THE COACHES CONNECTICUT HEAD COACH PAUL PASQUALONI UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni made his Husky head coaching debut a successful one last Saturday 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 62 and is tied for first in overall wins with 108 with Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech. He is just one of two league coaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college coaching record stands at 142- 76-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 1-0 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. VANDERBILT HEAD COACH JAMES FRANKLIN James Franklin is in his first season as the head coach at Vanderbilt and won his collegiate head coaching debut on Saturday night vs. Elon. Franklin was the assis- tant head coach and offensive coordaintor at Maryland from 2008-10. He also coached at Maryland at WR coach from 2000-04. His other assistant coaching stops included Kansas State (2006-07) and the Green Bay Packers in 2005. He is a 1995 gradute of East Stroudburg State and was a four year starter at QB for the school. RADIO & TV COVERAGE TELEVISION COVERAGE Saturday’s game will be televised by SNY in the Connecticut and Northeast region. Matt Stewart is on play-by-play while Chris Doering is on color and Suzette Taylor is on the sidlines. Todd Minhinnett is the producer and Bob Whitelaw directs. The game will also be seen in Atlanta on Comcast Sports South and in Tampa on the Brighthouse Network. Among other places it will been seen are Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner), Cincinnati (Cin. Bell) and New Orleans (Cox). The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky Power Hour” on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 7:00 a.m. and 9 a.m. The game will be replayed in its entirity on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m. 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 announcers Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Norman (color commentary) return to call the action with Jeff Dooley on the side- lines for the Vanderbilt game and E.B. Davis on production. GAME STORYLINES w Connecticut hits the road for the first time this season as it visits Vanderbilt. UConn is 2-2 all-time vs. the SEC with wins against Vandy and South Carolina and losses to Vandy and Kentucky. w Cheshire native Paul Pasqualoni made a successful debut as the Huskeis head coach against Fordham -- becoming the first UConn head coach since 1923 to win his debut game. He has won more BIG EAST league games than any other head coach and is tied for the overall game record. w Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs rushed for 141 yards in his college debut. w With its win over Syracuse on Nov. 20, UConn Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 9/3 FORDHAM (ESPN3) W, 35-3 9/10 at Vanderbilt (SNY) 7:30 PM 9/16 IOWA STATE (ESPN2) 8:00 PM 9/24 at Buffalo (SNY) 6:00 PM 10/1 WESTERN MICHIGAN(SNY)3:30 PM 10/8 at West Virginia*(SNY/ESPN) 12:00 PM 10/15 USF* TBA 10/26 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) 8:00 PM 11/5 SYRACUSE* TBA 11/19 LOUISVILLE* TBA 11/26 RUTGERS* TBA 12/3 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/2) 12:00 PM * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Vanderbilt Schedule/Results Date Opponent Score/Time 9/3 ELON (CSS) W, 45-14 9/10 CONNECTICUT (CSS) 6:30 PM 9/17 OLE MISS* (SEC Net.) 11:21 AM 9/24 at South Carolina* TBA 10/8 at Alabama* TBA 10/15 GEORGIA* TBA 10/22 ARMY TBA 10/29 ARKANSAS* TBA 11/5 at Florida* TBA 11/12 KENTUCKY* TBA 11/19 at Tennessee* TBA 11/26 at Wake Forest TBA * Denotes Southeastern Conference game UCONN (1-0, 0-0 BE) vs. VANDERBILT (1-0, 0-0 SEC) GAME 2 w Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 w 7:30 P.M. VANDERBILT STADIUM (39,790) SNY 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 a
successful one last Saturday 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�Conferenceleague�wins�with�62�and�is�tied�for�first�in�overall�wins�with�108�with�FrankBeamer�of�Virginia�Tech. He is just one of two league coaches in history to win
four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college coaching record stands at 142-
76-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 1-0 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.
