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2014 SCHEdUlEDATE OPPONENT STADIUM, CITY TIME TV

FRI., AUG. 29 BYU RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. 7:00 P.M. ESPNThe Bob Diaco era begins at UConn with a nationally-televised game against first-time opponent BYU

SAT., SEPT. 6 STONY BROOK RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. 12:00 P.M. SNYFirst-time opponent Stony Brook played in the NCAA FCS Tournament in both 2011 and ‘12

SAT., SEPT 13 BOISE STATE RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. 12:00 P.M. ABC/ESPN/ESPN2Huskies take on first-time opponent and national power Boise State, which has played in 14 bowl games since 1999

Fri., Sept. 19 at USF* Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. 8:00 P.M. ESPN/ESPN2USF leads the all-time series 6-5, with the home team winning six of eight conference games

SAT., SEPT. 27 TEMPLE* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBAThe Huskies recorded their first win of the 2012 season against Temple, 28-21, overcoming a 21-0 halftime deficit

Sat., Oct. 11 at Tulane* Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, La. TBA TBAGame is scheduled to be third-ever contest at Yulman Stadium – Tulane’s new on campus facility

Thur., Oct. 23 at East Carolina* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greensville, N.C. 7:00 P.M. ESPNUHuskies take on East Carolina for first time and is UConn’s fifth and final first time opponent of 2014.

SAT., NOV. 1 UCF* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champion makes its first-ever appearance at Rentschler Field.

Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Army Yankee Stadium, New York, N.Y. 3:30 P.M. CBS Sports NetworkThe Huskies lead the all-time series 4-1 and make the program’s debut in the metropolitan New York area.

SAT., NOV. 22 CINCINNATI* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBAThe Huskies have posted home wins against the Bobcats in both 2008 and 2010.

Sat., Nov. 29 at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn. TBA TBAUConn won the first-meeting between the two schools last year by a 45-10 score.

SAT., DEC. 6 SMU* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBASMU leads the all-time series by a 2-0 count with both games in Dallas in 1989 and 2013.

*American Athletic Conference Game; HOME GAMES IN BOLD

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HUSKy QUICK FaCTS

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FAST FACTSLocation: ..................................................... Storrs, Connecticut 06269Founded: ...................................................................................... 1881Number of Schools and Colleges: .................................................. 14Undergraduate Branches: ................ Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, Torrington, WaterburyOff Campus Professional Schools: ............................. Law, Medicine, Social Work, Dental MedicineTotal Enrollment: ..................................................................... 30,474Undergraduate at Storrs: ......................................................... 18,032Total Undergraduate: ............................................................... 22,301Graduate/Professional Students: ............................................... 6,555President: ...................................................................Dr. Susan Herbst

DIVISION OF ATHLETICS FAST FACTSDirector of Athletics: .................................................... Warde ManuelDivision of Athletics Address: ............... 2095 Hillside Road, U-1173 Storrs, CT 06269-1173Athletics Phone: ......................................................... (860) 486-2725Athletics Website: ................................................ UConnHuskies.comVarsity Sports: ................................................................................. 24

Women’s (13): Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball Men’s (11): Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field

2013 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOOTBALL RESULTSAug. 29 L, 33-18 TowsonSept. 14 L, 32-21 MarylandSept. 21 L, 24-21 MichiganSept. 28 L, 41-12 at BuffaloOct. 12 L, 13-10 USFOct. 19 L, 41-16 at CincinnatiOct. 26 L, 62-17 at UCFNov. 8 L, 31-10 LouisvilleNov. 16 L, 38-21 at SMUNov. 23 W, 28-21 at TempleNov. 30 W, 28-17 RutgersDec. 7 W, 45-10 Memphis

UCONN FOOTBALL FAST FACTSColors: .................................................. National Flag Blue and WhiteNicknames: ................................................................ Huskies, UConnAffiliation: ....................................................Football Bowl SubdivisionConference: ........................................... American Athletic AssociationStadium: ...................................................................... Rentschler FieldPlaying Surface: .............................................................. Natural Grass2013 Record ..............................................................3-9, 3-5 American2013 Conference Finish ...........................................................Tied 6th

Base Offense .............................................................................MultipleBase Defense .............................................................................. 4-3/3-4Football Office Address: ................................. 505 Jim Calhoun Way Storrs, CT 06269-3204Football Office Phone: ............................................... (860) 486-2718Football Office FAX: .................................................. (860) 486-2197Head Coach .......................................................................... Bob DiacoAlma Mater ...............................................................................Iowa ‘96Overall College Coaching Record ......................................First SeasonRecord At Connecticut .......................................................First Season

AssistAnt CoAChes/FootbAll stAFFAssistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks ............................. Don Patterson First Year (Army ’73)Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends ........................... Mike Cummings First Year (Buffalo ’84)Defensive Coordinator/Safeties .............................Anthony Poindexter First Year (Virginia ’99)Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers ..............Wayne Lineburg First Year (Virginia ’96)Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers ...................... Vincent Brown First Year (Mississippi Valley State ’88)Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line ................. Kevin Wolthausen First Year (Humboldt State ’81)Offensive Line ......................................................................Mike Foley Eighth Year (Colgate ’78)Running Backs/Dir. of Player Engagement ................... David Corley First Year (William & Mary ’02)Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams Coordinator ................. Josh Reardon First Year (Central Michigan ’06)Strength and Conditioning Coordinator .............................Matt Balis First Year (Northern Illinois ’96)Director of Player Personnel ............................................Mike Painter First Year (Bowling Green ’06)Director of Football Operations ......................................Sarah Lawless First Year (Notre Dame ’08)Dir. of Football Alumni/Community Affairs ................ Andy Baylock 12th Year (Central Connecticut ’60)Director of Football Office Administration ..............Rebecca Dunstan 10th year (Eastern Connecticut ’00)Graduate Assistant, Offense ............................................David DeBoer First Year (Hope College (Mich.) ’10)Graduate Assistant, Offense ............................................Nick Lezynski First Year (Notre Dame ’11)Graduate Assistant, Defense ..........................................Tyler Stockton First Year (Notre Dame ’14)Graduate Assistant, Defense ......................................Joshua Zidenberg First Year (Virginia ’08)

