uconn football media notes for usf, 10/12/13

Connecticut Huskies (0-4, 0-0 American)South Florida Bulls (1-4, 1-0 American)

Game 5 • Saturday, Oct. 12 • 12 PMEast Hartford, Conn. - Rentschler Field (40000)

American Game of The Week: SNY/ESPN Regional UConn IMG Sports Radio Network

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UConn Schedule/ResultsDate Opponent (TV) Score/Time8/29 TOWSON (ESPN3) L, 18-339/14 MARYLAND (ESPN3) L, 21-329/21 No. 14/15 MICHIGAN (ABC) L, 21-249/28 at Buffalo (ESPN3) L, 12-4110/12 USF* (SNY/ESPN-R) 12 p.m.10/19 at Cincinnati* (ESPNU) 12 p.m.10/26 at UCF* TBA11/8 LOUISVILLE* (ESPN2) 8:30 p.m.11/16 at SMU* TBA11/23 at Temple* TBA11/30 RUTGERS* TBA12/7 MEMPHIS* TBA*Denotes American Athletic Conference Game

USF Schedule/ResultsDate Opponent (TV) Score/Time

8/31 McNEESE STATE (ESPN3) L, 21-539/7 at Michigan State (ESPNU) L, 6-219/14 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ESPN3) L, 10-289/28 No. 15 MIAMI (ESPNU) L, 21-4910/5 CINCINNATI* (ESPN3) W, 26-2310/12 at UConn* (SNY/ESPN3) 12 p.m.10/26 LOUISVILLE* TBA10/31 at Houston* (ESPN) 7 p.m.11/16 MEMPHIS* TBA11/23 SMU* TBA11/29 at UCF* (ABC/ESPN or ESPN2) TBA12/7 at Rutgers* TBA*Denotes American Athletic Conference Game

Rankings indicate ranking at time of game

The CoachesUCONN INTERIM HEAD COACH T.J. WEISTT.J. Weist, a 25-year veteran of the coaching profession who most recently served as the wide receivers coach at Cincinnati, is the interim head coach at UConn for the rest of the 2013 season and making his head coach debut this week vs. USF. Weist was elevated to that position on Sept. 30 -- four games into the 2013 season. Weist is in his first season at UConn and continues to serve as offensive coordinator and also has position responsibility with the wide receivers.During his time with the Bearcats, Cincinnati won a total of two BIG EAST Champion-ships. 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 offensive 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.Weist joined the Bearcats after eight years at Western Kentucky mentoring the receiv-ers. He also served as the team’s assistant head coach (2007-09) and offensive coordinator (2003-06). Weist came to WKU from Indiana, where he served as wide receivers coach from 1997-01. While at IU, he also carried special teams responsibili-ties 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).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 exer-cise physiology master’s degree one year later.

USF HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGARTWillie Taggart is in his first season as the head coach at USF after serving as head coach at Western Kentucky from 2010-12. He led WKU to a 13-11 record, including 7-5 marks in the final two years and an appearance in the 2012 Little Caesars Bowl. Tag-gart has an overall record of 14-15 as a collegiate head coach.He served as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky from 1999-2006, ending his tenure as assistant head coach and QB coach. He was the running backs coach at Stanford from 2007-2009 prior to being named the head coach at WKU.He is a 1998 WKU graduate and was the team’s starting quarterback from 1995-98 and is one of four players at WKU to have his jersey retired.

Radio & TV CoverageTELEVISION COVERAGESaturday’s game will be televised as the American Athletic Conference Game of the Week through ESPN Regional Television. Eamon McAnaney will handle play-by-play duties and is joined by former NFL tight end Anthony Becht on color, while Brooke Weisbrod is on the sidelines. Todd Jones is the producer and Will Beatke is the director.The game will be seen in Connecticut and the metropolitan New York area on SNY and will also be seen in such markets as Chicago (WCIU), Philadelphia (WPVI), Dallas-Ft. Worth (KTXD), Washington, D.C. (MASN), Houston (KUBE), Tampa-St. Petersburg (WFTS), Orlando (WKCF), Cincinnati (WKRC), San Anto-nio (KCWX) and Louisville (WHAS).

RADIO COVERAGEThe UConn IMG Sports Network is the home of Husky football on the radio. WTIC Newstalk 1080 in Hartford serves as the flagship station and is the state’s only 50,000 watt signal and can be heard in 23 states and parts of Canada. The 2013-14 year marks the 22nd consecutive season that WTIC is the flagship for UConn sports. The 2013-14 football and men’s and women’s basketball season also marks the second year that the radio rights are held by IMG College, which is UConn’s multi-media rights partner.

Quick Hits

• UConn plays USF for the 11th time in the history of the two programs. The all-time series is tied at 5-5.

• UConn linebacker Yawin Smallwood averages 13.8 tackles per contest, best in The American and second in the nation.

• Saturday’s game is the debut for Interim Head Coach T.J. Weist. It is also scheduled to be the first career start for true freshman quarterback Tim Boyle.

• Wide receiver Geremy Davis had his second 100-yard receiving game in UConn’s last contest at Buffalo. He has eclipsed 100 twice this year, also sur-passing the mark vs. Towson in the season opener.

• The match-up with USF marks UConn’s first ever American Athletic Conference league game.

October 12, 2013 • vs. USF

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The Match-Up

Rushing Yards-TDMcCombs ........... 200-2 Shaw .................. 575-2Foxx ..................... 46-0 Pierre.................... 96-0DeLorenzo ........... 45-0

Passing Yards-TD-INTWhitmer ........... 896-5-6 Eveld ............... 327-2-1Cochran ............ 11-0-1 Bench .............. 324-2-2 Floyd ................. 72-0-2

Receptions-Receiving Yards-TDDavis ............. 19-308-0 Davis ............. 17-247-1Phillips ........... 15-255-2 McFarland ......... 8-94-0McCombs ........ 12-35-1 Price .................. 7-58-1Foxx .............. 10-163-0 Hopkins ............. 6-54-1

Points ScoredChristen ....................20 Kloss ....................... 30McCombs .................18 Shaw ....................... 12Phillips ......................18 Seven players ........... 6

Total TacklesSmallwood ...............55 Lattimore ................. 45Brown .......................28 Cliett ........................ 28Melifonwu .................26 Joyce ....................... 27Stephen ....................24 Harris....................... 23Donohue ..................20 Mims........................ 19

InterceptionsMelifonwu ...................2 Joyce ......................... 2Jones .........................1 Four others ................ 1Mack ..........................1 Jh. Williams ................1

TFLs-SacksPruitt ................. 4.0-0.0 Sager ............... 5.0-1.0Joseph ............. 3.5-0.0 Giddins ............. 3.0-2.0Ashiru .....................2.5-1.0 Harris/Watson .. 3.0-0.0

Category ........................UConn USFTotal Offense ..................272.5 264.6Rushing Offense .............45.8 120.0Passing Offense ..............226.8 144.6Passing Efficiency ...........113.2 89.7Scoring Offense ..............18.0 16.8First Downs For ...............62 66Third Down Conv. ...........28% 22%Turnovers-INT/FUM ........9-7/2 12-5/7Total Defense ..................378.2 361.4Rushing Defense ............192.5 151.2Passing Defense .............185.8 210.2Passing Eff. Defense ......128.2 137.1Scoring Defense .............32.5 34.2First Downs Against ........72 91Third Down Defense .......39% 40%TOs Forced-INT/FUM .....9-5/4 12-6/6Time Of Possesion ..........27:20 29:07Turnover Margin ..............0 0Penalties-Yards ...............16-145 30-254

Veteran UConn announcers Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Nor-man (color commentary) return to call the action with Kevin Nathan on the sidelines and Anthony “Rex” McCalla on production.UConn football on home Saturday dates, including this game vs. USF, gets going early with “Breakfast At The Rent” with Ray Dunaway and Scott Gray beginning at 6:00 a.m. For noon games, the UConn Tailgate Show will air from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The pregame show begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by the game and then postgame “Husky Talk” with Nathan. Other affiliates for UConn football on the UConn IMG Sports Network include WILI 1400-AM in Willimantic and WELI-960 AM in New Haven. The USF game will also be available on Sirius Radio Channel 135 and XM 191.

“THE UCONN FOOTBALL COACH’S RADIO SHOW”The UConn IMG Sports Network airs the UConn Football Coach’s Show presented by Webster Bank throughout the fall on Monday evenings at the Wood-n-Tap in Vernon, Conn. Hosted by Joe D’Ambrosio, the show is heard on WTIC NewsTalk 1080, WILI-1400 AM in Willimantic and WAVZ-1300 AM in New Haven. Coach T.J. Weist and other individuals associated with UConn football will participate in the hour-long show, reviewing previous games and looking forward to upcoming match-ups. The Wood-n-Tap in Vernon is located at 236 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon and fans are invited to attend to watch the show live in person. There will be ticket and prize giveaways every show.The following is the schedule for upcoming shows: Oct. 7 – 6:00-7:00 p.m.; Oct. 14 – 6:00-7:00 p.m.; Oct. 21 – 6:00-7:00 p.m.; Nov. 4 – 7:00-8:00 p.m.

THE GAME

UCONN VS. USF HISTORYSaturday’s game is the 11th meeting between UConn and South Florida and the series is tied 5-5 – with the home team winning every game except a UConn win at USF in 2010. UConn and USF have met each year since 2005 as confer-ence foes and the Huskies lead that series 5-3. Since becoming conference mates, the home team has won each game in the UConn-USF series except for a 2010 UConn win at USF – a game which clinched the Huskies’ first-ever trip to a Bowl Championship Series Bowl.Last season, USF defeated UConn by a 13-6 score at Raymond James Sta-dium on November 2, 2012. USF QB B.J. Daniels had a five-yard rush for a TD late in the first quarter to complete an eight-play, 80-yard drive for the only TD of the game as both teams added a pair of field goals. Daniels, who left the game in the fourth quarter with an injury, was 19 for 29 in the air with one INT for 199 yards and rushed for 23 yards. UConn QB Chandler Whitmer was 24 of 38 for 284 yards with 2 INT. Lyle McCombs rushed for 47 yards. UConn had 327 yards of total offense in the game while USF had 283.In the last game in the series at Rentschler Field, UConn topped USF by a 16-10 score at Rentschler Field on October 15. McCombs rushed for 130 yards in that game and Dave Teggart hit on three field goals. The Huskies did not have an offensive TD in the game. Cornerback Byron Jones returned a fumble 10-yards for a third quarter touchdown for UConn. Teggart was the dramatic hero in both the 2009 and ’10 games with the Bulls for the Huskies. On Dec. 4, 2010 at Raymond James Stadium, Teggart kicked a then career-long 52-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to play to lift UConn to a 19-16 win and clinch the Huskies first-ever appearance in a BCS game. UConn led at the half 10-3 in 2010, scoring the only touchdown of the first half on a 55-yard interception return by Lawrence Wilson. The Huskies led 16-6 with 13:39 left to go on a 50-yard Teggart FG, but the Bulls responded with 10 points in a little over seven minutes to tie the game at 16-16. Jordan Todman had 93 yards of rushing for UConn and Zach Frazer was 13 of 29 for 112 yards in the game. Teggart had a total of four field goals. In 2009, Teggart kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Huskies a 29-27 win at Rentschler Field on a snowy Dec. 5. On Oct. 27, 2007 at Rent-schler Field, UConn topped the Bulls by a 22-15 score. USF was ranked 11th in the country at the time of the game and it marked UConn’s first win over an As-sociated Press ranked team at the time of the game. The win propelled UConn


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to a #16 national ranking the following week -- the first in UConn history. The teams met for the first time on Oct. 28, 2000 at Memorial Stadium in Storrs with the Bulls taking a 21-13 victory. UConn returned the trip on Oct. 13, 2001 and faced the Bulls at Raymond James Stadium during USF’s inaugural I-A season. The Huskies, still transitioning to I-A, fell 40-21.

UCONN-USF CONNECTIONSThe UConn roster has nine players from Florida on it – redshirt sophomore Tyree Clark (Tampa), redshirt freshman John Green (Miami), freshman Javon Hadley (Miami), redshirt freshman Ellis Marder (Windermere), redshirt junior Bryan Paull (Parkland), sophomore Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach), fresh-man Kyle Schafenacker (Cooper City), redshirt sophomore Brandon Steg (Coral Springs) and redshirt freshman Jhavon Wiliams (Wellington). The USF roster, dominated by Florida players, has one Connecticut connection—sopho-more WR and Central Connecticut transfer Jimel Atkins, who is a Jacksonville native. The two head coaches, UConn’s T.J. Weist and USF’s Willie Taggart, were members of the same coaching staff at Western Kentucky from 2001-06. At various times while on staff together, Taggart was the quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach while Weist handled the wide receivers and was the offensive coordinator for the Hilltoppers.

RENTSCHLER GAMEDAY

At UConn home games, FanFest takes place starting four hours before kickoff up until 30 minutes before the game. It takes place between Gates A and B outside the stadium gates...The offerings change each game, but activities typi-cally include inflatable games for children, live bands, promotional vehicles and UConn student-athletes from various teams signing autographs....The “Husky Walk” is a chance for fans to welcome the UConn team as they get off the team buses and head to the stadium. That takes place approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff between Gates A and B...Once again this season at the end of home games, the UConn team will sing the “UConn Husky” fight song in front of the student section at Rentschler Field.

SQUAD NOTES

HEAD COACHING DEBUTST.J. Weist is making his debut on Saturday as the Husky head coach on an interim basis. Paul Pasqualoni was the first UConn coach since Sumner Dole in 1923 to win his first game at UConn, when the Huskies topped Fordham by a 35-3 score on September 3, 2011. Here is how some other UConn head coaches have fared in their first game – Randy Edsall, 56-17 loss at Hofstra, Sept. 4, 1999; Skip Holtz, 17-6 loss vs. Nicholls State, Sept. 3, 1994; Tom Jackson, 22-5 loss at Rutgers, Sept. 10, 1983; Walt Nadzak, 49-0 loss at Le-high, Sept. 10, 1977; Larry Naviaux, 22-20 loss vs. Lehigh, Sept. 15, 1973; Bob Casciola, 20-7 loss at Vermont; John Toner, 16-0 loss at Yale, Sept. 25, 1965; Rick Forzano, 21-6 loss at Yale, Sept. 26, 1964; Bob Ingalls, 34-13 loss at Yale, Sept. 20, 1952; Arthur Valpey, 25-0 loss at Yale, Sept. 23, 1950; J.O. Christian, 7-0 loss vs. American International; Sumner Dole, 13-0 win vs. Trinity, Sept, 29, 1923.

HUSKIES HAVE BEEN BOWL ELIGIBLEThe UConn football team has been bowl eligible four times in the past six years and in six of the past ten. The 2010 UConn football team won the BIG EAST Championship and advanced to play in the school’s first-ever BCS game -- the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. UConn lost to Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl and it defeated South Carolina by a 20-7 score in the 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl. The Huskies also went to the International Bowl in 2009 and defeated Buffalo. In 2007, UConn was 9-3 in the regular season and went on to the Meineke Car Care Bowl. In 2004, the Huskies went 7-4 in the regular season and won the Motor City Bowl. In 2003, UConn was 9-3, but did not go to a bowl because of its independent status.

