A fiber optic connector and cable assembly comprising: a connector body including front housing interconnected with a rear housing, the front housing including a front end and a rear end, the front end of the front housing forming a plug portion of the connector body, the rear housing extending rearwardly from the rear end of the front housing; a ferrule assembly that mounts within the connector body, the ferrule assembly including a ferrule having a front end and a rear end, the front end of the ferrule being accessible at the front end of the front housing, the ferrule defining a central bore that extends through the ferrule along a central longitudinal axis of the ferrule, the ferrule assembly including a ferrule flange mounted on the ferrule, the ferrule flange defining a rearwardly facing surface, the ferrule assembly being movable within the connector body along the central longitudinal axis of the ferrule between a forward ferrule position and a rearward ferrule position, the ferrule assembly including a ferrule optical fiber secured within the central bore of the ferrule, the ferrule optical fiber including a rear stub portion that projects rearwardly from the rear end of the ferrule; a spring for biasing the ferrule assembly toward the forward ferrule position, the spring applying a forward biasing force to the rearwardly facing surface of the ferrule flange; an adhesive plug mounted within the connector body at a position which divides an interior of the connector body into a forward portion and a rearward portion, the adhesive plug defining a slot through which the rear stub portion of the ferrule optical fiber extends; a fiber optic cable including a cable optical fiber fusion spliced to the rear stub portion of the ferrule optical fiber at a splice location within the rearward portion of the interior of the connector body; a curable adhesive that fills the rearward portion of the interior of the connector body, the curable adhesive encapsulating the splice location and anchoring the cable within the rearward portion of the interior of the connector body; and the adhesive plug being configured to prevent the curable adhesive from entering the forward portion of the interior of the connector body, and the forward portion of the interior of the connector body forming a fiber buckling region for accommodating buckling of the rear stub portion of the ferrule fiber as the ferrule moves from the forward ferrule position toward the rearward ferrule position. a connector body including front housing interconnected with a rear housing, the front housing including a front end and a rear end, the front end of the front housing forming a plug portion of the connector body, the rear housing extending rearwardly from the rear end of the front housing; a ferrule assembly that mounts within the connector body, the ferrule assembly including a ferrule having a front end and a rear end, the front end of the ferrule being accessible at the front end of the front housing, the ferrule defining a central bore that extends through the ferrule along a central longitudinal axis of the ferrule, the ferrule assembly including a ferrule flange mounted on the ferrule, the ferrule flange defining a rearwardly facing surface, the ferrule assembly being movable within the connector body along the central longitudinal axis of the ferrule between a forward ferrule position and a rearward ferrule position, the ferrule assembly including a ferrule optical fiber secured within the central bore of the ferrule, the ferrule optical fiber including a rear stub portion that projects rearwardly from the rear end of the ferrule; a spring for biasing the ferrule assembly toward the forward ferrule position, the spring applying a forward biasing force to the rearwardly facing surface of the ferrule flange; an adhesive plug mounted within the connector body at a position which divides an interior of the connector body into a forward portion and a rearward portion, the adhesive plug defining a slot through which the rear stub portion of the ferrule optical fiber extends; a fiber optic cable including a cable optical fiber fusion spliced to the rear stub portion of the ferrule optical fiber at a splice location within the rearward portion of the interior of the connector body; a curable adhesive that fills the rearward portion of the interior of the connector body, the curable adhesive encapsulating the splice location and anchoring the cable within the rearward portion of the interior of the connector body; and the adhesive plug being configured to prevent the curable adhesive from entering the forward portion of the interior of the connector body, and the forward portion of the interior of the connector body forming a fiber buckling region for accommodating buckling of the rear stub portion of the ferrule fiber as the ferrule moves from the forward ferrule position toward the rearward ferrule position.