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T.J. WEIST: Offensive Coordinator, Wide ReceiversHANK HUGHES: Defensive Coordinator, Defensive LineKERMIT BUGGS: Special Teams Coordinator, Defensive LineGEORGE DeLEONE: Associate Head Coach, Offensive LineMATT CERSOSIMO: Cornerbacks, Recruiting CoordinatorSHANE DAY: QuarterbacksMIKE FOLEY: Tight EndsDARRELL PERKINS: SafetiesJON WHOLLEY: LinebackersMICHAEL DIGMAN: Offensive Graduate AssistantJORDAN ORLOVSKY: Defensive Graduate AssistantLUKE BENGSTON: Graduate AssistantJON GUYNES: Graduate AssistantTIM PENDERGAST: Director of Football AdministrationANDY BAYLOCK: Director of UConn Football Alumni/Community AffairsDAVE WILCZEWSKI: Recruiting Assistant

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Quick FactsLocation: ...........................................................Storrs, Conn.Founded: ........................................................................ 1881Enrollment: ..............30,256 (17,528 Storrs undergraduate)President: ...................................................Dr. Susan HerbstDirector of Athletics: ....................................Warde ManuelNicknames: .................................................Huskies, UConnColors: ................................... National Flag Blue and WhiteConference: .....................................................................TBAWebsite: .................................................UConnHuskies.comStadium: ....................................................... Rentschler FieldCapacity: ..................................................................... 40,000Surface: .............................................................Natural Grass

Team InformationHead Coach: ............................................... Paul PasqualoniAlma Mater: ................................................. Penn State, ‘72Record at UConn: .................................................... 10-14Overall Collegiate Record: ........... 146-86-1 (20 seasons)Offensive System: .................................................. MultipleDefensive System: .......................................................... 4-32012 Record: ...................................... 5-7, 2-5 BIG EASTStarters Ret./Lost: ........................................................ 15/9Lettermen Ret./Lost: ................................................. 30/12FB Office Phone: ...................................... (860) 486-2718FB Office Fax: ........................................... (860) 486-2197

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Spring Media PoliciesUConn’s spring practices on March 12, March 30 and April 6 will be open to the media with interviews following. UConn’s spring practices on March 11, March 26, April 2, April 9, April 13 and April 16 will be open to the media for the first half hour with interviews following the end of practice. UConn’s spring practices on March 14, March 28, April 4, April 11 and April 18 are closed. Live social media updates are not allowed during practice – Facebook, blog, Twitter, etc. All practices are scheduled for the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center – if there is a change in loca-tion the media will be informed. The Blue-White Game will be held on Saturday, April 20 at noon.

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

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

The 2013 University of Connecticut Spring Football Prospectus is a publication of the UConn Division of Athletics and the Athletic Communications Office. Cover and interior design by Maggie Oren, MB Design. Editorial Assistance by Brendan Flynn and Luanne Dunstan. Primary photogra-phy by Steve Slade and Bob Stowell.

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Facts/Media Information ................................... 1Spring Outlook ........................................................... 2-3Head Coach Paul Pasqualoni ..................................... 4-5Assistant Coaches ........................................................ 6-9Personnel Chart ........................................................... 10Rosters .................................................................... 11-13Returning Letterwinners ........................................ 14-19Incoming Student-Athletes ................................... 20-21Notes And Updates ..................................................22-232012 Game Recaps ...................................................24-352012 Statistics ........................................................36-IBC

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T he University of Connecticut football team will have 15 spring prac-

tices in 2013 which concludes with the Blue-White Spring Football Game at Rentschler Field on Saturday, April 20 at noon.

The schedule for spring football is somewhat different for head coach Paul Pasqualoni, who is heading into his third year, and his Huskies. UConn will have three practices (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) on the week of March 11 and then have a week off for spring break. UConn will then fol-low its usual Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday schedule for the rest of spring ball.

UConn will face the best home schedule ever in the history of Rentschler Field this year, highlighted by home games against Michigan, Maryland, Rutgers, USF and Louisville.

On offense, the Huskies return a key number of last year’s leaders. Redshirt junior quarterback Chandler Whitmer (Newnan, Ga.) started all 12 games last season – his first year of action in college football. Whitmer showed improvement each week and finished the year with 2,664 passing yards and nine passing TDs. He threw for 200 yards or more in five of his final six games last season.

Also back at the QB spot is redshirt junior Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass.), who saw time last year primarily in the “wildcat” position. Redshirt freshman Casey Cochran (Monroe, Conn.) looks forward to spring practice after being sidelined with a hand injury for most of last year and walk-on sophomore Chris DeBerry (Torrington, Conn.) has also joined the team.

Redshirt junior Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) led the team in rushing last year with 860 yards with six TDs, but would like to regain the form of 2011 when he rushed for over 1,000 yards and was a Freshman All-American. Redshirt sophomore Max DeLorenzo (Berlin, Conn.) showed moments of excellence last year and looks for more consistency.

Sophomore Joseph Williams (Allentown, Pa.) played in nine games as a true freshman last year and will look to play an even bigger role this year. Redshirt senior Martin Hyppolite (Wakefield, Mass.) was injured in a serious car accident in February and his status is still to be determined, but will be out for spring ball. Junior Eric Brainard (Hebron, Conn.) is also in the mix here.

Redshirt junior Reuben Frank (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) was consistent as the starting fullback last year, but has plenty of company to push him in: redshirt freshman Jazzmar Clax (Freehold, N.J.), redshirt sophomore Christopher Matteis (North Haven, Conn.) and redshirt freshman Wyatt Vinci (Ridgewood, N.J.).

The Huskies return their top two receivers from last season in redshirt junior Geremy Davis (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and redshirt junior Shakim Phillips (Paterson, N.J.). Davis made 44 receptions for 613 yards while Phillips had 32 receptions for 399 yards. Phillips came on strong at the end of the season and had 14 receptions in the final three games of the year.

Other experienced wide receivers include junior Kamal Abrams (Dover, Del.) and junior Deshon Foxx (Lynchburg, Va.). Pushing all of them and eager for playing time are redshirt freshmen John Greene (Miami, Fla.) and Rick Gutierrez (Hialeah, Fla.) plus sophomore John-Luke Bogue (New Rochelle, N.Y.), senior Frank Guardi (New Fairfield, Conn.) and senior Sujay Trivedi (Glastonbury, Conn.).

The Huskies bring two freshmen into spring practice at the WR spot in Dhameer Bradley (New Castle, Del.) and Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.).

UConn has good experience returning this spring on the offensive line – a unit that is key for improved production in 2013. Sixth-year senior Jimmy Bennett (Alexandria, Va.) was granted a sixth year of eligibility after an injury-filled career and is back after starting all 12 games at left tackle in ‘12. Redshirt junior Steve Greene (Edensburg, Pa.) is back after starting all of 2012 at left guard and redshirt senior Kevin Friend (Warrentown, Va.) has started 23 games over the last two years and all 13 at right tackle last year.

Redshirt junior Guz Cruz (Manchester, N.H.) started five games at right guard in 2012, including the last four while redshirt senior Tyler Bullock (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) started the final eight games at center. There will be plenty of others looking to push this group in redshirt freshmen Kyle Bockeloh (Houston, Texas), Richard Levy (Trenton, N.J.) and Zach Rugg (Windber, Pa.) and sophomore Tyler Samra (Wycoff, N.J.). Also look-ing for playing time are redshirt sophomores Dalton Gifford (Fairhaven, Mass.), Xavier Hemingway (Powder Springs, Ga.) and Paul Nwokeji (Randolph, Mass.) and redshirt junior Bryan Paull (Parkland, Fla.). Redshirt junior Alex Mateas (Ottawa, Ont.) started the first four games of 2012 and will also be in the mix.

The tight end spot is wide open with the loss of seniors Ryan Griffin and John Delahunt. Look for redshirt junior Mark Hansson (Clearwater, Fla.) and redshirt sophomore Sean McQuillan (Glastonbury, Conn.) both to get a long look there along with sophomore James Horan (Rockaway, N.J.) and reshirt senior Spencer Parker (Newington, Conn.)

Unlike the offense, there will have to be plenty of new faces on defense. Among the Husky losses there are four career starters who all enjoyed outstanding NFL Combine performances in February – defensive tackle Trevardo Williams, linebacker Sio Moore and cornerbacks Dwayne Gratz and Blidi Wreh-Wilson.

On the defensive line, UConn also looses the graduated Ryan Wirth, who started each game last year. Redshirt senior Shamar Stephen (Brookville, N.J.) has the most experience on the line and has 70 career tackles. Redshirt senior Jesse Joseph (Laval, Qu.) only played in three games last season before being lost by injury but has 118 career tackles in 37 games. Redshirt sophomore Julian Campenni (West Pittson, Pa.) started two games last season and was a consistent part of the rotation.

A number of Huskies will have the opportunity to play here in: sophomore Elijah Norris (Upper Marlboro, Md.), redshirt senior Tim Willman (Fulton, Md.), redshirt junior B.J. McBryde (Beaver Falls, Pa.), redshirt junior Angelo Pruitt (Cincinnati, Ohio), redshirt sophomore Kenton Adeyemi (Wethersfield, Conn.) and redshirt junior Jonathan Louis (Brockton, Mass.). Redshirt freshmen Mykal Myers (Newburgh, N.Y.), Brendan Battles-Santos (Eastham, Mass.), Andreas Knappe (Silkeborg, Denmark) and Sean Marinan (Higganum, Conn.) will look for their first college playing time.

In addition to Moore, UConn also lost steady starter Jory Johnson from last year’s team at linebacker. Redshirt junior Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) emerged as a defensive force last season and is the top returnee at LB.

One of the top stories will be the progress of redshirt sophomore Graham Stewart (Durham, Conn.), who sat out last year as a transfer from Florida.

Also competing for time at LB will be redshirt sophomore Jefferson Redshirt junior and Connecticut native Byron Jones has moved to cor-nerback this spring and has played in 21 career games with 12 starts.

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Ashiru (Powder Springs, Ga.), redshirt senior Ryan Donohue (Montvale, N.J.), redshirt junior Brandon Steg (Coral Springs, Fla.) and redshirt sopho-more Marquise Vann (Cincinnati, Ohio) plus redshirt freshmen Jon Hicks (Palmyra, Pa.) and Omaine Stephens (East Orange, N.J.).

The most defensive experience returns in the secondary with redshirt junior Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) and safety Ty-Meer Brown (McKeesport, Pa.), who both started all 12 games last year. Jones has been moved to cornerback this spring. Senior Taylor Mack (Powder Springs, Ga.) brings a great deal of experience back to the secondary and redshirt sophomore Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) earned a letter last year at safety.

At cornerback, redshirt sophomores David Stevenson (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and Tyree Clark (Tampa, Fla.), sophomore Kenrick Mattison (Bloomfield, Conn.) and redshirt freshman Jhavon Williams (Wellington, Fla.) will all look for playing time. Safeties include: redshirt freshmen Jordan Floyd (Bel Air, Md.), Obi Melifonwu (South Grafton, Mass.) and Ellis Marder (Windermere, Fla.) and redshirt sophomore Wilbert Lee (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Redshirt sophomore Jeremy Claflin (West Hartford, Conn.) is also in the mix here.

UConn is solid on special teams with redshirt senior kicker Chad Christen (Etters, Pa.) returning for his second year as the starter while class-mate Cole Wagner (York, Pa.) is among the top career punters in Husky history. Sophomore Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) saw action in the last game of 2012 when Christen was hurt while redshirt freshman Justin Wain (Wilmington, N.C.) is also at punter. Redshirt sophomore Dominick Manco (Lagrangeville, N.Y.), redshirt junior Adam Mueller (Park Ridge, Ill.) and sophomore William Oldach (Hopkinton, Mass.) are all back at long snapper.

Redshirt junior Chandler Whitmer started all 12 games for UConn at quarterback in 2012.

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THE OFFENSE

QUArterBACKSPlayer Cl. ’12 GP/CAR

Casey Cochran RFr. 0/0Chris DeBerry So. 0/0Scott McCummings RJr. 12/24Chandler Whitmer RJr. 12/12

wiDe reCeiverSKamal Abrams Jr. 0/8John-Luke Bogue So. 0/0Dhameer Bradley Fr. -/-Geremy Davis RJr. 12/24Deshon Foxx Jr. 7/14John Green RFr. 0/0Frank Guardi Sr. 0/0Ricky Gutierrez RFr. 0/0Shakim Phillips RJr. 12/12Noel Thomas Fr. -/-Sujay Trivedi Sr. 0/0

RUNNING BACKSEric Brainard Jr. 0/0Max DeLorenzo RSo. 9/9Martin Hyppolite RSr. 12/25Lyle McCombs RJr. 11/23Joseph Williams So. 9/9

FULLBACKSJazzmar Clax RFr. 0/0Reuben Frank RJr. 12/24Christopher Matteis RSo. 0/0Wyatt Vinci RFr. 0/0

TIGHT ENDSMark Hansson RJr. 0/0James Horan So. 0/0Sean McQuillan RSo. 3/3Spencer Parker RSr. 8/8

CENTERSKyle Bockeloh RFr. 0/0Tyler Bullock RSr. 12/23Alex Mateas RJr. 7/7Bryan Paull RJr. 0/0

OFFENSIVE GUARDSGus Cruz RJr. 11/19Steve Greene RSr. 12/25Zach Rugg RFr. 0/0Tyler Samra So. 5/5

OFFENSIVE TACKLESJimmy Bennett RSr. 12/19Kevin Friend RSr. 12/30Dalton Gifford RSo. 2/2Xavier Hemingway RSo. 1/1Richard Levy RFr. 0/0Paul Nwokeji RSo. 0/0

THE DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDSBrendan Battles-Santos RFr. 1/1Jesse Joseph RSr. 3/37Andreas Knappe RFr. 0/0Jonathan Louis RJr. 0/0Sean Marinan RFr. 0/0B.J. McBryde RJr. 10/13Elijah Norris So. 7/7

DEFENSIVE TACKLESKenton Adeyemi RSo. 1/1Julian Campenni RSo. 10/10Mykal Myers RFr. 0/0Angelo Pruitt RJr. 12/13Shamar Stephen RSr. 10/34Tim Willman RSr. 12/15

LINEBACKERSJefferson Ashiru RSo. 9/9Ryan Donohue RSr. 5/5Jon Hicks RFr. 0/0Yawin Smallwood RJr. 12/24Brandon Steg RJr. 12/24Omaine Stephens RFr. 0/0Graham Stewart RSo. 0/0Marquise Vann RSo. 11/11

CORNERBACKSTyree Clark RSo. 0/0Byron Jones RJr. 12/24Taylor Mack Sr. 12/33Kenrick Mattison So. 0/0David Stevenson RSo. 7/7Jhavon Williams RFr. 0/0

SAFETIESAndrew Adams RSo. 12/12Ty-Meer Brown RJr. 12/24Jeremy Claflin RSo. 1/1Jordan Floyd RFr. 0/0Wilbert Lee RSo. 11/11Ellis Marder RFr. 0/0Obi Melifonwu RFr. 0/0

SPECIAL TEAMPLACE KICKERSChad Christen (K/P) RSr. 11/36Bobby Puyol So. 1/1

PUNTERSCole Wagner RSr. 12/37Justin Wain RFr. 0/0

LONG SNAPPERSDominick Manco RSo. 0/0Adam Mueller Sr. 12/22

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

University of Connecticut on January 14, 2011 and is entering his third season in charge of the Husky program in 2013. A native of Cheshire, Conn., Pasqualoni has extensive coaching experience on the high school, college and professional level and has served as a collegiate head coach for 20 seasons.

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

In 2012, eight players earned All-BIG EAST honors and seven were in all-star games. The Connecticut defense was one of the best in the country as it was ninth in the country, and first in the BIG EAST, in total defense. UConn was seventh in the country in rush-ing defense and 19th in scoring defense. UConn topped the BIG EAST in sacks per game and was second in tackles for a loss.

Following the 2012 season, Pasqualoni was the BIG EAST career leader in both overall coaching wins (117) and conference coaching wins (67). He broke the overall coaching wins record in 2011 at Connecticut passing Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer (108) and leads Beamer by ten wins in conference play.

Before taking the Connecticut position, Pasqualoni had been coaching in the National Football League as he was a member of the Dallas Cowboys staff (2005-07 and 2010) and the Miami Dolphins (2008-09). Pasqualoni worked with the tight ends (2005) and linebackers (2006-07) in Dallas. The Cowboys won the NFC East in 2007 and were a Wild Card playoff team in 2006. In 2007, the Cowboys’ defense limited opponents to 4.9 yards per play and were third in sacks. He rejoined the Cowboys staff in 2010 and became the defensive coordinator.

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

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

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

He joined the Syracuse staff in 1987 and was an assistant coach there for four seasons before being named the head coach prior to the 1991 season, taking over for the legendary Dick MacPherson. Pasqualoni developed a solid contingent of professional players at Syracuse, including a string of 17 selections in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft as seven were first-round picks. The school pro-duced at least two NFL draft selections in 11 of Pasqualoni’s 14 years as head coach.

During his tenure at Syracuse as an assistant and head coach, the Orange were recognized with the AFCA Academic Achievement Honorable Mention Award for having a graduation rate better than 70 percent a total of 14 times. They were honored during 10 of

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the 14 years Pasqualoni was head coach. In 1999, Syracuse won the American Football Coaches Association Academic Achievement Award for posting a 100 percent graduation rate for the class that enrolled in 1994.

Pasqualoni won the ECAC/Vince Lombardi Foundation Coach of the Year award in 1996 following his second-straight 9-3 season. He was named the 1992 and 1995 ECAC Coach of the Year for Division I-A. Pasqualoni served in lead-ership roles with the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 1998 and served a three-year stint as a member of that group before becoming third-vice president for 2002. He was first vice president in 2004.

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

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

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

appearance in 1985. Pasqualoni has experience coaching in a number of various all-star games, most

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

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

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

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

A CLOSER LOOK AT PAUL PASQUALONIFULL NAME: Paul Lucian PasqualoniWIFE: JillCHILDREN: Dante Paul, Tito Lucian, Cami MaeALMA MATER: Penn State, ’72BIRTHDATE: August 16, 1949HOMETOWN: Cheshire, Conn.YEARS IN COACHING (COLLEGE): 42 (31)

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

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

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t.J. weiStOffensive Coordinator, Running Backs

T.J. Weist, a 25-year veteran of the coaching profes-sion who most recently served as the wide receivers coach at Cincinnati, is in his first season as the offensive coordinator in 2013. Weist also has position responsibility with the wide receivers.

Weist, who has mentored over 14 NFL receivers, was also the Bearcats recruiting coordinator for the past year. During his

time with the Bearcats, Cincinnati won a total of two BIG EAST Championships.Weist (pronounced WEEST), help lead the Bearcats to a 10-3 record in 2012

and a 48-34 victory over Duke in the Belk Bowl. Weist served as Cincinnati’s offen-sive coordinator in the Belk Bowl as the Bearcats gained 554 yards of total offense on 53 plays and did not have a turnover. Cincinnati was 17 of 25 in passing for 332 yards.

Cincinnati was ranked second in the BIG EAST in total offense at 440.23 yards per game and was first in the BIG EAST in scoring offense at 32.31 points per game.

In 2011, Cincinnati averaged 385 yards of total offense per game and scored an average of 33.3 points per game on the way to a BIG EAST Conference Championship and a win in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl over Vanderbilt.

In 2010, Weist coached a pair of all-BIG EAST Conference selections in Armon Binns (first team) and D.J. Woods (second team) as the duo were the No. 1 and 2 ranked receivers in the BIG EAST in 2010. The Bearcats were the only NCAA FBS school to have two wide receivers with 15 or more 20-yard receptions in 2010. In 2010, the Bearcats led the BIG EAST in scoring offense (27.1 ppg), total offense (417.3 ypg) and passing offense (260.7 ypg).

Weist joined the Bearcats after eight years at Western Kentucky mentoring the receivers. He also served as the team’s assistant head coach (2007-09) and offensive coordinator (2003-06). As offensive coordinator in 2006, WKU ranked 23rd in the country in total offense, also finishing 17th in pass efficiency rating while posting more than 4,000 total yards for the fifth consecutive season. Weist helped direct an offense that averaged 405.73 yards per game in 2005, while scoring more than 30 points a game. The Hilltoppers ranked in the top 30 nationally in four different categories.

Weist came to WKU from Indiana, where he served as wide receivers coach from 1997-01. While at IU, he also carried special teams responsibilities with the return units and also served as the Hoosiers’ recruiting coordinator his first two years.

Weist was also on the staffs at Tulsa (1996), Southern Illinois (1994-95), Michigan (1990-93) and Alabama (1988-89).

The Wolverines reached four postseason bowl games during his tenure, includ-ing two Rose Bowl appearances, while the Crimson Tide appeared in a pair of post-season contests while he was on the coaching staff including the 1990 Sugar Bowl.

A native of Bay City, Mich., Weist was a wide receiver at Alabama from 1985-87, taking part in three postseason bowl games, and earned a letter as a senior. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1988, and then added an exercise physiology master’s degree one year later.

Weist and his wife Karen have a son, James (4).

HAnK HUgHeSDefensive Coordinator, Defensive Line

Hank Hughes is entering his 13th season on the Husky coaching staff in 2013 and is in his second stint as defensive coordinator. For the previous two seasons, he was the assistant head coach. For six seasons (2005-10), he had been the assistant head coach for defense after spending the previous three as the defensive coordinator. A 34-year veteran of the coaching profes-sion, Hughes joined the program in Feb. 2001 as the defensive

line coach and has coached that position group throughout his tenure at UConn. In 2012, Hughes helped coach a defense that was ninth in the country, and

first in the BIG EAST, in total defense. UConn was seventh in the country in rush-ing defense and 19th in scoring defense. UConn topped the BIG EAST in sacks per game and was second in tackles for a loss. Senior defensive end Trevardo Williams was an unanimous first team All-BIG EAST selection.

In 2011, UConn’s rushing defense was ranked fourth in the country and first in the BIG EAST. Defensive lineman Kendall Reyes was named First Team All-BIG EAST for the second year in a row. In 2010, his defense was ranked 28th in the country and fourth in the BIG EAST in pass efficiency defense and was also ranked 35th in the country in scoring defense. Following the 2009 season, he was named the Assistant Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston.

Under Hughes, UConn led the BIG EAST in total defense in each of its first two seasons in the league. The Huskies finished seventh in the nation in 2006, averaging 297.1 yards per game in total defense while also ranking fourth in pass-

ing defense and seventh in passing efficiency defense. The Huskies used their stout defense to gain the 2007 BIG EAST Championship with the team ranking in the top 17 nationally in passing defense, passing efficiency defense and scoring defense.

Before coming to UConn, Hughes was the defensive line coach at the University of Memphis from 1998-2000. The Tigers finished the 2000 season as the No. 1 rated defense in Division I-A against the run (72.7 rushing yards allowed per game), fifth in the nation in total defense (275.3 yards per game) and 14th in scoring defense (18.1 points allowed per game).

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

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

Kermit BUggSSpecial Teams Coordinator, Running Backs

Kermit Buggs, who served as a member of the Penn State football staff from 2003-2011 and was the defensive coordina-tor at Lock Haven University in 2012, is in his first year as assistant coach at UConn in 2013 and is the special teams coor-dinator and has position responsibility with the running backs.

Buggs was an assistant coach at Penn State from 2007-11 and worked with the safeties and then the entire secondary

late in the 2011 season. Buggs was instrumental in the development of three-year starting safeties Drew Astorino and Nick Sukay, who earned 2011 first-team All-Big Ten honors. In 2008, Buggs helped Anthony Scirrotto earn first-team All-Big Ten accolades.

Buggs became an assistant coach at Penn State in December 2007 and coached the safeties in a 2007 Valero Alamo Bowl win over Texas A&M.

He was part of two Big Ten championship teams in 2005 and ‘08 and Penn State was the Legends Division Co-Champion in 2011. He has been part of seven bowl teams, including the 2006 Orange Bowl and 2009 Rose Bowl.

He served as Coordinator of Player Personnel and Development during the 2006 and ‘07 seasons and from 2003-05, he was a graduate assistant coach with the Nittany Lions.

Buggs previously was a successful high school coach, leading Surry County (Va.) High School to a 34-14 record from 1999-2002. His 1999 squad was 14-0 and won the Division I state championship and Buggs was named the state’s Division I Coach-of-the-Year.

A product of Hampton, Va., Buggs is a 1995 graduate of Norfolk State University, where he played football. He was the University’s 1992-93 recipient of the Vince Lombardi Award for Leadership and Academic Achievement.

Buggs has a master’s degree in educational administration from Penn State.

george DeleoneAssociate Head Coach, Offensive Line

George DeLeone, a 1970 University of Connecticut graduate and a veteran coach of 40 football seasons, is in his third year on the UConn staff and his first season at Associate Head Coach. He served as UConn’s offensive coordinator in 2011 and 2012.

He has position responsibility with the offensive line for the second-straight year in 2013 after working with the tight

ends in 2011. In 2011, he coached tight end Ryan Griffin to a spot on the All-BIG EAST

Second Team. In addition, the Husky offense saw tailback Lyle McCombs named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. In 2012, offensive guard Adam Masters earned second team All-BIG EAST honors as did tight end Ryan Griffin.

