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ST. PETERSBURG BOWL GUIDEUCONN VS. MARSHALL
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2015TROPICANA FIELD, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
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TABLE OF CONTENTSTOC, Media Information ...................................................................... 1Bowl Information ................................................................................... 2
Virginia (4): Levenberry, Marriner, Vechery, Richmond Williams
California (2): Anderson, Lensander
Deleware (1): Freeborn
Georgia (2): Adams, Shirreffs
Illinois (2): Diggs, Garland
Quebec (2): Mayala, Okounam
British Columbia (1): Lawley
Denmark (1): Knappe
Maine (1): Holman
North Carolina (1): Wain
Ohio (1): Vann
Ontario (1): Rutherford
South Carolina (1): Stevens
Tennessee (1): Billy Williams
Texas (1): Bockeloh
Washington, D.C. (1): Richardson
GeoGRaPhical bReakdowN
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UCONN OFFENSEGame WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE TE QB TBVillanova Thomas Lucas Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Johnson
Army Thomas Lucas Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom Newsome (TB) Shirreffs Johnson
Missouri Thomas Lucas Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Beals (WR) Lemelle (WR) Shirreffs Newsome
Navy Thomas DeLorenzo(FB) Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome
at BYU Thomas Marriner(RB) Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome
at UCF Thomas Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome
USF Thomas Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome
at Cincinnati Thomas Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Beals (WR) T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome
ECU Beals Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome
at Tulane Thomas Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom Rutherford (FB) Shirreffs Newsome
Houston Thomas Beals Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome
at Temple Thomas Beals Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom Rutherford (FB) Boyle Newsome
UCONN DEFENSEGame DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB S S CB
Villanova Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Marder Summers
Army Adeyemi M. Myers Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Walsh Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
Missouri Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Green (CB) Stewart Joseph Walsh Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
Navy Adeyemi M. Myers Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Walsh Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
at BYU Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Hadley
at UCF Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
USF Adeyemi Ormsby Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
at Cincinnati Ormsby Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
ECU Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
at Tulane Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
Houston Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
atTemple Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers
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QUICK HITS• UConn is appearing in a bowl game for the sixth-time in school history and making its first-ever appearance in the St. Petersburg Bowl.• UConn head coach Bob Diaco is making his first appearance as a head coach in a bowl game, but the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be the
ninth post-season game he has coached in, including the BCS title game with Notre Dame in 2012 and the Sugar Bowl with Cincinnati in 2010.
• UConn enters bowl season 17th in the country in scoring defense (second in American) and tenth in the country in interceptions with 17.UConn is also 17th in the country in turnover margin.
• Sophomore cornerback was named first team All-American Athletic Conference while senior defensive lineman Julian Campenni and class-mate safety Andrew Adams were second team. A pair of sophomores in redshirt sophomore Foley Fatukasi and linebacker Junior Joseph were honorable mention.
• Running back Arkeel Newsome is 18h in the country all-purpose yards at 135.08 per game (1st in American).
9/6 PURDUE W, 41-319/12 at Ohio * L, 21-109/19 NORFOLK STATE W, 45-79/26 at Kent State W, 36-29 (2OT)
10/3 OLD DOMINION* W, 27-710/9 SOUTHERN MISS* W, 31-1010/17 at Florida Atlantic* W, 33-17 10/24 NORTH TEXAS* W, 30-1310/31 at Charlotte* W, 34-10 11/7 at Middle Tennesee* L, 27-24 (3OT)
11/14 FIU* W, 52-011/27 at Western Kentucky* L, 49-2812/26 vs. UConn (ESPN) 11 a.m.*Denotes Conference USA Game
HEAD COACHESUCONN HEAD COACH BOB DIACO
UConn head coach Bob Diaco is concluding his second year as the head coach at UConn and his second overall as a collegiate head coach. He has led the Huskies to bowl eligibility in his second year as the helm of the Huskies in 2015 becoming the first-ever UConn football coach to make postseason play after just two seasons. Diaco served on the Notre Dame coaching staff as the defensive coordinator from 2010-13 and was the assistant head coach in 2012 and ‘13. He was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was the first Irish assistant to receive the prestigious award. He was a semifinalist for the award in 2011. Diaco joined the Notre Dame staff in 2010 as defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach, took responsibility for the entire linebacker position in 2011 and added responsibilities as asso-ciate head coach in 2012. His 2012 Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and posted an overall record of 12-1. Diaco has an impressive coach-ing resume as he served at Virginia (2006-08) as the linebackers and special teams coordina-tor and Cincinnati (2009) as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach before joining the Notre Dame staff. A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., and a 1995 Iowa graduate, Diaco began his coaching career in 1996-97 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000) as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach, Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) working with the same positions and Central Michigan (2005) as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons.
MARSHALL HEAD COACH DOC HOLLIDAYDoc Holliday is concluding his sixth season as the head coach of Marshall and has a
49-28 career record at the school entering the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl. He has now led Marshall to bow games in four of the five seasons with wins in all three previous games, including a win in last year’s Boca Raton Bowl over Northern Illinois. Holliday is a 1979 West Virginia graduate and played linebacker at the school. He was an assistant coach for the Mountaineers from 1979 through 1999. He was also an assistant coach at North Carolina State (2000-04), Florida (2005-07) and then back at West Virginia again (2008-09) before taking the Marshall position.
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COVERAGETELEVISION COVERAGE
The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be televised nationally by ESPN. Tom Hart is on play-by-play while Anthony Becht is on color and Tiffany Greene is the sideline reporter. Brian Boyle directs while Chuck Ciccarello is the producer.
NATIONAL RADIOThe game will be available around the country on ESPN Radio. Rene Ingoglia and
Brett McMurphy are on the call.
RADIO COVERAGEThe UConn IMG Sports Network is the home of Husky football on the radio. WTIC
Newstalk 1080 in Hartford serves as the flagship station and is the state’s only 50,000 watt signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. The 2015-16 year marks the 24th consecutive season that WTIC is the flagship for UConn sports. The 2015-16 football and men’s and women’s basketball season also marks the third year that the radio rights are held by IMG College, which is UConn’s multi-media rights partner. UConn men’s hockey, a member of the prestigious Hockey East Conference, joins the IMG and WTIC lineup this season with game broadcasts and a coach’s show.
Veteran UConn announcers Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Norman (color commentary) call the action with Kevin Nathan on the sidelines and Anthony “Rex” McCalla on production.
Norman, who is in his 35th season of being part of the UConn radio team, is ranked 14th in the country in terms of consecutive years broadcasting college football for a single school – play-by-play or color. Bob Robertson of Washington State leads the way with 49. The survey was done by the Louisiana Tech Athletic Communications Office.
Other affiliates for UConn football on the UConn IMG Sports Network include longtime affiliate WILI 1400-AM in Willimantic and WAVZ-1300 AM in New Haven and WGCH 1490-AM in Greenwich. In addition, the games can be heard on the TuneIn Radio app.
UCONN VS. MARSHALL HISTORY UCONN VS. MARSHALL SERIES
The St. Petersburg Bowl is the first-ever meeting between UConn and Marshall in the sport of football. The only team from the state of West Virginia that UConn has ever played is WVU as a member of the Big East Conference. UConn has a 1-7 all-time record vs. the Mountaineers. The Huskies have an all-time record of 1-2 against the current members of Conference USA with a win over Florida Atlantic in 2002 and losses to Middle Tennessee in 2000 and 2001.
UCONN-MARSHALL CONNECTIONS UConn does not have any players from the state of West Virginia on its roster, while
Marshall redshirt sophomore linebacker Kyle Camacho is from Greenwich…UConn offen-sive line coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator Mike Cummings was an assistant at Marshall from 2005-09 as the team won the 2009 Little Caesar’s Bowl…former Husky players from the state of West Virginia include Morgantown native Shane Forgarty, who won a letter in 2005 and later went on to be a graduate assistant coach for the Huskies.
Total TacklesAdams .................89 McKelvey ................ 113Joseph .................86 Lang .......................... 88Melifonwu ..........79 Letman ..................... 75Stewart ................59 Hunter ...................... 63J. Williams ..........51 Tindal ....................... 61
InterceptionsSummers .............7 Allen ........................... 3J. Williams ..........3 Letman ....................... 3Adams .................3 Two Players ................ 2
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NOTESFLORIDA NATIVES
The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is a homecoming for the 11 Florida natives on the UConn roster – Fr. WR Frank Battle (Miami), So. C Ryan Crozier (Plantation), RJr. CB John Green (Miami), Jr. CB Javon Hadley (Miami), So. RB Ron Johnson (Naples), RJr. DB Ellis Marder (Windermere), RFr. OL Daniel Oak (Fort Myers), Fr. LB Dallas Parker (Ponte Vedra Beach), RJr. K Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach), RFr. OL Kyle Schafenacker (Cooper City) and RJr. CB Jhavon Williams (Wellington).
SQUAD NOTESHUSKIES ARE BOWL-ELIGIBLE
With the November 21 win over Houston, the Huskies became bowl eligible for the season. UConn is bowl eligible for the first time since the 2010 season.
From 2003-2010, the Huskies were bowl eligible in six of eight years and went to four-straight bowls form 2007-10.
The 2010 UConn football team won the BIG EAST Championship and advanced to play in the school’s first-ever BCS game – the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
UConn also topped South Carolina in the 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl (2009 season) and beat Buffalo in the 2009 International Bowl (2008 season). In 2007, UConn was 9-3 in the regular season and went on to the Meineke Car Care Bowl. In 2004, the Huskies went 7-4 in the regular season and won the Motor City Bowl over Toledo. In 2003, UConn was 9-3, but did not go to a bowl because of its independent status.
HUSKY OPPONENTS ARE BOWLINGHere is a list of UConn’s 2015 opponents that are playing bowl games this season:BYU: vs. Utah in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m., ABCUSF: vs. Western Kentucky in the Miami Beach Bowl on Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m., ESPNTemple: vs. Toledo in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22, 7:00 p.m., ESPNCincinnati: vs. San Diego State in the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24, 8:00 p.m., ESPNNavy: vs. Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman on Dec.
28 at 2:30 p.m., ESPNHouston: vs. Florida State in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl on Dec. 31 at Noon, ESPN
PLAY BALL!The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will mark the third time that the Huskies have played
in a currently active Major League Baseball stadium. UConn played Army last season at Yankee Stadium and took a 35-21 loss to the Black Knights. UConn topped Buffalo in the 2009 International Bowl by a 38-20 score at the Rogers Center in Toronto – home of the Blue Jays.
For years as a member of the Yankee Conference, UConn played games at Boston University at Nickerson Field, which was the home of the National League’s Boston Braves from 1915-53.
Tropicana Field isn’t totally strange to UConn athletic teams as the men’s basketball team won the 1999 NCAA Final Four at the facility with wins over Ohio State and Duke.
AMERICAN BOWL GAMESMonday, Dec. 21Miami Beach BowlUSF vs. Western Kentucky, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 22Marmot Boca Raton BowlTemple vs. Toledo, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 24Hawai’i BowlCincinnati vs. San Diego State, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 26St. Petersburg BowlUConn vs. Marshall, 11 a.m.
Camping World Independence BowlTulsa vs. Virginia Tech, 5:45 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28Military BowlNavy vs. Pitt, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 30Birmingham BowlMemphis vs. Auburn, 12 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 31Chick-Fil-A Peach BowlHouston vs. Florida State, 12 p.m.
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Here is where UConn stands in selected NCAA Statistical Categories entering bowl season:IndividualJamar Summers, 3rd in interceptions with 7, 1st in American; 5th in interceptions per game
at 0.6 , 1st in AmericanArkeel Newsome, 18h in all-purpose yards at 135.08 per game, 1st in AmericanBobby Puyol, 5th in field goal percentage at 88.2%, 1st in AmericanFolorunso Fatukasi, 7th in forced fumbles with 0.36 per game, 1st in AmericanTeamTotal Defense: 352.3 yards per game, 33rd in country, 2nd in AmericanScoring Defense: 19.8 ppg, 17th in country, 2nd in AmericanInterceptions: 17, 10th in country, 1st in AmericanTurnover Margin: Plus-0.75 per game, 17th in country, 3rd in AmericanTurnovers Gained: 24, 22nd in country, 2nd in AmericanTurnovers Lost: 15, 24th in country, 4th in AmericanPass Efficiency Defense: 112.14, 21st in country, 2nd in AmericanPassing Yards Allowed: 186.0 yards per game, 21st in country, 1st in AmericanPunt Return Defense: 2.81 yards per return, 8th in country, 2nd in AmericanRed Zone Defense, 73.7%, 11th in country, 1st in AmericanTime of Possession, 31:17, 37th in country, 5th in American
HUSKIES HONORED FOR GRADUATION RATE BY AFCA
The UConn football program was honored by the American Football Coaches Association in early December for its outstanding graduation rate. The honor is part of the group’s Academic Achievement Award program, which is sponsored by the Touchdown Club of Memphis. The award is based on both the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate for-mula and the Federal Graduation Rate formula. UConn was one of the schools honored for having a Federal Graduation Rate of 75 percent or better.
HUSKIES ARE ROAD WARRIORSUConn’s six road games this year have been quite a journey as the Huskies have trav-
elled 12,506 roundtrip air miles this year. When you add the St. Petersburg Bowl to the mix (2,200 round trip), the final total will be 14,706. UConn’s trip to BYU on October 2 was the longest in UConn regular season history at 2,020 one-way miles and 4,040 round-trip air miles. The trip to play Missouri in Columbia was 1,050 one-way miles (2,100 round-trip) as was the trip to Orlando to play UCF. UConn’s trip to New Orleans was 1,280 one-way air miles. UConn’s last regular season road game vs. Temple on Nov. 28 – was a quick 194 mile bus trip.
UCONN VS. RANKED TEAMS UConn played three ranked teams this season in the Associated Press poll at the time
of the game (Missouri at No. 22, Houston at No. 13 and Temple at No. 25) and have now played a ranked team 27 times during its history and UConn has three victories in those games. In addition to this year’s game vs. Houston, the wins were vs. No. 19 Louisville on November 24, 2012 by a 23-20 score in triple overtime and on Oct. 27, 2007 with a 22-15 win over No. 11 USF. UConn first played a ranked team in the 2001 season opener at No. 9 Virginia Tech. UConn has played the country’s top ranked team once when it traveled to Miami on Oct. 5, 2002.
AMERICAN HONORS FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCECB Jamar Summers
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCES Andrew AdamsDT Julian Campenni
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCEDT Foley FatukasiLB Junior Joseph
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKWR Noel Thomas, November 21, vs. Houston
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKCB Jamar Summers, November 7, at Tulane
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEKTB Arkeel Newsome, October 3, vs. UCF
HONOR ROLLQB Bryant Shirreffs, September 12, vs. Army
QB Bryant Shirreffs, October 3, vs. UCF
CB Jamar Summers, November 21, vs. Houston
RB Arkeel Newsome, October 30, vs. East Carolina
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NOTESHUSKIES VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES SINCE 2002
Connecticut boasts a 48-32 record against non-conference opponents in the reg-ular season since making the move to the FBS in 2002. The Huskies have won 21 of their last 34 regular season non-league games overall. UConn has posted the following records in non-conference regular season games: 6-6 (2002), 9-3 (2003), 4-1 (2004), 3-1 (2005), 3-2 (2006), 4-1 (2007), 4-1 (2008), 4-1 (2009), 3-2 (2010), 2-3 (2011), 3-2 (2012), 0-4 (2013), 1-3 (2014) and 2-2 in 2015.
YOUTH IN THE LINEUPUConn used a total of 51 players in its victory against Villanova on September 3
and then used 55 in the win against Army. The Huskies used 47 players on the road against Missouri, 55 vs. Navy, 51 vs. BYU, a season-high 61 in the win over UCF, 53 vs. USF, 49 in the win over East Carolina, 47 vs. Tulane, 51 in the win over Houston and 51 again in the regular season finale vs. Temple.
The youth in the UConn lineup is impressive as the 11 Husky starters on offense in the Villanova opener were comprised of seven redshirt sophomores or true soph-omores with three redshirt juniors or true juniors. The only senior in the starting offense was right guard Tyler Samra (Fairlawn, N.J.).
That trend has continued throughout the season as six of UConn’s regular start-ers are redshirt sophomores or sophomores with three juniors or redshirt juniors and Samra being the lone senior again. Among true who have made starts as the season went on are: wide receiver Tyraiq Beals (East Orange, N.J.) with four and wide receiv-er Hergy Mayala (Montreal, Que.) with five.
On defense, the UConn starting 11 on opening day had four redshirt sopho-mores or true sophomores with two redshirt juniors. The defensive starting lineup has remain virtually unchanged for the season.
Two true freshmen made their collegiate debuts against Villanova were Beals and kicker Michael Tarbutt (Grimsby, Ont.). Three more freshmen made their collegiate debut vs. Army – linebacker Dallas Parker (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), Mayala and tight end Chris Lee (Severna Park, Md.). Freshman wide receiver Aaron McLean (Southboroough, Mass.) made his collegiate debut vs. Missouri.
Beals has 23 receptions for 271 yards on the season (third on the team), including a career-high six receptions for 63 yards and his first career TD reception against Navy.
Of the 51 players used by UConn in the opener vs. Villanova, only 11 were in their final season of elgibility.
TRACKING THE OPPONENTS
VILLANOVA (6-5)Season Complete
ARMY (2-10)Season Complete
MISSOURI (5-7)Season Complete
16/15 NAVY (10-2)Military Bowl, Dec. 28 vs. Pitt
-/ARV BYU (9-3)Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
Dec. 19 vs. Utah
UCF (0-12)Season Complete
ARV/- USF (8-4)Miami Beach Bowl
Dec. 21 vs. Western Kentucky
CINCINNATI (7-5)Hawai’i Bowl
Dec. 24 vs. San Diego State
EAST CAROLINA (5-7)Season Complete
TULANE (3-9)Season Complete
21/21 HOUSTON (12-1)Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
December 31 vs. Florida State
25/24 TEMPLE (10-3)Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
December 22 vs. Toledo
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OFFENSIVE NOTESSHIRREFFS IMPRESSIVE IN FIRST SEASON
UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) has had a successful start to his Husky career with over 200 yards of passing in five of his first ten collegiate starts and limiting the number of interceptions. He left the win against Houston (Nov. 21) with an injury in the first quarter and did not play in the season finale vs. Temple.
Shirreffs had some gaudy numbers on October 17 vs. USF as he passed for 365 yards (28 of 41 with one TD and one INT) and rushed for 100 yards (19 carries and one TD). His 465 yards of total offense was one-yard shy of the school single-game record (466, Casey Cochran vs. Memphis in 2013).
He also became the first quarterback in school history to rush for 100 yards in a game and pass for 300. Shirreffs became the first Husky QB to rush for 100 yards in a game since D.J. Hernandez rushed for 130 vs. Pittsburgh in 2006.
Shirreffs made his debut against Villanova on September 3 and was 12 of 20 for 202 yards in the air with a pair of touchdowns. He also rushed ten times for 33 yards. His touchdown passes were 14 and 27 yards. Shirreffs also teamed up with redshirt sophomore Tommy Myers (Coventry, Conn.) for a 69-yard completion on the second play from scrimmage of the second half to set up a go-ahead touchdown.
For his efforts against the Wildcats, he was named the winner of the weekly Gold Helmet Award by the New England Collegiate Football Writers Association.
Against Army on September 12, he was 19 of 25 in the air for 270 yards. He was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week.
Against Missouri on September 19, he was 17 of 26 in the air for 156 yards. Against Navy, he was 19 of 32 in the air for 219 yards and two touchdowns and vs. BYU he was 14 of 28 for 168 yards and a TD.
In the win over UCF, he was 16 of 22 in the air for 256 yards and a touchdown. He also carried the ball 13 times for a net of 42 yards.
In the win over East Carolina, he was 12 of 21 for 184 yards with a TD pass.
In 262 pass attempts this season, he has thrown just seven inter-ceptions – two of them in the same game vs. BYU and one against Tulane on the final play of the first half in a driving rain.
Shirreffs transferred to UConn from North Carolina State and sat out the 2014 season. He played in one game for the Wolfpack in 2014 and the Villanova game was his first collegiate start.
