2015 uconn football st. petersburg bowl media guide

ST. PETERSBURG BOWL GUIDEUCONN VS. MARSHALL

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2015TROPICANA FIELD, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA

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Julian Campenni – DLAll-American Athletic Conference

Second Team

Jamar Summers - CBAll-American Athletic ConferenceFirst Team

Andrew Adams – SAll-American Athletic ConferenceSecond Team

Junior Joseph -- LBAll-American Athletic ConferenceHonorable Mention

Folorunso Fatukasi – DLAll-American Athletic ConferenceHonorable Mention

UCONN FOOTBALL

2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl

2010 Papajohns.com Bowl Champions

2004 Motor City Bowl Champions

2009 International Bowl Champions

UConn Bowl Tradition

2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

UCONN FOOTBALL 2015 ST. PETERSBURG BOWL MEDIA GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTOC, Media Information ...................................................................... 1Bowl Information ................................................................................... 2

2015 RosteRsDepth Chart, Starters ............................................................................. 3Alpha Roster ........................................................................................ 4-5Pronuncation Guide ............................................................................... 5Numerical Roster ................................................................................. 6-7Roster Breakdown By State .................................................................... 72015 Starters ........................................................................................... 8

2015 NotesNotes .................................................................................................. 9-18National Bowl Schedule ....................................................................... 19 Last Time ......................................................................................... 20-21Career Highs ................................................................................... 22-23

2015 Game summaReisVillanova ............................................................................................... 22Army ..................................................................................................... 25Missouri ................................................................................................ 26Navy ...................................................................................................... 27BYU ...................................................................................................... 28UCF ...................................................................................................... 29USF ....................................................................................................... 30Cincinnati ............................................................................................. 31East Carolina ......................................................................................... 32Tulane ................................................................................................... 33Houston ................................................................................................ 34

Temple .................................................................................................. 35

2015 statisticsStats ................................................................................................. 36-39

coachiNG staffHead Coach Bob Diaco ................................................................. 40-41Assitant Coaches and Staff ............................................................. 42-43

studeNt-athletesStudent-Athlete Profiles .................................................................. 44-54

histoRical1998 NCAA Playoffs ............................................................................ 552004 Motor City ................................................................................. 562007 Meineke ....................................................................................... 572009 International ................................................................................ 582010 Papajohns.com ........................................................................... 592011 Fiesta ............................................................................................ 60Bowl Records ........................................................................................ 61

uNiveRsity of coNNecticutUConn Page ......................................................................................... 62

media iNfoRmatioNCONTACT: SECONDARY CONTACT:Mike Enright Jennifer GreenePhone: (860) 486-3531 Phone: (860) 486-1496Cell: (860) 208-4756 Cell: (207) [email protected] [email protected]

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BOWL INFORMATION

Redshirt senior linebacker Even McKelvey is the leading tackler for Marshall in 2015 with 113 tackles with nine for a loss.

maRshall uNiveRsity facts

Location: Huntington, West VirginiaFounded: 1837Enrollment: 14,000Conference: Conference USADivision: FBSColors: Green and WhiteNickname: Thundering HerdHome Field (Capacity): Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,227)Surface: Astro TurfPresident: Dr. Gary G. White (Interim)Athletic Director: Mike HamrickHead Coach: Doc HollidayRecord at Marshall: 49-28Overall Record: SameRecord in Bowl Games: 3-0School’s All-Time Bowl Record: 9-3Last Appearance: 2014 Boca RatonResult: W, 52-23 vs. Northern IllinoisIn St. Petersburg Bowl: 1-0 All-Time Series vs. UConn: 0-0All-Time Record vs. American Athletic Conference: 23-37-1SID: Jason CorriherSID Phone: (304) 696-4660SID Fax: (304) 696-2325SID Email: [email protected]: herdzone.comLeading Rusher: Devon Johnson (84 att., 555 yards, 5 TD)Leading Passer: Chase Litton (207-349, 2,387 yards, 22 TD, 7 INT)Leading Receiver: Davonte Allen (56 rec., 696 yards, 5 TD)Leading Tackler: Evan McKelvey (113 tackles, 9.0 TFL, 1 INT)

st. PeteRsbuRG bowl facts

Executive Director: Brett DulaneyMedia Contact: Jack HeiligEmail: [email protected] (Capacity): Tropicana Field (28, 453) 2014 Results: North Carolina State 34, UCF 272014 Attendance: 26, 675Internet Address: stpetersburgbowl.comMedia Headquarters: Sirata Beach Resort & Conference CenterPhone Number: 855-344-5999

Game histoRyDate .....................Result ................................................................. Attendance

MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl12/20/08 ...........USF 41, Memphis 14 .........................................25,205St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef ‘O’ Brady’s12/19/09 ...........Rutgers 45, UCF 24 ...........................................29,763Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg12/21/10 ...........Louisville 31, Southern Miss 28 .........................20,01712/20/11 ...........Marshall 20, FIU 10 ...........................................20,07212/21/12 ...........UCF 38, Ball State 17 ........................................21,75912/23/13 ...........East Carolina 37, Ohio 20 ..................................20,053Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl12/15/14 ...........North Carolina State 34, UCF 27 .....................26,675

iNdividual awaRds MVP Winning Team MVP Losing Team2008 Matt Grothe, USF Duke Calhoun, Memphis2009 Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers Kamar Aiken, UCF2010 Jeremy Wright, Louisville Austin Davis, Southern Miss2011 Aaron Dobson, Marshall T.Y. Hilton, FIU2012 Blake Bortles, UCF Jahwan Edwards, Ball State2013 Vintavious Cooper, ECU Donte Foster, Ohio2014 Jacoby Brissett, N.C. State Josh Reese UCF

Brett Dulaney Executive Director

Jack Heilig Media Contact



DEPTH CHARTOFFENSE

LT: 71 Richard Levy (RJr., 6-6, 312) 65 Matt Peart (Fr., 6-7, 263)

LG: 62 Tommy Hopkins (RSo., 6-6, 309) 73 Steve Hashemi (So., 6-6, 286)

C: 72 Brendan Vechery (RSo., 6-6, 302) 75 Dan Oak (RFr., 6-3, 292)

RG: 60 Tyler Samra (Sr., 6-2, 301) 70 Kyle Bockeloh (RJr., 6-3, 295)

RT: 53 Andreas Knappe (RJr., 6-8, 311) 77 Trey Rutherford (So., 6-5, 300)

TE: 86 Alec Bloom (So., 6-6, 257) 90 Zordan Holman (Fr., 6-5, 224)

TE: 89 Chris Lee (Fr., 6-7, 252) 90 Zordan Holman (Fr., 6-5, 224)

WR: 5 Noel Thomas (Jr., 6-1, 195) 18 Brian Lemelle (Jr., 5-10, 172)

WR: 2 Tyraiq Beals (Fr., 6-0, 171) OR 88 Hergy Mayala (Fr., 6-2, 200)

QB: 4 Bryant Shirreffs (RSo., 6-2, 220) 14 Tim Boyle (Jr., 6-3, 224)

TB: 22 Arkeel Newsome (So., 5-7, 18) OR 3 Ron Johnson (So., 5-11, 226) 44 Max DeLorenzo (RSr., 5-11, 216)

DEFENSE

DE: 95 Kenton Adeyemi (RSr., 6-4, 291) 96 James Atkins (RFr., 6-5, 267)

DT: 93 Foley Fatukasi (RSo., 6-4, 304) 99 Sean Marinan (RJr., 6-1, 296)

DT: 90 Julian Campeni (RSr., 6-0, 306) 92 Mikal Myers (RJr., 6-1, 323)

DE: 15 Luke Carrezola (So., 6-3, 255) 10 Cameron Stapleton (RSo., 6-4, 246)

LB: 2 Graham Stewart (RSr., 6-1, 237) 13 Vontae Diggs (So., 6-2, 225)

LB: 11 Junior Joseph (RSo., 6-1, 242) 55 John Hicks (RJr., 6-2, 246)

LB: 46 Marquise Vann (RSr., 6-0, 231) 36 Matt Walsh (Jr., 6-1, 241)

CB: 6 Jhavon Williams (RJr., 5-10, 190) 7 John Green (RJr., 5-10, 187)

SS: 22 Andrew Adams (RSr., 6-0, 198) 19 Ellis Marder (RJr., 6-1, 199

FS: 20 Obi Melifonwu (RJr., 6-3, 216) 23 Junior Lee (RSr., 6-0, 209)

CB: 21 Jamar Summers (So., 6-0, 185) 4 Javon Hadley (Jr., 5-10, 168)

SPECIAL TEAMS

KO: 40 Michael Tarbutt (Fr., 6-0, 177) 17 Bobby Puyol (RJo., 5-10, 178)

PK: 17 Bobby Puyol (RJo., 5-10, 178) 40 Michael Tarbutt (Fr., 6-0, 177)

P: 42 Justin Wain (RJr., 6-3, 214) 17 Bobby Puyol (RJo., 5-10, 178)

HL: 14 Tim Boyle (Jr., 6-3, 224) 18 Brian Lemelle (Jr., 5-10, 172)

KR: 22 Arkeel Newsome (So., 5-7, 182) 26 Josh Marriner (RSo., 5-9, 201)

PR: 18 Brian Lemelle (Jr., 5-10, 172) 2 Tyraiq Beals (Fr., 6-0, 171) OR 27 Nick Vitale (RJr., 5-8, 176)

LS: 66 Dominick Manco (RSr., 6-3, 221) 68 James Bedell (Fr., 6-1, 192)

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Last School/High School/Prep School 22 Adams, Andrew *** 6-0 198 S RSr. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 95 Adeyemi, Kenton ** 6-4 291 DL RSr. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) 7/24 Anderson, Garrett 6-1 236 QB Jr. Walnut, Creek, Calif./Berean Chrisitan/Laney JC (Calif.) 96 Atkins, James 6-5 267 DL RFr. Saugus, Mass./Blair Academy (N.J.) 84 Battle, Frank 6-5 193 WR Fr. Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep 2 Beals, Tyraiq 6-0 178 WR Fr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange 68 Bedell, James 6-1 192 LS Fr. Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional 12 Bisack, Brandon 6-5 213 QB Fr. Farifield, Conn./Warde 24 Bivona, JJ 5-8 191 S RJr. Stratford, Conn./Bunnell 91 Blackwell, Felton 6-2 340 DE Fr. Egg Harbor City, N.J./Cedar Creek 86 Bloom, Alec 6-6 257 TE So. Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley Senior High 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 295 OL RJr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 81 Bogue, John-Luke 6-1 186 WR RSr. New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 14 Boyle, Tim ** 6-4 225 QB Jr. Middlefield, Conn./Xavier 45 Britton, Chris 6-1 235 LB RFr. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 83 Campbell, Ian 6-5 259 TE Fr. Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock 90 Campenni, Julian *** 6-0 306 DL RSr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 15 Carrezola, Luke 6-3 255 LB So. Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy 67 Cespedes, Bryan 6-7 287 OL Fr. New London, Conn./New London 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 212 S RSr. West Hartford, Conn./Conard 34 Clax, Jazzmar * 5-11 252 FB RJr. Freehold, N.J./Neptune 17 Coney, Bryan 6-1 188 WR Fr. Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck 63 Crozier, Ryan * 6-4 296 OL So. Plantation, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas 9 Davis, Tyler 6-4 225 QB Fr. Bellmore, N.Y./ Mepham 44 DeLorenzo, Max *** 5-11 216 RB RSr. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 13 Diggs, Vontae * 6-2 225 LB So. Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North 93 Fatukasi, Folorunso * 6-4 304 DL RSo. Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel 51 Freeborn, Connor 6-5 241 LB Fr. Wilmington, Del./Salesianum School 32 Garland, Erin 5-11 192 CB Fr. Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick 78 Gifford, Dalton ** 6-4 303 OL RSr. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 7 Green, John ** 5-10 187 CB RJr. Miami, Fla./Felix Varela 4 Hadley, Javon 5-10 175 CB Jr. Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetta 73 Hashemi, Steve 6-6 286 OL So. Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph 55 Hicks, Jon * 6-2 246 LB RJr. Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra 90 Holman, Zordan 6-5 250 TE Fr. Portland, Maine/Cheverus 62 Hopkins, Tommy * 6-6 309 OL RSo. Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake 39 Jean-Pierre, Chris 5-11 196 S Fr. Deep River, Conn./Valley Regional 3 Johnson, Ron * 5-11 226 RB So. Naples, Fla./Palmetto Ridge 11 Joseph, Junior * 6-1 242 LB RSo. Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson Westlawn 53 Knappe, Andreas * 6-8 311 OL RJr. Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg 50 Lawley, Sheriden 6-4 275 DL RFr. Abbotsford, B.C./Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) 89 Lee, Chris 6-7 252 TE Fr. Severna Park, Md./Severna Park 23 Lee, Junior *** 6-0 209 S RSr. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 18 Lemelle, Brian * 5-10 172 WR Jr. Harrisburg, Pa./Wilson Westlawn 94 Lensander, Nicholas 6-2 247 TE RJr. Santa Barbara, Calif./Pratt (N.Y.) 12 Levenberry, E.J. 6-3 243 LB Jr. Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton/Florida State 71 Levy, Richard * 6-6 312 OL RJr. Trenton, N.J./Trenton West 8 Lucas, Thomas * 6-2 213 WR RSo. Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch 66 Manco, Dominick ** 6-3 221 LS RSr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 19 Marder, Ellis * 6-1 199 S RJr. Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 99 Marinan, Sean * 6-1 296 DL RJr. Higganum, Conn./Xavier 26 Marriner, Josh * 5-9 201 RB RSo. Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch 88 Mayala, Hergy 6-2 200 WR Fr. Montreal, Que./Trinity Pawling (N.Y.) 16 McAllister, Brice 5-11 193 CB So. East Longmeadow, Mass./Suffield (Conn.) Academy 85 McLean, Aaron 6-5 203 WR Fr. Southborough, Mass./St. Mark’s 20 Melifonwu, Obi ** 6-3 216 S RJr. South Grafton, Mass./Grafton 94 Murphy, Kevin 6-1 285 DL Fr. Westchester, Pa./Westchester East 92 Myers, Mikal ** 6-1 323 DL RJr. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy



ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Last School/High School/Prep School 80 Myers, Tommy * 6-5 255 TE RSo. Coventry, Conn./Coventry 22 Newsome, Arkeel 5-7 182 RB So. Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-6 300 OL RSr. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy 75 Oak, Daniel 6-3 292 OL RFr. Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers 58 Okounam, Philippe 6-5 288 DL Fr. Chateauguay, Que./St. Paul School (N.H.) 57 Ormsby, Cole * 6-4 262 DL RSo. Windsor, Conn./Windsor 98 Paluch, Andrew 6-2 163 K RJr. Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill 56 Parker, Dallas 6-4 245 LB Fr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Pointe Vedra 65 Peart, Matt 6-7 279 OL Fr. Bronx, N.Y./Governor’s Academy (Mass) 17 Puyol, Bobby * 5-10 178 K RJr. North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer 9 Richardson, William 6-2 238 LB Fr. Washington, D.C./Frank W. Ballou Sr. 16 Rishell, Will 5-11 184 QB/K RSo. Hebron, Conn./RHAM 31 Robinson, John IV 6-2 181 CB Fr. Englewood, N.J./Dwight Morrow 77/7 Rutherford, Trey 6-5 300 OL So. Markham, Ontario/Kent School (Conn.) 69 Ryslik, David 6-4 300 DL Fr. Freehold, N.J./Peddie School 60 Samra, Tyler ** 6-2 301 OL Sr. Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco 79 Schafenacker, Kyle 6-3 290 OL RSo. Cooper City, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 4 Shirreffs, Bryant 6-2 220 QB RSo. Jefferson,Ga./Jefferson/North Carolina State 87 Sims, Tyrae 5-6 154 WR RFr. Worcester, Mass./Burncoat 35 Sowa, Luke 6-2 220 LB Fr. Millstone, N.J./The Gunnery (Conn.) 10 Stapleton, Cameron 6-4 246 LB RSo. Staten Island, N.Y./Poly Prep County Day 54 Stephens, Omaine 6-3 235 LB RJr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus 30 Stevens, Jalen 6-3 240 LB RSo. Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek 2 Stewart, Graham ** 6-1 237 LB RSr. Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier 25 Sullivan, James 6-1 187 WR RSo. Wethersfield, Conn./Xavier 21 Summers, Jamar * 6-0 185 CB So. East Orange, N.J./East Orange 97 Tabur, Tom 6-3 282 DL Fr. Whitinsville, Mass./Worcester Academy 40 Tarbutt, Michael 6-0 177 K Fr. Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius 41 Terry, Marshé 6-4 192 S Fr. Columbus, N.J./North Burlington 5 Thomas, Noel * 6-1 195 WR Jr. Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School 48 Thompson, Jason 5-7 178 RB RFr. Shelton, Conn./Shelton 13 Tully, Tony 5-9 172 WR RJr. East Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich 46 Vann, Marquise *** 6-0 231 LB RSr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 72 Vechery, Brendan 6-6 302 OL RSo. Ashburn, Va./Broad Run 27 Vitale, Nick 5-8 176 CB RJr. Higganum, Conn./Daniel Hand/Stony Brook 42 Wain, Justin 6-3 214 P RJr. Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley 36 Walsh, Matthew ** 6-1 241 LB Jr. Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand 29 Watkins, Anthony 5-11 198 S RFr. Fort Meade, Md./Fort Meade/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) 43 Williams, Billy 6-2 235 TE So. Knoxville, Tenn./Northern Iowa/Farragut 6 Williams, Jhavon ** 5-10 190 CB RJr. Delray Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Central 47 Williams, Nazir 6-3 242 LB Fr. Bridgeton, N.J./Bridgeton 52 Williams, Richmond 6-0 232 LB RFr. Hayfield, Va./Hayfield 33 Wilson, Tahj-Anthony 5-9 200 RB Fr. Long Island, N.Y./Valley Stream South

*- number of letters earned

PRoNuNciatioN GuideKenton Adeyemi Ken-ten ADD-a-YEM-ee

Tyraiq Beals TIE-reekJames Bedell BA-dellBrandon Bisack BEE-zackJJ Bivona BAH-vone-ahKyle Bockeloh BOCH-ah-lowByran Coney CO-kneeRyan Crozier Crow-shur Folorunso Fatukasi Fah-too-kasiChris Jean-Pierre GENE-Pierre

Andreas Knappe K-nap-EE

Brian Lemelle le-melSean Marinan Maar-i-NANHergy Mayala Her-GEE MY-allaObi Melifonwu Melon-FON-wuhMikal Meyers MichaelArkeel Newsome Ar-kellPaul Nwokeji Who-cage-EPhilippe Okounam PHIL-eep O-cooh-numbMatt Peart PEAR-it

David Ryslik RIZZ-lickKyle Schafenacker shaff-a-nackerBryant Shirreffs Sheriffs

Tyrae Sims TIE-rayTom Tabur TAY-burrMarshé Terry MAR-sheaBrendan Verchey Vech-er-ee

Nick Vitale Vie-tal-EE

Jhavon Williams Ja-VON

Nazir Williams NA-zere

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Last School/High School/Prep School 2 Stewart, Graham ** 6-1 237 LB RSr. Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier 2 Beals, Tyraiq 6-0 178 WR Fr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange 3 Johnson, Ron * 5-11 226 RB So. Naples, Fla./Palmetto Ridge 4 Shirreffs, Bryant 6-2 220 QB RSo. Jefferson,Ga./Jefferson/North Carolina State 4 Hadley, Javon 5-10 175 CB Jr. Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetta 5 Thomas, Noel * 6-1 195 WR Jr. Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School 6 Williams, Jhavon ** 5-10 190 CB RJr. Delray Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Central 7 Green, John ** 5-10 187 CB RJr. Miami, Fla./Felix Varela 7/24 Anderson, Garrett 6-1 236 QB Jr. Walnut, Creek, Calif./Berean Chrisitan/Laney JC (Calif.) 8 Lucas, Thomas * 6-2 213 WR RSo. Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch 9 Davis, Tyler 6-4 225 QB Fr. Bellmore, N.Y./ Mepham 9 Richardson, William 6-2 238 LB Fr. Washington, D.C./Frank W. Ballou Sr. 10 Stapleton, Cameron 6-4 246 LB RSo. Staten Island, N.Y./Poly Prep County Day 11 Joseph, Junior * 6-1 242 LB RSo. Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson Westlawn 12 Bisack, Brandon 6-5 213 QB Fr. Farifield, Conn./Warde 12 Levenberry, E.J. 6-3 243 LB Jr. Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton/Florida State 13 Tully, Tony 5-9 172 WR RJr. East Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich 13 Diggs, Vontae * 6-2 225 LB So. Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North 14 Boyle, Tim ** 6-4 225 QB Jr. Middlefield, Conn./Xavier 15 Carrezola, Luke 6-3 255 LB So. Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy 16 Rishell, Will 5-11 184 QB/K RSo. Hebron, Conn./RHAM 16 McAllister, Brice 5-11 193 CB So. East Longmeadow, Mass./Suffield (Conn.) Academy 17 Puyol, Bobby * 5-10 178 K RJr. North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer 17 Coney, Bryan 6-1 188 WR Fr. Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck 18 Lemelle, Brian * 5-10 172 WR Jr. Harrisburg, Pa./Wilson Westlawn 19 Marder, Ellis * 6-1 199 S RJr. Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 20 Melifonwu, Obi ** 6-3 216 S RJr. South Grafton, Mass./Grafton 21 Summers, Jamar * 6-0 185 CB So. East Orange, N.J./East Orange 22 Adams, Andrew *** 6-0 198 S RSr. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 22 Newsome, Arkeel 5-7 182 RB So. Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia 23 Lee, Junior *** 6-0 209 S RSr. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 24 Bivona, JJ 5-8 191 S RJr. Stratford, Conn./Bunnell 25 Sullivan, James 6-1 187 WR RSo. Wethersfield, Conn./Xavier 26 Marriner, Josh * 5-9 201 RB RSo. Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch 27 Vitale, Nick 5-8 176 CB RJr. Higganum, Conn./Daniel Hand/Stony Brook 29 Watkins, Anthony 5-11 198 S RFr. Fort Meade, Md./Fort Meade/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) 30 Stevens, Jalen 6-3 240 LB RSo. Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek 31 Robinson, John IV 6-2 181 CB Fr. Englewood, N.J./Dwight Morrow 32 Garland, Erin 5-11 192 CB Fr. Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick 33 Wilson, Tahj-Anthony 5-9 200 RB Fr. Long Island, N.Y./Valley Stream South 34 Clax, Jazzmar * 5-11 252 FB RJr. Freehold, N.J./Neptune 35 Sowa, Luke 6-2 220 LB Fr. Millstone, N.J./The Gunnery (Conn.) 36 Walsh, Matthew ** 6-1 241 LB Jr. Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 212 S RSr. West Hartford, Conn./Conard 39 Jean-Pierre, Chris 5-11 196 S Fr. Deep River, Conn./Valley Regional 40 Tarbutt, Michael 6-0 177 K Fr. Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius 41 Terry, Marshé 6-4 192 S Fr. Columbus, N.J./North Burlington 42 Wain, Justin 6-3 214 P RJr. Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley 43 Williams, Billy 6-2 235 TE So. Knoxville, Tenn./Northern Iowa/Farragut 44 DeLorenzo, Max *** 5-11 216 RB RSr. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 45 Britton, Chris 6-1 235 LB RFr. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 46 Vann, Marquise *** 6-0 231 LB RSr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 47 Williams, Nazir 6-3 242 LB Fr. Bridgeton, N.J./Bridgeton 48 Thompson, Jason 5-7 178 RB RFr. Shelton, Conn./Shelton 50 Lawley, Sheriden 6-4 275 DL RFr. Abbotsford, B.C./Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) 51 Freeeborn, Connor 6-5 241 LB Fr. Wilmington, Del./Salesianum School 52 Williams, Richmond 6-0 232 LB RFr. Hayfield, Va./Hayfield 53 Knappe, Andreas * 6-8 311 OL RJr. Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg



NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Last School/High School/Prep School 54 Stephens, Omaine 6-3 235 LB RJr. East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus 55 Hicks, Jon * 6-2 246 LB RJr. Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra 56 Parker, Dallas 6-4 245 LB Fr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Pointe Vedra 57 Ormsby, Cole * 6-4 262 DL RSo. Windsor, Conn./Windsor 58 Okounam, Philippe 6-4 278 DL Fr. Chateauguay, Que./St. Paul School (N.H.) 60 Samra, Tyler ** 6-2 301 OL Sr. Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco 62 Hopkins, Tommy * 6-6 309 OL RSo. Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake 63 Crozier, Ryan * 6-4 296 OL So. Plantation, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas 65 Peart, Matt 6-7 279 OL Fr. Bronx, N.Y./Governor’s Academy (Mass) 66 Manco, Dominick ** 6-3 221 LS RSr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 67 Cespedes, Bryan 6-7 287 OL Fr. New London, Conn./New London 68 Bedell, James 6-1 192 LS Fr. Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional 69 Ryslik, David 6-4 300 DL Fr. Freehold, N.J./Peddie School 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 295 OL RJr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 71 Levy, Richard * 6-6 312 OL RJr. Trenton, N.J./Trenton West 72 Vechery, Brendan 6-6 302 OL RSo. Ashburn, Va./Broad Run 73 Hashemi, Steve 6-6 286 OL So. Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-6 300 OL RSr. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy 75 Oak, Daniel 6-3 292 OL RFr. Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers 77/7 Rutherford, Trey 6-5 300 OL So. Markham, Ontario/Kent School (Conn.) 78 Gifford, Dalton ** 6-4 303 OL RSr. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 79 Schafenacker, Kyle 6-3 290 OL RSo. Cooper City, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 80 Myers, Tommy * 6-5 255 TE RSo. Coventry, Conn./Coventry 81 Bogue, John-Luke 6-1 186 WR RSr. New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle 83 Campbell, Ian 6-5 259 TE Fr. Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock 84 Battle, Frank 6-5 193 WR Fr. Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep 85 McLean, Aaron 6-5 203 WR Fr. Southborough, Mass./St. Mark’s 86 Bloom, Alec 6-6 257 TE So. Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley Senior High 87 Sims, Tyrae 5-6 154 WR RFr. Worcester, Mass./Burncoat 88 Mayala, Hergy 6-2 200 WR Fr. Montreal, Que./Trinity Pawling (N.Y.) 89 Lee, Chris 6-7 252 TE Fr. Severna Park, Md./Severna Park 90 Campenni, Julian *** 6-0 306 DL RSr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 90 Holman, Zordan 6-5 250 TE Fr. Portland, Maine/Cheverus 91 Blackwell, Felton 6-2 340 DE Fr. Egg Harbor City, N.J./Cedar Creek 92 Myers, Mikal ** 6-1 323 DL RJr. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy 93 Fatukasi, Folorunso * 6-4 304 DL RSo. Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel 94 Lensander, Nicholas 6-2 247 TE RJr. Santa Barbara, Calif./Pratt (N.Y.) 94 Murphy, Kevin 6-1 285 DL Fr. Westchester, Pa./Westchester East 95 Adeyemi, Kenton ** 6-4 291 DL RSr. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) 96 Atkins, James 6-5 267 DL RFr. Saugus, Mass./Blair Academy (N.J.) 97 Tabur, Tom 6-3 282 DL Fr. Whitinsville, Mass./Worcester Academy 98 Paluch, Andrew 6-2 163 K RJr. Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill 99 Marinan, Sean * 6-1 296 DL RJr. Higganum, Conn./Xavier

*- number of letters earned

Connecticut (23): Adeyemi, Bisack, Bivona, Boyle, Cespedes, Claflin, Coney, DeLorenzo, Hashemi, Jean-Pierre, Marinan, Tommy Myers, Newsome, Ormsby, Paluch, Rishell, Stewart, Sullivan, Thomas, Thompson, Vitale, Walsh, Weyrauch

New Jersey (14): Beals, Bedell, Blackwell, Campbell, Clax, Levy, Robinson, Ryslik, Sowa, Samra, Stephen, Summers, Terry, Nazir Williams

Florida (11): Battle, Crozier, Green, Hadley, Johnson, Marder, Oak, Parker, Puyol, Schafenacker, Jhavon Williams

New York (11): Bogue, Davis, Fatukasi, Hopkins, Junior Lee, Manco, Mikal Myers, Peart, Stapleton, Tarbutt, Wilson

Massachusetts (9): Atkins, Gifford, McAllister, McLean, Melifonwu, Nwokeji, Sims, Tarbur, Tully

Pennsylvania (8): Bloom, Britton, Campenni, Carrezola, Hicks, Joseph, Lemelle, Murphy

Maryland (3): Chris Lee, Lucas, Watkins

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

California (2): Anderson, Lensander

Deleware (1): Freeborn

Georgia (2): Adams, Shirreffs

Illinois (2): Diggs, Garland

Quebec (2): Mayala, Okounam

British Columbia (1): Lawley

Denmark (1): Knappe

Maine (1): Holman

North Carolina (1): Wain

Ohio (1): Vann

Ontario (1): Rutherford

South Carolina (1): Stevens

Tennessee (1): Billy Williams

Texas (1): Bockeloh

Washington, D.C. (1): Richardson

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UCONN OFFENSEGame WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE TE QB TBVillanova Thomas Lucas Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Johnson

Army Thomas Lucas Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom Newsome (TB) Shirreffs Johnson

Missouri Thomas Lucas Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Beals (WR) Lemelle (WR) Shirreffs Newsome

Navy Thomas DeLorenzo(FB) Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome

at BYU Thomas Marriner(RB) Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome

at UCF Thomas Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome

USF Thomas Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome

at Cincinnati Thomas Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Beals (WR) T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome

ECU Beals Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome

at Tulane Thomas Mayala Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom Rutherford (FB) Shirreffs Newsome

Houston Thomas Beals Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom T. Myers Shirreffs Newsome

at Temple Thomas Beals Levy Hopkins Vechery Samra Knappe Bloom Rutherford (FB) Boyle Newsome

UCONN DEFENSEGame DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB S S CB

Villanova Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Marder Summers

Army Adeyemi M. Myers Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Walsh Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

Missouri Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Green (CB) Stewart Joseph Walsh Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

Navy Adeyemi M. Myers Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Walsh Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

at BYU Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Hadley

at UCF Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

USF Adeyemi Ormsby Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

at Cincinnati Ormsby Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

ECU Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

at Tulane Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

Houston Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers

atTemple Adeyemi Fatukasi Campenni Carrezola Stewart Joseph Vann Williams Adams Melifonwu Summers



NOTES

QUICK HITS• UConn is appearing in a bowl game for the sixth-time in school history and making its first-ever appearance in the St. Petersburg Bowl.• UConn head coach Bob Diaco is making his first appearance as a head coach in a bowl game, but the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be the

ninth post-season game he has coached in, including the BCS title game with Notre Dame in 2012 and the Sugar Bowl with Cincinnati in 2010.