Conference Overall StreakLouisville 1-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 W5Houston 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 W4Rutgers 1-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 W4UCF 1-0 1.000 4-1 0.800 W1USF 1-0 1.000 1-4 0.200 W1UConn 0-0 0.000 0-4 0.000 L4Cincinnati 0-1 0.000 3-2 0.600 L1Memphis 0-1 0.000 1-3 0.250 L1SMU 0-1 0.000 1-4 0.200 L3Temple 0-2 0.000 0-5 0.000 L5

American Standings

Thursday, October 10Rutgers at Lousiville, 7 p.m. Friday, October 11Temple at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.Saturday, October 12Memphis at Houston, 12 p.m.

Out of Town Scoreboard

1. Louisville (28) ......................................................2982. Cincinnati (2) .......................................................2573. Rutgers ................................................................2404. UCF .....................................................................2105. USF .....................................................................1556. Houston ...............................................................1347. UCONN ...............................................................1318. SMU .....................................................................1189. Temple ...................................................................6010. Memphis ................................................................47

(First-Place Votes in Parentheses)

Preseason Media Poll

Awards announced on Oct. 7:

Offensive Player of the WeekGarret Gilbert, QB, SMUDefensive Player of the WeekTerrance Plummer, LB, UCFSpecial Teams Player of the WeekMarvin Kloss, K, USF

Weekly Honor RollCaleb Houston, P, UCFTeddy Bridgewater, QB, LouisvilleMarcus Smith, DE, LouisvilleMark Joyce, S, USFJustin Goodwin, RB, Rutgers

Weekly Awards



UCONN IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICSThe following is where UConn ranked in the NCAA national statistics:Total Offense 119th at 272.5 yards per game (9th American)Rushing Offense 123rd at 45.8 yards per game (10th American)Passing Offense 70th at 226.8 yards per game (7th American)Scoring Offense 109th at 18.0 points per game (8th American)Total Defense 52nd at 378.3 yards per game (7th American)Rushing Defense 94th at 192.5 yards per game (10th American)Pass. Eff. Defense 63rd at 128.2 rating pointsScoring Defense 97th at 32.6 points per gameInd. Tackles Yawin Smallwood, 2nd at 13.8 per game (1st American)

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

UCONN VS. RANKED TEAMSThe Sept. 21 game vs. Michigan was the 21st time in school history that the Huskies faced a team ranked in the Associated Press poll at the time of the game. UConn has a 2-19 record in those games with the two wins coming vs. No. 19 Louisville on November 24, 2012 by a 23-20 score in triple overtime and on Oct. 27, 2007 with a 22-15 win over No. 11 USF. UConn first played a ranked team in the 2001 season opener at No. 9 Virginia Tech. UConn has played the country’s top ranked team once when it traveled to Miami on Oct. 5, 2002.

UCONN FOOTBALL A LEADER IN ACADEMICSThe UConn football program continues to be a leader in terms of academic performance by its student-athletes. UConn was the top team in the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of both October 2008 and ’09 among Big East league schools. In 2010, the Huskies GSR was third in the Big East and within four points of the second place team in 2011, was tied for fourth in the league, but within four points of the two schools that were tied for second. UConn’s 75 percent GSR mark released in 2012 was well ahead of the national GSR for FBS teams, which was 67 percent. The UConn football program also had the highest NCAA GSR for African-American student-athletes among all state universi-ties that participated in a bowl game in 2008. In five of the past seven years, including 2007, ‘08 and ‘09, UConn was recog-nized by the American Football Coaches Association for its high graduation rate. UConn’s overall GSR in 2009 was the third-highest of the more than 50 state universities that participated in a bowl game. In 2012, the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the UConn football team was an impressive 963 over a four-year cycle, with a one-year mark of 950 for the 2010-11 academic year. The 963 was above the national average for FBS schools (952) and public institutions (943). UConn’s 2013 APR score of 958 was 11 points higher than the national average of public institutions.

HUSKIES VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES SINCE 2002Connecticut boasts a 45-26 record against non-conference

opponents in the regular season since making the move to the FBS in 2002. The Huskies have won 20 of their last 32 regular season non-league games overall with the only blemishes coming via a one-point loss at Virginia (17-16) in 2007, losses to North Carolina in 2008 and ‘09, Michigan and Temple in ’10, Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Western Michigan in ’11, North Carolina State and Western Michigan in ’12 and Towson, Maryland, Michigan and Buffalo in ’13.UConn has posted the following records in non-conference regular season games: 6-6 (2002), 9-3 (2003), 4-1 (2004), 3-1 (2005), 3-2 (2006), 4-1 (2007), 4-1 (2008), 4-1 (2009), 3-2 (2010), 2-3 (2011), 3-2 (2012) and 0-4 (2013).

HUSKIES ON THE REBOUNDUConn is 34-24 in games following a loss since Oct. 26, 2002. The Huskies lost their 2012 season finale vs. Cincinnati and the record includes games over two seasons with the losses to Towson, Maryland, Michigan and now Buffalo.

OFFENSE NOTES

BOYLE GETS THE STARTING NODUConn freshman quarterback Tim Boyle (Middlefield, Conn.) is scheduled to make his first career start and get his first career playing time on Saturday against USF. Boyle was named Con-necticut High School Coaches’ Association Player of the Year as a senior in 2012 at Xavier High School in Middletown.Boyle becomes the first true freshman to start a game for UConn at quarterback since Shelton native Dan Orlovsky did on October 6, 2001 – a 19-0 win over Eastern Michigan. Orlovsky started 43 consecutive games over three-plus sea-sons, concluding his career with a win in the Huskies’ first-ever bowl appearance – the 2004 Motor City Bowl.Boyle was named first team All-State by the New Haven Reg-ister and All-Hartford Courant and was named All-Southern Connecticut Conference as a senior. He threw for nearly 2,500 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior as team won state Class LL championship for the third-straight season – a 48-14 win over Norwich Free Academy at Rentschler Field. Boyle was named one of three finalists for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Connecticut Player of the Year Award along with fellow UConn freshman FB Matt Walsh (Madison, Conn.).As a junior, Boyle shared starting duties and threw for 850 yards and 15 TDs in six games.On June 29 at Rentschler Field, Boyle played in the Hall of Fame Classic Military Bowl – a Connecticut all-star game – and had two TD passes leading his team to a 15-14 win. He was 12 of 24 in the air for 134 yards.

WHITMER AT BACKUPUConn junior quarterback Chandler Whitmer (Newnan, Ga.) started the last 15 games for the Huskies at quarterback dating back to the start of the 2012 season. His 2,503 yards of total of-fense last year was eighth in school single-season history while his 208 completions was seventh. Whitmer’s 2,664 passing yards was fifth. Here is the statement that head coach T.J. Weist released to explain the quarterback change and how Whitmer has handled himself since coming to UConn.“Chandler Whitmer has exhibited outstanding character and integrity since the day I stepped on to this campus and even be-



fore I got here. He has worked extremely hard, put in a lot of hours at his craft, and done everything in his power to help this team be successful. We all know the QB takes an unfair amount of criticism when a team loses. To Chandler’s credit he has handled the criticism with class and dignity. He has done every-thing in his power to improve and do the best job possible. We haven’t always put him in the best position to be successful, having had multiple injuries at the wide receiver and the offensive line positions and to his credit he has not complained. He’s gone out and battled every game for this team. “That being said, we feel like at this time we need to give Tim a chance to play and see if he can provide a spark for our team. He has been working hard and deserves an opportunity to show what he can do. Chandler is still a big factor and leader on this team and we know that he will continue to prepare as if he’s the starter and when his number is called he will be ready to help this team in whatever capacity is needed. He’s been a great mentor to Tim up to this point and given his integrity and character we know he will continue to do whatever it takes to help Tim and this team be successful.”Whitmer enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and participated in spring practice. Whitmer originally enrolled at Illinois in the fall of 2010 and was a redshirt. He spent the 2011 fall semester at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas and was 180 for 316 in the air for 3,022 yards with 25 TDs and 14 interceptions. He was named All-Kansas Junior College Confer-ence first team honors and earned National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honorable mention. Butler was the second-ranked junior college team nationally in 2011.

McCOMBS A DOAK WALKER CANDIDATEUConn junior running back Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) was named to the preseason candidate list for the 2013 Doak Walker Award, which is given to the nation’s top college running back each year by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum. He led UConn in rushing in the opening game vs. Towson with 76 yards on 17 carries. McCombs has led UConn in rushing the past two seasons with 1,151 yards in 2011 and was named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Asso-ciation of America and a Second Team All-BIG EAST pick. He was the second-leading freshman rusher in the country in ‘11. Last year, he led the Huskies with 860 yards on 243 carries.He is currently the seventh-leading rusher in school history with 2,211 yards while Vinny Clements is sixth with 2,327 from 1968-70.McCombs is third in career carries at UConn with 575 and has two of the top six single-season marks in rushing carries. McCombs has nine 100-yard rush-ing games over the past two-plus seasons.

DAVIS TOPS 100, SHAK SETS RECEIVING YARDAGE MILESTONESUConn redshirt junior Geremy Davis (Lawrenceville, Ga.) is the leading receiv-er on the team with 15 receptions for 308 – having five receptions in each of the first two games, four receptions for 52 yards vs. Michigan and five for 102 yards against Buffalo. He now has two 100-yard receiving games this season (also had 100 vs. Towson). He now has three 100-yard receiving games as he had 123 vs. Western Michigan in 2012. UConn redshirt junior Shakim Phillips (Paterson, N.J.) is second with 15 receptions for 225 yards and three TDs this season despite missing the past two games with a hamstring injury. Philips had ten receptions for 178 yards and one TD vs. Maryland on Sept. 14, which was a career-high in each category. The 178 yards of receiving was the most for a Husky in UConn’s FBS era (since 2002). It marked the first time a Husky receiver had more than 150 yards in one game since Marcus Easley had 157 against West Virginia on Oct. 24, 2009. It was the most receiving yards in a single-game for a Husky since Dak Newton had 222 vs. Villanova on Oct. 5, 1996.

DEFENSE NOTES

GAWDY DEFENSIVE NUMBERS IN 2012The UConn defense established itself as one of the top units in college football

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ALL INFORMATION BELOW IS BASED ON ASATURDAY GAMEWEEK.

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

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

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

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

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

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last season in 2012. UConn was ninth in total defense (309.92 yards per game), seventh in rushing defense (97.92 yards per game), 15th in tackles for loss (7.33 per game), 18th in sacks (2.75 per game), 36th in pass defense (212.00 yards per game) and 19th in scoring defense (19.83 points per game). UConn leads the BIG EAST in total defense, rushing defense, pass de-fense and sacks. UConn gave up just 36 points in the first quarter of games last year (field goal by WMU, TD vs. Buffalo, two FG by Rutgers, two FG by Syracuse. TD by USF, TD by Cincinnati) and gave up only 33 first quarter first downs. The Huskies have now given up just 43 points in the past 13 games in the first quarter, including the Towson and Maryland games this year.

SMALLWOOD SECOND IN COUNTRY IN TACKLESUConn junior linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) has led UConn in tackles in each of the Huskies first four games with 16 against Towson, 14 against Maryland, 13 vs. Michigan and 12 vs. Buffalo. He is ranked second in the country in tack-les per game at 13.8 and leads the American. Smallwood was named to the American Weekly Honor roll for his performance vs. Michigan.He was named the National Defensive Player of the Week by CBSSports.com for his performance vs. the Wolverines.Smallwood was named to virtually every defensive award pre-season Watch List for the 2013 season. He was named to the lists for the: Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year, the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Bednarik Award -- both are given to the top defensive player in the country – and also named to the lists for the Butkus Award that honors the nation’s best linebacker.Smallwood 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. He had four sacks and two forced fumbles. Small-wood was tied for 20th in the country in tackles per game (10.0) and was third in the BIG EAST. Entering 2013, Smallwood had played in all 24 UConn games over the past two seasons and with 214 career tackles with 5.5 sacks and 17.5 TFLs.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

CHRISTEN FG STREAK BROKENRedshirt senior kicker Chad Christen (Etters, Pa.) missed a 46-yard field goal in the third quarter of the Michigan game, which broke a streak of ten-straight FG attempts dating back to last year. He made two in the Buffalo game (33 and 37 yards) before having a 48-yarder blocked in the third quarter.He connected on three field goals in the win over Louisville on Nov. 24, 2012, including the winning 30-yarder in the third over-time. His other field goals were 39 yards in the first quarter and a 37-yarder in the first overtime. Dating back to the Syracuse game on October 19, 2012 and including the Towson and Maryland games, he had made ten-straight FG attempts. He missed the ’12 season finale vs. Cincinnati due to injury.

WAGNER ALREADY IN THE BOOKUConn redshirt senior Cole Wagner (York, Pa.) has already es-tablished himself as a top performer in the UConn record books. Wagner is in his third season as the regular UConn punter and was a Second Team All-Big East selection in 2011.He is now second in UConn career history in punting average (min. 80 punts) with a 40.7 average, while the leader is Desi Cul-len (2006-09) with 41.1. Wagner is second in career number of

punts (264) and second in career yardage (10,743).

Consecutive Years of Returning a Kickoff/Punt for a Touch-down

1. LSU 12

2. FIU 10

2. Ohio State 10

4. UConn 95. Florida 8

5. Ole Miss 8

5. Kansas State 8

8. Louisiana Tech 7

8. Oklahoma State 7

10. UCF 6

11. Auburn 5

11. Southern Cal 5

STADIUM/ATTENDANCE NOTES

RENTSCHLER FIELDThe Huskies moved into brand new Rentschler Field in East Hartford for the 2003 season and UConn will mark the 10th An-niversary of the stadium in 2013 with a number of special events and promotions, including the 2013 game tickets, which features a great moment in Rentschler Field history on each one. The ticket for the USF game features Scott Lutrus against USF in 2007, UConn’s first win over a ranked opponent.The ticket for the Michigan game featured D.J. Hernandez celebrating a successful two-point conversion in UConn’s double-overtime win over Pittsburgh in 2006. The ticket for the Maryland game featured Alfred Fincher and UConn’s 22-20 win over Duke in 2004, the second year of stadium play. The ticket for the Tow-son game featured quarterback Dan Orlovsky and the Opening Day Game, a 34-10 win over Indiana on Aug. 30, 2003.Located within miles of Interstates 91, 84 and 384, the home of the Huskies lies on 75 acres of land donated to the State of Con-necticut from the historic Pratt & Whitney Airfield. The stadium, like the former airfield, is named for that company’s founder, Frederick Rentschler. The stadium boasts a capacity of 40,000 with 38 luxury suites.The Huskies have sold out 30 of their first 65 dates at Rentschler Field. UConn has played to 96.4-pct. of capacity all-time there, drawing 2,506,962 fans, or an average of 38,568 per game.UConn set a new all-time single-game attendance record at Rent-schler Field on Saturday against Michigan with a crowd of 42,704. That capacity was achieved with extra bleachers brought in for that game.

FRIENDLY RENTSCHLER FIELDThe Huskies went 7-0 at home in 2007 at Rentschler Field and also 6-0 in 2010. UConn’s 3-4 mark at home in 2006 was its only sub-.500 record at Rentschler Field. UConn finished 4-3 at Rent-schler Field in 2011 and was 3-3 in ’12.The seven home wins in 2007 set a school record for a single season which was previously set in 2004. UConn stands at 45-19 all-time at Rentschler Field including a 25-10 mark in non-confer-ence games.