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

DeLeone and UConn head coach Pasqualoni have a long coaching history together as they have been on the same staff, both professionally and collegiately, for 26 years. DeLeone was part of Pasqualoni’s staff for 13 of the 14 years that Pasqualoni was the head coach at Syracuse (1991-2004). The only year that DeLeone was not on that staff was in 1997 when he was the offensive line coach for the San

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Diego Chargers. DeLeone and Pasqualoni were both assistant coaches at Syracuse from 1987-90

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

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

He originally joined the Syracuse staff in 1985 and was the offensive line coach for two seasons before becoming the offensive coordinator in 1987. Following his year with the Chargers, he returned to SU seven more seasons as the defensive coor-dinator in 1998 and the offensive coordinator from 1999-2004.

During his career at Syracuse, the Orange played in 12 bowl games, posting an 8-3-1 record. While working with the offensive line at SU, five of his players were drafted by the NFL and as offensive coordinator, five players were named first team All-American. Syracuse won three BIG EAST Championships during DeLeone’s tenure there – 1996, 1998 and 2004.

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

DeLeone began his coaching career at Southern Connecticut as an assistant coach in 1970 and was the head coach of the Owls from 1970-75. The 1970 Owls were the Eastern Football Conference Champions.

DeLeone graduated from UConn in 1970 with a degree in physical education and earned a master’s degree in physical education from Southern Connecticut in 1971. He is a graduate of Fairfield Prep (Conn.) High School.

Born on May 9, 1948, he is the father of two sons – Andy and Mark and is married to Barbara Ann Ward.

mAtt CerSoSimoCornerbacks, Recruiting Coordinator

Matt Cersosimo enters his eighth year as a member of the Husky staff in 2013 and his first season having position responsibility with the cornerbacks. He previously had worked with the wide receivers during his time at UConn. He contin-ues to serve as the recruiting coordinator. During his tenure as recruiting coordinator, UConn has won a pair of BIG EAST Conference Championships and participated in four bowl

games – including the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Cersosimo coached Kashif Moore, who concluded his career in 2011 as the

eighth-leading receiver in school history in receptions and ninth in yards. In 2010, the UConn wide receivers accounted for 113 catches with 1369 yards and seven touchdowns while not having a single senior within the group. The group was high-lighted by a pair of juniors -- Mike Smith and Moore.

Cersosimo’s wide receivers developed in the 2009 season, highlighted by senior Marcus Easley, who was the fourth round pick of the Buffalo Bills. Easley caught 48 passes for 893 yards and eight touchdown passes. He eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark in every BIG EAST game.

Cersosimo spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons as an assistant coach at Harvard, helping the Crimson to a 10-0 record, 7-0 in Ivy League action in 2004 and a record of 17-3 over the combined 2004-05 seasons. Wide receivers Brian Edwards and Cory Mazza were each named All-Ivy.

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

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

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

SHAne DAyQuarterbacks

Shane Day, who spent the 2010 and ’11 seasons as the quarterbacks coach for the Chicago Bears, is in his second year at UConn for the 2013 season and works with the quarterbacks. Day is a 12-year veteran of the coaching profession – and has worked at all levels of football, including professional, high school and college.

As a member of the Bears’ staff, he helped lead the team to the 2010 NFC North Division championship with a record of 11-5 and the team advanced to the NFC Championship game. He worked alongside offensive coordina-tor and former NFL head coach Mike Martz in Chicago.

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

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

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

Day played collegiate football as a wide receiver at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., where he also lettered in baseball. He graduated from Kansas State in 1999 with a degree in English. Day and his wife Christie are the parents of a daughter, Vivienne.

miKe FoleyTight Ends

A veteran of northeastern football coaching, Mike Foley enters his eighth season on the UConn staff in 2013 and second with the tight ends. He worked with the offensive line for his first six years with the Huskies. Prior to UConn, Foley com-pleted 21 seasons of involvement with the football team at his alma mater, Colgate University. He had served as the Raiders’ offensive coordinator and offensive line coach since 1997.

In his first season working with the tight ends in 2012, Ryan Griffin earned All-BIG EAST second team honors and he and John Delahunt combined to be one of the more effective tight ends duos in school history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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DArrell perKinSSafeties

Darrell Perkins is in his fourth season on the University of Connecticut football staff in 2013. In 2012, his safeties helped the UConn defense to rank ninth in the country, and first in the BIG EAST, in total defense. In 2010, he helped the UConn defense rank tied for fifth nationally in interceptions and rank 28th in the nation in pass efficiency defense.

Perkins served as the defensive backs coach at Louisiana-Monroe in 2008 and 2009. Perkins helped lead the Louisiana-Monroe defense to the top ranking in the Sun Belt Conference in 2009.

Prior to his stint at Monroe, he was the defensive coordinator at Charleston Southern in 2007. He was the linebackers and special teams coach at Northern Colorado in 2006 and was the defensive backs/special teams coordinator at Charleston Southern from 2004-05. In 2004, Charleston Southern was ranked second in the Football Championship Subdivision in pass defense at 131 yards per game.

Perkins was the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Ferris State from 2002-03 as the Bulldogs finished first in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in pass defense at 161 yards per game.

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

He was the head basketball coach at Legacy High School in Fort Collins, Colo., from 1993-96 and led the team to two state playoff appearances.

Perkins is a 1990 graduate of Wyoming and earned his degree in business marketing. He was a two-year starter at running back for the Cowboys and a three-year letter winner from 1985-89. At Wyoming, Perkins played in the 1987 and `88 Holiday Bowls and with Purdue coached in the 2001 Rose Bowl, following the Boilermakers’ 2000 Big Ten championship, and the 2001 Sun Bowl.

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

Jon wHolleyLinebackers

Jonathan Wholley, a 2004 graduate of the University of Connecticut who earned a master’s degree from UConn in 2008, is in his fourth season at UConn in 2013. Wholley has worked with the linebackers for the past three seasons after working with the tight ends in 2010.

A pair of linebackers earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors in 2012 in Sio Moore and Yawin Smallwood.

Wholley was an assistant football coach at Fordham for the 2009 season where he worked with the running backs and had recently added recruiting coordinator duties. The Rams led the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense at 488.82 yards per game.

A Southington, Conn., native, Wholley was a member of the UConn football team from 2001-04 as a running back and joined the team as a walk-on. He later earned a scholarship and was a member of the 2004 Motor City Bowl champion-ship team.

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

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

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

He earned his master’s of education in kinesiology from UConn in December of 2008. Wholley and his wife, the former Carly Venditto, were married in July 2012.

miCHAel DigmAnGraduate Assistant – Offense

Michael Digman, a 2007 Missouri graduate, is in his sec-ond season as graduate assistant football coach at the University of Connecticut for the 2012 season.

Digman, who works with the offense, was the running backs and tight ends coach at Blinn College (Brenham, Texas) during the 2010 season. He was also the offensive graduate assistant at Buffalo (2010) and Austin Peay (2008-09). Digman

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

High School, in Fort Pierce, Fla. He also coached wide receivers and kickers at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark., in 2007 and 2008.

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

JorDAn orlovSKyGraduate Assistant – Defense

Jordan Orlovsky is in his second year as a graduate assistant coach on the UConn football staff in 2012. Orlovsky works with the defense.

He spent the 2011 season as a program aide in the UConn football office. He was a quality control coach at Miami during the 2008-10 seasons after serving as an intern at Miami from 2005-08.

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

lUKe BengStonGraduate Assistant

Luke Bengtson is in his second year with the UConn football program as a graduate assistant coach in 2012. He was a member of the Central Missouri staff in 2011 working with the running backs as a graduate assistant coach.

In 2004 and 2005, Bengtson played wide receiver at Northwest Missouri and was a member of the 2005 team that advanced to the NCAA Division II Championship game. He

then transferred to St. Cloud State (Minn.), playing in 2006 and 2007 before becom-ing a student assistant coach for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. He coached both the wide receivers and offensive line, as well as special teams and video coordination.

A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Bengtson attended Johnston High School where he was an award-winning football and basketball player. A three-time all-state wide receiver, he set the state record for catches in a game and holds multiple conference and school receiving marks. He also helped the squad to the state playoffs for the first time in school history. On the basketball court, he was a multiple-time all-conference performer and led the team to the state tournament.

Bengtson earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from St. Cloud State and a master’s degree in sports business and athletic administration from Central Missouri.

Jon gUyneSGraduate Assistant

Jon Guynes is in the second year as a graduate assistant coach at UConn in 2013. Guynes had been on the Holy Cross staff since March 2012 as the outside linebacker coach. Hs time at Holy Cross was his second stint with the Crusader staff as he was also at the school for the 2008 and ‘09 seasons. He was the defensive line coach at Assumption in 2010 and ‘11.

Guynes helped lead the Crusaders to an overall record of 7-4 and a second place finish in the Patriot League in 2008. From 2006-2007, he was the linebackers coach at Iona College, where he helped lead the team to a 7-4 record in 2007. During his time at Iona, Guynes guided the career of Adam Lipski, who earned second team Mid-Major All-America honors in both 2006 and 2007, and was named the 2007 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Prior to his time at Iona, Guynes served as the defensive backs coach at Muhlenberg College in 2005.

A 2005 graduate of Lehigh University, Guynes was a three-year starter at line-backer for the Mountain Hawks. He helped lead Lehigh to an overall record of 36-11 during his four seasons, including two trips to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

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tim penDergAStDirector of Football Administration

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

Pendergast worked as a college football coach for 25 years, most notably serving as head coach at Cornell (2001-03) and

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

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

DAve wilCzewSKiRecruiting Assistant

Dave Wilczewski is in his sixth year as UConn’s recruit-ing assistant. Wilczewski manages the program’s extensive recruiting database and organizes on-campus visits. Wilczewski returned to Storrs after spending the spring of 2008 at Marshall where he worked as a recruiting assistant for the Thundering Herd. Wilczewski was a familiar face behind the scenes of the Husky program from the spring of 2004 through the end of the

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

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

Wilczewski is single and resides in Glastonbury, Conn.

AnDy BAyloCKDirector of UConn Football Alumni and Community Affairs

A member of the Division of Athletics staff since 1964, Andy Baylock is in his 11th year as the football program’s Director of Football Alumni and Community Affairs. Baylock is involved with a number of activities, including the cultiva-tion of relationships with Husky football alumni (players, coaches and support staff) and other various members of the

football community. Baylock serves as the team’s liaison both to professional scouts and the Connecticut high school coaches, while also assisting the team’s departing seniors with career networking, representing UConn at various speaking engage-ments, and involving current student-athletes with community service projects.

Baylock retired as UConn’s head baseball coach in May 2003 after a 24-year run in which he posted a 556-492-8 record, guiding the Huskies to BIG EAST Championships in 1990 and 1994, along with a trio of NCAA tournament berths. Including his tenure as an assistant baseball coach, Baylock compiled an 822-614-11 record over 39 years and, at the time of his retirement, he had personally coached 1,447 of the 2,327 games (62.2 percent) in UConn’s baseball history.

His association with UConn began in 1963 as the freshman baseball coach, a part-time position, and Baylock joined the Husky staff on a full-time basis a year later as an assistant football and baseball coach – positions which he held for 15 seasons. Baylock was a part of Husky football teams that won or shared four Yankee Conference titles. He also had a long tenure as UConn’s freshman football coach. Baylock was an assistant baseball coach from 1964-79, helping UConn to the College World Series in 1965, 1972 and 1979, before assuming the head coaching reigns in 1980.

Over the years, Baylock has been honored by several organizations, including his January 1996 induction into the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, one of the seven Hall of Fames in which he has been enshrined. Baylock has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award, the highest honor given out by the organization and will received that award at the group’s annual convention.

Baylock has been active on the international baseball scene as a distinguished pitching clinician, including serving as pitching coach for the 1985 and 1989 U.S. Senior National Teams. A veteran summertime coach in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, Baylock has also sat on the faculty of the department of kinesiology at UConn.

In the spring of 2008, he received awards for his outstanding contribution from both the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and the National Football Foundation’s Southeastern Connecticut Chapter.

Baylock also served as the head football coach at East Catholic High School in Manchester from 1962-64 when he became a full-time member of the UConn staff. He played three seasons of professional football, last with the Springfield (Mass.) entry in the Atlantic Coast Professional Football League.

A native of New Britain, Conn. where he played on New Britain High School’s 1955 state championship team, Baylock is a 1960 graduate of Central Connecticut where he was a four-year letterwinner in both football and baseball and captained both teams. There he received the Gladstone Award, CCSU’s highest award pre-sented to a scholar-athlete. Baylock earned a master’s degree from the University of Michigan in 1962 where he served as a graduate assistant baseball coach. Baylock and his wife, Barbara, reside in Mansfield Center, Conn., and have three children, Jennifer, Jeffrey and Andrea, all of whom attended UConn. The couple also has three grandchildren – Kyle, Shane and Paige.

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DATE OPPONENT STADIUM, CITY TIME TV

AUG. 29 TOWSON RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA UConn meets Towson for the first time since 1993; a one-point win for the Tigers

SEPT. 14 MARYLAND RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA Former head coach Randy Edsall returns to Rentschler following a UConn win at Maryland in 2012

SEPT. 21 MICHIGAN RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA Connecticut hosts Michigan after visiting Ann Arbor in 2010

Sept. 28 Buffalo UB Stadium, Amherst, N.Y. TBA TBA UConn has won eight in a row against the Bulls and leads the series, 16-4

OCT. 12 USF* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA The all-time series is tied, 5-5, with the home team winning six of seven conference meetings

Oct. 19 Cincinnati* Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio TBA TBA UConn has posted wins over the Bearcats at home in 2008 and 2010

Oct. 26 UCF* Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, Fla. TBA TBA The Huskies and the Knights take the field against each other for the first time

NOV. 8 LOUISVILLE* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA ESPN OR ESPN2 The Huskies defeated the No. 18 Cardinals on the road in triple overtime last season

Nov. 16 SMU* Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas TBA TBA UConn and SMU played in Dallas in 1989, a one-point win for the Mustangs, the year after SMU’s program was reinstated.

Nov. 23 Temple* Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa. TBA TBA The Huskies fell to the Owls in Temple’s return to the BIG EAST in 2012

NOV. 30 RUTGERS* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA Six of the last 10 games between these two teams have been decided by a touchdown or less

DEC. 7 MEMPHIS* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA Memphis visits Rentschler Field as the two teams meet for the first time.*Indicates Conference Game

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OFFENSEretUrning lettermen (14)Pos. Player (Letters)C Tyler Bullock (1), Alex Mateas (1)FB Reuben Frank (2)OG Gus Cruz (1), Steve Greene (2)OT Jimmy Bennett (1), Kevin Friend (3)QB Scott McCummings (2), Chandler Whitmer (1)RB Martin Hyppolite (1)TB Lyle McCombs (2)TE Spencer Parker (1)WR Geremy Davis (2), Shakim Phillips (1)

lettermen loSt (5)Pos. Player (Letters)OG Adam Masters (4)TE John Delahunt (4), Ryan Griffin (4)WR Michael Smith (4), Nick Williams (4)

retUrning StArterS (8)Pos. Player ’12 Starts/CareerC Tyler Bullock 8/8FB Reuben Frank 9/9OG Steve Greene 12/35OT Jimmy Bennett 12/15OT Kevin Friend 12/25QB Chandler Whitmer 12/12TB Lyle McCombs 10/21WR Geremy Davis 11/12

StArterS loSt (4)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerOG Adam Masters 7/30TE John Delahunt 7/23TE Ryan Griffin 8/33WR Nick Williams 9/9

DEFENSEretUrning lettermen (16)Pos. Player (Letters)CB Wilbert Lee (1), Taylor Mack (2), David Stevenson (1)DE B.J. McBryde (1), Angelo Pruitt (1), Tim Willman (1)DT Julian Campenni (1), Shamar Stephen (3)LB Jefferson Ashiru (1), Ryan Donohue (1), Yawin Smallwood (2), Brandon Steg (1), Marquise Vann (1)S Andrew Adams (1), Ty-Meer Brown (2), Byron Jones (2)

lettermen loSt (7)Pos. Player (Letters)CB Dwayne Gratz (4), Blidi Wreh-Wilson (4)DE Trevardo Williams (4)DT Ryan Wirth (2)LB Jory Johnson (4), David Kenney (2), Sio Moore (3)

retUrning StArterS (5)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerDE Angelo Pruitt 9/9DT Shamar Stephen 9/17LB Yawin Smallwood 12/24S Ty-Meer Brown 12/19S Byron Jones 12/21

StArterS loSt (6)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerCB Dwayne Gratz 12/41CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson 12/39DE Trevardo Williams 11/30DT Ryan Wirth 12/12LB Jory Johnson 12/28LB Sio Moore 12/31

SPECIALISTSretUrning lettermen (3)Pos. Player (Letters)K Chad Christen (3)LS Adam Mueller (2)P Cole Wagner (3)

retUrning StArterS (2)Pos. Player ’11 Starts/CareerK Chad Christen 11/11P Cole Wagner 12/37

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No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Bradley, Dhameer 5-9 168 WR Fr. New Castle, Del./Eastern Christian Acad. 2 Stewart, Graham 6-1 237 LB RSo. Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier 3 Stevenson, David* 5-8 175 CB RSo. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson 4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 170 WR Jr. Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville 5 Gutierrez, Ricky 6-0 166 WR RFr. Hialeah, Fla./American 6 Williams, Jhavon 5-10 188 CB RFr. Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central 7 Green, John 5-10 177 WR RFr. Miami, Fla./Felix Varela 8 Phillips, Shakim* 6-1 204 WR RJr. Paterson, N.J./ Boston College/DePaul Catholic 9 Abrams, Kamal 5-10 183 WR Jr. Dover, Del./Dover 10 Whitmer, Chandler* 6-1 195 QB RJr. Newnan, Ga./Downers Grover (Ill.) South/Butler CC 11 McCummings, Scott** 6-2 240 QB RJr. Natick, Mass./ Natick 12 Cochran, Casey 6-1 230 QB RFr. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk 13 Christen, Chad** 6-1 192 K/P RSr. Etters, Pa./ Red Lane 14 Clax, Jazzmar 5-11 239 FB RFr. Freehold, N.J./Neptune 15 Brown, Ty-Meer** 6-0 197 S RJr. McKeesport, Pa./ McKeesport 16 Jones, Byron** 6-1 190 CB RJr. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) 16 DeBerry, Chris 5-11 181 QB So. Torrington, Conn./Torrington 17 Puyol, Bobby 5-10 170 K So. North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer 18 Mattison, Kenrick 6-1 183 CB So. Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield 19 Marder, Ellis 6-1 193 S RFr. Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 20 Melifonwu, Obi 6-4 208 S RFr. South Grafton, Mass./Grafton 21 Williams, Joseph 5-11 202 TB So. Allentown, Pa./ Emmaus 22 Adams, Andrew* 6-0 190 S RSo. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 23 Lee, Wilbert* 6-1 204 S RSo. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 24 Thomas, Noel 6-1 181 WR Fr. Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School 25 Hyppolite, Martin* 6-0 217 RB RSr. Wakefield, Mass./ Wakefield 26 Brainard, Eric 5-9 187 RB Jr. Hebron, Conn./Plymouth State 27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 191 CB RSo. Tampa, Fla./ Alonso 29 Mack, Taylor** 5-9 173 CB Sr. Powder Springs, Ga./ The Lovett School 32 Ashiru, Jefferson* 6-1 233 LB RSo. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 33 Smallwood, Yawin** 6-3 244 LB RJr. Worcester, Mass./ Doherty 35 Vinci, Wyatt 6-2 225 FB RFr. Ridgewood, N.J./St. Joseph/Hun School 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 204 S RSo. West Hartford, Conn./ Conard 39 Floyd, Jordan 6-0 213 S RFr. Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield 40 Battles-Santos, Brendan 6-3 256 DE RFr. Eastham, Mass./Nauset Regional 41 Steg, Brandon* 6-2 232 LB RJr. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella 42 Wain, Justin 6-3 202 P RFr. Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley 43 McCombs, Lyle** 5-8 169 RB RJr. Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph By The Sea 44 DeLorenzo, Max 6-0 211 RB RSo. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 45 Norris, Elijah 6-3 247 DE So. Upper Marlboro, Md./Archbishop Carroll 46 Matteis, Christopher 5-10 205 FB RSo. North Haven, Conn./ North Haven 46 Vann, Marquise* 6-0 227 LB RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 47 Frank, Reuben** 6-3 255 FB RJr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie 49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 237 TE RSo. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 50 Bullock, Tyler* 6-4 313 OG RSr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./ Mechanicsburg 51 Willman, Tim* 6-4 267 DT RSr. Fulton, Md./ Reservoir 52 Donohue, Ryan* 6-0 236 LB RSr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional/Maryland 54 Stephens, Omaine 6-2 224 LB RFr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus 55 Hicks, Jon 6-2 237 LB RFr. Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra 56 Pruitt, Angelo* 6-3 297 DT RJr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill 58 Louis, Jonathan 6-5 260 DE RJr. Brockton, Mass./ Wyoming Seminary 59 Stephen, Shamar** 6-5 323 DT RSr. Brookville, N.Y./ Long Island Lutheran 60 Samra, Tyler 6-2 289 OG So. Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco 62 Oldach, William 6-4 264 LS So. Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkington/The Rivers School 65 Cruz, Gus* 6-2 303 OG RJr. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy 66 Manco, Dominick 6-1 226 LS RSo. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 67 Mueller, Adam** 6-1 228 LS RJr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South 68 Paull, Bryan 6-3 312 C RJr. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas 69 Greene, Steve** 6-5 308 OG RJr. Edensburg, Pa./ Bishop Carroll 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 282 C RFr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 71 Levy, Richard 6-5 312 OT RFr. Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central 72 Bennett, Jimmy* 6-9 306 OT RSr. Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac 73 Mateas, Alex* 6-4 305 OG RJr. Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa Sooners/Penn State 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-6 279 OT RSo. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy 75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-4 277 OT RSo. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 76 Rugg, Zach 6-4 296 OG RFr. Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort

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77 Friend, Kevin** 6-6 304 OT RSr. Warrentown, Va./ Faquier 78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 303 OT RSo. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 81 Bogue, John-Luke 6-0 178 WR So. New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 82 Guardi, Frank 6-0 188 WR Sr. New Fairfield, Conn./ New Fairfield 85 Davis, Geremy* 6-2 217 WR RJr. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross 86 Wagner, Cole*** 6-2 200 P RSr. York, Pa./ York Suburban 88 Horan, James 6-3 235 TE So. Rockaway, N.J./Bergen Catholic 90 Campenni, Julian* 6-0 283 DT RSo. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 91 Joseph, Jesse*** 6-3 262 DE RSr. Laval, Que./ Vanier Prep 92 Myers, Mykal 6-0 310 DT RFr. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy 93 Trivedi,Sujay 5-9 186 WR Sr. Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 94 Hansson, Mark 6-4 270 TE RJr. Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbor University 95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 268 DT RSo. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) 96 Knappe, Andreas 6-9 288 DL RFr. Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg 96 Parker, Spencer* 6-4 223 TE RSr. Newington, Conn./Newington/Lasell College 97 McBryde, B.J.* 6-5 316 DE RJr. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls 99 Marinan, Sean 5-11 251 DE RFr. Higganum, Conn./Xavier

PRONUNCIATION GUIdE

Kenton Adeyemi Ken-ten ADD-a-YEM-eeKyle Bockeloh BOCH-ah-lowDhameer Bradley Dah-mearTy-Meer Brown tie-MEERMartin Hyppolite HIP-o-lightAndreas Knappe napSean Marinan Maar-i-NANObi Melifonwu Melon-FON-wuh

Alex Mateas Ma-TEY-asMykal Meyers MichaelPaul Nwokeji Who-cage-EShakim Phillips Shah-KIMYawin Smallwood yah-winShamar Stephen STEF-anBrandon Steg stegg (rhymes with egg) Jhavon Williams Ja-VON

geogrApHiCAl BreAKDownCONNECTICUT (16):AdeyemiBrainardClaflinCochranDeBerryDeLorenzoGuardiJonesMarinanMatteisMattisonMcQuillanParkerStewartThomas Trivedi

PENNSYLVANIA (10): Brown T. BullockCampenniChristenGreeneHicksMcBrydeRuggWagnerWilliams

FLORIDA (9):Clark GreenGutierrezHanssonMarderPaullPuyolStegWilliams

MASSACHUSETTS (9):Battles-SantosGiffordHyppolite LouisMcCummings MelifonwuNwokejiOldachSmallwood