• UConn enters bowl season 17th in the country in scoring defense (second in American) and tenth in the country in interceptions with 17.UConn is also 17th in the country in turnover margin.

• Sophomore cornerback was named first team All-American Athletic Conference while senior defensive lineman Julian Campenni and class-mate safety Andrew Adams were second team. A pair of sophomores in redshirt sophomore Foley Fatukasi and linebacker Junior Joseph were honorable mention.

• Running back Arkeel Newsome is 18h in the country all-purpose yards at 135.08 per game (1st in American).

UCONN SCHEDULE/RESULTSDate Opponent (TV) Score/Time

9/3 Villanova (SNY) W, 20-159/12 Army (CBSSN) W, 22-179/19 at Missouri (ESPN) L, 9-69/26 NAVY* (CBSSN) L, 28-1810/2 at BYU (ESPN2) L, 30-1310/10 at UCF* (ESPNews) W, 40-1310/17 USF* (ESPNU) L, 28-2010/24 at Cincinnati* (CBSSN) L, 37-13 10/30 E CAROLINA* (ESPNU) W, 31-1311/7 at Tulane* (ESPNews) W, 7-3 11/21 HOUSTON* (ESPNU) W, 20-1711/28 at Temple* (ESPNU) L, 27-312/26 vs. Marshall (ESPN) 11 a.m. *Denotes American Athletic Conference Game

MARSHALL SCHEDULE/RESULTSDate Opponent (TV) Score/Time

9/6 PURDUE W, 41-319/12 at Ohio * L, 21-109/19 NORFOLK STATE W, 45-79/26 at Kent State W, 36-29 (2OT)

10/3 OLD DOMINION* W, 27-710/9 SOUTHERN MISS* W, 31-1010/17 at Florida Atlantic* W, 33-17 10/24 NORTH TEXAS* W, 30-1310/31 at Charlotte* W, 34-10 11/7 at Middle Tennesee* L, 27-24 (3OT)

11/14 FIU* W, 52-011/27 at Western Kentucky* L, 49-2812/26 vs. UConn (ESPN) 11 a.m.*Denotes Conference USA Game

HEAD COACHESUCONN HEAD COACH BOB DIACO

UConn head coach Bob Diaco is concluding his second year as the head coach at UConn and his second overall as a collegiate head coach. He has led the Huskies to bowl eligibility in his second year as the helm of the Huskies in 2015 becoming the first-ever UConn football coach to make postseason play after just two seasons. Diaco served on the Notre Dame coaching staff as the defensive coordinator from 2010-13 and was the assistant head coach in 2012 and ‘13. He was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was the first Irish assistant to receive the prestigious award. He was a semifinalist for the award in 2011. Diaco joined the Notre Dame staff in 2010 as defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach, took responsibility for the entire linebacker position in 2011 and added responsibilities as asso-ciate head coach in 2012. His 2012 Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and posted an overall record of 12-1. Diaco has an impressive coach-ing resume as he served at Virginia (2006-08) as the linebackers and special teams coordina-tor and Cincinnati (2009) as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach before joining the Notre Dame staff. A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., and a 1995 Iowa graduate, Diaco began his coaching career in 1996-97 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000) as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach, Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) working with the same positions and Central Michigan (2005) as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons.

MARSHALL HEAD COACH DOC HOLLIDAYDoc Holliday is concluding his sixth season as the head coach of Marshall and has a

49-28 career record at the school entering the 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl. He has now led Marshall to bow games in four of the five seasons with wins in all three previous games, including a win in last year’s Boca Raton Bowl over Northern Illinois. Holliday is a 1979 West Virginia graduate and played linebacker at the school. He was an assistant coach for the Mountaineers from 1979 through 1999. He was also an assistant coach at North Carolina State (2000-04), Florida (2005-07) and then back at West Virginia again (2008-09) before taking the Marshall position.

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COVERAGETELEVISION COVERAGE

The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be televised nationally by ESPN. Tom Hart is on play-by-play while Anthony Becht is on color and Tiffany Greene is the sideline reporter. Brian Boyle directs while Chuck Ciccarello is the producer.

NATIONAL RADIOThe game will be available around the country on ESPN Radio. Rene Ingoglia and

Brett McMurphy are on the call.

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 2015-16 year marks the 24th consecutive season that WTIC is the flagship for UConn sports. The 2015-16 football and men’s and women’s basketball season also marks the third year that the radio rights are held by IMG College, which is UConn’s multi-media rights partner. UConn men’s hockey, a member of the prestigious Hockey East Conference, joins the IMG and WTIC lineup this season with game broadcasts and a coach’s show.

Veteran UConn announcers Joe D’Ambrosio (play-by-play) and Wayne Norman (color commentary) call the action with Kevin Nathan on the sidelines and Anthony “Rex” McCalla on production.

Norman, who is in his 35th season of being part of the UConn radio team, is ranked 14th in the country in terms of consecutive years broadcasting college football for a single school – play-by-play or color. Bob Robertson of Washington State leads the way with 49. The survey was done by the Louisiana Tech Athletic Communications Office.

Other affiliates for UConn football on the UConn IMG Sports Network include longtime affiliate WILI 1400-AM in Willimantic and WAVZ-1300 AM in New Haven and WGCH 1490-AM in Greenwich. In addition, the games can be heard on the TuneIn Radio app.

UCONN VS. MARSHALL HISTORY UCONN VS. MARSHALL SERIES

The St. Petersburg Bowl is the first-ever meeting between UConn and Marshall in the sport of football. The only team from the state of West Virginia that UConn has ever played is WVU as a member of the Big East Conference. UConn has a 1-7 all-time record vs. the Mountaineers. The Huskies have an all-time record of 1-2 against the current members of Conference USA with a win over Florida Atlantic in 2002 and losses to Middle Tennessee in 2000 and 2001.

UCONN-MARSHALL CONNECTIONS UConn does not have any players from the state of West Virginia on its roster, while

Marshall redshirt sophomore linebacker Kyle Camacho is from Greenwich…UConn offen-sive line coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator Mike Cummings was an assistant at Marshall from 2005-09 as the team won the 2009 Little Caesar’s Bowl…former Husky players from the state of West Virginia include Morgantown native Shane Forgarty, who won a letter in 2005 and later went on to be a graduate assistant coach for the Huskies.

Rushing Yards-TDNewsome ............760-6 Johnson ...............555-5Shirreffs ..............428-3 Foster ...................406-3Johnson ..............216-4 Watson ................398-5

Passing Yards-TD-INTShirreffs ..............1992-9-7 Litton ............2387-22-7Boyle ...................281-0-2 Birdsong ...........365-2-4Anderson ............53-1-0

Receptions-Receiving Yards-TDThomas ...............54-719-3 Allen ...............56-696-5Newsome ............40-432-2 Reaves .............47-617-4Beals....................23-271-2 Yurachek .........39-361-8

Points ScoredPuyol ..................65 Smith ........................ 92Newsome ............48 Yurachek ................... 48Johnson ..............24 Reaves ....................... 42

Total TacklesAdams .................89 McKelvey ................ 113Joseph .................86 Lang .......................... 88Melifonwu ..........79 Letman ..................... 75Stewart ................59 Hunter ...................... 63J. Williams ..........51 Tindal ....................... 61

InterceptionsSummers .............7 Allen ........................... 3J. Williams ..........3 Letman ....................... 3Adams .................3 Two Players ................ 2

TFLs-SacksCarrezola .............8.5-6.0 Thompson .......11.5-8.0Stewart ................8.5-2.0 McKelvey ...........9.0-0.0Fatukasi ..............6.0-7.0 Bee .....................7.5-3.0

Category UConn MarshallTotal Offense 318.4 401.3Rushing Offense 124.6 168.8Passing Offense 193.8 232.6Passing Efficiency 123.5 124.5Scoring Offense 17.8 32.6First Downs For 200 257Third Down Conv. 32% 38%Turnovers-INT/FUM 15-9/6 23-12/11Total Defense 352.2 372.2Rushing Defense 165.3 171.5Passing Defense 186.9 200.8Passing Eff. Defense 112.1 101.1Scoring Defense 19.8 18.4 First Downs Against 217 255Third Down Defense 38% 34%TOs Forced-INT/FUM 24-17/7 27-14/13Time Of Possesion 31:17 29:43Turnover Margin +9 +4Penalties-Yards 71-570 87-815

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NOTESFLORIDA NATIVES

The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is a homecoming for the 11 Florida natives on the UConn roster – Fr. WR Frank Battle (Miami), So. C Ryan Crozier (Plantation), RJr. CB John Green (Miami), Jr. CB Javon Hadley (Miami), So. RB Ron Johnson (Naples), RJr. DB Ellis Marder (Windermere), RFr. OL Daniel Oak (Fort Myers), Fr. LB Dallas Parker (Ponte Vedra Beach), RJr. K Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach), RFr. OL Kyle Schafenacker (Cooper City) and RJr. CB Jhavon Williams (Wellington).

SQUAD NOTESHUSKIES ARE BOWL-ELIGIBLE

With the November 21 win over Houston, the Huskies became bowl eligible for the season. UConn is bowl eligible for the first time since the 2010 season.

From 2003-2010, the Huskies were bowl eligible in six of eight years and went to four-straight bowls form 2007-10.

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 also topped South Carolina in the 2010 Papajohns.com Bowl (2009 season) and beat Buffalo in the 2009 International Bowl (2008 season). 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 over Toledo. In 2003, UConn was 9-3, but did not go to a bowl because of its independent status.

HUSKY OPPONENTS ARE BOWLINGHere is a list of UConn’s 2015 opponents that are playing bowl games this season:BYU: vs. Utah in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m., ABCUSF: vs. Western Kentucky in the Miami Beach Bowl on Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m., ESPNTemple: vs. Toledo in the Marmot Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22, 7:00 p.m., ESPNCincinnati: vs. San Diego State in the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24, 8:00 p.m., ESPNNavy: vs. Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman on Dec.

28 at 2:30 p.m., ESPNHouston: vs. Florida State in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl on Dec. 31 at Noon, ESPN

PLAY BALL!The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will mark the third time that the Huskies have played

in a currently active Major League Baseball stadium. UConn played Army last season at Yankee Stadium and took a 35-21 loss to the Black Knights. UConn topped Buffalo in the 2009 International Bowl by a 38-20 score at the Rogers Center in Toronto – home of the Blue Jays.

For years as a member of the Yankee Conference, UConn played games at Boston University at Nickerson Field, which was the home of the National League’s Boston Braves from 1915-53.

Tropicana Field isn’t totally strange to UConn athletic teams as the men’s basketball team won the 1999 NCAA Final Four at the facility with wins over Ohio State and Duke.

AMERICAN STANDINGS EAST Conference Overall StreakTemple 7-1 .875 10-3 .769 L1USF 6-2 .750 8-4 .667 W4Cincinnati 4-4 .500 7-5 .583 W1UConn 4-4 .500 6-6 .500 L1East Carolina 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 L1UCF 0-8 .000 0-12 .000 L12

WESTHouston 7-1 .875 12-1 .923 W2Navy 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 W1Memphis 5-3 .625 9-3 .750 W1Tulsa 3-5 .375 6-6 .500 W1Tulane 1-7 .125 3-9 .250 L2SMU 1-7 .125 2-10 .167 L1

AMERICAN BOWL GAMESMonday, Dec. 21Miami Beach BowlUSF vs. Western Kentucky, 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 22Marmot Boca Raton BowlTemple vs. Toledo, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 24Hawai’i BowlCincinnati vs. San Diego State, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 26St. Petersburg BowlUConn vs. Marshall, 11 a.m.

Camping World Independence BowlTulsa vs. Virginia Tech, 5:45 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 28Military BowlNavy vs. Pitt, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 30Birmingham BowlMemphis vs. Auburn, 12 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 31Chick-Fil-A Peach BowlHouston vs. Florida State, 12 p.m.

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NOTESUCONN AND NATIONAL LEADERS

Here is where UConn stands in selected NCAA Statistical Categories entering bowl season:IndividualJamar Summers, 3rd in interceptions with 7, 1st in American; 5th in interceptions per game

at 0.6 , 1st in AmericanArkeel Newsome, 18h in all-purpose yards at 135.08 per game, 1st in AmericanBobby Puyol, 5th in field goal percentage at 88.2%, 1st in AmericanFolorunso Fatukasi, 7th in forced fumbles with 0.36 per game, 1st in AmericanTeamTotal Defense: 352.3 yards per game, 33rd in country, 2nd in AmericanScoring Defense: 19.8 ppg, 17th in country, 2nd in AmericanInterceptions: 17, 10th in country, 1st in AmericanTurnover Margin: Plus-0.75 per game, 17th in country, 3rd in AmericanTurnovers Gained: 24, 22nd in country, 2nd in AmericanTurnovers Lost: 15, 24th in country, 4th in AmericanPass Efficiency Defense: 112.14, 21st in country, 2nd in AmericanPassing Yards Allowed: 186.0 yards per game, 21st in country, 1st in AmericanPunt Return Defense: 2.81 yards per return, 8th in country, 2nd in AmericanRed Zone Defense, 73.7%, 11th in country, 1st in AmericanTime of Possession, 31:17, 37th in country, 5th in American

HUSKIES HONORED FOR GRADUATION RATE BY AFCA

The UConn football program was honored by the American Football Coaches Association in early December for its outstanding graduation rate. The honor is part of the group’s Academic Achievement Award program, which is sponsored by the Touchdown Club of Memphis. The award is based on both the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate for-mula and the Federal Graduation Rate formula. UConn was one of the schools honored for having a Federal Graduation Rate of 75 percent or better.

HUSKIES ARE ROAD WARRIORSUConn’s six road games this year have been quite a journey as the Huskies have trav-

elled 12,506 roundtrip air miles this year. When you add the St. Petersburg Bowl to the mix (2,200 round trip), the final total will be 14,706. UConn’s trip to BYU on October 2 was the longest in UConn regular season history at 2,020 one-way miles and 4,040 round-trip air miles. The trip to play Missouri in Columbia was 1,050 one-way miles (2,100 round-trip) as was the trip to Orlando to play UCF. UConn’s trip to New Orleans was 1,280 one-way air miles. UConn’s last regular season road game vs. Temple on Nov. 28 – was a quick 194 mile bus trip.

UCONN VS. RANKED TEAMS UConn played three ranked teams this season in the Associated Press poll at the time

of the game (Missouri at No. 22, Houston at No. 13 and Temple at No. 25) and have now played a ranked team 27 times during its history and UConn has three victories in those games. In addition to this year’s game vs. Houston, the wins were 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.

AMERICAN HONORS FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCECB Jamar Summers

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCES Andrew AdamsDT Julian Campenni

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCEDT Foley FatukasiLB Junior Joseph

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKWR Noel Thomas, November 21, vs. Houston

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKCB Jamar Summers, November 7, at Tulane

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEKTB Arkeel Newsome, October 3, vs. UCF

HONOR ROLLQB Bryant Shirreffs, September 12, vs. Army

QB Bryant Shirreffs, October 3, vs. UCF

CB Jamar Summers, November 21, vs. Houston

RB Arkeel Newsome, October 30, vs. East Carolina



NOTESHUSKIES VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES SINCE 2002

Connecticut boasts a 48-32 record against non-conference opponents in the reg-ular season since making the move to the FBS in 2002. The Huskies have won 21 of their last 34 regular season non-league games overall. 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), 0-4 (2013), 1-3 (2014) and 2-2 in 2015.

YOUTH IN THE LINEUPUConn used a total of 51 players in its victory against Villanova on September 3

and then used 55 in the win against Army. The Huskies used 47 players on the road against Missouri, 55 vs. Navy, 51 vs. BYU, a season-high 61 in the win over UCF, 53 vs. USF, 49 in the win over East Carolina, 47 vs. Tulane, 51 in the win over Houston and 51 again in the regular season finale vs. Temple.

The youth in the UConn lineup is impressive as the 11 Husky starters on offense in the Villanova opener were comprised of seven redshirt sophomores or true soph-omores with three redshirt juniors or true juniors. The only senior in the starting offense was right guard Tyler Samra (Fairlawn, N.J.).

That trend has continued throughout the season as six of UConn’s regular start-ers are redshirt sophomores or sophomores with three juniors or redshirt juniors and Samra being the lone senior again. Among true who have made starts as the season went on are: wide receiver Tyraiq Beals (East Orange, N.J.) with four and wide receiv-er Hergy Mayala (Montreal, Que.) with five.

On defense, the UConn starting 11 on opening day had four redshirt sopho-mores or true sophomores with two redshirt juniors. The defensive starting lineup has remain virtually unchanged for the season.

Two true freshmen made their collegiate debuts against Villanova were Beals and kicker Michael Tarbutt (Grimsby, Ont.). Three more freshmen made their collegiate debut vs. Army – linebacker Dallas Parker (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), Mayala and tight end Chris Lee (Severna Park, Md.). Freshman wide receiver Aaron McLean (Southboroough, Mass.) made his collegiate debut vs. Missouri.

Beals has 23 receptions for 271 yards on the season (third on the team), including a career-high six receptions for 63 yards and his first career TD reception against Navy.

Of the 51 players used by UConn in the opener vs. Villanova, only 11 were in their final season of elgibility.

TRACKING THE OPPONENTS

VILLANOVA (6-5)Season Complete

ARMY (2-10)Season Complete

MISSOURI (5-7)Season Complete

16/15 NAVY (10-2)Military Bowl, Dec. 28 vs. Pitt

-/ARV BYU (9-3)Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl

Dec. 19 vs. Utah

UCF (0-12)Season Complete

ARV/- USF (8-4)Miami Beach Bowl

Dec. 21 vs. Western Kentucky

CINCINNATI (7-5)Hawai’i Bowl

Dec. 24 vs. San Diego State

EAST CAROLINA (5-7)Season Complete

TULANE (3-9)Season Complete

21/21 HOUSTON (12-1)Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl

December 31 vs. Florida State

25/24 TEMPLE (10-3)Marmot Boca Raton Bowl

December 22 vs. Toledo

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OFFENSIVE NOTESSHIRREFFS IMPRESSIVE IN FIRST SEASON

UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) has had a successful start to his Husky career with over 200 yards of passing in five of his first ten collegiate starts and limiting the number of interceptions. He left the win against Houston (Nov. 21) with an injury in the first quarter and did not play in the season finale vs. Temple.

Shirreffs had some gaudy numbers on October 17 vs. USF as he passed for 365 yards (28 of 41 with one TD and one INT) and rushed for 100 yards (19 carries and one TD). His 465 yards of total offense was one-yard shy of the school single-game record (466, Casey Cochran vs. Memphis in 2013).

He also became the first quarterback in school history to rush for 100 yards in a game and pass for 300. Shirreffs became the first Husky QB to rush for 100 yards in a game since D.J. Hernandez rushed for 130 vs. Pittsburgh in 2006.

Shirreffs made his debut against Villanova on September 3 and was 12 of 20 for 202 yards in the air with a pair of touchdowns. He also rushed ten times for 33 yards. His touchdown passes were 14 and 27 yards. Shirreffs also teamed up with redshirt sophomore Tommy Myers (Coventry, Conn.) for a 69-yard completion on the second play from scrimmage of the second half to set up a go-ahead touchdown.

For his efforts against the Wildcats, he was named the winner of the weekly Gold Helmet Award by the New England Collegiate Football Writers Association.

Against Army on September 12, he was 19 of 25 in the air for 270 yards. He was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week.

Against Missouri on September 19, he was 17 of 26 in the air for 156 yards. Against Navy, he was 19 of 32 in the air for 219 yards and two touchdowns and vs. BYU he was 14 of 28 for 168 yards and a TD.

In the win over UCF, he was 16 of 22 in the air for 256 yards and a touchdown. He also carried the ball 13 times for a net of 42 yards.

In the win over East Carolina, he was 12 of 21 for 184 yards with a TD pass.

In 262 pass attempts this season, he has thrown just seven inter-ceptions – two of them in the same game vs. BYU and one against Tulane on the final play of the first half in a driving rain.

Shirreffs transferred to UConn from North Carolina State and sat out the 2014 season. He played in one game for the Wolfpack in 2014 and the Villanova game was his first collegiate start.

BOYLE COMES OFF THE BENCHUConn junior quarterback Tim Boyle (Middlefield, Conn.) came

off the bench the win vs. Houston when redshirt sophomore Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) went down with an injury. Boyle had only seen duty vs. UCF at the end of the game in 2015 – two for two for seven yards. Boyle also started the regular season finale vs. Temple (Nov. 28).

Against the Cougars, Boyle was 12 of 22 for 110 yards of passing without an interception. He was 12 of 20 against the Owls for 121 yards with an interception.

Boyle now has eight career starts over 2013-15, four as a true freshman in 2013, three in ’14 and one this year. He started the last three games of 2014, which all resulted in Husky wins.

Boyle was the Connecticut High Schools Coaches’ Association Player of the Year as a senior in 2012 at Xavier High School. He threw for nearly 2,500 yards as a senior with 24 touchdowns. Xavier won the Class LL state championship in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

THOMAS LEADS THE RECEIVERSUConn junior Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) is the leading

receiver for the Huskies this season with 54 catches for 719 yards. In the win vs. Houston, Thomas was spectacular with seven receptions for a career-high 108 yards and had two TD receptions. The first came on a four-yard pass from Shirreffs that gave the Huskies a score on their opening drive and the second came on a nifty 45-yard reception from junior Garrett Anderson (Walnut, Calif.) after taking a lateral from Boyle.

Thomas was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Houston.

Thomas had a career-high eight receptions vs. USF on 74 yards. Thomas’ seven receptions for 86 yards vs. Missouri, including an incredible 29-yard grab on a third-and-ten play that set up UConn’s lone TD of the day. He also had five receptions for 78 yards against Navy and two receptions vs. BYU. Thomas led the Huskies in receiv-ing in the win vs. UCF with five catches for 62 yards – plus his first receiving TD of the season and fifth of his career. He also had five receptions for 63 yards in the regular season finale vs. Temple.



NOTESANDERSON MOVES TO RUNNING BACK SPOT

UConn junior Garrett Anderson (Walnut, Calif.) joined the Huskies this year and came as a quarterback from Laney Junior College in California. Towards the end of the season, the Husky coaching staff also started working him at the running back spot (with a number change to 24) and he was part of the most memorable play of the season in the win vs. Houston.

In the fourth quarter on a second-and-11 from the Houston 45, Boyle lateralled the ball to Anderson, who used his quarterback skills to throw it to a waiting Thomas, who then waltzed into the end zone. Anderson also had a 12-yard reception vs. Houston.

In the regular season finale vs. Temple, Anderson lined up at both running back and quarterback during the course of the game.

Anderson threw for over 1,500 yards and 24 TDs as Laney in 2013 and threw for 612 in 2014. He attended high school at Berean Christian in Walnut Creek.

TRUE-BLUE MYERS SETS CAREER HIGHS

UConn redshirt sophomore Tommy Myers (Coventry, Conn.) set career highs against Villanova on September 3 with 83 receptions yards, including one for 69 yards. Entering the game, Myers had just eight career receiving yards. Myers’ father Norm played football at UConn from 1981-84 and his mother Peggy (Walsh) Myers played women’s basketball from 1982-86 and had 1,413 career points – among the top 25 in school history. Myers is the fifth-leading receiver on team this year with 16 receptions for 232 yards and two TDs. He tied for the team lead in receptions in the win vs. Tulane with two for 24 yards. Myers left the Houston game in the first quarter with an injury, which ended his season.

YOUTH AT RECEIVERThe receiving statistics for UConn demonstrate how young the

Huskies are this year and the great promise for the future. Of the 191 receptions made by UConn this year, only five have been made by a player in their final year of eligibility and 123 of them have been made by players in either their first or second year of eligibility.

ARKEEL EMERGES IN RUNNING GAME

Sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) has emerged as the top running back in the Husky rotation this season and has started the past nine games. He leads UConn in rushing with 760 yards and six TDs on 174 carries.

Newsome has rushed the ball for over 100 yards in the two of the final four games of the regular season – both of the UConn wins and his first two career 100-yard games.

Newsome had 114 yards on a career-high 32 carries vs. Houston and added two receptions. Newsome had another great game in the win vs. East Carolina on October 30 as he carried the ball 25 times for a career-high 179 yards of rushing with two touchdowns. He had a 90-yard TD run late in the third quarter, which gave UConn a commanding 24-6 lead. That 90-yard run was tied as the third-lon-gest rush in school history and the longest rush for a Husky since Terry Caulley had a 98-yard rush vs. Army in 2006. His 179 yards of rushing was the most for a Husky since Jordan Todman had 192 against Temple in 2010.

Newsome also had 41 yards of receiving vs. the Pirates and 24 kickoff returns for 244 all-purpose yards. He now has 1,621 all-pur-pose yards this season to lead the team.

For his performance vs. East Carolina, Newsome was named the winner of the weekly Gold Helmet Award, given out by the New England Football Writers Association to the top player in New England each week.

He is also UConn’s second-leading receiver with 40 catches for 432 yards, including a 30-yard TD reception vs. BYU. He had a career-high eight receptions for 74 yards against USF.

Newsome is the Huskies’ leading KO returner this year and has 19 for 429 yards – including a career-long 71-yarder vs. UCF.

