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

Team InformationHead Coach:..................................................Paul.PasqualoniAlma Mater:....................................................Penn.State,.‘72Record At UConn:........................................................... .5-7Overall Collegiate Record:.................140-79-1.(20.seasons)Offensive System:.................................................... .MultipleDefensive System:............................................................ .4-32011 Record:...................................................... .5-7,.3-4.BEStarters Ret./Lost:...........................................................15/9Lettermen Ret./Lost:.....................................................31/18FB Office Phone:........................................ .(860).486-2718FB Office Fax:............................................. .(860).486-2197

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

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

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

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

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

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


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The.University.of.Connecticut.football.team.opens.its.2012.spring.prac-tice.with.plenty.of.experience.as.there.are.six.starters.back.on.offense.and.eight.on.defense..At.the.same.time,.there.are.several.newcomers.and.current.underclassmen.that.will.push.those.starters.for.playing.time..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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THE OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS

Player Cl. ’11 GP/CAR

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

WIDE RECEIVERS

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

TAILBACKS

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

FULLBACKS

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

TIGHT ENDS

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

CENTERS

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

OFFENSIVE GUARDS

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

OFFENSIVE TACKLES

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

THE DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS

Player Cl. ’11 GP/CAR

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

DEFENSIVE TACKLES

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

LINEBACKERS

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

CORNERBACKS

Tevrin.Brandon. RJr.. 11/11Tyree.Clark. RFr.. 0/0Dwayne.Gratz. RSr.. 12/38Alex.Kantor. Jr.. 4/4Taylor.Mack. Jr.. 8/21David.Stevenson. RFr.. 0/0Blidi.Wreh-Wilson. RSr.. 8/34

SAFETIES

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

SPECIAL TEAMRETURNEES

PLACE KICKERS

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

PUNTERS

Cole.Wagner. RJr.. 12/25

LONG SNAPPERS

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


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Head Coach Paul Pasqualon i

Paul. Pasqualoni. became. the. 28th. head. football. coach. at. the.University. of. Connecticut. on. January. 14,. 2011.. A. native. of.Cheshire,.Conn.,.Pasqualoni.has.extensive.coaching.experience.on.the.high.school,.college.and.professional. level.and.has. served.as.a.collegiate.head.coach.for.19.seasons.

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

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

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

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

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

NCAA.Division.II.postseason.appearance.

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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George DeLeoneOffensive Coordinator, Offensive Line

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Don BrownDefensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hank HughesAssistant Head Coach, Defensive Line

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clayton WhiteSpecial Teams Coordinator, Running Backs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Matt CersosimoWide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shane DayQuarterbacks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mike Fo leyTight Ends

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Assistant Coaches

Darrel l PerkinsDefensive Backs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jon Whol leyLinebackers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Michael D igmanGraduate Assistant-Offense

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

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

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

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

Jordan OrlovskyGraduate Assistant-Defense

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

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

Tim PendergastDirector of Football Administration

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

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

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

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

Dave Wi lczewskiRecruiting Assistant

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

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

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

Wilczewski.is.single.and.resides.in.Glastonbury,.Conn.


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2012 Schedule

DATE OPPONENT STADIUM, CITY TIME TV

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Lettermen Chart

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

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

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

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

DEFENSERETURNING LETTERMEN (16)Pos. Player (Letters)CB. Tevrin.Brandon.(1),.Dwayne.Gratz.(3),... Taylor.Mack.(1)*,.Blidi.Wreh-Wilson.(3)DE. Ted.Jennings.(2),.Jesse.Joseph.(3),.Trevardo.Williams.(3)DT. Shamar.Stephen.(2),.Ryan.Wirth.(1)LB. Jory.Johnson.(3),.David.Kenney.(1),.Sio.Moore.(2),... Andrew.Opoku.(1),.Yawin.Smallwood.(1)S. Ty-Meer.Brown.(1),.Byron.Jones.(1)*-Mack won letter in 2010.

LETTERMEN LOST (8)Pos. Player (Letters)CB. Gary.Wilburn.(4).DT. Twyon.Martin.(4),.Kendall.Reyes.(4)LB. Kijuan.Dabney.(4),.Matt.Edwards.(1),... Jerome.Williams.(1)S. Harris.Agbor.(3),.Jerome.Junior.(3)

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Alphabet ica l Roster

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/HS/Prep. 14. Abrams,.Kamal. 5-10. 179. WR. So.. Dover,.Del./.Dover. 22. Adams,.Andrew. 6-0. 186. S. RFR.. Fayetteville,.Ga./.Woodward.Academy. 95. Adeyemi,.Kenton. 6-4. 259. DT. RFR.. Wethersfield,.Conn./.Fork.Union.(VA).Academy. 19. Allen,.Denzell. 6-0. 185. WR. Sr.. Ledyard,.Conn./.Rhode.Island. 32. Ashiru,.Jefferson. 6-1. 227. LB. RFr.. Powder.Springs,.Ga./.McEachern. 72. Bennett,.Jimmy. 6-9. 309. OT. RSr.. Alexandria,.Va./.West.Potomac. 70. Bockeloh,.Kyle. 6-3. 284. C. Fr.. Houston,.Texas/.Cypress.Creek. 20. Brandon,.Tevrin. 5-10. 176. CB. RJr.. Bethlehem,.Pa./.Bethlehem.Catholic. 61. Brown,.Stephen. 6-5. 298. OT. RJr.. Clifton.Park,.N.Y./.Shenendehowa. 15. Brown,.Ty-Meer. 6-0. 193. S. RSo.. McKeesport,.Pa./.McKeesport. 50. Bullock,.Tyler. 6-4. 302. OG. RJr.. Mechanicsburg,.Pa./.Mechanicsburg. 90. Campenni,.Julian. 5-11. 281. DT. RFr.. West.Pittson,.Pa./.Wyoming.Area. 22. Cherry,.Robert. 6-0. 186. WR. Jr.. Simsbury,.Conn./.Simsbury. 13. Christen,.Chad. 6-1. 202. K/P. RJr.. Etters,.Pa./.Red.Lane. 37. Claflin,.Jeremy. 6-1. 186. S. RFr.. West.Hartford,.Conn./.Conard. 27. Clark,.Tyree. 5-10. 183. CB. RFr.. Tampa,.Fla./.Alonso. 12. Cochran,.Casey. 6-0. 214. QB. Fr.. Monroe,.Conn./.Masuk. 65. Cruz,.Gus. 6-2. 306. OG. RSo.. Manchester,.N.H./.Kimball.Union.Academy. 64. Danielson,.Joseph. 6-1. 295. OG. RSo.. Baldwin,.N.Y./.Chaminade. 85. Davis,.Geremy. 6-1. 214. WR. RSo.. Lawrenceville,.Ga./.Norcross. 89. Delahunt,.John. 6-3. 243. TE. RSr.. Ottawa,.Ont./.Holy.Trinity. 44. DeLorenzo,.Max. 5-11. 213. RB. RFr.. Berlin,.Conn./.Berlin. 23. Donegan,.Brendan. 5-10. 171. WR. RFr.. Trumbull,.Conn./.St..Joseph. 52. Donohue,.Ryan. 6-0. 242. LB. Sr.. Montvale,.N.J./St..Joseph.Regional/Maryland. 25. Fowler,.Brandon. 5-9. 164. WR. Jr.. Prospect,.Conn./.Woodland.Regional. 4. Foxx,.Deshon. 5-10. 167. WR. So.. Lynchburg,.Va./.Brookville. 47. Frank,.Reuben. 6-3. 239. FB. RSo.. Poughkeepsie,.N.Y./.Poughkeepsie. 77. Friend,.Kevin. 6-6. 295. OT. RJr.. Warrentown,.Va./.Faquier. 79. Ghio,.Drew. 6-1. 296. OG. Fr.. Bristol,.Conn./.Bristol.Central. 78. Gifford,.Dalton. 6-5. 297. OT. RFr.. Fairhaven,.Mass./.Bridgton.(Maine).Academy. 93. Goodrich,.David. 5-10. 172. K. RFr.. Falmouth,.Maine/.Falmouth. 7. Gratz,.Dwayne. 6-0. 198. CB. RSr.. Piscataway,.N.J./.Piscataway. 69. Greene,.Steve. 6-5. 309. OG. RJr.. Edensburg,.Pa./.Bishop.Carroll. 94. Griffin,.Ryan. 6-6. 247. TE. RSr.. Londonderry,.N.H./.Londonderry. 82. Guardi,.Frank. 6-0. 182. WR. Jr.. New.Fairfield,.Conn./.New.Fairfield. 96. Hansson,.Mark. 6-4. 249. TE. RSo.. Clearwater,.Fla./.Palm.Harbor.University. 75. Hemingway,.Xavier. 6-4. 262. OT. RFr.. Powder.Springs,.Ga./.McEachern. 45. Hyppolite,.Martin. 6-0. 214. RB. RJr.. Wakefield,.Mass./.Wakefield. 98. Jennings,.Ted. 6-6. 254. DE. RSr.. Dayton,.Ohio/.Chaminade-Julienne. 28. Johnson,.Jory. 6-1. 227. OLB. RSr.. Mobile,.Ala./St..Paul’s/The.Hun.School.(N.J.). 16. Jones,.Byron. 6-1. 192. DB. RSo.. New.Britain,.Conn./.St..Paul.(Bristol). 84. Jones,.Tebucky. 6-0. 185. WR. RSo.. Farmington,.Conn./.New.Britain. 91. Joseph,.Jesse. 6-3. 259. DE. Sr.. Laval,.Que./.Vanier.Prep. 38. Kantor,.Alex. 5-9. 185. CB. Jr.. Potomac,.Md./.Winston.Churchill. 34. Kenney,.David. 6-0. 195. OLB. RJr.. Highstown,.N.J./.The.Peddie.School. 23. Lee,.Wilbert. 6-1. 204. S. RFr.. Brooklyn,.N.Y./.Boys.and.Girls. 58. Louis,.Jonathan. 6-5. 259. DE. RSo.. Brockton,.Mass./.Wyoming.Seminary. 29. Mack,.Taylor. 5-9. 170. CB. Jr.. Powder.Springs,.Ga./.The.Lovett.School. 66. Manco,.Dominick. 6-0. 239. LS. RFr.. Lagrangeville,.N.Y./.Arlington. 63. Masters,.Adam. 6-4. 298. OT. RSr.. Bethesda,.Md./.Walt.Whitman. 73. Mateas,.Alex. 6-3. 293. OG. RSo.. Ottawa,.Ont./.Penn.State/Ottawa.Sooners. 46. Matteis,.Christopher. 5-9. 230. Fr.. RFr.. North.Haven,.Conn./.North.Haven. 97. McBryde,.B.J.. 6-5. 301. DE. RSo.. Beaver.Falls,.Pa./.Beaver.Falls. 43. McCombs,.Lyle. 5-8. 166. RB. RSo.. Staten.Island,.N.Y./.St..Joseph.By.The.Sea. 11. McCummings,.Scott. 6-2. 224. QB. RSo.. Natick,.Mass./.Natick. 18. McEntee,.Johnny. 6-3. 208. QB. RSr.. Fullerton,.Calif./.Servite. 49. McQuillan,.Sean. 6-4. 238. TE. RFr.. Glastonbury,.Conn./.Avon.(Conn.).Old.Farms. 3. Moore,.Sio. 6-2. 229. LB. RSr.. Apex,.N.C./.Apex. 67. Mueller,.Adam. 6-1. 225. LS. Jr.. Park.Ridge,.Ill./.Maine.Township.South. 2. Nebrich,.Michael. 6-1. 208. QB. So.. Burke,.VA/.Lake.Braddock.Secondary. 74. Nwokeji,.Paul. 6-5. 261. OT. RFr.. Randolph,.Mass./.Thayer.Academy. 9. Opoku,.Andrew. 6-4. 229. OLB. RSo.. North.Brunswick,.N.J./.Fork.Union.Military.(Va.). 36. Osiecki,.Michael. 6-2. 228. FB. RSo.. Seymour,.Conn./.Seymour. 68. Paull,.Bryan. 6-3. 298. C. RSo.. Parkland,.Fla./.M..Stoneman.Douglas. 8. Phillips,.Shakim. 6-1. 200. WR. RSo.. Paterson,.N.J./.Boston.College/DePaul.Catholic. 56. Pruitt,.Angelo. 6-3. 296. DT. RSo.. Cincinnati,.Ohio/.North.College.Hill. 31. Scherer,.Jim. 6-1. 183. DB. Sr.. Middlefield,.Conn./.Coginchaug. 24. Shoemate,.D.J.. 6-0. 219. TB. RSr.. Corona,.Calif./.USC/Servite. 33. Smallwood,.Yawin. 6-3. 235. LB. RSo.. Worcester,.Mass./.Doherty. 80. Smith,.Michael. 6-0. 201. WR. Sr.. Houston,.Texas/.Westside. 41. Steg,.Brandon. 6-2. 226. LB. RSo.. Coral.Springs,.Fla./.J.P..Taravella. 59. Stephen,.Shamar. 6-5. 317. DT. RJr.. Brookville,.N.Y./.Long.Island.Lutheran. 12. Stevenson,.David. 5-8. 173. CB. RFr.. Stone.Mountain,.Ga./.Stephenson. 2. Stlouis,.Gilbert. 5-11. 181. S. Jr.. Davie,.Fla./.Plantation. 46. Vann,.Marquise. 6-0. 224. LB. RFr.. Cincinnati,.Ohio/.Fairfield.Senior. 86. Wagner,.Cole. 6-2. 211. P. RJr.. York,.Pa./.York.Suburban. 54. White,.Isaac. 5-10. 212. LB. Jr.. Waterbury,.Conn./.Crosby. 10. Whitmer,.Chandler. 6-1. 191. QB. RSo.. Newnan,.Ga./.Butler.CC. 21. Williams,.Joseph. 5-11. 201. TB. Fr.. Allentown,.Pa./.Emmaus. 31. Williams,.Nick. 5-10. 184. WR. Sr.. East.Windsor,.N.J./.The.Hun.School. 48. Williams,.Trevardo. 6-2. 233. DE. Sr.. Bridgeport,.Conn./.Canterbury. 51. Willman,.Tim. 6-4. 270. DT. RJr.. Fulton,.Md./.Reservoir. 53. Wirth,.Ryan. 6-3. 271. DT. RSr.. Medford,.N.J./.Shawnee/Cheshire.(Conn.).Academy. 5. Wreh-Wilson,.Blidi. 6-2. 190. CB. RSr.. Edinboro,.Pa./.General.McLane


