2021 UConn Huskies football team

American college football season

2021 UConn Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–11
Head coach
  • Randy Edsall (16th season; first 2 games)
  • Lou Spanos (interim; final 10 games)
Offensive coordinatorFrank Giufre (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLou Spanos (2nd season; first 2 games)
Jarren Horton (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Notre Dame   –     11 – 2  
No. 19 BYU   –     10 – 3  
Army   –     9 – 4  
Liberty   –     8 – 5  
New Mexico State   –     2 – 10  
UMass   –     1 – 11  
UConn   –     1 – 11  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed as an independent, having left the American Athletic Conference following the 2019 season. They played their home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

On September 5, following the team's 38–28 loss to FCS-school Holy Cross, head coach Randy Edsall announced he would be retiring at the end of the season.[1] The following day, the school announced that Edsall had resigned effective immediately and defensive coordinator Lou Spanos was named the interim head coach.[2][3]

On November 11, former UCLA coach Jim L. Mora was named the school's 31st head coach beginning with the 2022 season. Shortly after the hire he helped serve as an offensive assistant for the remainder of the season.[4]

The team finished the season 1–11.

In June 2020, it was announced that UConn's other sports programs would be joining the Big East Conference. Since the Big East does not sponsor football and the American did not want to keep UConn as a football-only school, it was decided that the football program would compete as an independent.[5] The move to the Big East was primarily due to the university wanting to focus more on the men's and women's basketball programs, feeling the move to the American had hindered those programs.[6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 28 2:00 p.m. at Fresno State CBSSN L 0–45 26,043
September 4 12:00 p.m. Holy Cross CBSSN L 28–38 18,782
September 11 3:00 p.m. Purdue
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
 CBSSN L 0–49 14,817
September 18 12:00 p.m. at Army CBSSN L 21–52 25,030
September 25 3:30 p.m. Wyoming
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
 CBSSN L 22–24 12,538
October 2 7:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt ESPNU L 28–30 21,218
October 9 3:30 p.m. at UMass NESN L 13–27 12,765
October 16 12:00 p.m. Yale
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
 CBSSN W 21–15 18,596
October 22 6:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
 CBSSN L 13–44 10,698
November 13 12:00 p.m. at Clemson
ACCN L 7–44 77,522
November 20 4:00 p.m. at UCF ESPN+ L 17–49 37,454
November 27 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Houston
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
 CBSSN L 17–45 12,685

Source [7]

