UConn and Holy Cross will renew its series in football with a non-conference game on Sept. 9, 2017 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.
UConn announced Wednesday the 29th meeting between the schools, a rivalry that began in 1916. The last meeting took place in 1985, a game won 22-2 by the Huskies at Memorial Stadium in Storrs. The Crusaders lead the series 19-8-1.
Holy Cross is a member of the Patriot League in the Football Championship Subdivision and began offering football scholarships again with the freshman class that enrolled in the fall of 2013. By the start of the 2017 season, Holy Cross will be fully scholarshiped, allowing games with the Football Bowl Subdivision to count in the overall record for bowl eligibility.
The following is a summary of all future non-conference UConn football games under contract.
2014: August 28, BYU; September 6, Stony Brook; September 13, Boise State; November 8, Army (Yankee Stadium).
2015: September 5, Villanova; September 12, Army; October 31, at BYU.
2016: September 17, Virginia.
2017: September 9, Holy Cross; September 16, at Virginia.
2018: September 8, at Boise State.
2019: September 7, Illinois; September 21, at Indiana.
2020: September 12, at Illinois; September 26, Indiana.
UConn and Tennessee have a two-game home-and-home series under contract with dates to be determined.
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