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Numerica l Roster

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School. 2. Nebrich,.Michael. 6-1. 208. QB. So.. Burke,.VA/.Lake.Braddock.Secondary. 2. Stlouis,.Gilbert. 5-11. 181. S. Jr.. Davie,.Fla./.Plantation. 3. Moore,.Sio. 6-2. 229. LB. RSr.. Apex,.N.C./.Apex. 4. Foxx,.Deshon. 5-10. 167. WR. So.. Lynchburg,.Va./.Brookville. 5. Wreh-Wilson,.Blidi. 6-2. 190. CB. RSr.. Edinboro,.Pa./.General.McLane. 7. Gratz,.Dwayne. 6-0. 198. CB. RSr.. Piscataway,.N.J./.Piscataway. 8. Phillips,.Shakim. 6-1. 200. WR. RSo.. Paterson,.N.J./.Boston.College/DePaul.Catholic. 9. Opoku,.Andrew. 6-4. 229. OLB. RSo.. North.Brunswick,.N.J./.Fork.Union.Military.(Va.). 10. Whitmer,.Chandler. 6-1. 191. QB. RSo.. Newnan,.Ga./Downers.Grove.South.(Ill.)/Butler.(Kan.).CC. 11. McCummings,.Scott. 6-2. 224. QB. RSo.. Natick,.Mass./.Natick. 12. Cochran,.Casey. 6-0. 214. QB. Fr.. Monroe,.Conn./.Masuk. 12. Stevenson,.David. 5-8. 173. CB. RFr.. Stone.Mountain,.Ga./.Stephenson. 13. Christen,.Chad. 6-1. 202. K/P. RJr.. Etters,.Pa./.Red.Lane. 14. Abrams,.Kamal. 5-10. 179. WR. So.. Dover,.Del./.Dover. 15. Brown,.Ty-Meer. 6-0. 193. S. RSo.. McKeesport,.Pa./.McKeesport. 16. Jones,.Byron. 6-1. 192. DB. RSo.. New.Britain,.Conn./.St..Paul.(Bristol). 18. McEntee,.Johnny. 6-3. 208. QB. RSr.. Fullerton,.Calif./.Servite. 19. Allen,.Denzell. 6-0. 185. WR. Sr.. Ledyard,.Conn./.Rhode.Island. 20. Brandon,.Tevrin. 5-10. 176. CB. RJr.. Bethlehem,.Pa./.Bethlehem.Catholic. 21. Williams,.Joseph. 5-11. 201. TB. Fr.. Allentown,.Pa./.Emmaus. 22. Adams,.Andrew. 6-0. 186. S. RFR.. Fayetteville,.Ga./.Woodward.Academy. 22. Cherry,.Robert. 6-0. 186. WR. Jr.. Simsbury,.Conn./.Simsbury. 23. Donegan,.Brendan. 5-10. 171. WR. RFr.. Trumbull,.Conn./.St..Joseph. 23. Lee,.Wilbert. 6-1. 204. S. RFr.. Brooklyn,.N.Y./.Boys.and.Girls. 24. Shoemate,.D.J.. 6-0. 219. TB. RSr.. Corona,.Calif./.Servite/USC. 25. Fowler,.Brandon. 5-9. 164. WR. Jr.. Prospect,.Conn./.Woodland.Regional. 27. Clark,.Tyree. 5-10. 183. CB. RFr.. Tampa,.Fla./.Alonso. 28. Johnson,.Jory. 6-1. 227. OLB. RSr.. Mobile,.Ala./St..Paul’s/The.Hun.School.(N.J.). 29. Mack,.Taylor. 5-9. 170. CB. Jr.. Powder.Springs,.Ga./.The.Lovett.School. 31. Scherer,.Jim. 6-1. 183. DB. Sr.. Middlefield,.Conn./.Coginchaug. 31. Williams,.Nick. 5-10. 184. WR. Sr.. East.Windsor,.N.J./.The.Hun.School. 32. Ashiru,.Jefferson. 6-1. 227. LB. RFr.. Powder.Springs,.Ga./.McEachern. 33. Smallwood,.Yawin. 6-3. 235. LB. RSo.. Worcester,.Mass./.Doherty. 34. Kenney,.David. 6-0. 195. OLB. RJr.. Highstown,.N.J./.The.Peddie.School. 36. Osiecki,.Michael. 6-2. 228. FB. RSo.. Seymour,.Conn./.Seymour. 37. Claflin,.Jeremy. 6-1. 186. S. RFr.. West.Hartford,.Conn./.Conard. 38. Kantor,.Alex. 5-9. 185. CB. Jr.. Potomac,.Md./.Winston.Churchill. 41. Steg,.Brandon. 6-2. 226. LB. RSo.. Coral.Springs,.Fla./.J.P..Taravella. 43. McCombs,.Lyle. 5-8. 166. RB. RSo.. Staten.Island,.N.Y./.St..Joseph.By.The.Sea. 44. DeLorenzo,.Max. 5-11. 213. RB. RFr.. Berlin,.Conn./.Berlin. 45. Hyppolite,.Martin. 6-0. 214. RB. RJr.. Wakefield,.Mass./.Wakefield. 46. Matteis,.Christopher. 5-9. 230. Fr.. RFr.. North.Haven,.Conn./.North.Haven. 46. Vann,.Marquise. 6-0. 224. LB. RFr.. Cincinnati,.Ohio/.Fairfield.Senior. 47. Frank,.Reuben. 6-3. 239. FB. RSo.. Poughkeepsie,.N.Y./.Poughkeepsie. 48. Williams,.Trevardo. 6-2. 233. DE. Sr.. Bridgeport,.Conn./.Canterbury. 49. McQuillan,.Sean. 6-4. 238. TE. RFr.. Glastonbury,.Conn./.Avon.(Conn.).Old.Farms. 50. Bullock,.Tyler. 6-4. 302. OG. RJr.. Mechanicsburg,.Pa./.Mechanicsburg. 51. Willman,.Tim. 6-4. 270. DT. RJr.. Fulton,.Md./.Reservoir. 52. Donohue,.Ryan. 6-0. 242. LB. Sr.. Montvale,.N.J./St..Joseph.Regional/Maryland. 53. Wirth,.Ryan. 6-3. 271. DT. RSr.. Medford,.N.J./.Shawnee/Cheshire.(Conn.).Academy. 54. White,.Isaac. 5-10. 212. LB. Jr.. Waterbury,.Conn./.Crosby. 56. Pruitt,.Angelo. 6-3. 296. DT. RSo.. Cincinnati,.Ohio/.North.College.Hill. 58. Louis,.Jonathan. 6-5. 259. DE. RSo.. Brockton,.Mass./.Wyoming.Seminary. 59. Stephen,.Shamar. 6-5. 317. DT. RJr.. Brookville,.N.Y./.Long.Island.Lutheran. 61. Brown,.Stephen. 6-5. 298. OT. RJr.. Clifton.Park,.N.Y./.Shenendehowa. 63. Masters,.Adam. 6-4. 298. OT. RSr.. Bethesda,.Md./.Walt.Whitman. 64. Danielson,.Joseph. 6-1. 295. OG. RSo.. Baldwin,.N.Y./.Chaminade. 65. Cruz,.Gus. 6-2. 306. OG. RSo.. Manchester,.N.H./.Kimball.Union.Academy. 66. Manco,.Dominick. 6-0. 239. LS. RFr.. Lagrangeville,.N.Y./.Arlington. 67. Mueller,.Adam. 6-1. 225. LS. Jr.. Park.Ridge,.Ill./.Maine.Township.South. 68. Paull,.Bryan. 6-3. 298. C. RSo.. Parkland,.Fla./.M..Stoneman.Douglas. 69. Greene,.Steve. 6-5. 309. OG. RJr.. Edensburg,.Pa./.Bishop.Carroll. 70. Bockeloh,.Kyle. 6-3. 284. C. Fr.. Houston,.Texas/.Cypress.Creek. 72. Bennett,.Jimmy. 6-9. 309. OT. RSr.. Alexandria,.Va./.West.Potomac. 73. Mateas,.Alex. 6-3. 295. OG. RSo.. Ottawa,.Ont./.Ottawa.Sooners/Penn.State. 74. Nwokeji,.Paul. 6-5. 261. OT. RFr.. Randolph,.Mass./.Thayer.Academy