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2014 alPHabETICal ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/HS/Prep/Previous School 9 Abrams, Kamal 5-11 182 WR RJr. Dover, Del./Dover 22 Adams, Andrew 6-0 197 S RJr. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 40 Adanti, Tim 6-4 238 TE RSo. Derby, Conn./Derby 95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 268 DT RJr. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) 32 Ashiru, Jefferson 6-2 230 LB RJr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 96 Atkins, James 6-5 258 DL Fr. Saugus, Mass./Blair Academy (N.J.) 61 Basilica, Jacob 6-3 293 OL RFr. Oakdale, Conn./ Montville 24 Bivona, Joseph 5-8 193 S RSo. Stratford, Conn./Bunnell 86 Bloom, Alec 6-7 231 TE Fr. Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley Senior High 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 284 C RSo. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 81 Bogue, John-Luke 6-1 182 WR RJr. New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 91 Boland, Michael 6-4 252 TE RFr. Dunmore, Pa./Dunmore 14 Boyle, Tim 6-3 216 QB So. Middlefield, Conn./Xavier 1 Bradley, Dhameer 5-10 170 WR So. New Castle, Del./Eastern Christian Acad. 94 Briley, Chase 5-11 165 K Fr. Hartford, Conn./Captial Prep 45 Britton, Chris 6-1 232 LB Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 90 Campenni, Julian 6-0 299 DT RJr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 69 Carbonaro, Dan 6-5 290 OL Fr. Oxford, Conn./Oxford 15 Carrezola, Luke 6-3 242 LB Fr. Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 198 S RJr. West Hartford, Conn./Conard 27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 185 CB RJr. Tampa, Fla./Alonso 34 Clax, Jazzmar 5-11 241 FB RSo. Freehold, N.J./Neptune 12 Cochran, Casey 6-1 224 QB RSo. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk 87 Cole, Bobby 6-2 183 WR RJr. Methuen, Mass./Methuen 63 Crozier, Ryan 6-4 282 OL Fr. Plantation, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas 65 Cruz, Gus 6-4 296 OG RSr. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy 85 Davis, Geremy 6-3 216 WR RSr. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross 5 DeBerry, Chris 5-11 186 DB Sr. Torrington, Conn./Torrington/Bowling Green 44 DeLorenzo, Max 5-11 210 RB RJr. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 59 Diggs, Vontae 6-4 207 LB Fr. Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North 93 Fatukasi, Folorunso 6-4 307 DL RFr. Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel 82 Feagles, Blake 5-10 205 WR RFr. Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood 28 Floyd, Jordan 6-0 206 S RSo. Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield 4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 173 WR Sr. Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville 47 Frank, Reuben 6-4 246 LB RSr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie 58 Gallaer, Alex 6-2 225 LB Fr. Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow 78 Gifford, Dalton 6-4 304 OL RJr. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 7 Green, John 5-10 179 WR RSo. Miami, Fla./Felix Varela 11 Hadley, Javon 5-11 164 CB So. Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetta 83 Hashemi, Steve 6-6 262 TE Fr. Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph 55 Hicks, Jon 6-2 233 LB RSo. Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra 62 Hopkins, Thomas 6-6 298 OL RFr. Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake 3 Johnson, Ron 6-0 217 RB Fr. Naples, Fla./Palmetto Ridge 16 Jones, Byron 6-1 196 CB RSr. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) 39 Joseph, Junior 6-1 242 LB RFr. Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson Westlawn 53 Knappe, Andreas 6-8 300 OL RSo. Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg 50 Lawley, Sheriden 6-5 238 DL Fr. Abbotsford, British Columbia/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) 23 Lee, Wilbert 6-0 214 S RJr. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 18 Lemelle, Brian 5-10 165 WR So. Harrisburg, Pa./Wilson Westlawn 94 Lensander, Nicholas 6-4 230 TE RSo. Santa Barbara, Calif./Bishop Garcia Diego/Pratt Institute (N.Y.) 71 Levy, Richard 6-6 305 OL RSo. Trenton, N.J./Trenton West 8 Lucas, Thomas 6-2 198 WR RFr. Silver Springs, Md./Paint Branch 66 Manco, Dominick 6-1 213 LS RJr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 19 Marder, Ellis 6-1 193 S RSo. Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 99 Marinan, Sean 6-1 264 DE RSo. Higganum, Conn./Xavier 26 Marriner, Joshua 5-9 193 RB RFr. Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch 25 Martinez, Carlos 6-0 194 CB RJr. Stamford, Conn./Stamford 73 Mateas, Alex 6-4 309 OL RSr. Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa Sooners/Penn State 33 McAllister, Brice 5-11 191 RB Fr. East Longmeadow, Mass./Suffield (Conn.) Academy 97 McBryde, B.J. 6-5 304 DL RSr. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls 49 McQuillan, Sean 6-3 239 TE RJr. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms

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2014 alPHabETICal ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/HS/Prep/Previous School 20 Melifonwu, Obi 6-3 210 S RSo. South Grafton, Mass./Grafton 31 Moore, Nyrell 5-10 184 CB Fr. West Haven, Conn./West Haven 67 Mueller, Adam 6-1 212 LS RSr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South 51 Murphy, Samuel 6-6 263 OL RFr. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe 92 Myers, Mikal 6-1 312 DT RSo. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy 80 Myers, Tommy 6-5 238 TE RFr. Coventry, Conn./Coventry 22 Newsome, Arkeel 5-7 180 RB Fr. Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-6 287 OL RJr. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy 75 Oak, Daniel 6-3 272 OL Fr. Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers 57 Ormsby, Cole 6-3 248 LB RFr. Windsor, Conn./Windsor 98 Paluch, Andrew 6-2 163 K RSo. Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill 68 Paull, Bryan 6-4 303 C RSr. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas 56 Pruitt, Angelo 6-2 287 DL RSr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill 17 Puyol, Bobby 5-10 174 K RSo. North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer 16 Rishell, Will 5-10 185 QB RFr. Hebron, Conn./RHAM 35 Rodrick, Tom 6-3 229 LB Fr. Leicester, Mass./Leicester 76 Rugg, Zach 6-3 285 OL RSo. Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort 77 Rutherford, Trey 6-5 289 OL Fr. Markham, Ontario/Kent School (Conn.) 60 Samra, Tyler 6-2 288 OL Jr. Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco 79 Schafenacker, Kyle 6-3 285 OL RFr. Cooper City, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 4 Shirreffs, Bryant 6-3 223 QB RFr. Jefferson, Ga./Jefferson/North Carolina State 10 Stapleton, Cameron 6-4 226 LB RFr. Staten Island, N.Y./Poley Prep County Day 41 Steg, Brandon 6-2 221 LB RSr. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella 54 Stephens, Omaine 6-3 223 LB RSo. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus 30 Stevens, Jalen 6-3 218 LB RFr. Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek 3 Stevenson, David 5-8 164 CB RJr. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson 2 Stewart, Graham 6-1 227 LB RJr. Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier 25 Sullivan, James 6-2 175 WR RFr. Wethersfield, Conn./Xavier 21 Summers, Jamar 6-0 180 CB Fr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange 5 Thomas, Noel 6-1 187 WR So. Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School 48 Thompson, Jason 5-10 195 RB Fr. Shelton, Conn./Shleton 13 Tully, Tony 5-9 173 WR RSo. East Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich 46 Vann, Marquise 6-0 226 LB RJr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 58 Vechery, Brendan 6-6 308 OL RFr. Ashburn, Va./Broad Run 89 Vitale, Nick 5-8 176 WR RSo. Higganum, Conn./Daniel Hand/Stony Brook 42 Wain, Justin 6-3 204 P RFr. Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley 36 Walsh, Matt 6-1 227 FB So. Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand 29 Watkins, Anthony 6-1 193 CB Fr. Fort Meade, Md./Fort Meade/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) 38 Weyrauch, William 5-10 211 RB RSo. Cheshire, Conn./Stonehill 10 Whitmer, Chandler 6-0 192 QB RSr. Newnan, Ga./Downers Grover (Ill.) South/Butler CC 6 Williams, Jhavon 5-10 190 CB RFr. Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central 52 Williams, Richmond 6-2 220 LB Fr. Hayfield, Va./Hayfield 38 Zielinski, Kyle 6-3 191 LB RSo. Shelton, Conn./Shelton

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2014 nUmERICal ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/HS/Prep/Previous School 1 Bradley, Dhameer 5-10 170 WR So. New Castle, Del./Eastern Christian Acad. 2 Stewart, Graham 6-1 227 LB RJr. Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier 3 Johnson, Ron 6-0 217 RB Fr. Naples, Fla./Palmetto Ridge 3 Stevenson, David 5-8 164 CB RJr. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson 4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 173 WR Sr. Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville 4 Shirreffs, Bryant 6-3 223 QB RFr. Jefferson, Ga./Jefferson/North Carolina State 5 DeBerry, Chris 5-11 186 DB Sr. Torrington, Conn./Torrington/Bowling Green 5 Thomas, Noel 6-1 187 WR So. Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School 6 Williams, Jhavon 5-10 190 CB RFr. Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central 7 Green, John 5-10 179 WR RSo. Miami, Fla./Felix Varela 8 Lucas, Thomas 6-2 198 WR RFr. Silver Springs, Md./Paint Branch 9 Abrams, Kamal 5-11 182 WR RJr. Dover, Del./Dover 10 Stapleton, Cameron 6-4 226 LB RFr. Staten Island, N.Y./Poley Prep County Day 10 Whitmer, Chandler 6-0 192 QB RSr. Newnan, Ga./Downers Grover (Ill.) South/Butler CC 11 Hadley, Javon 5-11 164 CB So. Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetta 12 Cochran, Casey 6-1 224 QB RSo. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk 13 Tully, Tony 5-9 173 WR RSo. East Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich 14 Boyle, Tim 6-3 216 QB So. Middlefield, Conn./Xavier 15 Carrezola, Luke 6-3 242 LB Fr. Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy 16 Jones, Byron 6-1 196 CB RSr. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) 16 Rishell, Will 5-10 185 QB RFr. Hebron, Conn./RHAM 17 Puyol, Bobby 5-10 174 K RSo. North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer 18 Lemelle, Brian 5-10 165 WR So. Harrisburg, Pa./Wilson Westlawn 19 Marder, Ellis 6-1 193 S RSo. Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 20 Melifonwu, Obi 6-3 210 S RSo. South Grafton, Mass./Grafton 21 Summers, Jamar 6-0 180 CB Fr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange 22 Adams, Andrew 6-0 197 S RJr. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 22 Newsome, Arkeel 5-7 180 RB Fr. Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia 23 Lee, Wilbert 6-0 214 S RJr. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 24 Bivona, Joseph 5-8 193 S RSo. Stratford, Conn./Bunnell 25 Martinez, Carlos 6-0 194 CB RJr. Stamford, Conn./Stamford 25 Sullivan, James 6-2 175 WR RFr. Wethersfield, Conn./Xavier 26 Marriner, Joshua 5-9 193 RB RFr. Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch 27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 185 CB RJr. Tampa, Fla./Alonso 28 Floyd, Jordan 6-0 206 S RSo. Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield 29 Watkins, Anthony 6-1 193 CB Fr. Fort Meade, Md./Fort Meade/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) 30 Stevens, Jalen 6-3 218 LB RFr. Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek 31 Moore, Nyrell 5-10 184 CB Fr. West Haven, Conn./West Haven 32 Ashiru, Jefferson 6-2 230 LB RJr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 33 McAllister, Brice 5-11 191 RB Fr. East Longmeadow, Mass./Suffield (Conn.) Academy 34 Clax, Jazzmar 5-11 241 FB RSo. Freehold, N.J./Neptune 35 Rodrick, Tom 6-3 229 LB Fr. Leicester, Mass./Leicester 36 Walsh, Matt 6-1 227 FB So. Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 198 S RJr. West Hartford, Conn./Conard 38 Weyrauch, William 5-10 211 RB RSo. Cheshire, Conn./Stonehill 38 Zielinski, Kyle 6-3 191 LB RSo. Shelton, Conn./Shelton 39 Joseph, Junior 6-1 242 LB RFr. Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson Westlawn 40 Adanti, Tim 6-4 238 TE RSo. Derby, Conn./Derby 41 Steg, Brandon 6-2 221 LB RSr. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella 42 Wain, Justin 6-3 204 P RFr. Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley 44 DeLorenzo, Max 5-11 210 RB RJr. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 45 Britton, Chris 6-1 232 LB Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 46 Vann, Marquise 6-0 226 LB RJr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 47 Frank, Reuben 6-4 246 LB RSr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie 48 Thompson, Jason 5-10 195 RB Fr. Shelton, Conn./Shleton 49 McQuillan, Sean 6-3 239 TE RJr. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 50 Lawley, Sheriden 6-5 238 DL Fr. Abbotsford, British Columbia/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) 51 Murphy, Samuel 6-6 263 OL RFr. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe 52 Williams, Richmond 6-2 220 LB Fr. Hayfield, Va./Hayfield 53 Knappe, Andreas 6-8 300 OL RSo. Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg 54 Stephens, Omaine 6-3 223 LB RSo. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus

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Connecticut (32): Adanti, Adeyemi, Basilica, Bivona, Boyle, Briley, Carbonaro, Claflin, Cochran, DeBerry, DeLorenzo, Gallaer, Hashemi, Jones, Marinan, Martinez McQuillan, Moore, Murphy, Tommy Myers, Newsome, Ormsby, Paluch, Rishell, Stewart, Sullivan, Thomas, Thompson, Vitale, Walsh, Weyrauch, Zielinsky

Florida (13): Clark, Crozier, Green, Hadley, Johnson, Marder, Oak, Paull, Puyol, Schafenacker, Steg, Jhavon Williams

Pennsylvania (9): Bloom, Boland, Britton, Campenni, Carrezola, Hicks, Joseph, Lemelle, McBryde, Rugg

Massachusetts (8): Atkins, Cole, Gifford, McAllister, Melifonwu, Nwokeji, Rodrick, Tully

New York (8): Bogue, Fatukasi, Frank, Hopkins, Lee, Manco, Mikal Myers, Stapleton

Georgia (6): Adams, Ashiru, Davis, Shirreffs, Stevenson, Whitmer

New Jersey (6): Clax, Feagles, Levy, Samra, Stephens, Summers

Virginia (4): Foxx, Marriner, Vechery, Richmond Williams

Maryland (3): Floyd, Lucas, Watkins,

Delaware (2): Abrams, Bradley

Illinois (2): Diggs, Mueller

Ohio (2): Pruitt, Vann

Ontario (2): Mateas, Rutherford

British Columbia (1): Lawley

California (1): Lensander

Denmark (1): Knappe

New Hampshire (1): Cruz

North Carolina (1): Wain

South Carolina (1): Stevens

Texas (1): Bockeloh

GEOGRAPHICAL BREAkDOwN

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/HS/Prep/Previous School 55 Hicks, Jon 6-2 233 LB RSo. Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra 56 Pruitt, Angelo 6-2 287 DL RSr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill 57 Ormsby, Cole 6-3 248 LB RFr. Windsor, Conn./Windsor 58 Vechery, Brendan 6-6 308 OL RFr. Ashburn, Va./Broad Run 58 Gallaer, Alex 6-2 225 LB Fr. Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow 59 Diggs, Vontae 6-4 207 LB Fr. Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North 60 Samra, Tyler 6-2 288 OL Jr. Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco 61 Basilica, Jacob 6-3 293 OL RFr. Oakdale, Conn./ Montville 62 Hopkins, Thomas 6-6 298 OL RFr. Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake 63 Crozier, Ryan 6-4 282 OL Fr. Plantation, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas 65 Cruz, Gus 6-4 296 OG RSr. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy 66 Manco, Dominick 6-1 213 LS RJr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 67 Mueller, Adam 6-1 212 LS RSr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South 68 Paull, Bryan 6-4 303 C RSr. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas 69 Carbonaro, Dan 6-5 290 OL Fr. Oxford, Conn./Oxford 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 284 C RSo. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 71 Levy, Richard 6-6 305 OL RSo. Trenton, N.J./Trenton West 73 Mateas, Alex 6-4 309 OL RSr. Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa Sooners/Penn State 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-6 287 OL RJr. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy 75 Oak, Daniel 6-3 272 OL Fr. Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers 76 Rugg, Zach 6-3 285 OL RSo. Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort 77 Rutherford, Trey 6-5 289 OL Fr. Markham, Ontario/Kent School (Conn.) 78 Gifford, Dalton 6-4 304 OL RJr. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 79 Schafenacker, Kyle 6-3 285 OL RFr. Cooper City, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 80 Myers, Tommy 6-5 238 TE RFr. Coventry, Conn./Coventry 81 Bogue, John-Luke 6-1 182 WR RJr. New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 82 Feagles, Blake 5-10 205 WR RFr. Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood 83 Hashemi, Steve 6-6 262 TE Fr. Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph 85 Davis, Geremy 6-3 216 WR RSr. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross 86 Bloom, Alec 6-7 231 TE Fr. Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley Senior High 87 Cole, Bobby 6-2 183 WR RJr. Methuen, Mass./Methuen 89 Vitale, Nick 5-8 176 WR RSo. Higganum, Conn./Daniel Hand/Stony Brook 90 Campenni, Julian 6-0 299 DT RJr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 91 Boland, Michael 6-4 252 TE RFr. Dunmore, Pa./Dunmore 92 Myers, Mikal 6-1 312 DT RSo. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy 93 Fatukasi, Folorunso 6-4 307 DL RFr. Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel 94 Briley, Chase 5-11 165 K Fr. Hartford, Conn./Captial Prep 94 Lensander, Nicholas 6-4 230 TE RSo. Santa Barbara, Calif./Bishop Garcia Diego/Pratt Institute (N.Y.) 95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 268 DT RJr. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) 96 Atkins, James 6-5 258 DL Fr. Saugus, Mass./Blair Academy (N.J.) 97 McBryde, B.J. 6-5 304 DL RSr. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls 98 Paluch, Andrew 6-2 163 K RSo. Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill 99 Marinan, Sean 6-1 264 DE RSo. Higganum, Conn./Xavier