Roster

2021 Connecticut Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Keelan Marion Fr
WR 3 Heron Maurisseau  So
WR 4 Matt Drayton So
WR 5 Aaron Turner Fr
WR 7 Cameron Ross So
QB 8 Steven Krajewski  So
WR 9 Darius Bush Fr
QB 10 Micah Leon  Jr
QB 11 Jack Zergiotis So
QB 12 Tyler Phommachanh Fr
QB 13 Miles Foerster  Fr
WR 14 Elijah Jeffreys  So
WR 15 Mark Didio Fr
RB 25 Devontae Houston Fr
RB 26 Nathan Carter Fr
RB 28 Brian Brewton Fr
RB 30 Robert Burns GS
RB 34 Kevin Mensah Sr
RB 36 Khyon Gillespie  So
WR 39 Hayden Jordon  Fr
WR 42 Kevin Dunn  Fr
RB 44 Max Modeste Fr
TE 45 Christopher Johnson Fr
OL 50 Dylan Niedrowski  So
OL 51 Peter Rooney Jr.  So
OL 52 Yakiri Walker Fr
OL 53 Sidney Walker Jr
OL 60 Mason Raymer Fr
OL 61 Jesse Polansky Fr
OL 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu  So
OL 64 Christian Haynes  So
OL 67 Christopher Fortin Fr
OL 69 Will Meyer Fr
OL 70 Femi Sakiri Fr
OL 71 Valentin Senn  Fr
OL 72 Rayonte Brown  Fr
OL 74 Ryan Van Demark Sr
OL 75 Chase Lundt  Fr
OL 76 Jonathan Pace Jr
OL 77 Robby Rochester Fr
OL 79 Danny Antolovich Fr
TE 80 Jayce Medlock So
TE 81 Jay Rose Sr
TE 82 Brendan Heatherman Fr
TE 83 Brandon Niemenski Fr
WR 84 Jacob Flynn  Fr
TE 85 Russell Dixon  Fr
WR 86 Kevens Clercius  Fr
WR 87 Cameron Hairston  Jr
WR 88 Josh Tracey Fr
WR 89 Jahkai Gill So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Reyan Blake Fr
DB 2 Myles Bell So
DB 3 Diamond Harrell Sr
LB 5 Terrence Ganyi  So
LB 6 Ian Swenson  Jr
DB 7 Tre Wortham Jr
DB 8 Jalon Ferrell  So
DL 9 Langston Hardy Fr
DB 12 Kaleb Anthony Fr
DB 14 Malcolm Bell Fr
LB 15 Tui Faumuina-Brown Fr
DB 16 Malik Banks  So
DB 17 Stan Cross Fr
DB 18 Jaylen Jones  Fr
DB 19 Durante Jones Fr
DB 20 Deon Mclean Jr. Fr
DB 21 Jeremy Lucien Jr
DB 22 Alfred Chea Fr
DB 23 Juan Rosario So
LB 24 Desmond Fogle Fr
LB 27 Omar Fortt Sr
LB 29 Jordan Morrison  So
DB 31 Malik Dixon  Fr
DB 32 Shamel Lazarus  So
LB 33 Hunter Webb  So
DB 37 Kyle Williams GS
DB 38 Winston Jules  Fr
LB 40 Deondrick Speight Fr
LB 41 D.J. Morgan GS
LB 43 Jackson Mitchell So
LB 46 John Bechtle Fr
LB 47 Justin Bryant  So
DL 48 Kevon Jones Jr
DL 55 MarQuayveon Evans Fr
DL 56 Carter Hooper Fr
DL 57 Travis Jones Jr
LB 58 Dillon Harris Sr
DL 65 Aaron Lange Fr
DL 68 Justin Moore  Fr
DL 90 Pryce Yates Fr
DL 91 Collin McCarthy Fr
DL 93 Pierce DeVaughn  So
DL 94 Nick Harris Fr
DL 95 Eric Watts So
DL 96 Dal'mont Gourdine  Fr
DL 98 Lwal Uguak Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 17 Blake Otto Fr
LS 53 Brian Keating Sr
LS 59 Nilay Upadhyayula Fr
LS 63 Kevin Cahill So
K 84 Joe McFadden Fr
K 92 Noah Iden  So
K 97 Noe Ruelas Fr
P 99 Haydn Kerr Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Frank Giufre
    Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Jarren Horton
    Defensive coordinator/star, nickel, dime
  • Eddie Allen
    Special teams coordinator
  • Kyle Weiss
    Running backs
  • Corey Edsall
    Tight ends
  • Darrell Perkins
    Defensive backs
  • Dennis Dottin-Carter
    Defensive line
  • Aaron Smith
    Wide receivers
  • Mike Moyseenko
    Quarterbacks
  • Jim Mora
    Offensive assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 7, 2021

Game summaries

At Fresno State

UConn Huskies at Fresno State Bulldogs  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 000
Bulldogs 7 24 7745

at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 4 SE • Weather: Smoke
  • Game attendance: 26,043
  • Referee: T. Salaam
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color), and Lindsay Rhodes (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • FRES – Arron Mosby 31-yard fumble return (Cesar Silva kick), 2:40. Bulldogs 7–0.

Second quarter

  • FRES – Ty Jones 9-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick), 10:47. Bulldogs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:43.
  • FRES – Ronnie Rivers 61-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick), 3:50. Bulldogs 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:10.
  • FRES – Jalen Cropper 86-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick), 1:46. Bulldogs 28–0. Drive: 1 play, 86 yards, 0:14.
  • FRES – Cesar Silva 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Bulldogs 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

  • FRES – Jordan Mims 8-yard run (Cesar Silva kick), 3:21. Bulldogs 38–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:44.