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Breakdown/Pronunciat ion

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School. 75. Hemingway,.Xavier. 6-4. 262. OT. RFr.. Powder.Springs,.Ga./.McEachern. 77. Friend,.Kevin. 6-6. 295. OT. RJr.. Warrentown,.Va./.Faquier. 78. Gifford,.Dalton. 6-5. 297. OT. RFr.. Fairhaven,.Mass./.Bridgton.(Maine).Academy. 79. Ghio,.Drew. 6-1. 296. OG. Fr.. Bristol,.Conn./.Bristol.Central. 80. Smith,.Michael. 6-0. 201. WR. Sr.. Houston,.Texas/.Westside. 82. Guardi,.Frank. 6-0. 182. WR. Jr.. New.Fairfield,.Conn./.New.Fairfield. 84. Jones,.Tebucky. 6-0. 185. WR. RSo.. Farmington,.Conn./.New.Britain. 85. Davis,.Geremy. 6-1. 214. WR. RSo.. Lawrenceville,.Ga./.Norcross. 86. Wagner,.Cole. 6-2. 211. P. RJr.. York,.Pa./.York.Suburban. 89. Delahunt,.John. 6-3. 243. TE. RSr.. Ottawa,.Ont./.Holy.Trinity. 90. Campenni,.Julian. 5-11. 281. DT. RFr.. West.Pittson,.Pa./.Wyoming.Area. 91. Joseph,.Jesse. 6-3. 259. DE. Sr.. Laval,.Que./.Vanier.Prep. 93. Goodrich,.David. 5-10. 172. K. RFr.. Falmouth,.Maine/.Falmouth. 94. Griffin,.Ryan. 6-6. 247. TE. RSr.. Londonderry,.N.H./.Londonderry. 95. Adeyemi,.Kenton. 6-4. 259. DT. RFR.. Wethersfield,.Conn./.Fork.Union.(VA).Academy. 96. Hansson,.Mark. 6-4. 249. TE. RSo.. Clearwater,.Fla./.Palm.Harbor.University. 97. McBryde,.B.J.. 6-5. 301. DE. RSo.. Beaver.Falls,.Pa./.Beaver.Falls. 98. Jennings,.Ted. 6-6. 254. DE. RSr.. Dayton,.Ohio/.Chaminade-Julienne

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Nasir Abudu N-saer A-BOO-due

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

Tevrin.Brandon. TEV-rin

Ty-Meer.Brown. tie-MEER

Dwayne.Gratz. grats (like “congrats”)

Mark.Hansson. Hansen

Martin.Hyppolite. HIP-o-light

Sio.Moore. SEE-oh

Michael.Nebrich. KNEE-brick

Andrew.Opoku. ah-poe-coo

Michael.Osiecki. oh-shess-ski

Yawin.Smallwood. yah-win

Brandon.Steg. stegg.(rhymes.with.egg).

Bildi Wreh-Wilson. bleed-ee ray-wilson

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

Pennsylvania (10):BrandonBrown,.T.BullockCampenniChristenGreeneMcBrydeWagnerWilliams,.J.Wreh-Wilson

Georgia (7):AdamsAshiruDavisHemingwayMackStevensonWhitmer

New Jersey (7):DonohueGratzKenneyOpokuPhillipsWilliams,.N.Wirth

New York (7):Brown,.S.DanielsonFrankLeeMancoMcCombsStephen

Massachusetts (6):GiffordHyppoliteLouisMcCummingsNwokejiSmallwood

Florida (5):ClarkHanssonPaullStegStlouis

Virginia (4):BennettFoxxFriendNebrich

Maryland (3):KantorMastersWillman

Ohio (3):JenningsPruittVann

California (2):McEnteeShoemate

New Hampshire (2):CruzGriffin

Ontario (2):DelahuntMateas

Texas (2):BockelohSmith

Alabama (1):Johnson

Delaware (1):Abrams

Illinois (1):Mueller

Maine (1):Goodrich

North Carolina (1):Moore

Quebec (1):Joseph.


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Student-Ath lete B ios

#20Tevrin BrandonRS Junior Cornerback 5-10, 176 Bethlehem, Pa. Bethlehem Catholic

Earned.his.first.varsity.letter.last.fall…played.in.11.games.on.both.defense.and.special.teams.and.made.six.tackles…had.two.tackles.in.win.against.USF.(Oct..15).

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU2010. 9...... 0...... 0...... 0..... 0. 0.... 0..... 02011. 11...... 4...... 2...... 6..... 0. 0........ 0..... 0TOTAL 20 4 2 6 0 0 0 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G2009. 11..... 23..... 272.... 11.8. 0... 28.... 24.72010. 13..... 31..... 245.... 7.9. 1... 18.... 18.82011. 12..... 33..... 499.... 15.1. 3... 55.... 41.6TOTAL 36 87 1016 11.7 4 55 28.2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2009. 4...... 2...... 4...... 6......... 0.0.. 1.0........ 0..... 02010. 13..... 72..... 38.... 110.... 1.5. 11.5....... 2..... 12011. 12..... 55..... 31..... 86.... 6.5. 16.0....... 9..... 3TOTAL 29 129 73 202 8.0 28.5 11 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G2008. 13..... 12..... 137.... 11.4. 0... 34.... 10.52009. 10..... 15..... 170.... 11.3. 0... 31.... 17.02010. 13..... 46..... 615.... 13.4. 2... 56.... 47.3TOTAL 36 73 922 12.6 2 56 25.6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G2009. 7...... 2...... 18.... 9.0. 0... 11.... 2.62010. 11...... 0....... 0.... 0.0. 0.... 0.... 0.02011. 12..... 11..... 236.... 21.5. 2... 64.... 19.7TOTAL 30 13 254 19.5 2 64 8.5

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

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

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

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

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2009. 13..... 13...... 6..... 19..... 2.0. 2.5....... 0..... 02010. 13..... 25..... 4..... 29..... 4.5. 9.5....... 1. 02011. 12..... 26..... 17..... 43.... 12.5. 15.0....... 2. 0TOTAL 38 64 27 91 19.0 27.0 3 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

2012 Incoming Student-Ath letes

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

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

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

2012 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNEES

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

CLOSE CALL HUSKIESUConn.finished.the.non-conference.season.with.a.2-3.record..That.record.could.have.been.better.as.UConn.lost.to.Vanderbilt,.Iowa.State.and.Western.Michigan.by.a.combined.14.points.and.led.in.the.fourth.quarter.of.each.game.The.October.8.loss.at.West.Virginia.was.the.first.game.in.2011.that.the.Huskies.did.not.hold.a.fourth.quarter.lead..UConn.also.did.not.lead.in.the.Oct..26.game.vs..Pittsburgh,.the.Nov.19.game.vs..Louisville.and.the.Dec..3.game.at.Cincinnati.In.the.Vandy.game,.UConn.trailed.14-3.at.the.half,.but.came.back.to.score.18-straight.points.for.a.21-14.lead.with.10:34.to.play..Vanderbilt.stunned.UConn.with.a.50-yard.interception.return.to.tie.the.game.at.21-21.with.6:45.to.play.and.then.kicked.a.field.goal.with.2:56.to.go.for.the.win.In.the.Iowa.State.game,.UConn.led.10-7.at.the.half.and.took.a.20-17.lead.with.12:51.left.in.the.game..The.Cyclones.took.a.24-20.lead.with.9:08.to.go.on.a.TD.and.UConn.lost.the.ball.on.downs.with.1:48.to.go.as.it.had.gotten.to.the.Iowa.State.38.In.the.Western.Michigan.game,.UConn.led.24-17.with.12:40.to.play,.but.gave.up.21.points.the.rest.of.the.way.for.the.loss..The.Huskies.tied.the.game.at.31-31.with.2:03.left.to.play,.but.WMU.took.a.38-31.lead.with.a.TD.with.1:35.left..UConn.got.the.ball.to.the.WMU.13,.but.then.lost.the.ball.on.a.fumble.