BOYLE COMES OFF THE BENCHUConn junior quarterback Tim Boyle (Middlefield, Conn.) came
off the bench the win vs. Houston when redshirt sophomore Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) went down with an injury. Boyle had only seen duty vs. UCF at the end of the game in 2015 – two for two for seven yards. Boyle also started the regular season finale vs. Temple (Nov. 28).
Against the Cougars, Boyle was 12 of 22 for 110 yards of passing without an interception. He was 12 of 20 against the Owls for 121 yards with an interception.
Boyle now has eight career starts over 2013-15, four as a true freshman in 2013, three in ’14 and one this year. He started the last three games of 2014, which all resulted in Husky wins.
Boyle was the Connecticut High Schools Coaches’ Association Player of the Year as a senior in 2012 at Xavier High School. He threw for nearly 2,500 yards as a senior with 24 touchdowns. Xavier won the Class LL state championship in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
THOMAS LEADS THE RECEIVERSUConn junior Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) is the leading
receiver for the Huskies this season with 54 catches for 719 yards. In the win vs. Houston, Thomas was spectacular with seven receptions for a career-high 108 yards and had two TD receptions. The first came on a four-yard pass from Shirreffs that gave the Huskies a score on their opening drive and the second came on a nifty 45-yard reception from junior Garrett Anderson (Walnut, Calif.) after taking a lateral from Boyle.
Thomas was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Houston.
Thomas had a career-high eight receptions vs. USF on 74 yards. Thomas’ seven receptions for 86 yards vs. Missouri, including an incredible 29-yard grab on a third-and-ten play that set up UConn’s lone TD of the day. He also had five receptions for 78 yards against Navy and two receptions vs. BYU. Thomas led the Huskies in receiv-ing in the win vs. UCF with five catches for 62 yards – plus his first receiving TD of the season and fifth of his career. He also had five receptions for 63 yards in the regular season finale vs. Temple.
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NOTESANDERSON MOVES TO RUNNING BACK SPOT
UConn junior Garrett Anderson (Walnut, Calif.) joined the Huskies this year and came as a quarterback from Laney Junior College in California. Towards the end of the season, the Husky coaching staff also started working him at the running back spot (with a number change to 24) and he was part of the most memorable play of the season in the win vs. Houston.
In the fourth quarter on a second-and-11 from the Houston 45, Boyle lateralled the ball to Anderson, who used his quarterback skills to throw it to a waiting Thomas, who then waltzed into the end zone. Anderson also had a 12-yard reception vs. Houston.
In the regular season finale vs. Temple, Anderson lined up at both running back and quarterback during the course of the game.
Anderson threw for over 1,500 yards and 24 TDs as Laney in 2013 and threw for 612 in 2014. He attended high school at Berean Christian in Walnut Creek.
TRUE-BLUE MYERS SETS CAREER HIGHS
UConn redshirt sophomore Tommy Myers (Coventry, Conn.) set career highs against Villanova on September 3 with 83 receptions yards, including one for 69 yards. Entering the game, Myers had just eight career receiving yards. Myers’ father Norm played football at UConn from 1981-84 and his mother Peggy (Walsh) Myers played women’s basketball from 1982-86 and had 1,413 career points – among the top 25 in school history. Myers is the fifth-leading receiver on team this year with 16 receptions for 232 yards and two TDs. He tied for the team lead in receptions in the win vs. Tulane with two for 24 yards. Myers left the Houston game in the first quarter with an injury, which ended his season.
YOUTH AT RECEIVERThe receiving statistics for UConn demonstrate how young the
Huskies are this year and the great promise for the future. Of the 191 receptions made by UConn this year, only five have been made by a player in their final year of eligibility and 123 of them have been made by players in either their first or second year of eligibility.
ARKEEL EMERGES IN RUNNING GAME
Sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) has emerged as the top running back in the Husky rotation this season and has started the past nine games. He leads UConn in rushing with 760 yards and six TDs on 174 carries.
Newsome has rushed the ball for over 100 yards in the two of the final four games of the regular season – both of the UConn wins and his first two career 100-yard games.
Newsome had 114 yards on a career-high 32 carries vs. Houston and added two receptions. Newsome had another great game in the win vs. East Carolina on October 30 as he carried the ball 25 times for a career-high 179 yards of rushing with two touchdowns. He had a 90-yard TD run late in the third quarter, which gave UConn a commanding 24-6 lead. That 90-yard run was tied as the third-lon-gest rush in school history and the longest rush for a Husky since Terry Caulley had a 98-yard rush vs. Army in 2006. His 179 yards of rushing was the most for a Husky since Jordan Todman had 192 against Temple in 2010.
Newsome also had 41 yards of receiving vs. the Pirates and 24 kickoff returns for 244 all-purpose yards. He now has 1,621 all-pur-pose yards this season to lead the team.
For his performance vs. East Carolina, Newsome was named the winner of the weekly Gold Helmet Award, given out by the New England Football Writers Association to the top player in New England each week.
He is also UConn’s second-leading receiver with 40 catches for 432 yards, including a 30-yard TD reception vs. BYU. He had a career-high eight receptions for 74 yards against USF.
Newsome is the Huskies’ leading KO returner this year and has 19 for 429 yards – including a career-long 71-yarder vs. UCF.
Newsome was named to the American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts vs. UCF and had 257 yards of all-purpose yardage vs. the Knights.
Newsome started two games last year as a true freshman and was also UConn’s primary kickoff returner. He was a Parade Magazine All-American as a senior at Ansonia High School as the team went 43-0 in his final three seasons. He had 3,867 yards of rushing his senior year.
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DEFENSIVE NOTESHUSKIES AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN INTERCEPTIONS
UConn had four interceptions in the win over East Carolina on October 30 and has intercepted three or more passes in three games this year. The four interceptions matched a UConn team-high with five other games since the program was elevated to FBS level. The overall school record is six – recorded two times.
The Huskies recorded three interceptions in wins against Villanova (Sept. 3) and UCF (Oct. 10).
As a team, UConn is tied for tenth in the country with 17 interceptions entering bowl season, which is tied for tenth in the American.
Sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers (East Orange, N.J.) has recorded critical interceptions in three of the final four games of the season.
In the win vs. East Carolina (October 30), he had two. His first came in the closing seconds of the first half with ECU driving, but Summers’ intercepted the ball at the Husky eight. His second interception came last in the fourth quarter in the Husky endzone.
He returned a pick 67-yards for a touchdown in the win vs. Tulane (Sept. 7) – UConn’s only score in a 7-3 win.
Against Houston on Nov. 21, he intercepted the ball in the final minute of the game at the UConn 29 as the Cougars had been driving for a potential game-winning score.
Summers leads the Huskies in interceptions with seven – with five in the past four games.
Redshirt junior cornerback Jhavon Williams and senior cornerback Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) each have three.
In the win over UCF, two of the interceptions led to late first-half touchdowns to give the Huskies control of the game. Williams had UConn’s first interception with 2:18 left in the first half that put the ball at the UCF nine. The Huskies scored two plays later to make it 16-3.
On UCF’s next possession, Melifonwu had a pick that gave UConn the ball at the UCF 34 with 1:06 to play in the half. UConn scored a TD on two Shirreffs passes to take a 23-3 halftime lead.
ADAMS WITH KEY INTERCEPTIONSRedshirt senior Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) has had an interception in each of
the Huskies’ first two wins this year – and both came at critical times. His first intercep-tion of the season in the win over Villanova with a third-quarter grab with 6:32 to play as Villanova had moved to the UConn 36-yard line as the Huskies had a 13-9 lead. On Sept. 13 vs. Army, Adams had a pick with 2:21 left in the game as the Black Knights had the ball and were trying for a game-winning TD drive. Adams now has eight career interceptions and led the Huskies last season with four last season – including three against UCF on Nov. 1, 2014 – which tied a school single-game record.
FUTURE NON- CONFERENCE GAMES The following is a summary of all future non-conference UConn football games under contract.
2016September 3, MaineSeptember 17, VirginiaSeptember 24, SyracuseNovember 19, at Boston College
2017September 9, Holy CrossSeptember 16, at VirginiaSeptember 23, MissouriNovember 18, Boston College
2018August 30, Rhode IslandSeptember 8, at Boise StateSeptember 29 at SyracuseOctober 27, UMass
2019August 29, WagnerSeptember 7, IllinoisSeptember 21, at IndianaOctober 26, at UMass (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Mass.)
2020September 3, UMassSeptember 12, at IllinoisSeptember 26, Indiana
2021October 2, at UMass (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Mass.)
2022November 19, at Boston College
2023November 18, Boston College
UConn and Tennessee have a two-game home-and-home series under contract with dates to be determined.
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NOTESSOPHOMORE STANDOUT PERFORMANCES
The UConn defense, although more upperclassmen laden than the offense, also has its share of younger performers. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Junior Joseph (Sinking Springs, Pa.) is the second-leading tackler on the team with 86 stops and 3.5 tackles for a loss.
Sophomore Folorunso Fatukasi (Far Rockaway, N.Y.) is seventh with 43, and lead the team with seven sacks.
Sophomore Luke Carrezola (Langhorne, Pa) is seventh with 42 and a team-leading 8.5 tackles for a loss. In the regular season finale vs. Temple, Carrezola also saw time on offense and had one reception for four yards.
Sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers (East Orange, N.J.) is ninth with 32.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTESPUYOL SEMIFINALIST FOR GROZA AWARD
UConn redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) is 15-for-17 in field goals this season and tied a career-long and had a season-high 45-yarder in the win vs. East Carolina with 22 seconds left in the first quarter. His previous season-long was 42-yards against BYU. He also had a 45-yarder vs. Memphis last year.
He had three field goals in the win vs. Army (September 12) and two in games vs. BYU, USF, Cincinnati and Houston.
Entering bowl season, Puyol is fifth in the country in field goal percentage at 88.2, which leads the American.
Puyol was one of 20 semifinalists for the 2015 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl.
WAIN PINNING THE BALLRedshirt junior punter Justin Wain (Wilmington, N.C.) has a
total of 70 punts this season and has 20 within the 20-yard line – including six inside the 20 in the win vs. Houston.
He also had an outstanding game vs. Army as he had three punts and put all three of them within the Black Knight 20-yard line. The most critical came with 2:30 left in the game and Army had closed the lead to 22-17. UConn was forced to punt from its own 39 and Wain got off a 50-yard to pin Army to its own 11.
Wain also pinned the Black Knights to their own ten-yard line in the in the second quarter and their own seven early in fourth quarter.
Wain had a career-high 11 punts in the Tulane game and did not mishandle one – quite an achievement considering the torrential rain that fell during the game from start to finish.
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Player Pos. Current team 2015 HigHligHts Career summary
Will Beatty OT New York Giants On PUP list 63 starts in 82 games, seven seasons all with Giants
Tyvon Branch DB Kansas City Chiefs 27 total tackles, 3 PBU, 1 INT, first career TD vs. Oakland
503 tackles, 5 INTS, 23 PBUs, 1 TD and eight sacks in eight years, first
seven with Oakland
Donald Brown RB San Diego Chargers Has played in 6 games, 12 rushes for 41 yds and 1 rec. for 31 yds
2,641 rushing yards, 1,009 receiving yards and 17 total TDs in six seasons
Darius Butler CB/S Indianapolis Colts 32 total tackles, 2FF, 1 interception, 2 PBU
253 tackles, 53 PBUs, 12 INTs and 4 TDs in seven seasons
Geremy Davis WR New York Giants 1 rec. for 5 yds vs. Atlanta, 1 rec. for 16 yds vs. San Fran In his rookie year with the Giants
Marcus Easley WR Buffalo Bills 1 reception for 58 yds and first career TD vs. Jacksonville
43 tackles, 24.4 KOR AVG in four years with BUF
Dwayne Gratz CB Jacksonville Jaguars 25 tackles, one PBU 112 tackles, 12 PBU, 3 INT in three years with the Jags
Ryan Griffin TE Houston Texans 13 receptions for 161 yds and two TD 42 receptions for 496 yards and 4 TD in three years with the Texans
Byron Jones CB Dallas Cowboys 38 tackles, eight PBUs In rookie year with Dallas and has started in two games
Danny Lansanah LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41 tackles with one sack, two PBU, one FF125 tackles, one sack, three INTs, two
TDs and 10 PBUs in five seasons.
Sio Moore LB Indianapolis Colts Traded to Colts from Oakland on Sept. 4, 12 tackles
152 tackles, 7.5 sacks and two FF in two years with Oakland
Dan Orlovsky QB Detroit Lions 22 completions on 40 pass attempts for one TD
3,132 yards and 15 TDs in 10 seasons with four teams
Kendall Reyes DE San Diego Chargers 26 tackles, two sacks, one PBU in 11 starts120 tackles, 13.5 sacks, four PBUs in
three years
Anthony Sherman RB Kansas City Chiefs 2 receptions 43 receptions for 350 yards and 46 tack-les in five years with KC and ARI
Shamar Stephen DT Minnesota Vikings 2 tackles against San Diego, 1 tackle vs. Denver 26 tackles for MIN in 2 years
Jordan Todman WR Pittsburgh Steelers Four carries for 22 rushing yds 472 yards and 3 TDs in six seasons with JAX, Minnesota and San Diego.
Nick Williams WR Atlanta Falcons13 receptions for 119 yds and two TD, career high 43 yards vs. Tennesee, first career TD vs.
Minnesota
16 receptions for 134 yards and two TD in two seasons.
Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB Tennessee Titans 20 tackles, 3 PBUs in 10 games 90 tackles, 1 INT, 14 PBU’s in three years with the Titans
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2015-16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULEDate / Time (ET) Bowl (Site) Matchup TV
Sat., Dec. 19, 2 p.m Gildan New Mexico Bowl (University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M) Arizona vs. New Mexico ESPN
Sat., Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev) BYU vs. Utah ABC
Sat., Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala) Ohio vs. Appalachian State ESPN
Sat., Dec. 19, 7 p.m AutoNation Cure Bowl (Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla) San Jose State vs. Georgia State CBSSN
Sat., Dec. 19, 9 p.m R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La) Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech ESPN
Mon., Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m Miami Beach Bowl (Marlins Park, Miami, Fla) Western Kentucky vs. USF ESPN
Tues., Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho) Akron vs. Utah State ESPN
100 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UConn: Noel Thomas (108), vs. Houston, Nov. 21, 2015By Opp.: Chance Allen (105), Houston, Nov. 21, 2015
150 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UConn: Geremy Davis (207), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: J.J. Worton (178), UCF, Nov. 1, 2014
200 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UConn: Geremy Davis (207), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Brandon Coleman (223), Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011
TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Noel Thomas (2), vs. Houston, Nov. 21, 2015By Opp.: Rodney Adams (3), USF, Oct. 17, 2015
THREE-PLUS RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Dak Newton (3), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996By Opp.: Rodney Adams (3), USF, Oct. 17, 2015
70-YARD PUNTBy UConn: Chris Pavasaris (74), at Louisville, Dec. 2, 2006By Opp.: Tyson Beattie (71), Indiana, Sept. 23, 2006
MADE A 50-PLUS YARD FIELD GOALBy UConn: Chad Christen (50), at USF, Nov. 3, 2012By Opp.: Shawn Moffit (50), UCF, Oct. 26, 2013
THREE FIELD GOALSBy UConn: Bobby Puyol (3), vs. Army, Sept. 12, 2015By Opp.: Andrew Gantz (4), Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015
FOUR FIELD GOALSBy UConn: Dave Teggart (4), at Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011By Opp.: Andrew Gantz (4), Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015
TWO SACKSBy UConn: Luke Carrezola (2.0), vs. Houston, Nov. 21, 2015By Opp.: Jamie Byrd (2.0), USF, Oct. 17, 2015
THREE-PLUS SACKSBy UConn: Trevardo Williams (3.0), at Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012By Opp.: Marcus Whitfield (3.0), Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013
TWO INTERCEPTIONSBy UConn: Jamar Summers (2), vs. ECU, Oct. 30, 2015By Opp.: Chris Carnegie (2), vs. Army, Nov. 8, 2014
THREE-PLUS INTERCEPTIONSBy UConn: Andrew Adams (3), vs. UCF, Nov. 1, 2014By Opp.: Derek Carter (3), Maine, Oct. 14, 1995
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BLOCKED PUNTBy UConn: vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012 (Taylor Mack block of Jeff Strait)By Opp.: Missouri, Sept. 19, 2015 (Clarence Green block of Justin Wain)
BLOCKED FIELD GOALBy UConn: at BYU, Oct. 2, 2015 (Team block of Trevor Samson)By Opp.: Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015 (Parry Nickerson block of Bobby Puyol)
100-YARD RUSHER AND A 300-YARD PASSERBy UConn: vs. USF, Oct. 17, 2015 (Bryant Shirreffs, both)By Opp.: Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015
(Hosey Williams, Mike Boone and Gunner Kiel)
100-YARD RECEIVER AND A 300-YARD PASSERBy UConn: at East Carolina, Oct. 23, 2014
(Deshon Foxx and Chandler Whitmer)By Opp.: East Carolina, Oct. 23, 2014
(Justin Hardy, Cam Worthy and Shane Carden)
100-YARD RUSHER, 100-YARD RECEIVER AND A 300-YARD PASSERBy UConn: at W. Michigan, Sep. 22, 2012
(Lyle McCombs, Geremy Davis and Chandler Whitmer)By Opp.: Notre Dame, Nov. 21, 2009
(Armando Allen, Golden Tate, Michael Floyd, and Jimmy Clausen)
TWO 100-YARD RUSHERSBy UConn: vs. Texas Southern, Sept. 11, 2010
(Jordan Todman and Robbie Frey)By Opp.: Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015 (Mike Boone and Hosey Williams)
TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERSBy UConn: vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013 (Geremy Davis and Deshon Foxx)By Opp.: East Carolina, Oct. 23, 2014 (Justin Hardy and Cam Worthy)
TWO QBS THROW OVER 100 YARDSBy UConn: vs. BYU, Aug. 29, 2014 (Casey Cochran and Chandler Whitmer)By Opp.: Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011 (Chas Dodd and Gary Nova)
30-PLUS FIRST DOWNSBy UConn: 31, vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: 31, BYU, Oct. 2, 2015
FEWER THAN 10 FIRST DOWNSBy UConn: 9, at Temple, Nov. 28, 2015By Opp.: 9, Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015
LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHINGBy UConn: 9, at Temple, Nov. 28, 2015By Opp.: 34, at Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015
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OFFENSIVE CAREER HIGHSGARRETT ANDERSON • JR • RB • #24Longest Pass: ......................................................45, vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Rec.: ...........................................................1, vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Rec. Yards: ...............................................12, vs. Houston 11/21/15Longest Reception: ...........................................12, vs. Houston, 11/21/15
ALEC BLOOM • SO • TE • #86Most Receptions: ........................................................5, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Rec. Yards .......................................................97, vs. USF 10/17/15Longest Reception: ...................................................38, vs. USF 10/17/15
TYRAIQ BEALS • FR • WR • #2Most Receptions: ........................................................6, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Longest Reception: .................................................. 39, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Rec. Yards: ..................................................... 63, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Carries: ..............................................................1, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Rushing Yards: ............................................... 15, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Longest Run: ........................................................... 15, vs. Navy, 9/26/15
TIM BOYLE • JR • QB • #14Most Passing Yards: ..................................... 310, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13 Most Passing Attempts: ...........................................43, vs. USF, 10/12/13 Most Completions: ......................................... 22, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13 Longest Pass: .....................................................39, at Memphis, 11/29/14Most Rushing Yards: ................................................12,vs. USF, 10/12/13Longest Run: ...........................................................19, vs. USF, 10/12/13
DHAMEER BRADLEY • JR • WR • #1Most Rec.: ...................................................4 (2x), last at ECU, 10/23/14Most Rec. Yards: ................................................41, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13Longest Reception: .............................................19, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13
JAZZMAR CLAX • JR • FB • #34Most Carries: .......................................................7, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Most Rushing Yards: .........................................11, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Longest Run: .......................................................5, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Most Receptions: ....................................................................1, four timesLongest Reception: ........................................15, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14Most Rec. Yards: ...........................................15, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14
MAX DeLORENZO • SR • RB • #44Most Carries: ......................................................23, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most Rush Yards: ...............................................91, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Longest Run: ...................................... 26 (2x), last at Memphis, 11/29/14Most TDs: ............................................................2, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13Longest Reception: .............................................17, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13Most Receptions: ....................................................... 3, at BYU, 10/10/15Most Rec. Yards: ..................................................... 24, at BYU, 10/10/15
JOHN GREEN • JR • WR • #7Most Receptions: ..................................................2, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Rec. Yards: ............................................... 22, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Long Reception: ................................................ 19, vs. Maryland 9/14/13
RON JOHNSON • SO • RB • #3Most Carries: ......................................... 23 (2x), last vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Rush Yards: ..................................................101, vs. SMU, 12/6/14Longest Run: ........................................................23, at Tulane, 10/11/14Most Rush TDs: .........................................................2, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most Receptions: .......................................................2, at UCF, 10/10/15Longest Reception: ...................................................22, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Rec. Yards: ......................................................22, vs. USF 10/17/15
BRIAN LEMELLE • JR • WR • #18Most Receptions: ...................................5 (2x), last vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Most Rec. Yards: .....................................................81, at UCF, 10/26/13Long Reception: ......................................................46, at UCF, 10/26/13Longest Kick Return:...............................................28, at ECU, 10/23/14
