, interim head coach Lou Spanos, offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Frank Giufre, and tight ends coach Corey Edsall, along with offensive linemen Ryan Van Demark and Will Meyer, tested positive for COVID-19. Defensive line coach Dennis Dottin-Carter served as the Huskies' head coach for the game.[10]

Yale

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at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 75 degrees Sunny
  • Game attendance: 18,596
  • Referee: Hans Wittelsberger
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (color)
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Middle Tennessee

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at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 6:02 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 10,698
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (color analyst)
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At Clemson

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at Memorial StadiumClemson, South Carolina

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 12:03 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 77,522
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (color analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
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At UCF

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at Bounce HouseOrlando, Florida

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 14 MPH
  • Game attendance: 37,454
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Conner Onion (play-by-play) & Leger Douzable (color analyst)
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No. 24 Houston

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at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 12:08 p.m.
  • Game weather: 39 degrees Sunny
  • Game attendance: 12,685
  • Referee: Tom Omara
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
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NFL draft

One Husky was selected in the 2021 NFL draft following the season.[11]

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