2011 UConn Schedule/Results

Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time

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

SEASON STORYLINES•.UConn.wrapped.up.its.first.season.under.head.

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

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

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

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

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

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


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PASQUALONI AND BIG EAST RECORDSUConn.head.coach.Paul Pasqualoni has.won.more.BIG.EAST.Conference.games.(league.contests.only).than. any.other. coach. in.history..Pasqualoni.has.66. league.wins. from.1991-2004. and.2011.while.Frank.Beamer.of.Virginia.Tech.is.second.with.57.With.his.five.overall.wins.in.2011,.Pasqauloni.is.also.first.in.league.history.in.overall.wins.with.112.to.top.the.mark.of.Beamer.with.108..

UCONN COACHING DEBUTSPasqualoni.became.the.first.Husky.coach.since.1923.to.win.his.UConn.coaching.debut..The.last.coach.to.win.a.Husky.debut.was.Sumner.Dole.in.1923..Here.is.how.some.other.UConn.head.coaches.have.fared.in.their.first.game.–.Randy.Edsall,.56-17.loss.at.Hofstra,.Sept..4,.1999;.Skip.Holtz,.17-6.loss.vs..Nicholls.State,.Sept..3,.1994;.Tom.Jackson,.22-5.loss.at.Rutgers,.Sept..10,.1983;.Walt.Nadzak,.49-0.loss.at.Lehigh,.Sept..10,.1977;.Larry.Naviaux,.22-20.loss.vs..Lehigh,.Sept..15,.1973;.Bob.Casciola,.20-7.loss.at.Vermont;..John.Toner,.16-0.loss.at.Yale,.Sept..25,.1965;.Rick.Forzano,.21-6.loss.at.Yale,.Sept..26,.1964;.Bob.Ingalls,.34-13.loss.at.Yale,.Sept..20,.1952;.Arthur.Valpey,.25-0.loss.at.Yale,.Sept..23,.1950;.J.O..Christian,.7-0.loss.vs..American.International;.Sumner.Dole,.13-0.win.vs..Trinity,.Sept,.29,.1923.

1,000 AND COUNTINGUConn’s.game.against.Rhode.Island.on.Sept..26,.2009.was.the.1,000.game.in.program.history.dating.back.to.the.first.team.in.1896..UConn.now.has.an.overall.program.record.of.486-508-38.in.1,032.games..

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

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

AROUND THE BIG EAST2011 BIG EAST Standings

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

2011-12 BOWL GAME SCHEDULE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HUSKIES IN THE NFLAs. the.NFL.held. its. training.camps. this.past. summer,. there.were.a. total.of.14.Huskies.in.NFL.camps.before.final.cuts.were.made..UConn.had.11.former.play-ers.that.were.on.NFL.rosters.in.2009.(a.school.high).and.that.number.stood.at.10.former.Huskies.on.NFL.rosters.at.the.end.of.the.2011.season.The.2009.NFL.Draft.made.history.for.the.Huskies.as.four.UConn.players.were.selected.in.the.first.63.selections..UConn.is.the.only.BIG.EAST.school.to.have.four.players.picked.that.early.since.the.league.was.reorganized.in.2005..UConn.had.two.players.selected.in.the.2010.NFL.Draft.and.four.more.in.‘11.The.number.of.former.UConn.players.on.NFL.teams.is.now.10..They.are:•.Quarterback.Dan Orlovsky.of.the.Indianapolis.Colts,.who.was.in.his.seventh.

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

Giants,.who.finished.his.third.year.•.Running.back.Donald Brown,.who.finished.his.third.year.with.the.Indianapolis.

Colts..He.was.UConn’s.first.All-American.in.the.BCS.era.and.the.Huskies’.first.NFL.First.Round.Draft.Pick..He’s.with.the.Indianapolis.Colts.and.played.in.the.Super.Bowl.his.rookie.year.

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

•.Defensive.back.Tyvon Branch,.who.finished.his.fourth.year.with.the.Oakland.Raiders..He.has.started.all.16.games.for.the.Raiders.over.the.past.two.years.

•.Wide.receiver.Marcus Easley.with.the.Buffalo.Bills,.who.missed.all.of.last.season.(rookie).with.an.injury,.and.was.on.the.injured.reserve.list.again.in.2011.

•. Offensive. guard. Donald Thomas. with. the. AFC. Champion. New. England.Patriots,.who.was.in.his.fourth.year.in.the.league.and.has.also.played.with.the.Dolphins.and.the.Lions..He.was.picked.up.by.the.Patriots.earlier.in.the.2011.season.

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

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

•.LB,.Scott Lutrus,.who.signed.a. free.agent.contract.with.the.Jaguars.and.was.released.and.was.then.signed.by.the.Rams.on.the.practice.squad..He.was.then.on.the.active.roster.for.the.Indianapolis.Colts.for.the.end.of.the.2011.season.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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OFFENSE NOTESMCCOMBS MAKES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT VS. FORDHAMUConn.freshman.Lyle McCombs’s.141.yards.of.rushing.in.his.collegiate.debut.in.the.Fordham.game.is.the.second-highest.when.compared.against..UConn’s.top.10.career.rushing.leaders..The.top.mark.belongs.to.Tony.Jordan.(No..10),.who.had.144.yards.vs..Northeastern.to.open.the.1978.season.Other.notables. include:.No..1.Donald Brown,. 118.yards. vs..Rhode. Island. in.2006;.No..2.Terry Caulley,.62.vs..Boston.College,.2002;.No..3.Jordan Todman,.81.vs..Virginia.in.2008.(third.game.of.season,.was.hurt.for.first.two);.No..4.Wilbur Gillard,.91.vs..Furman.in.1993;.No..6.Vinny Clements,.71.vs..Vermont.in.1968;.No..7.Cornell Brockington,.25.vs..Indiana,.2003;.No..5.Ed Long,.No..8.Jeff.Gallagher.and.No..9.Andre Dixon.did.not.have.carries.in.their.first.career.games.

MCCOMBS BACKING IT UPMcCombs.rushed.for.118.yards.in.the.Sept..10.game.vs..Vanderbilt.and.his.first.college.game.against.FBS.competition..McCombs.rushed.for.a.total.of.1,151.yards.in.his.first.collegiate.season..McCombs.had.a.career-high.152.yards.of.rushing.in.the.win.over.Syracuse.and.rushed.for.100.yards.or.more.in.six.of.his.first.12.collegiate.games.McCombs.also.had.136.yards.against.Western.Michigan.–.including.a.65.yarder.–.and.130.vs..USF..He.also.had.124.vs..Pittsburgh.

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

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

WILLIAMS BACK ON RECEIVING ENDUConn.junior.Nick Williams.(East.Windsor,.N.J.).had.been.making.headlines.over.his.career.mostly.in.the.kickoff.return.department..Although.he.was.always.part.of.the.WR.group,.Williams.led.the.country.in.kickoff.returns.last.year.and.was.a.First.Team.All-BIG.EAST.pick.in.that.spot.UConn.head.coach.Paul Pasqualoni.had.been.using.Williams.more.in.a.receiver.role.in.2011,.but.entering.the.Sept..24.game.vs..Buffalo,.Williams.still.only.had.two.career.receptions.–.both.of.them.in.2009.Williams. broke. out. of. that. with. a. pair. of. catches. vs.. the. Bulls. for. 113. yards,.including.his.first.career.receiving.TD..Williams.first.reception.of.the.night.was.a.64-yarder.from.McEntee.late.in.the.first.half.that.set.up.a.UConn.TD.with.15.seconds.to.go.to.give.the.Huskies.a.10-3.halftime.lead.He.then.had.his.first.career.TD.reception.on.a.49-yard.catch.from.McEntee.with.4:52.left.in.the.game.to.seal.the.UConn.win.Williams.had.one.catch.for.26.yards.vs..Western.Michigan.and.two.catches.for.21.yards.vs..West.Virginia..He.had.two.receptions.for.17.yards.vs..Louisville.and.had.two.receptions.for.45.yards.in.the.season.finale.vs..Cincinnati.

DEFENSE NOTESJENNINGS GETS FIRST CAREER STARTTeddy Jennings.(Dayton,.Ohio).made.his.first.career.start.in.the.season.opening.against.Fordham.at.defensive.end..He.responded.by.making.eight.tackles.–.with.2.5.for.a.loss..He.enjoyed.another.outstanding.game.vs..Vanderbilt.as.he.made.four.tackles.with.2.5.for.a.loss.and.he.had.three.tackles.vs..Iowa.State..He.had.two.tackles.vs..Buffalo.with.a.sack.and.two.tackles.against.West.Virginia..He.had.four.tackles.against.USF.–.including.a.tackle.for.a.loss.of.two.yards..He.had.a.tackle.vs..Louisville.before.he.was.injured.and.missed.the.rest.of.the.season.Jennings.moved.into.the.starting.lineup.after.playing.in.13.games.over.the.past.two.years.as.a.reserve..He.started.in.place.of.the.injured.Jesse.Joseph,.who.did.not.dress.for.the.first.time.in.his.career.vs..Fordham..The.junior.had.started.in.25.games.over.the.past.two.years,.missing.one.game,.but.dressed.for.it..Joseph.did.make.his.2011.debut.vs..Buffalo.and.had.five.tackles.himself.and.then.had.three.vs..Western.Michigan..Joseph.moved.back.into.the.starting.lineup.against.West.Virginia.and.did.not.have.a.tackle..He.started.again.vs..USF.and.had.four.tackles.with.half.a.tackle.for.a.loss.and.had.four.tackles.and.a.sack.vs..Pittsburgh..He.had.five.tackles.vs..Louisville,.three.vs..Rutgers.and.four.vs..Cincinnati.

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

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


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

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

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

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

•.Teggart’s.25.field.goals.in.2010.was.a.school.single-season.record..He.had.a.total.of.14.field.goals.in.2009.which.is.tied.as.the.sixth-highest.in.school.history.while.his.13.as.a.freshman.is.seventh.