THOMAS LUCAS • SO • WR • #8Most Receptions: ...............................................5, vs. Boise State, 9/13/14Most Rec. Yards: .....................................................80, at ECU, 10/23/14Long Reception: ......................................................43, at ECU, 10/23/14
JOSHUA MARRINER • SO • RB • #26Most Carries: ..............................................................9, vs. BYU, 8/29/14Most Rush Yds: ............................... 27 (2x), last vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14 Longest Run: .................................................16, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14 Most TDs: ..................................................................1, vs. BYU, 8/29/14Most Receptions: .......................................................3, at ECU, 10/23/14Longest Reception: ..............................................25, at Temple, 11/28/15Most Rec. Yards: .................................................36, at Temple, 11/28/15
AARON MCLEAN • FR • WR • #85Most Receptions: ........................................1 (2x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most Rec. Yards: ....................................................11, vs. ECU, 10/30/15Longest Reception: .................................................11, vs. ECU, 10/30/15
TOMMY MYERS • SO • TE • #80Most Receptions: ........................................3 (2x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most Rec. Yards: .................................................83, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Longest Reception: ..............................................69, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most TDs: ..........................................................1 (2x), vs. Navy, 9/26/15
ARKEEL NEWSOME • SO • RB • #22Most Carries: ....................................................32, vs. Houston, 11/21/15Most Rushing Yards: ........................................... 179, vs. ECU, 10/30/15Longest Run: ..........................................................90, vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most TDs: ................................................................2, vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most Receptions: ................................ 8 (2x), last vs. Cincinnati 10/24/15Longest Reception: ............................................. 74t, vs. Temple, 9/27/14 Most Rec. Yards: ..................................................77, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Longest Kick Return:...............................................71, at UCF, 10/10/15
BRYANT SHIRREFFS • SO • QB • #4Most Passing Yards: ...............................................365, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Passing Attempts: ............................................41, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Completions: ...................................................28, vs. USF 10/17/15Longest Pass: ........................................................69, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Carries: ............................................................19, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Rushing Yards: ..............................................100, vs. USF 10/17/15Longest Run: ...........................................................36, at UCF, 10/10/15
NOEL THOMAS • JR • WR • #5Most Rec.: .............................................7 (3x), last vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Rec. Yards: .............................................108, vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Rec. TDs: ....................................2 (2x), last vs. Houston, 11/21/15Longest Reception: ...........................................45, vs. Houston, 11/21/15Most Carries: ............................................... 1 (2x), last at UCF, 10/10/15Most Rushing Yards: .................................................8, at UCF, 10/10/15Longest Run: .............................................................8, at UCF, 10/10/15
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DEFENSIVE CAREER HIGHSANDREW ADAMS • SR • S • #22Most Tackles: .......................................................... 17, vs. Navy, 9/26/15 Most Interceptions: ....................................................3, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most PBU: ....................................................... 2, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13Longest Int. Return: .................................................43, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most TFL: ............................................1.0 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15
KENTON ADEYEMI • SR • DE • #95Most Tackles: ............................................................9, at ECU, 10/23/14Most TFL: ................................................ 1.0 (4x), last at BYU, 10/10/15Most Sacks: ............................................... 1.0 (2x), last at BYU, 10/10/15
JULIAN CAMPENNI • SR • DT • #90Most Tackles: ..................................... 6 (3x), last at Cincinnati, 10/24/15Most TFL: ...................................... 1.5, (2x), last vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14Most Sacks: .............................................1.0(2x), last vs. Temple, 9/27/14
LUKE CARREZOLA • SO • LB • #15Most Tackles: .............................................6 (3x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most TFL: ..........................................2.0 (2x), last vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Sacks: .......................................................2.0, vs. Houston 11/21/15Most FR: ...............................................................1, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most PBU: ................................................................1, vs. Army, 9/12/15
FOLORUNSO FATUKASI • SO • DL • #93Most Tackles: ............................................................ 7, at BYU, 10/10/15Most TFL: ..........................................................2.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Sacks: .........................................................2.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most FF: .................................................. 1 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15
JORDAN FLOYD • JR • S • #28Most Tackles: ............................................................2, vs. Army, 9/12/15
JOHN GREEN • JR • DB • #7Most Tackles: ............................................................6, at ECU, 10/23/14Most PBU: ......................................................2, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14
JAVON HADLEY • JR • DB • #4Most Tackles: .......................................... 3 (2x), last vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Sacks: .........................................................1.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most PBU: ................................................................1, at UCF, 10/10/15
JON HICKS • JR • LB • #55Most Tackles: ............................................. 4, (2x), last vs. SMU, 12/6/14
JUNIOR JOSEPH • SO • LB • #11Most Tackles: ................................................. 16, at Cincinnati, 10/24/15Most TFL: .................................................................2.0, at USF, 9/19/14Most Interceptions .....................................................1, vs. USF 10/17/15Most FF: .....................................................................1, vs. BYU, 8/29/14Most FR: ...............................................1 (2x), last vs. Houston 11/21/15
JUNIOR LEE • SR • S • #23Most Tackles: ............................................................ 5, at BYU, 10/10/15Longest Int. Return: ....................................... 20, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13Most PBU: .............................................. 1 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15
ELLIS MARDER • JR • S • #19Most Tackles: .............................................. 2 (3x), last at UCF, 10/10/15Most PBU: .............................................................. 1, at Mizzou, 9/19/15Most FR: ...................................................................1, at UCF, 10/10/15
BRICE McALLISTER • SO • CB • #16Most Tackles: ..................................................2, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14Most FF: .....................................................................1, vs. Navy, 9/26/15
OBI MELIFONWU • JR • S • #20Most Tackles: ................................................. 13, at Cincinnati, 10/24/15Most TFL: ..........................................................1.5, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Most PBU: ...........................................................2, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Interceptions: ....................................1 (2x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15Longest Int. Return: ................................................16, at UCF, 10/10/15
MIKAL MYERS • JR • DL • #92Most Tackles: ...........................................................6, vs. Army, 11/8/14Most TFL: .....................................................2.0, vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14Most Sacks: ....................................................1.0, vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14
COLE ORMSBY • SO • LB • #57Most Tackles: .............................................................4, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most TFL: ....................................................... 1.0 (5x), vs. USF 10/17/15Most Sacks: ............................................... 1.0 (4x), last at UCF, 10/10/15
CAMERON STAPLETON • SO • LB • #10Most Tackles: .............................................................3, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most TFL: ............................................................ 2.0, at Mizzou, 9/19/15Most Sacks: ...........................................1.0 (2x), last at Temple, 11/28/15Most PBU: .................................................. 1 (3x), last at UCF, 10/10/15Most FR: .............................................................1, vs. Houston 11/21/15
OMAINE STEPHENS • JR • LB • #54Most Tackles: ..................................................... 1 (2x), vs. USF 10/17/15
GRAHAM STEWART • SR • LB • #2Most Tackles: ...........................................................12, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most TFL: ......................................... 2.0 (2x), last at Memphis, 11/29/14Most Sacks: ..............................................1.0 (4x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15
JAMAR SUMMERS • SO • CB • #21Most Tackles: .......................................................... 8, at Mizzou, 9/19/15Most Sacks: .........................................................0.5, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Interceptions: ..................................................2, vs. ECU, 10/30/15most PBU: ..........................................................2, vs. Houston 11/21/15
MARQUISE VANN • SR • LB • #46Most Tackles: .............................................................14, at USF, 9/19/14Most TFL: .................................................................2.5, at USF, 9/19/14Longest FR: ...................................................40t, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13Most Interceptions: .................................................1, vs. ECU, 10/30/15
MATT WALSH • JR • LB • #36Most Tackles: ...............................................8 (2x), last vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most TFL: ............................................................ 1.5, at Mizzou, 9/19/15
JHAVON WILLIAMS • JR • CB • #6Most Tackles: .......................................................... 10, at BYU, 10/10/15Most Interceptions: ..................................... 1 (3x), last at UCF, 10/10/15Most TFL: ..............................................................2.0, vs. USF, 10/17/15Most PBU: .........................................................1, vs. Houston 11/21/15
SPECIAL TEAMS CAREER HIGHSBOBBY PUYOL • JR • K • #17Most FGM: ...............................................................3, vs. Army, 9/12/15Most FGA: ................................................................3, vs. Army, 9/12/15Longest FG Made: .................................45 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15Most Punts: ............................................................6, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Highest AVG (min. 3) ......................................35.0, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Longest Punt: .......................................................41, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Most Inside 20: ......................................................2, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Most PATs: ...............................................................3, at ECU, 10/23/14
JUSTIN WAIN • JR • P • #42Most Punts: ..................................................... 11, at Stony Brook, 9/6/14Highest AVG (min. 3): ...........................................44.5, at USF, 9/19/14Longest Punt: ...................................................59, at Memphis, 11/29/14 Most Inside 20: ................................................6, vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns in his first collegiate start and first game for the Huskies as the UConn football team defeated Villanova by a 20-15 score on Thursday night. The game was the sea-son opener for both team and was played before a Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field crowd of 26,113.
The Huskies opened the scoring with a 14-yard TD reception by redshirt sophomore Tommy Myers (Coventry, Conn.) from Shirreffs that completed a 13 play, 79 yard drive that made it 6-0 Huskies with 6:55 to go in the first quarter.
The Wildcats led 9-6 at the half, but the Shirreffs to Myers duo was back at work on the second play from scrimmage of the second half for a 69-yard com-pletion that put the ball at the Wildcat one-yard line. Two plays later, sophomore running back Ron Johnson (Naples, Fla.) ran the ball in for the score and give UConn the lead for good at 13-9.
The Huskies made it 20-9 on a 27-yard reception by sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) with 4:53 to go in the game. Villanova quarterback John Robertson scored on a three-yard run with 1:45 to go.
UConn had a key defensive stop early in the fourth quarter as Villanova had moved the ball to the Husky 36, but stopped the Wildcats on fourth and one.
Johnson was UConn’s leading rusher with 65 yards while junior Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) and Newsome each had three receptions.
Redshirt sophomore Junior Joseph (Sinking Springs, Pa.) led the Huskies with nine tackles while sophomore linebacker Luke Carrezola (Langhorne, Pa.) had six tackles with a sack and redshirt sophomore Folorunso Fatukasi (Far Rockaway, N.Y.) had six tackles with two sacks.
Robertson passed for 153 yards and one TD while rushing 66 yards for the Wildcats, who are ranked fourth preseason in the NCAA FCS.
VU UCONNFIRST DOWNS 18 19 Rushing 7 8 Passing 10 9 Penalty 1 2NET YARDS RUSHING 114 105 Rushing Attempts 36 39 Average Per Rush 3.2 2.7 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 146 132 Yards Lost Rushing 32 27NET YARDS PASSING 189 202 Completions-Attempts-Int 18-33-1 12-20-1 Average Per Attempt 5.7 10.1 Average Per Completion 10.5 16.8 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 303 307 Total offense plays 69 59 Average Gain Per Play 4.4 5.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-45 4-30PUNTS-YARDS 3-148 4-176 Average Yards Per Punt 49.3 44.0 Net Yards Per Punt 49.3 34.0 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 2 Fair catch 1 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-190 5-297 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.3 59.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.7 36.0 Touchbacks 2 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 4-92-0 1-12-0 Average Per Return 23.0 12.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-6-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 31:49 28:11 1st Quarter 6:19 8:41 2nd Quarter 11:25 3:35 3rd Quarter 5:36 9:24 4th Quarter 8:29 6:31Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-3 Touchdowns 2-3 2-3 Field goals 0-3 0-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 4-19PAT Kicks 1-1 2-3Field Goals 0-1 0-0Points off turnovers 0 0
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Army (0-2) 3 7 0 7 – 17UConn (2-0) 3 9 7 3 – 22FIRST QUARTERArmy – Grochowski 41 yd field goal 8:18 (8-29, 4:52)UConn – Puyol 23 yd field goal 2:13 (11-69, 6:05)SECOND QUARTERArmy – Bradshaw 56 yd run (Grochowski kick) 8:48 (5-90, 1:50)UConn – Newsome 10 yd run (Puyol kick blocked) 5:07 (7-75, 3:41)UConn – Puyol 25 yd field goal 0:42 (6-67, 2:46)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Johnson 2 yd run (Puyol kick) 7:10 (8-62, 4:44)FOURTH QUARTERUConn – Puyol 39 yd field goal, 5:33 (10-34, 5:04)Army – Walker 71 yd pass from Schurr (Grochowski kick) 4:51 (3-75, 0:42)
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jeffeson, Ga.) threw for 270 yards (19 of 25) and the Huskies got touchdown runs from sophomore running backs Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) and Ron Johnson (Naples, Fla.) as the Husky football team defeated Army 22-17 on Saturday afternoon. The game was played before a crowd of 28,260 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
UConn led 12-10 at the half, sandwiching a 10-yard touchdown run from sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) around two field goals from redshirt sophomore Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.). Puyol’s 23-yard with 2:13 to go in the first quarter tied the game at 3-3 while his second, a 25-yader with 42 seconds left in the half, gave UConn the intermission lead.
Newsome had a 10-yard TD run with 5:07 left in the half that gave UConn a 10-9 lead. Redshirt junior safety Obi Melifonwu (South Grafton, Mass.) sniffed out a misdirection pitch to Army’s DeAndre Bell on a fourth down and made an open-field tackle to set up a UConn 62-yard touchdown drive early in the second half. Johnson completed that drive with a two-yard run to make it 19-10 Huskies with 7:10 left. Shirreffs’ 32-yard throw to freshman Tyraiq Beals (East Orange, N.J.) set up the drive. Puyol hit a valuable 39-yard field goal with 5:33 left in the game that made it 22-10 Huskies.
Army quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 129 yards, including a 56-yard first-half touchdown that made it 10-3 Black Knights with 8:48 to go in the second quarter. His backup, senior A.J. Schurr, threw a 71-yard touchdown to Joe Walker in the fourth quarter to close the UConn lead to 22-17 with 4:51 left. Husky senior safety Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) intercepted a pass with 2:21 left in the game to seal the win for UConn.
UConn junior wide receiver Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) caught four balls for 83 yards.
Twenty-one of the 22 defensive players on UConn’s depth chart played in that game. They held the Black Knights to 180 rushing yards on – as opposed to 325 yards last year in a 35-21 loss at Yankee Stadium. The Huskies outgained Army 415 yards to 265 and held onto the ball for 39 minutes.
Schurr came into the game after the Huskies made it 22-10. Army had just five yards passing on two attempts before he went long to junior Joe Walker, who out-jumped Melifonwu and raced down the left sideline with just under five minutes left to cut lead to 22-17. Army could not get the ball back after Shurr’s pass into coverage ended up with Adams.
Newsome rushed 13 times for 73 yards for UConn, while Johnson added 39 yards on 18 carries, and Shirreffs had 31 yards on the ground.
With the game tied at 3-3 after the teams traded first quarter field goals, Army took the lead back in the second quarter. After a penalty gave the Black Knights first down at their 44, Bradshaw kept the ball, ran through the middle of the Husky defense, then cut right and outran the secondary for his touchdown.
Newsome’s touchdown run capped a 75-yard Husky drive. But for the second consecutive week, UConn had an extra point blocked, and trailed 10-9. On the final drive of the half, Thomas followed up a diving 33-yard catch, with a 26-yarder after a screen play to set up Puyol’s 25-yard kick. Army’s Andrew King had three sacks and 4 1/2 tackles for loss.
ARMY UCONNFIRST DOWNS 9 23 Rushing 6 11 Passing 1 10 Penalty 2 2NET YARDS RUSHING 180 145 Rushing Attempts 33 46 Average Per Rush 5.5 3.2 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 191 184 Yards Lost Rushing 11 39NET YARDS PASSING 85 270 Completions-Attempts-Int 3-8-1 19-25-0 Average Per Attempt 10.6 10.8 Average Per Completion 28.3 14.2 Passing Touchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 265 415 Total offense plays 41 71 Average Gain Per Play 6.5 5.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 6-60 7-50PUNTS-YARDS 4-174 3-121 Average Yards Per Punt 43.5 40.3 Net Yards Per Punt 43.5 40.3 Inside 20 1 3 50+ Yards 1 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 3 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-255 6-332 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.8 55.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.0 38.8 Touchbacks 3 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 5-74-0 1-12-0 Average Per Return 14.8 12.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 21:00 39:00 1st Quarter 6:57 8:03 2nd Quarter 4:11 10:49 3rd Quarter 5:29 9:31 4th Quarter 4:23 10:37Third-Down Conversions 2 of 8 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-5 Touchdowns 0-0 2-5 Field goals 0-0 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-16 0-0PAT Kicks 2-2 1-2Field Goals 1-1 3-3Points off turnovers 3 0
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Connecticut football team came up just a few points short on Saturday from beating No. 22 Missouri. The Tigers hung on for a 9-6 lead over UConn before a crowd of 70,079 at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. The Huskies drop to 2-1 on the season while the Tigers improve to 3-0.
UConn was driving in the final moments of the game going for the victory. The Huskies faced a fourth-and-four with 45 seconds left and, in field goal formation, passed the ball which resulted the first career interception for safety Anthony Sherrils.
“Anthony made a great play,’’ Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. ‘’He has been doig really well. He is an extraordinary athlete that has great speed and accelera-tion.’’
Sherrils said the Missouri defense sensed that a fake was a possibility. ‘’We were anticipating it,’’ Sherrils said. ‘’We backed up off the line to get a good look at it. The tight end released, and I knew it was a fake.’’
Sherrils returned the interception 50 yards to the UConn 22 to seal the Tiger victory He also had a fumble recovery in the second quarter.
“Credit to Missouri and their staff and their players for fighting hard for four quarters,’’ UConn coach Bob Diaco said. ‘’A game like that, it is one play. One play and it’s in overtime. One play and it’s a win.’’
UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) was 17 of 26 for 156 yards and ran 14 times for 29 yards. The Huskies were 1 of 3 on fourth-down plays, converting on a 13-yard run by redshirt junior Justin Wain (Wilmington, N.C.) off a fake punt. Missouri took a 2-0 lead in first-quarter on a safety after Clarence Greene blocked a punt that went out of the end zone.
UConn scored its only point on the day when sophomore Ron Johnson (Naples, Fla.) scored on a six-yard run with 4:14 left in the first quarter to make it 6-2 Huskies. The big play of that five-play-35 yard drive was a 29-yard pass from Shirreffs to junior Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) that put the ball at the Missouri six.The drive was set up by a nifty interception by redshirt junior cornerback Jhavon Williams (Delray Beach, Fla.).
The 6-2 Husky lead held up through halftime and into the third quarter, but Mizzou scored a touchdown on a fourth and goal two-yard run by quarterback Maty Mauk that completed a 15 play-68 yard drive with 5:03 left in the third quarter. The Tigers converted three third down plays in that drive and the fourth down scoring play. Thomas had seven receptions for the Huskies for 86 yards while Shirreffs led UConn in rushing with 29 yards.Redshirt sophomore Junior Joseph (Sinking Springs, Pa.) led UConn in tackles with nine as ten different Husky player registered tackles for a loss.
Mauk completed 14 of 22 passes for 145 yards and an interception for the Tigers. Running back Ish Witter made his first career start for Missouri and carried the 17 times for 54 yards.
