UConn & Duke extend Football home & home series.

[huskymedic]

UConn Football Announces Additional Games in Series with Duke - University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS, Conn. – The UConn football program announced today an expanded agreement to play two additional future games against Duke University in a series that...

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->The expanded series includes two additional games beyond the previously announced four-game agreement. The Huskies will travel to Durham on September 11, 2027, followed by Duke's return visit to East Hartford on October 14, 2028. These games will replace a previously announced two-game series with the University of Mississippi that has been canceled.

UConn and Duke have met each of the last two seasons and will now extend their series through the 2030 season. As previously announced, the Huskies will host the Blue Devils at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on November 8, 2025 and September 29, 2029 and will make the trip to Duke on November 7, 2026 and August 31, 2030. <-

 

[BonaConn]

9/11/2027 is supposed to be our home game against Ole Miss, I hope we're not losing that. (EDIT: Didn't read the release, my bad)

4 ACC games in 2027 and 2028 now, is Mora cooking up a move???

 

[Dooooooomed]

Nice. Now do basketball.

 

[BonaConn]

Yeah, my bad, I came here after the IG post. Didn't read the release.

 

[ZooCougar]

Never expected the Ole Miss series to happen.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Sad to lose the Ole Miss games. That was gonna be the marquee home game of the independent era

 

[Drew]

I need to know who cancelled the Ole Miss series, us or them. If us that’s inexcusable

 

[ZooCougar]

I need to know who cancelled the Ole Miss series, us or them. If us that’s inexcusable

I think it’s against Mississippi law to have indoor plumbing and play games north of the Mason Dixon.

 

[Gburyhusky]

I need to know who cancelled the Ole Miss series, us or them. If us that

I understand your view but schools like Duke, Pitt, Vandy, Wake, Cuse and BC are the sweet spot for us at this time. Respectfully disagree that scheduling an upper level SEC school helps the program at this point.

 

[businesslawyer]

I need to know who cancelled the Ole Miss series, us or them. If us that’s inexcusable

Seriously? You're not comfortable you know the answer to that? Without having any inside information, I'm sure I know the answer to that.

Shame we're losing a chance to play a SEC team, but as things consolidate around the Big 2 it is what it is. But Duke is exactly the kind of game we're looking for. Short travel and below average P-4 opponent.

 

[Drew]

I understand your view but schools like Duke, Pitt, Vandy, Wake, Cuse and BC are the sweet spot for us at this time. Respectfully disagree that scheduling an upper level SEC school helps the program at this point.

Not scheduling them is one thing.

Scheduling them and getting the home game on the calendar and then pulling the plug two years out is bullshit

 

[huskyblooz]

The Grove is on my bucket list.

 

[uconnbaseball]

Not scheduling them is one thing.

Scheduling them and getting the home game on the calendar and then pulling the plug two years out is bullshit

Probably free money for us, though (there are usually significant cancellation fees).

 

[DW1361]

Yeah, my bad, I came here after the IG post. Didn't read the release.

Still liked your thought. And if it was a conference game I wonder if it would be a level playing field or would the refs continue to screw us?

 

[gsmooth]

Nice. Now do basketball.

It's like you read my mind.

 

[BlueWolf25]

Seriously? You're not comfortable you know the answer to that? Without having any inside information, I'm sure I know the answer to that.

Shame we're losing a chance to play a SEC team, but as things consolidate around the Big 2 it is what it is. But Duke is exactly the kind of game we're looking for. Short travel and below average P-4 opponent.

Yep. The P4 teams on our future schedules are exactly the level of P4 opponents we should be playing…Duke, Wake, Cuse, Pitt, BC, UNC. Basically half the ACC, now that I’m writing it out

 

[AllHusky]

Just win baby!

 

[UCFBfan]

For some reason I never expected to play those games vs Ole Miss because those SEC schools always pull this crap. I actually expected them to have us come to them and then pull out of the return game but I think it was scheduled where they come to us first.

I'm happy that we replaced that series with Duke, or a team on the same level. That's a team that a P4, been decent, and people are interested in watching instead of GA St or FAU.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

The Grove is on my bucket list.

One of very few reasons to intentionally visit the Magnolia State. Oh well

 

[Scoe]

Good now beat them.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

We might be future conference mates by the end. I kid, I kid...

 

[Jetskies]

totally get the arguments for not playing ole miss.
I, for one, was looking forward to the marquee challenge.
I had that home game in CT, circled in my calendar since last year ... sort of a litmus test game, if you will.

 

[Purple Stein]

Let's crush Duke in 2027 and then destroy Ole Miss in the first round of the playoffs.

 

[shizzle787]

Four ACC teams in 2027: Duke, UNC, Pitt, and Syracuse. We still need to switch the Temple H/H locations for 26/27...

 

[RSTuthill]

Let's crush Duke in 2027 and then destroy Ole Miss in the first round of the playoffs.

Let's crush them this year.