THE COACHES CONNECTICUT HEAD COACH PAUL PASQUALONI UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni made his Husky head coaching debut a successful one on Sept. 3 as the Huskies topped Fordham of the FCS. The Cheshire, Conn., native was named the 28th head football coach in UConn his- tory on January 14, 2011. Pasqualoni has had a highly-successful career on all levels of football -- profes- sional, college and high school. He was the head coach at Western Connecticut from 1982-86 and led the team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1985. He had an extremely successful tenure as the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-2004. Pasqualoni led the Orange to 107 wins, four BIG EAST titles and a 6-3 postseason record. Among his bowl appearances at Syracuse were two Fiesta Bowls (1992 and ‘97) and an Orange Bowl (‘98). Pasqualoni is the all-time winningest coach in BIG EAST Conference league wins with 64 and overall wins with 111. He is just one of two league coaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college coaching record stands at 145-82-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 4- 6 at UConn). For the previous five seasons, Pasqualoni had served on NFL staffs -- with Dallas in 2005-07 and ‘10 and with Miami in 2008-09. His first coaching job was an assistant coach at Cheshire HS from 1972-75. He is a 1972 Penn State graduate. RUTGERS HEAD COACH GREG SCHIANO Greg Schiano is in his 11th season as the head football coach at Rutgers. He is the longest tenured coach in the BIG EAST and had an all-time record of 68-66 at the school. He has led the Scarlet Knights to bowl wins in four years (2006-09) - a first in school history - and to five-straight bowl appearances (2005-09) -- another school first. Schiano was the defensive coordinator at Miami (Fla.) from 1999-2000 and spent 1996-99 as an assistant coach with the NFL’s Chicago Bears. He was an assistant at Penn State from 1990-96. Schiano is a 1988 Bucknell graduate and was a linebacker for the Bison. RADIO & TV COVERAGE TELEVISION COVERAGE Saturday’s game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Beth Mowins is on play- by-play while Mike Bellotti is on color while Bart Fox is the producer. The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky Power Hour” on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The game will be replayed in its entirity on Wednesday, Nov.30 at 10:00 p.m. SNY will also run a “Husky Power House” on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 when eight games will be shown between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. for holiday viewing. RADIO COVERAGE For the 20th consecutive season, WTIC 1080-AM in Hartford serves as the flag- ship station for the UConn Radio Network. WTIC is the state’s only 50,000 watt signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. Veteran UConn announcer Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Kevin Nathan (color) are working the Rutgers game with Bob Joyce on the sidelines. E.B. Davis on production. The UConn pregame show begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff, while at home games, the UConn Tailgate Show will air two and a half hours prior to the game with Bob Joyce and Kevin Nathan. GAME STORYLINES w UConn plays its final home game of the 2011 season on Saturday and it is the final appearance at Rentschler Field for 13 seniors. w UConn needs to win both of its final two games to be bowl eligbile for the sev- enth time in nine years. w Redshirt freshman running back Lyle McCombs is now just the second Husky freshman to rush for 1,000 in a season. w UConn has had fourth quarter leads in three of its six losses this season. UConn Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 9/3 FORDHAM (ESPN3) W, 35-3 9/10 at Vanderbilt (SNY) L, 24-21 9/16 IOWA STATE (ESPN2) L, 24-20 9/24 at Buffalo (SNY) W, 17-3 10/1 WESTERN MICHIGAN(SNY)L, 38-31 10/8 at West Virginia*(SNY) L, 43-16 10/15 USF* (SNY) W, 16-10 10/26 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) L, 35-20 11/5 SYRACUSE* (ESPNU) W, 28-21 11/19 LOUISVILLE* (SNY) L, 34-20 11/26 RUTGERS* (ESPN2) 12:00 p.m. 12/3 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/2) 12:00 PM * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Rutgers Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 9/1 N.C. CENTRAL (ESPN3) W, 48-0 9/10 at North Carolina (SNY) L, 22-24 9/24 OHIO (ESPN3) W, 38-26 10/1 at Syracuse* (BE Net.) W, 19-16 10/8 PITTSBURGH* (ESPNU) W, 34-10 10/15 NAVY (ESPN3) W, 21-20 10/21 at Louisville* (ESPN2) L, 16-14 10/29 WEST VIRGINIA* (ABC) L, 41-31 11/5 USF* (ESPN3) W, 20-17 11/12 at Army (CBS SN) W, 27-12 11/19 CINCINNATI* (ESPNU) W, 20-3 11/26 at Connecticut* (ESPN2) 12:00 PM * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game CONNECTICUT (4-6, 2-3 BE) vs. RUTGERS (8-3, 4-2 BE) GAME 11 w Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 w 12:00 p.m. RENTSCHLER FIELD (40,000) ESPN2 w WTIC-UCONN RADIO NETWORK
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THE COACHES
CONNECTICUT�HEAD�COACH�PAUL�PASQUALONI
UConn head coach Paul�Pasqualoni�made his Husky head coaching debut asuccessful one on Sept. 3 as the Huskies topped Fordham of the FCS. TheCheshire, Conn., native was named the 28th head football coach in UConn his-tory on January 14, 2011.
Pasqualoni has had a highly-successful career on all levels of football -- profes-sional, college and high school. He was the head coach at Western Connecticutfrom 1982-86 and led the team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1985.
He had an extremely successful tenure as the head coach at Syracuse from1991-2004. Pasqualoni led the Orange to 107 wins, four BIG EAST titles and
a 6-3 postseason record. Among his bowl appearances at Syracuse were twoFiesta Bowls (1992 and ‘97) and an Orange Bowl (‘98).Pasqualoni� is� the� all-time� winningest� coach� in� BIG�EAST�Conference
league�wins�with�64�and�overall�wins�with�111. He is just one of two leaguecoaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall collegecoaching record stands at 145-82-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 4-6 at UConn).
For the previous five seasons, Pasqualoni had served on NFL staffs -- withDallas in 2005-07 and ‘10 and with Miami in 2008-09.
His first coaching job was an assistant coach at Cheshire HS from 1972-75. Heis a 1972 Penn State graduate.
RUTGERS�HEAD�COACH�GREG�SCHIANO
Greg�Schiano�is in his 11th season as the head football coach at Rutgers. He isthe longest tenured coach in the BIG EAST and had an all-time record of 68-66 atthe school. He has led the Scarlet Knights to bowl wins in four years (2006-09) - afirst in school history - and to five-straight bowl appearances (2005-09) -- anotherschool first.
Schiano was the defensive coordinator at Miami (Fla.) from 1999-2000 andspent 1996-99 as an assistant coach with the NFL’s Chicago Bears. He was anassistant at Penn State from 1990-96. Schiano is a 1988 Bucknell graduate andwas a linebacker for the Bison.
RADIO & TV COVERAGE
TELEVISION�COVERAGE
Saturday’s game will be televised nationally by ESPN2. Beth�Mowins is on play-by-play while Mike�Bellotti�is on color while Bart�Fox is the producer. The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky
Power Hour” on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The game will bereplayed in its entirity on Wednesday, Nov.30 at 10:00 p.m. SNY will also run a “Husky Power House” on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 when
eight games will be shown between 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. for holiday viewing.
RADIO�COVERAGE
For the 20th consecutive season, WTIC�1080-AM in Hartford serves as the flag-ship station for the UConn Radio Network. WTIC is the state’s only 50,000 wattsignal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. Veteran UConn announcer Joe�D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Kevin�Nathan
(color) are working the Rutgers game with Bob�Joyce�on the sidelines. E.B.�Davison production. The UConn pregame show begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff, while at home
games, the UConn Tailgate Show will air two and a half hours prior to the game withBob�Joyce�and Kevin�Nathan.
w UConn� has� had� fourth� quarter� leads� inthree�of�its�six�losses�this�season.
UConn Schedule/Results
Date ����Opponent�(TV) Score/Time9/3 ������FORDHAM�(ESPN3) W,�35-39/10 at Vanderbilt (SNY) L, 24-219/16 ����IOWA�STATE�(ESPN2) L,�24-209/24 at Buffalo (SNY) W, 17-310/1 ����WESTERN�MICHIGAN(SNY)L,�38-3110/8 at West Virginia*(SNY) L, 43-1610/15 ��USF*�(SNY) W,�16-1010/26 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) L, 35-2011/5������SYRACUSE*�(ESPNU) W,�28-2111/19����LOUISVILLE*�(SNY) L,�34-2011/26����RUTGERS*�(ESPN2) 12:00�p.m.12/3 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/2) 12:00 PM* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game
Rutgers Schedule/Results
Date ����Opponent�(TV) Score/Time9/1 ������N.C.�CENTRAL�(ESPN3) W,�48-09/10 at North Carolina (SNY) L, 22-249/24 ����OHIO�(ESPN3) W,�38-2610/1 at Syracuse* (BE Net.) W, 19-1610/8 ����PITTSBURGH*�(ESPNU) W,�34-1010/15 ��NAVY�(ESPN3) W,�21-2010/21 at Louisville* (ESPN2) L, 16-1410/29 ��WEST�VIRGINIA*�(ABC) L,�41-3111/5������USF*�(ESPN3) W,�20-1711/12 at Army (CBS SN) W, 27-1211/19����CINCINNATI*�(ESPNU) W,�20-311/26����at�Connecticut*�(ESPN2) 12:00�PM* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game
CONNECTICUT (4-6, 2-3 BE) vs. RUTGERS (8-3, 4-2 BE)
GAME 11 w Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 w 12:00 p.m.
RENTSCHLER FIELD (40,000)
ESPN2 w WTIC-UCONN RADIO NETWORK
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Friday,�November�25thLouisville at USF, 11:00 a.m.Pittsburgh at West Virginia, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday,�November�26thRutgers at Connecticut, 12:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at Syracuse, 12:00 p.m.
All Times Eastern
UConn football on home dates gets going early with “Ray At The Rent” with Ray�Dunawayand Scott�Gray beginning at 6:00 a.m. for The UConn Football Radio Network also includes WILI 1400-AM in Willimantic and
WSUB AM-FM in New London. UConn football games are also broadcast over the
internet at WTIC.com.
��UCONN�AND�SNY
SNY, the television home of the New York Mets, Jets and the BIG EAST Conference, in con-
junction with the University of Connecticut is in its second-year of a multi-year partnership
that makes� SNY� "the� official� television� home� of� the� UConn�Huskies� football� and
men's�basketball�programs".
SNY�annually�features�300�hours�of�UConn�programming - including 120 hours of
Huskies game coverage. Additionally, SNY significantly expands its UConn sports cover-
age throughout its sports news and entertainment programming. SNY also created a
UConn Huskies sports section on the network's website - www.SNY.tv.
As the TV home of UConn football, SNY will air a minimum of four live games in 2011
-- which will be wrapped by in-depth post-game shows - produced by SNY. In addition to
the network's live game coverage, SNY carries the following UConn Huskies football pro-
gramming:
►Comprehensive UConn Huskies Football Season Preview Show
►Paul Pasqualoni’s Weekly Press Conference
►In-Depth Post-Game Shows (Following all SNY-televised UConn football games)
►UConn Huskies Season-in-Review/Bowl Preview Special
►UConn's "Football Signing Day" Press Conference
►Re-airs of every UConn Huskies Football Game (subject to availability)
►Huskies Power Hour: A 60-minute cut-down version of that week's game.
As the college basketball season tips off, SNY's all-access pass features at least 13
UConn men's basketball contests and a minimum of one women's basketball contest each
season.
SERIES NOTES
HUSKIES�VS.�RUTGERS�ALL-TIMESaturday’s game will be the 31st meeting between UConn and Rutgers in a series that datesback to 1940. The�Scarlet�Knights�hold�a�21-9�edge�and�Rutgers�has�won�five�of�the�pastnine�meetings.�Seven�of� the� last�nine�most� recent�meetings�have�been�settled�by�atouchdown�or�less.�Since UConn joined the BIG EAST in football in 2004, Rutgers holds a5-2 edge.Last�season,�Rutgers�posted�a�27-24�win�on�October�8�at�Rutgers�Stadium.�UConn
led�at�the�half�by�a�24-17�count,�but�the�Scarlet�Knights�held�the�Huskies�scoreless�inthe�second�half. After a scoreless fourth quarter, Rutgers scored a touchdown on a 52-yardpass from Chas�Dodd to Mark�Harrison with 3:53 left to tie the game and a 34-yard field goalby San�San�Te gave the Scarlet Knights the win. Cody�Endres was 17 of 34 in the air for 153 yards for the Huskies while Jordan�Todman
had 24 carries for 123 yards. Dodd finished the night at 18 for 29 for 322 yards and two TDs.UConn and Rutgers renewed its series in 2001 as the Huskies transitioned to a FBS pro-
gram. On�September� 29,� 2001,� the� teams�met� for� the� first� time� since� 1983,� and� theHuskies�produced�a�thrilling,�20-19,�win�in�Piscataway.�That�win�was�UConn’s�first�winever�over�a�member�of�the�BIG�EAST�Conference. Prior to the 2001 contest, Rutgers hadwon six straight meetings dating back to a 9-7 UConn win in 1974.