VANDERBILT�HEAD�COACH�JAMES�FRANKLIN
James�Franklin�is in his first season as the head coach at Vanderbilt and won his
collegiate head coaching debut on Saturday night vs. Elon. Franklin was the assis-
tant head coach and offensive coordaintor at Maryland from 2008-10. He also
coached at Maryland at WR coach from 2000-04. His other assistant coaching
stops included Kansas State (2006-07) and the Green Bay Packers in 2005.
He is a 1995 gradute of East Stroudburg State and was a four year starter at QB
for the school.
RADIO & TV COVERAGE
TELEVISION�COVERAGE
Saturday’s game will be televised by SNY in the Connecticut and Northeast
region. Matt�Stewart is on play-by-play while Chris�Doering� is on color and
Suzette�Taylor� is on the sidlines. Todd�Minhinnett is the producer and BobWhitelaw�directs.
The game will also be seen in Atlanta on Comcast Sports South and in Tampa
on the Brighthouse Network. Among other places it will been seen are Charlotte,
N.C. (Time Warner), Cincinnati (Cin. Bell) and New Orleans (Cox).
The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky
Power Hour” on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 7:00 a.m. and 9 a.m. The game will be
replayed in its entirity on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m.
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 announcers Joe� D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and WayneNorman (color commentary) return to call the action with Jeff�Dooley on the side-
lines for the Vanderbilt game and E.B.�Davis on production.
w Redshirt�freshman�Lyle�McCombs�rushedfor�141�yards�in�his�college�debut.
w With� its� win� over� Syracuse� on� Nov.� 20,
UConn Schedule/Results
Date ����Opponent�(TV) Score/Time9/3 ������FORDHAM�(ESPN3) W,�35-39/10 at Vanderbilt (SNY) 7:30 PM
9/16 ����IOWA�STATE�(ESPN2) 8:00�PM9/24 at Buffalo (SNY) 6:00 PM
10/1 ����WESTERN�MICHIGAN(SNY)3:30�PM10/8 at West Virginia*(SNY/ESPN) 12:00 PM
10/15 ��USF* TBA10/26 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) 8:00 PM
11/5������SYRACUSE* TBA11/19����LOUISVILLE* TBA11/26����RUTGERS* TBA12/3 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/2) 12:00 PM
* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game
Vanderbilt Schedule/Results
Date ����Opponent Score/Time9/3 ������ELON�(CSS) W,�45-149/10 ����CONNECTICUT�(CSS) 6:30�PM9/17 ����OLE�MISS*�(SEC�Net.) 11:21�AM9/24 at South Carolina* TBA
10/8 at Alabama* TBA
10/15 ��GEORGIA* TBA10/22 ��ARMY TBA10/29 ��ARKANSAS* TBA11/5 at Florida* TBA
11/12����KENTUCKY* TBA11/19 at Tennessee* TBA
11/26 at Wake Forest TBA
* Denotes Southeastern Conference game
UCONN (1-0, 0-0 BE) vs. VANDERBILT (1-0, 0-0 SEC)
GAME 2 w Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 w 7:30 P.M.
VANDERBILT STADIUM (39,790)
SNY w WTIC-UCONN RADIO NETWORK
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CONNECTICUT VS. VANDERBILT
2011 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
HUSKIES
35 ........................Stacy
34 ........................Smith
23 ..........................Tate
125 ......................Smith
52 ....................Rodgers
3 ....................Matthews
2 ..........................5 tied
12 ..........................Boyd
8 ..........................Spear
6 ..........................4 tied
12 ........................Marve
6 ......................Hayward
6 ....................Garnham
5 ..........................2 tied
1 ......................Hayward
1 ........................Wilson
COMMODORES
VANDY309
132
177
131.5
45
16
31%
0-0/0
323
83
240
120.8
14
17
31%
3-2/1
+3
24:30
4-30
UCONN�AND�VANDERBILT�CONNECTIONSPaul� Pasqualoni’s first career game at Syracuse came with a 37-10 win vs.