NEW JERSEY (8):Clax DonohueHoranLevyPhillips SamraStephensVinci

GEORGIA (7):AdamsAshiru DavisHemingwayMackStevensonWhitmer

NEW YORK (7):Bogue FrankLeeMancoMcCombs MyersStephen

MARYLAND (3):FloydNorrisWillman

VIRGINIA (3):Bennett FoxxFriend

DELAWARE (2): Abrams Bradley

OHIO (2):PruittVann

DENMARK (1):Knappe

ILLINOIS (1):Mueller

NEW HAMPSHIRE (1):Cruz

NORTH CAROLINA (1):Wain

ONATARIO (1):Mateas

QUEBEC (1):Joseph

TEXAS (1): Bockeloh

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No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/HS/Prep 9 Abrams, Kamal 5-10 183 WR Jr. Dover, Del./Dover 22 Adams, Andrew* 6-0 190 S RSo. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 268 DT RSo. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) 32 Ashiru, Jefferson* 6-1 233 LB RSo. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 40 Battles-Santos, Brendan 6-3 256 DE RFr. Eastham, Mass./Nauset Regional 72 Bennett, Jimmy* 6-9 306 OT RSr. Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 282 C RFr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 81 Bogue, John-Luke 6-0 178 WR So. New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 1 Bradley, Dhameer 5-9 168 WR Fr. New Castle, Del./Eastern Christian Acad. 26 Brainard, Eric 5-9 187 RB Jr. Hebron, Conn./Plymouth State 15 Brown, Ty-Meer** 6-0 197 S RJr. McKeesport, Pa./ McKeesport 50 Bullock, Tyler* 6-4 313 OG RSr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./ Mechanicsburg 90 Campenni, Julian* 6-0 283 DT RSo. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 13 Christen, Chad** 6-1 192 K/P RSr. Etters, Pa./ Red Lane 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 204 S RSo. West Hartford, Conn./ Conard 27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 191 CB RSo. Tampa, Fla./ Alonso 14 Clax, Jazzmar 5-11 239 FB RFr. Freehold, N.J./Neptune 12 Cochran, Casey 6-1 230 QB RFr. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk 65 Cruz, Gus* 6-2 303 OG RJr. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy 85 Davis, Geremy* 6-2 217 WR RJr. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross 16 DeBerry, Chris 5-11 181 QB So. Torrington, Conn./Torrington 44 DeLorenzo, Max 6-0 211 RB RSo. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 52 Donohue, Ryan* 6-0 236 LB RSr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional/Maryland 39 Floyd, Jordan 6-0 213 S RFr. Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield 4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 170 WR Jr. Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville 47 Frank, Reuben** 6-3 255 FB RJr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie 77 Friend, Kevin** 6-6 304 OT RSr. Warrentown, Va./ Faquier 78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 303 OT RSo. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 7 Green, John 5-10 177 WR RFr. Miami, Fla./Felix Varela 69 Greene, Steve** 6-5 308 OG RJr. Edensburg, Pa./ Bishop Carroll 82 Guardi, Frank 6-0 188 WR Sr. New Fairfield, Conn./ New Fairfield 5 Gutierrez, Ricky 6-0 166 WR RFr. Hialeah, Fla./American 94 Hansson, Mark 6-4 270 TE RJr. Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbor University 75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-4 277 OT RSo. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 55 Hicks, Jon 6-2 237 LB RFr. Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra 88 Horan, James 6-3 235 TE So. Rockaway, N.J./Bergen Catholic 25 Hyppolite, Martin* 6-0 217 RB RSr. Wakefield, Mass./ Wakefield 16 Jones, Byron** 6-1 190 CB RJr. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) 91 Joseph, Jesse*** 6-3 262 DE RSr. Laval, Que./ Vanier Prep 96 Knappe, Andreas 6-9 288 DL RFr. Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg 23 Lee, Wilbert* 6-1 204 S RSo. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 71 Levy, Richard 6-5 312 OT RFr. Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central 58 Louis, Jonathan 6-5 260 DE RJr. Brockton, Mass./ Wyoming Seminary 29 Mack, Taylor** 5-9 173 CB Sr. Powder Springs, Ga./ The Lovett School 66 Manco, Dominick 6-1 226 LS RSo. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 19 Marder, Ellis 6-1 193 S RFr. Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 99 Marinan, Sean 5-11 251 DE RFr. Higganum, Conn./Xavier 73 Mateas, Alex* 6-4 305 OG RJr. Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa Sooners/Penn State 46 Matteis, Christopher 5-10 205 FB RSo. North Haven, Conn./ North Haven 18 Mattison, Kenrick 6-1 183 CB So. Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield 97 McBryde, B.J.* 6-5 316 DE RJr. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls 43 McCombs, Lyle** 5-8 169 RB RJr. Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph By The Sea 11 McCummings, Scott** 6-2 240 QB RJr. Natick, Mass./ Natick 49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 237 TE RSo. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 20 Melifonwu, Obi 6-4 208 S RFr. South Grafton, Mass./Grafton 67 Mueller, Adam** 6-1 228 LS RJr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South 92 Myers, Mykal 6-0 310 DT RFr. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy 45 Norris, Elijah 6-3 247 DE So. Upper Marlboro, Md./Archbishop Carroll 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-6 279 OT RSo. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy 62 Oldach, William 6-4 264 LS So. Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkington/The Rivers School 96 Parker, Spencer* 6-4 223 TE RSr. Newington, Conn./Newington/Lasell College 68 Paull, Bryan 6-3 312 C RJr. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas 8 Phillips, Shakim* 6-1 204 WR RJr. Paterson, N.J./ Boston College/DePaul Catholic 56 Pruitt, Angelo* 6-3 297 DT RJr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill 17 Puyol, Bobby 5-10 170 K So. North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer 76 Rugg, Zach 6-4 296 OG RFr. Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort 60 Samra, Tyler 6-2 289 OG So. Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco 33 Smallwood, Yawin** 6-3 244 LB RJr. Worcester, Mass./ Doherty 41 Steg, Brandon* 6-2 232 LB RJr. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella 59 Stephen, Shamar** 6-5 323 DT RSr. Brookville, N.Y./ Long Island Lutheran 54 Stephens, Omaine 6-2 224 LB RFr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus 3 Stevenson, David* 5-8 175 CB RSo. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson 2 Stewart, Graham 6-1 237 LB RSo. Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier 24 Thomas, Noel 6-1 181 WR Fr. Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School 93 Trivedi,Sujay 5-9 186 WR Sr. Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 46 Vann, Marquise* 6-0 227 LB RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 35 Vinci, Wyatt 6-2 225 FB RFr. Ridgewood, N.J./St. Joseph/Hun School 86 Wagner, Cole*** 6-2 200 P RSr. York, Pa./ York Suburban 42 Wain, Justin 6-3 202 P RFr. Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley 10 Whitmer, Chandler* 6-1 195 QB RJr. Newnan, Ga./Downers Grover (Ill.) South/Butler CC 6 Williams, Jhavon 5-10 188 CB RFr. Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central 21 Williams, Joseph 5-11 202 TB So. Allentown, Pa./ Emmaus 51 Willman, Tim* 6-4 267 DT RSr. Fulton, Md./ Reservoir

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#22 AnDrew ADAmSRS Sophomore Safety 6-0, 190 Fayetteville, Ga. Woodward Academy

Lettered in his first season of collegiate play…played in 12 games making starts against Maryland (Sept. 15) and Western Michigan (Sept. 22)…had 23 tackles on the season with a career-high five against Maryland (Sept. 15) and Western Michigan (Sept. 22)…also had three tackles against Syracuse (Oct. 19).

ANDREW ADAMS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles, Game: 5, 2x, last at Western Michigan, 9/22/12

YEAR G UT AT TT TFL PBU INT2012 12 12 11 23 2.0 4 0

#32 JeFFerSon ASHirURS Sophomore Linebacker 6-1, 233 Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern

Saw action on both defense and special teams to earn a letter in 2012…played in nine games and made his first career start vs. USF (Nov. 3)…had two tackles in three games – Pittsburgh (Nov. 9), Louisville (Nov. 24) and Cincinnati (Dec. 1).

#72 Jimmy BennettRS Senior Offensive Tackle 6-9, 306 Alexandria, Va. West Potomac

Was granted a sixth-year of eligibility after an injury-filled career…was finally healthy in 2012 and started all 12 games at left tackle…was redshirted in 2008 and missed entire 2009 year with a knee injury in preseason camp…finally saw playing time in first four games of 2010 before being lost for thumb surgery and a knee sprain… in 2011 played in three games and made first two career starts before ending season with a knee injury.

#15 ty-meer BrownRS Junior Safety 6-0, 197 McKeesport, Pa. McKeesport

Experienced safety who has started 19 consecutive games for UConn…started all 12 games last year and is one of two returning starters in the secondary…made 49 tackles in 2012, which was seventh on the team…had a career-high ten vs. Syracuse (Oct. 19)… had one interception vs. Buffalo (Sept. 29).

TY-MEER BROWN’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles, Game: 10, at Syracuse, 10/19/12Most TFL, Game: 1.0, at Cincinnati, 12/3/11Most PBU, Game: 3, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Longest Interception Return: 48, at West Virginia, 10/8/11

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU2011 12 20 25 45 0 1.0 3 102012 12 33 16 49 0 0.5 1 5TOTAL 24 53 41 94 0 1.5 4 15

#50 tyler BUlloCKRS Senior Offensive Guard 6-4, 313 Mechanicsburg, Pa. Mechanicsburg

Started the final eight games of the 2012 season at center…will be part of an experienced UConn offensive line in ’13 that features all five starters from the final four games of the season.

#90 JUliAn CAmpenniRS Sophomore Defensive Tackle 6-0, 283 West Pittson, Pa. Wyoming Area

Started the first two games of the 2012 season for the injured Shamar Stephen and gained great experience…played in ten games and made ten tackles with 2.5 for a loss and a sack…had two tackles in five games – UMass (Aug. 30), Rutgers (Oct. 6), Syracuse (Oct. 19), USF (Nov. 3) and Louisville (Nov. 24).

#13 CHAD CHriStenKicker-Punter RS Senior 6-1, 192 Etters, Pa. Red Lane

Returns for his second year as UConn’s placekicker…converted on all 22 extra point attempts and on 14 of 21 field goal attempts…made final seven field goal attempts of the season before missing the Cincinnati game with an injury…had three field goals in win at nationally-ranked Louisville (Nov. 24) of 39, 37 and 30 yards…the game winner of 30 yards came in the third OT…had three field goals vs. UMass (Aug. 30)…had a career-long 50-yard FG vs. USF and career long attempt was 51 vs. Western Michigan…was seven for eight in attempts between 30 and 39 yards…continues to handle the kickoff for UConn as he did in 2009 and ’10.

CHAD CHRISTEN’S CAREER HIGHSMost FG Made, Game: 3, 2x, last at Louisville, 11/24/12Most FG Attempts, Game: 4, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Longest FG Made: 50, at USF, 11/3/12Most PATs, Game: 4, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12

YEAR XP-XPA FG-FGA 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LONG PTS2010 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 22012 22-22 14-21 2-2 3-4 7-8 1-4 1-3 50 64TOTAL 24-24 14-21 2-2 3-4 7-8 1-4 1-3 50 66

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#65 gUS CrUzRS Junior Offensive Guard 6-2, 303 Manchester, N.H. Kimball Union Academy

Started five games last season at right guard, the first starts of his career….first start came in win against Maryland (Sept. 15) and then started the final four games of the season when Adam Masters was lost for the season with an injury…had seen playing time in eight games in 2011…UConn returns all five starting offensive linemen in 2013 from the final four games of ’12.

#85 geremy DAviSRS Junior Wide Receiver 6-2, 217 Lawrenceville, Ga. Norcross

Was UConn’s leading receiver in 2012 with 44 receptions for 613 yards and on TD…started 11 of 12 games last season at wide receiver as UConn came out in double-tight end in the other…has now played in all 24 games over the past two seasons…had a career-high nine receptions for 123 yards against Western Michigan (Sept. 22)…had his first career TD reception in that game as well…also had seven receptions for 98 yards against USF (Nov. 3) and five receptions in two other games.

GEREMY DAVIS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Receptions, Game: 9, at Western Michigan, 9/22/12Most Receiving Yards, Game: 123, at Western Michigan, 9/22/12Longest Reception: 37, at Syracuse, 10/19/12

YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G2011 12 6 73 12.2 0 21 6.12012 12 44 613 13.9 1 37 51.1TOTAL 24 50 686 13.7 1 37 28.6

#52 ryAn DonoHUeRS Senior Linebacker 6-0, 236 Montvale, N.J. St. Joseph Regional

Played in five games last year after transferring from Maryland and sitting out 2011 season..played in five games and had one tackle in each game he played in for five.

#47 reUBen FrAnKRS Junior Fullback 6-3, 255 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Poughkeepsie

Was UConn’s regular starting fullback in 2012 after serving as a backup in that role in 2011…had four receptions for eight yards and also made six tackles on special teams…had two tackles against Temple (Oct. 13).

#77 Kevin FrienDRS Senior Offensive Tackle 6-6, 304 Warrentown, Va. Faquier

Started all 12 games last season at right tackle and now has started 29 career games for the Huskies…part of a UConn offensive line that returns all five starters from the last four games of 2012…has started games at left tackle, right tackle and left guard during his career.

#69 Steve greeneRS Junior Offensive Guard 6-5, 308 Edensburg, Pa. Bishop Carroll

Started all 12 games for the Huskies last year at left guard…with eight starts in 2011, now has 20 career starts… part of a UConn offensive line that returns all five starters from the last four games of 2012.

#25 mArtin HyppoliteRS Senior Running Back 6-0, 217 Wakefield, Mass. Wakefield

Played in 11 games last season and rushed for 69 yards with one TD…had a career-high 60 yards on six carries in win vs. Buffalo (Sept. 29)…had a career-long 50-yard TD rush in that game…also had five carries vs. Rutgers (Oct. 6)….had a ten yard reception vs. North Carolina State (Sept. 8)…has also played on defense during his career…has 74 career rushing yards.

MARTIN HYPPOLITE’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries, Game: 6, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12Most Rush Yards, Game: 60, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12Longest Run: 50, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12

YEAR G ATT YDS TD AVG REC YDS TD2012 12 19 69 1 3.6 1 10 0

#16 Byron JoneSRS Junior Cornerback 6-1, 190 New Britain, Conn. St. Paul (Bristol)

Moves to cornerback this spring after playing at safety his first two years….started all 12 games at safety last year and started eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2011 for 20 career starts…was the third-leading tackler on the 2012 team with 88 stops and also had 1.5 tackles for a loss…had one interception…made a career-high 13 tackles vs. Temple (Oct. 13) and also had ten tackles vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 22)…had nine tackles in two different games.

BYRON JONES’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles, Game: 13, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most PBU, Game: 4, at West Virginia, 10/8/11Longest Fumble Return: 10, vs. USF, 10/15/11

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YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2011 12 33 18 51 0.0 0.0 6 22012 12 40 48 88 0.0 1.5 3 1TOTAL 24 73 66 139 0.0 1.5 9 3

#91 JeSSe JoSepHRS Senior Defensive End 6-3, 262 Laval, Que. Vanier Prep

Experienced defensive lineman who has started 35 games during his career…started the first three games of 2012 and was lost for the season with an injury…was granted a fifth year of eligibility because of the injury…had eight tackles vs. North Carolina State (Sept. 8) and two tackles in other two other games…enters 2013 with 114 career tackles and 11 tackles for a loss.

JESSE JOSEPH’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles, Game: 8, 2x, last vs. North Carolina State, 9/8/12Most TFL, Game: 3, vs. Vanderbilt, 10/2/10Most Sacks, Game: 2, vs. Vanderbilt, 10/2/10

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2009 13 16 22 38 2.5 5.0 2 02010 12 25 14 39 8.5 12.0 0 02011 9 11 18 29 1.0 2.5 1 02012 3 5 7 12 1.0 1.5 0 0TOTAL 37 57 61 118 13.0 21.0 3 0

#23 wilBert leeRS Sophomore Safety 6-1, 204 Brooklyn, N.Y. Boys and Girls

Earned a letter in his first season of collegiate experience…made eight tackles seeing action on both defense and special teams…had two tackles in three different games – vs. Maryland (Sept. 15), Temple (Oct. 13) and Louisville (Nov. 24)…also had a pass-breakup.

#29 tAylor mACKSenior Cornerback 5-9, 173 Powder Springs, Ga. The Lovett School

Enters senior year with 33 career games played…has been a consistent performer on both defense and the return game…has 44 career tackles on both defense and special teams…had a career-high five tackles in win over nationally-ranked Louisville (Nov. 24)…had four tackles in two other games…had four pass break-ups…had 98 yards of kickoff return yardage.

TAYLOR MACK’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles, Game: 5, at Louisville, 11/24/12Longest Kick Return: 24, at Maryland, 9/15/12Longest Punt Return: 33, at Rutgers, 10/8/10Most PBU, Game: 2, 2x, last at Maryland, 9/15/12

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2010 13 9 5 14 0.0 0.0 3 12011 8 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 02012 12 17 11 28 0.0 1.0 4 0TOTAL 33 26 18 44 0.0 1.0 7 1

YEAR G PR YDS TD LONG AVG2010 13 15 126 0 33 8.42011 8 0 0 0 0 0.02012 12 1 21 0 21 21.0TOTAL 33 16 147 0 33 9.2

YEAR G KR YDS TD LONG AVG2010 13 0 0 0 0 0.02011 8 2 35 0 20 17.52012 12 6 98 0 25 16.3TOTAL 33 8 133 0 25 16.6

#73 Alex mAteASRS Junior Offensive Guard 6-4, 305 Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa Senators

Played his first year at Connecticut after sitting out 2011 as a Penn State transfer…started the first four games of the season at center…played in a total of eight games…made on tackle vs. North Carolina State (Sept. 8).

#97 B.J. mCBryDeRS Junior Defensive End 6-5, 316 Beaver Falls, Pa. Beaver Falls

Earned his first letter in 2012…played in ten games and made five tackles…had two tackles vs. Syracuse (Oct. 19)..now has six career tackles and played in three games in 2011 as a redshirt sophomore.

#43 lyle mCComBSRS Junior Tailback 5-8, 169 Staten Island, N.Y. St. Joseph By The Sea

Has been the Huskies leading rusher the past two seasons with 913 yards in 2012 and now has 2011 career rushing yards…enters 2013 as the eighth all-time leading rusher in school history…is sixth in career carries with 518 and fifth in net yards per game at 87.4…now has two of the top six single-season marks in rushing carries…had three 100-yard rushing games in 2011 and now has nine career games with 100 yards or more…had a season-high 133 yards in win over nationally-ranked Louisville (Nov. 24) and also had 120 in win vs. Pittsburgh (Nov. 9) and 119 at Western Michigan (Sept. 22)…was named a Freshmen All-American in 2011.

LYLE McCOMBS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Carries, Game: 32, vs. USF, 10/15/11Most Rush Yards, Game: 152, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Most Rushing TDs, Game: 4, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Longest Run: 65, vs. Western Michigan, 10/1/11Most Receptions, Game: 4, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Most Receiving Yards, Game: 52, vs. Western Michigan, 10/1/11Longest Reception: 43, vs. North Carolina State, 9/8/12

YEAR G ATT YDS TD AVG REC YDS TD2011 12 275 1151 7 4.2 19 172 12012 11 243 860 6 3.5 24 230 0TOTAL 23 518 2011 13 3.9 43 402 1

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#11 SCott mCCUmmingSRS Junior Quarterback 6-2, 240 Natick, Mass. Natick

Saw action in all 12 games last season – mostly as a quarterback in “wildcat” situations…had a season-high 44 rushing yards in win vs. Maryland with one TD…also rushed for 33 yards vs. USF (Nov. 3) and scored a TD in opening night win vs. UMass (Aug. 30)…completed one of two pass attempts….has played in all 24 games over the past two seasons.

SCOTT McCUMMINGS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Passing Yards, Game: 55, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most Passing Attempts, Game: 3, vs. Iowa State, 9/16/11Longest Pass: 55, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most Carries, Game: 13, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Most Rushing Yards, Game: 59, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Longest Run: 25, at USF, 11/3/12Most Rushing TDs, Game: 2, 2x, last vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11

YEAR G A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF2011 12 5-10-0 50.0 157 2 247.92012 12 1-2-0 50.0 2 0 58.4TOTAL 24 6-12-0 50.0 159 2 216.3

YEAR G ATT YDS TD AVG AVG/G2011 12 74 285 5 3.9 23.82012 12 39 132 2 3.4 11.0TOTAL 24 113 417 7 3.7 17.4

#67 ADAm mUellerRS Junior Long Snapper 6-1, 228 Park Ridge, Ill. Maine Township South

Has been UConn’s long snapper for the past two seasons…made two tackles in 2012…has helped the Huskies convert on 36 of 49 field goals attempts during his career and 51 of 52 PATs – including all 22 in 2012.

#96 SpenCer pArKerRS Senior Tight End 6-4, 223 Newington, Conn. Newington

Earned a letter in 2012 for his play on special teams…enters second year in UConn program after transferring from Lasell (Mass.) College, where he played volleyball…played in eight games and had three tackles with two in win over Pittsburgh (Nov. 9).

#8 SHAKim pHillipSRS Junior Wide Receiver 6-1, 204 Paterson, N.J. DePaul Catholic

Played his first season at UConn in 2012 after transferring from Boston College and was the Huskies’ second-leading receiver with 32 receptions…came on strong at the

end of the season, making 14 receptions in the final three games…tied a career-high with seven receptions in season finale vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 1) after also having seven vs. Temple (Oct. 13)..had his only TD reception of the season in win over Louisville (Nov. 24)…had five receptions for 52 yards in win over Pittsburgh (Nov. 9)…also had four receptions for 42 yards vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 22).

SHAKIM PHILLIPS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Receptions, Game: 7, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most Receiving Yards, Game: 100, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Longest Reception: 25, vs. Temple, 10/13/12

#56 Angelo prUittRS Junior Defensive Tackle 6-3, 297 Cincinnati, Ohio North College Hill

Earned his first letter in 2012…made his first collegiate start against Western Michigan (Sept. 22) and was there for good starting the final nine games of the season…had 26 tackles on the season with four for a loss…had a career-high five tackles vs. Buffalo (Sept. 29)…also had four tackles vs. Syracuse (Oct. 19) and three vs. North Carolina State (Sept. 8).

#33 yAwin SmAllwooDRS Junior Linebacker 6-3, 244 Worcester, Mass. Doherty

Was a first team All-BIG EAST selection in 2012 and led the Huskies in tackles with 120 and was second in tackles for a loss with 15 and also had four sacks and two forced fumbles…was tied for 20th in the country in tackles per game (10.0) and was third in the BIG EAST…was also third in the BIG EAST in tackles for a loss…had six double-digit tackle games in 2012…had a monster game in win vs. Maryland (Sept. 15) with 14 tackles, 3.5 for a loss and 2.5 sacks…also had 14 tackles the week before against North Carolina State (Sept. 8) with two tackles for a loss…in opener vs. UMass (Aug. 30) had seven tackles with 3.5 for a loss…was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week following both the UMass and Maryland games…following the Maryland game, was also named the Football Writers Association of America/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, the Chuck Bednarik Defensive Player of the Week from the Maxwell Football Club and the ECAC Defensive Player of the Week…also had double-digit tackle games with 11 vs. Buffalo (Sept. 29), 13 vs. Temple (Oct. 13), ten vs. Syracuse (Oct. 19) and 11 in win vs. Louisville (Nov. 24).

YAWIN SMALLWOOD’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles, Game: 14, 2x, last at Maryland, 9/15/12Most TFL, Game: 3.5, 2x, last at Maryland, 9/15/12Longest Fumble Return: 64, at Vanderbilt, 9/10/11Longest Interception Return: 28, at Buffalo, 9/24/11

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2011 12 36 58 94 1.5 2.5 4 12012 12 59 61 120 4.0 15.0 4 0TOTAL 24 95 119 214 5.5 17.5 8 1

#41 BrAnDon StegRS Junior Linebacker 6-2, 232 Coral Springs, Fla. J.P. Taravella

Earned first letter at Connecticut in 2012, but has played in 24 career games…made eight tackles last season, including a career-high three in win vs. Louisville (Nov. 24)…also had a forced fumble in that game.

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#59 SHAmAr StepHenRS Senior Defensive Tackle 6-5, 323 Brookville, N.Y. Long Island Lutheran

Has played in 34 game for the Huskies over the past three seasons and missed the first two games of 2012 with an injury...has 70 career tackles with two sacks and seven tackles for a loss…had a career-high seven tackles in last year’s season finale vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 1) with 1.5 tackles for a loss…also had five tackles vs. Buffalo (Sept. 29)…also had three tackles against Western Michigan (Sept. 22), Temple (Oct. 13) and USF (Nov. 3).

SHAMAR STEPHEN’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles, Game: 6, at West Virginia, 10/8/11

YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT2010 12 13 14 27 2.0 4.0 0 02011 12 7 10 17 0.0 1.0 1 02012 10 14 12 26 0.0 2.0 4 0TOTAL 34 34 36 70 2.0 7.0 5 0

#3 DAviD StevenSonRS Sophomore Cornerback 5-8, 175 Stone Mountain, Ga. Stephenson

Earned a letter in his first year of collegiate action…played in seven games on defense and on special teams.

#46 mArQUiSe vAnnRS Sophomore Linebacker 6-0, 227 Cincinnati, Ohio Fairfield Senior

Earned a letter in his first season of collegiate action…made four tackles in 11 games played, seeing most of his action on special teams...had two tackles in opener vs. UMass (Aug. 30) and one each against Rutgers (Oct. 6) and in win vs. Pittsburgh (Nov. 9)…had a forced fumble vs. Rutgers as well.

#86 Cole wAgnerRS Senior Punter 6-2, 200 York, Pa. York Suburban

Returns for his third year as the Huskies’ starting punter in 2013…was a second team All-BIG EAST Conference selection in 2012…of his 78 punts in 2012, 25 were inside the 20 and 18 were a fair catch…is second in career punting average at 41.0 yards per punt, just 0.1 yards behind career leader Desi Cullen (2006-09)…is also second in number of punts in a career (237) and second in net yards (9,710)…has three of the top ten single-season punting averages in school history, including a career-best 41.3 in 2010, which is third… had a season-long punt of 62 yards at Rutgers (Oct. 6) while his career long is 66 at Michigan (Sept. 4, 2010).

COLE WAGNER’S CAREER HIGHSMost Punts, Game: 11, at Rutgers, 10/8/10Longest Punt: 66, at Michigan, 9/4/10Longest Punt Average, Game: 53.2, at USF, 12/4/10Most Punts In20: 5, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12

YEAR G P YDS LONG AVG2010 13 79 3260 66 41.32011 12 80 3288 63 41.12012 12 78 3162 62 40.5TOTAL 37 237 9710 66 41.0

#10 CHAnDler wHitmerRS Junior Quarterback 6-1, 195 Newnan, Ga./Downers Grove (Ill.)

