UConn stunned the college football world on Saturday after pulling off an epic upset of No. 19 Liberty (8–2) to officially clinch bowl eligibility for the first time in seven years.
The unranked Huskies defeated the Flames, 36–33, at home to improve to 6–5 in coach Jim Mora’s first year with the program. Immediately after the game, a raucous crowd of 15,107 UConn fans stormed the grass at Rentschler Field to show their appreciation for their team becoming bowl-eligible for the first time since 2015.
In addition to snapping the red-hot Flames’ six-game winning streak, Saturday’s win gave the Huskies another memorable reason to celebrate as the upset marked just the program’s fourth-ever win against an AP-ranked opponent.