Fourth quarter

  • FRES – Raymond Pauwels Jr. 1-yard pass from Logan Fife (Cesar Silva kick), 11:30. Bulldogs 45–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:45.
Top passers
  • CONN – Jack Zergiotis – 12/24, 64 yards
  • FRES – Jake Haener – 20/26, 331 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • CONN – Kevin Mensah – 11 rushes, 31 yards
  • FRES – Ronnie Rivers – 13 rushes, 58 yards
Top receivers
  • CONN – Cameron Ross – 5 receptions, 37 yards
  • FRES – Jalen Cropper – 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Statistics UConn FRES
First downs 9 25
Total yards 107 538
Rushing yards 35 156
Passing yards 72 382
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 29:03 30:57

Holy Cross

Holy Cross Crusaders at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Crusaders 7 17 7738
Huskies 14 7 7028

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 18,782
  • Referee: Jeff Pruitt
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color), and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • HC – Matthew Sluka 6-yard run (Derek Ng kick), 10:36. Crusaders 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:21.
  • CONN – Keelan Marion 50-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick), 4:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:29.
  • CONN – Jack Zergiotis 1-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 2:22. Huskies 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:13.

Second quarter

  • HC – Jason Modak 29-yard interception return (Derek Ng kick), 14:44. Tied 14–14.
  • HC – Ayir Asante 24-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Derek Ng kick), 6:54. Crusaders 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:47.
  • CONN – Keelan Marion 3-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick), 2:57. Tied 21–21. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
  • HC – Derek Ng 30-yard field goal, 0:03. Crusaders 24–21. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 2:54.

Third quarter

  • HC – Tyler Purdy 3-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Derek Ng kick), 6:43. Crusaders 31–21. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:39.
  • CONN – Jayce Medlock 8-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick), 3:18. Crusaders 31–28. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:25.

Fourth quarter

  • HC – Tyler Purdy 14-yard run (Derek Ng kick), 8:19. Crusaders 38–28. Drive: 4 plays, 98 yards, 2:06.

Top passers

  • HC – Matthew Sluka – 9/16, 123 yards, 2 TD
  • CONN – Jack Zergiotis – 17/41, 174 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • HC – Matthew Sluka – 14 rushes, 112 yards, TD
  • CONN – Kevin Mensah – 21 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

  • HC – Jalen Coker – 3 receptions, 47 yards
  • CONN – Keelan Marion – 3 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD

Statistics HC UConn
First downs 19 18
Total yards 363 262
Rushing yards 226 88
Passing yards 137 174
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 33:13 26:47

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 7 28 14049
Huskies 0 0 000

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 11
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 14,187
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (color), and Josh Martin (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • PUR – Payne Durham 17-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick), 5:06. Boilermakers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:18.

Second quarter

  • PUR – David Bell 30-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick), 13:21. Boilermakers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:51.
  • PUR – King Doerue 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran kick), 8:16. Boilermakers 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:34.
  • PUR – David Bell 59-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick), 3:29. Boilermakers 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:51.
  • PUR – David Bell 8-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick), 0:35. Boilermakers 35–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

  • PUR – Mershawn Rice 15-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 10:38. Boilermakers 42–0. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:15.
  • PUR – T.J. Sheffield 5-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 4:12. Boilermakers 49–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:01.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

  • PUR – Jack Plummer – 16/20, 245 yards, 4 TD
  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 14/25, 99 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • PUR – King Doerue – 12 rushes, 74 yards, TD
  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 11 rushes, 42 yards

Top receivers

  • PUR – David Bell – 6 receptions, 121 yards, TD
  • CONN – Heron Maurisseau – 1 reception, 40 yards

Statistics PUR UConn
First downs 29 11
Total yards 562 223
Rushing yards 187 124
Passing yards 375 99
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 34:34 25:26

At Army

UConn Huskies at Army Black Knights  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 14721
Black Knights 14 28 7352

at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NW 5 MPH • Weather: Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,030
  • Referee: Jerry Magallena
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • ARMY – Christian Anderson 2-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 11:14. Black Knights 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:56.
  • ARMY – Isaiah Alston 39-yard pass from Christian Anderson (Cole Talley kick), 5:41. Black Knights 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:31.

