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THE COACHES CONNECTICUT HEAD COACH PAUL PASQUALONI UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni made his Husky head coaching debut a successful one on Sept. 3 as the Huskies topped Fordham of the FCS. The Cheshire, Conn., native was named the 28th head football coach in UConn his- tory on January 14, 2011. Pasqualoni has had a highly-successful career on all levels of football -- profes- sional, college and high school. He was the head coach at Western Connecticut from 1982-86 and led the team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1985. He had an extremely successful tenure as the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-2004. Pasqualoni led the Orange to 107 wins, four BIG EAST titles and a 6-3 postseason record. Among his bowl appearances at Syracuse were two Fiesta Bowls (1992 and ‘97) and an Orange Bowl (‘98). Pasqualoni is the all-time winningest coach in BIG EAST Conference league wins with 62 and overall wins with 109. He is just one of two league coaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college coaching record stands at 143-78-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 2- 2 at UConn). For the previous five seasons, Pasqualoni had served on NFL staffs -- with Dallas in 2005-07 and ‘10 and with Miami in 2008-09. His first coaching job was an assistant coach at Cheshire HS from 1972-75. He is a 1972 Penn State graduate. WESTERN MICHIGAN HEAD COACH BILL CUBIT Bill Cubit is in his seventh season in charge of the Western Michigan program. He has an overall record of 42-35 with the program. In 2008, he led the team to nine wins for just the third time in program history and the team played in the Texas Bowl. He also led WMU to an appearance in the International Bowl following the 2006 season. Before taking the reigns of the team in 2004, he was the offensive coordinator and QB coach at Stanford in 2003. He was also the offensive coordinator at WMU from 1997-99. He also has coaching stops at Rutgers (2001-02), Akron (1990-91), Florida (1989), Central Florida (1983-85) and Swarthmore (1975-76). He has also been a successful high school head coach. He is a 1975 Delaware gruaduate and was a QB and WR for the Fighting Blue Hens from 1971-74. RADIO & TV COVERAGE TELEVISION COVERAGE Saturday’s game will be televised by SNY in the Connecticut and Northeast region. Bob Picozzi is on play-by-play while former North Carolina head coach John Bunting is on color. Tom Domer is the producer and Howard Miller directs. The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky Power Hour” on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 12:30 p.m. The game will be replayed in its entirity on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7:00 p.m. RADIO COVERAGE For the 20th consecutive season, WTIC 1080-AM in Hartford serves as the flag- ship station for the UConn Radio Network. WTIC is the state’s only 50,000 watt signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. Veteran UConn announcers Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Norman (color commentary) return to call the action with Kevin Nathan on the side- lines and E.B. Davis on production. GAME STORYLINES w UConn plays its final non-conference game of the regular season and it second game in a row against a team from the Mid-American Conference. w UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni is now the all-time leader in BIG EAST wins in overall and conference games. w Husky quarterback Johnny McEntee made his first two career touchdown passes last Saturday night at Buffalo. w UConn’s defense continues to be stingy as it is ranked 14th in the country in total defense and 12th in scoring defense. UConn Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 9/3 FORDHAM (ESPN3) W, 35-3 9/10 at Vanderbilt (SNY) L, 24-21 9/16 IOWA STATE (ESPN2) L, 24-20 9/24 at Buffalo (SNY) W, 17-3 10/1 WESTERN MICHIGAN(SNY)3:30 PM 10/8 at West Virginia*(SNY/ESPNR) 12:00 PM 10/15 USF* TBA 10/26 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) 8:00 PM 11/5 SYRACUSE* TBA 11/19 LOUISVILLE* TBA 11/26 RUTGERS* TBA 12/3 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/2) 12:00 PM * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Western Michigan Schedule/Results Date Opponent Score/Time 9/3 at Michigan (ABC) L, 34-10 9/10 NICHOLLS W, 38-7 9/17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W, 44-14 9/24 at Illinois (Big 10 Net.) L, 23-20 10/1 at Connecticut (SNY) 3:30 PM 10/8 BOWLING GREEN* (STO) 2:00 PM 10/15 at Northern Illinois* (CSN) 3:30 PM 10/22 at Eastern Michigan* 1:00 PM 10/29 BALL STATE* 2:00 PM 11/8 at Toledo* (ESPN2/U) 8:00 PM 11/16 at Miami* (ESPN2/U) 8:00 PM 11/25 AKRON* (ESPNU/3) TBA * Denotes Mid-American Conference game UCONN (2-2, 0-0 BE) vs. WESTERN MICH. (2-2, 1-0 MAC) GAME 5 w Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 w 3:30 P.M. RENTSCHLER FIELD (40,000) SNY w WTIC-UCONN RADIO NETWORK

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THE COACHES

CONNECTICUT�HEAD�COACH�PAUL�PASQUALONI

UConn head coach Paul�Pasqualoni�made his Husky head coaching debut a

successful one on Sept. 3 as the Huskies topped Fordham of the FCS. The

Cheshire, Conn., native was named the 28th head football coach in UConn his-

tory on January 14, 2011.

Pasqualoni has had a highly-successful career on all levels of football -- profes-

sional, college and high school. He was the head coach at Western Connecticut

from 1982-86 and led the team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1985.

He had an extremely successful tenure as the head coach at Syracuse from

1991-2004. Pasqualoni led the Orange to 107 wins, four BIG EAST titles and

a 6-3 postseason record. Among his bowl appearances at Syracuse were two

Fiesta Bowls (1992 and ‘97) and an Orange Bowl (‘98).

Pasqualoni� is� the� all-time� winningest� coach� in� BIG�EAST�Conferenceleague�wins�with�62�and�overall�wins�with�109. He is just one of two league

coaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college

coaching record stands at 143-78-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 2-

2 at UConn).

For the previous five seasons, Pasqualoni had served on NFL staffs -- with

Dallas in 2005-07 and ‘10 and with Miami in 2008-09.

His first coaching job was an assistant coach at Cheshire HS from 1972-75. He

is a 1972 Penn State graduate.

WESTERN�MICHIGAN�HEAD�COACH�BILL�CUBIT

Bill�Cubit�is in his seventh season in charge of the Western Michigan program. He

has an overall record of 42-35 with the program. In 2008, he led the team to nine

wins for just the third time in program history and the team played in the Texas

Bowl. He also led WMU to an appearance in the International Bowl following the

2006 season.

Before taking the reigns of the team in 2004, he was the offensive coordinator

and QB coach at Stanford in 2003. He was also the offensive coordinator at WMU

from 1997-99. He also has coaching stops at Rutgers (2001-02), Akron (1990-91),

Florida (1989), Central Florida (1983-85) and Swarthmore (1975-76). He has also

been a successful high school head coach.

He is a 1975 Delaware gruaduate and was a QB and WR for the Fighting Blue

Hens from 1971-74.

RADIO & TV COVERAGE

TELEVISION�COVERAGE

Saturday’s game will be televised by SNY in the Connecticut and Northeast

region. Bob�Picozzi is on play-by-play while former North Carolina head coach

John� Bunting� is on color. Tom� Domer� is the producer and Howard� Millerdirects.

The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky

Power Hour” on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 5 at

12:30 p.m. The game will be replayed in its entirity on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 1:30

p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7:00 p.m.

RADIO�COVERAGE

For the 20th consecutive season, WTIC�1080-AM in Hartford serves as the flag-

ship station for the UConn Radio Network. WTIC is the state’s only 50,000 watt

signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada.

Veteran UConn announcers Joe� D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and WayneNorman (color commentary) return to call the action with Kevin�Nathan�on the side-

lines and E.B.�Davis on production.

GAME STORYLINES

w UConn� plays� its� final� non-conferencegame�of�the�regular�season�and�it�secondgame� in� a� row� against� a� team� from� theMid-American�Conference.

w UConn� head� coach� Paul� Pasqualoni� isnow�the�all-time�leader�in�BIG�EAST�wins�inoverall�and�conference�games.

w Husky� quarterback� Johnny� McEnteemade�his�first�two�career�touchdown�passeslast�Saturday�night�at�Buffalo.

w UConn’s�defense�continues�to�be�stingyas� it� is� ranked� 14th� in� the� country� in� totaldefense�and�12th�in�scoring�defense.

UConn Schedule/Results

Date ����Opponent�(TV) Score/Time9/3 ������FORDHAM�(ESPN3) W,�35-39/10 at Vanderbilt (SNY) L, 24-21

9/16 ����IOWA�STATE�(ESPN2) L,�24-209/24 at Buffalo (SNY) W, 17-3

10/1 ����WESTERN�MICHIGAN(SNY)3:30�PM10/8 at West Virginia*(SNY/ESPNR) 12:00 PM

10/15 ��USF* TBA10/26 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) 8:00 PM

11/5������SYRACUSE* TBA11/19����LOUISVILLE* TBA11/26����RUTGERS* TBA12/3 at Cincinnati* (ESPN/2) 12:00 PM

* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game

Western Michigan Schedule/Results

Date ����Opponent Score/Time9/3 at Michigan (ABC) L, 34-10

9/10 ����NICHOLLS W,�38-79/17 ����CENTRAL�MICHIGAN* W,�44-149/24 at Illinois (Big 10 Net.) L, 23-20

10/1 at Connecticut (SNY) 3:30 PM

10/8 ����BOWLING�GREEN*�(STO) 2:00�PM10/15 at Northern Illinois* (CSN) 3:30 PM

10/22 at Eastern Michigan* 1:00 PM

10/29 ��BALL�STATE* 2:00�PM11/8 at Toledo* (ESPN2/U) 8:00 PM

11/16 at Miami* (ESPN2/U) 8:00 PM

11/25����AKRON*�(ESPNU/3) TBA* Denotes Mid-American Conference game

UCONN (2-2, 0-0 BE) vs. WESTERN MICH. (2-2, 1-0 MAC)

GAME 5 w Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 w 3:30 P.M.

RENTSCHLER FIELD (40,000)

SNY w WTIC-UCONN RADIO NETWORK

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AROUND THE BIG EAST

2011�BIG�EAST�STANDINGS����������������������BIG�EAST ����OVERALL

USF 0-0 .000 4-0 1.000

Cincinnati 0-0 .000 3-1 .750

Syracuse 0-0 .000 3-1 .750

West Virginia 0-0 .000 3-1 .750

Louisville 0-0 .000 2-1 .667

Rutgers 0-0 .000 2-1 .667

Connecticut ����0-0 ��.000 ����2-2 ����.500

Pittsburgh 0-0 .000 2-2 .500

THIS�WEEK’S�GAMES

Thursday,�September�29USF at Pittsburgh, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday,�October�1Rutgers at Syracuse, 12:00 p.m.

Cincinnati at Miami (OH), 1:00 p.m.

Marshall at Louisville, 3:30 p.m.

W. Michigan at Connecticut, 3:30 p.m.

Bowling Green at West Virginia, 3:30 p.m.

All Times Eastern

The UConn pregame show begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff, while at home games, the

UConn Tailgate Show will air two and a half hours prior to the game with Kevin�Nathan�and

Bob�Joyce. UConn football on home dates gets going early with “Breakfast At The Rent” with

Ray�Dunaway and Scott�Gray beginning at 6:00 a.m. for noon games.

The UConn Football Radio Network also includes WILI 1400-AM in Willimantic and

WSUB AM-FM in New London. UConn football games are also broadcast over the

internet at WTIC.com.

��UCONN�AND�SNY

SNY, the television home of the New York Mets, Jets and the BIG EAST Conference, in con-

junction with the University of Connecticut is in its second-year of a multi-year partnership

that makes� SNY� "the� official� television� home� of� the� UConn�Huskies� football� and

men's�basketball�programs".

SNY�annually�features�300�hours�of�UConn�programming - including 120 hours of

Huskies game coverage. Additionally, SNY significantly expands its UConn sports cover-

age throughout its sports news and entertainment programming. SNY also created a

UConn Huskies sports section on the network's website - www.SNY.tv.

As the TV home of UConn football, SNY will air a minimum of four live games in 2011

-- which will be wrapped by in-depth post-game shows - produced by SNY. In addition to

the network's live game coverage, SNY carries the following UConn Huskies football pro-

gramming:

►Comprehensive UConn Huskies Football Season Preview Show

►Paul Pasqualoni’s Weekly Press Conference

►In-Depth Post-Game Shows (Following all SNY-televised UConn football games)

►UConn Huskies Season-in-Review/Bowl Preview Special

►UConn's "Football Signing Day" Press Conference

►Re-airs of every UConn Huskies Football Game (subject to availability)

►Huskies Power Hour: A 60-minute cut-down version of that week's game.

As the college basketball season tips off, SNY's all-access pass features at least 13

UConn men's basketball contests and a minimum of one women's basketball contest each

season.

SERIES NOTES

HUSKIES�VS.�WESTERN�MICHIGAN�ALL-TIME

Saturday’s game is just the second-ever meeting between UConn and Western Michigan in

the sport of football. The only other meeting was a 41-27 victory by the Huskies on Nov. 1,

2003 at Rentschler Field -- in the stadium’s debut year.

Cornell Brockington came off the bench in that game to score five touchdowns (4 rush, 1

reception) and rush for 186 yards in that game. Dan Orlovsky was 25 of 37 for two TD and

Keron Henry had seven receptions for 91 yards.

Western Michigan scored the first 17 points of that game and led 17-14 at the half.

UConn scored the only 14 points of the third quarter to take control of the game.

The two teams will play at Western Michigan on Sept. 22, 2012.

HUSKIES�VS.�MAC�ALL-TIME

Connecticut enters Saturday’s meeting vs. Western Michigan with a 17-2 record against oppo-

nents from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) since making the move to the Football Bowl

Subdivision in 2002. The two losses includes a 30-16 defeat at Temple last year. Prior to that

game, Connecticut’s last loss to a MAC opponent came back on Sept. 28, 2002, when it

dropped a 24-21 overtime decision vs. Ball State.

UConn’s record vs. MAC teams also includes wins over Ohio in 2009 and Temple in 2008

during the regular season and against Buffalo in the 2009 International Bowl.

The Huskies became quite familiar with MAC foes as the school transitioned to FBS

football. UConn faced four of its members in both the 2002 and 2003 seasons, two

more in 2004, Buffalo in 2005 and Temple and Akron in 2007, Temple again in ‘08 and

Ohio in ‘09. UConn’s wins against the MAC also includes a 39-10 win over Toledo in the 2004

Motor City Bowl.

