[1][2] Although the school's abbreviated nickname "UConn" and the Canadian Yukon territory—where huskies are commonly used in dogsledding[3]—are homophones, the "Huskies" nickname predates the school's 1939 name change to the University of Connecticut.
Following the transition, Edsall led the Huskies to Big East Conference[A 2] championships in 2007 and 2010.
[General][7] Bob Diaco is the only other UConn head coach to lead the team to a bowl game, which was lost.
Dave Warner, who led the then-Aggies to a 3–0 record in his only season coached in 1914, is the all-time leader in winning percentage (1.000); E. S. Mansfield and Leo Hafford, who both lost every game they coached in 1898 and 1911,[A 3] respectively, share the lowest-ever winning percentage (.000).
Among coaches that led the team for longer than a single season, T. D. Knowles is the all-time leader in winning percentage (.712), while John F. Donahue has the all-time lowest winning percentage (.125).