The 2000 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies compiled a record of 3–8. This was the program's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-A level, having transitioned from NCAA Division I-AA, where Huskies were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Huskies competed as a transitional member as they increased the scholarship count to the Division I-A level of 85. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Storrs, Connecticut.