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RUSHING�YARDSMcCombs ............366

McCummings ........63

Shoemate ..............28

PASSING�YARDSMcEntee ..............613

McCummings ........94

RECEPTIONSI. Moore ................16

Griffin ......................8

K. Moore..................8

POINTS�SCOREDTeggart ..................25

McCombs ..............24

Griffin ......................8

7 tied........................6

TOTAL�TACKLESJohnson ................34

Smallwood ............32

Wreh-Wilson ..........24

S. Moore................21

INTERCEPTIONSB. Jones ..................2

Johnson ..................2

CATEGORY ......................UCONNTotal Offense......................315.8

Rushing Offense................121.8

Passing Offense ................194.0

Passing Efficiency ............109.61

Scoring Offense ................23.2

First Downs For ................68

Third Down Conv. ..............27%

Turnovers-INT/Fum ..........8-5/3

Total Defense ....................272.0

Rushing Defense ..............91.2

Passing Defense ..............180.8

Passing Eff. Defense ........96.45

Scoring Defense ................13.5

First Downs Against ..........46

Third Down Defense..........29%

TOs Forced-INT/Fum ........8-7/1

Turnover Margin ................+/-0

Time of Possession ..........31:13

Penalties-Yards..................14-108

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2011 STATISTICAL COMPARISON

HUSKIES

183 ......................Drake

83 ........................Fields

31 ........................2 Tied

681 ....................Carder

43............Vantubbergen

29 ........................White

10 ....................Arnheim

5 ......................Ravenell

26 ........................Potter

18 ......................Scriven

12 ........................Fields

12 ........................White

22 ........................Simon

19 ........................Zajac

17 ................Winchester

16 ....................Wiggins

1............................Prom

1..........................Simon

BRONCOS

WMU373.3

132.0

241.3

30.7

63

51%

9-4/5

278.3

154.0

124.3

18.3

47

34%

5-2/3

-4

28:27

22-137

UCONN�AND�WESTERN�MICHIGAN�CONNECTIONSThere are no players from the state of Michigan on the UConn roster and likewise

there are no Connecticut players on the WMU roster...WMU head coach Bill�Cubitplayed at Delaware from 1971-74 and UConn dropped three games to UDel during

his career, including games in Storrs in ‘72 and ‘74...UConn special teams coordina-

tor/running backs coach Clayton�White�was an assistant at Western Michigan in

2006 working with the DBs as the team played in the International Bowl...WMU

safeties coach Rich�Nagy�is a 1987 Trinity graduate was a GA there in 1988...He is

a native of Fairfield and his younger brother Charlie� Nagy was a baseball All-

American at UConn, an All-Star major leaguer for 14 years mostly with the Cleveland

Indians and now the pitching coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

RENTSCHLER�GAMEDAY

At UConn home games, FanFest takes place starting four hours before kickoff up until

30 minutes before the game. It takes place between Gates A and B outside the stadi-

um gates...The offerings change each game, but activities typically include inflatable

games for children, live bands, promotional vehicles and UConn student-athletes from

various teams signing autographs....The “Husky Walk” is a chance for fans to wel-

come the UConn team as they get off the team buses and head to the stadium. That

takes place approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff between Gates A

and B...Once�again�this�season�at�the�end�of�home�games,�the�UConn�team�willsing�the�“UConn�Husky”�fight�song�in�front�of�the�student�section�at�RentschlerField.

SQUAD NOTES

HUSKIES�HAVE�BEEN�BOWL�ELIGIBLE

The� 2010� UConn� football� team� won� the� BIG�EAST�Championship� andadvanced�to�play�in�the�school’s�first-ever�BCS�game�--�the�Tostitos�FiestaBowl.�UConn made the bowl eligible mark for the sixth time in the past eight

seasons -- and the fourth consecutive. UConn’s trip and victory over South

Carolina in the 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl marked the fourth time that the Huskies

went bowling and the third consecutive. The Huskies also went to the International

Bowl in 2009 and defeated Buffalo. In 2007, UConn was 9-3 in the regular season

and went on to the Meineke Car Care Bowl. In 2004, the Huskies went 7-4 in the

regular season and won the Motor City Bowl. In 2003, UConn was 9-3, but did not

go to a bowl because of its independent status.

EXPERIENCED�UCONN�STAFFPasqualoni has completed an amazingly experienced coaching staff for the year:

Name ��������������������Position ............................................................Alma�MaterPaul Pasqualoni Head Coach ..................................................Penn State ‘72

George DeLeone Offensive Coordinator, Tight Ends ..............Connecticut ‘70

Don Brown Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks ................Norwich ‘77

Hank Hughes Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line ........Springfield ‘79

Matt Cersosimo Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator........Springfield ‘00

Mike Foley Offensive Line ....................................................Colgate ‘78

Joe Moorhead Quarterbacks ....................................................Fordham ‘96

Darrell Perkins Safeties ............................................................Wyoming ‘90

Clayton White RBs, Special Teams Coordinator........North Carolina St. ‘02

Jonathan Wholley Linebackers ................................................Connecticut ‘04

The UConn staff has an extensive history of coaching college football:

* There are four coaches on the staff that have served as college head coaches

for a total of 42 seasons: Pasqualoni, 19 seasons (Syracuse 1991-2004, Western

Connecticut 1982-86); DeLeone, 4 seasons (Southern Connecticut 1976-79);

Brown, 12 seasons (Massachusetts 2004-08, Northeastern 2000-2003, Plymouth

State 1993-95); Foley, 7 seasons (Colgate 1986-92).

* There are four coaches on the staff that have served as coordinators on the FBS

level – DeLeone, Brown, Hughes and Moorhead.

* There are 196 combined seasons of college coaching on the staff – DeLeone 37,

Foley 32, Hughes 30, Pasqualoni 29, Brown 29, Moorhead 11, Cersosimo 9,

Perkins 9, White 7 and Wholley 3.

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Rutgers (2-1)This Week: at Syracuse

Next Week: vs. Pittsburgh

Louisville (2-1)This Week: vs. Marshall

Next Week: at North Carolina

Syracuse (3-1)This Week: vs. Rutgers

Next Week: at Tulane

Pittsburgh (2-2)This Week: vs. USF

Next Week: at Rutgers

USF (4-0)This Week: at Pittsburgh

Next Week: Idle

West Virginia (3-1)This Week: vs. Bowling Green

Next Week: vs. Connecticut

Western Michigan (2-2)This Week: at Connecticut

Next Week: vs. Bowling Green

Buffalo (1-3)This Week: at Tennessee

Next Week: vs. Ohio

Iowa State (3-0)This Week: vs. Texas

Next Week: at Baylor

Vanderbilt (3-1)This Week: Idle

Next Week: at Alabama

Fordham (1-2)This Week: at Colgate

Next Week: at Pennsylvania

TRACKING THE OPPONENTS PASQUALONI�AND�BIG�EAST�RECORDSUConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni has won more BIG EAST Conference

games (league contests only) than any other coach in history. Pasqualoni has

62 league wins from 1991-2004 while Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech is second

with 57.

With� the� Sept.� 3� win� vs.� Fordham� and� Saturday’s� win� vs.� Buffalo,Pasqauloni�is�also�first�in�league�history�in�overall�wins�with�109�to�top�themark�of�Beamer�with�108.�The distant third is Don Nehlen of West Virginia at

61.

UCONN�COACHING�DEBUTSPasqualoni became the first Husky coach since 1923 to win his UConn coach-

ing debut. The�last�coach�to�win�a�Husky�debut�was�Sumner�Dole�in�1923.Here is how some other UConn head coaches have fared in their first game –

Randy Edsall, 56-17 loss at Hofstra, Sept. 4, 1999; Skip Holtz, 17-6 loss vs.

Nicholls State, Sept. 3, 1994; Tom Jackson, 22-5 loss at Rutgers, Sept. 10,

1983; Walt Nadzak, 49-0 loss at Lehigh, Sept. 10, 1977; Larry Naviaux, 22-20

loss vs. Lehigh, Sept. 15, 1973; Bob Casciola, 20-7 loss at Vermont; John

Toner, 16-0 loss at Yale, Sept. 25, 1965; Rick Forzano, 21-6 loss at Yale, Sept.

26, 1964; Bob Ingalls, 34-13 loss at Yale, Sept. 20, 1952; Arthur Valpey, 25-0

loss at Yale, Sept. 23, 1950; J.O. Christian, 7-0 loss vs. American International;

Sumner Dole, 13-0 win vs. Trinity, Sept, 29, 1923.

BIG�EAST�AND�UCONNUConn begins 2011 BIG EAST Conference play on Oct. 8 at West Virginia and

2011 marks the eighth year of football league membership dating back to 2004.

UConn�was�one�of�seven�charter�members�of� the�BIG�EAST�Conferencewhen� the� league�was� founded� in� 1979� and�UConn 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.

1,000�AND�COUNTING

UConn’s game against Rhode Island on Sept. 26, 2009 was the 1,000 game in

program history dating back to the first team in 1896. UConn now has an over-

all program record of 483-504-38 in 1,024 games.

HUSKIES�ON�WATCH�LISTS,�PRESEASON�HONORS

A number of members of the 2011 Huskies were named to preseason “Watch

Lists” for 2011. They are:

Junior Tight End Ryan Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.)

* John Mackey Award Watch List

Senior Kicker Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.)

* Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Award

Senior Defensive Tackle Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.)

* Outland Trophy, given to the best interior lineman in the country

* Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the best defensive player in the country

* Lombardi Award, given to the best offensive or defensive lineman in the coun-

try

Senior center Moe Petrus (St. Laurent, Que.)

* Outland Trophy

* Lombardi Award

Senior offensive tackle Mike Ryan (Tamaqua, Pa.)

* Lombardi Award

HUSKIES�AND�NATIONAL�POLLS

Connecticut has been ranked in the Associated Press poll for six weeks during

its FBS history, four weeks in the USA Today poll and seven weeks in the BCS

rankings. UConn was No. 25 on Dec. 5 of last season in its only ranking of the

year. The Huskies were No. 16 on Oct. 28, 2007 and Nov. 4, 2007, No. 25 on

Nov. 11, 2007, No. 20 on Nov. 18, 2007 and No. 24 on Sept. 28, 2008.

Cincinnati (3-1)This Week: at Miami (OH)Next Week: Idle

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PLAYER/ASST.�COACHES�INTERVIEWSSelected players and assistant coaches are avail-able from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday andWednesday.

MEDIA�LUNCHEONSUConn will host its weekly media luncheon onTuesday during game weeks. The schedule is as fol-lows:11:30 a.m.: Coach Pasqualoni speaks12:15 p.m.: Lunch begins12:30 p.m.: Opposing coach on phone if available1:00 p.m.: Remaining UConn players/assistant coc-ahes available. PLAYERS MUST BE REQUESTED24 HOURS IN ADVANCE

PRACTICE�COVERAGEThe first 30 minutes (approximate) of practice onTuesday and Wednesday are open to photographersand videographers shooting B-Roll. All Friday walk-throughs are closed to the media.

POST�GAME�INTERVIEWSUConn’s locker room is closed following games.

BIG�EAST�PRESEASON�POLLConnecticut was picked sixth in the BIG EAST preseason media poll. West

Virginia was first followed by Pittsburgh, USF, Syracuse and Cincinnati and then

UConn followed by Rutgers and Louisville.

UCONN�VS.�RANKED�TEAMS

The January 1, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game vs. Oklahoma marked the

17th 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 17

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.

FASTEST�FROM�DIVISION�I-AA�TO�THE�POLLSSCHOOL I-A�DEBUT FIRST�RANKINGMarshall 1997 Two years, four weeks (9/12/99)

CONNECTICUT 2002 Five�years,�10�weeks�(10/28/07)South Florida 2001 Six years, three weeks (9/9/07)

Boise State 1996 Six years, 13 weeks (11/10/02)

UCONN�FOOTBALL�A�LEADER�IN�ACADEMICS

The UConn football program continues to be a leader in the 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.�The�Huskies�latestGSR,� released� in� October� 2010,� UConn� was� third� in� the� BIG�EAST�andwithin�four�points�of�the�second�place�team.

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�50state�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.

HUSKIES�VS.�THE�BIG�EAST

UConn owns an all-time mark of 22-26 in BIG�EAST�Conference�games since

joining the league for football in 2004. The Huskies posted their best confer-

ence record with a 5-2 mark in 2007 and ‘10.

UConn’s current five-game BIG EAST Conference games winning streak

is the longest in school history.

HUSKIES�ON�THE�ROAD�SINCE�2002

The Huskies have put together a 22-29 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�2002

Connecticut boasts a 42-19 record against non-conference opponents in the

regular season since making the move to the FBS in 2002.

The Huskies have won 17 of their last 23 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 and Iowa State 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 2-2 (2011).

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HUSKIES�IN�NCAA�STATISTICS

Here are the categories where UConn is ranked in the top 40 in the

2011 NCAA statistics.

Rushing Defense 24th at 91.25 yards (Fifth in BIG EAST)

Pass. Eff. Defense 10th at 96.44 (First in BIG EAST)

Total Defense 14th at 272.00 (First in BIG EAST)

Scoring Defense 12th at 13.50 (First in BIG EAST)

Pass Defense 23rd at 180.75 (First in BIG EAST)

Sacks 14th at 3.25 (Second in BIG EAST)

TFL 9th at 8.25 (Fourth in BIG EAST)

Individual leaders

Rushing Lyle McCombs, 45th at 91.50 (Third in BIG EAST)

Sacks Sio Moore, t16th at 0.88 (Third in BIG EAST)

Interceptions B. Jones/J. Johnson, t21st at .5 (t3 in BIG EAST)

TFL Kendall Reyes, T21th at 1.63 (Third in BIG EAST)

Teddy Jennings, T24th at 1.50 (Fourth in BIG EAST)

HUSKIES�IN�THE�NFL

As the NFL held its training camps, there were a total of 14

Huskies in NFL camps before final cuts were made. UConn had 11former players that were on NFL rosters in 2009 (a school high)

and nine former Huskies are currently on NFL rosters.

The 2009 NFL Draft made history for the Huskies as four UConn

players were selected in the first 63 selections. UConn is the only

BIG EAST school to have four players picked that early since the

league was reorganized in 2005. UConn had two players selected

in the 2010 NFL Draft and four more in ‘11.

The�number�of�former�UConn�players�on�NFL�teams�is�now10. They are:

* Offensive tackle William�Beatty of the New York Giants, who is

entering his third year and has six starts over the past two seasons

for the Giants.

* Running back Donald�Brown, who is entering his third year with

the Indianapolis Colts. He was UConn’s first All-American in the

BCS era and the Huskies’ first NFL First Round Draft Pick. He’s

with the Indianapolis Colts and played in the Super Bowl his rook-

ie year.

* Defensive back Darius�Butler, who played the past two seasons

for the New England Patriots, was waived by the team and then

signed by the Carolina Panthers

* Defensive back Tyvon�Branch, who is entering his fourth year

with the Oakland Raiders. He has started all 16 games for the

Raiders over the past two years.

* Wide receiver Marcus�Easley with the Buffalo Bills, who missed

all of last season (rookie) with an injury, and is on the injured

reserve list again.

* Offensive guard Donald�Thomas with the New England Patriots,

who is in his fourth year in the league and has also played with the

Dolphins and the Lions. He was picked up by the Patriots earlier

this season.

FB, Anthony�Sherman, a fifth round pick of the Cardinals

TB, Jordan�Todman, a sixth round pick of the Chargers

LB, Scott� Lutrus, who signed a free agent contract with the

Jaguars and was released and was then signed by the Rams on

the practice squad.

LB, Lawrence�Wilson, a sixth round pick of the Panthers, who

was cut by the team and later resigned for the practice squad ros-

ter.

HUSKIES�IN�THE�CFL

In addition, there are four former UConn players in the CanadianFootball�League this year.

Martin�Bedard (Montreal Alouettes) is entering his third year and

has been part of two Grey Cup championship teams.

Larry�Taylor�is in is fourth year in the league and is now with Calgary

after spending the first three with Montreal. He was the 2009 CFL

Special Teams Player of the Year.

Julius�Williams, who played at UConn through 2008, is in his first

year with the Edmonton Eskimos.