Newsome was named to the American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts vs. UCF and had 257 yards of all-purpose yardage vs. the Knights.

Newsome started two games last year as a true freshman and was also UConn’s primary kickoff returner. He was a Parade Magazine All-American as a senior at Ansonia High School as the team went 43-0 in his final three seasons. He had 3,867 yards of rushing his senior year.

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DEFENSIVE NOTESHUSKIES AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN INTERCEPTIONS

UConn had four interceptions in the win over East Carolina on October 30 and has intercepted three or more passes in three games this year. The four interceptions matched a UConn team-high with five other games since the program was elevated to FBS level. The overall school record is six – recorded two times.

The Huskies recorded three interceptions in wins against Villanova (Sept. 3) and UCF (Oct. 10).

As a team, UConn is tied for tenth in the country with 17 interceptions entering bowl season, which is tied for tenth in the American.

Sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers (East Orange, N.J.) has recorded critical interceptions in three of the final four games of the season.

In the win vs. East Carolina (October 30), he had two. His first came in the closing seconds of the first half with ECU driving, but Summers’ intercepted the ball at the Husky eight. His second interception came last in the fourth quarter in the Husky endzone.

He returned a pick 67-yards for a touchdown in the win vs. Tulane (Sept. 7) – UConn’s only score in a 7-3 win.

Against Houston on Nov. 21, he intercepted the ball in the final minute of the game at the UConn 29 as the Cougars had been driving for a potential game-winning score.

Summers leads the Huskies in interceptions with seven – with five in the past four games.

Redshirt junior cornerback Jhavon Williams and senior cornerback Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) each have three.

In the win over UCF, two of the interceptions led to late first-half touchdowns to give the Huskies control of the game. Williams had UConn’s first interception with 2:18 left in the first half that put the ball at the UCF nine. The Huskies scored two plays later to make it 16-3.

On UCF’s next possession, Melifonwu had a pick that gave UConn the ball at the UCF 34 with 1:06 to play in the half. UConn scored a TD on two Shirreffs passes to take a 23-3 halftime lead.

ADAMS WITH KEY INTERCEPTIONSRedshirt senior Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) has had an interception in each of

the Huskies’ first two wins this year – and both came at critical times. His first intercep-tion of the season in the win over Villanova with a third-quarter grab with 6:32 to play as Villanova had moved to the UConn 36-yard line as the Huskies had a 13-9 lead. On Sept. 13 vs. Army, Adams had a pick with 2:21 left in the game as the Black Knights had the ball and were trying for a game-winning TD drive. Adams now has eight career interceptions and led the Huskies last season with four last season – including three against UCF on Nov. 1, 2014 – which tied a school single-game record.

FUTURE NON- CONFERENCE GAMES The following is a summary of all future non-conference UConn football games under contract.

2016September 3, MaineSeptember 17, VirginiaSeptember 24, SyracuseNovember 19, at Boston College

2017September 9, Holy CrossSeptember 16, at VirginiaSeptember 23, MissouriNovember 18, Boston College

2018August 30, Rhode IslandSeptember 8, at Boise StateSeptember 29 at SyracuseOctober 27, UMass

2019August 29, WagnerSeptember 7, IllinoisSeptember 21, at IndianaOctober 26, at UMass (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Mass.)

2020September 3, UMassSeptember 12, at IllinoisSeptember 26, Indiana

2021October 2, at UMass (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Mass.)

2022November 19, at Boston College

2023November 18, Boston College

UConn and Tennessee have a two-game home-and-home series under contract with dates to be determined.



NOTESSOPHOMORE STANDOUT PERFORMANCES

The UConn defense, although more upperclassmen laden than the offense, also has its share of younger performers. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Junior Joseph (Sinking Springs, Pa.) is the second-leading tackler on the team with 86 stops and 3.5 tackles for a loss.

Sophomore Folorunso Fatukasi (Far Rockaway, N.Y.) is seventh with 43, and lead the team with seven sacks.

Sophomore Luke Carrezola (Langhorne, Pa) is seventh with 42 and a team-leading 8.5 tackles for a loss. In the regular season finale vs. Temple, Carrezola also saw time on offense and had one reception for four yards.

Sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers (East Orange, N.J.) is ninth with 32.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTESPUYOL SEMIFINALIST FOR GROZA AWARD

UConn redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) is 15-for-17 in field goals this season and tied a career-long and had a season-high 45-yarder in the win vs. East Carolina with 22 seconds left in the first quarter. His previous season-long was 42-yards against BYU. He also had a 45-yarder vs. Memphis last year.

He had three field goals in the win vs. Army (September 12) and two in games vs. BYU, USF, Cincinnati and Houston.

Entering bowl season, Puyol is fifth in the country in field goal percentage at 88.2, which leads the American.

Puyol was one of 20 semifinalists for the 2015 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl.

WAIN PINNING THE BALLRedshirt junior punter Justin Wain (Wilmington, N.C.) has a

total of 70 punts this season and has 20 within the 20-yard line – including six inside the 20 in the win vs. Houston.

He also had an outstanding game vs. Army as he had three punts and put all three of them within the Black Knight 20-yard line. The most critical came with 2:30 left in the game and Army had closed the lead to 22-17. UConn was forced to punt from its own 39 and Wain got off a 50-yard to pin Army to its own 11.

Wain also pinned the Black Knights to their own ten-yard line in the in the second quarter and their own seven early in fourth quarter.

Wain had a career-high 11 punts in the Tulane game and did not mishandle one – quite an achievement considering the torrential rain that fell during the game from start to finish.

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Player Pos. Current team 2015 HigHligHts Career summary

Will Beatty OT New York Giants On PUP list 63 starts in 82 games, seven seasons all with Giants

Tyvon Branch DB Kansas City Chiefs 27 total tackles, 3 PBU, 1 INT, first career TD vs. Oakland

503 tackles, 5 INTS, 23 PBUs, 1 TD and eight sacks in eight years, first

seven with Oakland

Donald Brown RB San Diego Chargers Has played in 6 games, 12 rushes for 41 yds and 1 rec. for 31 yds

2,641 rushing yards, 1,009 receiving yards and 17 total TDs in six seasons

Darius Butler CB/S Indianapolis Colts 32 total tackles, 2FF, 1 interception, 2 PBU

253 tackles, 53 PBUs, 12 INTs and 4 TDs in seven seasons

Geremy Davis WR New York Giants 1 rec. for 5 yds vs. Atlanta, 1 rec. for 16 yds vs. San Fran In his rookie year with the Giants

Marcus Easley WR Buffalo Bills 1 reception for 58 yds and first career TD vs. Jacksonville

43 tackles, 24.4 KOR AVG in four years with BUF

Dwayne Gratz CB Jacksonville Jaguars 25 tackles, one PBU 112 tackles, 12 PBU, 3 INT in three years with the Jags

Ryan Griffin TE Houston Texans 13 receptions for 161 yds and two TD 42 receptions for 496 yards and 4 TD in three years with the Texans

Byron Jones CB Dallas Cowboys 38 tackles, eight PBUs In rookie year with Dallas and has started in two games

Danny Lansanah LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 41 tackles with one sack, two PBU, one FF125 tackles, one sack, three INTs, two

TDs and 10 PBUs in five seasons.

Sio Moore LB Indianapolis Colts Traded to Colts from Oakland on Sept. 4, 12 tackles

152 tackles, 7.5 sacks and two FF in two years with Oakland

Dan Orlovsky QB Detroit Lions 22 completions on 40 pass attempts for one TD

3,132 yards and 15 TDs in 10 seasons with four teams

Kendall Reyes DE San Diego Chargers 26 tackles, two sacks, one PBU in 11 starts120 tackles, 13.5 sacks, four PBUs in

three years

Anthony Sherman RB Kansas City Chiefs 2 receptions 43 receptions for 350 yards and 46 tack-les in five years with KC and ARI

Shamar Stephen DT Minnesota Vikings 2 tackles against San Diego, 1 tackle vs. Denver 26 tackles for MIN in 2 years

Jordan Todman WR Pittsburgh Steelers Four carries for 22 rushing yds 472 yards and 3 TDs in six seasons with JAX, Minnesota and San Diego.

Nick Williams WR Atlanta Falcons13 receptions for 119 yds and two TD, career high 43 yards vs. Tennesee, first career TD vs.

Minnesota

16 receptions for 134 yards and two TD in two seasons.

Blidi Wreh-Wilson CB Tennessee Titans 20 tackles, 3 PBUs in 10 games 90 tackles, 1 INT, 14 PBU’s in three years with the Titans

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2015-16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULEDate / Time (ET) Bowl (Site) Matchup TV

Sat., Dec. 19, 2 p.m Gildan New Mexico Bowl (University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M) Arizona vs. New Mexico ESPN

Sat., Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl (Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev) BYU vs. Utah ABC

Sat., Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala) Ohio vs. Appalachian State ESPN

Sat., Dec. 19, 7 p.m AutoNation Cure Bowl (Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla) San Jose State vs. Georgia State CBSSN

Sat., Dec. 19, 9 p.m R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La) Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech ESPN

Mon., Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m Miami Beach Bowl (Marlins Park, Miami, Fla) Western Kentucky vs. USF ESPN

Tues., Dec. 22, 3:30 p.m Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho) Akron vs. Utah State ESPN

Tues., Dec. 22, 7 p.m Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla) Temple vs. Toledo ESPN

Wed., Dec. 23, 4:30 p.m San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif) Boise State vs. Northern Illinois ESPN

Wed., Dec. 23, 8 p.m GoDaddy Bowl (Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala) Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green ESPN

Thurs., Dec. 24, 12 p.m Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas) Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan ESPN

Thurs., Dec. 24, 8 p.m Hawai`i Bowl (Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai`i) San Diego State vs. Cincinnati ESPN

Sat., Dec. 26, 11 a.m St. Petersburg Bowl (Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla) Connecticut vs. Marshall ESPN

Sat., Dec. 26, 2 p.m Hyundai Sun Bowl (Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas) Miami vs. Washington State CBS

Sat., Dec. 26, 2:20 p.m Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas) Washington vs. Southern Miss ESPN

Sat., Dec. 26, 3:30 p.m New Era Pinstripe Bowl (Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y) Indiana vs. Duke ABC

Sat., Dec. 26, 5:45 p.m Camping World Independence Bowl (Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La) Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech ESPN

Sat., Dec. 26, 9:15 p.m Foster Farms Bowl (Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif) UCLA vs. Nebraska ESPN

Mon., Dec. 28, 2:30 p.m Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md) Pittsburgh vs. Navy ESPN

Mon., Dec. 28, 5 p.m Quick Lane Bowl (Ford Field, Detroit, Mich) Central Michigan vs. Minnesota ESPN2

Tues., Dec. 29, 2 p.m Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas) California vs. Air Force ESPN

Tues., Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m Russell Athletic Bowl (Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla) North Carolina vs. Baylor ESPN

Tues., Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl (Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz) Nevada vs. Colorado State CI/ASN

Tues., Dec. 29, 9 p.m AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas) LSU vs. Texas Tech ESPN

Wed., Dec. 30, 12 p.m Birmingham Bowl (Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala) Auburn vs. Memphis ESPN

Wed., Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m Belk Bowl (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C) N.C. State vs. Mississippi State ESPN

Wed., Dec. 30, 7 p.m Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (LP Field, Nashville, Tenn) Texas A&M vs. Louisville ESPN

Wed., Dec. 30, 10:30 p.m Holiday Bowl (Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Calif) USC vs. Wisconsin ESPN

Thurs., Dec. 31, 12 p.m Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga) Houston vs. Florida State ESPN

Thurs., Dec. 31, 4 p.m College Football Playoff at Capital One Orange Bowl (Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla) Oklahoma vs. Clemson ESPN

Thurs., Dec. 31, 8 p.m College Football Playoff at Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas) Michigan State vs. Alabama ESPN

Fri., Jan. 1, 12 p.m Outback Bowl (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla) Northwestern vs. Tennessee ESPN2

Fri., Jan. 1, 1 p.m Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla) Michigan vs. Florida ABC

Fri., Jan. 1, 1 p.m BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl (University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz) Notre Dame vs. Ohio State ESPN

Fri., Jan. 1, 5 p.m Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual (Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif) Stanford vs. Iowa ESPN

Fri., Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m Allstate Sugar Bowl (Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La) Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss ESPN

Sat., Jan. 2, 12 p.m TaxSlayer Bowl (EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla) Penn State vs. Georgia ESPN

Sat., Jan. 2, 3:20 p.m AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn) Kansas State vs. Arkansas ESPN

Sat., Jan. 2, 6:45 p.m Valero Alamo Bowl (Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas) Oregon vs. TCU ESPN

Sat., Jan. 2, 10:15 p.m Cactus Bowl (Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz) West Virginia vs. Arizona State ESPN

Mon., Jan. 11, 8:30 p.m College Football Playoff National Championship (University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz) National Championship ESPN

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KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Robbie Frey (95), vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 1, 2011By Opp.: Brandon Wilson (94), Houston, Nov. 21, 2015

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: Deshon Foxx (72), vs. Stony Brook, Sept. 6, 2014By Opp.: Doug Beaumont (74), Louisville, Oct. 23, 2010

BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Max DeLorenzo (0), vs. Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Charles Gaines (7), Louisville, Nov. 8, 2013

INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Jamar Summers (67), at Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015By Opp.: DaShawn Benton (32), vs. ECU, Oct. 30, 2015

FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWNBy UConn: Marquise Vann (40), at Cincinnati, Oct. 19, 2013By Opp.: Praise Martin-Oguike (11), Temple, Sept. 27, 2014

30-PLUS CARRIESBy UConn: Arkeel Newsome (32), vs. Houston, Nov. 21, 2015By Opp.: Marlon Mack (31), USF, Sept. 19, 2014

100 YARDS RUSHINGBy UConn: Arkeel Newsome (114), vs. Houston, Nov. 21, 2015By Opp.: Jahad Thomas (119), Temple, Nov. 28, 2015

150 YARDS RUSHINGBy UConn: Arkeel Newsome (179), vs. ECU, Oct. 30, 2015By 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.: Keenan Reynolds (3), Navy, Sept. 26, 2015

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: Lyle McCombs, vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Storm Johnson, UCF, Oct. 26, 2013

5 0-PLUS PASSING ATTEMPTSBy UConn: Casey Cochran (54), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Justin Holman (50), UCF, Oct. 10, 2015

300 YARDS PASSINGBy UConn: Bryant Shirreffs (365), vs. USF, Oct. 17, 2015By Opp.: Gunner Kiel (327), Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015

400 YARDS PASSINGBy UConn: Casey Cochran (461), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Shane Carden (445), at East Carolina, Oct. 23, 2014

THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy UConn: Casey Cochran (4), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Paxton Lynch (4), Memphis, Nov. 29, 2014

FOUR-PLUS TOUCHDOWN PASSESBy UConn: Casey Cochran (4), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Paxton Lynch (4), Memphis, Nov. 29, 2014

TEN-PLUS RECEPTIONSBy UConn: Geremy Davis (15), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013

Deshon Foxx (11), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Mitch Juergens (10), BYU, Oct. 2, 2015

100 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UConn: Noel Thomas (108), vs. Houston, Nov. 21, 2015By Opp.: Chance Allen (105), Houston, Nov. 21, 2015

150 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UConn: Geremy Davis (207), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: J.J. Worton (178), UCF, Nov. 1, 2014

200 YARDS RECEIVINGBy UConn: Geremy Davis (207), vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Brandon Coleman (223), Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011

TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Noel Thomas (2), vs. Houston, Nov. 21, 2015By Opp.: Rodney Adams (3), USF, Oct. 17, 2015

THREE-PLUS RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSBy UConn: Dak Newton (3), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996By Opp.: Rodney Adams (3), USF, Oct. 17, 2015

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.: Shawn Moffit (50), UCF, Oct. 26, 2013

THREE FIELD GOALSBy UConn: Bobby Puyol (3), vs. Army, Sept. 12, 2015By Opp.: Andrew Gantz (4), Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015

FOUR FIELD GOALSBy UConn: Dave Teggart (4), at Cincinnati, Dec. 3, 2011By Opp.: Andrew Gantz (4), Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015

TWO SACKSBy UConn: Luke Carrezola (2.0), vs. Houston, Nov. 21, 2015By Opp.: Jamie Byrd (2.0), USF, Oct. 17, 2015

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: Jamar Summers (2), vs. ECU, Oct. 30, 2015By Opp.: Chris Carnegie (2), vs. Army, Nov. 8, 2014

THREE-PLUS INTERCEPTIONSBy UConn: Andrew Adams (3), vs. UCF, Nov. 1, 2014By 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.: Missouri, Sept. 19, 2015 (Clarence Green block of Justin Wain)

BLOCKED FIELD GOALBy UConn: at BYU, Oct. 2, 2015 (Team block of Trevor Samson)By Opp.: Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015 (Parry Nickerson block of Bobby Puyol)

100-YARD RUSHER AND A 300-YARD PASSERBy UConn: vs. USF, Oct. 17, 2015 (Bryant Shirreffs, both)By Opp.: Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015

(Hosey Williams, Mike Boone and Gunner Kiel)

100-YARD RECEIVER AND A 300-YARD PASSERBy UConn: at East Carolina, Oct. 23, 2014

(Deshon Foxx and Chandler Whitmer)By Opp.: East Carolina, Oct. 23, 2014

(Justin Hardy, Cam Worthy and Shane Carden)

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.: Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015 (Mike Boone and Hosey Williams)

TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERSBy UConn: vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013 (Geremy Davis and Deshon Foxx)By Opp.: East Carolina, Oct. 23, 2014 (Justin Hardy and Cam Worthy)

TWO QBS THROW OVER 100 YARDSBy UConn: vs. BYU, Aug. 29, 2014 (Casey Cochran and Chandler Whitmer)By Opp.: Rutgers, Nov. 26, 2011 (Chas Dodd and Gary Nova)

30-PLUS FIRST DOWNSBy UConn: 31, vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: 31, BYU, Oct. 2, 2015

FEWER THAN 10 FIRST DOWNSBy UConn: 9, at Temple, Nov. 28, 2015By Opp.: 9, Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015

LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHINGBy UConn: 9, at Temple, Nov. 28, 2015By Opp.: 34, at Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015

ATTEMPTED 50-PLUS PASSESBy UConn: 55, vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: 50, UCF, Oct. 10, 2015

300 YARDS RUSHING By UConn: 358, vs. Buffalo, Jan. 3, 2009By Opp.: 303, Navy, Sept. 26, 2015

400 YARDS PASSINGBy UConn: 463, vs. Memphis, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: 439, Rutgers, Nov. 29, 2011

LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSINGBy UConn: 81, at Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015By Opp.: 40, Navy, Sept. 26, 2015

90-PLUS OFFENSIVE PLAYS By UConn: 91, vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 11, 2006By Opp.: 95, BYU, Oct. 2, 2015

500 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSEBy UConn: 528, vs. USF, Oct. 17, 2015By Opp.: 612, Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015

600 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSEBy UConn: 600, vs. Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005By Opp.: 612, Cincinnati, Oct. 24, 2015

TEN-PLUS PUNTSBy UConn: 11, at Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015By Opp.: 11, Tulane, Nov. 7, 2015

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

SUCCESSFUL ONSIDE KICKBy UConn: vs. Army, Nov. 8, 2014By Opp.: Buffalo, Sep. 29, 2012

RECORDED A SAFETYBy UConn: vs. UCF, Oct. 10, 2015

(UCF stepped out and then back into end zone on kickoff)By Opp.: Missouri, Sept. 19, 2015

(Missouri recovered the ball off a blocked punt)

MADE TWO-POINT CONVERSIONBy UConn: vs. Navy, Sept. 26, 2015 (Bryant Shirreffs pass to Noel Thomas)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.: UCF 62, UConn 17, Oct. 26, 2013

RECORDED A SHUTOUTBy UConn: UConn 37, Massachusetts 0, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Cincinnati 41, UConn 0, Nov. 22, 2014

RECORDED A SHUTOUT AT UCONNBy UConn: UConn 37, Massachusetts 0, Aug. 30, 2012By Opp.: Cincinnati 41, UConn 0, Nov. 22, 2014

WON BY 30 OR MORE POINTSBy UConn: UConn 45, Memphis 10, Dec. 7, 2013By Opp.: Memphis 41, UConn 10, Nov. 29, 2014

CAME FROM AT LEAST 10 POINTS BEHIND TO WINBy UConn: UConn 28, Temple 21 (trailed 21-0), Nov. 23, 2013By 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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OFFENSIVE CAREER HIGHSGARRETT ANDERSON • JR • RB • #24Longest Pass: ......................................................45, vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Rec.: ...........................................................1, vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Rec. Yards: ...............................................12, vs. Houston 11/21/15Longest Reception: ...........................................12, vs. Houston, 11/21/15

ALEC BLOOM • SO • TE • #86Most Receptions: ........................................................5, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Rec. Yards .......................................................97, vs. USF 10/17/15Longest Reception: ...................................................38, vs. USF 10/17/15

TYRAIQ BEALS • FR • WR • #2Most Receptions: ........................................................6, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Longest Reception: .................................................. 39, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Rec. Yards: ..................................................... 63, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Carries: ..............................................................1, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Rushing Yards: ............................................... 15, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Longest Run: ........................................................... 15, vs. Navy, 9/26/15

TIM BOYLE • JR • QB • #14Most Passing Yards: ..................................... 310, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13 Most Passing Attempts: ...........................................43, vs. USF, 10/12/13 Most Completions: ......................................... 22, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13 Longest Pass: .....................................................39, at Memphis, 11/29/14Most Rushing Yards: ................................................12,vs. USF, 10/12/13Longest Run: ...........................................................19, vs. USF, 10/12/13

DHAMEER BRADLEY • JR • WR • #1Most Rec.: ...................................................4 (2x), last at ECU, 10/23/14Most Rec. Yards: ................................................41, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13Longest Reception: .............................................19, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13

JAZZMAR CLAX • JR • FB • #34Most Carries: .......................................................7, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Most Rushing Yards: .........................................11, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Longest Run: .......................................................5, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Most Receptions: ....................................................................1, four timesLongest Reception: ........................................15, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14Most Rec. Yards: ...........................................15, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14

MAX DeLORENZO • SR • RB • #44Most Carries: ......................................................23, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Most Rush Yards: ...............................................91, vs. Temple, 10/13/12Longest Run: ...................................... 26 (2x), last at Memphis, 11/29/14Most TDs: ............................................................2, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13Longest Reception: .............................................17, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13Most Receptions: ....................................................... 3, at BYU, 10/10/15Most Rec. Yards: ..................................................... 24, at BYU, 10/10/15

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

RON JOHNSON • SO • RB • #3Most Carries: ......................................... 23 (2x), last vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Rush Yards: ..................................................101, vs. SMU, 12/6/14Longest Run: ........................................................23, at Tulane, 10/11/14Most Rush TDs: .........................................................2, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most Receptions: .......................................................2, at UCF, 10/10/15Longest Reception: ...................................................22, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Rec. Yards: ......................................................22, vs. USF 10/17/15

BRIAN LEMELLE • JR • WR • #18Most Receptions: ...................................5 (2x), last vs. Memphis, 12/7/13Most Rec. Yards: .....................................................81, at UCF, 10/26/13Long Reception: ......................................................46, at UCF, 10/26/13Longest Kick Return:...............................................28, at ECU, 10/23/14

THOMAS LUCAS • SO • WR • #8Most Receptions: ...............................................5, vs. Boise State, 9/13/14Most Rec. Yards: .....................................................80, at ECU, 10/23/14Long Reception: ......................................................43, at ECU, 10/23/14

JOSHUA MARRINER • SO • RB • #26Most Carries: ..............................................................9, vs. BYU, 8/29/14Most Rush Yds: ............................... 27 (2x), last vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14 Longest Run: .................................................16, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14 Most TDs: ..................................................................1, vs. BYU, 8/29/14Most Receptions: .......................................................3, at ECU, 10/23/14Longest Reception: ..............................................25, at Temple, 11/28/15Most Rec. Yards: .................................................36, at Temple, 11/28/15

AARON MCLEAN • FR • WR • #85Most Receptions: ........................................1 (2x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most Rec. Yards: ....................................................11, vs. ECU, 10/30/15Longest Reception: .................................................11, vs. ECU, 10/30/15

TOMMY MYERS • SO • TE • #80Most Receptions: ........................................3 (2x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most Rec. Yards: .................................................83, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Longest Reception: ..............................................69, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most TDs: ..........................................................1 (2x), vs. Navy, 9/26/15

ARKEEL NEWSOME • SO • RB • #22Most Carries: ....................................................32, vs. Houston, 11/21/15Most Rushing Yards: ........................................... 179, vs. ECU, 10/30/15Longest Run: ..........................................................90, vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most TDs: ................................................................2, vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most Receptions: ................................ 8 (2x), last vs. Cincinnati 10/24/15Longest Reception: ............................................. 74t, vs. Temple, 9/27/14 Most Rec. Yards: ..................................................77, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Longest Kick Return:...............................................71, at UCF, 10/10/15

BRYANT SHIRREFFS • SO • QB • #4Most Passing Yards: ...............................................365, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Passing Attempts: ............................................41, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Completions: ...................................................28, vs. USF 10/17/15Longest Pass: ........................................................69, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Carries: ............................................................19, vs. USF 10/17/15Most Rushing Yards: ..............................................100, vs. USF 10/17/15Longest Run: ...........................................................36, at UCF, 10/10/15

NOEL THOMAS • JR • WR • #5Most Rec.: .............................................7 (3x), last vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Rec. Yards: .............................................108, vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Rec. TDs: ....................................2 (2x), last vs. Houston, 11/21/15Longest Reception: ...........................................45, vs. Houston, 11/21/15Most Carries: ............................................... 1 (2x), last at UCF, 10/10/15Most Rushing Yards: .................................................8, at UCF, 10/10/15Longest Run: .............................................................8, at UCF, 10/10/15



DEFENSIVE CAREER HIGHSANDREW ADAMS • SR • S • #22Most Tackles: .......................................................... 17, vs. Navy, 9/26/15 Most Interceptions: ....................................................3, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most PBU: ....................................................... 2, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13Longest Int. Return: .................................................43, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most TFL: ............................................1.0 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15

KENTON ADEYEMI • SR • DE • #95Most Tackles: ............................................................9, at ECU, 10/23/14Most TFL: ................................................ 1.0 (4x), last at BYU, 10/10/15Most Sacks: ............................................... 1.0 (2x), last at BYU, 10/10/15

JULIAN CAMPENNI • SR • DT • #90Most Tackles: ..................................... 6 (3x), last at Cincinnati, 10/24/15Most TFL: ...................................... 1.5, (2x), last vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14Most Sacks: .............................................1.0(2x), last vs. Temple, 9/27/14

LUKE CARREZOLA • SO • LB • #15Most Tackles: .............................................6 (3x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15Most TFL: ..........................................2.0 (2x), last vs. Houston 11/21/15Most Sacks: .......................................................2.0, vs. Houston 11/21/15Most FR: ...............................................................1, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most PBU: ................................................................1, vs. Army, 9/12/15

FOLORUNSO FATUKASI • SO • DL • #93Most Tackles: ............................................................ 7, at BYU, 10/10/15Most TFL: ..........................................................2.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Sacks: .........................................................2.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most FF: .................................................. 1 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15

JORDAN FLOYD • JR • S • #28Most Tackles: ............................................................2, vs. Army, 9/12/15

JOHN GREEN • JR • DB • #7Most Tackles: ............................................................6, at ECU, 10/23/14Most PBU: ......................................................2, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14

JAVON HADLEY • JR • DB • #4Most Tackles: .......................................... 3 (2x), last vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Sacks: .........................................................1.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most PBU: ................................................................1, at UCF, 10/10/15

JON HICKS • JR • LB • #55Most Tackles: ............................................. 4, (2x), last vs. SMU, 12/6/14

JUNIOR JOSEPH • SO • LB • #11Most Tackles: ................................................. 16, at Cincinnati, 10/24/15Most TFL: .................................................................2.0, at USF, 9/19/14Most Interceptions .....................................................1, vs. USF 10/17/15Most FF: .....................................................................1, vs. BYU, 8/29/14Most FR: ...............................................1 (2x), last vs. Houston 11/21/15