Tracking the Opponents

Maryland (4-1)This Week: VirginiaNext Week: at Wake Forest18/16 Michigan (5-0)This Week: at Penn StateNext Week: vs. IndianaBuffalo (3-2)This Week: at Western MichiganNext Week: MassachusettsUSF (1-4)This Week: at UConnNext Week: ByeCincinnati (3-2)This Week: TempleNext Week: UConnRV/RV UCF (4-1)This Week: ByeNext Week: at Louisville8/8 Louisville (5-0)This Week: RutgersNext Week: UCFSMU (1-4)This Week: ByeNext Week: at MemphisTemple (0-5)This Week: at CincinnatiNext Week: ArmyRV/RV Rutgers (4-1)This Week: at LouisvilleNext Week: Bye

Memphis (1-3)This Week: at HoustonNext Week: vs. SMU

Towson (6-0)This Week: VillanovaNext Week: at Albany

Future UConn Non-Conference Games

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; November 8, at Army (Yankee Stadium).

2015: September 5, Villanova; September 12, Army; September 26, Tennessee; October 31, at BYU.

2016: September 3, at Tennessee; September 17, Virginia.

2017: September 16, at Virginia.

2018: September 8, at Boise State.

All-Time vs. South Florida

Year Result W/L H/A2000 13-21 L H2001 21-40 L A2005 15-10 W H2006 16-38 L A2007 22-15 W H2008 13-17 L A2009 29-27 W H2010 19-16 W A2011 16-10 W H2012 6-13 L A

All-Time Series: 5-5



Huskies in the Pros

Player Pos. Current Team 2013 Highlights Career HighlightsWill Beatty OT New York Giants Five starts 35 starts in 55 games, six sea-

sons all with GiantsTyvon Branch SS Oakland Raiders Five tackles, one sack vs.

Colts (Week 1)446 tackles, four INTS and seven sacks in six years, all with Raiders

Donald Brown RB Indianapolis Colts 37 yards rushing, TD vs. Seahawks (Week 5)

1,997 rushing yards, 597 receiv-ing yards and 12 TDs in five sea-sons, all with Colts

Darius Butler CB Indianapolis Colts 41-yard INT return for TD vs. Jaguars (Week 4)

133 tackles, 33 PBUs, nine INTs in five years with IND, CAR and NE

Marcus Easley WR Buffalo Bills Four tackles vs. Ravens (Week 4)

14 tackles, 26.7 KOR AVG in Three years with BUF

Dwayne Gratz CB Jacksonville Jaguars Three tackles vs. Chiefs (Week 1)

Three tackles in first season

Ryan Griffin TE Houston Texans Five games played Sixth round pick in 2013Robert McClain CB Atlanta Falcons 29 tackles, 2 PBUs in four

games106 tackles, 13 PBUs and one INT in four years

Kashif Moore WR Pittsburgh Steelers Member of practice squad Signed by PIT in JanuarySio Moore LB Oakland Raiders Two tackles vs. Jaguars

(Week 2)Third round pick in 2013, three starts

Dan Orlovsky QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- 2,931 yards and 14 TDs in eight seasons with four teams

Kendall Reyes DE San Diego Chargers Two tackles, sack vs. Cowboys (Week 4)

39 tackles, 6.5 sacks in two years

Anthony Sherman FB Kansas City Chiefs At least one reception in four of five games, 44 yards

vs. Jaguars (Week 1)

21 receptions for 184 yards in 33 games, 12 starts in three years with KC and ARI

Donald Thomas OG Indianapolis Colts Two starts 23 starts in 45 games with MIA, NE and DET

Jordan Todman RB Jacksonville Jaguars First career TD vs. Sea-hawks (Week 3)

62 total yards in four seasons with JAX, MIN, and SD

Nick Williams WR Washington Redskins Member of practice squad Signed as UDFA in 2013Trevardo Williams LB Houston Texans -- Fourth round pick 2013Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB Tennessee Titans One tackle vs. Texans

(Week 2)Third round pick in 2013

National Football league

Canadian Football leaguePlayer Pos. Current Team 2013 Highlights Career HighlightsMartin Bedard LS Montreal Alouettes One STT 36 STT, one FRJohn Delahunt TE Hamilton Tiger-Cats Two TDs 43 receiving yards, two TDsLarry Taylor WR/

KRCalgary Stampeders Seven catches for 60

yards333 receiving yards, 126 rushing yards, 21.5 KOR average

Julius Williams DE British Columbia Lions One sack 26 tackles, eight sacks



2013 Game-By-Game Starters

CONNECTICUT OFFENSE

Game WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB FB/TE/WR TB

Towson Davis Phillips Bennett Greene Mateas Cruz Hemingway Parker Whitmer Foxx McCombs

Maryland Davis Phillips Bennett Greene Mateas Cruz Friend McQuillan Whitmer Parker McCombs

Michigan Davis Green Bennett Greene Mateas Cruz Gifford McQuillan Whitmer Foxx McCombs

at Buffalo Davis Green Bennett Greene Mateas Cruz Gifford McQuillan Whitmer Walsh McCombs

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at Temple

Rutgers

Memphis

CONNECTICUT DEFENSE

Game DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB S S CB

Towson Pruitt Stephen Campenni Willman Donohue Smallwood Stewart Mack Brown Melifonwu Jones

Maryland Pruitt Stephen Campenni Willman Donohue Smallwood Stewart Mack Brown Melifonwu Jones

Michigan Pruitt Stephen Campenni Willman Donohue Smallwood Ashiru Mack Brown Melifonwu Jones

at Buffalo Joseph Stephen Campenni Willman Donohue Smallwood Ashiru Williams Brown Melifonwu Jones

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Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetta11 McCummings, Scott** 6-3 257 WR-QB RJr. Natick, Mass./ Natick12 Cochran, Casey 6-1 226 QB RFr. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk13 Christen, Chad** 6-1 188 K/P RSr. Etters, Pa./ Red Lane13 Tully, Tony 5-9 179 WR So. East Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich14 Boyle, Tim 6-4 212 QB Fr. Middlefield, Conn./Xavier15 Brown, Ty-Meer** 6-0 201 S RJr. McKeesport, Pa./ McKeesport15 Sallquist, Liam 6-5 245 TE Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills16 Jones, Byron** 6-1 191 CB RJr. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol)17 Puyol, Bobby 5-10 176 K So. North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer18 Ecke, Michael 6-4 173 QB Fr. Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire19 Marder, Ellis 6-1 195 CB RFr. Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep20 Melifonwu, Obi 6-4 208 S RFr. South Grafton, Mass./Grafton21 Williams, Joseph 5-11 200 TB So. Allentown, Pa./ Emmaus22 Adams, Andrew* 6-0 199 S RSo. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy23 Lee, Wilbert* 6-1 207 S RSo. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls24 Thomas, Noel 6-1 183 WR Fr. Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School25 Hyppolite, Martin* 6-0 217 RB RSr. Wakefield, Mass./ Wakefield25 Martinez, Carlos 6-0 195 DB So. Stamford, Conn./Stamford26 Marriner, Joshua 5-8 192 RB Fr. Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 185 CB RSo. Tampa, Fla./ Alonso28 Floyd, Jordan 6-1 214 S RFr. Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield29 Mack, Taylor** 5-9 175 CB Sr. Powder Springs, Ga./ The Lovett School29 Hryniewicz, Jonathan 6-0 180 WR Sr. Cheshire, Conn./CCSU/Cheshire30 Stevens, Jalen 6-3 216 DE Fr. Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek31 Slater, Donald 5-11 225 LB So. South Windsor, Conn./Nichols32 Ashiru, Jefferson* 6-2 233 LB RSo. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern33 Smallwood, Yawin** 6-4 236 LB RJr. Worcester, Mass./ Doherty34 Clax, Jazzmar 5-11 239 FB RFr. Freehold, N.J./Neptune35 Taylor, Zach 6-0 207 LB So. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Torrey Pines36 Walsh, Matt 6-0 227 FB Fr. Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 199 S RSo. West Hartford, Conn./ Conard38 Weyrauch, William 5-10 210 RB So. Cheshire, Conn./Stonehill/Cheshire39 Joseph, Junior 6-3 262 LB Fr. Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson Westlawn40 Battles-Santos, Brendan 6-3 250 DE RFr. Eastham, Mass./Nauset Regional41 Steg, Brandon* 6-2 228 LB RJr. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella42 Wain, Justin 6-3 195 P RFr. Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley43 McCombs, Lyle** 5-8 175 RB RJr. Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph By The Sea44 DeLorenzo, Max 6-0 207 RB RSo. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin45 Norris, Elijah 6-4 238 DE So. Upper Marlboro, Md./Archbishop Carroll46 Vann, Marquise* 6-0 232 LB RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior47 Frank, Reuben** 6-3 246 DE RJr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie48 Haendler, Alex 5-10 196 LB Fr. Stamford, Conn./King Low Heywood Thomas49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 237 TE RSo. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms50 Bullock, Tyler* 6-4 316 OG RSr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./ Mechanicsburg51 Murphy, Samuel 6-6 266 OL Fr. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe 51 Willman, Tim* 6-4 267 DE RSr. Fulton, Md./ Reservoir52 Donohue, Ryan* 6-0 238 LB RSr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional/Maryland53 Knappe, Andreas 6-9 296 DL RFr. Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg54 Stephens, Omaine 6-3 220 LB RFr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus55 Hicks, Jon 6-2 236 LB RFr. Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra56 Pruitt, Angelo* 6-3 297 DT RJr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill57 Ormsby, Cole 6-3 248 DE Fr. Windsor, Conn./Windsor58 Vechery, Brendan 6-6 318 OL Fr. Ashburn, Va./Broad Run59 Stephen, Shamar** 6-5 313 DT RSr. Brookville, N.Y./ Long Island Lutheran60 Samra, Tyler 6-2 299 OG So. Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco61 Basilica, Jacob 6-4 288 OL Fr. Oakdale, Conn, Conn/ Montville62 Hopkins, Thomas 6-6 307 OT Fr. Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake65 Cruz, Gus* 6-4 309 OG RJr. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy66 Manco, Dominick 6-0 217 LS RSo. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington67 Mueller, Adam** 6-1 218 LS RJr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South68 Paull, Bryan 6-4 304 C RJr. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas69 Greene, Steve** 6-5 308 OG RSr. Ebensburg, Pa./ Bishop Carroll70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 293 C RFr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek71 Levy, Richard 6-6 308 OT RFr. Trenton, N.J./Trenton West72 Bennett, Jimmy* 6-9 307 OT RSr. Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac73 Mateas, Alex* 6-4 315 OG RJr. Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa Sooners/Penn State74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-6 283 OT RSo. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-5 272 OT RSo. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern76 Rugg, Zach 6-5 301 OG RFr. Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort77 Friend, Kevin** 6-6 317 OT RSr. Warrentown, Va./ Faquier78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 296 OT RSo. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy79 Schafenacker, Kyle 6-3 290 G Fr. Cooper City, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas80 Myers, Tommy 6-5 237 TE Fr. Coventry, Conn./Coventry81 Bogue, John-Luke 6-0 178 WR So. New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle82 Guardi, Frank 6-0 182 WR Sr. New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield83 Thompson, Quinn 6-5 229 TE Fr. Edinboro, Pa./General McLane84 Lemelle, Brian 5-10 160 WR Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Wilson Westlawn85 Davis, Geremy* 6-3 215 WR RJr. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross86 Wagner, Cole*** 6-3 211 P RSr. York, Pa./ York Suburban88 Lucas, Thomas 6-2 195 WR Fr. Silver Springs, Md./Paint Branch89 Vitale, Nick 5-8 174 WR So. Higganum, Conn./Daniel Hand/Stony Brook90 Campenni, Julian* 6-0 298 DT RSo. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area91 Joseph, Jesse*** 6-3 262 DE RSr. Laval, Que./ Vanier Prep91 Boland, Michael 6-4 248 TE Fr. Dunmore, Pa./Dunmore92 Myers, Mikal 6-0 295 DT RFr. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy93 Fatukasi, Folorunso 6-4 296 DL Fr. Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel94 Harrison, Rick 5-11 181 K-P Fr. Old Lyme, Conn./Lyme-Old Lyme95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 266 DT RSo. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) 96 Parker, Spencer* 6-4 228 TE RSr. Newington, Conn./Newington/Lasell College97 McBryde, B.J.* 6-5 318 DE RJr. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls98 Feagles, Blake 6-0 193 P-WR Fr. Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood99 Marinan, Sean 5-11 271 DE RFr. Higganum, Conn./Xavier

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Strength & Conditioning Coord.:Jerry Martin (Syracuse, 1978)Recruiting Assistant:Dave Wilczewski (Connecticut, 2008)Dir. of Alumni and Community Affairs:Andy Baylock (Central Connecticut, 1960)Football Equipment Manager:Chris Stasaitis (Connecticut, 2001)Head Athletic Trainer:Bob Howard, MA, ATC (Connecticut, 1988)Team Physician:Dr. Jeffrey Anderson, MD (North Park, 1986)

Kenton Adeyemi - Ken-ten ADD-a-YEM-eeKyle Bockeloh - BOCH-ah-lowDhameer Bradley - Dah-mearTy-Meer Brown - tie-MEERFolorunso Fatukasi - Fah-too-kasiMartin Hyppolite- HIP-o-lightAndreas Knappe -napBrian Lemelle - le-melSean Marinan - Maar-i-NANObi Melifonwu - Melon-FON-wuhAlex Mateas - Ma-TEY-asMikal Meyers - MichaelPaul Nwokeji - Who-cage-EShakim Phillips- Shah-KIMKyle Schafenacker - shaff-a-nackerYawin Smallwood - yah-winShamar Stephen -STEF-anBrandon Steg - steggKivon Taylor- key-venJhavon Williams - Ja-VON

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2013 uConn Football two-deep(as of October 6, 2013)

OFFENSELT: 72 Jimmy Bennett (RSr., 6-9, 309) 75 Xavier Hemingway (RSo., 6-5, 272)LG: 69 Steve Greene (RSr., 6-5, 308) 79 Kyle Schafenacker (Fr., 6-3, 290)C: 73 Alex Mateas (RJr., 6-4, 315) 70 Kyle Bockeloh (RFr., 6-3, 293) OR 68 Bryan Paull (RJr., 6-4, 304)RG: 65 Gus Cruz (RJr., 6-4, 309) 60 Tyler Samra (So., 6-2, 299)RT: 78 Dalton Gifford (RSo., 6-5, 296) 75 Xavier Hemingway (RSo., 6-5, 272)TE: 49 Sean McQuillan (RSo., 6-4, 237) 96 Spencer Parker (RSr., 6-4, 228)WR: 85 Geremy Davis (RJr., 6-3, 215) 4 Deshon Foxx (Jr., 5-10, 172)QB: 14 Tim Boyle (Fr., 6-4, 212) 10 Chandler Whitmer (RJr., 6-1, 193) FB: 36 Matt Walsh (Fr., 6-0, 227) 34 Jazzmar Clax (RFr., 5-11, 239)TB: 43 Lyle McCombs (RJr., 5-8, 175) 44 Max DeLorenzo (RSo., 6-0, 207)WR: 9 Kamal Abrams (Jr., 5-11, 186) 7 John Green (RFr., 5-11, 177)