Jordan�Younger is in his eighth season in the league -- all with

Toronto.

Taylor and Bedard and the Montreal team won Grey Cup cham-

pionship game last December by a 21-18 score against

Edmonton.

2011�GAME�BALLSFORDHAM: Lyle McCombsBUFFALO:�Johnny McEntee, Nick Williams, UConn defense

ACTIVE�CAREER�LEADERS�IN�GAME�BALLSDave Teggart (4), Moe Petrus (3), Kendall Reyes (3), Cole Wagner(3), Nick Williams (3), Jerome Junior (2), John Delahunt (1), RyanGriffin (1), Sio Moore (1), Corey Manning (1), Adam Masters (1),Lyle McCombs (1), Johnny McEntee (1), Mike Ryan (1), TrevardoWilliams (1), Blidi Wreh-Wilson (1).

2011�SCOUT�TEAM�PLAYERS�OF�THE�WEEKFORDHAM: QB Blaise Driscoll (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), LSAlex Kantor (ST).BUFFALO: TB Wilbert Lee (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), TB WilbertLee (ST).

HUSKIES�ON�THE�REBOUND

UConn is 27-16 in games following a loss since Oct. 26, 2002.

BALL�CONTROL�IS�THE�KEY

A telling sign of UConn’s strong performance on both sides of the ball

during its tenure as a FBS program has been its ability to both record

and prevent long drives.

Since the start of the 2002 season, UConn’s offense has

strung together 79 scoring drives of at least 80 yards while the

Husky defense has surrendered just 55 such marches -- includ-

ing two by Michigan and Oklahoma and one by Buffalo and

Cincinnati last year. UConn had two 80-yard scoring drives vs.

Fordham in the 2011 opener and one vs. Buffalo on Saturday

night.

UConn also holds a 19-6 advantage over its opponents in the num-

ber of 90-yard and over drives since becoming a I-A program.

Michigan had a 96-yarder last year.

HUSKIES�DOMINATING�ON�BOTH�SIDES�OF�THE�BALL

Over the past 105 games, UConn has outgained its opponent 64times. This stretch, like many UConn trends, dates back to a 28-24

loss at Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, 2002.

CONNECTICUT’S�FOUR�CAPTAINS��

The UConn team selected four team captains for the 2011 season,

Kendall�Reyes (for the second-consecutive year) and Kashif�Moorewith Moe�Petrus and Blidi�Wreh-Wilson.

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OFFENSE NOTES

McCOMBS�MAKES�IMPRESSIVE�DEBUT�VS.�FORDHAMUConn� freshman� Lyle� McCombs’s� (Staten� Island,� N.Y.)� 141yards�of�rushing�in�his�collegiate�debut�is�the�second-highestwhen�compared�against��UConn’s�top�10�career�rushing�lead-ers.�The best mark belongs to Tony Jordan (No. 10), who had 144

yards vs. Northeastern to open the 1978 season.

Other notables include: No. 1 Donald Brown, 118 yards vs. Rhode

Island in 2006; No. 2 Terry Caulley, 62 vs. Boston College, 2002; No.

3 Jordan Todman, 81 vs. Virginia in 2008 (third game of season, was

hurt for first two); No. 4 Wilbur Gillard, 91 vs. Furman in 1993; No. 6

Vinny Clements, 71 vs. Vermont in 1968; No. 7 Cornell Brockington,

25 vs. Indiana, 2003; No. 5 Ed Long, No. 8 Jeff Gallagher and No.

9 Andre Dixon did not have carries in their first career games.

McCOMBS�BACKING�IT�UPMcCombs� rushed� for� 118� yards� in� the� Sept.� 10� game� vs.Vanderbilt�and�his�first�college�game�against�FBS�competition.McCombs has now rushed for a total of 366 yards in his first four col-

legiate games. He is currenlty the 45th leading rusher in the country

at 91.50 yards per game.

THE�QUARTERBACK�RACE

Connecticut entered the 2011 season without a quarterback who

has started a collegiate game and with only one quarterback who

has played in a collegiate game.

UConn started three different QBs last year, who have all moved

on from the program -- graduated Zach Frazer with ten starts,

including the last six of the 2010 season; Cody Endres with two

starts and Mike Box with one.

Here’s a quick look at the three Husky QBs who are competing for

playing time this year:

* Senior Johnny�McEntee�(Fullerton, Calif.) -- May have put some

separation in the QB race with his performance vs. Buffalo...walk-on

who had played in two games over the past two seasons...gained

international fame last winter with his “trick shot” video on

YouTube...the video now has over six million hits...started the

Fordham game and was 8 of 12 in the air for 113 yards...started the

Vanderbilt game and was 10 of 27 in the air for 99 yards and three

interceptions and was sacked four times...started the Iowa State

game and was 13 of 30 in the air for 188 yards with one intercep-

tion...was 12 of 21 in the air for 213 yards and his first two career TD

passes...did not throw an interception.

* Redshirt freshman Scott� McCummings� (Natick, Mass.) --

Redshirt freshman who attended same high school as Doug

Flutie...had over 2,000 yards of passing in senior year with over

1,000 yards of rushing...passed for 15 TDs as a senior and rushed

for another 12...was 1 for 1 in the air vs. Fordham with a 55-yard TD

pass and also ran the ball seven times for 23 yards...carried the ball

five times in the Vanderbilt game..was 1 for 3 in Iowa State game

with a 39-yard TD pass to Kashif Moore....had five carries for seven

yards vs. Buffalo.

* Freshman Mike�Nebrich (Burke, Va.) -- Highly-decorated Virginia

high school player who enrolled at UConn for the spring 2011

semester...as a senior, broke the Virginia state record for all-purpose

yards with 4,968 and scored 59 TDs...had 11 yards of rushing vs.

Fordham with 60 passing yards on 3 of 8...was one of two in the air

vs. Vanderbilt...was 1 for 3 in the air for two yards vs. Iowa

State...also had four carries vs. Iowa State...was 0 for 1 in the air vs.

Bufffalo and has been playing the first series of the second quarter.

EXPERIENCE�ON�THE�LINE

Whoever gets the nod at quarterback for the Huskies plays behind

an experienced offensive line.

Senior center Moe�Petrus (St. Laurent, Que.) has started 43 con-

secutive games for the Huskies -- and the last 30 at center.

Senior right tackle Mike�Ryan (Tamaqua, Pa.) returns after earn-

ing All-BIG EAST first team honors last year and has started 25

games over the past two years.

Junior Adam�Masters (Bethesda, Md.) will play right guard and

started ten games last year -- the final six at right tackle.

Sophomore Kevin�Friend� (Warrentown, Va.) plays at left guard

and had a pair of starts last year.

GOING�TO�THE�TIGHT�END

As the offensive philosophy of head coach Paul�Pasqualoni and his

offensive coordinator George DeLeone develops at UConn, throw-

ing to the tight end has obviously been emphasized.

The second-leading receiver on the team is redshirt junior RyanGriffin (Londonderry, N.H.), who has eight of UConn’s 50 receptions

this year. He also has 155 of UConn’s 766 receiving yards this year

and has one of UConn’s four receiving TDs.

(ISIAH)�MOORE�HITTING�HIS�STRIDE

UConn senior wide receiver Isiah�Moore (Cambridge, Mass) had a

career-night vs. Iowa State as he had eight catches for 143 yards for

two career highs. He also had a 41-yard reception, which topped his

career high. His previous single-game career highs were four recep-

tions in four different games, 76 receiving yards at Baylor in 2009

and a 28-yard long reception in that same game.

He backed that game up with another good game vs. Buffalo on

Saturday as he was UConn’s leading receiver with four receptions

for 49 yards and a long of 16.

Moore is UConn’s leading receiver with 16 catches for 246 yards

this season.

WILLIAMS�BACK�ON�RECEIVING�END

UConn junior Nick�Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had been mak-

ing headlines over his career mostly in the kickoff return depart-

ment. Although he was always part of the WR group, Williams led

the country in kickoff returns last year and was a First Team All-BIG

EAST pick in that spot.

UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni has been using Williams

more in a receiver role this year, but entering Saturday’s 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.

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DEFENSE NOTESLOTS�OF�STARTS,�STARTERS�BACK

Connecticut returns one of the most experienced defenses in the

country and in the BIG EAST Conference this season.

On the defensive line, UConn returns players that started 45

games in 2010 and 93 for their career.

The linebackers have just nine career and nine starts from ‘10

returning.

The secondary is also very experienced with 45 starts back from

last year and 71 for their careers.

For totals, the UConn defense has 100 starts returning from last

season and a total of 173 career starts.

JENNINGS�GETS�FIRST�CAREER�START

Connecticut redshirt junior Teddy�Jennings (Dayton, Ohio) made

his first career start against Fordham at defensive end. He

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.

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.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

TEGGART�CAREER�LEADER�IN�FIELD�GOALS,�POINTS

Redshirt senior Dave� Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) has con-

nected on all 109 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 57 career field goals is a school record, which he broke

with a 24-yard FG vs. Cincinnati in 2010.

His� 109� extra� points� is� tied� for� second� in� school� historywhile�Matt�Nuzie�had�124�from�2003-06.�His�279�career�pointsis�first�in�school�history�as�he�topped�that�record�in�the�gameat�Vanderbilt.Teggart’s�25�field�goals�last�year�was�a�school�single-sea-

son�record.�He had a total of 14 field goals in 2009 which is tied

as the sixth-highest in school history while his 13 as a freshman is

seventh.

Teggart recorded what is arguably the biggest play in school his-

tory in the regular season finale of 2010 as he kicked a 52-yard

field goal with 17 seconds left to play to lift UConn to a 19-16 win

over USF that sent the Huskies to their first BCS game in school

history. Earlier in the fourth quarter of that game, he kicked a 50-

yarder.

Teggart�matched�his�USF�yardages�vs.�Iowa�State�(Sept.�16)as�he�tied�his�career�high�with�a�52-yarder�in�the�first�quarterand�added�a�50-yard�in�the�third.

Teggart kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime to lift UConn to a

2011 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

CONNECTICUT�OFFENSEGame ����������������WR����������WR����������LT ����������LG ������������C ������������RG ����������RT ������������TE ������������QB ������������FB ������������TBFordham K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Bardzak Petrus Masters Friend Delahunt McEntee Hinkley McCombs

at Vanderbilt K. Moore I. Moore Ryan Bardzak Petrus Masters S. Brown Delahunt McEntee Hinkley McCombs

Iowa State K. Moore I. Moore Bennett Friend Petrus Masters Ryan Delahunt McEntee Hinkley Shoemate

at Buffalo K. Moore I. Moore Bennett Friend Petrus Masters Ryan C. Manning McEntee G. Davis (WR) McCombs

Western Michigan

at West Virginia

USF

at Pittsburgh

Syracuse

Louisville

Rutgers

Cincinnati

CONNECTICUT�DEFENSEGame������������������DE ����������DT ����������DT����������DE ����������SLB ����������MLB ��������WLB ����������CB��������������S ��������������S��������������CBFordham T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Junior Agbor Gratz

at Vanderbilt T. Williams B. Jones (S) Reyes Jenneings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh Wilson Junior Agbor Gratz

Iowa State T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Junior Vann (LB) Gratz

at Buffalo T. Williams Martin Reyes Jennings S. Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson Jones Agbor Gratz

Western Michigan

at West Virginia

USF

at Pittsburgh

Syracuse

Louisville

Rutgers

Cincinnati

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16-13 win over West Virginia on Oct. 29 of last year. He�had�a�totalof�three�field�goals�in�that�game�and�was�named�the�BIG�EASTSpecial�Teams�Player�of�the�Week�for�his�efforts.

Those “final play” game-winners were the second and third of his

career as he ended the 2009 regular season in fine form as he boot-

ed a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Huskies a 29-27

win over USF.

Dating back to 2009, Teggart has kicked a field goal in 17 of

the past 19 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� successfullyconvert�his�first�11�field�goal�attempts.

NICK�WILLIAMS�AND�KO�RETURNSUConn sophomore Nick�Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had a break-

out night in his receiving career against Buffalo on Saturday night,

but remains the primary UConn kickoff and punt returner.

Williams led the country in kickoff returns last year with 35.29

yards per return and he returned two kickoffs for TDs in 2010.

Against Pittsburgh 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� twoKO�returns�for�a�TD�in�a�career -- joined by Tyvon Branch, who had

both of his in 2007.

This year he has 11 kickoff returns for an average of 22.7 yards

per return.

STADIUM/ATTENDANCE NOTES

RENTSCHLER�FIELD

The Huskies moved into brand new Rentschler Field in East Hartford

for the 2003 season. Conveniently located within miles of Interstates

91, 84 and 384, the home of the Huskies lies on 75 acres of land

donated to the State of Connecticut from the historic Pratt & Whitney

Airfield. The stadium, like the former airfield, is named for that com-

pany’s founder, Frederick Rentschler. The stadium boasts a capacity

of 40,000 with 38 luxury suites in a massive press box tower which

helps enclose the natural grass field.

A�HOT�TICKET

Swelling interest in the Husky football program as it gradually moved

up into BIG EAST play can perhaps be best evidenced by the rise in

attendance. UConn sold 28,000 season tickets in 2008 and sold its

entire allotment of student season tickets at 4,700. These figures are

staggering sums considering that the entire 2001 season ticket base

was around 4,000. In 2002, the number reached 11,300 in the final

season of Memorial Stadium. The burgeoning season ticket base

more than doubled to 24,000 for the inaugural season at Rentschler

Field and rose to 28,000 a year later in 2004. UConn reached an all-

time high of 32,000 season tickets in 2005.

FAN�NO.�2,000,000On�Friday,�Sept.�16,�UConn�welcomed�the�2,000,000�fans�toRenstchler�Field� in� its�history.�That lucky fan was Shane

Buzzell of Manchester, Conn., and he received a variety of

prizes and made an appearance on the field.

The Huskies have sold out 29 of their first 53 dates at

Rentschler Field, including a stretch of 12�in�a�row.

UConn has played to 96.0-pct. of capacity all-time there,

drawing 2,035,205 fans, or an average of 38,400 per game.

RENTSCHLER�FIELD�PROVES�FRIENDLY�FOR�HUSKIES

The Huskies went 7-0 at home in 2007 at Rentschler Field and

also 6-0 last year. UConn’s 3-4 mark at home in 2006 was its

only sub-.500 record at Rentschler Field.

The seven home wins in 2007 set a school record for a sin-

gle season which was previously set in 2004.

Prior to the Iowa State loss, UConn�had�won�nine�consec-utive�games�at�Rentschler�Field.

UConn presently stands at 40-13� all-time� at� RentschlerField�including a 23-5�mark�in�non-conference�games.

