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 62 and overall wins with 109. He is just one of two league coaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college coaching record stands at 143-79-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 2- 3 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. WEST VIRGINIA COACH DANA HOLGORSEN Dan Holgorsen is in his first season in charge of the West Virginia program. In 2010, Holgorsen was the offensive coordinator and QB coach at Oklahoma Statea as the team posted an 11-2 record and won the Alamo Bowl. He held the same position at Houston from 2008-09 and was an assistant coach at Texas Tech from 2000-2007. His coaching stops have also taken him to Valdosta State (1993-95), Mississippi College (1996-98) and Wingate (1999). Holgorsen is a 1993 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan and earned a master’s degree from Valdosta State in 1995. He was a three-year letterwinner at Iowa Wesleyan as a wide receiver. RADIO & TV COVERAGE TELEVISION COVERAGE Saturday’s game will be televised by SNY in the Connecticut and Northeast region and will be seen throughout the Northeast as the BIG EAST Network Game of the Week. Mike Gleason is on play-by-play while John Congemi is on color and Eamon McAnaney is on color. John Kettering is the producer. The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky Power Hour” on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Monday, Oct. 10 at 8:00 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m. The game will be replayed in its entirity on the day of the game at 7:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7:00 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 West Virginia game and E.B. Davis on production. GAME STORYLINES w UConn begins its eighth season of BIG EAST football and has won league titles in two of the past four years. w UConn and Syracuse are the only two football-playing schools in the BIG EAST this year that were part of the original seven league founding schools in 1979. w Husky quarterback Johnny McEntee has thrown six touchdown passes in the past two games, including four last Saturday. w UConn’s defense continues to be stingy as it is ranked 30th in the country in total defense and eigth in rushing defense. 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/ESPNR) 12:00 PM 10/15 USF* (SNY/BE Reg.) 3:00 PM 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 West Virginia Schedule/Results Date Opponent Score/Time 9/4 MARSHALL W, 34-13 9/10 NORFOLK ST. W, 55-12 9/17 at Maryland W, 37-31 9/24 LSU L, 47-21 10/1 BOWLING GREEN W, 55-10 10/8 CONNECTICUT* 12:00 PM 10/21 at Syracuse* 8:00 PM 10/29 at Rutgers* TBA 11/5 LOUISVILLE* TBA 11/12 at Cincinnati* TBA 11/25 PITTSBURGH* TBA 12/1 at South Florida* 8:00 PM * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game UCONN (2-3, 0-0 BE) at #16/19WEST VIRGINIA (4-1, 0-0 BE) GAME 6 w Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 w 12:00 P.M. MOUNTAINEER FIELD (60,000) 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 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�Conferenceleague�wins�with�62�and�overall�wins�with�109. He is just one of two league
coaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college
coaching record stands at 143-79-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 2-
3 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.
WEST�VIRGINIA�COACH�DANA�HOLGORSEN
Dan�Holgorsen� is in his first season in charge of the West Virginia program. In
2010, Holgorsen was the offensive coordinator and QB coach at Oklahoma Statea
as the team posted an 11-2 record and won the Alamo Bowl.
He held the same position at Houston from 2008-09 and was an assistant coach
at Texas Tech from 2000-2007. His coaching stops have also taken him to Valdosta
State (1993-95), Mississippi College (1996-98) and Wingate (1999).
Holgorsen is a 1993 graduate of Iowa Wesleyan and earned a master’s degree
from Valdosta State in 1995. He was a three-year letterwinner at Iowa Wesleyan
as a wide receiver.
RADIO & TV COVERAGE
TELEVISION�COVERAGE
Saturday’s game will be televised by SNY in the Connecticut and Northeast
region and will be seen throughout the Northeast as the BIG EAST Network
Game of the Week. Mike�Gleason is on play-by-play while John�Congemi�is on
color and Eamon�McAnaney is on color. John�Kettering�is the producer.
The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky
Power Hour” on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Monday, Oct. 10 at
8:00 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m. The game will be replayed in
its entirity on the day of the game at 7:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7:00 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 West Virginia game and E.B.�Davis on production.