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OFFENSERETURNING LETTERMEN (17)Pos. Player (Letters)C (2) Alex Mateas (2), Bryan Paull (1)OG (2) Gus Cruz (3), Tyler Samra (1)OT (1) Dalton Gifford (2)QB (3) Tim Boyle (1), Casey Cochran (1), Chandler Whitmer (2)RB (2) Max DeLorenzo (2), Matt Walsh (1)TE (1) Sean McQuillan (2)WR (6) Kamal Abrams (2), Dhameer Bradley (1), Geremy Davis (3), Deshon Foxx (3), John Green (1), Brian Lemelle (1)

LETTERMEN LOST (12)Pos. Player (Letters)OG (2) Tyler Bullock (3), Steve Greene (4)OT (3) Jimmy Bennett (4), Kevin Friend (4), Xavier Hemingway (1)RB (3) Martin Hyppolite (3), Lyle McCombs (3), Joseph Williams (1), TE (2) Elijah Norris (1), Spencer Parker (2)WR 2) Jonathan Hryniewicz (1), Shakim Phillips (2)

RETURNING STARTERS (5)Pos. Player ’13 Starts/CareerC Alex Mateas 12/16QB Tim Boyle/ 4/4 Casey Cochran/ 4/4 Chandler Whitmer 4/16TE Sean McQuillan 8/8WR Geremy Davis 12/24WR Deshon Foxx 11/11

STARTERS LOST (6)Pos. Player ’13 Starts/CareerOG Tyler Bullock 6/14OG Steve Greene 12/32OT Jimmy Bennett 12/27OT Kevin Friend 5/30TB Lyle McCombs 11/32WR Shakim Phillips 8/11

DEFENSERETURNING LETTERMEN (19)Pos. Player (Letters)CB (4) Tyree Clark (1), Byron Jones (3), David Stevenson (2), Jhavon Williams (1)DE (3) Reuben Frank (3), B.J. McBryde (2), Angelo Pruitt (2)DT (3) Kenton Adeyemi (1), Julian Campenni (2), B.J. McBryde (1), Mikal Myers (1)LB (5) Jefferson Ashiru (2), Jon Hicks (1), Brandon Steg (2), Graham Stewart (1), Marquise Vann (2)S (4) Andrew Adams (2), Jordan Floyd (1), Wilbert Lee (2), Obi Melifonwu (1)

LETTERMEN LOST (7)Pos. Player (Letters)CB (1) Taylor Mack (3)DE (2) Jesse Joseph (4), Tim Willman (2)DT (1) Shamar Stephen (4)LB (2) Ryan Donohue (2), Yawin Smallwood (3)S (1) Ty-Meer Brown (3)

RETURNING STARTERS (5)Pos. Player ’13 Starts/CareerCB Byron Jones 11/31DE Angelo Pruitt 9/18DT Julian Campenni 11/13LB Jefferson Ashiru 10/11S Obi Melifonwu 12/12

STARTERS LOST (6)Pos. Player ’13 Starts/CareerCB Taylor Mack 7/8DE Jesse Joseph/ 8/43 Tim Willman 8/9DT Shamar Stephen 12/29LB Ryan Donohue 7/7LB Yawin Smallwood 12/36S Ty-Meer Brown 7/26

SPECIALISTSRETURNING LETTERMEN (2)Pos. Player (Letters)LS (2) Dominick Manco (1), Adam Mueller (3)

LETTERMEN LOST (2)Pos. Player (Letters)K Chad Christen (4)P Cole Wagner (4)

RETURNING STARTERS (1)Pos. Player ’13 Starts/CareerLS Adam Mueller 10

STARTERS LOST (2)Pos. Player ’13 Starts/CareerK Chad Christen 12/23P Cole Wagner 12/49

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LT 71 Richard Levy (RSo., 6-6, 305) 62 Thomas Hopkins (RFr., 6-6, 298)

LG 76 Zach Rugg (RSo., 6-3, 285) OR 65 Gus Cruz (RSr., 6-4, 296)

C 73 Alex Mateas (RSr., 6-4, 309) 68 Bryan Paull (RSr., 6-4, 303) OR 70 Kyle Bockeloh (RSo., 6-3, 284)