MICHIGAN,�TENNESSEE�WILL�VISIT�RENTSCHLER�FIELD

Following UConn’s trip to Ann Arbor on Sept. 4, 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 Iowa State (2011), North Carolina

State (2012) and Maryland (2013). 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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Coaching StaffHead�Coach:Paul Pasqualoni (Penn State, 1972)#Defensive�Coordinator/Cornerbacks:Don Brown (Norwich University, 1977)#Offensive�Coord./Tight�Ends:George DeLeone (Connecticut, 1970)*Assistant�Head�Coach/Defensive�Line:Hank Hughes (Springfield, 1979)#Wide�Receivers/Recruiting�Coord.:Matt Cersosimo (Springfield, 2000)#Offensive�Line:Mike Foley (Colgate, 1978)#Quarterbacks:Joe Moorhead (Fordham, 1996)*Safeties:Darrell Perkins (Wyoming, 1990)*Running�Backs/Special�Teams�Coord.:Clayton White (North Carolina State, 2001)#Linebackers:Jon Wholley (Connecticut, 2004)*Offensive�Graduate�Assistant:Andrew Breiner (Lock Haven, 2006)Defensive�Graduate�Assistant:Shane Fogarty (Connecticut, 2006)Director�of�Football�Administration:Tim Pendergast (SUNY Cortland, 1980)Strength�&�Conditioning�CoordinatorJerry Martin (Syracuse, 1978)Dir.�Alumni�and�Community�Affairs:Andy Baylock (Central Conn., 1960)Football�Equipment�Manager:Chris Stasaitis (Connecticut, 2001)Head�Athletic�Trainer:Bob Howard, MA, ATC (UConn, 1988)Team�Physician:Dr. Jeffrey Anderson, MD (North Park, 1986)Assistant�Director�of�Video�ServicesJason Sanders (Jacksonville State, 2004)* Press Box Coaches...# Sideline Coaches

PronunciationsKenton Adeyemi ������ADD-a-YEM-eeTevrin�Brandon ��������TEV-rinTy-Meer�Brown tie-MEERKijuan Dabney kih-juanDwayne Gratz grats (like congrats)Mark Hansson HansenMartin Hyppolite HIP-o-lightJonathan Jean-Louis zhawn loo-EETwyon Martin twawnKashif Moore cuh-sheefSio Moore SEE-ohMichael Nebrich ������KNEE-brickAndrew Opoku ah-poe-cooMichael Osiecki oh-shess-skiMuhammad Petrus ��pet-russYawin Smallwood yah-winBrandon Steg stegg (rhymes with egg)

Shamar Stephen������stef-inBildi�Wreh-Wilson ��bleed-ee ray-wilson

NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/HS/Prep1 Jean-Louis,Jonathan** 6-0 207 TB RSr. Cambridge, Mass./Arlington Catholic2 Nebrich, Michael 6-1 204 QB Fr. Burke, Va./Lake Braddock Secondary2 Stlouis, Gilbert 5-11 183 S So. Davie, Fla./Plantation3 Moore, Sio * 6-1 232 LB RJr. Apex, N.C./Apex4 Martin, Twyon *** 6-2 273 DT RSr. Parkland, Fla./Stoneman Douglas5 Wreh-Wilson, Blidi ** 6-0 192 CB RJr. Edinboro, Pa./General McLane6 Moore, Kashif *** 5-10 175 WR RSr. Burlington, N.J./Burlington Township7 Gratz, Dwayne ** 6-0 195 CB RJr. Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway8 Phillips, Shakim 6-1 203 WR RFr. Paterson, N.J./Boston College9 Opoku, Andrew 6-4 223 OLB RFr. North Brunswick, N.J. /Fork Union Military (Va.)10 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 170 RB Fr. Lynchburg, Va./Brookville11 McCummings, Scott 6-2 218 QB RFr. Natick, Mass./Natick12 Stevenson, David 5-8 171 CB Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson13 Christen, Chad * 6-1 201 K/P RSo. Etters, Pa./Red Lane14 Abrams, Kamal 5-10 175 WR Fr. Dover, Del./Dover15 Junior, Jerome ** 6-1 215 S RJr. Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley16 Jones, Byron 6-1 187 S RFr. New Britain, Conn./St. Paul (Bristol)17 Driscoll, Blaise 6-1 189 QB RFr. Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms18 McEntee, Johnny 6-3 224 QB RJr. Fullerton, Calif./Servite19 Dabney, Kijuan *** 6-1 204 LB Sr. Houston, Texas/Yates20 Brandon, Tevrin 5-10 177 CB RSo. Bethlehem, Pa./ Bethlehem Catholic21 Wilburn, Gary ** 5-11 197 CB RSr. Washington, Ga./Washington-Wilkes22 Adams, Andrew 5-11 185 S Fr. Fayetteville, Ga./Woodward Academy23 Lee, Wilbert 6-0 202 S Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys and Girls24 Shoemate, D.J. 5-11 219 TB Sr. Corona, Calif./USC25 Agbor, Harris * 5-11 199 S RSr. Mesquite, Texas/Horn26 Campbell, Marcus ** 6-3 231 DE Sr. Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 187 CB Fr. Tampa, Fla./Alonso28 Johnson, Jory ** 6-1 227 LB RJr. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul's/The Hun School (N.J.)29 Mack, Taylor * 5-9 169 CB So. Powder Springs, Ga./The Lovett School30 Edwards, Matt 6-0 189 OLB RJr. Holliston, Mass./Holliston30 McLaughlin, Brendan 5-11 223 FB Fr. West Grove, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara31 Williams, Nick * 5-10 185 WR Jr. East Windsor, N.J./The Hun School32 Ashiru, Jefferson 6-1 210 LB Fr. Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern33 Smallwood, Yawin 6-2 229 LB RFr. Worcester, Mass./Doherty34 Kenney, David 6-0 206 OLB RSo. Highstown, N.J./The Peddie School35 Lopes, Chris 5-10 184 CB RSo. Brockton, Mass./Tilton School (NH)36 Osiecki, Michael 6-1 238 LB RFr. Seymour, Conn./Seymour37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-0 180 S Fr. West Hartford, Conn./Conard38 Kantor, Alex 5-9 187 S So. Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill38 Teggart, Dave *** 6-0 203 K RSr. Northborough, Mass./Algonquin Regional39 Hinkley, Mark 5-11 226 FB RJr. Kaneohe, Hawaii /Punahou40 Brown, Ty-meer 6-0 192 S RFr. McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport41 Steg, Brandon 6-2 221 LB RFr. Coral Springs, Fla./J.P. Taravella43 McCombs, Lyle 5-8 172 TB RFr. Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By The Sea44 DeLorenzo, Max 5-11 209 RB Fr. Berlin, Conn./Berlin45 Hyppolite, Martin 6-0 215 RB RSo. Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield46 Vann, Marquise 6-0 225 LB Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Fairfield Senior47 Frank, Reuben 6-3 238 FB RFr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie48 Williams, Trevardo ** 6-1 231 DE Jr. Bridgeport, Conn./Canterbury49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 242 FB Fr. Glastonbury, Conn./Avon (Conn.) Old Farms50 Bullock, Tyler 6-4 298 OG RSo. Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg51 Willman, Tim 6-3 279 DT RSo. Fulton, Md./Reservoir52 Donohue, Ryan 6-0 230 LB Jr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional/Maryland53 Wirth, Ryan 6-2 268 DT RJr. Medford, N.J./Shawnee/Cheshire Academy54 Maher, Conor 6-2 225 LB Jr. Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland/Villanova55 Williams, Jerome 6-1 255 LB RJr. Burlington Township, N.J./Holy Cross56 Pruitt, Angelo 6-2 299 DT RFr. Cincinnati, Ohio /North College Hill57 Petrus, Moe *** 6-2 302 C RSr. St. Laurent, Que./Vanier Prep58 Louis, Jonathan 6-5 250 DE RFr. Brockton, Mass./Wyoming Seminary59 Stephen, Shamar * 6-5 315 DT RSo. Brookville, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran61 Brown, Stephen 6-6 290 OT RSo. Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa63 Masters, Adam ** 6-4 292 OT RJr. Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman64 Danielson, Joseph 6-0 292 OG RFr. Baldwin, N.Y./Chaminade65 Cruz, Gus 6-4 288 OG RFr. Manchester, N.H./Kimball Union Academy66 Manco, Dominick 6-1 251 LS Fr. Lagrangeville, N.Y/Arlington67 Mueller, Adam 6-1 207 LS So. Park Ridge, Ill./Maine Township South68 Paull, Bryan 6-3 300 C RFr. Parkland, Fla./M. Stoneman Douglas69 Greene, Steve 6-4 304 OG RSo. Edensburg, Pa./Bishop Carroll70 Bardzak, Gary 6-3 289 C RSr. Mar Lin, Pa./Pottsville 71 Ryan, Mike ** 6-5 335 OT RSr. Tamaqua, Pa./Marian Catholic73 Mateas, Alex 6-3 303 OG RFr. Ottawa, Ont./Penn State72 Bennett, Jimmy 6-9 306 OT RJr. Alexandria, Va./West Potomac 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-5 256 OT Fr. Randolph, Mass./Thayer Academy75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-4 247 OT Fr. Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern77 Friend, Kevin * 6-5 300 OG RSo. Warrentown, Va./Faquier78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 294 OT Fr. Fairhaven, Mass./Bridgton (Maine) Academy81 Manning, Corey ** 6-5 247 TE RJr. Tyrone, Ga./Woodward Academy82 Guardi, Frank 5-11 180 WR So. New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield83 Moore, Isiah ** 6-1 195 WR RSr. Cambridge,Ma./Cam. Rindge&Latin/Proctor Ac.84 Jones, Tebucky 5-11 186 WR RFr. Farmington, Conn./New Britain85 Davis, Geremy 6-3 211 WR RFr. Lawrenceville, Ga./Norcross86 Wagner, Cole * 6-2 211 P RSo. York, Pa./York Suburban89 Delahunt, John ** 6-3 247 TE RJr. Ottawa, Ont./Holy Trinity90 Campenni, Julian 5-11 274 DT Fr. West Pittson, Pa./Wyoming Area91 Joseph, Jesse ** 6-3 262 DE Jr. Laval, Oue./Vanier Prep.92 Baker, Teddy 6-4 251 TE RFr. Longmeadow, Mass./Loomis Chaffee93 Goodrich, David 6-0 175 K Fr. Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth94 Griffin, Ryan ** 6-6 248 TE RJr. Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 257 DT Fr. Wethersfield, Conn./Fork Union96 Hansson, Mark 6-5 250 TE RFr. Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbor University97 McBryde, B.J. 6-4 277 DE RFr. Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver Falls98 Jennings, Ted * 6-5 248 DE RJr. Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne99 Reyes, Kendall *** 6-4 295 DT RSr. Nashua, N.H./Nashua North

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OFFENSELT: 72 Jimmy�Bennett�(RJr.,�6-9,�306)��

50 Tyler Bullock (So., 6-4, 298)

LG: 77 Kevin�Friend�(RSo.,�6-5,�300)

69 Steve Greene (RSo., 6-4, 304)

C: 57� Moe�Petrus�(RSr.,�6-2,�302)

70 Gary Bardzak (RSr., 6-3, 289)

RG: 63 Adam�Masters�(RJr.,�6-4,�292)

65 Gus Cruz (RFr., 6-4, 288)

RT: 71� Mike�Ryan�(RSr.,�6-5,�335)

61 Stephen Brown (So., 6-6, 290)

TE: 89 John�Delahunt�(RJr.,�6-3,�247)�OR

94� Ryan�Griffin�(RJr.,�6-6,�248)

81 Corey Manning (RJr., 6-5, 247)

WR: 6 Kashif�Moore�(RSr.,�5-10,�175)

84 Tebucky Jones (RFr., 5-11, 186) OR

31 Nick Williams (Jr., 5-10, 185)

FB:� 39 Mark�Hinkley�(RJr.,�5-11,�226)

47 Reuben Frank (RFr., 6-3, 238)

QB:� 11 Scott�McCummings�(RFr.,�6-2,�218)�OR

18 Johnny�McEntee�(RJr.,�6-3,�224)�OR

2 Mike�Nebrich�(Fr.,�6-1,�204)

TB: 24 D.J.�Shoemate�(Sr.,�5-11,�219)�OR

43 Lyle�McCombs�(RFr.,�5-8,�172)

WR: 83 Isiah�Moore�(RSr.,�6-1,�195)

85 Geremy Davis (Fr., 6-3, 211)

DEFENSEDE: 48 Trevardo�Williams�(Jr.,�6-1,�231)��

26 Marcus Campbell (Sr., 6-3, 231)

DT: 4 Twyon�Martin�(RSr.,�6-2,�273)

53 Ryan Wirth (RJr., 6-2, 268)

DT: 99 Kendall�Reyes�(RSr.,�6-4,�295)

59 Shamar Stephen (RSo., 6-5, 315)

DE: 98 Teddy�Jennings�(RJr.,�6-5,�248)�OR

91 Jesse�Joseph�(Jr.,�6-3,�262)

97 B.J. McBryde (RFr., 6-4, 277)

LB:� 3 Sio�Moore�(RJr.,�6-1,�232)

32 Jefferson Ashiru (Fr., 6-1, 210)

LB: 33 Yawin�Smallwood�(RFr.,�6-2,�229)

36 Michael Osiecki (Fr., 6-1, 238)

LB: 28 Jory�Johnson�(RJr.,�6-1,�227)

46 Marquise Vann (Fr., 6-0, 225)

CB: 7 Dwayne�Gratz�(RJr.,�6-0,�195)

29 Taylor Mack (So., 5-9, 169)

S: 15 Jerome�Junior�(RJr.,�6-1,�215)���

2 Gilbert Stlouis (So., 5-11, 183)

S: 25 Harris�Agbor�(RSr.,�5-11,�199)

16 Byron Jones (RFr., 6-1, 187)

CB: 21 Gary�Wilburn�(RSr.,�5-11,�197)

29 Taylor Mack (So., 5-9, 169)

PK: 38 Dave�Teggart�(RSr.,�6-0,�203)

13 Chad Christen (RSo. 6-2, 211)

P:� 86 Cole�Wagner�(RSo.,�6-2,�211)

13 Chad Christen (RSo. 6-2, 211)

H: 13 Chad�Christen�(RSo.,�6-1,�201)

86 Cole Wagner (RSo., 6-2, 211)

DS: 67 Adam�Mueller�(So.,�6-1,�207)

66 Dominick Manco (Fr., 6-1, 251)

KR: 31 Nick�Williams�(Jr.,�5-10,�185)

10 Deshon Foxx (Fr., 5-10, 170)

PR: 31 Nick�Williams�(Jr.,�5-10,�185)

29 Taylor Mack (So., 5-9, 169)

2011 CoNNECTICUT FooTBALL TWo-DEEP(as�of�September�26,�2011)

SPECIAL�TEAMS

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KICKOFF�RETURN�FOR�A�TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Robbie Frey (95), vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

By Opp.: Devin McCourty (98), Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009

OPENING�KICKOFF�RETURN�FOR�A�TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Larry Taylor (97), vs. Temple, Oct. 23, 2004

By Opp.: Devin McCourty (98), Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009

STANDARD�PUNT�RETURN�FOR�A�TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Robert McClain (87), vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 7, 2009

By Opp.: Doug Beaumont (74), Louisville, Oct. 23, 2010

BLOCKED�PUNT�RETURN�FOR�A�TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Byron�Jones�(0),�at�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011By Opp.: Parker Cantey (0), Syracuse, Nov. 15, 2008

INTERCEPTION�RETURN�FOR�A�TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Dwayne Gratz (46), vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

By Opp.: Casey�Hayward�(50),�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011

FUMBLE�RETURN�FOR�A�TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Yawin�Smallwood�(64),�at�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011By Opp.: Adrian Robinson (24), Temple, Sept. 18, 2010