GAME STORYLINES
w UConn�begins�its�eighth�season�of�BIGEAST�football� and�has�won� league� titlesin�two�of�the�past�four�years.
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-CONNECTICUT VS. WEST VIRGINIA
2011 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
HUSKIES
356 ..................Garrison
140....................Roberts
88 ..........................Buie
1709 ................G. Smith
105......................Millard
35 ........................Austin
28 ................McCartney
27 ........................Bailey
52 ....................Bitancurt
24 ....................Garrison
18..................Three tied
36 ......................Goode
36..........................Miller
33........................Garvin
31..........................Cook
2..........................Garvin
2 ..........................Tandy
MOUNTAINEERS
WVU496.0
133.2
362.8
150.12
40.4
130
46%
7-3/4
306.4
127.4
179.0
111.19
22.6
84
34%
8-6/2
+1
27:26
26-251
three times. Donald�Brown rushed for 82 yards on one TD.
West Virginia also defeated UConn in 2004 (31-19 at Rentschler Field), 2005 (45-
13 in Morgantown), 2006 (37-11 at Rentschler) and 2007 (66-21 in Morgantown.)
UCONN�IN�BIG�EAST�OPENERS
Connecticut begins BIG EAST Conference play on Saturday vs. West Virginia and
2011 marks the eighth year of football league membership dating back to 2004.
UConn has a 3-4 record in BIG EAST openers with a 27-24 loss at Rutgers to open
the slate. UConn has lost two straight BIG EAST openers as it fell 24-21 at Pittsburgh
in 2009.
Before that, UConn had won two-straight openers with wins at Pittsburgh in 2007
and at Louisville in 2008. UConn lost at Boston College in 2004, won at home vs.
Syracuse in 2005 and lost at USF in 2007.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�WEST�VIRGINIA�CONNECTIONSThere are no players from the state of West Virginia on the UConn roster and likewise
there are no Connecticut players on the WVU roster...UConn head coach PaulPasqualoni� knows West Virginia quite well from his former coaching days at
Syracuse...Pasqualoni was 8-6 vs. WVU as head coach from 1991-
2004......UConn graduate assistant coach Shane Forgerty is a Morgantown native
and led Morgantown HS to a state championship in 2001.
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
CLOSE�CALL�HUSKIES
UConn�finished�the�non-conference�portion�of�the�regular�season�with�a�2-3record.�That record could have been easily better as UConn lost to Vanderbilt,
Iowa State and Western Michigan by a combined�14�points�and�led�in�the�fourthquarter�of�each�game.
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 with
a 50-yard interception return to tie the game at 21-21 with 6:45 to play and then
kicked a field goal with 2:56 to go for the win.
In the Iowa State game, UConn led 10-7 at the half and took�a�20-17�lead�with12:51�left�in�the�game.�The Cyclones took a 24-20 lead with 9:08 to go on a TD
and UConn lost the ball on downs with 1:48 to go as it had gotten to the Iowa State
38.
In the Western Michigan game, UConn�led�24-17�with�12:40�to�play, but gave
up 21 points the rest of the way for the loss. The Huskies tied the game at 31-31
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.
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Rutgers (3-1)This Week: vs. Pittsburgh
Next Week: vs. Navy
Louisville (2-2)This Week: at North Carolina
Next Week: at Cincinnati
Syracuse (3-2)This Week: at Tulane
Next Week: Idle
Pittsburgh (3-2)This Week: at Rutgers
Next Week: vs. Utah
USF (4-1)This Week: Idle
Next Week: vs. Cincinnati
#16/19 West Virginia (4-1)This Week: vs. Connecticut
Next Week: Idle
Western Michigan (3-2)This Week: vs. Bowling Green
Next Week: at Northern Illinois
Buffalo (1-4)This Week: vs. Ohio
Next Week: at Temple
Iowa State (3-1)This Week: at Baylor
Next Week: at Missouri
Vanderbilt (3-1)This Week: at Alabama
Next Week: vs. Georgia
Fordham (1-3)This Week: at Pennsylvania
Next Week: vs. Lehigh
TRACKING THE OPPONENTS 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 independent status.