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

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

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

Teggart.recorded.what.is.arguably.the.biggest.play.in.school.history.in.the.regular.season.finale.of.2010.as.he.kicked.a.52-yard.field.goal.with.17.seconds.left.to.play.to.lift.UConn.to.a.19-16.win.over.USF.that.sent.the.Huskies.to.their.first.BCS.game. in. school.history..Earlier. in. the. fourth.quarter.of. that.game,.he.kicked.a.50-yarder.Teggart.kicked.a.27-yard.field.goal.in.overtime.to.lift.UConn.to.a.16-13.win.over.West.Virginia.on.Oct..29,.2010..Those. “final.play”. game-winners.were. the. second.and. third.of.his. career. as.he.ended.the.2009.regular.season.in.fine.form.as.he.booted.a.42-yard.field.goal.as.time.expired.to.give.the.Huskies.a.29-27..win.over.USF.Dating.back.to.2009,.Teggart.had.kicked.a.field.goal.in.22..of.the.past.24.games..Teggart..kicked.a.29-yard.field.goal.with.1:10.to.go.that.tied.the.game.vs..Notre.Dame.(Nov..21,.2009).–.a.contest.the.Huskies.eventually.won.in.overtime.Teggart.is.the.first.kicker.in.school.history.to.successfully.convert.his.first.11.field.goal.attempts.

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

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

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

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


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RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN.

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

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

FORDHAMINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. –. Freshman. running. back. Lyle.McCombs(Staten.Island,.N.Y).rushed.for.141.yards.and.four.touchdowns.in.his. first. collegiate.game.as. the.University.of.Connecticut. football. team.won. their. 2011. season. opener,. 35-3,. over. Fordham. . before. a. crowd. of.34,562.at.Rentschler.Field.. The.game.marked.the.Connecticut.debut.for.head.coach.Paul.Pasqualoni,.who. tied. Frank. Beamer. of. Virginia. Tech. for. the. most. overall. wins. by. a.BIG.EAST.coach..They.both.have.108.victories..Pasqualoni.was. the. first.Connecticut.football.coach.to.win.his.debut.since.1923.. The.Huskies.initial.drive.ended.in.a.punt.after.two.first.downs,.but.on.their.second.possession.began.to.force.their.will.on.their.FCS.opponent.after.forcing.a.Fordham.three-and-out..A.six-play,.58-yard.drive.was.capped.by.a.McCombs.two-yard.run..The.key.play.on.the.drive.was.a.24-yard.pass.from.Johnny.McEntee.(Fullerton,.Calif.).to.Isiah.Moore(Cambridge,.Mass.).. The.Huskies.started.the.redshirt.junior.McEntee,.but.Pasqualoni.played.three. signal. callers. in. the. contest..Redshirt. freshman.Scott.McCummings.(Natick,. Mass.). and. true. freshman. Michael. Nebrich(Burke,. Va.). both.played.well.in.their.Connecticut.unveilings.. Early.in.the.second.quarter,.the.Huskies.took.over.from.their.own.20.and.McCombs.had.his.first.big.play.from.scrimmage,.rambling.60.yards.before.being.caught.at.the.Ram.two-yard.line..Two.plays.later,.McCombs.scored.from.the.one.and.Connecticut.had.a.14-0.lead.. The.Connecticut.defense,.which.was.spectacular.all.day,.got.its.first.turn-over.of.the.season.when.redshirt.freshman.safety.Byron.Jones.(New.Britain,.Conn.).picked.off.a.Peter.Maetzold.pass..On.the.next.play.from.scrimmage,.McCummings. hit. redshirt. junior. tight. end. Ryan. Griffin(Londonderry,.N.H.).with.a.beautiful.55-yard.catch-and-run.off.of.play.action.to.put.the.Huskies.ahead.by.three.scores.. The.Huskies.kept.that.21-0.lead.until.midway.through.the.third.quarter.when. McCombs. capped. drives. with. scoring. runs. of. five-. and. one-yard..McCombs’. four. touchdowns. was. the. first. time. a. Connecticut. footballer.achieved.that.feat.since.Jordan.Todman.turned.the.trick.against.Cincinnati.in.2009.. McEntee.completed.eight-of-12.passes.for.113.yards,.while.Nebrich.was.three-of-eight,.for.60.yards.and.one.interception..The.McCummings.scoring.pass.to.Griffin.was.his.only.attempt.of.the.game..Griffin.set.a.career-standard.with.his.97.receiving.yards.. The.Connecticut.defense.held.the.Rams.to.just.169.total.yards.of.offense.and.was.led.by.redshirt.junior.linebacker.Jory.Johnson(Mobile,.Ala.),.who.had. 11. tackles.. Redshirt. junior. defensive. end. Teddy. Jennings. (Dayton,.Ohio).had.2.5.tackles.for.loss.

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

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

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

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

Field Goal AttemptsNone.

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

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VANDERBILT STADIUM • NASHVILLE, TENN.

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

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

VANDERBILTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NASHVILLE, Tenn..–.Vanderbilt.held.the.University.of.Connecticut.offense.to. 193. yards,. 118. of. rushing. by. redshirt. freshman. Lyle. McCombs(Staten.Island,. N.Y.),. as. the. Commodores. posted. a. 24-21. win. over. the. Huskies.before.a.crowd.of.32,119.at.Vanderbilt.Stadium.on.Saturday.night.. McCombs.rushed.for.his.118.yards.on.27.carries.and.has.now.rushed.for.at.least.100.yards.in.his.first.two.collegiate.games.. Husky.junior.quarterback.Johnny.McEntee(Fullerton,.Calif.).was.10.of.27.in.the.air.for.99.yards,.but.had.three.interceptions.. Larry.Smith.was.12.of.24.in.the.air.for.140.yards.while.Jerron.Seymour.had.eight.carries.for.70.yards.. On.Vanderbilt’s.first.drive.of.the.fourth.quarter,.redshirt.freshman.Yawin.Smallwood. (Worcester,.Mass.). returned.a. fumble.64.yards.with.10:34. left.to.go,.giving.UConn.its.first.lead.of.the.game,.as.the.Huskies.took.a.21-14.lead..On.the.fumble.return,.Vandy.had.the.ball.at.the.UConn.36.and.Sio.Moore’s(Apex,.N.C.).hit.of.Smith.jarred.the.ball.loose.and.Smallwood.was.home.free.. After. the. UConn. defense. forced. Vanderbilt. to. punt. on. their. ensuing.drive,.McEntee.threw.his.third.interception.of.the.night,.as.Robby.Barbieri.returned.the.interception.50.yards.to.tie.the.game.at.21-21.. Vanderbilt.was.able.to.take.the.lead.with.2:56.left,.as.Carey.Spear.con-verted.a.31-yard.field.goal.for.the.24-21.Vandy.advantage.. UConn.trailed.14-3.at.halftime,.but.scored.the.only.ten.points.of.the.third.quarter.to.make.it.14-13.entering.the.final.stanza..On.Vanderbilt’s.third.play.from.scrimmage.of.the.second.half,.junior.Jory.Johnson.(Mobile,.Ala.).picked.off.a.Smith.pass.to.give.UConn.the.ball.at.the.Vandy.17..UConn.could.only.move.the.ball.six.yards.to.set.up.a.28-yard.field.goal.by.senior.kicker.Dave.Teggart(Northborough,.Mass.).. The. Huskies. then. cut. the. lead. to. a. point,. 14-13,. as. redshirt. freshman.Byron. Jones(New. Britain,. Conn.). blocked. a. punt. in. the. endzone.. It. was.UConn’s.first.blocked.punt.since.2008.and.the.first.for.a.TD.since.2002.. Connecticut.moved.the.ball.efficiently.on.the.first.possession.of.the.game.as.it.marched.the.ball.to.the.Commodore.12-yard.line.with.a.first.down..The.Huskies.could.only.manage.four.more.yards,.which.set.up.a.25-yard.field.goal.by.Teggart..The.field.goal.gave.Teggart.the.UConn.career.scoring.record.with.262.points,.which.he.extended.later.in.the.game.. Vanderbilt.went.four.and.out.on.its.first.possession,.but.McEntee.threw.a.first.down.interception.picked.off.by.Kenny.Ladler.that.put.the.ball.at.the.UConn.42..Vanderbilt.came.right.back.on.the.next.play.with.a.42-yard.TD.pass.from.Smith.to.Chris.Boyd.to.give.the.Commodores.a.7-3.lead.. Vandy.took.a.14-3.lead.on.a.40-yard.rush.by.Seymour.on.a.second.and.ten.play.that.capped.a.six-play.80.yard.drive..The.Commodores.had.134.yards.of.total.offense.in.the.first.quarter.and.82.of.them.came.on.scoring.plays.. The. Commodores. maintained. the. lead. 14-3. at. halftime. after. a. second.quarter.that.did.not.feature.any.scoring.as.UConn.only.had.35.yards.of.total.offense.with.VU.having.28.

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


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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

IOWA STATEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Iowa.St..(3-0,.0-0). 0. 7. 10. 7. -. 24UConn.(1-2,.0-0). 10. 0. 3. 7. -. 20.FIRST QUARTERUC.–.Scott.McCummings.10.run.(Dave.Teggart.kick).10:25.(10.plays,.57.

yards,.4:35)UC.–.Teggart.52.field.goal.1:59.(4.plays,.0.yards,.0:52)SECOND QUARTERISU.–.James.White.26.run.(Zach.Guyer.kick).11:03.(5.plays,.74.yards,.1:55)THIRD QUARTERISU.–.Darius.Reynolds.40.pass.from.Josh.Lenz.(Guyer.kick).11:18.(4.plays,.54.

yards,.1:27)UC.–.Teggart.50.field.goal.9:37.(6.plays,.48.yards,.1:41)ISU.–.Guyer.36.field.goal.(4.plays,.4.yards,.1:19)FOURTH QUARTERUC.–.Kashif.Moore.39.pass.from.McCummings.(Teggart.kick).12:51.(7.plays,.

80.yards,.2:18)ISU.–.Reynolds.20.pass.from.Steele.Jantz.(Guyer.kick).9:08.(8.plays,.65.yards,.