Started all 12 games for UConn at quarterback after spending the 2011 season at Butler Community

College (Kansas) after transferring from Illinois in 2010…his 2,664 passing yards in 2012 were fifth in school single-season history while his 208 completions was seventh and his 361 attempts were sixth…had a career-high 333 passing yards vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 22), which was the 18th best day in school history..also had three passing TDs vs. the Broncos…his 76.0 completion percentage (19 of 25) in a win over Pittsburgh (Nov. 9) was the 11th-highest in school single-game history…threw for over 200 yards in nine games, including five of the final six...had 296 passing yards at Syracuse (Oct. 19) and 293 passing yards vs. Temple (Oct. 13).

CHANDLER WHITMER’S CAREER HIGHSMost Passing Yards, Game: 333, at Western Michigan, 9/22/12Most Passing Attempts, Game: 44, at Western Michigan, 9/22/12Most Completions, Game: 28, at Western Michigan, 9/22/12Longest Pass: 42, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most Passing TDs, Game: 3, at Western Michigan, 9/22/12Most Rushing Yards, Game: 17, at Maryland, 9/15/12Longest Run: 23, at Maryland, 9/15/12

YEAR G A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF2012 12 208-361-16 57.6 2664 9 119.0

#51 tim willmAnRS Senior Defensive Tackle 6-4, 267 Fulton, Md. Reservoir

Earned his first varsity letter in 2012 as he played in all 12 games and started the season finale against Cincinnati (Dec. 1) – his first career start…had 18 tackles with a career-high of six against the Bearcats…had eight tackles for a loss on the season with three sacks…three of his tackles for a loss came vs. Cincy…had three tackles in win vs. Pittsburgh (Nov. 9)…also had two tackles against UMass (Aug. 30), Rutgers (Oct. 6), Syracuse (Oct. 19) and USF (Nov. 3).

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The following is a list of the high school seniors that signed Letters of Intent.Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown/High School/Prep SchoolBoland, Michael DT 6-5 265 Dunmore, Pa./DunmoreBoyle, Tim QB 6-4 215 Middlefield, Conn./XavierBritton, Chris LB 6-3 210 Harrisburg, Pa./HarrisburgFatukasi, Foley DT 6-4 280 Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach ChannelFuchs, Jordan TE 6-5 220 Malvern, N.Y./Christ the KingHadley, Javon CB 5-11 170 Miami, Fla./Miami PalmettoHolines, Sha-ki DE 6-3 255 Springfield, Mass./CommerceHopkins, Thomas OT 6-6 300 Hawthorne, N.Y./WestlakeJasudowich, Cory LB 6-2 227 North Branford, Conn./Cheshire AcademyJoseph, Junior LB 6-1 243 Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson WestlawnLagow, Richard QB 6-6 213 Plano, Texas/Plano SeniorLemelle, Brian WR 5-1 175 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevittLucas, Thomas CB 6-2 185 Silver Springs, Md./Paint BranchMarriner, Joshua RB 5-9 188 Chesapeake, Va./Western BranchMyers, Thomas TE 6-5 237 Coventry, Conn./CoventryOrmsby, Cole DE 6-4 235 Windsor, Conn./WindsorSchafenacker, Kyle OG 6-4 285 Cooper City, Fla./St. Thomas AquinasStapleton, Cameron DE 6-4 225 Staten Island, N.Y./Poly Prep Country DayStevens, Jalen DE 6-4 220 Goose Creek, S.C./Goose CreekTaylor, Kivon QB 6-5 196 Atlanta, Ga./GradyThompson, Quinn TE 6-5 225 Edinboro, Pa./General McLaneWalsh, Matthew FB 6-0 225 Madison, Conn./Daniel HandWright, Chasz OT 6-7 285 Woodbridge, Va./Hylton

The following student-athletes enrolled at UConn for the spring 2013 semester Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown/High School/Prep School or Community CollegeBradley, Dhameer WR 5-10 175 New Castle, DE/Red Lion Christian Academy/ Eastern Chrisian Academy (MD)Thomas, Noel WR 6-1 183 Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School

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A total of 23 high school seniors signed National Letters of Intent in February to attend the University of Connecticut. The 23 seniors from 11 states with the following breakdown: Connecticut 5, Pennsylvania 5, New York 4, Florida 2, Virginia 2, Georgia 1, Maryland 1, Massachusetts 1, South Carolina 1 and Texas 1.

In addition, the Huskies had a pair of student-athletes enroll for the spring 2013 semester, including wide receivers Dhameer Bradley and Noel Thomas. Thomas is from Norwalk, Conn., for a total of six Connecticut players in this class.

The following, in alphabetical order, are biographies of all Husky newcomers.Michael Boland: Projected to be a defensive lineman at Connecticut…as a senior, won both the offensive and defensive Hookey Reap award for the top lineman in Lackawanna (Pa.) County…was also all-region and all-state as an offensive lineman…blocked for two 1,000-yard rushers on team...had 67 tackles, 14 sacks and 14 tackles for loss in senior year…was all-region in junior year as an offensive lineman…team went 14-2 in senior season…advanced to championship game of Class A of PIAA tournament…was also team’s kicker and scored 32 points…born August 18, 1994.Tim Boyle: Was named Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association Player of the Year…named first team All-State by the New Haven Register and All-Hartford Courant…named All-Southern Connecticut Conference as a senior…threw for nearly 2,500 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior as team won state Class LL championship for the third-straight season…also rushed for 295 yards on 60 carries for five TDs...was one of three finalists for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Connecticut Player of the Year

Award along with fellow UConn signee Matt Walsh…as a junior, shared starting duties and threw for 850 yards and 15 TDs in six games…born October 3, 1994.Chris Britton: Had more than 125 tackles in senior season…team went 11-3 in senior season and advanced to quarterfinals of Pennsylvania Class AAAA playoffs…named to the Pennsylvania roster for the Big 33 All-Star Game on June 15 in Hershey, Pa…missed most of junior year with an injury…also plays basketball…born December 16, 1994.Dhameer Bradley: Enrolled at UConn for spring 2013 semester…attended Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear, Del.) for three years and then Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton, Md.) for senior year…had 13 receptions for 156 yards and one TD as team played a limited schedule…also played basketball at Red Lion…honor roll student…born March 3, 1995.

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Foley Fatukasi: Had 78 tackles as a senior with ten sacks…named Second Team All-Queens/Long Island by the New York Daily News as a senior…will play in Empire Challenge All-Star Game in June…team reached PSAL Bowl Division finals in sopho-more year and was 6-3 in junior year...was limited to just two games in junior year because of injury…first player from Beach Channel High School to go directly to a FBS school…born March 4, 1995.Jordan Fuchs: Had 27 receptions for 374 yards as a senior…did not play football until the start of his junior year of high school…was named second team All-City by MSG Varsity…as a junior had 25 receptions for 492 yards and nine TDs…also an outstand-ing basketball player who plays at same high school as current Husky men’s basketball player Omar Calhoun…Former UConn women’s basketball All-American Sue Bird also attended same high school…born October 26, 1994.Javon Hadley: Earned All-Dade County Honorable Mention…was invited to three dif-ferent postseason all-star games…two-time Florida Prep Player of the Week as a senior…born September 19, 1994.Sha’ki Holines: Was named to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association “Super 26” All-State Team…had 50 tackles as a senior with one interception and a fumble recovery…was named Springfield Republican Division II All-Scholastic first team as a junior and senior…had 80 tackles in 2013, with 29 for a loss…made 13 recep-tions for 262 yards…as a junior, had 122 tackles and was team’s defensive MVP with six sacks…as a tight end, made 27 receptions for 287 yards and three TD …team went 8-5 in junior year and played in Division II Super Bowl…as a senior, team advanced to semifinals of Division II…born November 18, 1994.Tommy Hopkins: Named to the New York State Sportswriters Association Class B First Team…also played defense and made 61 tackles with 5.5 sacks…was named to the 2012 Journal-News Super 11 team…school advanced to Class B state semifinals in sophomore year and was a starter…born July 15, 1994.Cory Jasudowich: Was named to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class B All-New England team…was a four-year starter on both offense and defense…projected to be a college linebacker…team went 7-2 in senior year and played in the Tom Flaherty Bowl…his class had an overall record of 29-6 and won two bowls games…played for Team USA in International Bowl on February 5 in Austin, Texas…born September 20, 1994. Junior Joseph: Projected to be a linebacker at UConn after playing both LB and tight end in high school….was named PIAA Class AAA First Team All-State as a senior by Pennsylvania Football News and the Pennsylvania Sports Writers…had 79 tackles as a senior with 17 tackles for a loss...also had five receptions for 63 yards as a senior…team was 13-2 in senior season and advanced to semifinals of PIAA Class AAAA semifinals…as a junior had 59 tackles with 9.0 for a loss and also two touchdown receptions...team was 12-2 and advanced to state semifinals…had 19 tackles as a sophomore...born September 7, 1994.Richard Lagow: Named 2012 All-District 10-5A first team at Plano…was 109 for 182 in passing as a senior for 1,968 yards and eight touchdowns…Plano played in Conference 5A Division I playoffs…in junior year, was 119 for 221 in the air for 1,653 yards and 13 TDs…born September 19, 1994.Brian Lemelle: Named Parade Magazine All-America Honorable Mention…Pennsylvania career record holder in receptions (269) and receiving yardage (4,529) while his career TDs (38) is second…was named the Pennsylvania Sports News Class AAA Offensive Player of the Year…had 91 receptions as a senior for 1,546 yards and 11 TDs…also returned punts and kickoffs and was team’s punter…team went 14-1 in senior season and advanced to PIAA Class AAA tournament…as a junior, had 93 recep-tions for 1,630 yards and 13 TDs…team was 13-3 and played in championship game of AAA bracket…had 70 receptions for 1,223 yards and 11 TDs as a sophomore and team was 13-3 and played in AAA championship game, losing by one point…named to the Pennsylvania roster for the Big 33 All-Star Game on June 15 in Hershey, Pa. …played for the winning North team in the Chesapeake Bowl…had three receptions for 98 yards in that contest…born March 31, 1994.Thomas Lucas: Played in Maryland Crab Bowl game on Dec. 21…was named second team All-Montgomery County 4-A as a senior…had 57 tackles and two interceptions as a junior…team went 9-2 in junior season and earned a Maryland 4A North playoff berth…born November 21, 1994.

Josh Marriner: Was named First Team All-Tidewater by the Virginian Pilot...rushed for 2,168 yards as a senior on 253 carries with 24 rushing touchdowns and 26 total touch-downs…had two receptions – both for touchdowns…also made 27 tackles on defense with eight for a loss…had 298 yards of kickoff return yardage…team was 9-3 in senior year and advanced to second round of Virginia Division Six tournament…gained 417 yards in single game on 20 carries against Great Bridge in late October…the game was ten yards short of the South Hampton Roads single-game record..1,898 regular season yards in 2012 is fourth in South Hampton Roads’ all-time list…Southeastern District and Eastern Region Offensive Player of the Year...born April 25, 1995.Tommy Myers: Four-year letterman, three-year starter and team captain…was starting tight end, defensive end/safety and punter/kicker…had 27 receptions for 529 yards and seven TDs as a senior…earned First Team All-Hartford Courant as a senior and second team all-state honors from the New Haven Register…had 15 receptions for team that earned a spot in the Class L playoffs as a junior…was honorable mention All-Hartford Courant in junior year…three-time all-conference pick…also plays basketball and track and field…two-time Class S state champion in the javelin and won New England title in 2011…also four-year starter in basketball and averaged 18 points and 12 rebounds a game as a junior earning second team all-state honors…honor roll student…father Norm played football at UConn from 1981-84 while his mother Peggy (Walsh) was a women’s basketball player from 1982-86 at UConn with 1,413 career points and 937 rebounds, which still ranks fifth in school history…born June 26, 1995.Kyle Schafenacker: Starting left tackle on team that won Florida 7A state champion-ship as a senior…was named Florida High School Athletic Association 7A First Team All-State…team had 604 yards of total offense in 41-25 win over Tallahassee Lincoln for title…team went 13-2 in senior season and ended with a ten-game winning streak…team won district title in 2010 and 2012 and also state title in 2010…born July 4, 1995.Jalen Stevens: Had 126 tackles in senior year with six sacks…team advanced to state semifinals in senior year…earned all-county honors from the (Goose Creek/Hanahan) Gazette and was second team as a junior…team went 14-1 in junior year and won South Carolina Class AAA-Division II championship…born October 17, 1994.Cole Ormsby: Had 85 tackles in his senior season and led the state with 17 sacks…in senior year, team advanced to Class L championship game…had nine tackles and two sacks in two different games…made two sacks in Class L semifinals victory…named All-Central Connecticut Conference and Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-Defense…named Hartford Courant Defensive Player-of-the-Year and all-state by the New Haven Register and the Walter Camp Football Foundation…also played offense at the end position…as a junior, made 64 tackles with 13 sacks…team advanced to semifi-nals of Class L playoffs…born October 20, 1995.Cameron Stapleton: Was team captain as a senior…was team Defensive MVP in both junior and senior seasons…had 39 tackles as a senior with nine sacks and had 33 tackles with six sacks in junior year…as a sophomore in 2010, had 28 tackles with five sacks...will play in Empire Challenge All-Star Game in June…born August 11, 1994.Kivon Taylor: Team captain as a senior and quarterback at Grady High School in Atlanta…selected to play in the 2012 Georgia All-Star Game…honored as a USA Academic All-America Team…named to the 2013 FBU International All-Star Game…led team to a 2012 GHSA AAAA Playoff appearance and a 9-4 record.Noel Thomas: Was named to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class C All-New England team…named by MSG Varsity as its Connecticut Player of the Year…was team captain and MVP at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Conn.…team was 8-1 in senior year and advanced to Fairfield Athletic Association champi-onship game…also won NEPSAC Class C championship with a victory in the Dan Rorke Bowl…wide receiver, running back and quarterback in senior year….had 2,000 yards of offense with 25 touchdowns in senior year…for his career, had 4,888 yards of offense with 53 TDs…head coach at St. Luke’s is his father, Noel Thomas, Sr. …born September 18, 1994.Quinn Thompson: Will play tight end at Connecticut…named First Team Class AAA All-State by Pennsylvania Football News…was a quarterback and defensive lineman as a senior with 226 passing yards for two TDs…rushed for 721 yards with seven TDs…had four games with 100 yards of rushing or more…made 21 tackles on defense with a sack…team had a 9-3 record as a senior and earned a spot in the Pennsylvania Class AAA playoffs…had nine catches for 250 yards and six TDs as a junior with 80 carries for 292 yards and five TDs…on defense had 80 tackles for seven sacks…attended same high school as ’11 and ’12 UConn captain Blidi Wreh-Wilson...also plays basketball…born August 9, 1994. Matt Walsh: Named the New Haven Register All-State Most Valuable Player and All-Hartford Courant…named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association all-state teams…was one of three finalists for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Connecticut Player of the Year Award along with fellow UConn signee Tim Boyle…projected to play fullback at UConn…scored five rushing TDs in win over Xavier and had a total of ten for the season…had 182 tackles in senior year with three sacks…had 15 tackles, 10 solo, and forced two fumbles in state Class L championship game in 2012…team went 13-0 in junior and senior years and won state Class L title both seasons…as a junior had 100 tackles as a linebacker and two sacks…earned New Haven Register All-Area honors as a junior…born April 4, 1995.Chasz Wright: Projected to play offensive tackle at Connecticut…had 55 tackles as a senior with seven sacks and two caused fumbles…team went 11-3 in senior season and advanced to semifinals of state playoffs in Class 6…as a junior made 29 tackles with a sack…team went 11-1 and advanced to state quarterfinals…also plays basketball…born March 18, 1995.

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

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NEWS AND NOTESUCONN, BYU TO PLAY TWO-GAME SERIESThe UConn football program announced two exciting non-conference series in the off-season. UConn and Brigham Young University will play a two-game non-conference football series in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. UConn and BYU will meet on August 28, 2014 at Rentschler Field and then on October 31, 2015 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. UConn and Boise State University will play a two-game non-conference football series in the 2014 and 2018 seasons. UConn and Boise State will meet on September 13, 2014 at Rentschler Field and then on September 8, 2018 at Bronco Stadium.Boise State, a member of the Mountain West Conference, has the highest overall winning percentage in col-lege football since the 2000 season with a record of 147-21 for a .875 percentage. The Broncos are also the highest scoring team in the country in the same time period at 41.04 points per gameBYU has played in 31 bowl games since 1974 and won a national championship in 1984. Now independent in football, the Cougars have claimed 23 conference titles and earned 18 national top-25 finishes, includ-ing four top-10 finishes. BYU has posted a record of 74-29 since 2005 under current head coach Bronco Mendenhall, which ranks No. 12 nationally in total victories. The Cougars have gone to eight straight bowl games under Mendenhall and are one of only seven programs to achieve six bowl wins in the past eight seasons.The following is a complete summary of future non-conference games under contract for UConn football:2013: August 29, Towson; September 14, Maryland; September 21, Michigan; September 28, at Buffalo.2014: August 28, BYU; September 6, Stony Brook; September 13, Boise State.2015: September 5, Villanova; September 26, Tennessee; October 31, at BYU.2106: September 3, at Tennessee; September 17, Virginia.2017: September 16, at Virginia.2018: September 8, at Boise State.

FOUR HUSKIES EXCEL AT NFL COMBINEUConn football standouts Trevardo Williams and Sio Moore turned heads at the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium early in the event and then later it was much of the same as UConn cornerbacks Dwayne Gratz and Blidi Wreh-Wilson performed for the scouts.Williams, from Bridgeport, Conn., earned top performer status among defensive linemen in the 40-yard dash (4.57 seconds), vertical jump (38.0”) and broad jump (124.0”). He also bench pressed 30 reps of 225 lbs. and received an overall grade of 66.1 A grade from 50-69 projects a player to be drafted between the fourth and seventh rounds. Moore, out of Apex, N.C., also reached top performer status among linebackers in the 40-yard dash (4.65), bench press (29), vertical (38.0”) and broad (127.0”) jumps. He received an overall grade of 68.4 and also impressed in the 3-cone drill (7.49), 20- (4.31) and 60-yard shuttle (12.39).Gratz, from Piscataway, N.J., earned a spot as a top performer within the defensive backs that participated on Tuesday in the bench press (22) and vertical (38.0”). He also ran a 4.47 40-yard dash and posted a 125.0” in the broad jump. Overall, Gratz has been rated a 62.1.Wreh-Wilson, of Edinboro, Pa., projects as the highest draft pick from the group of Huskies with a 77.2 grade. He posted a 4.53 40-yard dash, 14 reps, 36.0” vertical and 128.0” broad jump.

HUSKIES IN ALL-STAR GAMESUConn senior linebacker Sio Moore tied for the North team lead in tackles with six at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., on January 27 as the South defeated the North 21-16. Moore was a late addition to the North team roster last week as he made four tackles and impressed several coaches and media members as he played for the East team in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Jan. 19 in Tampa, Fla.

2012 UConn Schedule/Results

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8/20 MASSACHUSETTS (SNY) W, 37-09/8 NORTH CAROLINA ST. (SNY) L, 10-79/15 at Maryland (SNY) W, 24-219/22 at Western Michigan (ESPN3) L, 30-249/29 BUFFALO (SNY) W, 24-1710/6 at Rutgers* (ESPNU) L, 19-310/13 TEMPLE* (ESPN3) L, 17-14 (OT)10/19 at Syracuse * (ESPN) L, 40-1011/3 at USF* (ESPNU) L, 13-611/9 PITTSBURGH* (ESPN2) W, 24-1711/24 at Louisville* (SNY) W, 23-20 (3OT)12/1 Cincinnati* (ABC) L, 34-17* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game

Cornerbacks Dwayne Gratz and Blidi Wreh-Wilson both

played in the Senior Bowl.

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UConn cornerbacks Dwayne Gratz and Blidi Wreh-Wilson also played in the Senior Bowl. Linebacker Trevardo Williams was also scheduled to play, but was a late scratch with an injury. Gratz made four tackles in the game while Wreh-Wilson had two and a pass break-up.After Moore chased down Texas A&M running back Christine Michael in the East-West game for a tackle behind the line of scrimmage, Mike Mayock spent a couple of minutes raving about Moore on the NFL Network broadcast – according to Jim Fuller of the New Haven Register.“I like the combination of heavy production at a BCS school, a great week of practice and following it up with a solid game,” Mayock said. “I think as this process goes on you are going to see this guy start to rise, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if at the end of April he doesn’t end up in the third round.”The announcers also said that Moore drew praise from East head coach Jerry Glanville. Glanville, a former head coach of the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons, said “put an asterisk next to that guy because you are going to know who he is in the next couple of years.”UConn tight end Ryan Griffin and outside linebacker Jory Johnson both played for the “Stripes” team as the Raycom College Football All-Star Classic in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday, Jan. 19. The “Stripes” team posted a 31-3 win over the “Stars” squad. Johnson had two tackles in the game while Griffin did not have any receptions.UConn wide receiver/kick returner Nick Williams played in the second annual Casino Del Sol All-Star Game for the East team. The contest was Friday, January 11 at Kino Stadium in Tucson, Ariz., and the West team won 40-7.Husky wide receiver Michael Smith played in the annual Texas vs. The Nation at Eagle Stadium in Allen, Texas on Saturday, February 2.

DORSEY NAMED GM OF CHIEFSFormer UConn All-American linebacker John Dorsey was named the General Manager of the Kansas City Chiefs in January. Dorsey enters his first season as an NFL general manager and his 23rd year as a player personnel member. He is responsible for overseeing all player personnel matters.A four-year starter at UConn (1980-83), Dorsey was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Yankee Conference during each of his final two collegiate seasons and is the all-time leading tackler in the conference’s history. He also earned Division I-AA All-America recognition as a senior and, in 1998, he was selected to the school’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Football Team. In 2002, Dorsey was inducted into the Anne Arundel (Md.) County Sports Hall of Fame. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science.It was during his time as a college scout and eventually as Director of College Scouting that Dorsey began his association with Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid, who served as the Packers’ tight ends/assistant offensive line coach (1992-96) and quarterbacks coach (1997-98).Selected by Green Bay in the fourth round of the 1984 NFL Draft, Dorsey played five seasons (1984-88) for the Packers at linebacker and on special teams before spending a final year on injured reserve in 1989. He totaled 130 tackles in his NFL career, in addition to two fumble recoveries and one pass defense. Dorsey led Green Bay’s special teams in solo tackles in three of his first four seasons, which helped him earn the nomination to be the Packers’ special teams captain. His 35 special teams tackles in 1984 are still a single-season club record.

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

Linebacker Sio Moore played in both the Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Game.

Former UConn All-American linebacker John Dorsey (left) was named the new general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs last January. He is shown here with new Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.

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RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN.

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, 29 Mack, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 37 Claflin, 41 Steg, 44 DeLorenzo, 45 Norris, 46 Vann, 49 McQuillan, 50 Bullock, 51 Willman, 52 Donohue, 56 Pruitt, 60 Samra, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 75 Hemingway, 78 Gifford, 80 Shortell, 84 Jones, 86 Wagner, 94 Griffin, 97 McBryde, 98 Jennings

UMASSINDIVIDUAL 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 Com-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 IntMcIntyre 6-6-12 Brandt, Tom 3-3-6 1Andre 2-4-6

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

FIRST QUARTERUC – Lyle McCombs 1 yd run (Christen kick) 5:59 (12-75, 7:29)

SECOND QUARTERUC – Chad Christen 36 yd field goal 9:04 (13-51, 5:44)UC – Chad Christen 47 yd field goal 2:47 (7-25, 1:57)UC – Dwayne Gratz 37 yd interception return (Christen kick) 1:49

THIRD QUARTERUC – Max DeLorenzo 0 yd blocked punt return (Christen kick) 4:21

FOURTH QUARTERUC – Scott McCummings 1 yd run (Christen kick) 8:24 (4-47, 2:05)UC – Chad Christen 19 yd field goal 1:36 (9-33, 4:45)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer 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 to just 59 yards of offense and limiting the Minutemen to three first downs. UMass did not have an offensive snap in UConn territory and the three UMass first downs tied a Husky school record for the least allowed. Redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs rushed for 82 yards and a first-quarter touchdown, one of two by the offense. UConn also scored on a 37-yard interception return by redshirt senior cornerback Dwayne Gratz and on a blocked punt. Redshirt junior Chad Christen added field goals of 36, 47 and 19 yards for his first collegiate scores. This was the 72nd meeting between the two programs but the first since 1999, when both teams were Division I-AA. Whitmer, a transfer who threw for more than 3,000 yards in junior col-lege last year, completed 15 of his 25 passes, but also threw two interceptions in his first game as a FBS starter. He hit his first three passes, including a 16-yarder to senior Nick Williams that set up the Huskies’ first score, 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 a Whitmer pass back to linebacker Tom Brandt, who made his first career 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 McCummings, 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 interception 37 yards for a touchdown with 1:49 left in the first half. The special teams got their score with just over four minutes left in the third quarter. UConn’s Taylor Mack blocked a punt after Colter Johnson dropped the snap, and the Huskies’ Max DeLorenzo recovered in the end zone to give UConn a 27-0 lead. UMass never got its offense started, averaging just over 1 yard per play, and failing to get a first down until just 34 seconds before halftime. Senior defensive end Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn.), who had 12.5 sacks a year ago, got his first of the season late in the third quarter, one of two sacks by the Huskies on the day. The game was the first between Football Bowl Subdivision programs from New England since 2004, when UConn played Boston College.

