UConn Football Media Notes vs. Maryland

Connecticut Huskies (1-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)

Maryland Terrapins (2-0, 0-0 ACC)Game 3 • Saturday, Sep. 15, 2012 • 12:30 PM

College Park, Md. - Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium (54,000)SNY • UConn IMG Sports Radio Network

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UConn Schedule/ResultsDate Opponent (TV) Score/Time8/30 MaSSachuSeTTS (SNY) W, 37-09/8 Nc STaTe (SNY) L, 7-109/15 at Maryland (SNY) 12:30 PM9/22 at Western Michigan (ESPN3) 2:00 PM9/29 BuffaLO (SNY) 12:00 PM10/6 at Rutgers* TBA10/13 TeMPLe* TBa10/19 at Syracuse* (ESPN) 8:00 PM11/3 at USF* TBA11/9 PiTTSBurgh* (eSPN2) 8:00 PM11/24 at Louisville* TBA12/1 ciNciNNaTi* (aBc/eSPN/eSPN2) TBa*Denotes BIG EAST Conference Game

Maryland Schedule/ResultsDate Opponent (TV) Score/Time9/1 WiLLiaM & MarY (eSPN3) W, 7-69/8 at Temple (ESPNU) W, 36-279/15 cONNecTicuT (SNY) 12:30 PM9/22 at West Virginia TBA10/6 Wake fOreST* TBa10/13 at Virginia* TBA10/20 NOrTh carOLiNa STaTe* TBa10/27 at Boston College* TBA11/3 geOrgia Tech* TBa11/10 at Clemson* TBA11/17 fLOriDa STaTe* TBa11/24 at North Carolina* TBA*Denotes ACC Game

The Coachesconnecticut head coach paul pasqualoniUConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni made his Husky coaching debut a suc-cessful one on Sept. 3, 2011 as the Huskies topped Fordham of the FCS. The Cheshire, Conn. native was named the 28th head football coach in UConn history on January 14, 2011. Pasqualoni is the all-time winningest coach in BIG EAST Conference league wins with 65 and overall wins with 113. He is just one of two league coaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college coaching record stands at 147-83-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 6-8 at UConn). Pasqualoni has had a highly-successful career on all levels of football -- pro-fessional, college and high school. He was the head coach at Western Connecti-cut from 1982-86 and led the team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1985. He had an extremely successful tenure as the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-2004. Pasqualoni led the Orange to 107 wins, four BIG EAST titles and a 6-3 postseason record. Among his bowl appearances at Syracuse were two Fiesta Bowls (1992 and ‘97) and an Orange Bowl (‘98). Forthepreviousfiveseasons,PasqualonihasservedonNFLstaffs--withDallas in 2006-07 and ‘10 and with Miami in 2008-09. HisfirstcoachingjobwasanassistantcoachatCheshireHSfrom1972-75.He is a 1972 Penn State graduate.

Maryland head coach randy edsallrandy edsall is in his second year as the head coach at Maryland and has a 4-10 record at the school. He was the head coach at Connecticut from 1999-2010 with a 74-70 record and set school records for most career games coached and victories. Edsall oversaw Connecticut transition from NCAA Division I-AA to the FBS. He led ConnecticuttoapairofBIGEASTChampionshipsin2007and2011andtoitsfirst-ever BCS Bowl Appearance following the 2011 season. He took Connecticut to a total offivebowlgames. Immediately prior to becoming UConn’s head coach in 1998, Edsall served as de-fensive coordinator at Georgia Tech in 1998. Edsall began his coaching career at his alma mater, Syracuse, from 1980-1990. Edsall moved on to Boston College where he coached defensive backs under Tom Coughlin from 1991-93 before following Coughlin to the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, staying there through the 1997 season.

Radio & TV Coveragetelevision coverageSaturday’s game is being televised live by SNY through ACC Network. It will be seen live in Connecticut and regionally on SNY – the television home of UConn football and men’s and women’s basketball.

Steve Martin is on play-by-play with Dave archer on color, Mike hogewood is the sideline reporter while rob reichley is the producer and roy alfers directs. The game will also be replayed on SNY in a condensed mode on the “Husky Pow-er Hour” on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 9 a.m., on Monday, Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. (Connecti-cut only) and Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 12:00 p.m. (Connecticut only). The game will be replayed it is entirety on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 7:00 p.m., and on Monday, Sept. 17 at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 12:00 p.m. (Connecticut only).

radio coverageWTIC1080-AMinHartfordservesastheflagshipstationfortheUConnIMGSports Network. WTIC is the state’s only 50,000 watt signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. The 2012-13 year marks the 21st consecutive sea-sonthatWTICistheflagshipforUConnsports.The2012-13footballandmen’s

Quick Hits•UConn’sdefenseisrankedthirdinthecountryintotalandscoringdefenseandfirstinrushingdefense.

•Afterstartingtheyearwithtwohomegames,UConnhitstheroadforthefirsttimetoplayMary-land – its second-straight ACC opponent.

•ConnecticutfacesaformerUConnheadcoach(RandyEdsall)forthefirstoftwogamesthisyear– vs. USF and Skip Holtz on Nov. 3.

•UConn’sPaulPasqualoniisBIGEASTcareerleader in overall wins and conference wins.

•Throughtwogames,TrevardoWilliamsleadstheBIG EAST with 3.5 sacks.

September 15, 2012 • at Maryland

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The Match-Up

rushing YardsMcCombs .............142 Pickett ................. 114DeLorenzo .............22 W. Brown ............... 50N. Williams .............20 Hills ....................... 34

Passing YardsWhitmer ................423 Hills ..................... 335McEntee ...................6

receptionsDavis ........................7 Leak ........................ 6N. Williams ...............4 Diggs ....................... 6McCombs .................4 Pickett ..................... 4Smith ........................4

Points ScoredChristen ..................14 Pickett ................... 12McCombs ...............12 Craddock ............... 11Three Players ...........6 Three Players .......... 6

Total TacklesSmallwood .............21 Hartsfield ............... 17B. Jones .................11 Vellano .................. 15Moore .....................10 Franklin ................. 12Joseph ...................10 Farrand .................. 12

interceptionsGratz ........................1 Hartfsielf .................. 1 ................................... Vellano .................... 1

category ......................uconn MarylandTotal Offense ................305.5 285.0Rushing Offense ...........91.0 117.5Passing Offense ............214.5 167.5PassingEfficiency .........105.6 123.9Scoring Offense ............22.0 21.5First Downs For .............27 32Third Down Conv. .........36% 38%Turnovers-INT/FUM ......7-5/2 8-3/5Total Defense ................158.5 229.5Rushing Defense ..........28.5 78.0Passing Defense ...........130.0 151.5Passing Eff. Defense ....88.9 109.9Scoring Defense ...........5.0 16.5First Downs Against ......15 24Third Down Defense .....26% 32%TOs Forced-INT/FUM ...2-1/1 5-2/3Turnover Margin ............-5 -3Time of Possession .......31:51 31:23Penalties-Yards .............9-56 7-91

andwomen’sbasketballseasonalsomarksthefirstyearthattheradiorightsare held by IMG College, which is UConn’s multi-media rights partner.

Veteran UConn announcers Joe D’ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Nor-man (color commentary) return to call the action with kevin Nathan on the sidelines and anthony Mccalla on production.

UConn football on home Saturday dates gets going early with “Breakfast At The Rent” with ray Dunaway and Scott gray beginning at 6:00 a.m. The UConn Tailgate Show will air from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with Kevin Nathan and Bob Joyce. The pregame show begins at 10:30 a.m. followed by the game and then postgame “Husky Talk” with Kevin Nathan.

Other affiliates for UConn football on the UConn IMG Sports Network in-clude WILI 1400-AM in Willimantic and WAVZ-1300 AM in New Haven.

The UConn vs. Maryland game will also be available on satellite radio on Ch. 132 on Sirius and 191 on XM.

uconn and snySNYisthe“theofficialtelevisionhomeoftheUConnHuskiesfootball,men’sbasketball and women’s basketball programs”. In conjunction with UConn, SNY is entering its third year of a comprehensive, multi-year partnership that madeSNYtheofficialregionaltelevisionhomeofUConnmen’sbasketballandfootball. The excitement continues as SNY will now be the home of UConn women’s basketball starting in 2012-13, which will lead to unique cross promo-tional opportunities with all three programs on the same outlet.

SNY’s regional territory includes all of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Northeast Pennsylvania for a reach of 8.7 million households. With national cov-erage on DirectTV, Verizon FiOS, Comcast Cable and AT&T U-Verse, SNY’s total distribution is 13.7 million homes. It is the television home of the New York Mets, New York Jets and the BIG EAST Conference.

SNY features approximately 700 hours of programming a year dedicated to UConn football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. This past spring, SNY provided live national coverage of UConn’s annual Blue-White Game.

As the exclusive TV home of UConn football, SNY is planning to air approxi-matelyfivelivegamesin2012–whichwillbewrappedbyin-depthpost-gameshows – produced by SNY. In addition to the network’s live game coverage, SNY carries the following UConn Huskies football programming:

Comprehensive UConn Huskies Football Season Preview Show; Paul Pasqua-loni’s Weekly Press Conference; In-Depth Post-Game Shows (Following all SNY-televised UConn football games); UConn Huskies Season-in-Review/Bowl Preview Special; UConn’s “Football Signing Day” Press Conference; Re-airs of every UConn Huskies Football Game (subject to availability); Huskies Power Hour: A 60-minute cut-down version of that week’s game; and SNY Spotlight with Head Coach Paul Pasqualoni. SNY Spotlight is an exclusive signature se-ries – created by SNY’s Original Entertainment Division – that features in-depth interviewswithNewYork’smostinfluentialleadersinsportsandentertainment.

Series Notes

UCONN VS. MAryLANd HISTOrySaturday’s game marks just the second meeting in football between the two schools as Maryland defeated UConn by a 34-0 score in College Park to open the 1942 UConn season. The game was played in the original Byrd Stadium. Neither the Yankee Conference nor the Atlantic Coast Conference had been formed at the time of the game. Among the UConn players were Walt Dropo, who later went on to baseball fame as the 1950 American League Rookie of the Year for the Boston Red Sox. He also played basketball and baseball at UConn.


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uconn and Maryland connectionsMaryland head coach randy edsall was the head coach at UConn from 1999-2010…EdsallisthefirstoftwoformerHuskyheadcoachesUConnwillfacethis year as it takes on Skip holtz (1994-98) and USF on Nov. 3…Maryland outside linebackers coach Lyndon Johnson is a 1992 UConn graduate and was on the Husky coaching staff from 1999-2010…Other Maryland support staff who worked at UConn are: Director of Strength and Conditioning Drew Wilson, Video Coordinator Will Brown and Executive Assistant to the Head Coach an-nie Peppard…UConn defensive coordinator Don Brown has the same position at Maryland from 2009-10…Current UConn assistant coaches hank hughes, Matt cersosimo, Mike foley, Darrell Perkins and Jon Wholley were on all Edsall’s staff at UConn…Pasqualoni and Edsall have coached against each oth-er one other time – a 42-30 win by Syracuse and Pasqualoni over Connecticut and Edsall on October 30, 2003 in the Carrier Dome…Pasqualoni and Edsall were on the Syracuse staff together for four years – 1987-90..Paqualoni was the linebackers coach at the time and Edsall was the defensive backs coach…TherearefiveMarylandnativesontheUConnsquad–freshmansafetyJordan floyd (Bel Air), junior cornerback alex kantor (Potomac), redshirt senior offen-sive tackle adam Masters (Bethesda), freshman defensive end elijah Norris (Upper Marlboro) and redshirt junior defensive tackle Tim Willman (Fulton).

HUSkIeS VS. ACC ALL-TIMeUConn is 4-11 against active ACC members all-time entering Saturday after-noon’s showdown with Maryland after falling to N.C. State last Saturday. The Huskies are 2-0 against Duke (2004 and 2007), 0-3 against Georgia Tech (2002, 2004-05), 0-3 vs. North Carolina (1990, 2008, 2009), 0-2 vs. NC State (2003, 2012), 1-2 vs. Wake Forest (2003, 2006, 2007) and 1 1 vs. Virginia (2007 and 2008). The Huskies also faced present ACC members Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech when they competed in the BIG EAST Conference. UConn also played Maryland in 1942, prior to the formation of the ACC. UConn was winless in those games. UConn has played every current ACC school at some point in its history other than Clemson and Florida State.