JUNIOR LEE • SR • S • #23Most Tackles: ............................................................ 5, at BYU, 10/10/15Longest Int. Return: ....................................... 20, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13Most PBU: .............................................. 1 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15

ELLIS MARDER • JR • S • #19Most Tackles: .............................................. 2 (3x), last at UCF, 10/10/15Most PBU: .............................................................. 1, at Mizzou, 9/19/15Most FR: ...................................................................1, at UCF, 10/10/15

BRICE McALLISTER • SO • CB • #16Most Tackles: ..................................................2, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14Most FF: .....................................................................1, vs. Navy, 9/26/15

OBI MELIFONWU • JR • S • #20Most Tackles: ................................................. 13, at Cincinnati, 10/24/15Most TFL: ..........................................................1.5, vs. Towson, 8/29/13Most PBU: ...........................................................2, vs. Maryland 9/14/13Most Interceptions: ....................................1 (2x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15Longest Int. Return: ................................................16, at UCF, 10/10/15

MIKAL MYERS • JR • DL • #92Most Tackles: ...........................................................6, vs. Army, 11/8/14Most TFL: .....................................................2.0, vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14Most Sacks: ....................................................1.0, vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14

COLE ORMSBY • SO • LB • #57Most Tackles: .............................................................4, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most TFL: ....................................................... 1.0 (5x), vs. USF 10/17/15Most Sacks: ............................................... 1.0 (4x), last at UCF, 10/10/15

CAMERON STAPLETON • SO • LB • #10Most Tackles: .............................................................3, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most TFL: ............................................................ 2.0, at Mizzou, 9/19/15Most Sacks: ...........................................1.0 (2x), last at Temple, 11/28/15Most PBU: .................................................. 1 (3x), last at UCF, 10/10/15Most FR: .............................................................1, vs. Houston 11/21/15

OMAINE STEPHENS • JR • LB • #54Most Tackles: ..................................................... 1 (2x), vs. USF 10/17/15

GRAHAM STEWART • SR • LB • #2Most Tackles: ...........................................................12, vs. UCF, 11/1/14Most TFL: ......................................... 2.0 (2x), last at Memphis, 11/29/14Most Sacks: ..............................................1.0 (4x), last vs. ECU, 10/30/15

JAMAR SUMMERS • SO • CB • #21Most Tackles: .......................................................... 8, at Mizzou, 9/19/15Most Sacks: .........................................................0.5, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Interceptions: ..................................................2, vs. ECU, 10/30/15most PBU: ..........................................................2, vs. Houston 11/21/15

MARQUISE VANN • SR • LB • #46Most Tackles: .............................................................14, at USF, 9/19/14Most TFL: .................................................................2.5, at USF, 9/19/14Longest FR: ...................................................40t, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13Most Interceptions: .................................................1, vs. ECU, 10/30/15

MATT WALSH • JR • LB • #36Most Tackles: ...............................................8 (2x), last vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most TFL: ............................................................ 1.5, at Mizzou, 9/19/15

JHAVON WILLIAMS • JR • CB • #6Most Tackles: .......................................................... 10, at BYU, 10/10/15Most Interceptions: ..................................... 1 (3x), last at UCF, 10/10/15Most TFL: ..............................................................2.0, vs. USF, 10/17/15Most PBU: .........................................................1, vs. Houston 11/21/15

SPECIAL TEAMS CAREER HIGHSBOBBY PUYOL • JR • K • #17Most FGM: ...............................................................3, vs. Army, 9/12/15Most FGA: ................................................................3, vs. Army, 9/12/15Longest FG Made: .................................45 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15Most Punts: ............................................................6, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Highest AVG (min. 3) ......................................35.0, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Longest Punt: .......................................................41, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Most Inside 20: ......................................................2, vs. Temple, 9/27/14Most PATs: ...............................................................3, at ECU, 10/23/14

JUSTIN WAIN • JR • P • #42Most Punts: ..................................................... 11, at Stony Brook, 9/6/14Highest AVG (min. 3): ...........................................44.5, at USF, 9/19/14Longest Punt: ...................................................59, at Memphis, 11/29/14 Most Inside 20: ................................................6, vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14

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PRATT & WHITNEY STADIUM AT RENTSCHLER FIELD• EAST HARTFORD, CONN.

Villanova (0-1) 0 9 0 6 – 15UConn (1-0) 6 0 7 7 – 20FIRST QUARTERUConn – T. Myers 14 yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick blocked) 6:55 (13-79,7:05)SECOND QUARTERVillanova – Team Safety 7:57Villanova – Gudzak 13 yd pass from Robertson (Weyler kick) 1:36 (14-67, 6:21)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Johnson 1 yd run (Puyol kick) 12:57 (4-75, 2:03)Fourth QuarterUConn – Newsome 27 yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick), 4:53 (7-64, 3:52)Villanova – Robertson 3 yd run (Robertson pass failed) 1:45 (11-54, 3:08)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns in his first collegiate start and first game for the Huskies as the UConn football team defeated Villanova by a 20-15 score on Thursday night. The game was the sea-son opener for both team and was played before a Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field crowd of 26,113.

The Huskies opened the scoring with a 14-yard TD reception by redshirt sophomore Tommy Myers (Coventry, Conn.) from Shirreffs that completed a 13 play, 79 yard drive that made it 6-0 Huskies with 6:55 to go in the first quarter.

The Wildcats led 9-6 at the half, but the Shirreffs to Myers duo was back at work on the second play from scrimmage of the second half for a 69-yard com-pletion that put the ball at the Wildcat one-yard line. Two plays later, sophomore running back Ron Johnson (Naples, Fla.) ran the ball in for the score and give UConn the lead for good at 13-9.

The Huskies made it 20-9 on a 27-yard reception by sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) with 4:53 to go in the game. Villanova quarterback John Robertson scored on a three-yard run with 1:45 to go.

UConn had a key defensive stop early in the fourth quarter as Villanova had moved the ball to the Husky 36, but stopped the Wildcats on fourth and one.

Johnson was UConn’s leading rusher with 65 yards while junior Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) and Newsome each had three receptions.

Redshirt sophomore Junior Joseph (Sinking Springs, Pa.) led the Huskies with nine tackles while sophomore linebacker Luke Carrezola (Langhorne, Pa.) had six tackles with a sack and redshirt sophomore Folorunso Fatukasi (Far Rockaway, N.Y.) had six tackles with two sacks.

Robertson passed for 153 yards and one TD while rushing 66 yards for the Wildcats, who are ranked fourth preseason in the NCAA FCS.

VU UCONNFIRST DOWNS 18 19 Rushing 7 8 Passing 10 9 Penalty 1 2NET YARDS RUSHING 114 105 Rushing Attempts 36 39 Average Per Rush 3.2 2.7 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 146 132 Yards Lost Rushing 32 27NET YARDS PASSING 189 202 Completions-Attempts-Int 18-33-1 12-20-1 Average Per Attempt 5.7 10.1 Average Per Completion 10.5 16.8 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 303 307 Total offense plays 69 59 Average Gain Per Play 4.4 5.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-45 4-30PUNTS-YARDS 3-148 4-176 Average Yards Per Punt 49.3 44.0 Net Yards Per Punt 49.3 34.0 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 2 Fair catch 1 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-190 5-297 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.3 59.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.7 36.0 Touchbacks 2 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 4-92-0 1-12-0 Average Per Return 23.0 12.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-6-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 31:49 28:11 1st Quarter 6:19 8:41 2nd Quarter 11:25 3:35 3rd Quarter 5:36 9:24 4th Quarter 8:29 6:31Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 6 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-3 Touchdowns 2-3 2-3 Field goals 0-3 0-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 4-19PAT Kicks 1-1 2-3Field Goals 0-1 0-0Points off turnovers 0 0

Total Participants (50): 2 Beals, 4 Hadley, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs, 14 Boyle, 17 Puyol, 18 Lemelle, 20 Melifonwu, 22 Newsome, 23 J. Lee, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 28 Floyd, 34 Clax, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 40 Tarbutt, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 57 Ormsby, 66 Manco, 75 Rugg, 77 Rutherford, 78 Gifford, 92 M. Myers, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiWR 8 Lucas DT 93 FatukasiLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTE 80 T. Myers S 19 MarderTB 3 Johnson CB 21 Summers

CONNECTICUTINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgJohson 22 76 11 65 1 10Shirreffs 10 40 7 33 0 12Thomas 1 8 0 8 0 8Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 12-20-1 202 2 69Receiving No Yds TD LgMyers 2 83 1 69Thomas 3 39 0 14Newsome 3 36 1 27Bloom 1 16 0 16Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 4 176 44.0 48 1Field Goal AttemptsN/A Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntJoseph 3-6-9 Fatukasi 4-2-6 2.0 2.0Carrezola 2-4-6 2.0 1.0Stewart 5-0-5 1.0 1.0Adams 2-3-5

VILLANOVACONNECTICUT

GAME #1 • SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgRobertson 18 85 19 66 1 28White 8 26 1 25 0 12Underwood 5 19 6 13 0 8Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgRobertson 17-32-1 153 1 18Underwood 1-1-0 36 0 36Receiving No Yds TD LgGulyas 4 64 0 36Underwood 4 39 0 15Phillips 4 34 0 14Wells 1 18 0 18Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Hinchen 3 148 49.3 52 1Field Goal AttemptsWeyler 2Q 10:03 24 yds MissDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntMcCurry 3-7-10 2.0 Smith 5-3-8Cherry 3-4-7 1.0McCann 2-5-7 1.0 0.5 Calitro 5-1-6Majors 1-5-6 0.5



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Army (0-2) 3 7 0 7 – 17UConn (2-0) 3 9 7 3 – 22FIRST QUARTERArmy – Grochowski 41 yd field goal 8:18 (8-29, 4:52)UConn – Puyol 23 yd field goal 2:13 (11-69, 6:05)SECOND QUARTERArmy – Bradshaw 56 yd run (Grochowski kick) 8:48 (5-90, 1:50)UConn – Newsome 10 yd run (Puyol kick blocked) 5:07 (7-75, 3:41)UConn – Puyol 25 yd field goal 0:42 (6-67, 2:46)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Johnson 2 yd run (Puyol kick) 7:10 (8-62, 4:44)FOURTH QUARTERUConn – Puyol 39 yd field goal, 5:33 (10-34, 5:04)Army – Walker 71 yd pass from Schurr (Grochowski kick) 4:51 (3-75, 0:42)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jeffeson, Ga.) threw for 270 yards (19 of 25) and the Huskies got touchdown runs from sophomore running backs Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) and Ron Johnson (Naples, Fla.) as the Husky football team defeated Army 22-17 on Saturday afternoon. The game was played before a crowd of 28,260 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

UConn led 12-10 at the half, sandwiching a 10-yard touchdown run from sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) around two field goals from redshirt sophomore Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.). Puyol’s 23-yard with 2:13 to go in the first quarter tied the game at 3-3 while his second, a 25-yader with 42 seconds left in the half, gave UConn the intermission lead.

Newsome had a 10-yard TD run with 5:07 left in the half that gave UConn a 10-9 lead. Redshirt junior safety Obi Melifonwu (South Grafton, Mass.) sniffed out a misdirection pitch to Army’s DeAndre Bell on a fourth down and made an open-field tackle to set up a UConn 62-yard touchdown drive early in the second half. Johnson completed that drive with a two-yard run to make it 19-10 Huskies with 7:10 left. Shirreffs’ 32-yard throw to freshman Tyraiq Beals (East Orange, N.J.) set up the drive. Puyol hit a valuable 39-yard field goal with 5:33 left in the game that made it 22-10 Huskies.

Army quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 129 yards, including a 56-yard first-half touchdown that made it 10-3 Black Knights with 8:48 to go in the second quarter. His backup, senior A.J. Schurr, threw a 71-yard touchdown to Joe Walker in the fourth quarter to close the UConn lead to 22-17 with 4:51 left. Husky senior safety Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) intercepted a pass with 2:21 left in the game to seal the win for UConn.

UConn junior wide receiver Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) caught four balls for 83 yards.

Twenty-one of the 22 defensive players on UConn’s depth chart played in that game. They held the Black Knights to 180 rushing yards on – as opposed to 325 yards last year in a 35-21 loss at Yankee Stadium. The Huskies outgained Army 415 yards to 265 and held onto the ball for 39 minutes.

Schurr came into the game after the Huskies made it 22-10. Army had just five yards passing on two attempts before he went long to junior Joe Walker, who out-jumped Melifonwu and raced down the left sideline with just under five minutes left to cut lead to 22-17. Army could not get the ball back after Shurr’s pass into coverage ended up with Adams.

Newsome rushed 13 times for 73 yards for UConn, while Johnson added 39 yards on 18 carries, and Shirreffs had 31 yards on the ground.

With the game tied at 3-3 after the teams traded first quarter field goals, Army took the lead back in the second quarter. After a penalty gave the Black Knights first down at their 44, Bradshaw kept the ball, ran through the middle of the Husky defense, then cut right and outran the secondary for his touchdown.

Newsome’s touchdown run capped a 75-yard Husky drive. But for the second consecutive week, UConn had an extra point blocked, and trailed 10-9. On the final drive of the half, Thomas followed up a diving 33-yard catch, with a 26-yarder after a screen play to set up Puyol’s 25-yard kick. Army’s Andrew King had three sacks and 4 1/2 tackles for loss.

ARMY UCONNFIRST DOWNS 9 23 Rushing 6 11 Passing 1 10 Penalty 2 2NET YARDS RUSHING 180 145 Rushing Attempts 33 46 Average Per Rush 5.5 3.2 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 191 184 Yards Lost Rushing 11 39NET YARDS PASSING 85 270 Completions-Attempts-Int 3-8-1 19-25-0 Average Per Attempt 10.6 10.8 Average Per Completion 28.3 14.2 Passing Touchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 265 415 Total offense plays 41 71 Average Gain Per Play 6.5 5.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 6-60 7-50PUNTS-YARDS 4-174 3-121 Average Yards Per Punt 43.5 40.3 Net Yards Per Punt 43.5 40.3 Inside 20 1 3 50+ Yards 1 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 3 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-255 6-332 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.8 55.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.0 38.8 Touchbacks 3 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 5-74-0 1-12-0 Average Per Return 14.8 12.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 21:00 39:00 1st Quarter 6:57 8:03 2nd Quarter 4:11 10:49 3rd Quarter 5:29 9:31 4th Quarter 4:23 10:37Third-Down Conversions 2 of 8 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-5 Touchdowns 0-0 2-5 Field goals 0-0 3-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-16 0-0PAT Kicks 2-2 1-2Field Goals 1-1 3-3Points off turnovers 3 0

Total Participants (55): 2 Beals, 4 Hadley, 7 Green, 10 Stapleton, 13, Tully,14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol, 18 Lemelle, 23 J. Lee, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 28 Floyd, 37 Claflin, 40 Tarbutt, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 46 Vann, 49 Parker, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 57 Ormsby, 66 Manco, 70 Bockeloh, 73 Hashemi, 77 Rutherford, 78 Gifford, 80 T. Myers, 85 McLean, 88 Mayala, 89 C. Lee, 93 Fatukasi, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiWR 8 Lucas DT 92 M. MyersLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 36 WalshQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTB 22 Newsome S 20 MelifonwuTB 3 Johnson CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgNewsome 13 74 1 73 1 13Johnson 18 50 11 39 1 10Shirreffs 12 56 25 31 0 15Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 19-25-0 270 0 34Receiving No Yds TD LgThomas 4 83 0 33Beals 3 45 0 32Bloom 3 42 0 23Lucas 2 42 0 34Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 3 121 40.3 50 3Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 1Q 2:13 23 yds GoodPuyol 2Q 0:42 25 yds GoodPuyol 4Q 5:33 39 yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntAdams 4-2-6 1Joseph 3-2-5 Stewart 3-1-4 Melifonwu 3-1-4 1.0Vann 1-3-4Walsh 1-3-4 1.0

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgBradshaw 16 134 5 129 1 56Walker 4 24 0 24 0 10Kemper 4 11 0 11 0 4Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgSchurr 2-5-1 80 1 71Bradshaw 1-3-0 5 0 5Receiving No Yds TD LgWalker 1 71 1 71White 1 9 0 9Giachinta 1 5 0 5Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Tardieu 4 174 43.5 56 1Field Goal AttemptsGrochowski 1Q 8:18 41 yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntEngland 7-6-13 2.0 King 6-3-9 4.5 3.0Timpf 5-4-9 Smith 1-7-8 1Moss 4-3-7

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MEMORIAL STADIUM AT FAUROT FIELD• COLUMBIA, MO.

Mizzou (3-0) 2 0 7 0 – 9UConn (2-1) 6 0 0 0 – 6FIRST QUARTERMIZ – Green safety 7:44UConn – Johnson 6 yd run (Puyol kick blocked) 4:14 (5-35, 2:38)THIRD QUARTERMIZ – Mauk 2 yd run (Baggett kick) 5:03 (15-68, 6:34)

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Connecticut football team came up just a few points short on Saturday from beating No. 22 Missouri. The Tigers hung on for a 9-6 lead over UConn before a crowd of 70,079 at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. The Huskies drop to 2-1 on the season while the Tigers improve to 3-0.

UConn was driving in the final moments of the game going for the victory. The Huskies faced a fourth-and-four with 45 seconds left and, in field goal formation, passed the ball which resulted the first career interception for safety Anthony Sherrils.

“Anthony made a great play,’’ Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. ‘’He has been doig really well. He is an extraordinary athlete that has great speed and accelera-tion.’’

Sherrils said the Missouri defense sensed that a fake was a possibility. ‘’We were anticipating it,’’ Sherrils said. ‘’We backed up off the line to get a good look at it. The tight end released, and I knew it was a fake.’’

Sherrils returned the interception 50 yards to the UConn 22 to seal the Tiger victory He also had a fumble recovery in the second quarter.

“Credit to Missouri and their staff and their players for fighting hard for four quarters,’’ UConn coach Bob Diaco said. ‘’A game like that, it is one play. One play and it’s in overtime. One play and it’s a win.’’

UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) was 17 of 26 for 156 yards and ran 14 times for 29 yards. The Huskies were 1 of 3 on fourth-down plays, converting on a 13-yard run by redshirt junior Justin Wain (Wilmington, N.C.) off a fake punt. Missouri took a 2-0 lead in first-quarter on a safety after Clarence Greene blocked a punt that went out of the end zone.

UConn scored its only point on the day when sophomore Ron Johnson (Naples, Fla.) scored on a six-yard run with 4:14 left in the first quarter to make it 6-2 Huskies. The big play of that five-play-35 yard drive was a 29-yard pass from Shirreffs to junior Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) that put the ball at the Missouri six.The drive was set up by a nifty interception by redshirt junior cornerback Jhavon Williams (Delray Beach, Fla.).

The 6-2 Husky lead held up through halftime and into the third quarter, but Mizzou scored a touchdown on a fourth and goal two-yard run by quarterback Maty Mauk that completed a 15 play-68 yard drive with 5:03 left in the third quarter. The Tigers converted three third down plays in that drive and the fourth down scoring play. Thomas had seven receptions for the Huskies for 86 yards while Shirreffs led UConn in rushing with 29 yards.Redshirt sophomore Junior Joseph (Sinking Springs, Pa.) led UConn in tackles with nine as ten different Husky player registered tackles for a loss.

Mauk completed 14 of 22 passes for 145 yards and an interception for the Tigers. Running back Ish Witter made his first career start for Missouri and carried the 17 times for 54 yards.

UCONN MIZFIRST DOWNS 11 16 Rushing 4 7 Passing 7 7 Penalty 0 2NET YARDS RUSHING 77 85 Rushing Attempts 33 34 Average Per Rush 2.3 2.5 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 108 106 Yards Lost Rushing 31 21NET YARDS PASSING 156 185 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-28-1 20-31-1 Average Per Attempt 5.6 6.0 Average Per Completion 9.2 9.2 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 233 270 Total offense plays 61 65 Average Gain Per Play 3.8 4.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 8-85 3-30PUNTS-YARDS 7-192 6-235 Average Yards Per Punt 27.4 39.2 Net Yards Per Punt 27.0 32.5 Inside 20 0 2 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 2 Fair catch 2 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-183 2-130 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.0 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 46.3 40.0 Touchbacks 0 2Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-3-0 Average Per Return 0.0 1.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-44-0 Average Per Return 0.0 14.7Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-17-0 1-50-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 30:18 29:42 1st Quarter 7:02 7:58 2nd Quarter 8:35 6:25 3rd Quarter 6:30 8:30 4th Quarter 8:11 6:49Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 5 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 1-2 Touchdowns 1-1 1-2 Field goals 0-1 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 3-11PAT Kicks 0-1 1-1Field Goals 0-1 0-1Points off turnovers 12 0

Total Participants (47): 3, Johnson, 4 Hadley, 10 Stapleton, 13, Diggs,14 Boyle, 15 Carrezola, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol, 19 Marder, 23 J. Lee, 26 Marriner, 28 Floyd, 40 Tarbutt, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 57 Ormsby, 66 Manco, 73 Hashemi, 78 Gifford, 80 T. Myers, 85 McLean, 86 Bloom, 92 M. Myers, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiWR 8 Lucas DT 93 FatukasiLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins CB 7 GreenC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 36 WalshQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsWR 18 Lemelle S 22 AdamsWR 2 Beals S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgShirreffs 14 43 14 29 0 8Johnson 14 39 16 23 1 14Wain 1 13 0 13 0 13Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 17-26-0 156 0 29Boyle 0-2-1 0 0 0Receiving No Yds TD LgThomas 7 86 0 29Lucas 3 24 0 11Beals 3 15 0 9Lemelle 1 17 0 17Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 6 192 32.0 40 0Field Goal AttemptsTarbutt 3Q 11:37 49yds MissDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntJoseph 5-4-9 0.5 1Summers 6-2-8 Walsh 2-6-8 1.5 Adams 3-3-6 Stewart 1-4-5 0.5Melifonwu 3-1-4 Carrezola 2-2-4 1.0Fatukasi 0-4-4 1.0 0.5

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MISSOURIINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgWitter 17 64 10 54 0 13Abbington 2 14 0 14 0 12Mauk 9 20 7 13 1 9Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgMauk 14-22-1 145 0 51Lock 6-9-0 40 0 11Receiving No Yds TD LgMoore 6 39 0 11Witter 3 31 0 20Culkin 3 22 0 11Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Fatony 6 235 39.2 51 2Field Goal AttemptsBaggett 2Q 9:58 40 yds MissDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntBrothers 6-4-10 Dennis 5-0-5 Penton 3-2-5 Sherrils 3-0-3 1Harris 3-0-3 2.0 1.0Simon 2-1-3Hatley 1-2-3



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Navy (3-0) 7 14 0 7 – 28UConn (2-1) 3 7 0 8 – 18FIRST QUARTERUConn – Puyol 38 yd field goal 11:09 (8-45, 3:51)Navy – Reynolds 10 yd run (Grebe kick) 4:33 (12-62, 6:36)SECOND QUARTERNavy – Tillman 19 yd pass from Reynolds (Grebe kick) 7:02 (10-85, 5:30)UConn – Beals 39 yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick) 3:29 (8-75, 3:33)Navy – Reynolds 4 yd run (Grebe kick) 0:02 (14-77, 3:27)FOURTH QUARTERNavy – Reynolds 10 yd run (Grebe kick) 14:56 (10-69, 5:28)UConn – T. Myers 6 yd pass from Shirreffs (Thomas pass from Shirreffs) 7:20 (10-68,

3:42)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds ran 28 times for 142 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score as Navy beat the UConn football team by a 28-18 on Saturday before a crowd of 33,204 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. UConn falls to 2-2 on the season and 0-1 in American Athletic Conference while Navy is 3-0 for the first time 2006 and 2-0.

Reynolds had touchdown runs of 10, 4 and 10 yards to give him 73 for his career, second in NCAA history behind former Wisconsin star Monte Ball, who ran for 77. The senior threw the ball just four times, but completed three of those, including a 19-yard touchdown to Jamir Tillman that gave Navy a 14-3 lead in the second quarter.

Navy had 343 yards of offense, 303 of them on the ground, but the Huskies held with them on that category with 325. Navy fullback Chris Swain ran 10 times for 58 yards.

UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Sherriffs (Jefferson, Ga.) threw for 219 yards on a 19 of 32 performance with a pair of TD passes. Freshman wide receiver Tyraiq Beals (East Orange, N.J.) caught six passes for 63 yards and a score for the Huskies.

The Mids scored touchdowns on four of their first five possessions, but the Husky defense dug in and forced Navy to punt twice and be out on fourth down the rest of the game.

The Huskies went out to a 3-0 lead on a 38-yasd field goal by redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla), but Navy scored TDs on a 10-yard rush by Reynolds and a 19-yard pass from Reynolds to Jamir Tillman that made it 14-3 Navy with 7:02 to play in the first half.

Shirreffs hit Beals for a 39-yard TD pass with 3:29 left in the half that closed the gap to 14-10 Mids. Navy took advantage of the time left in the half to move the ball 77 yards on 14 plays as Reynolds scored on a four-yard run for a 21-10 halftime score.Reynolds capped a 10 play-69 yard drive four seconds into the fourth quarter on a 10-yard TD run that made it 28-10 Navy.

The Huskies made a late run at the game as redshirt sophomore tight end Tommy Myers (Coventry, Conn.) had a six-yard TD reception and Shirreffs hit junior wide receiver Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) for a two-point conversion to close to within ten.

UConn recovered the onside kick but could not gain a first down on four tries. The Huskies then held the Mids on their next two defensive possessions but could not take advantage on offense. Sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) got the start at tailback for the Huskies and had 14 carries on 69 yards. He also had five receptions for 51 yards while Thomas had five receptions for 78 yards.