Second quarter

  • ARMY – Christian Anderson 1-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 14:12. Black Knights 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:27.
  • ARMY – Tyrell Robinson 70-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 11:40. Black Knights 28–0. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 0:51.
  • ARMY – Jakobi Buchanan 2-yard run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 9:25. Black Knights 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:26.
  • ARMY – Anthony Adkins 1-yard run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 0:16. Black Knights 42–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:49.

Third quarter

  • CONN – Tyler Phommachanh 38-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 10:07. Black Knights 42–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:20.
  • ARMY – Wilson Catoe 2-yard run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 2:30. Black Knights 49–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:37.
  • CONN – Brian Brewton 96-yard kickoff return, 2:12. Black Knights 49–14.

Fourth quarter

  • ARMY – Quinn Maretzki 28-yard field goal, 5:55. Black Knights 52–14. Drive: 18 plays, 64 yards, 11:17.
  • CONN – Tyler Phommachanh 4-yard run, 1:09. Black Knights 52–21. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:46.

Top passers

  • CONN – Tyler Phommachanh – 11/26, 109 yards, INT
  • ARMY – Christian Anderson – 2/2, 70 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • CONN – Tyler Phommachanh – 11 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
  • ARMY – Tyrell Robinson – 3 rushes, 84 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CONN – Aaron Turner – 2 receptions, 49 yards
  • ARMY – Isaiah Alston – 1 reception, 39 yards, TD

Statistics UConn ARMY
First downs 9 24
Total yards 225 504
Rushing yards 116 397
Passing yards 109 107
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 19:24 40:36

Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 3 71424
Huskies 10 3 0922

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 25
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 12,538
  • Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Josh Martin (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • UCONN – Joe McFadden 28-yard field goal, 11:39. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:15.
  • UCONN – Jay Rose 42-yard pass from Tyler Phommachanh (Joe McFadden kick), 1:25. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:06.

Second quarter

  • UCONN – Joe McFadden 29-yard field goal, 12:54. Huskies 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:47.
  • WYO – John Hoyland 24-yard field goal, 4:44. Huskies 13–3. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 8:06.

Third quarter

  • WYO – Isaiah Neyor 18-yard pass from Sean Chambers (John Hoyland kick), 10:51. Huskies 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

  • UCONN – Joe McFadden 35-yard field goal, 11:16. Huskies 16–10. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 6:15.
  • WYO – Xazavian Valladay 1-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 6:31. Cowboys 17–16. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:39.
  • WYO – Titus Swen 2-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 3:34. Cowboys 24–16. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:43.
  • UCONN – Nate Carter 2-yard run (pass failed), 0:04. Cowboys 24–22. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 3:24.

Top passers

  • WYO – Sean Chambers – 15/26, 149 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • UCONN – Tyler Phommachanh – 19/40, 171 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • WYO – Xazavian Valladay – 22 rushes, 101 yards, TD
  • UCONN – Nate Carter – 10 rushes, 65 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • WYO – Ayden Eberhardt – 3 receptions, 40 yards
  • UCONN – Aaron Turner – 6 receptions, 49 yards

Statistics WYO UConn
First downs 22 19
Total yards 353 281
Rushing yards 204 110
Passing yards 149 171
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:29 24:31

At Vanderbilt

UConn Huskies at Vanderbilt Commodores  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 6 10 01228
Commodores 3 14 01330

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 21,218
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Brian Custer (play-by-play) & Kelly Stouffer (analyst)
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • CONN – Joe McFadden 38-yard field goal, 10:51. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:03.
  • CONN – Joe McFadden 44-yard field goal, 7:28. Huskies 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 2:22.
  • VAN – Joseph Bulovas 39-yard field goal, 3:12. Huskies 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:16.