RENTSCHLER GAMEDAY

At UConn home games, FanFest takes place starting four hours before kickoff up until 30 minutes before the game. It takes place between Gates A and B outside the stadium gates...The offerings change each game, but activities typi-callyincludeinflatablegamesforchildren,livebands,promotionalvehiclesandUConn student-athletes from various teams signing autographs....The “Husky Walk” is a chance for fans to welcome the UConn team as they get off the team buses and head to the stadium. That takes place approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff between Gates A and B...Once again this season attheendofhomegames,theUConnteamwillsingthe“UConnHusky”fightsong in front of the student section at Rentschler Field.

SQUAD NOTES

uconn and ncaa leadersHere is where UConn stands in the lastest NCAA statistics:Total Defense 3rd at 158.50 yards per gameRushing Defense 1st at 28.50 yards per gamePassing Defense 9th at 130.00 yards per gameScoring Defense 3rd at 5.00 points per gameSacks t7th at 4.00 per gameTackles For Loss t3rd at 10.50 per gameTotal Offense 104th at 305.00 yards per gameRushing Offense 105th at 91.00 yards per gamePassing Offense 72nd at 214.50 yards per gameScoring Offense 93rd at 22.00 points per game

conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct.Cincinnati 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000Louisville 0-0 --- 2-0 1.000Rutgers 0-0 --- 2-0 1.000USF 0-0 --- 2-0 1.000Connecticut 0-0 --- 1-1 .500Temple 0-0 --- 1-1 .500Syracuse 0-0 --- 0-2 .000Pittsburgh 0-1 .000 0-2 .000

BIG EAST Standings

Thursday, September 13Rutgers at USF, 7:30 pm (ESPN)

Saturday, September 15Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, 12:00 pm (ESPN/ESPN2)North Carolina at Louisville, 3:30 pm (ABC/ESPN2)Stony Brook at Syracuse, 4:00 pm (BEN)Delaware State at Cincinnati, 7:00 pm (ESPN3)

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Out of Town Scoreboard

1. Louisville (24)............................................. 2192. USF (4) ...................................................... 1763. Rutgers ...................................................... 1554. Cincinnati ................................................... 1395. Pittsburgh................................................... 1316. Connecticut .................................................. 777. Syracuse ...................................................... 708. Temple ......................................................... 41(First-Place Votes in Parentheses)

Preseason Media Poll

Offensive Player of the WeekAndre Davis, USF | So. | WR12 receptions, 191 yards, 2 TDsdefensive Player of the WeekWalter Stewart, Cincinnati | Sr. | DE9 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumbleSpecial Teams Player of the WeekBrandon Jones, Rutgers | Sr. | CB6-yard blocked punt return for TD

BIG EAST Weekly Awards



teaM captainsThe following four Huskies were named team captains for the season in the week prior to the season opener vs. UMass – redshirt senior outside linebacker Jory Johnson (Mobile, Ala.), redshirt senior offensive tackle adam Masters (Bethesda, Md.), senior wide receiver Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) and redshirt senior cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson (Edinboro, Pa.).

HUSkIeS HAVe BeeN BOWL eLIGIBLeTheUConnfootballteamhasbeenbowleligibleforfourtimesinthepastfiveyears and in six of the past eight. The 2010 UConn football team won the BIG EASTChampionshipandadvancedtoplayintheschool’sfirst-everBCSgame-- the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. UConn made the bowl eligible mark for the sixth time in the past eight seasons -- and the fourth consecutive. UConn lost to Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl and it defeated South Carolina by a 20-7 score in the 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl. The Huskies also went to the International Bowl in 2009 and defeated Buffalo. In 2007, UConn was 9-3 in the regular season and went on to the Meineke Car Care Bowl. In 2004, the Huskies went 7-4 in the regular season and won the Motor City Bowl. In 2003, UConn was 9-3, but did not go to a bowl because of its independent status.

uconn in season openersWith the August 30 win over Massachusetts, UConn is 9-2 in season open-ers since making the jump to then-Division I-A in 2002. UConn has won nine of its ten season openers at Rentschler Field (2003-Indiana, 2004-Murray State, 2005-Buffalo, 2006-Rhode Island, 2008-Hofstra, 2010-Texas Southern, 2011-Fordham, 2012-UMass) and also downed Duke, 45-14, in Durham, to open the 2007 season and Ohio University, 23-16 in Athens, to open 2009. UConn’s two FBS era opening day losses were a 24-16 defeat at Boston Col-legeonAug.31,2002inUConn’sfirstgameasanofficialmemberoftheFBS,and a 30-10 loss to Michigan on Sept. 4, 2010. Overall, UConn is now 52-59-2 in season openers dating back to 1896.

eXPerIeNCed UCONN STAFFPasqualoni has completed an amazingly experienced coaching staff for the year:Name Position alma MaterPaul Pasqualoni Head Coach Penn State ‘72George DeLeone Offensive Coordinator, Tight Ends Connecticut ‘70Don Brown Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks Norwich ‘77HankHughes AssistantHeadCoach,DefensiveLine Springfield‘79MattCersosimo WideReceivers,RecruitingCoordinator Springfield‘00Shane Day Quarterbacks Kansas St. ‘99Mike Foley Offensive Line Colgate ‘78Darrell Perkins Safeties Wyoming ‘90Clayton White RBs, Special Teams Coordinator NC State ‘01Jonathan Wholley Linebackers Connecticut ‘04The Connecticut football staff has an extensive history of coaching college football: * There are four coaches on the staff that have served as college head coach for a total of 43 seasons: Pasqualoni, 20 seasons (UConn, 2011, Syracuse 1991-2004, Western Connecticut 1982-86); DeLeone, 4 seasons (Southern Connecticut 1976-79); Brown, 12 seasons (Massachusetts 2004-08, Northeast-ern 2000-2003, Plymouth State 1993-95); Foley, 7 seasons (Colgate 1986-92).* There are three coaches on the staff that have served as coordinators on the FBS level – DeLeone, Brown and Hughes.* There are 194 combined seasons of college coaching on the staff – DeLeone 38, Foley 33, Hughes 31, Pasqualoni 30, Brown 30, Cersosimo 10, Perkins 10, White 8 and Wholley 4.

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 65 league wins from 1991-2004 and 2011 while Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech

Tracking the Opponents

North Carolina State (1-1)This Week: vs. South AlabamaNext Week: vs. CitadelMaryland (2-0)This Week: vs. ConnecticutNext Week: at West VirginiaWestern Michigan (1-1)This Week: at MinnesotaNext Week: vs. ConnecticutBuffalo (1-1)This Week: IdleNext Week: vs. Kent StateRutgers (2-0)This Week: at USFNext Week: at ArkansasTemple (1-1)This Week: IdleNext Week: at Penn StateSyracuse (0-2)This Week: vs. Stony BrookNext Week: at MinnesotaUSF (2-0)This Week: vs. RutgersNext Week: at Ball StatePittsburgh (0-2)This Week: vs. Virginia TechNext Week: vs. Gardner-WebbLouisville (2-0)This Week: vs. North CarolinaNext Week: at FIU

Cincinnati (1-0)This Week: vs. Delaware StateNext Week: Idle

Massachusetts (0-2)This Week: at MichiganNext Week: at Miami-OH



is second with 57. Withhisfivewinsin2011andtheopeningwinvs.UMass,Pasqualoniisalsofirstinleaguehistoryinoverallwinswith113totopthemarkofBeamerwith 108.

HUSkIeS ON WATCH LISTS, PreSeASON HONOrSFour members of the University of Connecticut football team were named to seven major award watch lists over the course of the 2012 preseason.Senior Tight End Ryan Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.)* John Mackey Award Watch List* Lombardi Award Watch ListSophomore Running Back Lyle Mccombs (Staten Island, N.Y.)* Doak Walker Award Watch List* Maxwell Award Watch ListSenior Linebacker Sio Moore (Apex, N.C.)* Butkus Award Watch List* Lombardi Award Watch ListSenior Defensive End Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn.)* Bednarik Award Watch List* Lombardi Award Watch List* Nagursky Trophy Watch List GriffinwasplacedonboththeMackeyAwardandRotaryLombardiAwardwatch lists. The Mackey is awarded to the nation’s top tight end, while the Lombardihonorsthenation’stoplinemanorlinebacker.GriffinwasnamedaSecond Team All-BIG EAST selection in 2011 and ranked third on UConn with 33 receptions, three for touchdowns, and 499 yards. McCombs earned a spot on both the Maxwell and Doak Walker Award watch lists. The Maxwell Award is given to the country’s top player in college football and the Doak Walker is awarded to the nation’s top running back. Moore was honored with a spot on both the Lombardi Award and Butkus Award watch lists. The Butkus Award is given annually to the nation’s top line-backer and recognizes 51 players on its watch list in the preseason to honor the jersey number of Dick Butkus. Williams was named to three award watch lists. He landed on the Bednarik and Lombardi Award watch lists as well as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list. The Bednarik and Nagurski are each awarded to the nation’s best defen-sive player.

husKies and national pollsConnecticut has been ranked in the Associated Press poll for six weeks during its FBS history, four weeks in the USA Today poll and seven weeks in the BCS rankings. UConn was No. 25 on Dec. 5, 2010, in its only ranking of that year. The Huskies were No. 16 on Oct. 28, 2007 and Nov. 4, 2007, No. 25 on Nov. 11, 2007, No. 20 on Nov. 18, 2007 and No. 24 on Sept. 28, 2008.

UCONN VS. rANked TeAMSThe Oct. 8, 2011 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. 27,2007witha22-15winoverNo.11USF.UConnfirstplayedarankedteamin the 2001 season opener at No. 9 Virginia Tech. UConn has played the coun-try’s top ranked team once when it traveled to Miami on Oct. 5, 2002.

FASTeST FrOM dIVISION I-AA TO THe POLLSSCHOOL I-A DEBUT FIRST RANKINGMarshall 1997 Two years, four weeks (9/12/99)cONNecTicuT 2002 five years, 10 weeks (10/28/07)South Florida 2001 Six years, three weeks (9/9/07)Boise State 1996 Six years, 13 weeks (11/10/02)

UCONN FOOTBALL A LeAder IN ACAdeMICSThe UConn football program continues to be a leader in the BIG EAST Confer-ence in terms of academic performance by its student-athletes.

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aLL iNfOrMaTiON BeLOW iS BaSeD ON aSaTurDaY gaMeWeek

WeekLY PauL PaSQuaLONiTeLecONfereNceS Sunday: Teleconference 1:00 p.m. ET. Go to: http://sportssystems.spiderphone.com/02819699Monday: Via BIG EAST Teleconference at 11:40 a.m. ET. The number to call is (913) 981-5533.Thursday: Brief update teleconference at 1:00 for state media only. The weblink is the same as above.Contact Mike Enright for more information.

PLaYer/aSST. cOacheS iNTerVieWSSelected players and assistant coaches are avail-able from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.

MeDia LuNcheONSUConn will host its weekly media luncheon on Tues-day during game weeks. The schedule is as follows:11:30 a.m.: Coach Pasqualoni speaks12:15 p.m.: Lunch begins12:30 p.m.: Opposing coach on phone if available1:00 p.m.: Remaining UConn players/assistant coaches available. PLAYERS MUST BE RE-QUESTED 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE

PracTice cOVerageThefirst30minutes(approximate)ofpracticeonTuesday and Wednesday are open to photogra-phers and videographers shooting B-Roll. All Friday walk-throughs are closed to the media.

POST gaMe iNTerVieWSUConn’s locker room is closed following games.

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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 and last week, the 2011 GSR came out 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 universitiesthatparticipatedinabowlgamein2008.Infiveofthe 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 2012, the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the UConn football team was an impressive 963 over a four-year cycle, with a one-year mark of 950 for the 2010-11 academic year. The 963 was above the national average for FBS schools (952) and public institutions (943).

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.UConnhadafive-gameBIGEASTConferencewinstreaktoend the 2010 season – 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 now boasts a 43-21 record against non-conference opponents in the regular season since making the move to the FBS in 2002.

The Huskies have won 18 of their last 26 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, Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Western Michigan in ’11 and North Carolina State in ’12.

UConn has posted the following records in non-conference regu-lar 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), 2-3 (2011) and 1-1 (2012).

HUSkIeS ANd THe NFLAs the NFL had its opening weekend, a total of 12 former Huskies are with NFL teams. UConn had 11 former players that were on active NFL rosters in 2009 (a school high) and that number was ten last season. The 2009 NFL Draft made history fortheHuskiesasfourUConnplayerswereselectedinthefirst63 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 with one in 2012.