3:43)Attendance.–.37,195

EAST HARTFORD, Conn..–.The.University.of.Connecticut.football.team.out-gained.Iowa.State.343-341.for.the.game,.but.a.fourth.quarter.score.for.the.Cyclones.spelled.a.24-20.loss.for.the.Huskies.in.front.of.37,195.at.Rentschler.Field.. Connecticut.redshirt.senior.wide.receiver.Isiah.Moore.recorded.career-highs.in.receptions.and.yards.with.eight.catches.and.143.yards.. The.winning.score.for.Iowa.State.came.with.9:08.left.in.the.game.when.Darius.Reynolds.leaped.over.a.pair.of.UConn.defenders.and.raced.across.the.goal.line.for.a.20-yard.touchdown.reception.from.junior.quarterback.Steele.Jantz..Jantz.threw.three.interceptions.in.the.first.quarter.but.finished.with.200.yards.. The.Huskies.used.a.trio.of.quarterbacks.with.redshirt.junior.Johnny.McEntee.taking.the.majority.of.snaps.as.he.went.13-30.for.a.season-high.188.yards..Redshirt.freshman. Lyle. McCombs. led. the. UConn. running. game. with. 46. yards. on. 18.rushes..Sophomore.Shontrelle.Johnson.and.redshirt.sophomore.James.White.split.the.carries.for.ISU.with.14.apiece..Johnson.went.for.65.yards,.while.White.ran.for.44.. Connecticut. opened. the. game. with. a. 10-play,. 57-yard. drive. that. result-ed. in. a. touchdown. for. redshirt. freshman. quarterback. Scott. McCummings..McCummings,.in.the.game.for.just.his.second.play,.was.initially.ruled.down.at.the.one-yard.line,.but.after.an.official.review.it.was.determined.that.the.ball.crossed.the.goal.line.prior.to.his.knee.hitting.the.ground..For.the.game,.McCummings.rushed.for.38.yards.on.10.carries.. The.two.teams.would.trade.turnovers.several.times.in.the.remaining.minutes.of.the.first.quarter.as.redshirt.junior.Dwayne.Gratz.picked.off.Jantz.on.the.Cyclone’s.first.play.from.scrimmage..Gratz.returned.the.ball.19.yards.to.the.ISU.41-yard.line,.but.UConn.gave.the.ball.back.on.the.very.next.play.as.McEntee.was.intercepted.by.Steve.Ruempolhamer.. Jantz.was.intercepted.again,.with.less.than.three.minutes.to.play.in.the.first,.by.redshirt. freshman.Byron.Jones,.which.set.up.a.52-yard.field.goal.by.redshirt.senior.kicker.Dave.Teggart.to.put.the.Huskies.up.10-0..For.Teggart,. it.tied.his.career.long..Before.the.end.of.the.first,.UConn.would.force.a.third.turnover.as.Jory.Johnson.grabbed.a.ball.off.a.pass.broken.up.by.linebacker.Sio.Moore.. Despite.outgaining.Iowa.State.101-4.in.the.first,.Connecticut.went.into.half-time.up.only.10-7.as.the.Cyclones.held.a.114-13.advantage.in.the.second.quarter..ISU.got.on.the.board.when.James.White.broke.loose.for.a.26-yard.touchdown.run.to.cut.the.Huskies.lead.to.three.. The.Cyclones.went.on.top.early.in.the.third.quarter.when.White.flipped.the.ball.to.junior.WR.Josh.Lenz.on.a.reverse,.who.threw.a.deep.ball.for.Reynolds.to.take.into.the.end.zone..UConn.came.back.with.a.50-yard.field.goal.from.Teggart,.the.second.time.in.his.career.he.converted.two.field.goals.of.50.yard..With.6:44.left.to.play.in.the.quarter,.Iowa.State.added.to.its.lead.with.a.36-yard.field.goal.by.senior.kicker.Zach.Guyer,.to.go.up.17-13.. Connecticut. regained. the. lead. early. in. the. fourth. quarter. as. McCummings.hooked.up.with.redshirt. senior.wide.receiver.Kashif.Moorefor.a.39-yard.touch-down.to.take.a.20-17.lead..McCummings.has.completed.two.passes.on.the.season,.both.for.touchdowns.. On.the.defensive.side.of.the.ball,.junior.linebacker.Jake.Knott.made.11.tackles.and.forced.one.fumble.for.the.Cylcones,.while.Johnson.added.10.tackles.to.go.with.his.interception.for.the.Huskies.

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


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSWR.. 6. K..MOORETE. 89. DELAHUNTLT. 72. BENNETTLG. 77. FRIENDC. 57. PETRUSRG. 63. MASTERSRT. 71. RYANQB. 18. MCENTEETB. 24. SHOEMATEFB. 39. HINKLEYWR. 83. I..MOORE


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

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

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


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

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

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

IOWA STATECONNECTICUT

GAME #3 • SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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TEAM STATISTICS

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO STADIUM • BUFFALO, N.Y.

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

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

BUFFALOINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

UConn.(2-2,.0-0). 0. 10. 0. 7. -. 17Buffalo.(1-3,.0-0). 0. 3. 0. 0. -. 3.FIRST QUARTERNo.scoring.SECOND QUARTERUB.–.Peter.Fardon.28.field.goal.5:28.(13.plays,.57.yards,.5:29)UC.–.Dave.Teggart.47.field.goal.2:34.(8.plays,.51.yards,.2:54)UC.–.Mark.Hinkley.4.pass.from.Johnny.McEntee.(Teggart.kick).0:15.(4.plays,.

83.yards,.0:58)THIRD QUARTERNo.scoring.FOURTH QUARTERUC.–.Nick.Williams.49.pass.from.McEntee.(Teggart.kick).4:52.(6.plays,.64.

yards,.2:32)Attendance –18,215

AMHERST, N.Y..–.The.University.of.Connecticut.football.team.posted.a.17-3.win.against.the.University.at.Buffalo.before.a.crowd.of.18,215.at.UB.Stadium..UConn.junior.quarterback.Johnny.McEntee.(Servite,.Calif.).took.the.majority.of. snaps. and.was.12.of.21. in. the. air. for.213.yards. and. two.touchdowns,.the.first.two.of.his.career... Junior. wide. receiver. Nick. Williams. (East. Windsor,. N.J.). sparked. the.Husky.offense.with.a.pair.of.big.plays,.the.first.of.which.was.a.64-yard.catch.and.run.that.set.up.the.first.Connecticut.touchdown.of.the.game...Williams’.second.catch.was.another.catch.and.run,.going.for.49.yards.and.a.score.with.4:52.left.in.the.game.to.seal.the.win.. Redshirt.freshman.quarterback.Scott.McCummings.(Natick,.Mass).ran.the.ball.5. times. for.7.yards.while. freshman.QB.Michael.Nebrich. (Burke,.Va.).attempted.just.one.pass.. Husky. redshirt. freshman.Lyle.McCombs. (Staten. Island,.N.Y.).had.30.carries.for.61.yards..UConn.redshirt.senior.Isiah.Moore.(Cambridge,.Mass.).made.a.team-best.four.receptions.for.49.yards.. Branden.Oliver.led.Buffalo.in.rushing.with.23.yards.on.85.carries.while.quarterback.Chazz.Anderson.was.18.of.39.in.the.air.for.192.yards.and.ran.for.30.yards.on.seven.rushes.. For. the. second. time. this. season,. the. Huskies. held. their. opponent. to.just. three. points,. the. first. of. which. came. in. a. season-opening. 35-3. win.over.Fordham..Despite.just.the.one.score,.the.Bulls.moved.the.ball.for.314.yards,.including.122.on.the.ground,.opposed.to.UConn’s.292.yards.of.total.offense.. The. Huskies. led. at. halftime. 10-3. and. the. third. quarter. was. scoreless..UCconn.redshirt.freshman.linebacker.Yawin.Smallwood.(Worcester,.Mass.).made.the.biggest.play.of.the.quarter.as.he.made.an.endzone.interception.on.a.third.and.goal.play.by.the.Bulls.at.the.UConn.five..Buffalo.had.moved.the.ball.80.yards.on.11.plays.on.that.drive.. UConn.took.that.10-3.halftime.lead.when.it.scored.the.first.touchdown.of.the.game.with.15.seconds.left.to.go..The.drive.began.on.the.UConn.17.as.McEntee.threw.a.15-yard.pass.to.McCombs.to.move.the.ball.to.the.Husky.32..McEntee.then.hooked.up.on.the.longest.Husky.pass.play.of.the.year.on.a.64-yard.connection.to.Nick.Williams..to.put.the.ball.at.the.Bull.4.. McEntee. then. threw. a. four-yard. TD. pass. to. redshirt. junior. fullback.Mark.Hinkley.(Kanehoe,.Hawaii).for.the.UConn.lead..It.was.the.first.TD.pass.in.McEntee’s.career.and.the.first.TD.reception.of.Hinkley’s.. After.a.scoreless. first.quarter,. the.two.teams.opened.scoring.by.trading.field.goals.in.the.second.quarter..Peter.Fardon.gave.the.Bulls.a.3-0.lead.on.a.28-yard.field.goal.with.5:28.left.in.the.quarter.to.cap.a.13.play-57.yard.drive..Fadron.had.missed.a.30-yarder.at.the.beginning.of.the.second.quarter.. UConn.broke.into.the.scoring.with.a.47-yard.field.goal.by.senior.Dave.Teggart. (Northborough,. Mass.). that. ended. an. eight-play. 51-yard. drive..Teggart.had.a.49-yard.FG.attempt.blocked.in.the.first.quarter.