In 2009, another thrilling game was played as Rutgers defeated the Huskies by a 28-24score on Oct. 31 at Rentschler Field. Rutgers led 21-10 at the half and after a scoreless thirdquarter, UConn scored a pair of fourth-quarter TDs as Jordan�Todman had a two-yard TDrun with 38 seconds to go to put the Huskies up 24-21. On the first play from scrimmage in itsnext drive, Tom�Savage threw an 81-yard TD pass to Tim�Brown to give Rutgers the win.
UCONN�IN�BIG�EAST�OPENERS,�BIG�EAST�HOME�OPENERS
Connecticut began BIG EAST Conference play on Oct. 28 vs. West Virginia and 2011 marks
the eighth year of football league membership dating back to 2004. UConn now has a 3-5
record in BIG EAST openers with the loss at West Virginia. UConn has lost three straight BIG
EAST openers as it fell 24-21 at Pittsburgh in 2009
In terms of BIG EAST home openers, UConn has now won seven of those eight
games and the five past games in a row with the win over USF. UConn’s only BIG
EAST home opener loss came in 2006 against fourth-ranked West Virginia.UConn�was�one�of�seven�charter�members�of� the�BIG�EAST�Conference
when� the� league� was� founded� in� 1979� and� UConn is the only founding
school that is currently playing football in the league and scheduled to do so
in the future. The other five original members were Boston College, Seton Hall,Syracuse, Providence, Georgetown and St. John’s.
UCONN�AND�RUTGERS�CONNECTIONSUConn head coach Paul� Pasqualoni� has a 12-2 head coaching record againstRutgers from his time as head coach at Syacuse...The Orange and Rutgers metevery year during Pasqualoni’s time at Syracuse...He won his first eight games vs.Rutgers from 1991 to ‘98 and then lost to Rutgers in ‘99 and 2003...The UConn ros-ter has eight players from the state of New Jersey on its roster: transfer RyanDonohue of Montvale, Dwayne�Gratz�of Piscataway, David�Kenney of Highstown,Kashif�Moore of Burlington, Andrew�Opoku�of North Brunswick, Jerome�Williamsof Burlington Township, Nick� Willliams of East Windsor and Ryan� Wirth ofMedford...Rutgers has two players from Connecticut – Marcus�Cooper of Bloomfieldand Mark�Harrison of Stratford...UConn offensive line coach Mike� Foley workedalongside RU co-defensive coordinator coach Bob�Fraser at Colgate from 1998-2005…UConn offensive coordinator George�DeLeone was an assistant coach ondefense at Rutgers from 1980-83.
RENTSCHLER�GAMEDAY
At UConn home games, FanFest takes place starting four hours before kickoff up until30 minutes before the game. It takes place between Gates A and B outside the stadi-um gates...The offerings change each game, but activities typically include inflatablegames for children, live bands, promotional vehicles and UConn student-athletes fromvarious teams signing autographs....The “Husky Walk” is a chance for fans to wel-come the UConn team as they get off the team buses and head to the stadium. Thattakes place approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff between Gates Aand B...Once�again�this�season�at�the�end�of�home�games,�the�UConn�team�willsing�the�“UConn�Husky”�fight�song�in�front�of�the�student�section�at�RentschlerField.
SQUAD NOTES
SALUTING�THE�SENIORSSSaturday’s�game�vs.�Rutgers�will�be�the�final�game�at�Rentschler�Field�for�13seniors.�This class has been part of two BIG EAST Championships and four bowlgames, including UConn’s first in a BCS game.
UConn� finished� the� non-conference� season�with� a� 2-3� record.�That recordcould have been better as UConn lost to Vanderbilt, Iowa State and WesternMichigan by a combined�14�points�and�led�in�the�fourth�quarter�of�each�game.
The October 8 loss at West Virginia was the first game this season that the
Huskies did not hold a fourth quarter lead. UConn also did not lead in the
Oct. 26 game vs. Pittsburgh or Saturday’s game vs. Louisville.
In the Vandy game, UConn trailed 14-3 at the half, but came back to score 18-straight points for a 21-14�lead�with�10:34�to�play. Vanderbilt stunned UConn witha 50-yard interception return to tie the game at 21-21 with 6:45 to play and thenkicked a field goal with 2:56 to go for the win.
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Rutgers (8-3)This Week: at ConnecticutNext Week: Season Complete
Louisville (6-5)This Week: at USFNext Week: Season Complete
Syracuse (5-5)This Week: vs. CincinnatiNext Week: at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (5-5)This Week: at West VirginiaNext Week: vs. Syracuse
USF (5-5)This Week: vs. LouisvilleNext Week: vs. West Virginia
NR/#23 West Virginia (7-3)This Week: vs. PittsburghNext Week: at USF
Western Michigan (6-5)This Week: vs. AkronNext Week: Season Complete
Buffalo (3-8)This Week: vs. B’ling Gr. (Fr.)Next Week: Season Complete
Iowa State (6-4)This Week: at OklahomaNext Week: at Kansas State
Vanderbilt (5-6)This Week: at Wake ForestNext Week: Season Complete
Fordham (1-10)This Week: Season CompleteNext Week: Season Complete
TRACKING THE OPPONENTS In the Iowa State game, UConn led 10-7 at the half and took�a�20-17�leadwith�12:51�left�in�the�game.�The Cyclones took a 24-20 lead with 9:08 to go ona TD and UConn lost the ball on downs with 1:48 to go as it had gotten to theIowa State 38.
In the Western Michigan game, UConn� led�24-17�with�12:40� to�play, butgave up 21 points the rest of the way for the loss. The Huskies tied the game at31-31 with 2:03 left to play, but WMU took a 38-31 lead with a TD with 1:35 left.UConn got the ball to the WMU 13, but then lost the ball on a fumble.
HUSKIES�HAVE�BEEN�BOWL�ELIGIBLEWith
With�four�wins�on�the�season,�the�Huskies�need�to�win�their�final�two�of�theregular� season� to� become�bowl� eligible.� The� 2010�UConn� football� teamwon� the�BIG�EAST�Championship� and� advanced� to� play� in� the� school’sfirst-ever�BCS�game�--�the�Tostitos�Fiesta�Bowl.�UConn has made the bowl
eligible mark for the sixth time in the past eight seasons -- and the fourth
consecutive.
UConn’s trip and victory over South Carolina in the 2010 Papajohns.com Bowlmarked the fourth time that the Huskies went bowling and the third consecutive.The Huskies also went to the International Bowl in 2009 and defeated Buffalo.In 2007, UConn was 9-3 in the regular season and went on to the Meineke CarCare Bowl. In 2004, the Huskies went 7-4 in the regular season and won theMotor City Bowl. In 2003, UConn was 9-3, but did not go to a bowl because ofits independent status.
EXPERIENCED�UCONN�STAFFPasqualoni has completed an amazingly experienced coaching staff for theyear:Name ��������������������Position ............................................................Alma�MaterPaul Pasqualoni Head Coach ..................................................Penn State ‘72George DeLeone Offensive Coordinator, Tight Ends ..............Connecticut ‘70Don Brown Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks ................Norwich ‘77Hank Hughes Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line ........Springfield ‘79Matt Cersosimo Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator........Springfield ‘00Mike Foley Offensive Line ....................................................Colgate ‘78Joe Moorhead Quarterbacks ....................................................Fordham ‘96Darrell Perkins Safeties ............................................................Wyoming ‘90Clayton White RBs, Special Teams Coordinator........North Carolina St. ‘02Jonathan Wholley Linebackers ................................................Connecticut ‘04The UConn staff has an extensive history of coaching college football:* There are four coaches on the staff that have served as college head coach-es for a total of 42 seasons: Pasqualoni, 19 seasons (Syracuse 1991-2004,Western Connecticut 1982-86); DeLeone, 4 seasons (Southern Connecticut1976-79); Brown, 12 seasons (Massachusetts 2004-08, Northeastern 2000-2003, Plymouth State 1993-95); Foley, 7 seasons (Colgate 1986-92).* There are four coaches on the staff that have served as coordinators on theFBS level – DeLeone, Brown, Hughes and Moorhead.* There are 196 combined seasons of college coaching on the staff – DeLeone37, Foley 32, Hughes 30, Pasqualoni 29, Brown 29, Moorhead 11, Cersosimo9, Perkins 9, White 7 and Wholley 3.
PASQUALONI�AND�BIG�EAST�RECORDSUConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni has won more BIG EAST Conferencegames (league contests only) than any other coach in history. Pasqualoni has64 league wins from 1991-2004 and 2011 while Frank Beamer of Virginia Techis second with 57.With�his�four�wins�this�year,�Pasqauloni�is�also�first�in�league�history�in
overall�wins�with�111�to�top�the�mark�of�Beamer�with�108.�The distant thirdis Don Nehlen of West Virginia at 61.Cincinnati (7-3)
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IMAGESFor high resolution logos and head shots, visit theBIG EAST Conference and UConn section ofCollegePressBox.com. For action shots, please con-tact Mike Enright.
ALL�INFORMATION�BELOW�IS�BASED�ON�ASATURDAY�GAMEWEEK.WEEKLY�PAUL�PASQUALONITELECONFERENCES�Sunday:�Teleconference 2:00 p.m. ET. Go to:http://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/02819699Monday: Via BIG EAST Teleconference at 11:40a.m. ET. The number to call is (913) 981-5533.Thursday:�Brief update teleconference at 1:00 forstate media only. The weblink is the same as above.Contact Mike Enright for more information.
PLAYER/ASST.�COACHES�INTERVIEWSSelected players and assistant coaches are avail-able from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday andWednesday.
MEDIA�LUNCHEONSUConn will host its weekly media luncheon onTuesday during game weeks. The schedule is as fol-lows:11:30 a.m.: Coach Pasqualoni speaks12:15 p.m.: Lunch begins12:30 p.m.: Opposing coach on phone if available1:00 p.m.: Remaining UConn players/assistant coc-ahes available. PLAYERS MUST BE REQUESTED24 HOURS IN ADVANCE
PRACTICE�COVERAGEThe first 30 minutes (approximate) of practice onTuesday and Wednesday are open to photographersand videographers shooting B-Roll. All Friday walk-throughs are closed to the media.
POST�GAME�INTERVIEWSUConn’s locker room is closed following games.
UCONN�COACHING�DEBUTSPasqualoni became the first Husky coach since 1923 to win his UConn coach-ing debut. The�last�coach�to�win�a�Husky�debut�was�Sumner�Dole�in�1923.Here is how some other UConn head coaches have fared in their first game –Randy Edsall, 56-17 loss at Hofstra, Sept. 4, 1999; Skip Holtz, 17-6 loss vs.Nicholls State, Sept. 3, 1994; Tom Jackson, 22-5 loss at Rutgers, Sept. 10,1983; Walt Nadzak, 49-0 loss at Lehigh, Sept. 10, 1977; Larry Naviaux, 22-20loss vs. Lehigh, Sept. 15, 1973; Bob Casciola, 20-7 loss at Vermont; JohnToner, 16-0 loss at Yale, Sept. 25, 1965; Rick Forzano, 21-6 loss at Yale, Sept.26, 1964; Bob Ingalls, 34-13 loss at Yale, Sept. 20, 1952; Arthur Valpey, 25-0loss at Yale, Sept. 23, 1950; J.O. Christian, 7-0 loss vs. American International;Sumner Dole, 13-0 win vs. Trinity, Sept, 29, 1923.
1,000�AND�COUNTING
UConn’s game against Rhode Island on Sept. 26, 2009 was the 1,000 game inprogram history dating back to the first team in 1896. UConn now has an over-all program record of 485-507-38 in 1,030 games.
HUSKIES�ON�WATCH�LISTS,�PRESEASON�HONORS
A number of members of the 2011 Huskies were named to preseason “WatchLists” for 2011. They are:Junior Tight End Ryan Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.)
* John Mackey Award Watch List/Midseason Watch ListSenior Kicker Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.)
* Outland Trophy, given to the best interior lineman in the country* Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the best defensive player in the country* Lombardi Award, given to the top offensive or def. lineman in the countrySenior center Moe Petrus (St. Laurent, Que.)
* Outland Trophy* Lombardi AwardSenior offensive tackle Mike Ryan (Tamaqua, Pa.)
* Lombardi Award
HUSKIES�AND�NATIONAL�POLLS
Connecticut has been ranked in the Associated Press poll for six weeks duringits FBS history, four weeks in the USA Today poll and seven weeks in the BCSrankings. UConn was No. 25 on Dec. 5 of last season in its only ranking of theyear. The Huskies were No. 16 on Oct. 28, 2007 and Nov. 4, 2007, No. 25 onNov. 11, 2007, No. 20 on Nov. 18, 2007 and No. 24 on Sept. 28, 2008.
BIG�EAST�PRESEASON�POLLConnecticut was picked sixth in the BIG EAST preseason media poll. WestVirginia was first followed by Pittsburgh, USF, Syracuse and Cincinnati and thenUConn followed by Rutgers and Louisville.