The following are the Huskies on NFL rosters:* OT Will Beatty of the New York Giants, entering fourth season with 16 career starts in 34 games played.* SS Tyvon BranchoftheOaklandRaiders,enteringfifthseasonand has started all 16 games in each of the past three seasons...has 347 career tackles.* RB Donald Brown of the Indianapolis Colts, entering fourth season and has 1,423 career rushing yards and 10 TD...was UConn’sfirst-everfirstroundNFLDraftpickin2009.* WR Marcus easley of the Buffalo Bills, entering second season, is on the practice squad.* LB Scott Lutrus of the Indianapolis Colts, entering second season but already out for year on IR.* CB robert Mcclain of the Altanta Falcons, entering third season.* WR kashif Moore of the Indianapolis Colts, a rookie free agent who is on the practice squad* QB Dan Orlovsky of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, entering eighth season...has played in 21 career games with 12 starts for 2,880 passing yards...originally played for Detroit then Houston (2009-10) and Indianapolis (2011).* DE kendall reyes of the San Diego Chargers, a rookie second round NFL Draft pick.* FB anthony Sherman of the Arizona Cardinals, entering second season after playing in 15 games last season with seven starts.* RB Jordan Todman of the Minnesota Vikings, entering second season.* OL Donald ThomasoftheNewEnglandPatriots,enteringfifthseason and has made 14 starts and played in 27 games over the past four years for the Dolphins, Lions and Patriots. UCONN ANd THe CFLInadditiontotheNFLplayers,therearefiveformerHuskiesinthe Canadian Football League this year.* Martin Bedard (Montreal Alouettes) is in his fourth year and waspartoftwoGreyCupchampionshipteamsinhisfirsttwoyears in the league.* Danny Desriveaux is in his seventh year in the league and is now with Toronto.* Larry TaylorisinhisfifthyearintheleagueandisnowwithCalgaryafterspendingthefirstthreewithMontreal.Hewasthe2009 CFL Special Teams Player of the Year. Taylor was part of the Montreal Grey Cup winning team in 2009 and ’10.* Julius Williams, who played at UConn through 2008, is in his second year with the Edmonton Eskimos.* Jordan Younger is in his ninth season -- all with Toronto.

husKies on the reBoundUConn is 31-17 in games following a loss since Oct. 26, 2002. In the opening game vs. UMass, the Huskies were coming off as theylostthe2011seasonfinaleatCincinnati.

Ball control is the KeyA telling sign of UConn’s strong performance on both sides of the ball during its tenure as a FBS program has been its ability to both record and prevent long drives. Since the start of the 2002 season, UConn’s offense has strung together 83 scoring drives of at least 80 yards while the Husky defense has surrendered just 62 such marches. UConn also holds a 20-8 advantage over its opponents in the number of 90-yard and over drives since becoming a I-A program.



HUSkIeS dOMINATING ON BOTH SIdeS OF THe BALLOver the past 115 games, UConn has outgained its opponent 66 times. This stretch, like many UConn trends, dates back to a 28-24 loss at Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, 2002.

Offense Notes

MCCOMBS reAdy FOr yeAr TWORedshirt sophomore running back Lyle Mccombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) had a breakout season last year as he rushed for 1,151 yards and seven TDs on 275 carries. He was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and was a Second Team All-Conference pick. McCombs was the second-leading freshman rusher in the country and trailed the leader by only 0.46 yards. McCombs rushing yardage was the ninth-highest in UConn single-season history while his carries were fourth. He was just the second UConn freshman (true or redshirt) to rush for 1,000 yards or more in a season. McCombs rushed for 82 yards on 23 carries vs. UMass with one rushing TD and then had 60 yards on 20 carries with one TD vs. N.C. State. McCombs now has ninth career rushing TDs. He had a 43-yard reception in the fourth quarter vs. the Wolfpack thatsetuphisfive-yardTDrushonthenextplay.

WHITMer GeTS THe STArT AT QUArTerBACkUConn redshirt sophomore chandler Whitmer (Newnan, Ga.) was named the team’s starter by Paul Pasqualoni heading into preseasoncampandmadehisfirstcollegiatestartvs.UMassonAug. 30. Whitmer was 15 of 25 in the air for 219 yards with two interceptions and was 15 for 27 for 204 yards with three intercep-tions vs. N.C. State. Whitmer enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semes-ter and participated in spring practice and has three years of eligi-bility. Whitmer originally enrolled at Illinois in the fall of 2010 and was a redshirt. He spent the 2011 fall semester at Butler Commu-nity College in El Dorado, Kansas and was 180 for 316 in the air for 3,022 yards with 25 TDs and 14 interceptions. He was named All-KansasJuniorCollegeConferencefirstteamhonorsandearned National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honorable mention. Butler was the second-ranked junior college team nationally in 2011. Whitmer was named to The Champaign News-Gazette’s All-State team following his senior year of high school at Downers Grove (Ill.) South. He earned all state and all-area honors.He was 18 of 27 in the air for 187 yards and two touchdowns in UConn’s Blue-White Spring Football game on April 21, 2012.

reCeIVerS HAVe NeW LOOkThe Huskies will get a boost at the wide receiver position with two players who did not play in 2011. Redshirt sophomore Skakim Phillips (Paterson, N.J.) is a transfer from Boston College who sat out in ’11 due to NCAA rules. Phillips expects to play a major role in the UConn receiving rotation this year and had two recep-tions for 21 yards vs. UMass and had one for nine yards vs. N.C. State. He had one reception for nine yards at BC in his freshman year of 2010. Following his senior year in high school, he played in the prestigious U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio. Also back for 2012 is senior Michael Smith (Houston, Tex-as), who missed last year. From 2008-10, Smith had 73 recep-tions for the Huskies for 922 yards and a pair of TDs. Smith was the leading receiver on the 2010 BIG EAST Champion UConn team which went on to play in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Smith

made three receptions for 30 yards vs. UMass and one vs. N.C. State for four years. UConn’s leading receiver vs. UMass was redshirt sopho-more geremy Davis (Lawrenceville, Gal.) who had a career-highswithfivereceptionsfor79yardsandalongof26andthenbacked it up with two catches for 27 yards vs. the Wolfpack on Saturday. Davis had just six receptions in all of 2011 with 73 yards. The most experienced UConn receiver is senior Nick Wil-liams(EastWindsor,N.J.),whowasthefifth-leadingreceiverfor the Huskies in 2011. He made one reception for 16 yards vs. UMass and had a career-high three receptions vs. N.C. State for 59 yards. GrIFFIN TOUGH AT TIGHT eNdRedshirt senior tight end Ryan Griffin (Londouderry, N.H.) was a second team All-BIG EAST selection last year and is moving up thecareerrecordbook.GriffinisrankedfifthinUConnhistoryforreceptions by a tight end with 89 while No. 1 is former NFL stand-outBrianKozlowski(1989-92)with159.Griffinisfifthinreceivingyards by a tight end with 1,054 while Kozlowski also holds that record with 1,788. Griffinownstwoofthetoptenreceivingseasonsbyatightend in school history with 33 in 2011 (8th) and 31 in 2010 (tied for tenth).

DEFENSE NOTES

SOLId eXPerIeNCe BACkAs has become a yearly habit, the UConn defense returns a strong returning nucleus this season. UConn returns eight of 11 starters to this year’s unit. Senior defensive end Jesse Joseph (Laval, Que.) leads the way with 32 career starts, while senior cornerback Dwayne gratz (Piscataway, N.J.) has 29, senior linebacker Sio Moore (Apex, N.C.) has 21 and senior defensive end Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn.) has 19.

GAWdy deFeNSIVe NUMBerS TO STArT THe SeASONThe Connecticut defense led UConn to shutout vs. UMass on August30andlimitedtheMinutementojustthreefirstdowns,three yards of rushing and 59 total offensive yards. The shutout wasthefirstbyUConnsincea38-0winoverMaineonSept.8,2007andthefirstoveraFCSteamsincea38-0winoverBuffaloon Sept. 1, 2005. Thethreefirstdownstiedaschoolrecordforleastallowedina single game as UConn also gave up three vs. Navy in 2002. The three yards of rushing was the seventh lowest allowed in school history. The defense also stepped up on Saturday and limited N.C. Statetosevenpoints,12firstdownsand54yardsofrushing.The seven points given up by UConn after two games is the fewest since UConn began the 2005 season with shutouts vs. Buffalo (38-0) and Liberty (Sept. 10).

trevardo gains attentionSenior defensive end Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn.) has gained preseason notice for 2012 by being named to preseason watch lists for the Bednarik Award, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Lombardi Award. Williams earned Second Team All-BIG EAST honors last year and had a tremendous second half of 2011. Of his 43 tack-lesin2011,20ofthemweremadeinthefinalfivegamesandofhis15tacklesforaloss,10.5wereinthefinalfive.Heledthe



BIG EAST and was ranked second in the country in sacks per game with 1.04 and was second in the BIG EAST and 32nd in the country in tackles for a loss. Williams had three tackles vs. UMass and with 1.5 tackles foralossandasack.Hehadfivetackleswiththreeforalossof11 yards and 2.5 sacks for a loss of ten vs. N.C. State. Williams is now tied for third in school history in career sacks with 22.5 while Mark Michaels is the career leader with 27 from 1982-85. The other leaders are: Cody Brown with 24 from 2005-08 and Uyi Osunde with 22.5 from 1999-2003. Williams is also now in tenth place in UConn career history in tackles for a loss with 31.5. Osudne is the leader there with 49.

SMALLWOOd OUT TO QUICk STArTRedshirt sophomore linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) lead UConn in tackles this season with 21 and also leads with 5.5 tackles for a loss. He was UConn’s leading tackler vs. N.C. State as he had a career-high 14 stops with two tackles for aloss.NineofSmallwood’s14tacklescameinthefirsthalf. Smallwood was also UConn’s leading tackler in the opener vs. UMass as he had seven tackles with 3.5 for a loss. For his efforts, he was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week. Smallwood started all 12 games last year for the Huskies and was the second-leading tackler on the team.

GrATZ reTUrNS FOr A TOUCHdOWNUConn redshirt senior cornerback Dwayne gratz (Piscataway, N.J.) returned an interception for 37-yards for a touchdown in the second quarter of the game against UMass. UConn returned just one interception for a touchdown last year.

The “pick-six” was the second of Gratz’s career has he had a 46-yarder against Oklahoma in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Gratz now has six career interceptions

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

SOLId STArT FOr CHrISTeNRedshirt junior kicker chad christen (Etters, Pa.) connected on allthreeofhisfieldgoalsattemptsandallfourextrapointsinhisfirstcollegiategameasaplacekicker.Christenhadhandledkick-off duties only for the past two years and is replacing UConn’s all-time leading kicker Dave Teggart this year. Christenconnectedonfieldgoalsof36,47and19yardsvs.UMass and hit on two extra points. He connected on his one PAT attempt vs. N.C. State.

WAGNer ALreAdy IN THe BOOkSUConn redshirt junior cole Wagner (York, Pa.) has already es-tablished himself as a top performer in the UConn record books. Wagner has been the Husky punter for the past two seasons and was a Second Team All-Conference pick last year. HecurrentlyisinastatisticaltieforfirstinUConncareerhistoryin punting average (min. 80 punts) with a 41.1 average (joins Desi Cullen from 2006-09) and is eight in career number of punts (169) and sixth in career yardage (6,950).

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STADIUM/ATTENDANCE NOTES

reNTSCHLer FIeLdThe Huskies moved into brand new Rentschler Field in East Hartford for the 2003 season. Located within miles of Interstates 91, 84 and 384, the home of the Huskies lies on 75 acres of land donated to the State of Connecticut from the historic Pratt & WhitneyAirfield.Thestadium,liketheformerairfield,isnamedfor that company’s founder, Frederick Rentschler. The stadium boasts a capacity of 40,000 with 38 luxury suites.

FAN NO. 2,000,000On Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, 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 29oftheirfirst58 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 onlysub-.500recordatRentschlerField.UConnfinished4-3atRentschler Field 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 consecutive games at Rent-schler Field. UConn stands at 44-16 all-time at Rentschler Field including a 24-7 mark in non-conference games.

MICHIGAN, TeNNeSSee WILL VISIT reNTSCHLer FIeLdFollowing UConn’s trip to Ann Arbor on Sept. 4, 2010, the Wol-verines will come to Rentschler Field on Sept. 21, 2013 to take on the Huskies. UConn will also play a home-and-home series with Tennes-see 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 Rent-schler Field include North Carolina State (2012), Maryland (2013) and Virginia (2016). UConn has now played host to non-confer-ence opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 10, Big XII and Southeastern Conference at Rentschler Field.