30-PLUS�CARRIESBy UConn: Lyle�McCombs�(30),�at�Buffalo,�Sept.�24,�2011By Opp.: LaRod Stephens-Howling (32), Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006

100�YARDS�RUSHINGBy UConn: Lyle�McCombs�(118),�at�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011By Opp.: Bilal Powell (105), Louisville, Oct. 23, 2010

150�YARDS�RUSHINGBy UConn: Jordan Todman (179), vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 27, 2010

By Opp.: Bernard Pierce (169), Temple, Sept. 18, 2010

200�YARDS�RUSHINGBy UConn: Jordan Todman (222), vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2010

By Opp.: Ray Rice (217), Rutgers, Oct. 22, 2005

THREE�RUSHING�TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Lyle�McCombs�(4),�vs.�Fordham,�Sept.�3,�2011By Opp.: B.J. Daniels (3), USF, Dec. 5, 2009

FOUR-PLUS�RUSHING�TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Lyle�McCombs�(4),�vs.�Fordham,�Sept,�3,�2011By Opp.: Tony Hollings (4), Georgia Tech, Sept. 7, 2002

RUSHING�TOUCHDOWN�AND�A�RECEIVING�TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Andre Dixon, vs. Akron, Sept. 29, 2007

By Opp.: Bernard Pierce, Temple, Sept. 18, 2010

5�0-PLUS�PASSING�ATTEMPTSBy UConn: Dan Orlovsky (51), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004

By Opp.: Zach Collaros (50), Cincinnati, Nov. 27, 2010

300�YARDS�PASSINGBy UConn: Zach Frazer (333), vs. Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009

By Opp.: Landry Jones (429), Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

400�YARDS�PASSINGBy UConn: Dan Orlovsky (445), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004

By Opp.: Landry Jones (429), Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

THREE�TOUCHDOWN�PASSESBy UConn: D.J. Hernandez (4), vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006

By Opp.: Landry Jones (3), Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

FOUR-PLUS�TOUCHDOWN�PASSESBy UConn: D.J. Hernandez (4), vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006

By Opp.: Brian Brohm (4), Louisville, Dec. 2, 2006

TEN-PLUS�RECEPTIONSBy UConn: Cornell Brockington (10), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004

By Opp.: Ryan Broyles (13), Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

100�YARDS�RECEIVINGBy UConn: Nick�Williams�(113),�at�Buffalo,�Sept.�24,�2011By Opp.: Darius�Reynolds�(128),�Iowa�State,�Sept.�16,�2011

150�YARDS�RECEIVINGBy UConn: Marcus Easley (157), vs. West Virginia, Oct. 24, 2009

By Opp.: Ryan Broyles (170), Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

Cameron Kenney (154), Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

200�YARDS�RECEIVINGBy UConn: Dak Newton (222), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996

By Opp.: Brian Forster (205) and Dameon Reilly (204), URI, Nov. 16, 1985

TWO�RECEIVING�TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Marcus Easley (2), vs. Syracuse, Nov. 28, 2009

By Opp.: Darius�Reynolds�(2),�Iowa�State,�Sept.�16,�2011

THREE-PLUS�RECEIVING�TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Dak Newton (3), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996

By Opp.: Ed Young (3), Buffalo, Sept. 25, 2010

70-YARD�PUNTBy UConn: Chris Pavasaris (74), at Louisville, Dec. 2, 2006

By Opp.: Tyson Beattie (71), Indiana, Sept. 23, 2006

MADE�A�50-PLUS�YARD�FIELD�GOALBy UConn: Dave�Teggart�(52�and�50),�vs.�Iowa�State,�Sept.�16,�2011By Opp.: Matt Weller (50), Ohio, September 5, 2009

THREE�FIELD�GOALSBy UConn: Dave Teggart (4), at USF, Dec. 4, 2010

By Opp.: Justin Brockhaus-Kann (3), USF, Dec. 4, 2010

FOUR�FIELD�GOALSBy UConn: Dave Teggart (4), at USF, Dec. 4, 2010

By Opp.: Chris Philpott (4), Louisville, Oct. 23, 2010

TWO�SACKSBy UConn: Sio�Moore�(3.5),�at�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011By Opp.: Tim�Fugger�(2),�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011

THREE-PLUS�SACKSBy UConn: Sio�Moore�(3.5),�at�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011By Opp.: Anthony Hoke (3), Cincinnati, Nov. 10, 2007

TWO�INTERCEPTIONSBy UConn: Jerome Junior (2), vs. Buffalo, Sept. 25, 2010

By Opp.: Greg Williams (2), Pittsburgh, December 6, 2008

THREE-PLUS�INTERCEPTIONSBy UConn: Darius Butler (3), at Army, Oct. 1, 2005

By Opp.: Derek Carter (3), Maine, Oct. 14, 1995

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BLOCKED�PUNTBy UConn: at�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011

(Byron�Jones�block�of�Richard�Kent)By Opp.: Pittsburgh, December 6, 2008

(Michael Toerper block of Desi Cullen)

BLOCKED�FIELD�GOALBy UConn: vs. Murray State, Sept. 4, 2004

(James Hargrave block of Morgan Riley)By Opp.: at�Buffalo,�Sept.�24,�2011

(Steven�Means�block�of�Dave�Teggart)

100-YARD�RUSHER�AND�A�300-YARD�PASSERBy UConn: at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004

(Cornell Brockington and Dan Orlovsky)By Opp.: Notre Dame, Nov. 21, 2009

(Armando Allen and Jimmy Clausen)

100-YARD�RECEIVER�AND�A�300-YARD�PASSERBy UConn: at West Virginia, Oct. 24, 2009

(Marus Easley and Cody Endres)By Opp.: Oklahoma, Nov. 1, 2011

(Ryan Broyles, Cameron Kenney, and Landry Jones)

100-YARD�RUSHER,�100-YARD�RECEIVER�AND�A�300-YARD�PASSERBy UConn: at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004

(Cornell Brockington, Keron Henry and Dan Orlovsky)By Opp.: Notre Dame, Nov. 21, 2009

(Armando Allen, Golden Tate, Michael Floyd, and Jimmy Clausen)

TWO�100-YARD�RUSHERSBy UConn: vs. Texas Southern, Sept. 11, 2010

(Jordan Todman and Robbie Frey)By Opp.: Louisville, Sept. 26, 2008

(Bidal Powell and Vic Anderson)

TWO�100-YARD�RECEIVERSBy UConn: vs. Massachusetts, Oct. 17, 1998

(John Fitzsimmons and Carl Bond)By Opp.: Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

(Ryan Broyles and Cameron Kenney)

TWO�QBS�THROW�OVER�100�YARDSBy UConn: vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 4, 2000

(Chris Willis and Luke Richmond)By Opp.: Cincinnati, October 25, 2008

(Tony Pike and Chazz Anderson)

30-PLUS�FIRST�DOWNSBy UConn: 30, vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006By Opp.: 34, Villanova, Oct. 16, 1999

FEWER�THAN�10�FIRST�DOWNSBy UConn: 9, vs. Wake Forest, Dec. 29, 2007By Opp.: 5, Rhode Island, Sept. 26, 2009

LESS�THAN�50�YARDS�RUSHINGBy UConn: 22, at Cincinnati, Nov. 10, 2007By Opp.: 20,�Fordham,�Sept.�3,�2011

ATTEMPTED�50-PLUS�PASSESBy UConn: 56, vs. Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009By Opp.: 50, Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

300�YARDS�RUSHINGBy UConn: 358, vs. Buffalo, Jan. 3, 2009By Opp.: 360, Syracuse, Nov. 28, 2009

400�YARDS�PASSINGBy UConn: 445, at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004By Opp.: 429, Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

LESS�THAN�100�YARDS�PASSINGBy UConn: 98, at Syracuse, Nov. 20, 2010By Opp.: 96, Syracuse, Nov. 15, 2008

90-PLUS�OFFENSIVE�PLAYS�By UConn: 91, vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006By Opp.: 90, Buffalo, Sept. 25, 2010

500�YARDS�OF�TOTAL�OFFENSEBy UConn: 501, at West Virginia, Oct. 24, 2009By Opp.: 524, Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011

600�YARDS�OF�TOTAL�OFFENSEBy UConn: 600, vs. Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005By Opp.: 711, Cincinnati, Nov. 7, 2009

TEN-PLUS�PUNTSBy UConn: 11, vs. Rutgers, Oct. 8, 2010By Opp.: 10, Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009

ZERO�PUNTSBy UConn: at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004By Opp.: unknown (records available since 1961)

SUCCESSFUL�ONSIDE�KICKBy UConn: North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2009 (free kick)By Opp.: Pittsburgh, Sept. 22, 2007

RECORDED�A�SAFETYBy UConn: vs. Vanderbilt, Oct. 2, 2010

(Ball snapped through the back of the end zone)By Opp.: North Carolina, September 12, 2009

(Dan Ryan holding penalty in the end zone)

MADE�TWO-POINT�CONVERSIONBy UConn: at�Vanderbilt,�Sept.�10,�2011

(Johnny�McEntee�pass�to�Ryan�Griffin)By Opp.: Pittsburgh, Oct. 10, 2009

(Bill Stull pass to Cedric McGee)

SCORED�50�POINTSBy UConn: UConn 62, Texas Southern 3, Sept. 11, 2010By Opp.: West Virginia 66, UConn 21, Nov. 24, 2007

RECORDED�A�SHUTOUTBy UConn: UConn 38, Maine 0, Sept. 8, 2007By Opp.: Louisville 26, UConn 0, Oct. 23, 2010

RECORDED�A�SHUTOUT�AT�UCONNBy UConn: UConn 38, Maine 0, Sept. 8, 2007By Opp.: Navy 30, UConn 0, Sept. 23, 1978

WON�BY�30�OR�MORE�POINTSBy UConn: UConn�35,�Fordham�3,�Sept.�3,�2011By Opp.: West Virginia 66, UConn 21, Nov. 24, 2007

CAME�FROM�AT�LEAST�10�POINTS�BEHIND�TO�WINBy UConn: UConn 16, West Virginia 13

(trailed 10-0), Oct. 29, 2010By Opp.: Iowa�State�24,�UConn�20

(trailed�10-0),�Sept.�16,�2011

SCORED�ON�FIRST�PLAY�FROM�SCRIMMAGEBy UConn: at Wake Forest, Nov. 15, 2003

(O’Neil Wilson 55 pass from Dan Orlovsky) By Opp.: USF, Oct. 7, 2006

(Matt Grothe 16 run)

WON�ON�THE�FINAL�SNAP�OF�REGULATION�(NOT�OT)By UConn: UConn 29, South Florida 27, Dec. 5, 2009

(Dave Teggart Field Goal)By Opp.: Pittsburgh 24, UConn 21, Oct. 10, 2009

(Dan Hutchins field goal)

OVERTIME�WINBy UConn: UConn 16, West Virginia 13, Oct. 29, 2010 By Opp.: Ball State 24, UConn 21, Sept. 28, 2002

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GEREMY�DAVIS�•�FR�•�WR�•�#85Most Receptions: 2,�2x,�last�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Most Rec. Yards: 33,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Longest Reception: 21,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11

JOHN�DELAHUNT�•�JR�•�TE�•�#89Most Receptions: 2, 2x, last vs. Vanderbilt, 8/2/10

Most Rec. Yards: 46, vs. Texas Southern, 9/11/10

Longest Reception: 46, vs. Texas Southern, 9/11/10

DESHON�FOXX�•�FR�•�RB�•�#10Most Carries: 2,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Rush Yards: 13,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Longest Run: 9,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11

RYAN�GRIFFIN�•�JR�•�TE�•�#94Most Receptions: 6, vs. Rutgers, 10/31/09

Most Rec. Yards: 97,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Longest Reception: 55,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11

MARK�HINKLEY�•�JR�•�FB�•�#39Most Rec. Yards: 8,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Longest Reception: 8,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11

JONATHAN�JEAN-LOUIS�•�SR�•�TB�•�#1Most Carries: 5,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Rush Yards: 18,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Longest Run: 5,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11

TEBUCKY�JONES�•�FR�•�WR�•�#84Most Rec. Yards: 17,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Longest Reception: 17,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11

LYLE�MCCOMBS�•�FR�•�RB�•�#43Most Carries: 30,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Most Rush Yards: 141,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Rushing TDs: 4,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most TDs: 4,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Longest Run: 60,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Receptions: 2,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Rec. Yards: 17,�2x,�last�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Longest reception: 17,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11

SCOTT�McCUMMINGS�•�FR�•�QB�•�#11Most Passing Yards: 55,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Passing Attempts: 3,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Longest pass: 55,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Carries: 10,�vs.�Iowa�State.�9/16/11Most Rushing Yards: 38,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Longest Run: 10,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11

JOHNNY�MCENTEE�•�JR�•�QB�•�#18Most Passing Yards: 213,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Most Passing Attempts: 30,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Longest Pass: 64,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Most Rushing Yards: 10,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Longest Run: 9,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11

ISIAH�MOORE •�SR�•�WR�•�#83Most Receptions: 8,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Most Rec. Yards: 143,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Longest Reception: 41,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11

KASHIF�MOORE�•�SR�•�WR�•�#6Most Receptions: 5, 2x, last at Rutgers, 10/8/10

Most Rec. Yards: 77, vs. Cincinnati, 11/7/09

Longest Reception: 67, vs. Louisville, 10/17/09

MIKE�NEBRICH�•�FR�•�QB�•�#2Most Passing Yards: 60,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Passing Attempts: 8,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Longest Pass: 21,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Carries: 4,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Most Rushing Yards: 11,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Longest Run: 13,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11

REUBEN�FRANK •�FR�•�FB�•�#47Most Rec. Yards: 6,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Longest Reception: 6,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11

D.J.�SHOEMATE�•�SR�•�RB�•�#24Most Carries: 16, vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10

Most Rush Yards: 60, vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10

Longest Run: 28, vs. Texas Southern, 9/11/10

Most Rec. Yards: 9,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Longest Reception: 9,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11

NICK�WILLIAMS�•�JR�•�WR�•�#31Most Receptions: 2,�2x,�last�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Most Rec. Yards: 113,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Longest Reception: 64,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Longest Kickoff Return: 100, vs. Rutgers, 8/8/10

Longest Punt Return: 19,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11

OFFENSIVE CAREER HIGHS

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DEFENSIVE CAREER HIGHS

SPECIAL TEAMS CAREER HIGHS

HARRIS�AGBOR�•�SR�•�S�•�#25Most Tackles: 8, 3x, last vs. Oklahoma, 1/1/11

Most TFL: 3, at Michigan, 9/4/10

TY-MEER�BROWN�•�FR��•�S�•�#40Most PBU: 2,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11

KIJUAN�DABNEY�•�SR�•�CB�•�#19Most Tackles: 8, at Michigan, 9/4/10

DWAYNE�GRATZ�•�JR��•�CB�•�#7Most Tackles: 9, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10

Most TFL: 1.5,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Most PBU: 2, 3x, last at Louisville, 10/23/10

Longest Interception Return: 46, vs. Oklahoma, 1/1/11

TEDDY�JENNINGS�•�JR��•�DE�•�#98Most Tackles: 8,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most TFL: 2.5,�2x,�last�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Most Sacks: 1.5,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11

JORY�JOHNSON�•�JR��•�OLB�•�#28Most Tackles: 11,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Longest Interception Return: 15,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11