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


UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSIVE STARTERSWR.. 6. K..MOORETE. 81. MANNINGLT. 72. BENNETTLG. 77. FRIENDC. 57. PETRUSRG. 63. MASTERSRT. 71. RYANQB. 18. MCENTEETB. 43. MCCOMBSWR. 85. DAVISWR. 83. I..MOORE


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

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

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


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

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

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

BUFFALOCONNECTICUT

GAME #4 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

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TEAM STATISTICS


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

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

WESTERN MICHIGANINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WMU.(3-2,.0-0). 0. 17. 0. 21. -. 38UConn.(2-3,.0-0). 0. 7. 10. 14. -. 31.FIRST QUARTERNo.scoring.SECOND QUARTERWM.–.White.25.pass.from.Carder.(Potter.kick).11:15.(5.plays,.66.yards,.2:16)WM.–.Walker.7.pass.from.Carder.(Potter.kick).6:31.(8.plays,.68.yards,.3:38)UC.–.K..Moore.9.pass.from.McEntee.(Teggart.kick).3:27.(6.plays,.93.yards,.3:04)WM.–.Potter.39.field.goal.0:22.(11.plays,.71.yards,.3:05)THIRD QUARTERUC.–.K..Moore.3.pass.from.McEntee.(Teggart.kick).8:31.(5.plays,.72.yards,.2:24)UC.–.Teggart.43.field.goal.4:13.(4.plays,.-4.yards,.0:55)FOURTH QUARTERUC.–.McCombs.26.pass.from.McEntee.(Teggart.kick).12:40.(6.plays,.72.yards,.2:20)WM.–.White.6.pass.from.Carder.(Potter.kick).9:48.(9.plays,.80.yards,.2:52)WM.–.Ravenell.14.pass.from.Carder.(Potter.kick).5:53.(7.plays,.62.yards,.2:19)UC.–.N..Williams.26.pass.from.McEntee.(Teggart.kick).2:03.(10.plays,.80.

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

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – .Johnny.McEntee.threw.for.300.yards.and.four. touchdowns. for. the. University. of. Connecticut. football. team. as. the.Huskies. lost. to. Western. Michigan. by. a. 38-31. score. on. Saturday. before. a.crowd. of. 36,648. at. Rentschler. Field.. Kashif. Moore. had. two. touchdown.catches.and.112.yards.receiving.and.Lyle.McCombs.added.136.yards.rushing.and.a.26-yard.touchdown.reception.for.the.Huskies... Alex.Carder.threw.for.a.career-high.479.yards.and.five.touchdowns.to.lead.Western.Michigan..Two.of.those.scores.were.caught.by.Jordan.White,.who.had.his.fourth.100-yard.receiving.game.of.the.season,.catching.12.balls.for.173.yards..He.was.one.of.three.Bronco.receivers.to.go.over.the.century.mark.. Robert.Arnheim.had.113.yards.and.Chleb.Ravenell.added.123.and.two.fourth-quarter.touchdowns,.including.a.41-yard.catch.that.turned.out.to.be.the.game.winner.. After.making.a.26-yard.catch.at.the.Western.Michigan.13-yard.line.with.45.seconds.left,.UConn.tight.end.Ryan.Griffin.fumbled.. UConn. scored. the. first. of. the. fourth. quarter’s. five. touchdowns,. when.McEntee. found. McCombs. open. behind. the. Broncos’. blitzing. linebackers.for.a.26-yard.score.to.give.UConn.its.only.lead.at.24-17..But.Carder.led.the.Broncos.right.back.on.a.9-play.80-yard.drive,.finding.White.in.the.end.zone.for.a.6-yard.touchdown.that.tied.the.game.. The.Broncos.held.UConn.to.a.three-and-out,.and.then.went.62-yards.to.take.the.lead.again.on.a.14-yard.pass.from.Carder.to.Ravenell.. UConn.tied.it.again.when.McEntee.scrambled.and.found.Nick.Williams.on.a.fourth.down.from.26.yards.out.with.just.over.2.minutes.left..Two.plays.after.UConn’s.kickoff.went.out.of.bounds,.Ravenell. raced.down. the. right.sideline. and. reached.over. cornerback.Gary.Wilburn. to.bring. in. a.41-yard.touchdown.with.1:35.left.. Arnheim.beat.Wilburn.down.the.right.sideline.and.made.a.one-handed.32-yard.catch.to.set.up.the.Broncos.second.touchdown,.an.11-yard.pass.from.Carder.to.tight.end.Dallas.Walker.. The.Broncos.went.66.yards.on.their.first.drive.of.the.second.quarter.and.scored.when.White.grabbed.a.slant.pass.and.dragged.several.UConn.defend-ers.into.the.end.zone.for.a.25-yard.catch.and.run.. The.Huskies.didn’t.cross.midfield.until.McCombs.took.a.handoff.at.his.own.7-yard.line.with.just.over.6.minutes.left.in.the.half,.bounced.off.a.tackle.and.ran.65.yards.before.tripping.on.the.grass..That.set.up.a.9-yard.touch-down.pass.from.McEntee.to.Moore.. Moore’s. second. touchdown,. a. 3-yard. reception. on. a. play-action. fake,.was.set.up.by.his.47-yard.catch.and.run..The.5-play.72-yard.drive.brought.UConn.to.within.17-14.midway.through.the.third.quarter.

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


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



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

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


Returns PR KOR INTRN..Williams. –. 3-52. –

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

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

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TEAM STATISTICS

MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM • MOMRGANTOWN, W. VA.

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

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

WEST VIRGINIAINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

Returns PR KOR INTRAustin. 5-51. 1-31. -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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


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


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

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

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

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

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

USFINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EAST HARTFORD. –. University. of. Connecticut. redshirt. freshman. Lyle.McCombs.(Staten.Island,.N.Y.).ran.for.130.yards.and.senior.kicker.Dave.Teggart.(Northborough,.Mass.).kicked.three.field.goals.as.the.Huskies.beat.USF.16-10.on.Saturday.without.scoring.an.offensive.touchdown..The.Homecoming.contest.was.played.before.a.crowd.of.37,162.at.Rentschler.Field... Redshirt.freshman.cornerback.Byron.Jones.(New.Britain,.Conn.).ran.a.third-quarter.fumble.back.10.yards.for.what.turned.out.to.be.the.winning.score.after.senior.defensive.tackle.Twyon.Martin.(Parkland,.Fla.).stripped.USF.running.back.Darrel.Scott.deep.in.UConn.territory.. B.J..Daniels.threw.for.164.yards.and.ran.for.64.and.a.touchdown..But.the.USF.quarterback.also.threw.two.interceptions.and.had.a.key.fumble.. The.Bulls.failed.to.convert.on.a.fourth.down.with.just.under.2.1/2.minutes.left.and.the.Huskies.ran.out.the.clock.. A.32-yard.run.from.Daniels.had.given.the.Bulls.the.ball.in.UConn.territory..But. a. fourth-down.pass. to.Sterling.Griffin.was. stopped. four. yards. short.of. the.first-down.marker.. Teggart,.who.beat.South.Florida.with.last-minute.field.goals.in.their.two.previ-ous.meetings,.hit.from.18,.46,.and.28.yards.. Connecticut.won.despite.having.just.253.yards.of.offense,.and.much.of.that.came..from.McCombs,.who.carried.the.ball.30.times.and.recorded.his.fourth.100-yard.game.. The.Bulls’.defensive.line.spent.much.of.the.afternoon.in.UConn’s.backfield,.tying.a.school.record.with.seven.sacks..The.Huskies.had.given.up.just.17.in.their.previous.six.games.. Daniels.scored.on.the.Bulls’.first.drive.of.the.second.half.with.a.22-yard.scram-ble.through.the.UConn.defense,.cutting.left.to.leave.redshirt.freshman.linebacker.Yawin.Smallwood.(Worcester,.Mass.).behind.on.his.way.to.the.end.zone.to.give.USF.a.10-6.lead.. But.Smallwood.later.made.a.key.play,.tipping.a.pass.that.redshirt.junior.Sio.Moore.(Apex,.N.C.).intercepted.to.stop.a.fourth-quarter.drive.. Offensive.mistakes.and.good.defense.kept.both.teams.out.of.the.end.zone.in.the.first.half.. USF.defensive.end.Ryne.Giddins.had.nine.of.his.11.tackles.in.the.first.half,.to.go.along.with.two.sacks,.a.forced.fumble.. But.the.Bulls.managed.just.75.yards.of.offense.and.two.turnovers.before.inter-mission.. The.teams.traded.field.goals.in.the.first.quarter..Maikon.Bonani.hit.a.23-yarder.to.open.the.scoring,.and.Teggart.capped.a.16-play.drive.on.the.next.possession.with.an.18-yarder.. Teggart. hit. a. short. kickoff. into. a. strong. wind. and. Marcus. Shaw. returned.the.kick.79.yards. to. the.UConn.8-yard. line..But.Daniels’. errant.pitchout.on.a.second-down.option.play.was.picked.up.by.UConn.redshirt.junior.Dwayne.Gratz.(Piscataway,.N.J.).. UConn.gave.the.ball.back.a.few.plays.later.when.McCombs.fumbled..But.the.Bulls.failed.to.score,.when.a.46-yard.field-goal.attempt.into.the.wind.fell.short..He.also.missed.a.44-yarder.in.the.third.quarter.that.went.wide.left.. Teggart’s.second.field.goal.came.just.before.halftime,.a.46-yarder.that.capped.a.15-play.drive.and.made.it.6-3..His.third.field-goal,.a.28-yarder,.cut.the.lead.to.10-9,.less.than.a.minute.before.Martin.and.Jones.teamed.up.for.UConn’s.defen-sive.score..The.Husky.offense.has.now.gone.two.games.without.a.touchdown.. USF.coach.Skip.Holtz.had.not.been.back.to.Connecticut.since.coaching.the.Huskies. from.1994-1998..UConn.was. still. a.Division.I-AA.program.then,.and.Holtz.led.the.school.to.the.Division.I-AA.playoffs.in.1998,.the.school’s.first.post-season.appearance.

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


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




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


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

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

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFJohnson. 3-8-11S..Moore. 3-5-8. .5. . 1T..Brown. 1-7-8. . . 1

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HEINZ FIELD • PITTSBURGH, PA

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

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

PITTSBURGHINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

yards,.2:39)Attendance –.40,219

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

. UC. PITT

. 20. 27

. 10. 6

. 8. 20

. 2. 1

. 37. 28

. 154. 132

. 40. 36

. 114. 96

. 202. 433

. 34. 43

. 18. 30

. 0. 0

. 71. 71

. 316. 529

. 4.5. 7.5

. 0-0. 1-0

. 4-25. 8-70

. 8-344. 6-264

. 43.0. 44.0

. 2-36. 3-15

. 6-130. 4-81

. 0-0. 0-0

. 0-0. 0-0

. 0. 0

. 30:23. 29:37

. 3-14. 2-10

. 0-1. 0-0


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


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


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


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

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

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

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

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

SYRACUSEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. SYR. UC

. 22. 18.

