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UConn 2012 Spring Prospectus

Quick FactsLocation: ...........................................................Storrs, Conn.Founded: ........................................................................ 1881Enrollment: ......................30,525 (17,815 Storrs undergrad)President: ...................................................Dr. Susan HerbstDirector of Athletics: ....................................Warde ManuelNicknames: .................................................Huskies, UConnColors: ................................... National Flag Blue and WhiteConference: .......................................................... BIG EASTWebsite: .................................................UConnHuskies.comStadium: ....................................................... Rentschler FieldCapacity: ..................................................................... 40,000Surface: .............................................................Natural Grass

Team InformationHead Coach: ............................................... Paul PasqualoniAlma Mater: ................................................. Penn State, ‘72Record At UConn: ......................................................... 5-7Overall Collegiate Record: .............. 140-79-1 (20 seasons)Offensive System: .................................................. MultipleDefensive System: .......................................................... 4-32011 Record: .................................................... 5-7, 3-4 BEStarters Ret./Lost: ........................................................ 15/9Lettermen Ret./Lost: .................................................. 30/19FB Office Phone: ...................................... (860) 486-2718FB Office Fax: ........................................... (860) 486-2197

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Spring Media PoliciesUConn’s spring practices on Tuesday and Saturday will be open to the media with Thursday closed. Live social media updates are not allowed during practice – Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc. Requested student-athletes and head coach Paul Pasqualoni will be available for interviews following the open practices. All practices are scheduled for the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center – if there is a change in location the media will be informed. The Blue-White Game will be held on Satruday, April 21 at 1:00 p.m.

ATHELETIC COMMUNICATIONSAssociate AD/Communications: Mike Enright*Assistant Director – Athletic Communications: Patrick McKennaAssistant Director – Athletic Communications: Phil ChardisCommunications Assistant: Matt LeeCommunications Assistant: Sagan ByrneCommunications Assistant: Brendan Flynn*Communications Secretary: Luanne Dunstan* Football contact

Mailing Address: 2095 Hillside Road U-1173 • Storrs, CT 06269-1173Office Phone: (860) 486-3531Office FAX: (860) 486-5085

The 2012 University of Connecticut Spring Football Prospectus is a publication of the UConn Division of Athletics and the Athletic Communications Office. Cover and interior design by Maggie Oren, MB Design. Editorial Assistance by Brendan Flynn, Luanne Dunstan and Sean Soltys. Primary photography by Steve Slade and Bob Stowell. Additional photography by John Korduner, Envision Sports Media and David Silverman/New England Patriots.

GEORGE DeLEONE: Offensive Coordinator, Offensive LineDON BROWN: Defensive Coordinator, CornerbacksCLAYTON WHITE: Special Team Coordinator, Running BacksHANK HUGHES: Assistant Head Coach, Defensive LineMATT CERSOSIMO: Wide Receivers, Recruiting CoordinatorSHANE DAY: QuarterbacksMIKE FOLEY: Tight EndsDARRELL PERKINS: SafetiesJON WHOLLEY: LinebackersMICHAEL DIGMAN: Offensive Graduate AssistantJORDAN ORLOVSKY: Defensive Graduate AssistantTIM PENDERGAST: Director of Football AdministrationANDY BAYLOCK: Director of UConn Football Alumni/Community AffairsDAVE WILCZEWSKI: Recruiting Assistant TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Facts/Media Information ................................... 1Spring Outlook ........................................................... 2-3Head Coach Paul Pasqualoni ..................................... 4-5Assistant Coaches ........................................................ 6-9Personnel Chart ........................................................... 10Rosters .................................................................... 11-13Returning Letterwinners ........................................ 14-19Incoming Student-Athletes ................................... 20-212011 Year In Review ............................................. 22-272011 Game Recaps ................................................ 28-392011 Statistics ........................................................ 40-45Director of Athletics Warde Manuel .......................... 46


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2012 Preview

T he University of Connecticut football team opens its 2012 spring prac-

tice with plenty of experience as there are six starters back on offense and eight on defense. At the same time, there are several newcomers and current underclassmen that will push those starters for playing time.

As Paul Pasqualoni begins his second year in charge of the Husky program, the goal of spring practice is to develop individual skills and also work on various overall schemes on both offense and defense. Connecticut fell just short of bowl eligibility last year as it went 5-7 and the hope is that spring practice will serve as a catalyst to return the Huskies to postseason play in 2012.

Pasqualoni’s coaching staff from last year remained intact with the exception of one position. Former quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead was named the head coach at Fordham, his alma mater. Joining the Husky staff at that same position is Shane Day, who spent the past two years as the QB coach with the Chicago Bears.

The biggest losses for Connecticut on offense come on the offensive line and the wide receiver spot. UConn loses center Moe Petrus, who started 51 games over his career and was a two-time All-BIG EAST pick, and Mike Ryan at tackle, a three-year starter who also earned All-BIG EAST honors twice.

Although there is experience returning on the offensive line, the Huskies do lose their top two receivers from last year in Kashif Moore and Isiah Moore.

The competition at quarterback will be wide open between five play-ers. Redshirt senior Johnny McEntee started all 12 games last season while redshirt sophomore Scott McCummings also saw considerable playing time, especially in Wildcat situations. Sophomore Michael Nebrich returns looking for more playing time in 2012. There are two newcomers in camp – redshirt sophomore Chandler Whitmer, a junior college transfer who also played a year at Illinois, and freshman Casey Cochran, a mid-year enrollee, who was the Connecticut Player-of-the-Year for the past two seasons.

Tailback has become a staple of the UConn offense over the years and redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs leads the way this spring after earning Freshmen All-America honors in 2011 by rushing 1,151 yards. A pair of veterans redshirt senior D.J. Shoemate and redshirt junior Martin Hyppolite, also bring experience here. Redshirt freshman and Connecticut product Max DeLorenzo looks to break into the lineup and freshman Joseph Williams, a midyear enrollee, will also be in the hunt for action.

A number of performers return at wide receiver. Senior Nick Williams is the veteran of the group and has also enjoyed a terrific career as a kickoff and punt returner. Senior Mike Smith returns after missing last season, but has played in 36 career games – the most of any returning WR. Redshirt sophomore Jeremy Davis played in all 12 games last year and made six catches while classmate Tebucky Jones played in eight games with five catches.

Redshirt sophomore Shakim Phillips is a transfer from Boston College, who sat out last season at UConn, and will look to crack the rota-tion this year. Sophomore Kamal Abrams played in eight games in 2011. Sophomore Deshon Foxx, who played seven games at TB last year, has been moved over to WR this spring. Senior Denzel Allen, juniors Robert Cherry, Brandon Flower and Frank Guardi are also at wide receiver as is redshirt freshman Brendan Donegan.

Last year’s starting fullback Mark Hinkley has departed and the Huskies have three FBs on the roster looking for playing time. Redshirt sophomore Reuben Frank played in all 12 games last year while redshirt sophomore Michael Osiecki has switched from linebacker to fullback. Also at the position is redshirt freshman Christopher Matteis.

Passing to the tight end was emphasized more at Connecticut under Paqualoni in his first year than it had been in the past. Redshirt seniors Ryan Griffin and John Delahunt both return this season to give the Huskies outstanding experience at the position. Griffin is the team’s leading returner from last season with 33 receptions while Delahunt had six receptions and used more in the blocking scheme. Redshirt sophomore Mark Hansson and redshirt freshman Sean McQuillan will also battle for playing time.

With the departure of Petrus, redshirt sophomore Bryan Paull and mid-year enrollee Kyle Bockeloh will be looking for a shot. In addition, players currently at guard and tackle could also get a chance at the center spot.

The Huskies return two veterans at guard in redshirt senior Adam Masters and redshirt junior Steve Greene. Masters started all 13 games at right guard last year while Greene started at left guard for the final eight games of the year. Masters has started 23 games over the last two seasons. Also starting spring drills at guard are redshirt junior Tyler Bullock, redshirt sophomores Gus Cruz and Alex Mateas (a transfer from Penn State) and Joseph Danielson and mid-year enrollee Drew Ghio.

Redshirt junior Kevin Friend leads the tackles after starting nine games last year at right tackle. There is a whole on the left side with the departure of Ryan. Redshirt senior Jimmy Bennett will look to stay healthy and compete for that spot after making two starts last year. Also in the mix are redshirt junior Stephen Brown and redshirt freshmen Dalton Gifford, Xavier Hemmingway and Paul Nwokeji.

On defense, the Huskies have lost three key starters in defensive tackles Twyon Martin and Kendall Reyes, who made an amazing 85 career starts between the two of them and were keys in UConn making three bowl appearances in the four years they played. Also lost is safety Jerome Junior, who made nine starts in 2011.

The defense ends return considerable experience with senior Jesse Joseph, who has started 34 games over his career and has 106 career tackles. Senior Trevardo Williams started most games at the other defensive end spot last year and exploded towards the end of the season to finish second in the country in sacks per game. Also at defensive end are redshirt senior Ted Jennings, and redshirt sophomores B.J. McBryde and Jonathan Louis.

With the loss of Reyes and Martin, there is ample playing time avail-able for those returning at that spot. Redshirt junior Shamar Stephen has the most experience with 24 career games while redshirt senior Ryan Wirth has been in 18. Redshirt junior Tim Willman, redshirt sophomore Angelo Pruitt and redshirt freshmen Kenton Adeyemi and Julian Campenni will also be in the mix.

UConn has the bulk of the linebackers back from 2011 and all three starters from last year. The leader is redshirt senior Sio Moore, who has started 21 career games and has 202 career tackles and 28.5 for a loss. Redshirt sophomore Yawin Smallwood started each game to begin his col-lege career and had 94 tackles while redshirt senior Jory Johnson also started each game and had 97 tackles and has 132 for his career.Redshirt senior guard Adam Masters started all 13 games at right

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Also at linebacker is senior Ryan Donohue, a transfer from Maryland, redshirt sophomore Brandon Steg, and redshirt freshmen Jefferson Ashiru and Marquise Vann. Also at linebacker is junior Isaac White.

Redshirt senior Dwayne Gratz started all 12 games last season to lead the UConn cornerbacks as does classmate Blidi Wreh-Wilson. Wreh-Wilson was limited to just five starts last year due to injury but has played in 30 games over the past three years with 27 starts and has 134 career tack-les. Redshirt sophomore Byron Jones helped pick up the slack in Wilson’s absence as he started seven games and made 51 tackles.

Bringing additional experience to the cornerbacks is junior Taylor Mack, who has played in 21 games over the past two seasons. Redshirt freshmen Tyree Clark and David Stevenson will look to compete here and junior Alex Kantor is also at cornerback.

The departure of Jerome Junior at safety leaves a hole as he started nine games last year. Redshirt sophomore Ty-Meer Brown comes in as the most experienced CB with six starts last year as he made 45 tackles. Junior Gilbert Stlouis has played in seven career games while redshirt freshmen Andrew Adams, Wilbert Lee and Jeremy Claflin will all look to get on the field.

The graduation of Dave Teggart, the school’s all-time leader in points, extra points and field goals, leaves a huge gap to file. Redshirt junior Chad Christen, who has handled kickoffs the past two years, will be the leader for that job. Redshirt freshman David Goodrich will also get a look.

The Huskies are solid at punter with redshirt junior Cole Wagner, a Second Team All-BIG EAST pick. Junior Adam Mueller returns as the deep snapper, while there is experience back in both kickoff and punt return with Williams and Mack.

Redshirt senior linebacker Sio Moore has started 21 career games and has 202 career tackles and 28.5 for a loss.

2012 Preview

THE OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS

Player Cl. ’11 GP/CAR

Casey Cochran Fr. -/-Scott McCummings RSo. 12/12Johnny McEntee RSr. 12/13Michael Nebrich So. 8/8Chandler Whitmer RSo. -/-

WIDE RECEIVERS

Kamal Abrams So. 8/8Denzel Allen Sr. 0/0Robert Cherry Jr. 0/0Geremy Davis RSo. 12/12Brendan Donegan RFr. 0/0Brandon Fowler Jr. 0/0Deshon Foxx So. 7/7Frank Guardi Jr. 0/0Tebucky Jones RSo. 8/8Shakim Phillips RSo. 0/0Michael Smith Sr. 0/36Nick Williams Sr. 12/30

TAILBACKS

Max DeLorenzo RFr. 0/0Martin Hyppolite RJr. 0/13Lyle McCombs RSo. 12/12D.J. Shoemate RSr. 2/15Joseph Williams Fr. -/-

FULLBACKS

Reuben Frank RSo. 12/12Christopher Matteis RFr. 0/0Michael Osiecki RSo. 10/10

TIGHT ENDS

John Delahunt RSr. 8/32Ryan Griffin RSr. 12/36Mark Hansson RSo. 2/2Sean McQuillan RFr. 0/0

CENTERS

Kyle Bockeloh Fr. -/-Bryan Paull RSo. 0/0

OFFENSIVE GUARDS

Tyler Bullock RJr. 10/11Gus Cruz RSo. 8/8Joseph Danielson RSo. 0/0Drew Ghio Fr. -/-Steve Greene RJr. 12/13Alex Mateas RSo. 0/0

OFFENSIVE TACKLES

Jimmy Bennett RSr. 4/8Stephen Brown RJr. 2/2Kevin Friend RJr. 12/18Dalton Gifford RFr. 0/0Xavier Hemingway RFr. 0/0Adam Masters RSr. 12/30Paul Nwokeji RFr. 0/0

THE DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS

Player Cl. ’11 GP/CAR

Ted Jennings RSr. 10/22Jesse Joseph Sr. 9/34Jonathan Louis RSo. 0/0B.J. McBryde RSo. 3/3Trevardo Williams Sr. 12/38

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

Kenton Adeyemi RFr. 0/0Julian Campenni RFr. 0/0Angelo Pruitt RSo. 1/1Shamar Stephen RJr. 12/24Tim Willman RJr. 2/3Ryan Wirth RSr. 9/18

LINEBACKERS

Jefferson Ashiru RFr. 1/1Ryan Donohue Sr. 0/0Jory Johnson RSr. 33/14David Kenney RJr. 11/16Sio Moore RSr. 12/29Andrew Opoku RSo. 12/12Yawin Smallwood RSo. 12/12Brandon Steg RSo. 12/12Marquise Vann RFr. 0/0Isaac White Jr. 0/0

CORNERBACKS

Tyree Clark RFr. 0/0Dwayne Gratz RSr. 12/38Alex Kantor Jr. 4/4Taylor Mack Jr. 8/21David Stevenson RFr. 0/0Blidi Wreh-Wilson RSr. 8/34

SAFETIES

Andrew Adams RFr. 0/0Ty-Meer Brown RSo. 12/12Jeremy Claflin RFr. 0/0Wilbert Lee RFr. 0/0Gilbert Stlouis Jr. 7/7

SPECIAL TEAMRETURNEES

PLACE KICKERS

Chad Christen (K/P) RJr. 12/25David Goodrich RFr. 0/0

PUNTERS

Cole Wagner RJr. 12/25

LONG SNAPPERS

Dominick Manco RFr. 0/0Adam Mueller Jr. 10/10


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Head Coach Paul Pasqualon i

P aul Pasqualoni became the 28th head football coach at the

University of Connecticut on January 14, 2011. A native of Cheshire, Conn., Pasqualoni has extensive coaching experience on the high school, college and professional level and has served as a collegiate head coach for 19 seasons.

In his first season in charge of the Connecticut program in 2011, a total of nine Husky players were named All-BIG EAST Conference. Three Husky seniors took part in the NFL Combine and four played in postseason all-star games. Tailback Lyle McCombs was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.

Before taking the Connecticut position, Pasqualoni had been coaching in the National Football League as he was a member of the Dallas Cowboys staff (2005-07 and 2010) and the Miami Dolphins (2008-09).

Pasqualoni worked with the tight ends (2005) and linebackers (2006-07) in Dallas. The Cowboys won the NFC East in 2007 and were a Wild Card playoff team in 2006. In 2007, the Cowboys’ defense limited opponents to 4.9 yards per play and were third in sacks. He rejoined the Cowboys staff in 2010 and became the defensive coordinator.

He served as defensive coordinator with the Dolphins and his defense allowed just 19.8 points per game in 2008 as the Dolphins won the AFC East Championship. His 2009 defense led the NFL in sacks per pass attempt.

Pasqualoni served as the head coach of Syracuse from 1991-2004 and led the Orange to nine bowl games and was the head coach at Western Connecticut from 1982-86 and led them to an

NCAA Division II postseason appearance.

Pasqualoni concluded his 14-year tenure as Syracuse’s second-winningest coach with 107 victories. He guided his teams to four BIG EAST conference titles, including a share of one in 2004 - his final year at the school -- and had a 6-3 postseason record. Among those appearances, he led the Orange to two Fiesta Bowl appear-ances (1992 season and ‘97 season) and a trip to the Orange Bowl (1998 season), in the first year of the Bowl Championship Series. Syracuse also played in the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl, 2001 Insight.com Bowl, 1999 Music City Bowl, the 1996 Liberty Bowl, the 1996 Gator Bowl (1995 season) and the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl (1991 season) during Pasqualoni’s tenure. His Orange teams won 10 games in three different seasons - 1991, 1992 and 2001.

He joined the Syracuse staff in 1987 and was an assistant coach there for four seasons before being named the head coach prior to the 1991 season, taking over for the legendary Dick MacPherson.

Pasqualoni developed a solid contingent of professional play-ers at Syracuse, including a string of 17 selections in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft as seven were first-round picks. The school produced at least two NFL draft selections in 11 of Pasqualoni’s 14 years as head coach.

During his tenure at Syracuse as an assistant and head coach, the Orange were recognized with the AFCA Academic Achievement Honorable Mention Award for having a graduation rate better than 70 percent a total of 14 times. They were honored during 10 of the 14 years Pasqualoni was head coach. In 1999, Syracuse won the American Football Coaches Association Academic Achievement Award for posting a 100 percent graduation rate for the class that enrolled in 1994.


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Pasqualoni won the ECAC/Vince Lombardi Foundation Coach of the Year award in 1996 following his second-straight 9-3 season. He was named the 1992 and 1995 ECAC Coach of the Year for Division I-A.

Pasqualoni served in leadership roles with the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 1998 and served a three-year stint as a member of that group before becoming third-vice president for 2002. He was first vice president in 2004.

The Nassau Coaches Association honored Pasqualoni with the 2003 Ralph Luisi “Don’t Quit” Memorial Award, given to an outstanding educator and coach who loves football and teach-ing.

After finishing his undergraduate degree at Penn State, he spent four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Cheshire High School (1972-75).

His first collegiate job was as an assistant at Southern Connecticut in 1976 and was elevated to defensive coordinator in 1980. Pasqualoni had a five year stint from 1982-86 as the head football coach and athletic director at NCAA Division III Western Connecticut State in Danbury, Conn. His teams posted a 28-13 record at Western and he led the school to an NCAA Division II playoff appearance in 1985.

Pasqualoni has experience coaching in a number of various all-star games, most recently as an assistant at the NFL’s Pro Bowl in 2010. He served as the defensive coach for the Blue squad at the 2000 Blue-Gray Game. Pasqualoni coached in three East-West Shrine games, serving as an assistant coach for the East squad in 1994 and 1999, and as head coach of the East team in 1996. Pasqualoni was an assistant for the South squad at the 1998 Hula Bowl and served as an assistant coach for the East team in the 1993 Japan Bowl.

A 1972 graduate of Penn State, Pasqualoni joined the football team as a walk-on and later lettered. He lettered in football and basketball at Cheshire High School in Connecticut and also earned a letter in football at Bordentown Military Institute in New Jersey.

Pasqualoni earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education at Penn State and a master of science in physical education and human performance at Southern Connecticut State.

Born on August 16, 1949, Pasqualoni and his wife, the former Jill Fleischman, have two sons, Dante Paul and Tito Lucian, and a daughter, Cami Mae.

A CLOSER LOOK AT PAUL PASQUALONIFULL NAME: Paul Lucian PasqualoniWIFE: JillCHILDREN: Dante Paul, Tito Lucian, Cami MaeALMA MATER: Penn State, ’72BIRTHDATE: August 16, 1949HOMETOWN: Cheshire, Conn.YEARS IN COACHING (COLLEGE): 41 (30)

COACHING RESUMEYears School/Team Position1972-75 Cheshire HS Assistant Coach1976-81 Southern Connecticut Assistant Coach (1976-79) Defensive Coordinator (1980-81)1982-86 Western Connecticut Head Coach 1987-2004 Syracuse Linebackers Coach (1987-90) Head Coach (1991-2004)2005-07 Dallas Cowboys Tight Ends Coach (2005) Linebackers Coach (2006-07)2008-09 Miami Dolphins Defensive Coordinator2010 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coorindator2011-Present Connecticut Head Coach

BOWL GAMES AS A COACHYear Game School, Pos. Result, Opponent1985 NCAA Div. III WCSU, HC L, 28-0 vs. Montcliar State1987 Sugar SU, Asst. T, 16-16 vs. Auburn1988 Hall of Fame SU, Asst. W, 23-10 vs. LSU1989 Peach SU, Asst. W, 19-18 vs. Georgia1990 Aloha SU, Asst. W, 28-0 vs. Arizona1991 Hall of Fame SU, Head W, 24-17 vs. Ohio State1992 Fiesta SU, Head W, 26-22 vs. Colorado1995 Gator SU, Head W, 41-0 vs. Clemson1996 Liberty SU, Head W, 30-17 vs. Houston1997 Fiesta SU, Head L, 35-18 vs. Kansas State1998 Orange SU, Head L, 31-10 vs. Florida1999 Music City SU, Head W, 20-13 vs. Kentucky2001 Insight SU, Head W, 26-3 vs. Kansas State2004 Champs Sports SU, Head L, 51-14 vs. Syracuse2006 NFL Wild Card Dallas, LBs L, 21-10 vs. Seattle2007 NFL Divisional Dallas, LBs L, 21-17 vs. N.Y. Giants2008 NFL Wild Card Miami, DC L, 27-9 vs. Baltimore


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George DeLeoneOffensive Coordinator, Offensive Line

George DeLeone, a 1970 University of Connecticut graduate and a veteran coach of 40 football seasons, is in his second year as the offensive coordinator on the UConn staff entering the 2012 season. His position responsibility with the offensive line in 2012 after working with the tight ends last season.

In 2011, he coached tight end Ryan Griffin to a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team. In addition, the Husky offense saw tailback Lyle McCombs named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.

The New Haven, Conn., native has coached in 12 bowl games, including the Fiesta, Sugar, Gator and Orange Bowl. He returned to the college ranks in 2011 after serving as the tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins since 2008 as he helped lead the team to the AFC East championship in 2008.

DeLeone and UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni have a long coaching history together as they have been on the same staff, both professionally and collegiately, for 25 years. DeLeone was part of Pasqualoni’s staff for 13 of the 14 years that Pasqualoni was the head coach at Syracuse (1991-2004). The only year that DeLeone was not on that staff was in 1997 when he was the offensive line coach for the San Diego Chargers.

DeLeone and Pasqualoni were both assistant coaches at Syracuse from 1987-90 and were together at Southern Connecticut from 1976-79 as DeLeone was the head coach and Pasqualoni was an assistant. They were on the same staff of the Dolphins in 2008-09.

Prior to joining the Dolphins, DeLeone was the offensive coordinator at Temple (2006-07) and the run game coordinator/offensive line coach in 2005 at Mississippi.

He originally joined the Syracuse staff in 1985 and was the offensive line coach for two seasons before becoming the offensive coordinator in 1987. Following his year with the Chargers, he returned to SU seven more seasons as the defensive coordinator in 1998 and the offensive coordinator from 1999-2004. During his career at Syracuse, the Orange played in 12 bowl games, posting an 8-3-1 record.

He served as the offensive coordinator at Holy Cross in 1984 and was on the Rutgers staff from 1980-83, serving in a number of roles, including defen-sive coordinator from 1981-82.

DeLeone began his coaching career at Southern Connecticut as an assis-tant coach in 1970 and was the head coach of the Owls from 1970-75.

DeLeone graduated from UConn in 1970 with a degree in physical education and earned a master’s degree in physical education from Southern Connecticut in 1971. He is a graduate of Fairfield Prep (Conn.) High School. Born on May 9, 1948, he is the father of two sons - Andy and Mark and is married to Babara Ann Ward.

Don BrownDefensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks

Don Brown, who has served as the head coach at three different schools in New England and has been the defensive coordinator at Maryland for the past two seasons, is in his second year as the defensive coordinator at UConn in 2012. He has position responsibility with the cornerbacks.

Last season, the UConn defense was ranked fourth in the country in rushing defense at 85.67 yards per game.

UConn was also 13th in the country in sacks and 19th in tackles for loss. Cornerback Dwayne Gratz was a Second Team All-BIG EAST pick.

Brown, a Spencer, Mass. native, was the head coach at Massachusetts (2004-08), Northeastern (2000-03) and Plymouth State (1993-95). He led UMass to the 2006 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision finals and has a career record of 95-45 as a collegiate head coach.

During his tenure at UMass, the Minutemen maintained one of the top defensive units in the nation. They finished among the top 20 in total defense in three of his five seasons and UMass was also first nationally in scoring defense in 2005.

Brown led UMass to its best five-year span in program history as the Minutemen finished with 43 wins in his tenure, the third-highest total in school history. His winning percentage (.694/43-19) is tops in UMass history.

Brown led UMass to the 2006 national championship game after capturing the Atlantic 10 title with a perfect 8-0 record. UMass

tied the school record for wins in a season with a 13-2 record and set a school-mark for wins in a row with 12.

Brown was recognized nationally and regionally for the team’s accom-plishments. He was named the 2006 AFCA Region I Coach of the Year, 2006 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and 2006 New England Football Coach of the Year.

Prior to his head-coaching stint at UMass, Brown led the Northeastern Huskies for four seasons (2000-03). In 2002, Brown led Northeastern to its best season in school history, as the Huskies went 10-3 and made the school’s only appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

Brown was one of the top defensive coaches in the Northeast before his most recent two stints as head coach. He served as UMass’ defensive coordinator during the 1998 and 1999 and during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, Brown served as the defensive coordinator at Brown University.