NAVY UCONNFIRST DOWNS 21 20 Rushing 17 8 Passing 3 10 Penalty 1 2NET YARDS RUSHING 303 106 Rushing Attempts 61 31 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.4 Rushing Touchdowns 3 0 Yards Gained Rushing 309 133 Yards Lost Rushing 6 27NET YARDS PASSING 40 219 Completions-Attempts-Int 3-5-0 19-32-0 Average Per Attempt 8.0 6.8 Average Per Completion 13.3 11.5 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 343 325 Total offense plays 66 63 Average Gain Per Play 5.2 5.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 3-37 3-22PUNTS-YARDS 3-116 2-82 Average Yards Per Punt 38.7 41.0 Net Yards Per Punt 38.7 43.5 Inside 20 2 0 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 1 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-285 3-181 Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.0 60.3 Net Yards Per Kickoff 39.8 36.3 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 1--5-0 0-0-0Average Per Return -5.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 2-47-0 4-61-0Average Per Return 23.5 15.2Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 32:44 27:16 1st Quarter 6:36 8:24 2nd Quarter 8:57 6:03 3rd Quarter 11:04 3:56 4th Quarter 6:07 8:53Third-Down Conversions 8 of 12 4 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 5Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 1-2 Touchdowns 4-5 1-2 Field goals 0-5 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-24 0-0PAT Kicks 4-4 1-1Field Goals 0-0 1-1Points off turnovers 0 0

Total Participants (55): 2, Beals, 3, Johnson, 4 Hadley, 7 Green, 8 Lucas, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs, 14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol, 18, Lemelle, 19 Marder, 23 J. Lee, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 28 Floyd, 29 Watkins, 34 Clax, 37 Claflin, 40 Tarbutt, 42 Wain, 46 Vann, 55 Hicks, 57 Ormsby, 66 Manco, 70 Bockeloh, 77 Rutherford, 78 Gifford, 85 McLean, 88 Mayala, 89 C. Lee, 93 Fatukasi, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiFB 44 DeLorenzo DT 92 M. MyersLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 36 WalshQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTE 80 T. Myers S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgNewsome 14 72 3 69 0 19Shirreffs 16 46 24 22 0 8Beals 1 15 0 15 0 15Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 19-32-0 219 2 39Receiving No Yds TD LgBeals 6 63 0 39Thomas 5 78 0 26Newsome 5 51 0 14Bloom 1 11 0 11Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 2 82 41.0 42 0Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 1Q 11:09 38yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntAdams 9-8-17 Melifonwu 8-4-12 Walsh 2-6-8 Stewart 3-3-6 Joseph 2-3-5 Adeyemi 2-2-4 Ormsby 2-2-4 M. Myers 2-2-4 1.0 Carrezola 1-3-4

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgReynolds 28 146 4 142 3 17Swain 10 58 0 58 0 19Sanders 7 35 0 35 0 12Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgReynolds 3-4-0 40 1 19Receiving No Yds TD LgTillman 1 19 1 19Romine 1 11 0 11Cass 1 10 0 10Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Jernigan 1 32 32.0 32 0Barta 2 84 42.0 43 2Field Goal AttemptsN/ADefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntThomas 3-7-10 2.0 1.0 Adams 5-2-7 Gonzales 5-1-6 Barbour 3-3-6 Mason 2-4-6 Clements 4-1-5 1.0 0.5Anthony 2-3-3 0.5 0.5

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LAVELL EDWARDS STADIUM PROVO, UTAH

BYU (3-2) 7 0 3 20 – 30UConn (2-3) 0 7 3 3 – 13FIRST QUARTERBYU – Bernard 1 yd run (Samson kick) 2:44 (12-87, 5:18)SECOND QUARTERUConn – Newsome 30 yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick) 1:42 (6-80, 2:12)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Puyol 37 yd field goal 7:11 (8-16, 4:16)BYU – Samson 26 yd field goal 3:02 (11-63, 4:01)FOURTH QUARTERBYU – Samson 25 yd field goal 13:24 (11-34, 3:27)BYU – Mathews 21 yd pass from Mangum (Samson Kick) 12:03 (1-21, 0:08)UConn – Puyol 42 yd field goal 8:59 (9-55, 2:55)BYU – Mathews 6 yd pass from Mangum (Samson kick) 7:26 (6-41, 1:31)BYU – Samson 32 yd field goal 0:26 (9-51, 4:21)

PROVO, Utah – The University of Connecticut football team and BYU were tied 10-10 after three quarters on Friday night, but the Cougars outscored the Huskies 20-3 in the fourth en route to a 30-13 win. The game was played before 56,393 at LaVell Edwards Stadium as the Huskies fell to 2-3 on the season while BYU is 3-2.

The teams were tied at 7-7 at halftime as redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) hooked up with sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) for a 30-yard touchdown pass with 1:42 left in the second quarter. That pass completed a six-play, 80-yard drive. BYU had scored the only points of the first quarter on a one-yard TD run by Francis Bernard with 2:44 left.

The teams traded third quarter field goals as redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) kicked a 37-yarder with 7:11 left in the period for a 13-10 UConn lead.

BYU then took control of the game with a dominant fourth quarter. UConn’s only points of the fourth came on a 42-yard field goal with 8:59 in the game. The 42-yarder was the long of the season for Puyol, who is now six-for-six in field goals this season.

Newsome had 68 yards of rushing to lead UConn on 13 carries while he also had four receptions for 63 yards. Shirreffs was 14 of 28 in the air for 168 yards.

Defensively, the Huskies were led by redshirt junior cornerback Jhavon Williams (Delray Beach, Fla.), who had 10 tackles and an interception.

BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum threw for 365 yards and two touchdowns while Algernon Brown rushed for 95 yards. Mitch Juergens had ten receptions for 74 yards.

UCONN BYUFIRST DOWNS 14 31 Rushing 3 9 Passing 9 20 Penalty 2 2NET YARDS RUSHING 62 174 Rushing Attempts 27 41 Average Per Rush 2.3 4.2 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 87 185 Yards Lost Rushing 25 11NET YARDS PASSING 168 365 Completions-Attempts-Int 14-28-2 35-54-2 Average Per Attempt 6.0 6.8 Average Per Completion 12.0 10.4 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 230 539 Total offense plays 55 95 Average Gain Per Play 4.2 5.7Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-43 7-70PUNTS-YARDS 6-247 1-36 Average Yards Per Punt 41.2 36.0 Net Yards Per Punt 38.7 36.0 Inside 20 2 0 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 0 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-205 7-444 Average Yards Per Kickoff 51.2 63.4 Net Yards Per Kickoff 32.2 46.4 Touchbacks 1 3Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 0-0-0 5-15-0 Average Per Return 0.0 3.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 3-44-0 3-51-0 Average Per Return 14.7 17.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 2-26-0 2-14-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 1 0Possession Time 24:48 35:12 1st Quarter 6:44 8:16 2nd Quarter 5:15 9:45 3rd Quarter 5:27 9:33 4th Quarter 7:22 7:38Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 9 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-6 Touchdowns 0-0 2-6 Field goals 0-0 3-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 4-20PAT Kicks 1-1 3-3Field Goals 2-2 3-5Points off turnovers 10 10

Total Participants (51): 2, Beals, 3, Johnson, 7 Green, 8 Lucas, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs, 14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol, 18, Lemelle, 19 Marder, 21 Summers, 27 Vitale, 28 Floyd, 34 Clax, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 40 Tarbutt, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 49 Parker, 55 Hicks, 57 Ormsby, 66 Manco, 78 Gifford, 85 McLean, 88 Mayala, 92 Myers, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiRB 26 Marriner DT 93 FatukasiLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTE 80 T. Myers S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 4 Hadley


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgNewsome 13 69 1 68 0 26DeLorenzo 1 2 0 2 0 2Johnson 1 0 3 -3 0 0Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 14-28-2 168 1 30Receiving No Yds TD LgNewsome 4 63 1 30Beals 3 33 0 21DeLorenzo 3 24 0 11T. Myers 2 35 0 25Thomas 2 13 0 9Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 6 247 41.2 48 2Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 3Q 7:11 37yds GoodPuyol 4Q 8:59 42yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntWilliams 9-1-10 1 Adams 7-1-8 1.0 Joseph 7-1-8 Vann 7-0-7 Fatukasi 6-1-7 1.0 1.0

BYUCONNECTICUT

GAME #5 • OCTOBER 3, 2015

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgBrown 18 95 0 95 0 34Bernard 11 71 2 69 1 19Carter 8 14 0 14 0 3Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgMangum 35-53-2 365 2 34Receiving No Yds TD LgJuergens 10 74 0 21Mathews 8 78 2 21Houk 6 129 0 34Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Linehan 1 36 36.0 36 0Field Goal AttemptsSamson 2Q 10:55 48yds MissedSamson 2Q 0:02 38yds BlockedSamson 3Q 3:02 26yds GoodSamson 4Q 13:24 25yds GoodSamson 4Q 0:26 32yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntTautu 6-0-6 3.0 1.0 Kautai 5-0-5 Shelton 3-1-4 1Warner 3-0-3 Hannemann 3-0-3 Kaufusi 3-0-3 2.0 1.0 1



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BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS STADIUMORLANDO, FLA.

UCF (0-6) 3 0 0 10 – 13UConn (3-3) 9 14 17 0 – 40FIRST QUARTERUCF – Wright 19 yd field goal 10:06 (13-73, 4:54)UConn – Newsome 5 yd run (Puyol kick) 6:02 (8-77, 3:59)UConn – Team safety 6:01SECOND QUARTERUConn – Shirreffs 1 yd run (Puyol kick) 1:22 (2-9, 0:56)UConn – Thomas 16 yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick) 0:49 (2-34, 0:17)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Puyol 21 yd field goal 11:50 (8-25, 3:01)UConn – Johnson 12 yd run (Puyol kick) 9:12 (3-81, 1:14)UConn – Newsome 8 yd run (Puyol kick) 1:53 (2-16, 1:06)FOURTH QUARTERUCF – Wright 45 yd field goal 9:22 (8-25, 2:19)UCF – Patti 11 yd pass from Holman (Wright kick) 1:38 (6-65, 1:57)

ORLANDO, Fla. – Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryan Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) threw for 256 yards and a touchdown and ran for another while sophomore running back Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) rushed for two more scores as the UConn football team defeated UCF by a 40-13 score before a crowd of 26,669 at Bright House Networks Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Huskies improve to 3-3 on the season and 1-1 in American Athletic Conference while the Knights fall of 0-6 and 0-2.

Shirreffs posted his fourth 200-yard passing game in his first six career starts despite being sacked five times. He also took advantage of the short field set up by UCF turnovers – three Huskies scoring drives started within the UCF 35.

Shirreffs generated two scores in the final 57 seconds of the first half that helped the Huskies turn a 9-3 lead into a 22-3 advantage. Shirreffs plowed in on a one-yard keeper two plays after redshirt junior cornerback Jhavon Williams’ (Delray Beach, Fla.) 19-yard interception put the ball on the UCF 9.

Redshirt junior safety Obi Melifonwu (South Grafton, Mass.) then had an inter-ception and Shirreffs connected with junior wide receiver Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) for a 16-yard touchdown with 49 seconds left in the half.

Sophomore Ron Johnson (Naples, Fla.) and Newsome scored in the third quarter as the Huskies, who had only averaged 15.8 points per game coming into Saturday, extended their lead to 40-3. Newsome’s touchdown was set up when redshirt senior Ellis Marder (Windermere, Fla.) recovered a fumbled punt return on the UCF 16.

Newsome led the Huskies in rushing with 84 yards on 13 carries with the two TDs while Shirreffs rushed for 42 yards and a TD, in addition to his passing performance. Thomas led the Huskies in receiving with five grabs for 62 yards and the TD. Sophomore tight end Alec Bloom (Ligonier, Pa.) had four receptions for 67 yards.

The Huskies had three interceptions on the day from Melifonwu, Williams and sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers (East Orange, N.J.).

The Knights took a 3-0 lead on Matthew Wright’s 19-yard field goal on the game’s first possession, but managed just 56 total yards of offense the rest of the first half.

UCF’s struggles were best summarized after Newsome’s 5-yard touchdown gave UConn a 7-3 lead with 6:02 remaining. On the ensuing kickoff, UCF returner Hayden Jones ran one yard out of the end zone, then stepped back into the end zone and took a knee, resulting in a safety.

Holman finished 27 of 50 for 255 yards with an 11-yard touchdown to Nick Patti with 1:38 remaining.

UCONN UCFFIRST DOWNS 20 21 Rushing 10 4 Passing 10 16 Penalty 0 1NET YARDS RUSHING 170 60 Rushing Attempts 45 14 Average Per Rush 3.8 4.3 Rushing Touchdowns 4 0 Yards Gained Rushing 205 73 Yards Lost Rushing 35 13NET YARDS PASSING 263 255 Completions-Attempts-Int 18-24-0 27-50-3 Average Per Attempt 11.0 5.1 Average Per Completion 14.6 9.4 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 433 315 Total offense plays 69 64 Average Gain Per Play 6.3 4.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 11-69 5-52PUNTS-YARDS 7-271 6-268 Average Yards Per Punt 38.7 44.7 Net Yards Per Punt 36.4 42.8 Inside 20 1 4 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair catch 5 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-410 5-269 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.6 53.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.3 29.4 Touchbacks 1 0Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 2-11-0 1--4-0 Average Per Return 5.5 -4.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 5-122-0 6-96-0 Average Per Return 24.4 16.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 3-35-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 38:04 21:56 1st Quarter 8:49 6:11 2nd Quarter 9:40 5:20 3rd Quarter 10:14 4:46 4th Quarter 9:21 5:39Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-7 3-4 Touchdowns 5-7 1-4 Field goals 1-7 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 5-22PAT Kicks 5-5 1-1Field Goals 1-1 2-2Points off turnovers 42 0

Total Participants (61): 2, Beals, 3, Johnson, 4, Hadley, 7 Green, 8 Lucas, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs,13 Tully, 14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol, 18, Lemelle, 19 Marder, 23 Lee, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 28 Floyd, 29 Watkins, 30 Stevens, 34 Clax, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 40 Tarbutt, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 49 Parker, 50 Lawley, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 57 Ormsby, 66 Manco, 73 Hashemi, 75 Oak, 77, Rutherford, 78 Gifford, 85 McLean, 92 Myers, 96, Atkins, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiWR 88 Mayala DT 93 FatukasiLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTE 80 T. Myers S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgNewsome 13 84 0 84 2 17Shirreffs 13 64 22 42 1 21Johnson 8 25 4 21 1 12Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 16-22-0 256 1 58Boyle 2-2-0 7 0 9Receiving No Yds TD LgThomas 5 62 1 23Bloom 4 67 0 20Newsome 2 67 0 58Johnson 2 9 0 5Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 7 271 38.7 48 1Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 3Q 11:50 21yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntDiggs 4-1-5 Vann 2-3-5 Melifonwu 2-3-5 1Joseph 1-4-5 1.0 Adams 1-3-4

UCFCONNECTICUT

GAME #6 • OCT 10, 2015

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgJones 7 45 1 44 0 15Holman 5 25 11 14 0 10Willett 1 3 0 3 0 3Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgHolman 27-50-3 255 1 27Receiving No Yds TD LgPatti 6 58 1 13Willett 5 65 0 27Stewart 3 28 0 23Oldham 3 22 0 13Jones 3 10 0 7Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Houston 6 268 44.7 50 4Field Goal AttemptsWright 1Q 10:06 19yds GoodWright 4Q 9:22 45yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntHampton 2-8-10 Spencer 7-2-9 Burkett 3-4-7 1.5 1.0Boykins 1-6-7 Guerad 4-2-6 1.5 1.0 Gibson 3-3-6 1.0

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USF (3-3) 0 7 14 7 – 28UConn (3-4) 0 3 10 7 – 20SECOND QUARTERUSF – Adams 44 yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman kick) 11:08 (5-59, 2:06)UConn – Puyol 19 yd field goal 7:50 (7-50, 3:18)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Shirreffs 36 yd run (Puyol kick) 9:17 (1-36, 0:10)USF – Adams 29 yd pass from Johnson (Nadelman kick) 7:59 (4-73, 1:18)UConn – Puyol 27 yd field goal 1:59 (14-66, 6:00)USF – Flowers 15 yd run (Nadelman kick) 0:37 (3-75, 1:22)FOURTH QUARTERUSF – Adams 44 yd pass from Flowers (Nadelman Kick) 4:23 (3-57, 1:01)UConn – Beals 27 ys pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick) 2:12 (9-91, 2:11)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Connecticut football team had 528 yards of total offense on Saturday, but those yards only yielded 20 points as USF defeated thet Huskies by a 28-20 score before a Homecoming crowd of 31,719 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

The Huskies drop to 3-4 on the season and 1-2 in the American Athletic Conference while USF improves to 3-3 and 1-1.

UConn redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jeffesron, Ga.) passed for 365 yards and rushed for 100 more – just missing the school single-game record for total offense by a single yard.

Sophomore Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) had a career-high eight recep-tions for 74 yards with 58 yards of rushing on 13 carries. With his 89 kickoff return yards, he had a total of 221 all-purpose yards on the day.

Scoring was sparse in the first half as the Bulls had a 7-3 lead at the half. USF’s Rodney Adams scored the game’s first points on a 44-yard TD pass from Quinto Flowors with 11:08 left in the second quarter. UConn redshirt junior kicker Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) kicked a 19-yard field goal with 7:50 left in the half for the Huskies’ only points of the first half.

UConn took a 10-7 early in the third quarter on a 36-yard TD run, but the Bulls came right back with a four-play, 73-yard drive that ended in a tricky 29-yard TD pass to Adams from running back D’Ernie Johnson to make it 14-10.

Another Puyol field goal, this time a 27-yarder, cut the lead to one at 14-13 with 1:59 left in the third quarter, but Flowers rushed for a 15-yard TD late in the third quarter and again connected with Adams for a 44-yard TD pass with 4:23 left to play to take a 28-13 lead.

The Huskies made it 28-20 on a 27-yard TD pass from Shirreffs to freshman Tyraiq Beals (East Orange, N.J.) with 2:12 to play, but UConn failed on the onside kick attempt and USF ran the clock out.

Flowers threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 98 yards with one TD. Adams caught five balls for a career-high 118 yards and three touchdowns.

USF running back Marlon Mack rushed for 113 yards, all but nine of those coming in the second half. His 59-yard run down the left sideline in the third quar-ter set up the 15-yard touchdown scramble by Flowers that gave the Bulls a 21-13.

USF UCONNFIRST DOWNS 17 26 Rushing 11 9 Passing 6 16 Penalty 0 1NET YARDS RUSHING 275 163 Rushing Attempts 44 38 Average Per Rush 6.2 4.3 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 290 201 Yards Lost Rushing 15 38NET YARDS PASSING 186 365 Completions-Attempts-Int 12-16-2 28-42-1 Average Per Attempt 11.6 8.7 Average Per Completion 15.5 13.0 Passing Touchdowns 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 461 528 Total offense plays 60 80 Average Gain Per Play 7.7 6.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-0Penalties: Number-Yards 3-30 4-39PUNTS-YARDS 4-175 4-131 Average Yards Per Punt 43.8 32.8 Net Yards Per Punt 42.2 27.8 Inside 20 1 3 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 0 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-264 4-260 Average Yards Per Kickoff 52.8 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 30.0 37.2 Touchbacks 1 2Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-6-0 Average Per Return 0.0 6.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 2-61-0 4-89-0 Average Per Return 30.5 22.2Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-15-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 25:09 34:51 1st Quarter 4:39 10:21 2nd Quarter 7:30 7:30 3rd Quarter 5:48 9:12 4th Quarter 7:12 7:48Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-4 Touchdowns 1-2 0-4 Field goals 0-2 2-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-29 1-1PAT Kicks 4-4 2-2Field Goals 0-1 2-3Points off turnovers 14 14

Total Participants (53): 2, Beals, 3, Johnson, 4, Hadley, 7 Green, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs,14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol, 18, Lemelle, 19 Marder, 23 Lee, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 28 Floyd, 34 Clax, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 49 Parker, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 66 Manco, 70 Bockeloh, 73 Hashemi, 78 Gifford, 85 McLean, 90 C. Lee, 92 Myers, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiWR 88 Mayala DT 57 OrmsbyLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTE 80 T. Myers S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgShirreffs 19 127 27 100 1 36Newsome 13 65 7 58 0 34Johnson 6 9 4 5 0 6Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 28-41-1 365 1 38Receiving No Yds TD LgNewsome 8 74 0 24Thomas 7 94 0 33Bloom 5 97 0 38T. Myers 3 33 0 16Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 4 131 32.8 47 3Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 2Q 7:50 19yds GoodPuyol 3Q 1:59 27yds GoodPuyol 4Q 12:27 44yds MissedDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntStewart 6-2-8 1.5 Williams 6-1-7 2.0 Melifonwu 5-1-6 Adams 3-3-6 1.0 Joseph 2-4-6 1

USFCONNECTICUT


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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgMack 13 117 4 113 0 59Flowers 15 99 1 98 1 33Johnson 9 50 0 50 0 12Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgFlowers 11-15-2 157 2 44Johnson 1-1-0 29 1 29Receiving No Yds TD LgAdams 5 118 3 44Barr 2 13 0 8Mack 2 4 0 4Pope 1 30 0 30Bronson 1 27 0 27Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Ciabatti 4 175 43.8 68 1Field Goal AttemptsNadelman 4Q 8:28 48yds MissedDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntByrd 7-5-12 3.5 2.0 Sanchez 5-5-10 0.5 Godwin 6-2-8 1.5 1.0Lee 5-1-6 1.0 Abraham 5-1-6 1.0 1.0



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NIPPERT STADIUM CINCINNATI, OHIO

Cincinnati (4-3) 14 10 3 10 – 37UConn (3-5) 7 3 0 3 – 13FIRST QUARTERUConn – Newsome 4 yd run (Puyol kick) 9:23 (9-58, 4:25)Cincinnati – Holton 29 yd pass from Kiel (Gantz kick) 6:53 (8-81, 2:24)Cincinnati – Dowdy 26 yd pass from Kiel (Gantz kick) 4:27 (4-75, 1:11)SECOND QUARTERUConn – Puyol 27 yd field goal 13:07 (4-0, 2:13)Cincinnati – Kiel 1 yd run (Gantz kick) 10:36 (9-66, 2:31)Cincinnati – Gantz 23 yd field goal 5:21 (9-67, 2:55)THIRD QUARTERCincinnati – Gantz 38 yd field goal 6:53 (12-72, 5:08)FOURTH QUARTERUConn – Puyol 30 yd field goal 8:48 (16-67, 6:08)Cincinnati – Gantz 26 yd field goal 6:08 (5-30, 2:38)Cincinnati – Williams 1 yd run (Gantz kick) 0:53 (6-92, 1:46)

CINCINNATI – University of Connecticut redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) ran for 90 yards and threw for another 80 other, but the Huskies fell to Cincinnati by a 37-13 score. The game was played before a record sellout crowd of 40,124 as rain-soaked Nippert Stadium.

With the loss, the Huskies fall to 3-5 on the season and 1-3 in the American Athletic Conference while the Bearcats are 4-3 and 1-3.

UConn sophomore tailback Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) led UConn with eight receptions for 37 yards and also rushed for 45 with a touchdown. Newsome also had 44 kickoff return yards for 126 all-purpose yards.

Cincinnati quarterback Gunner Kiel was 26 of 35 in the air for 327 yards while running back Hosey Williams rushed for 140 yards and Mike Boone added 117. The Bearcats had 612 yards of total offense while the Huskies could only muster 266.

UConn took an early 7-0 lead with 9:23 left in the first quarter as Shirreffs engineered a nine-play, 58-yard drive that ended with a Newsome four-yard rush. Shirreffs carried the ball six times for 50 yards on that drive.

The Huskies only scored six more points in the rest of the game on a pair of field goals by redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) – a 27-yarder with 13:07 left in the second quarter and a 30-yarder midway through the fourth.

The Bearcats led 24-10 at the half and had a 27-10 lead after three quarters.UConn redshirt sophomore linebacker Junior Joseph (Sinking Springs, Pa.)

had 16 tackles while redshirt senior safety Andrew Adams (Fayetteville, Ga.) and redshirt junior safety Obi Melifonwu (South Grafton, Mass.) had 13 tackles apiece.

UCONN CINFIRST DOWNS 19 28 Rushing 8 14 Passing 6 14 Penalty 5 0NET YARDS RUSHING 136 285 Rushing Attempts 30 49 Average Per Rush 4.5 5.8 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 145 347 Yards Lost Rushing 9 62NET YARDS PASSING 130 327 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-41-1 26-35-0 Average Per Attempt 3.2 9.3 Average Per Completion 7.6 12.6 Passing Touchdowns 0 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 266 612 Total offense plays 71 84 Average Gain Per Play 3.7 7.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards 3-25 10-105PUNTS-YARDS 5-181 2-63 Average Yards Per Punt 36.2 31.5 Net Yards Per Punt 36.2 31.5 Inside 20 0 1 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 3 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-173 8-513 Average Yards Per Kickoff 43.2 64.1 Net Yards Per Kickoff 30.2 40.8 Touchbacks 1 5Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 3-62-0 2-27-0 Average Per Return 20.7 13.5Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 27:22 32:38 1st Quarter 8:10 6:50 2nd Quarter 7:05 7:55 3rd Quarter 1:58 13:02 4th Quarter 10:09 4:51Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 4 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 3 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 5-8 Touchdowns 1-4 2-8 Field goals 2-4 3-8Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 2-6PAT Kicks 1-1 4-4Field Goals 2-2 3-4Points off turnovers 0 6

Total Participants (51): 3, Johnson, 4, Hadley, 7 Green, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs,14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol,19 Marder, 23 Lee, 27 Vitale, 29 Watkins, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 49 Parker, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 66 Manco, 70 Bockeloh, 73 Hashemi, 77 Rutherford, 78 Gifford, 85 McLean, 86 Bloom, 90 C. Lee, 92 Myers, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 5 Thomas DT 93 FatukasiWR 88 Mayala DE 57 OrmsbyLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsWR 2 Beals S 22 AdamsTE 80 T. Myers S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgShirreffs 17 97 7 90 0 19Newsome 11 47 2 45 1 10Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 12-27-1 87 0 16Boyle 5-14-0 43 0 16Receiving No Yds TD LgNewsome 8 37 0 10Thomas 4 38 0 11Beals 3 48 0 16McLean 1 6 0 6Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 5 181 36.2 46 0Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 2Q 13:07 27yds GoodPuyol 4Q 8:48 30yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntJoseph 3-13-16 Adams 7-6-13 0.5 Melifonwu 6-7-13 J. Williams 6-2-8 Walsh 1-6-7

CINCINNATICONNECTICUT


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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgWilliams 13 140 0 140 1 84Boone 13 119 2 117 0 34Green 14 74 3 71 0 17Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgKiel 26-35-0 327 2 33Receiving No Yds TD LgWashington 8 78 0 25Moore 3 31 0 19Boone 3 74 0 10Holton 2 62 1 33Dowdy 2 55 1 29Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Geraci 2 63 31.5 32 1Field Goal AttemptsGantz 2Q 5:21 23yds GoodGantz 3Q 6:53 38yds GoodGantz 4Q 14:56 27yds MissedGantz 4Q 6:08 26yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntWilson 2-9-11 1.5 Edwards 3-5-8 0.5 Jenkinson 3-5-8 1.0 1.0Payne 2-2-4 Brown 0-4-4

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East Carolina (4-5) 6 0 0 7 – 13UConn (4-5) 3 7 14 7 – 31FIRST QUARTERECU – Benton 32 yd interception return (Plowman kick blocked) 5:15 UConn – Puyol 45 yd field goal 0:22 (10-37, 4:53)SECOND QUARTERUConn – Newsome 2 yd run (Puyol kick) 7:44 (12-94, 5:52)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Bloom 23 yd pass from Shirreffs (Puyol kick) 3:38 (8-66, 3:53)UConn – Newsome 90 yd run (Puyol kick) 1:51 (1-90, 0:15)FOURTH QUARTERECU – Kemp 2 yd run (Plowman kick) 9:25 (4-49, 1:25)UConn – Shirreffs 3 yd run (Puyol kick) 4:29 (8-66, 4:56)

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut sophomore tailback Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) rushed for 179yards with 244 all-purpose yards to lead the Husky football team to a 31-13 win over East Carolina on Friday night before a crowd of 23,168 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

The Huskies improve to 4-5 on the season and are 2-3 in American Athletic Conference play while the Pirates are also and identical 4-5 and 2-3.

Late in the third quarter, Newsome appeared hemmed in at his team’s 10-yard line, but found a seam on the right side of the line and broke free for a 90-yard third-quarter touchdown run that gave UConn a 24-6 lead and control of the game. The rush was the fourth-longest in school history.

“It was almost an arm tackle, but I was like, ‘I gotta go, I gotta go,” he said. “All I saw was green. My eyes got really big.”

The Huskies have now doubled their win total from a year ago and need just two more to become bowl eligible. Newsome also had a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that gave UConn a 10-6 lead – which was the halftime score.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jeffreson, Ga.) completed 12 of 21 passes for 184 yards with one passing touchdown and a three-yard dive into the end zone in the fourth quarter that gave the Huskies their final points.

Marquez Grayson ran for a career-high 87 yards on nine carries for East Carolina, which has lost three of its last four.

Pirate quarterback James Summers, who has been sharing duties with Blake Kemp, started for the third time in his career and played into the fourth quarter. He was 12 of 27 for 87 yards and an interception before giving way to Kemp. Kemp ran for a two-yard touchdown after DeShaun Amos recovered a fumble to pull the Pirates to within 11 points, but he also threw three of East Carolina’s four picks.

“We needed some offense and wanted to give James a little bit longer look and some longer reps, and then went with Blake” said East Carolina head coach Ruffin McNeil. “Blake came up short.”

The Huskies, who gave up 612 yards in a loss to Cincinnati a week ago, held the Pirates to 340 yards and just 137 through the air. East Carolina’s DeShawn Benton opened the scoring with 5:15 left to go in the first quarter on 32-yard interception return, but the extra-point attempt was blocked.