Second quarter

  • VAN – Will Sheppard 26-yard pass from Ken Seals (Joseph Bulovas kick), 14:12. Commodores 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:36.
  • CONN – Joe McFadden 31-yard field goal, 10:28. Commodores 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:37.
  • VAN – Rocko Griffin 1-yard run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4:00. Commodores 17–9. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:21.
  • CONN – Keelan Marion 40-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 1:34. Commodores 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:18.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • VAN – Joseph Bulovas 27-yard field goal, 11:16. Commodores 20–16. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 6:03.
  • VAN – Will Sheppard 38-yard pass from Ken Seals (Joseph Bulovas kick), 8:19. Commodores 27–16. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:24.
  • CONN – Kevens Clercius 8-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (pass failed), 5:21. Commodores 27–22. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:53.
  • CONN – Steven Krajewski 17-yard run (pass failed), 1:07. Huskies 28–27. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:54.
  • VAN – Joseph Bulovas 31-yard field goal, 0:00. Commodores 30–28. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:07.

Top passers

  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 18/34, 264 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • VAN – Ken Seals – 27/40, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • CONN – Nate Carter – 24 rushes, 123 yards
  • VAN – Rocko Griffin – 19 rushes, 77 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CONN – Keelan Marion – 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD
  • VAN – Will Sheppard – 8 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD

Statistics UConn VAN
First downs 26 23
Total yards 515 439
Rushing yards 184 106
Passing yards 331 333
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 28:10 31:50

At UMass

UConn Huskies at UMass Minutemen  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 10 0 0313
Minutemen 7 0 31727

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 9
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: E 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,765
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (NESN): Jay Burnham (play-by-play), Andy Gresh (analyst) and Matt Goldstein (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • MASS – Ellis Merriweather 9-yard run (Cameron Carson kick), 8:11. Minutemen 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:32.
  • CONN – Keelan Marion 34-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 7:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:56.
  • CONN – Joe McFadden 38-yard field goal, 1:56. Huskies 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:02.

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays

Third quarter

  • MASS – Cameron Carson 21-yard field goal, 9:27. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:33.

Fourth quarter

  • MASS – Cameron Carson 28-yard field goal, 14:56. Minutemen 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:07.
  • MASS – Ellis Merriweather 1-yard run (Cameron Carson kick), 12:46. Minutemen 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:26.
  • CONN – Joe McFadden 20-yard field goal, 10:07. Minutemen 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
  • MASS – Zamar Wise 1-yard run (Cameron Carson kick), 4:54. Minutemen 27–13. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:13.

Top passers

  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 13/24, 128 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • MASS – Brady Olson – 10/22, 166 yards

Top rushers

  • CONN – Nathan Carter – 20 rushes, 136 yards
  • MASS – Ellis Merriweather – 39 rushes, 171 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • CONN – Keelan Marion – 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD
  • MASS – Eric Collins – 3 receptions, 66 yards

Statistics UConn UMass
First downs 14 21
Total yards 291 407
Rushing yards 163 247
Passing yards 128 160
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 20:49 39:11

The day before the game, interim head coach Lou Spanos, offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Frank Giufre, and tight ends coach Corey Edsall, along with offensive linemen Ryan Van Demark and Will Meyer, tested positive for COVID-19. Defensive line coach Dennis Dottin-Carter served as the Huskies' head coach for the game.[8]

Yale

Yale Bulldogs at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 9615
Huskies 0 14 7021

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 16
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 75 degrees Sunny
  • Game attendance: 18,596
  • Referee: Hans Wittelsberger
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (color)
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • CONN – Keelan Marion 63-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 5:22. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:17.'
  • CONN – Kevens Clercius 14-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 0:20. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

  • CONN – Steven Krajewski 20-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 11:15. Huskies 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:39.
  • YALE – Jack Bosman 45-yard field goal, 8:40. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:35.
  • YALE – Zane Dudek 3-yard run (kick failed), 0:48. Huskies 21–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:38.