Vanderbilt at the Carrier Dome on Sept. 7, 1991…There are no players on the UConn
roster from the state of Tennessee and no players from Connecticut on the Vandy ros-
ter…Commodore defensive coordinator Bob�Shoop faced UConn as an assistant at
BC (2002), as defensive coordinator at Yale (1994-96), as DB coach at Northeastern
(1992) and as a GA at Yale (1989)…As a player at Yale, Shoop faced the Huskies
from 1984-87…VU assistant Chris�Beatty faced the Huskies the last three years as
an assistant at West Virginia as did assistant Herb�Hand, while at West Virginia in
2004-06…Defensive line coach Sean�Spencer is a Hartford native and coached in-
state at Trinity (1998-2000) and Wesleyan (1995-96)…UConn defensive coordinator
Don�Brown coached at Maryland from 2009-2010 and was on the Terp staff with
Vandy head coach James�Franklin, OC John�Donovan and TE coach CharlesBankins.
RENTSCHLER�GAMEDAY
At UConn home games, FanFest takes place starting four hours before kickoff up until
30 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 inflatable
games for children, live bands, promotional vehicles and UConn student-athletes from
various 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. That
takes place approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff between Gates A
and 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
HUSKIES�HAVE�BEEN�BOWL�ELIGIBLE
The� 2010� UConn� football� team� won� the� BIG�EAST�Championship� andadvanced�to�play�in�the�school’s�first-ever�BCS�game�--�the�Tostitos�FiestaBowl.�UConn 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 Bowl
marked 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 Car
Care Bowl. In 2004, the Huskies went 7-4 in the regular season and won the Motor
City Bowl. In 2003, UConn was 9-3, but did not go to a bowl because of its inde-
pendent status.
UCONN�IN�SEASON�OPENERS,�ROAD�OPENERS
UConn is 8-2 in season openers since making the jump to then-Division I-A in
2002. UConn has won each of its six season openers at Rentschler Field. Overall,
UConn is 51-59-2 in season openers dating back to 1896.
In terms of road openers, UConn has won four of its past five road openers --
the exception being last year’s loss at Michigan to open the season. UConn is 5-
4 in road openers since joining the FBS ranks. UConn road opening wins in that
time frame are: 2009 at Ohio, 2008 at Temple, 2007 at Duke, 2006 at Indiana and
2003 at Army.
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Rutgers (1-0)This Week: at North Carolina
Next Week: Idle
Louisville (1-0)This Week: vs. FIU
Next Week: at Kentucky
Syracuse (1-0)This Week: vs. Rhode Island
Next Week: at USC
Pittsburgh (1-0)This Week: vs. Maine
Next Week: at Iowa
USF (1-0)This Week: vs. Ball State
Next Week: vs. Florida A&M
West Virginia (1-0)This Week: vs. Norfolk State
Next Week: at Maryland
Western Michigan (0-1)This Week: vs. Nicholls
Next Week: vs. Cntrl Michigan
Buffalo (0-1)This Week: vs. Stony Brook
Next Week: at Ball State
Iowa State (1-0)This Week: vs. Iowa
Next Week: at Connecticut
Vanderbilt (1-0)This Week: vs. Connecticut
Next Week: vs. Ole Miss
Fordham (0-1)This Week: Idle
Next Week: vs. Columbia
TRACKING THE OPPONENTS EXPERIENCED�UCONN�STAFFPasqualoni has completed an amazingly experienced coaching staff for the
year:
Name ��������������������Position ............................................................Alma�MaterPaul Pasqualoni Head Coach ..................................................Penn State ‘72
George DeLeone Offensive Coordinator, Tight Ends ..............Connecticut ‘70
Don Brown Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks ................Norwich ‘77
Hank Hughes Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line ........Springfield ‘79
Matt Cersosimo Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator........Springfield ‘00
Mike Foley Offensive Line ....................................................Colgate ‘78
Joe Moorhead Quarterbacks ....................................................Fordham ‘96
PASQUALONI�AND�BIG�EAST�RECORDSUConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni has won more BIG EAST Conferece
games (league contests only) than any other coach in history. Pasqualoni has
62 league wins from 1991-2004 while Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech is second
with 57.