No. Name ht. Wt. Pos. cl. hometown/hS/Prep3 Moore, Sio** 6-2 229 LB RSr. Apex, N.C./Apex4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 167 WR So. Lynchburg, Va./Brookville5 Gutierrez, Ricky 6-1 170 WR Fr. Hialeah, Fla./American5 Wreh-Wilson, Blidi*** 6-2 190 CB RSr. Edinboro, Pa./General McLane6 Smith, Michael*** 6-0 201 WR Sr. Houston, Texas/Westside6 Williams, Jhavon 5-11 185 CB Fr. Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central7 Gratz, Dwayne*** 6-0 198 CB RSr. Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway8 Phillips, Shakim 6-1 200 WR RSo. Paterson, N.J./Boston Coll./DePaul Cath.9 Abrams, Kamal 5-10 179 WR So. Dover, Del./Dover10 Whitmer, Chandler 6-1 191 QB RSo. Newnan, Ga./Butler CC11 McCummings, Scott* 6-2 224 QB RSo. Natick, Mass./Natick12 Cochran, Casey 6-0 214 QB Fr. Monroe, Conn./Masuk12 Stevenson, David 5-8 173 CB RFr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson13 Christen, Chad** 6-1 202 K/P RJr. Etters, Pa./Red Lane14 Clax, Jazzmar 5-11 236 FB/LB Fr. Freehold, N.J./Neptune15 Brown, Ty-Meer* 6-0 193 S RSo. McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport16 Jones, Byron* 6-1 192 DB RSo. New Britain, Conn./St. Paul (Bristol)17 Driscoll, Blaise 6-1 189 QB Sr. Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms17 Puyol, Bobby 6-0 170 K Fr. North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer18 McEntee, Johnny* 6-3 208 QB RSr. Fullerton, Calif./Servite19 Marder, Ellis 6-1 185 S Fr. Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep20 Allen, Denzel 6-0 185 WR Sr. Ledyard, Conn./Rhode Island21 Williams, Joseph 5-11 201 TB Fr. Allentown, Pa./Emmaus22 Adams, Andrew 6-0 186 S RFR. Fayetteville, Ga./Woodward Acad.23 Lee, Wilbert 6-1 204 S RFr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys and Girls24 Stewart, Graham 6-1 227 LB RFr. Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier25 Hyppolite,Martin 6-0 214 RB RJr. Wakefield,Mass./Wakefield27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 183 CB RFr. Tampa, Fla./Alonso28 Johnson, Jory*** 6-1 227 OLB RSr. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s/The Hun School29 Mack, Taylor* 5-9 170 CB Jr. Powder Springs, Ga./The Lovett School30 Melifonwu, Obi 6-3 194 S Fr. South Grafton, Mass./Grafton31 Williams, Nick*** 5-10 184 WR Sr. East Windsor, N.J./The Hun School32 Ashiru, Jefferson 6-1 227 LB RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern33 Smallwood, Yawin* 6-3 235 LB RSo. Worcester, Mass./ Doherty34 Kenney, David* 6-0 195 OLB RJr. Highstown, N.J./The Peddie School34 Tartaglino, Martin 5-9 218 FB Sr. Torrington, Conn./Torrington35 Vinci, Wyatt 6-3 238 LB/FB Fr. Ridgewood, N.J./St. Joseph/Hun School36 Osiecki, Michael 6-2 228 FB RSo. Seymour, Conn./ Seymour37 Cherry, Robert 6-0 186 WR Jr. Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury37 Claflin,Jeremy 6-1 186 S RFr. WestHartford,Conn./Conard38 Kantor, Alex 5-9 185 CB Jr. Potomac, Md./ Winston Churchill39 Floyd,Jordan 6-1 205 S Fr. BelAir,Md./LoyolaBlakefield40 Battles-Santos, Brendan 6-3 250 DE Fr. Eastham, Mass./Nauset Regional41 Steg, Brandon 6-2 226 LB RSo. Coral Springs, Fla./J.P. Taravella42 Wain, Justin 6-3 190 P Fr. Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley43 McCombs, Lyle* 5-8 166 RB RSo. Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph By The Sea44 DeLorenzo, Max 5-11 213 RB RFr. Berlin, Conn./Berlin45 Norris, Elijah 6-4 230 DE Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md./Archbishop Carroll46 Matteis, Christopher 5-9 230 FB RFr. North Haven, Conn./North Haven46 Vann,Marquise 6-0 224 LB RFr. Cincinnati,Ohio/FairfieldSenior47 Frank, Reuben* 6-3 239 FB RSo. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Poughkeepsie48 Williams, Trevardo*** 6-2 233 DE Sr. Bridgeport, Conn./Canterbury49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 238 TE RFr. Glastonbury, Conn./Avon Old Farms50 Bullock, Tyler 6-4 302 OG RJr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg51 Willman, Tim 6-4 270 DT RJr. Fulton, Md./Reservoir52 Donohue, Ryan 6-0 242 LB Sr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Reg./Maryland53 Wirth, Ryan* 6-3 271 DT RSr. Medford, N.J./Shawnee/Cheshire Acad.54 Stephens, Omaine 6-4 220 LB Fr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus55 Hicks, Jon 6-3 245 LB Fr. Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra56 Pruitt, Angelo 6-3 296 DT RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill58 Hopkins,Wesley 6-2 265 DL Fr. Bloomfield,Conn./NorthwestCath.58 Louis, Jonathan 6-5 259 DE RSo. Brockton, Mass./Wyoming Seminary59 Stephen, Shamar** 6-5 317 DT RJr. Brookville, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran60 Samra, Tyler 6-3 250 OG Fr. Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco62 Oldach, William 6-4 280 LS Fr. Hopkinton, Mass./The Rivers School63 Masters, Adam*** 6-4 298 OT RSr. Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman65 Cruz, Gus 6-2 306 OG RSo. Manchester, N.H./Kimball Union Acad.66 Manco, Dominick 6-0 239 LS RFr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington67 Mueller, Adam* 6-1 225 LS Jr. Park Ridge, Ill./Maine Township South68 Paull, Bryan 6-3 298 C RSo. Parkland, Fla./M. Stoneman Douglas69 Greene, Steve* 6-5 309 OG RJr. Edensburg, Pa./Bishop Carroll70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 284 C Fr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek71 Levy, Richard 6-6 280 OT Fr. Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central72 Bennett, Jimmy 6-9 309 OT RSr. Alexandria, Va./West Potomac73 Mateas, Alex 6-3 293 OG RSo. Ottawa, Ont./Penn State/Ottawa Sooners74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-5 261 OT RFr. Randolph, Mass./Thayer Academy75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-4 262 OT RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./McEachern76 Rugg, Zach 6-5 285 OG Fr. Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort77 Friend, Kevin** 6-6 295 OT RJr. Warrentown, Va./Faquier78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 297 OT RFr. Fairhaven, Mass./Bridgton (Maine) Acad.80 Shortell, Neil 6-3 250 TE RSo. Mission Hills, Kan./Butler CC82 Guardi,Frank 6-0 182 WR Jr. NewFairfield,Conn./NewFairfield83 Green, John 5-11 175 WR Fr. Miami, Fla./Felix Varela84 Jones, Tebucky 6-0 185 WR RSo. Farmington, Conn./ New Britain85 Davis, Geremy* 6-1 214 WR RSo. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross86 Wagner, Cole** 6-2 211 P RJr. York, Pa./ York Suburban88 Horan, James 6-4 210 TE Fr. Rockaway, N.J./Bergen Catholic89 Delahunt, John*** 6-3 243 TE RSr. Ottawa, Ont./ Holy Trinity90 Campenni, Julian 5-11 281 DT RFr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area91 Joseph, Jesse*** 6-3 259 DE Sr. Laval, Que./ Vanier Prep92 Myers, Mykal 6-0 300 DT Fr. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Acad.93 Goodrich, James 5-10 172 K RFr. Falmouth, Maine/ Falmouth93 Trivedi, Sujay 5-9 180 WR Jr. Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury94 Griffin,Ryan*** 6-6 247 TE RSr. Londonderry,N.H./Londonderry95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 259 DT RFR. Wethersfield,Conn./ForkUnion(VA)Ac.96 Knappe, Andreas 6-9 280 DL Fr. Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg96 Parker, Spencer 6-4 218 TE Sr. Newington, Conn./Lasell97 McBryde, B.J. 6-5 301 DE RSo. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls98 Jennings, Ted** 6-6 254 DE RSr. Dayton, Ohio/ Chaminade-Julienne99 Marinan, Sean 6-0 250 DE Fr. Higganum, Conn./Xavier

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Kenton adeyemi ADD-a-YEM-eeTy-Meer Brown tie-MEERDwayne gratz grats (like congrats)Martin hyppolite HIP-o-lightSio Moore SEE-ohMichael Osiecki oh-shess-shiYawin Smallwood yah-winBrandon Steg stegg (rhymes with egg)Shamar Stephen stef-inBlidi Wreh-Wilson bleed-ee ray-wilson

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2012 ConneCtiCut Football two-Deep(as of September 10, 2012)

OffeNSeLT: 72 Jimmy Bennett (rSr., 6-9, 309) 78 Dalton Gifford (RFr., 6-5, 297)Lg: 69 Steve greene (rJr., 6-5, 309) 60 Tyler Samra (Fr., 6-3, 250)c: 73 alex Mateas (rSo., 6-3, 293) 50 Tyler Bullock (RJr., 6-4, 302)rg: 63 adam Masters (rSr., 6-4, 298) 65 Gus Cruz (RSo., 6-2, 306)rT: 77 kevin friend (rJr., 6-6, 295) 75 Xavier Hemingway (RFr., 6-4, 262)Te: 89 John Delahunt (rSr., 6-3, 243) 94 RyanGriffin(RSr.,6-6,247)Wr: 6 Michael Smith (Sr., 6-0, 201) Or 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184) 84 Tebucky Jones (RSo., 6-0, 185)fB: 47 reuben frank (rSo., 6-3, 239) 36 Michael Osiecki (RSo., 6-2, 228)QB: 10 chandler Whitmer (rSo., 6-1, 191) 18 Johnny McEntee (RSr., 6-3, 208)TB: 43 Lyle Mccombs (rSo., 5-8, 166) 25 Martin Hyppolite (RJr., 6-0, 214)Wr: 85 geremy Davis (rSo., 6-1, 214) 8 Shakim Phillips (RSo., 6-1, 200)

DefeNSeDe: 48 Trevardo Williams (Sr., 6-2, 233) 51 Tim Willman (RJr., 6-4, 270)DT: 53 ryan Wirth (rSr., 6-3, 271) 97 B.J. McBryde (RSo., 6-5, 301)DT: 90 Julian campenni (rfr., 5-11, 281) 56 Angelo Pruitt (RSo., 6-3, 296)De: 91 Jesse Joseph (Sr., 6-3, 259) 45 Elijah Norris (Fr., 6-4, 230)OLB: 3 Sio Moore (rSr., 6-2, 229) 32 Jefferson Ashiru (RFr., 6-1, 227)iLB: 33 Yawin Smallwood (rso., 6-3, 235) 46 Marquise Vann (RFr., 6-0, 224)iLB: 28 Jory Johnson (rSr., 6-1, 227) 52 Ryan Donohue (Sr., 6-0, 242)cB: 5 Blidi Wreh-Wilson (rSr., 6-2, 190) 29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)S: 16 Byron Jones (rSo., 6-1, 192) 22 Andrew Adams (RFr., 6-0, 186)S: 15 Ty-Meer Brown (rSo., 6-0, 193) 39 Jordan Floyd (Fr., 6-1, 205)cB: 7 Dwayne gratz (rSr., 6-0, 198) 12 David Stevenson (RFr., 5-8, 173)

k: 13 chad christen (rJr., 6-1, 202) 17 Bobby Puyol (Fr., 6-0, 170)P: 86 cole Wagner (rJr., 6-2, 211) 13 Chad Christen (RJr., 6-1, 202)hL: 86 cole Wagner (rJr., 6-2, 211) 17 Blaise Driscoll (Sr., 6-1, 189)

kr: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184) 29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)Pr: 31 Nick Williams (Sr., 5-10, 184) 29 Taylor Mack (Jr., 5-9, 170)LS: 67 adam Mueller (Jr., 6-1, 225) 66 Dominick Manco (RFr., 6-0, 239)

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kickOff reTurN fOr a TOuchDOWNBy UConn: Robbie Frey (95), vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011By Opp.: Adrian Bushell (100), Louisville, Nov. 19, 2011

OPeNiNg kickOff reTurN fOr a TOuchDOWNBy UConn: Larry Taylor (97), vs. Temple, Oct. 23, 2004By Opp.: Adrian Bushell (100), Louisville, Nov. 19, 2011