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 Conference
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� the� Sept.� 3� win� vs.� Fordham� and� Saturday’s� win� vs.� Buffalo,Pasqauloni�is�also�first�in�league�history�in�overall�wins�with�109�to�top�themark�of�Beamer�with�108.�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.
Cincinnati (4-1)This Week: IdleNext Week: vs. Louisville
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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 483-505-38 in 1,025 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.
Rushing Defense 8th at 75.20 yards (Second in BIG EAST)
Total Defense 30th at 315.60 (Fourth in BIG EAST)
Scoring Defense 24th at 18.40 (Fourth in BIG EAST)
Sacks t10th at 3.00 (Second in BIG EAST)
TFL 10th at 8.20 (Fourth in BIG EAST)
Individual leaders
Rushing Lyle McCombs, 31st at 100.40 (2nd in BIG EAST)
Sacks Kendall Reyes, t15th at 0.80 (t1st in BIG EAST)
TFL Kendall Reyes, T3rd at 1.90 (First in BIG EAST)
HUSKIES�IN�THE�NFL
As the NFL held its training camps, 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 that number has been matched as 11 former Huskies are cur-
rently 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�on�NFL�teams�is�now11. They are:
* Quarterback Dan�Orlovsky of the Indianapolis Colts, who is in
his seventh year in the NFL and played four years in Detroit and
two with Houston.
* 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 Darius�Butler, who played the past two seasons
for the New England Patriots, was waived by the team and then
signed by the Carolina Panthers
* 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, and is on the injured
reserve 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 the
Dolphins and the Lions. He was picked up by the Patriots earlier
this season.
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.
LB, Lawrence�Wilson, a sixth round pick of the Panthers, who
was cut by the team and later resigned for the practice squad ros-
ter.
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 McCombsBUFFALO:�Johnny McEntee, Nick Williams, UConn defense
ACTIVE�CAREER�LEADERS�IN�GAME�BALLSDave Teggart (4), Moe Petrus (3), Kendall Reyes (3), Cole Wagner(3), Nick Williams (3), Jerome Junior (2), John Delahunt (1), RyanGriffin (1), Sio Moore (1), Corey Manning (1), Adam Masters (1),Lyle McCombs (1), Johnny McEntee (1), Mike Ryan (1), TrevardoWilliams (1), Blidi Wreh-Wilson (1).
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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).
HUSKIES�ON�THE�REBOUND
UConn is 27-16 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 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 81 scoring drives of at least 80 yards (including
two on Saturday vs. WMU) while the Husky defense has surren-
dered just 56 such marches -- including two by Michigan and
Oklahoma and one by Buffalo and Cincinnati last year. UConn
had two 80-yard scoring drives vs. Fordham in the 2011 opener
and one vs. Buffalo and Western Michigan.
UConn also holds a 20-6 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. UConn had a 93-yard drive on
Saturday vs. Western Michigan.
HUSKIES�DOMINATING�ON�BOTH�SIDES�OF�THE�BALL
Over the past 106 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�DEBUT�VS.�FORDHAMUConn� freshman� Lyle� McCombs’s� (Staten� Island,� N.Y.)� 141yards�of�rushing�in�his�collegiate�debut�is�the�second-highestwhen�compared�against��UConn’s�top�10�career�rushing�lead-ers.�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.
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 502 yards in his first five col-
legiate games. McCombs also had 136 yards against Western
Michigan -- including a 65 yarder. He is currenlty the 31st leading
rusher in the country at 100.40 yards per game.
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.) -- Has put some sepa-
ration in the QB race with his performances vs. Buffalo and Western
Michigan...walk-on who had played in two games over the past two
seasons...gained international 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 of 12 in the air for 113 yards...started
the Vanderbilt game and was 10 of 27 in the air for 99 yards and
three interceptions and was sacked four times...started the Iowa
State game and was 13 of 30 in the air for 188 yards with one inter-
ception...was 12 of 21 in the air for 213 yards and his first two career
TD passes...did not throw an interception...was 22 of 39 in the air for
career-high 300 yards with four TDs passes...became� the� firstHusky�since�2006� to�have� four�TD�pases� in�a�game...the� fourTDs�are�tied�for�fourth�in�UConn�single-game�history.