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 4-87Kickoff rets: 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 Conv. 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-5 Touchdowns 0-0 2-5 Field goals 0-0 2-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16PAT Kicks 0-0 4-4Field Goals 0-0 3-3

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 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

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing 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 Com-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 IntSmallwood 5-2-7 3.5 1.0 Moore 2-3-5 1.5Gratz 2-2-4 1

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RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN.

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (53): 4 Foxx, 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 12 Stevenson, 13 Christen, 20 Allen, 21 Williams, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 34 Kenney, 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, 75 Hemingway, 78 Gifford, 80 Shortell, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 97 McBryde

NC STATEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

Passing Com-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 IntLucas 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 (1-1) 0 3 7 0 - 10Connecticut (1-1) 0 0 0 7 - 7

SECOND QUARTERNCSU – Niklas Sade 40 yd field goal 2:54 (15-61, 6:52)

THIRD QUARTERNCSU – Bryan Underwood 46 yd pass from Mike Glennon (Sade kick) 8:34

(3-41, 1:29)

FOURTH QUARTERUC – Lyle McCombs 5 yd run (Christen kick) 7:00 (3-63, 1:02)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – North Carolina State University redshirt senior quarterback Mike Glennon threw a 46-yard third-quarter touch-down 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 each threw for 204 yards. But Whitmer also had three passes intercepted as the Wolfpack forced four Huskies turnovers. All-America cornerback David Amerson recorded his 14th career inter-ception and knocked away a fourth-down pass on Connecticut’s final drive to secure the win. Glennon completed 15 of his 30 passes but was sacked six times. NC State had just 258 yards of offense, but held the Huskies to 239. UConn redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs rushed for 60 yards and caught a 43-yard swing pass that set up his five-yard fourth-quarter touch-down run to pull UConn to within three points with seven minutes left. Glennon opened the next drive by hitting Tobias Palmer with two quick passes to move into UConn territory. But the Huskies defense 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. Whitmer moved the Huskies from their own 27 to the 46 before 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. Safety Earl Wolff tipped a Whitmer pass into the hands of Huskies redshirt senior tight end John Delahunt, who then fumbled the ball back to Wolff. Three plays later, Underwood ran under a Glennon pass, catching it with his fingertips at the 18-yard line 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, but Niklas Sade’s 44-yard FG attempt went wide right. N.C. State’s three halfbacks – Mustafa Green, Tony Creecy and James Washington – combined for just 82 yards. The first points didn’t come until late in the second quarter, when NC State put together the game’s first sustained drive of 15 plays. But after moving 61 yards, a sack by senior Trevardo Williams forced the Wolfpack to settle for a 40-yard field goal from Sade with just under three minutes left in the first half. Connecticut’s best scoring chance before halftime came when Nick Williams’ 30-yard catch set the Huskies up at the N.C. State 37. But after a penalty, Whitmer tripped and fell while dropping back, and an 18-yard catch by Williams set up a fourth-and-2. UConn went for it rather than try a 47-yard field goal into a stiff wind, and Whitmer was sacked by linebacker Rickey Dowdy. UConn won the early battle for field possession, but could not capitalize. The Huskies failed to get a first down after starting their first three drives on their own 39, 48 and the NC State 45. The Huskies didn’t have a first down until the end of the quarter when NC State’s T.Y. McGill was called for roughing Whitmer. The Huskies had just 111 yards and four first downs at halftime, but their defense held NC State to 116 yards in the half. Of the 69 plays before intermission, only 38 of them went for positive yards.

UCONN UMDFIRST DOWNS 10 16 Rushing 6 7 Passing 4 7 Penalty 0 2RUSHING YARDS 153 96 Rushing Attempts 40 40 Average Per Rush 3.8 2.4 Rushing Touchdowns 2 2 Yards Gained 168 143 Yards Lost 15 47PASSING YARDS 70 109 Com-Att-Int 11-17-0 10-24-1 Avg. Per Att. 4.1 4.5 Avg. Per Com. 6.4 10.9 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE 223 205 Total offense plays 57 64 Avg. Gain Per Play 3.9 3.2Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties: No.-Yards 4-47 5-40Punts-Yards 7-312 7-295 Avg. Yards Per Punt 44.6 42.1Punt rets: No.-Yards 2-60 5-68Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 4-90 3-98 Average Per Return 22.5 32.7Int: No.-Yds 1-0 0-0Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 31:14 28:46Third-Down Conv. 6 of 15 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-5 Touchdowns 0-0 2-5 Field goals 0-0 2-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16PAT Kicks 0-0 4-4Field Goals 0-0 3-3

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 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

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 15-27-3 204 0 34

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 IntSmallwood 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

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BYRD STADIUM • COLLEGE PARK, MD

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (44): 4 Foxx, 6 Smith, 11 McCummings, 12 Stevenson, 13 Christen, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 41 Steg, 44 DeLorenzo, 45 Norris, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 51 Willman, 52 Donohue, 56 Pruitt, 59 Stephen, 67 Mueller, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 90 Campenni

MARYLANDINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgBrown 14 74 0 74 1 19Boykins 1 12 0 12 0 12Hills 18 52 42 10 1 12

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgHills 10-24-1 109 1 29

Receiving No Yds TD LgDiggs 3 57 1 29Leak 3 35 0 22Boykins 2 15 0 8

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Renfro 7 295 42.1 51 1

Field Goal AttemptsNone.

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntFarrand 6-3-9 1.0Hartsfield 5-4-9 1.0Drakeford 6-2-8 1.0 1.0

Connecticut (2-1) 7 7 3 7 - 24Maryland (2-1) 0 7 0 14 - 21

FIRST QUARTERUC – Nick Williams 58 yd punt return (Christen kick) 7:05

SECOND QUARTERUC – Scott McCummings 3 yd run (Christen kick) 12:35 (7-36, 3:13)MD – Wes Brown 19 yd run (Craddock kick) 10:24 (8-67, 2:03)

THIRD QUARTERUC – Chad Christen 34 yd field goal 3:29 (4-6, 1:44)

FOURTH QUARTERMD – Stefon Diggs 29 yd pass from Perry Hills (Craddock kick) 14:07 (10-75,

4:22)UC – Lyle McCombs 11 yd run (Christen kick) 8:04 (10-76, 5:57)MD – Perry Hills 10 yd run (Craddock kick) 4:39 (7-53, 3:16)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Redshirt sophomores Lyle McCombs and Scott McCummings both ran for touchdowns, and senior Nick Williams returned a punt for another score as the University of Connecticut football team defeated Maryland 24-21 Saturday before a crowd of 35,491 at Byrd Stadium. Both teams are now 2-1 on the season. McCombs rushed for 94 yards and his fourth-quarter touchdown. McCummings, who also came in at quarterback occasionally, ran for a three-yard score that gave the Huskies a 14-0 first-half lead. That came after Williams scored the game’s first touchdown on a 58-yard punt return. Connecticut started quickly in going against their former coach, Randy Edsall, who left after 2010 to come to Maryland (2-1). The Huskies outgained Maryland 148-80 in total yardage in the first half and controlled the ball for 18 minutes, 40 seconds. They also came up with timely plays, converting four of nine third-down situations to keep the Maryland offense off the field. Connecticut opened the scoring on Williams’ 58-yard punt return, and redshirt junior Chad Christen’s extra point gave the Huskies a 7-0 lead with 7:05 left in the first quarter. They took advantage of a short field to score their second touchdown, gaining possession at the Maryland 36 after the Terrapins were forced to punt from their four. McCummings’ three-yard run seven plays later made it 14-0 with 12:35 left in the half. Maryland’s offense finally awakened on the next possession. A key play came on fourth-and-four from the Connecticut 37, when quarterback Perry Hills completed an 18-yard pass to Stefon Diggs. One play later, Wes Brown ran for a 19-yard touchdown, and Brad Craddock’s extra point cut the lead to 14-7 with 10:24 remaining in the half. Connecticut redshirt sophomore linebacker Yawin Smallwood sacked Hills and forced a third-quarter fumble that redshirt sophomore Angelo Pruitt recovered for the Huskies at the Maryland 23. UConn couldn’t pick up a first down, but Christen kicked a 34-yard field goal with 3:29 left in the quarter for a 17-7 lead. Smallwood caused problems for the Terrapins throughout the game, with four of his 14 tackles going for losses, including three sacks. After a 75-yard drive, Maryland made it 17-14 on the second play of the fourth quarter when Hills threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs on third-and-ten. The Terrapins’ Marcus Leak tipped the pass and Diggs grabbed it for a touchdown to make it 17-14. The Huskies answered on their next possession, driving 76 yards to take a 24-14 lead on McCombs’ 11-yard touchdown run. Hills ran for a 10-yard touchdown that cut the Connecticut lead to 24-21 with 4:39 left. After getting the ball back following a Huskies punt, Maryland reached the Connecticut 39 before its drive stalled with 17 seconds left.

UCONN UMDFIRST DOWNS 10 16 Rushing 6 7 Passing 4 7 Penalty 0 2RUSHING YARDS 153 96 Rushing Attempts 40 40 Average Per Rush 3.8 2.4 Rushing Touchdowns 2 2 Yards Gained 168 143 Yards Lost 15 47PASSING YARDS 70 109 Com-Att-Int 11-17-0 10-24-1 Avg. Per Att. 4.1 4.5 Avg. Per Com. 6.4 10.9 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE 223 205 Total offense plays 57 64 Avg. Gain Per Play 3.9 3.2Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 2-1Penalties: No.-Yards 4-47 5-40Punts-Yards 7-312 7-295 Avg. Yards Per Punt 44.6 42.1Punt rets: No.-Yards 2-60 5-68Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 4-90 3-98 Average Per Return 22.5 32.7Int: No.-Yds 1-0 0-0Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 31:14 28:46Third-Down Conv. 6 of 15 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-5 Touchdowns 0-0 2-5 Field goals 0-0 2-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16PAT Kicks 0-0 4-4Field Goals 0-0 3-3

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 94 Griffin DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DE 91 JosephLG 69 Greene LB 3 MooreC 73 Mateas LB 33 SmallwoodRG 65 Cruz LB 28 JohnsonRT 77 Friend DB 22 AdamsQB 10 Whitmer CB 29 MackTB 43 McCombs S 16 JonesWR 8 Phillips S 15 BrownWR 31 Williams CB 7 Gratz

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 27 98 4 94 1 15McCummings 8 44 0 44 1 21Whitmer 4 26 9 17 0 23

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 10-16-0 68 0 19McCummings 1-1-0 2 0 2

Receiving No Yds TD LgDelahunt 3 43 0 19McCombs 3 -6 0 0Smith 2 18 0 11

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 7 312 44.6 57 2

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 2nd 07:00 49 yds MisedChristen 3rd 03:29 34 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSmallwood 8-6-14 3.5 2.5Moore 5-2-7 3.0 2.5Johnson 1-6-7 1.0Wirth 4-2-6 1.0T. Williams 1-3-4 1.0 1.0Gratz 0-2-2 1

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WALDO STADIUM • KALAMAZOO, MICH.

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (53): 3 Moore, 4 Foxx, 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 12 Stevenson, 13 Christen, 20 Allen, 21 Williams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 41 Steg, 44 DeLorenzo, 45 Norris, 46 Vann, 47 Frank, 49 McQuillan, 50 Bullock, 51 Willman, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 80 Shortell, 84 Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 90 Campenni, 96, Parker, 97 McBryde

WESTERN MICHIGANINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgChance 19 66 0 66 1 9Fields 3 9 0 9 0 4Carder 1 7 0 7 0 7

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgCarder 18-34-0 237 1 39Van Tubbergen 3-6-0 16 0 9

Receiving No Yds TD LgWilson 8 100 0 39Schaffer 6 104 1 30Braverman 3 25 0 10

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Schroeder 8 336 42.0 63 0

Field Goal AttemptsHaldeman 1st 12:53 44 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntBozeman 6-6-12 2.0 2.0Simon 4-5-9 0.5Celiscar 5-3-8 1Easmon 2-5-7 1.0 1.0

Connecticut (2-2) 0 7 7 10 - 24Western Michigan (2-2) 3 14 7 6 - 30

FIRST QUARTERWMU – Andrew Haldeman 44 yd field goal 12:53 (7-49, 2:07)

SECOND QUARTERWMU – Antoin Scriven 1 yd run (Haldeman kick) 12:10 (8-87, 3:17)WMU – Dareyon Chance 9 yd run (Haldeman kick) 8:39 (7-36, 1:50)UC – Ryan Griffin 9 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Christen kick) 2:36

(12-66, 6:03)

THIRD QUARTERWMU – Josh Schaffer 30 yd pass from Alex Carder (Haldeman kick) 9:47

(6-66, 2:11)UC – John Delahunt 2 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Christen kick) 4:15

(7-60, 3:45)

FOURTH QUARTERUC – Chad Christen 32 yd field goal 8:47 (8-65, 2:46)WMU – Desmond Bozeman 53 yd fumble recovery (Haldeman kick failed) 7:12UC – Geremy Davis 7 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Christen kick) 0:54

(8-80, 2:21)

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan quarterback Alex Carder threw for 237 yards and a touchdown to lead Western Michigan to a 30-24 win over the University of Connecticut on Saturday before a crowd of 10,328 at Waldo Stadium. Both teams are now 2-2 on the season. Carder completed 18 of 34 passes before leaving the game late in the third quarter after hitting his throwing hand on a helmet. Josh Schaffer caught six of Carder’s passes for 104 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown early in the third quarter that put Western Michigan ahead 24-7. UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer was 28 of 44 for 333 yards passing and three touchdowns for Connecticut. Redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs rushed for 119 yards while redshirt sophomore Geremy Davis caught nine passes for 123 yards for the Huskies. Connecticut pulled within 24-17 on a two-yard pass from Whitmer to John Delahunt and a 32-yard field goal from Chad Christen midway through the fourth quarter. But on the Huskies’ next drive, Desmond Bozeman returned a Whitmer fumble 53 yards for a touchdown. It was the Broncos’ first fumble recovery for a touchdown in three years. The score also pushed Western Michigan past the 10,000-point total in team history. Whitmer added a seven-yard TD pass to Davis with 54 seconds to play, but the Broncos recovered the onside kick. Antoin Scriven scored from one yard out early in the second quarter to cap an 88-yard drive and give Western Michigan a 10-0 lead. It marked his ninth career touchdown, all on one-yard runs. The Broncos followed that with a 36-yard drive capped by Dareyon Chance’s nine-yard run for a 17-point lead. Chance led Western Michigan with 66 yards rushing. The Huskies finally got on the scoreboard with 2:36 left in the first half on Whitmer’s 9-yard pass to redshirt senior tight end Ryan Griffin. Donald Celiscar’s interception at the three-yard line stopped a UConn drive midway in the first quarter. UConn had a 425-330 advantage in total yards. This marked the first appearance at Western Michigan for a BIG EAST opponent. The start of the game was delayed by a half-hour because of lightning storms in the area.

UCONN WMUFIRST DOWNS 24 19 Rushing 3 4 Passing 18 12 Penalty 3 3RUSHING YARDS 92 77 Rushing Attempts 34 30 Average Per Rush 2.7 2.6 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained 127 90 Yards Lost 35 13PASSING YARDS 333 253 Com-Att-Int 28-44-1 21-40-0 Avg. Per Att. 7.6 6.3 Avg. Per Com. 11.9 12.0 Passing Touchdowns 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE 425 330 Total offense plays 78 70 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.4 4.7Fumbles: No.-Lost 4-1 1-0Penalties: No.-Yards 7-53 6-53Punts-Yards 6-252 8-336 Avg. Yards Per Punt 42.0 42.0Punt rets: No.-Yards 3-32 3-24Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 5-106 2-19 Average Per Return 21.2 9.5Int: No.-Yds 0-0 1-2Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 1-53Possession Time 33:18 26:42Third-Down Conv. 7 of 17 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-5 Touchdowns 0-0 2-5 Field goals 0-0 2-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16PAT Kicks 0-0 4-4Field Goals 0-0 3-3

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSTE 89 Delahunt DE 48 WilliamsTE 94 Griffin DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 56 PruittLG 69 Greene DE 59 StephenC 73 Mateas LB 33 SmallwoodRG 63 Masters LB 28 JohnsonRT 77 Friend DB 22 AdamsQB 10 Whitmer CB 5 Wreh-WilsonTB 43 McCombs S 16 JonesFB 47 Frank S 15 BrownWR 31 Williams CB 7 Gratz

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 23 120 1 119 0 28McCummings 3 4 7 -3 2

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 28-44-1 333 3 33

Receiving No Yds TD LgDavis 9 123 1 25Phillips 4 42 0 13N. Williams 4 26 0 11Griffin 3 40 1 17Delahunt 3 39 1 33

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 6 252 42.0 53 1

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 3rd 11:58 51 yds MissedChristen 4th 08:47 32 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntB. Jones 5-5-10Johnson 3-7-10Moore 5-2-7Wreh-Wilson 5-2-7Smalwood 2-5-7 0.5

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RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN.

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50): 4 Foxx, 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 20 Allen, 21 Williams, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 41 Steg, 45 Norris, 46 Vann, 49 McQuillan, 51 Willman, 60 Samra, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 84 Jones, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt 90 Campenni, 96 Parker 97 McBryde

BUFFALOINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgZordich 14 80 4 76 0 22Murie 18 58 3 55 1 20Campbell 6 25 0 25 0 7

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgZordich 13-30-1 220 1 43

Receiving No Yds TD LgNeutz 6 90 0 43Johnson 2 33 0 26Campbell 2 30 0 30Hughes 2 13 0 9

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Grassman 8 308 38.5 50 2

Field Goal AttemptsClarke 4th 02:32 44 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSkinner 6-7-13 0.5 0.5Sherry 6-2-8Means 4-4-8Moseley 3-2-5 1.0 1.0Baugh 2-3-5 0.5 0.5

Buffalo (1-3) 7 0 7 3 - 17Connecticut (3-2) 3 14 7 0 - 24

FIRST QUARTERUC – Chad Christen 29 yd field goal 10:10 (9-57, 3:42)UC – Brandon Murie 4 yd run (Clarke kick) 6:12 (10-75, 3:58)

SECOND QUARTERUC – Ryan Griffin 36 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Christen kick) 14:54

(10-92, 5:09)UC – Martin Hyppolite 50 yd run (Christen kick) 10:56 (5-75, 2:28)

THIRD QUARTERUC – Lyle McCombs 2 yd run (Christen kick) 5:03 (7-46, 4:20)UB – Brandon Murie 50 yd pass from Alex Zordich (Clarke kick) 0:33 (6-86,

2:03)

FOURTH QUARTERUB – Patrick Clarke 44 yd field goal 2:32 (7-63, 2:37)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Running backs Lyle McCombs and Martin Hyppolite combined for 157 yards rushing and two touchdowns to lead the University of Connecticut football team to a 24-17 win over Buffalo on Saturday before a crowd of 34,666 at Rentschler Feld. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer, who completed passes to eight different receivers, threw for 227 yards and another score as UConn opened up a 24-7 lead in the third quarter and held on to win. Buffalo, which was playing without injured running back Branden Oliver, had the ball with a chance to tie late in the game, but failed to convert on fourth down at its own 39 yard line. Quarterback Alex Zordich threw for 220 yards and ran for 76 to lead the Bulls. McCombs, UConn’s 166-pound tailback was the Huskies workhorse, carrying the ball 29 times for 97 yards. His two-yard fourth-down touch-down run gave the Huskies a 24-7 lead with just over five minutes left in the third quarter. But Buffalo went into its bag of tricks to pull within 24-14. Zordich completed a four-yard pass to Alex Neutz in the right flat, who then pitched the ball to running back Brandon Murie. He raced down the right sideline, breaking a Byron Jones’ tackle on the way to a 50-yard touchdown. The Bulls got within a touchdown on a 44-yard field goal by Patrick Clarke with 2:23 left after a 43 yard pass from Zordich to Neutz. UConn redshirt sophomore wide receiver Geremy Davis recovered the onside kick, but UConn punted it away three plays later giving Buffalo one more chance to tie. The Bulls took the ball at their own 20 and managed one first down. But Zordich was stuffed by redshirt sophomore linebacker Yawin Smallwood after a two-yard gain on a fourth-and-four from the 39, and the Huskies ran out the clock. Connecticut had big plays on back-to-back drives in the first half to take a 17-7 lead. Tight end Ryan Griffin’s 36-yard catch and run over the middle on the first play of the second quarter capped a 10-play 92-yard drive that gave the Huskies a 10-7 lead. The Huskies then went 75 yards in five plays the next time they had the ball. Hyppolite, who had just four carries coming into the game, took a pitchout on his fifth and went 50 yards off the right side for the Huskies second touchdown. Connecticut moved the ball well from the opening kickoff. A 24-yard pass from Whitmer to senior wide receiver Nick Williams set up a 29-yard field goal by redshirt senior Chad Christen that gave the Huskies a 3-0 lead. Buffalo responded with a 10 play, 75-yard drive that included a 30-yard screen pass to Devin Campbell on a fourth down that set up Murie’s 4-yard touchdown run. The Bulls special teams then stepped up, executing a suc-cessful onside kick, before the offense stalled. UConn came in ranked fifth in the nation against the rush, allowing just 51 yards per game, but gave up 141 to the Bulls. Buffalo came into the game giving up 34 points a game.

UB UCONNFIRST DOWNS 13 16 Rushing 7 5 Passing 6 11 Penalty 0 0RUSHING YARDS 141 133 Rushing Attempts 39 42 Average Per Rush 3.6 3.2 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 163 166 Yards Lost Rushing 22 33PASSING YARDS 220 227 Com.-Att.-Int 13-30-1 15-22-0 Avg. Per Att. 7.3 10.3 Avg. Per Com. 16.9 15.1 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE 361 360 Total offense plays 69 64 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.2 5.6Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties: No.-Yards 3-30 3-14Punts-Yards 8-308 8-277 Avg. Yards Per Punt 38.5 34.6Punt rets: No.-Yards 1-0 1-10Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 3-67 1-13 Average Per Return 22.3 13.0Int: No.-Yds 0-0 1--1Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 26:34 33:26Third-Down Conv. 6 of 18 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conv. 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2 Touchdowns 1-1 1-2 Field goals 0-1 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-14 1-1PAT Kicks 2-2 3-3Field Goals 1-1 1-1

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 94 Griffin DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 59 StephenLG 69 Greene DE 56 PruittC 50 Bullock 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

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 29 103 6 97 1 12Hyppolite 6 61 1 60 1 50

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 15-22-0 227 1 36

Receiving No Yds TD LgN. Williams 4 57 0 24McCombs 3 33 0 17Davis 2 32 0 18Smith 2 26 0 14

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 8 277 34.6 49 5

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 1st 10:10 29 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntJohnson 5-9-14 2.0Smallwood 5-6-11 0.5T. Williams 4-3-7 1.0 1.0B. Jones 2-5-7Brown 3-2-5 1

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GAME # 5 • SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

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HIGH POINT SOLUTIONS STADIUM • PISCATAWAY, NJ

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (53): 4 Foxx, 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 20 Allen, 21 Williams, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 29 Mack, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 41 Steg, 43 McCombs, 44 DeLorenzo, 45 Norris, 46 Vann, 51 Willman, 52 Donohue 60 Samra, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 73 Mateas, 80 Shortell, 84 Jones, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt 90 Campenni, 96 Parker 97 McBryde

RUTGERSINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgJamison 28 117 7 110 0 28Huggins 4 16 0 16 0 9

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgNova 18-27-0 157 1 19

Receiving No Yds TD LgColeman 6 71 0 19Harrison 4 33 1 14Jefferson 3 23 0 16Wright 3 11 0 14

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Doerner 6 185 30.8 54 2

Field Goal AttemptsFederico 1st 03:43 45 yds Good Federico 1st 00:28 31 yds GoodFederico 2nd 07:12 50 yds Block

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntGreene 5-3-8 1Beauharnais 4-4-8 0.5Ryan 5-0-5 1Waters 2-3-5 1.5 1.0Cooper 1-3-4 0.5 1

Connecticut (3-3, 0-1) 0 3 0 0 – 3No. 22/21 Rutgers (5-0, 2-0) 6 0 7 6 – 19

FIRST QUARTERRU – Kyle Federico 45 yd field goal 3:43 (7-17, 3:24)RU – Kyle Federico 31 yd field goal 0:28 (6-15, 3:09)

SECOND QUARTERUC – Chad Christen 19 yd field goal 2:39 (9-45, 4:33)

THIRD QUARTERRU – Mark Harrison 14 yd pass from Gary Nova (Federico kick) 9:09 (9-84,

4:44)

FOURTH QUARTERRU – Wayne Warren 25 yd interception return (DeLouisa kick failed) 3:44

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – It just didn’t look like anything was improving on Saturday when the Huskies ran into 22nd-ranked Rutgers and absorbed a 19-3 setback in their BIG EAST opener. The focus has been to improve the running game, but it was tougher early on when Whitmer and his teammates began the game without top running back Lyle McCombs, who sat for the first quarter for breaking team rules earlier in the week. Playing against a Rutgers team that leads the nation in rush defense, UConn wound up with 53 yards on 28 attempts, led by McCombs with 32 yards on 12 attempts. He came in averaging 90.4 yards per game. Despite all its offensive woes, which included five turnovers, the Huskies might have pulled off the upset if it had taken advantage of its opportunities. Shamar Stephen blocked a Rutgers field goal attempt in the second quarter, which led to the Huskies only points, a 19-yard field goal by Chad Christen. It was the first blocked field goal by UConn since 2004. The Scarlet Knights (5-0, 2-0 BIG EAST) are off to their best start since 2006, and they avenged a bitter loss to the Huskies that ended last regular season and kept Rutgers from sharing the conference title. Jawan Jamison ran it 28 times and recorded his sixth straight 100-yard game and Gary Nova hooked up with Mark Harrison on a 14-yard touch-down pass early in the third quarter. Warren put it away with 3:44 left in the fourth when he grabbed a pass down the middle from Chandler Whitmer, and then darted through would-be-tacklers toward the end zone. Warren pushed across the goal line with some help from his teammates. UConn benched McCombs for the first quarter. He finished with 32 yards on 12 carries and the Huskies (3-3, 0-1) were held to their worst scor-ing output since getting shut out by Louisville in the middle of the 2010 season. Rutgers has won six of the last eight meetings, but lost last year’s game 40-22. Linebackers Khaseem Greene and Steve Beauharnais were all over UConn’s runners, and the Huskies couldn’t keep Rutgers blitzes from forc-ing Whitmer to hurry his throws. Greene also had an interception late in the fourth quarter. Rutgers chipped away offensively with Jamison running tough against a defense that had only been allowing 74 yards per game on the ground. Nova rarely went downfield but finished 18 for 27 for 157 yards. The Scarlet Knights’ first drive of the second half was the best of the game for either team, an 84-yarder on nine plays, highlighted by Jamison’s 28-yard run and capped when Harrison slipped a couple of tacklers and reached into the end zone with 9:09 left to make it 13-3. Rutgers turned two first-quarter turnovers by UConn into two field goals by Kyle Federico in a span of 3:15. UConn put together one solid drive in the first half, going 43 yards on 10 plays behind the running of McCombs and backup quarterback Scott McCummings. The drive stalled inside the 5 and Chad Christen kicked a 19-yard field goal to make it 6-3.