UCONN�VS.�RANKED�TEAMS
The Oct. 8 game vs. West Virginia marked the 18th time in school history
that the Huskies faced a team ranked in the Associated Press poll at the
time of the game. UConn’s only win in those 18 games came on Oct. 27, 2007with a 22-15 win over No. 11 USF. UConn first played a ranked team in the 2001season opener at No. 9 Virginia Tech. UConn has played the country’s topranked team once when it traveled to Miami on Oct. 5, 2002.
FASTEST�FROM�DIVISION�I-AA�TO�THE�POLLSSCHOOL I-A�DEBUT FIRST�RANKINGMarshall 1997 Two years, four weeks (9/12/99)CONNECTICUT 2002 Five�years,�10�weeks�(10/28/07)South Florida 2001 Six years, three weeks (9/9/07)Boise State 1996 Six years, 13 weeks (11/10/02)
UCONN�FOOTBALL�A�LEADER�IN�ACADEMICS
The UConn football program continues to be a leader in the BIGEAST Conference in terms of academic performance by its stu-dent-athletes.UConn�was�the�top�team�in�the�NCAA’s�Graduation�Success
The UConn football program also had the highest NCAA GSRfor African-American student-athletes among all state universitiesthat participated in a bowl game in 2008. In five of the past sevenyears, including 2007, ‘08 and ‘09, UConn was recognized by theAmerican Football Coaches Association for its high graduationrate. UConn’s�overall�GSR� in�2009�was� the� third-highest�of� the
In 2011, the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for theUConn football team was an impressive 953 over a four-yearcycle, with a one-year mark of 959 for the 2009-10 academic year.
HUSKIES�VS.�THE�BIG�EAST
UConn owns an all-time mark of 24-29 in BIG�EAST�Conferencegames since joining the league for football in 2004. The Huskies
posted their best conference record with a 5-2 mark in 2007
and ‘10.
UConn had a five-game BIG EAST Conference games win
streak broken on Oct. 8 at West Virginia. It was the longest in
school history.
HUSKIES�ON�THE�ROAD�SINCE�2002
The Huskies have put together a 22-31 road record since 2002.In non-conference�road�affairs over that same span, Connecticut
has posted a mark of 17-11 and has won�nine�of�its�last�13�suchgames.
HUSKIES�VS.�NON-CONFERENCE�FOES�SINCE�2002
Connecticut boasts a 42-20�record against non-conference oppo-nents in the regular season since making the move to the FBS in2002. The Huskies have won 17 of their last 24 regular season
non-league games overall with the only blemishes coming via
a one-point loss at Virginia (17-16) in 2007, losses to North
Carolina in 2008 and ‘09, Michigan and Temple in ‘10 and
Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Western Michigan in ‘11.
UConn has posted the following records in non-conference reg-ular 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)and 2-3 (2011).
HUSKIES�IN�NCAA�STATISTICS
Here are the categories where UConn is ranked in the top 40 in the
2011 NCAA statistics.
Rushing Defense 6th at 93.50 yards (First in BIG EAST)Kickoff Return 34th at 23.26 yards (Fourth in BIG EAST)Turnover Margin t34th at 0.3 (Fourth in BIG EAST)
Sacks 22nd at 2.60 (Sixth in BIG EAST)TFL 22nd at 7.00 (Sixth in BIG EAST)Individual leaders
Rushing Lyle McCombs, 22nd at 101.50 (2nd in BIG EAST)FGoals Dave Teggart, t8th at 1.60 (t1st) in BIG EAST)Sacks Trevardo Williams, t10th at 0.85 (2nd in BIG EAST)TFL Sio Moore, t25th at 1.30 (Fourth in BIG EAST)
Kendall Reyes, 48th at 1.15 (Ninth in BIG EAST)
HUSKIES�IN�THE�NFL
As the NFL held its training camps this past summer, there were atotal of 14 Huskies in NFL camps before final cuts were made.UConn had 11 former players that were on NFL rosters in 2009 (aschool high) and that number currently stands at 10 formerHuskies are currently on NFL rosters.
The 2009 NFL Draft made history for the Huskies as four UConnplayers were selected in the first 63 selections. UConn is the onlyBIG EAST school to have four players picked that early since theleague was reorganized in 2005. UConn had two players selectedin the 2010 NFL Draft and four more in ‘11.The�number�of�former�UConn�players�on�NFL�teams�is�now
10. They are:* Quarterback Dan�Orlovsky of the Indianapolis Colts, who is inhis seventh year in the NFL and played four years in Detroit andtwo with Houston.* Offensive tackle William�Beatty of the New York Giants, who isentering his third year and has six starts over the past two seasonsfor the Giants.* Running back Donald�Brown, who is entering his third year withthe Indianapolis Colts. He was UConn’s first All-American in theBCS era and the Huskies’ first NFL First Round Draft Pick. He’swith the Indianapolis Colts and played in the Super Bowl his rook-ie year.* Defensive back Darius�Butler, who played the past two seasonsfor the New England Patriots, was waived by the team and thensigned by the Carolina Panthers* Defensive back Tyvon�Branch, who is entering his fourth yearwith the Oakland Raiders. He has started all 16 games for theRaiders over the past two years.* Wide receiver Marcus�Easley with the Buffalo Bills, who missedall of last season (rookie) with an injury, and is on the injuredreserve list again.* Offensive guard Donald�Thomas with the New England Patriots,who is in his fourth year in the league and has also played with theDolphins and the Lions. He was picked up by the Patriots earlierthis season.FB, Anthony�Sherman, a fifth round pick of the CardinalsTB, Jordan�Todman, a sixth round pick of the Chargers. He waswaived by the Chargers on Oct. 22 and then resigned to their prac-tice squad.LB, Scott� Lutrus, who signed a free agent contract with theJaguars and was released and was then signed by the Rams onthe practice squad.LB, Lawrence�Wilson, a sixth round pick of the Panthers, whowas cut by the team and later resigned for the practice squad ros-ter. He was cut by the team last week.
HUSKIES�IN�THE�CFL
In addition, there are four former UConn players in the CanadianFootball�League this year.Martin�Bedard (Montreal Alouettes) is entering his third year and
has been part of two Grey Cup championship teams. Monteal lost to
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Hamilton in the Eastern Division Semifinals by a 52-44 overtime scoreon Nov. 13.Larry� Taylor� is in his fourth year in the league and is now with
Calgary after spending the first three with Montreal. He was the 2009CFL Special Teams Player of the Year. Calgary lost to Edmonton onNov. 13 in the Western Division semifinals by a 33-19 count.Julius�Williams, who played at UConn through 2008, is in his first
year with the Edmonton Eskimos. Jordan�Youngerwas in his eighth season -- all with Toronto. Toronto
finished the year 6-12.Taylor and Bedard and the Montreal team won Grey Cup cham-
pionship game in December 2010 by a 21-18 score against
Edmonton.
2011�GAME�BALLSFORDHAM: Lyle McCombsBUFFALO:�Johnny McEntee, Nick Williams, UConn defenseUSF: Kendall Reyes, Dave TeggartSYRACUSE:�Paul Pasqualoni, George DeLeone, Kevin Friend,Sio Moore, Nick Williams
ACTIVE�CAREER�LEADERS�IN�GAME�BALLSDave Teggart (5), Kendall Reyes (4), Nick Williams (4), Moe Petrus(3), Cole Wagner (3) Jerome Junior (2), Sio Moore (2), JohnDelahunt (1), Kevin Friend (1), Ryan Griffin (1), Corey Manning (1),Adam Masters (1), Lyle McCombs (1), Johnny McEntee (1), MikeRyan (1), Trevardo Williams (1), Blidi Wreh-Wilson (1).
2011�SCOUT�TEAM�PLAYERS�OF�THE�WEEKFORDHAM: QB Blaise Driscoll (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), LSAlex Kantor (ST).BUFFALO: TB Wilbert Lee (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), TB WilbertLee (ST).USF: Shakim Phillips (O), Dave Stevenson (D), WR Mike Smith(ST).SYRACUSE: FB Brendan McLaughlin (O), LB Brandon Steg (D),LB Marquise Vann (ST).
HUSKIES�ON�THE�REBOUND
UConn is 29-17 in games following a loss since Oct. 26, 2002.
BALL�CONTROL�IS�THE�KEY
A telling sign of UConn’s strong performance on both sides of the ballduring its tenure as a FBS program has been its ability to both recordand prevent long drives.
Since the start of the 2002 season, UConn’s offense has
strung together 83 scoring drives of at least 80 yards (including
two on Oct. 1 vs. WMU, one vs. USF on Oct. 15 and one vs.
Pittsburgh on Oct. 26) while the Husky defense has surrendered
just 61 such marches. West Virginia had two 80-yard drives on
Oct. 8, Pittsburgh had one on Oct. 26 and Louisville had two on
Saturday.
UConn also holds a 20-7 advantage over its opponents in the num-ber of 90-yard and over drives since becoming a I-A program.Michigan had a 96-yarder last year. UConn had a 93-yard drive onOctober 1 vs. Western Michigan and Louisville had a 95-yarder onSaturday.
HUSKIES�DOMINATING�ON�BOTH�SIDES�OF�THE�BALL
Over the past 111 games, UConn has outgained its opponent 65times. This stretch, like many UConn trends, dates back to a 28-24loss at Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, 2002.
CONNECTICUT’S�FOUR�CAPTAINS��
The UConn team selected four team captains for the 2011 season,Kendall�Reyes (for the second-consecutive year) and Kashif�Moorewith Moe�Petrus and Blidi�Wreh-Wilson.
OFFENSE NOTES
McCOMBS�MAKES�IMPRESSIVE�DEBUT�VS.�FORDHAMUConn� freshman� Lyle� McCombs’s� (Staten� Island,� N.Y.)� 141yards�of�rushing�in�his�collegiate�debut�in�the�Fordham�game�isthe�second-highest�when�compared�against� �UConn’s� top�10career�rushing�leaders.�The top mark belongs to Tony Jordan (No.10), who had 144 yards vs. Northeastern to open the 1978 season.
Other notables include: No. 1 Donald Brown, 118 yards vs. RhodeIsland in 2006; No. 2 Terry Caulley, 62 vs. Boston College, 2002; No.3 Jordan Todman, 81 vs. Virginia in 2008 (third game of season, washurt for first two); No. 4 Wilbur Gillard, 91 vs. Furman in 1993; No. 6Vinny Clements, 71 vs. Vermont in 1968; No. 7 Cornell Brockington,25 vs. Indiana, 2003; No. 5 Ed Long, No. 8 Jeff Gallagher and No.9 Andre Dixon did not have carries in their first career games.
McCOMBS�BACKING�IT�UPMcCombs� rushed� for� 118� yards� in� the� Sept.� 10� game� vs.Vanderbilt�and�his�first�college�game�against�FBS�competition.McCombs has now rushed for a total of 1,014 yards in his first tencollegiate games.
McCombs had a career-high 152 yards of rushing in the win
over Syracuse and now has rushed for 100 yards or more in six
of his first ten collegiate games.
McCombs also had 136 yards against Western Michigan -- includ-ing a 65 yarder -- and 130 vs. USF. He also had 124 vs. Pittsburgh.He is currently the 25th leading rusher in the country at 103.62 yardsper game.
McCombs has rushed for 100 yards or more in five of his first
ten collegiate games.
McCOMBS�GETS�1,000�YARDSMcCombs has rushed for 981 yards this season on 234 carries foran average of 4.3 yards per carry with five TDs.McCombs�becomes�the�14th�Husky�season�in�school�history
of�1,000�yards�of� rushing.�He� is� the�13th�Husky�to�reach�thatmark�as�Jordan�Todman�rushed�for�that�mark�in�both�2009�and‘10.�Donald�Brown is the career leading in rushing in a season with
2,083 in 2008 while the bottom of that list is:No. 9 Wilbur Gilliard 1099 1993No. 10 Billy Parks 1095 1983No. 11 Andre Dixon 1093 2009No. 12 Vinny Clements 1060 1969No.�13 Lyle�McCombs 1014 2011No. 14 George Boothe 1998 1002
McCombs is the second freshman in school history to run for1,000 yards in a season. Terry�Caulley accomplished that in 2002with 12,47 as a true freshman.
McComb’s 234 carries is eighth in school single season historywhile Brown leads with 367 in 2008.
THE�QUARTERBACK�RACE;�JOHNNY�MAC�SETTLES�IN
Connecticut entered the 2011 season without a quarterback whohas started a collegiate game and with only one quarterback whohas played in a collegiate game.