BYRON�JONES�•�FR��•�DB�•�#16Most Tackles: 3,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11

JESSE�JOSEPH�•�JR��•�DE�•�#91Most Tackles: 8, vs. North Carolina, 9/12/09

Most TFL: 3, vs. Vanderbilt, 10/2/10

Most Sacks: 2, vs. Vanderbilt, 10/2/10

JEROME�JUNIOR�•�JR��•�S�•�#15Most Tackles: 8,�2x,�last�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Most Interceptions: 2, vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10

Most PBU: 2,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11

TAYLOR�MACK�•�SO�•�CB�•�#29Most Tackles: 4, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10

Longest Punt Return: 33, at Rutgers, 10/8/10

Most PBU: 2, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10

TWYON�MARTIN��•�SR�•�DT�•�#4Most Tackles: 8, vs. West Virginia, 11/1/08

Most TFL: 2.5, vs. Rutgers, 10/31/09

Most Sacks: 1.5,�2x,�last�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11

SIO�MOORE •�JR�•�LB�•�#3Most Tackles: 17, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10

Most TFL: 3.5,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Most Sacks: 3.5,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Most Interceptions: 1, vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10

Most PBU: 2,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11Most Forced Fumbles: 2, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10

Most Fumble Rec.: 2, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10

ANDREW�OPOKU�•�FR��•�OLB�•�#9Most Tackles: 3,�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11

KENDALL�REYES�•�SR��•�DT�•�#99Most Tackles: 8, at Michigan, 9/4/10

Most TFL: 3,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Most PBU: 2, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10

Longest Interception Return: 79, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10

YAWIN�SMALLWOOD�•�FR��•�LB�•�#33Most Tackles: 9,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Longest Fumble Return: 64,�at�Vanderbilt,�9/10/11Longest Interception Return: 28.�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11

SHAMAR�STEPHEN�•�SO��•�DT�•�#59Most Tackles: 5, at USF, 12/4/10

GARY�WILBURN�•�SR��•�CB�•�#21Most Tackles: 5,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11

JEROME�WILLIAMS� •�JR�•�LB�•�#55Most Tackles: 5, vs. Texas Southern, 9/11/10

TREVARDO�WILLIAMS�•�JR�•�DE�•�#48Most Tackles: 6, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10

Most TFL: 2, 2x, last vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10

Most Sacks: 1,�6x,�last�vs.�Fordham,�9/3/11

BLIDI�WREH-WILSON�•�JR��•�CB�•�#5Most Tackles: 9,�vs.�Iowa�State,�9/16/11Most PBU: 2,�at�Buffalo,�9/24/11Longest Interception Return: 53, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10

DAVE�TEGGART�•�SR�•�K�•�#38Most FGs: 4, 2x, last at USF, 12/4/10

Most FG att.: 5, at Temple, 9/18/10

Longest Made FG: 52,�2x,�last�vs.�Iowa�St.,�9/16/11Longest Att. FG: 52,�2x,�last�vs.�Iowa�St.,�9/16/11Most PATs: 7, 2x, last vs. Tx. Sthrn, 9/11/10

Most PAT att: 7, 2x, last vs. Tx. Sthrn, 9/11/10

Most points: 16, vs. Cincinnati, 10/25/08

COLE�WAGNER�•�SO��•�P�•�#86Most Punts: 11, at Rutgers, 10/8/10

Longest Punt: 66, at Michigan, 9/4/10

Longest Punt Average: 53.2, at USF, 12/4/10

Most Punts In20: 3, 3x, last at Syracuse, 11/20/10

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-2 1-1 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 MichiganOctober 8, 2011 at West VirginiaOctober 15, 2011 vs. USFOctober 26, 2011 at PittsburghNovember 5, 2011 vs. SyracuseNovember 19, 2011 vs. LouisvilleNovember 26, 2011 vs. RutgersDecember 3, 2011 at Cincinnati

TEAM�STATISTICS UCONN OPP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCORING.......................����������� 93����������� 54

Points Per Game............. 23.2 13.5FIRST�DOWNS...................����������� 68����������� 46

Rushing..................... 27 19Passing..................... 34 25Penalty..................... 7 2RUSHING�YARDAGE...............���������� 487���������� 365

Yards gained rushing........ 606 511Yards lost rushing.......... 119 146Rushing Attempts............ 162 127Average Per Rush............ 3.0 2.9Average Per Game............ 121.8 91.2TDs Rushing................. 5 2PASSING�YARDAGE...............���������� 776���������� 723

Comp-Att-Int................ 50-108-5 62-123-7Average Per Pass............ 7.2 5.9Average Per Catch........... 15.5 11.7Average Per Game............ 194.0 180.8TDs Passing................. 4 3TOTAL�OFFENSE.................��������� 1263��������� 1088

Total Plays................. 270 250Average Per Play............ 4.7 4.4Average Per Game............ 315.8 272.0KICK�RETURNS:�#-Yards.........������� 11-250������� 16-326PUNT�RETURNS:�#-Yards.........�������� 10-52�������� 10-63INT�RETURNS:�#-Yards..........��������� 7-93��������� 5-84KICK�RETURN�AVERAGE...........�������� 22.7��������� 20.4PUNT�RETURN�AVERAGE...........������� 5.2���������� 6.3INT�RETURN�AVERAGE............��������� 13.3��������� 16.8FUMBLES-LOST..................���������� 6-3���������� 2-1PENALTIES-Yards...............������� 14-108������� 30-251

Average Per Game............ 27.0 62.8PUNTS-Yards...................������ 26-1030������ 30-1270Average Per Punt............ 39.6 42.3Net punt average............ 36.4 38.6TIME�OF�POSSESSION/Game.......��� 31:13�������� 28:473RD-DOWN�Conversions..........�������� 15/55�������� 20/68

3rd-Down Pct................ 27% 29%4TH-DOWN�Conversions..........���������� 0/3���������� 0/3

4th-Down Pct................ 0% 0%SACKS�BY-Yards................�������� 13-80�������� 10-66MISC�YARDS....................������������ 0������������ 4TOUCHDOWNS�SCORED.............����� 11������������ 6FIELD�GOALS-ATTEMPTS..........������� 5-8���������� 4-6ON-SIDE�KICKS.................���������� 0-0���������� 0-0RED-ZONE�SCORES...............���� (8-9)�89%���� (5-7)�71%RED-ZONE�TOUCHDOWNS...........���� (6-9)�67%���� (1-7)�14%PAT-ATTEMPTS..................� (10-10)�100%�� (6-6)�100%ATTENDANCE....................�������� 71757�������� 50334

Games/Avg Per Game.......... 2/35878 2/25167Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0

SCORE�BY�QUARTERS����� 1st�� 2nd�� 3rd�� 4th���� TotalCONNECTICUT.........��� 20��� 24��� 27�� 22������ 93Opponents...........��� 14��� 10��� 13��� 17������ 54

2011 CONNECTICUT TEAM STATISTICS

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RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

McCombs, Lyle 4 99 400 34 366 3.7 4 60 91.5

McCummings, Sc. 4 27 84 21 63 2.3 1 10 15.8

Shoemate, D.J. 3 8 28 0 28 3.5 0 6 9.3

Jean-Louis, Jo. 3 5 18 0 18 3.6 0 5 6.0

Foxx, Deshon 4 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 9 3.8

Moore, Kashif 4 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 7 2.2

Nebrich, Mike 4 6 27 20 7 1.2 0 13 1.8

McEntee, Johnny 4 12 25 44 -19 -1.6 0 9 -4.8

Total.......... 4 162 606 119 487 3.0 5 60 121.8

Opponents...... 4 127 511 146 365 2.9 2 48 91.2

PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

McEntee, Johnny 4 103.44 43-90-4 47.8 613 2 64 153.2

Nebrich, Mike 4 62.83 5-14-1 35.7 69 0 21 17.2

McCummings, Sc. 4 412.40 2-4-0 50.0 94 2 55 23.5

Total.......... 4 109.61 50-108-5 46.3 776 4 64 194.0

Opponents...... 4 96.45 62-123-7 50.4 723 3 58 180.8

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G�����������----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Moore, Isiah 4 16 246 15.4 0 41 61.5

Griffin, Ryan 4 8 155 19.4 1 55 38.8

Moore, Kashif 4 8 108 13.5 1 39 27.0

McCombs, Lyle 4 5 54 10.8 0 17 13.5

Davis, Geremy 4 4 42 10.5 0 21 10.5

Williams, Nick 4 2 113 56.5 1 64 28.2

Jones, Tebucky 2 2 24 12.0 0 17 12.0

Hinkley, Mark 4 2 12 6.0 1 8 3.0

Shoemate, D.J. 3 1 9 9.0 0 9 3.0

Delahunt, John 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8

Frank, Reuben 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5

Total.......... 4 50 776 15.5 4 64 194.0

Opponents...... 4 62 723 11.7 3 58 180.8

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wagner, Cole 26 1030 39.6 62 1 13 4 0

Total.......... 26 1030 39.6 62 1 13 4 0

Opponents...... 30 1270 42.3 67 3 5 11 1

FIELD�GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Teggart, David 5-8 62.5 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-4 2-2 52 1

2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PUNT�RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Williams, Nick 9 43 4.8 0 19

Jones, Byron 1 9 9.0 1 0

Total.......... 10 52 5.2 1 19

Opponents...... 10 63 6.3 0 14

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jones, Byron 2 0 0.0 0 0

Johnson, Jory 2 28 14.0 0 15

Gratz, Dwayne 1 19 19.0 0 19

Wreh-Wilson, B. 1 18 18.0 0 18

Smallwood, Yaw. 1 28 28.0 0 28

Total.......... 7 93 13.3 0 28

Opponents...... 5 84 16.8 1 50

KICK�RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Williams, Nick 11 250 22.7 0 37

Total.......... 11 250 22.7 0 37

Opponents...... 16 326 20.4 0 35

FUMBLE�RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Smallwood, Yaw. 1 64 64.0 1 64

Total.......... 1 64 64.0 1 64

Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

FG�SEQUENCE CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS��������������������----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fordham - (28)

Vanderbilt (25), (28) (31)

Iowa State 41,(52),43,(50) 53,(36)

Buffalo 49,(47) 30,(28)

Numbers in parenthesis indicates FG good

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|———�PATs�———|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts�------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Teggart, David 0 5-8 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 25

McCombs, Lyle 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24

Griffin, Ryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 8

Hinkley, Mark 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

McCummings, Sc. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

Williams, Nick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

Moore, Kashif 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

Jones, Byron 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

Smallwood, Yaw. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

McEntee, Johnny 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0

Total.......... 11 5-8 10-10 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 93

Opponents...... 6 4-6 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54

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

McCombs, Lyle 4 366 54 0 0 0 420 105.0

Williams, Nick 4 0 113 43 250 0 406 101.5

Moore, Isiah 4 0 246 0 0 0 246 61.5

Griffin, Ryan 4 0 155 0 0 0 155 38.8

Moore, Kashif 4 9 108 0 0 0 117 29.2

McCummings, Sc. 4 63 0 0 0 0 63 15.8

Davis, Geremy 4 0 42 0 0 0 42 10.5

Shoemate, D.J. 3 28 9 0 0 0 37 12.3

Smallwood, Yaw. 4 0 0 0 0 28 28 7.0

Johnson, Jory 4 0 0 0 0 28 28 7.0

Jones, Tebucky 2 0 24 0 0 0 24 12.0

Gratz, Dwayne 4 0 0 0 0 19 19 4.8

Jean-Louis, Jo. 3 18 0 0 0 0 18 6.0

Wreh-Wilson, B. 4 0 0 0 0 18 18 4.5

Foxx, Deshon 4 15 0 0 0 0 15 3.8

Hinkley, Mark 4 0 12 0 0 0 12 3.0

Jones, Byron 4 0 0 9 0 0 9 2.2

Delahunt, John 4 0 7 0 0 0 7 1.8

Nebrich, Mike 4 7 0 0 0 0 7 1.8

Frank, Reuben 4 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.5

McEntee, Johnny 4 -19 0 0 0 0 -19 -4.8

Total.......... 4 487 776 52 250 93 1658 414.5

Opponents...... 4 365 723 63 326 84 1561 390.2

2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

OFFENSE

OFFENSIVE�LINE����������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalGary Bardzak, OG - - - 2 2Jimmy Bennett, OT - - 1 2 3Stephen Brown, OT - - - 1 1Kevin Friend, OG - - 2 3 5Adam Masters, OG - - 11 4 15Moe Petrus, C 13 13 13 4 43Mike Ryan, OT - 9 12 4 25

WIDE�RECEIVERS ��������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalKashif Moore, WR 6 4 10 4 24Isiah Moore, WR - 4 4 4 12Geremy Davis, WR - - - 1 1

TIGHT�ENDS������������������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalJohn Delahunt, TE - 5 5 3 13Ryan Griffin, TE - 10 8 - 18Corey Manning, TE - - - 1 1

QUARTERBACKS ��������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalJohnny McEntee - - - 4 4

RUNNING�BACKS ��������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalMartin Hyppolite, RB - 1 - - 1D.J. Shoemate, RB - - 1 1 2Lyle McCombs, RB - - - 3 3Mark Hinkley, FB - - - 3 3TOTALS ��������������������������������19����46����67����44 ��176

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE�LINE����������������‘08 ��’09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalTeddy Jennings, DE - - - 4 4Jesse Joseph, DE - 13 12 - 25Twyon Martin, DT 8 12 12 3 35Kendall Reyes, DT 5 12 13 4 34Shamar Stephen, DT - - 8 - 8Trevardo Williams, DT - 1 7 4 12

LINEBACKERS��������������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalKijuan Dabney, LB - 1 4 - 5Jory Johnson, LB - 3 1 4 8Sio Moore, LB - - 9 4 13Yawin Smallwood, LB - - - 4 4Marquise Vann, LB - - - 1 1

DEFENSIVE�BACKS ����������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalHarris Agbor, S - - 9 3 12Dwayne Gratz, CB - 4 13 4 21Byron Jones, S - - - 2 2Jerome Junior, S - 12 10 3 25Gary Wilburn, CB - - 2 - 2Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB - 9 13 4 26TOTALS ��������������������������������13����67 ��113 ��44 ��237

SPECIAL�TEAMS

KICKERS ����������������������������‘08 ��‘09 ��‘10 ��‘11 TotalDave Teggart, PK 6 13 12 4 35Cole Wagner, P - - 12 4 16TOTALS ��������������������������������6 ����13����24 ����8 ����51

CAREER STARTS HISTORY

TOTAL�OFFENSE G Plays���Rush�� Pass�Total Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