UCONN MIZFIRST DOWNS 11 16 Rushing 4 7 Passing 7 7 Penalty 0 2NET YARDS RUSHING 77 85 Rushing Attempts 33 34 Average Per Rush 2.3 2.5 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 108 106 Yards Lost Rushing 31 21NET YARDS PASSING 156 185 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-28-1 20-31-1 Average Per Attempt 5.6 6.0 Average Per Completion 9.2 9.2 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 233 270 Total offense plays 61 65 Average Gain Per Play 3.8 4.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 8-85 3-30PUNTS-YARDS 7-192 6-235 Average Yards Per Punt 27.4 39.2 Net Yards Per Punt 27.0 32.5 Inside 20 0 2 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 2 Fair catch 2 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-183 2-130 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.0 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 46.3 40.0 Touchbacks 0 2Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-3-0 Average Per Return 0.0 1.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-44-0 Average Per Return 0.0 14.7Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-17-0 1-50-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 30:18 29:42 1st Quarter 7:02 7:58 2nd Quarter 8:35 6:25 3rd Quarter 6:30 8:30 4th Quarter 8:11 6:49Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 5 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-2 Touchdowns 1-1 1-2 Field goals 0-1 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 3-11PAT Kicks 0-1 1-1Field Goals 0-1 0-1Points off turnovers 12 0
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgWitter 17 64 10 54 0 13Abbington 2 14 0 14 0 12Mauk 9 20 7 13 1 9Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgMauk 14-22-1 145 0 51Lock 6-9-0 40 0 11Receiving No Yds TD LgMoore 6 39 0 11Witter 3 31 0 20Culkin 3 22 0 11Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Fatony 6 235 39.2 51 2Field Goal AttemptsBaggett 2Q 9:58 40 yds MissDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntBrothers 6-4-10 Dennis 5-0-5 Penton 3-2-5 Sherrils 3-0-3 1Harris 3-0-3 2.0 1.0Simon 2-1-3Hatley 1-2-3
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Navy (3-0) 7 14 0 7 – 28UConn (2-1) 3 7 0 8 – 18FIRST QUARTERUConn – Puyol 38 yd field goal 11:09 (8-45, 3:51)Navy – Reynolds 10 yd run (Grebe kick) 4:33 (12-62, 6:36)SECOND QUARTERNavy – Tillman 19 yd pass from Reynolds (Grebe kick) 7:02 (10-85, 5:30)UConn – Beals 39 yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick) 3:29 (8-75, 3:33)Navy – Reynolds 4 yd run (Grebe kick) 0:02 (14-77, 3:27)FOURTH QUARTERNavy – Reynolds 10 yd run (Grebe kick) 14:56 (10-69, 5:28)UConn – T. Myers 6 yd pass from Shirreffs (Thomas pass from Shirreffs) 7:20 (10-68,
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds ran 28 times for 142 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score as Navy beat the UConn football team by a 28-18 on Saturday before a crowd of 33,204 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. UConn falls to 2-2 on the season and 0-1 in American Athletic Conference while Navy is 3-0 for the first time 2006 and 2-0.
Reynolds had touchdown runs of 10, 4 and 10 yards to give him 73 for his career, second in NCAA history behind former Wisconsin star Monte Ball, who ran for 77. The senior threw the ball just four times, but completed three of those, including a 19-yard touchdown to Jamir Tillman that gave Navy a 14-3 lead in the second quarter.
Navy had 343 yards of offense, 303 of them on the ground, but the Huskies held with them on that category with 325. Navy fullback Chris Swain ran 10 times for 58 yards.
UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Sherriffs (Jefferson, Ga.) threw for 219 yards on a 19 of 32 performance with a pair of TD passes. Freshman wide receiver Tyraiq Beals (East Orange, N.J.) caught six passes for 63 yards and a score for the Huskies.
The Mids scored touchdowns on four of their first five possessions, but the Husky defense dug in and forced Navy to punt twice and be out on fourth down the rest of the game.
The Huskies went out to a 3-0 lead on a 38-yasd field goal by redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla), but Navy scored TDs on a 10-yard rush by Reynolds and a 19-yard pass from Reynolds to Jamir Tillman that made it 14-3 Navy with 7:02 to play in the first half.
Shirreffs hit Beals for a 39-yard TD pass with 3:29 left in the half that closed the gap to 14-10 Mids. Navy took advantage of the time left in the half to move the ball 77 yards on 14 plays as Reynolds scored on a four-yard run for a 21-10 halftime score.Reynolds capped a 10 play-69 yard drive four seconds into the fourth quarter on a 10-yard TD run that made it 28-10 Navy.
The Huskies made a late run at the game as redshirt sophomore tight end Tommy Myers (Coventry, Conn.) had a six-yard TD reception and Shirreffs hit junior wide receiver Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) for a two-point conversion to close to within ten.
UConn recovered the onside kick but could not gain a first down on four tries. The Huskies then held the Mids on their next two defensive possessions but could not take advantage on offense. Sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) got the start at tailback for the Huskies and had 14 carries on 69 yards. He also had five receptions for 51 yards while Thomas had five receptions for 78 yards.
NAVY UCONNFIRST DOWNS 21 20 Rushing 17 8 Passing 3 10 Penalty 1 2NET YARDS RUSHING 303 106 Rushing Attempts 61 31 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.4 Rushing Touchdowns 3 0 Yards Gained Rushing 309 133 Yards Lost Rushing 6 27NET YARDS PASSING 40 219 Completions-Attempts-Int 3-5-0 19-32-0 Average Per Attempt 8.0 6.8 Average Per Completion 13.3 11.5 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 343 325 Total offense plays 66 63 Average Gain Per Play 5.2 5.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 3-37 3-22PUNTS-YARDS 3-116 2-82 Average Yards Per Punt 38.7 41.0 Net Yards Per Punt 38.7 43.5 Inside 20 2 0 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 1 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-285 3-181 Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.0 60.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.8 36.3 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 1--5-0 0-0-0Average Per Return -5.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 2-47-0 4-61-0Average Per Return 23.5 15.2Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 32:44 27:16 1st Quarter 6:36 8:24 2nd Quarter 8:57 6:03 3rd Quarter 11:04 3:56 4th Quarter 6:07 8:53Third-Down Conversions 8 of 12 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 5Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 1-2 Touchdowns 4-5 1-2 Field goals 0-5 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-24 0-0PAT Kicks 4-4 1-1Field Goals 0-0 1-1Points off turnovers 0 0
PROVO, Utah – The University of Connecticut football team and BYU were tied 10-10 after three quarters on Friday night, but the Cougars outscored the Huskies 20-3 in the fourth en route to a 30-13 win. The game was played before 56,393 at LaVell Edwards Stadium as the Huskies fell to 2-3 on the season while BYU is 3-2.
The teams were tied at 7-7 at halftime as redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) hooked up with sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) for a 30-yard touchdown pass with 1:42 left in the second quarter. That pass completed a six-play, 80-yard drive. BYU had scored the only points of the first quarter on a one-yard TD run by Francis Bernard with 2:44 left.
The teams traded third quarter field goals as redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) kicked a 37-yarder with 7:11 left in the period for a 13-10 UConn lead.
BYU then took control of the game with a dominant fourth quarter. UConn’s only points of the fourth came on a 42-yard field goal with 8:59 in the game. The 42-yarder was the long of the season for Puyol, who is now six-for-six in field goals this season.
Newsome had 68 yards of rushing to lead UConn on 13 carries while he also had four receptions for 63 yards. Shirreffs was 14 of 28 in the air for 168 yards.
Defensively, the Huskies were led by redshirt junior cornerback Jhavon Williams (Delray Beach, Fla.), who had 10 tackles and an interception.
BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns while Algernon Brown rushed for 95 yards. Mitch Juergens had ten receptions for 74 yards.
UCONN BYUFIRST DOWNS 14 31 Rushing 3 9 Passing 9 20 Penalty 2 2NET YARDS RUSHING 62 174 Rushing Attempts 27 41 Average Per Rush 2.3 4.2 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 87 185 Yards Lost Rushing 25 11NET YARDS PASSING 168 365 Completions-Attempts-Int 14-28-2 35-54-2 Average Per Attempt 6.0 6.8 Average Per Completion 12.0 10.4 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 230 539 Total offense plays 55 95 Average Gain Per Play 4.2 5.7Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-43 7-70PUNTS-YARDS 6-247 1-36 Average Yards Per Punt 41.2 36.0 Net Yards Per Punt 38.7 36.0 Inside 20 2 0 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-205 7-444 Average Yards Per Kickoff 51.2 63.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 32.2 46.4 Touchbacks 1 3Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 5-15-0 Average Per Return 0.0 3.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 3-44-0 3-51-0 Average Per Return 14.7 17.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 2-26-0 2-14-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 1 0Possession Time 24:48 35:12 1st Quarter 6:44 8:16 2nd Quarter 5:15 9:45 3rd Quarter 5:27 9:33 4th Quarter 7:22 7:38Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 9 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-6 Touchdowns 0-0 2-6 Field goals 0-0 3-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 4-20PAT Kicks 1-1 3-3Field Goals 2-2 3-5Points off turnovers 10 10
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UCF (0-6) 3 0 0 10 – 13UConn (3-3) 9 14 17 0 – 40FIRST QUARTERUCF – Wright 19 yd field goal 10:06 (13-73, 4:54)UConn – Newsome 5 yd run (Puyol kick) 6:02 (8-77, 3:59)UConn – Team safety 6:01SECOND QUARTERUConn – Shirreffs 1 yd run (Puyol kick) 1:22 (2-9, 0:56)UConn – Thomas 16 yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick) 0:49 (2-34, 0:17)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Puyol 21 yd field goal 11:50 (8-25, 3:01)UConn – Johnson 12 yd run (Puyol kick) 9:12 (3-81, 1:14)UConn – Newsome 8 yd run (Puyol kick) 1:53 (2-16, 1:06)FOURTH QUARTERUCF – Wright 45 yd field goal 9:22 (8-25, 2:19)UCF – Patti 11 yd pass from Holman (Wright kick) 1:38 (6-65, 1:57)
ORLANDO, Fla. – Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryan Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) threw for 256 yards and a touchdown and ran for another while sophomore running back Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) rushed for two more scores as the UConn football team defeated UCF by a 40-13 score before a crowd of 26,669 at Bright House Networks Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Huskies improve to 3-3 on the season and 1-1 in American Athletic Conference while the Knights fall of 0-6 and 0-2.
Shirreffs posted his fourth 200-yard passing game in his first six career starts despite being sacked five times. He also took advantage of the short field set up by UCF turnovers – three Huskies scoring drives started within the UCF 35.
Shirreffs generated two scores in the final 57 seconds of the first half that helped the Huskies turn a 9-3 lead into a 22-3 advantage. Shirreffs plowed in on a one-yard keeper two plays after redshirt junior cornerback Jhavon Williams’ (Delray Beach, Fla.) 19-yard interception put the ball on the UCF 9.
Redshirt junior safety Obi Melifonwu (South Grafton, Mass.) then had an inter-ception and Shirreffs connected with junior wide receiver Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) for a 16-yard touchdown with 49 seconds left in the half.
Sophomore Ron Johnson (Naples, Fla.) and Newsome scored in the third quarter as the Huskies, who had only averaged 15.8 points per game coming into Saturday, extended their lead to 40-3. Newsome’s touchdown was set up when redshirt senior Ellis Marder (Windermere, Fla.) recovered a fumbled punt return on the UCF 16.
Newsome led the Huskies in rushing with 84 yards on 13 carries with the two TDs while Shirreffs rushed for 42 yards and a TD, in addition to his passing performance. Thomas led the Huskies in receiving with five grabs for 62 yards and the TD. Sophomore tight end Alec Bloom (Ligonier, Pa.) had four receptions for 67 yards.
The Huskies had three interceptions on the day from Melifonwu, Williams and sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers (East Orange, N.J.).
The Knights took a 3-0 lead on Matthew Wright’s 19-yard field goal on the game’s first possession, but managed just 56 total yards of offense the rest of the first half.
UCF’s struggles were best summarized after Newsome’s 5-yard touchdown gave UConn a 7-3 lead with 6:02 remaining. On the ensuing kickoff, UCF returner Hayden Jones ran one yard out of the end zone, then stepped back into the end zone and took a knee, resulting in a safety.
Holman finished 27 of 50 for 255 yards with an 11-yard touchdown to Nick Patti with 1:38 remaining.
UCONN UCFFIRST DOWNS 20 21 Rushing 10 4 Passing 10 16 Penalty 0 1NET YARDS RUSHING 170 60 Rushing Attempts 45 14 Average Per Rush 3.8 4.3 Rushing Touchdowns 4 0 Yards Gained Rushing 205 73 Yards Lost Rushing 35 13NET YARDS PASSING 263 255 Completions-Attempts-Int 18-24-0 27-50-3 Average Per Attempt 11.0 5.1 Average Per Completion 14.6 9.4 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 433 315 Total offense plays 69 64 Average Gain Per Play 6.3 4.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 11-69 5-52PUNTS-YARDS 7-271 6-268 Average Yards Per Punt 38.7 44.7 Net Yards Per Punt 36.4 42.8 Inside 20 1 4 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair catch 5 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-410 5-269 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.6 53.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.3 29.4 Touchbacks 1 0Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 2-11-0 1--4-0 Average Per Return 5.5 -4.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 5-122-0 6-96-0 Average Per Return 24.4 16.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 3-35-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 38:04 21:56 1st Quarter 8:49 6:11 2nd Quarter 9:40 5:20 3rd Quarter 10:14 4:46 4th Quarter 9:21 5:39Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-7 3-4 Touchdowns 5-7 1-4 Field goals 1-7 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 5-22PAT Kicks 5-5 1-1Field Goals 1-1 2-2Points off turnovers 42 0
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Connecticut football team had 528 yards of total offense on Saturday, but those yards only yielded 20 points as USF defeated thet Huskies by a 28-20 score before a Homecoming crowd of 31,719 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
The Huskies drop to 3-4 on the season and 1-2 in the American Athletic Conference while USF improves to 3-3 and 1-1.
UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jeffesron, Ga.) passed for 365 yards and rushed for 100 more – just missing the school single-game record for total offense by a single yard.
Sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) had a career-high eight recep-tions for 74 yards with 58 yards of rushing on 13 carries. With his 89 kickoff return yards, he had a total of 221 all-purpose yards on the day.
Scoring was sparse in the first half as the Bulls had a 7-3 lead at the half. USF’s Rodney Adams scored the game’s first points on a 44-yard TD pass from Quinto Flowors with 11:08 left in the second quarter. UConn redshirt junior kicker Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) kicked a 19-yard field goal with 7:50 left in the half for the Huskies’ only points of the first half.
UConn took a 10-7 early in the third quarter on a 36-yard TD run, but the Bulls came right back with a four-play, 73-yard drive that ended in a tricky 29-yard TD pass to Adams from running back D’Ernie Johnson to make it 14-10.
Another Puyol field goal, this time a 27-yarder, cut the lead to one at 14-13 with 1:59 left in the third quarter, but Flowers rushed for a 15-yard TD late in the third quarter and again connected with Adams for a 44-yard TD pass with 4:23 left to play to take a 28-13 lead.
The Huskies made it 28-20 on a 27-yard TD pass from Shirreffs to freshman Tyraiq Beals (East Orange, N.J.) with 2:12 to play, but UConn failed on the onside kick attempt and USF ran the clock out.
Flowers threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 98 yards with one TD. Adams caught five balls for a career-high 118 yards and three touchdowns.
USF running back Marlon Mack rushed for 113 yards, all but nine of those coming in the second half. His 59-yard run down the left sideline in the third quar-ter set up the 15-yard touchdown scramble by Flowers that gave the Bulls a 21-13.
USF UCONNFIRST DOWNS 17 26 Rushing 11 9 Passing 6 16 Penalty 0 1NET YARDS RUSHING 275 163 Rushing Attempts 44 38 Average Per Rush 6.2 4.3 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 290 201 Yards Lost Rushing 15 38NET YARDS PASSING 186 365 Completions-Attempts-Int 12-16-2 28-42-1 Average Per Attempt 11.6 8.7 Average Per Completion 15.5 13.0 Passing Touchdowns 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 461 528 Total offense plays 60 80 Average Gain Per Play 7.7 6.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-0Penalties: Number-Yards 3-30 4-39PUNTS-YARDS 4-175 4-131 Average Yards Per Punt 43.8 32.8 Net Yards Per Punt 42.2 27.8 Inside 20 1 3 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 0 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-264 4-260 Average Yards Per Kickoff 52.8 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 30.0 37.2 Touchbacks 1 2Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-6-0 Average Per Return 0.0 6.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 2-61-0 4-89-0 Average Per Return 30.5 22.2Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-15-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 25:09 34:51 1st Quarter 4:39 10:21 2nd Quarter 7:30 7:30 3rd Quarter 5:48 9:12 4th Quarter 7:12 7:48Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-4 Touchdowns 1-2 0-4 Field goals 0-2 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-29 1-1PAT Kicks 4-4 2-2Field Goals 0-1 2-3Points off turnovers 14 14
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Cincinnati (4-3) 14 10 3 10 – 37UConn (3-5) 7 3 0 3 – 13FIRST QUARTERUConn – Newsome 4 yd run (Puyol kick) 9:23 (9-58, 4:25)Cincinnati – Holton 29 yd pass from Kiel (Gantz kick) 6:53 (8-81, 2:24)Cincinnati – Dowdy 26 yd pass from Kiel (Gantz kick) 4:27 (4-75, 1:11)SECOND QUARTERUConn – Puyol 27 yd field goal 13:07 (4-0, 2:13)Cincinnati – Kiel 1 yd run (Gantz kick) 10:36 (9-66, 2:31)Cincinnati – Gantz 23 yd field goal 5:21 (9-67, 2:55)THIRD QUARTERCincinnati – Gantz 38 yd field goal 6:53 (12-72, 5:08)FOURTH QUARTERUConn – Puyol 30 yd field goal 8:48 (16-67, 6:08)Cincinnati – Gantz 26 yd field goal 6:08 (5-30, 2:38)Cincinnati – Williams 1 yd run (Gantz kick) 0:53 (6-92, 1:46)
CINCINNATI – University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) ran for 90 yards and threw for another 80 other, but the Huskies fell to Cincinnati by a 37-13 score. The game was played before a record sellout crowd of 40,124 as rain-soaked Nippert Stadium.
With the loss, the Huskies fall to 3-5 on the season and 1-3 in the American Athletic Conference while the Bearcats are 4-3 and 1-3.
UConn sophomore tailback Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) led UConn with eight receptions for 37 yards and also rushed for 45 with a touchdown. Newsome also had 44 kickoff return yards for 126 all-purpose yards.
Cincinnati quarterback Gunner Kiel was 26 of 35 in the air for 327 yards while running back Hosey Williams rushed for 140 yards and Mike Boone added 117. The Bearcats had 612 yards of total offense while the Huskies could only muster 266.
UConn took an early 7-0 lead with 9:23 left in the first quarter as Shirreffs engineered a nine-play, 58-yard drive that ended with a Newsome four-yard rush. Shirreffs carried the ball six times for 50 yards on that drive.
The Huskies only scored six more points in the rest of the game on a pair of field goals by redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) – a 27-yarder with 13:07 left in the second quarter and a 30-yarder midway through the fourth.
The Bearcats led 24-10 at the half and had a 27-10 lead after three quarters.UConn redshirt sophomore linebacker Junior Joseph (Sinking Springs, Pa.)
had 16 tackles while redshirt senior safety Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) and redshirt junior safety Obi Melifonwu (South Grafton, Mass.) had 13 tackles apiece.