UCONN RUFIRST DOWNS 17 17 Rushing 4 7 Passing 10 9 Penalty 3 1RUSHING YARDS 53 123 Rushing Attempts 28 35 Average Per Rush 1.9 3.5 Rushing Touchdowns 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 74 134 Yards Lost Rushing 21 11PASSING YARDS 191 157 Com.-Att.-Int 14-33-4 18-27-0 Avg. Per Att. 5.8 5.8 Avg. Per Com. 13.6 8.7 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE 244 280 Total offense plays 61 62 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.0 4.5Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 3-1Penalties: No.-Yards 3-20 10-80Punts-Yards 5-173 6-185 Avg. Yards Per Punt 34.6 30.8Punt rets: No.-Yards 2-8 1-8Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 2-27 1-57 Avg. Per Return 13.5 57.0Int: No.-Yds 0-0 4-58Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 27:13 32:34Third-Down Conv. 6 of 13 5 of 14Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 1 0 of 0

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 94 Griffin DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 59 StephenLG 69 Greene DE 56 PruittC 50 Bullock LB 3 MooreRG 63 Masters LB 33 SmallwoodRT 77 Friend LB 28 JohnsonQB 10 Whitmer CB 5 Wreh-WilsonTB 25 Hyppolite S 16 JonesFB 47 Frank S 15 BrownWR 31 Williams CB 7 Gratz

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 12 34 2 32 0 10McCummings 4 25 1 24 0 16DeLorenzo 4 8 3 5 0 4

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 14-32-4 191 0 22McCummings 0-1-0 0 0 0

Receiving No Yds TD LgDavis 4 78 0 22Smith 3 52 0 21Griffin 3 31 0 16

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 5 173 34.6 62 3

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 2nd 02:39 19 yds GoodChristen 2nd 00:01 51 yds Missed

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntJohnson 2-8-10Moore 5-4-9 1.5Smallwood 1-8-9 1.0B. Jones 0-9-9 0.5Wirth 2-6-8 1.5 1.0

RUTGERSCONNECTICUT

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RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN.

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50): 4 Foxx, 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 20 Allen, 21 Williams, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 41 Steg, 45 Norris, 46 Vann, 49 McQuillan, 51 Willman, 60 Samra, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 84 Jones, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt 90 Campenni, 96 Parker 97 McBryde

TEMPLEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgHarris 30 147 5 142 1 33Coyer 17 81 30 51 0 20

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgCoyer 13-26-1 132 1 33

Receiving No Yds TD LgFitzpatrick 3 34 1 14Booth 3 25 0 12Harper 3 9 0 4

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20McManus 8 341 42.6 55 1

Field Goal AttemptsMcManus OT 15:00 29 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntMatakevich 9-10-19 1.0N. Smith 5-9-14 2.0 1.0Carraway 8-3-11 1.0Gildea 3-5-8 2.0 1.0

Temple (3-2, 2-0) 0 7 0 7 3 17Connecticut (3-4, 0-2) 14 0 0 0 0 14

FIRST QUARTERUC – Michael Smith 15 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Christen kick) 5:50

(7-66, 3:50)UC – Ryan Griffin 42 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Christen kick) 0:05

(5-63, 2:08)

SECOND QUARTERTU – Montel Harris 24 yd run (McManus kick) 3:09 (6-80, 2:58)

FOURTH QUARTERTU – Jalen Fitzpatrick 14 yd pass from Chris Coyer (McManus kick) 0:19

(12-72, 2:33)

OVERTIMETU – Brandon McManus 29 yd field goal 15:00 (5-13, 0:00)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Temple senior kicker Brandon McManus hit a 29-yard field goal in overtime as the Owls, who trailed for over 59 minutes Saturday, came from behind to beat the University of Connecticut football team by a 17-14 score before a Homecoming crowd of 37,279 at Rentschler Field. Temple senior running back Montel Harris ran 30 times for 142 yards and a touchdown for the Owls. UConn was held to just two first-quarter touchdowns. UConn redshirt junior kicker Chad Christen missed four field goal attempts, including a 28-yarder on UConn’s overtime possession. Husky redshirt sophomore Chandler Whitmer threw for 293 yards and both of UConn’s scores and redshirt freshman running back Max DeLorenzo had 91 yards rushing for the Huskies in his first career start. Temple trailed until sophomore Jalen Fitzpatrick caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Chris Coyer with 19 seconds in regulation. The touchdown was set up by a 33-yard catch on the left sideline by junior Deon Miller on a third-and-13 from the UConn 47, which followed a 13-yard catch by Harris on a fourth down that moved the ball into UConn territory. Temple had failed on fourth down on two other fourth-quarter drives. Christen had a chance to secure the win for UConn, but his 45-yard field-goal attempt with just under three minutes to play was blocked. He had missed earlier from 38 and 42 yards. Whitmer completed 10 of his first 12 passes, including a 15-yard strike over the middle to Mike Smith for a touchdown that gave the Huskies a 7-0 lead. On his next drive, he found redshirt senior tight end Ryan Griffin over the middle for a 42-yard score. Whitmer completed 22 of 39 passes for 293 yards and no interceptions. He had thrown four interceptions at Rutgers and came in with 10 on the season and just four touchdown passes. Coyer, who threw for just 132 yards, also ran for 51 for the Owls. The Huskies kept Temple pinned in its own territory for most of the first half. The Owls managed just eight yards and one first down on their first four possessions. But they had 113 on their next two. Harris broke a 37-yard run and a 24-yarder for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-7. The Owls were driving again before Harris was stripped of the ball by linebacker redshirt sophomore Yawin Smallwood at Connecticut’s 26-yard line. The Huskies managed just 88 rushing yards. The win gave Temple coach Steve Addazio a victory over his mentor. UConn’s Paul Pasqualoni was the head coach at Western Connecticut and hired Addazio to his first assistant coaching job there in 1985. The win gave Temple its first road win of the season. The Huskies came in ranked sixth in the nation in total defense, giving up just over 82 yards per game on the ground.

TEMPLE UCONNFIRST DOWNS 13 16 Rushing 7 5 Passing 6 11 Penalty 0 0RUSHING YARDS 141 133 Rushing Attempts 39 42 Average Per Rush 3.6 3.2 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 163 166 Yards Lost Rushing 22 33PASSING YARDS 220 227 Com.-Att.-Int 13-30-1 15-22-0 Avg. Per Att. 7.3 10.3 Avg. Per Com. 16.9 15.1 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE 361 360 Total offense plays 69 64 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.2 5.6Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties: No.-Yards 3-30 3-14Punts-Yards 8-308 8-277 Avg. Yards Per Punt 38.5 34.6Punt rets: No.-Yards 1-0 1-10Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 3-67 1-13 Average Per Return 22.3 13.0Int: No.-Yds 0-0 1--1Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 26:34 33:26Third-Down Conv. 6 of 18 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conv. 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2 Touchdowns 1-1 1-2 Field goals 0-1 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-14 1-1PAT Kicks 2-2 3-3Field Goals 1-1 1-1

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 94 Griffin DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 59 StephenLG 69 Greene DE 56 PruittC 50 Bullock 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

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgDeLorenzo 23 94 3 91 0 20McCummings 4 10 4 6 0 6J. Williams 3 6 0 6 0 4

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 22-39-0 293 2 42

Receiving No Yds TD LgPhillips 7 100 0 25Smith 5 54 1 18Griffin 2 67 1 42

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 7 293 41.9 51 3

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 1st 11:44 36 yds MissedChristen 4th 12:54 42 yds MissedChristen 4th 02:52 44 yds BlockChristen OT 15:00 28 yds Missed

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntB. Jones 7-6-13 1Smallwood 6-7-13Johnson 6-6-12 1.0Moore 7-2-9 1.5 1.5

TEMPLECONNECTICUT

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CARRIER DOME • SYRACUSE, N.Y.

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (43): 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 41 Steg, 44 DeLorenzo, 46 Vann, 51 Willman, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 78 Gifford, 86 Wagner, 90 Campenni, 94 Griffin, 97 McBryde

SYRACUSEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgSmith 19 137 4 133 0 31Broyld 11 63 5 58 0 18Gulley 8 38 0 38 1 10Nassib 6 22 2 20 0 7Ameen-Moore 4 3 2 1 1 2

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgNassib 14-20-0 251 2 68

Receiving No Yds TD LgLemon 8 166 1 68Wales 4 69 1 30

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Fisher 3 104 34.7 44 2

Field Goal AttemptsKrautman 1st 10:46 22 yds GoodKrautman 1st 08:02 33 yds GoodKrautman 3rd 07:21 42 yds GoodKrautman 4th 12:08 47 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntDiabate 5-0-5 1.0Wilkes 4-0-4Thomas 4-0-4 1

Connecticut (3-5, 0-3) 3 7 0 0 - 10Syracuse (3-4, 2-1) 6 14 17 3 - 40

FIRST QUARTERSYR – Ross Krautman 22 yd field goal 10:46 (8-57, 2:53)SYR – Ross Krautman 33 yd field goal 8:02 (4-5, 1:17)UC – Chad Christen 23 yd field goal 1:05 (14-69, 6:57)

SECOND QUARTERSYR – Adonis Ameen-Moore 1 yd run (Krautman kick) 8:37 (9-44, 4:15)UC – Ryan Griffin 32 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Christen kick) 3:39

(4-90, 1:39)SYR – Beckett Wales 3 yd pass from Ryan Nassib (Krautman kick) 1:19 (7-77,

2:20)

THIRD QUARTERSYR – Prince Tyson-Gulley 4 yd run (Krautman kick) 13:12 (5-75, 1:48)SYR – Ross Krautman 42 yd field goal 7:21 (10-41, 4:06)SYR – Alec Lemon 11 yd pass from Ryan Nassib (Krautman kick) 2:00 (8-70,

3:18)

FOURTH QUARTERSYR – Ross Krautman 47 yd field goal 12:08 (7-51, 3:21)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The University of Connecticut football team fell 40-10 at Syracuse Friday night before a crowd of 36,715 at the Carrier Dome. UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer had a solid game as he threw for 291 yards and a touchdown. Syracuse’s Jerome Smith finished with a career-high 133 yards rushing on 19 carries, SU quarterback Ryan Nassib was 14 of 20 for 251 yards passing and Ross Krautman kicked four field goals for the Orange. The Orange focused during practice this week on creating turnovers and the hard work paid off in the second quarter. Orange free safety Durell Eskridge blitzed, forcing a fumble by Whitmer, and Cameron Lynch recovered for the Orange near midfield. It was the 17th turnover of the season for the Huskies and the Orange capitalized. Nassib converted two critical third-down passes to keep the ensuing drive alive, hitting tight end Beckett Wales for 18 yards over the middle and Lemon for 17 yards in traffic. That set up a first-and-goal at the 10, and Adonis Ameen-Moore scored on fourth-and-inches for a 13-3 lead midway through the second quarter. The Huskies finally got on track just before halftime. Whitmer hit senior wide receiver Michael Smith for 18 yards on a slant and followed with a 23-yard completion to redshirt sophomore wide receiver Shakim Phillips After a pass-interference call against the Orange, Whitmer ran right, then turned and hit red shirt senior tight end Ryan Griffin all alone on the left side for a 32-yard score to make it 13-10 with 3:39 left. Undaunted, Syracuse drove 77 yards for another touchdown, keyed by Lemon’s brilliant 41-yard catch and run to the UConn 2. Nassib then rolled right and hit Wales for a 3-yard score and a 20-10 halftime lead. Syracuse put the game out of reach in the third. After Lemon’s 68-yard reception put the ball at the 2, Prince-Tyson Gulley scored on a 3-yard run. Krautman kicked a 42-yard field goal, his third of the game, for a 30-10 lead midway through the period, and Lemon capped his brilliant night with an 11-yard reception over the middle with 2 minutes left in the period.

UCONN SYRACUSEFIRST DOWNS 18 21 Rushing 1 11 Passing 15 8 Penalty 2 2RUSHING YARDS -6 251 Rushing Attempts 18 53 Average Per Rush -0.3 4.7 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing 42 273 Yards Lost Rushing 48 22PASSING YARDS 296 251 Com-Att-Int 23-41-1 14-20-0 Avg. Per Att. 7.2 12.6 Avg. Per Com. 12.9 17.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE 290 502 Total offense plays 59 73 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.9 6.9Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 3-0Penalties: No.-Yards 6-51 8-73Punts-Yards 8-327 3-104 Avg. Yards Per Punt 40.9 34.7Punt rets: No.-Yards 0-0 4-39Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 2-33 1-22 Average Per Return 16.5 22.0Int: No.-Yds 0-0 1-27Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 1-1Possession Time 25:13 34:47Third-Down Conv. 3 of 13 8 of 15Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 0 0 of 0

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 89 Delahunt DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 59 StephenLG 69 Greene DE 56 PruittC 50 Bullock 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 6 Smith CB 7 Gratz

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 12 26 10 16 0 6

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 23-41-1 296 1 37

Receiving No Yds TD LgGriffin 6 72 1 32Davis 4 79 0 37Smith 4 61 0 20N. Williams 3 19 0 8

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 8 327 40.9 53 2

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 1st 01:05 23 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSmallwood 9-1-10 2.0Brown 7-3-10B. Jones 5-2-7

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RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM • TAMPA, FLA.

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (40): 3 Moore, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 22 Adams, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 41 Steg, 46 Vann, 51 Willman, 67 Mueller, 84 Jones, 86 Wagner, 90 Campenni, 94 Griffin, 97 McBryde

USFINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMurray 10 38 1 37 0 26Shaw 11 35 1 34 0 8Daniels 10 41 18 23 1 15

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgDaniels 19-29-1 199 0 30Floyd 1-3-0 3 0 3

Receiving No Yds TD LgWelch 5 39 0 30Marc 3 47 0 19Price 3 45 0 21Davis 3 32 0 16

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Brockhaus-Kann 6 232 38.7 49 4

Field Goal AttemptsBonani 4th 7:53 28 yds GoodBonani 4th 4:26 50 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntWhitehurst 4-4-8 1.0 1.0Webster 3-4-7Cliett 6-0-6

Connecticut (3-6, 0-4) 0 3 3 0 - 6USF (3-6, 1-4) 7 0 0 6 - 13

FIRST QUARTERUSF – B.J. Daniels 5 yd run (Bonani kick) 4:08 (8-80, 3:14)

SECOND QUARTERUC – Chad Christen 50 yd field goal 0:02 (4-18, 0:30)

THIRD QUARTERUC – Chad Christen 37 yd field goal 4:28 (16-66, 7:39)

FOURTH QUARTERUSF – Maikon Bonani 28 yd field goal 7:53 (9-27, 3:50)USF – Maikon Bonani 50 yd field goal 4:26 (5-3, 2:01)

TAMPA, Fla. – USF senior quarterback B.J. Daniels ran for a first-quarter touchdown before leaving in the fourth with an injury as USF stopped a school-record six-game losing streak by beating the University of Connecticut football team by a 13-6 score on Saturday night before a crowd of 36,190 at Raymond James Stadium. Both teams are now 3-6 on the season while UConn is 0-4 in BIG EAST play while the Bulls are 1-4 in the conference. Daniels was hurt on a 15-yard run inside the UConn 10 just over five minutes into the fourth. The senior quarterback couldn’t put any weight on his left leg as he was helped from the field. The Bulls settled for a 28-yard field goal by Maikon Bonani later in the drive to take a 10-6 advantage. Bonani added a 50-yard kick to extend the lead to 13-6 with four and a half minutes left. South Florida had dropped 12 of its last 13 BIG EAST games dating to November 2010. The Bulls squandered a 20-point halftime lead en route to a 37-36 loss to Syracuse on Nov. 27. UConn senior kicker Chad Christen had two field goals for UConn. Daniels put the Bulls up 7-0 on a 5-yard TD run with 4:08 left in the first. He set a school record for career rushing touchdowns with 25 on the score. UConn got within 7-3 when Christen made a 50-yard field goal two seconds before halftime. His second field goal of the game, from 37 yards with 4:28 to go in the third, made it 7-6. The Huskies had failed to score during the second half in their previous three games. USF threatened to extend its early lead midway through the second, but UConn redshirt senior cornerback Dwayne Gratz intercepted Daniels’ pass in the end zone. South Florida was the only FBS team in the nation without an inter-ception until safety Jon Lejiste picked off redshirt sophomore Chandler Whitmer’s pass at the USF 10 with 6:27 remaining in the game. A late UConn drive ended with 50 seconds to go when Elkino Watson intercepted a Whitmer pass. Whitmer has thrown 13 interceptions this season.

UCONN USFFIRST DOWNS 20 17 Rushing 3 6 Passing 17 10 Penalty 0 1RUSHING YARDS 43 81 Rushing Attempts 31 34 Average Per Rush 1.4 2.4 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 98 114 Yards Lost Rushing 55 33PASSING YARDS 284 202 Com.-Att.-Int 24-38-2 20-32-1 Avg. Per Att. 7.5 6.3 Avg. Per Com. 11.8 10.1 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE 327 283 Total offense plays 69 66 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.7 4.3Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties: No.-Yards 5-60 5-49Punts-Yards 6-255 6-232 Avg. Yards Per Punt 42.5 38.7Punt rets: No.-Yards 0-0 1-5Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 0-0 2-34 Avg. Per Return 0.0 17.0Int: No.-Yds 1-0 2-29Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 31:52 28:08Third-Down Conv. 6 of 13 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 0 0 of 0

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 89 Delahunt DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 59 StephenLG 69 Greene DE 56 PruittC 50 Bullock LB 32 AshiruRG 65 Cruz LB 33 SmallwoodRT 77 Friend LB 28 JohnsonQB 10 Whitmer CB 5 Wreh-WilsonTB 43 McCombs S 16 JonesFB 47 Frank S 15 BrownWR 6 Smith CB 7 Gratz

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 18 48 1 47 0 12McCummings 5 34 1 33 0 25

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 24-38-2 284 0 26

Receiving No Yds TD LgDavis 7 98 0 21N. Williams 6 48 0 12Smith 3 40 0 22McCombs 3 28 0 12

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 6 255 42.5 48 2

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 2nd 0:02 50 yds GoodChristen 3rd 4:28 37 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntB. Jones 7-2-9Wreh-WIlson 6-1-7Smallwood 5-1-6 1.0Gratz 5-0-5 1T. Williams 1-0-1 1.0 1.0

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TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (46): 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 12 Stevenson, 13 Christen, 20 Allen, 21 J. Williams, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 41 Steg, 44 DeLorenzo, 46 Vann, 51 Willman, 67 Mueller, 80 Shortell, 84 Jones, 86 Wagner, 94 Griffin, 96 Parker, 97 McBryde

PITTSBURGHINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgGraham 15 45 4 41 0 12Shell 6 23 0 23 0 11

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgSunseri 19-34-0 302 2 39

Receiving No Yds TD LgStreet 6 76 0 24Carswell 5 83 1 18Shanahan 3 79 1 39Graham 3 21 0 15

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Yoklic 6 260 43.3 57 0

Field Goal AttemptsHarper 2nd 13:03 44 yds MissedHarper 3rd 10:33 42 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntDonald 7-6-13 2.0Trebitz 4-5-9Thomas 5-3-8 0.5 0.5Ezell 3-3-6 2.0 0.5

Pittsburgh (4-6, 1-4) 0 0 3 14 – 17Connecticut (4-6, 1-4) 10 14 0 0 – 24

FIRST QUARTERUC – Ryan Griffin 2 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Christen kick) 8:31

(11-75, 6:29)UC – Chad Christen 29 yd field goal 1:43 (12-61, 5:15)

SECOND QUARTERUC – Nick Williams 80 yd punt return (Christen kick) 9:26UC – Lyle McCombs 2 yd run (Christen kick) 1:02 (6-61, 2:17)

THIRD QUARTERPITT – Kevin Harper 42 yd field goal 10:33 (9-51, 4:27)

FOURTH QUARTERPITT – Drew Cardwell 11 yd pass from Tino Sunseri (Harper kick) 13:37

(6-72, 2:21)PITT – Mike Shanahan 18 yd pass from Tino Sunseri (Harper kick) 2:46 (9-80,

2:11)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Redshirt sophomore running back Lyle McCombs ran for 120 yards and a touchdown as the University of Connecticut football team beat Pittsburgh 24-17 on Friday night before a crowd of 33,503 at Rentschler Field. Sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer threw for 213 yards and a score for the Huskies. UConn is now 4-6 overall and 1-4 in the BIG EAST while Pittsburgh is also 4-6 and 1-4. Senior Nick Williams returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown. Tino Sunseri threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns for Pitt, which fell short in its attempt to overcome a 24-0 halftime deficit. The Panthers, like UConn, must now win out to become bowl eligible. McCombs, who ran for more than 1,100 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman, had just 547 yards and four scores coming into the game. He carried the ball 29 times in this one. The Huskies held Pitt running back Ray Graham to 41 yards on 15 car-ries after he rushed for 172 against Notre Dame a week before in an overtime loss. UConn scored on its first possession when Whitmer hit redshirt senior tight end Ryan Griffin with a four-yard pass to cap an 11-play, 75-yard march. A staunch UConn defense, ranked ninth nationally, forced Pitt to punt on its first possession, setting the tone for the rest of the half. UConn extended the lead to 10-0 a little over three minutes later on a 29-yard field by redshirt junior Chad Christen. The Huskies opened a 17-0 lead on Williams’ punt return midway through the second quarter. McCombs made it 24-0 on a two-yard plunge, giving the Huskies their first rushing touchdown since a Sept. 29 win over Buffalo. While the UConn offense rolled in the first half, the Huskies’ defense, led by redshirt senior linebacker Sio Moore pressured Sunseri throughout the first 30 and blanketed the Pitt receivers, forcing Sunseri to scramble or throw out of bounds. It also didn’t help that several of Sunseri’s passes were dropped. The Panthers didn’t score until Kevin Harper’s 42-yard field goal in the third quarter. Harper’s 44-yard attempt in the first half hit the right upright. Pittsburgh opened the fourth quarter by going 72 yards in just six plays. Back-to-back passes from Sunseri to Devin Street picked up 46 yards and the Pitt quarterback then found Drew Carswell in the left flat for an 11-yard touchdown strike. UConn had a chance to put the game away after a 44-yard run set the Huskies up at the Pittsburgh 14, but Whitmer threw an interception in the end zone to end the threat. Sunseri took over and drove the Panthers 80 yards in just over two min-utes, capped by an 18-yard touchdown pass to Mike Shanahan with 2:46 left. The Panthers never got the ball back as Whitmer hit redshirt sophomore Shakim Phillips for a key 17-yard completion on a third-and-9 on UConn’s next drive and the Huskies ran out the clock.