With�Saturday’s�opening�win�vs.�Fordham,�Pasqauloni� is�now� tied� forfirst�in�league�history�in�overall�wins�with�108�and�as�Beamer�also�has�108.After Beamer and Pasqualoni, the distant third is Don Nehlen of West Virginia
at 61.
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, 22-20
loss vs. Lehigh, Sept. 15, 1973; Bob Casciola, 20-7 loss at Vermont; John
Toner, 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, 25-0
loss at Yale, Sept. 23, 1950; J.O. Christian, 7-0 loss vs. American International;
Sumner Dole, 13-0 win vs. Trinity, Sept, 29, 1923.
BIG�EAST�AND�UCONNUConn begins 2011 BIG EAST Conference play on Oct. 8 at West Virginia and
2011 marks the eighth year of football league membership dating back to 2004.
UConn�was�one�of�seven�charter�members�of� the�BIG�EAST�Conferencewhen�the� league�was�founded� in�1979�and�UConn and Syracuse are the
only two founding schools that are currently playing football in the league.
The other five were Boston College, Seton Hall, Providence, Georgetown and
St. John’s.Cincinnati (1-0)This Week: at Tennessee
Next Week: vs. Akron
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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.
1,000�AND�COUNTING
UConn’s game against Rhode Island on Sept. 26, 2009 was the 1,000 game in
program history dating back to the first team in 1896. UConn now has an over-
all program record of 482-503-38 in 1,022 games.
HUSKIES�ON�WATCH�LISTS,�PRESEASON�HONORS
A number of members of the 2011 Huskies were named to preseason “Watch
Here are the categories where UConn is ranked in the top 40 in the
2011 NCAA statistics. This week’s rankings only count games
through Saturday.
Rushing Off. 34th at 206.00 (Third in BIG EAST)
Rushing Defense 7th at 20.00 yards (Third in BIG EAST)
Total Defense 10th at 169.00 (Second in BIG EAST)
Scoring Defense 6th at 3.0 (Second in BIG EAST)
Kickoff Returns t16th at 32.00 (Second in BIG EAST)
Pass Defense 30th at 149.00 (Third in BIG EAST)
Individual leaders
Rushing Lyle McCombs, T9th at 141.00 (2nd in BIG EAST)
Scoring Lyle McCombs, T1st at 24.00
HUSKIES�IN�THE�NFL
As the NFL continues its preseason, there were a total of 14
Huskies in NFL camps before final cuts were made. UConn had 11former players that were on NFL rosters in 2009 (a school high)
and nine former Huskies are currently on NFL rosters.
The 2009 NFL Draft made history for the Huskies as four UConn
players were selected in the first 63 selections. UConn is the only
BIG EAST school to have four players picked that early since the
league was reorganized in 2005. UConn had two players selected
in the 2010 NFL Draft and four more in ‘11.
The�number�of�former�UConn�players�in�NFL�camps�is�nowseven. The are:
* Offensive tackle William�Beatty of the New York Giants, who is
entering his third year and has six starts over the past two seasons
for the Giants.
* Running back Donald�Brown, who is entering his third year with
the Indianapolis Colts. He was UConn’s first All-American in the
BCS era and the Huskies’ first NFL First Round Draft Pick. He’s
with the Indianapolis Colts and played in the Super Bowl his rook-
ie year.
* Defensive back Tyvon�Branch, who is entering his fourth year
with the Oakland Raiders. He has started all 16 games for the
Raiders over the past two years.
* Wide receiver Marcus�Easley with the Buffalo Bills, who missed
all of last season (rookie) with an injury.
FB, Anthony�Sherman, a fifth round pick of the Cardinals
TB, Jordan�Todman, a sixth round pick of the Chargers
LB, Scott� Lutrus, who signed a free agent contract with the
Jaguars and was released and was then signed by the Rams on
the practice squad
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.