UCONN CINFIRST DOWNS 19 28 Rushing 8 14 Passing 6 14 Penalty 5 0NET YARDS RUSHING 136 285 Rushing Attempts 30 49 Average Per Rush 4.5 5.8 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 145 347 Yards Lost Rushing 9 62NET YARDS PASSING 130 327 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-41-1 26-35-0 Average Per Attempt 3.2 9.3 Average Per Completion 7.6 12.6 Passing Touchdowns 0 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 266 612 Total offense plays 71 84 Average Gain Per Play 3.7 7.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards 3-25 10-105PUNTS-YARDS 5-181 2-63 Average Yards Per Punt 36.2 31.5 Net Yards Per Punt 36.2 31.5 Inside 20 0 1 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 3 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-173 8-513 Average Yards Per Kickoff 43.2 64.1 Net Yards Per Kickoff 30.2 40.8 Touchbacks 1 5Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 3-62-0 2-27-0 Average Per Return 20.7 13.5Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 27:22 32:38 1st Quarter 8:10 6:50 2nd Quarter 7:05 7:55 3rd Quarter 1:58 13:02 4th Quarter 10:09 4:51Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 3 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 5-8 Touchdowns 1-4 2-8 Field goals 2-4 3-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 2-6PAT Kicks 1-1 4-4Field Goals 2-2 3-4Points off turnovers 0 6
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut sophomore tailback Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) rushed for 179yards with 244 all-purpose yards to lead the Husky football team to a 31-13 win over East Carolina on Friday night before a crowd of 23,168 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
The Huskies improve to 4-5 on the season and are 2-3 in American Athletic Conference play while the Pirates are also and identical 4-5 and 2-3.
Late in the third quarter, Newsome appeared hemmed in at his team’s 10-yard line, but found a seam on the right side of the line and broke free for a 90-yard third-quarter touchdown run that gave UConn a 24-6 lead and control of the game. The rush was the fourth-longest in school history.
“It was almost an arm tackle, but I was like, ‘I gotta go, I gotta go,” he said. “All I saw was green. My eyes got really big.”
The Huskies have now doubled their win total from a year ago and need just two more to become bowl eligible. Newsome also had a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that gave UConn a 10-6 lead – which was the halftime score.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jeffreson, Ga.) completed 12 of 21 passes for 184 yards with one passing touchdown and a three-yard dive into the end zone in the fourth quarter that gave the Huskies their final points.
Marquez Grayson ran for a career-high 87 yards on nine carries for East Carolina, which has lost three of its last four.
Pirate quarterback James Summers, who has been sharing duties with Blake Kemp, started for the third time in his career and played into the fourth quarter. He was 12 of 27 for 87 yards and an interception before giving way to Kemp. Kemp ran for a two-yard touchdown after DeShaun Amos recovered a fumble to pull the Pirates to within 11 points, but he also threw three of East Carolina’s four picks.
“We needed some offense and wanted to give James a little bit longer look and some longer reps, and then went with Blake” said East Carolina head coach Ruffin McNeil. “Blake came up short.”
The Huskies, who gave up 612 yards in a loss to Cincinnati a week ago, held the Pirates to 340 yards and just 137 through the air. East Carolina’s DeShawn Benton opened the scoring with 5:15 left to go in the first quarter on 32-yard interception return, but the extra-point attempt was blocked.
UConn responded by scoring the next 24 points – starting with their longest drive of the season, 94-yards, to take 10-6 lead into halftime. They were helped by two ECU penalties. A targeting call after a 29-yard catch by freshman Hergy Mayala (Montreal, Que.) led to safety Travon Simmons’ ejection and set the Huskies up on the Pirate’s 11 yard line. Corner Josh Hawkins was later called for interference in the end zone, setting up set up Newsome’s 2-yard touchdown run.
Shirreffs engineered an eight-play 66-yard drive in the third quarter, hitting sophomore tight end Alec Bloom (Ligonier, Pa.) over the middle for a 23-yard touchdown pass that put the Huskies up 17-6.
ECU UCONNFIRST DOWNS 16 17 Rushing 9 7 Passing 7 7 Penalty 0 3NET YARDS RUSHING 203 220 Rushing Attempts 36 44 Average Per Rush 5.6 5.0 Rushing Touchdowns 1 3 Yards Gained Rushing 220 230 Yards Lost Rushing 17 10NET YARDS PASSING 137 184 Completions-Attempts-Int 19-33-4 12-21-1 Average Per Attempt 4.2 8.8 Average Per Completion 7.2 15.3 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 340 404 Total offense plays 69 65 Average Gain Per Play 4.9 6.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 7-64 5-34PUNTS-YARDS 5-223 6-240 Average Yards Per Punt 44.6 40.0 Net Yards Per Punt 47.6 34.8 Inside 20 4 0 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 2 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-179 6-375 Average Yards Per Kickoff 59.7 62.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.3 38.3 Touchbacks 1 2Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 3-11-0 1--15-0 Average Per Return 3.7 -15.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 4-95-0 1-24-0 Average Per Return 23.8 24.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-32-1 4-18-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 25:32 34:28 1st Quarter 7:18 7:42 2nd Quarter 6:26 8:34 3rd Quarter 5:52 9:08 4th Quarter 5:56 9:04Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2 Touchdowns 1-1 2-2 Field goals 0-1 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 3-13PAT Kicks 1-2 4-4Field Goals 0-0 1-1Points off turnovers 13 0
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers (Orange, N.J.) had a 67-yard interception return for the only touchdown of the game as the University of Connecticut football team posted a 7-3 win over Tulane on Saturday afternoon before an announced crowd of 26,775 at rain-soaked Yulman Stadium.
With the win, the Huskies improve to 5-5 on the season and need to win one of its last two games to gain bowl eligibility. UConn is 3-3 in the American Athletic Conference while Tulane is 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the league.
The win was the least number of points UConn scored in a victory since a 3-0 win to end the 1967 season against Holy Cross on Nov. 25. UConn also scored seven points in a win over New Hampshire in 1973 (7-3 on Oct. 6, 1973). The last time the Huskies won a game with single-digit scoring was a 9-7 win over New Hampshire in 1983.
UConn limited Tulane to just 140 yards of total offense, although the Huskies only gained 227 themselves.
The Huskies forced 11 punts by Tulane and the UConn defense had seven three-and-outs.
Summers’ pick six was the first for the Huskies since Byron Jones had a 70-yard-er last year at USF.
The interception was the 15th of the year for the Huskies and Summers has a team-leading six. He entered the game 15th in the country in interceptions.
Sophomore running back Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) had 79 yards of rushing on 16 carries and also caught two passes for 31 yards. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) was eight-of-19 for 81 yards.
Senior linebacker Graham Stewart (Durham, Conn.) led the way for the Husky defense with six tackles and 3.5 tackles for a loss. Sophomore Luke Carrezola (Ligonier, Pa.) had two-and-a-half tackles for a loss.
Tulane’s only first half points were a 37-yard field goal by sophomore Andrew DiRocco with 8:28 left in the second quarter. The Husky defense gave up 41 yards on that drive but held the Green Wave when they reached the UConn 15.
UCONN TLNFIRST DOWNS 9 9 Rushing 7 3 Passing 2 6 Penalty 0 0NET YARDS RUSHING 146 34 Rushing Attempts 42 25 Average Per Rush 3.5 1.4 Rushing Touchdowns 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 176 76 Yards Lost Rushing 30 42NET YARDS PASSING 81 106 Completions-Attempts-Int 8-19-1 13-40-1 Average Per Attempt 4.3 2.7 Average Per Completion 10.1 8.2 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 227 140 Total offense plays 61 65 Average Gain Per Play 3.7 2.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-0Penalties: Number-Yards 4-45 2-10PUNTS-YARDS 11-403 11-427 Average Yards Per Punt 36.6 38.8 Net Yards Per Punt 32.5 37.0 Inside 20 3 0 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 1 1 Fair catch 5 6KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-130 2-130 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.0 40.0 Touchbacks 1 2Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-25-0 Average Per Return 0.0 12.5Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-25-0 Average Per Return 0.0 25.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-67-1 1-2-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 1Possession Time 32:58 27:02 1st Quarter 7:28 7:32 2nd Quarter 7:03 7:57 3rd Quarter 10:13 4:47 4th Quarter 8:14 6:46Third-Down Conversions 3 of 17 5 of 20Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 1-1 Touchdowns 0-1 0-1 Field goals 0-1 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-25 2-11PAT Kicks 1-1 0-0Field Goals 0-1 1-1Points off turnovers 7 0
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Houston (10-1) 0 3 0 14 – 17UConn (6-5) 7 3 3 7 – 20FIRST QUARTER UConn – Thomas 4 yd pass from Shireffs (Puyol kick) 11:40 (6-72, 3:20)SECOND QUARTERHouston – Cummings 29 yd field goal 12:36 (12-72, 5:32)UConn – Puyol 25 yd field goal 4:59 (6-14, 2:56)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Puyol 39 yd field goal 1:17 (7-23, 3:35)FOURTH QUARTERHouston – Allen 38 yd pass from Potsma (Cummings kick) 13:55 (6-74, 2:22)UConn – Thomas 45 yd pass from Anderson (Puyol kick) 9:48 (7-75, 4:07)Houston – Wilson 94 yd kickoff return (Cummings kick) 9:36
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut senior wide receiver Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) had a pair of touchdowns receptions as the Husky football team topped previously undefeated and No. 13 ranked Houston by a 20-17 score before a crowd of 26,879 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
UConn’s record improves to 6-5 on the season as the Huskies gain bowl eligibil-ity for the first time since the 2010 season. UConn is 4-3 in the American Athletic Conference while Houston falls to 10-1 overall and 6-1 in the league.
The win is UConn’s third over a team ranked in the Associated Press poll at the time of the game. The Huskies beat No. 19 Louisville on the road in 2012 and topped No. 11 USF at home in 2007.
The key turning play of the game was a 45-yard touchdown pass in the fourth from junior Garrett Anderson (Walnut Creek, Calif.) on a trick play to Thomas. Anderson came to the UConn program as a quarterback, but has recently been playing out of the running back spot. He took a pitch from junior quarterback Tim Boyle (Brookfield, Conn.) and launched the TD pass that made it 20-10 with 9:48 to go.
Houston came right back and made it 20-17 as Brandon Wilson returned the ensuing kickoff 94-yard to make it 20-17. The Husky defense held tight the rest of the game and as they stopped the Cougars on a fourth-and-nine from midfield with two minutes to go and sophomore cornerbackJamar Summers (East Orange, N.J.) clinched the win with an interception with 55 seconds left.
Boyle took over QB duties for the Huskies when a hard hit sent redshirt soph-omore starter Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) to the sidelines for the rest of the game. Boyle, who saw QB time in just one other game this year, was 12 of 22 in the air of 110 yards while sophomore running back Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) had 32 carries for 114 yards.
The Huskies opened the scoring on their first drive with a six-play, 72-yard drive that ended with a four-yard TD pass from Shirreffs to Thomas. Newsome had a 42-yard run in that drive.
The two teams traded second-quarter field goals as redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) had a 25-yarder for the Huskies with 4:59 left in the half as the Huskies led 10-3. The only scoring of the third quarter came on a 39-yard FG from Puyol that made it 13-3.
Houston scored a touchdown on a 38-yard pass from Kyle Postma to Chance Allen to make it 13-10 Huskies with 13:55 to play.
Postma, playing in place of Heisman hopeful Greg Ward Jr., was 16 of 27 in the air for 190 yards with one TD and one interception and was sacked three times.
Ward, who rolled his left ankle a week ago against Memphis, came in during Houston’s last drive. Postma, who engineered Houston’s come-from-behind win over Memphis last week, could not do it again against UConn. The Cougars’ next drive ended when his fourth-down pass from to a diving Demarcus Ayers was ruled out of bounds on a replay.
HOU UCONNFIRST DOWNS 13 13 Rushing 4 6 Passing 8 6 Penalty 1 1NET YARDS RUSHING 110 156 Rushing Attempts 33 43 Average Per Rush 3.3 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 121 176 Yards Lost Rushing 11 20NET YARDS PASSING 208 159 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-31-2 14-24-0 Average Per Attempt 6.7 6.6 Average Per Completion 12.2 11.4 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 318 315 Total offense plays 64 67 Average Gain Per Play 5.0 4.7Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 7-69 10-63PUNTS-YARDS 5-209 9-336 Average Yards Per Punt 41.8 37.3 Net Yards Per Punt 41.8 37.3 Inside 20 1 6 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 6KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-257 5-314 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.2 62.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.0 24.8 Touchbacks 2 3Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 2-115-1 2-35-0 Average Per Return 57.5 17.5Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-1-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 25:01 34:59 1st Quarter 5:51 9:09 2nd Quarter 5:30 9:30 3rd Quarter 7:59 7:01 4th Quarter 5:41 9:19Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 5 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2 Touchdowns 0-1 1-2 Field goals 1-1 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-8PAT Kicks 2-2 2-2Field Goals 1-1 2-2Points off turnovers 0 6
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgPostma 13 60 8 52 0 20Farrow 14 49 3 46 0 13Webb 4 10 0 10 0 6Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgPostma 16-27-1 190 1 38Ward Jr. 1-4-1 18 0 18Receiving No Yds TD LgAyers 7 83 0 23Allen 6 105 1 38Daniels 2 12 0 7Bonner 1 10 0 10Farrow 1 (-2) 0 0Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Piper 5 209 41.8 52 1Field Goal AttemptsCummings 2Q 12:36 29yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntTaylor 6-6-12 2.0 Adams 3-7-10 Hines 3-4-7 Wilson 5-1-6 Mark 3-1-4 1.0
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Temple (10-2) 7 3 10 7 - 27UConn (6-6) 0 0 0 3 - 3FIRST QUARTER Temple – Thomas 9 yd run (Jones kick) 7:59 (4-49, 1:48)SECOND QUARTERTemple – Jones 20 yd field goal 6:18 (11-56, 5:42)THIRD QUARTERTemple – Jones 37 yd field goal 6:21 (13-51, 6:59)Temple – Deloatch 6 yd pass from Walker (Jones kick) 0:41 (9-63, 4:17)FOURTH QUARTERTemple – Thomas 60 yd run (Jones kick) 8:40 (3-61, 0:58)UConn – Puyol 45 yd field goal 5:51 (8-47, 2:49)
PHILADELPHIA – Temple quarterback P.J. Walker passed for 160 yards and Jahed Thomas rushed for another 119 as the Owls defeated the UConn football team by a 27-3 score Saturday night before a Lincoln Financial Field crowd of 28,236.
The Huskies finish the regular season with a bowl-eligible record of 6-6 and had a final record of 4-4 in the American Athletic Conference. UConn now awaits a bowl invitation, which will come next Sunday, December 6. Temple improves to 9-2 overall and wins the American Eastern Division title at 7-1. Temple plays at Houston next Saturday in the first-ever American championship game.
The Temple defense held the Huskies in check all night long as UConn could only manage 138 yards of total offense and just nine yards on the ground.
The UConn defense was also effective most of the night as Temple only had 231 total yards through three quarters.
Temple led 10-0 at the half as it scored a touchdown on a nine-yard run by Thomas with 7:59 left in the first quarter. That run capped a four play-49 yard drive that saw Thomas carry the ball three times to go with a 16-yard pass comple-tion from Walker to Romond Deloatch.
The Owls added a 20-yard field goal by Austin Jones with 6:18 left in the half for the 10-0 halftime lead. The UConn defense held Temple on first-and-ten from the Husky 11 to force the field goal that ended an 11 play-59 yard drive.
The Huskies were limited to 61 yards of total offense in the first half, but the UConn defense was tough as well as the Owls could only manage 132.
Temple took control of the game with ten points in the third quarter – a 37-yard field goal by Jones and a six-yard pass play from Walker to Deloatch. Thomas capped off the Temple scoring with a 60-yard fourth quarter TD run.
UConn redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) had the only Husky score of the game – a 45-yard field goal with 5:51 to go.
UCONN TEMFIRST DOWNS 9 18 Rushing 2 6 Passing 7 9 Penalty 0 3NET YARDS RUSHING 9 161 Rushing Attempts 26 39 Average Per Rush 0.3 4.1 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing 50 182 Yards Lost Rushing 41 21NET YARDS PASSING 129 160 Completions-Attempts-Int 13-21-1 19-29-0 Average Per Attempt 6.1 5.5 Average Per Completion 9.9 8.4 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 138 321 Total offense plays 47 68 Average Gain Per Play 2.9 4.7Fumbles: #-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties: #-Yards 7-65 3-15PUNTS-YARDS 7-271 5-208 Average Yards Per Punt 38.7 41.6 Net Yards Per Punt 38.7 41.6 Inside 20 1 3 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 5 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 1-65 6-360 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 60.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 45.0 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 5-90-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 18.0 0.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-7-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 23:11 36:49 1st Quarter 8:52 6:08 2nd Quarter 4:48 10:12 3rd Quarter 3:44 11:16 4th Quarter 5:47 9:13Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-5 Touchdowns 0-1 2-5 Field goals 1-1 2-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 3-19PAT Kicks 0-0 3-3Field Goals 1-1 2-2Points off turnovers 0 0
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COMBINED TEAM STATISTICS2015 UConn FootballUConn Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2015)
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Date Opponent Score Att.Sept 3, 2015 VILLANOVA W 20-15 26113Sep 12, 2015 ARMY W 22-17 28260Sep 19, 2015 at #20 MIZZOU L 6-9 70079
* Sep 26, 2015 NAVY L 18-28 33204Oct 02, 2015 at BYU L 13-30 56393
* Oct 10, 2015 at UCF W 40-13 26669* Oct 17, 2015 USF L 20-28 31719* Oct 24, 2015 at Cincinnati L 13-37 40124* Oct 30, 2015 EAST CAROLINA W 31-13 23168* Nov 07, 2015 at Tulane W 7-3 26775* Nov 21, 2015 HOUSTON W 20-17 26879* Nov 28, 2015 at Temple L 3-27 28236
Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 6-6 4-2 2-4 0-0Conference 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0Non-Conference 2-2 2-0 0-2 0-0
Team Statistics UCONN OPPFIRST DOWNS 200 217 R u s h i n g 83 97 P a s s i n g 99 107 P e n a l t y 18 13RUSHING YARDAGE 1495 1984 Rushing Attempts 444 445 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.5 Average Per Game 124.6 165.3 TDs Rushing 13 13PASSING YARDAGE 2326 2243 C o m p - A t t - I n t 191-325-9 212-365-17 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.1 Average Per Catch 12.2 10.6 Average Per Game 193.8 186.9 TDs Passing 10 13TOTAL OFFENSE 3821 4227 Average Per Play 5.0 5.2 Average Per Game 318.4 352.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-551 34-727PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-2 16-45INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-185 9-98FUMBLES-LOST 15-6 20-7PENALTIES-Yards 71-570 61-587PUNTS-AVG 71-37.3 55-41.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 1 7 2 8 : 4 33RD-DOWN Conversions 54/169 66/1734TH-DOWN Conversions 6/19 9/22
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Team Statistics UCONN OPPSCORING 213 237 Points Per Game 17.8 19.8 Points Off Turnovers 57 36FIRST DOWNS 200 217 R u s h i n g 83 97 P a s s i n g 99 107 P e n a l t y 18 13RUSHING YARDAGE 1495 1984 Yards gained rushing 1827 2246 Yards lost rushing 332 262 Rushing Attempts 444 445 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.5 Average Per Game 124.6 165.3 TDs Rushing 13 13PASSING YARDAGE 2326 2243 C o m p - A t t - I n t 191-325-9 212-365-17 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.1 Average Per Catch 12.2 10.6 Average Per Game 193.8 186.9 TDs Passing 10 13TOTAL OFFENSE 3821 4227 Total Plays 769 810 Average Per Play 5.0 5.2 Average Per Game 318.4 352.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-551 34-727PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-2 16-45INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-185 9-98KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 21.4PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.3 2.8INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.9 10.9FUMBLES-LOST 15-6 20-7PENALTIES-Yards 71-570 61-587 Average Per Game 47.5 48.9PUNTS-Yards 71-2651 55-2282 Average Per Punt 37.3 41.5 Net punt average 35.0 40.4KICKOFFS-Yards 50-2925 54-3276 Average Per Kick 58.5 60.7 Net kick average 36.5 39.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 1 7 2 8 : 4 33RD-DOWN Conversions 54/169 66/173 3rd-Down Pct 32% 38%4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/19 9/22 4th-Down Pct 32% 41%SACKS BY-Yards 20-99 35-175MISC YARDS 1 1TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 24 28FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-18 13-19ON-SIDE KICKS 1-3 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (25-32) 78% (28-38) 74%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (15-32) 47% (16-38) 42%PAT-ATTEMPTS (20-23) 87% (26-27) 96%ATTENDANCE 169343 248276 Games/Avg Per Game 6/28224 6/41379 Neutral Site Games 0/0
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HEAD COACH BOB DIACO
U Conn head coach Bob Diaco has led the Huskies to the St.