UConn started three different QBs last year, who have all moved
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on from the program -- graduated Zach Frazer with ten starts,including the last six of 2010; Cody Endres with two starts and MikeBox with one. Here’s a quick look at the three Husky QBs this year:
* Senior Johnny�McEntee�(Fullerton, Calif.) -- Put some separationin the QB race with his performances vs. Buffalo and WesternMichigan and is now the full-time No. 1 starter...walk-on who hadplayed in two games over the past two seasons...gained internation-al fame last winter with his “trick shot” video on YouTube...the videonow has over six million hits...started the Fordham game and was 8of 12 in the air for 113 yards...started the Vanderbilt game and was10 of 27 in the air for 99 yards and three interceptions and wassacked four times...started the Iowa State game and was 13 of 30 inthe air for 188 yards with one interception...was 12 of 21 in the airfor 213 yards and his first two career TD passes...did not throw aninterception...was 22 of 39 in the air for career-high 300 yards withfour TDs passes...became� the� first� Husky� since� 2006� to� havefour�TD�pases� in� a�game...the� four�TDs�are� tied� for� fourth� inUConn� single-game� history....threw for 193 yards of passingagainst West Virginia....was 13 of 23 in the the air for 103 yards anddid not have any TDs or interceptions vs. USF...was 17 of 33 for 193yards and two TDs vs. Pittsburgh...was 8 for 14 in the air for 113yards and one TD with two interceptions vs. Syracuse (Nov. 5)...theinterceptions were his first since the Buffalo game (Sept. 24) and thefirst of the game broke up a streak of 180-straight pass attemptswithout an interception...was 18 of 43 for 253 yards vs. Louisville onSaturday and one TD and one INT.
* Redshirt freshman Scott� McCummings� (Natick, Mass.) --Redshirt freshman who attended same high school as DougFlutie...had over 2,000 yards of passing in senior year with over1,000 yards of rushing...passed for 15 TDs as a senior and rushedfor another 12...was 1 for 1 in the air vs. Fordham with a 55-yard TDpass and also ran the ball seven times for 23 the in the Vanderbiltgame..was 1 for 3 in Iowa State game with a 39-yard TD pass toKashif Moore....had five carries for seven yards vs. Buffalo...had fivecarries for 17 yards vs. West. Michigan....had one carry for fouryards vs. WVa.....had four carries for 18 yards vs. USF and was oneof two on passing for 32 yards...had one pass completion for nineyards against Pitt and also ran the ball three times for 23 yards...sawthe most significant playing time of his career vs. Syracuse (Nov. 5)as he rushed the ball 13 times for 59 yards and scored UConn finaltwo TDs of the game on rushes of 10 and seven yards....had eightcarrries for 40 yards and two pass att. vs. Louisville on Saturday.* Freshman Mike�Nebrich (Burke, Va.) -- Highly-decorated Virginiahigh school player who enrolled at UConn for the spring 2011semester...as a senior, broke the Virginia state record for all-purposeyards with 4,968 and scored 59 TDs...had 11 yards of rushing vs.Fordham with 60 passing yards on 3 of 8...was one of two in the airvs. Vanderbilt...was 1 for 3 in the air for two yards vs. IowaState...also had four carries vs. Iowa State...was 0 for 1 in the air vs.Bufffalo and has been playing the first series of the second quarter.
2011 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
CONNECTICUT�OFFENSEGame ����������������WR����������WR����������LT ����������LG ������������C ������������RG ����������RT ������������TE ������������QB ������������FB ������������TBFordham K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Bardzak Petrus Masters Friend Delahunt McEntee Hinkley McCombsat Vanderbilt K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Bardzak Petrus Masters S. Brown Delahunt McEntee Hinkley McCombsIowa State K. Moore I. Moore Bennett Friend Petrus Masters Ryan Delahunt McEntee Hinkley Shoemateat Buffalo K. Moore I. Moore Bennett Friend Petrus Masters Ryan Manning McEntee G. Davis (WR) McCombsWestern Michigan K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Greene Petrus Masters Friend Griffin McEntee Hinkley McCombsat West Virginia K. Moore Manning (TE) Ryan Greene Petrus Masters Friend Griffin McEntee Delahunt (TE) McCombsUSF K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Greene Petrus Masters Friend Griffin McEntee Hinkley McCombsat Pittsburgh K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Greene Petrus Masters Friend Griffin McEntee Hinkley McCombsSyracuse K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Greene Petrus Masters Friend Griffin McEntee Delahunt (TE) McCombsLouisville K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Greene Petrus Masters Friend Delahunt McEntee Hinkley McCombsRutgersCincinnati
CONNECTICUT�DEFENSEGame������������������DE ����������DT ����������DT����������DE ����������SLB ����������MLB ��������WLB ����������CB��������������S ��������������S��������������CBFordham T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Junior Agbor Gratzat Vanderbilt T. Williams B. Jones (S) Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh Wilson Junior Agbor GratzIowa State T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Junior Agbor Gratzat Buffalo T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Jones Agbor GratzWestern Michigan T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wilburn Junior Agbor Gratzat West Virginia T. Williams Martin Reyes Joseph S. Moore Smallwood Johnson B. Jones Junior T. Brown GratzUSF T. Williams Martin Reyes Joseph S. Moore Smallwood Johnson B. Jones Junior T. Brown Gratzat Pittsburgh T. Williams Martin Reyes Joseph S. Moore Smallwood Johnson B. Jones Junior T. Brown GratzSyracuse T. Williams Martin Reyes Joseph S. Moore Smallwood Johnson B. Jones Junior T. Brown GratzLouisville T. Williams Martin Reyes Joseph S. Moore Smallwood Johnson B. Jones Junior T. Brown GratzRutgersCincinnati
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EXPERIENCE�ON�THE�LINE
Whoever gets the nod at quarterback for the Huskies plays behind anexperienced offensive line.
Senior center Moe�Petrus (St. Laurent, Que.) has started 49 con-secutive games for the Huskies -- and the last 36 at center.
Senior right tackle Mike�Ryan (Tamaqua, Pa.) returns after earningAll-BIG EAST first team honors last year and has started 31 gamesover the past two years.
Junior Adam�Masters (Bethesda, Md.) plays right guard and start-ed ten games last year -- the final six at right tackle.
Sophomore Kevin�Friend�(Warrentown, Va.) plays at left guard andhad a pair of starts last year.
GRIFFIN�NAMED�TO�MACKEY�MID-SEASON�WATCH�LIST
As the offensive philosophy of head coach Paul�Pasqualoni and hisoffensive coordinator George�DeLeone develops at UConn, throwingto the tight end has obviously been emphasized.
The third-leading receiver on the team is redshirt junior RyanGriffin (Londonderry, N.H.), who has 27 receptions this year for 423yards and two TDs. He had four receptions for 73 yards vs. WesternMichigan and was the leading receiver vs. WVa with five receptionsfor 57 yards. He had three receptions for 38 yards against USF andhad four receptions for 44 yards and a TD vs. Pittsburgh.Griffin�was�named�one�of�25�tight�ends�nationally�to�be�named
UConn senior wide receiver Isiah�Moore (Cambridge, Mass) had acareer-night vs. Iowa State (Sept. 16) as he had eight catches for 143yards for two career highs. He also had a 41-yard reception, whichtopped his career high. His previous single-game career highs werefour receptions in four different games, 76 receiving yards at Baylor in2009 and a 28-yard long reception in that same game.
He backed that game up with another good game vs. Buffalo as hewas UConn’s leading receiver with four receptions for 49 yards and along of 16. He had two catches for 18 yards vs. Western Michigan andfour catches for 41 yards at West Virginia. He was UConn’s leadingreceiver vs. USF with five receptions for 48 yards. Moore led UConn’sreceiving efforts vs. Syracuse with four receptions for 72 yards. Hehad five receptions for 60 yards, including a 41-yarder vs. Louisville.
Moore is UConn’s leading receiver with 37 catches for 496 yardsthis season.
(KASHIF)�MOORE�HITTING�HIS�STRIDE
UConn senior wide receiver Kashif�Moore (Burlington, N.J.) had acareer day for himself vs. Western Michigan on October 1. He setcareer highs with eight receptions for 112 yards vs. the Broncos. Healso had a career-high two receiving TDs in the game.
Moore led UConn with six receptions for 106 yards againstPitttsburgh -- including a 62-yard TD pass. He also had a dandy of agame on Saturday vs. Louisville with seven receptions for 110 yardsand a TD. He is the second leading receiver on the team with 35receptions and leads the team with five receving TDs.
WILLIAMS�BACK�ON�RECEIVING�END
UConn junior Nick�Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had been makingheadlines over his career mostly in the kickoff return department.
Although he was always part of the WR group, Williams ledthe country in kickoff returns last year and was a First TeamAll-BIG EAST pick in that spot.
UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni has been usingWilliams more in a receiver role this year, but entering theSept. 24 game vs. Buffalo, Williams still only had two careerreceptions -- both of them in 2009.
Williams broke out of that with a pair of catches vs. the Bullsfor 113 yards, including his first career receiving TD. Williamsfirst reception of the night was a 64-yarder from McEntee latein the first half that set up a UConn TD with 15 seconds to goto give the Huskies a 10-3 halftime lead.
He then had his first career TD reception on a 49-yard catchfrom McEntee with 4:52 left in the game to seal the UConnwin.
Williams had one catch for 26 yards vs. Western Michiganand two catches for 21 yards vs. West Virginia. He had tworeceptions for 17 yards vs. Louisville on Saturday.
DEFENSE NOTESLOTS�OF�STARTS,�STARTERS�BACK
Connecticut returned one of the most experienced defenses inthe country and in the BIG EAST Conference this season.
On the defensive line, UConn returned players that started45 games in 2010 and 93 for their career.
The linebackers had just nine career and nine starts from‘10 returning.
The secondary was also very experienced with 45 startsback from last year and 71 for their careers.
For totals, the UConn defense had 100 starts returning fromlast season and a total of 173 career starts.
JENNINGS�GETS�FIRST�CAREER�START
Connecticut redshirt junior Teddy� Jennings (Dayton, Ohio)made his first career start in the season opening againstFordham at defensive end. He responded by making eighttackles -- with 2.5 for a loss. He enjoyed another outstandinggame vs. Vanderbilt as he made four tackles with 2.5 for a lossand he had three tackles vs. Iowa State. He had two tacklesvs. Buffalo with a sack and two tackles against West Virginia.He had four tackles against USF -- including a tackle for a lossof two yards. He had a tackle vs. Louisville on Saturday.
Jennings moved into the starting lineup after playing in 13games over the past two years as a reserve. He started inplace of the injured Jesse�Joseph, who did not dress for thefirst time in his career vs. Fordham. The junior had started in25 games over the past two years, missing one game, butdressed for it. Joseph did make his 2011 debut vs. Buffalo andhad five tackles himself and then had three vs. WesternMichigan. Joseph moved back into the starting lineup
against West Virginia and did not have a tackle. He start-
ed again vs. USF and had four tackles with half a tackle
for a loss and had four tackles and a sack vs. Pittsburgh.
He had five tackles vs. Louisville on Saturday.
SMALLWOOD�IMPRESSES�EARLY
Connecticut redshirt freshman Yawin�Smallwood (Worcester,Mass.) is currently the second-leading tackler on the UConnteam with 81 tackles -- just four off the team lead. He had aterrific game vs. Syracuse as he led the team with 12 tacklesand also had half a sack and a pass breakup.
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He has started all ten games for UConn in his first collegiate sea-son and also seems to have a knack for making the big play.
Against Vanderbilt, he returned a fumble 64 yards for a touchdownand then had a 28-yard interception return vs. Buffalo. The intercep-tion vs. the Bulls came at a key time as it came on a third and goalplay from the UConn five with the Huskies nursing a 10-3 lead.
JONES�HONORED�BY�BIG�EASTAs UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni looked for the right combi-nation in his secondary, redshirt freshman Byron� Jones (NewBritain, Conn.) made his second and third career starts vs. WestVirginia and USF. He also started vs. Pittsburgh, Syracuse andLouisville
Jones responded in fine form vs. USF as he returned a fumble 10-yards for a TD to provide the winning score for the Huskies in thewin. He also made seven tackles in the game.
For his efforts, Jones was named the BIG EAST ConferenceDefensive Player of the Week -- the first weekly league honor for theHuskies this year.
Jones’ fumble return for a TD was the second for the Huskies thisseason as Smallwood had a 64-yarder vs. Vanderbilt. The two fum-ble returns for a TD mark just the third time in school history that theHuskies have achieved multiple fumble TD returns -- joining the2001 squad (Jamal�Lundy vs. Utah State and Cliff�Hill�vs. Buffalo)and 1997 (Jeff�DeLucia vs. Buffalo and Anthony�Carter vs. RhodeIsland).
BROWN�ALSO�TAKING�TO�STARTING�ROLERedshirt freshman Ty-Meer�Brown (McKeesport, Pa.) has made hisfirst career starts in the last five games vs. West Virginia, USF,Pittsburgh, Syacuse and Louisville.
Against the Mountaineers, Brown had four tackles, a fumblerecovery and returned an interception 48-yards in the fourth quarterfor UConn’s only TD of the day. He backed that up with an eighttackles and one interception game vs. the Bulls. He made six tack-les against Pittsburgh and four vs. Louisville
WELCOME�BACK�BLIDIUConn redshirt junior and team captain Blidi-Wreh� Wilson(Edinboro, Pa.) returned back to the Husky lineup on Saturday vs.Louisville after missing the previous five games after he surffered anankle injury vs. Buffalo on Sept. 24.
Wreh-Wilson was counted on to provide leadership for the Huskydefense this year as he had started 22 games over the past twoyears, includnig all 13 last year.