Fourth quarter

  • YALE – Chase Nenad 60-yard pass from Nolan Grooms (kick failed), 4:30. Huskies 21–15. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:52.

Top passers

  • YALE – Nolan Grooms – 8/31, 132 yards, TD, INT
  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 21/32, 199 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • YALE – Nolan Grooms – 12 rushes, 67 yards
  • CONN – Kevin Mensah – 12 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

  • YALE – Chase Nenand – 1 reception, 60 yards, TD
  • CONN – Keelan Marion – 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD

Statistics YALE UConn
First downs 16 15
Total yards 299 318
Rushing yards 108 119
Passing yards 191 199
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 31:35 28:25

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 3 21 101044
Huskies 0 13 0013

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 6:02 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 10,698
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (color analyst)
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • MTS – Zeke Rankin 20-yard field goal, 2:46. Blue Raiders 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:06.

Second quarter

  • MTS – Jimmy Marshall 14-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 14:56. Blue Raiders 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, TOP 01:01.
  • CONN – Brandon Niemenski 8-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 10:43. Blue Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 04:12.
  • CONN – Joe McFadden 47-yard field goal, 6:18. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 01:59.
  • MTS – Izaiah Gathings 25-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 4:02. Blue Raiders 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:16.
  • MTS – Jimmy Marshall 18-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 1:15. Blue Raiders 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:50.
  • CONN – Joe McFadden 21-yard field goal, 0:00. Blue Raiders 24–13. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:11.

Third quarter

  • MTS – Zeke Rankin 32-yard field goal, 7:32. Blue Raiders 27–13. Drive: 16 plays, 58 yards, TOP 07:24.
  • MTS – Martell Pettaway 1-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 3:02. Blue Raiders 34–13. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:09.

Fourth quarter

  • MTS – Jarrin Pierce 24-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 12:31. Blue Raiders 41–13. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, TOP 03:49.
  • MTS – Zeke Rankin 22-yard field goal, 7:16. Blue Raiders 44–13. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, TOP 04:36.

Top passers

  • MTS – Chase Cunningham – 25/36, 297 yards, 4 TDs
  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 21/37, 237 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs

Top rushers

  • MTS – Martell Pettaway – 12 rushes, 63 yards, 1 TD
  • CONN – Nate Carter – 8 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

  • MTS – Yusuf Ali – 5 receptions, 80 yards
  • CONN – Keelan Marion – 4 receptions, 74 yards

Statistics Middle Tennessee UConn
First downs 30 16
Total yards 473 304
Rushing yards 155 67
Passing yards 318 237
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 37:22 22:38

At Clemson

UConn Huskies at Clemson Tigers  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 7 0 007
Tigers 10 20 7744

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: November 13
  • Game time: 12:03 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 77,522
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (color analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • CONN – Brian Brewton 99-yard kickoff return (Joe McFadden kick), 14:45. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 99 yards, TOP 00:00.
  • CLEM – BT Potter 49-yard field goal, 9:13. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 34 yards, TOP 05:34.
  • CLEM – Will Swinney 6-yard run (BT Potter kick), 3:03. Tigers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 03:46.

Second quarter

  • CLEM – Taisun Phommachanh 3-yard run (BT Potter kick), 14:31. Tigers 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, TOP 01:51.
  • CLEM – BT Potter 49-yard field goal, 8:01. Tigers 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, TOP 03:05.
  • CLEM – BT Potter 30-yard field goal, 6:30. Tigers 23–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:53.
  • CLEM – Beaux Collins 32-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei (BT Potter kick), 00:15. Tigers 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, TOP 00:34.

Third quarter

  • CLEM – Phil Mafah 2-yard run (BT Potter kick), 10:20. Tigers 37–7. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, TOP 04:39.

Fourth quarter

  • CLEM – Jake Briningstool 25-yard pass from Billy Wiles (Jonathan Weitz kick), 03:36. Tigers 44–7. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, TOP 00:40.