Brown also served as a head coach at Plymouth State (1993-95) where he posted a 25-6 mark (.806), leading the Panthers to a pair of Division III playoff appearances.

He is a 1977 graduate of Norwich University where he starred at running back and is now a member of the NU Hall of Fame. He earned his master’s degree from Plymouth State in 1996.

Born, July 31, 1955, Brown and his wife, Deborah have four children (Echo, Zachariah, Rana and Chelsea) and three grandchildren (Lola, Piper and William).

Hank HughesAssistant Head Coach, Defensive Line

Hank Hughes is entering his 12th season on the Husky coaching staff in 2012 and his second as assistant head coach. For the previous six seasons he had been the assistant head coach for defense after spending the previous three as the defensive coordinator. A 34-year veteran of the coaching profession, Hughes joined the program in Feb.

2001 as the defensive line coach and has coached that position group through-out his tenure at UConn.

In 2011, UConn’s rushing defense was ranked fourth in the country and first in the BIG EAST. Defensive lineman Kendall Reyes was named First Team All-BIG EAST for the second year in a row. Following the 2009 season, he was named the Assistant Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston.

Under Hughes, UConn led the BIG EAST in total defense in each of its first two seasons in the league. The Huskies finished seventh in the nation in 2006, averaging 297.1 yards per game in total defense while also ranking fourth in passing defense and seventh in passing efficiency defense. The Huskies used their stout defense to gain the 2007 BIG EAST Championship with the team ranking in the top 17 nationally in passing defense, passing efficiency defense and scoring defense.

Before coming to UConn, Hughes was the defensive line coach at the University of Memphis from 1998-2000.

Hughes is familiar with New England, having served at four different schools in the region. In his most recent New England stop prior to UConn, Hughes worked at Harvard (1994-97) where he was the assistant head coach, defensive line coach and special teams coordinator.

Hughes is a 1979 graduate of Springfield College with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He played for four years at linebacker and was a two-year starter. A native of Albany, N.Y., Hank and his wife, Jackie, reside in Tolland, Conn., with their four children, Raquel Marie, Henry, Jack and Charles.

Clayton WhiteSpecial Teams Coordinator, Running Backs

Clayton White, a three-year National Football League player who has been coaching on the college level for the past eight seasons, is in his second year in 2012 as an assis-tant coach at UConn and works with the running backs and the special teams.

In 2011, UConn tailback Lyle McCombs earned Freshman All-American honors from the Football Writers Association of America and was a Second Team All-BIG EAST pick. He became just the second Husky to rush for 1,000 yards or more in a freshman season.

On special teams, UConn was ranked 17th in the country in kick-

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off returns. Punter Cole Wagner was named Second Team All-BIG EAST Conference.

White spent the 2010 season as the defensive backs coach and special team co-coordinator at Western Kentucky. White’s punt return team at WKU ranked third in the Sun Belt Conference at 8.13 yards per return. Prior to his one year at WKU, White coached the defensive backs and was the assistant special teams coach at Stanford from 2007-09. During Whites’s tenure at Stanford, the Cardinal was ranked as high as 14th in the nation in 2009, posted an 8-4 regular season record and played in the Sun Bowl.

Prior to his arrival at Stanford, White served as the defensive backs coach and special team assistant at Western Michigan (2006) working with the punt return and kickoff coverage units. He spent the previous two seasons (2004-05) at Western Carolina where he coached defensive backs and was a special teams assistant while also serving as recruiting coordinator each year.

A native of Dunn, North Carolina, White was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from March to August of 2003 as a linebacker and special teams player. He spent two seasons (2001-02) with the New York Giants, also as a linebacker and a member of the special teams unit. White played every special teams snap during the 2001 season and made seven tackles for the Giants.

White was a three-year starter at linebacker from 1999-2001 and a mem-ber of the special teams unit during his collegiate playing days with North Carolina State. He ended his career with his name in the record book in several categories, including career tackles for loss (33), single-season tackles for loss and tackles in a single game.

White received his bachelor of science degree from the school in parks, recreation and tourism with a concentration in sports management in 2001.

White and his wife Kelly have a one-year old son Chase.

Matt CersosimoWide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator

Matt Cersosimo enters his seventh year as wide receiv-ers coach and recruiting coordinator at UConn. During his tenure as recruiting coordinator, UConn has won a pair of BIG EAST Conference Championships and participated in four bowl games – including the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

In 2010, the UConn wide receivers accounted for 113 catches with 1,369 yards and seven touchdowns while not

having a single senior within the group. In 2011, those numbers improved to 182 receptions for 2,336 yards and 14 TDs.

Cersosimo previously worked as a graduate assistant coach with the team and spent the 2004-05 seasons as an assistant coach at Harvard, helping the Crimson to a 17-3 record over the combined 2004-05 seasons.

Cersosimo spent the 2002-03 seasons as a graduate assistant coach at UConn, organizing the defensive scout team and mainly helping with the Husky tackles and tight ends.

Cersosimo was a two-year starter at defensive back on the Springfield College football team, receiving the Unsung Hero Award in 2000 and the Coaches Award in 1999. He also received Springfield’s Dual Sport Athlete of the Year Award in 1998. Cersosimo was a two-year lacrosse captain at Springfield College, earning All-New England honors as a senior.

Cersosimo boasts a deep coaching pedigree as his family is well established in the Connecticut high school ranks. His father, Rob, has served as head coach at Conard High School since 1984 while his grandfather, Bob McKee, was the head coach at West Hartford’s Hall High School from 1951 to 1956 before moving to Conard where he was head coach from 1957-1984.

Cersosimo is a native of West Hartford, Conn. and received a pair of degrees from Springfield College, an undergraduate degree in 2000 in physical education and a master’s degree in health education in 2002. He is married to the former Megan Campbell, an All-BIG EAST women’s lacrosse player at UConn who served as the team’s head coach in 2007 and `08. The couple has a four-year-old son Brady, three-year-old daughter Caroline and a newborn daughter Maggie.

Shane DayQuarterbacks

Shane Day, who spent the past two years as the quarter-backs coach for the Chicago Bears, is in his first year at UConn for the 2012 season. Day is an 11-year veteran of the coaching profession - and has worked at all levels of football, including professional, high school and college.

As a member of the Bears’ staff, he helped lead the team to the NFC North Division championship with a record of 11-5 and the team advanced to the NFC Championship game. He worked alongside offensive coordi-nator and former NFL head coach Mike Martz in Chicago.

Day joined the Chicago staff after spending the 2007-09 seasons as a quality control coach for the San Francisco 49ers under head coach as he worked with the offensive coaching staff in game planning and practice preparation. He worked with the quarterbacks in 2007, the running backs in 2008 and the offensive line 2009. He was part of the coaching staff for the 2008 Senior Bowl along with Martz.

Day was an offensive quality control coach at Michigan in 2006 working with the quarterbacks. Among his duties in Ann Arbor were the evaluation of quarterback recruits and the development of the QBs already in the program. The Wolverines played in the 2007 Rose Bowl against USC while Day was part of the staff.

Day began his coaching career at Auburn (Wash.) Riverside High School, where he spent one season coaching the wide receivers (2001) and three overseeing the quarterbacks (2002-04), adding the duties of offensive coordinator during his final two years.

Day played collegiate football as a wide receiver at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., where he also lettered in baseball. He graduated from Kansas State in 1999 with a degree in English.

Day and his wife Christie are the parents of a newborn daughter, Vivienne.

Mike Fo leyTight Ends

A veteran of northeastern football coaching, Mike Foley enters his seventh season on the UConn staff and will now work with the tight ends. He worked with the offensive line for his first six years with the Huskies. Prior to UConn, Foley com-pleted 21 seasons of involvement with the football team at his alma mater, Colgate University. He had served as the Raiders’ offensive coordinator and offensive line coach since 1997.

Foley and his offensive line have been key factors in UConn’s outstanding rushing game in 2009-11 as the Huskies featured two 1,000-yard rushers in BIG EAST Player of the Year and All-American Jordan Todman (2009 and ‘10) and Andre Dixon (2009). Lyle McCombs joined that group in 2011. In addition, center Moe Petrus was named First Team All-BIG EAST Conference while tackle Mike Ryan was second team.

Foley and his offensive line were a key factor in Donald Brown achieving the status as the country’s leading rusher in 2008. In 2008, Foley coached First Team All-BIG EAST Conference selection Will Beatty at left tackle as Beatty later went on to play in the Senior Bowl and was selected in the Second Round of the National Football League Draft by the New York Giants.

In 2005, his final year at Colgate, the Raiders posted an 8-4 record and advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs. Foley helped coach all seven of Colgate’s NCAA Playoff squads, including the 2003 team that advanced to the National Championship Game. Of the 13 seasons in which Colgate was eligible for the playoffs with Foley aboard, the team qualified seven times. Foley also played a role in each of Colgate’s five Patriot League Championship teams (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005).

In 1986, he served as interim head coach during the absence of head coach Fred Dunlap, who was recovering from bypass surgery. Following Dunlap’s retirement in 1987, Foley was named head coach of the Raiders, a title he held through 1992, compiling a 21-34 record. He returned to the Hamilton, N.Y. campus in 1997 as offensive coordinator and line coach after three years on the Harvard staff. While with the Crimson, he served as offensive coordinator during his entire stay.

He was a four-year letterwinner at Colgate and captain of the 1977 team. Foley was born in Kittery, Maine, but grew up in Newburyport, Mass. He

graduated from Colgate University in 1978 with a degree in economics. Foley and his wife, Kathleen, have two grown children, Erin and Patrick. A football coach like his father, Patrick is the linebackers coach at Colgate.


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Darrel l PerkinsDefensive Backs

Darrell Perkins, who served as the defensive backs coach at Louisiana-Monroe in 2008 and 2009, is in his third season on the University of Connecticut football staff in 2012. In 2010, he helped the UConn defense rank tied for fifth nationally in interceptions and rank 28th in the nation in pass efficiency defense.

Perkins helped lead the Louisiana-Monroe defense to the top ranking in the Sun Belt Conference in 2009.

Prior to his stint at Monroe, he was the defensive coordinator at Charleston Southern in 2007. He was the linebackers and special teams coach at Northern Colorado in 2006 and was the defensive backs/special teams coordinator at Charleston Southern from 2004-05. Perkins was the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Ferris State from 2002-03 as the Bulldogs finished first in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in pass defense at 161 yards per game.

He was a defensive graduate assistant at Purdue in 2000 and ‘01. Perkins began his football coaching career at Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo., where he was an assistant coach from 1997-99 at his alma mater.

Perkins is a 1990 graduate of Wyoming and earned his degree in business marketing. He was a two-year starter at running back for the Cowboys and a three-year letter winner from 1985-89.

At Wyoming, Perkins played in the 1987 and ‘88 Holiday Bowls and with Purdue coached in the 2001 Rose Bowl, following the Boilermakers’ 2000 Big Ten championship, and the 2001 Sun Bowl.

He is married to the former Elena Zbitskaya and the couple has a one-year-old son Spencer. His son Jordan was a member of the men’s soccer team at Iona.

Jon Whol leyLinebackers

Jonathan Wholley, a 2004 graduate of the University of Connecticut who earned a master’s degree from UConn in 2008, is entering his third season at UConn in 2012. Wholley has worked with the linebackers for the past two seaons after working with the tight ends in 2010.

Wholley was an assistant football coach at Fordham for the 2009 season where he worked with the running

backs and had recently added recruiting coordinator duties. A Southington, Conn., native, Wholley was a member of the UConn

football team from 2001-04 as a running back and joined the team as a walk-on. He later earned a scholarship and was a member of the 2004 Motor City Bowl championship team.

He earned his undergraduate degree in political science from UConn in December of 2004.

Following graduation, he was an assistant coach at Central Connecticut for the 2005 season and worked with the tight ends. The Blue Devils had a 7-4 record and were Northeast Conference co-champions.

Wholley then returned to UConn as a graduate assistant coach for the 2006-08 seasons working on the offensive side of the bowl. He was part of the coaching staff that led the Huskies to a share of the 2007 BIG EAST Championship and an appearance in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl.

He earned his master’s of education in kinesiology from UConn in December of 2008.

Michael D igmanGraduate Assistant-Offense

Michael Digman, a 2007 Missouri graduate, is in his first season as graduate assistant football coach at UConn for the 2012 season. Digman, who will work with the offense, was the running backs and tight ends coach at Blinn College (Brenham, Texas) during the 2010 season. He was also the offensive graduate assistant at Buffalo (2010) and Austin Peay (2008-09). Digman was a student assistant coach at

Missouri, working with the quarterbacks, in 2006.Most recently, Digman was an offensive assistant coach at Fort Pierce

Central High School, in Fort Pierce, Fla. He also coached wide receiv-ers and kickers at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark., in 2007 and

2008. Digman played his college football at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark., as a quarterback. He is also a graduate of Arkadelphia High School.

Jordan OrlovskyGraduate Assistant-Defense

Jordan Orlovsky is in his first year as a gradaute assis-tant coach on the UConn football staff in 2012. Orlovsky will work with the defense. He spent the 2011 season as a program aide in the UConn football office. He was a quality control coach at Miami during the 2008-10 seasons after serving as an intern at Miami from 2005-08.

He earned his undergraduate degree in business management at Miami in 2009 and also has a graduate degree from Miami in education that he completed last May.

Tim PendergastDirector of Football Administration

Tim Pendergast is in his sixth season as UConn’s Director of Football Administration entering 2012. In that role, Pendergast helps direct all of UConn’s day-to-day operations including team travel, preseason camp, player housing, budgetary matters and other logistical concerns.

Pendergast worked as a college football coach for 25 years, most notably serving as head coach at Cornell

(2001-03) and Hamilton College (2000). Pendergast also worked on the staffs of Ithaca (1980, 2006), Cornell (1981-89), Northwestern (1990-92), Maine (1992), James Madison (1993-96) and Memphis (1997-99). Before joining the UConn staff, he worked for the SportsLink Management Group as the National Director of its Coaches Division.

Pendergast received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Cortland in 1980 and a master’s in physical education from Ithaca in 1986. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Pendergast and his wife, Leslie, have three children, Greg (18), Taylor (15) and Lia (8).

Dave Wi lczewskiRecruiting Assistant

Dave Wilczewski is in his fifth year as UConn’s recruiting assistant. Wilczewski manages the program’s extensive recruiting database and organizes on-campus visits. Wilczewski returned to Storrs after spending the spring of 2008 at Marshall where he worked as a recruit-ing assistant for the Thundering Herd. Wilczewski was a familiar face behind the scenes of the Husky program from

the spring of 2004 through the end of the 2007 season, helping the program’s game and recruiting operations, while working as a student equipment manager.

Wilczewski earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from UConn in 2007 and a second bachelor’s degree in coaching administration from UConn in 2008. The Seymour, Conn. native has taken classes towards a master’s degree at both UConn and Marshall.

Wilczewski is single and resides in Glastonbury, Conn.


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2012 Schedule

DATE OPPONENT STADIUM, CITY TIME TV

Aug. 30 MASSACHUSETTS RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBALong-time rivals have met 71 previous times, but not since 1999; UMass in first year as a member of Mid-American Conference

Sept. 8 NORTH CAROLINA STATE RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBAHuskies and Wolfpack meet for second time with NC State winning in Raleigh in 2003

Sept. 15 at Maryland Byrd Stadium, College Park, Md. TBA TBAMaryland leads series 1-0 with win in 1942; Terp head coach Randy Edsall faces school where he was head coach for 11 years

Sept. 22 at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Mich. TBA TBATeams have split two meetings with UConn win in 2003 and WMU in 2011; Both games were at Rentschler Field

Sept. 29 BUFFALO RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBAHuskies meet Buffalo with a 15-4 series edge and a seven-game winning streak vs. the Bulls

AT PRESS TIME, THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HAD NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE BIG EAST OPPONENTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

TBA CINCINNATI RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBAUConn has scored 150 points vs. the Bearcats in the past four meetings with wins at Rentschler Field in 2008 and ‘10

TBA at Louisville Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Ky. TBA TBALouisville has won games in 2010 and ’11 after losing three-straight to the Huskies from 2007-09

TBA PITTSBURGH RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBAThe Panthers and the Huskies have split their eight previous meetings – all since 2004

TBA at Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, N.J. TBA TBASix of the last nine games between these two teams have been decided by a touchdown or less

TBA at Syracuse Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. TBA TBAUConn leads the series 6-2 and has won five-straight games vs. the Orange

TBA TEMPLE RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBATemple returns to BIG EAST football in 2011; the Owls have won eight of the 12 previous meetings with the Huskies

TBA at USF Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. TBA TBAUConn leads the series 5-4 and the home team has won in this series in five of six BIG EAST meetings


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Lettermen Chart

OFFENSERETURNING LETTERMEN (12)Pos. Player (Letters)FB Reuben Frank (1)OG Steve Greene (1)OT Kevin Friend (2), Adam Masters (3)QB Scott McCummings (1), John McEntee (1)TB Lyle McCombs (1)TE John Delahunt (3), Ryan Griffin (3)WR Geremy Davis (1), Mike Smith (3), Nick Williams (3)*-Smith won letters in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

LETTERMEN LOST (9)Pos. Player (Letters)C Moe Petrus (4)OG Gary Bardzak (1)OT Mike Ryan (4)QB Blaise Driscoll (1)TB Mark Hinkley (2), Jonathan Jean-Louis (4)TE Corey Manning (4)WR Isiah Moore (4), Kashif Moore (4)

RETURNING STARTERS (6)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerOT Kevin Friend 11/13OG Steve Greene 8/8OG Adam Masters 12/23QB John McEntee 12/12TB Lyle McCombs 11/11TE Ryan Griffin 7/25TE John Delahunt 6/16Delahunt and Griffin equate to one starter back

STARTERS LOST (5)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerC Moe Petrus 12/51FB Mark Hinkley 9/9OT Mike Ryan 12/33WR Kashif Moore 11/31WR Isiah Moore 11/19

DEFENSERETURNING LETTERMEN (15)Pos. Player (Letters)CB Dwayne Gratz (3), Taylor Mack (1)*, Blidi Wreh-Wilson (3)DE Ted Jennings (2), Jesse Joseph (3), Trevardo Williams (3)DT Shamar Stephen (2), Ryan Wirth (1)LB Jory Johnson (3), David Kenney (1), Sio Moore (2), Andrew Opoku (1), Yawin Smallwood (1)S Ty-Meer Brown (1), Byron Jones (1)*-Mack won letter in 2010.

LETTERMEN LOST (9)Pos. Player (Letters)CB Tevrin Brandon (1), Gary Wilburn (4) DT Twyon Martin (4), Kendall Reyes (4)LB Kijuan Dabney (4), Matt Edwards (1), Jerome Williams (1)S Harris Agbor (3), Jerome Junior (3)

RETURNING STARTERS (8)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerCB Dwayne Gratz 12/29DE Jesse Joseph 7/32DE Trevardo Williams 11/19LB Jory Johnson 12/16LB Sio Moore 12/21LB Yawin Smallwood 12/12S Ty-Meer Brown 7/7S Byron Jones 9/9

STARTERS LOST (3)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerDT Twyon Martin 11/43DT Kendall Reyes 12/42S Jerome Junior 9/31

SPECIALISTSRETURNING LETTERMEN (3)Pos. Player (Letters)LS Adam Mueller (1)P Cole Wagner (2)PK Chad Christen (2)

LETTERMEN LOST (1)Pos. Player (Letters)PK Dave Teggart (4)

RETURNING STARTERS (1)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerP Cole Wagner 12/24

STARTERS LOST (1)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerPK Dave Teggart 12/43


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Alphabet ica l Roster

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/HS/Prep 14 Abrams, Kamal 5-10 179 WR So. Dover, Del./ Dover 22 Adams, Andrew 6-0 186 S RFR. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 259 DT RFR. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) Academy 19 Allen, Denzell 6-0 185 WR Sr. Ledyard, Conn./ Rhode Island 32 Ashiru, Jefferson 6-1 227 LB RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 72 Bennett, Jimmy 6-9 309 OT RSr. Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 284 C Fr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 61 Brown, Stephen 6-5 298 OT RJr. Clifton Park, N.Y./ Shenendehowa 15 Brown, Ty-Meer 6-0 193 S RSo. McKeesport, Pa./ McKeesport 50 Bullock, Tyler 6-4 302 OG RJr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./ Mechanicsburg 90 Campenni, Julian 5-11 281 DT RFr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 22 Cherry, Robert 6-0 186 WR Jr. Simsbury, Conn./ Simsbury 13 Christen, Chad 6-1 202 K/P RJr. Etters, Pa./ Red Lane 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 186 S RFr. West Hartford, Conn./ Conard 27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 183 CB RFr. Tampa, Fla./ Alonso 12 Cochran, Casey 6-0 214 QB Fr. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk 65 Cruz, Gus 6-2 306 OG RSo. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy 64 Danielson, Joseph 6-1 295 OG RSo. Baldwin, N.Y./ Chaminade 85 Davis, Geremy 6-1 214 WR RSo. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross 89 Delahunt, John 6-3 243 TE RSr. Ottawa, Ont./ Holy Trinity 44 DeLorenzo, Max 5-11 213 RB RFr. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 23 Donegan, Brendan 5-10 171 WR RFr. Trumbull, Conn./ St. Joseph 52 Donohue, Ryan 6-0 242 LB Sr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional/Maryland 25 Fowler, Brandon 5-9 164 WR Jr. Prospect, Conn./ Woodland Regional 4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 167 WR So. Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville 47 Frank, Reuben 6-3 239 FB RSo. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie 77 Friend, Kevin 6-6 295 OT RJr. Warrentown, Va./ Faquier 79 Ghio, Drew 6-1 296 OG Fr. Bristol, Conn./ Bristol Central 78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 297 OT RFr. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 93 Goodrich, David 5-10 172 K RFr. Falmouth, Maine/ Falmouth 7 Gratz, Dwayne 6-0 198 CB RSr. Piscataway, N.J./ Piscataway 69 Greene, Steve 6-5 309 OG RJr. Edensburg, Pa./ Bishop Carroll 94 Griffin, Ryan 6-6 247 TE RSr. Londonderry, N.H./ Londonderry 82 Guardi, Frank 6-0 182 WR Jr. New Fairfield, Conn./ New Fairfield 96 Hansson, Mark 6-4 249 TE RSo. Clearwater, Fla./ Palm Harbor University 75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-4 262 OT RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 25 Hyppolite, Martin 6-0 214 RB RJr. Wakefield, Mass./ Wakefield 98 Jennings, Ted 6-6 254 DE RSr. Dayton, Ohio/ Chaminade-Julienne 28 Johnson, Jory 6-1 227 OLB RSr. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s/The Hun School (N.J.) 16 Jones, Byron 6-1 192 DB RSo. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) 84 Jones, Tebucky 6-0 185 WR RSo. Farmington, Conn./ New Britain 91 Joseph, Jesse 6-3 259 DE Sr. Laval, Que./ Vanier Prep 38 Kantor, Alex 5-9 185 CB Jr. Potomac, Md./ Winston Churchill 34 Kenney, David 6-0 195 OLB RJr. Highstown, N.J./ The Peddie School 23 Lee, Wilbert 6-1 204 S RFr. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 58 Louis, Jonathan 6-5 259 DE RSo. Brockton, Mass./ Wyoming Seminary 29 Mack, Taylor 5-9 170 CB Jr. Powder Springs, Ga./ The Lovett School 66 Manco, Dominick 6-0 239 LS RFr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 63 Masters, Adam 6-4 298 OT RSr. Bethesda, Md./ Walt Whitman 73 Mateas, Alex 6-3 293 OG RSo. Ottawa, Ont./ Penn State/Ottawa Sooners 46 Matteis, Christopher 5-9 230 Fr. RFr. North Haven, Conn./ North Haven 97 McBryde, B.J. 6-5 301 DE RSo. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls 43 McCombs, Lyle 5-8 166 RB RSo. Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph By The Sea 11 McCummings, Scott 6-2 224 QB RSo. Natick, Mass./ Natick 18 McEntee, Johnny 6-3 208 QB RSr. Fullerton, Calif./ Servite 49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 238 TE RFr. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 3 Moore, Sio 6-2 229 LB RSr. Apex, N.C./ Apex 67 Mueller, Adam 6-1 225 LS Jr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South 2 Nebrich, Michael 6-1 208 QB So. Burke, VA/ Lake Braddock Secondary 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-5 261 OT RFr. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy 9 Opoku, Andrew 6-4 229 OLB RSo. North Brunswick, N.J./ Fork Union Military (Va.) 36 Osiecki, Michael 6-2 228 FB RSo. Seymour, Conn./ Seymour 68 Paull, Bryan 6-3 298 C RSo. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas 8 Phillips, Shakim 6-1 200 WR RSo. Paterson, N.J./ Boston College/DePaul Catholic 56 Pruitt, Angelo 6-3 296 DT RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill 31 Scherer, Jim 6-1 183 DB Sr. Middlefield, Conn./ Coginchaug 24 Shoemate, D.J. 6-0 219 TB RSr. Corona, Calif./ USC/Servite 33 Smallwood, Yawin 6-3 235 LB RSo. Worcester, Mass./ Doherty 6 Smith, Michael 6-0 201 WR Sr. Houston, Texas/ Westside 41 Steg, Brandon 6-2 226 LB RSo. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella 59 Stephen, Shamar 6-5 317 DT RJr. Brookville, N.Y./ Long Island Lutheran 12 Stevenson, David 5-8 173 CB RFr. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson 2 Stlouis, Gilbert 5-11 181 S Jr. Davie, Fla./ Plantation 46 Vann, Marquise 6-0 224 LB RFr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 86 Wagner, Cole 6-2 211 P RJr. York, Pa./ York Suburban 54 White, Isaac 5-10 212 LB Jr. Waterbury, Conn./ Crosby 10 Whitmer, Chandler 6-1 191 QB RSo. Newnan, Ga./ Butler CC 21 Williams, Joseph 5-11 201 TB Fr. Allentown, Pa./ Emmaus 31 Williams, Nick 5-10 184 WR Sr. East Windsor, N.J./ The Hun School 48 Williams, Trevardo 6-2 233 DE Sr. Bridgeport, Conn./ Canterbury 51 Willman, Tim 6-4 270 DT RJr. Fulton, Md./ Reservoir 53 Wirth, Ryan 6-3 271 DT RSr. Medford, N.J./ Shawnee/Cheshire (Conn.) Academy 5 Wreh-Wilson, Blidi 6-2 190 CB RSr. Edinboro, Pa./ General McLane