Redshirt freshman who attended same high school as Doug
Flutie...had over 2,000 yards of passing in senior year with over
1,000 yards of rushing...passed for 15 TDs as a senior and rushed
for another 12...was 1 for 1 in the air vs. Fordham with a 55-yard TD
pass and also ran the ball seven times for 23 yards...carried the ball
five times in the Vanderbilt game..was 1 for 3 in Iowa State game
with a 39-yard TD pass to Kashif Moore....had five carries for seven
yards vs. Buffalo...had five carries for 17 yards vs. Western
Michigan.
* Freshman Mike�Nebrich (Burke, Va.) -- Highly-decorated Virginia
high school player who enrolled at UConn for the spring 2011
semester...as a senior, broke the Virginia state record for all-purpose
yards 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 air
vs. Vanderbilt...was 1 for 3 in the air for two yards vs. Iowa
State...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.
EXPERIENCE�ON�THE�LINE
Whoever gets the nod at quarterback for the Huskies plays behind
an experienced offensive line.
Senior center Moe�Petrus (St. Laurent, Que.) has started 43 con-
secutive games for the Huskies -- and the last 30 at center.
Senior right tackle Mike�Ryan (Tamaqua, Pa.) returns after earn-
ing All-BIG EAST first team honors last year and has started 26
games over the past two years.
Junior Adam� Masters (Bethesda, Md.) plays right guard and
started ten games last year -- the final six at right tackle.
Sophomore Kevin�Friend� (Warrentown, Va.) plays at left guard
and had a pair of starts last year.
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GOING�TO�THE�TIGHT�END
As the offensive philosophy of head coach Paul�Pasqualoni and his
offensive coordinator George DeLeone develops at UConn, throw-
ing to the tight end has obviously been emphasized.
The third-leading receiver on the team is redshirt junior RyanGriffin (Londonderry, N.H.), who has 12 receptions this year for 228
yards and a TD. He had four receptions for 73 yards vs. Western
Michigan.
(ISIAH)�MOORE�HITTING�HIS�STRIDE
UConn senior wide receiver Isiah�Moore (Cambridge, Mass) had a
career-night vs. Iowa State as he had eight catches for 143 yards for
two career highs. He also had a 41-yard reception, which topped his
career high. His previous single-game career highs were four recep-
tions in four different games, 76 receiving yards at Baylor in 2009
and a 28-yard long reception in that same game.
He backed that game up with another good game vs. Buffalo as
he was UConn’s leading receiver with four receptions for 49 yards
and a long of 16. He had two catches for 18 yards vs. Western
Michigan.
Moore is UConn’s leading receiver with 16 catches for 246 yards
this season.
(KASHIF)�MOORE�HITTING�HIS�STRIDE
UConn senior wide receiver Kashif�Moore (Burlington, N.J.) had a
career day for himself on Saturday vs. Western Michigan. He set
career highs with eight receptions for 112 yards vs. the Broncos. He
also had a career-high two receiving TDs in the game. He is the sec-
ond leading receiver on the team with 16 receptions and leads the
team with three receving TDs.
WILLIAMS�BACK�ON�RECEIVING�END
UConn junior Nick�Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had been mak-
ing headlines over his career mostly in the kickoff return depart-
ment. Although he was always part of the WR group, Williams led
the country in kickoff returns last year and was a First Team All-BIG
EAST pick in that spot.
UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni has been using Williams
more in a receiver role this year, but entering the Sept. 24 game
vs. Buffalo, Williams still only had two career receptions -- both of
them in 2009.
Williams broke out of that with a pair of catches vs. the Bulls for
113 yards, including his first career receiving TD. Williams first
reception of the night was a 64-yarder from McEntee late in the
first half that set up a UConn TD with 15 seconds to go to give the
Huskies a 10-3 halftime lead.
He then had his first career TD reception on a 49-yard catch
from McEntee with 4:52 left in the game to seal the UConn win.
Williams had one catch for 26 yards vs. Western Michigan.