DEFENSEDE: 91 Jesse Joseph (RSr., 6-3, 262) 56 Angelo Pruitt (RJr., 6-3 297)DT: 90 Julian Campenni (RSo., 6-0, 298) 92 Mikal Myers (RFr., 6-0, 295)DT: 59 Shamar Stephen (RSr., 6-5, 317) 97 B.J. McBryde (RJR., 6-5, 318)DE: 51 Tim Willman (RSr., 6-4, 267) 47 Reuben Frank (RJr, 6-3, 246)LB: 32 Jefferson Ashiru (RSo., 6-2, 233) 54 Omaine Stephens (RFr., 6-3, 220)LB: 52 Ryan Donohue (RSr., 6-0, 238) 41 Brandon Steg (RJr., 6-2, 228)LB: 33 Yawin Smallwood (RJr., 6-4, 236) 46 Marquise Vann (RSo, 6-0, 232)CB: 16 Byron Jones (RJr., 6-1, 191) 27 Tyree Clark (RSo., 5-10, 185)S: 20 Obi Melifonwu (RFr., 6-4, 208) 22 Andrew Adams (RSo., 6-0, 199)S: 15 Ty-Meer Brown (RJr., 6-0, 201) 23 Wilbert Lee (RSo., 6-1, 207)CB: 29 Taylor Mack (Sr., 5-9, 175) 6 Jhavon Williams (RFr., 5-11, 191)

K: 13 Chad Christen (RSr., 6-1, 188) 17 Bobby Puyol (So., 5-10, 176)P: 86 Cole Wagner (RSr., 6-3, 211) 42 Justin Wain (RFr., 6-3, 195)HL: 86 Cole Wagner (RSr., 6-3, 211) 42 Justin Wain (RFr., 6-3, 195)

KR: 43 Lyle McCombs (RJr., 5-8, 175) 4 Deshon Foxx (Jr., 5-10, 172)PR: 84 Brian Lemelle (Fr., 5’10, 160) 29 Taylor Mack (Sr., 5-9, 175)LS: 67 Adam Mueller (RJr., 6-1, 218) 66 Dominick Manco (RSo., 6-0, 217)

SPECIAL TEAMS



KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Robbie Frey (95), vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011By Opp.: Adrian Bushell (100), Louisville, Nov. 19, 2011

OPENING KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Larry Taylor (97), vs. Temple, Oct. 23, 2004By Opp.: Adrian Bushell (100), Louisville, Nov. 19, 2011

STANDARD PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Nick Williams (58), at Maryland, Sep. 15, 2012By Opp.: Doug Beaumont (74), Louisville, Oct. 23, 2010

BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Max DeLorenzo (0), vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Parker Cantey (0), Syracuse, Nov. 15, 2008

INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Dwayne Gratz (37), vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Najja Johnson (33), Buffalo, Sept. 28, 2013

FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Ty-Meer Brown (34), vs. Michigan, Sept. 21, 2013 By Opp.: Desmond Bozeman (53), W. Michigan, Sept. 22, 2012

30-PLUS CARRIESBy UConn: Lyle McCombs (32), vs. USF, Oct. 15, 2011By Opp.: Terrance West (36), Towson, Aug. 29, 2013

100 YARDS RUSHINGBy UConn: Lyle McCombs (133), at Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012By Opp.: Fitz Touissaint (120), Michigan, Sept. 21, 2013

150 YARDS RUSHINGBy UConn: Lyle McCombs (152), vs. Syracuse, Nov. 5, 2011By Opp.: Terrance West (156), Towson, Aug. 29, 2013

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

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

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

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN AND A RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Andre Dixon, vs. Akron, Sept. 29, 2007By Opp.: Sterlin Phifer, Towson, Aug. 29, 2013

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

300 YARDS PASSINGBy UConn: Chandler Whitmer (349), vs. Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013By Opp.: Teddy Bridgewater (331), Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012

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

THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy UConn: Chandler Whitmer (3), at W. Michigan, Sep. 22, 2012By Opp.: Joe Licata (3), Buffalo, Sept. 28, 2013

FOUR-PLUS TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy UConn: Johnny McEntee (4), vs. Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011By Opp.: Geno Smith (4), West Virginia, Oct. 8, 2011

TEN-PLUS RECEPTIONSBy UConn: Shakim Phillips (10), vs. Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013By Opp.: Jordan White (12), Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011 Robert Arnheim (10), Western Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011

100 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UConn: Geremy Davis (102), at Buffalo, Sept. 28, 2013By Opp.: Stefon Diggs (110), Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013 150 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UConn: Shakim Phillips (178), vs. Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013By Opp.: Alec Lemon (166), Syracuse, Oct. 19, 2012

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

TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Shakim Phillips (2), vs. Towson, Aug. 29, 2013By Opp.: DeVante Parker (2), Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012

THREE-PLUS RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Dak Newton (3), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996By Opp.: Ed Young (3), Buffalo, Sept. 25, 2010

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

MADE A 50-PLUS YARD FIELD GOALBy UConn: Chad Christen (50), at USF, Nov. 3, 2012By Opp.: Maikon Bonani (50), USF, Nov. 3, 2012

THREE FIELD GOALSBy UConn: Chad Christen (3), vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Ross Krautman (4), Syracuse, Oct. 19, 2012

FOUR FIELD GOALSBy UConn: Dave Teggart (4), at Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011By Opp.: Ross Krautman (4), Syracuse, Oct. 19, 2012

TWO SACKSBy UConn: Trevardo Williams (3.0), at Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012By Opp.: Beau Batchelle (2.0) and Adam Redden (2.0), Buffalo, Sept. 28, 2013

THREE-PLUS SACKSBy UConn: Trevardo Williams (3.0), at Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012By Opp.: Marcus Whitfield (3.0), Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013

TWO INTERCEPTIONSBy UConn: Jerome Junior (2), vs. Buffalo, Sept. 25, 2010By Opp.: Dexter McDougle (2), Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013

THREE-PLUS INTERCEPTIONSBy UConn: Darius Butler (3), at Army, Oct. 1, 2005By Opp.: Derek Carter (3), Maine, Oct. 14, 1995

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

BLOCKED FIELD GOALBy UConn: at Rutgers, Oct. 6, 2012 (Shamar Stephen block of Kyle Federico)By Opp.: at Buffalo, Sept. 28, 2012 (Colby Way block of Chad Christen)

100-YARD RUSHER AND A 300-YARD PASSERBy UConn: at W. Michigan, Sep. 22, 2012 (Lyle McCombs and Chandler Whitmer)By Opp.: Notre Dame, Nov. 21, 2009 (Armando Allen and Jimmy Clausen)

100-YARD RECEIVER AND A 300-YARD PASSERBy UConn: at W. Michigan, Sep. 22, 2012 (Geremy Davis and Chandler Whitmer)By Opp.: West Virginia, Oct. 8, 2011 (Stedman Bailey, Ivan McCartney, and Geno Smith)

100-YARD RUSHER, 100-YARD RECEIVER AND A 300-YARD PASSERBy UConn: at W. Michigan, Sep. 22, 2012 (Lyle McCombs, Geremy Davis and Chandler Whitmer)By Opp.: Notre Dame, Nov. 21, 2009 (Armando Allen, Golden Tate, Michael Floyd, and Jimmy Clausen)

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

TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERSBy UConn: vs. Massachusetts, Oct. 17, 1998 (John Fitzsimmons and Carl Bond)By Opp.: W. Michigan, Sep. 22, 2012 (Jaime Wilson and Josh Schaffer)

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

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

FEWER THAN 10 FIRST DOWNSBy UConn: 9, vs. Wake Forest, Dec. 29, 2007By Opp.: 3, Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012

LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHINGBy UConn: 47, vs. Michigan, Sept. 21, 2013By Opp.: 27, Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012

ATTEMPTED 50-PLUS PASSESBy UConn: 56, vs. Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009By Opp.: 65, Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012

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

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

LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSINGBy UConn: 92, at Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012By Opp.: 97, Michigan, Sept. 21, 2013

90-PLUS OFFENSIVE PLAYS By UConn: 91, vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006By Opp.: 93, Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012

500 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSEBy UConn: 501, at West Virginia, Oct. 24, 2009By Opp.: 501, Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013

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

TEN-PLUS PUNTSBy UConn: 10, at Louisville, Nov. 24, 2012By Opp.: 10, Rutgers, Oct. 31, 2009

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

SUCCESSFUL ONSIDE KICKBy UConn: vs. Louisville, Nov. 19, 2011By Opp.: Buffalo, Sep. 29, 2012

RECORDED A SAFETYBy UConn: vs. Vanderbilt, Oct. 2, 2010 (Ball snapped through the back of the end zone)By Opp.: Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013 (Intentional grounding in end zone off Marcus Whitfield hurry)

MADE TWO-POINT CONVERSIONBy UConn: vs. Maryland, Sept. 14, 2013 (Chandler Whitmer pass to Geremy Davis)By Opp.: Pittsburgh, Oct. 10, 2009 (Bill Stull pass to Cedric McGee)

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

RECORDED A SHUTOUTBy UConn: UConn 37, Massachusetts 0, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Louisville 26, UConn 0, Oct. 23, 2010

RECORDED A SHUTOUT AT UCONNBy UConn: UConn 37, Massachusetts 0, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Navy 30, UConn 0, Sept. 23, 1978

WON BY 30 OR MORE POINTSBy UConn: UConn 37, Massachusetts 0, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Syracuse 40, UConn 10, Syracuse, Oct. 19, 2012

CAME FROM AT LEAST 10 POINTS BEHIND TO WINBy UConn: UConn 16, West Virginia 13 (trailed 10-0), Oct. 29, 2010By Opp.: Michigan 24, UConn 21 (trailed 21-7), Sept. 21, 2013

SCORED ON FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGEBy UConn: at Wake Forest, Nov. 15, 2003 (O’Neil Wilson 55 pass from Dan Orlovsky) By Opp.: USF, Oct. 7, 2006 (Matt Grothe 16 run)

WON ON THE FINAL SNAP OF REGULATION (NOT OT)By UConn: UConn 29, South Florida 27, Dec. 5, 2009 (Dave Teggart Field Goal)By Opp.: Pittsburgh 24, UConn 21, Oct. 10, 2009 (Dan Hutchins field goal)

OVERTIME WINBy UConn: UConn 23, Louisville 20, Nov. 24, 2012By Opp.: Temple 17, UConn 14, Oct. 13, 2012

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

DHAMEER BRADLEY • FR • WR • #1Most Receptions: 1 (2x), last at Buffalo 9/28/13Longest Reception: 6, at Buffalo 9/28/13

CASEY COCHRAN • FR • QB • #12Most Passing Yards: 11, at Buffalo 9/28/13Most Passing Attempts: 5, at Buffalo 9/28/13Most Completions: 2, at Buffalo 9/28/13Longest Pass: 6, at Buffalo 9/28/13

GEREMY DAVIS • JR • WR • #85Most Receptions: 9, at W. Michigan, 9/22/12Most Rec. Yards: 123, at W. Michigan, 9/22/12Longest Reception: 37, at Syracuse, 10/1912

MAX DeLORENZO • SO • RB • #44Most Carries: 23, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most Rush Yards: 91, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Longest Run: 20, vs. Temple, 10/13/12

DESHON FOXX • JR • WR • #4Most Receptions: 5, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Most Rec. Yards: 60, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Longest Reception: 49, at Buffalo 9/28/13Most Carries: 3, at Buffalo 9/28/13Most Rush Yards: 16, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Longest Run: 12, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Longest Kickoff Return: 26, at West Virginia, 10/8/11

JOHN GREEN • FR • WR • #7Most Receptions: 2, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Rec. Yards: 22, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Long Reception: 19, vs. Maryland 9/14/13

MARTIN HYPPOLITE • JR • RB • #25Most Carries: 8, at Buffalo 9/28/13Most Rush Yards: 60, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12Longest Run: 50, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12

LYLE MCCOMBS • JR • RB • #43Most Carries: 32, vs. USF, 10/15/11Most Rush Yards: 152, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Most Rushing TDs: 4, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most TDs: 4, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Longest Run: 65, vs. Western Michigan, 10/1/11Most Receptions: 5, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Most Rec. Yards: 52, vs. W. Michigan, 10/1/11Longest reception: 43, vs. NC State, 9/8/12

SCOTT McCUMMINGS • JR • QB • #11Most Passing Yards: 55, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most Passing Attempts: 3, vs. Iowa State, 9/16/11Longest pass: 55, vs. Fordham, 9/3/11Most Carries: 13, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Most Rushing Yards: 59, vs. Syracuse, 11/5/11Longest Run: 25, at USF, 11/3/12Most Rushing TDs: 2, 2x, last vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11

SEAN McQUILLAN • SO • TE •#49Most Receptions: 4, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Rec. Yards: 27, vs. Michigan 9/21/13 Longest Reception: 19, vs. Michigan 9/21/13

ELIJAH NORRIS • JR • TE • #45Most Receptions: 1, at Buffalo 9/28/13Longest Reception: 8, at Buffalo 9/28/13

SPENCER PARKER • SR • TE • #96Most Receptions: 2, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Most Receiving Yards: 17, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Longest Reception: 11, vs. Michigan 9/21/13

SHAKIM PHILLIPS • JR • #8Most Receptions: 10, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Rec. Yards: 178, vs. Maryland 9/14/13 Most Rec. TDs: 2, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Longest Reception: 75, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Longest KO Return: 39, vs. Maryland 9/14/13

CHANDLER WHITMER • JR • QB • #10Most Passing Yards: 349, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Passing Attempts: 46, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Completions: 29, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Longest Pass: 75t, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Passing TDs: 3 , at W. Michigan, 9/22/12 Most Rushing Yards: 17, at Maryland, 9/15/12Longest Run: 23, at Maryland, 9/15/12

JOSEPH WILLIAMS • SO • RB • #21Most Carries: 3, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most Rush Yards: 6, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Longest Run: 4, vs. Temple, 10/13/12

Offensive Career Highs



ANDREW ADAMS • SO • S • #22Most Tackles: 5, 2x, last at W. Michigan, 9/22/12

JEFFERSON ASHIRU • SO • LB • #32Most Tackles: 8, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Most TFL: 1 (2x), last vs. Michigan 9/21/13Most Sacks: 1, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Longest FR: 0, vs. Maryland 9/14/13

TY-MEER BROWN • JR • S • #15Most Tackles: 11, at Buffalo 9/28/13Most TFL: 1 (2x), last vs. Michigan 9/21/13Most PBU: 3, vs. Rutgers, 11/26/11Longest Int. Return: 48, at West Virginia, 10/8/11Longest Fum. Return: 34t, vs. Michigan 9/21/13

JULIAN CAMPENNI • SO • DT • #90Most Tackles: 4, at Buffalo 9/28/13Most TFL: 0.5, at Buffalo 9/28/13

TYREE CLARK • SO • CB • #27Most Tackles: 2, vs. Michigan 9/21/13

RYAN DONOHUE • SR • LB • #52Most Tackles: 10, vs. Towson, 8/29/13

REUBEN FRANK • JR • DE • #47Most Tackles: 3, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Most TFL: 1, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Most Sacks: 1, vs. Michigan 9/21/13

BYRON JONES • JR • DB • #16Most Tackles: 13, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most PBU: 4, at West Virginia, 10/8/11Longest Fumble Return: 10, vs. USF, 10/15/11

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

WILBERT LEE • SO • S • #23Most Tackles: 3, at Buffalo 9/28/13

TAYLOR MACK • SR • CB • #29Most Tackles: 10, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Longest Kick Return: 24, at Maryland, 9/15/12Longest Punt Return: 33, at Rutgers, 10/8/10Most PBU: 2, 2x, last at Maryland, 9/15/12Most FF: 1, vs. Maryland 9/14/13