STaNDarD PuNT reTurN fOr a TOuchDOWNBy UConn: Robert McClain (87), vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 7, 2009By Opp.: Doug Beaumont (74), Louisville, Oct. 23, 2010

BLOckeD PuNT reTurN fOr a TOuchDOWNBy UConn: Max DeLorenzo (0), vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Parker Cantey (0), Syracuse, Nov. 15, 2008

iNTercePTiON reTurN fOr a TOuchDOWNBy UConn: Dwayne Gratz (37), vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Drew Frey (15), Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011

fuMBLe reTurN fOr a TOuchDOWNBy UConn: Kendall Reyes (9), vs. Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011By Opp.: Walter Stewart (0), Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011

30-PLuS carrieSBy UConn: Lyle McCombs (32), vs. USF, Oct. 15, 2011By Opp.: LaRod Stephens-Howling (32), Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006

100 YarDS ruShiNgBy UConn: Lyle McCombs (152), vs. Syracuse, Nov. 5, 2011By Opp.: Bilal Powell (105), Louisville, Oct. 23, 2010

150 YarDS ruShiNgBy UConn: Lyle McCombs (152), vs. Syracuse, Nov. 5, 2011By Opp.: Bernard Pierce (169), Temple, Sept. 18, 2010

200 YarDS ruShiNgBy UConn: Jordan Todman (222), vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2010By Opp.: Ray Rice (217), Rutgers, Oct. 22, 2005

Three ruShiNg TOuchDOWNSBy UConn: Lyle McCombs (4), vs. Fordham, Sept. 3, 2011By Opp.: B.J. Daniels (3), USF, Dec. 5, 2009

fOur-PLuS ruShiNg TOuchDOWNSBy UConn: Lyle McCombs (4), vs. Fordham, Sept, 3, 2011By Opp.: Tony Hollings (4), Georgia Tech, Sept. 7, 2002

ruShiNg TOuchDOWN aND a receiViNg TOuchDOWNBy UConn: Andre Dixon, vs. Akron, Sept. 29, 2007By Opp.: Bernard Pierce, Temple, Sept. 18, 2010

5 0-PLuS PaSSiNg aTTeMPTSBy UConn: Dan Orlovsky (51), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004By Opp.: Alex Carder (51), Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011

300 YarDS PaSSiNgBy UConn: Johnny McEntee (300), vs. W. Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011By Opp.: Tino Sunseri (419), Pittsburgh, Oct. 26, 2011

400 YarDS PaSSiNgBy UConn: Dan Orlovsky (445), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004By Opp.: Tino Sunseri (419), Pittsburgh, Oct. 26, 2011

Three TOuchDOWN PaSSeSBy UConn: Johnny McEntee (4), vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011By Opp.: Munchie Legaux (3), Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011

fOur-PLuS TOuchDOWN PaSSeSBy UConn: Johnny McEntee (4), vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011By Opp.: Geno Smith (4), West Virginia, Oct. 8, 2011

TeN-PLuS recePTiONSBy UConn: Cornell Brockington (10), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004By Opp.: Jordan White (12), Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011 Robert Arnheim (10), Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011

100 YarDS receiViNgBy UConn: Kashif Moore (110), vs. Louisville, Nov. 19, 2011By Opp.: Anthony McClung (142), Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011 150 YarDS receiViNgBy UConn: Marcus Easley (157), vs. West Virginia, Oct. 24, 2009By Opp.: Brandon Coleman (223), Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011

200 YarDS receiViNgBy UConn: Dak Newton (222), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996By Opp.: Brandon Coleman (223), Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011

TWO receiViNg TOuchDOWNSBy UConn: Kashif Moore (2), vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011By Opp.: Anthony McClung (2), Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011

Three-PLuS receiViNg TOuchDOWNSBy UConn: Dak Newton (3), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996By Opp.: Ed Young (3), Buffalo, Sept. 25, 2010

70-YarD PuNTBy UConn: Chris Pavasaris (74), at Louisville, Dec. 2, 2006By Opp.: Tyson Beattie (71), Indiana, Sept. 23, 2006

MaDe a 50-PLuS YarD fieLD gOaLBy UConn: Dave Teggart (53), at Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011By Opp.: Matt Weller (50), Ohio, September 5, 2009

Three fieLD gOaLSBy UConn: Chad Christen (3), vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Justin Brockhaus-Kann (3), USF, Dec. 4, 2010

fOur fieLD gOaLSBy UConn: Dave Teggart (4), at Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011By Opp.: Chris Philpott (4), Louisville, Oct. 23, 2010

TWO SackSBy UConn: Trevardo Williams (2.5), vs. NC State, Sep. 8, 2012By Opp.: Derek Wolfe (2.5), Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011

Three-PLuS SackSBy UConn: Trevardo Williams (4), vs. Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011By Opp.: Anthony Hoke (3), Cincinnati, Nov. 10, 2007

TWO iNTercePTiONSBy UConn: Jerome Junior (2), vs. Buffalo, Sept. 25, 2010By Opp.: Phillip Thomas (2), Syracuse, Nov. 5, 2011

Three-PLuS iNTercePTiONSBy UConn: Darius Butler (3), at Army, Oct. 1, 2005By Opp.: Derek Carter (3), Maine, Oct. 14, 1995

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BLOckeD PuNTBy UConn: vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012 (Taylor Mack block of Jeff Strait))By Opp.: Pittsburgh, December 6, 2008 (Michael Toerper block of Desi Cullen)

BLOckeD fieLD gOaLBy UConn: vs. Murray State, Sept. 4, 2004 (James Hargrave block of Morgan Riley)By Opp.: at Buffalo, Sept. 24, 2011 (Steven Means block of Dave Teggart)

100-YarD ruSher aND a 300-YarD PaSSerBy UConn: vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011 (Lyle McCombs and Johnny McEntee)By Opp.: Notre Dame, Nov. 21, 2009 (Armando Allen and Jimmy Clausen)

100-YarD receiVer aND a 300-YarD PaSSerBy UConn: vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011 (Kashif Moore and Johnny McEntee)By Opp.: West Virginia, Oct. 8, 2011 (Stedman Bailey, Ivan McCartney, and Geno Smith)

100-YarD ruSher, 100-YarD receiVer aND a 300-YarD PaSSerBy UConn: vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011 (Lyle McCombs, Kashif Moore, and Johnny McEntee)By Opp.: Notre Dame, Nov. 21, 2009 (Armando Allen, Golden Tate, Michael Floyd, and Jimmy Clausen)

TWO 100-YarD ruSherSBy UConn: vs. Texas Southern, Sept. 11, 2010 (Jordan Todman and Robbie Frey)By Opp.: Louisville, Sept. 26, 2008 (Bidal Powell and Vic Anderson)

TWO 100-YarD receiVerSBy UConn: vs. Massachusetts, Oct. 17, 1998 (John Fitzsimmons and Carl Bond)By Opp.: Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011 (Mohamed Sanu and Brandon Coleman)

TWO QBS ThrOW OVer 100 YarDSBy UConn: vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 4, 2000 (Chris Willis and Luke Richmond)By Opp.: Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011 (Chas Dodd and Gary Nova)

30-PLuS firST DOWNSBy UConn: 30, vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006By Opp.: 34, Villanova, Oct. 16, 1999

feWer ThaN 10 firST DOWNSBy UConn: 9, vs. Wake Forest, Dec. 29, 2007By Opp.: 3, Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012

LeSS ThaN 50 YarDS ruShiNgBy UConn: 18, at Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011By Opp.: 3, Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012

aTTeMPTeD 50-PLuS PaSSeSBy UConn: 56, vs. Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009By Opp.: 51, Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011

300 YarDS ruShiNgBy UConn: 358, vs. Buffalo, Jan. 3, 2009By Opp.: 360, Syracuse, Nov. 28, 2009

400 YarDS PaSSiNgBy UConn: 445, at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004By Opp.: 439, Rutgers, Nov. 29, 2011

LeSS ThaN 100 YarDS PaSSiNgBy UConn: 98, at Syracuse, Nov. 20, 2010By Opp.: 96, Syracuse, Nov. 15, 2008

90-PLuS OffeNSiVe PLaYS By UConn: 91, vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006By Opp.: 90, Buffalo, Sept. 25, 2010

500 YarDS Of TOTaL OffeNSeBy UConn: 501, at West Virginia, Oct. 24, 2009By Opp.: 529, Pittsburgh, Oct. 26, 2011

600 YarDS Of TOTaL OffeNSeBy UConn: 600, vs. Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005By Opp.: 711, Cincinnati, Nov. 7, 2009

TeN-PLuS PuNTSBy UConn: 11, vs. Rutgers, Oct. 8, 2010By Opp.: 10, Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009

ZerO PuNTSBy UConn: at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004By Opp.: unknown (records available since 1961)

SucceSSfuL ONSiDe kickBy UConn: vs. Louisville, Nov. 19, 2011By Opp.: Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011

recOrDeD a SafeTYBy UConn: vs. Vanderbilt, Oct. 2, 2010 (Ball snapped through the back of the end zone)By Opp.: West Virginia, Oct. 8, 2011 (Sack of Johnny McEntee in the end zone)

MaDe TWO-POiNT cONVerSiONBy UConn: at Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011 (Johnny McEntee pass to Corey Manning)By Opp.: Pittsburgh, Oct. 10, 2009 (Bill Stull pass to Cedric McGee)

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

recOrDeD a ShuTOuTBy UConn: UConn 37, Massachusetts 0, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Louisville 26, UConn 0, Oct. 23, 2010

recOrDeD a ShuTOuT aT ucONNBy UConn: UConn 37, Massachusetts 0, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Navy 30, UConn 0, Sept. 23, 1978

WON BY 30 Or MOre POiNTSBy UConn: UConn 37, Massachusetts 0, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: West Virginia 66, UConn 21, Nov. 24, 2007

caMe frOM aT LeaST 10 POiNTS BehiND TO WiNBy UConn: UConn 16, West Virginia 13 (trailed 10-0), Oct. 29, 2010By Opp.: Iowa State 24, UConn 20 (trailed 10-0), Sept. 16, 2011

ScOreD ON firST PLaY frOM ScriMMageBy UConn: at Wake Forest, Nov. 15, 2003 (O’Neil Wilson 55 pass from Dan Orlovsky) By Opp.: USF, Oct. 7, 2006 (Matt Grothe 16 run)

WON ON The fiNaL SNaP Of reguLaTiON (NOT OT)By UConn: UConn 29, South Florida 27, Dec. 5, 2009 (Dave Teggart Field Goal)By Opp.: Pittsburgh 24, UConn 21, Oct. 10, 2009 (DanHutchinsfieldgoal)

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

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KAMAL ABRAMS • SO • WR • #9Most Rushing Yards: 2, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Longest Run: 2, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11

GEREMY DAVIS • SO • WR • #85Most Receptions: 5, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most Rec. Yards: 79, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Longest Reception: 26, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12

JOHN DELAHUNT • SR • TE • #89Most Receptions: 4, at Pittsburgh, 10/26/11Most Rec. Yards: 46, vs. Texas So., 9/11/10Longest Reception: 46, vs. Texas So., 9/11/10

MAX DeLORENZO • FR • RB • #44Most Carries: 4, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most Rush Yards: 22, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12

DESHON FOXX • SO • WR • #4Most Carries: 2, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most Rush Yards: 13, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Longest Run: 9, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Longest Kickoff Return: 26, at West Virginia, 10/8/11

REUBEN FRANK • SO • FB • #47Most Receptions: 2, 3x, last at Cincinnati, 12/3/11Most Rec. Yards: 5, vs. W. Michigan, 10/1/11Longest Reception: 4, vs. W. Michigan, 10/1/11

RYAN GRIFFIN • SR • TE • #94Most Receptions: 6, vs. Rutgers, 10/31/09 Most Rec. Yards: 97, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Longest Reception: 55, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11

MARTIN HYPPOLITE • SO • RB • #25Most Carries: 3, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most Rush Yards: 5, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12

TEBUCKY JONES • SO • WR • #84Most Rec. Yards: 17, at Vanderbilt, 9/10/11Longest Reception: 17, at Vanderbilt, 9/10/11Most Rushing Yards: 2, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Longest Run: 2, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11

LYLE McCOMBS • SO • RB • #43Most Carries: 32, vs. USF, 10/15/11Most Rush Yards: 152, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Most Rushing TDs: 4, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most TDs: 4, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Longest Run: 65, vs. Western Michigan, 10/1/11Most Receptions: 4, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Most Rec. Yards: 52, vs. W. Michigan, 10/1/11Longest reception: 43, vs. NC State, 9/8/12

