The MRI
2026 · Week 2

UConn

FBS Independent · 1–1 · MRI Classic #100

Power-7.6#88 of 138
Résumé-0.40#151 · wins above average
Movement-11down from #77 last week
Best winLafayette (56–7)
Worst lossMaryland (14–38)
Schedule faced-13.6 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-8.5 avg opponent

Results

Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 vs Lafayette FCS W 56–7 +31.3 +17.7
2 vs Maryland L 14–38 -10.8 -13.2

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 at Southern Miss +2.0 55%
4 at Miami (OH) -6.0 36%
5 vs Syracuse +3.2 58%
6 at Temple -0.7 48%
8 vs UMass +19.0 88%
9 at Air Force +0.4 51%
10 vs North Carolina -1.5 46%
11 vs James Madison -12.7 22%

Season by season

Best finish: #33 in 2008. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.

25ClassicMRI 2.0 1 150 2003: #35 of 117 (9-3)2004: #35 of 117 (8-4)2005: #69 of 119 (5-6)2006: #78 of 119 (4-8)2007: #34 of 120 (9-4)2008: #33 of 120 (8-5)2009: #38 of 120 (8-5)2010: #63 of 120 (8-5)2011: #74 of 120 (5-7)2012: #78 of 124 (5-7)2013: #101 of 126 (3-9)2014: #123 of 128 (2-10)2015: #83 of 128 (6-7)2016: #125 of 128 (3-9)2017: #115 of 130 (3-9)2018: #130 of 130 (1-11)2019: #125 of 130 (2-10)2021: #128 of 130 (1-11)2022: #120 of 131 (6-7)2023: #119 of 133 (3-9)2024: #89 of 134 (9-4)2025: #83 of 136 (9-4) 2003 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRankRec Rating 
2025 83 of 136 9–4 -4.31 Power
2024 89 of 134 9–4 -4.34 Power
2023 119 of 133 3–9 -16.41 Power
2022 120 of 131 6–7 -15.46 Power
2021 128 of 130 1–11 -27.73 Power
2019 125 of 130 2–10 -63.73 MRI
2018 130 of 130 1–11 -95.83 MRI
2017 115 of 130 3–9 -31.80 MRI
2016 125 of 128 3–9 -48.38 MRI
2015 83 of 128 6–7 8.49 MRI
2014 123 of 128 2–10 -40.51 MRI
2013 101 of 126 3–9 -15.82 MRI
2012 78 of 124 5–7 6.00 MRI
2011 74 of 120 5–7 10.21 MRI
2010 63 of 120 8–5 21.45 MRI
2009 38 of 120 8–5 40.56 MRI
2008 33 of 120 8–5 45.09 MRI
2007 34 of 120 9–4 52.09 MRI
2006 78 of 119 4–8 6.26 MRI
2005 69 of 119 5–6 22.45 MRI
2004 35 of 117 8–4 48.19 MRI
2003 35 of 117 9–3 49.56 MRI