OBI MELIFONWU • FR • S • #20Most Tackles: 11, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Most TFL: 1.5, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Most PBU: 2, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Longest Int. Return: 15, at Buffalo 9/28/13

ELIJAH NORRIS • SO • DE • #45Most Tackles: 2, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12

ANGELO PRUITT • JR • DL • #56Most Tackles: 6, vs. Michigan 9/21/13Most TFL: 2, vs. Michigan 9/21/13

YAWIN SMALLWOOD • JR • LB • #33Most Tackles: 16, vs. Towson, 8/29/13 Most TFL: 3.5, 2x, last at Maryland, 9/15/12Longest Fumble Return: 64, at Vanderbilt, 9/10/11Longest Int. Return: 28. at Buffalo, 9/24/11

GRAHAM STEWART • SO • LB • #2Most Tackles: 8, vs. Towson, 8/29/13

BRANDON STEG • JR • LB • #41Most Tackles: 3, 2x, last at Louisville, 11/24/112

SHAMAR STEPHEN • SR • DT • #59Most Tackles: 7, 2x, lat vs.vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most TFL: 2.5, at Buffalo 9/28/13

DAVID STEVENSON • FR • CB • #3Most Tackles: 2, vs. Towson, 8/29/13

JHAVON WILLIAMS • FR • CB • #6Most Tackles: 4, vs. Michigan 9/21/13

TIM WILLMAN • SR • DE • #51Most Tackles: 7, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Most TFL: 1.5, vs. Towson, 8/29/13

Defensive Career Highs

CHAD CHRISTEN • SR • K • #13Most FG Made: 3, 2x, last at Louisville 11/24/12Most FG Attempts: 4, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Longest FG Made: 50, at USF, 11/3/12Most PATs: 4, vs. Massachusetts, 8/30/12

BOBBY PUYOL • SO • K • #17Most FG Made: 1, vs. Cincinnati, 12/1/12Most FG Attempts: 1, vs. Cincinnati, 12/1/12 Longest FG Made: 40, vs. Cincinnati, 12/1/12Most PATs: 2, vs. Cincinnati, 12/1/12

COLE WAGNER • SR • P • #86Most Punts: 11, at Rutgers, 10/8/10Longest Punt: 66, at Michigan, 9/4/10Longest Punt Average: 53.2, at USF, 12/4/10Most Punts In20: 5, vs. Buffalo, 9/29/12

Special Teams Career Highs



Connecticut Team StatisticsRecord: Overall Home Away NeutralAll Games 0-4 0-3 0-1 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 0-4 0-3 0-1 0-0

Date Opponent W/L Score Attend.August 29, 2013 vs. Towson L 18-33 30,689September 14, 2013 vs. Maryland L 21-32 38,916September 21, 2013 vs. Michigan L 21-24 42,704 September 28, 2013 at Buffalo L 12-41 20,952

TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SCORING 72 130 Points Per Game 18.0 32.5FIRST DOWNS 62 72 Rushing 17 37 Passing 39 29 Penalty 6 6RUSHING YARDAGE 183 770 Yards gained rushing 369 874 Yards lost rushing 186 104 Rushing Attempts 126 185 Average Per Rush 1.5 4.2 Average Per Game 45.8 192.5 TDs Rushing 2 9PASSING YARDAGE 907 743 Comp-Att-Int 73-134-7 49-92-5 Average Per Pass 6.8 8.1 Average Per Catch 12.4 15.2 Average Per Game 226.8 185.8 TDs Passing 5 5TOTAL OFFENSE 1090 1513 Total Plays 260 277 Average Per Play 4.2 5.5 Average Per Game 272.5 378.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 11-217 14-382PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-22 7-50INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-15 7-127KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.7 27.3PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.1 7.1INT RETURN AVERAGE 3.0 18.1FUMBLES-LOST 5-2 8-4PENALTIES-Yards 18-155 23-239 Average Per Game 38.8 59.8PUNTS-Yards 27-1033 20-757 Average Per Punt 38.3 37.8 Net punt average 34.9 36.8KICKOFFS-Yards 18-1127 25-1526 Average Per Kick 62.6 61.0 Net kick average 35.8 41.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:20 32:403RD-DOWN Conversions 17/60 24/62 3rd-Down Pct 28% 39%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/5 3/7 4th-Down Pct 20% 43%SACKS BY-Yards 3-24 20-151MISC YARDS 10 34TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 8 16FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-7 6-9ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (9-9) 100% (13-13) 100%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-9) 44% (10-13) 77%PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-5) 100% (14-16) 88%ATTENDANCE 112309 20952 Games/Avg Per Game 3/37436 1/20952 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalUConn 17 29 10 16 72Opponents 28 33 33 36 130



RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------McCOMBS, Lyle 4 57 206 6 200 3.5 2 22 50.0FOXX, Deshon 4 8 48 2 46 5.8 0 12 11.5DeLORENZO, Max 4 18 51 6 45 2.5 0 12 11.2HYPPOLITE, Mar. 4 10 37 0 37 3.7 0 10 9.2TEAM 2 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -2.0WHITMER, Chan. 4 31 27 168 -141 -4.5 0 7 -35.2Total.......... 4 126 369 186 183 1.5 2 22 45.8Opponents...... 4 185 874 104 770 4.2 9 41 192.5

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHITMER, Chan. 4 116.87 71-129-6 55.0 896 5 75 224.0COCHRAN, Casey 1 18.48 2-5-1 40.0 11 0 6 11.0Total.......... 4 113.20 73-134-7 54.5 907 5 75 226.8Opponents...... 4 128.17 49-92-5 53.3 743 5 54 185.8

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DAVIS, Geremy 4 19 308 16.2 0 34 77.0PHILLIPS, Shak. 2 15 255 17.0 3 75 85.0McCOMBS, Lyle 4 12 35 2.9 1 17 8.8FOXX, Deshon 4 10 163 16.3 0 49 40.8McQUILLAN, Scot 4 8 77 9.6 0 19 19.2GREEN, John 4 3 27 9.0 0 19 6.8PARKER, Spencer 4 2 17 8.5 1 11 4.2BRADLEY, Dha. 3 2 6 3.0 0 6 2.0DeLORENZO, Max 4 1 11 11.0 0 11 2.8NORRIS, Elijah 3 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.7Total.......... 4 73 907 12.4 5 75 226.8Opponents...... 4 49 743 15.2 5 54 185.8

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHRISTEN, Chad 5-7 71.4 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-2 0-0 37 1

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WAGNER, Cole 27 1033 38.3 54 2 14 5 0

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Lng-----------------------------------------------------------------------LEMELLE, Brian 7 22 3.1 0 15Total.......... 7 22 3.1 0 15Opponents...... 7 50 7.1 0 24

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Lng-----------------------------------------------------------------------MELIFONWU, Obi 2 15 7.5 0 15MACK, Taylor 1 0 0.0 0 0JONES, Byron 1 0 0.0 0 0WILLIAMS, Jha. 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 5 15 3.0 0 15Opponents...... 7 127 18.1 2 49

Connecticut Individual StatisticsKICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Lng-----------------------------------------------------------------------PHILLIPS, Shak. 5 100 20.0 0 39FOXX, Deshon 5 96 19.2 0 26McCOMBS, Lyle 1 21 21.0 0 21Total.......... 11 217 19.7 0 39Opponents...... 14 382 27.3 0 51

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long-----------------------------------------------------------------------BROWN, Ty-Meer 1 34 34.0 1 34Total.......... 1 34 34.0 1 34Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0

FG SEQUENCE UConn Opp.Towson (22) -Maryland (33),(34) (29),(21),50,(40)Michigan 46 (21)Buffalo (33),(37),48 41,(49),(50),49

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.



|------------- PATs------- ------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHRISTEN, Chad 0 5-7 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 20McCOMBS, Lyle 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18PHILLIPS, Shak. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18PARKER, Spencer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 8BROWN, Ty-Meer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6DAVIS, Geremy 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2WHITMER, Chan. 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 0 0 0Total.......... 8 5-7 5-5 0-0 2 2-3 0 0 72Opponents...... 16 6-9 14-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 130

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHITMER, Chan. 4 160 -141 896 755 188.8McCOMBS, Lyle 4 57 200 0 200 50.0FOXX, Deshon 4 8 46 0 46 11.5DeLORENZO, Max 4 18 45 0 45 11.2HYPPOLITE, Mar. 4 10 37 0 37 9.2COCHRAN, Casey 1 5 0 11 11 11.0TEAM 2 2 -4 0 -4 -2.0Total.......... 4 260 183 907 1090 272.5Opponents...... 4 277 770 743 1513 378.2

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PHILLIPS, Shak. 3 0 255 0 100 0 355 118.3DAVIS, Geremy 4 0 308 0 0 0 308 77.0FOXX, Deshon 4 46 163 0 96 0 305 76.2McCOMBS, Lyle 4 200 35 0 21 0 256 64.0McQUILLAN, Scot 4 0 77 0 0 0 77 19.2DeLORENZO, Max 4 45 11 0 0 0 56 14.0HYPPOLITE, Mar. 4 37 0 0 0 0 37 9.2GREEN, John 4 0 27 0 0 0 27 6.8LEMELLE, Brian 4 0 0 22 0 0 22 5.5PARKER, Spencer 4 0 17 0 0 0 17 4.2MELIFONWU, Obi 4 0 0 0 0 15 15 3.8NORRIS, Elijah 3 0 8 0 0 0 8 2.7BRADLEY, Dha. 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0TEAM 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0WHITMER, Chan. 4 -141 0 0 0 0 -141 -35.2Total.......... 4 183 907 22 217 15 1344 336.0Opponents...... 4 770 743 50 382 127 2072 518.0

Connecticut Individual Statistics

OFFENSEOffensive Line ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 TotalJimmy Bennett, OT - 1 2 12 3 18Tyler Bullock, C - - - 8 - 8Gus Cruz, OG - - - 5 3 8Kevin Friend, OT - 2 11 12 1 26Steve Greene, OG - - 8 12 3 23Dalton Gifford, OT - - - - 1 1 Xavier Hemingway, OT - - - - 1 1Alex Mateas, C - - - 4 3 7

Wide Receivers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ’13 TotalGeremy Davis, WR - - 1 11 3 15Deshon Foxx, WR - - - - 2 2John Green, WR - - - - 1 1 Shakim Phillips, WR - - - 3 2 5 Tight Ends ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ’13 TotalSean McQuillan, TE - - - - 2 2Spencer Parker, TE - - - - 2 2

Quarterbacks ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ’13 TotalChandler Whitmer, QB - - - 12 3 15

Running Backs ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ’13 TotalMax DeLorenzo, RB - - - 1 - 1Martin Hyppolite, RB - - - 1 - 1Lyle McCombs, RB - - 11 10 3 24Totals - 3 33 89 33 158

DEFENSEDefensive Line ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ’13 TotalJulian Campenni, DT - - - 2 3 5Jesse Joseph, DE 13 12 7 3 - 35Angelo Pruitt, DE - - - 9 3 12Shamar Stephen, DT - 8 - 9 3 20Tim Willman, DE - - - 1 3 4

Linebackers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ’13 TotalJefferson Ashiru, LB - - - 1 1 2Ryan Donohue, LB - - - - 3 3Yawin Smallwood, LB - - 12 12 3 27Graham Stewart, LB - - - - 2 2

Defensive Backs ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ’13 TotalAndrew Adams, S - - - 2 - 2Ty-Meer Brown, S - - 7 12 3 22Byron Jones, CB - - 8 12 3 23Taylor Mack, CB - - - 1 3 4Obi Melifonwu, S - - - - 3 3Totals 13 20 34 64 33 168

SPECIAL TEAMSKickers ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ’13 TotalChad Christen, K - - - 11 3 14Bobby Puyol, K - - - 1 - 1Cole Wagner, P - 13 12 12 3 40Totals - 13 12 24 6 55

Career Starts History



Connecticut Defensive Statistics

Sacks TFLs Interceptions Pass Break Ups Forced FumblesJefferson Ashiru (1.0) Angelo Pruitt (4.0) Obi Melifonwu (2) Obi Melifonwu (3) Taylor Mack (1)Reuben Frank (1.0) Jesse Joseph (3.5) Taylor Mack (1) Byron Jones (3) Yawin Smallwood (1)Yawin Smallwood (1.0) Jefferson Ashiru (2.5) Jhavon Williams (1) Taylor Mack (2) Ty-Meer Brown (1) Shamar Stephen (2.5) Byron Jones (1) Yawin Smallwoowd (2) Jhavon Williams (1) Obi Melifonwu (2.5)

Defensive Category Leaders

|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 SMALLWOOD, Yaw. 4 21 34 55 2.0-8 1.0-7 . 2 . . 1 . .15 BROWN, Ty-Meer 4 19 9 28 1.5-17 . . . . 2-34 1 . .20 MELIFONWU, Obi 4 11 15 26 2.5-4 . 2-15 3 . 1-0 . . .59 STEPHEN, Shamar 4 8 16 24 2.5-3 . . . . . . . .52 DONOHUE, Ryan 4 6 14 20 . . . 1 . . . . .91 JOSEPH, Jesse 4 6 12 18 3.5-6 . . . 2 . . . .32 ASHIRU, Jeff. 4 8 9 17 2.5-21 1.0-13 . . 1 1-0 . . .16 JONES, Byron 4 9 6 15 0.5-1 . 1-0 3 . . . . .29 MACK, Taylor 4 8 7 15 0.5-1 . 1-0 2 . . 1 . .51 WILLMAN, Tim 4 4 9 13 2.0-6 . . . . . . . .56 PRUITT, Angelo 4 6 6 12 4.0-10 . . . . . . . .90 CAMPENNI, Jul. 4 3 7 10 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .2 STEWART, Graham 3 2 8 10 . . . . . . . . .6 WILLIAMS, Jha. 4 6 2 8 . . 1-0 1 . . 1 . .47 FRANK, Reuben 4 4 3 7 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . .23 LEE, Wilbert 4 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .46 VANN, Marquise 4 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .25 HYPPOLITE, Mar. 4 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .92 MYERS, Mikal 4 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .27 CLARK, Tyree 3 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .7 GREEN, John 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .86 WAGNER, Cole 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .72 BENNETT, Jimmy 4 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .3 STEVENSON, Dav. 1 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .10 WHITMER, Chan. 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .41 STEG, Brandon 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .67 MUELLER, Adam 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .69 GREENE, Steve 4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .19 MARDER, Ellis 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Total.......... 4 142 166 308 23-81 3-24 5-15 12 3 4-34 4 . . Opponents...... 4 127 136 263 33.0-180 20-151 7-127 9 10 2-0 1 1 1



Offense Season/Career Stat ComparisonThe Automated ScoreBook

UConn Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2013)All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMcCOMBS, Lyle 4 57 206 6 200 3.5 2 22 50.0 27 575 2363 152 2211 3.8 15 65 81.9FOXX, Deshon 4 8 48 2 46 5.8 0 12 11.5 18 11 63 2 61 5.5 0 12 3.4DeLORENZO, Max 4 18 51 6 45 2.5 0 12 11.2 13 54 184 20 164 3.0 0 20 12.6HYPPOLITE, Mar. 4 10 37 0 37 3.7 0 10 9.2 15 29 113 7 106 3.7 1 50 7.1TEAM 2 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -2.0WHITMER, Chan. 4 31 27 168 -141 -4.5 0 7 -35.2 16 94 124 426 -302 -3.2 0 23 -18.9Total 4 126 369 186 183 1.5 2 22 45.8Opponents 4 185 874 104 770 4.2 9 41 192.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gWHITMER, Chan. 4 116.87 71-129-6 55.0 896 5 75 224.0 16 118.42 279-490-22 56.9 3560 14 75 222.5COCHRAN, Casey 1 18.48 2-5-1 40.0 11 0 6 11.0 1 18.48 2-5-1 40.0 11 0 6 11.0Total 4 113.20 73-134-7 54.5 907 5 75 226.8Opponents 4 128.17 49-92-5 53.3 743 5 54 185.8