RG 60 Tyler Samra (Jr., 6-2, 288) 68 Bryan Paull (RSr., 6-4, 303)

RT 53 Andreas Knappe (RSo., 6-8, 300) OR 78 Dalton Gifford (RJr., 6-4, 304)

TE 49 Sean McQuillan (RJr., 6-3, 239) 80 Tommy Myers (RFr., 6-5, 238)

FB 34 Jazzmar Clax (RSo., 5-11, 241) 36 Matt Walsh (So., 6-1, 227)

TB 44 Max DeLorenzo (RJr., 5-11, 210) OR 26 Joshua Marriner (RFr., 5-9, 193)

WR 85 Geremy Davis (RSr., 6-3, 216) 88 Thomas Lucas (RFr., 6-2, 198) OR 5 Noel Thomas (So., 6-1, 187)

WR 4 Deshon Foxx (Sr., 5-10, 173) Dhameer Bradley (So., 5-10, 170)

QB 12 Casey Cochran (RSo., 6-1, 224) OR 10 Chandler Whitmer (RSr., 6-0, 192) OR 14 Tim Boyle (So., 6-3, 216)

DEFENSE

DE 56 Angelo Pruitt (RSr., 6-2, 287) 95 Kenton Adeyemi (RJr., 6-4, 268)

DT 97 B.J. McBryde (RSr., 6-5, 304) 93 Folorunso Fatukasi (RFr., 6-4, 307)

NG 90 Julian Campenni (RJr., 6-0, 299) 92 Mikal Myers (RSo., 6-1, 312)

DE 47 Reuben Frank (RSr., 6-4, 246) 57 Cole Ormsby (RFr., 6-3, 248)

LB 2 Graham Stewart (RJr., 6-1, 227) 10 Cameron Stapleton (RFr., 6-4, 226)

LB 32 Jefferson Ashiru (RJr., 6-2, 230) 54 Omaine Stephens (RSo., 6-3, 223)

LB 46 Marquise Vann (RJr., 6-0, 226) 55 Jon Hicks (RSo., 6-2, 233)

CB 16 Byron Jones (RSr., 6-1, 196) 11 Javon Hadley (So., 5-10, 164)

S 20 Obi Melifonwu (RSo., 6-3, 210) 19 Ellis Marder (RSo., 6-1, 193)

S 22 Andrew Adams (RJr., 6-0, 197) 23 Wilbert Lee (RJr., 6-0, 214)

CB 6 Jhavon Williams (RSo., 5-10, 190) 21 Jamar Summers (Fr., 6-0, 180)

SPECIAL TEAMS

P 42 Justin Wain (RSo., 6-3, 204) 17 Bobby Puyol (RSo., 5-10, 174) 82 Blake Feagles (RFr., 5-10, 205)

K 17 Bobby Puyol (RSo., 5-10, 174) 42 Justin Wain (RSo., 6-3, 204)

LS 66 Dominick Manco (RJr., 6-1, 203) 67 Adam Mueller (RSr., 6-1, 212)

PR 4 Deshon Foxx (Sr., 5-10, 173) Dhameer Bradley (So., 5-10, 170) 89 Nick Vitale (RSo., 5-8, 176)

KR 4 Deshon Foxx (Sr., 5-10, 173) AND 26 Joshua Marriner (RFr., 5-9, 193) 6 Jhavon Williams (RSo., 5-10, 190)



HEad COaCH bOb dIaCO

B ob Diaco, who served on the Notre Dame coaching

staff as the defensive coordinator for the past four years and the assistant head coach for the past two, is in his first year as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut in 2014 – the 30th in school history.

Diaco was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was the first Irish assistant to receive the prestigious award. He was a semifinalist for the award in 2011.

Diaco joined the Notre Dame staff in 2010 as defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach, took responsibility for the entire linebacker position in 2011 and added responsibilities as associate head coach in 2012.

His 2012 Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and posted an overall record of 12-1.

SUSAN HERBST, UConn President

“When I met Bob and we discussed this opportunity, I was tremendously impressed by how much he knew about the university — academics and athletics. He makes an immediate impact and speaks eloquently about how he recruits, how he wins and how he dedicates

himself to the success of student-athletes. Bob’s ambitions match our history of success and our spirit. The Husky Nation deserves an

outstanding football program for the long-term and I am confident that our new head coach will build it. sd

afs ”

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HEad COaCH bOb dIaCODiaco has an impressive coaching resume as he

served at Virginia (2006-08) as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator and Cincinnati (2009) as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach before joining the Notre Dame staff.

A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., and a 1995 Iowa graduate, Diaco began his coaching career in 1996-97 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater.

He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000) as the special teams coordinator and run-ning backs coach, Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) work-ing with the same positions and Central Michigan (2005) as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

Diaco has coached in eight post-season games, including the BCS title game with Notre Dame in 2012 and the Sugar Bowl with Cincinnati in 2010. He played in three bowl games as a student-athlete at Iowa.

He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons.

Diaco has developed a national reputation as one of the top defensive coaches in the game. Notre Dame allowed an average of 19.08 points/game over the last four seasons, which ranks as the ninth-best average over 2010-13 of any team in the FBS.

His 2012 Irish defense ranked second in the FBS in scoring defense - allowing just 12.77 points per game. Notre Dame only allowed 15 offensive touchdowns - four fewer than any other FBS school. The Irish held six opponents without an offensive touchdown and nine foes to one or fewer offensive touchdowns.

Under Diaco’s coaching, linebacker Manti Te’o was the 2012 winner of Nagurski Trophy, Lott Trophy, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award, Bednarik Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year. Te’o was also the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.