SCOTT McCUMMINGS • SO • QB • #11Most Passing Yards: 55, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most Passing Attempts: 3, vs. Iowa State, 9/16/11Longest pass: 55, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most Carries: 13, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Most Rushing Yards: 59, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Longest Run: 18, vs. Western Michigan, 10/1/11Most Rushing TDs: 2, 2x, last vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11

JOHNNY McENTEE • SR • QB • #18Most Passing Yards: 300, vs. W. Michigan, 10/1/11Most Passing Attempts: 43, vs. Louisville, 11/19/11Longest Pass: 64, at Buffalo, 9/24/11Most Passing TDs: 4, vs. W. Michigan, 10/1/11Most Rushing Yards: 13, at West Virginia, 10/8/11Longest Run: 12, at West Virginia, 10/8/11

MICHAEL SMITH • WR • #6Most Receptions: 8, vs. Rhode Island, 9/26/09Most Rec. Yards: 130, vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10Longest Reception: 56, vs. Buffalo, 9/25/10

NICK WILLIAMS • SR • WR • #31Most Receptions: 2, 5x, last at Cincinnati, 12/3/11Most Rec. Yards: 113, at Buffalo, 9/24/11Most Carries: 3, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most Rush Yards: 24, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Longest Reception: 64, at Buffalo, 9/24/11Longest Kickoff Return: 100, vs. Rutgers, 8/8/10Longest Punt Return: 36, at Pittsburgh, 10/26/11

CHANDLER WHITMER • SO • #10Most Passing Yards: 219 , vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most Passing Attempts: 25 , vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Longest Pass: 34 , vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most Rushing Yards: 4 , vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Longest Run: 2, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12

Offensive Career Highs



TY-MEER BROWN • SO • S • #15Most Tackles: 8, 2x, last at Cincinnati, 12/3/11Most TFL: 1.0, at Cincinnati, 12/3/11Most PBU: 3, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Longest Int. Return: 48, at West Virginia, 10/8/11

DWAYNE GRATZ • SR • CB • #7Most Tackles: 10, at Michigan, 9/4/10Most TFL: 1.5, vs. Iowa State, 9/16/11Most PBU: 2, 3x, last at Louisville, 10/23/10 Longest Int. Return: 46, vs. Oklahoma, 1/1/11Longest Fumble Return: 14, vs. USF, 10/15/11

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

JORY JOHNSON • SR • OLB • #28Most Tackles: 11, 3x, last vs. Louisville, 11/19/11Most TFL: 3, vs. Louisville, 11/19/11Longest Int. Return: 15, at Vanderbilt, 9/10/11Most PBUs: 2, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11

BYRON JONES • SO • DB • #16Most Tackles: 8, 2x, last vs. NC State, 9/8/12Most PBU: 4, at West Virginia, 10/8/11Longest Fumble Return: 10, vs. USF, 10/15/11

JESSE JOSEPH • SR • DE • #91Most Tackles: 8, 2x, last vs. NC State, 9/8/12Most TFL: 3, vs. Vanderbilt, 10/2/10Most Sacks: 2, vs. Vanderbilt, 10/2/10

TAYLOR MACK • JR • CB • #29Most Tackles: 4, 2x, last vs. NC State, 9/8/12Longest Kick Return: 20, at Pittsburgh, 10/26/11Longest Punt Return: 33, at Rutgers, 10/8/10Most PBU: 2, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10

SIO MOORE • SR • LB • #3Most Tackles: 17, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10Most TFL: 3.5, at Vanderbilt, 9/10/11Most Sacks: 3.5, at Vanderbilt, 9/10/11Most PBU: 2, 2x, last vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most Forced Fumbles: 2, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10Most Fumble Rec.: 2, vs. West Virginia, 10/29/10

YAWIN SMALLWOOD • SO • LB • #33Most Tackles: 14, vs. NC State, 9/8/12Most TFL: 3.5, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Longest Fumble Return: 64, at Vanderbilt, 9/10/11Longest Int. Return: 28. at Buffalo, 9/24/11

BRANDON STEG • SO • LB • #41Most Tackles: 3, at West Virginia, 10/8/11

SHAMAR STEPHEN • JR • DT • #59Most Tackles: 6, at West Virginia, 10/8/11

TREVARDO WILLIAMS • SR • DE • #48Most Tackles: 6, 2x, last vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Most TFL: 4, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Most Sacks: 4, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11

RYAN WIRTH • SR • DT • #53Most Tackles: 4, 2x, last vs. NC State, 9/8/12Most TFL: 1.5, vs. NC State, 9/8/12

BLIDI WREH-WILSON • SR • CB • #5Most Tackles: 9, vs. Iowa State, 9/16/11Most PBU: 2, 2x, last vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Longest Int. Return: 53, vs. Cincinnati, 11/27/10

Defensive Career Highs

CHAD CHRISTEN • JR • K • #13Most FG Made: 3 , vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most FG Attemps: 3 , vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Longest FG Made: 47 , vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12Most PATs: 4 , vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12

COLE WAGNER • JR • P • #86Most Punts: 11, at Rutgers, 10/8/10Longest Punt: 66, at Michigan, 9/4/10Longest Punt Average: 53.2, at USF, 12/4/10Most Punts In20: 4, vs. Louisville, 11/19/11

Special Teams Career Highs



2012 Connecticut Team Statistics

record: Overall home away NeutralAll Games 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0

Date Opponent W/L Score attend.August 30, 2012 vs. Massachusetts W 37-0 35,270September 8, 2012 vs. North Carolina State L 7-10 34,202September 15, 2012 at Maryland September 22, 2012 at Western MichiganSeptember 29, 2012 vs. BuffaloOctober 6, 2012 at RutgersOctober 13, 2012 vs. TempleOctober 19, 2012 at SyracuseNovember 3, 2012 at USFNovember 9, 2012 vs. PittsburghNovember 24, 2012 at LouisvilleDecember 1, 2012 vs. Cincinnati

TeaM STaTiSTicS ucONN OPP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------ScOriNg 44 10 Points Per Game 22.0 5.0firST DOWNS 27 15 Rushing 5 5 Passing 20 10 Penalty 2 0ruShiNg YarDage 182 57 Yards gained rushing 237 146 Yards lost rushing 55 89 Rushing Attempts 75 65 Average Per Rush 2.4 0.9 Average Per Game 91.0 28.5 TDs Rushing 3 0PaSSiNg YarDage 429 260 Comp-Att-Int 31-54-5 24-53-1 Average Per Pass 7.9 4.9 Average Per Catch 13.8 10.8 Average Per Game 214.5 130.0 TDs Passing 0 1TOTaL OffeNSe 611 317 Total Plays 129 118 Average Per Play 4.7 2.7 Average Per Game 305.5 158.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-81 5-97PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-88 2-12INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-37 5-36KICK RETURN AVERAGE 27.0 19.4PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.6 6.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 37.0 7.2FUMBLES-LOST 2-2 2-1PENALTIES-Yards 9-56 13-92 Average Per Game 28.0 46.0PUNTS-Yards 10-402 20-765 Average Per Punt 40.2 38.2 Net punt average 35.0 32.8KICKOFFS-Yards 10-646 4-265 Average Per Kick 64.6 66.2 Net kick average 50.9 39.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:51 28:093RD-DOWN Conversions 10/28 9/34 3rd-Down Pct 36% 26%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/2 0/2 4th-Down Pct 0% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 8-51 3-15MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 5 1FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-3 1-2ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (5-6) 83% (1-1) 100%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-6) 50% (0-1) 0%PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-5) 100% (1-1) 100%ATTENDANCE 69472 0 Games/Avg Per Game 2/34736 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

ScOre BY QuarTerS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totalconnecticut 7 13 7 17 44Opponents 0 3 7 0 10



ruShiNg gP att gain Loss Net avg TD Long avg/g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------McCOMBS, Lyle 2 43 156 14 142 3.3 2 15 71.0DeLORENZO, Max 2 4 22 0 22 5.5 0 18 11.0WILLIAMS, Nick 2 4 24 4 20 5.0 0 14 10.0McCUMMINGS, Sc. 2 9 18 9 9 1.0 1 4 4.5HYPPOLITE, Mar. 2 4 5 0 5 1.2 0 3 2.5SMITH, Michael 2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5TEAM 1 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -3.0WHITMER, Chan. 2 9 9 25 -16 -1.8 0 5 -8.0Total.......... 2 75 237 55 182 2.4 3 18 91.0Opponents...... 2 65 146 89 57 0.9 0 9 28.5

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHITMER, Chan. 2 106.79 30-52-5 57.7 423 0 43 211.5McENTEE, Johnny 1 75.20 1-2-0 50.0 6 0 6 6.0Total.......... 2 105.62 31-54-5 57.4 429 0 43 214.5Opponents...... 2 88.94 24-53-1 45.3 260 1 46 130.0

receiViNg g No. Yds avg TD Long avg/g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DAVIS, Geremy 2 7 106 15.1 0 26 53.0WILLIAMS, Nick 2 4 75 18.8 0 30 37.5McCOMBS, Lyle 2 4 74 18.5 0 43 37.0SMITH, Michael 2 4 34 8.5 0 14 17.0DELAHUNT, John 2 3 33 11.0 0 19 16.5PHILLIPS, Shak. 2 3 30 10.0 0 15 15.0GRIFFIN, Ryan 2 2 38 19.0 0 34 19.0OSIECKI, Mike 2 2 23 11.5 0 16 11.5HYPPOLITE, Mar. 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0JONES, Tebucky 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0Total.......... 2 31 429 13.8 0 43 214.5Opponents...... 2 24 260 10.8 1 46 130.0

fieLD gOaLS fgM-fga Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHRISTEN, Chad 3-3 100.0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 47 0

PuNTiNg No. Yds avg Long TB fc i20 Blkd----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WAGNER, Cole 10 402 40.2 49 2 2 4 0Total.......... 10 402 40.2 49 2 2 4 0Opponents...... 20 765 38.2 47 1 6 3 1

2012 Connecticut Individual StatisticsPuNT reTurNS No. Yds avg TD LngWILLIAMS, Nick 4 67 16.8 0 34MACK, Taylor 1 21 21.0 0 0DeLORENZO, Max 0 0 0.0 1 0Total.......... 5 88 17.6 1 34Opponents...... 2 12 6.0 0 10

iNTercePTiONS No. Yds avg TD LngGRATZ, Dwayne 1 37 37.0 1 37Total.......... 1 37 37.0 1 37Opponents...... 5 36 7.2 0 20

kick reTurNS No. Yds avg TD LngWILLIAMS, Nick 3 81 27.0 0 37Total.......... 3 81 27.0 0 37Opponents...... 5 97 19.4 0 24

fuMBLe reTurNS No. Yds avg TD LngTotal.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

fg SeQueNce cONNecTicuT OPPONeNTSMassachusetts (36),(47),(19) -North Carolina State - (40),44

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|------------- PaTs------- ------|ScOriNg TD fgs kick rush rcv Pass DXP Saf Points---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHRISTEN, Chad 0 3-3 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 14McCOMBS, Lyle 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12DeLORENZO, Max 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6McCUMMINGS, Sc. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6GRATZ, Dwayne 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Total.......... 5 3-3 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 44Opponents...... 1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 10

TOTaL OffeNSe g Plays rush Pass Total avg/g---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHITMER, Chan. 2 61 -16 423 407 203.5McCOMBS, Lyle 2 43 142 0 142 71.0DeLORENZO, Max 2 4 22 0 22 11.0WILLIAMS, Nick 2 4 20 0 20 10.0McCUMMINGS, Sc. 2 9 9 0 9 4.5McENTEE, Johnny 1 2 0 6 6 6.0HYPPOLITE, Mar. 2 4 5 0 5 2.5SMITH, Michael 2 1 3 0 3 1.5TEAM 1 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0Total.......... 2 129 182 429 611 305.5Opponents...... 2 118 57 260 317 158.5

aLL PurPOSe g rush rec Pr kOr ir Tot avg/g-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WILLIAMS, Nick 2 20 75 67 81 0 243 121.5McCOMBS, Lyle 2 142 74 0 0 0 216 108.0DAVIS, Geremy 2 0 106 0 0 0 106 53.0GRIFFIN, Ryan 2 0 38 0 0 0 38 19.0SMITH, Michael 2 3 34 0 0 0 37 18.5GRATZ, Dwayne 2 0 0 0 0 37 37 18.5DELAHUNT, John 2 0 33 0 0 0 33 16.5PHILLIPS, Shak. 2 0 30 0 0 0 30 15.0OSIECKI, Mike 2 0 23 0 0 0 23 11.5DeLORENZO, Max 2 22 0 0 0 0 22 11.0MACK, Taylor 2 0 0 21 0 0 21 10.5HYPPOLITE, Mar. 2 5 10 0 0 0 15 7.5McCUMMINGS, Sc. 2 9 0 0 0 0 9 4.5JONES, Tebucky 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0TEAM 1 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -3.0WHITMER, Chan. 2 -16 0 0 0 0 -16 -8.0Total.......... 2 182 429 88 81 37 817 408.5Opponents...... 2 57 260 12 97 36 462 231.0