Petersburg Bowl in his second year in charge of the Husky program. He coached the Huskies to wins in three of their last four games of the 2015 season, including a win over Houston, who was ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll at the time of the game. Diaco is the first head coach in UConn history to take the Huskies to post-season play just two years into their tenure.
Since being named the 30th head football coach at UConn on December 12, 2013, Diaco has touched every facet of the program and has built a strong foundation for a championship future at UConn – starting with this year’s appearance in the St. Petersburg Bowl.
Under Diaco’s watch this year, UConn is ranked 33rd in the country in total defense entering bowl season and is second in the American. UConn is also 17th nationally in scoring defense and tenth in interceptions.
The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be the ninth post-season game he has coached in, including the BCS title game with Notre Dame in 2012 and the Sugar Bowl with Cincinnati in 2010. He played in three bowl games as a student-athlete at Iowa. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons.
Diaco served on the Notre Dame coaching staff as the defensive coordinator from 2010-13 and the assistant head coach in 2012-13. He was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was a semi-finalist for the award in 2011. Diaco joined the Notre Dame staff in 2010 as defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach, took responsibility for the entire linebacker position in 2011 and added responsibilities as associate head coach in 2012.
His 2012 Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and posted an overall record of 12-1. Diaco developed a national reputation as one of the top defensive coaches in the game. Notre Dame allowed an average of 19.08 points/game from 2010-13, which ranked as the ninth-best average over that time of any team in the FBS.
Diaco also served at Virginia (2006-08) as the linebackers and special teams coordinator and Cincinnati (2009) as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach before joining the Notre Dame staff.
A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., Diaco began his coaching career in 1996-97 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000) as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach, Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) working with the same positions and Central Michigan (2005) as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
His 2012 Irish defense ranked second in the FBS in scoring defense - allowing just 12.77 points per game. Notre Dame only allowed 15 offensive touchdowns - four fewer than any other FBS school. The Irish held six opponents without an offensive touch-down and nine foes to one or fewer offensive touchdowns.
Diaco’s 2011 defense ranked in the top 50 in scoring defense (24th, 20.7), total defense (30th, 344.7), rushing defense (47th, 138.9) and passing defense (38th, 205.8). It was only the second time since 2003 and fourth time in the last 15 seasons a Notre Dame defense ranked in the top 50 in all four categories. The Irish played in the Champs Sports Bowl following that season.
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HEAD COACH BOB DIACO
YEAR-BY-YEAR WITH BOB DIACO Year School Position Postseason1996 Iowa Graduate Assistant Alamo Bowl1997 Iowa Graduate Assistant Alamo Bowl1999 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams2000 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams NCAA I-AA First Round2001 Eastern Michigan Running Backs/Special Teams2002 Eastern Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams2003 Eastern Michigan Outside Linebackers/Special Teams2004 Western Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams2005 Central Michigan Co-Defensive Coord/Linebackers2006 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams2007 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams Gator Bowl2008 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams2009 Cincinnati Defensive Coord/Inside Linebackers Sugar Bowl2010 Notre Dame Defensive Coord/Inside Linebackers Sun Bowl2011 Notre Dame Defensive Coord/Linebackers Champs Sports Bowl2012 Notre Dame Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/LBs BCS National Championship2013 Notre Dame Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/LBs Pinstripe Bowl2014 UConn Head Coach2015 UConn Head Coach St. Petersburg Bowl
In his first season at Notre Dame in 2010, Diaco switched defensive schemes from a blitzing 4-3 defense the Irish utilized in 2009 and installed a 3-4 no-crease defense. Diaco’s defense became immediately better as the Irish allowed 5.69 fewer points per game, 40.5 fewer yards per game, averaged one half sacks more per game and forced more turnovers in 2010 than 2009. The Irish played in the Sun Bowl that season.
In his only season at Cincinnati (2009), he was charged with replacing 10 starters on the Bearcats’ defense, including every play-er on the front seven for 2009. The Bearcats recorded 110 tackles for loss in 2009 (8.46 per game) to rank third in the nation. They totaled 37 sacks and tied for 10th in the country averaging 2.85 sacks per contest. Cincinnati’s defense allowed 3.6 rushing yards per carry.
Prior to Cincinnati, Diaco spent three years as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator on Al Groh’s coaching staff at the University of Virginia from 2006-08. At the conclusion of the 2008 season, he was promoted to the Cavaliers’ defensive coordina-tor position, but he left two months later to take the same position at Cincinnati. Virginia played in the Gator Bowl following ‘07.
In his only season at Central Michigan (2005), Diaco turned around CMU’s rushing defense that just two years earlier had ranked last in the Mid-American Conference. Under Diaco’s watch, Central Michigan led the MAC, allowing only 113.7 rushing yards per game. He coached the special teams and linebackers at Western Michigan in 2004. The punting, punt return and kickoff return units all fin-ished in the top three of the MAC.
Diaco’s first full-time position was at Western Illinois where he was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 1999 and 2000. The Leathernecks won the Gateway Conference crown in 2000 and made an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.
Diaco and his wife Julia have two sons - Angelo and Michael - and a daughter Josephine.
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ASSISTANT COACHES
DON PATTERSONAssistant Head Coach, Quarterbacks 16th Bowl As A Coach
Don Patterson, who has enjoyed a long and successful college football career as both a head coach and an assistant, is in his second year as Assistant Head Football Coach at UConn and has position responsibilities with
the tight ends in 2015. He and UConn head coach Bob Diaco have strong ties – Patterson was a member of the Iowa coaching staff when Diaco played for the Hawkeyes from 1992-95 and then was a graduate assistant coach from 1996-97. While the head coach at Western Illinois, Patterson hired Diaco to his first full-time coaching position in 1999.Patterson was the head coach at Western Illinois from 1999-2009 and had a 62-45 career record in 11 seasons. He led the Leathernecks to three NCAA playoff berths, a pair of Gateway Football Conference titles and a No. 1 national ranking in 2003.The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is his 21st postseason game as a college head or assistant coach.
FRANK VERDUCCIOffensive Coordinator, Running Backs 12th Bowl As A Coach
Frank Verducci, a 31-year veteran of the coaching profession with experience in both college football and the NFL, is in his first season as the offensive coordinator at UConn and has position responsibility
with the Husky running backs.Verducci was the run game coordinator and offensive line coach in 2011 at Florida and helped lead the Gators to a 24-17 win over Ohio State in the Gator Bowl. From 1999-2008, he spent ten years coaching in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals (1999-2001), Dallas Cowboys (2002), Buffalo Bills (2004-05) and the Cleveland Browns (2007-08).He worked with future NFL Hall of Famers Smith and Larry Allen during his time with the Cowboys. Verducci helped produce 1,000 yard rushers at each stop in Cincinnati (Corey Dillon), Buffalo (Willis McGahee) and Cleveland (Jamaal Lewis).The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is the 15th postseason game Verducci has coached in with 11 college bowls, the 2013 CFL playoffs with Montreal and two games in the FCS playoffs with Northern Iowa in 2014.
ANTHONY POINDEXTERDefensive Coordinator, Safeties Fifth Bowl As A Coach
Anthony Poindexter, who enjoyed an outstanding collegiate career at Virginia and played for two seasons in the NFL, is in his second year as the Defensive Coordinator at UConn. He has position responsibility with the safeties.Postseason play is nothing new for Poindexter as he played in four bowl games with the Cavaliers as a student-athlete, was a member of the Baltimore Ravens when they won Super Bowl XXXV for the 2000 season and coached at Virginia in five bowl games.Poindexter earned first-team All-America honors at Virginia as a safety his junior and senior seasons. He also was chosen the 1998 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and is one of only three players in school history to earn first-team All-ACC recognition three times.
Poindexter was selected by the Ravens in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He spent two seasons with the Ravens before ending his pro career with the Cleveland Browns. To honor his legacy at UVa, Poindexter’s No. 3 jersey was retired on Oct. 10, 2009 at Scott Stadium.
WAYNE LINEBURGQuarterbacks Fourth Bowl As A Coach
Wayne Lineburg is in his second year as a member of the UConn coaching staff and this year works with the quarterbacks. Lineburg and UConn head coach Bob
Diaco were on the same coaching staff together at Virginia in 2007 and ‘08. Lineburg is a 1996 graduate of Virginia.As a player at Virginia, he played in three bowl games, including wins in the 1994 Independence and 1995 Peach Bowls. He also coached in the 2007 Gator Bowl as a member of the Virginia staff. Lineburg coached in the 1996 and 2001 FCS playoffs with William & Mary and the 2005 FCS playoff with Richmond.Lineburg was the associate head coach, running backs coach and recruiting coordinator in 2012 and ’13 at Richmond. He originally came to the school in 2010 as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach and was the interim head coach in 2011.Lineburg was on the offensive staff at Virginia from 2007-09, working with the wide receivers in 2007-08 and the running backs in 2009. He was also a graduate assistant at Virginia from 1998-99. UVa played in the 1998 Peach Bowl, the 1999 MicronPC.com Bowl and the 2008 Gator Bowl with Lineburg on staff.
MIKE CUMMINGSOffensive Line, Co-Offensive Coordinator Fourth Bowl As A Coach
Mike Cummings is in his second year on the UConn staff and works with the offensive line and serves as the Co-Offensive Coordinator. Cummings and UConn head coach Bob Diaco were on the same coaching staff
together at Eastern Michigan in 2000 and ‘01. The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is the fourth of his coaching career with two at Central Michigan and another at Marshall.Prior to joining the UConn staff, Cummings was the offensive coordinator at Central Michigan from 2010-13. During Cummings’ tenure at CMU, the school boasted one of the Mid-American Conference’s top offenses. Cummings had position responsibility for the offensive line at Central Michigan and coached offensive tackle Eric Fisher, who was the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.Cummings served as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Marshall from 2005-09. At least one Marshall offensive lineman earned All- Conference USA honors in each of his five seasons.
VINCENT BROWNCo-Defensive Coordinator, Linebacker Third Bowl As a Coach
Former New England Patriots All-Pro linebacker Vincent Brown is in his second year as the Co-Defensive Coordinator and has position responsibility with the
linebackers. Brown played for the New England Patriots for eight seasons before retiring in 1995. He earned NFL All-Pro honors in 1991, 1992 and 1993. During his professional career he recorded 16.5 sacks, had 10 interceptions and
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scored one touchdown. After being selected in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draft, Brown went on to start 103 of 123 career games for the Patriots, logging 811 tackles, 16.5 sacks and 10 interceptions.The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is the seventh career postseason game for Brown as he played in the 1994 playoff for the Patriots, coached in the 2006 NFL Playoffs with the Dallas Cowboys as the inside linebackers coach, coached in a pair of bowl games at Virginia and the NCAA FCS playoffs with Richmond in 2008 and 2009, as the Spiders won the national championship in 2008.Brown played at Mississippi Valley State where he earned Kodak All-America honors as a senior in 1987. He was a second team AP All-American as a junior. A three-time all-conference pick, he broke the school’s record for career tackles with 570 stops while leading the team in tackles his last three seasons.
DAVID CORLEYWide Receivers, Special Teams Coordinator, Director Of Player Engagement First Bowl As A Coach
David Corley is in his second year as an assistant coach with UConn in 2015. Prior to being named at UConn,
he spent six seasons (2008-2013) on the staff at William & Mary. Corley will have position responsibility with the wide receivers and is the Special Teams Coordinator. He also serves as the Director of Player Engagement for the Husky program.A 2002 graduate of William & Mary, Corley played professionally in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger Cats (2003) and Calgary Stampeders (2006). He also was a member of the Arena Football League’s New York Dragons (2005).Corley wrote his name in nearly every significant passing record for William & Mary, including graduating as the Tribe’s all-time leader in passing yards (9,805), total offense (10,948) and touchdown passes (73).The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be his fifth postseason game as a coach joining the FCS playoffs with William & Mary in 2009 (semifinals) and 2010. He also has playoff experience as a player in the AFL and CFL and the 2001 FCS playoffs at William & Mary.
JOSH REARDONCornerbacks, Co-Special Teams Coordinator Fifth Bowl As A Coach
Josh Reardon is in his second year as an assistant coach in 2015 and has position responsibility with the
cornerbacks. He also serves as the Co-Special Teams Coordinator. Reardon has strong Northeast ties as he coached at Holy Cross in 2011 and Sacred Heart from 2008-10. Prior to coming to UConn, Reardon was a graduate assistant coach at Notre Dame from 2012-13. At Notre Dame, Reardon assisted UConn head coach Bob Diaco and worked with the Irish inside and outside linebackers. In 2011, Reardon was outside linebackers coach at Holy Cross and was part of a defensive coaching staff that helped hold opponents to only 3.9 yards per carry. The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be Reardon’s fifth as a coach, including the BCS National Championship game for the 2012 season at Notre Dame.
Reardon’s first job was as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan from 2006-07. He assisted with coaching the defensive line and inside linebackers. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was the Chippewas head coach in 2006 A 2006 graduate of Central Michigan, Reardon was on the Chippewas football team from 2001-04.
KEVIN WOLTHAUSENDefensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator 19th Bowl As a Coach
Kevin Wolthausen, who has enjoyed a long and successful career in college football coaching, is in his second year as an assistant coach at UConn and is the Recruiting Coordinator in 2015. He has position responsibility with the defensive line. In 30 seasons coaching in college, Wolthausen has been a part of 18 postseason bowl teams, including seven New Year’s bowl games. In total, he has been part of 21 postseason appearances during his 34-year coaching career. Wolthausen and UConn head coach Bob Diaco were on the same staff at Eastern Michigan in 2002.Prior to coming to UConn, he served as the special teams coordinator at Florida International in 2013 and in 2012 was the defensive line coach at Purdue as the Boilermakers played in the 2012 Heart of Dallas Bowl. Wolthausen has been a part of many successful teams at all levels of the game. Prior to Purdue, he was the defensive line coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League as the team won the first two UFL championships.He was the defensive line coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 2007
ASSISTANT COACHES
COACHES DURING THE GAME Upstairs: Lineburg, Reardon, Verducci, Wolthausen, DeBerry, Lezynski
Graduate Assistant-Offense: David Deboer (Hope ’10) Graduate Assistant-Offense: Nick Lezynski (Notre Dame ’11) Graduate Assistant-Defense: Tyler Stockton (Notre Dame ’14) Graduate Assistant-Defense: Chris DeBerry (UConn ’15) Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Matt Balis (Northern
Illinois ’96) Director of Football Operations: Sarah Lawless (Notre Dame ’08) Director of External Football Relations: Andru Creighton (Notre
Dame ’13) Dir. of Alumni and Community Affairs: Andy Baylock (Central
Connecticut ’60) Director of Player Personnel: Michael Painter (Bowling Green ’06) Coord. of Football Internal Affairs: Adam Hannon (Bowling
Green ‘12) Director of Football Administration: Rebecca Dunstan (Eastern
Connecticut ’99) Head Athletic Trainer: Bob Howard, MA, ATC (Connecticut ’88)
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES
ANDREW ADAMS22
6-0, 198 Safety Redshirt Senior Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy
Named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference…veteran performer who has started 32 games over his career, including all 12 in 2014 and ’15…served as one of four captains during the 2015 season…leads the Huskies in tackles with 89 and also had 3.5 tackles for a loss with three pass break-ups…made a career-high 17 tackles vs. Navy (Sept. 26) and also had 13 against Cincinnati (Oct. 24)…had three interceptions on the season with all three of them coming in wins – Villanova (Sept. 3), Army (Sept. 12) and Houston (Nov. 21)…an economics major.
ANDREW ADAMS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 17, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Interceptions: 3, vs. UCF, 11/1/14 Most PBU: 3, vs. SMU, 12/6/14 Longest Int. Return: 43, vs. UCF, 11/1/14
Has played in 29 games over the past three season…has started 22 games over the past two seasons…had a season-high four tackles in five different games…had a sack against BYU (Oct. 2) and in win vs. Tulane (Nov. 7)…an economics and political science major.
KENTON ADEYEMI’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 9, at ECU, 10/23/14 Most TFL: 1.0 (6x), last vs. Tulane, 11/7/15 Most Sacks: 1.0 (3x), last vs. Tulane, 11/7/15
GARRETT ANDERSON7
6-1, 236 Quarterback Junior Walnut, Calif. Berean Christian/Laney JC (Calif.)
Started working as a running back toward the end of the season…had 45-yard touchdown pass out of the running back spot in win against nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…also had a 12-yard reception vs. Houston…rushed for six yards vs. Temple (Nov. 28) and had a six-yard completion out of the QB position…an exploratory major.
TYRAIQ BEALS2
6-0, 178 Wide Receiver Freshman East Orange, N.J. East Orange
True freshman who played in all 12 games and started five…was third on the team in receptions with 23 for 271 yards and two touchdowns…had a career-high six receptions for 63 yards and a TD vs. Navy (Sept. 26)…also had a receiving TD vs. USF (Oct. 17)…had two kickoff returns for 41 yards…an exploratory major.
G REC YARDS YDS/R LONG TD YDS/G2015 12 23 271 11.8 39 2 22.6
TYRAIQ BEALS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Rec.: 6, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Rec. Yards: 62, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Rec. TDs: 1 (2x), last vs. USF, 10/17/15 Longest Reception: 39, vs. Navy, 9/26/15
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES
ALEC BLOOM86
6-6, 257 Tight End Sophomore Ligonier, Pa./ Ligonier Valley Senior High
Started ten games for the Huskies this season – only two games without a start were when the Huskies came out in multiple WR formations…had 29 receptions for 290 yards with a touchdown…had five receptions for 97 yards against USF (Oct. 17) and had four receptions for 67 in win vs. UCF (Oct. 10)…also had three receptions for 42 yards in win vs. Army (Sept. 12)…had a 23-yard TD reception in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team in 2014….an exploratory major.
Started the final game of the season vs. Temple (Nov. 28) when Byrant Shirreffs went down with an injury in Houston game (Nov. 21)…was 12 for 20 vs. the Owls with an interception for 121 yards…played from the mid-first quarter on in the win over nationally-ranked Houston with a 12-for-22 performance with 110 yards of passing…also saw duty at end of UCF game (Oct. 10) and was two-of-two for seven yards…has made eight career starts at QB over the past three seasons…is also UConn’s holder…a pre-sport management major.
TIM BOYLE’S CAREER HIGHSMost Passing Yards: 310, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13 Most Passing Attempts: 43, vs. USF, 10/12/13 Most Completions: 22, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13 Longest Pass: 39, at Memphis, 11/29/14 Most Rushing Yards: 12,vs. USF, 10/12/13 Longest Run: 19, vs. USF, 10/12/13
JULIAN CAMPENNI90
6-0, 306 Defensive Lineman Redshirt Senior West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area
Named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference…veteran performer who has played in 46 games over the past four seasons with 37 starts, including all 12 this year…one of four team captains for the Huskies…has 27 tackles on the season and is fourth on the team with five tackles for a loss…had six tackles vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 24) and forced a fumble in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…a human development and family studies major.
JULIAN CAMPENNI’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 6 (3x), last at Cincinnati, 10/24/15 Most TFL: 1.5, (2x), last vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 Most Sacks: 1.0(2x), last vs. Temple, 9/27/14
LUKE CARREZOLA15
6-3, 255 Defensive End Sophomore Langhorne, Pa./ Neshaminy
Was a mainstay in the Husky lineup this season with 11 starts…had 45 tackles on the season with six in three different games, including the win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…led the team in tackles for a loss with 11.5…was second on the team in sacks with six, including two in win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…had 2.5 tackles for a loss at Tulane (Nov. 7)…also played on the offense side of the ball in regular-season finale vs. Temple (Nov. 28) and had one reception for four yards.,,a pre-sport management major.
G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2014 6 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 02015 12 24 21 45 6.0 11.5 41 2 2TOTAL 18 27 26 53 6.0 11.5 41 2 2
LUKE CARREZOLA’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 6 (3x), last vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15Most TFL: 2.5, vs. Tulane, 11/7/15Sacks: 2, vs. Houston, 11/21/15
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JEREMY CLAFLIN37
6-1, 212 Safety Redshirt Senior West Hartford, Conn./ Conard
Senior who was awarded a scholarship during 2015 summer camp after originally joining the team as a walk-on…sees most of his duties on special teams…an accounting major.