. 6. 10

. 15. 7

. 1. 1

. 34. 47

. 114. 243

. 24. 45

. 90. 198

. 275. 113

. 39. 14

. 24. 8

. 2. 2

. 73. 61

. 365. 311

. 5.0. 5.1

. 1-1. 4-3

. 5-35. 4-55

. 5-166. 3-105

. 33.2. 35.0

. 1-6. 1-5

. 4-75. 3-123

. 2-16. 2-12

. 1-0. 0-0

. 0. 0

. 31:05. 28:55

. 7-14. 3-8

. 1-2. 0-0


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


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


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


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


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

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TEAM STATISTICS


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

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

LOUISVILLEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

. LOU. UC

. 15. 16

. 8. 4.

. 6. 11

. 1. 1

. 43. 23

. 165. 99

. 39. 23

. 126. 76

. 173. 253

. 23. 45

. 15. 18

. 1. 1

. 66. 68

. 299. 329

. 4.5. 4.8

. 2-2. 3-1

. 7-50. 7-45

. 7-286. 9-377

. 40.9. 41.9

. 0-0. 4-3

. 5-190. 4-107

. 1-5. 1-4

. 1-36. 0-0

. 0. 0

. 38:19. 21:41

. 5-15. 3-16

. 0-0. 1-2


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


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


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


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

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

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RFS..Moore. 7-6-13. 2.5. 1.Johnson. 7-4-11. 3.Smallwood. 2-6-8. 1

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

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

RUTGERSINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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




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


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

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

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

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

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

CINCINNATIINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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


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


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

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

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

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

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

TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPPSCORING .................................................. 343 ........................... 286SCORING.....................................................291.............................. .292....Points.Per.Game..........................................24.2............................. .24.3.FIRST.DOWNS............................................208.............................. .215....Rushing.......................................................80................................ .68....Passing.........................................................108.............................. .135....Penalty.........................................................20................................ .12.RUSHING.YARDAGE..................................1422............................ .1028....Yards.gained.rushing....................................1843............................ .1492....Yards.lost.rushing........................................421.............................. .464....Rushing.Attempts........................................466.............................. .385....Average.Per.Rush.........................................3.1............................... .2.7....Average.Per.Game.......................................118.5........................... .85.7....TDs.Rushing...............................................13................................ .11.PASSING.YARDAGE....................................2336............................ .3372....Comp-Att-Int..............................................182-359-9.................... 248-429-18....Average.Per.Pass..........................................6.5............................... .7.9....Average.Per.Catch.......................................12.8............................. .13.6....Average.Per.Game.......................................194.7........................... .281.0....TDs.Passing.................................................14................................ .22.TOTAL.OFFENSE........................................3758............................ .4400....Total.Plays...................................................825.............................. .814....Average.Per.Play..........................................4.6............................... .5.4....Average.Per.Game.......................................313.2........................... .366.7.KICK.RETURNS:.#-Yards.............................43-1039....................... .47-1139.PUNT.RETURNS:.#-Yards...........................23-132......................... .33-214.INT.RETURNS:.#-Yards...............................18-168......................... .9-120.KICK.RETURN.AVERAGE.........................24.2............................. .24.2.PUNT.RETURN.AVERAGE........................5.7............................... .6.5.INT.RETURN.AVERAGE............................9.3............................... .13.3.FUMBLES-LOST..........................................24-14........................... .20-13.PENALTIES-Yards.........................................63-502......................... .96-819....Average.Per.Game.......................................41.8............................. .68.2.PUNTS-Yards.................................................80-3288....................... .74-3029....Average.Per.Punt.........................................41.1............................. .40.9....Net.punt.average.........................................37.2............................. .37.8.TIME.OF.POSSESSION/Game.....................30:45.......................... .29:15.3RD-DOWN.Conversions.............................49/172......................... .56/172....3rd-Down.Pct..............................................28%............................. .33%.4TH-DOWN.Conversions.............................4/10............................. .3/10....4th-Down.Pct..............................................40%............................. .30%.SACKS.BY-Yards............................................35-224......................... .41-257.MISC.YARDS................................................0.................................. .4.TOUCHDOWNS.SCORED........................32................................ .38.FIELD.GOALS-ATTEMPTS........................22-28........................... .9-16.ON-SIDE.KICKS..........................................1-2............................... .1-2.RED-ZONE.SCORES...................................(32-36).89%................ (28-34).82%.RED-ZONE.TOUCHDOWNS....................(19-36).53%................ (20-34).59%.PAT-ATTEMPTS..........................................(29-30).97%................ (35-35).100%.ATTENDANCE............................................256676........................ .174662....Games/Avg.Per.Game..................................7/36668....................... .5/34932....Neutral.Site.Games.......................................0/0.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalCONNECTICUT.. 47.. 69.. 86.. 89.. . 291.Opponents.. 62.. 72.. 78.. 80.. . 292.


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FG SEQUENCE CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS

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


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2011 Connecticut Individual Statistics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G

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


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

28.. Johnson,.Jory... 12.. .45.. .52.. .97.. .7.0-.24. ..... 2-.28. .4.. .6.. .... 2-.0. .1.. .... ...33.. Smallwood,.Yaw... 12.. .36.. .58.. .94.. .2.5-.8. ..1.5-.5. 1-.28. .3.. .4.. .1.. 2-.64. .1.. .... ...3... Moore,.Sio... 12.. .55.. .31.. .86.. .16.0-.58. ..6.5-.40. 3-.-2. .6.. .9.. .3.. 1-.0. .2.. .... ...15.. Junior,.Jerome... 11.. .30.. .30.. .60.. .1.5-.9. ..0.5-.3. 1-.12. .6.. .7.. .... 1-.0. .1.. .... ...7... Gratz,.Dwayne... 12.. .35.. .18.. .53.. .4.5-.12. .... 3-.32. .4.. .7.. .... 1-.14. .1.. .... ...16.. Jones,.Byron... 12.. .33.. .18.. .51.. .... .... 2-.0. .4.. .6.. .... 1-.10. .... .1.. ...99.. Reyes,.Kendall... 12.. .24.. .22.. .46.. .13.5-.52. ..4.5-.32. .. .4.. .4.. .4.. 1-.9. .... .... ...40.. Brown,.Ty-Meer... 12.. .20.. .25.. .45.. .1.0-.4. ..... 3-.52. .7.. .10.. .... 1-.0. .1.. .... ...48.. Williams,.Trev... 12.. .26.. .17.. .43.. .15.0-.97. ..12.5-.83... .. .2.. .2.. .1.... .. .2.. .... ...4... Martin,.Tywon... 12.. .15.. .25.. .40.. .9.5-.35. ..3.5-.16. .. .... .... .2.... .. .1.. .... ...5... Wreh-Wilson,.B... 8.. .23.. .14.. .37.. .2.0-.5. ..0.5-.3. 2-.18. .7.. .9.. .... .. .... .... ...91.. Joseph,.Jesse... 9.. .11.. .18.. .29.. .2.5-.13. ..1.0-.8... .. .1.. .1.. .6.. 2-.0. .... .... ...25.. Agbor,.Harris... 12.. .11.. .15.. .26.. .2.5-.17. ..1.0-.13... .. .3.. .3.. ...... .. .... .... ...98.. Jennings,.Teddy.. 10.. .11.. .14.. .25.. .8.0-.33. ..3.5-.21... .. .1.. .1.. .1.... .. .... .... ...21.. Wilburn,.Gary... 12.. .15.. .6.. .21.. .... ..... .. .1.. .1.. ...... .. .... .... ...59.. Stephen,.Shamar.. 12.. .7.. .10.. .17.. .1.0-.1. ....... .. .1.. .1.. ...... .. .... .... ...41.. Steg,.Brandon... 12.. .5.. .6.. .11..9... Opoku,.Andrew... 12.. .5.. .5.. .10.35.. Lopes,.Chris... 8.. .5.. .1.. .6.20.. Brandon,.Tevrin.. 11.. .4.. .2.. .6.26.. Campbell,.Mar.... 6.. .2.. .2.. .4.. .0.5-.0.1... Jean-Louis,.Jo... 11.. .2.. .2.. .4..36.. Osiecki,.Mike... 10.. .1.. .3.. .4..67.. Mueller,.Adam... 10.. .1.. .2.. .3..13.. Christen,.Chad... 12.. .3.. .... .3..53.. Wirth,.Ryan... 9.. .... .3.. .3.. .... ..... .. .... .... .1..47.. Frank,.Reuben... 12.. .3.. .... .3..94.. Griffin,.Ryan... 12.. .2.. .... .2..1D.. Stlouis,.Gil.... 7.. .2.. .... .2..29.. Mack,.Taylor... 8.. .... .2.. .2..34.. Kenney,.David... 11.. .2.. .... .2..81.. Manning,.Corey... 10.. .2.. .... .2..96.. Hansson,.Mark... 2.. .... .1.. .1..55.. Williams,.Jer.... 1.. .1.. .... .1..89.. Delahunt,.John... 8.. .1.. .... .1..97.. McBryde,.B.J.... 3.. .1.. .... .1..57.. Petrus,.Moe... 12.. .1.. .... .1.6... Moore,.Kashif... 12.. .1.. .... .1.18.. McEntee,.Johnny.. 12.. .1.. .... .1.56.. Pruitt,.Angelo... 1.. .... .... .... ..... ..... 1-.0. .... .1.. ...... .. .... .... .... Total.......... 12 442 402 844 87- 368 35- 224 18- 168 54 72 19 12- 97 10 1 . Opponents...... 12 453 394 847 86- 363 41- 257 9- 120 41 50 18 14- 119 16 2 1

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

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

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

FORCED FUMBLESS..Moore. 2T..Williams. 2

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


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

GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING

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

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

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING

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

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

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

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

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: LINEBACKERS

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

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE BACKS

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS WARDE MANUEL

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advisory.Committee.(SAAC).also.coordinates.16.community.service.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For.the.first.time.in.the.history.in.the.Univeristy.of.Connecticut.football.program,.four.former.Huskies.played.in.the.same.NFL.

game.. It. took. place. Sunday,. Dec.. 3,. as. the. New. England.Patriots.topped.the.Indianapolis.Colts.by.a.score.of.31-24.

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

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

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

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