UConn football announces kickoff times for 2026 home games

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The UConn football program announced kickoff times for six home games at Rentschler Field that will air on CBS Sports Network, along with its season-opener against Lafayette.

The Huskies’ season, the first under new head coach Jason Candle, will begin at Noon on Sept. 5 with a matchup against FCS opponent Lafayette that will air on WFSB Channel 3 throughout Connecticut as well as UConn+.

The rest of the Huskies’ home games will air on CBS Sports Network, beginning with a major Week Two matchup against Maryland, which is set to kickoff at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 12. UConn will travel to Southern Miss. for a 7 p.m. kickoff (ESPN+) on Sept. 19 before visiting Miami (OH) on Sept. 26, with that game time still to be announced.

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Syracuse will visit East Hartford for the first time since 2022 with a Noon kickoff on Oct. 3 before the Huskies visit Temple (kickoff time and TV info TBA) on Oct. 10, and have a bye week before hosting UMass under the lights for a 7 p.m. kickoff on Oct. 23.

UConn’s trip to Air Force on Oct. 31 is set for a 3 p.m. kickoff airing on Mountain West+.

The Huskies will then host a three-game home stand beginning with a visit from Bill Belichick and North Carolina at Noon on Nov. 7. The Nov. 14 game against mid-major power James Madison will also kick off at Noon, followed by a 3:30 game against Old Dominion.

The 2026 regular season will conclude at Wyoming on Nov. 28, with a kickoff time and TV info still to be announced.

UConn is looking to continue the momentum built over the last two seasons under coach Jim Mora, who moved on to Colorado State. Candle, who had 10 consecutive winning seasons at Toledo, takes over after back-to-back 9-4 campaigns that both ended in the Fenway Bowl.

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