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2026 schedule and search for 12th game

Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
2026, an additional away game. Barring further rejigging, current 7 home games (Lafayette, Maryland, Syracuse, UMess, UNC Chapel Hill, JMU, ODU) and 5 away (1 TBD, Miami OH, Temple, Air Force, Wyoming).

Subject to changes:

2027, current schedule

2028, current schedule
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BTW this is a really good home schedule. 3 P4s. James Madison, even UMass who we have played 100 times.
 
We should try to get a H/H with a P4 to finalize the schedule. On the road this year and at home next.
 
Possible games I could see

Ranked in my biased personal order:

10/17 at USF (we should play them whenever we can)
10/17 at Memphis (we should play them whenever we can)
9/19 at USC (the california one) (Do we need the money? We don't need it for schedule strength. They aren't coming here)
10/17 at Kent State (meh...)

crazy talk (maybe?) some tie-in with Pac 12 as they haven't finished their scheduling process yet.
 
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jskwrite said:
Possible games I could see

Ranked in my biased personal order:

10/17 at USF (we should play them whenever we can)
10/17 at Memphis (we should play them whenever we can)
9/19 at USC (the california one) (Do we need the money? We don't need it for schedule strength. They aren't coming here)
10/17 at Kent State (meh...)

crazy talk (maybe?) some tie-in with Pac 12 as they haven't finished their scheduling process yet.
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Memphis is out. Just announced home-home with UNLV right after I posted this.
 
Of the 2 current open weeks, a 9/19 game would enable a mid-season 10/17 bye week. Whether a possible 9/19 opponent exists, that’s the best scenario.

With 2 existing long distance opponents (USAFA 10/31, Wyoming 11/29?), Cal’s not ideal for UConn. Cal also doesn’t enjoy required ACC cross country trips, so a home & away contract is unlikely.

Not many potential opponents with 9/19 openings exist, but Benedict & Co could be working with schools to potentially re-jig their 2026 schedules, e.g., FAU vs FIU 9/19.
 
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DaveHuskiesFan said:
Is Benedict stacking home games in 2026 because there’s a P4 invite coming? Things that make you go hmmm
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With games scheduled years in advance what happens to scheduled games if Uconn ends up in a conference with a full conference slate of games.

Is there a payout by Uconn for cancelling games?
 
cullaville said:
With games scheduled years in advance what happens to scheduled games if Uconn ends up in a conference with a full conference slate of games.

Is there a payout by Uconn for cancelling games?
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Usually they get rescheduled as non-conference games over time. A few might end up being bought out. Depending on the conference some might end up being league games.
 
Yes.. typically there is a buy out from either team in the event of a cancelation. Sometimes to mitigate the cost, schools will help to match partners who are looking for games or they may delay/change schedules to years in the future. If UConn found the right conference partner, they will figure out how to make it work.
 
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We can’t know, but there also may be a clause in the contract that the buyout is waived if the cancellation is the result of UConn joining a conference
 
2 of our 2026 opponents, ODU and Miami, OH, lost their stud QB's in the portal and JMU and ODU overall were both riddled by outbound transfers. Not sure what their reinforcements were.
 
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BlueWolf25 said:
Well the only American teams that have openings are FAU or USF, and I’d lean USF. But there could always be a cancellation
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9/19 Either USF if they shift their home game with Delaware State that day to another date. Or, FAU if USF reschedules their home game with FIU now set for 9/19.

10/17 works for either FAU or USF, because their AAC games aren’t scheduled yet for that day.
 
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FreeDogs said:
We better go at least 4-3 (based on so many unknown quantities next year), 5-2 would be great, 6-1 would be stellar, and 7-0 would be out of this world.
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I certainly am guessing, but my approach while looking at next year is that we will have better balance on both sides of the ball. i will be shocked if our defense does not show significant improvement. If the offense can be solid (average?), I am expecting 8 or more wins against this schedule. I’ll be curious to see what the over/under for wins will be.
 
Stinger92860 said:
I certainly am guessing, but my approach while looking at next year is that we will have better balance on both sides of the ball. i will be shocked if our defense does not show significant improvement. If the offense can be solid (average?), I am expecting 8 or more wins against this schedule. I’ll be curious to see what the over/under for wins will be.
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Candle's average record over the last 9 years is 8-5 (including bowl games). Lots of close losses to P4 teams and lots of close losses in road conference games.

Tough schedule next year (only 4 "sure" wins I see), and nobody knows what to make of this team. I'm gonna guess the over under is set at 6.5 wins - if so, take the over!
 
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Purple Stein said:
Candle's average record over the last 9 years is 8-5 (including bowl games). Lots of close losses to P4 teams and lots of close losses in road conference games.

Tough schedule next year (only 4 "sure" wins I see), and nobody knows what to make of this team. I'm gonna guess the over under is set at 6.5 wins - if so, take the over!
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That sounds right at this time. We are an unknown quantity. Hopefully for us there is some kind of end-of-spring public thing we can lay our eyes on.
 
Purple Stein said:
Candle's average record over the last 9 years is 8-5 (including bowl games). Lots of close losses to P4 teams and lots of close losses in road conference games.

Tough schedule next year (only 4 "sure" wins I see), and nobody knows what to make of this team. I'm gonna guess the over under is set at 6.5 wins - if so, take the over!
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6.5 for the o/u seems about right to me too. Apart from Umass and Lafayette, our easier games are on the road and our tougher games are home. Could set up for a feast or famine type of season. Who we play in the 12th game could have a big impact on whether or not we end up bowling.
 
I think 6-6 is realistic given that the schedule is pretty tough. Like it or not P4 games are a high bar, even bad ones ( well maybe not BC but we don’t play them) plus James Madison should be very good again. ODU is an unknown I think. Road games are all tricky. 2 western trips plus Temple will be fired up to play us as they always are.

And who knows what we have and how it will jell. I didn’t count but read something like 65 new players. And a whole new staff. I could see this being a transition year. Given his history I think Candle will figure out a way to get 6 wins. Better than that and it will be a great job. If he gets 8 it will be remarkable.
 
Purple Stein said:
Candle's average record over the last 9 years is 8-5 (including bowl games). Lots of close losses to P4 teams and lots of close losses in road conference games.

Tough schedule next year (only 4 "sure" wins I see), and nobody knows what to make of this team. I'm gonna guess the over under is set at 6.5 wins - if so, take the over!
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I think the over/under will be around 5. New coach…new team. Not an easy schedule.

Now….i do think they will beat that number…but I think a lot of people think a major part of the success the last two years was Mora…and I don’t think Candle’s rep is strong enough to overcome that.
 
jskwrite said:
Memphis is out. Just announced home-home with UNLV right after I posted this.
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Is Memphis a place UConn fans wanted to travel to?
freescooter said:
I think 6-6 is realistic given that the schedule is pretty tough. Like it or not P4 games are a high bar, even bad ones ( well maybe not BC but we don’t play them) plus James Madison should be very good again. ODU is an unknown I think. Road games are all tricky. 2 western trips plus Temple will be fired up to play us as they always are.

And who knows what we have and how it will jell. I didn’t count but read something like 65 new players. And a whole new staff. I could see this being a transition year. Given his history I think Candle will figure out a way to get 6 wins. Better than that and it will be a great job. If he gets 8 it will be remarkable.
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How well we integrate a massive turnover on the OL will determine a lot of this. Blocking allow for the development of every skill position and gives you defense the opportunity to reset between series. First downs are a big deal unless you have multiple big play guys which most teams do not.
 
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