Connecticut Huskies football under Randy Edsall

Randy Edsall was the 27th head coach of the Connecticut Huskies football team, which represents the University of Connecticut, and participates in the Big East Conference. Since he was hired in 1999, Edsall led the Huskies from Division I-AA to Division I-A. Under his lead, the Huskies compiled a record of 74-70 (including a record of 65–45 since 2002 when they became full-fledged FBS members) and advanced to five bowl games, including one BCS bowl game, the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, his final game with the team.

1999 season
The 1999 Connecticut Huskies football team completed its final season as a member of both Division I-AA and the Atlantic Ten Conference. It finished with a record of 4–7.

2000 season
The 2000 Connecticut Huskies football team was the school's first as a member of Division I-A. The Huskies competed as a transitional member as they increased the scholarship count to the Division I-A level of 85. The team was not a member of a conference, and competed as an independent. They finished the season with a record of 3–8.

2001 season
The 2001 Connecticut Huskies football team was the school's second season as a member of Division 1-A, and its final as a transitional team. It competed as an independent. It finished with a record of 2–9.

2002 season
The 2002 Connecticut Huskies football team marked the school's first as a full-time member of the Football Bowl Subdivision. The team was not part of a conference, and played as an Independent. It also marked the team's last season at its on-campus football stadium, Memorial Stadium. Despite a slow start, the Huskies finished with a record of 6–6, the first time in its short FBS history that it did not compile a sub-.500 record. Although not selected, it also marked the first time that the school was eligible for a bowl game. The Huskies were led by consensus Freshman All-American, Terry Caulley, who led all freshman in rushing with 1,247 yards. Despite sitting out two games with injuries, Caulley's rushing total was only fifteen yards short of the team's single season record. The turning point in the season came after a hard fought loss at Vanderbilt. Led by Caulley and sophomore quarterback Dan Orlovsky, the Huskies tore through the remainder of the schedule by defeating the opponents by a combined 199–55. The winning streak began with the final two games played at Memorial Stadium. They closed the stadium with their two highest point totals in the stadium's history (61 against Florida Atlantic, and 63 against Kent State.) They finished the season with their first ever victory over a bowl-bound opponent by defeating Iowa State 37–20 in Ames, IA.