2026 schedule and search for 12th game

[ZooCougar]

The school clearly caved into @businesslawyer and his threats of litigation

 

[HuskyAlum012]

Glad the BY can finally sleep at night knowing the 12th game

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

A home-and-home agreement with a future game at The Rent is a positive. Not exactly an away game in a likely UConn recruiting target area nor close to many players’ families, alumni nor other Huskies’ fans, and definitely not The Grove, but not quite as stark a destination as Starkville. /s

After implicitly hinting 2026’s likely 12th opponent last Tuesday, some interesting CT FOIA banter regarding the game and LAX parking, unrelated discussions regarding CUSA member Jacksonville State never in the running, etc, finally UConn’s SBC 9/19/26 home and 11/3/29 away opponent’s been directly confirmed by a State of Mississippi public records request. /s

Good to schedule the 9/19 date, thus enabling a 10/17 mid-season bye week. Should the schools match up in 2029, early November may be a tad bit less comfortable than mid-Sept in Hattiesburg.

Solid USM fan base, decent SBC attendance, 2 new head coaches in consecutive seasons, and Brett Favre’s not suiting up for the Golden Eagles.

 

[Husky68]

fbschedules.com has the game 9/19 at Southern Miss.

2026 UConn Football Schedule | FBSchedules.com

09/05 - Lafayette
09/12 - Maryland
09/19 - at Southern Miss
09/26 - at Miami (Ohio)
10/03 - Syracuse
10/10 - at Temple
10/24 - UMass
10/31 - at Air Force
11/07 - North Carolina
11/14 - James Madison
11/21 - Old Dominion
11/28 - at Wyoming

Nice. Southern Miss is 2 hours and 7 minute drive from New Orleans.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Nice. Southern Miss is 2 hours and 7 minute drive from New Orleans.

If considering going to the USM game from the northeast, direct flights to New Orleans MSY make the most sense from LGA and EWR. Connecting to MSY or any other relatively proximate destination airports from BDL and BOS.

Flying from the northeast to alternative airports to get to Hattiesburg, Jackson JAN, Mobile MOB, Gulfport/Biloxi GPT, or the nearest tiny airport Hattiesburg/ Laurel PIP all require at least 1 connecting flight，e.g., via ATL, CLT.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Nice. Southern Miss is 2 hours and 7 minute drive from New Orleans.

True, but if you're spending time in New Orleans you won't be in any condition to drive.

 

[UCFBfan]

Ok I need to know….was this the team that all the insiders knew we were going to play?

 

[Palatine]

Southern Miss can be hot even in late September.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Seems like nothing ever comes to no good up on Choctaw ridge......

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Southern Miss can be hot even in late September.

In southern MS, oppressive heat and humidity stretches well in to September, or even October dependent on possible tropical storm influences. Sept 19, pretty much guaranteed to be clammy.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

True, but if you're spending time in New Orleans you won't be in any condition to drive.

Typically, most Southern Miss games kick off in late afternoon to evening. Whether that helps possible New Orleans visitors is subjective to interpretation, person, etc.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Southern Miss Nasty Bunch & Beyond vlogger’s SI.com view

Ignoring NIL era changes, comical suggestions the Golden Eagles should have advantages over UConn based on historic records.

 

[Windham4th]

It's disappointing that Southern Mississippi was the big secret.

Should have saved it for something like starting long snapper announcement

 

[JVN]

I was a little unnerved by BL’s threatened legal action…but I held tight… 😉

"Do I need to lawyer up?" 🤔

 

[Palatine]

Southern Miss 2025 schedule and results.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule - ESPN

ESPN has the full 2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Regular Season NCAAF schedule. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all Golden Eagles games.

www.espn.com

 

[UCMB88]

Southern Miss 2025 schedule and results.

Southern Miss Golden Eagles 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule - ESPN

ESPN has the full 2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Regular Season NCAAF schedule. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all Golden Eagles games.

www.espn.com

In this era of portal transfers and coach jumping, prior year's results are of little use unless very few players leave the school and the head coach remains. Southern Miss is in a very similar situation as UConn. Their head coach, Charlie Huff left at the end of the season to take the Memphis job. They had 28 players go into the portal with 17 of those following Huff to Memphis. (Sound familiar?) They lost about 30 players to graduation. So, they will have about 60 new players for 2026 playing under a new head coach. One difference is that they promoted their Offensive Coordinator, Blake Anderson, to Head Coach and he's retained much of the staff that was there under Huff. Like Candle, Anderson has head coaching experience (Utah St. and Arkansas St.).

 

[TheDrifter75]

I haven't the slightest clue what the heck you're mad at me for. Honestly.

I made a comment about an observation I made, and you're taking it as my attempt to pit one site against the other?!? What on earth are you talking about???

Full disclosure: if I were the type of person that would pit one set of UConn fans versus another (does that sound like me?), then do you honestly believe that I would go against the group I've been a part of for over a decade??? Really, bro...

How dare are you!!!

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I haven't the slightest clue what the heck you're mad at me for. Honestly.

I made a comment about an observation I made, and you're taking it as my attempt to pit one site against the other?!? What on earth are you talking about???

Full disclosure: if I were the type of person that would pit one set of UConn fans versus another (does that sound like me?), then do you honestly believe that I would go against the group I've been a part of for over a decade??? Really, bro...

I think that he/she in general is frustrated that posters mention the other site and you just got caught in the crosshairs.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

…One difference is that (USM) promoted their Offensive Coordinator, Blake Anderson, to Head Coach and he's retained much of the staff that was there under Huff. Like Candle, Anderson has head coaching experience (Utah St. and Arkansas St.).

Before Utah St fired Anderson in 2024, he racked up 2 wins against UConn:
2022 Huskies L 20-31 at USU;
2023 good guys L 33-34 The Rent.

 

[AllHusky]

Before Utah St fired Anderson in 2024, he racked up 2 wins against UConn:
2022 Huskies L 20-31 at USU;
2023 good guys L 33-34 The Rent.

So should be a pretty good game.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I think that he/she in general is frustrated that posters mention the other site and you just got caught in the crosshairs.

Working together, URL links exist on both the Boneyard and Storrs Central to the other respective site.

 

[UCFBfan]

I think that he/she in general is frustrated that posters mention the other site and you just got caught in the crosshairs.

Yes I was just using @UConnDan97 comment as an example. I know it’s been removed and rightfully so. Sorry Dan, wasn’t attacking you personally.

 

[UConnDan97]

Yes I was just using @UConnDan97 comment as an example. I know it’s been removed and rightfully so. Sorry Dan, wasn’t attacking you personally.

No worries, bro. You're one of the good ones. Get ready for another undefeated season, my friend!

 

[Ldandy]

fbschedules.com has the game 9/19 at Southern Miss.

2026 UConn Football Schedule | FBSchedules.com

09/05 - Lafayette
09/12 - Maryland
09/19 - at Southern Miss
09/26 - at Miami (Ohio)
10/03 - Syracuse
10/10 - at Temple
10/24 - UMass
10/31 - at Air Force
11/07 - North Carolina
11/14 - James Madison
11/21 - Old Dominion
11/28 - at Wyoming

This is a schedule that sets up pretty well for another season of 7-9 wins if UConn can put a good product on the field. Three years of sustained success under two different coaching staffs would be legit statement that the program is back on solid footing.