Wreh-Wilson made three tackles vs. Louisville and now has 27 forthe year -- with seven for a loss.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
TEGGART�CAREER�LEADER�IN�FIELD�GOALS,�POINTS
Redshirt senior Dave�Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) has connect-ed on all 123 of his extra point attempts during his career -- includ-ing 36 in 2010 and 47 in 2009. The 47-straight extra points from2009 is a school record while his 36 from 2010 is third.* His 68 career field goals is a school record. It is also tied for
second in BIG EAST history with Shayne Graham of Virginia
Tech (1996-99). Jeremy Ito of Rutgers has the lead with 80 from
school�history.* Teggart’s 123 consecutive extra points is second in the
country in the longest active streak as Dustin Hopkins of
Florida State has 1xx.
*�Teggart’s�25�field�goals�last�year�was�a�school�single-sea-son�record.�He had a total of 14 field goals in 2009 which istied as the sixth-highest in school history while his 13 as afreshman is seventh.* Teggart� kicked� a� career-long� 53-yard� field�goal� at�WestVirginia�on�Oct.� 8� in� the�second�quarter.�The 53-yarder istied as the second longest in school history -- the longest is 56by Jim McManus vs. New Hampshire in 1998. * Of the 15 field goals in UConn football history of 50 yards
Teggart recorded what is arguably the biggest play in schoolhistory in the regular season finale of 2010 as he kicked a 52-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to play to lift UConn to a 19-16 win over USF that sent the Huskies to their first BCS gamein school history. Earlier in the fourth quarter of that game, hekicked a 50-yarder.Teggart�matched�his�USF�yardages�vs.�Iowa�State�(Sept.
Teggart kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime to lift UConnto a 16-13 win over West Virginia on Oct. 29 of last year. Hehad�a�total�of�three�field�goals�in�that�game�and�was�namedthe� BIG�EAST�Special� Teams� Player� of� the� Week� for� hisefforts.
Those “final play” game-winners were the second and third ofhis career as he ended the 2009 regular season in fine form ashe booted a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give theHuskies a 29-27 win over USF.
Dating back to 2009, Teggart has kicked a field goal in 20
of the past 23 games. Teggart kicked a 29-yard field goal with1:10 to go that tied the game vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 21, 2009) -- a contest the Huskies eventually won in overtime.Teggart�is�the�first�kicker�in�school�history�to�successful-
ly�convert�his�first�11�field�goal�attempts.
NICK�WILLIAMS�AND�KO�RETURNSUConn sophomore Nick�Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had abreakout night in his receiving career against Buffalo on Sept.24, but remains the primary UConn kickoff and punt returner.
Williams led the country in kickoff returns last year with 35.29yards per return and he returned two kickoffs for TDs in 2010.Against Pittsburgh he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touch-down. Williams also had a 100-yard KO return for a touchdownvs. Rutgers -- the fourth in school history.Williams�becomes� just� the� second�Husky� ever� to� have
two� KO� returns� for� a� TD� in� a� career -- joined by TyvonBranch, who had both of his in 2007.
This year he has 29 kickoff returns for an average of 24.0yards per return and 19 punt returns for an average of 5.0.
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STADIUM/ATTENDANCE NOTES
RENTSCHLER�FIELD
The Huskies moved into brand new Rentschler Field in EastHartford for the 2003 season. located within miles of Interstates91, 84 and 384, the home of the Huskies lies on 75 acres of landdonated to the State of Connecticut from the historic Pratt &Whitney Airfield. The stadium, like the former airfield, is namedfor that company’s founder, Frederick Rentschler. The stadiumboasts a capacity of 40,000 with 38 luxury suites.
A�HOT�TICKET
Swelling interest in the Husky football program as it graduallymoved up into BIG EAST play can perhaps be best evidenced bythe rise in attendance. UConn sold 28,000 season tickets in 2008and sold its entire allotment of student season tickets at 4,700.These figures are staggering sums considering that the entire2001 season ticket base was around 4,000. In 2002, the numberreached 11,300 in the final season of Memorial Stadium. Theburgeoning season ticket base more than doubled to 24,000 forthe inaugural season at Rentschler Field and rose to 28,000 ayear later in 2004. UConn reached an all-time high of 32,000season tickets in 2005. FAN�NO.�2,000,000On�Friday,�Sept.�16,�UConn�welcomed�the�2,000,000th�fan�toRenstchler� Field� in� its� history.� That lucky fan was Shane
Buzzell of Manchester, Conn.. The Huskies have sold out 29 oftheir first 57 dates at Rentschler Field. UConn has played to
95.7-pct. of capacity all-time there, drawing 2,182,267 fans,
or an average of 38,285 per game.
RENTSCHLER�FIELD�PROVES�FRIENDLY�FOR�HUSKIES
The Huskies went 7-0 at home in 2007 at Rentschler Field andalso 6-0 last year. UConn’s 3-4 mark at home in 2006 was itsonly sub-.500 record at Rentschler Field. UConn�is�3-3�at�homethis�year�entering�the�home�finale�vs.�Rutgers�on�Saturday.�
The seven home wins in 2007 set a school record for a singleseason which was previously set in 2004. Prior to the Iowa Stateloss, UConn�had�won�nine�consecutive�games�at�RentschlerField.� UConn stands at 42-14� all-time� at� Rentschler� Fieldincluding a 23-6�mark�in�non-conference�games.
MICHIGAN,�TENNESSEE�WILL�VISIT�RENTSCHLER�FIELD
Following UConn’s trip to Ann Arbor on Sept. 4, 2010, theWolverines will come to Rentschler Field on Sept. 21, 2013 totake on the Huskies.
UConn will also play a home-and-home series with Tennesseebeginning in 2015 with the Volunteers coming to Rentschler Fieldon Sept. 26 with a return trip to Knoxville on Sept. 3, 2016.
Other upcoming non-conference opponents coming toRentschler Field include IowState (2011), North Carolina State(2012), Maryland (2013), Central Florida (2014) and Virginia(2106). UConn has now played host to non-conference oppo-nents from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 10, Big XII andSoutheastern Conference at Rentschler Field.
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TAYLOR�MACK�•�SO�•�CB�•�#29Most Tackles: 4, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10Longest Punt Return: 33, at Rutgers, 10/8/10Most PBU: 2, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10
TWYON�MARTIN��•�SR�•�DT�•�#4Most Tackles: 8, vs. West Virginia, 11/1/08Most TFL: 2.5,�2x,�last�at�West�Virginia,�10/8/11Most Sacks: 1.5,�2x,�last�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11
SIO�MOORE •�JR�•�LB�•�#3Most Tackles: 17, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10Most TFL: 3.5,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Most Sacks: 3.5,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Most Interceptions: 1, vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10Most PBU: 2,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Forced Fumbles: 2, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10Most Fumble Rec.: 2, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10
KENDALL�REYES�•�SR��•�DT�•�#99Most Tackles: 8, at Michigan, 9/4/10Most TFL: 3,�2x,�last�vs.�Western�Michigan,�10/1/11Most PBU: 2, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10Longest Interception Return: 79, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10
DAVE�TEGGART�•�SR�•�K�•�#38Most FGs: 4, 2x, last at USF, 12/4/10Most FG att.: 5, at Temple, 9/18/10Longest Made FG: 53,�at�West�Virginia,�10/8/11Longest Att. FG: 53,�at�West�Virginia,�10/8/11Most PATs: 7, 2x, last vs. Tx. Sthrn, 9/11/10Most PAT att: 7, 2x, last vs. Tx. Sthrn, 9/11/10Most points: 16, vs. Cincinnati, 10/25/08
COLE�WAGNER�•�SO��•�P�•�#86Most Punts: 11, at Rutgers, 10/8/10Longest Punt: 66, at Michigan, 9/4/10Longest Punt Average: 53.2, at USF, 12/4/10Most Punts In20: 4,�vs.�Louisville,�11/19/11
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 4-5 3-2 1-3 0-0CONFERENCE 2-2 2-0 0-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDSeptember 3, 2011 vs. Fordham W 35-3 34,526September 10, 2011 at Vanderbilt L 24-21 32,119September 16, 2011 vs. Iowa State L 24-20 37,195September 24, 2011 at Buffalo W 17-3 18,215October 1, 2011 vs. Western Michigan L 38-31 36,648October 8, 2011 at West Virginia L 43-16 56,179October 15, 2011 vs. USF W 16-10 37,162October 26, 2011 at Pittsburgh L 35-20 40,219November 5, 2011 vs. Syracuse W 28-21 38,769November 19, 2011 vs. Louisville L 34-20 34,483November 26, 2011 vs. RutgersDecember 3, 2011 at Cincinnati
RUSHING�YARDAGE...............��������� 1226���������� 935Yards gained rushing........ 1563 1287Yards lost rushing.......... 337 352Rushing Attempts............ 385 319Average Per Rush............ 3.2 2.9Average Per Game............ 122.6 93.5TDs Rushing................. 9 10PASSING�YARDAGE...............��������� 1972��������� 2716
Comp-Att-Int................ 151-302-8 211-354-13Average Per Pass............ 6.5 7.7Average Per Catch........... 13.1 12.9Average Per Game............ 197.2 271.6TDs Passing................. 12 17TOTAL�OFFENSE.................��������� 3198��������� 3651
Total Plays................. 687 673Average Per Play............ 4.7 5.4Average Per Game............ 319.8 365.1KICK�RETURNS:�#-Yards.........������� 35-814������� 38-923PUNT�RETURNS:�#-Yards.........������� 20-104������� 27-184INT�RETURNS:�#-Yards..........������� 13-157�������� 8-105KICK�RETURN�AVERAGE...........�������� 23.3��������� 24.3PUNT�RETURN�AVERAGE...........������� 5.2���������� 6.8INT�RETURN�AVERAGE............��������� 12.1��������� 13.1FUMBLES-LOST..................�������� 20-11��������� 14-9PENALTIES-Yards...............������� 49-404������� 82-694
Average Per Game............ 40.4 69.4PUNTS-Yards...................������ 68-2807������ 62-2581Average Per Punt............ 41.3 41.6Net punt average............ 37.4 38.7
SYRACUSESolo�TacklesSmallwood ........................5Gratz..................................5Junior ................................5T. Williams ........................5T. Brown ............................5Total�TacklesSmallwood ......................12Gratz..................................8Junior ................................7Reyes ................................7SacksT. Williams ........................1Jennings ............................1
BUFFALOSolo�TacklesGratz..................................6Wilburn ..............................5S. Moore............................5Total�TacklesSmallwood ........................9Gratz..................................7Wreh-Wilson ......................6Wilburn ..............................6Pass�Break-UpsWreh-Wilson ......................2T. Brown ............................2
WESTERN MICHIGANSolo�TacklesJohnson ............................7Smallwood ........................7Total�TacklesJohnson ..........................10Smallwood ......................10Wilburn ..............................9Tackles�for�LossReyes ............................3.0S. Moore ........................2.5Johnson..........................2.0
WEST VIRGINIASolo�TacklesS. Moore............................5B. Jones ............................5Junior ................................4Johnson ............................4Total�TacklesS. Moore............................8Junior ................................7Smallwood ........................7Tackles�for�LossMartin ............................2.5T. Williams ........................1Gratz..................................1
FORDHAMSolo�TacklesJohnson ............................5S. Moore............................3Wreh-Wilson ......................3Total�TacklesJohnson ..........................11Smallwood ........................8Jennings ............................8Tackles�for�LossS. Moore ........................2.5 T. Williams ......................1.5Wreh Wilson ......................1
VANDERBILTTotal�TacklesJunior ................................8Johnson ............................8Smallwood ........................7Tackles�For�LossS. Moore ........................3.5Jennings ........................2.5Reyes ............................2.0SacksS. Moore ........................3.5Jennings ........................1.5Martin ............................1.5
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PLAYER�(NO.) ������������������������FORD ����@VAN ������ISU������@BUF ����WMU ����@WVU������USF ������@PITT ����SYR ������LOU ������RUTG @CINCIAbrams, Kamal (14) P -- -- -- P P P P P PAgbor, Harris (25) S ������������S ������������S������������S ������������S ������������P P P P PAshiru, Jeff (32) -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- --Bardzak, Gary (70) LG����������LG -- P -- -- -- -- -- PBennett, Jimmy (72) -- P LT ����������LT INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJBrandon, Tevrin (20) P P P P P P P P P PBrown, Stephen (61) -- RT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Brown, Ty-meer (40) P P P P P S ������������S ������������S ������������S ������������S ��������������Bullock, Tyler (50) -- P P -- P P P P P PCampbell, Marcus (26) P P -- P P P P -- -- --Campenni, Julian (90) -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Christen, Chad (13) P P P P P P P P P PCruz, Gus (65) -- P P -- -- P -- P P PDabney, Kijuan (19) -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- --Davis, Geremy (85) P P P WR P P P P P PDelahunt, John (89) TE ����������TE ����������TE P -- TE������������P P TE����������TEFoxx, Deshon (10) P P P P P P -- P -- --Frank, Reuben (47) P P P P P P P P P PFriend, Kevin (77) RT P LG ��������LG ����������RT����������RT ����������RT ����������RT����������RT����������RTGratz, Dwayne (7) CB����������CB ����������CB ��������CB����������CB CB CB CB CB CB Greene, Steve (69) P P P P LG ��������LG ����������LG ����������LG ��������LG ��������LGGriffin, Ryan (94) P P P P TE����������TE ����������TE ����������TE����������TE ����������PHansson, Mark (96) -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Hinkley, Mark (39) ������������FB ����������FB ����������FB ����������P FB P FB FB P FB Jean-Louis, Jon (1) P P -- P P P P P P PJennings, Teddy (98) DE����������DE ����������DE ��������DE ����������DE ����������P P P P PJohnson, Jory (28) LB����������LB ����������LB ��������LB ����������LB����������LB ����������LB ����������LB����������LB����������LBJones, Byron (16) P S P S P S ����������CB ����������CB ��������CB ��������CBJones, Tebucky (84) P P -- -- P P -- P P --Joseph, Jesse (91) -- -- -- P P DE ����������DE ����������DE ��������DE ��������DEJunior, Jerome (15) S ������������S ������������S������������-- S ������������S ������������S ������������S ������������S ������������SKantor, Alex (38) P P -- -- -- P -- P -- -- Kenney, David (34) P P P P P P P P P PLopes, Chris (35) P P P P P P P P -- --Mack, Taylor (29) -- P -- -- -- P P P P PManning, Corey (81) -- -- P TE P WR ����������P P P PMartin, Twyon (4) DT P DT ��������DT ����������DT����������DT ����������DT ����������DT����������DT����������DTMasters, Adam (63) RG ��������RG ����������RG ��������RG����������RG ��������RG����������RG ����������RG ��������RG ��������RGMcBryde, B.J. (97) P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- --McCombs, Lyle (43) TB����������TB P TB ����������TB����������TB ����������TB ����������TB����������TB����������TBMcCummings, Scott (11) P P P P P P P P P P McEntee, Johnny (18) QB ��������QB ����������QB ��������QB����������QB ��������QB����������QB ����������QB ��������QB ��������QBMoore, Isiah (83) WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WR ����������P WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WRMoore, Kashif (6) WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WR ��������WRMoore, Sio (3) LB����������LB ����������LB ��������LB ����������LB����������LB ����������LB ����������LB����������LB����������LBMueller, Adam (67) P P P -- P P P P P PNebrich, Mike (2) P P P P P -- -- P -- POpoku, Andrew (9) P P P P P P P P P POsiecki, Mike (36) P P P -- P P P P P PPetrus, Moe (57) C ������������C ������������C������������C ������������C������������C ������������C ������������C ������������-- ������������-- ��������������Reyes, Kendall (99) DT����������DT ����������DT ��������DT ����������DT����������DT ����������DT ����������DT����������DT����������DTRyan, Mike (71) LT ����������LT ����������RT ��������RT ����������LT ����������LT ����������LT ����������LT ����������LT ����������LTShoemate, D.J. (24) INJ INJ TB P INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJSmallwood, Yawin (33) LB����������LB ����������LB ��������LB ����������LB����������LB ����������LB ����������LB����������LB����������LBStlouis, Gilbert (2) -- P -- -- -- P P P P PSteg, Brandon (41) P P P P P P P P P PStephen, Shamar (59) P P P P P P P P P PTeggart, Dave (38) P P P P P P P P P PWagner, Cole (85) P P P P P P P P P PWilburn, Gary (21) P P P P CB ����������P P P P PWilliams, Nick (31) P P P P P P P P P PWilliams, Trevardo (48) DE����������DE ����������DE ��������DE ����������DE ��������DE ����������DE ����������DE ��������DE ��������DEWillman, Tim (51) P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Wirth, Ryan (53) P P P P P P -- P P PWreh-Wilson, Blidi (5) CB����������CB ����������CB ��������CB����������INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ P
GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION
KEY: P: Played in game, did not start...POS: Started at that position...INJ: Missed with injury...DNP: Did not play...