MAX DELORENZO44
5-11, 216 Running Back Redshirt Senior Berlin, Conn./ Berlin
Experienced Husky senior who has played in 45 games over the past four seasons…has played at both the tailback and fullback spot during his career…was used primarily as a blocker this season and had 13 carries for 36 yards and also had five reception for 35 yards…had a season-long rush of 12 yards vs. Tulane (Nov. 7)…a communications major.
MAX DELORENZO’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries: 23, vs. Temple, 10/13/12 Most Rush Yards: 91, vs. Temple, 10/13/12 Longest Run: 46, vs. SMU, 12/6/14 Most TDs: 2, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13 Longest Reception: 17, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13 Most Receptions: 2 (2x), last vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13 Most Rec. Yards: 21, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13
VONTAE DIGGS13
6-2, 225 Linebacker Sophomore Downers Grove, Ill./ Downers Grove North
Has played in 23 games over the past two seasons, both as linebacker and on special teams…made 12 tackles this season, including a career-high five vs. UCF (Oct. 10)…also had a pair of tackles in season-opening win vs. Villanova (Sept. 3)…a human development and family studies major.
G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL FF FR2014 12 3 7 10 0 0 0 0 02015 11 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 23 12 10 22 0 0 0 0 0
Named All-American Athletic Conference honorable mention…Emerged as a standout on the Husky defensive line this year with starts in 10 of 12 games…has now played 23 games over the past two seasons with 13 starts…had 44 tackles this season, which is eighth on the team…led the team with 6.5 tackles for a loss and was third in sacks with seven…forced four fumbles…had a career-high seven tackles at BYU (Oct. 2)…also had six tackles in wins over Villanova (Sept. 3) and East Carolina (Oct. 30)…had a pair of sacks in Villanova game…a pre-communication sciences major.
G UA A TOTAS Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2014 12 18 13 31 0 3.0 3 0 02015 11 29 15 44 6.5 7.0 26 4 0TOTAL 23 47 28 75 6.5 10.0 29 4 0
FOLORUNSO FATUKASI’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 7, at BYU, 10/2/15Most TFL: 2.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Sacks: 2.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15
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Played in all 12 games this season, mostly on special teams…has played in 28 career games since 2012…a communications major.
JOHN GREEN7
5-10, 187 Cornerback Redshirt Junior Miami, Fla./ Felix Varela
Joined the UConn program as a wide receiver, but was converted to the defensive side of the ball in 2014…also plays special teams…played in 11 games this season and starting in one of them…had eight tackles on the season with a season-high of three in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…also had two pass break-ups…has played in 33 games over the past three seasons…an urban studies major.
G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF2013 10 2 0 2 0 0 02014 12 6 5 11 0 0 52015 11 6 2 8 0 0 2TOTAL 33 14 7 21 0 0 7
JOHN GREEN’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 6, at ECU, 10/23/14 Most PBU: 2 (2x), last vs. SMU, 12/6/14
Played in all 12 games this season both on special teams and on defense…has played in 33 games over the past three seasons…made ten tackles this season with three each in wins vs. Villanova (Sept. 3) and UCF (Oct. 10)…an exercise science major.
Started all 12 games for the Huskies this year at left guard…was part of a UConn offensive line that saw the same starting five in all 12 games…has played in 24 games over the past two years…was named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…an economics major.
RON JOHNSON3
5-11, 226 Running Back Sophomore Naples, Fla./ Palmetto Ridge
Third-leading rusher on the UConn team in 2015 with 216 yards and is second with four TDs…has been part of the running back rotation all season long with starts in the first two games…had a touchdown in each of the first three games…had a season-high 65 yards of rushing in win over Villanova (Sept. 3)…also had 41 yards in win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…had four receptions for 29 yards, including a 22-yarder against USF (Oct. 17)…has played in 24 games in his Husky career with seven starts…led UConn in rushing as a freshman in 2014 with 429….an exploratory major.
G ATT YARDS YDS/ATT LONG TD YDS/G2014 12 114 429 3.8 23 3 35.82015 11 87 216 2.5 29 4 18.0TOTAL 23 201 645 3.2 29 7 26.9
RON JOHNSON’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries: 23, vs. SMU, 12/6/14 Most Rush Yards: 101, vs. SMU, 12/6/14 Longest Run: 29, vs. Houston, 11/21/15 Most Rush TDs: 2, vs. UCF, 11/1/14 Most Receptions: 2, vs. USF, 10/17/15 Longest Reception: 22, vs. USF, 10/17/15Most Rec. Yards: 22, vs. USF, 10/17/15
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JUNIOR JOSEPH11
6-1, 242 Linebacker Redshirt Sophomore Sinking Springs, Pa./ Wilson Westlawn
Named All-American Athletic Conference honorable mention…started all 12 games for the Huskies at middle linebacker and was the team’s second-leading tackler with 86 stops…has now played in 23 games over the past two seasons with 16 starts…had a career-high 16 tackles against Cincinnati (Oct. 24)…also made nine tackles in win against Villanova (Sept. 3) and at Missouri (Sept. 19)…had a forced fumble in win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…had first career interception vs. USF (Oct. 17)…a sociology major.
G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2014 11 24 17 41 0 4 9 1 22015 12 38 48 86 0 3.5 4 0 1TOTAL 23 62 65 127 0 7.5 13 1 3
JUNIOR JOSEPH’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 16 vs. Cincinnati, 10/24/15Most TFL: 2.0, at USF, 9/19/14
Started all 12 games for UConn at right tackle…has now played in 22 games over the past two years and has 19 starts…part of a 2015 Husky offensive line that has seen the same five players start every game…named to the Preseason Watch List for the Wuerffel Trophy and a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team…named to the 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…a communications major.
JUNIOR LEE23
6-0, 209 Safety Redshirt Senior Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls
Played in 11 games both on defense and special teams…had 18 tackles on the season, including a career-high five at BYU (Oct. 2)…also had three vs. Navy (Sept. 26) and in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…also registered three pass break-ups, including one in each of the last two regular season games…a communication major.
JUNIOR LEE’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 5, vs. BYU, 10/2/15Longest Int. Return: 20, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13
RICHARD LEVY71
6-6, 312 Offensive Lineman Redshirt Junior Trenton, N.J./ Trenton West
Started all 12 games for the Huskies at left tackle…has started all 24 games over the past two seasons…part of a 2015 offensive line that saw the same five players start every game at the same position…was one of three Huskies to start every game on the offensive line in 2014…a psychology major.
DOMINICK MANCO66
6-3, 221 Long Snapper Redshirt Senior Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington
UConn’s long snapper in his senior season…was the long snapper for the final three games of his sophomore year of 2013…a two time Big East All-Academic Team pick and was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team last season…an economics major.
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ELLIS MARDER19
6-1, 199 Safety Redshirt Junior Windermere, Fla./ Lake Highland Prep
Has played in 11 games this season, earning his first career start in season-opener vs. Villanova (Sept. 3)…played as a reserve on defense and is also on special teams…made 11 tackles on the season with two each against BYU (Oct. 2) and in win vs. UCF (Oct. 10)…had a fumble recovery in the UCF game and had three pass break-ups on the season…was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team in 2013 and 2014 and the Big East All-Academic team in 2012…a political science major.
G UA A TOTAL TF Yds P DEF FR2013 6 2 2 4 0 0 0 02014 5 2 1 3 0.5 1 0 12015 11 11 0 11 0 0 3 0TOTAL 22 15 3 18 0.5 1 3 1
Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve on defense…made seven tackles (first of his career) with two against Navy (Sept. 26), BYU (Oct. 2) and Cincinnati (Oct. 24)….also had half a tackle for a loss vs. Cincinnati…named to the 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the 2012 Big East All-Academic Team…a management information systems major.
JOSH MARRINER26
5-9, 201 Running Back Redshirt Sophomore Chesapeake, Va./ Western Branch
Played in 11 games at tailback and on kickoff return…started the game at BYU (Oct. 2)…had 13 carries for 19 yards in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…had four kickoff returns for 57 yards with a long of 16 vs. UCF (Oct. 10)…also had eight receptions for 71 yards and made two tackles….named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…a pre-communication sciences major.
G ATT YARDS YDS/ATT LONG TD YDS/G2014 11 36 110 3.1 16 1 102015 11 13 19 1.5 5 0 1.7TOTAL 22 49 129 2.6 16 1 5.9
JOSH MARRINER’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries: 9, vs. BYU, 8/29/14 Most Rush Yds: 27 (2x), last vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14 Longest Run: 16, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14 Most TDs: 1, vs. BYU, 8/29/14 Most Receptions: 3, at ECU, 10/23/14 Longest Reception: 38, vs. SMU, 12/6/14Most Rec. Yards: 38, vs. SMU, 12/6/14
Played in ten games with five starts…made six receptions for 65 yards…had two receptions for ten yards vs. USF (Oct. 17)…also had a single reception in four other games, including a 29-yarder in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…an exploratory major.
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BRICE MCALLISTER 16
5-11, 193 Cornerback Sophomore East Longmeadow, Mass./ Suffield Academy (Conn.)
Played in all 12 games this season on both defense and special teams…made seven tackles (one in seven games) and also had two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…has 12 tackles in his career with a career-high three stops vs Memphis in 2014 (Nov. 29)…an exploratory major.
AARON MCLEAN85
6-5, 203 Wide Receiver Freshman Southborough, Mass. / St. Mark’s
Played in ten games and made four receptions for 56 yards…had a 29-yard reception in win at UCF (Oct. 10)…also had an 11-yard catch in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)… an exploratory major.
OBI MELIFONWU20
6-3, 216 Safety Redshirt Junior South Grafton, Mass./ Grafton
Played in all 12 games this season and started 11 of them…has started 34 games over the past three seasons…is third on the team in tackles this season with 79 and also registered two tackles for a loss and two interceptions…had a career-high 13 tackles vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 24) and 12 vs. Navy (Sept. 26)…his interceptions came in a pair of wins – vs. UCF (Oct. 10) and East Carolina (Oct. 30)….is second on the team with five pass break-ups…named to the 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic team…a sociology major.
G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF FR INT2013 12 39 31 70 3.0 5 5 1 22014 11 52 23 75 3.5 9 3 0 02015 12 50 29 79 2.0 7 5 0 2TOTAL 35 141 83 224 8.5 21 13 1 4
OBI MELIFONWU’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 13, at Cincinnati, 10/24/15 Most TFL: 1.5, vs. Towson, 8/29/13 Most PBU: 2 (3x), last at Tulane, 11/7/15Longest Int. Return: 16, at UCF, 10/10/15
Played in all 12 games this season as part of the regular rotation on the defensive line…started games vs. Army (Sept. 12) and Navy (Sept. 26)…had 22 tackles this season with four for a loss, which was tied for fourth on the team…had fumble recovery at BYU (Oct. 2)…a pre-communication sciences major.
MIKAL MYERS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 6, vs. Army, 11/8/14 Most TFL: 2.0, vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 Most Sacks: 1.0 (2x), last vs. SMU, 12/6/14
TOMMY MYERS80
6-5, 255 Tight End Redshirt Sophomore Coventry, Conn./ Coventry
Played in 11 games with eight starts, before an injury early in the Houston (Nov. 21) game ended his season…had 16 receptions for 232 yards and two TDs on the year…his total receptions and yardage were both fifth on the team…had a career-high three receptions in win against East Carolina (Oct. 30) and vs. USF (Oct. 17)…had two receptions vs. Villanova (Sept. 3) for a career-high 83 yards, including a 69-yard TD strike…also had a TD reception in the Navy game (Sept. 26)…father Norm played football at UConn from 1981-84 while his mother Peggy (Walsh) was a women’s basketball player from 1982-86 at UConn…a pre-communication sciences major.
TOMMY MYERS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Receptions: 3 (2x), last vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15Most Rec. Yards: 83, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Longest Reception: 69, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15
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ARKEEL NEWSOME 22
5-7, 182 Running Back Sophomore Ansonia, Conn./ Ansonia
Is the leading rusher for the Huskies with 817 yards on 174 carries with six TDs…also is second in receiving with 40 receptions for 432 yards with two TDs…UConn’s primary kickoff returner (429 yards on 19 attempts)…led team in all-purpose yards with 1,621…enters bowl season ranked 19th in the country in all-purpose yards and first in the American with 135.08…started the final nine games of the season with 100-yards games in two of the final four contests – 114 vs. Houston (Nov. 21) and a career-high 179 vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…against East Carolina, had a 90-yard TD run late in the third quarter, which gave UConn a commanding 24-6 lead…that run is tied as the third-longest rush in school history and the longest rush for a Husky since 2006…179 yards of rushing was the most for a Husky in a single game since 2010…had 244 all-purpose yards vs. East Carolina and was named the winner of the weekly Gold Helmet Award, given to the top player in New England by the New England Football Writers’ Association…was named to the American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in win vs. UCF (Oct. 10) and had 257 yards of all-purpose yardage vs. the Knights….started two games last year as a true freshman…an urban studies major.
G ATT YARDS YDS/ATT LONG TD YDS/G2014 12 47 188 4.0 22 0 15.72015 12 174 760 4.6 90 6 63.3TOTAL 24 221 948 4.3 90 6 39.5
ARKEEL NEWSOME’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries: 32, vs. Houston, 11/21/15Most Rushing Yards: 179, vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15 Longest Run: 90, vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15Most Receptions: 8 (2x), last vs. Cincinnati, 10/24/15Longest Reception: 74t, vs. Temple, 9/27/14 Most Rec. Yards: 77, vs. Temple, 9/27/14 Longest Kick Return: 71, vs. UCF, 10/10/15
Played in the first seven games of the season as a member of the offensive line rotation, but suffered a season-ending injury vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 24)…had 12 tackles on the season with 2.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks…tied a career-high with four tackles vs. Navy (Sept. 26)…a sociology major.
G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds2014 10 7 11 18 3.5 5.0 362015 8 6 6 12 1.5 2.5 13TOTALS 18 13 17 40 5.0 7.5 49
COLE ORMSBY’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 4 (2x), last vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most TFL: 1.0 (6x), last vs. USF, 10/17/15Most Sacks: 1.0 (4x), last at UCF, 10/10/15
BOBBY PUYOL17
5-10, 178 Kicker Redshirt Junior North Palm Beach, Fla./ Dwyer
UConn’s primary kicker for the 2015 season…has hit on 15-of-17 field goal attempts and 20-of-23 PATs…enters bowl season ranked sixth in the country in field goal percentage and leads the American…his 15 field goals is tied for the sixth-highest in school single-season history…enters bowl season making six of his last seven field goal attempts…had three field goals in win vs. Army (Sept. 12) and made two in four other games…tied his career-high with a 45-yarder against both East Carolina (Oct. 30) and Temple (Nov. 28)…was one of 20 semifinalists for the 2015 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award given by the Orange Bowl…a management major.
BOBBY PUYOL’S CAREER HIGHSMost FGM: 3, vs. Army, 9/12/15Most FGA: 3, vs. Army, 9/12/15 Longest FG Made: 45 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15Most PATs: 4, vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15
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TREY RUTHERFORD77
6-5, 300 Offensive Lineman/Fullback Sophomore Markham, Ontario/ Kent School (Conn.)
Played in nine games this season…started working as a fullback midway through the season and started two games – at Tulane (Nov. 7) and at Temple (Nov. 28)…an exploratory major.
TYLER SAMRA60
6-2, 301 Offensive Lineman Senior Fairlawn, N.J./ Don Bosco
Started all 12 games at right guard and has now played in 30 games over the past two seasons with 25 career starts…the only senior on an offensive line that has seen the same five starters at each position all season…a history major
BRYANT SHIRREFFS4
6-2, 220 Quarterback Redshirt Sophomore Jefferson, Ga./ Jefferson/North Carolina State
UConn’s starting quarterback for the first 11 games of the season before suffering an injury early in the game vs. Houston (Nov. 21)…had over 200 yard of passing in five of his first ten games…had only seven interceptions in 262 pass attempts…passed for 365 yards vs. USF (Oct. 17) on 28 of 41 with one TD and one interception…also rushed for 100 yards in that game…became first Husky to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 in the same game since 2006…the game was one-yard shy of that UConn single-game total offense record…made his UConn debut vs. Villanova (Sept. 3) and was 12 for 20 in the air for 202 yards with a pair of touchdowns…for his efforts against the Wildcats, was named the winner of the weekly Gold Helmet Award by the New England Collegiate Football Writers Association…vs. Army (Sept. 12), was 19 of 25 in the air for 270 yards and named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week…named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…a finance major.
G ATT COMP PCT YDS LONG PASS EFFIC. TD2015 11 262 158 0.603 1992 69 134.16 9
CAMERON STAPLETON10
6-4, 246 Linebacker Redshirt Sophomore Staten Island, N.Y./ Poly Prep County Day
Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve on defense and on special teams…made 15 tackles and tied a career-high with three vs. Tulane (Nov. 7)…had a key fumble recovery in win against Houston (Nov. 21)….also had two pass break-ups on the year…an exploratory major.
G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2014 9 4 5 9 0.5 0.5 1 0 12015 12 11 4 15 2.0 4.0 26 0 1TOTAL 21 15 9 24 2.5 4.5 27 0 2
CAMERON STAPLETON’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 3 (2x), last vs. Tulane, 11/7/15 Most TFL: 2.0, vs. Missouri, 9/19/15Most Sacks: 1.0 (2x), last at Temple, 11/28/15Most PBU: 1 (3x), last vs. UCF, 10/10/15
Started all 12 games for UConn this season and now has 26 career starts in 32 career games played…was on the Preseason Watch List for the Lombardi Award…fourth on the team this season in tackles with 60….second on the team in tackles for a loss with 9.5…also had two sacks with a forced fumble and a pass break-up…had a season-high nine tackles in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…also had eight tackles vs. USF (Oct. 17)…had 3.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards in win at Tulane (Nov. 7)…the forced fumble came in win over Houston (Nov. 21)…a sociology major.
GRAHAM STEWART’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 12, vs. UCF, 11/1/14 Most TFL: 3.5, vs. Tulane, 11/7/15 Most Sacks: 1.0 (4x), last vs. East Carolina, 10/31/15
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JAMAR SUMMERS21
6-0, 185 Cornerback Sophomore East Orange, N.J./ East Orange
First Team All-American Athletic Conference and First Team All-New England by the NE Football Writers’ Association…led the American in interceptions during the regular season with seven, which placed him third nationally entering bowl season…is tied for fifth nationally in interceptions per game…had 37 tackles on the season and three pass break-ups…recorded critical interceptions in UConn’s last three wins of the season…in the win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30), had two with the first coming in the closing seconds of the first half with ECU driving…returned a pick 67-yards for a touchdown in the win vs. Tulane (Sept. 7) – UConn’s only score in a 7-3 win…had a total of five tackles in that game…in win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21), intercepted the ball in the final minute of the game at the UConn 29 as the Cougars had been driving for a potential game-winning score…had a career-high eight tackles at Missouri (Sept. 19)…a pre-communication sciences major.
G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF FR INT2014 12 16 6 22 0 0 2 0 12015 12 23 14 37 0.5 2 3 0 7TOTAL 24 39 20 59 0.4 2 5 0 8
JAMAR SUMMERS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 8, at Missouri, 9/19/15Most Interceptions: 2, vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15
NOEL THOMAS5
6-1, 195 Wide Receiver Junior Norwalk, Conn./ St. Luke’s School
UConn’s leading receiver with 54 receptions for 719 yards and three TDs…was named All-New England by the New England Football Writers’ Association…had a career-high seven receptions in three games this year – including UConn’s win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…against the Cougars, had two touchdown receptions with 108 yards of receiving…was named the American Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts…also had a TD reception in UConn’s win over UCF (Oct. 10)…a pre-communication sciences major.
NOEL THOMAS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Rec.: 7 (3x), last vs. Houston, 11/21/15 Most Rec. Yards: 108, vs. Houston, 11/21/15Most Rec. TDs: 2 (2x), last vs. Houston, 11/21/15 Longest Reception: 45, vs. Houston, 11/21/15
One of four captains for the Huskies who has played in 11 games this year and has nine starts…has started 25 games over the past three seasons…has made 37 tackles this season with two for a loss…has an interception in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…made seven tackles against both BYU (Oct. 2) and Temple (Nov. 28)… named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…an individualized major.
