With two weeks to go in the 2021 season, UConn football was joined by its future head coach Jim Mora Jr. on the sidelines, but the result was familiar. The Huskies folded immediately on the road against UCF in a 49-17 loss to fall to 1-10 on the season.
Their ConFLiCT rivals put the game out of reach in the first quarter, going up 21 after ten minutes of game time (UConn took that long to get their first first down of the game). UConn stumbled early and tried to recover, but turnovers kept the Knights at a healthy arm's length.