McEntee, Johnny 4 102 -19 613 594 148.5

McCombs, Lyle 4 99 366 0 366 91.5

McCummings, Sc. 4 31 63 94 157 39.2

Nebrich, Mike 4 20 7 69 76 19.0

Shoemate, D.J. 3 8 28 0 28 9.3

Jean-Louis, Jo. 3 5 18 0 18 6.0

Foxx, Deshon 4 3 15 0 15 3.8

Moore, Kashif 4 2 9 0 9 2.2

Total.......... 4 270 487 776 1263 315.8

Opponents...... 4 250 365 723 1088 272.0

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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 BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28 Johnson, Jory 4 13 21 34 2.0-5 . 2-28 33 Smallwood, Yaw. 4 10 22 32 . . 1-28 . 1 1-64 5 Wreh-Wilson, B. 4 16 8 24 1.5-2 . 1-18 3 3 Moore, Sio 4 12 9 21 5.5-24 3.5-21 . 2 1 . 1 7 Gratz, Dwayne 4 12 8 20 1.5-2 . 1-19 1 15 Junior, Jerome 4 11 7 18 1.0-6 . . 3 98 Jennings, Teddy 4 6 11 17 6.0-30 2.5-20 . 1 1 25 Agbor, Harris 4 5 10 15 2.5-17 1.0-13 . 3 99 Reyes, Kendall 4 9 5 14 6.5-19 2.0-9 . . 2 4 Martin, Tywon 4 5 8 13 2.5-8 1.5-5 . . 2 48 Williams, Trev. 4 6 6 12 3.5-12 2.5-12 . 1 16 Jones, Byron 4 5 4 9 . . 2-0 . . . . 1 21 Wilburn, Gary 4 5 1 6 91 Joseph, Jesse 1 4 1 5 . . . . 1 59 Stephen, Shamar 4 3 1 4 0.5-1 9 Opoku, Andrew 4 2 2 4 26 Campbell, Mar. 3 1 1 2 40 Brown, Ty-Meer 4 1 1 2 . . . 2 35 Lopes, Chris 4 2 . 2 20 Brandon, Tevrin 4 1 . 1 18 McEntee, Johnny 4 1 . 1 94 Griffin, Ryan 4 1 . 1 2 Nebrich, Mike 4 1 . 1 47 Frank, Reuben 4 1 . 1 97 McBryde, B.J. 2 1 . 1 1 Jean-Louis, Jo. 3 . 1 1 57 Petrus, Moe 4 1 . 1 53 Wirth, Ryan 4 . 1 1 96 Hansson, Mark 1 . 1 1 41 Steg, Brandon 4 . 1 1 36 Osiecki, Mike 3 1 . 1 34 Kenney, David 4 1 . 1 13 Christen, Chad 4 1 . 1 81 Manning, Corey 2 1 . 1 24 Shoemate, D.J. 3 . . . . . . . 1

Total.......... 4 139 130 269 33-126 13-80 7-93 16 9 1-64 1 1 Opponents...... 4 153 132 285 25-101 10-66 5-84 16 5 3-0 4 1

DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS

SACKSS. Moore 3.5Jennings 2.5T. Williams 2.5Reyesq 2.0

TFLsReyes 6.5Jennings 6.0S. Moore 5.5

INTERCEPTIONSB. Jones 2Johnson 2Wreh-Wilson 1Gratz 1Smallwood 1

FORCED�FUMBLESS. Moore 1

PASS�BREAK�UPSJunior 3

Agbor 3

Wreh-Wilson 3

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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM DEFENSIVE TOTALS

DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS

BUFFALOSolo�TacklesGratz..................................6Wilburn ..............................5S. Moore............................5Total�TacklesSmallwood ........................9Gratz..................................7Wreh-Wilson ......................6Wilburn ..............................6Pass�Break-UpsWreh-Wilson ......................2Ty-Meer Brown ..................2

FORDHAMSolo�TacklesJohnson ............................5S. Moore............................3Wreh-Wilson ......................3Total�TacklesJohnson ..........................11Smallwood ........................8Jennings ............................8Tackles�for�LossS. Moore ........................2.5 T. Williams ......................1.5Wreh Wilson ......................1

VANDERBILTTotal�TacklesJunior ................................8Johnson ............................8Smallwood ........................7Tackles�For�LossS. Moore ........................3.5Jennings ........................2.5Reyes ............................2.0SacksS. Moore ........................3.5Jennings ........................1.5Martin ............................1.5

IOWA STATESolo�TacklesWreh-Wilson ......................6Reyes ................................5Gratz..................................4Total�TacklesJohnson ..........................10Wreh-Wilson ......................9Tackles�For�LossReyes ................................3Gratz ..............................1.5Agbor..............................1.5

GAME ����������������������������UT ����������AT ����������TT ����������SKS�(YDS) ����TBL�(YDS)������TTFL�(YDS)����FF ��������FR����������PD ��������INT ������BLKFORDHAM 27 36 63 1 (6) 5 (8) 6 (14) - - 6 1 -at Vanderbilt 35 28 63 7 (46) 5 (14) 12 (60) 1 1 5 2 1IOWA STATE 33 42 75 2 (15) 9 (17) 11 (37) - - 2 3 -at Buffalo 44 24 68 3 (13) 1 (2) 4 (15) - - 4 1 -WESTERN MICHIGANat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSYRACUSELOUISVILLERUTGERSat CincinnatiUC�TOTALS ��������������139��������130��������269 ������13�(80) ��������20�(46)����������33�(126)��������1 ��������1 ����������16 ��������7 ��������1OPP�TOTALS ������������153��������132��������285 ������10�(66) ��������15�(35)����������25�(101)��������4 ��������3 ����������16 ��������5 ��������1KEY: UT (unassisted tackles); AT (assisted tackles); TT (total tackles); SKS (quarterback sacks); TBL (tackles other than sacksbehind the line of scrimmage); TTFL (total tackles for loss: SKS &TBL); FF (forced fumbles); FR (fumble recoveries); PD (passdeflections); INT (interceptions); BLK (blocked punts, FGs and PATs).

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GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING

GAME-BY-GAME PASSING

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING

��������������������������������������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-TD

Deshon Foxx 2-13-0 - 1-2-0 -

Jonathan Jean-Louis 5-18-0 - - -

Lyle McCombs 24-141-4 27-118-0 18-46-0 30-61-0

Scott McCummings 7-23-0 5-(-5)-0 10-38-1 5-7-0

Johnny McEntee 1-(-7)-0 4-(-24)-0 1-2-0 6-10-0

Kashif Moore 1-7-0 - - 1-2-0

Mike Nebrich 2-11-0 - 4-(-4)-0 -

D.J. Shoemate - - 8-28-0 -

��������������������������������������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-TD

Scott McCummings 1-1-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 -

55-1 0-0 39-1

Johnny McEntee 8-12-0 27-10-3 30-13-1 21-12-0

113-0 99-0 188-0 213-2

Mike Nebrich 3-8-1 2-1-0 3-1-0 1-0-0

60-0 5-0 4-0 0-0

GAME-BY-GAME KICKOFF RETURNS��������������������������������������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

��������������������������������������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 - -John Delahunt 1-7-0 - - -Reuben Frank - - 1-6-0 -Ryan Griffin 3-97-1 4-47-0 1-11-0 -Mark Hinkley - - 1-8-0 1-4-1Tebucky Jones 1-7-0 1-17-0 - -Lyle McCombs 2-17-0 1-5-0 1-17-0 1-15-0Isiah Moore 2-42-0 2-12-0 8-143-0 4-49-0Kashif Moore 1-25-0 1-14-0 3-46-1 3-23-0D.J. Shoemate - - - 1-9-0Nick Williams - - - 2-113-1

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GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: LINEBACKERS

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE BACKS��������������������������������������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 1-3-4Tevrin Brandon - - - 1-0-1Ty-meer Brown - 1-0-1 - 0-1-1Dwayne Gratz 1-2-3 1-1-2 4-4-8 6-1-7 Byron Jones 2-1-3 2-0-2 1-1-2 0-2-2Jerome Junior 3-1-4 5-3-8 3-3-6 -Chris Lopes - - 1-0-1 1-0-1Gary Wilburn - - 0-1-1 5-0-5Blidi Wreh-Wilson 2-2-4 4-1-5 6-3-9 4-2-6

��������������������������������������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 3-2-5David Kenney - - - 1-0-1Sio Moore 3-4-7 4-2-6 0-3-3 5-0-5Andrew Opoku 2-1-3 - 0-1-1 -Mike Osiecki 1-0-1 - - -Yawin Smallwood 2-6-8 2-5-7 3-5-8 3-6-9Brandon Steg - - 0-1-1 -

��������������������������������������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-TT

Marcus Campbell 0-1-1 - - 1-0-1

Teddy Jennings 2-6-8 3-1-4 0-3-3 1-1-2

Jesse Joseph - - - 4-1-5

Twyon Martin 0-2-2 1-2-3 2-0-2 2-4-6

B.J. McBryde 1-0-1 - - -

Kendall Reyes 1-2-3 2-1-3 5-1-6 1-1-2

Shamar Stephen - 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-0-1

Trevardo Williams 1-1-2 2-2-4 2-3-5 1-0-1

Ryan Wirth - - 0-1-1

GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURNS��������������������������������������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

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PLAYER�(NO.) ������������������������FORD ����@VAN ������ISU������@BUF ����WMU ����@WVU������USF ������@PITT ����SYR ������LOU ������RUTG @CINCIAgbor, Harris (25) S S P SBardzak, Gary (70) LG LG -- PBennett, Jimmy (72) -- P LT LTBrandon, Tevrin (20) P P P PBrown, Stephen (61) -- RT -- --Brown, Ty-meer (40) P P P PBullock, Tyler (50) -- P P --Campbell, Marcus (26) P P -- PCampenni, Julian (90) -- P -- --Christen, Chad (13) P P P PCruz, Gus (65) -- P P --Dabney, Kijuan (19) -- -- P --Davis, Geremy (85) P P P WRDelahunt, John (89) TE TE TE PFoxx, Deshon (10) P P P PFrank, Reuben (47) P P P PFriend, Kevin (77) RT P LG LGGratz, Dwayne (7) CB CB CB CB Greene, Steve (69) P P P PGriffin, Ryan (94) P P P PHansson, Mark (96) -- P -- --Hinkley, Mark (39) FB FB FB P Jean-Louis, Jon (1) P P -- PJennings, Teddy (98) DE DE DE DEJohnson, Jory (28) LB LB LB LBJones, Byron (16) P S P SJones, Tebucky (84) P P -- --Joseph, Jesse (91) -- -- -- PJunior, Jerome (15) S S S PKantor, Alex (38) P P -- -- Kenney, David (34) P P P PLopes, Chris (35) P P P PMack, Taylor (29) -- P -- --Manning, Corey (81) -- -- P TEMartin, Twyon (4) DT P DT DTMasters, Adam (63) RG RG RG RGMcBryde, B.J. (97) P P -- --McCombs, Lyle (43) TB TB P TBMcCummings, Scott (11) P P P P McEntee, Johnny (18) QB QB QB QBMoore, Isiah (83) WR WR WR WRMoore, Kashif (6) WR WR WR WRMoore, Sio (3) LB LB LB LBMueller, Adam (67) P P P --Nebrich, Mike (2) P P P POpoku, Andrew (9) P P P POsiecki, Mike (36) P P P --Petrus, Moe (57) C C C CReyes, Kendall (99) DT DT DT DTRyan, Mike (71) LT LT RT RTShoemate, D.J. (24) INJ P TB PSmallwood, Yawin (33) LB LB LB LBStlouis, Gilbert (2) -- P -- --Steg, Brandon (41) P P P PStephen, Shamar (59) P P P PTeggart, Dave (38) P P P PVann, Marquise (46) -- -- LB --Wagner, Cole (85) P P P PWilburn, Gary (21) P P P PWilliams, Nick (31) P P P PWilliams, Trevardo (48) DE DE DE DEWillman, Tim (51) P -- -- --Wirth, Ryan (53) P P P PWreh-Wilson, Blidi (5) CB CB CB CB

GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION

KEY: P: Played in game, did not start...POS: Started at that position...INJ: Missed with injury...DNP: Did not play...

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TURNOVER RESULTS

DRIVE CHARTS

THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS

RED zONEOPPONENTS

GAME ��������������In20 ��Scores ��Sc.% ����FG ������TD ����TD% ����TO��Dwn. MFG��EOHFordham 1 1 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 1 1 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Iowa State 2 2 100 1 1 50 0 0 0 0at Buffalo 3 1 33 1 0 0 1 0 1 0Western Michiganat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSyracuseLouisvilleRutgersat CincinnatiTOTALS��������������7 5 71 4 1 14 1 0 1 0

CONNECTICUTGAME ��������������In20 ��Scores ��Sc.% ����FG ������TD ����TD% ����TO��Dwn. MFG��EOHFordham 4 4 100 0 4 100 0 0 0 0at Vanderbilt 2 2 100 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Iowa State 1 1 100 0 1 100 0 0 0 0at Buffalo 1 1 100 0 1 100 0 0 0 0Western Michiganat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSyracuseLouisvilleRutgersat CincinnatiTOTALS��������������8 8 100 2 6 75 0 0 0 0

OPPONENTSGAME ������������������������FUM INT TOTAL UC POINTS OFFFordham 0 1 1 7at Vanderbilt 1 2 3 11Iowa State 0 3 3 3at Buffalo 0 1 1 0Western Michiganat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSyracuseLouisvilleRutgersat CincinnatiTOTALS ������������������������1 7 8 21

CONNECTICUTGAME ������������������������FUM INT TOTAL OPP POINTS OFFFordham 0 1 1 0at Vanderbilt 1 3 4 14Iowa State 2 1 3 10at Buffalo 0 0 0 0Western Michiganat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSyracuseLouisvilleRutgersat CincinnatiTOTALS ������������������������3 5 8 24

OPPONENTSGAME����������������No. 3&Out % Score % TD %Fordham 12 4 33 1 8 0 0at Vanderbilt 17 6 35 4 24 3 18Iowa State 17 5 29 4 24 3 18at Buffalo 14 4 29 1 7 0 0Wstrn Michiganat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSyracuseLouisvilleRutgersat CincinnatiTOTALS ������������60 19 32 10 17 6 10

CONNECTICUTGAME����������������No. 3&Out % Score % TD %Fordham 11 1 9 5 45 5 45at Vanderbilt 17 5 29 4 24 2 12Iowa State 17 4 24 4 24 2 12at Buffalo 13 4 31 3 23 2 15Wstrn Michiganat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSyracuseLouisvilleRutgersat CincinnatiTOTALS ������������58 14 24 16 28 11 19

OPPONENTSGAME����������������1-3 4-6 7-9 10-14 15-19 20+ Tot. %Fordham 2-2 1-5 2-3 2-6 0-1 0-0 6-16 38at Vanderbilt 0-1 1-3 0-3 1-5 0-2 0-1 2-16 13Iowa State 2-3 2-9 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 6-17 35at Buffalo 3-5 1-4 1-5 1-4 0-1 0-0 6-19 32Wstrn Michiganat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSyracuseLouisvilleRutgersat CincinnatiTOTALS������������7-11 5-21 4-12 4-16 1-6 0-2 20-68 29%

CONNECTICUTGAME����������������1-3 4-6 7-9 10-14 15-19 20+ Tot. %Fordham 1-2 0-1 0-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-8 38at Vanderbilt 1-2 1-2 0-5 1-4 0-1 0-1 3-15 20Iowa State 2-4 2-5 0-5 1-3 0-0 0-0 5-17 29at Buffalo 1-1 1-4 2-4 0-5 0-1 0-0 4-15 27Wstrn Michiganat West VirginiaUSFat PittsburghSyracuseLouisvilleRutgersat CincinnatiTOTALS ������������5-7 4-12 2-15 4-16 0-2 0-1 15-55 27%

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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�(40)�--��1�Jean-Louis,�2�Nebrich,9�Opoku,�10�Foxx,�11�McCummings,�13�Christen,�16�B.Jones,� 20� Brandon,� 21� Wilburn,� 26� Campbell,� 31Williams,�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, 58yards, 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(StatenIsland, N.Y) rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns in his first collegiategame as the University of Connecticut football team won their 2011 seasonopener, 35-3, over Fordham before a crowd of 34,562 at Rentschler Field.

