HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - The UConn football team won its 6th game Friday night. That means the Huskies might be going to a bowl game! Winning 6 games is the minimum requirement for getting to a bowl game, but it doesn’t mean the Huskies are in.

Despite coming off a 3-9 2023 campaign where seemingly nothing went right, the UConn football team has surpassed expectations for this season, clinching Bowl eligibility this past week in their

For the second time in three seasons, UConn achieved bowl eligibility status on Friday night. A noteworthy accomplishment considering the football program struggled for years before coach Jim Mora arrived in Storrs for the 2022 season and turned things in a positive direction.

The UConn Huskies are bowl eligible. Playing under the Friday night lights at Rentschler Field in its final home game of the year, UConn capitalized on two interceptions from its defense and a handful of big-time runs from Mel Brown to pull away for a 34-27 win over Georgia State.

Twenty-four Huskies were honored on Senior Night at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, as the ground attack led the way yet again.