Top passers

  • CONN – Jack Zergiotis – 9/21, 90 yards, 2 INT
  • CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei – 21/44, 241 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

  • CONN – Nathan Carter – 5 rushes, 19 yards
  • Clem – Phil Mafah – 17 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

  • CONN – Aaron Turner – 5 receptions, 59 yards
  • Clem – Dacari Collins – 6 receptions, 97 yards

Statistics UConn Clemson
First downs 6 26
Total yards 99 476
Rushing yards -17 129
Passing yards 116 347
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 23:16 36:44

At UCF

UConn Huskies at UCF Knights  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 14 0317
Knights 21 14 01449

at Bounce House • Orlando, Florida

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 14 MPH
  • Game attendance: 37,454
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Conner Onion (play-by-play) & Leger Douzable (color analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • UCF – Johnny Richardson 9-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 10:58. Knights 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:50.
  • UCF – Mikey Keene 30-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 9:37. Knights 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, TOP 01:04.
  • UCF – Mark-Antony Richards 8-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 5:50. Knights 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:31.

Second quarter

  • UCF – Johnny Richardson 17-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Daniel Obarski kick), 13:15. Knights 28–0. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, TOP 02:55.
  • CONN – Nate Carter 1-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 9:56. Knights 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 03:13.
  • UCF – Brandon Johnson 49-yard pass from Ryan O'Keefe (Daniel Obarski kick), 7:36. Knights 35–7. Drive: 1 plays, 49 yards, TOP 00:09.
  • CONN – Steven Krajewski 1-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 4:40. Knights 35–14. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:49.

Third quarter No Scoring Plays Fourth quarter

  • UCF – Parker Navarro 5-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 14:54. Knights 42–14. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:44.
  • UCF – Amari Johnson 3-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Daniel Obarski kick), 10:43. Knights 49–14. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 03:10.
  • CONN – Joe McFadden 42-yard field goal, 7:30. Knights 49–17. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 03:13.

Top passers

  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 18/42, 174 yards, 3 INTs
  • UCF – Mikey Keene – 23/29, 208 yards, 2 TDs

Top rushers

  • CONN – Nathan Carter – 13 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
  • UCF – Johnny Richardson – 14 rushes, 147 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

  • CONN – Jay Rose – 10 receptions, 89 yards
  • UCF – Brandon Johnson – 7 receptions, 125 yards, 1 TD

Statistics UConn UCF
First downs 17 23
Total yards 311 537
Rushing yards 137 280
Passing yards 174 257
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 32:30 27:30

No. 24 Houston

Houston Cougars at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 14 17745
Huskies 0 10 0717

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 27
  • Game time: 12:08 p.m.
  • Game weather: 39 degrees Sunny
  • Game attendance: 12,685
  • Referee: Tom Omara
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Alton McCaskill 31-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 10:21. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 03:02.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Jake Herslow 49-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 11:44. Cougars 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:50.
  • CONN – Kevens Clercius 34-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 6:31. Cougars 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 01:09.
  • HOU – Nathaniel Dell 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 1:15. Cougars 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 05:09.
  • CONN – Joe McFadden 25-yard field goal, 0:01. Cougars 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:11.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Nathaniel Dell 13-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 11:08. Cougars 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:45.
  • HOU – Dalton Witherspoon 23-yard field goal, 6:02. Cougars 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:36.
  • HOU – Jeremy Singleton 34-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 1:26. Cougars 38–10. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:18.

Fourth quarter

  • CONN – Malik Dixon 37-yard interception return (Joe McFadden kick), 11:30. Cougars 38–17.
  • HOU – Chandler Smith 1-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 3:03. Cougars 45–17. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:50.

Top passers

  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 21/30, 301 yards, 4 TDs
  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 9/19, 79 yards, 1 TD

Top rushers

  • HOU – Alton McCaskill – 9 rushes, 54 yards, 1 TD
  • CONN – Steven Krajewski – 8 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

  • HOU – Jake Herslow – 5 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
  • CONN – Kevens Clercius – 2 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD

Statistics Houston UConn
First downs 21 16
Total yards 472 238
Rushing yards 149 82
Passing yards 323 156
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:16 28:44

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