Larry�Taylor�is in is fourth year in the league and is now with Calgary
after spending the first three with Montreal. He was the 2009 CFL
Special Teams Player of the Year.
Julius�Williams, who played at UConn through 2008, is in his first
year with the Edmonton Eskimos.
Jordan�Younger is in his eighth season in the league -- all with
Toronto.
Taylor and Bedard and the Montreal team won Grey Cup cham-
pionship game last December by a 21-18 score against
Edmonton.
2011�GAME�BALLSFORDHAM: Lyle McCombs
ACTIVE�CAREER�LEADERS�IN�GAME�BALLSDave Teggart (4), Moe Petrus (3), Kendall Reyes (3), Cole Wagner(3), Jerome Junior (2), Nick Williams (2), John Delahunt (1), RyanGriffin (1), Sio Moore (1), Corey Manning (1), Adam Masters (1),Lyle McCombs (1), Mike Ryan (1), Trevardo Williams (1), BlidiWreh-Wilson (1).
UConn is 26-15 in games following a loss since Oct. 26, 2002.
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BALL�CONTROL�IS�THE�KEY
A telling sign of UConn’s strong performance on both sides of the ball
during its tenure as a FBS program has been its ability to both record
and prevent long drives.
Since the start of the 2002 season, UConn’s offense has
strung together 77 scoring drives of at least 80 yards while the
Husky defense has surrendered just 55 such marches -- includ-
ing two by Michigan and Oklahoma and one by Buffalo and
Cincinnati last year. UConn had two 80-yard scoring drives vs.
Fordham on Saturday.
UConn also holds a 19-6 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.
HUSKIES�DOMINATING�ON�BOTH�SIDES�OF�THE�BALL
Over the past 103 games, UConn has outgained its opponent 64times. This stretch, like many UConn trends, dates back to a 28-24
loss 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�DEBUTUConn�freshman�Lyle�McCombs’s�141�yards�of�rushing�in�hiscollegiate�debut�is�the�second-highest�when�compared�againstUConn’s�top�10�career�rushing�leaders.�The best 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. Rhode
Island in 2006; No. 2 Terry Caulley, 62 vs. Boston College, 2002; No.
3 Jordan Todman, 81 vs. Virginia in 2008 (third game of season, was
hurt for first two); No. 4 Wilbur Gillard, 91 vs. Furman in 1993; No. 6
Vinny 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.
THE�QUARTERBACK�RACE
Connecticut entered the 2011 season without a quarterback who
has started a collegiate game and with only one quarterback who
has played in a collegiate game.
UConn started three different QBs last year, who have all moved
on from the program -- graduated Zach Frazer with ten starts,
including the last six of the 2010 season; Cody Endres with two
starts and Mike Box with one.
Here’s a quick look at the three Husky QBs who are competing for
playing time this year:
* Senior Johnny�McEntee� (Fullerton, Calif.) -- Walk-on who has
played in two games over the past two seasons...gained internation-
al fame last winter with his “trick shot” video on YouTube...the video
now has over six million hits...started the Fordham game and was 8
son�record.�He had a total of 14 field goals in 2009 which is tied
as the sixth-highest in school history while his 13 as a freshman is
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seventh.
Teggart recorded what is arguably the biggest play in school his-
tory 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 game in school
history. Earlier in the fourth quarter of that game, he kicked a 50-
yarder.
Teggart kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime to lift UConn to a
16-13 win over West Virginia on Oct. 29 of last year. He�had�a�totalof�three�field�goals�in�that�game�and�was�named�the�BIG�EASTSpecial�Teams�Player�of�the�Week�for�his�efforts.
Those “final play” game-winners were the second and third of
his career as he ended the 2009 regular season in fine form as he
booted a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Huskies a
29-27 win over USF.