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EAST�HARTFORD,�Conn.�-�Freshman running back Lyle McCombs(StatenIsland, N.Y) rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns in his first collegiategame as the University of Connecticut football team won their 2011 seasonopener, 35-3, over Fordham before a crowd of 34,562 at Rentschler Field.
The game marked the Connecticut debut for head coach PaulPasqualoni, who tied Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech for the most overall winsby a BIG EAST coach. They both have 108 victories. Pasqualoni was thefirst Connecticut football coach to win his debut since 1923.
The Huskies initial drive ended in a punt after two first downs, but ontheir second possession began to force their will on their FCS opponent afterforcing a Fordham three-and-out. A six-play, 58-yard drive was capped by aMcCombs two-yard run. The key play on the drive was a 24-yard pass fromJohnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) to Isiah Moore(Cambridge, Mass.).
The Huskies started the redshirt junior McEntee, but Pasqualoni playedthree signal callers in the contest. Redshirt freshman Scott McCummings(Natick, Mass.) and true freshman Michael Nebrich(Burke, Va.) both playedwell in their Connecticut unveilings.
Early in the second quarter, the Huskies took over from their own 20 andMcCombs had his first big play from scrimmage, rambling 60 yards beforebeing caught at the Ram two-yard line. Two plays later, McCombs scoredfrom the one and Connecticut had a 14-0 lead.
The Connecticut defense, which was spectacular all day, got its firstturnover of the season when redshirt freshman safety Byron Jones (NewBritain, Conn.) picked off a Peter Maetzold pass. On the next play fromscrimmage, McCummings hit redshirt junior tight end RyanGriffin(Londonderry, N.H.) with a beautiful 55-yard catch-and-run off of playaction to put the Huskies ahead by three scores.
The Huskies kept that 21-0 lead until midway through the third quarterwhen McCombs capped drives with scoring runs of five- and one-yard.McCombs' four touchdowns was the first time a Connecticut footballerachieved that feat since Jordan Todmanturned the trick against Cincinnati in2009.
McEntee completed eight-of-12 passes for 113 yards, while Nebrich wasthree-of-eight, for 60 yards and one interception. The McCummings scoringpass to Griffin was his only attempt of the game. Griffin set a career-standardwith his 97 receiving yards.
The Connecticut defense held the Rams to just 169 total yards ofoffense and was led by redshirt junior linebacker Jory Johnson(Mobile, Ala.),who had 11 tackles. Redshirt junior defensive end Teddy Jennings (Dayton,Ohio) had 2.5 tackles for loss.
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 71 RYANLG 70 BARDZAKC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE
NASHVILLE,�Tenn.�-�Vanderbilt held the University of Connecticut offenseto 193 yards, 118 of rushing by redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs(StatenIsland, N.Y.), as the Commodores posted a 24-21 win over the Huskiesbefore a crowd of 32,119 at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday night. McCombs rushed for his 118 yards on 27 carries and has now rushedfor at least 100 yards in his first two collegiate games. Husky junior quarterback Johnny McEntee(Fullerton, Calif.) was 10 of27 in the air for 99 yards, but had three interceptions. Larry Smith was 12 of 24 in the air for 140 yards while Jerron Seymourhad eight carries for 70 yards. On Vanderbilt's first drive of the fourth quarter, redshirt freshman YawinSmallwood (Worcester, Mass.) returned a fumble 64 yards with 10:34 left togo, giving UConn its first lead of the game, as the Huskies took a 21-14 lead.On the fumble return, Vandy had the ball at the UConn 36 and SioMoore's(Apex, N.C.) hit of Smith jarred the ball loose and Smallwood washome free. After the UConn defense forced Vanderbilt to punt on their ensuingdrive, McEntee threw his third interception of the night, as Robby Barbierireturned the interception 50 yards to tie the game at 21-21. Vanderbilt was able to take the lead with 2:56 left, as Carey Spear con-verted a 31-yard field goal for the 24-21 Vandy advantage. UConn trailed 14-3 at halftime, but scored the only ten points of the thirdquarter to make it 14-13 entering the final stanza. On Vanderbilt's third playfrom scrimmage of the second half, junior Jory Johnson (Mobile, Ala.) pickedoff a Smith pass to give UConn the ball at the Vandy 17. UConn could onlymove the ball six yards to set up a 28-yard field goal by senior kicker DaveTeggart(Northborough, Mass.). The Huskies then cut the lead to a point, 14-13, as redshirt freshmanByron Jones(New Britain, Conn.) blocked a punt in the endzone. It wasUConn's first blocked punt since 2008 and the first for a TD since 2002. Connecticut moved the ball efficiently on the first possession of thegame as it marched the ball to the Commodore 12-yard line with a first down.The Huskies could only manage four more yards, which set up a 25-yardfield goal by Teggart. The field goal gave Teggart the UConn career scoringrecord with 262 points, which he extended later in the game. Vanderbilt went four and out on its first possession, but McEntee threwa first down interception picked off by Kenny Ladler that put the ball at theUConn 42. Vanderbilt came right back on the next play with a 42-yard TDpass from Smith to Chris Boyd to give the Commodores a 7-3 lead. Vandy took a 14-3 lead on a 40-yard rush by Seymour on a second andten play that capped a six-play 80 yard drive. The Commodores had 134yards of total offense in the first quarter and 82 of them came on scoringplays. The Commodores maintained the lead 14-3 at halftime after a secondquarter that did not feature any scoring as UConn only had 35 yards of totaloffense with VU having 28.
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 71 RYANLG 70 BARDZAKC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 61 S. BROWNQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE
Iowa�St.�(3-0,�0-0) ����0 ��������7 ������10 ��������7 ��������- 24UConn�(1-2,�0-0)������10 ������0 ��������3 ��������7 ��������- 20������������������������FIRST�QUARTERUC-Scott McCummings 10 run (Dave Teggart kick) 10:25 (10plays, 57 yards, 4:35)UC-Teggart 52 field goal 1:59 (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:52)SECOND�QUARTERISU-James White 26 run (Zach Guyer kick) 11:03 (5 plays, 74yards, 1:55)THIRD�QUARTERISU-Darius Reynolds 40 pass from Josh Lenz (Guyer kick) 11:18(4 plays, 54 yards, 1:27)UC-Teggart 50 field goal 9:37 (6 plays, 48 yards, 1:41)ISU-Guyer 36 field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:19)FOURTH�QUARTERUC-Kashif Moore 39 pass from McCummings (Teggart kick) 12:51(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:18)ISU-Reynolds 20 pass from Steele Jantz (Guyer kick) 9:08 (8plays, 65 yards, 3:43)Attendance-37,195
EAST�HARTFORD,�Conn.�-The University of Connecticut football team out-gained Iowa State 343-341 for the game, but a fourth quarter score for theCyclones spelled a 24-20 loss for the Huskies in front of 37,195 atRentschler Field. Connecticut redshirt senior wide receiver Isiah Moore recorded career-highs in receptions and yards with eight catches and 143 yards. The winning score for Iowa State came with 9:08 left in the game whenDarius Reynolds leaped over a pair of UConn defenders and raced acrossthe goal line for a 20-yard touchdown reception from junior quarterbackSteele Jantz. Jantz threw three interceptions in the first quarter but finishedwith 200 yards. The Huskies used a trio of quarterbacks with redshirt junior JohnnyMcEntee taking the majority of snaps as he went 13-30 for a season-high188 yards. Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs led the UConn running gamewith 46 yards on 18 rushes. Sophomore Shontrelle Johnson and redshirtsophomore James White split the carries for ISU with 14 apiece. Johnsonwent for 65 yards, while White ran for 44. Connecticut opened the game with a 10-play, 57-yard drive that result-ed in a touchdown for redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings.McCummings, in the game for just his second play, was initially ruled downat the one-yard line, but after an official review it was determined that the ballcrossed the goal line prior to his knee hitting the ground. For the game,McCummings rushed for 38 yards on 10 carries. The two teams would trade turnovers several times in the remainingminutes of the first quarter as redshirt junior Dwayne Gratz picked off Jantzon the Cyclone's first play from scrimmage. Gratz returned the ball 19 yardsto the ISU 41-yard line, but UConn gave the ball back on the very next playas McEntee was intercepted by Steve Ruempolhamer. Jantz was intercepted again, with less than three minutes to play in thefirst, by redshirt freshman Byron Jones, which set up a 52-yard field goal byredshirt senior kicker Dave Teggart to put the Huskies up 10-0. For Teggart,it tied his career long. Before the end of the first, UConn would force a thirdturnover as Jory Johnson grabbed a ball off a pass broken up by linebackerSio Moore. Despite outgaining Iowa State 101-4 in the first, Connecticut went intohalftime up only 10-7 as the Cyclones held a 114-13 advantage in the sec-ond quarter. ISU got on the board when James White broke loose for a 26-yard touchdown run to cut the Huskies lead to three. The Cyclones went on top early in the third quarter when White flippedthe ball to junior WR Josh Lenz on a reverse, who threw a deep ball forReynolds to take into the end zone. UConn came back with a 50-yard fieldgoal from Teggart, the second time in his career he converted two field goalsof 50 yard. With 6:44 left to play in the quarter, Iowa State added to its leadwith a 36-yard field goal by senior kicker Zach Guyer, to go up 17-13.������Connecticut regained the lead early in the fourth quarter asMcCummings hooked up with redshirt senior wide receiver Kashif Moorefora 39-yard touchdown to take a 20-17 lead. McCummings has completed twopasses on the season, both for touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, junior linebacker Jake Knott made 11tackles and forced one fumble for the Cylcones, while Johnson added 10tackles to go with his interception for the Huskies.