UConn responded by scoring the next 24 points – starting with their longest drive of the season, 94-yards, to take 10-6 lead into halftime. They were helped by two ECU penalties. A targeting call after a 29-yard catch by freshman Hergy Mayala (Montreal, Que.) led to safety Travon Simmons’ ejection and set the Huskies up on the Pirate’s 11 yard line. Corner Josh Hawkins was later called for interference in the end zone, setting up set up Newsome’s 2-yard touchdown run.

Shirreffs engineered an eight-play 66-yard drive in the third quarter, hitting sophomore tight end Alec Bloom (Ligonier, Pa.) over the middle for a 23-yard touchdown pass that put the Huskies up 17-6.

ECU UCONNFIRST DOWNS 16 17 Rushing 9 7 Passing 7 7 Penalty 0 3NET YARDS RUSHING 203 220 Rushing Attempts 36 44 Average Per Rush 5.6 5.0 Rushing Touchdowns 1 3 Yards Gained Rushing 220 230 Yards Lost Rushing 17 10NET YARDS PASSING 137 184 Completions-Attempts-Int 19-33-4 12-21-1 Average Per Attempt 4.2 8.8 Average Per Completion 7.2 15.3 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 340 404 Total offense plays 69 65 Average Gain Per Play 4.9 6.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 7-64 5-34PUNTS-YARDS 5-223 6-240 Average Yards Per Punt 44.6 40.0 Net Yards Per Punt 47.6 34.8 Inside 20 4 0 50+ Yards 2 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 2 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-179 6-375 Average Yards Per Kickoff 59.7 62.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.3 38.3 Touchbacks 1 2Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 3-11-0 1--15-0 Average Per Return 3.7 -15.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 4-95-0 1-24-0 Average Per Return 23.8 24.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-32-1 4-18-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 25:32 34:28 1st Quarter 7:18 7:42 2nd Quarter 6:26 8:34 3rd Quarter 5:52 9:08 4th Quarter 5:56 9:04Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2 Touchdowns 1-1 2-2 Field goals 0-1 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 3-13PAT Kicks 1-2 4-4Field Goals 0-0 1-1Points off turnovers 13 0

Total Participants (50): 3, Johnson, 5 Thomas, 7 Anderson, 7 Green, 8 Lucas, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs,14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol,19 Marder, 23 Lee, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 29 Watkins, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 66 Manco, 70 Bockeloh, 77 Rutherford, 78 Gifford, 85 McLean, 92 Myers, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 2 Beals DT 93 FatukasiWR 88 Mayala DE 95 AdeyemiLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTE 80 T. Myers S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgNewsome 25 179 0 179 2 90Johnson 7 18 0 18 0 7Marriner 5 16 0 16 0 5Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 12-21-1 184 1 41Receiving No Yds TD LgThomas 5 55 0 16T. Myers 3 25 0 15Newsome 1 41 0 41Mayala 1 29 0 29Bloom 1 23 1 23Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 6 240 40.0 48 0Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 1Q 0:22 45yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntStewart 7-2-9 1.0 1.0 Melifonwu 5-3-8 1Adams 4-4-8 Fatukasi 5-1-6 Carrezola 3-3-6 1.0 1.0

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Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgGrayson 9 87 0 87 0 44Hairston 12 67 1 66 0 16Furlow 2 30 0 30 0 27Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgSummers 12-21-1 87 0 18Kemp 7-11-3 50 0 19Receiving No Yds TD LgJones 9 85 0 19Brown 4 22 0 8Williams 3 17 0 7Grayson 1 7 0 7Barnes 1 4 0 4Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Gregory 5 223 44.6 69 4Field Goal AttemptsN/ADefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntLennon 5-4-9 Benton 6-1-7 1Williams 3-3-6 Stanley 3-2-5 1.0 1.0 Richardson 4-0-4



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YULMAN STADIUM NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Tulane (2-7) 0 3 0 0 - 3UConn (5-5) 7 0 0 0 - 7FIRST QUARTER UConn – Summers 67 yd interception return 2:28 (Puyol kick)SECOND QUARTERTulane – DiRocco 37 yd field goal 8:28 (11-41, 5:40)

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers (Orange, N.J.) had a 67-yard interception return for the only touchdown of the game as the University of Connecticut football team posted a 7-3 win over Tulane on Saturday afternoon before an announced crowd of 26,775 at rain-soaked Yulman Stadium.

With the win, the Huskies improve to 5-5 on the season and need to win one of its last two games to gain bowl eligibility. UConn is 3-3 in the American Athletic Conference while Tulane is 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the league.

The win was the least number of points UConn scored in a victory since a 3-0 win to end the 1967 season against Holy Cross on Nov. 25. UConn also scored seven points in a win over New Hampshire in 1973 (7-3 on Oct. 6, 1973). The last time the Huskies won a game with single-digit scoring was a 9-7 win over New Hampshire in 1983.

UConn limited Tulane to just 140 yards of total offense, although the Huskies only gained 227 themselves.

The Huskies forced 11 punts by Tulane and the UConn defense had seven three-and-outs.

Summers’ pick six was the first for the Huskies since Byron Jones had a 70-yard-er last year at USF.

The interception was the 15th of the year for the Huskies and Summers has a team-leading six. He entered the game 15th in the country in interceptions.

Sophomore running back Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) had 79 yards of rushing on 16 carries and also caught two passes for 31 yards. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) was eight-of-19 for 81 yards.

Senior linebacker Graham Stewart (Durham, Conn.) led the way for the Husky defense with six tackles and 3.5 tackles for a loss. Sophomore Luke Carrezola (Ligonier, Pa.) had two-and-a-half tackles for a loss.

Tulane’s only first half points were a 37-yard field goal by sophomore Andrew DiRocco with 8:28 left in the second quarter. The Husky defense gave up 41 yards on that drive but held the Green Wave when they reached the UConn 15.

UCONN TLNFIRST DOWNS 9 9 Rushing 7 3 Passing 2 6 Penalty 0 0NET YARDS RUSHING 146 34 Rushing Attempts 42 25 Average Per Rush 3.5 1.4 Rushing Touchdowns 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 176 76 Yards Lost Rushing 30 42NET YARDS PASSING 81 106 Completions-Attempts-Int 8-19-1 13-40-1 Average Per Attempt 4.3 2.7 Average Per Completion 10.1 8.2 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 227 140 Total offense plays 61 65 Average Gain Per Play 3.7 2.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-0Penalties: Number-Yards 4-45 2-10PUNTS-YARDS 11-403 11-427 Average Yards Per Punt 36.6 38.8 Net Yards Per Punt 32.5 37.0 Inside 20 3 0 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 1 1 Fair catch 5 6KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-130 2-130 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 40.0 40.0 Touchbacks 1 2Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-25-0 Average Per Return 0.0 12.5Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-25-0 Average Per Return 0.0 25.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 1-67-1 1-2-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 1Possession Time 32:58 27:02 1st Quarter 7:28 7:32 2nd Quarter 7:03 7:57 3rd Quarter 10:13 4:47 4th Quarter 8:14 6:46Third-Down Conversions 3 of 17 5 of 20Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 1-1 Touchdowns 0-1 0-1 Field goals 0-1 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-25 2-11PAT Kicks 1-1 0-0Field Goals 0-1 1-1Points off turnovers 7 0

Total Participants (47): 2 Beals, 7 Green, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs,14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol,19 Marder, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 29 Watkins, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 49 Parker, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 66 Manco, 70 Bockeloh, 73 Hashemi, 78 Gifford, 80 T. Myers, 92 M. Myers, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 88 Mayala DT 93 FatukasiWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTE 77 Rutherford S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgShirreffs 16 94 15 79 0 13Newsome 21 66 12 54 0 10DeLorenzo 2 12 0 12 0 12Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgShirreffs 8-19-1 81 0 33Receiving No Yds TD LgNewsome 2 31 0 33T. Myers 2 24 0 15Marriner 2 9 0 8Bloom 1 10 0 10Mayala 1 7 0 7Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 11 403 36.6 48 3Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 3Q 5:33 34yds BlockedDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntStewart 3-3-6 3.5 Summers 3-2-5 1Melifonwu 2-3-5 Joseph 2-3-5 1.0 Walsh 1-3-4 1.0

TULANECONNECTICUT

GAME #10 • NOVEMBER 7, 2015

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TULANEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgHilliard 8 37 2 35 0 11Badie 11 34 10 24 0 10Kelley 2 4 0 4 0 2Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgLee 13-40-1 106 0 22Receiving No Yds TD LgDace 3 24 0 15Breaux 3 23 0 13Badie 3 9 0 6Scott 2 38 0 22Ardoin 1 7 0 7Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Block 11 427 38.8 53 0Field Goal AttemptsDiRocco 2Q 8:28 37yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntMonroe 8-3-11 1Marley 7-3-10 2.0 Smart 4-2-6 2.0 Marbley 4-2-6 Nickerson 5-0-5 1.0

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Houston (10-1) 0 3 0 14 – 17UConn (6-5) 7 3 3 7 – 20FIRST QUARTER UConn – Thomas 4 yd pass from Shireffs (Puyol kick) 11:40 (6-72, 3:20)SECOND QUARTERHouston – Cummings 29 yd field goal 12:36 (12-72, 5:32)UConn – Puyol 25 yd field goal 4:59 (6-14, 2:56)THIRD QUARTERUConn – Puyol 39 yd field goal 1:17 (7-23, 3:35)FOURTH QUARTERHouston – Allen 38 yd pass from Potsma (Cummings kick) 13:55 (6-74, 2:22)UConn – Thomas 45 yd pass from Anderson (Puyol kick) 9:48 (7-75, 4:07)Houston – Wilson 94 yd kickoff return (Cummings kick) 9:36

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Connecticut senior wide receiver Noel Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) had a pair of touchdowns receptions as the Husky football team topped previously undefeated and No. 13 ranked Houston by a 20-17 score before a crowd of 26,879 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

UConn’s record improves to 6-5 on the season as the Huskies gain bowl eligibil-ity for the first time since the 2010 season. UConn is 4-3 in the American Athletic Conference while Houston falls to 10-1 overall and 6-1 in the league.

The win is UConn’s third over a team ranked in the Associated Press poll at the time of the game. The Huskies beat No. 19 Louisville on the road in 2012 and topped No. 11 USF at home in 2007.

The key turning play of the game was a 45-yard touchdown pass in the fourth from junior Garrett Anderson (Walnut Creek, Calif.) on a trick play to Thomas. Anderson came to the UConn program as a quarterback, but has recently been playing out of the running back spot. He took a pitch from junior quarterback Tim Boyle (Brookfield, Conn.) and launched the TD pass that made it 20-10 with 9:48 to go.

Houston came right back and made it 20-17 as Brandon Wilson returned the ensuing kickoff 94-yard to make it 20-17. The Husky defense held tight the rest of the game and as they stopped the Cougars on a fourth-and-nine from midfield with two minutes to go and sophomore cornerbackJamar Summers (East Orange, N.J.) clinched the win with an interception with 55 seconds left.

Boyle took over QB duties for the Huskies when a hard hit sent redshirt soph-omore starter Bryant Shirreffs (Jefferson, Ga.) to the sidelines for the rest of the game. Boyle, who saw QB time in just one other game this year, was 12 of 22 in the air of 110 yards while sophomore running back Arkeel Newsome (Ansonia, Conn.) had 32 carries for 114 yards.

The Huskies opened the scoring on their first drive with a six-play, 72-yard drive that ended with a four-yard TD pass from Shirreffs to Thomas. Newsome had a 42-yard run in that drive.

The two teams traded second-quarter field goals as redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) had a 25-yarder for the Huskies with 4:59 left in the half as the Huskies led 10-3. The only scoring of the third quarter came on a 39-yard FG from Puyol that made it 13-3.

Houston scored a touchdown on a 38-yard pass from Kyle Postma to Chance Allen to make it 13-10 Huskies with 13:55 to play.

Postma, playing in place of Heisman hopeful Greg Ward Jr., was 16 of 27 in the air for 190 yards with one TD and one interception and was sacked three times.

Ward, who rolled his left ankle a week ago against Memphis, came in during Houston’s last drive. Postma, who engineered Houston’s come-from-behind win over Memphis last week, could not do it again against UConn. The Cougars’ next drive ended when his fourth-down pass from to a diving Demarcus Ayers was ruled out of bounds on a replay.

HOU UCONNFIRST DOWNS 13 13 Rushing 4 6 Passing 8 6 Penalty 1 1NET YARDS RUSHING 110 156 Rushing Attempts 33 43 Average Per Rush 3.3 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 121 176 Yards Lost Rushing 11 20NET YARDS PASSING 208 159 Completions-Attempts-Int 17-31-2 14-24-0 Average Per Attempt 6.7 6.6 Average Per Completion 12.2 11.4 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 318 315 Total offense plays 64 67 Average Gain Per Play 5.0 4.7Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 7-69 10-63PUNTS-YARDS 5-209 9-336 Average Yards Per Punt 41.8 37.3 Net Yards Per Punt 41.8 37.3 Inside 20 1 6 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 2 6KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-257 5-314 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.2 62.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.0 24.8 Touchbacks 2 3Punt returns: #-Yards-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 2-115-1 2-35-0 Average Per Return 57.5 17.5Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-1-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 25:01 34:59 1st Quarter 5:51 9:09 2nd Quarter 5:30 9:30 3rd Quarter 7:59 7:01 4th Quarter 5:41 9:19Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 5 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-2 Touchdowns 0-1 1-2 Field goals 1-1 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-8PAT Kicks 2-2 2-2Field Goals 1-1 2-2Points off turnovers 0 6

Total Participants (51): 3 Johnson, 7 Green, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs,14 Boyle, 16 McAllister, 17 Puyol,19 Marder, 23 J. Lee, 24 Anderson, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 28 Floyd, 29 Watkins, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 66 Manco, 73 Hashemi, 77 Rutherford, 78 Gifford, 85 McLean, 88 Mayala, 89 C. Lee, 92 M. Myers, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 2 Beals DT 93 FatukasiWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 4 Shirreffs CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsTE 80 T. Myers S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgNewsome 32 125 11 114 0 42Johnson 7 45 4 41 0 29Shirreffs 1 6 0 6 0 6Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgBoyle 12-22-0 110 0 18Anderson 1-1-0 45 1 45Shirreffs 1-1-0 4 1 4Receiving No Yds TD LgThomas 7 108 2 45Newsome 2 9 0 7Beals 1 14 0 14Anderson 1 12 0 12Marriner 1 8 0 8Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 9 336 37.3 44 6Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 2Q 4:59 25yds GoodPuyol 3Q 1:17 39yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntAdams 4-3-7 1 Joseph 3-3-6 Melifonwu 3-3-6 Fatukasi 5-0-5 1.0 1.0 Stewart 2-2-4 1.0

HOUSTONCONNECTICUT


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HOUSTONINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgPostma 13 60 8 52 0 20Farrow 14 49 3 46 0 13Webb 4 10 0 10 0 6Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgPostma 16-27-1 190 1 38Ward Jr. 1-4-1 18 0 18Receiving No Yds TD LgAyers 7 83 0 23Allen 6 105 1 38Daniels 2 12 0 7Bonner 1 10 0 10Farrow 1 (-2) 0 0Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Piper 5 209 41.8 52 1Field Goal AttemptsCummings 2Q 12:36 29yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntTaylor 6-6-12 2.0 Adams 3-7-10 Hines 3-4-7 Wilson 5-1-6 Mark 3-1-4 1.0



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LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELDPHILADELPHIA, PA.

Temple (10-2) 7 3 10 7 - 27UConn (6-6) 0 0 0 3 - 3FIRST QUARTER Temple – Thomas 9 yd run (Jones kick) 7:59 (4-49, 1:48)SECOND QUARTERTemple – Jones 20 yd field goal 6:18 (11-56, 5:42)THIRD QUARTERTemple – Jones 37 yd field goal 6:21 (13-51, 6:59)Temple – Deloatch 6 yd pass from Walker (Jones kick) 0:41 (9-63, 4:17)FOURTH QUARTERTemple – Thomas 60 yd run (Jones kick) 8:40 (3-61, 0:58)UConn – Puyol 45 yd field goal 5:51 (8-47, 2:49)

PHILADELPHIA – Temple quarterback P.J. Walker passed for 160 yards and Jahed Thomas rushed for another 119 as the Owls defeated the UConn football team by a 27-3 score Saturday night before a Lincoln Financial Field crowd of 28,236.

The Huskies finish the regular season with a bowl-eligible record of 6-6 and had a final record of 4-4 in the American Athletic Conference. UConn now awaits a bowl invitation, which will come next Sunday, December 6. Temple improves to 9-2 overall and wins the American Eastern Division title at 7-1. Temple plays at Houston next Saturday in the first-ever American championship game.

The Temple defense held the Huskies in check all night long as UConn could only manage 138 yards of total offense and just nine yards on the ground.

The UConn defense was also effective most of the night as Temple only had 231 total yards through three quarters.

Temple led 10-0 at the half as it scored a touchdown on a nine-yard run by Thomas with 7:59 left in the first quarter. That run capped a four play-49 yard drive that saw Thomas carry the ball three times to go with a 16-yard pass comple-tion from Walker to Romond Deloatch.

The Owls added a 20-yard field goal by Austin Jones with 6:18 left in the half for the 10-0 halftime lead. The UConn defense held Temple on first-and-ten from the Husky 11 to force the field goal that ended an 11 play-59 yard drive.

The Huskies were limited to 61 yards of total offense in the first half, but the UConn defense was tough as well as the Owls could only manage 132.

Temple took control of the game with ten points in the third quarter – a 37-yard field goal by Jones and a six-yard pass play from Walker to Deloatch. Thomas capped off the Temple scoring with a 60-yard fourth quarter TD run.

UConn redshirt junior Bobby Puyol (North Palm Beach, Fla.) had the only Husky score of the game – a 45-yard field goal with 5:51 to go.

UCONN TEMFIRST DOWNS 9 18 Rushing 2 6 Passing 7 9 Penalty 0 3NET YARDS RUSHING 9 161 Rushing Attempts 26 39 Average Per Rush 0.3 4.1 Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing 50 182 Yards Lost Rushing 41 21NET YARDS PASSING 129 160 Completions-Attempts-Int 13-21-1 19-29-0 Average Per Attempt 6.1 5.5 Average Per Completion 9.9 8.4 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 138 321 Total offense plays 47 68 Average Gain Per Play 2.9 4.7Fumbles: #-Lost 1-1 1-0Penalties: #-Yards 7-65 3-15PUNTS-YARDS 7-271 5-208 Average Yards Per Punt 38.7 41.6 Net Yards Per Punt 38.7 41.6 Inside 20 1 3 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 5 3KICKOFFS-YARDS 1-65 6-360 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 60.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 45.0 Touchbacks 1 1Punt returns: #-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0Kickoff returns: #-Yds-TD 5-90-0 0-0-0 Average Per Return 18.0 0.0Interceptions: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0Fumble Returns: #-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-7-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 23:11 36:49 1st Quarter 8:52 6:08 2nd Quarter 4:48 10:12 3rd Quarter 3:44 11:16 4th Quarter 5:47 9:13Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-5 Touchdowns 0-1 2-5 Field goals 1-1 2-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 3-19PAT Kicks 0-0 3-3Field Goals 1-1 2-2Points off turnovers 0 0

Total Participants (47): 3 Johnson, 7 Green, 10 Stapleton, 13 Diggs,16 McAllister, 17 Puyol,19 Marder, 23 J. Lee, 24 Anderson, 26 Marriner, 27 Vitale, 29 Watkins, 36 Walsh, 37 Claflin, 42 Wain, 44 DeLorenzo, 54 Stephens, 55 Hicks, 66 Manco, 73 Hashemi, 78 Gifford, 85 McLean, 88 Mayala, 89 C. Lee, 99 Marinan

UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTSOFFENSE STARTERS DEFENSE STARTERSWR 2 Beals DT 93 FatukasiWR 5 Thomas DE 95 AdeyemiLT 71 Levy NG 90 CampenniLG 62 Hopkins DE 15 CarrezolaC 72 Vechery LB 2 StewartRG 60 Samra LB 11 JosephRT 53 Knappe LB 46 VannQB 14 Boyle CB 6 J. WilliamsTE 86 Bloom S 22 AdamsFB 77 Rutherford S 20 MelifonwuTB 22 Newsome CB 21 Summers


Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgJohnson 3 7 0 7 0 6Anderson 3 12 6 6 0 6Thomas 3 7 2 5 0 7Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgBoyle 12-20-1 121 0 25Anderson 1-1-0 8 0 8Receiving No Yds TD LgThomas 5 63 2 17Marriner 2 36 0 25Bloom 2 11 0 6Newsome 2 6 0 5Beals 1 9 0 9Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Wain 7 271 38.7 46 1Field Goal AttemptsPuyol 4Q 5:51 45yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntAdams 7-1-8 1.0 Melifonwu 7-1-8 Vann 7-0-7 1.0 Joseph 4-3-7 Fatukasi 5-0-5 1.0 1.0

TEMPLECONNECTICUT


3 27

TEMPLEINDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD LgThomas 20 129 10 119 2 60Hood 5 27 0 27 0 17Gardner 6 19 0 19 0 13Passing Com-Att-Int Yds TD LgWalker 19-29-0 160 1 16Receiving No Yds TD LgAnderson 6 42 0 16Shippen 4 45 0 15Deloatch 3 26 1 16Hood 1 12 0 12Thompson 1 11 0 11Punting No Yds Avg Lg In20Starzyk 5 208 41.6 51 3Field Goal AttemptsJones 2Q 6:18 20yds GoodJones 3Q 6:21 37yds GoodDefense UT-AT-TT TFL Sk IntMatakevich 6-5-11 1.5 0.5 Alwan 3-2-5 2.0 0.5 Williams 3-2-5 1.5 Chandler 4-0-4 1.0 1 Martin-Oguike 3-1-4 2.5 1.0

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COMBINED TEAM STATISTICS2015 UConn FootballUConn Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2015)

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Date Opponent Score Att.Sept 3, 2015 VILLANOVA W 20-15 26113Sep 12, 2015 ARMY W 22-17 28260Sep 19, 2015 at #20 MIZZOU L 6-9 70079

* Sep 26, 2015 NAVY L 18-28 33204Oct 02, 2015 at BYU L 13-30 56393

* Oct 10, 2015 at UCF W 40-13 26669* Oct 17, 2015 USF L 20-28 31719* Oct 24, 2015 at Cincinnati L 13-37 40124* Oct 30, 2015 EAST CAROLINA W 31-13 23168* Nov 07, 2015 at Tulane W 7-3 26775* Nov 21, 2015 HOUSTON W 20-17 26879* Nov 28, 2015 at Temple L 3-27 28236

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gNEWSOME, Arkeel 12 174 817 57 760 4.4 6 90 63.3SHIRREFFS, Byr. 11 135 600 172 428 3.2 3 36 38.9JOHNSON, Ron 11 87 269 53 216 2.5 4 29 19.6DeLORENZO, Max 12 13 44 8 36 2.8 0 12 3.0THOMAS, Noel 12 5 24 2 22 4.4 0 8 1.8MARRINER, Josh 11 13 26 7 19 1.5 0 5 1.7BEALS, Tyraiq 12 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 1.2WAIN, Justin 12 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.1ANDERSON, Garr. 2 3 12 6 6 2.0 0 6 3.0Total 12 444 1827 332 1495 3.4 13 90 124.6Opponents 12 445 2246 262 1984 4.5 13 84 165.3

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gSHIRREFFS, Byr. 11 130.16 158-262-7 60.3 1992 9 69 181.1BOYLE, Tim 11 84.34 31-60-2 51.7 281 0 25 25.5ANDERSON, Garr. 2 487.60 2-2-0 100.0 53 1 45 26.5TEAM 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 123.50 191-325-9 58.8 2326 10 69 193.8Opponents 12 112.14 212-365-17 58.1 2243 13 71 186.9

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gTHOMAS, Noel 12 54 719 13.3 3 45 59.9NEWSOME, Arkeel 12 40 432 10.8 2 58 36.0BEALS, Tyraiq 12 23 271 11.8 2 39 22.6BLOOM, Alec 12 20 290 14.5 1 38 24.2MYERS, Tommy 11 16 232 14.5 2 69 21.1MARRINER, Josh 11 8 71 8.9 0 25 6.5LUCAS, Thomas 7 7 83 11.9 0 34 11.9MAYALA, Hergy 10 6 65 10.8 0 29 6.5DeLORENZO, Max 12 5 35 7.0 0 11 2.9McLEAN, Aaron 10 4 56 14.0 0 29 5.6JOHNSON, Ron 11 4 29 7.2 0 22 2.6LEMELLE, Brian 7 2 27 13.5 0 17 3.9ANDERSON, Garr. 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0CARREZOLA, Luke 12 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3Total 12 191 2326 12.2 10 69 193.8Opponents 12 212 2243 10.6 13 71 186.9

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkPUYOL, Bobby 15-17 88.2 1-1 6-6 5-6 3-4 0-0 45 1TARBUTT, Mich. 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsPUYOL, Bobby - 15-17 20-23 - - - - - 65NEWSOME, Arkeel 8 - - - - - - - 48JOHNSON, Ron 4 - - - - - - - 24THOMAS, Noel 3 - - - 1 - - - 20SHIRREFFS, Byr. 3 - - - - 1-1 - - 18BEALS, Tyraiq 2 - - - - - - - 12MYERS, Tommy 2 - - - - - - - 12BLOOM, Alec 1 - - - - - - - 6SUMMERS, Jamar 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2TARBUTT, Mich. - 0-1 - - - - - - 0Total 24 15-18 20-23 - 1 1-1 - 1 213Opponents 28 13-19 26-27 - - 0-1 - 2 237

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalUConn 51 53 61 48 0 213Opponents 49 56 37 95 0 237

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 6-6 4-2 2-4 0-0Conference 4-4 2-2 2-2 0-0Non-Conference 2-2 2-0 0-2 0-0

Team Statistics UCONN OPPFIRST DOWNS 200 217 R u s h i n g 83 97 P a s s i n g 99 107 P e n a l t y 18 13RUSHING YARDAGE 1495 1984 Rushing Attempts 444 445 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.5 Average Per Game 124.6 165.3 TDs Rushing 13 13PASSING YARDAGE 2326 2243 C o m p - A t t - I n t 191-325-9 212-365-17 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.1 Average Per Catch 12.2 10.6 Average Per Game 193.8 186.9 TDs Passing 10 13TOTAL OFFENSE 3821 4227 Average Per Play 5.0 5.2 Average Per Game 318.4 352.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-551 34-727PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-2 16-45INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-185 9-98FUMBLES-LOST 15-6 20-7PENALTIES-Yards 71-570 61-587PUNTS-AVG 71-37.3 55-41.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 1 7 2 8 : 4 33RD-DOWN Conversions 54/169 66/1734TH-DOWN Conversions 6/19 9/22

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgSUMMERS, Jamar 7 102 14.6 1 67ADAMS, Andrew 3 7 2.3 0 6WILLIAMS, Jhav. 3 36 12.0 0 19MELIFONWU, Obi 2 16 8.0 0 16JOSEPH, Junior 1 6 6.0 0 6VANN, Marquise 1 18 18.0 0 18

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkWAIN, Justin 70 2651 37.9 50 6 36 20 1 1TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgVITALE, Nick 4 -13 -3.2 0 2LEMELLE, Brian 2 15 7.5 0 9Total 6 2 0.3 0 9Opponents 16 45 2.8 0 14

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgNEWSOME, Arkeel 19 429 22.6 0 71MARRINER, Josh 4 57 14.2 0 16LEMELLE, Brian 2 24 12.0 0 12BEALS, Tyraiq 2 41 20.5 0 23LEE, Junior 1 0 0.0 0 0CLAX, Jazzmar 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 29 551 19.0 0 71Opponents 34 727 21.4 1 94

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gNEWSOME, Ark 12 760 432 0 429 0 1621 135.1THOMAS, Noel 12 22 719 0 0 0 741 61.8SHIRREFFS, Byr 11 428 0 0 0 0 428 38.9BEALS, Tyraiq 12 15 271 0 41 0 327 27.2BLOOM, Alec 12 0 290 0 0 0 290 24.2Total 12 1495 2326 2 551 185 4559 379.9Opponents 12 1984 2243 45 727 98 5097 424.8

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gSHIRREFFS, Byr. 11 397 428 1992 2420 220.0NEWSOME, Arkeel 12 174 760 0 760 63.3BOYLE, Tim 11 66 -7 281 274 24.9JOHNSON, Ron 11 87 216 0 216 19.6ANDERSON, Garr. 2 5 6 53 59 29.5Total 12 769 1495 2326 3821 318.4Opponents 12 810 1984 2243 4227 352.2

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf1H ADAMS, Andrew 12 52 37 89 3.5-6 . 3-7 3 . . . . .11 JOSEPH, Junior 12 38 48 86 3.5-4 . 1-6 . 2 1-0 . . .20 MELIFONWU, Obi 12 50 29 79 2.0-7 . 2-16 5 . . . . .2 STEWART, Graham 12 40 20 60 9.5-28 2.0-6 . 1 1 . 1 . .6 WILLIAMS, Jhav. 12 40 11 51 2.0-6 . 3-36 6 . . . . .