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No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School 2 Nebrich, Michael 6-1 208 QB So. Burke, VA/ Lake Braddock Secondary 2 Stlouis, Gilbert 5-11 181 S Jr. Davie, Fla./ Plantation 3 Moore, Sio 6-2 229 LB RSr. Apex, N.C./ Apex 4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 167 WR So. Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville 5 Wreh-Wilson, Blidi 6-2 190 CB RSr. Edinboro, Pa./ General McLane 6 Smith, Michael 6-0 201 WR Sr. Houston, Texas/ Westside 7 Gratz, Dwayne 6-0 198 CB RSr. Piscataway, N.J./ Piscataway 8 Phillips, Shakim 6-1 200 WR RSo. Paterson, N.J./ Boston College/DePaul Catholic 9 Opoku, Andrew 6-4 229 OLB RSo. North Brunswick, N.J./ Fork Union Military (Va.) 10 Whitmer, Chandler 6-1 191 QB RSo. Newnan, Ga./Downers Grove South (Ill.)/Butler (Kan.) CC 11 McCummings, Scott 6-2 224 QB RSo. Natick, Mass./ Natick 12 Cochran, Casey 6-0 214 QB Fr. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk 12 Stevenson, David 5-8 173 CB RFr. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson 13 Christen, Chad 6-1 202 K/P RJr. Etters, Pa./ Red Lane 14 Abrams, Kamal 5-10 179 WR So. Dover, Del./ Dover 15 Brown, Ty-Meer 6-0 193 S RSo. McKeesport, Pa./ McKeesport 16 Jones, Byron 6-1 192 DB RSo. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) 18 McEntee, Johnny 6-3 208 QB RSr. Fullerton, Calif./ Servite 19 Allen, Denzell 6-0 185 WR Sr. Ledyard, Conn./ Rhode Island 21 Williams, Joseph 5-11 201 TB Fr. Allentown, Pa./ Emmaus 22 Adams, Andrew 6-0 186 S RFR. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 22 Cherry, Robert 6-0 186 WR Jr. Simsbury, Conn./ Simsbury 23 Donegan, Brendan 5-10 171 WR RFr. Trumbull, Conn./ St. Joseph 23 Lee, Wilbert 6-1 204 S RFr. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 24 Shoemate, D.J. 6-0 219 TB RSr. Corona, Calif./ Servite/USC 25 Fowler, Brandon 5-9 164 WR Jr. Prospect, Conn./ Woodland Regional 25 Hyppolite, Martin 6-0 214 RB RJr. Wakefield, Mass./ Wakefield 27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 183 CB RFr. Tampa, Fla./ Alonso 28 Johnson, Jory 6-1 227 OLB RSr. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s/The Hun School (N.J.) 29 Mack, Taylor 5-9 170 CB Jr. Powder Springs, Ga./ The Lovett School 31 Scherer, Jim 6-1 183 DB Sr. Middlefield, Conn./ Coginchaug 31 Williams, Nick 5-10 184 WR Sr. East Windsor, N.J./ The Hun School 32 Ashiru, Jefferson 6-1 227 LB RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 33 Smallwood, Yawin 6-3 235 LB RSo. Worcester, Mass./ Doherty 34 Kenney, David 6-0 195 OLB RJr. Highstown, N.J./ The Peddie School 36 Osiecki, Michael 6-2 228 FB RSo. Seymour, Conn./ Seymour 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 186 S RFr. West Hartford, Conn./ Conard 38 Kantor, Alex 5-9 185 CB Jr. Potomac, Md./ Winston Churchill 41 Steg, Brandon 6-2 226 LB RSo. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella 43 McCombs, Lyle 5-8 166 RB RSo. Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph By The Sea 44 DeLorenzo, Max 5-11 213 RB RFr. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 46 Matteis, Christopher 5-9 230 Fr. RFr. North Haven, Conn./ North Haven 46 Vann, Marquise 6-0 224 LB RFr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 47 Frank, Reuben 6-3 239 FB RSo. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie 48 Williams, Trevardo 6-2 233 DE Sr. Bridgeport, Conn./ Canterbury 49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 238 TE RFr. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 50 Bullock, Tyler 6-4 302 OG RJr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./ Mechanicsburg 51 Willman, Tim 6-4 270 DT RJr. Fulton, Md./ Reservoir 52 Donohue, Ryan 6-0 242 LB Sr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional/Maryland 53 Wirth, Ryan 6-3 271 DT RSr. Medford, N.J./ Shawnee/Cheshire (Conn.) Academy 54 White, Isaac 5-10 212 LB Jr. Waterbury, Conn./ Crosby 56 Pruitt, Angelo 6-3 296 DT RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill 58 Louis, Jonathan 6-5 259 DE RSo. Brockton, Mass./ Wyoming Seminary 59 Stephen, Shamar 6-5 317 DT RJr. Brookville, N.Y./ Long Island Lutheran 61 Brown, Stephen 6-5 298 OT RJr. Clifton Park, N.Y./ Shenendehowa 63 Masters, Adam 6-4 298 OT RSr. Bethesda, Md./ Walt Whitman 64 Danielson, Joseph 6-1 295 OG RSo. Baldwin, N.Y./ Chaminade 65 Cruz, Gus 6-2 306 OG RSo. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy 66 Manco, Dominick 6-0 239 LS RFr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 67 Mueller, Adam 6-1 225 LS Jr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South 68 Paull, Bryan 6-3 298 C RSo. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas 69 Greene, Steve 6-5 309 OG RJr. Edensburg, Pa./ Bishop Carroll 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 284 C Fr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 72 Bennett, Jimmy 6-9 309 OT RSr. Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac 73 Mateas, Alex 6-3 295 OG RSo. Ottawa, Ont./ Ottawa Sooners/Penn State 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-5 261 OT RFr. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy


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Breakdown/Pronunciat ion

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School 75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-4 262 OT RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 77 Friend, Kevin 6-6 295 OT RJr. Warrentown, Va./ Faquier 78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 297 OT RFr. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 79 Ghio, Drew 6-1 296 OG Fr. Bristol, Conn./ Bristol Central 82 Guardi, Frank 6-0 182 WR Jr. New Fairfield, Conn./ New Fairfield 84 Jones, Tebucky 6-0 185 WR RSo. Farmington, Conn./ New Britain 85 Davis, Geremy 6-1 214 WR RSo. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross 86 Wagner, Cole 6-2 211 P RJr. York, Pa./ York Suburban 89 Delahunt, John 6-3 243 TE RSr. Ottawa, Ont./ Holy Trinity 90 Campenni, Julian 5-11 281 DT RFr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 91 Joseph, Jesse 6-3 259 DE Sr. Laval, Que./ Vanier Prep 93 Goodrich, David 5-10 172 K RFr. Falmouth, Maine/ Falmouth 94 Griffin, Ryan 6-6 247 TE RSr. Londonderry, N.H./ Londonderry 95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 259 DT RFR. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) Academy 96 Hansson, Mark 6-4 249 TE RSo. Clearwater, Fla./ Palm Harbor University 97 McBryde, B.J. 6-5 301 DE RSo. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls 98 Jennings, Ted 6-6 254 DE RSr. Dayton, Ohio/ Chaminade-Julienne

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Nasir Abudu N-saer A-BOO-due

Kenton Adeyemi Ken-ten ADD-a-YEM-ee

Ty-Meer Brown tie-MEER

Dwayne Gratz grats (like “congrats”)

Mark Hansson Hansen

Martin Hyppolite HIP-o-light

Sio Moore SEE-oh

Michael Nebrich KNEE-brick

Andrew Opoku ah-poe-coo

Michael Osiecki oh-shess-ski

Yawin Smallwood yah-win

Brandon Steg stegg (rhymes with egg)

Bildi Wreh-Wilson bleed-ee ray-wilson

GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWNConnecticut (18):AdeyemiAllenCherryClaflinCochranDeLorenzoDoneganFowlerGhioGuardiJones, B.Jones, T.MatteisMcQuillanOsieckiSchererWhiteWilliams, T.

Pennsylvania (9):Brown, T.BullockCampenniChristenGreeneMcBrydeWagnerWilliams, J.Wreh-Wilson

Georgia (7):AdamsAshiruDavisHemingwayMackStevensonWhitmer

New Jersey (7):DonohueGratzKenneyOpokuPhillipsWilliams, N.Wirth

New York (7):Brown, S.DanielsonFrankLeeMancoMcCombsStephen

Massachusetts (6):GiffordHyppoliteLouisMcCummingsNwokejiSmallwood

Florida (5):ClarkHanssonPaullStegStlouis

Virginia (4):BennettFoxxFriendNebrich

Maryland (3):KantorMastersWillman

Ohio (3):JenningsPruittVann

California (2):McEnteeShoemate

New Hampshire (2):CruzGriffin

Ontario (2):DelahuntMateas

Texas (2):BockelohSmith

Alabama (1):Johnson

Delaware (1):Abrams

Illinois (1):Mueller

Maine (1):Goodrich

North Carolina (1):Moore

Quebec (1):Joseph


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#15 Ty-Meer BrownRS Sophomore Safety 6-0, 193 McKeesport, Pa. McKeesport

Earned his first varsity letter last fall…played in all 12 games, starting the last seven of them at a safety spot…had 45 tackles on the season, which was eighth on the team…had career-high of eight tackles in win vs. USF (Oct. 15) and in season finale vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…had three interceptions, one of which was returned 48 yards for a touchdown vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8)…posted six tackles vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26).

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU2011 12 20 25 45 0 1.0 3 10

#13 Chad ChristenRS Junior Kicker/Punter 6-1, 202 Etters, Pa. Red Lane

Has handled kickoffs for the Huskies for the past two seasons…in 2011, averaged kickoff length was 65.7 yards with 14 of 62 kickoffs for touchbacks…had nine of 72 kickoffs for touchdowns in 2010.

#85 Geremy DavisRS Sophomore Wide Receiver 6-1, 214 Lawrenceville, Ga. Norcross

Saw action in all 12 games last year for his first collegiate playing time…had a career-high two receptions vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) and Vanderbilt (Sept. 10)…also had a reception in each of the last two games of the year vs. Rutgers (Nov. 26) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…attended same high school as UConn men’s basketball standout Jeremy Lamb.

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G2011 12 6 73 12.2 0 21 6.1

#89 John DelahuntRS Senior Tight End 6-3, 243 Ottawa, Ont. Holy Trinity

Shared starting duties at tight end in 2011 to earn his third varsity letter…had a career-high four receptions vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…also had a reception vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) and Syracuse (Nov. 5)…had first career TD reception on a 10-yarder vs. Syracuse…was highly-used in 2011 in double tight end situations for blocking.

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G2009 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.02010 13 5 75 15.0 0 46 5.82011 8 6 43 7.2 1 10 5.4TOTAL 32 11 118 10.7 1 46 3.7

#47 Reuben FrankRS Sophomore Fullback 6-3, 239 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Poughkeepsie

Earned a varsity letter in his first season of action…played mostly as the backup fullback…had eight receptions on the season with two in two games – Western Michigan (Oct. 1), West Virginia (Oct. 8) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…also made three tackles on special teams.

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G2011 12 8 30 2.5 0 10 2.5

#77 Kevin FriendRS Junior Offensive Tackle 6-6, 295 Warrentown, Va. Faquier

Started 11 of 12 games last season…started the opener vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) at right tackle, then to left guard for the third and fourth games of the season and finished the season by starting the final eight games back at right tackle…has started in 13 games over the past two years…part of an offensive line in 2011 that helped tailback Lyle McCombs rush for more than 1,000 yards.

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#7 Dwayne GratzRS Senior Cornerback 6-0, 198 Piscataway, N.J. Piscataway

Was a Second Team All-BIG EAST Conference pick last year…one of the most experienced players returning to the Husky team in the fall…has played in 38 career games, with 29 career starts – including all 12 games in 2011 and all 13 in 2010…broke into the starting lineup in 2009 as he started the last four games of the season…was the fifth-leading tackler on the team in 2011 with 53 stops and was tied for the team lead with three interceptions…had a season-high nine tackles against Cincinnati (Dec. 3) in season finale…his career-high is ten vs. Michigan on (Sept. 4, 2010)…also had eight tackles vs. Iowa State (Oct. 16) and Syracuse (Oct. 5)…had 4.5 tackles for 12 yards on the year and also had four pass breakups.

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2009 13 16 4 20 0 0.0 4 02010 13 54 9 63 0 2.0 11 22011 12 35 18 53 0 4.5 7 3TOTAL 38 105 31 136 0 6.5 22 5

#69 Steve GreeneRS Junior Offensive Guard 6-5, 309 Edensburg, Pa. Bishop Carroll

Earned his first varsity letter in 2011…moved into the starting lineup at left guard for the Western Michigan game (Oct. 1) and remained there for the rest of the season for a total of eight games…part of an offensive line in 2011 that helped tailback Lyle McCombs rush for more than 1,000 yards…was named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

#94 Ryan GriffinRS Senior Tight End 6-6, 247 Londonderry, N.H. Londonderry

A Second Team All-BIG EAST selection…has now played in 36 games over the past three years…was one of 25 tight ends to be named to the John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List…shared starting duties at tight end with John Delahunt..was used much more in the passing game in 2011…was the third-leading receiver on the team last year with 33 receptions and is the leading returning receiver on the team for 2012…had multiple receptions in nine games last year, including a season-high five vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8)…his career high remains six vs. Rutgers (10/31/09)…also had four receptions vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 10), Western Michigan (Oct. 1) and Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…had three receiving touchdowns and a two-point conversion for 20 points in 2011.


#98 Ted JenningsRS Senior Defensive End 6-6, 254 Dayton, Ohio Chaminade-Julienne

Made the first starts of his career in the first five games of the season…missed the last two games with an injury…was fifth on the team in tackles for loss with eight for 33 yards in 2011…also tied for fourth in sacks with 3.5…had a career-high eight tackles in opening win vs. Fordham (Sept. 3)…also had four tackles against Vanderbilt (Sept. 10) and USF (Oct. 15)..had 2.5 tackles for a loss against Vandy.

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2010 12 4 3 7 0 2.0 0 02011 10 11 14 25 3.5 8.0 0 1 TOTAL 22 15 17 32 3.5 10.0 0 1

#28 Jory JohnsonRS Senior Outside Linebacker 6-1, 227 Mobile, Ala. St. Paul’s/The Hun School (N.J.)

Led the Huskies in tackles last season with 97 and started all 12 games… has a total of 33 career games played with 14 starts…had a career-high 11 tackles against both Fordham (Sept. 3), USF (Oct. 15) and Louisville (Nov. 19)…also had ten tackles against both Iowa State (Sept. 16) and Western Michigan (Oct. 1)…was sixth on the team for tackles for a loss..had three tackles for a loss against Louisville…tied for the team lead in fumble recoveries with two… was named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Team and was also a ’10 selection…received the teams Football Alumni Award, for leadership, dedication and teamwork.

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2009 12 18 10 28 0 5.0 0 02010 9 5 2 7 0 2.0 1 12011 12 45 52 97 0 7.0 6 2TOTAL 33 68 64 132 0 14.0 7 3

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#16 Byron JonesRS Sophomore Defensive Back 6-1, 192 New Britain, Conn. St. Paul (Bristol)

Saw his first collegiate action in 2011 and earned a varsity letter…started eight games and six of the final seven…was sixth on the team in tackles with 51…had a career-high eight tackles in season-final vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…had a fumble recovery for a touchdown vs. USF (Oct. 15) and added six tackles and four pass breakups vs. the Bulls…the 10-yard fumbled recovery for a TD in the third quarter proved to be the deciding score in a 16-10 Husky win…was named the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against USF…had six tackles against both West Virginia (Oct. 8) and Rutgers (Nov. 26)…

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2011 12 33 18 51 0 0.0 6 2

#91 Jesse JosephSenior Defensive End 6-3, 259 Laval, Que. Vanier Prep

A key member of the Husky offensive line who was hampered by an injury last season…missed the first three games of the season after starting 25 of UConn’s 26 games in 2009 and ’10…returned for the fourth game of 2011 and then started the final seven…had a season-high five tackles against both Buffalo (Sept. 24) and Louisville (Nov. 19)…had four tackles in three other games…his career high in tackles remained eight vs. North Carolina (Sept. 12, 2009).

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2009 13 16 22 38 2.5 5.0 2 02010 12 25 14 39 8.5 12.0 0 02011 9 11 18 29 1.0 2.5 1 0TOTAL 34 52 54 106 12.0 19.5 3 0

#34 David KenneyRS Junior Outside Linebacker 6-0, 195 Highstown, N.J. The Peddie School

Earned his first varsity letter last year as a redshirt sophomore...saw duty both on specials teams and as reserve on defense…made two tackles on the season…played in 11 games in 2011 and five in 2010.

#29 Taylor MackJunior Cornerback 5-9, 170 Powder Springs, Ga. The Lovett School

Earned a varsity letter in 2010 for his play on special teams…played in eight games in 2011 and made two tackles…had two kickoff returns vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…was also the backup punt returner in 2011.

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2010 13 9 5 14 0 0.0 3 12011 8 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0TOTAL 21 9 7 16 0 0.0 3 1

YEAR G PR YDS TD LONG AVG2010 13 15 126 0 33 8.4 2011 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 21 15 126 0 33 8.4

YEAR G KR YDS TD LONG AVG 2010 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 8 2 35 0 20 17.5 TOTAL 21 2 35 0 20 17.5

#63 Adam MastersRS Senior Offensive Tackle 6-4, 298 Bethesda, Md. Walt Whitman

Three-year letterwinner who started all 12 games last year at right guard…has seen action in each of the last three seasons…has made 23 starts during his career…started at right tackle for the final seven games of 2010, including the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, and was at left tackle for the first four games… part of an offensive line in 2011 that helped tailback Lyle McCombs rush for more than 1,000 yards…also helped Jordan Todman rush for more than 1,000 yards in 2010.

#43 Lyle McCombsRS Sophomore Tailback 5-8, 166 Staten Island, N.Y. St. Joseph By The Sea

Led Connecticut in rushing as a redshirt freshman with 1,151 yards…was 29th in the country in rushing at 95.92 yards per game and was second in the BIG EAST…was named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America…was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection…was named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year…was the second-leading freshman rusher in the country and just 0.46 yards per game behind the leader…his rushing total was the ninth-highest in school single-season history and his carries were fourth…posted the 14th season in school history of 1,000 or more rushing yards…was just the second UConn freshman (true or redshirt) to hit the 1,000 yard mark…had 141 rushing yards vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) in his collegiate debut – that mark is the second-best first game among the top 10 rushers in Husky history…had a career high 152 yards of rushing in win vs. Syracuse (Nov. 5)..rushed for 100 yards or more in six games…besides Fordham and Syracuse, also had 118 vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 10), 136 vs. Westen Michigan (Oct. 1), 130 vs. USF (Oct. 15) and 124 vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26).

YEAR G ATT YDS TD AVG REC YDS TD2011 12 275 1151 7 4.2 19 172 1


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#11 Scott McCummingsRS Sophomore Quarterback 6-2, 224 Natick, Mass. Natick

Saw his first collegiate action by playing in all 12 games last season…was used mostly in the “wildcat” formation…best games of the season came in wins over Syracuse (Nov. 5) and Rutgers (Nov. 26)…against Rutgers, rushed for 47 yards on ten carries with two touchdowns…against Syracuse, rushed for 59 yards on 13 carries with two TDs in win over Syracuse (Nov. 5)…rushed for 40 yards vs. Louisville (Nov. 19) and Iowa State (Sept. 16)…also had a rushing TD vs. Iowa State…had a 55-yard pass completion for a TD in opening win over Fordham (Sept. 3)…had a 39-yard pass completion for a TD vs. Iowa State…was named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

YEAR G A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF2011 12 10-5-0 50.0 157 2 247.9

YEAR G ATT YDS TD AVG/C 2011 12 74 285 5 3.9

#18 Johnny McEnteeRS Senior Quarterback 6-3, 208 Fullerton, Calif. Servite

Walk-on quarterback who started all 12 games in 2011…had played in just two games – one in 2009 and another in 2010 – before taking over the starting role…passed for over 150 yards in seven games…passed for over 200 in four games…season and career-high was 300 yards vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 1)..also had 213 vs. Buffalo (Sept. 24), 253 vs. Louisville (Nov. 19) and 252 vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 3)..had four touchdown passes vs. Western Michigan and two in three other games…career high was 22 completions vs. WMU and 43 attempts vs. Louisville…his 335 pass attempts was eighth in school single-season history and his 172 completions was tenth…the 2,110 yards was 14th…received the team’s 2011 Joseph M. Giannelli Unsung Hero Award.

YEAR G A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF2009 1 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0.02011 12 335-172-8 51.3 2110 12 111.3TOTAL 13 335-172-8 51.3 2110 12 111.3

#3 Sio MooreRS Senior Linebacker 6-2, 229 Apex, N.C. Apex

Has more tackles than any other returning Husky…started all 12 games last year at linebacker….has started 21 games during his Husky career…was the third-leading tackler on the 2011 Huskies with 86 and led the team with 16 tackles for a loss and was second with 6.5 sacks…had a season-high 13 tackles vs. Louisville and also had ten vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…his career high remains 17 tackles vs. West Virginia (Oct. 20, 2010)…had 3.5 tackles for a loss of 21 yards at Vanderbilt (Sept. 10)…all of those TFLs were also sacks…was 21st in the country in tackles for a loss with 1.33 per game and was second in the BIG EAST.


#67 Adam MuellerJunior Long Snapper 6-1, 225 Park Ridge, Ill. Maine Township South

Earned a varsity letter by serving as the team’s long snapper…was his first collegiate action in 2011…helped form a team that saw UConn connect on 22 of 28 field goal attempts and on 29 of 30 extra point attempts… was named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

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#9 Andrew OpokuRS Sophomore Outside Linebacker 6-4, 229 North Brunswick, N.J. Fork Union Military (Va.)

Saw his first collegiate action in 2011…played in all 12 games on both defense and special teams…made ten tackles with three vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) and Syracuse (Nov. 5)…had one tackle in four other games.

#33 Yawin SmallwoodRS Sophomore Linebacker 6-3, 235 Worcester, Mass. Doherty

Enjoyed a terrific first year of playing collegiate football by starting all 12 games at middle linebacker…was the second-leading tackler on the team with 94 stops, just three off the team lead…also had 2.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks…had double-figure tackles in two games with a career-high 12 in win vs. Syracuse (Nov. 5) and also had ten vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 1)…returned a fumble 64-yards for a touchdown against Vanderbilt (Sept. 10) and an interception 28-yards for a TD vs. Buffalo (Sept. 24)…was among the top 100 tacklers in the country.

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2011 12 36 58 94 1.5 2.5 4 1

#80 Michael SmithSenior Wide Receiver 6-0, 201 Houston, Texas Westside

Experienced wide receiver who did not play last season…played in 36 games with 17 starts from 2008-10 and has one year of eligibility left..did not redshirt as a true freshman…was the leading scorer on the 2010 team..has a career high with eight receptions vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 26, 2009) and 130 receiving yards vs. Buffalo (Sept. 25, 2010).


#59 Shamar StephenRS Junior Defensive Tackle 6-5, 317 Brookville, N.Y. Long Island Lutheran

Two-year letter winner who will be key for the Huskies on a defensive line that lost a pair of starters…has been a member of the defensive line rotation for the past two seasons…has played in 24 games over the past two years, including all 12 in 2010…made a career-high six tackles vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8) and also had two tackles vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 10) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…started eight games as a freshman in 2010.

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PD INT2010 12 13 14 27 2.0 4.0 0 02011 12 7 10 17 0.0 1.0 1 0TOTAL 24 20 24 44 2.0 5.0 1 0

#86 Cole WagnerRS Junior Punter 6-2, 211 York, Pa. York Suburban

Second Team All-BIG EAST pick in 2010…was ranked third in the BIG EAST and 53rd nationally in yards per punt at 41.1 yards per boot…had a season-long punt of 63 yards vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8) and also had a 62-yarder vs. Buffalo (Sept. 24)…career-long is a 66-yarder at Michigan (Sept. 4, 2010) in first collegiate games…21 of his 80 punting attempts last year were inside the 20-yard line and 29 were for fair catches.

YEAR G P YDS LONG AVG2010 13 79 3260 66 41.32011 12 80 3288 63 41.1TOTAL 25 159 6548 66 41.2

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#31 Nick WilliamsSenior Wide Receiver 5-10, 184 East Windsor, N.J. The Hun School

Experienced returning Husky in both the receiving and return department…was the fifth-leading receiver on the team last year…had two receptions in win over Buffalo (Sept. 24), including one for a 64-yard TD…had a 26-yard reception for a TD against Western Michigan (Oct. 1)…also had multiple reception games vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8), Louisville (Nov. 19) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3)….was again the primary kickoff returner for UConn with 37 returns for an average of 24.9 yards per return…led the country in that category in 2010 with 35.29 yards per return…in 2011, also had 22 punt returns for an average of 5.6 yards per return..in the Husky career record books: first in yards per return average with 28.3, is tied for third in number of KO returns with 55, second in KO yardage with 1,556 and tied for first for KO returns for TDs with two… was named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.


YEAR G PR YDS TD LONG AVG2009 7 1 1 0 1 1.0 2010 11 8 93 0 39 11.6 2011 12 22 123 0 36 5.6 TOTAL 30 31 217 0 39 7.0

YEAR G KR YDS TD LONG AVG 2009 7 1 36 0 36 36.0 2010 11 17 600 2 100 35.3 2011 12 37 920 0 61 24.9 TOTAL 30 55 1556 2 100 28.3

#48 Trevardo WilliamsSenior Defensive End 6-2, 233 Bridgeport, Conn. Canterbury

Started 11 of 12 games last season and emerged as a defensive force as the year went on…earned Second Team All-BIG EAST Conference honors…was second on the UConn team in tackles for a loss and first in sacks…of his 43 tackles last season, made 20 of them in the final five games…of his 15 tackles for a loss, 10.5 came in last five games of the year…of his 12.5 sacks, nine came in last five games…had four tackles for a loss of 30 yards (all sacks) in win over Rutgers (Nov. 26)…had six total tackles vs. Rutgers…also had two sacks vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…was second in the country in sacks per game at 1.04 per game and led the BIG EAST…was 32nd in the country in tackles for a loss and was second in the BIG EAST…his 19 career sacks are tied for sixth in school history…received the team’s Kendall Madison Award, given to a player for his dedication, hard work, positive attitude and outstanding citizenship.