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 72 BENNETTLG 77 FRIENDC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 71 RYANQB 18 MCENTEETB 24 SHOEMATEFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE
UConn�(2-2,�0-0) ������0 ������10 ������0 ��������7 ��������- 17Buffalo�(1-3,�0-0) ������0 ��������3 ��������0 ��������0 ��������- 3������������������������FIRST�QUARTERNo scoring.SECOND�QUARTERUB-Peter Fardon 28 field goal 5:28 (13 plays, 57 yards, 5:29)UC-Dave Teggart 47 field goal 2:34 (8 plays, 51 yards, 2:54)UC-Mark Hinkley 4 pass from Johnny McEntee (Teggart kick) 0:15(4 plays, 83 yards, 0:58)THIRD�QUARTERNo scoring.FOURTH�QUARTERUC-Nick Williams 49 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 4:52 (6plays, 64 yards, 2:32)
Attendance-18,215
AMHERST,�N.Y.�-�The University of Connecticut football team posted a 17-3 win against the University at Buffalo before a crowd of 18,215 at UBStadium. UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Servite, Calif.) tookthe majority of snaps and was 12 of 21 in the air for 213 yards and two touch-downs, the first two of his career. Junior wide receiver Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) sparked theHusky offense with a pair of big plays, the first of which was a 64-yard catchand run that set up the first Connecticut touchdown of the game. Williams'second catch was another catch and run, going for 49 yards and a score with4:52 left in the game to seal the win. Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass) ranthe ball 5 times for 7 yards while freshman QB Michael Nebrich (Burke, Va.)attempted just one pass. Husky redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) had 30 car-ries for 61 yards. UConn redshirt senior Isiah Moore (Cambridge, Mass.)made a team-best four receptions for 49 yards. Branden Oliver led Buffalo in rushing with 23 yards on 85 carries whilequarterback Chazz Anderson was 18 of 39 in the air for 192 yards and ranfor 30 yards on seven rushes. For the second time this season, the Huskies held their opponent to justthree points, the first of which came in a season-opening 35-3 win overFordham. Despite just the one score, the Bulls moved the ball for 314 yards,including 122 on the ground, opposed to UConn's 292 yards of total offense. The Huskies led at halftime 10-3 and the third quarter was scoreless.UCconn redshirt freshman linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.)made the biggest play of the quarter as he made an endzone interception ona third and goal play by the Bulls at the UConn five. Buffalo had moved theball 80 yards on 11 plays on that drive. UConn took that 10-3 halftime lead when it scored the first touchdown ofthe game with 15 seconds left to go. The drive began on the UConn 17 asMcEntee threw a 15-yard pass to McCombs to move the ball to the Husky32. McEntee then hooked up on the longest Husky pass play of the year ona 64-yard connection to Nick Williams to put the ball at the Bull 4. McEntee then threw a four-yard TD pass to redshirt junior fullback MarkHinkley (Kanehoe, Hawaii) for the UConn lead. It was the first TD pass inMcEntee's career and the first TD reception of Hinkley's. After a scoreless first quarter, the two teams opened scoring by tradingfield goals in the second quarter. Peter Fardon gave the Bulls a 3-0 lead ona 28-yard field goal with 5:28 left in the quarter to cap a 13 play-57 yarddrive. Fadron had missed a 30-yarder at the beginning of the second quar-ter. UConn broke into the scoring with a 47-yard field goal by senior DaveTeggart (Northborough, Mass.) that ended an eight-play 51-yard drive.Teggart had a 49-yard FG attempt blocked in the first quarter.
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 81 MANNINGLT 72 BENNETTLG 77 FRIENDC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 71 RYANQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSWR 85 DAVISWR 83 I. MOORE
WMU�(3-2,�0-0) ��������0 ������17 ������0 ��������21��������- 38UConn�(2-3,�0-0) ������0 ��������7 ������10 ������14��������- 31������������������������FIRST�QUARTERNo scoring.SECOND�QUARTERWM-White 25 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 11:15 (5 plays, 66yards, 2:16)WM-Walker 7 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 6:31 (8 plays, 68yards, 3:38)UC-K. Moore 9 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 3:27 (6 plays,93 yards, 3:04)WM-Potter 39 field goal 0:22 (11 plays, 71 yards, 3:05)THIRD�QUARTERUC-K. Moore 3 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 8:31 (5 plays,72 yards, 2:24)UC-Teggart 43 field goal 4:13 (4 plays, -4 yards, 0:55)FOURTH�QUARTERUC-McCombs 26 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 12:40 (6plays, 72 yards, 2:20)WM-White 6 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 9:48 (9 plays, 80yards, 2:52)WM-Ravenell 14 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 5:53 (7 plays, 62yards, 2:19)UC-N. Williams 26 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 2:03 (10plays, 80 yards, 3:50)WM-Ravenell 41 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 1:35 (2 plays, 60yards, 0:28)Attendance-36,648
EAST�HARTFORD,�Conn.-�Johnny McEntee threw for 300 yards and fourtouchdowns for the University of Connecticut football team as the Huskieslost to Western Michigan by a 38-31 score on Saturday before a crowd of36,648 at Rentschler Field. Kashif Moore had two touchdown catches and112 yards receiving and Lyle McCombs added 136 yards rushing and a 26-yard touchdown reception for the Huskies. Alex Carder threw for a career-high 479 yards and five touchdowns tolead Western Michigan. Two of those scores were caught by Jordan White,who had his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season, catching 12 ballsfor 173 yards. He was one of three Bronco receivers to go over the centurymark. Robert Arnheim had 113 yards and Chleb Ravenell added 123 and twofourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 41-yard catch that turned out to bethe game winner. After making a 26-yard catch at the Western Michigan 13-yard line with45 seconds left, UConn tight end Ryan Griffin fumbled. UConn scored the first of the fourth quarter's five touchdowns, whenMcEntee found McCombs open behind the Broncos' blitzing linebackers fora 26-yard score to give UConn its only lead at 24-17. But Carder led theBroncos right back on a 9-play 80-yard drive, finding White in the end zonefor a 6-yard touchdown that tied the game. The Broncos held UConn to a three-and-out, and then went 62-yards totake the lead again on a 14-yard pass from Carder to Ravenell. UConn tied it again when McEntee scrambled and found Nick Williamson a fourth down from 26 yards out with just over 2 minutes left. Two playsafter UConn's kickoff went out of bounds, Ravenell raced down the rightsideline and reached over cornerback Gary Wilburn to bring in a 41-yardtouchdown with 1:35 left. Arnheim beat Wilburn down the right sideline and made a one-handed32-yard catch to set up the Broncos second touchdown, an 11-yard passfrom Carder to tight end Dallas Walker. The Broncos went 66 yards on their first drive of the second quarter andscored when White grabbed a slant pass and dragged several UConndefenders into the end zone for a 25-yard catch and run. The Huskies didn't cross midfield until McCombs took a handoff at hisown 7-yard line with just over 6 minutes left in the half, bounced off a tackleand ran 65 yards before tripping on the grass. That set up a 9-yard touch-down pass from McEntee to Moore. Moore's second touchdown, a 3-yard reception on a play-action fake,was set up by his 47-yard catch and run. The 5-play 72-yard drive broughtUConn to within 17-14 midway through the third quarter.������
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 94 GRIFFINLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE
UConn�(2-4,�0-1) ������3 ��������6 ��������0 ��������7 ��������- 16WVU�(5-1,�1-0) ����������3 ��������7 ������23 ������10��������- 43������������������������FIRST�QUARTERWV-Tyler Bitancurt 31 field goal 7:43 (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:07)UC-Dave Teggart 40 field goal 3:23 (8 plays, 43 yards, 4:13)SECOND�QUARTERUC-Teggart 53 field goal 14:53 (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:44)WV-Dustin Garrison 14 run (Bitancurt kick) 2:44 (7 plays, 45yards, 2:19)UC-Teggart 22 field goal 0:00 (8 plays, 53 yards. 0:55)THIRD�QUARTERWV-Tavon Austin 12 pass from Geno Smith (Bitancurt kick) 7:44(2 plays, 12 yards, 0:10)WV-Stedman Bailey 84 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 5:49 (1play, 84 yards, 0:12)WV-Team Safety 2:31WV-Brad Starks 22 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 0:09 (6 plays,50 yards, 2:15)FOURTH�QUARTERWV-Bitancurt 33 field goal 10:52 (9 plays, 34 yards, 3:13)WV-Bailey 27 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 8:51 (3 plays, 81yards, 0:59)UC-Ty-Meer Brown 48 interception return (Teggart kick) 7:54Attendance-56,179
MORGANTOWN,�W.Va.�-�West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was 27 of45 in the air for 450 yards and the Mountaineers scored 23 unansweredpoints in the final 7:54 of the third quarter to top the University of Connecticutfootball team by a 43-16 score. The game was played before a crowd of56,179 at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium as Connecticut is now2-4 on the season and 0-1 in the BIG EAST while the No. 16 Mountaineersare 5-1 and 1-0. Stedman Bailey had seven receptions for 178 yards and two scores andDustin Garrison had 80 rushing yards to help lead the Mountaineer effort. Redshirt senior Johnny McEntee (Servite, Calif.) was 21 of 37 in the airfor the Huskies with 193 yards. The Huskies were led in rushing by redshirtfreshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) with 20 carries for 73 yards. WVU led 10-9 at halftime, but the game took a dramatic momentumchange midway in the third quarter as Connecticut had driven to theMountaineer 13-yard line. On a first down play, McEntee rushed the ball tothe 10, but then fumbled the ball and WVU's Jewone Snow recovered andreturned the ball all the way to the UConn 12 with 7:54 left in the quarter. West Virginia scored two plays later on a 12-yard TD pass from Austinto Smith that made it 17-9 Mountaineers. WVU took control of the game,when after a Husky three-and-out, the Mountaineers got the ball at their own16. Smith threw an 84-yard TD pass to Stedman Bailey to give WVU 24-9lead. The Mountaineers added two more points on a safety with 2:31 left in thethird quarter as McEntee was sacked in the endzone to make it 26-9 andSmith had a 22-yard TD pass to Brad Sparks with nine seconds left in thequarter to make it 33-9. Tyler Bituncurt kicked a 33-yard field goal for West Virginia with 10:52left to make it 36-9. The Mountaineers went on to score 33 unansweredpoints when Smith added a second touchdown pass to Bailey, on a 27-yardtoss to the end zone with 8:51 remaining in the game. After a quick three-and-out by UConn, WVU made a change at quarter-back. Freshman Paul Millard entered the game and was picked off on hisfirst play by Connecticut red-shirt freshman Ty-Meer Brown. Brown nearlycame close to stepping out of bounds, but stayed in to return the ball 48yards to the end zone for the only Husky touchdown of the afternoon. West Virginia led at halftime by a 10-9 count as UConn senior kickerDave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) accounted for all of the Huskies' ninepoints on three field goals.������
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
EAST� HARTFORD� --� University of Connecticut redshirt freshman LyleMcCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) ran for 130 yards and senior kicker DaveTeggart (Northborough, Mass.) kicked three field goals as the Huskies beatUSF 16-10 on Saturday without scoring an offensive touchdown. TheHomecoming contest was played before a crowd of 37,162 at RentschlerField. Redshirt freshman cornerback Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) ran athird-quarter fumble back 10 yards for what turned out to be the winningscore after senior defensive tackle Twyon Martin (Parkland, Fla.) strippedUSF running back Darrel Scott deep in UConn territory. B.J. Daniels threw for 164 yards and ran for 64 and a touchdown. Butthe USF quarterback also threw two interceptions and had a key fumble. The Bulls failed to convert on a fourth down with just under 2 1/2 min-utes left and the Huskies ran out the clock. A 32-yard run from Daniels had given the Bulls the ball in UConn territo-ry. But a fourth-down pass to Sterling Griffin was stopped four yards short ofthe first-down marker. Teggart, who beat South Florida with last-minute field goals in their twoprevious meetings, hit from 18, 46, and 28 yards. Connecticut won despite having just 253 yards of offense, and much ofthat came from McCombs, who carried the ball 30 times and recorded hisfourth 100-yard game. The Bulls' defensive line spent much of the afternoon in UConn's back-field, tying a school record with seven sacks. The Huskies had given up just17 in their previous six games. Daniels scored on the Bulls' first drive of the second half with a 22-yardscramble through the UConn defense, cutting left to leave redshirt freshmanlinebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) behind on his way to theend zone to give USF a 10-6 lead. But Smallwood later made a key play, tipping a pass that redshirt juniorSio Moore (Apex, N.C.) intercepted to stop a fourth-quarter drive. Offensive mistakes and good defense kept both teams out of the endzone in the first half. USF defensive end Ryne Giddins had nine of his 11 tackles in the firsthalf, to go along with two sacks, a forced fumble. But the Bulls managed just 75 yards of offense and two turnovers beforeintermission. The teams traded field goals in the first quarter. Maikon Bonani hit a 23-yarder to open the scoring, and Teggart capped a 16-play drive on the nextpossession with an 18-yarder. Teggart hit a short kickoff into a strong wind and Marcus Shaw returnedthe kick 79 yards to the UConn 8-yard line. But Daniels' errant pitchout on asecond-down option play was picked up by UConn redshirt junior DwayneGratz (Piscataway, N.J.). UConn gave the ball back a few plays later when McCombs fumbled.But the Bulls failed to score, when a 46-yard field-goal attempt into the windfell short. He also missed a 44-yarder in the third quarter that went wide left. Teggart's second field goal came just before halftime, a 46-yarder thatcapped a 15-play drive and made it 6-3. His third field-goal, a 28-yarder, cutthe lead to 10-9, less than a minute before Martin and Jones teamed up forUConn's defensive score. The Husky offense has now gone two games with-out a touchdown. USF coach Skip Holtz had not been back to Connecticut since coachingthe Huskies from 1994-1998. UConn was still a Division I-AA program then,and Holtz led the school to the Division I-AA playoffs in 1998, the school'sfirst postseason appearance.