2012 Connecticut Individual Statistics

OffeNSeOffensive Line ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJimmy Bennett, OT - 1 2 2 5Kevin Friend, OG - 2 11 2 15Steve Greene, OT - 11 12 2 25Adam Masters, OG - 11 12 2 25Alex Mateas, C - - - 2 2

Wide receivers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalGeremy Davis, WR - - 1 2 3Nick Williams, WR - - - 2 2

Tight ends ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJohn Delahunt, TE 5 5 6 1 17RyanGriffin,TE 10 8 7 1 26

Quarterbacks ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJohnny McEntee, QB - - 12 - 12Chandler Whitmer, QB - - - 2 2

running Backs ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalMartin Hyppolite, RB 1 - - - 1Lyle McCombs, RB - - 11 2 13Totals 16 38 74 22 150

DefeNSeDefensive Line ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJulian Campenni, DT - - - 2 2Ted Jennings, DE - - 5 - 5Jesse Joseph, DE 13 12 7 2 34Shamar Stephen, DT - 8 - - 8Trevardo Williams, DT 1 7 11 2 21Ryan Wirth, DT - - - 2 2

Linebackers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJory Johnson, LB 3 1 12 2 18Sio Moore, LB - 9 12 2 23Yawin Smallwood, LB - - 12 2 14

Defensive Backs ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalTy-Meer Brown, S - - 7 2 9Dwayne Gratz, CB 4 13 12 2 31Byron Jones, S - - 9 2 11Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB 9 13 6 2 30Totals 30 63 93 22 208

SPeciaL TeaMSkickers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalChad Christen, K - - - 2 2Cole Wagner, P - 13 12 2 27Totals - 13 12 4 29

Career Starts History



|--------Tackles--------| |--Sacks--| |-------Pass Def-------| |--fumbles--| Blkd DefeNSiVe LeaDerS gP Solo ast Total TfL/Yds No-Yards int-Yds Brup QBh rcv-Yds ff kick Saf--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 SMALLWOOD, Yaw. 2 12 9 21 5.5-22 1.5-10 . 1 . . . . .16 JONES, Byron 2 4 7 11 . . . . . . . . .3 MOORE, Sio 2 4 6 10 2.5-14 1.0-10 . 3 . . . . .91 JOSEPH, Jesse 2 5 5 10 1.5-6 1.0-5 . . . . . . .7 GRATZ, Dwayne 2 6 2 8 . . 1-37 1 . . 1 . .53 WIRTH, Ryan 2 2 6 8 2.0-3 . . . . 1-0 . . .48 WILLIAMS, Trev. 2 4 4 8 4.5-19 3.5-18 . . . . 1 . .15 BROWN, Ty-Meer 2 5 2 7 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . .28 JOHNSON, Jory 2 4 2 6 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . .5 WREH-Wilson, B. 2 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .29 MACK, Taylor 2 2 4 6 . . . . . . . 1 .56 PRUITT, Angelo 2 1 3 4 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . . . . .22 ADAMS, Andrew 2 2 2 4 1.0-9 . . 1 . . . . .51 WILLMAN, Tim 2 2 . 2 1.0-5 . . . . . . . .34 KENNEY, David 2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .52 DONOHUE, Ryan 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .46 VANN, Marquise 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .90 CAMPENNI, Jul. 2 . 2 2 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .98 JENNINGS, Ted 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .47 FRANK, Reuben 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .25 HYPPOLITE, Mar. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .73 MATEAS, Alex 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .94 GRIFFIN, Ryan 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .10 WHITMER, Chan. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .23 LEE, Wilbert 2 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . Total.......... 2 63 62 125 21-89 8-51 1-37 10 . 1-0 2 1 . Opponents...... 2 80 42 122 11.0-42 3-15 5-36 5 . 2-0 2 . .

2012 Connecticut Defensive Statistics

Sacks TfLs interceptions Pass Break ups forced fumblesT. Williams 3.5 Smallwood 5.5 Gratz 1 Moore 3 Gratz 1Smallwood 1.5 T. Williams 4.5 Johnson 2 T. Williams 1Moore 1.0 Moore 2.5 Gratz 1 Joseph 1.0 Wirth 2.0 Johnson 1 Pruitt 1.0 Joseph 1.5 Lee 1 Smallwood 1

Defensive Category Leaders



game uT aT TT SkS (YDS) TBL (YDS) TTfL (YDS) ff fr PD iNT BLkMassachusetts 26 26 52 2 (16) 8 (30) 10 (46) 0 0 6 1 1North Carolina State 37 36 73 6 (35) 5 (8) 11 (43) 2 1 4 0 0at Marylandat Western MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiuconn TotalsOpp. Totalskey: UT (unassisted tackles); at (assisted tackles); tt (total tackles); sKs (quarterback sacks); tBl (tackles other than sacks behind the line of scrimmage); TTFL (tackles for loss: SKS + TBL); FF (forced fumbles); Fr (fumble recoveries); pd (pass deflections); int (intercep-tions); BlK (blocked punts, FGs and PATs).

Game-By-Game Team Defensive Totals

Defensive Category Leaders By Game

Massachusetts Solo TacklesSmallwood .......................... 5Total TacklesSmallwood .......................... 7Moore .................................. 5Gratz ................................... 4Wirth .................................... 4Tackles for LossSmallwood ....................... 3.5Moore ............................... 1.5T. Williams ....................... 1.5

North carolina State Solo TacklesSmallwood .......................... 7Total TacklesSmallwood ........................ 14Joseph ................................ 8B. Jones .............................. 8Tackles for LossT. Williams ....................... 3.0Smallwood ....................... 2.0SacksT. Williams ....................... 2.5



Game-By-Game Rushing

MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcPlayer 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-TDDeLorenzo 4-22-0 -Hyppolite 3-5-0 1-0-0McCombs 23-82-1 20-60-1McCummings 7-13-1 2-(-4)-0Smith - 1-3-0Whitmer 2-4-0 7-(-20)-0N. Williams 3-24-0 1-(-4)-0

Game-By-Game Passing

MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcPlayer Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Com-Att-INT Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TDMcEntee 1-2-0 - 6-0Whitmer 15-25-2 15-27-3 219-0 204-0

Game-By-Game Receiving

MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcPlayer 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-TDDavis 5-79-0 2-27-0Delahunt - 3-33-0Griffin 1-34-0 1-4-0T. Jones 1-6-0 -Hyppolite - 1-10-0McCombs 2-23-0 2-51-0Osiecki 1-16-0 1-7-0Phillips 2-21-0 1-9-0Smith 3-30-0 1-4-0N. Williams 1-16-0 3-59-0

Game-By-Game Kickoff Returns

MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcPlayer 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-TDN. Williams 1-37-0 2-44-0



Game-By-Game Tackles: Defensive Linemen

MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcPlayer 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-TTCampenni 0-2-2 -Jennings 1-0-1 -Joseph 1-1-2 4-4-8Pruitt 0-1-1 1-2-3T. Williams 1-2-3 3-2-5Willman 2-0-2 -Wirth 0-4-0 2-2-4

Game-By-Game Punt Returns

MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcPlayer 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-TDMack 1-21-0 -N. Williams 3-66-0 1-1-0

Game-By-Game Tackles: Linebackers

MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcPlayer 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-TTDonohue 0-1-1 1-0-1Kenney 0-1-1 0-1-1Johnson 2-1-3 2-1-3Moore 2-3-5 2-3-5Smallwood 5-2-7 7-7-14Vann 2-0-2 -

Game-By-Game Tackles: Defensive Backs

MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcPlayer 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-TTAdams 1-0-1 1-2-3Brown 2-1-3 3-1-4Gratz 2-2-4 4-0-4B. Jones 1-2-3 3-5-8Lee - -Mack 1-1-2 1-3-4Wreh-Wilson 1-2-3 1-2-3



Game-By-Game Participation

Player MaSS NcST @uMD @WMu Buf @ru TeM @SYr @uSf PiTT @uofL ciNcAdams, Andrew (22) P PAllen, Denzel (20) P PAshiru, Jefferson (32) P DNPBattles-Santos, Brendan (40) DNP PBennett, Jimmy (72) LT LTBrown, Ty-Meer (15) S SBullock, Tyler (50) P PCampenni, Julian (90) DT DTChristen, Chad (13) P PClaflin,Jeremy(37) P DNPCruz, Gus (65) P PDavis, Geremy (85) WR WRDelahunt, John (89) TE PDeLorenzo, Max (44) P PDonohue, Ryan (52) P PDriscoll, Blaise (17) P DNPFoxx, Deshon (4) P PFrank, Reuben (47) FB FBFriend, Kevin (77) RT RTGifford, Dalton (78) P DNPGratz, Dwayne (7) CB CBGreene, Steve (69) LG LGGriffin,Ryan(94) P TEHemingway, Xavier (75) P DNPHyppolite, Martin (25) P PJennings, Ted (98) P INJJohnson, Jory (28) LB LBJones, Byron (16) S SJones, Tebucky (84) P DNPJoseph, Jesse (91) DE DEKenney, David (34) P PLee, Wilbert (23) P PMack ,Taylor (29) P PMasters, Adam (63) RG RGMateas, Alex (73) C CMcBryde, B.J. (97) P PMcCombs, Lyle (43) TB TBMcCummings, Scott (11) P PMcEntee, Johnny (18) P DNPMcQuillan, Sean (49) P DNPMoore, Sio (3) LB LBMueller, Adam (67) P PNorris, Elijah (45) P POsiecki, Mike (36) P PPhillips, Shakim (8) P PPruitt, Angelo (56) P PSamra, Tyler (60) P DNPShortell, Neil (80) P PSmallwood, Yawin (33) LB LBSmith, Michael (6) P PSteg, Brandon (41) P PStephen, Shamar (59) INJ INJStevenson, David (12) P PVann, Marquise (46) P PWagner, Cole (86) P PWhitmer, Chandler (10) QB QBWilliams, Joseph (21) P PWilliams, Nick (31) WR WRWilliams, Trevardo (48) DE DEWillman, Tim (51) P PWirth, Ryan (53) DT DTWreh-Wilson, Blidi (5) CB CB

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



Red ZonecONNecTicuT

game in20 Scores Sc.% fg TD TD% TO Dwn. Mfg eOhUMass 5 4 80% 2 2 40% 1 0 0 0NC State 1 1 100% 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0at Marylandat W. MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiTotals 6 5 83% 2 3 50% 1 0 0 0

OPPONeNTgame in20 Scores Sc.% fg TD TD% TO Dwn. Mfg eOhUMass 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0NC State 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0at Marylandat W. MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiTotals 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0

Turnover ResultscONNecTicuT

game fuM iNT Total OPP Points OffUMass 1 2 3 0NC State 1 3 4 7at Marylandat W. MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiTotals 2 5 7 7

OPPONeNTgame fuM iNT Total OPP Points OffUMass 0 1 1 7NC State 1 0 1 0at Marylandat W. MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiTotals 1 0 1 7

Drive ChartscONNecTicuT

game No. 3&Out % Score % TD %UMass 13 1 8% 7 54% 4 31%NC State 15 5 33% 1 7% 1 7%at Marylandat W. MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiTotals 28 6 21% 8 29% 5 18%

OPPONeNTgame No. 3&Out % Score % TD %UMass 13 10 77% 0 0% 0 0%NC State 16 6 38% 2 13% 1 6%at Marylandat W. MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiTotals 29 16 55% 2 7% 1 3%

Third Down ConversionscONNecTicuT

game 1-3 4-6 7-9 10-14 15-19 20+ Tot. %UMass 2-6 4-6 2-3 0-1 8-16 50%NC State 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-1 0-2 2-12 16%at Marylandat W. MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiTotals 3-9 5-9 2-3 0-4 0-1 0-2 10-28 36%

OPPONeNTgame 1-3 4-6 7-9 10-14 15-19 20+ Tot. %UMass 1-2 1-1 1-6 1-5 0-2 3-15 20%NC State 2-5 0-2 3-9 0-2 1-1 6-19 32%at Marylandat W. MichiganBuffaloat RutgersTempleat Syracuseat USFPittsburghat LouisvilleCincinnatiTotals 3-7 1-3 4-15 1-7 1-3 9-34 27%



Game #1 • August 30, 2012

Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.