MARQUISE VANN’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 14, at USF, 9/19/14 Most TFL: 2.5, at USF, 9/19/14 Longest FR: 40t, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13
BRENDAN VECHERY72
6-6, 302 Offensive Lineman Redshirt Sophomore Ashburn, Va./ Broad Run
Started all 12 games at center this season in his first year of collegiate play…was part of a Husky offensive line that saw all five players start every game at the same position…an economics major.
NICK VITALE 27
5-8, 176 Cornerback Redshirt Junior Higganum, Conn./ Daniel Hand/Stony Brook
Walk-on who became UConn’s starting punt returner midway through the season…returned a total of four punts with a long of two yards twice…also saw time on special teams last season…a history major.
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UConn’s starting punter for the past two seasons…averaged 37.9 yards per punt this season with 20 inside the 20-yard line and 36 that were fair caught…had a season-long punt of 50 yards against Army (Sept. 12)…against Army, all three of his punt were within the 20-yard line…in win vs. Houston (Nov. 21), had nine punts and six were within the 20 and six were fair caught…also had five that were fair caught in win vs. Tulane (Nov. 7)… named to the 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…an allied health sciences major.
JUSTIN WAIN’S CAREER HIGHSMost Punts: 11, at Tulane, 11/7/15 Highest AVG (min. 3): 44.5, at USF, 9/19/14 Longest Punt: 59, at Memphis, 11/29/14 Most Inside 20: 6 (2x), last vs. Houston, 11/21/15
MATTHEW WALSH36
6-1, 241 Linebacker Junior Madison, Conn./ Daniel Hand
Played in all 12 games this season and started three…moved to linebacker this season after starting his career as a fullback…had four tackles for a loss…had eight tackles against both Missouri (Sept. 19) and Navy (Sept. 26)…was injured during the regular season finale at Temple (Nov. 28)… a pre-communication sciences major.
G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds2013 11 0 0 0 0 0 02014 11 1 2 3 0 0 02015 12 17 29 46 0 4.0 10TOTAL 34 18 31 49 0 4.0 10
JHAVON WILLIAMS6
5-10, 190 Cornerback Redshirt Junior Delray Beach, Fla./ Palm Beach Central
Started all 12 games at cornerback this season and has 29 career starts over the past three seasons…was fifth on the team in tackles with 51 and also had three interceptions and six pass break-ups…had an interception in win vs. UCF (Oct. 10) and against Missouri (Sept. 19) that eventually led to a Husky TD…also had two tackles for a loss – both in the USF game (Oct. 17)…had a career-high 10 tackles at BYU (Oct. 2)…an urban and community studies major.
G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF FR INT2013 10 18 8 26 0 0 2 1 12014 12 28 10 38 0 0 7 2 02015 12 40 11 51 2.0 6 6 0 2TOTAL 34 86 29 115 2.0 6 15 3 3
JHAVON WILLIAMAS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 10, at BYU, 10/2/15
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1998 NCAA DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFSThe University of Connecticut’s first postseason appearance in the sport of football came in 1998 as UConn advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA Championship. Here’s a summary of UConn’s first two postseason football games - a win against Hampton in the first round and a loss at eventual national runner-up Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals.
D an Orlovsky earned Most Valuable Player honors after going 20 of 41 in the
air for 239 yards and two touchdowns as UConn defeated MAC Champion Toledo by a 39-10 score in the 2004 Motor City Bowl, UConn’s first ever bowl appearance.
In addition to O rlovsky’s honor, Tyler King was named the United Auto Workers Lineman of the Game.
The Huskies were led in rushing by Cornell Brockington, who had 15 carries for 72 yards. The leading receiver on the day for UConn was Keron Henry with nine catches for 239 yards.
UConn got out of the gates early, and set a Motor City Bowl record, by scoring 17 points in the first quarter while shutting the Rockets out. The Huskies took the opening drive 41 yards on eight plays to set up a 35-yard field goal by Matt Nuzie. Nuzie went on to kick three more field goals, for a total of four, to set a new Motor City Bowl record and tie a UConn single-game record.
The Huskies scored the first touchdown of the contest as Orlovsky, after eluding a blitzing Rocket, hit Jason Williams in the corner of the end zone for a dazzling 32-yard TD pass on a fourth and six play.
The final points of the first quarter came as Larry Taylor returned a punt 68 yards for a score.
Toledo scored its first points of the game as it grinded out a 13-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Bruce Gradowski.
The Huskies scored 13 more points in the sec-ond quarter to take a 30-7 lead at the half. Orlovsky threw a seven-yard TD pass to Brian Sparks, whose sliding catch with 7:42 left in the half capped an eight-play, 41-yard drive. That touchdown was set up by a 54-yard kickoff return by Taylor.
Nuzie kicked a pair of field goals in the final 1:24 of the half – a 37-yarder and a 25-yarder on the final play of the half.
The teams traded a pair of field goals for the only scoring of the third quarter as Jason Robbins hit a 27-yard field goal for Toledo 3:13 into the half while Nuzie hit a 36-yarder with 1:53 left to play in the quarter.
The only scoring of the fourth quarter came with 25 seconds remaining as sophomore Matt Lawrence scored a touchdown on an 11-yard run.
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W ake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner was 29-of-38 in the air for 268
yards and a touchdown to lead the Demon Deacons to a 24-10 victory over UConn in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl before a crowd of 53,126 at Bank of America Stadium.
The two halves were mirror images of each other as UConn shutout Wake Forest in the first half and the Demon Deacons held the Huskies scoreless in the second.
The contest was the second bowl game in the last four years for UConn – who has been playing as a member of the BIG EAST for only four years. The Huskies defeated Toledo in the 2004 Motor City Bowl. This year, UConn sold its entire allotment of 12,500 tickets for the bowl game in Charlotte – the second BIG
EAST school to ever do that.
UConn led 10-0 at the half, but Wake Forest scored two third quarter touchdowns to take a 14-10 lead after three quarters.
Wake Forest took the opening possession of the second half and marched for a touch-down on a six-play, 66-yard drive. Josh Adams scored the touchdown on a 38-yard run 2:16 into the half.
The Demon Deacons took the lead for good on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Skinner to John Tereshinski on a third-and-14 play. Wake Forest made it 17-10 on a 43-yard field goal 3:07 into the final quarter by Sam Swank. The Demon Deacons sealed the win with a TD run by Micah Andrews in the final minute.
UConn was severely limited in the second half on offense as the Huskies had just 73 total yards of offense while the Deacons had 275.
UConn’s Tyler Lorenzen was 13-of-26 in the air for 98 yards. Donald Brown led UConn in rushing with 13 carries for 72 yards. Brad Kanuch was the leading Husky receiver with three receptions for 36 yards.
Wake Forest senior wide receiver Kenny Moore was named the game’s MVP as he made 11 receptions for 112 yards.
UConn scored all 10 of its points in the first half. Larry Taylor scored the only touch-down of the first half when he returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown with 2:38 left in the first quarter. Ironically, Taylor had a 68-yard punt return for a TD in UConn’s only other bowl game – a win over Toledo in the 2004 Motor City Bowl – which came with 2:31 left in the first quarter down the near (UConn) sideline running to the camera’s right.
The only other first half points came with 5:00 left in the second quarter as Tony Ciaravino connected on a 29-yard field goal that finished an eight-play, 80-yard drive. That drive was highlighted by a 58-yard run by Brown on the first play of the drive.
2007 MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWLWake Forest 24, Connecticut 10December 29, 2007 • Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, N.C. • Attendance: 53,126
First Quarter: UB- AJ Principle 38 field goal 4:26 (4 plays, 3 yards, 1:36); UC- Donald Brown 45 run (Dave Teggart kick) 4:07 (1 play, 45 yards, 0:09).
Second Quarter: UC- Teggart 32 field goal 14:11 (8 plays, 26 yards, 3:13); UB- Ray Long 0 fumble recovery (Principle kick) 11:36; UB- Principle 29 field goal 8:22 (5 plays, 17 yards, 2:53)l UB- James Starks 4 run (Principle kick) 7:55 (1 play, 4 yards, 0:13); UC- Tyler Lorenzen 13 run (Teggart kick) 4:01 (2 plays, 88 yards, 0:36).
Third Quarter: UC- Steve Brouse 4 pass from Lorenzen (Teggart kick) 5:22 (7 plays, 56 yards, 3:25).
D onald Brown rushed for 261 yards on 29 carries and one TD to lead the University
of Connecticut to a 38-20 victory over Buffalo in the 2009 International Bowl. The game was played before a crowd of 40,184 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The crowd was the highest in the three-year old history of the event.
Brown was named the Most Valuable Player of the Game. UConn tailback Jordan Todman also enjoyed a fine day with seven carries for 62 yards.
The Husky defense was outstanding as it limited the Bulls to 237 yards of total offense and just 24 net yards of rushing. Buffalo had a total of 16 drives in the game and the Bulls only gained more than 30 yards on one of them. Buffalo had nine drives of ten yards or less.
Buffalo led 20-17 at halftime after a haphazard second quarter that saw the Huskies commit four turnovers that resulted in 17 points for the Bulls.
UConn scored the only points of the third quarter to take the lead for good in the game on a four-yard TD pass from quarterback Tyler Lorenzen to tight end Steve Brouse.
Dahna Deleston rounded out the scoring with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown, making the score 38-20 with 2:15 to play.
In the second quarter, UConn kicker Dave Teggart connected on a 32-yard field goal 49 seconds into the period to give the Huskies a 10-3 lead.
The Husky defense then stopped the Bulls on three plays, but UConn then fumbled a punt return as the Bulls recovered the ball in the endzone for a touchdown to tie the game.
UConn then fumbled the ball on the second play of its next possession to give the Bulls the ball at the Husky 18. The UConn defense was valiant again and held Buffalo to six yards as A.J. Principe kicked a 29-yard FG for a 13-10 Bull lead with 8:22 to go. On the ensuing kickoff, UConn fumbled that return to give Buffalo the ball at the Husky four and the Bulls scored on first down on a rush by James Starks to make it 20-10 Bulls.
Lorenzen scored the final TD of the first half on a 13-yard run that was set up by a career-long 75 yard rush by Brown.
The Huskies outgained Buffalo 225-94 in the first half as the Huskies had just one pass attempt in the half. Brown had 207 yards of rushing in the first half.
UConn limited the Bulls to 40 yards of total offense in the first quarter and two first downs while the Huskies had 112 yards.
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2010 PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWLConnecticut 20, South Carolina 7January 2, 2010 • Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala. • Attendance: 45,254
UConn (8-5) 10 3 0 7 — 20 SC (7-6) 0 0 0 7 –– 7
First Quarter: UC-Kashif Moore 37 pass from Frazer (Teggart kick) 6:37 (9 plays, 66 yards, 4:14); UC-Teggart 33 field goal 3:35 (5 plays, 16 yards, 1:21)
Second Quarter: UC-Teggart 44 field goal 8:56 (10 plays, 40 yards, 4:10)
I n a defensively-minded game, the University of Connecticut football team nearly
shutout South Carolina in the Papajohns.com Bowl to earn the school’s first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent. The game was played in front of a crowd of 45,254 at Legion Field, a Papajohns.com Bowl record attendance. UConn finished with the 20-7 victory earning their second-straight and third overall bowl victory.
The Huskies shut out South Carolina in the first three quarters of the game and have shut out their bowl opponents in nine of 16 quarters played.
With his 126 yards on the day, senior tailback and Fred Sington Most Vaulable Player Andre Dixon reached the 1,000-yard mark for the season becoming the 12th running back in UConn history to reach the mark and joining teammate Jordan Todman, who accomplished the feat earlier in the season. Todman finished the day with 36 yards.
This is the first time in UConn history that two running backs have rushed for over 1,000 yards in the same season. They join Nevada and Georgia Tech as NCAA FBS teams that have at least two players that have rushed for over 1,000 yards during the 2009 season.
Junior quarterback Zach Frazer was nine of 21 in the air for 106 yards and connected with sophomore Kashif Moore two times for 40 yards and a touchdown.
Stephen Garcia led South Carolina by passing for 129 yards on a 16 for 38 effort also rushing for 56 yards on the day. Alshon Jeffery grabbed three passes for 28 yards for the Gamecocks.
The Huskies were the first to get on the board after an unbelievable one-handed 37-yard grab by Moore, who tip-toed along the sidelines and extended into the endzone to put the Huskies up with 6:31 remaining in the first quarter.
South Carolina decided to attempt a fourth and short at its own 32-yard line but senior Lindsey Witten stepped up and stopped the rush as the Huskies took over in Gamecock territory. UConn got the ball down to the 16-yard line but settled for a 33-yard field goal by sophomore Dave Teggart to improve their lead to 10-0.
Teggart boosted the lead to 13-0 in the second quarter with 8:26 remaining in the game connecting on his second field goal of the game, a 44-yard boot, setting a new Papajohns.com Bowl record. Later in the quarter, South Carolina earned their first first down of the game with 7:37 left in the half. They only managed four first downs in the entire first half for a net of 84 yards.
After SC fumbled at their own 35-yard line, Dixon used the opportunity to record his first touchdown of the day, a 10-yard run to boost the Huskies lead to 20 with 13:12 remaining in the fourth quarter. Dixon’s TD capped a 3:53 minute, nine play 35-yard drive.
The Gamecocks got on the board with 3:24 remaining in the game capitalizing on a blocked punt and scoring on a two-play 40-yard drive. Alex Molina recovered an onside kick for the Huskies as UConn ran out the clock.
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2011 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLOklahoma 48, Connecticut 20January 1, 2011 • University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, Ariz. • Attendance: 67,232
T he University of Connecticut played in its first-ever Bowl Championship Game and
dropped a 48-20 decision to seventh-ranked Oklahoma in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl before a crowd of 67,232 at the University of Phoenix Stadium.
UConn junior tailback Jordan Todman carried the ball 32 times for 121 yards and Husky senior quarterback Zach Frazer was 19 of 39 in the air for 223 yards.
Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Landry Jones was 34 of 49 in the air for 429 yards while senior DeMarco Murray rushed 25 times for 93 yards.
Oklahoma scored touchdowns on both of its first quarter possessions. After UConn began the game with a three-and-out, the Sooners marched 70 yards on nine plays for an eight-yard TD pass from Jones to junior James Hanna. The scoring play came on the only third down play the Sooners had on the drive.
UConn moved 55 yards on its next possession, but failed on a fourth-and-one play that gave the Sooners the ball at their own 19. The Sooners then moved the ball 81 yards on nine plays and scored on a three-yard rush by Murray. Oklahoma gained 63 yards on five first down plays during the drive.
The Huskies broke into the scoring column when redshirt sophomore Dwayne Gratz picked off a Jones pass and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown. The interception return for a TD was the fifth of the year for the Huskies - tying a school record from 2007.
Oklahoma came right back and moved the ball from its own 20 to the Husky 20, but UConn’s defense held strong and limited OU to a 41-yard field goal to make it 17-7 with 9:57 to go.
The teams then traded field goals the rest of the first half as junior kicker Dave Teggart hit a 37-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in the first half to make it 20-10 at the break.
The Sooners exploded for two quick TDs to start the sec-ond half as they took their second possession of the half a quick four plays in 80 yards as Jones hit senior Cameron Kenny on a 59-yard touchdown pass.
Oklahoma then made it 34-10 as Frazer threw an intercep-tion picked off by junior Jamell Fleming.
UConn junior Robbie Frey kept the pesky Huskies going as he returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a score to cut the lead to 34-17. Junior kicker Dave Teggart hit on a 38-yard field goal with 5:04 left in the third to make it 34-20. The field goal marked the tenth-straight for Teggart, as he ended the season making 15 of his past 16 attempts.
Junior Ryan Broyles gave the Sooners a 41-20 lead when he had a five-yard reception for an Oklahoma touchdown with 7:49 left in the game. Broyles’ score was followed up at the 2:40 mark when freshman Tony Jefferson had a 22-yard interception return for another Sooner touchdown, putting the final score at 48-20.
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TOTAL OFFENSEYards1. 261 Donald Brown, 2009 International2. 239 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor CityPlays1. 41 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 39 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta3. 32 Jordan Todman, 2011 Tostitos FiestaAll-Purpose Yards1. 261 Donald Brown, 2009 International2. 157 Larry Taylor, 2004 Motor City
RUSHINGCarries1. 33 Andre Dixon, 2010 Papajohns.com2. 32 Jordan Todman, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta3. 29 Donald Brown, 2009 InternationalNet Yards1. 261 Donald Brown, 2009 International2. 126 Andre Dixon, 2010 Papajohns.com
PASSINGAttempts1. 41 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 39 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos FiestaCompletions1. 20 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 19 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos FiestaNet Yards1. 239 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 223 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta3. 107 Zach Frazer, 2010 Papajohns.comCompletion Percentage1. 66.6% Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 International2. 50.0% Tyler Lorenzen, 2007 Meineke Car
CareTouchdown Passes1. 2 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 1 Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 International Zach Frazer, 2010 Papajohns.comInterceptions (Thrown)1. 2 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 1 Two Tied
RECEIVINGReceptions1. 9 Keron Henry, 2004 Motor City2. 4 Four TiedNet Yards1. 109 Keron Henry, 2004 Motor City2. 47 Matt Cutaia, 2004 Motor CityTouchdown Receptions1. 1 4 players tied
RECEIVING – TIGHT ENDS
Receptions1. 4 Ryan Griffin, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 2 Steve Brouse, 2007 Meineke Car CareNet Yards1. 48 Ryan Griffin, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 26 Steve Brouse, 2007 Meineke Car Care
PUNTINGNumber1. 7 Cole Wagner, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Des Cullen, 2007 Meineke Car CareNet Yards1. 328 Cole Wagner, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 306 Desi Cullen, 2007 Meineke Car CareAverage1. 46.9 Cole Wagner, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 43.7 Desi Cullen, 2007 Meineke Car Care
PUNT RETURNSNumber1. 6 Jasper Howard, 2009 International Reggie McClain, 2010 Papajohns.com2. 3 Larry Taylor, 2007 Meineke Car CareNet Yards1. 75 Larry Taylor, 2007 Meineke Car Care2. 46 Jasper Howard, 2009 InternationalTouchdowns1. 1 Larry Taylor, 2007 Meineke Car Care Larry Taylor, 2004 Motor City
KICKOFF RETURNSNumber1. 6 Nick Williams, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 4 Jordan Todman, 2009 InternationalNet Yards1. 137 Nick Williams, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 124 Jordan Todman, 2009 International
SCORINGTouchdowns1. 2 Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 InternationalPAT/Kick1. 5 Dave Teggart, 2009 International2. 3 Matt Nuzie, 2004 Motor CityField Goals/Attempts1. 4/5 Matt Nuzie, 2004 Motor City2. 2/2 Dave Teggart, 2010 Papajohns.comTotal Points1. 15 Matt Nuzie, 2004 Motor City2. 12 Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 International
DEFENSETackles1. 18 Maurice Lloyd, 2004 Motor City2. 11 Scott Lutrus, 2011 Tostitos FiestaTackles for Loss1. 3.5 Maurice Lloyd, 2004 Motor City Robert McClain, 2009 InternationalInterceptions1. 1 6 players tiedYards (Returned)1. 100 Dahna Deleston, 2009 International2. 46 Dwayne Gratz, 2011 Tostitos FiestaInterception Return Touchdowns1. 1 Dahna Deleston, 2009 International
SUPERLATIVESLongest Field Goal1. 44 yards Dave Teggart, 2010 Papajohns.
com2. 42 yards Dave Teggart, 2009 International3. 38 yards Dave Teggart, 2011 Tostitos FiestaLongest Run from Scrimmage1. 75 yards Donald Brown, 2009
International2. 58 yards Donald Brown, 2007 Meineke
Car CareLongest Interception Return1. 100 yards Dahna Deleston, 2009
comLongest Punt Return1. 68 yards Larry Taylor, 2007 Meineke Car
Care Larry Taylor, 2009 InternationalLongest Kickoff Return1. 95 yards Robbie Frey, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 63 yards Tyvon Branch, 2007 Meineke
Car Care3. 54 yards Larry Taylor, 2004 Motor CityLongest Pass Play1. 44 yards Dan Orlovsky to Keron Henry,
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