#53 Ryan WirthRS Senior Defensive Tackle 6-3, 271 Medford, N.J. Shawnee/Cheshire (Conn.) Academy

Earned his first varsity letter as a junior…saw action on both the defensive line and on special teams..has played in 18 games during his career (including nine last year) and has seven career tackles in seven different games.

#5 Blidi Wreh-WilsonRS Senior Cornerback 6-0, 190 Edinboro, Pa. General McLane

Missed much of last year with a knee injury suffered in the Buffalo game (Sept. 24)…missed the next five games and returned for the final three…had started 22 games and played in all 26 in 2009 and ’10…made a career-high nine tackles against Iowa State (Sept. 16)…had seven tackles win an interception in win over Rutgers (Nov. 26)…has two career interception returns for TDs to tie a school record…was a team captain in 2010.

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL P INT2009 13 29 11 40 0.0 0.0 7 12010 13 48 9 57 0.0 1.0 9 42011 7 23 14 37 0.5 2.0 9 2TOTAL 30 100 34 134 0.5 3.0 25 7

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UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni signs an autograph for a fan. Current members of the Husky team signed autographs for fans prior to the Signing Day reception.

2012 Incoming Student-Ath letes

The following is a list of the high school seniors that signed Letters of Intent.Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown/High School/Prep SchoolBattles-Santos, Brendan DE 6-3 250 Eastham, Mass/Nauset RegionalBryan, Rennick C 6-2 319 New Haven, Conn./HillhouseClax, Jazzmar FB-LB 5-11 236 Freehold, N.J./NeptuneFloyd, Jordan FS 6-1 205 Bel Air, Md./Loyola BlakefieldGreen, John WR 5-11 175 Miami, Fla./Felix VarelaGutierrez, Ricardo WR 6-1 170 Hialeah, Fla./AmericanHicks, Jonathan LB 6-3 245 Palmyra, Penn./PalmyraLevy, Richard OT 6-6 280 Trenton, N.J./Trenton CentralMarder, Ellis FS 6-1 185 Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland PrepMelifonwu, Obi FS 6-3 194 South Grafton, Mass./GraftonMyers, Mikal DT 6-0 300 Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free AcademyNorris, Elijah DE 6-4 230 Upper Marlboro, Md./Archbishop CarrollPuyol, Bobby K 6-0 170 North Palm Beach, Fla./DwyerRugg, Zack OG 6-5 285 Windber, Pa./Bishop McCortSamra, Tyler OG 6-3 250 Wycoff, N.J./Don BoscoStephens, Omaine LB 6-4 220 East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus Sylva, Jason LB 6-3 235 Marion, Mass./Plymouth South-Tabor AcademyVinci, Wyatt LB-FB 6-3 238 Ridgewood, N.J./St. Joseph/Hun SchoolWilliams, Jhavon CB 5-11 185 Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central

The following student-athletes enrolled at UConn for the spring 2012 semester Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown/High School/Prep School or Community CollegeBockeloh, Kyle C 6-2 286 Houston, Texas/Cypress CreekCochran, Casey QB 6-0 216 Monroe, Conn./MasukGhio, Drew OG 6-1 297 Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central/Loomis ChaffeeWhitmer, Chandler QB 6-1 188 Newnan, Ga./Downers Grove (Ill.) South/Butler (Kan.) CCWilliams, Joseph TB 5-11 197 Allentown, Pa./Emmaus/Fork Union (Va.)

The following is the junior college transfer that signed a financial aid agreement. Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown/High School/Community CollegeShortell, Neil TE 6-3 250 Mission Hills, Kan./Butler (Kan.) CC

2012 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNEES

A total of 19 high school seniors signed National Letters of Intent on Tuesday, Feb. 1 to attend the University of Connecticut. The 19 seniors come from seven states with the following breakdown: Florida 5, New Jersey 5, Massachusetts 3, Maryland 2, Pennsylvania 2, Connecticut 1 and New York 1.

In addition, UConn had five new student-athletes enroll for the spring 2012 semester and received a signed financial aid agreement from a junior college transfer.

Brendan Battles-Santos: Had 70 tackles his senior year with two sacks … played both defensive line and quarterback as a senior, running a single-wing offense as the lead blocker out of the backfield … named to the ESPN Boston All-State team and a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Star … also an outstanding wrestler … was a Boston Herald All-Scholastic pick in wrestling … captured the sectional, Division I and All-State titles as a junior in the 215-pound weight division … reached the finals of the New England Championship … was third at the National High School Coaches Association tournament … born April 28, 1994. Kyle Bockeloh: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will participate in spring practice … played at Cypress Creek High School in Houston and graduated in the spring of 2011 … team went 9-4 in his senior season and team won three playoff games to advance to the regional round of the 5A Division I championship … delayed his enrollment to college until this semester … earned Greater Houston Academic All-State honors and also participated in track and field..born October 20, 1992. Rennick Bryan: Named to the Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association All-Star Football Team and the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-Connecticut Team..named to the Levi Jackson All-Star Team, honored by the New Haven Gridiron Club … also throws the shot put and discus in track and field … was All-Southern Connecticut Conference in the shot put … born December 1, 1993.


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In what has become a Signing Day tradition at UConn, season tickets holders and UConn Club members gathered for a reception to hear the coaching staff talk about their latest addi-tions. This year’s event was held at Rentschler Field.

Jonathan the Husky was on hand to take pictures with the UConn faithful.

Jazzmar Clax: Led Neptune HS to its first Central Jersey Group 3 title since 1998 … had 156 tackles (72 solo) with six sacks and a pair of forced fumbles … born August 23, 1993 … was an Asbury Park Press All-Shore first team selection in each of the past two years … began his high school career at Freehold Borough HS and helped lead that school to the Group 3 title in 2010 … born August 23, 1993. Casey Cochran: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will participate in spring practice … Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut for each of the past two seasons … named to the Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association All-Star Football Team and the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-Connecticut Team … holds the Connecticut high school career records for passing yards and completions … played his final two years of high school at Masuk and led the team to the Connecticut Class L title in 2010 … started his scholastic career at New London HS and led the team to the state class SS title in 2008 … born February 25, 1994. Jordan Floyd: Named to All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association team.. named all-state honorable mention by the Baltimore Sun and was a second team All-Metro pick in 2010 … as a junior had 700 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns and also had 70 tackles..played in the 2011 Maryland Crab Bowl on December 17 for the Baltimore team … also plays basketball and runs track and field in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash … born April 19, 1994. Drew Ghio: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will participate in spring practice … graduate of Bristol Central High School and spent the fall 2011 semester at the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn. … team captain at Bristol Central and earned team MVP honors … was an all-city and first team all-conference pick … honor roll student at both Bristol Eastern and Loomis … played for the Connecticut team in the 2010 Governors’ Cup All-Star Game … participated in track and basketball … born July 17, 1992. John Green: Had 13 receptions for 186 yards and three TDs in 2011 … had a 32.3 yards punting average as a senior … also runs track in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter events … born November 12, 1993. Ricky Gutierrez: Wide receiver whose team played in regional semifinals of Florida Class 7A regional quarterfinals … son of former Major League Baseball player Ricky Gutierrez, who played for six teams from 1993-2004 and won a World Series ring with the ‘04 Red Sox..born February 15, 1993. Jonathan Hicks: Was named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class AAA All-Star Team … made 140 tackles, including 25 in one game, with 4.5 sacks as a senior in 2011 along with two blocked punts and two forced fumbles … played both inside linebacker and offensive line … will play in the Big 33 All-Star game (Pennsylvania vs. Ohio) on June 16 in Hershey, Pa. … will be first Palmyra HS player in that game since 1977 and is just one of four LBs for the Pennsylvania team … led high school team to a regular season record of 9-3, its best in four decades … team made its first-ever District Three playoff appearance and won a triple OT game in the first round … born December 10, 1993. Richard Levy: Played both on the offensive and defensive line … also wrestles in high school … born September 12, 1992. Ellis Marder: 2011 Central Florida all-star … Played defensive back in high school … team played in regional semifinals of Class 4A championship … born January 14, 1994. Obi Melifonwu: Played both running back and defensive back in high school … rushed for 1,394 yards in senior year with 17 touchdowns … made 14 tackles on defense and had three interceptions..also had ten two-point conversions … named to the ESPN Boston All-State team … rushed for 320 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Leichester in 2011..is also a long jumper and triple jumper on the track team … born April 5, 1994. Mikal Myers: Will played defensive tackle at UConn after playing on both the offensive and defensive line in high school … was named a first team Class AA selection on the offensive line by the New York Sportswriters Association … was second team in junior year … on defense as a senior, had 91 tackles with 14 for a loss and 10 sacks … team was 10-2 in senior year and advanced to championship game of NYSAPHSAA Class 4A tournament … team won its first Section 9 Class AA title since 2003 … born August 14, 1994.

Elijah Norris: Was a receiver on offense and had 20 receptions for 440 yards and four TDs … also made 102 tackles with 16.0 sacks … had a 37.03 yards punting average … born July 4, 1994. Bobby Puyol: Was a finalist for the Palm Beach (Fla.) Placekicker of the Year by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission … had career mark of 22-27 in field goals with a long of 54, to break a school record … was 189 for 198 on PATs and had a KO touchback percentage of 82% … first team all-conference 3A-4A as a senior and first team all-area by Orlando Sun Sentinel … third team all-state 7A … was 9 of 12 on field goals and 50 of 52 on extra points … also was the backup QB … team won three playoff games in Class 7A tournament as team made it to state semifinals and was regional champion … team went 50 games over his four-year HS career … first-team all-conference three times … team won state championship in sophomore year..also plays baseball … high school baseball coach was Frank Torre, Jr., son of former major leaguer Frank Torre and nephew of legendary Joe Torre … son born August 17, 1993. Zach Rugg: Had 72 tackles in senior year with two double-digit tackle games … also had 2.5 sacks … also played on the offensive line … named first team All-Area by the Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) … also named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers all-state team … team went 7-4 in senior season … as a junior had 99 tackles … in junior year, team went 8-5 and reached the District 6 Class A championship game … born February 16, 1994. Tyler Samra: Helped team rush for 1,910 rushing yards and 1,194 passing yards in senior year … was named first-team all-state by the Newark Star-Ledger … team went 11-0 in senior year and won the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 state championship … born December 23, 1993. Neil Shortell: A junior college transfer from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas … same junior college as UConn spring enrollee Chandler Whitmer … will have two years of eligibility over three at UConn … had four receptions for 60 yards and a TD as a tight end for Butler in 2011 … was named All-Kansas Junior College Conference first team honors … Butler was the second-ranked junior college team nationally this past season … born July 9, 1991. Omaine Stephens: Worrall Community Newspapers All-Area co-Defensive Player of the Year … also named First Team All-Group 4 by the Newark Star-Ledger and First Team All-Essex County … made 70 tackles as a senior (54 primary) with 13 sacks … born June 2, 1993. Jason Sylva: Will play linebacker at Connecticut … made 72 tackles on defense with 22 for a loss and 10 sacks this past fall at Tabor Academy (Marion, Mass.) … .also rushed for 900 yards and 10 TDS … was a three-time All-Colonial League pick, a first team All-New England selection twice and a runner-up for the New England Player of the year as a senior … began his high school career at Plymouth South HS, earning Atlantic Coast League hon-orable mention all-conference honors in football and basketball … his father, Ed, played football at Boston State (now UMass-Boston) … his uncle, Bob, played football at Norwich with current UConn DC Don Brown … born July 14, 1992. Wyatt Vinci: Attended same prep school as current Husky wide receiver Nick Williams … played high school football at St. Joseph HS in Montvale, N.J … born January 9, 1993. Jhavon Williams: Team went 7-4 in senior season and played in the regional quarter-finals of the Florida Class 8A championship … played in the Florida Atlantic Coaches’ Association North-South All-Star game following his senior season … started his high school career at American Heritage HS … born January 20, 1993. Joseph Williams: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will participate in spring practice … spent the fall 2011 semester at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy after graduating from Emmaus High School in the spring of 2011 … .at Emmaus, rushed for 1,243 yards as a senior and was a second team all-area pick … first team All-Lehigh Valley Conference selection … was a track standout winning the LVC outdoor track titles in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash … born September 4, 1993. Chandler Whitmer: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will par-ticipate in spring practice … will have three years of eligibility at Connecticut … originally enrolled at Illinois in the fall of 2010 and was a redshirt … named to The Champaign News-Gazette’s All-State team following his senior year of high school at Downers Grove

(Ill.) South … earned all state and all-area honors … spent the 2011 fall semester at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas … was 180 for 316 in the air for 3,022 yards this past season with 25 TDs and 14 interceptions … was named All-Kansas Junior College Conference first team honors … named National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honorable mention … Butler was the second-ranked junior college team nationally this past season … born August 16, 1991.


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SQUAD NOTESNINE HUSKIES NAMED ALL-BIG EASTUConn senior center Moe Petrus, senior defensive lineman Kendall Reyes and senior kicker Dave Teggart were named to the First Team All-BIG EAST Conference football team. It marked the second-straight season that Teggart and Reyes have been named first team while Petrus was a second team pick in 2010.Six Huskies were name to the All-BIG EAST Second Team: junior cornerback Dwayne Gratz, junior tight end Ryan Griffin, redshirt freshman tailback Lyle McCombs, senior offensive tackle Mike Ryan, junior defensive lineman Trevardo Williams and sophomore punter Cole Wagner. Ryan was named to an all-conference team for the second-straight year.

UCONN TEAM AWARDSThe University of Connecticut football team held its annual awards ceremony following the season, honoring 10 student-athletes for their accomplishments this season.Senior defensive tackle Kendall Reyes was named the Team Most Valuable Player and the Defensive Player of the Year. Freshman tailback Lyle McCombs was named the Offensive Player of the Year. Senior kicker Dave Teggart was the Special Teams Player of the Year.Redshirt senior wide receiver Kashif Moore was honored with the Jasper T. Howard Play-Every-Play Award, which is presented to a strong team player who best exemplifies a “battle-to-the-end” spirit during every game through every play. Moore wore Howard’s No. 6 this season in honor of the Husky player who was murdered in the fall of 2009.The Brian Kozlowski Award was given to redshirt senior defensive tackle Twyon Martin. This award is designated for a courageous, hard working and productive person. The award is named for the former Husky tight end, later a 13-year NFL veteran, who through relentless hard work, effort and dedication was able to have a lengthy NFL career.Junior defensive end Trevardo Williams was given the Kendall Madison Award which is presented to a strong team player whose dedication, hard work, positive attitude and outstanding citizenship best exemplifies the proud spirit of the UConn Huskies. The award is named for the former Husky who was tragically killed in the mid 1990s while being a good Samaritan in his attempt to break up an altercation. The Football Alumni Award, which is given to a player who has demonstrated leadership and dedication and is the ultimate team player, was presented to redshirt junior linebacker Jory Johnson.The John L. Toner Scholar-Athlete Award was given to redshirt senior safety Harris Agbor. This award was designed to honor a senior member of the football program who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance and citizenship while making a significant contribution to the overall success of the team. Selected by the Football CPIA Staff, the award is named after the former UConn athletic director and football coach and NCAA President. The 2011 Joseph M. Giannelli Unsung Hero Award went to redshirt junior quarterback Johnny McEntee.

UCONN IN BIG EAST OPENERS, BIG EAST HOME OPENERSConnecticut began BIG EAST Conference play on Oct. 28 vs. West Virginia and 2011 marks the eighth year of football league membership dating back to 2004. UConn now has a 3-5 record in BIG EAST openers with the loss at West Virginia. UConn has lost three straight BIG EAST openers as it fell 24-21 at Pittsburgh in 2009.In terms of BIG EAST home openers, UConn has now won seven of those eight games and the five past games in a row with the win over USF. UConn’s only BIG EAST home opener loss came in 2006 against fourth-ranked West Virginia.UConn was one of seven charter members of the BIG EAST Conference when the league was founded in 1979 and UConn is the only founding school that is currently playing football in the league and scheduled to do so in the future. The other five original members were Boston College, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Providence, Georgetown and St. John’s.

CLOSE CALL HUSKIESUConn finished the non-conference season with a 2-3 record. That record could have been better as UConn lost to Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Western Michigan by a combined 14 points and led in the fourth quarter of each game.The October 8 loss at West Virginia was the first game in 2011 that the Huskies did not hold a fourth quarter lead. UConn also did not lead in the Oct. 26 game vs. Pittsburgh, the Nov 19 game vs. Louisville and the Dec. 3 game at Cincinnati.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 with 12:51 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.

2011 UConn Schedule/Results

Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time

9/3 FORDHAM (ESPN3) W, 35-39/10 at Vanderbilt (SNY) L, 24-219/16 IOWA STATE (ESPN2) L, 24-209/24 at Buffalo (SNY) W, 17-310/1 W. MICHIGAN(SNY) L, 38-3110/8 at West Virginia*(SNY) L, 43-1610/15 USF* (SNY) W, 16-1010/26 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) L, 35-2011/5 SYRACUSE* (ESPNU) W, 28-2111/19 LOUISVILLE* (SNY) L, 34-2011/26 RUTGERS* (ESPN2) W, 40-2212/3 at Cincinnati* (ESPN) L, 35-27* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game

SEASON STORYLINES• UConn wrapped up its first season under head

coach Paul Pasqualoni with an overall record of 5-7 and 3-4 in the BIG EAST. The Huskies remained in contention for bowl eligbility until the last weekend of the season.

• Redshirt freshman running back Lyle McCombs was named a Freshman All-American and Second Team All-BIG EAST. Was 29th nationally in rushing and second among freshman.

• McCombs rushed for 1,151 yards – the ninth-highest in school history. Was just the second Husky freshman to rush for more than 1,000 yards.

• Three Huskies were named First Team All-BIG EAST (Moe Petrus, Kendall Reyes and Dave Teggart). Six Huskies were named Second Team (Dwayne Gratz, Ryan Griffin, Lyle McCombs, Mike Ryan, Trevardo Williams, Cole Wagner).

• Four Huskies played in postseason all-star games: Kendall Reyes in the Senior Bowl, Moe Petrus in the East-West Shrine Game, Mike Ryan in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and Dave Teggart in Players All-Star Classic.

• Three Huskies were invited to the NFL Combine: Kashif Moore, Kendall Reyes, and Dave Teggart.


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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 66 league wins from 1991-2004 and 2011 while Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech is second with 57.With his five overall wins in 2011, Pasqauloni is also first in league history in overall wins with 112 to top the mark of Beamer with 108.

UCONN COACHING DEBUTSPasqualoni became the first Husky coach since 1923 to win his UConn coaching 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.

1,000 AND COUNTINGUConn’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 overall program record of 486-508-38 in 1,032 games.

UCONN VS. RANKED TEAMSThe Oct. 8 game vs. West Virginia marked the 18th time in school history that the Huskies faced a team ranked in the Associated Press poll at the time of the game. UConn’s only win in those 18 games came on Oct. 27, 2007 with a 22-15 win over No. 11 USF. UConn first played a ranked team in the 2001 season opener at No. 9 Virginia Tech. UConn has played the country’s top ranked team once when it traveled to Miami on Oct. 5, 2002.

UCONN FOOTBALL A LEADER IN ACADEMICSThe UConn football program continues to be a leader in the BIG EAST Conference in terms of academic performance by its student-athletes.UConn was the top team in the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of both October 2008 and ’09 among league schools. In 2010, the Huskies GSR was third in the BIG EAST and within four points of the second place team. The 2011 GSR came out during the 2011 season and UConn was tied for fourth in the league, but within four points of the two schools that were tied for second. UConn’s 75 percent GSR mark was well ahead of the national GSR for FBS teams, which was 67 percent.The UConn football program also had the highest NCAA GSR for African-American student-athletes among all state universities that participated in a bowl game in 2008. In five of the past seven years, including 2007, ‘08 and ‘09, UConn was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for its high graduation rate. UConn’s overall GSR in 2009 was the third-highest of the more than 50 state universities that participated in a bowl game.In 2011, the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the UConn football team was an impressive 953 over a four-year cycle, with a one-year mark of 959 for the 2009-10 academic year.

AROUND THE BIG EAST2011 BIG EAST Standings

BIG EAST OVERALLWest Virginia 5-2 .714 10-3 .769Louisville 5-2 .714 7-6 .538Cincinnati 5-2 .714 10-3 .769Rutgers 4-3 .571 9-4 .692Pittsburgh 4-3 .571 6-7 .462Connecticut 3-4 .429 5-7 .417USF 1-6 .143 5-7 .417Syracuse 1-6 .143 5-7 .417

2011-12 BOWL GAME SCHEDULE

North Carolina State 34, Louisville 21Belk BowlDecember 27, 2011Charlotte, N.C.8:00 p.m., ESPN

Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13New Era Pinstripe BowlDecember 30, 2011New York, N.Y.3:15 p.m., ESPN

Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24AutoZone Liberty BowlDecember 31, 2011Memphis, Tenn.3:30 p.m., ABC

West Virginia 70, Clemson 33Discover Orange BowlJanuary 4, 2012Miami, Fla.8:30 p.m, ESPN

SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6BBVA Compass BowlJanuary 7, 2012Birmingham, Ala.1:00 p.m., ESPN

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HUSKIES VS. THE BIG EASTUConn owns an all-time mark of 25-30 in BIG EAST Conference games since joining the league for football in 2004. The Huskies posted their best conference record with a 5-2 mark in 2007 and ‘10.UConn had a five-game BIG EAST Conference games win streak broken on Oct. 8 at West Virginia. It was the longest in school history.

HUSKIES ON THE ROAD SINCE 2002The Huskies have put together a 22-32 road record since 2002.In non-conference road affairs over that same span, Connecticut has posted a mark of 17-11 and has won nine of its last 13 such games.

HUSKIES VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES SINCE 2002Connecticut boasts a 42-20 record against non-conference opponents in the regu-lar season since making the move to the FBS in 2002.The Huskies have won 17 of their last 24 regular season non-league games overall with the only blemishes coming via a one-point loss at Virginia (17-16) in 2007, losses to North Carolina in 2008 and ‘09, Michigan and Temple in ‘10 and Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Western Michigan in ‘11.UConn has posted the following records in non-conference regular season games: 6-6 (2002), 9-3 (2003), 4-1 (2004), 3-1 (2005), 3-2 (2006), 4-1 (2007), 4-1 (2008), 4-1 (2009), 3-2 (2010) and 2-3 (2011).

HUSKIES IN NCAA STATISTICSHere are the categories where UConn is ranked in the top 40 in the final 2011 NCAA statistics.Rushing Defense 4th at 85.67 yards (First in BIG EAST)Kickoff Return 17th at 24.16 yards (First in BIG EAST)Turnover Margin 20th at +0.67 (Second in BIG EAST)Sacks 13th at 2.83 (Fourth in BIG EAST)TFL 19th at 7.25 (Fifth in BIG EAST)Individual leadersRushing Lyle McCombs, 29th at 95.92 (Second in BIG EAST)KO Returns Nick Williams, 39th at 24.86 (Fourth in BIG EAST)FGoals Dave Teggart, t3rd at 1.83 (Third in BIG EAST)Sacks Trevardo Williams, 2nd at 1.04 (First in BIG EAST)TFL Sio Moore, 21st at 1.33 (Second in BIG EAST) Trevardo Williams, 32nd at 1.25 (Third in BIG EAST)

HUSKIES IN THE NFLAs the NFL held its training camps this past summer, there were a total of 14 Huskies in NFL camps before final cuts were made. UConn had 11 former play-ers that were on NFL rosters in 2009 (a school high) and that number stood at 10 former Huskies on NFL rosters at the end of the 2011 season.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 now 10. They are:• Quarterback Dan Orlovsky of the Indianapolis Colts, who was in his seventh

year in the NFL and played four years in Detroit and two with Houston.• Offensive tackle William Beatty of the Super Bowl Champion New York

Giants, who finished his third year.• Running back Donald Brown, who finished 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 rookie year.

• Defensive back Darius Butler, who played two seasons for the New England Patriots, was waived by the team and then signed by the Carolina Panthers for the 2011 season.

• Defensive back Tyvon Branch, who finished 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 was on the injured reserve list again in 2011.

• Offensive guard Donald Thomas with the AFC Champion New England Patriots, who was 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 in the 2011 season.

• FB, Anthony Sherman, a fifth round pick of the Cardinals, who was a rookie in 2011.

• TB, Jordan Todman, a sixth round pick of the Chargers in 2011. He was waived by the Chargers on Oct. 22 and then resigned to their practice squad.

• 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. He was then on the active roster for the Indianapolis Colts for the end of the 2011 season.

• LB, Lawrence Wilson, a sixth round pick of the Panthers, who was cut by the team and later resigned for the practice squad roster. He was cut by the team in November.

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HUSKIES IN THE CFLIn addition, there were four former UConn players in the Canadian Football League in 2011.Martin Bedard (Montreal Alouettes) is entering his third year and has been part of two Grey Cup championship teams. Monteal lost to Hamilton in the Eastern Division Semifinals by a 52-44 overtime score on Nov. 13.Larry Taylor is in his fourth year in the league and is now with Calgary after spending the first three with Montreal. He was the 2009 CFL Special Teams Player of the Year. Calgary lost to Edmonton on Nov. 13 in the Western Division semifinals by a 33-19 count.Julius Williams, who played at UConn through 2008, is in his first year with the Edmonton Eskimos. Jordan Younger was in his eighth season – all with Toronto. Toronto finished the year 6-12.