Diaco’s 2011 defense ranked in the top 50 in scoring defense (24th, 20.7), total defense (30th, 344.7), rushing defense (47th, 138.9) and passing defense (38th, 205.8). It was only the second time since 2003 and fourth time in the last 15 seasons a Notre Dame defense ranked in the top 50 in all four categories. The Irish played in the Champs Sports Bowl following that season.

In his first season at Notre Dame in 2010, Diaco switched defen-sive schemes from a blitzing 4-3 defense the Irish utilized in 2009 and installed a 3-4 no-crease defense. Diaco’s defense became immediately better as the Irish allowed 5.69 fewer points per game, 40.5 fewer yards per game, averaged one half sacks more per game and forced more turn-overs in 2010 than 2009. The Irish played in the Sun Bowl that season.

In his only season at Cincinnati (2009), he was charged with replacing 10 starters on the Bearcats’ defense, including every player on the front seven for 2009. The Bearcats recorded 110 tackles for

Diaco was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa under legendary coach Hayden Fry.

“ I talked to many members of the college football community as we began this search for their thoughts and Bob’s name was consistently

mentioned. As we engaged in the interview process with him, I was extremely impressed with his passion and his knowledge of the game

and also for his commitment to the development of the total student-athlete. Bob has vast experience at many different schools and there is

no question in my mind that we have hired a great coach for UConn.sd

afs ” wARDE MANUEL, UConn Athletic Director




loss in 2009 (8.46 per game) to rank third in the nation. They totaled 37 sacks and tied for 10th in the country averaging 2.85 sacks per contest. Cincinnati’s defense allowed 3.6 rushing yards per carry. He groomed safety Aaron Webster in a First Team All-BIG EAST pick.

Prior to Cincinnati, Diaco spent three years as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator on Al Groh’s coaching staff at the University of Virginia from 2006-08. At the conclusion of the 2008 season, was promoted to the Cavaliers’ defensive coordinator position, but he left two months later to take the same position at Cincinnati. Virginia played in the Gator Bowl following ‘07.

Diaco’s linebackers were critical to Virginia allowing only 3.7 yards per carry and just over 21 points per game to their opponents in 2008. Only four schools per-mitted fewer rushing touchdowns than Virginia’s nine in 2007, and the Cavaliers allowed 106.9 rushing yards per game, 13th in the nation. Virginia ranked 16th nation-ally at 19.7 points allowed per game and was 23rd in total defense, allowing 332.5 yards per game. Linebacker Clint Sintim led the nation in sacks by a linebacker in 2007.

In his only season at Central Michigan (2005), Diaco turned around CMU’s rush-

ing defense that just two years earlier had ranked last in the Mid-American Conference. Under Diaco’s watch, Central Michigan led the MAC, allowing only 113.7 rushing yards per game. He also helped defensive end Dan Bazuin lead the nation with 26.5 tackles for loss and tie a MAC record with 16 sacks.

He coached the special teams and line-backers at Western Michigan from 1999-2000. The punting, punt return and kickoff return units all finished in the top three of the MAC.

Diaco’s first full-time position was at Western Illinois where he was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 1999 and 2000. The Leathernecks won the Gateway Conference crown in 2000 and made an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

Diaco and his wife Julia have two sons - Angelo and Michael - and a daughter Josephine.

yEaR-by-yEaR wITH bOb dIaCO Year School Position Postseason1996 Iowa Graduate Assistant Alamo Bowl1997 Iowa Graduate Assistant Alamo Bowl1999 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams2000 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams NCAA I-AA First Round2001 Eastern Michigan Running Backs/Special Teams2002 Eastern Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams2003 Eastern Michigan Outside Linebackers/Special Teams2004 Western Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams2005 Central Michigan Co-Defensive Coord/Linebackers2006 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams2007 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams Gator Bowl2008 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams2009 Cincinnati Defensive Coord/Inside Linebackers Sugar Bowl2010 Notre Dame Defensive Coord/Inside Linebackers Sun Bowl2011 Notre Dame Defensive Coord/Linebackers Champs Sports Bowl2012 Notre Dame Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/LBs BCS National Championship2013 Notre Dame Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/LBs Pinstripe Bowl

bOb dIaCO HaS bEEn….EvERywHERE!

Since being named UConn’s head football coach, Bob Diaco has travelled literally thou-sands of miles around the state promoting the program. He has made numerous appear-ances on television and radio stations across the state and even cooked a favorite dish on WFSB’s Better Connecticut. He has met fans at Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants and took part in Celebrity Mini-Golf Tournament at the Travelers Championships, Connecticut’s PGA Tour stop. On campus, the program played host to the first-ever Women’s Football 101 Clinic and held Summer Football Clinics.

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“Connecticut hired the perfect man to lead their football program into the future. Bob Diaco possesses every

characteristic necessary to be successful. He’s a top-notch recruiter, tremendous leader of young men and brilliant

coach. Bob was arguably the top coordinator in the country as demonstrated by our defense over the last few years.”BRIAN kELLY, notre Dame head Coach

“Right away, Bobby demonstrated a good base level of those skills that are necessary to be a head coach;

organization, high energy, leadership and the ability to relate to people. We are very excited for Bobby and Julia.