The game marked the Connecticut debut for head coach PaulPasqualoni, who tied Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech for the most overall winsby a BIG EAST coach. They both have 108 victories. Pasqualoni was thefirst Connecticut football coach to win his debut since 1923.

The Huskies initial drive ended in a punt after two first downs, but ontheir second possession began to force their will on their FCS opponent afterforcing a Fordham three-and-out. A six-play, 58-yard drive was capped by aMcCombs two-yard run. The key play on the drive was a 24-yard pass fromJohnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) to Isiah Moore(Cambridge, Mass.).

The Huskies started the redshirt junior McEntee, but Pasqualoni playedthree signal callers in the contest. Redshirt freshman Scott McCummings(Natick, Mass.) and true freshman Michael Nebrich(Burke, Va.) both playedwell in their Connecticut unveilings.

Early in the second quarter, the Huskies took over from their own 20 andMcCombs had his first big play from scrimmage, rambling 60 yards beforebeing caught at the Ram two-yard line. Two plays later, McCombs scoredfrom the one and Connecticut had a 14-0 lead.

The Connecticut defense, which was spectacular all day, got its firstturnover of the season when redshirt freshman safety Byron Jones (NewBritain, Conn.) picked off a Peter Maetzold pass. On the next play fromscrimmage, McCummings hit redshirt junior tight end RyanGriffin(Londonderry, N.H.) with a beautiful 55-yard catch-and-run off of playaction to put the Huskies ahead by three scores.

The Huskies kept that 21-0 lead until midway through the third quarterwhen McCombs capped drives with scoring runs of five- and one-yard.McCombs' four touchdowns was the first time a Connecticut footballerachieved that feat since Jordan Todmanturned the trick against Cincinnati in2009.

McEntee completed eight-of-12 passes for 113 yards, while Nebrich wasthree-of-eight, for 60 yards and one interception. The McCummings scoringpass to Griffin was his only attempt of the game. Griffin set a career-standardwith his 97 receiving yards.

The Connecticut defense held the Rams to just 169 total yards ofoffense and was led by redshirt junior linebacker Jory Johnson(Mobile, Ala.),who had 11 tackles. Redshirt junior defensive end Teddy Jennings (Dayton,Ohio) had 2.5 tackles for loss.

��������������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 Penalty

Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play

Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt

Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions

TEAM�STATISTICS

UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS

OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 71 RYANLG 70 BARDZAKC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 77 FRIENDQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE

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 2-6-8 Jennings 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�(58)�--��1�Jean-Louis,�2�Nebrich,2� Stlouis,� 4� Martin,� 9� Opoku,� 10� Foxx,� 11McCummings,� 13� Christen,� 20� Brandon,� 21�Wilburn,24�Shoemate,�26�Campbell,�29�Mack,�31�Williams,�34Kenney,�35�Lopes,�36�Osiecki,�38�Kantor,�38�Teggart,40�Brown,�41�Steg,�47�Frank,�50�Bullock,�53�Wirth,�59Stephen,�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 fromJohnny 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 offenseto 193 yards, 118 of rushing by redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs(StatenIsland, N.Y.), as the Commodores posted a 24-21 win over the Huskiesbefore a crowd of 32,119 at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday night. McCombs rushed for his 118 yards on 27 carries and has now rushedfor at least 100 yards in his first two collegiate games. Husky junior quarterback Johnny McEntee(Fullerton, Calif.) was 10 of27 in the air for 99 yards, but had three interceptions. Larry Smith was 12 of 24 in the air for 140 yards while Jerron Seymourhad eight carries for 70 yards. On Vanderbilt's first drive of the fourth quarter, redshirt freshman YawinSmallwood (Worcester, Mass.) returned a fumble 64 yards with 10:34 left togo, giving UConn its first lead of the game, as the Huskies took a 21-14 lead.On the fumble return, Vandy had the ball at the UConn 36 and SioMoore's(Apex, N.C.) hit of Smith jarred the ball loose and Smallwood washome free. After the UConn defense forced Vanderbilt to punt on their ensuingdrive, McEntee threw his third interception of the night, as Robby Barbierireturned the interception 50 yards to tie the game at 21-21. Vanderbilt was able to take the lead with 2:56 left, as Carey Spear con-verted a 31-yard field goal for the 24-21 Vandy advantage. UConn trailed 14-3 at halftime, but scored the only ten points of the thirdquarter to make it 14-13 entering the final stanza. On Vanderbilt's third playfrom scrimmage of the second half, junior Jory Johnson (Mobile, Ala.) pickedoff a Smith pass to give UConn the ball at the Vandy 17. UConn could onlymove the ball six yards to set up a 28-yard field goal by senior kicker DaveTeggart(Northborough, Mass.). The Huskies then cut the lead to a point, 14-13, as redshirt freshmanByron Jones(New Britain, Conn.) blocked a punt in the endzone. It wasUConn's first blocked punt since 2008 and the first for a TD since 2002. Connecticut moved the ball efficiently on the first possession of thegame as it marched the ball to the Commodore 12-yard line with a first down.The Huskies could only manage four more yards, which set up a 25-yardfield goal by Teggart. The field goal gave Teggart the UConn career scoringrecord with 262 points, which he extended later in the game. Vanderbilt went four and out on its first possession, but McEntee threwa first down interception picked off by Kenny Ladler that put the ball at theUConn 42. Vanderbilt came right back on the next play with a 42-yard TDpass from Smith to Chris Boyd to give the Commodores a 7-3 lead. Vandy took a 14-3 lead on a 40-yard rush by Seymour on a second andten play that capped a six-play 80 yard drive. The Commodores had 134yards of total offense in the first quarter and 82 of them came on scoringplays. The Commodores maintained the lead 14-3 at halftime after a secondquarter that did not feature any scoring as UConn only had 35 yards of totaloffense with VU having 28.

������������������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

FIRST�DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play

Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt

Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions

TEAM�STATISTICS

UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS

OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 71 RYANLG 70 BARDZAKC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 61 S. BROWNQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL�LEADERS

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

Punting ������������No. ������Yds������AVG ����LG����In20Wagner 7 286 40.9 50 2

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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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 JUNIORLB 46 VANNCB 5 WREH-WILSON

TOTAL�PARTICIPANTS�(51)�--�2�Nebrich,�9�Opoku,�10Foxx,� 11� McCummings,� 13� Christen,� 16� Jones,� 19Dabney,� 20� Brandon,� 21� Wilburn,� 25� Agbor,� 31Williams,�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 (10plays, 57 yards, 4:35)UC-Teggart 52 field goal 1:59 (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:52)SECOND�QUARTERISU-James White 26 run (Zach Guyer kick) 11:03 (5 plays, 74yards, 1:55)THIRD�QUARTERISU-Darius Reynolds 40 pass from Josh Lenz (Guyer kick) 11:18(4 plays, 54 yards, 1:27)UC-Teggart 50 field goal 9:37 (6 plays, 48 yards, 1:41)ISU-Guyer 36 field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:19)FOURTH�QUARTERUC-Kashif Moore 39 pass from McCummings (Teggart kick) 12:51(7 plays, 80 yards, 2:18)ISU-Reynolds 20 pass from Steele Jantz (Guyer kick) 9:08 (8plays, 65 yards, 3:43)Attendance-37,195

EAST�HARTFORD,�Conn.�-The University of Connecticut football team out-gained Iowa State 343-341 for the game, but a fourth quarter score for theCyclones spelled a 24-20 loss for the Huskies in front of 37,195 atRentschler Field. Connecticut redshirt senior wide receiver Isiah Moore recorded career-highs in receptions and yards with eight catches and 143 yards. The winning score for Iowa State came with 9:08 left in the game whenDarius Reynolds leaped over a pair of UConn defenders and raced acrossthe goal line for a 20-yard touchdown reception from junior quarterbackSteele Jantz. Jantz threw three interceptions in the first quarter but finishedwith 200 yards. The Huskies used a trio of quarterbacks with redshirt junior JohnnyMcEntee taking the majority of snaps as he went 13-30 for a season-high188 yards. Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs led the UConn running gamewith 46 yards on 18 rushes. Sophomore Shontrelle Johnson and redshirtsophomore James White split the carries for ISU with 14 apiece. Johnsonwent for 65 yards, while White ran for 44. Connecticut opened the game with a 10-play, 57-yard drive that result-ed in a touchdown for redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings.McCummings, in the game for just his second play, was initially ruled downat the one-yard line, but after an official review it was determined that the ballcrossed the goal line prior to his knee hitting the ground. For the game,McCummings rushed for 38 yards on 10 carries. The two teams would trade turnovers several times in the remainingminutes of the first quarter as redshirt junior Dwayne Gratz picked off Jantzon the Cyclone's first play from scrimmage. Gratz returned the ball 19 yardsto the ISU 41-yard line, but UConn gave the ball back on the very next playas McEntee was intercepted by Steve Ruempolhamer. Jantz was intercepted again, with less than three minutes to play in thefirst, by redshirt freshman Byron Jones, which set up a 52-yard field goal byredshirt senior kicker Dave Teggart to put the Huskies up 10-0. For Teggart,it tied his career long. Before the end of the first, UConn would force a thirdturnover as Jory Johnson grabbed a ball off a pass broken up by linebackerSio Moore. Despite outgaining Iowa State 101-4 in the first, Connecticut went intohalftime up only 10-7 as the Cyclones held a 114-13 advantage in the sec-ond quarter. ISU got on the board when James White broke loose for a 26-yard touchdown run to cut the Huskies lead to three. The Cyclones went on top early in the third quarter when White flippedthe ball to junior WR Josh Lenz on a reverse, who threw a deep ball forReynolds to take into the end zone. UConn came back with a 50-yard fieldgoal from Teggart, the second time in his career he converted two field goalsof 50 yard. With 6:44 left to play in the quarter, Iowa State added to its leadwith a 36-yard field goal by senior kicker Zach Guyer, to go up 17-13.������Connecticut� regained� the� lead� early� in� the� fourth� quarter� asMcCummings� hooked� up� with� redshirt� senior� wide� receiver� KashifMoorefor�a�39-yard�touchdown�to�take�a�20-17�lead.�McCummings�hascompleted�two�passes�on�the�season,�both�for�touchdowns.������On�the�defensive�side�of�the�ball,�junior�linebacker�Jake�Knott�made11� tackles� and� forced� one� fumble� for� the� Cylcones,� while� Johnsonadded�10�tackles�to�go�with�his�interception�for�the�Huskies.

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FIRST�DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play

Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt

Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions

TEAM�STATISTICS

UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS

OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 89 DELAHUNTLT 72 BENNETTLG 77 FRIENDC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 71 RYANQB 18 MCENTEETB 24 SHOEMATEFB 39 HINKLEYWR 83 I. MOORE

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL�LEADERS

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

Punting ������������No. ������Yds������AVG ����LG����In20Wagner 6 241 40.2 48 0

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

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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�(49)�--�1�Jean-Louis,�2�Nebrich,9�Opoku,� 10�Foxx,� 11�McCummings,� 13�Christen,� 15Junior,� 20� Brandon,� 21� Wilburn,� 24� Shoemate,� 26Campbell,� 31� Williams,� 34� Kenney,� 35� Lopes,� 38Teggart,�39�Hinkley,�40�Brown,�41�Steg,�47�Frank,�53Wirth,�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 (6plays, 64 yards, 2:32)

Attendance-18,215

AMHERST,�N.Y.�-�The University of Connecticut football team posted a 17-3 win against the University at Buffalo before a crowd of 18,215 at UBStadium. UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Servite, Calif.) tookthe majority of snaps and was 12 of 21 in the air for 213 yards and two touch-downs, the first two of his career. Junior wide receiver Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) sparked theHusky offense with a pair of big plays, the first of which was a 64-yard catchand run that set up the first Connecticut touchdown of the game. Williams'second catch was another catch and run, going for 49 yards and a score with4:52 left in the game to seal the win. Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass) ranthe ball 5 times for 7 yards while freshman QB Michael Nebrich (Burke, Va.)attempted just one pass. Husky redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) had 30 car-ries for 61 yards. UConn redshirt senior Isiah Moore (Cambridge, Mass.)made a team-best four receptions for 49 yards. Branden Oliver led Buffalo in rushing with 23 yards on 85 carries whilequarterback Chazz Anderson was 18 of 39 in the air for 192 yards and ranfor 30 yards on seven rushes. For the second time this season, the Huskies held their opponent to justthree points, the first of which came in a season-opening 35-3 win overFordham. Despite just the one score, the Bulls moved the ball for 314 yards,including 122 on the ground, opposed to UConn's 292 yards of total offense. The Huskies led at halftime 10-3 and the third quarter was scoreless.UCconn redshirt freshman linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.)made the biggest play of the quarter as he made an endzone interception ona third and goal play by the Bulls at the UConn five. Buffalo had moved theball 80 yards on 11 plays on that drive. UConn took that 10-3 halftime lead when it scored the first touchdown ofthe game with 15 seconds left to go. The drive began on the UConn 17 asMcEntee threw a 15-yard pass to McCombs to move the ball to the Husky32. McEntee then hooked up on the longest Husky pass play of the year ona 64-yard connection to Nick Williams to put the ball at the Bull 4. McEntee then threw a four-yard TD pass to redshirt junior fullback MarkHinkley (Kanehoe, Hawaii) for the UConn lead. It was the first TD pass inMcEntee's career and the first TD reception of Hinkley's. After a scoreless first quarter, the two teams opened scoring by tradingfield goals in the second quarter. Peter Fardon gave the Bulls a 3-0 lead ona 28-yard field goal with 5:28 left in the quarter to cap a 13 play-57 yarddrive. Fadron had missed a 30-yarder at the beginning of the second quar-ter. UConn broke into the scoring with a 47-yard field goal by senior DaveTeggart (Northborough, Mass.) that ended an eight-play 51-yard drive.Teggart had a 49-yard FG attempt blocked in the first quarter.

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FIRST�DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty

Rushing AttemptsYards Gained RushingYards Lost RushingNET�YARDS�RUSHINGNET�YARDS�PASSING Passes Attempted Passes Completed Had InterceptedTOTAL�OFFENSIVE�PLAYSTOTAL�NET�YARDS Avg. Gain Per Play

Fumbles: No.-LostPenalties: No.-Yds.No. of Punts-Yards Avg. Per Punt

Punt Returns- No.-Yds.Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds.Interceptions: No.-Yds.Fumble Returns: No.-YdsMiscellaneous YardsPossession Time3rd Down Conversions4th Down Conversions

TEAM�STATISTICS

UCONN�STARTERS�&�PARTICIPANTS

OFFENSIVE�STARTERSWR 6 K. MOORETE 81 MANNINGLT 72 BENNETTLG 77 FRIENDC 57 PETRUSRG 63 MASTERSRT 71 RYANQB 18 MCENTEETB 43 MCCOMBSWR 85 DAVISWR 83 I. MOORE

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL�LEADERS

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

Punting ������������No. ������Yds������AVG ����LG����In20Wagner 8 354 44.2 62 2

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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