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 K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Bardzak Petrus Masters S. Brown Delahunt McEntee Hinkley McCombs
Iowa State K. Moore I. Moore Bennett Friend Petrus Masters Ryan Delahunt McEntee Hinkley Shoemate
at Buffalo K. Moore I. Moore Bennett Friend Petrus Masters Ryan C. Manning McEntee G. Davis (WR) McCombs
Western Michigan K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Greene Petrus Masters Friend Griffin McEntee Hinkley McCombs
at West Virginia
USF
at Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Louisville
Rutgers
Cincinnati
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 Gratz
at Vanderbilt T. Williams B. Jones (S) Reyes Jenneings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh Wilson Junior Agbor Gratz
Iowa State T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Junior Agbor Gratz
at Buffalo T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Jones Agbor Gratz
Western Michigan T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wilburn Junior Agbor Gratz
at West Virginia
USF
at Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Louisville
Rutgers
Cincinnati
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DEFENSE NOTESLOTS�OF�STARTS,�STARTERS�BACK
Connecticut returns one of the most experienced defenses in the
country and in the BIG EAST Conference this season.
On the defensive line, UConn returns players that started 45
games in 2010 and 93 for their career.
The linebackers have just nine career and nine starts from ‘10
returning.
The secondary is also very experienced with 45 starts back from
last year and 71 for their careers.
For totals, the UConn defense has 100 starts returning from last
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 against Fordham at defensive end. He respond-
ed by making eight tackles -- with 2.5 for a loss. He enjoyed anoth-
er outstanding game vs. Vanderbilt as he made four tackles with 2.5
for a loss and he had three tackles vs. Iowa State. He had two tack-
les vs. Buffalo with a sack.
Jennings moved into the starting lineup after playing in 13 games
over the past two years as a reserve. He started in place of the
injured Jesse� Joseph, who did not dress for the first time in his
career vs. Fordham. The junior had started in 25 games over the
past two years, missing one game, but dressed for it. Joseph did
make his 2011 debut vs. Buffalo and had five tackles himself and
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. Hehad� a� total� of� three� field� goals� in� that� game� and� wasnamed� the�BIG�EAST�Special� Teams�Player� of� the�Weekfor�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 has kicked a field goal in
18 of the past 20 games. Teggart kicked a 29-yard field goal
with 1:10 to go that tied the game vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 21,
2009) -- a contest the Huskies eventually won in overtime.
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,�2x,�last�vs.�Iowa�St.,�9/16/11Longest Att. FG: 52,�2x,�last�vs.�Iowa�St.,�9/16/11Most 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 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 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 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�� 638�� 376�Yards gained rushing 781 578 Yards lost rushing 143 202 Rushing Attempts 195 149 Average Per Rush 3.3 2.5 Average Per Game 127.6 75.2 TDs Rushing 5 2
PASSING�YARDAGE�� 1076�� 1202�Comp-Att-Int 72-147-5 99-174-7 Average Per Pass 7.3 6.9 Average Per Catch 14.9 12.1 Average Per Game 215.2 240.4 TDs Passing 8 8
TOTAL�OFFENSE�� 1714�� 1578�Total Plays 342 323 Average Per Play 5.0 4.9 Average Per Game 342.8 315.6
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RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
McCombs, Lyle 5 123 544 42 502 4.1 4 65 100.4