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gDAVIS, Geremy 4 19 308 16.2 0 34 77.0 28 69 994 14.4 1 37 35.5PHILLIPS, Shak. 3 15 255 17.0 3 75 85.0 15 47 654 13.9 4 75 43.6McCOMBS, Lyle 4 12 35 2.9 1 17 8.8 27 55 437 7.9 2 43 16.2FOXX, Deshon 4 10 163 16.3 0 49 40.8 18 10 163 16.3 0 49 9.1McQUILLAN, Scot 4 8 77 9.6 0 19 19.2 4 8 77 9.6 0 19 19.2GREEN, John 4 3 27 9.0 0 19 6.8 4 3 27 9.0 0 19 6.8PARKER, Spencer 4 2 17 8.5 1 11 4.2 10 2 17 8.5 1 11 1.7BRADLEY, Dha. 3 2 6 3.0 0 6 2.0 3 2 6 3.0 0 6 2.0DeLORENZO, Max 4 1 11 11.0 0 11 2.8 13 2 25 12.5 0 14 1.9NORRIS, Elijah 3 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.7 10 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.8Total 4 73 907 12.4 5 75 226.8Opponents 4 49 743 15.2 5 54 185.8

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gWHITMER, Chan. 4 160 -141 896 755 188.8 16 584 -302 3560 3258 203.6McCOMBS, Lyle 4 57 200 0 200 50.0 27 575 2211 0 2211 81.9FOXX, Deshon 4 8 46 0 46 11.5 18 11 61 0 61 3.4DeLORENZO, Max 4 18 45 0 45 11.2 13 54 164 0 164 12.6HYPPOLITE, Mar. 4 10 37 0 37 9.2 15 29 106 0 106 7.1COCHRAN, Casey 1 5 0 11 11 11.0 1 5 0 11 11 11.0TEAM 2 2 -4 0 -4 -2.0Total 4 260 183 907 1090 272.5Opponents 4 277 770 743 1513 378.2

PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsCHRISTEN, Chad - 5-7 5-5 - - - - - 20 - 19-28 29-29 - - - - - 86McCOMBS, Lyle 3 - - - - - - - 18 17 - - - - - - - 102PHILLIPS, Shak. 3 - - - - - - - 18 4 - - - - - - - 24PARKER, Spencer 1 - - - 1 - - - 8 1 - - - 1 - - - 8BROWN, Ty-Meer 1 - - - - - - - 6 2 - - - - - - - 12DAVIS, Geremy - - - - 1 - - - 2 1 - - - 1 - - - 8WHITMER, Chan. - - - - - 2-3 - - 0 - - - - - 2-3 - - 0Total 8 5-7 5-5 - 2 2-3 - - 72Opponents 16 6-9 14-16 - - - - 1 130

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgLEMELLE, Brian 7 22 3.1 0 15 7 22 3.1 0 15Total 7 22 3.1 0 15Opponents 7 50 7.1 0 24



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Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgFOXX, Deshon 5 96 19.2 0 26 9 180 20.0 0 26PHILLIPS, Shak. 5 100 20.0 0 39 5 100 20.0 0 39McCOMBS, Lyle 1 21 21.0 0 21 1 21 21.0 0 21Total 11 217 19.7 0 39Opponents 14 382 27.3 0 51

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgMELIFONWU, Obi 2 15 7.5 0 15 2 15 7.5 0 15WILLIAMS, Jha. 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0MACK, Taylor 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0JONES, Byron 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0Total 5 15 3.0 0 15Opponents 7 127 18.1 2 49

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgBROWN, Ty-Meer 1 34 34.0 1 34 1 34 34.0 1 34Total 1 34 34.0 1 34Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gPHILLIPS, Shak. 3 0 255 0 100 0 355 118.3 15 0 654 0 100 0 754 50.3DAVIS, Geremy 4 0 308 0 0 0 308 77.0 28 0 994 0 0 0 994 35.5FOXX, Deshon 4 46 163 0 96 0 305 76.2 18 61 163 0 180 0 404 22.4McCOMBS, Lyle 4 200 35 0 21 0 256 64.0 27 2211 437 0 21 0 2669 98.9McQUILLAN, Sc 4 0 77 0 0 0 77 19.2 4 0 77 0 0 0 77 19.2DeLORENZO, M 4 45 11 0 0 0 56 14.0 13 164 25 0 0 0 189 14.5HYPPOLITE, Ma 4 37 0 0 0 0 37 9.2 15 106 10 0 0 0 116 7.7GREEN, John 4 0 27 0 0 0 27 6.8 4 0 27 0 0 0 27 6.8LEMELLE, Brian 4 0 0 22 0 0 22 5.5 4 0 0 22 0 0 22 5.5PARKER, Spenc 4 0 17 0 0 0 17 4.2 10 0 17 0 0 0 17 1.7MELIFONWU, O 4 0 0 0 0 15 15 3.8 4 0 0 0 0 15 15 3.8NORRIS, Elijah 3 0 8 0 0 0 8 2.7 10 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.8BRADLEY, Dha. 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0TEAM 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0WHITMER, Chan 4 -141 0 0 0 0 -141 -35.2 16 -302 0 0 0 0 -302 -18.9Total 4 183 907 22 217 15 1344 336.0Opponents 4 770 743 50 382 127 2072 518.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdCHRISTEN, Chad 7 5 37 1 28 19 50 2Total 7 5 37 1Opponents 9 6 50 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkWAGNER, Cole 27 1033 38.3 54 0 264 10743 40.7 66 0Total 27 1033 38.3 54 0Opponents 20 757 37.8 51 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obCHRISTEN, Chad 18 1127 62.6 4 0 197 12691 64.4 44 6Total 18 1127 62.6 4 0Opponents 25 1526 61.0 11 3



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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk33 SMALLWOOD, Yaw. 4 2 1 3 4 5 5 2.0 1 . 0 . 2 . 1 . 28 1 1 6 1 5 3 2 6 9 19.5 6 . 5 1 9 3 4 .15 BROWN, Ty-Meer 4 1 9 9 2 8 1.5 . . . 2 1 . 28 7 2 5 0 1 2 2 3.0 . 4 1 1 3 2 .20 MELIFONWU, Obi 4 1 1 1 5 2 6 2.5 . 2 3 1 . . 4 1 1 1 5 2 6 2.5 . 2 3 1 . .59 STEPHEN, Shamar 4 8 1 6 2 4 2.5 . . . . . . 38 4 2 5 2 9 4 9.5 2 . 0 . 5 . . 152 DONOHUE, Ryan 4 6 1 4 2 0 0.0 . . 1 . . . 9 7 1 8 2 5 0.0 . . 1 . . .91 JOSEPH, Jesse 4 6 1 2 1 8 3.5 . . . . . . 41 6 3 7 3 1 3 6 24.5 1 3 . 0 . 3 2 2 .32 ASHIRU, Jeff. 4 8 9 1 7 2.5 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 14 1 4 1 1 2 5 2.5 1 . 0 . . 1 . .16 JONES, Byron 4 9 6 1 5 0.5 . 1 3 . . . 28 8 2 7 2 1 5 4 2.0 . 4 9 1 . 129 MACK, Taylor 4 8 7 1 5 0.5 . 1 2 . 1 . 37 3 4 2 5 5 9 1.5 . 2 8 . 1 151 WILLMAN, Tim 4 4 9 1 3 2.0 . . . . . . 19 1 8 1 4 3 2 10.0 3 . 0 . . . . .56 PRUITT, Angelo 4 6 6 1 2 4.0 . . . . . . 17 1 9 1 9 3 8 8.0 1 . 0 1 1 1 . .90 CAMPENNI, Jul. 4 3 7 1 0 0.5 . . . . . . 14 8 1 2 2 0 3.0 1 . 0 . . . . .2 STEWART, Graham 3 2 8 1 0 0.0 . . . . . . 3 2 8 1 0 0.0 . . . . . .6 WILLIAMS, Jha. 4 6 2 8 0.0 . 1 1 . 1 . 4 6 2 8 0.0 . 1 1 . 1 .47 FRANK, Reuben 4 4 3 7 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 28 9 7 1 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . .23 LEE, Wilbert 4 5 . 5 0.0 . . . . . . 15 1 0 3 1 3 0.0 . . 1 . . .46 VANN, Marquise 4 1 2 3 0.0 . . . . . . 15 4 3 7 0.0 . . . . 1 .92 MYERS, Mikal 4 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 4 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .25 HYPPOLITE, Mar. 4 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 15 4 3 7 0.0 . . . . . .27 CLARK, Tyree 3 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . . 3 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .86 WAGNER, Cole 4 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 41 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .72 BENNETT, Jimmy 4 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 25 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .3 STEVENSON, Dav. 1 . 2 2 0.0 . . . . . . 7 . 2 2 0.0 . . . . . .7 GREEN, John 4 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 4 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .67 MUELLER, Adam 4 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 25 2 4 6 0.0 . . . . . .10 WHITMER, Chan. 4 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 16 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .69 GREENE, Steve 4 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 29 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .41 STEG, Brandon 4 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 28 1 1 9 2 0 0.0 . . . . 1 .19 MARDER, Ellis 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 4 1 4 2 1 6 6 3 0 8 23 3 5 1 2 4 4 .Opponents 4 1 2 7 1 3 6 2 6 3 33 20 7 9 2 1 1



Game UT AT TT SKS (YDS) TBL (YDS) TTFL (YDS) FF FR PD INT BLKTowson 25 70 95 0-0 4.0-8 4.0-8 0 0-0 2 1 0Maryland 38 28 66 0-0 2.0-10 2.0-10 1 2-0 6 1 0Michigan 40 34 74 3.0-24 7.0-28 10.0-52 3 2-34 2 2 0at Buffalo 39 34 73 0-0 7.0-11 7.0-11 0 0-0 3 1 0USF at Cincinnati at UCF at SMU at TempleRutgersMemphisUConn Totals 142 166 308 3.0-24 20.0-57 23.0-81 4 4-34 12 5 0Opp. Totals 127 136 263 20.0-151 13.0-29 33.0-180 1 2-0 9 7 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 (intercep-tions); BLK (blocked punts, FGs and PATs).

Game-By-Game Team Defensive Totals

Defensive Category Leaders By GameTowson Solo TacklesObi Melifonwu, 5Total TacklesYawin Smallwood, 16Tackles for LossObi Melifonwu, 1.5Tim Willman, 1.5Sacks

Maryland Solo TacklesTy-Meer Brown, 8Total TacklesYawin Smallwood, 14Tackles for LossJefferson Ashiru, 1.0Angelo Pruitt, 1.0Sacks

Michigan Solo TacklesYawin Smallwood, 7Total TacklesYawin Smallwood, 13Tackles for LossAngelo Pruitt, 2.0Yawin Smallwood, 2.0SacksJefferson Ashriu, 1.0Reuben Frank, 1.0Yawin Smallwood, 1.0

at Buffalo Solo TacklesTy-Meer Brown, 6Total TacklesYawin Smallwood, 12Tackles for LossShamar Stephen, 2.5Sacks

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at Cincinnati Solo Tackles

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at UCF Solo Tackles

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at SMU Solo Tackles

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at Temple Solo Tackles

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Rutgers Solo Tackles

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Memphis Solo Tackles

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Game-By-Game Rushing TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMPlayer Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TDDeLorenzo 3-7-0 6-23-0 9-15-0Foxx 1-12-0 2-9-0 2-16-0 3-9-0Hyppolite 1-7-0 8-29-0McCombs 17-76-0 19-53-1 8-38-0 13-33-1Whitmer 9--4-0 8--36-0 7--35-0 5--57-0

Game-By-Game Passing TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMPlayer Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TD Cmp-Yds-TDCochran 2-11-0Whitmer 16-206-2 29-349-1 16-159-2 10-182-0

Game-By-Game Receiving TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMPlayer Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TDBradley 1-0-0 1-6-0Davis 5-100-0 5-54-0 4-52-0 5-102-0DeLorenzo 1-11-0 Foxx 4-54-0 5-60-0 1-49-0Green 2-22-0 1-5-0McCombs 5-18-0 3-18-0 3-3-1 1--4-0McQuillan 4-23-0 2-27-0 2-27-0Norris 1-8-0Parker 2-17-1Phillips 5-77-2 10-178-1

Game-By-Game Kickoff Returns TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMPlayer No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TDFoxx 3-61-0 2-35-0 McCombs 1-21-0Phillips 3-49-0 2-51-0



Game-By-Game Tackles: Defensive Linemen TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMPlayer UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTCampenni 0-3-3 1-2-3 2-2-4Frank 2-1-3 2-1-3 0-1-1Joseph 1-5-6 2-1-3 1-3-4 2-3-5Myers 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-0-1Pruitt 0-1-1 2-0-2 2-4-6 2-1-3Stephen 2-5-7 2-5-7 3-3-6Willman 3-4-7 0-2-2 0-1-1 1-2-3

Game-By-Game Punt Returns TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMPlayer No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TDLemelle 2-2-0 5-20-0

Game-By-Game Tackles: Linebackers TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMPlayer UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTAshiru 0-1-1 1-4-5 5-3-8 2-1-3Donohue 1-9-10 2-2-4 0-1-1 3-2-5Mueller 1-0-1 Smallwood 2-14-16 7-7-14 7-6-13 5-7-12Steg 0-1-1 Stewart 1-7-8 1-1-2 Vann 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-1

Game-By-Game Tackles: Defensive Backs TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMPlayer UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TTBrown 0-1-1 8-0-8 5-3-8 6-5-11Clark 1-1-2 Jones 3-4-7 4-1-5 2-1-3Lee 1-0-1 1-0-1 3-0-3Mack 4-6-10 4-0-4 0-1-1 Marder 1-0-1 Melifonwu 5-6-11 2-2-4 3-4-7 1-3-4Stevenson 0-2-2 Jh. Williams 1-0-1 1-0-1 3-1-4 1-1-2