2011 GAME BALLSFORDHAM: Lyle McCombsBUFFALO: Johnny McEntee, Nick Williams, UConn defenseUSF: Kendall Reyes, Dave TeggartSYRACUSE: Paul Pasqualoni, George DeLeone, Kevin Friend, Sio Moore, Nick Williams.RUTGERS: 13 Seniors-Harris Agbor, Gary Bardzak, Kijuan Dabney, Mark Hinkley, Jonathan Jean-Louis, Twyon Martin, Isiah Moore, Kashif Moore, Moe Petrus, Kendall Reyes, Mike Ryan, Dave Teggart and Gary Wilburn.

ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS IN GAME BALLSNick Williams (4), Cole Wagner (3), Sio Moore (2), John Delahunt (1), Kevin Friend (1), Ryan Griffin (1), Adam Masters (1), Lyle McCombs (1), Johnny McEntee (1), Trevardo Williams (1), Blidi Wreh-Wilson (1).2011 SCOUT TEAM PLAYERS OF THE WEEKFORDHAM: QB Blaise Driscoll (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), LS Alex Kantor (ST).BUFFALO: TB Wilbert Lee (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), TB Wilbert Lee (ST).USF: Shakim Phillips (O), Dave Stevenson (D), WR Mike Smith (ST).SYRACUSE: FB Brendan McLaughlin (O), LB Brandon Steg (D), LB Marquise Vann (ST).RUTGERS: WR Mike Smith (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), TB Wilbert Lee (ST).

HUSKIES AT COMBINE, ALL-STAR GAMESThree University of Connecticut football players took part in the NFL Combine, which took place Wednesday-Tuesday, Feb. 22-28 in Indianapolis. In addition, four Huskies took part in postseason all-star games.The three Huskies that were invited to the combine were: kicker Dave Teggart, wide receiver Kashif Moore and defensive tackle Kendall Reyes.Reyes played in the Senior Bowl, Teggart played in the Players All-Star Classic on Sat., on February 4, center Moe Petrus played in the East-West Shrine Game on Sat., January 21. Offensive tackle Mike Ryan played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Sat., January 21.

BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMA total of 22 University of Connecticut football student-athletes have been named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team. To be nominated, a player must have a cumulative grade-point index of at least 3.0 and completed a mini-mum of two semesters of academic work.The following is a list of UConn players named to that team:Name Year Pos. Hometown MajorHarris Agbor Sr. S Mesquite, Texas Finance/ Political ScienceJimmy Bennett Jr. OT Alexandria, Va. AccountingTyler Bennett Sr. WR Alexandria, Va. Communication SciencesRobert Cherry So. WR Simsbury, Conn. Biological SciencesJeremy Claflin Fr. S West Hartford, Conn. ExploratorySteve Greene So. OG Edensburg, Pa. Sport ManagementFrank Guardi So. WR New Fairfield, Conn. ExploratoryJory Johnson Jr. OLB Mobile, Ala. EconomicsAlex Kantor So. S Potomac, Md. ExploratoryChris Lopes So. CB Brockton, Mass. CommunicationsDominick Manco Fr. LS Lagrangeville, N.Y. ExploratoryCorey Manning Jr. TE Tyrone, Ga. FinanceChris Matteis Fr. FB North Haven, Conn. UndeclaredScott McCummings RFr. QB Natick, Mass. ExploratoryAdam Mueller So. LS Park Ridge, Ill. HistoryAlex Pagan Sr. QB East Windsor, Conn. Political ScienceMoe Petrus Sr. C St. Laurent, Que. PsychologyJames Scherer Jr. DB Middlefield, Conn. Exercise ScienceDave Teggart Sr. K Northborough, Mass. Coaching and AdministrationRobert Urban Sr. LB Southbury, Conn. PharmacyIsaac White So. LB Waterbury, Conn. Pre-KinesiologyNick Williams Jr. WR East Windsor, N.J. Economics

UConn’s Moe Petrus played in the East-West Shrine Game.

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OFFENSE NOTESMCCOMBS MAKES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT VS. FORDHAMUConn freshman Lyle McCombs’s 141 yards of rushing in his collegiate debut in the Fordham game is the second-highest when compared against UConn’s top 10 career rushing leaders. The top mark belongs to Tony Jordan (No. 10), who had 144 yards vs. Northeastern to open the 1978 season.Other notables include: No. 1 Donald Brown, 118 yards vs. 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 rushed for a total of 1,151 yards in his first collegiate season. McCombs had a career-high 152 yards of rushing in the win over Syracuse and rushed for 100 yards or more in six of his first 12 collegiate games.McCombs also had 136 yards against Western Michigan – including a 65 yarder – and 130 vs. USF. He also had 124 vs. Pittsburgh.

MCCOMBS GETS 1,000 YARDSMcCombs rushed for 1,151 yards this season on 275 carries for an average of 4.2 yards per carry with seven TDs.McCombs became the 14th Husky season in school history of 1,000 yards of rush-ing. He is the 13th Husky to reach that mark as Jordan Todman rushed for that mark in both 2009 and ‘10. Donald Brown is the career leader in rushing in a season with 2,083 in 2008:No. 1 Donald Brown 2083 2008No. 2 Jordan Todman 1695 2010No. 3 Tory Taylor 1262 1995No. 4 Terry Caulley 1247 2002No. 5 Eric Torkelson 1233 1973No. 6 Cornell Brockington 1218 2004No. 7 Jordan Todman 1188 2009No. 8 Kevin Wesley 1162 1989No. 9 Lyle McCombs 1151 2011No. 10 Wilbur Gilliard 1099 1993McCombs is the second freshman in school history to run for 1,000 yards in a season. Terry Caulley accomplished that in 2002 with 1,247 as a true freshman.McComb’s 275 carries was fourth in school single season history while Brown leads with 367 in 2008.

GRIFFIN NAMED TO MACKEY MID-SEASON WATCH LISTAs the offensive philosophy of head coach Paul Pasqualoni and his offensive coordinator George DeLeone develops at UConn, throwing to the tight end has obviously been emphasized. The third-leading receiver on the team is redshirt junior Ryan Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.), who had 33 receptions this year for 499 yards and two TDs. He had four receptions for 73 yards vs. Western Michigan and was the lead-ing receiver vs. WVA with five receptions for 57 yards. He had three receptions for 38 yards against USF and had four receptions for 44 yards and a TD vs. Pittsburgh.Griffin was named one of 25 tight ends nationally to be named to the John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List. He was one of just two BIG EAST players named to it – joining Nick Provo of Syracuse.

WILLIAMS BACK ON RECEIVING ENDUConn junior Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had been making headlines over his career mostly in the kickoff return department. 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 had been using Williams more in a receiver role in 2011, 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 and two catches for 21 yards vs. West Virginia. He had two receptions for 17 yards vs. Louisville and had two receptions for 45 yards in the season finale vs. Cincinnati.

DEFENSE NOTESJENNINGS GETS FIRST CAREER STARTTeddy Jennings (Dayton, Ohio) made his first career start in the season opening against Fordham at defensive end. He responded by making eight tackles – with 2.5 for a loss. He enjoyed another 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 tackles vs. Buffalo with a sack and two tackles against West Virginia. He had four tackles against USF – including a tackle for a loss of two yards. He had a tackle vs. Louisville before he was injured and missed the rest of the season.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 then had three vs. Western Michigan. Joseph moved back into the starting lineup against West Virginia and did not have a tackle. He started again vs. USF and had four tackles with half a tackle for a loss and had four tackles and a sack vs. Pittsburgh. He had five tackles vs. Louisville, three vs. Rutgers and four vs. Cincinnati.

SMALLWOOD IMPRESSES EARLYConnecticut redshirt freshman Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) was the second-leading tackler on the UConn team with 94 tackles – just three off the team lead. He had a terrific game vs. Syracuse as he led the team with 12 tackles and also had half a sack and a pass breakup.He started 12 games for UConn in his first collegiate season and also seemed to have a knack for making the big play.Against Vanderbilt, he returned a fumble 64 yards for a touchdown and then had a 28-yard interception return vs. Buffalo. The interception vs. the Bulls came at a key time as it came on a third and goal play from the UConn five with the Huskies nursing a 10-3 lead.

JONES HONORED BY BIG EASTAs UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni looked for the right combination in his secondary, redshirt freshman Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) made his second and third career starts vs. West Virginia and USF and was in the starting lineup for the rest of the season.Jones responded in fine form vs. USF as he returned a fumble 10-yards for a TD to provide the winning score for the Huskies in the win. He also made seven tackles in the game.For his efforts, Jones was named the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week – the first weekly league honor for the Huskies in 2011.Jones’ fumble return for a TD was the second for the Huskies this season as Smallwood had a 64-yarder vs. Vanderbilt. The two fumble returns for a TD marked just the third time in school history that the Huskies have achieved mul-tiple fumble TD returns – joining the 2001 squad (Jamal Lundy vs. Utah State and Cliff Hill vs. Buffalo) and 1997 (Jeff DeLucia vs. Buffalo and Anthony Carter vs. Rhode Island).


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BROWN ALSO TAKING TO STARTING ROLERedshirt freshman Ty-Meer Brown (McKeesport, Pa.) made his first career starts in the last seven games of the season.Against the Mountaineers, Brown had four tackles, a fumble recovery and returned an interception 48-yards in the fourth quarter for UConn’s only TD of the day. He backed that up with an eight-tackle and one interception game vs. the Bulls. He made six tackles against Pittsburgh and four vs. Louisville. He ended the sesaon with five tackles vs. Rutgers and eight vs. Cincinnati.

WELCOME BACK BLIDIUConn redshirt junior and team captain Blidi-Wreh Wilson (Edinboro, Pa.) returned back to the Husky lineup on Nov. 19 vs. Louisville after missing the previous five games after he surffered an ankle injury vs. Buffalo on Sept. 24.Wreh-Wilson was counted on to provide leadership for the Husky defense this year as he had started 22 games over the past two years, including all 13 last year.Wreh-Wilson made three tackles vs. Louisville, seven vs. Rutgers and three vs. Cincinnati and had 37 for the year.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTESTEGGART CAREER LEADER IN FIELD GOALS, POINTSRedshirt senior Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) connected on 128 of 129 of his extra point attempts during his career – including 36 in 2010 and 47 in 2009. The 47-straight extra points from 2009 is a school record while his 36 from 2010 is third. His only miss came in the home finale vs. Rutgers in 2011.• His 74 career field goals is a school record. It is also second in BIG EAST his-

tory. His 128 extra points is first in school history. His 349 career points is first in school history.

• Teggart’s 25 field goals in 2010 was a school single-season 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 seventh.

• Teggart kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal at West Virginia on Oct. 8 in the second quarter and matched that number again in the season finale vs. Cinncinnati. The 53-yarders are tied as the second longest in school history – the longest is 56 by Jim McManus vs. New Hampshire in 1998.

• Of the 16 field goals in UConn football history of 50 yards or more, Teggart has six of them.

• Teggart has had eight games in 2011 with multiple field goals and 22 during his career. He has 11 career games with three or more field goals.

Teggart recorded what is arguably the biggest play in school history 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, 2010. 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 22 of the past 24 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.Teggart is the first kicker in school history to successfully convert his first 11 field goal attempts.

NICK WILLIAMS AND KO RETURNSUConn sophomore Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had a breakout night in his receiving career against Buffalo on Sept. 24, but remains the primary UConn kickoff and punt returner.Williams led the country in kickoff returns in 2010 with 35.29 yards per return and he returned two kickoffs for TDs in 2010. Against Pittsburgh in 2011, he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Williams also had a 100-yard KO return for a touchdown vs. Rutgers – the fourth in school history.Williams becomes just the second Husky ever to have two KO returns for a TD in a career – joined by Tyvon Branch, who had both of his in 2007.In 2011, he had 37 kickoff returns for an average of 24.9 yards, to rank 39th in the country and 22 punt returns for an average of 5.6.

STADIUM/ATTENDANCE NOTESFAN NO. 2,000,000On Friday, Sept. 16, UConn welcomed the 2,000,000th fan to Renstchler Field in its history. That lucky fan was Shane Buzzell of Manchester, Conn.. The Huskies have sold out 29 of their first 58 dates at Rentschler Field. UConn has played to 95.7-pct. of capacity all-time there, drawing 2,220,124 fans, or an average of 38,278 per game.

RENTSCHLER FIELD PROVES FRIENDLY FOR HUSKIESThe Huskies went 7-0 at home in 2007 at Rentschler Field and also 6-0 in 2010. UConn’s 3-4 mark at home in 2006 was its only sub-.500 record at Rentschler Field. UConn was 4-3 at home in 2011. The seven home wins in 2007 set a school record for a single season which was previously set in 2004. Prior to the Iowa State loss, UConn had won nine consecu-tive games at Rentschler Field. UConn stands at 43-15 all-time at Rentschler Field including a 23-6 mark in non-conference games.

MICHIGAN, TENNESSEE WILL VISIT RENTSCHLER FIELDFollowing UConn’s trip to Ann Arbor on Sept. 4, 2010, the Wolverines will come to Rentschler Field on Sept. 21, 2013 to take on the Huskies. UConn will also play a home-and-home series with Tennessee beginning in 2015 with the Volunteers coming to Rentschler Field on Sept. 26 with a return trip to Knoxville on Sept. 3, 2016. Other upcoming non-conference opponents coming to Rentschler Field include North Carolina State (2012), Maryland (2013) and Virginia (2106). UConn has now played host to non-conference opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 10, Big XII and Southeastern Conference at Rentschler Field.


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RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN.

DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 98 JENNINGSSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 15 JUNIORS 25 AGBORCB 5 WREH-WILSON

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (52) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 16 B. Jones, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 26 Campbell, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Kantor, 38 Teggart, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 51 Willman, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 67 Mueller, 69 Greene, 84 T. Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 94 Griffin, 97 McBryde

FORDHAMINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGWhiting 12 25 4 21 0 11Murphy 6 19 2 17 0 15Livingston 3 6 0 6 0 4

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGMaetzold 25 12 1 149 0 58Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LGAjala 7 47 0 16Mays 2 20 0 15Wetzel 1 58 0 58

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Murray 5 249 49.8 63 1Maetzold 1 53 53 53 0

Returns PR KOR INTRWilson – 2-41 -Womack – – 1-0Vaughn – 2-29 -

Field Goal AttemptsMurray 3rd 0:24 28 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFMartin 4-5-9Rodriques 2-6-8Carter 4-3-7

Fordham (0-1, 0-0) 0 0 3 0 - 3UConn (1-0, 0-0) 7 14 14 0 - 35

FIRST QUARTERUC – Lyle McCombs 2 run (Dave Teggart kick) 6:57 (6 plays, 58 yards, 2:48)SECOND QUARTERUC – McCombs 1 run (Teggart kick) 9:48 (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:49)UC – Ryan Griffin 55 pass from Scott McCummings (Teggart kick) 8:08 (1

play, 55 yards, 0:10)THIRD QUARTERUC – McCombs 5 run (Teggart kick) 7:22 (13 plays, 81 yards, 6:36)UC – McCombs 1 run (Teggart kick) 4:09 (3 plays, 8 yards, 1:23)FU – Patrick Murray 28 field goal 0:24 (10 plays, 67 yards, 3:45)FOURTH QUARTERNo Scoring.Attendance-34,562

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Freshman running back Lyle McCombs(Staten Island, N.Y) rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns in his first collegiate game as the University of Connecticut football team won their 2011 season opener, 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 BIG EAST coach. They both have 108 victories. Pasqualoni was the first Connecticut football coach to win his debut since 1923. The Huskies initial drive ended in a punt after two first downs, but on their second possession began to force their will on their FCS opponent after forcing a Fordham three-and-out. A six-play, 58-yard drive was capped by a McCombs two-yard run. The key play on the drive was a 24-yard pass from Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) to Isiah Moore(Cambridge, Mass.). The Huskies started the redshirt junior McEntee, but Pasqualoni played three signal callers in the contest. Redshirt freshman Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass.) and true freshman Michael Nebrich(Burke, Va.) both played well in their Connecticut unveilings. Early in the second quarter, the Huskies took over from their own 20 and McCombs had his first big play from scrimmage, rambling 60 yards before being caught at the Ram two-yard line. Two plays later, McCombs scored from the one and Connecticut had a 14-0 lead. The Connecticut defense, which was spectacular all day, got its first turn-over of 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 Huskies ahead by three scores. The Huskies kept that 21-0 lead until midway through the third quarter when McCombs capped drives with scoring runs of five- and one-yard. McCombs’ four touchdowns was the first time a Connecticut footballer achieved that feat since Jordan Todman turned the trick against Cincinnati in 2009. McEntee completed eight-of-12 passes for 113 yards, while Nebrich was three-of-eight, for 60 yards and one interception. The McCummings scoring pass to Griffin was his only attempt of the game. Griffin set a career-standard with his 97 receiving yards. The Connecticut defense held the Rams to just 169 total yards of offense 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.

FOR UC 8 21 3 10 5 10 0 1 30 42 61 219 41 13 20 206 149 228 26 21 12 12 1 1 56 63 169 434 3.0 6.9 0-0 0-0 4-31 3-18 6-302 5-149 50.3 29.8 0-0 4-28 4-70 1-32 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 28:55 31:05 6-16 3-8 0-2 0-0

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing PenaltyRushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET YARDS RUSHINGNET YARDS PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYSTOTAL NET YARDS Avg. Gain Per PlayFumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per PuntPunt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 71 RYANLG 70 BARDZAKC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBS FB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCombs 24 143 2 141 4 60McCummings 7 27 4 23 0 7Jean-Louis 5 18 0 18 0 5

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGMcEntee 12 8 0 113 0 25Nebrich 8 3 1 60 0 21McCummings 1 1 0 55 1 55

Receiving No. Yds TD LGGriffin 3 97 1 55I. Moore 2 42 0 24Davis 2 33 0 21

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Wagner 5 149 29.8 41 0

Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 4-28 1-32 –B. Jones – – 1-0

Field Goal AttemptsNone.

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFJohnson 5-6-11Smallwood 2-6-8Jennings 2-6-8 2.5

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VANDERBILT STADIUM • NASHVILLE, TENN.

DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSS 16 B. JONESDT 99 REYESDE 98 JENNINGSSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 15 JUNIORS 25 AGBORCB 5 WREH-WILSON

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (57) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 2 Stlouis, 4 Martin, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 26 Campbell, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Kantor, 38 Teggart, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 69 Greene, 72 Bennett, 77 Friend, 84 T. Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 94 Griffin, 96 Hansson, 97 McBryde.

VANDERBILTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGSeymour 8 70 0 70 1 40Stacy 10 64 6 58 0 48Krause 3 29 0 29 0 24

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGL. Smith 24 12 2 140 1 42Rodgers 2 1 0 1 0 1

Receiving No. Yds TD LGCole 3 50 0 31Boyd 2 46 1 42Krause 2 12 0 16

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Kent 8 325 40.6 67 2

Returns PR KOR INTRCole 3-17 – –Krause 1-14 – –Hayward – – 1-50Samuels – 4-79 –Marshall – – 1-32Ladler – – 1-0

Field Goal AttemptsSpear 4th 2:56 31 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFMarve 5-2-7Garnham 3-2-5 1.5 1 1Fugger 4-0-4 2 2

UConn (1-1, 0-0) 3 0 10 8 - 21Vanderbilt (2-0, 0-0) 14 0 0 10 - 24 FIRST QUARTERUC – Dave Teggart 25 field goal 7:46 (12 plays, 72 yards, 7:14)VU – Chris Boyd 42 pass from Larry Smith (Carey Spear kick) 5:54 (1 play, 42

yards, 0:09)VU – Jerron Seymour 40 run (Spear kick) 1:29 (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:39)THIRD QUARTERUC – Teggart 28 field goal 9:59 (6 plays, 6 yards, 3:22)UC – Byron Jones 0 blocked kick return (Teggart kick) 7:47 FOURTH QUARTERUC – Yawin Smallwood 64 fumble return (Ryan Griffin pass from Johnny

McEntee) 10:34 VU – Casey Hayward 50 interception return (Spear kick) 6:45VU – Spear 31 field goal 2:56 (6 plays, 45 yards, 2:44)Attendance – 32,119

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt held the University of Connecticut offense to 193 yards, 118 of rushing by redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs(Staten Island, N.Y.), as the Commodores posted a 24-21 win over the Huskies before a crowd of 32,119 at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday night. McCombs rushed for his 118 yards on 27 carries and has now rushed for at least 100 yards in his first two collegiate games. Husky junior quarterback Johnny McEntee(Fullerton, Calif.) was 10 of 27 in the air for 99 yards, but had three interceptions. Larry Smith was 12 of 24 in the air for 140 yards while Jerron Seymour had eight carries for 70 yards. On Vanderbilt’s first drive of the fourth quarter, redshirt freshman Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) returned a fumble 64 yards with 10:34 left to go, 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 Sio Moore’s(Apex, N.C.) hit of Smith jarred the ball loose and Smallwood was home free. After the UConn defense forced Vanderbilt to punt on their ensuing drive, McEntee threw his third interception of the night, as Robby Barbieri returned 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 third quarter to make it 14-13 entering the final stanza. On Vanderbilt’s third play from scrimmage of the second half, junior Jory Johnson (Mobile, Ala.) picked off a Smith pass to give UConn the ball at the Vandy 17. UConn could only move the ball six yards to set up a 28-yard field goal by senior kicker Dave Teggart(Northborough, Mass.). The Huskies then cut the lead to a point, 14-13, as redshirt freshman Byron Jones(New Britain, Conn.) blocked a punt in the endzone. It was UConn’s first blocked punt since 2008 and the first for a TD since 2002. Connecticut moved the ball efficiently on the first possession of the game 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-yard field goal by Teggart. The field goal gave Teggart the UConn career scoring record with 262 points, which he extended later in the game. Vanderbilt went four and out on its first possession, but McEntee threw a first down interception picked off by Kenny Ladler that put the ball at the UConn 42. Vanderbilt came right back on the next play with a 42-yard TD pass 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 and ten play that capped a six-play 80 yard drive. The Commodores had 134 yards of total offense in the first quarter and 82 of them came on scoring plays. The Commodores maintained the lead 14-3 at halftime after a second quarter that did not feature any scoring as UConn only had 35 yards of total offense with VU having 28.

UC VU 14 10 7 5 5 5 2 0 36 32 145 174 56 56 89 118 104 141 29 27 11 13 3 2 65 59 193 259 3.0 4.4 3-1 1-1 5-40 11-81 7-286 8-325 40.9 40.6 3-15 4-31 4-74 4-79 2-33 3-82 1-64 0-0 0 0 31:36 28:24 3-15 2-16 0-1 0-0


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 71 RYANLG 70 BARDZAKC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 61 S. BROWNQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBS FB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE


Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCombs 27 134 16 118 0 22McCummings 5 11 16 –5 0 6McEntee 4 0 24 –24 0 0

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGMcEntee 27 10 3 99 0 30Nebrich 2 1 0 5 0 5

Receiving No. Yds TD LGGriffin 4 47 0 30I. Moore 2 12 0 10Davis 2 9 0 5


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 2-6 4-74 –B. Jones 1-9 – –Wreh-Wilson – – 1-18Johnson – – 1-15

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 1st 7:46 25 yds. GoodTeggart 3rd 9:59 28 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFJunior 5-3-8Johnson 2-6-8 1.0 1Smallwood 2-5-7 1

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DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 98 JENNINGSSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 15 JUNIORS 25 AGBORCB 5 WREH-WILSON

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50) – 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 16 Jones, 19 Dabney, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 43 McCombs, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 69 Greene, 81 Manning, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 94 Griffin

IOWA STATEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGJohnson 14 70 5 65 0 27White 14 58 14 44 1 26Woody 2 4 0 4 0 3

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGJantz 29 18 3 200 1 48Lenz 1 1 0 40 1 40

Receiving No. Yds TD LGLenz 6 58 0 20Reynolds 4 128 2 48Horne 3 21 0 11

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Van Der Kamp 8 332 41.5 53 4

Returns PR KOR INTRLenz 2-13 1-23 –Johnson – 3-66 –Ruempolhamer – – 1-2

Field Goal AttemptsMahoney 3rd 13:36 53 yds. MissedGuyer 3rd 6:44 36 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFKnott 6-5-11 .5 1Reeves 6-4-10 1 1Neal 4-48 1.5 .5

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 (10 plays, 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, 74 yards, 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 (8 plays, 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 the Cyclones spelled a 24-20 loss for the Huskies in front of 37,195 at Rentschler 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 when Darius Reynolds leaped over a pair of UConn defenders and raced across the goal line for a 20-yard touchdown reception from junior quarterback Steele Jantz. Jantz threw three interceptions in the first quarter but finished with 200 yards. The Huskies used a trio of quarterbacks with redshirt junior Johnny McEntee taking the majority of snaps as he went 13-30 for a season-high 188 yards. Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs led the UConn running game with 46 yards on 18 rushes. Sophomore Shontrelle Johnson and redshirt sophomore James White split the carries for ISU with 14 apiece. Johnson went 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 down at the one-yard line, but after an official review it was determined that the ball crossed 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 remaining minutes of the first quarter as redshirt junior Dwayne Gratz picked off Jantz on the Cyclone’s first play from scrimmage. Gratz returned the ball 19 yards to the ISU 41-yard line, but UConn gave the ball back on the very next play as McEntee was intercepted by Steve Ruempolhamer. Jantz was intercepted again, with less than three minutes to play in the first, by redshirt freshman Byron Jones, which set up a 52-yard field goal by redshirt 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 third turnover as Jory Johnson grabbed a ball off a pass broken up by linebacker Sio Moore. Despite outgaining Iowa State 101-4 in the first, Connecticut went into half-time up only 10-7 as the Cyclones held a 114-13 advantage in the second 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 flipped the ball to junior WR Josh Lenz on a reverse, who threw a deep ball for Reynolds to take into the end zone. UConn came back with a 50-yard field goal from Teggart, the second time in his career he converted two field goals of 50 yard. With 6:44 left to play in the quarter, Iowa State added to its lead with a 36-yard field goal by senior kicker Zach Guyer, to go up 17-13. Connecticut regained the lead early in the fourth quarter as McCummings hooked up with redshirt senior wide receiver Kashif Moorefor a 39-yard touch-down to take a 20-17 lead. McCummings has completed two passes on the season, both for touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, junior linebacker Jake Knott made 11 tackles and forced one fumble for the Cylcones, while Johnson added 10 tackles to go with his interception for the Huskies.