PITT UCONNFIRST DOWNS 18 20 Rushing 3 8 Passing 15 11 Penalty 0 1RUSHING YARDS 48 132 Rushing Attempts 25 42 Average Per Rush 1.9 3.1 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 72 162 Yards Lost Rushing 24 30PASSING YARDS 302 213 Com.-Att.-Int 19-34-0 19-25-1 Avg. Per Att. 8.9 8.5 Avg. Per Com. 15.9 11.2 Passing Touchdowns 2 1TOTAL OFFENSE 350 345 Total offense plays 59 67 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.9 5.1Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties: No.-Yards 3-23 4-40Punts-Yards 6-260 5-207 Avg. Yards Per Punt 43.3 41.4Punt rets: No.-Yards 2-9 4-80Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 4-75 2-42 Avg. Per Return 18.8 21.0Int: No.-Yds 1-0 0-0Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 23:44 36:16Third-Down Conv. 4 of 12 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 0 0 of 0

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 89 Delahunt DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 59 StephenLG 69 Greene DE 56 PruittC 50 Bullock LB 3 MooreRG 65 Cruz LB 33 SmallwoodRT 77 Friend LB 28 JohnsonQB 10 Whitmer CB 5 Wreh-WilsonTB 43 McCombs S 16 JonesFB 47 Frank S 15 BrownWR 6 Smith CB 7 Gratz

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 29 125 5 120 1 39McCummings 1 13 0 13 1 13

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 19-25-1 213 1 27

Receiving No Yds TD LgGriffin 6 84 1 23Phillips 5 52 0 17Williams 3 31 0 14Smith 1 27 0 27

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 5 207 41.4 51 2

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 1st 1:43 29 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSmallwood 4-5-9Moore 5-1-6 3.0 2.0Gratz 5-1-6 1.0Johnson 2-4-6

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TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50): 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings, 12 Stevenson, 13 Christen, 18 McEntee, 20 Allen, 21 J. Williams, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 41 Steg, 44 DeLorenzo, 46 Vann, 47 Frank, 51 Willman, 67 Mueller, 73 Mateas, 84 Jones, 86 Wagner, 90 Campenni, 94 Griffin, 95 Adeyemi, 96 Parker, 97 McBryde

LOUISVILLEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgWright 16 61 18 43 0 14Lamb 3 9 0 9 0 4

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgBridgewater 30-53-1 331 2 59Stein 5-12-0 43 0 26

Receiving No Yds TD LgWright 9 72 0 14Parler 8 91 2 25Rogers 7 72 0 22Copeland 5 95 0 59

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Johnson 9 331 36.8 46 1

Field Goal AttemptsWallace 3rd 4:11 46 yds MissedWallace 4th 11:40 19 yds GoodWallace OT1 --- 37 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntPryor 7-4-11Burgess 3-7-10 0.5 1Brown 3-7-10

Connecticut (5-6, 2-4) 3 7 0 0 13 – 23No. 19/18 Louisville (9-2, 5-2) 0 0 0 10 10 – 20

FIRST QUARTERUC – Chad Christen 39 yd field goal 5:29 (8-51, 4:01)

SECOND QUARTERUC – Nick Williams 3 yd run (Christen kick) 10:20 (10-66, 4:40)

FOURTH QUARTERUL – John Wallace 19 yd field goal 11:40 (11-75, 5:53)UL – DeVante Parker 6 yd pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Wallace kick) 0:21

(13-92, 2:40)

OVERTIMEUL – John Wallace 37 yd field goal (5-5)UC – Chad Christen 37 yd field goal (4-5)UC – Shakim Phillips 7 yd pass from Johnny McEntee (Christen kick) (4-25)UL – DeVante Parker 25 yd pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Wallace kick) (1-25)UC – Chad Christen 30 yd field goal (4-12)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Connecticut redshirt senior cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson knew the ball would eventually come his way. The Connecticut cornerback just wanted to make sure he was in the right posi-tion to make a play. Wilson’s first interception of the season came in the third overtime Saturday and helped the Huskies upset No. 19 Louisville by a 23-20 score before a crowd of 45,618 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. On third and goal from Connecticut’s five, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater looked for DeVante Parker in the end zone. His pass was slightly behind his receiver and Wreh-Wilson, one of the top cornerbacks in the country, read it perfectly to make the pickoff. Four plays later, UConn redshirt junior Chad Christen (Etters, Pa.) kicked a 30-yard field goal to give the Huskies their second-straight win. The win for the Huskies was just the second in program history over a ranked team and the first since a win over USF in 2007. Louisville fell to 9-2 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST. UConn senior quarterback Johnny McEntee relieved injured redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer in the fourth quarter and threw a three-yard touchdown pass to redshirt sophomore Shakim Phillips in the second OT. Redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs rushed for 133 yards on 29 carries and senior Nick Williams scored on a three-yard run to put the Huskies up 10-0. Christen gave Connecticut its first lead with a 39-yard field goal in the first quarter. Bridgewater finished 30 of 53 passing for 331 yards and two touch-downs. He was sacked four times along with the game-changing intercep-tion. Louisville gained 27 yards rushing. For Connecticut, that was nothing new. The Huskies entered the game with the nation’s ninth-ranked defense and was No. 11 against the run at 108 yards allowed per game. They applied those strengths early and often against the Cardinals, who had the conference’s top scoring offense. Louisville was outgained 160-88 in the first half while being shut out for the first time since Pittsburgh did it here a year ago. The Huskies took advantage of their limited offensive opportunities. After two three-and-out drives, Connecticut moved 51 yards in eight plays to set up Christen’s 39-yard field goal. Two drives later it was 10-0 as the Huskies drove 66 yards in 10 plays ending in Williams’ three-yard TD run. The lead stood until Bridgewater’s return inspired the Cardinals late in the third quarter. After John Wallace’s 19-yard field goal early in the fourth, Bridgewater directed a 92-yard, 13-play drive kept alive by a 28-yard pass to Eli Rogers and a nine-yarder to Wright for first down at the Huskies’ 26. A 14-yard pass to Wright and a face mask foul penalty on Connecticut set up first-and-goal at the six, and Bridgewater found a wide-open Parker in the end zone.

UCONN LOUFIRST DOWNS 12 23 Rushing 6 5 Passing 5 17 Penalty 1 1RUSHING YARDS 149 27 Rushing Attempts 39 28 Average Per Rush 3.8 1.0 Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 Yards Gained Rushing 167 88 Yards Lost Rushing 18 61PASSING YARDS 92 374 Com.-Att.-Int 9-28-1 35-65-1 Avg. Per Att. 3.3 5.8 Avg. Per Com. 10.2 10.7 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE 241 401 Total offense plays 67 93 Avg. Gain Per Play 3.6 4.3Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties: No.-Yards 4-31 5-50Punts-Yards 10-438 9-331 Avg. Yards Per Punt 43.8 36.8Punt rets: No.-Yards 1-(-3) 5-30Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 3-34 3-57 Avg. Per Return 11.3 19.0Int: No.-Yds 1-0 1-1Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 27:33 32:27Third-Down Conv. 3 of 15 7 of 21Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 0 0 of 1

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 48 WilliamsTE 89 Delahunt DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 59 StephenLG 69 Greene DE 56 PruittC 50 Bullock LB 3 MooreRG 65 Cruz LB 33 SmallwoodRT 77 Friend LB 28 JohnsonQB 10 Whitmer CB 5 Wreh-WilsonTB 43 McCombs S 16 JonesTE 94 Griffin S 15 BrownWR 31 Williams CB 7 Gratz

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 29 137 4 133 0 29Williams 3 15 1 4 1 12McCummings 2 6 0 6 0 5

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 7-21-1 72 0 26McEntee 2-7-0 20 1 17

Receiving No Yds TD LgDelahunt 2 36 0 26McCombs 2 32 0 17Davis 2 11 0 7Phillips 2 7 1 4

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 10 438 43.8 55 1

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 1st 5:28 39 yds GoodChristen OT1 --- 37 yds GoodChristen OT3 --- 30 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntGratz 8-3-11 Smallwood 4-7-11 2.0Johnson 2-9-11 0.5Williams 5-2-7 3.5 3.0

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TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (46): 6 Smith, 8 Phillips, 11 McCummings,, 17 Puyol, 18 McEntee, 20 Allen, 21 J. Williams, 22 Adams, 23 Lee, 25 Hyppolite, 29 Mack, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 41 Steg, 46 Vann, 48 T. Williams, 60 Samra, 67 Mueller, 80 Shortell, 84 Jones, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 96 Parker, 97 McBryde

CINCINNATIINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgWinn 22 75 5 70 1 7Abernathy 2 8 1 7 0 8Poteat 4 4 4 0 0 2

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgKay 19-29-0 245 2 26Kelce 1-1-0 39 1 39

Receiving No Yds TD LgMcClung 6 70 0 26Kelce 5 69 2 25Winn 3 55 0 21

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20O’Donnell 6 242 40.3 43 3

Field Goal AttemptsMiliano 4th 12:04 38 yds GoodMiliano 4th 6:03 42 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntDrane 7-1-8 1Blair 4-4-8 2.0 1.0Temple 4-3-7 3.5 1.0Giordano 3-3-6 2.0 2.0

Cincinnati (9-3, 5-2) 7 7 7 13 - 34Connecticut (5-7, 2-5) 0 10 7 0 - 17

FIRST QUARTERCIN – Travis Kelce 25 yd pass from Brendon Kay (Miliano kick) 11:33 (6-76, 2:03)

SECOND QUARTERCIN – Kay 39 yd pass from Kay (Miliano kick) 11:20 (1-39, 0:11)UC – Bobby Puyol 40 yd field goal 6:43 (5-53, 1:11)UC – Ryan Griffin 74 yd pass from Chandler Whitmer (Puyol kick) 5:23 (1-73, 0:13)

THIRD QUARTERCIN – Kelce 21 yd pass from Kay (Miliano kick) 11:24 (7-65, 3:36)UC – Lyle McCombs 1 yd run (Puyol kick) 0:17 (15-69, 7:01)

FOURTH QUARTERCIN – Miliano 38 yd field goal12:04 (8-51, 3:13)CIN – George Winn 4 yd run (Miliano kick) 10;52 (1-4, 0:09)CIN – Miliano 42 yd field goal 6:03 (8-40, 4:16)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Cincinnati quarterback Brandon Kay threw two touchdown passes to Travis Kelce, and caught one from the big tight end on a trick play, as the Bearcats beat the University of Connecticut football team by 34-17 on Saturday before a crowd of 33,112 at Rentschler Field. The win gave Cincinnati a final regular season record of 9-3 and was 5-2 in the BIG EAST to gain a share of the league championship with Louisville, Rutgers and Syracuse. Kelce caught five balls for 69 yards and the two scores while Kay com-pleted 19 of his 29 passes for 245 yards and the two scores. UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Chandler Whitmer threw for 264 yards and a touchdown for UConn, before leaving the game with a head injury in the third quarter. Kay hit Kelce for a 25-yard touchdown on the Bearcats’ opening drive, one of three passes of at least 25 yards during the six-play, 76-yard march. Kelce returned the favor to Kay in the second quarter. An interception return by Chris Williams set the Bearcats up on the UConn 39. On first down, Kelce took a backward screen pass from Kay and threw the ball back across the field to his quarterback, who ran down the right side for a touchdown that made it 14-0. Connecticut senior tight end Ryan Griffin got the Huskies into the game in the second quarter with a 74-yard TD catch. He caught the ball on the UConn 35 and outran the Bearcats’ defense, diving into the end zone after almost being tripped up at the six-yard line by Deven Drane to make it 14-10 at the half. UConn freshman kicker Bobby Puyol made the first field goal of his career, a 40-yarder to give the Huskies their first points. That was set up when Whitmer found redshirt senior wide receiver Michael Smith open over the middle for a 51-yard pass from the UConn 24-yard line. UConn’s regular kicker, junior Chad Christen, sat out the game with a hip injury. Whitmer started for UConn despite being knocked out of last week’s win over Louisville with a head injury. He left this game in the third quarter after taking a shot from Greg Blair on a trick play and hitting his head on the turf. Senior walk-on quarterback Johnny McEntee replaced Whitmer and completed the 15-play, 69-yard drive which ended with a one-yard touchdown plunge by redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs. It was the first second-half touchdown in a BIG EAST game for UConn this season and brought the Huskies to within four at 21-17. McCombs finished with 21 carries for 60 yards. A bad pass by McEntee that was intercepted by Drane set up another Bearcats touchdown, a four-yard run by George Winn, his 12th touchdown this season. That came after Tony Miliano had made it a seven-point game, hitting a 38-yard field goal with 12 minutes left. His 42-yarder with six min-utes left put a bow on the game. McEntee finished with 73 yards passing and two interceptions. Winn finished with just 70 yards rushing after coming in averaging 105 yards per game and 5.5 yards per carry. He had just eight yards at the half.

CIN UCONNFIRST DOWNS 18 19 Rushing 4 2 Passing 11 15 Penalty 3 2RUSHING YARDS 72 36 Rushing Attempts 32 29 Average Per Rush 2.2 1.2 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 92 80 Yards Lost Rushing 20 44PASSING YARDS 284 337 Com.-Att.-Int 20-30-0 23-47-3 Average Per Att. 9.5 7.2 Average Per Com. 14.2 14.7 Passing Touchdowns 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE 356 373 Total offense plays 62 76 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.7 4.9Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties: No.-Yards 7-56 9-79PUNTS-YARDS 6-242 6-226 Avg. Yards Per Punt 40.3 37.7Punt rets: No.-Yards 4--2 1-0Kickoff rets: No.-Yds 3-75 6-120 Average Per Return 25.0 20.0Int: No.-Yds 3-78 0-0Fumble Ret: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0Possession Time 30:39 29:21Third-Down Conv. 5 of 14 6 of 17Fourth-Down Conv. 0 of 1 0 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 1-1 Touchdowns 1-2 1-1 Field goals 0-2 0-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-36 1-7PAT Kicks 4-4 2-2Field Goals 2-2 1-1

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 85 Davis DE 51 WillmanTE 94 Griffin DT 53 WirthLT 72 Bennett DT 59 StephenLG 69 Greene DE 56 PruittC 73 Mateas LB 3 MooreRG 50 Bullock LB 33 SmallwoodRT 77 Friend LB 28 JohnsonQB 10 Whitmer CB 5 Wreh-WilsonTB 43 McCombs S 16 JonesTE 47 Frank S 15 BrownWR 31 Williams CB 7 Gratz

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 21 66 6 60 1 13McCummings 2 6 2 4 0 6Williams 1 3 0 3 0 3

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 16-31-1 264 1 74McEntee 7-16-2 73 0 20

Receiving No Yds TD LgPhillips 7 93 0 19Davis 5 46 0 13Griffin 3 85 1 74Smith 3 54 0 51

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 6 226 37.7 44 0

Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 1st 6:43 40 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntJohnson 5-4-9 0.5Smallwood 3-6-9Jones 3-6-9Stephen 3-4-7 1.5

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ConneCtiCUt oFFenSeGame WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB FB TB

Massachusetts Davis N. Williams Bennett Greene Mateas Masters Friend Delahunt Whitmer Frank McCombs

NC State Davis N. Williams Bennett Greene Mateas Masters Friend Griffin Whitmer Frank McCombs

at Maryland Davis N. Williams Bennett Greene Mateas Cruz Friend Griffin Whitmer Phillips (WR) McCombs

at Western Michigan Griffin (TE) N. Williams Bennett Greene Mateas Masters Friend Delahunt Whitmer Frank McCombs

Buffalo Davis N. Williams Bennett Greene Bullock Masters Friend Griffin Whitmer Frank McCombs

at Rutgers Davis N. Williams Bennett Greene Bullock Masters Friend Griffin Whitmer Frank Hyppolite

Temple Davis N. Williams Bennett Greene Bullock Masters Friend Delahunt Whitmer Griffin (TE) DeLorenzo

at Syracuse Davis Smith Bennett Greene Bullock Masters Friend Delahunt Whitmer Frank McCombs

at USF Davis Smith Bennett Greene Bullock Cruz Friend Delahunt Whitmer Frank McCombs

Pittsburgh Davis Smith Bennett Greene Bullock Cruz Friend Delahunt Whitmer Frank McCombs

at Louisville Davis N. Williams Bennett Greene Bullock Cruz Friend Delahunt Whitmer Griffin (TE) McCombs

Cincinnati Davis N. Williams Bennett Greene Mateas Bullock Friend Griffin Whitmer Frank McCombs

ConneCtiCUt DeFenSeGame DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB S S CB

Massachusetts T. Williams Wirth Campenni Joseph Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

NC State T. Williams Wirth Campenni Joseph Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

at Maryland T. Williams Wirth Adams (DB) Joseph Moore Smallwood Johnson Mack B. Jones Brown Gratz

at Western Michigan T. Williams Wirth Pruitt Stephen Adams (DB) Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

Buffalo T. Williams Wirth Stephen Pruitt Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

at Rutgers T. Williams Wirth Stephen Pruitt Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

Temple T. Williams Wirth Stephen Pruitt Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

at Syracuse T. Williams Wirth Stephen Pruitt Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

at USF T. Williams Wirth Stephen Pruitt Ashiru Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

Pittsburgh T. Williams Wirth Stephen Pruitt Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

at Louisville T. Williams Wirth Stephen Pruitt Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B, Jones Brown Gratz

Cincinnati Willman Wirth Stephen Pruitt Moore Smallwood Johnson Wreh-Wilson B. Jones Brown Gratz

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2012 Connecticut Team StatisticsRECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALAll Games 5-7 3-3 2-4 0-0Conference 2-5 1-2 1-3 0-0Non-Conference 3-2 2-1 1-1 0-0

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDAugust 30, 2012 vs. Massachusetts W 37-0 35,270September 8, 2012 vs. North Carolina State L 7-10 34,202September 15, 2012 at Maryland W 24-21 35,491 September 22, 2012 at Western Michigan L 24-30 10,328September 29, 2012 vs. Buffalo W 24-17 34,666October 6, 2012 at Rutgers L 3-19 50,870October 13, 2012 vs. Temple L (ot) 14-17 37,279October 19, 2012 at Syracuse L 10-40 36,715November 3, 2012 at USF L 6-13 36,190November 9, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh W 24-17 33,503November 24, 2012 at Louisville W (3ot) 23-20 45,618December 1, 2012 vs. Cincinnati L 17-34 33,112

TEAM STATISTICS ................................... UCONN .................... OPPSCORING .....................................................213 ..............................238 Points Per Game ..........................................17.8 .............................19.8FIRST DOWNS............................................203 ..............................194 Rushing .......................................................48 ................................69 Passing .........................................................140 ..............................112 Penalty .........................................................15 ................................13RUSHING YARDAGE .................................1055 ............................1175 Yards gained rushing ....................................1437 ............................1552 Yards lost rushing ........................................382 ..............................377 Rushing Attempts ........................................419 ..............................430 Average Per Rush .........................................2.5 ...............................2.7 Average Per Game ........................................87.9 .............................97.9 TDs Rushing ...............................................10 ................................10PASSING YARDAGE ...................................2765 ............................2544 Comp-Att-Int ..............................................219-388-18 ..................207-381-6 Average Per Pass...........................................7.1 ...............................6.7 Average Per Catch ........................................12.6 .............................12.3 Average Per Game ........................................230.4 ...........................212.0 TDs Passing .................................................10 ................................15TOTAL OFFENSE .......................................3820 ............................3719 Total Plays ...................................................807 ..............................811 Average Per Play ..........................................4.7 ...............................4.6 Average Per Game ........................................318.3 ...........................309.9KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ............................30-587 .........................30-676PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ..........................22-274 .........................32-214INT RETURNS: #-Yards ..............................6-36 .............................18-231KICK RETURN AVERAGE .........................19.6 .............................22.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE .......................12.5 .............................6.7INT RETURN AVERAGE ...........................6.0 ...............................12.8FUMBLES-LOST ..........................................15-8 .............................17-6PENALTIES-Yards ........................................56-466 .........................73-624 Average Per Game ........................................38.8 .............................52.0PUNTS-Yards ................................................78-3162 .......................87-3399 Average Per Punt .........................................40.5 .............................39.1 Net punt average ..........................................35.7 .............................34.1KICKOFFS-Yards ..........................................47-2900 .......................51-3127 Average Per Kick ..........................................61.7 .............................61.3 Net kick average ..........................................48.6 .............................40.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ................... 30:51 .......................... 29:083RD-DOWN Conversions ............................64/177 .........................64/189 3rd-Down Pct ..............................................36% .............................34%4TH-DOWN Conversions ............................1/7 ...............................4/13 4th-Down Pct ..............................................14% .............................31%SACKS BY-Yards ...........................................33-203 .........................33-210MISC YARDS ...............................................20 ................................0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED .......................24 ................................27FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ........................15-22 ...........................17-21ON-SIDE KICKS ..........................................0-1 ...............................1-2RED-ZONE SCORES ..................................(27-32) 84% ................(24-27) 89%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ...................(15-32) 47% ................(16-27) 59%PAT-ATTEMPTS .........................................(24-24) 100% ..............(25-27) 93%ATTENDANCE ...........................................208032 ........................215212 Games/Avg Per Game ..................................6/34672 .......................6/35869 Neutral Site Games ...........................................................................0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalConnecticut 47 85 34 34 13 213Opponents 36 52 55 82 13 238

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2012 Connecticut Individual StatisticsRUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GMcCOMBS, Lyle 11 243 913 53 860 3.5 6 39 78.2McCUMMINGS, Sc. 12 39 160 28 132 3.4 2 25 11.0DeLORENZO, Max 9 36 133 14 119 3.3 0 20 13.2HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 19 76 7 69 3.6 1 50 5.8WILLIAMS, Nick 12 10 49 9 40 4.0 1 14 3.3WILLIAMS, Jos. 9 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 4 0.7SMITH, Michael 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2TEAM 5 5 0 13 -13 -2.6 0 0 -2.6WHITMER, Chan. 12 63 97 258 -161 -2.6 0 23 -13.4Total.......... 12 419 1437 382 1055 2.5 10 50 87.9Opponents...... 12 430 1552 377 1175 2.7 10 33 97.9

PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GWHITMER, Chan. 12 118.97 208-361-16 57.6 2664 9 74 222.0McENTEE, Johnny 3 70.46 10-25-2 40.0 99 1 20 33.0McCUMMINGS, Sc. 12 58.40 1-2-0 50.0 2 0 2 0.2Total.......... 12 115.53 219-388-18 56.4 2765 10 74 230.4Opponents...... 12 120.26 207-381-6 54.3 2544 15 68 212.0

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G DAVIS, Geremy 12 44 613 13.9 1 37 51.1PHILLIPS, Shak. 12 32 399 12.5 1 25 33.2SMITH, Michael 12 31 407 13.1 1 51 33.9WILLIAMS, Nick 12 30 334 11.1 0 30 27.8GRIFFIN, Ryan 12 29 484 16.7 6 74 40.3McCOMBS, Lyle 11 24 230 9.6 0 43 20.9DELAHUNT, John 12 18 223 12.4 1 33 18.6FRANK, Reuben 12 4 8 2.0 0 6 0.7OSIECKI, Mike 6 3 32 10.7 0 16 5.3JONES, Tebucky 8 2 11 5.5 0 6 1.4DeLORENZO, Max 9 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.6HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.8Total.......... 12 219 2765 12.6 10 74 230.4Opponents...... 12 207 2544 12.3 15 68 212.0

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkCHRISTEN, Chad 14-21 66.7 2-2 3-4 7-8 1-4 1-3 50 1PUYOL, Bobby 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 40 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdWAGNER, Cole 78 3162 40.5 62 8 18 25 0Total.......... 78 3162 40.5 62 8 18 25 0Opponents...... 87 3399 39.1 63 8 28 19 1

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongWILLIAMS, Nick 21 253 12.0 2 80MACK, Taylor 1 21 21.0 0 0DeLORENZO, Max 0 0 0.0 1 0Total.......... 22 274 12.5 3 80Opponents...... 32 214 6.7 0 33

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongGRATZ, Dwayne 3 37 12.3 1 37JONES, Byron 1 0 0.0 0 0WREH-Wilson, B. 1 0 0.0 0 0BROWN, Ty-Meer 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Total.......... 6 36 6.0 1 37Opponents...... 18 231 12.8 1 33

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongWILLIAMS, Nick 24 489 20.4 0 37MACK, Taylor 6 98 16.3 0 25Total.......... 30 587 19.6 0 37Opponents...... 30 676 22.5 0 45

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongTotal.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... 2 54 27.0 1 53

FG SEQUENCE CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS

Massachusetts (36),(47),(19) -North Carolina State - (40),44Maryland 49,(34) -Western Michigan 51,(32) (44)Buffalo (29) (44)Rutgers (19),51 (45),(31),50Temple 36,42,44,28 (29)Syracuse (23) (22),(33),(42),(47)USF (50),(37) (28),(50)Pittsburgh (29) 44,(42)LOUISVILLE (39),(37),(30) 46,(19),(37)Cincinnati (40) (38),(42)

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OFFENSEOffensive Line ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJimmy Bennett, OT - 1 2 12 15Tyler Bullock, C - - - 8 8Gus Cruz, OG - - - 4 4Kevin Friend, OG - 2 11 12 25Steve Greene, OT - 11 12 12 35Adam Masters, OG - 11 12 7 30Alex Mateas, C - - - 5 5

Wide Receivers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalGeremy Davis, WR - - 1 11 12Shakim Phillips, WR - - - 1 1Michael Smith, WR - 3 13 3 19Nick Williams, WR - - - 9 9

Tight Ends ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJohn Delahunt, TE 5 5 6 7 23Ryan Griffin, TE 10 8 7 8 33

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

Running Backs ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalMax DeLorenzo, RB - - - 1 1Reuben Frank, FB - - - 9 9Martin Hyppolite, RB - - - 1 1Lyle McCombs, RB - - 11 10 21Totals 15 38 74 132 260

DEFENSEDefensive Line ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJulian Campenni, DT - - - 2 2Ted Jennings, DE - - 5 - 5Jesse Joseph, DE 13 12 7 3 35Angelo Pruitt, DE - - - 9 9Shamar Stephen, DT - 8 - 9 17Trevardo Williams, DT 1 7 11 11 30Tim Willman, DL - - - 1 1Ryan Wirth, DT - - - 12 12

Linebackers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalJefferson Ashiru, LB - - - 1 1Jory Johnson, LB 3 1 12 12 28Sio Moore, LB - 9 12 10 31Yawin Smallwood, LB - - 12 12 24