Total 12 471 312 783 66-208 20-99 17-185 30 20 7-0 10 2 1Opponents 12 426 368 794 91-313 35-175 9-98 35 18 6-7 11 5 2



TEAM STATISTICS2015 UConn FootballUConn Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2015)

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Team Statistics UCONN OPPSCORING 213 237 Points Per Game 17.8 19.8 Points Off Turnovers 57 36FIRST DOWNS 200 217 R u s h i n g 83 97 P a s s i n g 99 107 P e n a l t y 18 13RUSHING YARDAGE 1495 1984 Yards gained rushing 1827 2246 Yards lost rushing 332 262 Rushing Attempts 444 445 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.5 Average Per Game 124.6 165.3 TDs Rushing 13 13PASSING YARDAGE 2326 2243 C o m p - A t t - I n t 191-325-9 212-365-17 Average Per Pass 7.2 6.1 Average Per Catch 12.2 10.6 Average Per Game 193.8 186.9 TDs Passing 10 13TOTAL OFFENSE 3821 4227 Total Plays 769 810 Average Per Play 5.0 5.2 Average Per Game 318.4 352.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-551 34-727PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-2 16-45INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-185 9-98KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 21.4PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.3 2.8INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.9 10.9FUMBLES-LOST 15-6 20-7PENALTIES-Yards 71-570 61-587 Average Per Game 47.5 48.9PUNTS-Yards 71-2651 55-2282 Average Per Punt 37.3 41.5 Net punt average 35.0 40.4KICKOFFS-Yards 50-2925 54-3276 Average Per Kick 58.5 60.7 Net kick average 36.5 39.8TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 1 7 2 8 : 4 33RD-DOWN Conversions 54/169 66/173 3rd-Down Pct 32% 38%4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/19 9/22 4th-Down Pct 32% 41%SACKS BY-Yards 20-99 35-175MISC YARDS 1 1TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 24 28FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-18 13-19ON-SIDE KICKS 1-3 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (25-32) 78% (28-38) 74%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (15-32) 47% (16-38) 42%PAT-ATTEMPTS (20-23) 87% (26-27) 96%ATTENDANCE 169343 248276 Games/Avg Per Game 6/28224 6/41379 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalUConn 51 53 61 48 0 213Opponents 49 56 37 95 0 237

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G

NEWSOME, Arkeel 12 174 817 57 760 4.4 6 90 63.3SHIRREFFS, Byr. 11 135 600 172 428 3.2 3 36 38.9JOHNSON, Ron 11 87 269 53 216 2.5 4 29 19.6DeLORENZO, Max 12 13 44 8 36 2.8 0 12 3.0THOMAS, Noel 12 5 24 2 22 4.4 0 8 1.8MARRINER, Josh 11 13 26 7 19 1.5 0 5 1.7BEALS, Tyraiq 12 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 1.2WAIN, Justin 12 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.1ANDERSON, Garr. 2 3 12 6 6 2.0 0 6 3.0BOYLE, Tim 11 6 7 14 -7 -1.2 0 4 -0.6TEAM 7 6 0 13 -13 -2.2 0 0 -1.9Total 12 444 1827 332 1495 3.4 13 90 124.6Opponents 12 445 2246 262 1984 4.5 13 84 165.3

PASSING GP EFFIC ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/G

SHIRREFFS, BYR. 11 130.16 158-262-7 60.3 1992 9 69 181.1BOYLE, TIM 11 84.34 31-60-2 51.7 281 0 25 25.5ANDERSON, GARR. 2 487.60 2-2-0 100.0 53 1 45 26.5TEAM 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0TOTAL 12 123.50 191-325-9 58.8 2326 10 69 193.8OPPONENTS 12 112.14 212-365-17 58.1 2243 13 71 186.9

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G THOMAS, NOEL 12 54 719 13.3 3 45 59.9NEWSOME, ARKEEL 12 40 432 10.8 2 58 36.0BEALS, TYRAIQ 12 23 271 11.8 2 39 22.6BLOOM, ALEC 12 20 290 14.5 1 38 24.2MYERS, TOMMY 11 16 232 14.5 2 69 21.1MARRINER, JOSH 11 8 71 8.9 0 25 6.5LUCAS, THOMAS 7 7 83 11.9 0 34 11.9MAYALA, HERGY 10 6 65 10.8 0 29 6.5DELORENZO, MAX 12 5 35 7.0 0 11 2.9MCLEAN, AARON 10 4 56 14.0 0 29 5.6JOHNSON, RON 11 4 29 7.2 0 22 2.6LEMELLE, BRIAN 7 2 27 13.5 0 17 3.9ANDERSON, GARR. 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0CARREZOLA, LUKE 12 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3TOTAL 12 191 2326 12.2 10 69 193.8OPPONENTS 12 212 2243 10.6 13 71 186.9

FIELD GOALS FG PCT. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLK

PUYOL, Bobby 15-17 88.2 1-1 6-6 5-6 3-4 0-0 45 1TARBUTT, Mich. 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0

PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LG TB FC I20 50+ BLK

WAIN, Justin 70 2651 37.9 50 6 36 20 1 1TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 71 2651 37.3 50 6 36 20 1 1Opponents 55 2282 41.5 69 3 25 20 11 0

KICKOFFS NO. YDS AVG TB OB RETN NET YDLN

TARBUTT, Mich. 26 1500 57.7 5 0PUYOL, Bobby 22 1317 59.9 10 0WAIN, Justin 2 108 54.0 0 0Total 50 2925 58.5 15 0 21.4 36.5 28Opponents 54 3276 60.7 23 2 19.0 39.8 25

PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LG

VITALE, Nick 4 -13 -3.2 0 2LEMELLE, Brian 2 15 7.5 0 9Total 6 2 0.3 0 9Opponents 16 45 2.8 0 14

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LG

SUMMERS, Jamar 7 102 14.6 1 67ADAMS, Andrew 3 7 2.3 0 6WILLIAMS, Jhav. 3 36 12.0 0 19MELIFONWU, Obi 2 16 8.0 0 16JOSEPH, Junior 1 6 6.0 0 6VANN, Marquise 1 18 18.0 0 18Total 17 185 10.9 1 67Opponents 9 98 10.9 1 50

KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LG

NEWSOME, Arkeel 19 429 22.6 0 71MARRINER, Josh 4 57 14.2 0 16LEMELLE, Brian 2 24 12.0 0 12BEALS, Tyraiq 2 41 20.5 0 23LEE, Junior 1 0 0.0 0 0CLAX, Jazzmar 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 29 551 19.0 0 71Opponents 34 727 21.4 1 94

FUMBLE RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LG

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 7 7.0 0 7

TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G

SHIRREFFS, Byr. 11 397 428 1992 2420 220.0NEWSOME, Arkeel 12 174 760 0 760 63.3BOYLE, Tim 11 66 -7 281 274 24.9JOHNSON, Ron 11 87 216 0 216 19.6ANDERSON, Garr. 2 5 6 53 59 29.5DeLORENZO, Max 12 13 36 0 36 3.0THOMAS, Noel 12 5 22 0 22 1.8MARRINER, Josh 11 13 19 0 19 1.7BEALS, Tyraiq 12 1 15 0 15 1.2WAIN, Justin 12 1 13 0 13 1.1TEAM 7 7 -13 0 -13 -1.9Total 12 769 1495 2326 3821 318.4Opponents 12 810 1984 2243 4227 352.2

FG SEQUENCE UCONN OPPONENTS

Villanova - 24Army (23),(25),(39) (41)MIZZOU 49 40Navy (38) -BYU (37),(42) 48,38,(26),(25),(32)UCF (21) (19),(45)USF (19),(27),44 48Cincinnati (27),(30) (23),(38),27,(26)East Carolina (45) -Tulane 34 (37)Houston (25),(39) (29)Temple (45) (20),(37)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PATSCORING TD FG KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS

PUYOL, Bobby – 15–17 20–23 – – – – – 65NEWSOME, Arkeel 8 – – – – – – – 48JOHNSON, Ron 4 – – – – – – – 24THOMAS, Noel 3 – – – 1 – – – 20SHIRREFFS, Byr. 3 – – – – 1–1 – – 18BEALS, Tyraiq 2 – – – – – – – 12MYERS, Tommy 2 – – – – – – – 12BLOOM, Alec 1 – – – – – – – 6SUMMERS, Jamar 1 – – – – – – – 6TEAM – – – – – – – 1 2TARBUTT, Mich. – 0–1 – – – – – – 0Total 24 15–18 20–23 – 1 1–1 – 1 213Opponents 28 13–19 26–27 – – 0–1 – 2 237



INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSALL PURPOSE G RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G

NEWSOME, Ark 12 760 432 0 429 0 1621 135.1THOMAS, Noel 12 22 719 0 0 0 741 61.8SHIRREFFS, By 11 428 0 0 0 0 428 38.9BEALS, Tyraiq 12 15 271 0 41 0 327 27.2BLOOM, Alec 12 0 290 0 0 0 290 24.2JOHNSON, Ron 11 216 29 0 0 0 245 22.3MYERS, Tommy 11 0 232 0 0 0 232 21.1MARRINER, Jos 11 19 71 0 57 0 147 13.4SUMMERS, Jam 12 0 0 0 0 102 102 8.5LUCAS, Thomas 7 0 83 0 0 0 83 11.9DeLORENZO, M 12 36 35 0 0 0 71 5.9LEMELLE, Brian 7 0 27 15 24 0 66 9.4MAYALA, Hergy 10 0 65 0 0 0 65 6.5

ALL PURPOSE G RUSH RCV PR KR IR TOTAL AVG/G

McLEAN, Aaron 10 0 56 0 0 0 56 5.6WILLIAMS, Jhav 12 0 0 0 0 36 36 3.0ANDERSON, Ga 2 6 12 0 0 0 18 9.0VANN, Marquise 11 0 0 0 0 18 18 1.6MELIFONWU, O 12 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.3WAIN, Justin 12 13 0 0 0 0 13 1.1ADAMS, Andrew 12 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.6JOSEPH, Junior 12 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.5CARREZOLA, L 12 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.3BOYLE, Tim 11 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -0.6TEAM 7 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -1.9VITALE, Nick 11 0 0 -13 0 0 -13 -1.2Total 12 1495 2326 2 551 185 4559 379.9Opponents 12 1984 2243 45 727 98 5097 424.8

TACKLES SACKS PASS DEFENSE FUMBLES BLKD ## DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UA A TOT TFL/YDS NO-YDS INT-YDS BRUP QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK SAF

1H ADAMS, Andrew 12 52 37 89 3.5-6 – 3-7 3 – – – – – 11 JOSEPH, Junior 12 38 48 86 3.5-4 – 1-6 – 2 1-0 – – – 20 MELIFONWU, Obi 12 50 29 79 2.0-7 – 2-16 5 – – – – – 2 STEWART, Graham 12 40 20 60 9.5-28 2.0-6 – 1 1 – 1 – – 6 WILLIAMS, Jhav. 12 40 11 51 2.0-6 – 3-36 6 – – – – – 36 WALSH, Matt 12 17 29 46 4.0-10 – – – – – – – – 15 CARREZOLA, Luke 12 24 21 45 11.5-41 6.0-29 – 1 2 2-0 2 1 – 93 FATUKASI, Foley 11 29 15 44 7.0-26 6.5-25 – – 4 – 4 – – 21 SUMMERS, Jamar 12 23 14 37 0.5-2 – 7-102 3 – – – – – 46 VANN, Marquise 11 23 14 37 2.0-7 – 1-18 – 1 – – – – 90 CAMPENNI, Jul. 12 12 15 27 5.0-10 – – – 2 – 1 – – 95 ADEYEMI, Kenton 11 14 12 26 3.5-14 2.0-12 – – 3 – – – – 92 MYERS, Mikal 11 12 10 22 4.0-4 – – – – 1-0 – – – 23 LEE, Junior 11 13 5 18 – – – 3 – – – – – 10 STAPLETON, Cam. 12 11 4 15 4.0-26 2.0-15 – 2 2 1-0 – – – 57 ORMSBY, Cole 8 6 6 12 2.5-13 1.5-12 – – 3 – – – – 13 DIGGS, Vontae 11 9 3 12 – – – – – – – – – 19 MARDER, Ellis 11 11 – 11 – – – 3 – 1-0 – – – 55 HICKS, Jon 11 6 4 10 – – – – – – – – – 7 GREEN, John 11 6 2 8 – – – 2 – – – – – 99 MARINAN, Sean 11 2 5 7 0.5-1 – – – – – – – – 16 McALLISTER, Br. 12 6 1 7 – – – – – 1-0 2 – – 1B HADLEY, Javon 8 7 – 7 1.0-3 – – 1 – – – – – 5 THOMAS, Noel 12 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – 28 FLOYD, Jordan 8 3 1 4 – – – – – – – – – 44 DeLORENZO, Max 12 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – 54 STEPHENS, Om. 10 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – 18 LEMELLE, Brian 7 – 2 2 – – – – – – – – – 26 MARRINER, Josh 11 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – – 14 BOYLE, Tim 11 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – 27 VITALE, Nick 11 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – 29 WATKINS, Anth. 7 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – 22 NEWSOME, Arkeel 12 – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – 4 SHIRREFFS, Byr. 11 – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – 40 TARBUTT, Mich. 6 – 1 1 – – – – – – – – – 72 VECHERY, Brend. 12 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – TM TEAM 7 – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 Total 12 471 312 783 66-208 20-99 17-185 30 20 7-0 10 2 1 Opponents 12 426 368 794 91-313 35-175 9-98 35 18 6-7 11 5 2

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HEAD COACH BOB DIACO

U Conn head coach Bob Diaco has led the Huskies to the St.

Petersburg Bowl in his second year in charge of the Husky program. He coached the Huskies to wins in three of their last four games of the 2015 season, including a win over Houston, who was ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll at the time of the game. Diaco is the first head coach in UConn history to take the Huskies to post-season play just two years into their tenure.

Since being named the 30th head football coach at UConn on December 12, 2013, Diaco has touched every facet of the program and has built a strong foundation for a championship future at UConn – starting with this year’s appearance in the St. Petersburg Bowl.

Under Diaco’s watch this year, UConn is ranked 33rd in the country in total defense entering bowl season and is second in the American. UConn is also 17th nationally in scoring defense and tenth in interceptions.

The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be the ninth post-season game he has coached in, including the BCS title game with Notre Dame in 2012 and the Sugar Bowl with Cincinnati in 2010. He played in three bowl games as a student-athlete at Iowa. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons.

Diaco served on the Notre Dame coaching staff as the defensive coordinator from 2010-13 and the assistant head coach in 2012-13. He was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was a semi-finalist for the award in 2011. Diaco joined the Notre Dame staff in 2010 as defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach, took responsibility for the entire linebacker position in 2011 and added responsibilities as associate head coach in 2012.

His 2012 Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and posted an overall record of 12-1. Diaco developed a national reputation as one of the top defensive coaches in the game. Notre Dame allowed an average of 19.08 points/game from 2010-13, which ranked as the ninth-best average over that time of any team in the FBS.

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

A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., Diaco began his coaching career in 1996-97 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000) as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach, Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) working with the same positions and Central Michigan (2005) as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

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

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



HEAD COACH BOB DIACO

YEAR-BY-YEAR WITH BOB DIACO Year School Position Postseason1996 Iowa Graduate Assistant Alamo Bowl1997 Iowa Graduate Assistant Alamo Bowl1999 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams2000 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams NCAA I-AA First Round2001 Eastern Michigan Running Backs/Special Teams2002 Eastern Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams2003 Eastern Michigan Outside Linebackers/Special Teams2004 Western Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams2005 Central Michigan Co-Defensive Coord/Linebackers2006 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams2007 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams Gator Bowl2008 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams2009 Cincinnati Defensive Coord/Inside Linebackers Sugar Bowl2010 Notre Dame Defensive Coord/Inside Linebackers Sun Bowl2011 Notre Dame Defensive Coord/Linebackers Champs Sports Bowl2012 Notre Dame Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/LBs BCS National Championship2013 Notre Dame Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/LBs Pinstripe Bowl2014 UConn Head Coach2015 UConn Head Coach St. Petersburg Bowl

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

In his only season at Cincinnati (2009), he was charged with replacing 10 starters on the Bearcats’ defense, including every play-er on the front seven for 2009. The Bearcats recorded 110 tackles for loss in 2009 (8.46 per game) to rank third in the nation. They totaled 37 sacks and tied for 10th in the country averaging 2.85 sacks per contest. Cincinnati’s defense allowed 3.6 rushing yards per carry.

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

In his only season at Central Michigan (2005), Diaco turned around CMU’s rushing defense that just two years earlier had ranked last in the Mid-American Conference. Under Diaco’s watch, Central Michigan led the MAC, allowing only 113.7 rushing yards per game. He coached the special teams and linebackers at Western Michigan in 2004. The punting, punt return and kickoff return units all fin-ished in the top three of the MAC.

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

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

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ASSISTANT COACHES

DON PATTERSONAssistant Head Coach, Quarterbacks 16th Bowl As A Coach

Don Patterson, who has enjoyed a long and successful college football career as both a head coach and an assistant, is in his second year as Assistant Head Football Coach at UConn and has position responsibilities with

the tight ends in 2015. He and UConn head coach Bob Diaco have strong ties – Patterson was a member of the Iowa coaching staff when Diaco played for the Hawkeyes from 1992-95 and then was a graduate assistant coach from 1996-97. While the head coach at Western Illinois, Patterson hired Diaco to his first full-time coaching position in 1999.Patterson was the head coach at Western Illinois from 1999-2009 and had a 62-45 career record in 11 seasons. He led the Leathernecks to three NCAA playoff berths, a pair of Gateway Football Conference titles and a No. 1 national ranking in 2003.The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is his 21st postseason game as a college head or assistant coach.

FRANK VERDUCCIOffensive Coordinator, Running Backs 12th Bowl As A Coach

Frank Verducci, a 31-year veteran of the coaching profession with experience in both college football and the NFL, is in his first season as the offensive coordinator at UConn and has position responsibility

with the Husky running backs.Verducci was the run game coordinator and offensive line coach in 2011 at Florida and helped lead the Gators to a 24-17 win over Ohio State in the Gator Bowl. From 1999-2008, he spent ten years coaching in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals (1999-2001), Dallas Cowboys (2002), Buffalo Bills (2004-05) and the Cleveland Browns (2007-08).He worked with future NFL Hall of Famers Smith and Larry Allen during his time with the Cowboys. Verducci helped produce 1,000 yard rushers at each stop in Cincinnati (Corey Dillon), Buffalo (Willis McGahee) and Cleveland (Jamaal Lewis).The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is the 15th postseason game Verducci has coached in with 11 college bowls, the 2013 CFL playoffs with Montreal and two games in the FCS playoffs with Northern Iowa in 2014.

ANTHONY POINDEXTERDefensive Coordinator, Safeties Fifth Bowl As A Coach

Anthony Poindexter, who enjoyed an outstanding collegiate career at Virginia and played for two seasons in the NFL, is in his second year as the Defensive Coordinator at UConn. He has position responsibility with the safeties.Postseason play is nothing new for Poindexter as he played in four bowl games with the Cavaliers as a student-athlete, was a member of the Baltimore Ravens when they won Super Bowl XXXV for the 2000 season and coached at Virginia in five bowl games.Poindexter earned first-team All-America honors at Virginia as a safety his junior and senior seasons. He also was chosen the 1998 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and is one of only three players in school history to earn first-team All-ACC recognition three times.

Poindexter was selected by the Ravens in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He spent two seasons with the Ravens before ending his pro career with the Cleveland Browns. To honor his legacy at UVa, Poindexter’s No. 3 jersey was retired on Oct. 10, 2009 at Scott Stadium.

WAYNE LINEBURGQuarterbacks Fourth Bowl As A Coach

Wayne Lineburg is in his second year as a member of the UConn coaching staff and this year works with the quarterbacks. Lineburg and UConn head coach Bob

Diaco were on the same coaching staff together at Virginia in 2007 and ‘08. Lineburg is a 1996 graduate of Virginia.As a player at Virginia, he played in three bowl games, including wins in the 1994 Independence and 1995 Peach Bowls. He also coached in the 2007 Gator Bowl as a member of the Virginia staff. Lineburg coached in the 1996 and 2001 FCS playoffs with William & Mary and the 2005 FCS playoff with Richmond.Lineburg was the associate head coach, running backs coach and recruiting coordinator in 2012 and ’13 at Richmond. He originally came to the school in 2010 as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach and was the interim head coach in 2011.Lineburg was on the offensive staff at Virginia from 2007-09, working with the wide receivers in 2007-08 and the running backs in 2009. He was also a graduate assistant at Virginia from 1998-99. UVa played in the 1998 Peach Bowl, the 1999 MicronPC.com Bowl and the 2008 Gator Bowl with Lineburg on staff.

MIKE CUMMINGSOffensive Line, Co-Offensive Coordinator Fourth Bowl As A Coach

Mike Cummings is in his second year on the UConn staff and works with the offensive line and serves as the Co-Offensive Coordinator. Cummings and UConn head coach Bob Diaco were on the same coaching staff

together at Eastern Michigan in 2000 and ‘01. The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is the fourth of his coaching career with two at Central Michigan and another at Marshall.Prior to joining the UConn staff, Cummings was the offensive coordinator at Central Michigan from 2010-13. During Cummings’ tenure at CMU, the school boasted one of the Mid-American Conference’s top offenses. Cummings had position responsibility for the offensive line at Central Michigan and coached offensive tackle Eric Fisher, who was the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.Cummings served as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Marshall from 2005-09. At least one Marshall offensive lineman earned All- Conference USA honors in each of his five seasons.

VINCENT BROWNCo-Defensive Coordinator, Linebacker Third Bowl As a Coach

Former New England Patriots All-Pro linebacker Vincent Brown is in his second year as the Co-Defensive Coordinator and has position responsibility with the

linebackers. Brown played for the New England Patriots for eight seasons before retiring in 1995. He earned NFL All-Pro honors in 1991, 1992 and 1993. During his professional career he recorded 16.5 sacks, had 10 interceptions and



scored one touchdown. After being selected in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draft, Brown went on to start 103 of 123 career games for the Patriots, logging 811 tackles, 16.5 sacks and 10 interceptions.The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl is the seventh career postseason game for Brown as he played in the 1994 playoff for the Patriots, coached in the 2006 NFL Playoffs with the Dallas Cowboys as the inside linebackers coach, coached in a pair of bowl games at Virginia and the NCAA FCS playoffs with Richmond in 2008 and 2009, as the Spiders won the national championship in 2008.Brown played at Mississippi Valley State where he earned Kodak All-America honors as a senior in 1987. He was a second team AP All-American as a junior. A three-time all-conference pick, he broke the school’s record for career tackles with 570 stops while leading the team in tackles his last three seasons.

DAVID CORLEYWide Receivers, Special Teams Coordinator, Director Of Player Engagement First Bowl As A Coach

David Corley is in his second year as an assistant coach with UConn in 2015. Prior to being named at UConn,

he spent six seasons (2008-2013) on the staff at William & Mary. Corley will have position responsibility with the wide receivers and is the Special Teams Coordinator. He also serves as the Director of Player Engagement for the Husky program.A 2002 graduate of William & Mary, Corley played professionally in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger Cats (2003) and Calgary Stampeders (2006). He also was a member of the Arena Football League’s New York Dragons (2005).Corley wrote his name in nearly every significant passing record for William & Mary, including graduating as the Tribe’s all-time leader in passing yards (9,805), total offense (10,948) and touchdown passes (73).The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be his fifth postseason game as a coach joining the FCS playoffs with William & Mary in 2009 (semifinals) and 2010. He also has playoff experience as a player in the AFL and CFL and the 2001 FCS playoffs at William & Mary.

JOSH REARDONCornerbacks, Co-Special Teams Coordinator Fifth Bowl As A Coach

Josh Reardon is in his second year as an assistant coach in 2015 and has position responsibility with the

cornerbacks. He also serves as the Co-Special Teams Coordinator. Reardon has strong Northeast ties as he coached at Holy Cross in 2011 and Sacred Heart from 2008-10. Prior to coming to UConn, Reardon was a graduate assistant coach at Notre Dame from 2012-13. At Notre Dame, Reardon assisted UConn head coach Bob Diaco and worked with the Irish inside and outside linebackers. In 2011, Reardon was outside linebackers coach at Holy Cross and was part of a defensive coaching staff that helped hold opponents to only 3.9 yards per carry. The 2015 St. Petersburg Bowl will be Reardon’s fifth as a coach, including the BCS National Championship game for the 2012 season at Notre Dame.

Reardon’s first job was as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan from 2006-07. He assisted with coaching the defensive line and inside linebackers. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was the Chippewas head coach in 2006 A 2006 graduate of Central Michigan, Reardon was on the Chippewas football team from 2001-04.

KEVIN WOLTHAUSENDefensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator 19th Bowl As a Coach

Kevin Wolthausen, who has enjoyed a long and successful career in college football coaching, is in his second year as an assistant coach at UConn and is the Recruiting Coordinator in 2015. He has position responsibility with the defensive line. In 30 seasons coaching in college, Wolthausen has been a part of 18 postseason bowl teams, including seven New Year’s bowl games. In total, he has been part of 21 postseason appearances during his 34-year coaching career. Wolthausen and UConn head coach Bob Diaco were on the same staff at Eastern Michigan in 2002.Prior to coming to UConn, he served as the special teams coordinator at Florida International in 2013 and in 2012 was the defensive line coach at Purdue as the Boilermakers played in the 2012 Heart of Dallas Bowl. Wolthausen has been a part of many successful teams at all levels of the game. Prior to Purdue, he was the defensive line coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League as the team won the first two UFL championships.He was the defensive line coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 2007

ASSISTANT COACHES

COACHES DURING THE GAME Upstairs: Lineburg, Reardon, Verducci, Wolthausen, DeBerry, Lezynski

Downstairs: Diaco, Brown, Corley, Cummings, Patterson, Poindexter, Deboer, Stockton

Graduate Assistant-Offense: David Deboer (Hope ’10) Graduate Assistant-Offense: Nick Lezynski (Notre Dame ’11) Graduate Assistant-Defense: Tyler Stockton (Notre Dame ’14) Graduate Assistant-Defense: Chris DeBerry (UConn ’15) Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Matt Balis (Northern

Illinois ’96) Director of Football Operations: Sarah Lawless (Notre Dame ’08) Director of External Football Relations: Andru Creighton (Notre

Dame ’13) Dir. of Alumni and Community Affairs: Andy Baylock (Central

Connecticut ’60) Director of Player Personnel: Michael Painter (Bowling Green ’06) Coord. of Football Internal Affairs: Adam Hannon (Bowling

Green ‘12) Director of Football Administration: Rebecca Dunstan (Eastern

Connecticut ’99) Head Athletic Trainer: Bob Howard, MA, ATC (Connecticut ’88)

ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL

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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES

ANDREW ADAMS22

6-0, 198 Safety Redshirt Senior Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy

Named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference…veteran performer who has started 32 games over his career, including all 12 in 2014 and ’15…served as one of four captains during the 2015 season…leads the Huskies in tackles with 89 and also had 3.5 tackles for a loss with three pass break-ups…made a career-high 17 tackles vs. Navy (Sept. 26) and also had 13 against Cincinnati (Oct. 24)…had three interceptions on the season with all three of them coming in wins – Villanova (Sept. 3), Army (Sept. 12) and Houston (Nov. 21)…an economics major.