ISU UC 12 20 4 6 8 10 0 4 34 42 137 137 36 25 101 112 240 231 30 36 19 15 3 1 64 78 341 343 5.3 4.4 0-0 3-2 11-91 1-5 8-332 6-241 36.9 38.0 2-13 2-(-3) 4-89 5-117 1-2 3-32 0-0 0-0 0 0 28:10 31:50 6-17 5-17 0-0 0-1


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE 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


Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCombs 18 50 4 46 0 11McCummings 10 39 12 38 1 10Shoemate 8 28 0 28 0 6

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGMcEntee 30 13 1 188 0 41McCummings 3 1 0 39 1 39

Receiving No. Yds TD LGI. Moore 8 143 0 41K. Moore 3 46 1 39McCombs 1 17 0 17


Returns PR KOR INTRB. Jones – – 1-0Johnson – – 1-13N. Williams 2-(-3) 5-117 –Gratz – – 1-19

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 1st 3:28 41 yds. MissedTeggart 1st 1:59 52 yds. GoodTeggart 2nd 12:58 43 yds. MissedTeggart 3rd 9:37 50 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFJohnson 3-7-10 1 1Wreh-Wilson 6-3-9 .5 Gratz 4-4-8 1.5 1

IOWA STATECONNECTICUT

GAME #3 • SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO STADIUM • BUFFALO, N.Y.

DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 98 JENNINGSSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 16 B. JONESS 25 AGBORCB 5 WREH-WILSON

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (48) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 24 Shoemate, 26 Campbell, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 38 Teggart, 39 Hinkley, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 69 Greene, 70 Bardzak, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 91 Joseph, 94 Griffin

BUFFALOINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGOliver 23 84 0 84 0 16Anderson 7 48 13 35 0 18Young 1 7 0 7 0 7

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGAnderson 39 18 1 193 0 45Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LGRivers 9 94 0 18Neutz 5 83 0 45Oliver 2 3 0 2

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Schum 5 203 40.6 45 2

Returns PR KOR INTRJackson 4-19 3-73 –Gordon – 1-15 –

Field Goal AttemptsFardon 2nd 13:34 30 yds. MissedFardon 2nd 5:28 28 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFBranch 4-6-10 1 Skinner 4-5-9 Mack 3-4-7 1.5 1

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 (6 plays, 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 UB Stadium. UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Servite, Calif.) took the majority of snaps and was 12 of 21 in the air for 213 yards and two touchdowns, the first two of his career. Junior wide receiver Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) sparked the Husky offense with a pair of big plays, the first of which was a 64-yard catch and 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 with 4:52 left in the game to seal the win. Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass) ran the 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 carries 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 while quarterback Chazz Anderson was 18 of 39 in the air for 192 yards and ran for 30 yards on seven rushes. For the second time this season, the Huskies held their opponent to just three points, the first of which came in a season-opening 35-3 win over Fordham. 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 on a third and goal play by the Bulls at the UConn five. Buffalo had moved the ball 80 yards on 11 plays on that drive. UConn took that 10-3 halftime lead when it scored the first touchdown of the game with 15 seconds left to go. The drive began on the UConn 17 as McEntee threw a 15-yard pass to McCombs to move the ball to the Husky 32. McEntee then hooked up on the longest Husky pass play of the year on a 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 Mark Hinkley (Kanehoe, Hawaii) for the UConn lead. It was the first TD pass in McEntee’s career and the first TD reception of Hinkley’s. After a scoreless first quarter, the two teams opened scoring by trading field goals in the second quarter. Peter Fardon gave the Bulls a 3-0 lead on a 28-yard field goal with 5:28 left in the quarter to cap a 13 play-57 yard drive. Fadron had missed a 30-yarder at the beginning of the second quarter. UConn broke into the scoring with a 47-yard field goal by senior Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) that ended an eight-play 51-yard drive. Teggart had a 49-yard FG attempt blocked in the first quarter.

UC UB 13 16 4 7 9 7 0 2 42 31 105 139 25 13 80 126 213 193 22 40 12 18 0 1 64 71 293 319 4.6 4.5 0-0 0-0 5-45 4-48 8-354 8-311 44.2 38.9 1-12 4-19 1-27 4-88 1-28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 30:22 29:38 4-15 6-19 0-1 0-1


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE 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


Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCombs 30 73 12 61 0 7McEntee 6 23 13 10 0 9McCummings 5 7 0 7 0 5

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGMcEntee 21 12 0 213 2 64Nebrich 1 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LGI. Moore 4 49 0 16K. Moore 3 23 0 10N. Williams 2 113 1 64


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 1-12 1-27 –Smallwood – – 1-28

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 1st 4:20 49 yds. BlockedTeggart 2nd 2:34 47 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFSmallwood 3-6-9 1Gratz 6-1-7Wreh-Wilson 4-2-6

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GAME #4 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

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DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 98 JENNINGSSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 15 JUNIORS 25 AGBORCB 21 WILBURN

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (49) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 16 Jones, 20 Brandon, 26 Campbell, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 67 Mueller, 81 Manning, 84 Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 91 Joseph

WESTERN MICHIGANINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGFields 8 19 3 16 0 8Carder 10 46 47 –1 0 14

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGCarder 51 37 0 479 5 41

Receiving No. Yds TD LGWhite 12 173 2 25Arnheim 10 113 0 32Ravenell 9 123 2 41

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Armer 6 246 41.0 65 2

Returns PR KOR INTRWhite 4-32 – –Wallace – 3-74 –

Field Goal AttemptsPotter 2nd 0:22 39 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFZajac 2-7-9 1Winchester 6-1-7 1Pettway 3-4-7

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, 66 yards, 2:16)WM – Walker 7 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 6:31 (8 plays, 68 yards, 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 (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:20)WM – White 6 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 9:48 (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:52)WM – Ravenell 14 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 5:53 (7 plays, 62 yards, 2:19)UC – N. Williams 26 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 2:03 (10 plays, 80

yards, 3:50)WM – Ravenell 41 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 1:35 (2 plays, 60 yards, 0:28)Attendance – 36,648

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Johnny McEntee threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns for the University of Connecticut football team as the Huskies lost to Western Michigan by a 38-31 score on Saturday before a crowd of 36,648 at Rentschler Field. Kashif Moore had two touchdown catches and 112 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 to lead Western Michigan. Two of those scores were caught by Jordan White, who had his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season, catching 12 balls for 173 yards. He was one of three Bronco receivers to go over the century mark. Robert Arnheim had 113 yards and Chleb Ravenell added 123 and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 41-yard catch that turned out to be the game winner. After making a 26-yard catch at the Western Michigan 13-yard line with 45 seconds left, UConn tight end Ryan Griffin fumbled. UConn scored the first of the fourth quarter’s five touchdowns, when McEntee found McCombs open behind the Broncos’ blitzing linebackers for a 26-yard score to give UConn its only lead at 24-17. But Carder led the Broncos right back on a 9-play 80-yard drive, finding White in the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown that tied the game. The Broncos held UConn to a three-and-out, and then went 62-yards to take the lead again on a 14-yard pass from Carder to Ravenell. UConn tied it again when McEntee scrambled and found Nick Williams on a fourth down from 26 yards out with just over 2 minutes left. Two plays after UConn’s kickoff went out of bounds, Ravenell raced down the right sideline and reached over cornerback Gary Wilburn to bring in a 41-yard touchdown with 1:35 left. Arnheim beat Wilburn down the right sideline and made a one-handed 32-yard catch to set up the Broncos second touchdown, an 11-yard pass from Carder to tight end Dallas Walker. The Broncos went 66 yards on their first drive of the second quarter and scored when White grabbed a slant pass and dragged several UConn defend-ers into the end zone for a 25-yard catch and run. The Huskies didn’t cross midfield until McCombs took a handoff at his own 7-yard line with just over 6 minutes left in the half, bounced off a tackle and 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 brought UConn to within 17-14 midway through the third quarter.

WMU UC 27 20 3 3 21 14 3 3 22 33 67 175 56 24 11 151 479 300 51 39 37 22 0 0 73 72 490 451 6.7 6.3 2-2 2-1 15-119 10-95 6-246 7-287 41.0 41.0 4-32 0-0 3-74 3-52 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 28:27 31:33 4-11 6-16 0-0 1-1


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE 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



Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGMcEntee 39 22 0 300 4 47

Receiving No. Yds TD LGK. Moore 8 112 2 47Griffin 4 73 0 28McCombs 3 52 1 26


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams – 3-52 –

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 3rd 4:13 43 yds. GoodTeggart 3rd 1:13 47 yds. Missed

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFJohnson 7-3-10 2 1Smallwood 7-3-10 1 1Wilburn 5-4-9

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MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM • MOMRGANTOWN, W. VA.

DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 91 JOSEPHSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 40 T. BROWNS 15 JUNIORS 16 B. JONES

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (47) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis, 5 Wreh-Wilson, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 25 Agbor, 26 Campbell, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Kantor, 38 Teggart, 39 Hinkley, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 83 I. Moore, 84 Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 97 McBryde, 98 Jennings

WEST VIRGINIAINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGGarrison 18 84 4 80 1 14Buie 2 11 0 11 0 7

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGG. Smith 45 27 0 450 4 84Millard 3 1 1 19 0 19

Receiving No. Yds TD LGBailey 7 178 2 84Austin 7 74 1 21McCartney 6 131 0 51

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Molinari 5 215 43.0 47 3

Returns PR KOR INTRAustin 5-51 1-31 -

Field Goal AttemptsBitancurt 1st 7:43 31 yds. GoodBitancurt 4th 10:52 33 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFE. Smith 5-3-8 1Cook 4-4-8 .5Snow 4-3-7 .5 .5 1

UConn (2-4, 0-1) 3 6 0 7 - 16WVU (5-1, 1-0) 3 7 23 10 - 43 FIRST QUARTERWV – Tyler Bitancurt 31 field goal 7:43 (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:07)UC – Dave Teggart 40 field goal 3:23 (8 plays, 43 yards, 4:13)SECOND QUARTERUC – Teggart 53 field goal 14:53 (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:44)WV – Dustin Garrison 14 run (Bitancurt kick) 2:44 (7 plays, 45 yards, 2:19)UC – Teggart 22 field goal 0:00 (8 plays, 53 yards. 0:55)THIRD QUARTERWV – Tavon Austin 12 pass from Geno Smith (Bitancurt kick) 7:44 (2 plays,

12 yards, 0:10)WV – Stedman Bailey 84 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 5:49 (1 play, 84

yards, 0:12)WV – Team Safety 2:31WV – Brad Starks 22 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 0:09 (6 plays, 50 yards, 2:15)FOURTH QUARTERWV – Bitancurt 33 field goal 10:52 (9 plays, 34 yards, 3:13)WV – Bailey 27 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 8:51 (3 plays, 81 yards, 0:59)UC – Ty-Meer Brown 48 interception return (Teggart kick) 7:54Attendance-56,179

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was 27 of 45 in the air for 450 yards and the Mountaineers scored 23 unan-swered points in the final 7:54 of the third quarter to top the University of Connecticut football team by a 43-16 score. The game was played before a crowd of 56,179 at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium as Connecticut is now 2-4 on the season and 0-1 in the BIG EAST while the No. 16 Mountaineers are 5-1 and 1-0. Stedman Bailey had seven receptions for 178 yards and two scores and Dustin Garrison had 80 rushing yards to help lead the Mountaineer effort. Redshirt senior Johnny McEntee (Servite, Calif.) was 21 of 37 in the air for the Huskies with 193 yards. The Huskies were led in rushing by redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) with 20 carries for 73 yards. WVU led 10-9 at halftime, but the game took a dramatic momentum change midway in the third quarter as Connecticut had driven to the Mountaineer 13-yard line. On a first down play, McEntee rushed the ball to the 10, but then fumbled the ball and WVU’s Jewone Snow recovered and returned the ball all the way to the UConn 12 with 7:54 left in the quarter. West Virginia scored two plays later on a 12-yard TD pass from Austin to Smith that made it 17-9 Mountaineers. WVU took control of the game, when after a Husky three-and-out, the Mountaineers got the ball at their own 16. Smith threw an 84-yard TD pass to Stedman Bailey to give WVU 24-9 lead. The Mountaineers added two more points on a safety with 2:31 left in the third quarter as McEntee was sacked in the endzone to make it 26-9 and Smith had a 22-yard TD pass to Brad Sparks with nine seconds left in the quarter to make it 33-9. Tyler Bituncurt kicked a 33-yard field goal for West Virginia with 10:52 left to make it 36-9. The Mountaineers went on to score 33 unanswered points when Smith added a second touchdown pass to Bailey, on a 27-yard toss to the end zone with 8:51 remaining in the game. After a quick three-and-out by UConn, WVU made a change at quar-terback. Freshman Paul Millard entered the game and was picked off on his first play by Connecticut red-shirt freshman Ty-Meer Brown. Brown nearly came close to stepping out of bounds, but stayed in to return the ball 48 yards to the end zone for the only Husky touchdown of the afternoon. West Virginia led at halftime by a 10-9 count as UConn senior kicker Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) accounted for all of the Huskies’ nine points on three field goals.

UC WVU 16 23 5 6 10 16 1 1 35 29 116 103 34 31 82 72 193 469 37 48 21 28 0 1 72 77 275 541 3.8 7.0 3-1 3-1 7-51 8-80 9-397 5-215 44.1 43.0 3-8 5-51 6-119 1-31 1-48 0-0 0-0 1-83 0 0 32:33 27:27 4-16 7-15 0-0 0-1


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 94 GRIFFINLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSTE 89 DELAHUNTWR 81 MANNING


Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCombs 20 74 1 73 0 7McEntee 11 37 24 13 0 12McCummings 1 4 0 4 0 4


Receiving No. Yds TD LGGriffin 5 57 0 16I. Moore 4 41 0 17K. Moore 3 36 0 17


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 3-8 2-35 -Foxx - 4-84 -T. Brown - - 1-48

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 1st 9:50 42 yds. MissedTeggart 1st 3:23 40 yds. GoodTeggart 2nd 14:53 53 yds. GoodTeggart 2nd 0:00 22 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFS. Moore 5-3-8 Junior 4-3-7 .5 .5Smallwood 2-5-7

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DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 91 JOSEPHSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 40 T. BROWNS 15 JUNIORCB 16 B. JONES

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (48) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis,9 Opoku, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 25 Agbor, 26 Campbell, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki,38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 59 Stephen, 67 Mueller, 81 Manning, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 98 Jennings

USFINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGDaniels 10 80 16 64 1 32Scott 13 60 2 58 0 12Murray 10 42 2 40 0 15

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGDaniels 27 15 2 164 0 23

Receiving No. Yds TD LGGriffin 5 63 0 22Marc 5 50 0 23Welch 1 16 0 16

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Brockhaus-Kann 3 134 44.7 55 1

Returns PR KOR INTRLandi 4-17 – –Shaw – 2-97 –Lamar – 3-49 –

Field Goal AttemptsBonani 1st 9:34 23 yds. GoodBonani 2nd 10:30 46 yds. MissedBonani 3rd 3:38 44 yds. Missed

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFGiddins 7-4-11 3.5 2 1Lattimore 4-5-9 1.5 1Young 6-2-8 1

USF (4-2, 2-2) 3 0 7 0 - 10UConn (3-4, 1-1) 3 3 10 0 - 16 FIRST QUARTERUSF – Maikon Bonani 23 field goal 9:34 (11 plays, 56 yards, 4:36)UC – Dave Teggart 18 field goal 0:35 (16 plays, 81 yards, 8:59)SECOND QUARTERUC – Teggart 46 field goal 0:09 (15 plays, 52 yards, 4:24)THIRD QUARTERUSF – B.J. Daniels 22 run (Bonani kick) 12:05 (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55)UC – Teggart 28 field goal 8:13 (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:52)UC – Byron Jones 10 fumble recovery (Teggart kick) 7:06 FOURTH QUARTERNo scoring.Attendance – 37,162

EAST HARTFORD – University of Connecticut redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) ran for 130 yards and senior kicker Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) kicked three field goals as the Huskies beat USF 16-10 on Saturday without scoring an offensive touchdown. The Homecoming contest was played before a crowd of 37,162 at Rentschler Field. Redshirt freshman cornerback Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) ran a third-quarter fumble back 10 yards for what turned out to be the winning score after senior defensive tackle Twyon Martin (Parkland, Fla.) stripped USF running back Darrel Scott deep in UConn territory. B.J. Daniels threw for 164 yards and ran for 64 and a touchdown. But the USF quarterback also threw two interceptions and had a key fumble. The Bulls failed to convert on a fourth down with just under 2 1/2 minutes left and the Huskies ran out the clock. A 32-yard run from Daniels had given the Bulls the ball in UConn territory. But a fourth-down pass to Sterling Griffin was stopped four yards short of the first-down marker. Teggart, who beat South Florida with last-minute field goals in their two previ-ous meetings, hit from 18, 46, and 28 yards. Connecticut won despite having just 253 yards of offense, and much of that came from McCombs, who carried the ball 30 times and recorded his fourth 100-yard game. The Bulls’ defensive line spent much of the afternoon in UConn’s backfield, tying a school record with seven sacks. The Huskies had given up just 17 in their previous six games. Daniels scored on the Bulls’ first drive of the second half with a 22-yard scram-ble through the UConn defense, cutting left to leave redshirt freshman linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) behind on his way to the end zone to give USF a 10-6 lead. But Smallwood later made a key play, tipping a pass that redshirt junior Sio Moore (Apex, N.C.) intercepted to stop a fourth-quarter drive. Offensive mistakes and good defense kept both teams out of the end zone in the first half. USF defensive end Ryne Giddins had nine of his 11 tackles in the first half, to go along with two sacks, a forced fumble. But the Bulls managed just 75 yards of offense and two turnovers before inter-mission. The teams traded field goals in the first quarter. Maikon Bonani hit a 23-yarder to open the scoring, and Teggart capped a 16-play drive on the next possession with an 18-yarder. Teggart hit a short kickoff into a strong wind and Marcus Shaw returned the kick 79 yards to the UConn 8-yard line. But Daniels’ errant pitchout on a second-down option play was picked up by UConn redshirt junior Dwayne Gratz (Piscataway, N.J.). UConn gave the ball back a few plays later when McCombs fumbled. But the Bulls failed to score, when a 46-yard field-goal attempt into the wind fell short. He also missed a 44-yarder in the third quarter that went wide left. Teggart’s second field goal came just before halftime, a 46-yarder that capped a 15-play drive and made it 6-3. His third field-goal, a 28-yarder, cut the lead to 10-9, less than a minute before Martin and Jones teamed up for UConn’s defen-sive score. The Husky offense has now gone two games without a touchdown. USF coach Skip Holtz had not been back to Connecticut since coaching the Huskies from 1994-1998. UConn was still a Division I-AA program then, and Holtz led the school to the Division I-AA playoffs in 1998, the school’s first post-season appearance.

USF UC 18 19 10 9 8 8 0 2 36 48 195 170 20 52 175 118 164 135 27 25 15 14 2 0 63 73 339 253 5.4 3.5 3-2 2-2 9-89 3-25 3-134 6-267 44.7 44.5 4-17 0-0 5-146 2-33 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-24 0 0 25:34 34:26 3-11 7-18 0-1 0-0






Receiving No. Yds TD LGI. Moore 5 48 0 18Griffin 3 38 0 32K. Moore 2 36 0 22


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams – 2-33 –T. Brown – – 1-0S. Moore – – 1-0

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 1st 0:35 18 yds. GoodTeggart 2nd 0:09 46 yds. GoodTeggart 3rd 8:13 28 yds. Good

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DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 91 JOSEPHSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 15 JUNIORS 40 T. BROWNCB 16 B. JONES

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (54) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 2 Stlouis, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 17 Driscoll, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Kantor, 38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 81 Manning, 84 T. Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 98 Jennings

PITTSBURGHINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGSunseri 12 73 33 40 1 22Brown 12 33 3 30 1 11

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGSunseri 42 29 0 419 2 40R. Jones 1 1 0 14 1 14

Receiving No. Yds TD LGBrown 9 84 0 19Street 5 70 1 21Shanahan 4 76 2 27

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Yoklic 6 264 44.0 53 3

Returns PR KOR INTRR. Jones 2-13 – –Saddler 1-2 – –Jackson – 3-63 –Davis – 1-18 –

Field Goal AttemptsHarper 2nd 10:01 49 yds. MissedHarper 4th 5:19 55 yds. Missed

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFHolley 6-3-9 1 1Gruder 5-4-9 Alecxih 3-3-6 1.5 1.5

UConn (3-5, 1-2) 0 3 10 7 – 20Pittsburgh (4-4, 2-1) 14 7 7 7 – 35 FIRST QUARTERPITT – Tino Sunseri 8 run (Kevin Harper kick) 10:00 (8 plays, 84 yards, 2:18)PITT – Mike Shanahan 17 pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 0:54 (7 plays, 62

yards, 2:56)SECOND QUARTERUC – Dave Teggart 40 field goal 7:17 (8 plays. 45 yards, 2:44)PITT – Zach Brown 3 run (Harper kick) 2:38 (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:15)THIRD QUARTERUC – Kashif Moore 62 pass from Johnny McEntee (Teggart kick) 11:35 (5

plays, 85 yards, 1:47)UC – Dave Teggart 31 field goal 4:08 (13 plays, 64 yards, 6:06)PITT – Shanahan 27 pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 2:04 (5 plays, 82 yards, 2:04)FOURTH QUARTERPITT – Devin Street 14 pass from Ronald Jones (Harper kick) 3:22 (3 plays, 38

yards, 1:02)UC – Ryan Griffin 14 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 0:43 (8 plays, 71

yards, 2:39)Attendance – 40,219

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Quarterback Tino Sunseri was 29 of 42 in the air for a career-high 419 yards and two TDs to lead Pittsburgh to a 35-20 win over UConn. Pittsburgh outgained UConn in total yardage 529-316 on the night despite loosing Ray Graham, the country’s second-leading rusher, on his second carry of the game. UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) struggled in the air as he was 17 of 33 for 193 yards and two TDs. Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) enjoyed a productive night on the ground as he rushed 25 times for 124 yards. It marked the fifth 100-yard game of his eight-game collegiate career. Sunseri was also the top ground gainer for the Panthers with 12 carries for 40 yards and a TD. Zach Brown was Sunseri’s favorite target of the night with 9 catches for 84 yards to go with 30 yards gained on the ground. Pittsburgh led 21-3 at halftime but the Huskies scored the first ten points of the second half to cut the Panther lead to 21-13 with 4:08 left in the third. Senior Kashif Moore (Burlington, N.J.) scored UConn’s only TD of the night as McEntee found him wide open with 11:35 to go in the third for a 62-yard score to make it 21-10. Moore finished the game with six receptions for 106 yards. UConn cut it to 21-13 on its next possession as senior Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) hit a 31-yard field goal. It was Teggart’s fifth game of the year with multiple field goals and the 19th of his career. That UConn drive began at its own 22 and the Huskies moved all the way to the Pitt 10-yard line for first and goal, but had to settle for the field goal. As it appeared the game might be turning the Huskies’ way, Pittsburgh quickly came back after the field goal and moved the ball 82 yards on only five plays for a score that made it 28-13. The touchdown was scored on a 27-yard pass from Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. Ronald Jones replaced Sunseri late in the fourth quarter and led the Panthers on their fifth touchdown drive of the night as he found Devin Street for a 14-yard touchdown reception to cap a three play scoring drive. UConn got a one touchdown back with less than a minute to play as McEntee hooked up with junior tight end Ryan Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.) from 14 yards out to put the game at 35-20. Pittsburgh completely dominated the first half outgaining the Huskies in total yardage 321 to 80 and holding a 17-5 first down advantage. The Panthers scored on their first possession as they moved the ball 84 yard on eight plays in 2:18. Graham injured his leg on his second rush of the drive, but the Panthers did not flinch as they gained 51 yards on the next four plays for the score. Zach Brown had a three-yard rush for the 7-0 Pitt lead. Pittsburgh made it 14-0 on a 17-yard TD pass from Sunseri to Shanahan that capped a seven-play, 62-yard drive. Sunseri was a perfect five-for-five in that drive for 54 yards in that drive. UConn finally broke into the scoring column when Teggart hit a 40-yarder with 7:17 left in the half to make it 14-3. Connecticut moved the ball effectively as it started on its own 32 and got the ball to first and ten on the Pitt 25, but could only get two yards from there to settle for the field goal.

UC PITT 20 27 10 6 8 20 2 1 37 28 154 132 40 36 114 96 202 433 34 43 18 30 0 0 71 71 316 529 4.5 7.5 0-0 1-0 4-25 8-70 8-344 6-264 43.0 44.0 2-36 3-15 6-130 4-81 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 30:23 29:37 3-14 2-10 0-1 0-0


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 94 GRIFFINLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBS FB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE


Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCombs 25 124 0 124 0 15McCummings 3 23 0 23 0 9


Receiving No. Yds TD LGK. Moore 6 106 1 62Griffin 4 44 1 14Delahunt 4 26 0 9


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 2-36 4-95 –Mack – 2-35 –

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 2nd 7:17 40 yds. GoodTeggart 2nd 3:53 49 yds. MissedTeggart 3rd 4:08 31 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFS. Moore 9-1-10 2Johnson 5-4-9Smallwood 3-4-7

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DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 91 JOSEPHSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 15 JUNIORS 40 T. BROWNCB 16 B. JONES

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis, 9 Opoku, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, 39 Hinkley, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 55 Williams, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 81 Manning, 84 T. Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 98 Jennings

SYRACUSEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGBailey 16 51 1 50 0 12Graham 4 40 7 33 1 18

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGNassib 39 24 2 275 2 30

Receiving No. Yds TD LGLemon 9 157 1 30Provo 7 53 1 13West 3 24 0 9

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Fisher 5 166 33.2 52 1

Returns PR KOR INTRRene 1-6 – –P. Thomas – – 2-16Kobena – 4-75 –

Field Goal AttemptsKrautman 2nd 0:03 34 yds. Missed

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFP. Thomas 5-5-10 1 2S. Thomas 4-3-7Spruill 6-0-6 1

Syracuse (5-4, 1-3) 0 7 14 0 – 21UConn (4-5, 2-2) 7 0 7 14 – 28 FIRST QUARTERUC – John Delahunt 10 pass from Johnny McEntee (Dave Teggart kick) 13:38

(3 plays, 33 yards, 1:22)SECOND QUARTERSYR – Alec Lemon 20 pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick) 1:48 (4

plays, 40 yards, 1:26)THIRD QUARTERSYR – Nick Provo 6 pass from Nassib (Krautman kick) 10:31 (10 plays, 75

yards, 4:29)UC – Lyle McCombs 3 run (Teggart kick) 5:52 (9 plays, 60 yards, 4:39)SYR – Dorian Graham 7 run (Krautman kick) 2:42 (7 plays, 76 yards, 3:10)FOURTH QUARTERUC – Scotty McCummings 10 run (Teggart kick) 14:17 (7 plays, 55 yards,

3:25)UC – McCummings 7 run (Teggart kick) 4:51 (8 plays, 62 yards, 4:14)Attendance – 38,769

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass.) ran for two touchdowns and classmate Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) added 152 yards rushing and a score to lead the University of Connecticut football team to a 28-21 win over Syracuse before a crowd of 38,769 at Rentschler Field. McCummings, who has spent the season coming in only occasionally as the Huskies option-style change-of-pace quarterback, took over the offense in the fourth quarter. He scored on a 10-yard keeper, then led UConn on an eight-play 62 yard drive, running the ball in from seven yards out for the winning score with just under five minutes to play. Ryan Nassib threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns for Syracuse, which failed for the second straight week to become bowl eligible. His fourth-down pass on the Orange’s final drive was knocked down by senior defensive tackle Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.) and UConn was able to run out the clock. Nassib also was picked off twice. Nick Provo had seven catches and a touchdown for the Orange, giving him 39 receptions for the season and breaking the school’s single-season record for receptions by a tight end. Alec Lemon had nine receptions for 157 yards and a score. Provo’s six-yard reception on the opening drive of the second half gave the Orange a 14-7 lead, and the teams went back-and-forth, scoring touchdowns on four consecutive possessions. McCombs tied the game at 14-14 on a three-yard pitch play, and Syracuse responded with a seven-yard reverse play from receiver Dorian Graham and led 21-14 after three quarters. That’s when McCummings took over, keeping the ball on an option play and diving into the end zone at the end of a seven-yard run to tie the game at 21 a minute into the fourth quarter. He finished with 13 carries and 59 yards, and didn’t attempt a pass. UConn senior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) started the game and was 8-14 for 113 yards and a touchdown, but also threw two intercep-tions. He moved Connecticut inside the 30-yard line on their first five drives of the game, but came away with just seven points. Junior Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) found a lane on the right side of the field and returned the opening kickoff to the Syracuse 33-yard line. Three plays later, McEntee found redshirt junior tight end John Delahunt (Ottawa, Ont.), who stretched the ball over the goal line for a 10-yard touchdown. It was the first time the Huskies had scored on an opening drive since their third game of the season, September 16 against Iowa State. The Huskies had five first-half turnovers. Syracuse had two, including a fumble by Antwon Bailey on the team’s first drive, which set UConn up on the Syracuse 27-yard line. But Syracuse’s Phillip Thomas intercepted McEntee two plays later. On the next Husky drive, McCombs took a toss sweep against an inside blitz by Syracuse, turned the corner and ran 63 yards. But McCummings fumbled the snap on the next play. McCombs also fumbled after the Huskies drove to the 26-yard line early in the second quarter. Syracuse broke through with just under two minutes left in the first half when Nassib found Lemon over the middle from 20-yards out to tie the score at 7-7. Chandler Jones forced two of the Huskies’ fumbles and Thomas’ second interception set up a 37-yard field goal attempt just before halftime. But Ross Krautman pulled it wide left.

SYR UC 22 18 6 10 15 7 1 1 34 47 114 243 24 45 90 198 275 113 39 14 24 8 2 2 73 61 365 311 5.0 5.1 1-1 4-3 5-35 4-55 5-166 3-105 33.2 35.0 1-6 1-5 4-75 3-123 2-16 2-12 1-0 0-0 0 0 31:05 28:55 7-14 3-8 1-2 0-0


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 94 GRIFFINLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBS TE 89 DELAHUNTWR 83 I. MOORE


Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCombs 24 162 10 152 1 63McCummings 13 70 11 59 2 11


Receiving No. Yds TD LGI. Moore 4 72 0 19K. Moore 1 15 0 15Griffin 1 13 0 13


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 1-5 3-123 –Junior – – 1-12S. Moore – – 1-0


Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFSmallwood 5-7-12 .5 .5 Gratz 5-3-8 Junior 5-2-7 1

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DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 91 JOSEPHSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 40 T. BROWNS 15 JUNIORCB 16 B. JONES

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (52) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis, 2 Nebrich, 5 Wreh-Wilson, 9 Opoku, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 46 Vann, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 70 Bardzak, 81 Manning, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 94 Griffin, 98 Jennings

LOUISVILLEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGAnderson 15 72 0 72 0 32D. Brown 10 53 8 45 1 22Wright 5 22 0 22 0 9

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGBridgewater 22 14 1 174 0 39Stein 1 1 0 –1 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LGRogers 4 23 0 9Harris 3 28 0 11Bellamy 2 33 0 35

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Bleser 7 286 40.9 52 1

Returns PR KOR INTRBushell – 2-136 –Heyman – – 1-5Perry – 2-54 –


Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFH. Smith 8-2-10 1Heyman 4-3-7 3.5 1 1Pryor 2-4-6

Louisville (6-5, 4-2) 14 0 7 13 – 34UConn (4-6, 2-3) 0 10 0 10 – 20 FIRST QUARTERLOU – Adrian Bushell 100 kick return (Chris Philpott kick) 14:45 LOU – D. Brown 6 run (Philpott kick) 5:51 (9 plays, 81 yards, 4:48)SECOND QUARTERUC – David Teggart 24 field goal 8:41 (8 plays, 72 yards, 3:04)UC – Kashif Moore 5 run (Teggart kick) 0:53 (3 plays, 22 yards, 0:28)THIRD QUARTERLOU – T. Bridgewater 5 run (Philpott kick) 3:17 (12 plays, 95 yards, 6:52)FOURTH QUARTERLOU – Bridgewater 1 run (Philpott kick) 9:52 (9 plays, 68 yards, 4:28)UC – K. Moore 31 pass from Johnny McEntee (Teggart kick) 8:34 (5 plays, 59

yards, 1:18)UC – Teggart 37 field goal 0:13 (12 plays, 76 yards, 2:00)LOU – Marvin Mitchell 36 fumble recovery 0:00Attendance – 34,483

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater threw for 174 yards and Victor Anderson rushed for 72 to lead the Cardinals to a 34-20 win over Connecticut on Saturday before a crowd of 34,483 at Rentschler Field. Connecticut drops to 4-6 on the season and 2-3 in the BIG EAST while Louisville is 6-5 and 4-2. “It’s very disappointing,” UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni said. “At this point in the season they’re all disappointing. With our conference the way it is, it’s very disappointing. Where this win would have put us would have been a lot of fun.” Bridgewater completed 14 of 22 passes with an interception. The Cardinals had lost three of their last four games to UConn. UConn redshirt senior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) was 18 of 43 passing for 253 yards for UConn, but some eight or nine of McEntee’s passes were dropped by his receivers. “It’s hard to talk about. You saw it,” Pasqualoni said. “Why? I can’t tell you that. We caught the ball well all week in practice. It was very difficult for us today. Some of those drops were key plays.” Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) rushed for 33 yards -- well under his 109-yard per-game average -- but did become the second UConn freshman to pass the 1,000-yard mark. Senior wide receiver Kashif Moore (Burlington, N.J.) caught six passes for 110 yards and a TD and also scored a rushing touchdown. In a game dominated by defense for long stretches, the Cardinals pulled away when their offense finally hit its stride. Bridgewater scored on a 5-yard run late in the third quarter to put his team ahead 21-10. His option-keeper capped a 95-yard drive that was jump-started by a running-into-the-kicker penalty on UConn senior defensive tackle Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.), and kept alive by a 39-yard pass to Smith down the sideline. The Cardinals appeared to put the game away early in the fourth quarter on Bridgewater’s second score. The touchdown, which made it 28-10, was preceded by Josh Bellamy’s 35-yard, juggling catch. UConn closed the gap with 8:34 to play in the game when McEntee hit Moore with a 30-yard touchdown pass. A field goal by the Huskies with 13 seconds left pulled them within 28-20, and the successful onside kick that ensued gave them a slim chance of sending the game to overtime. Although the game’s final play was a com-pleted McEntee pass, it was followed by a series of laterals and resulted only in another Louisville score. Malcolm Mitchell picked off the final pitch and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown.

LOU UC 15 16 8 4 6 11 1 1 43 23 165 99 39 23 126 76 173 253 23 45 15 18 1 1 66 68 299 329 4.5 4.8 2-2 3-1 7-50 7-45 7-286 9-377 40.9 41.9 0-0 4-3 5-190 4-107 1-5 1-4 1-36 0-0 0 0 38:19 21:41 5-15 3-16 0-0 1-2


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE


Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCummings 8 43 3 40 0 11McCombs 10 42 9 33 0 22K. Moore 2 11 0 11 1 6


Receiving No. Yds TD LGK. Moore 7 110 1 31I. Moore 5 60 0 41Griffin 2 43 0 26


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 4-3 4-107 –Gratz – – 1-4

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 2nd 8:41 24 yds. GoodTeggart 4th 0:13 37 yds. Good

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DEFENSIVE STARTERSCB 21 WILBURNDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 91 JOSEPHSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 40 T. BROWNS 16 B. JONESCB 5 WREH-WILSON

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (42) – 1 Jean-Louis, 6 Moore, 9 Opoku, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 15 Junior, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 48 Williams, 59 Stephen, 70 Bardzak, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 96 Hansson

RUTGERSINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGDeering 7 24 0 24 0 8Jamison 5 23 4 19 1 14Shuler 1 14 0 14 0 14

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGDodd 22 11 1 141 0 45Nova 18 11 2 298 2 92

Receiving No. Yds TD LGSanu 9 133 0 31Coleman 6 223 2 92Pratt 5 34 0 15

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20Bleser 4 163 40.8 49 0

Returns PR KOR INTRSanu 2-9 – –Deering – 2-33 –Thomas – 1-14 –

Field Goal AttemptsTe 2nd 13:01 25 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFGreene 7-6-13 .5Rowe 2-8-10 1 1Beauharnais 3-6-9

Rutgers (8-4, 4-3) 0 10 0 12 – 22UConn (5-6, 3-3) 14 10 16 0 – 40 FIRST QUARTERUC – Lyle McCombs 10 run (Dave Teggar t kick) 12:51 (2 plays, 24 yards, 0:40)UC – Scotty McCummings 5 run (Teggart kick) 7:16 (6 plays, 40 yards, 3:23)SECOND QUARTERRU – San San Te 25 field goal 13:01 (13 plays, 64 yards, 5:09)UC – Kendall Reyes 9 fumble recovery (Teggart kick) 7:39UC – Teggart 33 field goal 0:01 (11 plays, 42 yards, 4:04)THIRD QUARTERUC – McCombs 4 run (Teggart kick) 13:36 (3 plays, 41 yards, 1:24)UC – McCummings 14 run (Teggart kick blocked) 10:13 (3 plays, 34 yards, 1:29)UC – Teggart 47 field goal 2:43 (12 plays, 41 yards, 5:55)FOURTH QUARTERRU – Brandon Coleman 17 pass from Gary Nova (Nova pass intcpt.) 7:57 (2

plays, 48 yards, 0:24)RU – Coleman 92 pass from Nova (Nova pass failed) 2:15 (1 play, 92 yards, 0:15)Attendance – 37,857

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - University of Connecticut redshirt freshman running back Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) and redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass.) each ran for two touchdowns as UConn defeated Rutgers 40-22 on Saturday before a crowd of 37,857 at Rentschler Field on Senior Day. Connecticut improved to 5-6 on the season and 3-3 in the BIG EAST. The Huskies play their regular season finale next Satuday at Cincinnati. A win by UConn would make the Huskies bowl eligible for the fifth-straight year. Rutgers, who was looking to advance to its first-ever BCS game and a share of its first-ever BIG EAST Championship, fell to 8-4 and 4-3 in the league. Junior Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had 158 return yards, setting up the Huskies in good field position all afternoon and senior defensive tackle Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.) returned a Chas Dodd fumble for a touchdown. Brandon Coleman had 223 receiving yards and two touchdowns for Rutgers. Mohammad Sanu caught nine balls for 133 yards, extending his conference-leading total to 109 receptions this season. McCombs carried the ball 20 times for 95 yards. He now has 1,109 on the season, the fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season for a Huskies running back. Rutgers freshman Gary Nova threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns to Brandon Coleman. His 17-yarder made it 40-16 and the pair hooked up on a 92-yard catch and run with 2:15 left in the game. The two-point conversion attempts following each touchdown failed. Nova completed 11 of 18 passes for 298 yards, all in the fourth quarter in relief of Dodd. He was 11 of 22 for 141 yards, but he fumbled and was inter-cepted, and both turnovers turned into UConn touchdowns. The Huskies held Rutgers to 26 yards rushing and had six sacks, four by junior defensive end Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn). UConn had just 290 offensive yards, but started five drives in Rutgers territory and two others near midfield. Williams had three kickoff returns for 128 yards, and a 30-yard punt return. He returned the second-half kickoff 54 yards and McCombs took a handoff on the next play and ran right for 36 yards. His 4-yard run up the middle two plays later gave the Huskies a 31-10 lead. Williams’ long punt return set up UConn’s next touchdown, a 14-yard option keeper by McCummings that put the Huskies up 37-10. The extra point was blocked, giving senior Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) his first miss in 128 point-after attempts. Teggart came back to hit a 47-yard field goal after UConn ate up almost six minutes of the clock on its next possession, aided by a roughing the punter call on Rutgers. Connecticut turned two early Rutgers turnovers into touchdowns. UConn redshirt junior linebacker Sio Moore (Apex, N.C.) forced a fumble by Jawan Jamison on the third play of the game, giving the Huskies the ball on the Scarlet Knights’ 24-yard line. UConn then handed the ball off twice to McCombs, who ran for 14 yards one first down and then went into the end zone from 10 yards out to give the Huskies a 7-0 lead. Redshirt freshman safety Ty-Meer Brown (McKeesport, Pa.) intercepted a pass tipped by redshirt freshman safety Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) on Rutgers’ next drive, giving UConn the ball at the 40. McCummings ran the ball in from the 5-yard line, making a nice spin move after keeping the ball on an option play.

RU UC 19 16 3 8 14 6 2 2 26 47 68 199 77 21 -9 178 439 112 40 17 22 11 3 0 66 64 430 290 6.5 4.5 4-3 2-1 5-33 6-33 4-163 4-170 40.8 42.5 2-9 1-30 3-47 3-128 0-0 3-2 0-0 1-9 0 0 26:49 33:11 2-12 5-13 2-2 1-2


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSTE 81 MANNINGTE 94 GRIFFINLT 71 RYANLG 69 GREENEC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE




Receiving No. Yds TD LGMcCombs 4 30 0 21K. Moore 3 34 0 14Griffin 3 31 0 22


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 1-30 3-128 –T. Brown – – 1-4Wreh-Wilson – – 1-0S. Moore – – 1-(-2)

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 2nd 0:01 33 yds. GoodTeggart 3rd 2:43 47 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFJohnson 4-4-8 Wreh-Wilson 4-3-7 .5 .5 1B. Jones 5-1-6

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DEFENSIVE STARTERSDE 48 T. WILLIAMSDT 4 MARTINDT 99 REYESDE 91 JOSEPHSLB 3 S. MOOREMLB 33 SMALLWOODWLB 28 JOHNSONCB 7 GRATZS 40 T. BROWNS 16 B. JONESCB 5 WREH-WILSON

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (51) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis, 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 15 Junior, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 22 Adams, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 36 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 51 Willman, 56 Pruitt, 59 Stephen, 61 Brown, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 81 Manning, 84 Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner

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Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGPead 23 80 12 68 0 11Legaux 10 35 7 28 0 12Winn 3 6 0 6 0 3

Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LGLegaux 35 15 2 217 3 36

Receiving No. Yds TD LGMcClung 8 142 2 36Pead 3 –1 0 4Annen 1 27 0 27

Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20O’Donnell 8 285 35.6 55 3

Returns PR KOR INTRPead 4-21Abernathy 6-169Frey 1-15


Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFSchaffer 6-5-11 1 1 1Wofle 4-6-10 5 2.5 Hughes 4-5-9 4 1

UConn (5-7, 3-4) 0 6 6 15 – 27Cincinnati (9-3, 5-2) 14 14 7 0 – 35 FIRST QUARTERCIN – Walter Stewart 0 fumble recovery (Tony Miliano kick) 10:38CIN – Drew Frey 15 interception return (Miliano kick) 1:13SECOND QUARTERCIN – Alex Chisum 22 pass from Munchie Legaux (Miliano kick) 13:13 (6

plays, 58 yards, 1:28)UC – Dave Teggart 35 field goal 7:39 (4 plays, -8 yards, 2:06)CIN – A. McClung 13 pass from Legaux (Miliano kick) 1:45 (15 plays, 72

yards, 5:47)UC – Teggart 46 field goal 0:00 (5 plays, 31 yards, 0:26)THIRD QUARTERUC – Teggart 53 field goal 9:13 (5 plays, 12 yards, 2:11)UC – Teggart 43 field goal 1:36 (9 plays, 43 yards, 2:30)CIN – A. McClung 31 pass from Legaux (Miliano kick) 0:30 (5 plays, 46 yards, 0:59)FOURTH QUARTERUC – Mark Hinkley 3 pass from Johnny McEntee (Corey Manning pass from

McEntee) 9:58 (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:26)UC – Ryan Griffin 25 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 5:46 (1 play, 25 yards, 0:07)Attendance – 27,930

CINCINNATI – Qarterback Munchie Legaux threw a career-high three touchdown passes on Saturday while the Bearcats’ defense got two scores of its own as Cincinnati defeated the University of Connecticut football team by a score of 35-27 before a crowd of 27,930 at Nippert Stadium. The loss ends Connecticut’s season with a record of 5-7 and 3-4 in the BIG EAST. The loss also means that UConn’s streak of four-straight bowl game appearances has been snapped. Cincinnati ends the regular season with a record of 9-3 and is 5-2 in the BIG EAST to earn a share of the league championship. UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) helped the Bearcats get off to a fast start. Lineman Walter Stewart plucked the ball from his passing hand in the end zone for Cincinnati’s first touchdown, and Drew Frey returned an interception 15 yards for a 14-0 lead. Cincinnati led the league race before senior quarterback Zach Collaros broke his right ankle during a loss to West Virginia. Legaux, a sophomore, gave his best performance in his third collegiate start, going 15 of 35 for 217 yards. Legaux had a 22-yard touchdown pass to Alex Chisum and a 13-yarder to Anthony McClung that made it 28-3. The second touchdown pass came at the end of a 72-yard drive in which the Bearcats converted three long third downs and a second-and-26. McClung also had a 31-yard TD catch in the third quarter. The sopho-more had career highs with 8 catches for 142 yards. The Bearcats pulled ahead 35-12, and then withstood McEntee’s two fourth-quarter touchdown passes. McEntee finished 20 of 40 for 252 yards and was sacked six times. UConn shared the BIG EAST title last season with West Virginia and Pittsburgh. The Huskies got the BCS bid on the tiebreakers and played in the Fiesta Bowl. They needed a win on Saturday to become bowl eligible for a fifth straight season. The Huskies were coming off a 40-22 win that knocked Rutgers out of contention for a share of the league title. They never fully recovered from the two early turnovers for touchdowns. All the Huskies managed were field goals of 35, 46, 53 and 43 yards by senior Dave Teggart (Northborough, Conn.) while they fell behind 35-12. UConn ended the season without winning back-to-back games. Redshirt freshman running back Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) finished the game with 42 yards on 21 carries.

UC CIN 15 18 4 7 10 10 1 1 34 40 81 137 63 35 18 102 252 217 40 35 20 15 1 2 74 75 270 319 3.6 4.3 2-2 2-1 8-65 9-92 8-311 8-285 38.9 35.6 2-(-2) 4-21 5-97 6-169 2-9 1-15 0-0 0-0 0 0 31:26 28:34 3-16 6-16 1-1 0-1




Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LGMcCombs 21 59 17 42 0 11McCummings 3 14 0 14 0 7Nebrich 2 4 1 3 0 4


Receiving No. Yds TD LGI. Moore 6 70 0 26K. Moore 3 47 0 25Griffin 3 45 1 25


Returns PR KOR INTRN. Williams 2-(-2) 5-97Pruitt 1-0Gratz 1-9

Field Goal AttemptsTeggart 2nd 7:39 35 yds. GoodTeggart 2nd 0:00 46 yds. GoodTeggart 3rd 9:13 53 yds. GoodTeggart 3rd 1:36 43 yds. Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFGratz 5-4-9 1 1S. Moore 6-2-8 1 1 B. Jones 5-3-8

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2011 Connecticut Team StatisticsRECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 5-7 4-3 1-4 0-0CONFERENCE 3-4 3-1 0-3 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDSeptember 3, 2011 vs. Fordham W 35-3 34,526September 10, 2011 at Vanderbilt L 24-21 32,119September 16, 2011 vs. Iowa State L 24-20 37,195September 24, 2011 at Buffalo W 17-3 18,215October 1, 2011 vs. Western Michigan L 38-31 36,648October 8, 2011 at West Virginia L 43-16 56,179October 15, 2011 vs. USF W 16-10 37,162October 26, 2011 at Pittsburgh L 35-20 40,219November 5, 2011 vs. Syracuse W 28-21 38,769November 19, 2011 vs. Louisville L 34-20 34,483November 26, 2011 vs. Rutgers W 40-22 37,857December 3, 2011 at Cincinnati L 35-27 27,930

TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPPSCORING .................................................. 343 ........................... 286SCORING ...................................................291 ............................ 292 Points Per Game ........................................24.2 ........................... 24.3 FIRST DOWNS ..........................................208 ............................ 215 Rushing .....................................................80 .............................. 68 Passing .......................................................108 ............................ 135 Penalty .......................................................20 .............................. 12 RUSHING YARDAGE ................................1422 .......................... 1028 Yards gained rushing ..................................1843 .......................... 1492 Yards lost rushing ......................................421 ............................ 464 Rushing Attempts ......................................466 ............................ 385 Average Per Rush .......................................3.1 ............................. 2.7 Average Per Game .....................................118.5 ......................... 85.7 TDs Rushing .............................................13 .............................. 11 PASSING YARDAGE ..................................2336 .......................... 3372 Comp-Att-Int ............................................182-359-9 .................. 248-429-18 Average Per Pass ........................................6.5 ............................. 7.9 Average Per Catch .....................................12.8 ........................... 13.6 Average Per Game .....................................194.7 ......................... 281.0 TDs Passing ...............................................14 .............................. 22 TOTAL OFFENSE ......................................3758 .......................... 4400 Total Plays .................................................825 ............................ 814 Average Per Play ........................................4.6 ............................. 5.4 Average Per Game .....................................313.2 ......................... 366.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...........................43-1039 ..................... 47-1139 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards .........................23-132 ....................... 33-214 INT RETURNS: #-Yards .............................18-168 ....................... 9-120 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ........................24.2 ........................... 24.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ......................5.7 ............................. 6.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE ..........................9.3 ............................. 13.3 FUMBLES-LOST ........................................24-14 ......................... 20-13 PENALTIES-Yards .......................................63-502 ....................... 96-819 Average Per Game .....................................41.8 ........................... 68.2 PUNTS-Yards ...............................................80-3288 ..................... 74-3029 Average Per Punt .......................................41.1 ........................... 40.9 Net punt average .......................................37.2 ........................... 37.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game .................. 30:45 ........................ 29:15 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...........................49/172 ....................... 56/172 3rd-Down Pct ............................................28% ........................... 33% 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...........................4/10 ........................... 3/10 4th-Down Pct ............................................40% ........................... 30% SACKS BY-Yards ..........................................35-224 ....................... 41-257 MISC YARDS ..............................................0 ................................ 4 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ......................32 .............................. 38 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS .......................22-28 ......................... 9-16 ON-SIDE KICKS .........................................1-2 ............................. 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES .................................(32-36) 89% .............. (28-34) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ..................(19-36) 53% .............. (20-34) 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS ........................................(29-30) 97% .............. (35-35) 100% ATTENDANCE ..........................................256676 ...................... 174662 Games/Avg Per Game ................................7/36668 ..................... 5/34932 Neutral Site Games .................................... 0/0

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2011 Connecticut Individual StatisticsRUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GMcCombs, Lyle 12 275 1244 93 1151 4.2 7 65 95.9 McCummings, Sc. 12 74 327 42 285 3.9 5 18 23.8 Jean-Louis, Jo. 11 23 88 9 79 3.4 0 11 7.2 Shoemate, D.J. 2 8 28 0 28 3.5 0 6 14.0 Moore, Kashif 12 9 29 4 25 2.8 1 7 2.1 Foxx, Deshon 7 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 9 2.1 Nebrich, Mike 8 8 31 21 10 1.2 0 13 1.2 Williams, Nick 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Abrams, Kamal 8 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Jones, Tebucky 8 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 TEAM 12 8 0 30 -30 -3.8 0 0 -7.5 McEntee, Johnny 12 55 74 222 -148 -2.7 0 12 -12.3 Total.......... 12 466 1843 421 1422 3.1 13 65 118.5 Opponents...... 12 385 1492 464 1028 2.7 11 48 85.7

PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GMcEntee, Johnny 12 111.3 172-335-8 51.3 2110 12 64 175.8 Nebrich, Mike 8 62.8 5-14-1 35.7 69 0 21 8.6 McCummings, Sc. 12 247.9 5-10-0 50.0 157 2 55 13.1 Total.......... 12 113.2 182-359-9 50.7 2336 14 64 194.7 Opponents...... 12 132.4 248-429-18 57.8 3372 22 92 281.0