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 94 GRIFFINLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE
UConn�(3-5,�1-2) ������0 ��������3 ������10 ��������7 ��������- 20Pittsburgh�(4-4,�2-1)14 ������7 ��������7 ��������7 ��������- 35������������������������FIRST�QUARTERPITT-Tino Sunseri 8 run (Kevin Harper kick) 10:00 (8 plays, 84yards, 2:18)PITT-Mike Shanahan 17 pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 0:54 (7plays, 62 yards, 2:56)SECOND�QUARTERUC-Dave Teggart 40 field goal 7:17 (8 plays. 45 yards, 2:44)PITT-Zach Brown 3 run (Harper kick) 2:38 (4 plays, 68 yards,1:15)THIRD�QUARTERUC-Kashif Moore 62 pass from Johnny McEntee (Teggart kick)11:35 (5 plays, 85 yards, 1:47)UC-Dave Teggart 31 field goal 4:08 (13 plays, 64 yards, 6:06)PITT-Shanahan 27 pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 2:04 (5 plays,82 yards, 2:04)FOURTH�QUARTERPITT-Devin Street 14 pass from Ronald Jones (Harper kick) 3:22(3 plays, 38 yards, 1:02)UC-Ryan Griffin 14 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 0:43 (8plays, 71 yards, 2:39)Attendance-40,219
PITTSBURGH,�Pa.�-�Quarterback Tino Sunseri was 29 of 42 in the air for acareer-high 419 yards and two TDs to lead Pittsburgh to a 35-20 win overUConn. Pittsburgh outgained UConn in total yardage 529-316 on the nightdespite loosing Ray Graham, the country's second-leading rusher, on hissecond carry of the game. UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) struggledin the air as he was 17 of 33 for 193 yards and a two TDs. Redshirt fresh-man Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) enjoyed a productive night on theground as he rushed 25 times for 124 yards. It marked the fifth 100-yardgame of his eight-game collegiate career. Sunseri was also the top ground gainer for the Panthers with 12 carriesfor 40 yards and a TD. Zach Brown was Sunseri's favorite target of the nightwith 9 catches for 84 yards to go with 30 yards gained on the ground. Pittsburgh led 21-3 at halftime but the Huskies scored the first ten pointsof the second half to cut the Panther lead to 21-13 with 4:08 left in the third. Senior Kashif Moore (Burlington, N.J.) scored UConn's only TD of thenight as McEntee found him wide open with 11:35 to go in the third for a 62-yard score to make it 21-10. Moore finished the game with six receptions for106 yards. UConn cut it to 21-13 on its next possession as senior Dave Teggart(Northborough, Mass.) hit a 31-yard field goal. It was Teggart's fifth game ofthe year with multiple field goals and the 19th of his career. That UConn drive began at its own 22 and the Huskies moved all theway to the Pitt 10-yard line for first and goal, but had to settle for the fieldgoal. As it appeared the game might be turning the Huskies' way, Pittsburghquickly came back after the field goal and moved the ball 82 yards on onlyfive plays for a score that made it 28-13. The touchdown was scored on a27-yard pass from Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. Ronald Jones replaced Sunseri late in the fourth quarter and led thePanthers on their fifth touchdown drive of the night as he found Devin Streetfor a 14-yard touchdown reception to cap a three play scoring drive. UConn got a one touchdown back with less than a minute to play asMcEntee hooked up with junior tight end Ryan Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.)from 14 yards out to put the game at 35-20. Pittsburgh completely dominated the first half outgaining the Huskies intotal yardage 321 to 80 and holding a 17-5 first down advantage. The Panthers scored on their first possession as they moved the ball 84yard on eight plays in 2:18. Graham injured his leg on his second rush of thedrive, but the Panthers did not flinch as they gained 51 yards on the next fourplays for the score. Zach Brown had a three-yard rush for the 7-0 Pitt lead. Pittsburgh made it 14-0 on a 17-yard TD pass from Sunseri to Shanahanthat capped a seven-play, 62-yard drive. Sunseri was a perfect five-for-fivein that drive for 54 yards in that drive. UConn finally broke into the scoring column when Teggart hit a 40-yarder with 7:17 left in the half to make it 14-3. Connecticut moved the balleffectively as it started on its own 32 and got the ball to first and ten on thePitt 25, but could only get two yards from there to settle for the field goal.
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 94 GRIFFINLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE
Defense ������UT-AT-TT��TFL ��������S ������Int. ����CF ����RFP. Thomas 5-5-10 1 2S. Thomas 4-3-7Spruill 6-0-6 1
Syracuse�(5-4,�1-3) ��0 ��������7 ������14 ��������0 ��������- 21UConn�(4-5,�2-2) ������7 ��������0 ��������7 ��������14��������- 28������������������������FIRST�QUARTERUC-John Delahunt 10 pass from Johnny McEntee (Dave Teggartkick) 13:38 (3 plays, 33 yards, 1:22)SECOND�QUARTERSYR-Alec Lemon 20 pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautmankick) 1:48 (4 plays, 40 yards, 1:26)THIRD�QUARTERSYR-Nick Provo 6 pass from Nassib (Krautman kick) 10:31 (10plays, 75 yards, 4:29)UC-Lyle McCombs 3 run (Teggart kick) 5:52 (9 plays, 60 yards,4:39)SYR-Dorian Graham 7 run (Krautman kick) 2:42 (7 plays, 76yards, 3:10)FOURTH�QUARTERUC-Scotty McCummings 10 run (Teggart kick) 14:17 (7 plays, 55yards, 3:25)UC-McCummings 7 run (Teggart kick) 4:51 (8 plays, 62 yards,4:14)Attendance-38,769EAST� HARTFORD,� Conn.� -� Redshirt freshman quarterback ScottMcCummings (Natick, Mass.) ran for two touchdowns and classmate LyleMcCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) added 152 yards rushing and a score to leadthe University of Connecticut football team to a 28-21 win over Syracusebefore a crowd of 38,769 at Rentschler Field. McCummings, who has spent the season coming in only occasionally asthe Huskies option-style change-of-pace quarterback, took over the offensein the fourth quarter. He scored on a 10-yard keeper, then led UConn on aneight-play 62 yard drive, running the ball in from seven yards out for the win-ning score with just under five minutes to play. Ryan Nassib threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns for Syracuse,which failed for the second straight week to become bowl eligible. His fourth-down pass on the Orange's final drive was knocked down by senior defen-sive tackle Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.) and UConn was able to run outthe clock. Nassib also was picked off twice. Nick Provo had seven catches and a touchdown for the Orange, givinghim 39 receptions for the season and breaking the school's single-seasonrecord for receptions by a tight end. Alec Lemon had nine receptions for 157yards and a score. Provo's six-yard reception on the opening drive of the second half gavethe Orange a 14-7 lead, and the teams went back-and-forth, scoring touch-downs on four consecutive possessions. McCombs tied the game at 14-14 on a three-yard pitch play, andSyracuse responded with a seven-yard reverse play from receiver DorianGraham and led 21-14 after three quarters. That's when McCummings took over, keeping the ball on an option playand diving into the end zone at the end of a seven-yard run to tie the gameat 21 a minute into the fourth quarter. He finished with 13 carries and 59yards, and did't attempt a pass. UConn senior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) started thegame and was 8-14 for 113 yards and a touchdown, but also threw two inter-ceptions. He moved Connecticut inside the 30-yard line on their first fivedrives of the game, but came away with just seven points. Junior Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) found a lane on the right sideof the field and returned the opening kickoff to the Syracuse 33-yard line.Three plays later, McEntee found redshirt junior tight end John Delahunt(Ottawa, Ont.), who stretched the ball over the goal line for a 10-yard touch-down. It was the first time the Huskies had scored on an opening drive sincetheir third game of season, September 16 against Iowa State. The Huskieshad five first-half turnovers. Syracuse had two, including a fumble by AntwonBailey on the team's first drive, which set UConn up on the Syracuse 27-yardline. But Syracuse’s Phillip Thomas intercepted McEntee two plays later. On the next Husky drive, McCombs took a toss sweep against an insideblitz by Syracuse, turned the corner and ran 63 yards. But McCummingsfumbled the snap on the next play. McCombs also fumbled after the Huskiesdrove to the 26-yard line early in the second quarter. Syracuse broke through with just under two minutes left in the first halfwhen Nassib found Lemon over the middle from 20-yards out to tie the scoreat 7-7. Chandler Jones forced two of the Huskies' fumbles and Thomas' secondinterception set up a 37-yard field goal attempt just before halftime. But RossKrautman pulled it wide left.
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 94 GRIFFINLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSTE 89 DELAHUNTWR 83 I. MOORE
Louisville�(6-5,�4-2) 14 ������0 ��������7 ��������13��������- 34UConn�(4-6,�2-3) ������0 ������10 ������0 ��������10��������- 20������������������������FIRST�QUARTERLOU-Adrian Bushell 100 kick return (Chris Philpott kick) 14:45 LOU-D. Brown 6 run (Philpott kick) 5:51 (9 plays, 81 yards, 4:48)SECOND�QUARTERUC-David Teggart 24 field goal 8:41 (8 plays, 72 yards, 3:04)UC-Kashif Moore 5 run (Teggart kick) 0:53 (3 plays, 22 yards,0:28)THIRD�QUARTERLOU-T. Bridgewater 5 run (Philpott kick) 3:17 (12 plays, 95 yards,6:52)FOURTH�QUARTERLOU-Bridgewater 1 run (Philpott kick) 9:52 (9 plays, 68 yards,4:28)UC-K. Moore 31 pass from Johnny McEntee (Teggart kick) 8:34 (5plays, 59 yards, 1:18)UC-Teggart 37 field goal 0:13 (12 plays, 76 yards, 2:00)LOU-Marvin Mitchell 36 fumble recovery 0:00
Attendance-34,483
EAST� HARTFORD,� Conn.� --� Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewaterthrew for 174 yards and Victor Anderson rushed for 72 to lead the Cardinalsto a 34-20 win over Connecticut on Saturday before a crowd of 34,483 atRentschler Field. Connecticut drops to 4-6 on the season and 2-3 in the BIGEAST while Louisville is 6-5 and 4-2.
"It's very disappointing," UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni said. "At thispoint in the season they're all disappointing. With our conference the way itis, it's very disappointing. Where this win would have put us would have beena lot of fun."
Bridgewater completed 14 of 22 passes with an interception. TheCardinals had lost three of their last four games to UConn.
UConn redshirt senior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.)was 18 of 43 passing for 253 yards for UConn, but some eight or nine ofMcEntee's passes were dropped by his receivers.
"It's hard to talk about. You saw it," Pasqualoni said. "Why? I can't tellyou that. We caught the ball well all week in practice. It was very difficult forus today. Some of those drops were key plays."
Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) rushed for 33yards -- well under his 109-yard per-game average -- but did become thesecond UConn freshman to pass the 1,000-yard mark. Senior wide receiverKashif Moore (Burlington, N.J.) caught six passes for 110 yards and a TDand also scored a rushing touchdown.
In a game dominated by defense for long stretches, the Cardinals pulledaway when their offense finally hit its stride.
Bridgewater scored on a 5-yard run late in the third quarter to put histeam ahead 21-10. His option-keeper capped a 95-yard drive that was jump-started by a running-into-the-kicker penalty on UConn senior defensive tack-le Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.), and kept alive by a 39-yard pass to Smithdown the sideline.
The Cardinals appeared to put the game away early in the fourth quar-ter on Bridgewater's second score. The touchdown, which made it 28-10,was preceded by Josh Bellamy's 35-yard, juggling catch.
UConn closed the gap with 8:34 to play in the game when McEntee hitMoore with a 30-yard touchdown pass.
A field goal by the Huskies with 13 seconds left pulled them within 28-20, and the successful onside kick that ensued gave them a slim chance ofsending the game to overtime. Although the game's final play was a complet-ed McEntee pass, it was followed by a series of laterals and resulted only inanother Louisville score. Malcolm Mitchell picked off the final pitch andreturned it 36 yards for a touchdown.
Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play
Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt
Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions
TEAM�STATISTICS
UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS
OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE