Air Force will face the University of Connecticut (UConn) for the first time on Saturday, November 15 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. The game is scheduled to begin at noon Eastern Time.
This matchup is one of 17 first-time meetings between Group of Five teams in college football this season. UConn will make a return visit to Falcon Stadium on October 31, 2026. The agreement for these games was reached after Sam Houston State withdrew from its planned trip to Falcon Stadium.
Air Force currently leads the Mountain West Conference in several categories, including rushing yards per game (269.0), passing efficiency (170.34), yards per completion (18.33), fewest penalties per game (4.44), and fewest penalty yards per game (39.89). The Falcons have also extended their streak of consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards to 94, which is the longest active streak in the nation.
Defensively, Air Force has held its last three opponents—Wyoming, Army, and San Jose State—to no more than 21 points each.
UConn enters the contest with a record of 7-3 as an FBS independent team and has won all five home games this season. Head coach Jim Mora is in his fourth year leading UConn and holds a career record of 71-53 over ten seasons as a collegiate head coach. Mora previously coached UCLA from 2012 to 2017 and has NFL experience as both an assistant and head coach.
UConn averages nearly 457 total yards per game, with about two-thirds coming through the air. Running back Cam Edwards leads the Huskies with 866 rushing yards and ten touchdowns this season. Quarterback Joe Fagnano has completed nearly 69% of his passes for a total of 2,840 yards and has thrown for 25 touchdowns without an interception so far this year.
Wide receiver Skyler Bell stands out nationally with his performance this season: he has made four games with more than ten catches and six games exceeding one hundred receiving yards. Bell’s most recent outing included eleven receptions for eighty-seven yards and two touchdowns against Duke.
On special teams, kicker Chris Freeman set a new school record by making twelve consecutive field goals during the current campaign; he is eighteen-for-twenty-one overall on field goal attempts this year.
Linebacker Bryun Parham earned national recognition by being named Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week following his fourteen-tackle performance against Boston College earlier in the season.
Several former UConn players are currently active or affiliated with NFL teams—including Chase Lundt (Buffalo Bills), Ryan Van Denmark (Buffalo Bills), Folorunso Fatukasi (Houston Texans), Travis Jones (Baltimore Ravens), Matt Peart (Denver Broncos), Nate Carter (Atlanta Falcons), Christian Haynes (Seattle Seahawks – IR), Valentin Senn (Arizona Cardinals – IR) and Eric Watts (New York Jets practice squad).
A win against UConn would improve Air Force’s overall record to four wins and six losses while giving them their second straight road victory this season. It would also mark Air Force’s first-ever win over UConn and improve their non-conference record to two wins out of four games played during regular-season competition.
Last week, Air Force secured its first road win of the season by defeating San Jose State twenty-six to sixteen. The Falcons forced three turnovers—including fumble recoveries by Roger Jones Jr., interceptions by Jaylin Reese and Levi Brown—and converted those into fourteen points during key stretches in the first half that helped build a halftime lead they maintained throughout much of the contest.
Quarterback Liam Szarka contributed eighty-seven rushing yards on twenty-five carries along with two touchdowns; he also passed for forty-one yards including a touchdown strike to Quin Smith late in regulation that helped seal victory after San Jose State narrowed the margin early in the fourth quarter.
Owen Allen led all rushers with one hundred nine yards on twenty carries—his third such performance over his last four outings—while Reagan Tubbs added insurance late via a thirty-three-yard field goal inside the final minute.
The Falcons’ defense limited San Jose State’s offense effectively during critical moments: Dallas Davis led Air Force defenders with seven tackles while Blake Fletcher added six stops alongside Jones Jr.; Levi Brown contributed both an interception return plus additional pass coverage support.
With consistent play from its starting offensive line across every game so far—a distinction shared by only ten other programs nationwide entering this week—Air Force continues preparations ahead of Saturday’s meeting against UConn as it seeks another positive result away from home.