McCummings, Sc. 5 32 108 28 80 2.5 1 18 16.0
Shoemate, D.J. 2 8 28 0 28 3.5 0 6 9.3
Jean-Louis, Jo. 4 7 25 0 25 3.6 0 5 6.2
Foxx, Deshon 5 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 9 3.0
Moore, Kashif 5 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 7 1.8
Nebrich, Mike 5 6 27 20 7 1.2 0 13 1.4
McEntee, Johnny 5 14 25 53 -28 -2.0 0 9 -5.6
Total.......... 5 195 781 143 638 3.3 5 65 127.6
Opponents...... 5 149 578 202 376 2.5 2 48 75.2
PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
McEntee, Johnny 5 119.0 65-129-4 50.4 913 6 64 182.6
RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G�����������----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Moore, Isiah 5 18 264 14.7 0 41 52.8
Moore, Kashif 5 16 220 13.8 3 47 44.0
Griffin, Ryan 5 12 228 19.0 1 55 45.6
McCombs, Lyle 5 8 106 13.2 1 26 21.2
Davis, Geremy 5 4 42 10.5 0 21 8.4
Williams, Nick 5 3 139 46.3 2 64 27.8
Jones, Tebucky 3 3 34 11.3 0 17 11.3
Frank, Reuben 5 3 11 3.7 0 6 2.2
Hinkley, Mark 5 2 12 6.0 1 8 2.4
Shoemate, D.J. 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 3.0
Delahunt, John 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8
Manning, Corey 3 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3
Total.......... 5 72 1076 14.9 8 64 215.2
Opponents...... 5 99 1202 12.1 8 58 240.4
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wagner, Cole 33 1317 39.9 62 1 14 4 5 0
Total.......... 33 1317 39.9 62 1 14 4 5 0
Opponents...... 36 1516 42.1 67 4 8 13 9 1
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�------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Teggart, David 0 6-10 14-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 32
McCombs, Lyle 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Moore, Kashif 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Williams, Nick 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Griffin, Ryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 8
McCummings, Sc. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Hinkley, Mark 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Jones, Byron 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Smallwood, Yaw. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
McEntee, Johnny 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0
Total.......... 15 6-10 14-14 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 124
Opponents...... 11 5-7 11-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 92
ALL�PURPOSE GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
McCombs, Lyle 5 502 106 0 0 0 608 121.6
Williams, Nick 5 0 139 43 302 0 484 96.8
Moore, Isiah 5 0 264 0 0 0 264 52.8
Moore, Kashif 5 9 220 0 0 0 229 45.8
Griffin, Ryan 5 0 228 0 0 0 228 45.6
McCummings, Sc. 5 80 0 0 0 0 80 16.0
Davis, Geremy 5 0 42 0 0 0 42 8.4
Shoemate, D.J. 2 28 9 0 0 0 37 12.3
Jones, Tebucky 3 0 34 0 0 0 34 11.3
Smallwood, Yaw. 5 0 0 0 0 28 28 5.6
Johnson, Jory 5 0 0 0 0 28 28 5.6
Jean-Louis, Jo. 4 25 0 0 0 0 25 6.2
Gratz, Dwayne 5 0 0 0 0 19 19 3.8
Wreh-Wilson, B. 4 0 0 0 0 18 18 4.5
Foxx, Deshon 5 15 0 0 0 0 15 3.0
Hinkley, Mark 5 0 12 0 0 0 12 2.4
Frank, Reuben 5 0 11 0 0 0 11 2.2
Jones, Byron 5 0 0 9 0 0 9 1.8
Nebrich, Mike 5 7 0 0 0 0 7 1.4
Delahunt, John 4 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.8
Manning, Corey 3 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.3
McEntee, Johnny 5 -28 0 0 0 0 -28 -5.6
Total.......... 5 638 1076 52 302 93 2161 432.2
Opponents...... 5 376 1202 95 400 84 2157 431.4
2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
OFFENSE
OFFENSIVE�LINE����������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalGary Bardzak, OG - - - 2 2Jimmy Bennett, OT - - 1 2 3Stephen Brown, OT - - - 1 1Kevin Friend, OG - - 2 4 6Steve Greene, OT - - - 1 1Adam Masters, OG - - 11 5 16Moe Petrus, C 13 13 13 5 44Mike Ryan, OT - 9 12 5 26