They will have a great sense of purpose and a detailed plan for resurrecting UConn football.”AL GROH, Former University of Virginia

and nFl head Coach

“ I’ve had the good fortune of covering Bob Diaco for a number of years. His commitment to excellence, his ability

to relate to and motivate his players and his overall work ethic will be huge assets to the UConn football program.”kIRk HERBSTREIT, esPn College Football Analyst

“UConn got a steal in Coach Diaco. He is a great coach and mentor. He cares for his players. There is nothing better than a coach who cares about his team not only as players, but as individuals. He not only teaches guys how to play the

game, but on how to be a gentleman. He is everything you could ever want in a coach. Notre Dame is going to miss

him, but he is going to do great things at UConn and I wish him all the best of luck.”MANTI TE’O, san Diego Chargers linebacker and

2012 heisman trophy Runner-Up

“Bob is going to bring a family atmosphere to any team he coaches. He cares a lot about his players, treats everybody

with respect and just a guy who takes care of the people around him and the program. The guys are going to love

playing for him. He’s a high-energy guy that brings it with him every day. There’s not a day he would come to work

that he wasn’t at his best. Guys respect him and love playing for him.”HARRISON SMITH, Minnesota Vikings safety

wHaT THEy aRE SayInG abOUT bOb dIaCO



GEREmy davIS bIO

GErEmy DAvIS85

6-3, 216 Wide Receiver Redshirt Senior Lawrenceville, Ga. Norcross

Top-end wide receiver climbing the ranks as one of the most decorated receivers in program history … .is ranked ninth in UConn history in career receptions with 121 and 10th in receiving yardage with 1,771 … enters 2014 as one of 14 players nationally, and three in the American, with a current streak of 25 games or more with at least one reception – Davis is at 26 games … was named Pre-Season Second Team All-American Athletic Conference by Athlon Magazine … named to the pre-season watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the top wide receiver in the country.2013: Had one of the most prolific seasons for a receiver in UConn history, starting all 12 games and finishing with 71 receptions, 1,085 yards and three touchdowns … had at least 50 yards in 11-of-12 games, at least 75 in six games and 100 or more in four contests … was UConn’s first 1,000 yard receiver in the FBS era and first since Carl Bond in 1998 … 1,085 yards rank sixth-highest in a season in UConn history, 71 receptions place fifth … had a single-game program-record 15 catches for 207 yards, fifth-most ever, and a touchdown against Memphis (Dec. 7) … opened the year with five catches for 100 yards vs. Towson (Aug. 29) … pulled in five balls for 102 yards at Buffalo (Sept. 28) … snagged eight passes for 140 yards at Cincinnati (Oct. 19) … caught six passes for 77 yards and a touchdown at SMU (Nov. 16) … finished with four receptions for 83 yards and a score at Temple (Nov. 23) … had five catches for 98 yards against Rutgers (Nov. 30).2012: Was UConn’s leading receiver with 44 receptions for 613 yards and one TD … started 11 of 12 games last season at wide receiver as UConn came out in double-tight end in the other … 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.2011: Saw action in all 12 games for his first collegiate playing time … had a career-high two receptions vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) and Vanderbilt (Sept. 10) … also had a reception in each of the last two games of the year vs. Rutgers (Nov. 26) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3).2010: Redshirted.High School: Had 40 receptions for 705 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior … In junior year, had 18 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns … .Played in the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game in December … Named All-State Honorable Mention in Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Football Team … named First Team All-County by the Gwinnett Daily Post … Also named all-region … Team captain … Attended same high school as former UConn men’s basketball standout and 2012 NBA First Round Draft pick of the Houston Rockets Jeremy Lamb.Personal Profile: Geremy Joshua Davis … Born on January 10, 1992 … A sociology major.

G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G2011 12 6 73 0 21 0.5 12.2 6.12012 12 44 613 1 37 3.7 13.9 51.12013 12 71 1085 3 45 5.9 15.3 90.4TOTAL 36 121 1771 4 45 3.4 14.6 49.2

GEREMY DAVIS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Receptions: 15, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Most Rec. Yards: 207, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Longest Reception: 45, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13

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byROn JOnES bIO

ByrON JONES16

6-1, 196 Cornerback Redshirt Senior New Britain, Conn. St. Paul (Bristol)

Three-year starter in the secondary who has played at safety and at cornerback in his career … was named Pre-Season Second Team All-American Athletic Conference by Athlon Magazine.2013: Played in all 12 games and made 11 starts at cornerback after converting from safety … finished fourth on the squad with 60 tackles along with a team-high three interceptions … had seven tackles vs. Towson (Aug. 29) … picked up five tackles and an interception vs. No. 14 Michigan (Sept. 21) … recorded three tackles and a pick vs. USF (Oct. 12) … notched five tackles and an interception at No. 21 UCF (Oct. 26) … had 11 tackles at SMU (Nov. 16) … posted eight tackles and one for loss at Temple (Nov. 23) … named to the 2013 American Athletic Conference All-Academic team.2012: Started all 12 games at safety 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.2011: Saw his first collegiate action in 2011 and earned a varsity letter … started eight games and six of the final seven … Was sixth on the team in tackles with 51 … had a career-high eight tackles in season-final vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 3) … had a fumble recovery for a touchdown vs. USF (Oct. 15) and added six tackles and four pass breakups vs. the Bulls … the 10-yard fumbled recovery for a TD in the third quarter proved to be the deciding score in a 16-10 Husky win … was named the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against USF … had six tackles against both West Virginia (Oct. 8) and Rutgers (Nov. 26).2010: Redshirted … Named the Special Teams Scout Player of the Week before the Syracuse game (Nov. 20).High School: Named to the Class MM All-State team by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association … Named First Team All-Naugatuck Valley … had three interceptions in 2009 and returned punts and kickoffs … team advanced to first round of Class MM state playoffs … had three catches for 63 yards in state playoff game … also played basketball … team captain.Personal Profile: Byron Philip Jones … born on August 26, 1992 … an economics/political science major.

G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FR Blkd Int. Yds.2011 12 33 18 51 0.0 0 6 1 1 2 02012 12 40 48 88 1.5 2 3 0 0 1 02013 12 42 18 60 2.0 5 11 0 0 3 7TOTAL 36 115 84 199 3.5 7 20 1 1 6 7

BYRON JONES’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 13, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most PBU: 4, at West Virginia, 10/8/11Longest Fumble Return: 10, vs. USF, 10/15/11Most TFL: 1.0, at Temple, 11/23/13

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