Dating back to 2009, Teggart had kicked a field goal in 14 of
the past 15 games. Teggart kicked a 29-yard field goal with 1:10
to go that tied the game vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 21, 2009) -- a con-
NICK�WILLIAMS�LEADS�THE�COUNTRY�IN�KO�RETURNSUConn sophomore Nick�Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) returned
two kickoffs for TDs in 2010. Against Pittsburgh he returned a kick-
off 95 yards for a touchdown. The KO return came at a key time as
the Panthers had just gone up by eight points, 21-13.
Williams also had a 100-yard KO return for a touchdown vs.
Rutgers -- the fourth in school history.
Williams led the country in kickoff returns last year with 35.29
yards per return.
Williams�becomes�just�the�second�Husky�ever�to�have�twoKO�returns�for�a�TD�in�a�career -- joined by Tyvon Branch, who
had both of his in 1997.
He had UConn’s only kickoff return on Saturday for 32 yards.
STADIUM/ATTENDANCE NOTES
RENTSCHLER�FIELD
The Huskies moved into brand new Rentschler Field in East
Hartford for the 2003 season. Conveniently located within miles of
Interstates 91, 84 and 384, the home of the Huskies lies on 75
acres of land donated to the State of Connecticut from the historic
Pratt & Whitney Airfield. The stadium, like the former airfield, is
named for that company’s founder, Frederick Rentschler. The sta-
dium boasts a capacity of 40,000 with 38 luxury suites in a massive
press box tower which helps enclose the natural grass field.
A�HOT�TICKET
Swelling interest in the Husky football program as it gradually
moved up into BIG EAST play can perhaps be best evidenced by
the rise in attendance. UConn sold 28,000 season tickets in 2008
and sold its entire allotment of student season tickets at 4,700.
These figures are staggering sums considering that the entire 2001
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 McCombs
at Vanderbilt
Iowa State
at Buffalo
Western Michigan
at West Virginia
USF
at Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Louisville
Rutgers
Cincinnati
CONNECTICUT�DEFENSEGame������������������DE ����������DT ����������DT����������DE ����������SLB����������WLB ��������WLB ����������CB��������������S ��������������S��������������CBFordham T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Junior Agbor Gratz
at Vanderbilt
Iowa State
at Buffalo
Western Michigan
at West Virginia
USF
at Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Louisville
Rutgers
Cincinnati
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season ticket base was around 4,000. In 2002, the number reached
11,300 in the final season of Memorial Stadium. The burgeoning sea-
son ticket base more than doubled to 24,000 for the inaugural sea-
son at Rentschler Field and rose to 28,000 a year later in 2004.
UConn reached an all-time high of 32,000 season tickets in 2005.
SELLOUT�STATSThe Huskies have sold out 29 of their first 52 dates at Rentschler
Field, including a stretch of 12�in�a�row.
UConn has played to 96.7-pct. of capacity all-time there, draw-
ing 1,998,010 fans, or an average of 38,423 per game.
RENTSCHLER�FIELD�PROVES�FRIENDLY�FOR�HUSKIES
The Huskies went 7-0 at home in 2007 at Rentschler Field and also
6-0 last year. UConn’s 3-4 mark at home in 2006 was its only sub-
.500 record at Rentschler Field.