SACKSReyes 4.0S. Moore 3.5Jennings 2.5T. Williams 2.5
TFLsReyes 9.5S. Moore 8.0Jennings 6.0
INTERCEPTIONSB. Jones 2Johnson 2Wreh-Wilson 1Gratz 1Smallwood 1
FORCED�FUMBLESS. Moore 1
Smallwood 1
PASS�BREAK�UPSJunior 4
Agbor 3
Wreh-Wilson 3
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DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS
BUFFALOSolo�TacklesGratz..................................6Wilburn ..............................5S. Moore............................5Total�TacklesSmallwood ........................9Gratz..................................7Wreh-Wilson ......................6Wilburn ..............................6Pass�Break-UpsWreh-Wilson ......................2Ty-Meer Brown ..................2
WESTERN MICHIGANSolo�TacklesJohnson ............................7Smallwood ........................7Total�TacklesJohnson ..........................10Smallwood ......................10Wilburn ..............................9Tackles�for�LossReyes ............................3.0S. Moore ........................2.5Johnson..........................2.0
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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7 5 1 5 5
1 4 1 6 2
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D - - 8 - -
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PLAYER�(NO.) ������������������������FORD ����@VAN ������ISU������@BUF ����WMU ����@WVU������USF ������@PITT ����SYR ������LOU ������RUTG @CINCIAbrams, Kamal (14) P -- -- -- PAgbor, Harris (25) S S S S SBardzak, Gary (70) LG LG -- P --Bennett, Jimmy (72) -- P LT LT Inj.Brandon, Tevrin (20) P P P P PBrown, Stephen (61) -- RT -- -- --Brown, Ty-meer (40) P P P P PBullock, Tyler (50) -- P P -- PCampbell, Marcus (26) P P -- P PCampenni, Julian (90) -- P -- -- --Christen, Chad (13) P P P P PCruz, Gus (65) -- P P -- --Dabney, Kijuan (19) -- -- P -- --Davis, Geremy (85) P P P WR PDelahunt, John (89) TE TE TE P --Foxx, Deshon (10) P P P P PFrank, Reuben (47) P P P P PFriend, Kevin (77) RT P LG LG RTGratz, Dwayne (7) CB CB CB CB CB Greene, Steve (69) P P P P LGGriffin, Ryan (94) P P P P TEHansson, Mark (96) -- P -- -- --Hinkley, Mark (39) FB FB FB P FB Jean-Louis, Jon (1) P P -- P PJennings, Teddy (98) DE DE DE DE DEJohnson, Jory (28) LB LB LB LB LBJones, Byron (16) P S P S PJones, Tebucky (84) P P -- -- PJoseph, Jesse (91) -- -- -- P PJunior, Jerome (15) S S S -- SKantor, Alex (38) P P -- -- -- Kenney, David (34) P P P P PLopes, Chris (35) P P P P PMack, Taylor (29) -- P -- -- --Manning, Corey (81) -- -- P TE PMartin, Twyon (4) DT P DT DT DTMasters, Adam (63) RG RG RG RG RGMcBryde, B.J. (97) P P -- -- --McCombs, Lyle (43) TB TB P TB TBMcCummings, Scott (11) P P P P P McEntee, Johnny (18) QB QB QB QB QBMoore, Isiah (83) WR WR WR WR WRMoore, Kashif (6) WR WR WR WR WRMoore, Sio (3) LB LB LB LB LBMueller, Adam (67) P P P -- PNebrich, Mike (2) P P P P POpoku, Andrew (9) P P P P POsiecki, Mike (36) P P P -- PPetrus, Moe (57) C C C C CReyes, Kendall (99) DT DT DT DT DTRyan, Mike (71) LT LT RT RT LTShoemate, D.J. (24) INJ INJ TB P INJSmallwood, Yawin (33) LB LB LB LB LBStlouis, Gilbert (2) -- P -- -- --Steg, Brandon (41) P P P P PStephen, Shamar (59) P P P P PTeggart, Dave (38) P P P P PWagner, Cole (85) P P P P PWilburn, Gary (21) P P P P CBWilliams, Nick (31) P P P P PWilliams, Trevardo (48) DE DE DE DE DEWillman, Tim (51) P -- -- -- --Wirth, Ryan (53) P P P P PWreh-Wilson, Blidi (5) CB CB CB CB Inj.
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� KashifMoorefor�a�39-yard�touchdown�to�take�a�20-17�lead.�McCummings�hascompleted�two�passes�on�the�season,�both�for�touchdowns.������On�the�defensive�side�of�the�ball,�junior�linebacker�Jake�Knott�made11� tackles� and� forced� one� fumble� for� the� Cylcones,� while� Johnsonadded�10�tackles�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