37 0Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 23 89 7 82 1 12Williams 3 24 0 24 0 14DeLorenzo 4 22 0 22 0 18

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 15-25-2 219 0 34McEntee 1-2-0 6 0 6

Receiving No. Yds TD LgDavis 5 79 0 26Smith 3 30 0 14McCombs 2 23 0 12Phillips 2 21 0 15

Punting No. Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 2 78 39.0 43 1

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 2nd 09:04 36 yds GoodChristen 2nd 02:47 47 yds GoodChristen 4th 01:36 19 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk. Int.Smallwood 5-2-7 3.5 1.0Moore 2-3-5 1.5Gratz 2-2-4 1

UConn Individual Leaders

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgBurns 11 26 9 17 0 9Doyle 1 4 0 4 0 4Smith 1 2 0 2 0 2

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgWegzyn 9-22-1 56 0 15Doyle 0-1-0 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yds TD LgMichel 3 14 0 5Blanchflower 2 17 0 9Burns 2 13 0 11

Punting No. Yds Avg Lg In20Strait 9 378 42.0 47 0Johnson 1 40 40.0 40 0

Field Goal AttemptsNone.

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk. Int.McIntyre 6-6-12Brandt, Tom 3-3-6 1Andre 2-4-6

UMass Individual Leaders

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer (Newman, Ga.) threw for 219 yards and Connecticut scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams to beat Massachusetts 37-0 Thursday night before a crowd of 35,270 at Rentschler Field in the opener for both teams. Connecticut’s defense dominated the game, holding UMass tojust59yardsofoffenseandlimitingtheMinutementothreefirstdowns. UMass did not have an offensive snap in UConn territory andthethreeUMassfirstdownstiedaHuskyschoolrecordfortheleast allowed. Redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) rushedfor82yardsandafirst-quartertouchdown,oneoftwobythe offense. UConn also scored on a 37-yard interception return by redshirt senior cornerback Dwayne Gratz (Piscataway, N.J.) and on a blocked punt. RedshirtjuniorChadChristen(Etters,Pa.)addedfieldgoalsof36,47and19yardsforhisfirstcollegiatescores. This was the 72nd meeting between the two programs but the firstsince1999,whenbothteamswereDivisionI-AA. Whitmer, a transfer who threw for more than 3,000 yards in junior college last year, completed 15 of his 25 passes, but also threwtwointerceptionsinhisfirstgameasaFBSstarter. Hehithisfirstthreepasses,includinga16-yardertoseniorNickWilliams(EastWindsor,N.J.)thatsetuptheHuskies’firstscore, a one-yard plunge by McCombs that capped a 12-play, 75-yard drive. Williams, who had more than 140 yards of total offense, returned the next UMass punt 34 yards, setting up UConn on the UMass 30. But safety Darren Thellen stopped the UConn drive - and made a few highlight shows - by diving out of bounds and tipping aWhitmerpassbacktolinebackerTomBrandt,whomadehisfirstcareer interception. UConn had 372 yards of offense, but had three drives end with turnovers deep in UMass territory. Whitmer split time with redshirt sophomore Scott McCum-mings (Natick, Mass.), who ran UConn’s version of the “Wildcat” offense. McCummings ran for 13 yards and a one-yard fourth-quarter touchdown that put UConn up 34-0. The defense got into the scoring column when Gratz stepped in front of UMass receiver Marken Michel and returned an inter-ception37yardsforatouchdownwith1:49leftinthefirsthalf. The special teams got their score with just over four minutes left in the third quarter. UConn’s Taylor Mack (Powder Springs, Ga.) blocked a punt after Colter Johnson dropped the snap, and theHuskies’MaxDeLorenzo(Berlin,Conn.)recoveredintheendzone to give UConn a 27-0 lead. UMass never got its offense started, averaging just over 1 yardperplay,andfailingtogetafirstdownuntiljust34secondsbefore halftime. Senior defensive end Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn.), whohad12.5sacksayearago,gothisfirstoftheseasonlateinthethirdquarter,oneoftwosacksbytheHuskiesontheday. ThegamewasthefirstbetweenFootballBowlSubdivisionprograms from New England since 2004, when UConn bested Boston College.

Massachusetts (0-1) 0 0 0 0 - 0Connecticut (1-0) 7 13 7 10 - 37Offense Defense

WR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 89 Delahunt DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 90 CampenniLG 69 Greene DE 91 JosephC 73 Mateas LB 3 MooreRG 63 Masters LB 33 SmallwoodRT 77 Friend LB 28 JohnsonQB 10 Whitmer CB 5 Wreh-WilsonTB 43 McCombs S 16 JonesFB 47 Frank S 15 BrownWR 31 Williams CB 7 Gratz

Total Participants (60): 4 Foxx, 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 12 Stevenson, 13 Christen, 17 Driscoll, 18 McEntee, 20 Allen, 21 Williams, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite,29Mack,32Ashiru,34Kenney,36Osiecki,37Claflin,41Steg,44DeLo-renzo, 45 Norris, 46 Vann, 49 McQuillan, 50 Bullock, 51 Willman, 52 Donohue, 56 Pruitt, 60 Samra, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 75 Hemingway,78Gifford,80Shortell,84Jones,86Wagner,94Griffin,97McBryde,98 Jennings

UConn Starters

UMASS UCONNFIRST DOWNS 3 16 Rushing 1 3 Passing 2 13 Penalty 0 0RUSHING Yards 3 147 Rushing Attempts 24 43 Average Per Rush 0.1 3.4 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained 46 159 Yards Lost 43 12PASSING Yards 56 225 Com-Att-Int 9-23-1 16-27-2 Avg. Per Att. 2.4 8.3 Avg. Per Com. 6.2 14.1 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE 59 372 Total offense plays 47 70 Avg. Gain Per Play 1.3 5.3Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties: No.-Yards 5-29 4-30PUNTS-YARDS 11-418 2-78 Avg. Yards Per Punt 38.0 39.0Punt rets: No.-Yards 0-0 4-87Kickoffret:No.-Yds 5-97 1-37 Average Per Return 19.4 37.0Int: No.-Yds 2-20 1-37Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 23:23 36:37Third-Down Conv. 3 of 15 8 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0

Team Statistics



Game #2 • September 8, 2012

Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn.

7 10Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 20 67 7 60 1 15Smith 1 3 0 3 0 3

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 15-27-3 204 0 43

Receiving No. Yds TD LgN. Williams 3 59 0 30Delahunt 3 33 0 19McCombs 2 51 0 43Davis 2 27 0 15

Punting No. Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 8 324 40.5 49 3

Field Goal AttemptsNone.

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk. Int.Smallwood 7-7-14 2.0 0.5Joseph 4-4-8 1.5 1.0B. Jones 3-5-8T. Williams 3-2-5 3.0 2.5Moore 2-3-5 1.0 1.0

UConn Individual Leaders

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgGreene 17 51 3 48 0 9Washington 9 21 1 20 9 5Creecy 6 18 4 14 0 8

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD LgGlennon 15-30-0 204 1 46

Receiving No. Yds TD LgPalmer 5 46 0 16Payton 3 48 0 20Washington 2 26 0 18Underwood 1 46 1 46

Punting No. Yds Avg Lg In20Baumann 9 347 38.6 46 3

Field Goal AttemptsSade 2nd 02:54 40 yds GoodSade 3rd 06:28 44 yds Missed

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk. Int.Lucas 3-5-8 Dowdy 6-0-6 1.0 1.0Noel 4-2-6 1.0Bishop 4-1-5 1Wolff 3-2-5 1

NC State Individual Leaders

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - North Carolina State University redshirt senior quarterback Mike Glennon threw a 46-yard third-quarter touchdown to receiver Bryan Underwood and the Wolfpack held on to beat the University of Connecticut 10-7 on Saturday before a crowd of 34,202 at Rentschler Field. UConn and NC State are both 1-1 on the season. Glennon and UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer (Newnan, Ga.) each threw for 204 yards. But Whitmer also had three passes intercepted as the Wolfpack forced fourHuskiesturnovers. All-America cornerback David Amerson recorded his 14th career interception and knocked away a fourth-down pass on Con-necticut’sfinaldrivetosecurethewin. Glennon completed 15 of his 30 passes but was sacked six times.NCStatehadjust258yardsofoffense,butheldtheHuskiesto 239. UConn redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) rushed for 60 yards and caught a 43-yard swing pass that set uphisfive-yardfourth-quartertouchdownruntopullUConntowithin three points with seven minutes left. Glennon opened the next drive by hitting Tobias Palmer with twoquickpassestomoveintoUConnterritory.ButtheHuskiesdefense stiffened at the 27, and the Wolfpack, heading into a stiff wind, decided to go for it on fourth-and-two. Glennon’s pass to Underwood fell incomplete, giving UConn one more drive with 3:17 remaining. WhitmermovedtheHuskiesfromtheirown27tothe46before being sacked by linebacker Brian Slay on third down and having Amerson knock down the fourth-down pass. A bizarre UConn turnover led to NC State’s touchdown. SafetyEarlWolfftippedaWhitmerpassintothehandsofHuskiesredshirt senior tight end John Delahunt (Ottawa, Ont.), who then fumbled the ball back to Wolff. Three plays later, Underwood ran underaGlennonpass,catchingitwithhisfingertipsatthe18-yardline and running the rest of the way into the end zone for a 10-0 lead. Amerson picked off Whitmer’s pass on the next UConn play, butNiklasSade’s44-yardfield-goalattemptwentwideright. N.C. State’s three halfbacks - Mustafa Green, Tony Creecy and James Washington - combined for just 82 yards. Thefirstpointsdidn’tcomeuntillateinthesecondquarter,whenNCStateputtogetherthegame’sfirstsustaineddriveof15 plays. But after moving 61 yards, a sack by senior Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn.) forced the Wolfpack to settle for a 40-yardfieldgoalfromSadewithjustunderthreeminutesleftinthefirsthalf. Connecticut’s best scoring chance before halftime came when NickWilliams’30-yardcatchsettheHuskiesupattheN.C.State37. But after a penalty, Whitmer tripped and fell while dropping back, and an 18-yard catch by Williams set up a fourth-and-2. UConnwentforitratherthantrya47-yardfieldgoalintoastiffwind, and Whitmer was sacked by linebacker Rickey Dowdy. UConnwontheearlybattleforfieldpossession,butcouldnotcapitalize.TheHuskiesfailedtogetafirstdownafterstartingtheirfirstthreedrivesontheirown39,48andtheNCState45.TheHuskiesdidn’thaveafirstdownuntiltheendofthequarterwhenNC State’s T.Y. McGill was called for roughing Whitmer.

NC State (1-1) 0 3 7 0 - 10Connecticut (1-1) 0 0 0 7 - 7Offense Defense

WR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 94 Griffin DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 90 CampenniLG 69 Greene DE 91 JosephC 73 Mateas LB 3 MooreRG 63 Masters LB 33 SmallwoodRT 77 Friend LB 28 JohnsonQB 10 Whitmer CB 5 Wreh-WilsonTB 43 McCombs S 16 JonesFB 47 Frank S 15 BrownWR 31 Williams CB 7 Gratz

Total Participants (51): 4 Foxx, 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 12 Stevenson, 13 Christen, 20 Allen, 21 Williams, 22 Adams, 23Lee,25Hyppolite,29Mack,34Kenney,36 Osiecki, 40 Battles-Santos, 41 Steg, 44 DeLorenzo, 45 Norris, 46 Vann, 50 Bullock, 51 Willman, 52 Donohue, 56 Pruitt, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 80 Shortell, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 97 McBryde

UConn Starters

NCSU UCONNFIRST DOWNS 12 11 Rushing 4 2 Passing 8 7 Penalty 0 2RUSHING Tards 54 35 Rushing Attempts 41 32 Average Per Rush 1.3 1.1 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained 100 78 Yards Lost 46 43PASSING Yards 204 204 Com-Att-Int 15-30-0 15-27-3 Average Per Att. 6.8 7.6 Average Per Com. 13.6 13.6 Passing Touchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE 258 239 Total offense plays 71 59 Avg. Gain Per Play 3.6 4.1Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 1-1Penalties: No.-Yards 8-63 5-26PUNTS-YARDS 9-347 8-324 Avg. Yards Per Punt 38.6 40.5Punt rets: No.-Yards 2-12 1-1Kickoffrets:No.-Yds 0-0 2-44 Average Per Return 0.0 22.0Int: No.-Yd 3-16 0-0Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 32:55 27:05Third-Down Conv. 6 of 19 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 2 0 of 2

Team Statistics

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