The seven home wins in 2007 set a school record for a single sea-
SHAMAR�STEPHEN�•�SO��•�DT�•�#59Most Tackles: 5, at USF, 12/4/10
GARY�WILBURN�•�SR��•�CB�•�#21Most Tackles: 4, at Michigan, 9/4/10
JEROME�WILLIAMS� •�JR�•�LB�•�#55Most Tackles: 5, vs. Texas Southern, 9/11/10
TREVARDO�WILLIAMS�•�JR�•�DE�•�#48Most Tackles: 6, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10
Most TFL: 2, 2x, last vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10
Most Sacks: 1,�6x,�last�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11
BLIDI�WREH-WILSON�•�JR��•�CB�•�#5Most Tackles: 7, 2x, last vs. Oklahoma, 1/1/11
Longest Interception Return: 53, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10
DAVE�TEGGART�•�SR�•�K�•�#38Most FGs: 4, 2x, last at USF, 12/4/10
Most FG att.: 5, at Temple, 9/18/10
Longest Made FG: 52, at USF, 12/4/10
Longest Att. FG: 52, at USF, 12/4/10
Most PATs: 7, 2x, last vs. Tx. Sthrn, 9/11/10
Most PAT att: 7, 2x, last vs. Tx. Sthrn, 9/11/10
Most points: 16, vs. Cincinnati, 10/25/08
COLE�WAGNER�•�SO��•�P�•�#86Most Punts: 11, at Rutgers, 10/8/10
Longest Punt: 66, at Michigan, 9/4/10
Longest Punt Average: 53.2, at USF, 12/4/10
Most Punts In20: 3, 3x, last at Syracuse, 11/20/10
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDSeptember 3, 2011 vs. Fordham W 35-3 34,526September 10, 2011 at VanderbiltSeptember 16, 2011 vs. Iowa StateSeptember 24, 2011 at BuffaloOctober 1, 2011 vs. Western MichiganOctober 8, 2011 at West VirginiaOctober 15, 2011 vs. USFOctober 26, 2011 at PittsburghNovember 5, 2011 vs. SyracuseNovember 19, 2011 vs. LouisvilleNovember 26, 2011 vs. RutgersDecember 3, 2011 at Cincinnati
RUSHING�YARDAGE�� 206�� 20��Yards gained rushing 219 61 Yards lost rushing 13 41 Rushing Attempts 42 30 Average Per Rush 4.9 0.7 Average Per Game 206.0 20.0 TDs Rushing 4 0
PASSING�YARDAGE�� 228�� 149��Comp-Att-Int 12-21-1 12-26-1 Average Per Pass 10.9 5.7 Average Per Catch 19.0 12.4 Average Per Game 228.0 149.0 TDs Passing 1 0
TOTAL�OFFENSE�� 434�� 169��Total Plays 63 56 Average Per Play 6.9 3.0 Average Per Game 434.0 169.0
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RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
McCOMBS, Lyle 1 24 143 2 141 5.9 4 60 141.0
McCUMMINGS, Sc. 1 7 27 4 23 3.3 0 7 23.0
JEAN-LOUIS, Jo. 1 5 18 0 18 3.6 0 5 18.0
FOXX, Deshon 1 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 9 13.0
NEBRICH, Mike 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 11 11.0
MOORE, Kashif 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 7.0
McENTEE, Johnny 1 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 0 0 -7.0
Total.......... 1 42 219 13 206 4.9 4 60 206.0
Opponents...... 1 30 61 41 20 0.7 0 15 20.0
PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
McENTEE, Johnny 1 145.8 8-12-0 66.7 113 0 25 113.0
RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G�����������----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GRIFFIN, Ryan 1 3 97 32.3 1 55 97.0
MOORE, Isiah 1 2 42 21.0 0 24 42.0
DAVIS, Geremy 1 2 33 16.5 0 21 33.0
McCOMBS, Lyle 1 2 17 8.5 0 9 17.0
MOORE, Kashif 1 1 25 25.0 0 25 25.0
JONES, Tebucky 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0
DELAHUNT, John 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0
Total.......... 1 12 228 19.0 1 55 228.0
Opponents...... 1 12 149 12.4 0 58 149.0
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WAGNER, Cole 5 149 29.8 41 0 5 0 0 0
Total.......... 5 149 29.8 41 0 5 0 0 0
Opponents...... 6 302 50.3 63 0 1 1 4 0
FIELD�GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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|———�PATs�———|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts�------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
McCOMBS, Lyle 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
GRIFFIN, Ryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
TEGGART, David 0 0-0 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5
Total.......... 5 0-0 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 35
Opponents...... 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3