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Moore, Isiah 12 43 566 13.2 0 41 47.2 Moore, Kashif 12 41 604 14.7 5 62 50.3 Griffin, Ryan 12 33 499 15.1 3 55 41.6 McCombs, Lyle 12 19 172 9.1 1 26 14.3 Williams, Nick 12 11 236 21.5 2 64 19.7 Frank, Reuben 12 8 30 3.8 0 10 2.5 Hinkley, Mark 12 7 49 7.0 2 17 4.1 Davis, Geremy 12 6 73 12.2 0 21 6.1 Delahunt, John 8 6 43 7.2 1 10 5.4 Jones, Tebucky 8 5 42 8.4 0 17 5.2 Manning, Corey 10 2 13 6.5 0 9 1.3 Shoemate, D.J. 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5 Total.......... 12 182 2336 12.8 14 64 194.7 Opponents...... 12 248 3372 13.6 22 92 281.0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdWagner, Cole 80 3288 41.1 63 5 29 21 11 0 Total.......... 80 3288 41.1 63 5 29 21 11 0 Opponents...... 74 3029 40.9 67 5 16 25 15 1

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkTeggart, David 22-28 78.6 1-1 5-5 4-4 8-14 4-4 53 1

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongWilliams, Nick 22 123 5.6 0 36 Jones, Byron 1 9 9.0 1 0 Total.......... 23 132 5.7 1 36 Opponents...... 33 214 6.5 0 18

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongGratz, Dwayne 3 32 10.7 0 19 Brown, Ty-Meer 3 52 17.3 1 48 Moore, Sio 3 -2 -0.7 0 0 Jones, Byron 2 0 0.0 0 0 Wreh-Wilson, B. 2 18 9.0 0 18 Johnson, Jory 2 28 14.0 0 15 Smallwood, Yaw. 1 28 28.0 0 28 Junior, Jerome 1 12 12.0 0 12 Pruitt, Angelo 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total.......... 18 168 9.3 1 48 Opponents...... 9 120 13.3 2 50

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongWilliams, Nick 37 920 24.9 0 61 Foxx, Deshon 4 84 21.0 0 26 Mack, Taylor 2 35 17.5 0 20 Total.......... 43 1039 24.2 0 61 Opponents...... 47 1139 24.2 1 100

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongSmallwood, Yaw. 1 64 64.0 1 64 Reyes, Kendall 1 9 9.0 1 9 Jones, Byron 1 10 10.0 1 10 Gratz, Dwayne 1 14 14.0 0 14 Total.......... 4 97 24.2 3 64 Opponents...... 3 119 39.7 2 83

FG SEQUENCE CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS

FORDHAM – (28) Vanderbilt (25),(28) (31) IOWA STATE 41,(52),43,(50) 53,(36) Buffalo 49,(47) 30,(28) WMU (43),47 (39) WEST VIRGINIA 42,(40),(53),(22) (31),(33) USF (18),(46),(28) (23),46,44 PITT (40),49,(31) 49,55 SYRACUSE – 34 LOUISVILLE (24),(37) – RUTGERS (33),(47) (25) Cincinnati (35),(46),(53),(43) –Numbers in parenthesis indicates FG good


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OFFENSEOFFENSIVE LINE ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalGary Bardzak, OG – – – 2 2Jimmy Bennett, OT – – 1 2 3Stephen Brown, OT – – – 1 1Kevin Friend, OG – – 2 11 13Steve Greene, OG – – – 8 8Adam Masters, OG – – 11 12 23Moe Petrus, C 13 13 13 12 51Mike Ryan, OT – 9 12 12 33

WIDE RECEIVERS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalKashif Moore, WR 6 4 10 11 31Isiah Moore, WR – 4 4 11 19Geremy Davis, WR – – – 1 1

TIGHT ENDS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalJohn Delahunt, TE – 5 5 6 16Ryan Griffin, TE – 10 8 7 25Corey Manning, TE – – – 3 3

QUARTERBACKS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalJohnny McEntee – – – 12 12

RUNNING BACKS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalMartin Hyppolite, RB – 1 – – 1D.J. Shoemate, RB – – 1 1 2Lyle McCombs, RB – – – 11 11Mark Hinkley, FB – – – 9 9TOTALS 19 46 67 132 264

DEFENSEDEFENSIVE LINE ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalTeddy Jennings, DE – – – 5 5Jesse Joseph, DE – 13 12 7 32Twyon Martin, DT 8 12 12 11 43Kendall Reyes, DT 5 12 13 12 42Shamar Stephen, DT – – 8 – 8Trevardo Williams, DE – 1 7 11 19

LINEBACKERS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalKijuan Dabney, LB – 1 4 – 5Jory Johnson, LB – 3 1 12 16Sio Moore, LB – – 9 12 21Yawin Smallwood, LB – – – 12 12Marquise Vann, LB – – – 1 1

DEFENSIVE BACKS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalHarris Agbor, S – – 9 4 13Ty-meer Brown, S – – – 7 7Dwayne Gratz, CB – 4 13 12 29Byron Jones, S – – – 9 9Jerome Junior, S – 12 10 9 31Gary Wilburn, CB – – 2 2 4Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB – 9 13 6 28TOTALS 13 67 113 132 325

SPECIAL TEAMSKICKERS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 TotalDave Teggart, PK 6 13 12 12 43Cole Wagner, P – – 12 12 24TOTALS 6 13 24 24 67

CAREER STARTS HISTORY |——— PATs ———|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts

Teggart, David 0 22-28 29-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 95 McCombs, Lyle 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Moore, Kashif 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 McCummings, Sc. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Griffin, Ryan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20 Hinkley, Mark 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Williams, Nick 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Jones, Byron 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Delahunt, John 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Brown, Ty-Meer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Reyes, Kendall 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 Manning, Corey 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 McEntee, Johnny 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-2 0 0 0 Moore, Sio 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Total.......... 32 22-28 29-30 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 291 Opponents...... 38 9-16 35-35 0-0 0 0-2 0 1 292

ALL PURPOSE GP/GS Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G

McCombs, Lyle 12 1151 172 0 0 0 1323 110.2 Williams, Nick 12 3 236 123 920 0 1282 106.8 Moore, Kashif 12 25 604 0 0 0 629 52.4 Moore, Isiah 12 0 566 0 0 0 566 47.2 Griffin, Ryan 12 0 499 0 0 0 499 41.6 McCummings, Sc. 12 285 0 0 0 0 285 23.8 Foxx, Deshon 7 15 0 0 84 0 99 14.1 Jean-Louis, Jo. 11 79 0 0 0 0 79 7.2 Davis, Geremy 12 0 73 0 0 0 73 6.1 Brown, Ty-Meer 12 0 0 0 0 52 52 4.3 Hinkley, Mark 12 0 49 0 0 0 49 4.1 Jones, Tebucky 8 2 42 0 0 0 44 5.5 Delahunt, John 8 0 43 0 0 0 43 5.4 Shoemate, D.J. 2 28 9 0 0 0 37 18.5 Mack, Taylor 8 0 0 0 35 0 35 4.4 Gratz, Dwayne 12 0 0 0 0 32 32 2.7 Frank, Reuben 12 0 30 0 0 0 30 2.5 Johnson, Jory 12 0 0 0 0 28 28 2.3 Smallwood, Yaw. 12 0 0 0 0 28 28 2.3 Wreah-Wilson, B. 8 0 0 0 0 18 18 2.2 Manning, Corey 10 0 13 0 0 0 13 1.3 Junior, Jerome 11 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.1 Nebrich, Mike 8 10 0 0 0 0 10 1.2 Jones, Byron 12 0 0 9 0 0 9 0.8 Abrams, Kamal 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 Moore, Sio 12 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2 TEAM 4 -30 0 0 0 0 -30 -7.5 McEntee, Johnny 12 -148 0 0 0 0 -148 -12.3 Total.......... 12 1422 2336 132 1039 168 5097 424.8 Opponents...... 12 1028 3372 214 1139 120 5873 489.4

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G

McEntee, Johnny 12 390 -148 2110 1962 163.5 McCombs, Lyle 12 275 1151 0 1151 95.9 McCummings, Sc. 12 84 285 157 442 36.8 Nebrich, Mike 8 22 10 69 79 9.9 Jean-Louis, Jo. 11 23 79 0 79 7.2 Shoemate, D.J. 2 8 28 0 28 14.0 Moore, Kashif 12 9 25 0 25 2.1 Foxx, Deshon 7 3 15 0 15 2.1 Williams, Nick 12 1 3 0 3 0.2 Abrams, Kamal 8 1 2 0 2 0.2 Jones, Tebucky 8 1 2 0 2 0.2 TEAM 4 8 -30 0 -30 -7.5 Total.......... 12 825 1422 2336 3758 313.2 Opponents...... 12 814 1028 3372 4400 366.7


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2011 CONNECTICUT DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |----Tackles----| |-Sacks-| |--Pass Def--| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BU PD QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf

28 Johnson, Jory 12 45 52 97 7.0- 24 . 2- 28 4 6 . 2- 0 1 . . 33 Smallwood, Yaw. 12 36 58 94 2.5- 8 1.5- 5 1- 28 3 4 1 2- 64 1 . . 3 Moore, Sio 12 55 31 86 16.0- 58 6.5- 40 3- -2 6 9 3 1- 0 2 . . 15 Junior, Jerome 11 30 30 60 1.5- 9 0.5- 3 1- 12 6 7 . 1- 0 1 . . 7 Gratz, Dwayne 12 35 18 53 4.5- 12 . 3- 32 4 7 . 1- 14 1 . . 16 Jones, Byron 12 33 18 51 . . 2- 0 4 6 . 1- 10 . 1 . 99 Reyes, Kendall 12 24 22 46 13.5- 52 4.5- 32 . 4 4 4 1- 9 . . . 40 Brown, Ty-Meer 12 20 25 45 1.0- 4 . 3- 52 7 10 . 1- 0 1 . . 48 Williams, Trev. 12 26 17 43 15.0- 97 12.5- 83 . 2 2 1 . 2 . . 4 Martin, Tywon 12 15 25 40 9.5- 35 3.5- 16 . . . 2 . 1 . . 5 Wreh-Wilson, B. 8 23 14 37 2.0- 5 0.5- 3 2- 18 7 9 . . . . . 91 Joseph, Jesse 9 11 18 29 2.5- 13 1.0- 8 . 1 1 6 2- 0 . . . 25 Agbor, Harris 12 11 15 26 2.5- 17 1.0- 13 . 3 3 . . . . . 98 Jennings, Teddy 10 11 14 25 8.0- 33 3.5- 21 . 1 1 1 . . . . 21 Wilburn, Gary 12 15 6 21 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 59 Stephen, Shamar 12 7 10 17 1.0- 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . 41 Steg, Brandon 12 5 6 11 9 Opoku, Andrew 12 5 5 10 35 Lopes, Chris 8 5 1 6 20 Brandon, Tevrin 11 4 2 6 26 Campbell, Mar. 6 2 2 4 0.5- 0 1 Jean-Louis, Jo. 11 2 2 4 36 Osiecki, Mike 10 1 3 4 67 Mueller, Adam 10 1 2 3 13 Christen, Chad 12 3 . 3 53 Wirth, Ryan 9 . 3 3 . . . . . 1 47 Frank, Reuben 12 3 . 3 94 Griffin, Ryan 12 2 . 2 1D Stlouis, Gil. 7 2 . 2 29 Mack, Taylor 8 . 2 2 34 Kenney, David 11 2 . 2 81 Manning, Corey 10 2 . 2 96 Hansson, Mark 2 . 1 1 55 Williams, Jer. 1 1 . 1 89 Delahunt, John 8 1 . 1 97 McBryde, B.J. 3 1 . 1 57 Petrus, Moe 12 1 . 1 6 Moore, Kashif 12 1 . 1 18 McEntee, Johnny 12 1 . 1 56 Pruitt, Angelo 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . 1 . . . . . Total.......... 12 442 402 844 87- 368 35- 224 18- 168 54 72 19 12- 97 10 1 . Opponents...... 12 453 394 847 86- 363 41- 257 9- 120 41 50 18 14- 119 16 2 1

DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERSSACKST. Williams 12.5S. Moore 6.5Reyes 4.5Jennings 3.5Martin 3.5

TFLsS. Moore 16.0T. Williams 15.0Reyes 13.5Martin 9.5

INTERCEPTIONSS. Moore 3T. Brown 3Gratz 3B. Jones 2Johnson 2Wreh-Wilson 2

FORCED FUMBLESS. Moore 2T. Williams 2

PASS BREAK UPST. Brown 7Wreh-Wilson 7Junior 6S. Moore 6


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FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCIPLAYER Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TDKamal Abrams - - - - - - - - - - 1-2-0 -Deshon Foxx 2-13-0 - 1-2-0 - - - - - - - - -Jonathan Jean-Louis 5-18-0 - - - 2-7-0 1-(-7)-0 2-9-0 - 1-7-0 - 10-42-0 1-3-0Tebucky Jones - - - - - - - - - - 1-2-0 -Lyle McCombs 24-141-4 27-118-0 18-46-0 30-61-0 24-136-0 20-73-0 32-130-0 25-124-0 24-152-1 10-33-0 20-95-2 21-42-0Scott McCummings 7-23-0 5-(-5)-0 10-38-1 5-7-0 5-17-0 1-4-0 4-18-0 3-23-0 13-59-2 8-43-0 10-47-2 3-14-0Johnny McEntee 1-(-7)-0 4-(-24)-0 1-2-0 6-10-0 2-(-9)-0 11-13-0 9-(-36)-0 8-(-37)-0 5-(-10)-0 1-(-7)-0 1-2-0 6-(-45)-0Kashif Moore 1-7-0 - - 1-2-0 - 1-(-1)-0 - 1-4-0 1-(-3)-0 2-11-1 1-4-0 1-1-0Mike Nebrich 2-11-0 - 4-(-4)-0 - - - - - - - - 2-3-0D.J. Shoemate - - 8-28-0 - - - - - - - - -Nick Williams - - - - - - - - - 1-3-0 - -

GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING

FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCIPLAYER Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TDScott McCummings 1-1-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 - - - 2-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 - 55-1 0-0 39-1 32-0 9-0 0-0 0-0 22-0 Johnny McEntee 8-12-0 27-10-3 30-13-1 21-12-0 39-22-0 37-21-0 23-13-0 33-17-0 8-14-2 43-18-1 16-10-0 40-20-1 113-0 99-0 188-0 213-2 300-4 193-0 103-0 193-2 113-1 253-1 90-0 252-2Mike Nebrich 3-8-1 2-1-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 - - - - - - - - 60-0 5-0 4-0 0-0

GAME-BY-GAME PASSING

FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCIPLAYER Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TDGeremy Davis 2-33-0 2-9-0 - - - - - - - - 1-17-0 1-14-0John Delahunt 1-7-0 - - - - - - 4-26-0 1-10-1 - - -Reuben Frank - - 1-6-0 - 2-5-0 2-4-0 1-0-0 - - - - 2-15-0Ryan Griffin 3-97-1 4-47-0 1-11-0 - 4-73-0 5-57-0 3-38-0 4-44-1 1-13-0 2-43-0 3-31-0 3-45-1Mark Hinkley - - 1-8-0 1-4-1 - 3-28-0 - 1-6-0 - - - 1-3-1Tebucky Jones 1-7-0 1-17-0 - - 1-10-0 1-4-0 - - - - - 1-4-0Corey Manning - - - - 1-4-0 - - - - - - 1-9-0Lyle McCombs 2-17-0 1-5-0 1-17-0 1-15-0 3-52-1 1-2-0 2-7-0 1-1-0 1-3-0 2-23-0 4-30-0 -Isiah Moore 2-42-0 2-12-0 8-143-0 4-49-0 2-18-0 4-41-0 5-48-0 1-11-0 4-72-0 5-60-0 - 6-70-0Kashif Moore 1-25-0 1-14-0 3-46-1 3-23-0 8-112-2 3-36-0 2-36-0 6-106-1 1-15-0 7-110-1 3-34-0 3-47-0D.J. Shoemate - - - 1-9-0 - - - - - - - -Nick Williams - - - 2-113-1 1-26-1 2-21-0 1-6-0 1-8-0 - 2-17-0 - 2-45-0

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING

FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCIPLAYER No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TDNick Williams 1-32-0 4-74-0 5-117-0 1-27-0 3-52-0 2-35-0 2-33-0 4-95-0 3-123-0 4-107-0 3-128-0 5-97-0Deshon Foxx - - - - - 4-84-0 - - - - - -Taylor Mack - - - - - - - 2-35-0 - - - -

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FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCIPLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTMarcus Campbell 0-1-1 - - 1-0-1 - 1-0-1 - - - - - -Teddy Jennings 2-6-8 3-1-4 0-3-3 1-1-2 - 1-1-2 3-1-4 - 1-0-1 0-1-1 - -Jesse Joseph - - - 4-1-5 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-3-4 2-2-4 0-1-1 2-3-5 0-3-3 2-2-4Twyon Martin 0-2-2 1-2-3 2-0-2 2-4-6 1-1-2 1-3-4 2-1-3 0-2-2 1-3-4 1-3-4 1-2-3 3-2-5B.J. McBryde 1-0-1 - - - - - - - - - - -Kendall Reyes 1-2-3 2-1-3 5-1-6 1-1-2 3-1-4 1-3-4 3-1-4 0-1-1 4-3-7 2-4-6 0-2-2 2-2-4Shamar Stephen - 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 - 0-6-6 1-1-2 1-0-1 - 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 Trevardo Williams 1-1-2 2-2-4 2-3-5 1-0-1 2-0-2 2-1-3 1-2-3 2-2-4 5-0-5 2-1-3 4-2-6 2-3-5Ryan Wirth - - 0-1-1 - - 0-1-1 - 0-1-1 - - - -

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCIPLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTJory Johnson 5-6-11 2-6-6 3-7-10 3-2-5 7-3-10 4-2-6 3-8-11 5-4-9 1-3-4 7-4-11 4-4-8 1-3-4David Kenney - - - 1-0-1 - - - - - - - -Sio Moore 3-4-7 4-2-6 0-3-3 5-0-5 5-2-7 5-3-8 3-5-8 9-1-10 4-1-5 7-6-13 4-2-6 6-2-8Andrew Opoku 2-1-3 - 0-1-1 - 0-1-1 - - - 2-1-3 1-0-1 0-1-1 -Mike Osiecki 1-0-1 - - - 0-1-1 - - - - - - 0-2-2Yawin Smallwood 2-6-8 2-5-7 3-5-8 3-6-9 7-3-10 2-5-7 2-3-5 3-4-7 5-7-12 2-6-8 2-4-6 3-4-7Brandon Steg - - 0-1-1 - - 3-0-3 - 1-1-2 1-1-2 - 0-1-1 0-2-2

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: LINEBACKERS

FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCIPLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTHarris Agbor 1-1-2 2-2-4 1-4-5 1-3-4 4-0-4 0-1-1 - 1-1-2 1-2-3 - - 0-1-1Tevrin Brandon - - - 1-0-1 - 1-0-1 1-1-2 1-0-1 - - - 0-1-1Ty-meer Brown - 1-0-1 - 0-1-1 0-3-3 2-2-4 1-7-8 3-3-6 5-0-5 2-2-4 2-3-5 4-4-8Dwayne Gratz 1-2-3 1-1-2 4-4-8 6-1-7 2-1-3 3-0-3 1-0-1 4-1-5 5-3-8 2-1-3 1-0-1 5-4-9 Byron Jones 2-1-3 2-0-2 1-1-2 0-2-2 2-2-4 5-1-6 3-4-7 4-1-5 1-1-2 3-1-4 5-1-6 5-3-8Jerome Junior 3-1-4 5-3-8 3-3-6 - 1-5-6 4-3-7 4-3-7 2-5-7 5-2-7 1-3-4 1-1-2 1-1-2 Chris Lopes - - 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 - 1-0-1 2-0-2 - - - -Gilbert Stlouis - - - - - - 1-0-1 1-0-1 - - - -Gary Wilburn - - 0-1-1 5-0-5 5-4-9 - - 1-0-1 - 2-0-2 - 1-1-2Blidi Wreh-Wilson 2-2-4 4-1-5 6-3-9 4-2-6 - - - - - 1-2-3 4-3-7 2-1-3

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE BACKS

FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCIPLAYER No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TDByron Jones - 1-9-0 - - - - - - - - - -Nick Williams 4-28-0 2-6-0 2-(-3)-0 1-12-0 - 3-8-0 - 2-36-0 1-5-0 4-3-0 1-30-0 2-(-2)

GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURNS


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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS WARDE MANUEL

W arde J. Manuel, who has had a distinguished career in intercollegiate ath-

letics that ranges from being a student-athlete to a director of athletics, became the Director of Athletics in March. Manuel, a 1990 graduate of the University of Michigan where he played both football and track and field, has most recently been the Director of Athletics at the University at Buffalo for the past six years.

Manuel led a 20-sport program at Buffalo, an institution that is a member of the prestigious American Association of Universities. Buffalo enjoyed an unparalleled period of success during his time there from an athletic, academic and community service perspective.

“I am so honored and excited to come to the University of Connecticut,” said Manuel. “UConn is synonymous with greatness, excellence and achieve-ment. It is without a doubt one of the legendary schools that is at the pinnacle of intercollegiate athletics. The opportunity to be the athletics director at UConn and lead this extraordinary division is the role of a lifetime. You have remarkable coaches, great leadership, outstanding student-athletes and a wonderful base of fans, alumni and supporters. Our focus will be on academic success, compliance, ensuring great relationships with our fans, friends and supporters and, without a doubt, victory on the field and the court. My family and I are so happy to call UConn home.”

From an academic standpoint, teams at Buffalo enjoyed incredible aca-demic success. When Manuel arrived at UB, there were four programs - foot-ball, men’s basketball, wrestling, and baseball - that fell far below the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) cut score of 925. With a focused academic plan, all four teams posted a four-year APR rate above the cut score and at the end of 2009-10, 10 of UB’s 20 sports had scores of 975 or above.

Buffalo enjoyed great on-field success during Manuel’s time as the football team participated in the 2009 International Bowl and the men’s basketball team made postseason appearances in three of the past seven years. Olympic sports also thrived under Manuel’s leadership with accomplishments such as three-straight Dad Vail Regatta titles by the rowing team, six wrestlers earning spots at the 2011 NCAA Championship and the women’s tennis team making an appearance in the 2008 NCAA tournament. The sports of baseball and softball won a record number of games during his tenure and student-athletes earned All-American and all-conference honors at record rates.

Under Manuel’s direction, UB student-athletes, coaches and staff are committed to community outreach and developed a comprehensive outreach program that reached across social and economic borders. UB student-athletes, coaches and administrators conduct over 2,500 community service hours in the Western New York community on an annual basis. UB’s Student-Athlete

Advisory Committee (SAAC) also coordinates 16 community service

projects per year including internal campus related projects and external com-munity projects. Each of Buffalo’s 20 athletic teams also conduct at least one community service project per year.

Manuel was honored by Sports Business Journal as a 2008 national 40-Under-40 honoree after receiving the same honor from Business First of Buffalo in Fall of 2007. Manuel has served on a number of national and confer-ence committees and boards.

In September of 2011, he was one of only three Athletic Directors asked to serve on the Collegiate Model Rules committee, a working group of the Division I Committee on Academic Performance, charged with broad overview of the current NCAA Rules Manual.

He also currently serves on the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet and served for four years as a member of the NCAA’s Academic Cabinet. During that time he was selected as Chair of the NCAA Academic Eligibility & Compliance Transfer Ad Hoc Committee. He is a member of the Boards of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the D1A Athletic Directors Association. He also serves as a mem-ber of the Council of Presidents Budget & Finance Committee and served for three years as the Chair of the Mid-American Conference Director of Athletics Finance Committee.

In June of 2007, Manuel accepted the Opportunity Award by all-time tennis great Billie Jean King, as Buffalo was recognized by the Women’s Sports Foundation as one of four “standout” colleges and universities in the nation for outstanding achievement in providing equitable athletic opportunities for its female student-athletes.

Prior to his time at Buffalo, he was the assistant and associate director of athletics for the University of Michigan, where he oversaw that school’s football and men’s basketball programs. In February 1998, he was named an assistant athletic director at Michigan with responsibilities for overseeing operational facets of the university’s athletic program. He was named an associate athletic director in September 2000.

Born May 22, 1968, Manuel is a native of New Orleans, who was a high school All-American football player and played for the University of Michigan under its legendary coach, Bo Schembechler. Manuel earned multiple letters and started at defensive end in his sophomore year. His football career was cut short by a neck injury and he subsequently earned two letters on the Wolverines’ track and field team.

After graduating from Michigan, Manuel was coordinator of the univer-sity’s Wade H. McCree, Jr., Incentive Scholars Program from June 1990 to August 1993. The program is a partnership with The President’s Council of State Universities and Detroit Public Schools that helps students prepare for higher education at public universities in Michigan. He subsequently worked briefly as an academic advisor with the Georgia Tech Athletic Association before being named assistant athletic director of academic affairs.

In the course of working on a PhD in social work and psychology at Michigan, he earned a master’s degree in social work in 1993 and an MBA from Michigan’s Ross School of Business in April 2005.

Manuel and his wife, Chrislan, have a daughter, Emma (17), and a son, Evan (13).

F or the first time in the history in the Univeristy of Connecticut

football program, four former Huskies played in the same NFL game. It took place Sunday, Dec. 3, as the New England

Patriots topped the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 31-24.

Offensive lineman Donald Thomas, a native of West Haven, Conn., suited up for the Patriots. He is in his fourth season in the

NFL and his first season with the Patriots. Quarterback Dan Orlovsky, a Shelton, Conn., native, was the starting quaterback for the Colts and was 30 of 37 in the air for 353 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Donald Brown, who was UConn’s first-ever NFL first round draft pick in 2010, was the leading rusher for the Colts with 14 carries for 41 yards and a TD. Linebacker Scott Lutrus, a Brookfield, Conn., native, suited up for his first NFL game on an active roster, and made two tackles.

Thomas and his Patriots then went on to win the AFC Championship and play in Super Bowl XLVI.

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