Defensive Backs ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalAndrew Adams, S - - - 2 2Ty-Meer Brown, S - - 7 12 19Dwayne Gratz, CB 4 13 12 12 41Byron Jones, S - - 9 12 21Taylor Mack, CB - - - 1 1Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB 9 13 6 11 39Totals 30 66 106 132 318

SPECIAL TEAMSKickers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 TotalChad Christen, K - - - 11 11Bobby Puyol, K - - - 1 1Cole Wagner, P - 13 12 12 37Totals - 13 12 24 49

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

CHRISTEN, Chad 0 14-21 22-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 64McCOMBS, Lyle 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36GRIFFIN, Ryan 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36WILLIAMS, Nick 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18McCUMMINGS, Sc. 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 6HYPPOLITE, Mar. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6PHILLIPS, Shak. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6DELAHUNT, John 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6DAVIS, Geremy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6SMITH, Michael 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 6PUYOL, Bobby 0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5Total.......... 24 15-22 24-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 213Opponents...... 27 17-21 25-27 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 238

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G

WHITMER, Chan. 12 424 -161 2664 2503 208.6McCOMBS, Lyle 11 243 860 0 860 78.2McCUMMINGS, Sc. 12 41 132 2 134 11.2DeLORENZO, Max 9 36 119 0 119 13.2McENTEE, Johnny 3 25 0 99 99 33.0HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 19 69 0 69 5.8WILLIAMS, Nick 12 10 40 0 40 3.3WILLIAMS, Jos. 9 3 6 0 6 0.7SMITH, Michael 12 1 3 0 3 0.2TEAM 5 5 -13 0 -13 -2.6Total.......... 12 807 1055 2765 3820 318.3Opponents...... 12 811 1175 2544 3719 309.9

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

WILLIAMS, Nick 12 40 334 253 489 0 1116 93.0McCOMBS, Lyle 11 860 230 0 0 0 1090 99.1DAVIS, Geremy 12 0 613 0 0 0 613 51.1GRIFFIN, Ryan 12 0 484 0 0 0 484 40.3SMITH, Michael 12 3 407 0 0 0 410 34.2PHILLIPS, Shak. 12 0 399 0 0 0 399 33.2DELAHUNT, John 12 0 223 0 0 0 223 18.6DeLORENZO, Max 9 119 14 0 0 0 133 14.8McCUMMINGS, Sc. 12 132 0 0 0 0 132 11.0MACK, Taylor 12 0 0 21 98 0 119 9.9HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 69 10 0 0 0 79 6.6GRATZ, Dwayne 12 0 0 0 0 37 37 3.1OSIECKI, Mike 6 0 32 0 0 0 32 5.3JONES, Tebucky 8 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.4FRANK, Reuben 12 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.7WILLIAMS, Jos. 9 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.7BROWN, Ty-Meer 12 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1TEAM 5 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -2.6WHITMER, Chan. 12 -161 0 0 0 0 -161 -13.4Total.......... 12 1055 2765 274 587 36 4717 393.1Opponents...... 12 1175 2544 214 676 231 4840 403.3

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2012 Connecticut Defensive Statistics |--------Tackles--------| |--Sacks--| |-------Pass Def-------| |--Fumbles--| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf33 SMALLWOOD, Yaw. 12 59 61 120 15.0-62 4.0-26 . 4 . 1-0 2 . .28 JOHNSON, Jory 12 37 58 95 6.5-10 . . 3 1 1-0 2 . .16 JONES, Byron 12 40 48 88 1.5-2 . 1-0 2 . . . . .3 MOORE, Sio 12 45 27 72 15.5-78 8.0-55 . 11 2 1-0 . . .7 GRATZ, Dwayne 12 36 17 53 3.5-7 . 3-37 11 . . 1 . .53 WIRTH, Ryan 12 21 30 51 10.0-41 3.5-29 . . 1 1-0 1 . .15 BROWN, Ty-Meer 12 33 16 49 0.5-1 . 1--1 4 . . . . .5 WREH-Wilson, B. 11 31 16 47 . . 1-0 9 . . . . .48 WILLIAMS, Trev. 12 21 22 43 13.5-61 11.5-58 . . 3 . 1 . .29 MACK, Taylor 12 17 11 28 1.0-4 . . 4 . . . 1 .56 PRUITT, Angelo 12 13 13 26 4.0-12 1.0-8 . 1 . 1-0 . . .59 STEPHEN, Shamar 10 14 12 26 2.0-3 . . 4 . . . 1 .22 ADAMS, Andrew 12 12 11 23 2.0-12 . . 4 . 1-0 . . .51 WILLMAN, Tim 12 14 4 18 8.0-24 3.0-9 . . 2 . . . .91 JOSEPH, Jesse 3 5 7 12 1.5-6 1.0-5 . . . . . . .90 CAMPENNI, Jul. 10 5 5 10 2.5-16 1.0-13 . . . . . . .34 KENNEY, David 12 1 7 8 . . . . . . . . .23 LEE, Wilbert 11 5 3 8 . . . 1 . . . . .41 STEG, Brandon 12 6 2 8 . . . . . . 1 . .32 ASHIRU, Jeff. 9 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . .47 FRANK, Reuben 12 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .97 McBRYDE, B.J. 10 4 1 5 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .52 DONOHUE, Ryan 5 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .94 GRIFFIN, Ryan 12 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .46 VANN, Marquise 11 3 1 4 . . . . . . 1 . .25 HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .89 DELAHUNT, John 12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .1I PARKER, Spencer 8 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .13 CHRISTEN, Chad 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .67 MUELLER, Adam 12 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .4 FOXX, Deshon 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .85 DAVIS, Geremy 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .77 FRIEND, Kevin 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .50 BULLOCK, Tyler 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .45 NORRIS, Elijah 7 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .43 McCOMBS, Lyle 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .10 WHITMER, Chan. 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .72 BENNETT, Jimmy 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .73 MATEAS, Alex 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .17 PUYOL, Bobby 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .98 JENNINGS, Ted 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 12 449 400 849 88-340 33-203 6-36 58 10 6-0 9 2 . Opponents...... 12 455 338 793 81.0-337 33-210 18-231 39 27 8-54 12 1 .

DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERSSackS TFLS InTercepTIonS paSS Break UpS Forced FUmBLeS

T. Williams 11.5 Moore 15.5 Gratz 3 Moore 11 Smallwood 2Moore 7.0 Smallwood 15.0 Brown 1 Gratz 11 Johnson 2Smallwood 4.0 T. Williams 13.5 B. Jones 1 Wreh-Wilson 9 T. Williams 1Wirth 3.5 Wirth 10.0 Wreh-Wilson 1 Adams 4 Gratz 1Willman 3.0 Willman 8.0 Smallwood 4 Wirth 1 Johnson 6.5 Mack 4 Vann 1 Pruitt 4.0 Brown 4 Steg 1 Gratz 3.5 Stephen 4

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMcCOMBS, Lyle 11 243 913 53 860 3.5 6 39 78.2 23 518 2157 146 2011 3.9 13 65 87.4McCUMMINGS, Sc. 12 39 160 28 132 3.4 2 25 11.0 24 113 487 70 417 3.7 7 25 17.4DeLORENZO, Max 9 36 133 14 119 3.3 0 20 13.2 9 36 133 14 119 3.3 0 20 13.2HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 19 76 7 69 3.6 1 50 5.8 12 19 76 7 69 3.6 1 50 5.8WILLIAMS, Nick 12 10 49 9 40 4.0 1 14 3.3 42 11 52 9 43 3.9 1 14 1.0WILLIAMS, Jos. 9 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 4 0.7 9 3 6 0 6 2.0 0 4 0.7SMITH, Michael 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 48 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.1TEAM 5 5 0 13 -13 -2.6 0 0 -2.6WHITMER, Chan. 12 63 97 258 -161 -2.6 0 23 -13.4 12 63 97 258 -161 -2.6 0 23 -13.4Total 12 419 1437 382 1055 2.5 10 50 87.9Opponents 12 430 1552 377 1175 2.7 10 33 97.9

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gWHITMER, Chan. 12 118.97 208-361-16 57.6 2664 9 74 222.0 12 118.97 208-361-16 57.6 2664 9 74 222.0McENTEE, Johnny 3 70.46 10-25-2 40.0 99 1 20 33.0 16 108.46 182-360-10 50.6 2209 13 64 138.1McCUMMINGS, Sc. 12 58.40 1-2-0 50.0 2 0 2 0.2 24 216.30 6-12-0 50.0 159 2 55 6.6Total 12 115.53 219-388-18 56.4 2765 10 74 230.4Opponents 12 120.26 207-381-6 54.3 2544 15 68 212.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gDAVIS, Geremy 12 44 613 13.9 1 37 51.1 24 50 686 13.7 1 37 28.6PHILLIPS, Shak. 12 32 399 12.5 1 25 33.2 12 32 399 12.5 1 25 33.2SMITH, Michael 12 31 407 13.1 1 51 33.9 48 104 1329 12.8 3 56 27.7WILLIAMS, Nick 12 30 334 11.1 0 30 27.8 42 43 588 13.7 2 64 14.0GRIFFIN, Ryan 12 29 484 16.7 6 74 40.3 48 116 1500 12.9 10 74 31.2McCOMBS, Lyle 11 24 230 9.6 0 43 20.9 23 43 402 9.3 1 43 17.5DELAHUNT, John 12 18 223 12.4 1 33 18.6 44 29 341 11.8 2 46 7.8FRANK, Reuben 12 4 8 2.0 0 6 0.7 24 12 38 3.2 0 10 1.6OSIECKI, Mike 6 3 32 10.7 0 16 5.3 16 3 32 10.7 0 16 2.0JONES, Tebucky 8 2 11 5.5 0 6 1.4 16 7 53 7.6 0 17 3.3DeLORENZO, Max 9 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.6 9 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.6HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.8 12 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.8Total 12 219 2765 12.6 10 74 230.4Opponents 12 207 2544 12.3 15 68 212.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gWHITMER, Chan. 12 424 -161 2664 2503 208.6 12 424 -161 2664 2503 208.6McCOMBS, Lyle 11 243 860 0 860 78.2 23 518 2011 0 2011 87.4McCUMMINGS, Sc. 12 41 132 2 134 11.2 24 125 417 159 576 24.0DeLORENZO, Max 9 36 119 0 119 13.2 9 36 119 0 119 13.2McENTEE, Johnny 3 25 0 99 99 33.0 16 415 -148 2209 2061 128.8HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 19 69 0 69 5.8 12 19 69 0 69 5.8WILLIAMS, Nick 12 10 40 0 40 3.3 42 11 43 0 43 1.0WILLIAMS, Jos. 9 3 6 0 6 0.7 9 3 6 0 6 0.7SMITH, Michael 12 1 3 0 3 0.2 48 1 3 0 3 0.1TEAM 5 5 -13 0 -13 -2.6Total 12 807 1055 2765 3820 318.3Opponents 12 811 1175 2544 3719 309.9

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Scoring PAT PAT td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCHRISTEN, Chad – 14-21 22-22 – – – – – 64 – 14-21 24-24 – – – – – 66GRIFFIN, Ryan 6 – – – – – – – 36 10 – – – 1 – – – 62McCOMBS, Lyle 6 – – – – – – – 36 14 – – – – – – – 84WILLIAMS, Nick 3 – – – – – – – 18 7 – – – – – – – 42McCUMMINGS, Sc. 2 – – – – – – – 12 7 – – – – – – – 42SMITH, Michael 1 – – – – – – – 6 3 – – – – – – – 18DeLORENZO, Max 1 – – – – – – – 6 1 – – – – – – – 6GRATZ, Dwayne 1 – – – – – – – 6 3 – – – – – – – 18DELAHUNT, John 1 – – – – – – – 6 2 – – – – – – – 12PHILLIPS, Shak. 1 – – – – – – – 6 1 – – – – – – – 6DAVIS, Geremy 1 – – – – – – – 6 1 – – – – – – – 6HYPPOLITE, Mar. 1 – – – – – – – 6 1 – – – – – – – 6PUYOL, Bobby – 1-1 2-2 – – – – – 5 – 1-1 2-2 – – – – – 5Total 24 15-22 24-24 – – – – – 213Opponents 27 17-21 25-27 – – – – – 238

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgWILLIAMS, Nick 21 253 12.0 2 80 52 470 9.0 2 80MACK, Taylor 1 21 21.0 0 0 16 147 9.2 0 33DeLORENZO, Max 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 22 274 12.5 3 80Opponents 32 214 6.7 0 33

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgWILLIAMS, Nick 24 489 20.4 0 37 79 2045 25.9 2 100MACK, Taylor 6 98 16.3 0 25 8 133 16.6 0 25Total 30 587 19.6 0 37Opponents 30 676 22.5 0 45

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgGRATZ, Dwayne 3 37 12.3 1 37 8 152 19.0 2 46WREH-Wilson, B. 1 0 0.0 0 0 8 171 21.4 2 53BROWN, Ty-Meer 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 4 51 12.8 1 48JONES, Byron 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0Total 6 36 6.0 1 37Opponents 18 231 12.8 1 33

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 2 54 27.0 1 53

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All-Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gWILLIAMS, Nick 12 40 334 253 489 0 1116 93.0 42 43 588 470 2045 0 3146 74.9McCOMBS, Lyle 11 860 230 0 0 0 1090 99.1 23 2011 402 0 0 0 2413 104.9DAVIS, Geremy 12 0 613 0 0 0 613 51.1 24 0 686 0 0 0 686 28.6GRIFFIN, Ryan 12 0 484 0 0 0 484 40.3 48 0 1500 0 0 0 1500 31.2SMITH, Michael 12 3 407 0 0 0 410 34.2 48 3 1329 0 0 0 1332 27.8PHILLIPS, Shak. 12 0 399 0 0 0 399 33.2 12 0 399 0 0 0 399 33.2DELAHUNT, Joh 12 0 223 0 0 0 223 18.6 44 0 341 0 31 0 372 8.5DeLORENZO, M 9 119 14 0 0 0 133 14.8 9 119 14 0 0 0 133 14.8McCUMMINGS 12 132 0 0 0 0 132 11.0 24 417 0 0 0 0 417 17.4MACK, Taylor 12 0 0 21 98 0 119 9.9 33 0 0 147 133 0 280 8.5HYPPOLITE, Ma 12 69 10 0 0 0 79 6.6 12 69 10 0 0 0 79 6.6GRATZ, Dwayne 12 0 0 0 0 37 37 3.1 50 0 0 0 0 152 152 3.0OSIECKI, Mike 6 0 32 0 0 0 32 5.3 16 0 32 0 0 0 32 2.0JONES, Tebucky 8 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.4 16 2 53 0 0 0 55 3.4FRANK, Reuben 12 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.7 24 0 38 0 0 0 38 1.6WILLIAMS, Jos. 9 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.7 9 6 0 0 0 0 6 0.7BROWN, Ty-Mee 12 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 24 0 0 0 0 51 51 2.1TEAM 5 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -2.6WHITMER, Chan 12 -161 0 0 0 0 -161 -13.4 12 -161 0 0 0 0 -161 -13.4Total 12 1055 2765 274 587 36 4717 393.1Opponents 12 1175 2544 214 676 231 4840 403.3

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdCHRISTEN, Chad 21 14 50 1 21 14 50 1PUYOL, Bobby 1 1 40 0 1 1 40 0Total 22 15 50 1Opponents 21 17 50 1

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkWAGNER, Cole 78 3162 40.5 62 0 237 9710 41.0 66 0Total 78 3162 40.5 62 0Opponents 87 3399 39.1 63 1

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obCHRISTEN, Chad 43 2686 62.5 16 0 179 11564 64.6 40 6PUYOL, Bobby 4 214 53.5 0 1 4 214 53.5 0 1Total 47 2900 61.7 16 1Opponents 51 3127 61.3 20 0

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Defensive Leaders## NAME gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk33 SMALLWOOD, Yaw. 12 59 61 120 15.0 4.0 – 4 1 2 – 24 95 119 214 17.5 5.5 1 7 3 3 –28 JOHNSON, Jory 12 37 58 95 6.5 – – 3 1 2 – 45 105 122 227 20.5 – 3 7 3 3 –16 JONES, Byron 12 40 48 88 1.5 – 1 2 – – – 24 73 66 139 1.5 – 3 6 1 – 13 MOORE, Sio 12 45 27 72 15.5 8.0 – 11 1 – – 41 174 100 274 44.0 16.0 4 18 4 4 –7 GRATZ, Dwayne 12 36 17 53 3.5 – 3 11 – 1 – 50 141 48 189 10.0 – 8 28 2 3 –53 WIRTH, Ryan 12 21 30 51 10.0 3.5 – – 1 1 – 30 24 34 58 10.0 3.5 – – 1 1 –15 BROWN, Ty-Meer 12 33 16 49 0.5 – 1 4 – – – 24 53 41 94 1.5 – 4 11 1 1 –5 WREH-Wilson, B. 11 31 16 47 0.0 – 1 9 – – – 46 131 50 181 3.0 0.5 8 27 1 – –48 WILLIAMS, Trev. 12 21 22 43 13.5 11.5 – – – 1 – 50 85 49 134 40.5 30.5 – 3 1 5 –29 MACK, Taylor 12 17 11 28 1.0 – – 4 – – 1 33 26 18 44 1.0 – 1 6 – – 156 PRUITT, Angelo 12 13 13 26 4.0 1.0 – 1 1 – – 13 13 13 26 4.0 1.0 1 1 1 – –59 STEPHEN, Shamar 10 14 12 26 2.0 – – 4 – – 1 34 34 36 70 7.0 2.0 – 5 – – 122 ADAMS, Andrew 12 12 11 23 2.0 – – 4 1 – – 13 12 11 23 2.0 – – 4 1 – –51 WILLMAN, Tim 12 14 4 18 8.0 3.0 – – – – – 15 14 5 19 8.0 3.0 – – – – –91 JOSEPH, Jesse 3 5 7 12 1.5 1.0 – – – – – 37 57 61 118 21.0 13.0 – 3 2 2 –90 CAMPENNI, Jul. 10 5 5 10 2.5 1.0 – – – – – 10 5 5 10 2.5 1.0 – – – – –41 STEG, Brandon 12 6 2 8 0.0 – – – – 1 – 24 11 8 19 0.0 – – – – 1 –34 KENNEY, David 12 1 7 8 0.0 – – – – – – 28 3 7 10 0.0 – – – – – –23 LEE, Wilbert 11 5 3 8 0.0 – – 1 – – – 11 5 3 8 0.0 – – 1 – – –32 ASHIRU, Jeff. 9 6 2 8 0.0 – – – – – – 10 6 2 8 0.0 – – – – – –47 FRANK, Reuben 12 2 4 6 0.0 – – – – – – 24 5 4 9 0.0 – – – – – –97 McBRYDE, B.J. 10 4 1 5 1.0 – – – – – – 13 5 1 6 1.0 – – – – – –52 DONOHUE, Ryan 5 1 4 5 0.0 – – – – – – 5 1 4 5 0.0 – – – – – –94 GRIFFIN, Ryan 12 1 3 4 0.0 – – – – – – 48 5 5 10 0.0 – – – 1 – –25 HYPPOLITE, Mar. 12 2 2 4 0.0 – – – – – – 12 2 2 4 0.0 – – – – – –46 VANN, Marquise 11 3 1 4 0.0 – – – – 1 – 12 3 1 4 0.0 – – – – 1 –1I PARKER, Spencer 8 1 2 3 0.0 – – – – – – 8 1 2 3 0.0 – – – – – –89 DELAHUNT, John 12 2 1 3 0.0 – – – – – – 44 3 1 4 0.0 – – – – – –13 CHRISTEN, Chad 11 2 1 3 0.0 – – – – – – 36 6 2 8 0.0 – – – – – –43 McCOMBS, Lyle 11 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – – 23 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – –4 FOXX, Deshon 7 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – – 14 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – –50 BULLOCK, Tyler 12 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – – 23 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – –67 MUELLER, Adam 12 – 2 2 0.0 – – – – – – 22 1 4 5 0.0 – – – – – –85 DAVIS, Geremy 12 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – – 24 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – –45 NORRIS, Elijah 7 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – – 7 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – –77 FRIEND, Kevin 12 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – – 30 1 1 2 0.0 – – – – – –98 JENNINGS, Ted 1 1 – 1 0.0 – – – – – – 14 5 3 8 2.0 – – – – – –17 PUYOL, Bobby 1 1 – 1 0.0 – – – – – – 1 1 – 1 0.0 – – – – – –10 WHITMER, Chan. 12 1 – 1 0.0 – – – – – – 12 1 – 1 0.0 – – – – – –73 MATEAS, Alex 7 1 – 1 0.0 – – – – – – 7 1 – 1 0.0 – – – – – –72 BENNETT, Jimmy 12 – 1 1 0.0 – – – – – – 19 – 1 1 0.0 – – – – – – Total 12 449 400 849 88 33 6 58 6 9 2 Opponents 12 455 338 793 81 33 18 39 8 12 1

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Defensive Category Leaders by Game

Game UT AT TT SKS (YDS) TBL (YDS) TTFL (YDS) FF FR PD INT BLK

Massachusetts 26 26 52 2 (16) 8 (30) 10 (46) 0 0 6 1 1

North Carolina State 37 36 73 6 (35) 5 (8) 11 (43) 2 1 4 0 0

at Maryland 37 34 71 7 (34) 6 (16) 13 (50) 1 1 7 1 0

at Western Michigan 31 40 71 1 (6) 1 (4) 2 (10) 1 0 3 0 0

Buffalo 28 44 72 1 (1) 4 (6) 5 (7) 0 1 4 1 0

at Rutgers 25 56 81 1 (8) 6 (10) 7 (18) 2 1 3 0 1

Temple 42 40 82 4 (21) 2 (5) 6 (26) 1 1 5 1 0

at Syracuse 57 12 69 0 (0) 6 (11) 6 (11) 0 0 2 0 0

at USF 48 8 56 3 (12) 4 (10) 7 (22) 0 0 4 1 0

Pittsburgh 34 26 60 3 (20) 2 (4) 5 (24) 0 0 5 0 0

at Louisville 48 38 86 5 (43) 6 (20) 11 (63) 1 0 11 1 0

Cincinnati 36 40 76 1 (7) 6 (13) 7 (20) 1 1 4 0 0

UConn Totals 449 400 849 33 (203) 55 (137) 88 (340) 9 6 58 6 2

Opp. Totals 452 338 793 33 (210) 48 (127) 81 (337) 12 8 39 18 1

Key: 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 (interceptions); BLK (blocked punts, FGs and PATs).

MassachusettsSolo TacklesSmallwood ............................ 5

Total TacklesSmallwood ............................ 7Moore ................................... 5Gratz ..................................... 4Wirth .................................... 4

Tackles for LossSmallwood ............................ 3.5Moore ................................... 1.5T. Williams ............................ 1.5

North Carolina StateSolo TacklesSmallwood ............................ 7

Total TacklesSmallwood ............................ 14Joseph ................................... 8B. Jones ................................. 8

Tackles for LossT. Williams ............................ 3.0Smallwood ............................ 2.0

SacksT. Williams ............................ 2.5

MarylandSolo TacklesSmallwood ............................ 8

Total TacklesSmallwood ............................ 14Moore ................................... 7Johnson ................................. 7

Tackles for LossSmallwood ............................ 3.5Moore ................................... 3.0

SacksSmallwood ............................ 2.5Moore ................................... 2.5

Western MichiganSolo TacklesB. Jones ................................. 5Moore ................................... 5Wreh-Wilson ......................... 5

Total TacklesB. Jones ................................. 10Johnson ................................. 10

Tackles for LossT. Williams ............................ 1.0

SacksT. Williams ............................ 1.0

Buffalo Solo TacklesJohnson ................................. 5Smallwood ............................ 5

Total TacklesJohnson ................................. 14Smallwood ............................ 11T. Williams ............................ 7B. Jones ................................. 7

Tackles for LossJohnson ................................. 2.0

SacksT. Williams ............................ 1.0

Rutgers Solo TacklesMoore ................................... 5Wreh-WIlson ........................ 5

Total TacklesJohnson ................................. 10Moore ................................... 9Smallwood ............................ 9B. Jones ................................. 9

Tackles for LossSmallwood ............................ 1.5Wirth .................................... 1.5

Temple Solo TacklesB. Jones ................................. 7Moore ................................... 7

Total TacklesB. Jones ................................. 13Smallwood ............................ 13Johnson ................................. 12

Tackles for LossMoore ................................... 1.5

Syracuse Solo TacklesSmallwood ............................ 9

Total TacklesSmallwood ............................ 10Brown ................................... 10B. Jones ................................. 7

Tackles for LossSmallwood ............................ 2.0

USF Solo TacklesB. Jones ................................. 7

Total TacklesB. Jones ................................. 9Wreh-Wilson ......................... 7Smallwood ............................ 6

SacksT. Williams ............................ 1.0Willman ................................ 1.0Wirth .................................... 1.0

Pittsburgh Solo TacklesMoore ................................... 5Gratz ..................................... 5

Total TacklesSmallwood ............................ 9Moore ................................... 6Gratz ..................................... 6Johnson ................................. 6

Tackles for LossMoore ................................... 3.0

SacksMoore ................................... 2.0

Louisville Solo TacklesGratz ..................................... 8

Total TacklesGratz ..................................... 11Smallwood ............................ 11Johnson ................................. 11

Tackles for LossT. Williams ............................ 3.5

SacksT. Williams ............................ 3.0

Cincinnati Solo TacklesJohnson ................................. 5

Total TacklesJohnson ................................. 9Jones ..................................... 9Smallwood ............................ 9

Tackles for LossWillman ................................ 3.0

SacksMoore ................................... 1.0