ALL�PURPOSE GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
McCOMBS, Lyle 1 141 17 0 0 0 158 158.0
GRIFFIN, Ryan 1 0 97 0 0 0 97 97.0
WILLIAMS, Nick 1 0 0 28 32 0 60 60.0
MOORE, Isiah 1 0 42 0 0 0 42 42.0
DAVIS, Geremy 1 0 33 0 0 0 33 33.0
MOORE, Kashif 1 7 25 0 0 0 32 32.0
McCUMMINGS, Sc. 1 23 0 0 0 0 23 23.0
JEAN-LOUIS, Jo. 1 18 0 0 0 0 18 18.0
FOXX, Deshon 1 13 0 0 0 0 13 13.0
NEBRICH, Mike 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0
JONES, Tebucky 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.0
DELAHUNT, John 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.0
McENTEE, Johnny 1 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -7.0
Total.......... 1 206 228 28 32 0 494 494.0
Opponents...... 1 20 149 0 70 0 239 239.0
2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
OFFENSE
OFFENSIVE�LINE����������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalGary Bardzak, OG - - - 1 1Jimmy Bennett, OT - - 1 - 1Kevin Friend, OT - - 2 1 3Adam Masters, OT - - 11 1 12Moe Petrus, OG 13 13 13 1 40Mike Ryan, OT - 9 12 1 22
TFLsJennings 2.5T. Williams 1.5Wreh-Wilson 1.0Reyes 0.5
INTERCEPTIONSB. Jones 1
FORCED�FUMBLESPASS�BREAK�UPSS. Moore 2
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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM DEFENSIVE TOTALS
DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS
FORDHAMSolo�TacklesJohnson ............................5S. Moore............................3Wreh-Wilson ......................3Total�TacklesJohnson ..........................11Smallwood ........................8Jennings ............................8Tackles�for�LossS. Moore ........................2.5 T. Williams ......................1.5Wreh Wilson ......................1
GAME ����������������������������UT ����������AT ����������TT ����������SKS�(YDS) ����TBL�(YDS)������TTFL�(YDS)����FF ��������FR����������PD ��������INT ������BLKFORDHAM 27 36 63 1 (6) 5 (8) 6 (14) - - 6 1 -at VanderbiltIOWA STATEat BuffaloWESTERN MICHIGANat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSYRACUSELOUISVILLERUTGERSat CincinnatiUC�TOTALS ��������������27����������36����������63 ��������1�(6) ������������5�(8)��������������6�(14)������������- ����������-������������6 ����������1 ��������-OPP�TOTALS ������������32����������34����������66 ��������1�(7) ������������1�(2)��������������2�(9)��������������- ����������-������������5 ����������1 ��������-KEY: UT (unassisted tackles); AT (assisted tackles); TT (total tackles); SKS (quarterback sacks); TBL (tackles other than sacksbehind the line of scrimmage); TTFL (total tackles for loss: SKS &TBL); FF (forced fumbles); FR (fumble recoveries); PD (passdeflections); INT (interceptions); BLK (blocked punts, FGs and PATs).
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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 Paul Pasqualoni,who tied Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech for the most overall wins by a BIGEAST coach. They both have 108 victories. Pasqualoni was the firstConnecticut football coach to win his debut since 1923.
The Huskies initial drive ended in a punt after two first downs, but on theirsecond possession began to force their will on their FCS opponent after forc-ing 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 first turnoverof the season when redshirt freshman safety Byron Jones (New Britain,Conn.) picked off a Peter Maetzold pass. On the next play from scrimmage,McCummings hit redshirt junior tight end Ryan Griffin(Londonderry, N.H.)with a beautiful 55-yard catch-and-run off of play action to put the Huskiesahead by three scores.
The Huskies kept that 21-0 lead until midway through the third quarter whenMcCombs capped drives with scoring runs of five- and one-yard. McCombs'four touchdowns was the first time a Connecticut footballer achieved thatfeat since Jordan Todmanturned the trick against Cincinnati in 2009.
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 of offenseand was led by redshirt junior linebacker Jory Johnson(Mobile, Ala.), whohad 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