Game-By-Game ParticipationPlayer TOWS UMD MICH @BUF USF @CIN @UCF UofL @SMU @TEM RU MEMAshiru, Jefferson (32) P P LB LBBennett, Jimmy (72) LT LT LT LTBradley, Dhameer (1) P P DNP PBrown, Ty-Meer (15) SS SS SS SSBullock, Tyler (50) INJ P P PCampenni, Julian (90) DT DT DT DTChristen, Chad (13) P P P PClark, Tyree (27) DNP P P PCochran, Casey (12) DNP DNP DNP PCruz, Gus (65) RG RG RG RGDavis, Geremy (85) WR WR WR WRDeLorenzo, Max (44) P P P PDonohue, Ryan (52) LB LB LB LBFloyd, Jordan (28) P P P PFoxx, Deshon (4) WR P WR WRFrank, Reuben (47) P P P PFriend, Kevin (77) INJ RT INJ INJGifford, Dalton (78) P DNP RT RTGreen, John (7) P P WR WRGreene, Steve (69) LG LG LG LGHemingway, Xavier (75) RT P P PHicks, Jon (55) DNP P P PHyppolite, Martin (25) P P P PJones, Byron (16) CB CB CB CBJoseph, Jesse (91) P P P DELee, Wilbert (23) P P P PLemelle, Brian (84) P P P PLevy, Richard (71) DNP DNP DNP PMack, Taylor (29) CB CB CB INJMarder, Ellis (19) P P P INJMarriner, Joshua (26) DNP P DNP DNP Mateas, Alex (73) C C C CMcCombs, Lyle (43) RB RB RB RBMcQuillan, Sean (49) P TE TE TEMelifonwu, Obi (20) FS FS FS FSMueller, Adam (67) P P P PMyers, Mikal (92) P P P PNorris, Elijah (45) DNP P P PParker, Spencer (96) TE TE P PPhillips, Shakim (8) WR WR INJ INJPruitt, Angelo (56) DE DE DE PRugg, Zach (76) P P DNP DNPSamra, Tyler (60) P DNP DNP PSmallwood, Yawin (33) LB LB LB LBSteg, Brandon (41) P P P PStephen, Shamar (59) DT DT DT DTStevenson, David (3) P DNP DNP DNPStewart, Graham (2) LB LB INJ INJVann, Marquise (46) P P P PWagner, Cole (86) P P P PWalsh, Matthew (36) P P P PWhitmer, Chandler (10) QB QB QB QBWilliams, Jhavon (6) P P P CBWillman, Tim (51) DE DE DE DE

KEY: P: Played in game, did not start...POS: Started at that position...INJ: Missed with injury...DNP: Did not play...XXXX: No longer on team



UConn Individual LeadersRushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 17 80 4 76 0 22Foxx 1 12 0 12 0 12Whitmer 10 20 24 -4 0 7

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 16-28-1 206 2 31

Receiving No Yds TD LgDavis 5 100 0 24Phillips 5 77 2 31McCombs 5 18 0 8DeLorenzo 1 11 0 11

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wagner 6 237 39.5 54 1

Field Goal AttemptsChristen 1 1:48 22 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSmallwood 2-14-16Melifonwu 5-6-11 1.5 1Mack 4-6-10 Donohue 1-9-10

Towson Individual LeadersRushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgWest 36 161 5 156 2 23Phifer 8 42 3 39 1 24Athens 3 7 0 7 1 4

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgAthens 13-20-1 192 1 45

Receiving No Yds TD LgWilkins 5 55 0 17Kinnard 4 61 0 39Dowling 1 45 0 45Phifer 1 23 1 23

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Evangelista 4 150 37.5 41 0Ryder 2 45 22.5 32 1

Field Goal AttemptsNone

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntClark 7-6-13 1.0 1.0Barr 2-6-8 1.5 0.5Cheripko 4-2-6 1.0 1.0Gaddis 2-3-5 0.5 0.5

UConn StartersOffense DefenseWR 85 Davis DE 56 PruittTE 96 Parker DT 59 StephenLT 72 Bennett DT 90 CampenniLG 69 Greene DE 51 WillmanC 73 Mateas LB 52 DonohueRG 65 Cruz LB 33 SmallwoodRT 75 Hemingway LB 2 StewartQB 10 Whitmer CB 16 JonesTB 43 McCombs S 15 BrownWR 4 Foxx S 20 MelifonwuWR 8 Phillips CB 29 Mack

Total Participants (46): 32 Ashiru, 1 Bradley, 13 Christen, 44 DeLorenzo, 28 Floyd, 47 Frank, 78 Gifford, 7 Green, 25 Hyppolite, 91 Joseph, 23 Lee, 84 Lemelle, 19 Marder, 49 McQuillan, 67 Mueller, 92 Myers, 76 Rugg, 60 Samra, 41 Steg, 3 Ste-venson, 36 Vann, 86 Wagner, 36 Walsh, 6 Williams

Team Statistics TOWSON UCONNFIRST DOWNS 17 15 Rushing 9 3 Passing 7 9 Penalty 1 3 NET YARDS RUSHING 201 81 Rushing Attempts 50 27 Average Per Rush 4.0 3.0 Rushing Touchdowns 4 0 Yards Gained Rushing 213 109 Yards Lost Rushing 12 28 NET YARDS PASSING 192 206 Completions-Att.-Int 13-20-1 16-28-1 Avg. Per Attempt 9.6 7.4 Avg. Per Completion 14.8 12.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 2 TOTAL OFF. YARDS 393 287 Total offense plays 70 55 Average Gain Per Play 5.6 5.2 Fumbles: Total-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties: Total-Yards 7-70 5-32 PUNTS-YARDS 6-195 6-237 Avg. Yards Per Punt 32.5 39.5 Net Yards Per Punt 32.2 39.5 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 1 5 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-348 4-246 Avg. Yds Per Kickoff 58.0 61.5 Net Yds Per Kickoff 39.7 39.2 Touchbacks 0 1 Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-2-0 Average Per Return 0.0 1.0 Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 3-64-0 6-110-0 Average Per Return 21.3 18.3 Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 36:23 23:37 1st Quarter 7:49 7:11 2nd Quarter 7:26 7:34 3rd Quarter 10:50 4:10 4th Quarter 10:18 4:42 Third-Down Conv. 7 of 16 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conv. 2 of 3 1 of 2 RZ Scores-Chances 4-4 1-1 Touchdowns 4-4 0-1 Field goals 0-4 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-23 0-0 PAT Kicks 3-5 1-1 Field Goals 0-0 1-1

Towson (1-0) 7 6 6 14 - 33Connecticut (0-1) 7 3 0 8 - 18First QuarterUC - Phillips 31 yd pass from Whitmer (Christen kick) 4:55 (9-92, 4:01)TU - Phifer 23 yd pass from Athens (Soven kick) 2:51 (4-66, 2:04)Second QuarterTU - Phifer 5 yd run (PAT failed) 7:04 (2-29, 0:36)UC - Christen 22 yd field goal 1:48 (11-71, 7:35)Third QuarterTU - Athens 1 yd run (PAT Failed) 5:09 (13-95, 7:35)Fourth QuarterTU - West 6 yd run (Evangelista kick) 5:14 (10-68, 6:02)UC - Phillips 21 yd pass from Whitmer (Parker pass from Whitmer) 3:29 (7-68, 1:45)TU - West 5 yd run (Evangelista kick) 0:16 (6-30, 2:40)EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Towson running back Terrance West ran for 156 yards and two touchdowns and the Tigers defeated the University of Connecticut football team by a 33-18 score before a crowd of 30,689 at Rentschler Field on Thursday night. It was Towson’s first win against an opponent from the bowl subdivision. Towson put up 393 yards of total offense while holding UConn to just 287. Quarterback Peter Athens threw for 192 yards and another score and running back Sterlin Phifer caught a 23-yard touchdown and ran for another. West car-ried the ball a career-high 36 times, and broke the 100-yard mark for the 12th time in his career. The junior’s two fourth-quarter scores put the game away. UConn junior wide receiver Shakim Phillips (Paterson, N.J.) had two touchdown catches for Connecticut and redshirt junior wide receiver Ger-emy Davis (Lawrenceville, Ga.) caught five balls for 100 yards in the losing effort. The Tigers were up 13-10 at halftime and trailed just once, at 7-0. The Huskies were held scoreless in the second half of this one until junior quarterback Chandler Whitmer (Newnana, Ga.) hit Phillips with a 21-yard touchdown pass with 3:29 left in the game that cut the deficit to 26-18. But on UConn’s next opportunity, freshman Brian Lemelle (Harris-burg, Pa.) fumbled a punt. West, who now has 46 career touchdowns, then put the finishing touches on the upset, scoring from 5 yards out with 16 seconds left in the game. Connecticut took an early lead after a 92-yard drive that was set up with a diving interception by redshirt freshman safety Obi Melifonwu (South Grafton, Mass.). The redshirt freshman was pressed into a starting role when Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) went down in camp with a shoul-der injury. Nine plays after the pick, Whitmer found Phillips breaking toward the left corner for a 31-yard catch-and-run. Towson answered in just four plays. Phifer swung out of the backfield on a delay pattern and Athens found him wide open for a 23-yard touch-down. Phifer scored again in the second quarter on a five-yard run. That came two plays after Jon Desir tipped and intercepted a Whitmer pass at the UConn 29-yard line, a ball that ended up between Desir’s legs. Towson controlled the second half. Athens took the Tigers on a 13-play 95-yard drive in the third quarter, finishing it himself. His dive from a yard gave the Tigers a 19-10 lead. Leon Kinnard, a transfer from UConn, made the big play of the drive, catching a 39-yard pass that set Towson up at the UConn 25-yard line. Connecticut drove into Towson territory, but fumbled on fourth-and-1 at the 33-yard line, giving Towson the ball back. The Tigers then drove 62 yards in 10 plays, with West going in from 6 yards out. The junior, who carried the ball a career-high 36 times, ran 1,051 yards as a sophomore, after rushing for almost 1,300 yards and scoring 29 touchdowns as a freshman. UConn’s Whitmer completed 15 of 27 passes for 199 yards and the two touchdowns. Husky junior running back Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) had 76 yards rushing on 17 carries. UConn fell to 9-3 in season openers since making the jump to the FBS in 2002, including 9-2 at Rentschler Field.

Game #1 • August 29, 2013

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UConn Individual LeadersRushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 19 55 2 53 1 14Foxx 2 9 0 9 0 6DeLorenzo 3 8 1 7 0 7Hyppolite 1 1 0 1 0 1Whitmer 8 6 42 -36 0 4


Receiving No Yds TD LgPhillips 10 178 1 75Davis 5 54 0 24Foxx 4 54 0 28McQuillan 4 23 0 9McCombs 3 18 0 17Green 2 22 0 19Bradley 1 0 0 0


Field Goal AttemptsChristen 2nd 4:05 33 yds GoodChristen 3rd 6:02 34 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSmallwood 7-7-14Brown 8-0-8Stephen 2-5-7Ashiru 1-4-5 1.0

Maryland Individual LeadersRushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgBrown 16 122 0 122 1 41Ross 18 110 15 95 0 25Reid 5 13 2 11 0 9Goins 1 3 0 3 0 3

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgBrown 15-28-1 277 1 48

Receiving No Yds TD LgDiggs 5 110 1 36Long 3 39 0 21Jacobs 2 60 0 48Stinebaugh 2 29 0 22Ross 2 13 0 7Culmer 1 26 0 26

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Renfro 5 217 43.4 51 2

Field Goal AttemptsCraddock 2nd 7:55 29 yds GoodCraddock 2nd 0:00 21 yds GoodCraddock 3rd 4:13 50 yds Ret.Craddock 4th 4:48 40 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntFarrand 4-8-12 McDougle 7-1-8 2Kilgo 3-5-8Cudjoe-Virgil 3-4-7 3.0 2.5Whitfield 4-2-6 3.0 3.0

UConn StartersOffense DefenseWR 85 Davis DE 56 PruittTE 96 Parker DT 59 StephenLT 72 Bennett DT 90 CampenniLG 69 Greene DE 51 WillmanC 73 Mateas LB 52 DonohueRG 65 Cruz LB 33 SmallwoodRT 77 Friend LB 2 StewartQB 10 Whitmer CB 16 JonesTB 43 McCombs S 15 BrownTE 49 McQuillan S 20 MelifonwuWR 8 Phillips CB 29 Mack

Total Participants (49): 32 Ashiru, 1 Bradley, 50 Bull-

ock, 13 Christen, 27 Clark, 44 DeLorenzo, 28 Floyd,

47 Frank, 7 Green, 75 Hemingway, 55 Hicks, 25

Hyppolite, 91 Joseph, 23 Lee, 84 Lemelle, 19 Marder,

26 Marriner, 49 McQuillan, 67 Mueller, 92 Myers, 45

Norris, 76 Rugg, 41 Steg, 36 Vann, 86 Wagner, 36

Walsh, 6 Williams

Team Statistics MARYLAND UCONNFIRST DOWNS 21 21 Rushing 10 4 Passing 10 15 Penalty 1 2NET YARDS RUSHING 224 34 Rushing Attempts 43 33 Average Per Rush 5.2 1.0 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 248 79 Yards Lost Rushing 24 45NET YARDS PASSING 277 349 Completions-Attempts-Int 15-28-1 29-46-2 Average Per Attempt 9.9 7.6 Average Per Completion 18.5 12.0 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 501 383 Total offense plays 71 79 Average Gain Per Play 7.1 4.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-2 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 4-54 5-49PUNTS-YARDS 5-217 9-326 Average Yards Per Punt 43.4 36.2 Net Yards Per Punt 43.4 31.3 Inside 20 2 2 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 2 Fair catch 0 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-371 6-370 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.8 61.7 Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.8 33.3 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 1-40 0-0-0 Average Per Return 4.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 5-145-0 5-107-0 Average Per Return 29.0 21.4Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 2-49-1 1-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 10Possession Time 28:10 31:50 1st Quarter 5:46 9:14 2nd Quarter 5:50 9:10 3rd Quarter 6:13 8:47 4th Quarter 10:21 4:39Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 5 of 18Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 Touchdowns 1-3 1-3 Field goals 2-3 2-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-42 0-0PAT Kicks 3-3 1-1Field Goals 3-4 2-2

Maryland (3-0) 0 13 14 5 - 32Connecticut (0-2) 7 3 3 8 - 21First QuarterUC - McCombs 5 yd run (Christen kick) 10:21 (6-54, 2:07)Second QuarterMD - Brown 41 yd run (Craddock kick) 11:10 (4-80, 1:20)MD - Craddock 29 yd field goal 7:55 (5-29, 1:20)UC - Christen 33 yd field goal 4:05 (9-46, 3:50)MD - Craddock 21 yd field goal 0:00 (10-86, 2:09)Third QuarterMD - Diggs 12 yd pass from Brown (Craddock kick) 9:04 (4-80-1:27)UC - Christen 34 yd field goal 6:02 (5-14, 1:26)MD - McDougle 49 yd interception return (Craddock kick) 2:07Fourth QuarterMD - Safety, Whitfield sack of Whitmer in end zone 8:43MD - Craddock 40 yd field goal 4:48 (8-23, 3:55)UC - Phillips 75 yd pass from Whitmer (Whitmer pass to Davis) 4:26 (1-75, 0:22)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Maryland quarterback C.J. Brown ran for 122 yards and a touchdown and threw for 277 yards and another score on Saturday night as the Terrapins beat the University of Connecticut football team by a 32-21 score before a crowd of 38,916 at Rentschler Field.Stefon Diggs had 110 yards receiving, including a 12-yard touchdown for the Terrapins, who improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2001.UConn redshirt junior wide receiver Shakim Phillips (Paterson, N.J.) caught a career-high 10 passes for 178 yards and a late touchdown for UConn, which fell to 0-2. UConn returns to action next Saturday when it plays host to Michigan at 8:00 p.m. on ABC -- a gametime which was announced late Saturday.Diggs, who caught five balls, had 98 yards receiving at the half. His 12-yard catch and run in the third quarter capped a four-play 80-yard drive in the third quarter that put the Terps up 20-10.The Huskies cut the lead to 20-13 on a 34-yard field goal that came after Brandon Ross fumbled the ball at his own 25-yard line. Maryland got some breathing room when Dexter McDougle stepped in front of UConn redshirt junior wide receiver Geremy Davis (Lawrenceville, Ga.) on the right sideline, and took an interception back 49-yards across the field for a touchdown.UConn redshirt junior quarterback Chandler Whitmer (Newnan, Ga.) was 29-of-46 for a career-high 349 yards and a touchdown. Phillips scored a late 75-yard touchdown catch and run, but had to be helped off the field after getting injured on the play.The Terps turned the ball over three times in the first quarter in UConn territory, twice failing to convert on fourth-and-1. Brandon Ross was stuffed for a three yard loss to end the Terps first possession, and UConn re-sponded by going on a six-play 64-yard drive that ended with redshirt junior tailback Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.y.) taking a pile of players into the end zone from five yards out. Brandon Ross finished with 95 yards rushing whie McCombs had 53 for UConn.Maryland went for it and missed again on fourth-and-1 from the UConn 23, and in between, Brown was picked off by senior cornerback Taylor Mack (Powder Springs, Ga.) on the Huskies 22.Maryland got on the board in the second quarter when Brown kept the ball on a read option and went 41 yards up the middle of the Husky defense to tie the game, capping a four-play 80-yard drive.The teams traded field goals to keep the game tied at 10. Redshirt senior Chad Christen (Etters, Pa.) had a 33-yard field goal, which was his ninth consecutive successful attempt. The Terps then put together a 10-play, 86-yard drive just before halftime, settling for a 21-yard field goal after Levern Jacobs stepped out of bounds on a 48-yard reception just before diving into the end zone.

