UConn gives football coach Mora 2-year extension; contract now worth $10M over next 4 years

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It was a bit late as Christmas presents go, but the University of Connecticut announced Dec. 28 that it had agreed to a two-year contract extension with head football coach Jim Mora.

Mora, 63, originally agreed in 2021 to a five-year deal through the 2026 season that paid him $1.5 million during his first season as head coach in 2022. That agreement included performance incentives worth $200,000 annually.

The new deal extends that contract through Dec. 31, 2028, and is valued at $10.01 million over the next four years, though it also includes performance bonuses.

The extension was announced just before Mora led his Huskies to a decisive 27-14 win over the University of North Carolina in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl in Boston on Saturday. The win improved UConn to 9-4, its first nine-win season since 2007 and first victory in a bowl game since 2009.

"Three years ago, I tasked Jim Mora with the challenge of leading our football team back to success and through his experience, energy and leadership he has done just that," said David Benedict, UConn’s director of athletics.

In his three seasons with the Huskies, Mora, a former NFL head coach, now has an 18-20 record and has taken the team, which is unaffiliated with a conference, to two bowl games.

That stands in stark contrast to the previous five seasons, when the Huskies won just 10 games combined, including finishing the 2021 season with a 1-11 record.

"When I first got here, I talked about where we wanted this program to go and we have shown great progress but we still have plenty of work to do,” Mora said. “The commitment and dedication from the university and the athletic department has me excited about the future for our football team."