College Football
#74

UConn Huskies

FBS Independents · 3-3

Pratt & Whitney Stadium · 40,000 seats

UConn Huskies rank #74 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.021 points per play (Elo 1546), a 3-3 record in the FBS Independents, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.021
#74 in FBS
Offense
+0.016
higher is better
Defense
-0.004
lower is better
SOS
+0.003
mean opp. rating
Elo
1546
Off EPA/play
+0.059
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.021
lower is better
Off success
+0.013
Def success
-0.004
Off explosive
+0.019
Def explosive
-0.011
Rush EPA
+0.069
offense
Pass EPA
+0.061
offense
Pts / drive
3.04
10.1 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.47
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind UConn's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.039

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.033

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.072

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production2%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.14σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+6.6 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.02-0.04Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsLafayetteW 56–7———
2vsMarylandL 14–38———
3@Southern MissW 48–20———
4@Miami (OH)L 21–24———
5vsSyracuseL 41–42———
6@TempleW 34–20———
8vsMassachusettsOct 23———
9@Air ForceOct 31———
10vsNorth CarolinaNov 7———
11vsJames MadisonNov 14———
12vsOld DominionNov 21———
13@WyomingNov 28———