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UConn Individual LeadersRushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 8 38 0 38 0 16DeLorenzo 6 23 0 23 0 12Foxx 2 16 0 16 0 10Hyppolite 1 7 0 7 0 7


Receiving No Yds TD LgFoxx 5 60 0 26Davis 4 52 0 18McCombs 3 3 1 7McQuillan 2 27 0 19


Field Goal AttemptsChristen 3rd 1:14 46 yds Miss

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSmallwood 7-6-13 2.0 1.0 0Ashiru 5-3-8 1.0 1.0 0Brown 5-3-8 1.0 Melifonwu 3-4-7 1.0Pruitt 2-4-6 2.0Jones 4-1-5 0.5 1Jh. Williams 3-1-4 1

Michigan Individual LeadersRushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgToussaint 24 129 9 120 2 35Gardner 19 106 42 64 1 19Norfleet 2 14 0 14 0 13

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgGardner 11-23-2 97 0 17

Receiving No Yds TD LgGallon 4 31 0 12Chesson 2 23 0 17Toussaint 2 7 0 7Funchess 1 14 0 14

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wile 5 212 42.4 47 1

Field Goal AttemptsGibbons 4th 4:36 21 yds Good

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntBolden 2-4-6 1.0 Taylor 2-4-6 0.5 0.5Black 1-5-6 0.5 0.5Clark 3-2-5 1.5 1.5Countess 3-1-4 2.0

UConn StartersOffense DefenseWR 85 Davis DE 56 PruittTE 49 McQuillan DT 59 StephenLT 72 Bennett DT 90 CampenniLG 69 Greene DE 51 WillmanC 73 Mateas LB 52 DonohueRG 65 Cruz LB 33 SmallwoodRT 78 Gifford LB 32 AshiruQB 10 Whitmer CB 16 JonesTB 43 McCombs S 15 BrownWR 4 Foxx S 20 MelifonwuWR 7 Green CB 29 Mack

Total Participants (44): 50 Bullock, 13 Christen, 27

Clark, 44 DeLorenzo, 28 Floyd, 47 Frank, 75 Heming-

way, 55 Hicks, 25 Hyppolite, 91 Joseph, 23 Lee, 84

Lemelle, 19 Marder, 67 Mueller, 92 Myers, 45 Norris,

96 Parker, 41 Steg, 36 Vann, 86 Wagner, 36 Walsh,

6 Jh. Williams

Team Statistics MICHIGAN UCONNFIRST DOWNS 19 12 Rushing 11 5 Passing 6 7 Penalty 2 0NET YARDS RUSHING 192 47 Rushing Attempts 49 25 Average Per Rush 3.9 1.9 Rushing Touchdowns 3 0 Yards Gained Rushing 249 85 Yards Lost Rushing 57 38NET YARDS PASSING 97 159 Completions-Attempts-Int 11-23-2 16-32-1 Average Per Attempt 4.2 5.0 Average Per Completion 8.8 9.9 Passing Touchdowns 0 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 289 206 Total offense plays 72 57 Average Gain Per Play 4.0 3.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-2 2-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-45 6-70PUNTS-YARDS 5-212 8-305 Average Yards Per Punt 42.4 38.1 Net Yards Per Punt 38.4 35.4 Inside 20 1 2 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 4KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-305 4-255 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.0 63.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.0 40.0 Touchbacks 4 2Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 4-22-0 5-20-0 Average Per Return 5.5 4.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 2-45-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 22.5 0.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-29-0 2-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 1-34-1Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 35:47 24:13 1st Quarter 11:13 3:47 2nd Quarter 5:51 9:09 3rd Quarter 9:45 5:15 4th Quarter 8:58 6:02Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 1 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 Touchdowns 2-3 2-2 Field goals 1-3 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-31 3-24PAT Kicks 3-3 3-3Field Goals 1-1 0-1

#14 Michigan (4-0) 7 0 7 10 - 24Connecticut (0-3) 0 14 7 0 - 21First QuarterUM - Gardner 17 yd run (Gibbons kick) 1:36 (11-69, 5:43)Second QuarterUC - Parker 11 yd pass from Whitmer (Christen kick) 3:54 (8-56, 3:21)UC - McCombs 7 yd pass from Whitmer (Christen kick) 1:47 (2-9, 0:38)Third QuarterUC - Brown 34 yd fumble recovery (Christen kick) 13:39 UM - Toussaint 35 yd run (Gibbons kick) 5:37 (9-75, 4:23)Fourth QuarterUM - Toussaint 12 yd run (Gibbons kick) 9:49 (1-12, 0:06)UM - Gibbons 21 yd field goal 4:36 (8-36, 3:35)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns and junior linebakcer Desmond Morgan made a one-handed interception in the fourth quarter that swung the game Michigan’s way and the 15th-ranked Wolverines topped the University of Connecticut by a 24-21 score before a sold out crowd of 42,704 at Rentschler Field. The game was the largest attended game in the history of the stadium.UConn drops to 0-3 on the season while the Wolverines improve to 4-0. A week after Michigan needed a last-second stand to hold off Akron, Brendan Gibbons kicked a 21-yard field goal with 4:36 left to give the Wolverines their first lead of the second half.UConn junior Chandler Whitmer (Newnan, Ga.) threw two touchdowns and junior safety Ty-Meer Brown (McKeesport, Pa.) returned a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter that put UConn up 21-7.Quarterback Devin Gardner turned the ball over three times for Michigan and the Wolverines also muffed a punt inside their 10 that led to a UConn touchdown.After UConn junior linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) stopped Gardner short on a fourth-and-two at the Huskies 22 with 11:23 left in the fourth quarter, the record crowd at Rentschler Field was rocking and starting to believe an upset was in the making. But Morgan made the play of the game, leaping high and snaring Whit-mer’s pass over the middle with his right hand.He returned it 29 yards to the 12. “That’s going to be replayed a long time in Michigan history,” Gardner said of Morgan’s pick. On the next play Tous-saint swept untouched around the left side to make it 21-21 with 9:49 left.Michigan forced a three-and-out on the next series and got the ball back around midfield, but its drive stalled at the 4 and Gibbons made the short kick to give Michigan a three-point lead with 4:36 left. UConn’s last drive reached midfield, but Michigan pushed the Huskies backward and they came up a 3 yards short on a fourth-and-29.Michigan had three turnovers in the first half that helped give UConn a 14-7 lead. Turnover No. 4 came on its first possession of the second half. Gardner tried to sneak on a third-and-short, but as he slid down the line, he bumped into one of his linemen and the ball popped loose.Brown picked up the ball and had a couple of teammates escorted him into the end zone.Michigan finally responded with a drive, going 75 yards, the final 35 by Toussaint, who made it 21-14 with 5:37 left in the third.Gardner threw a first-quarter interception deep in UConn territory. He re-deemed himself with a 17-yard touchdown run to give Michigan a 7-0 lead with 1:52 left in the first. UConn ended the quarter with one first down.But Michigan couldn’t take advantage and Whitmer through two TD passes in the second quarter to put UConn up 14-7 at half.Gardner didn’t complete a pass in the second quarter and for the second straight week Michigan looked disjointed.


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UConn Individual LeadersRushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMcCombs 13 33 0 33 1 7Hyppolite 8 29 0 29 0 10DeLorenzo 9 20 5 15 0 5Foxx 3 11 2 9 0 11

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWhitmer 10-24-2 182 0 49Cochran 2-5-1 11 0 6

Receiving No Yds TD LgDavis 5 102 0 34McQuillan 2 27 0 17Foxx 1 49 0 49Norris 1 8 0 8Bradley 1 6 0 6Green 1 5 0 5


Field Goal AttemptsChristen 1st 6:20 33 yds GoodChristen 2nd 13:10 37 yds GoodChristen 2nd 7:53 48 yds Block

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSmallwood 5-7-12 Brown 6-5-11 0.5Stephen 3-3-6 2.5Donohue 3-2-5 Joseph 2-3-5 1.5

Buffalo Individual LeadersRushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgOliver 23 99 9 90 1 21Potts 13 39 1 38 0 8Zordich 2 17 0 17 0 13Campbell 3 7 1 6 0 4Murie 2 2 0 2 0 1

Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgLicata 10-19-1 177 3 54

Receiving No Yds TD LgLee 3 51 1 36Neutz 2 76 1 54Schreck 2 24 1 19Oliver 2 20 0 14Dixon 1 6 0 6

Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Grassman 4 133 33.2 47 2

Field Goal AttemptsClarke 2nd 0:04 41 yds MissClarke 3rd 5:21 49 yds GoodClarke 3rd 2:36 50 yds GoodClarek 4th 7:36 49 yds Miss

Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntSkinner 5-5-10 0.5Mack 3-5-8 1.5 1.0Batchelle 3-2-5 2.0 2.0Redden 2-3-5 2.0 2.0Gilbo 2-1-3 1

UConn StartersOffense DefenseWR 85 Davis DE 91 JosephTE 49 McQuillan DT 59 StephenLT 72 Bennett DT 90 CampenniLG 69 Greene DE 51 WillmanC 73 Mateas LB 52 DonohueRG 65 Cruz LB 33 SmallwoodRT 78 Gifford LB 32 AshiruQB 10 Whitmer CB 16 JonesTB 43 McCombs S 15 BrownWR 4 Foxx S 20 MelifonwuWR 7 Green CB 6 Williams

Total Participants (45): 50 Bullock, 13 Christen,

27 Clark, 12 Cochran, 44 DeLorenzo, 28 Floyd, 47

Frank, 75 Hemingway, 55 Hicks, 25 Hyppolite, 23

Lee, 84 Lemelle, 71 Levy, 67 Mueller, 92 Myers, 45

Norris, 96 Parker, 56 Pruitt, 60 Samra, 41 Steg, 36

Vann, 86 Wagner, 36 Walsh,

Team StatisticsFIRST DOWNS 14 15 Rushing 5 7 Passing 8 6 Penalty 1 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 27 153 Rushing Attempts 39 43 Average Per Rush 0.7 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 93 164 Yards Lost Rushing 66 11 NET YARDS PASSING 193 177 Completions-Attempts-Int 12-29-3 10-21-1 Average Per Attempt 6.7 8.4 Average Per Completion 16.1 17.7 Passing Touchdowns 0 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 220 330 Total offense plays 68 64 Average Gain Per Play 3.2 5.2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 2-10 7-70 PUNTS-YARDS 4-165 4-133 Average Yards Per Punt 41.2 33.2 Net Yards Per Punt 35.2 33.2 Inside 20 0 2 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-256 8-502 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.0 62.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 32.0 44.0 Touchbacks 0 6 Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-24-0 Average Per Return 0.0 12.0 Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 4-128-0 Average Per Return 0.0 32.0 Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-15-0 3-49-1 Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 34 Possession Time 29:39 30:21 1st Quarter 12:16 2:44 2nd Quarter 9:29 5:31 3rd Quarter 4:04 10:56 4th Quarter 3:50 11:10 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 6 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 Touchdowns 1-3 3-3 Field goals 2-3 0-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-46 PAT Kicks 0-0 5-5 Field Goals 2-3 2-4

UConn (0-4) 3 9 0 0 - 12Buffalo (2-2) 14 14 6 7 - 41First QuarterUB - Schreck 5 yd pass from Licata (Clarke kick) 12:18 (4-8, 1:27)UC - Christen 33 yd field goal 6:20 (12-59, 5:58)UB - Johnson 33 yd interception return (Clarke kick) 2:16 Second QuarterUC - Christen 37 yd field goal 13:10 (9-55, 4:06)UB - Oliver 5 yd run (Clarke kick) 11:17 (4-76, 1:45)UB - Neutz 22 yd pass from Licata (Clarke kick) 6:28 (4-62, 1:25)UC - McCombs 2 yd run (Whitmer pass failed) 3:54 (7-75, 2:34)Third QuarterUB - Clarke 49 yd field goal 5:21 (10-26, 3:30)UB - Clarke 50 yd field goal 2:36 (5-19, 2:21)Fourth QuarterUB - Lee 36 yd pass from Licata 10:29 (9-64, 4:39)

AMHERST, N.Y. -- Buffalo quarterback Joe Licata was 10 for 19 in the air with three TD passes for 177 yards as the Bulls defeated the University of Connecticut football team by a 41-12 score before a crowd of 20,952 at UB Stadium.The win was the first for Buffalo over UConn since 2001 as the Bulls up their record to 2-2 and the Huskies are 0-4. UConn is 0-4 for the first time since 1991.UConn turned the ball over five times while Buffalo scored through the air, on the ground and on defense in building a 28-12 halftime lead. They blocked a field goal and scored 17 points off Connecticut turnovers.Licata passed for a career-high three touchdowns, connecting with different receivers on each score. Licata found tight end Mason Schreck for a five-yard touchdown in the first quarter, later adding a 22-yard touchdown to Alex Neutz and a 36-yard score to Fred Lee.The Bulls were aided by the return of starting running back Bran-den Oliver, who had 110 total yards including 90 yards rushing and a touchdown.UConn junior quarterback Chandler Whitmer (Newnan, Ga.) turned the ball over four times, including a second-quarter inter-ception that Najja Johnson returned 33-yards for a Bulls touch-down. UConn redshirt freshman quarterback Casey Cochran (Monroe, Conn.) made his collegiate debut in the fourth quarter as he was two-for-five in the air for 11 yards and an interception.Husky senior kicker Chad Christen (Etters, Pa.) connected on field goals of 33 and 37 yards, but had a 48-yard attempt blocked in the second quarter. Patrick Clarke hit field goals of 49 and 50 yards for Buffalo.UConn junior wide receiver Geremy Davis (Lawrenceville, Ga.) was a bright spot for the Huskies, with five catches for 102 yards. The Huskies continue to have trouble on the ground as they en-tered the game 121st in rushing offense. They finished the game with 27 yards rushing on 39 attempts. The win was Buffalo’s first against a BCS school since Sept. 7, 2002, when they beat Rutgers.


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