G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF FR INT2012 10 12 11 23 1 12 4 1 02013 8 28 14 42 0.5 1 4 1 22014 12 65 31 96 0.5 0 4 1 42015 12 52 37 89 3.5 6 3 0 3TOTAL 40 157 93 250 5.5 19 15 3 9

ANDREW ADAMS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 17, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Interceptions: 3, vs. UCF, 11/1/14 Most PBU: 3, vs. SMU, 12/6/14 Longest Int. Return: 43, vs. UCF, 11/1/14

KENTON ADEYEMI95

6-4, 291 Defensive Lineman Redshirt Senior Wethersfield, Conn./ Kingswood-Oxford/Fork Union (Va.)

Has played in 29 games over the past three season…has started 22 games over the past two seasons…had a season-high four tackles in five different games…had a sack against BYU (Oct. 2) and in win vs. Tulane (Nov. 7)…an economics and political science major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2012 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02013 5 0 4 4 0 0.5 1 0 02014 12 9 22 31 1 5.0 18 0 02015 11 14 12 26 2 3.5 14 0 0TOTAL 29 23 38 61 3 9.0 33 0 0

KENTON ADEYEMI’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 9, at ECU, 10/23/14 Most TFL: 1.0 (6x), last vs. Tulane, 11/7/15 Most Sacks: 1.0 (3x), last vs. Tulane, 11/7/15

GARRETT ANDERSON7

6-1, 236 Quarterback Junior Walnut, Calif. Berean Christian/Laney JC (Calif.)

Started working as a running back toward the end of the season…had 45-yard touchdown pass out of the running back spot in win against nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…also had a 12-yard reception vs. Houston…rushed for six yards vs. Temple (Nov. 28) and had a six-yard completion out of the QB position…an exploratory major.

TYRAIQ BEALS2

6-0, 178 Wide Receiver Freshman East Orange, N.J. East Orange

True freshman who played in all 12 games and started five…was third on the team in receptions with 23 for 271 yards and two touchdowns…had a career-high six receptions for 63 yards and a TD vs. Navy (Sept. 26)…also had a receiving TD vs. USF (Oct. 17)…had two kickoff returns for 41 yards…an exploratory major.

G REC YARDS YDS/R LONG TD YDS/G2015 12 23 271 11.8 39 2 22.6

TYRAIQ BEALS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Rec.: 6, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Rec. Yards: 62, vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most Rec. TDs: 1 (2x), last vs. USF, 10/17/15 Longest Reception: 39, vs. Navy, 9/26/15




ALEC BLOOM86

6-6, 257 Tight End Sophomore Ligonier, Pa./ Ligonier Valley Senior High

Started ten games for the Huskies this season – only two games without a start were when the Huskies came out in multiple WR formations…had 29 receptions for 290 yards with a touchdown…had five receptions for 97 yards against USF (Oct. 17) and had four receptions for 67 in win vs. UCF (Oct. 10)…also had three receptions for 42 yards in win vs. Army (Sept. 12)…had a 23-yard TD reception in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team in 2014….an exploratory major.

G REC YARDS YDS/R LONG TD YDS/G2014 11 3 40 13.3 16 1 3.62015 12 20 290 14.5 38 1 24.2TOTAL 23 23 330 14.3 38 2 14.3

ALEC BLOOM’S CAREER HIGHS Most Receptions: 5, vs. USF, 10/17/15 Longest Reception: 38, vs. USF, 10/17/15 Most Rec. Yards: 97, vs. USF, 10/17/15

TIM BOYLE14

6-4, 225 Quarterback Junior Middlefield, Conn./ Xavier

Started the final game of the season vs. Temple (Nov. 28) when Byrant Shirreffs went down with an injury in Houston game (Nov. 21)…was 12 for 20 vs. the Owls with an interception for 121 yards…played from the mid-first quarter on in the win over nationally-ranked Houston with a 12-for-22 performance with 110 yards of passing…also saw duty at end of UCF game (Oct. 10) and was two-of-two for seven yards…has made eight career starts at QB over the past three seasons…is also UConn’s holder…a pre-sport management major.

G ATT COMP PCT YDS LONG PASS EFFIC. TD2013 5 133 59 0.444 621 36 71.6 02014 9 82 43 0.524 335 39 83.5 12015 12 60 31 0.517 281 25 84.3 0TOTAL 26 275 133 0.494 1237 39 77.89 1

TIM BOYLE’S CAREER HIGHSMost Passing Yards: 310, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13 Most Passing Attempts: 43, vs. USF, 10/12/13 Most Completions: 22, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13 Longest Pass: 39, at Memphis, 11/29/14 Most Rushing Yards: 12,vs. USF, 10/12/13 Longest Run: 19, vs. USF, 10/12/13

JULIAN CAMPENNI90

6-0, 306 Defensive Lineman Redshirt Senior West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area

Named Second Team All-American Athletic Conference…veteran performer who has played in 46 games over the past four seasons with 37 starts, including all 12 this year…one of four team captains for the Huskies…has 27 tackles on the season and is fourth on the team with five tackles for a loss…had six tackles vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 24) and forced a fumble in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…a human development and family studies major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2012 10 5 5 10 1 2.5 16 0 02013 12 10 19 29 1 2.5 6 0 02014 12 18 17 35 2 5.5 13 0 02015 12 12 15 27 0 5.0 10 1 0TOTAL 46 45 56 101 4 15.5 45 1 0

JULIAN CAMPENNI’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 6 (3x), last at Cincinnati, 10/24/15 Most TFL: 1.5, (2x), last vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 Most Sacks: 1.0(2x), last vs. Temple, 9/27/14

LUKE CARREZOLA15

6-3, 255 Defensive End Sophomore Langhorne, Pa./ Neshaminy

Was a mainstay in the Husky lineup this season with 11 starts…had 45 tackles on the season with six in three different games, including the win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…led the team in tackles for a loss with 11.5…was second on the team in sacks with six, including two in win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…had 2.5 tackles for a loss at Tulane (Nov. 7)…also played on the offense side of the ball in regular-season finale vs. Temple (Nov. 28) and had one reception for four yards.,,a pre-sport management major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2014 6 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 02015 12 24 21 45 6.0 11.5 41 2 2TOTAL 18 27 26 53 6.0 11.5 41 2 2

LUKE CARREZOLA’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 6 (3x), last vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15Most TFL: 2.5, vs. Tulane, 11/7/15Sacks: 2, vs. Houston, 11/21/15

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JEREMY CLAFLIN37

6-1, 212 Safety Redshirt Senior West Hartford, Conn./ Conard

Senior who was awarded a scholarship during 2015 summer camp after originally joining the team as a walk-on…sees most of his duties on special teams…an accounting major.

MAX DELORENZO44

5-11, 216 Running Back Redshirt Senior Berlin, Conn./ Berlin

Experienced Husky senior who has played in 45 games over the past four seasons…has played at both the tailback and fullback spot during his career…was used primarily as a blocker this season and had 13 carries for 36 yards and also had five reception for 35 yards…had a season-long rush of 12 yards vs. Tulane (Nov. 7)…a communications major.

G ATT YARDS YDS/ATT LONG TD YDS/G2012 9 36 119 3.3 20 0 13.22013 12 99 349 3.5 13 5 29.12014 12 77 343 4.5 46 1 28.62015 12 13 36 2.7 12 0 3.0TOTAL 45 225 847 3.8 46 6 18.8

G REC YARDS YDS/R LONG TD YDS/G2012 9 1 14 14 14 0 1.62013 12 8 69 8.6 17 0 5.82014 12 5 42 8.4 17 0 3.52015 12 5 35 7.0 11 0 2.9TOTAL 45 19 160 8.4 17 0 3.6

MAX DELORENZO’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries: 23, vs. Temple, 10/13/12 Most Rush Yards: 91, vs. Temple, 10/13/12 Longest Run: 46, vs. SMU, 12/6/14 Most TDs: 2, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13 Longest Reception: 17, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13 Most Receptions: 2 (2x), last vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13 Most Rec. Yards: 21, vs. Rutgers, 11/30/13

VONTAE DIGGS13

6-2, 225 Linebacker Sophomore Downers Grove, Ill./ Downers Grove North

Has played in 23 games over the past two seasons, both as linebacker and on special teams…made 12 tackles this season, including a career-high five vs. UCF (Oct. 10)…also had a pair of tackles in season-opening win vs. Villanova (Sept. 3)…a human development and family studies major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL FF FR2014 12 3 7 10 0 0 0 0 02015 11 9 3 12 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 23 12 10 22 0 0 0 0 0

FOLORUNSO FATUKASI93

6-4, 304 Defensive Lineman Redshirt Sophomore Far Rockaway, N.Y./ Beach Channel

Named All-American Athletic Conference honorable mention…Emerged as a standout on the Husky defensive line this year with starts in 10 of 12 games…has now played 23 games over the past two seasons with 13 starts…had 44 tackles this season, which is eighth on the team…led the team with 6.5 tackles for a loss and was third in sacks with seven…forced four fumbles…had a career-high seven tackles at BYU (Oct. 2)…also had six tackles in wins over Villanova (Sept. 3) and East Carolina (Oct. 30)…had a pair of sacks in Villanova game…a pre-communication sciences major.

G UA A TOTAS Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2014 12 18 13 31 0 3.0 3 0 02015 11 29 15 44 6.5 7.0 26 4 0TOTAL 23 47 28 75 6.5 10.0 29 4 0

FOLORUNSO FATUKASI’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 7, at BYU, 10/2/15Most TFL: 2.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Most Sacks: 2.0, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15




DALTON GIFFORD78

6-4, 303 Offensive Lineman Redshirt Senior Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy

Played in all 12 games this season, mostly on special teams…has played in 28 career games since 2012…a communications major.

JOHN GREEN7

5-10, 187 Cornerback Redshirt Junior Miami, Fla./ Felix Varela

Joined the UConn program as a wide receiver, but was converted to the defensive side of the ball in 2014…also plays special teams…played in 11 games this season and starting in one of them…had eight tackles on the season with a season-high of three in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…also had two pass break-ups…has played in 33 games over the past three seasons…an urban studies major.

G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF2013 10 2 0 2 0 0 02014 12 6 5 11 0 0 52015 11 6 2 8 0 0 2TOTAL 33 14 7 21 0 0 7

JOHN GREEN’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 6, at ECU, 10/23/14 Most PBU: 2 (2x), last vs. SMU, 12/6/14

JON HICKS55

6-2, 246 Linebacker Redshirt Junior Palmyra, Pa./ Palmyra

Played in all 12 games this season both on special teams and on defense…has played in 33 games over the past three seasons…made ten tackles this season with three each in wins vs. Villanova (Sept. 3) and UCF (Oct. 10)…an exercise science major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2013 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02014 12 10 7 17 0 0.5 0 0 12015 12 6 4 10 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 33 16 11 27 0 0.5 0 0 1

JON HICKS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 4, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14

TOMMY HOPKINS62

6-6, 309 Offensive Lineman Redshirt Sophomore Hawthorne, N.Y./ Westlake

Started all 12 games for the Huskies this year at left guard…was part of a UConn offensive line that saw the same starting five in all 12 games…has played in 24 games over the past two years…was named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…an economics major.

RON JOHNSON3

5-11, 226 Running Back Sophomore Naples, Fla./ Palmetto Ridge

Third-leading rusher on the UConn team in 2015 with 216 yards and is second with four TDs…has been part of the running back rotation all season long with starts in the first two games…had a touchdown in each of the first three games…had a season-high 65 yards of rushing in win over Villanova (Sept. 3)…also had 41 yards in win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…had four receptions for 29 yards, including a 22-yarder against USF (Oct. 17)…has played in 24 games in his Husky career with seven starts…led UConn in rushing as a freshman in 2014 with 429….an exploratory major.

G ATT YARDS YDS/ATT LONG TD YDS/G2014 12 114 429 3.8 23 3 35.82015 11 87 216 2.5 29 4 18.0TOTAL 23 201 645 3.2 29 7 26.9


RON JOHNSON’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries: 23, vs. SMU, 12/6/14 Most Rush Yards: 101, vs. SMU, 12/6/14 Longest Run: 29, vs. Houston, 11/21/15 Most Rush TDs: 2, vs. UCF, 11/1/14 Most Receptions: 2, vs. USF, 10/17/15 Longest Reception: 22, vs. USF, 10/17/15Most Rec. Yards: 22, vs. USF, 10/17/15

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JUNIOR JOSEPH11

6-1, 242 Linebacker Redshirt Sophomore Sinking Springs, Pa./ Wilson Westlawn

Named All-American Athletic Conference honorable mention…started all 12 games for the Huskies at middle linebacker and was the team’s second-leading tackler with 86 stops…has now played in 23 games over the past two seasons with 16 starts…had a career-high 16 tackles against Cincinnati (Oct. 24)…also made nine tackles in win against Villanova (Sept. 3) and at Missouri (Sept. 19)…had a forced fumble in win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…had first career interception vs. USF (Oct. 17)…a sociology major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2014 11 24 17 41 0 4 9 1 22015 12 38 48 86 0 3.5 4 0 1TOTAL 23 62 65 127 0 7.5 13 1 3

JUNIOR JOSEPH’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 16 vs. Cincinnati, 10/24/15Most TFL: 2.0, at USF, 9/19/14

ANDREAS KNAPPE53

6-8, 311 Offensive Lineman Redshirt Junior Silkeborg, Denmark/ Handelsskolen Silkeborg

Started all 12 games for UConn at right tackle…has now played in 22 games over the past two years and has 19 starts…part of a 2015 Husky offensive line that has seen the same five players start every game…named to the Preseason Watch List for the Wuerffel Trophy and a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team…named to the 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…a communications major.

JUNIOR LEE23

6-0, 209 Safety Redshirt Senior Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls

Played in 11 games both on defense and special teams…had 18 tackles on the season, including a career-high five at BYU (Oct. 2)…also had three vs. Navy (Sept. 26) and in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…also registered three pass break-ups, including one in each of the last two regular season games…a communication major.

G UA A TOTAL TF Yds P DEF FR INT2012 11 5 3 8 0 0 1 0 02013 11 10 1 11 0 0 0 0 12014 12 15 7 22 1 2 1 0 02015 11 13 5 18 0 0 3 0 0TOTAL 45 43 16 59 1 2 5 0 1

JUNIOR LEE’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 5, vs. BYU, 10/2/15Longest Int. Return: 20, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13

RICHARD LEVY71

6-6, 312 Offensive Lineman Redshirt Junior Trenton, N.J./ Trenton West

Started all 12 games for the Huskies at left tackle…has started all 24 games over the past two seasons…part of a 2015 offensive line that saw the same five players start every game at the same position…was one of three Huskies to start every game on the offensive line in 2014…a psychology major.

DOMINICK MANCO66

6-3, 221 Long Snapper Redshirt Senior Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington

UConn’s long snapper in his senior season…was the long snapper for the final three games of his sophomore year of 2013…a two time Big East All-Academic Team pick and was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team last season…an economics major.




ELLIS MARDER19

6-1, 199 Safety Redshirt Junior Windermere, Fla./ Lake Highland Prep

Has played in 11 games this season, earning his first career start in season-opener vs. Villanova (Sept. 3)…played as a reserve on defense and is also on special teams…made 11 tackles on the season with two each against BYU (Oct. 2) and in win vs. UCF (Oct. 10)…had a fumble recovery in the UCF game and had three pass break-ups on the season…was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team in 2013 and 2014 and the Big East All-Academic team in 2012…a political science major.

G UA A TOTAL TF Yds P DEF FR2013 6 2 2 4 0 0 0 02014 5 2 1 3 0.5 1 0 12015 11 11 0 11 0 0 3 0TOTAL 22 15 3 18 0.5 1 3 1

SEAN MARINAN99

6-1, 296 Defensive Lineman Redshirt Junior Higganum, Conn./ Xavier

Played in all 12 games on special teams and as a reserve on defense…made seven tackles (first of his career) with two against Navy (Sept. 26), BYU (Oct. 2) and Cincinnati (Oct. 24)….also had half a tackle for a loss vs. Cincinnati…named to the 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the 2012 Big East All-Academic Team…a management information systems major.

JOSH MARRINER26

5-9, 201 Running Back Redshirt Sophomore Chesapeake, Va./ Western Branch

Played in 11 games at tailback and on kickoff return…started the game at BYU (Oct. 2)…had 13 carries for 19 yards in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…had four kickoff returns for 57 yards with a long of 16 vs. UCF (Oct. 10)…also had eight receptions for 71 yards and made two tackles….named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…a pre-communication sciences major.

G ATT YARDS YDS/ATT LONG TD YDS/G2014 11 36 110 3.1 16 1 102015 11 13 19 1.5 5 0 1.7TOTAL 22 49 129 2.6 16 1 5.9


JOSH MARRINER’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries: 9, vs. BYU, 8/29/14 Most Rush Yds: 27 (2x), last vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14 Longest Run: 16, vs. Cincinnati, 11/22/14 Most TDs: 1, vs. BYU, 8/29/14 Most Receptions: 3, at ECU, 10/23/14 Longest Reception: 38, vs. SMU, 12/6/14Most Rec. Yards: 38, vs. SMU, 12/6/14

HERGY MAYALA88

6-2, 200 Wide Receiver Freshman Montreal, Que./ Trinity Pawling (N.Y.)

Played in ten games with five starts…made six receptions for 65 yards…had two receptions for ten yards vs. USF (Oct. 17)…also had a single reception in four other games, including a 29-yarder in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…an exploratory major.

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BRICE MCALLISTER 16

5-11, 193 Cornerback Sophomore East Longmeadow, Mass./ Suffield Academy (Conn.)

Played in all 12 games this season on both defense and special teams…made seven tackles (one in seven games) and also had two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…has 12 tackles in his career with a career-high three stops vs Memphis in 2014 (Nov. 29)…an exploratory major.

AARON MCLEAN85

6-5, 203 Wide Receiver Freshman Southborough, Mass. / St. Mark’s

Played in ten games and made four receptions for 56 yards…had a 29-yard reception in win at UCF (Oct. 10)…also had an 11-yard catch in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)… an exploratory major.

OBI MELIFONWU20

6-3, 216 Safety Redshirt Junior South Grafton, Mass./ Grafton

Played in all 12 games this season and started 11 of them…has started 34 games over the past three seasons…is third on the team in tackles this season with 79 and also registered two tackles for a loss and two interceptions…had a career-high 13 tackles vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 24) and 12 vs. Navy (Sept. 26)…his interceptions came in a pair of wins – vs. UCF (Oct. 10) and East Carolina (Oct. 30)….is second on the team with five pass break-ups…named to the 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic team…a sociology major.

G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF FR INT2013 12 39 31 70 3.0 5 5 1 22014 11 52 23 75 3.5 9 3 0 02015 12 50 29 79 2.0 7 5 0 2TOTAL 35 141 83 224 8.5 21 13 1 4

OBI MELIFONWU’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 13, at Cincinnati, 10/24/15 Most TFL: 1.5, vs. Towson, 8/29/13 Most PBU: 2 (3x), last at Tulane, 11/7/15Longest Int. Return: 16, at UCF, 10/10/15

MIKAL MYERS92

6-1, 323 Defensive Lineman Redshirt Junior Newburgh, N.Y./ Newburgh Free Academy

Played in all 12 games this season as part of the regular rotation on the defensive line…started games vs. Army (Sept. 12) and Navy (Sept. 26)…had 22 tackles this season with four for a loss, which was tied for fourth on the team…had fumble recovery at BYU (Oct. 2)…a pre-communication sciences major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2013 8 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 02014 12 18 12 30 2 6.0 20 0 02015 12 12 10 22 0 4.0 4 0 1TOTAL 32 32 25 57 2 10.0 24 0 1

MIKAL MYERS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 6, vs. Army, 11/8/14 Most TFL: 2.0, vs. Stony Brook, 9/6/14 Most Sacks: 1.0 (2x), last vs. SMU, 12/6/14

TOMMY MYERS80

6-5, 255 Tight End Redshirt Sophomore Coventry, Conn./ Coventry

Played in 11 games with eight starts, before an injury early in the Houston (Nov. 21) game ended his season…had 16 receptions for 232 yards and two TDs on the year…his total receptions and yardage were both fifth on the team…had a career-high three receptions in win against East Carolina (Oct. 30) and vs. USF (Oct. 17)…had two receptions vs. Villanova (Sept. 3) for a career-high 83 yards, including a 69-yard TD strike…also had a TD reception in the Navy game (Sept. 26)…father Norm played football at UConn from 1981-84 while his mother Peggy (Walsh) was a women’s basketball player from 1982-86 at UConn…a pre-communication sciences major.


TOMMY MYERS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Receptions: 3 (2x), last vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15Most Rec. Yards: 83, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15Longest Reception: 69, vs. Villanova, 9/3/15




ARKEEL NEWSOME 22

5-7, 182 Running Back Sophomore Ansonia, Conn./ Ansonia

Is the leading rusher for the Huskies with 817 yards on 174 carries with six TDs…also is second in receiving with 40 receptions for 432 yards with two TDs…UConn’s primary kickoff returner (429 yards on 19 attempts)…led team in all-purpose yards with 1,621…enters bowl season ranked 19th in the country in all-purpose yards and first in the American with 135.08…started the final nine games of the season with 100-yards games in two of the final four contests – 114 vs. Houston (Nov. 21) and a career-high 179 vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…against East Carolina, had a 90-yard TD run late in the third quarter, which gave UConn a commanding 24-6 lead…that run is tied as the third-longest rush in school history and the longest rush for a Husky since 2006…179 yards of rushing was the most for a Husky in a single game since 2010…had 244 all-purpose yards vs. East Carolina and was named the winner of the weekly Gold Helmet Award, given to the top player in New England by the New England Football Writers’ Association…was named to the American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in win vs. UCF (Oct. 10) and had 257 yards of all-purpose yardage vs. the Knights….started two games last year as a true freshman…an urban studies major.

G ATT YARDS YDS/ATT LONG TD YDS/G2014 12 47 188 4.0 22 0 15.72015 12 174 760 4.6 90 6 63.3TOTAL 24 221 948 4.3 90 6 39.5


ARKEEL NEWSOME’S CAREER HIGHSMost Carries: 32, vs. Houston, 11/21/15Most Rushing Yards: 179, vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15 Longest Run: 90, vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15Most Receptions: 8 (2x), last vs. Cincinnati, 10/24/15Longest Reception: 74t, vs. Temple, 9/27/14 Most Rec. Yards: 77, vs. Temple, 9/27/14 Longest Kick Return: 71, vs. UCF, 10/10/15

COLE ORMSBY57

6-4, 262 Defensive Lineman Redshirt Sophomore Windsor, Conn./ Windsor

Played in the first seven games of the season as a member of the offensive line rotation, but suffered a season-ending injury vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 24)…had 12 tackles on the season with 2.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks…tied a career-high with four tackles vs. Navy (Sept. 26)…a sociology major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds2014 10 7 11 18 3.5 5.0 362015 8 6 6 12 1.5 2.5 13TOTALS 18 13 17 40 5.0 7.5 49

COLE ORMSBY’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 4 (2x), last vs. Navy, 9/26/15Most TFL: 1.0 (6x), last vs. USF, 10/17/15Most Sacks: 1.0 (4x), last at UCF, 10/10/15

BOBBY PUYOL17

5-10, 178 Kicker Redshirt Junior North Palm Beach, Fla./ Dwyer

UConn’s primary kicker for the 2015 season…has hit on 15-of-17 field goal attempts and 20-of-23 PATs…enters bowl season ranked sixth in the country in field goal percentage and leads the American…his 15 field goals is tied for the sixth-highest in school single-season history…enters bowl season making six of his last seven field goal attempts…had three field goals in win vs. Army (Sept. 12) and made two in four other games…tied his career-high with a 45-yarder against both East Carolina (Oct. 30) and Temple (Nov. 28)…was one of 20 semifinalists for the 2015 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award given by the Orange Bowl…a management major.

G FGM FGA FG% LONG PATS2012 1 1 1 100.00% 40 2-of-22013 0 0 0 0 0 0-of-02014 12 9 14 64.30% 45 19-of-222015 12 15 17 88.20% 45 20-of-23TOTAL 25 25 32 78.13% 45 41-of-47

BOBBY PUYOL’S CAREER HIGHSMost FGM: 3, vs. Army, 9/12/15Most FGA: 3, vs. Army, 9/12/15 Longest FG Made: 45 (3x), last at Temple, 11/28/15Most PATs: 4, vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15

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TREY RUTHERFORD77

6-5, 300 Offensive Lineman/Fullback Sophomore Markham, Ontario/ Kent School (Conn.)

Played in nine games this season…started working as a fullback midway through the season and started two games – at Tulane (Nov. 7) and at Temple (Nov. 28)…an exploratory major.

TYLER SAMRA60

6-2, 301 Offensive Lineman Senior Fairlawn, N.J./ Don Bosco

Started all 12 games at right guard and has now played in 30 games over the past two seasons with 25 career starts…the only senior on an offensive line that has seen the same five starters at each position all season…a history major

BRYANT SHIRREFFS4

6-2, 220 Quarterback Redshirt Sophomore Jefferson, Ga./ Jefferson/North Carolina State

UConn’s starting quarterback for the first 11 games of the season before suffering an injury early in the game vs. Houston (Nov. 21)…had over 200 yard of passing in five of his first ten games…had only seven interceptions in 262 pass attempts…passed for 365 yards vs. USF (Oct. 17) on 28 of 41 with one TD and one interception…also rushed for 100 yards in that game…became first Husky to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 in the same game since 2006…the game was one-yard shy of that UConn single-game total offense record…made his UConn debut vs. Villanova (Sept. 3) and was 12 for 20 in the air for 202 yards with a pair of touchdowns…for his efforts against the Wildcats, was named the winner of the weekly Gold Helmet Award by the New England Collegiate Football Writers Association…vs. Army (Sept. 12), was 19 of 25 in the air for 270 yards and named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week…named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…a finance major.

G ATT COMP PCT YDS LONG PASS EFFIC. TD2015 11 262 158 0.603 1992 69 134.16 9

CAMERON STAPLETON10

6-4, 246 Linebacker Redshirt Sophomore Staten Island, N.Y./ Poly Prep County Day

Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve on defense and on special teams…made 15 tackles and tied a career-high with three vs. Tulane (Nov. 7)…had a key fumble recovery in win against Houston (Nov. 21)….also had two pass break-ups on the year…an exploratory major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2014 9 4 5 9 0.5 0.5 1 0 12015 12 11 4 15 2.0 4.0 26 0 1TOTAL 21 15 9 24 2.5 4.5 27 0 2

CAMERON STAPLETON’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 3 (2x), last vs. Tulane, 11/7/15 Most TFL: 2.0, vs. Missouri, 9/19/15Most Sacks: 1.0 (2x), last at Temple, 11/28/15Most PBU: 1 (3x), last vs. UCF, 10/10/15

GRAHAM STEWART2

6-1, 237 Linebacker Redshirt Senior Durham, Conn./ Florida/Xavier

Started all 12 games for UConn this season and now has 26 career starts in 32 career games played…was on the Preseason Watch List for the Lombardi Award…fourth on the team this season in tackles with 60….second on the team in tackles for a loss with 9.5…also had two sacks with a forced fumble and a pass break-up…had a season-high nine tackles in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…also had eight tackles vs. USF (Oct. 17)…had 3.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards in win at Tulane (Nov. 7)…the forced fumble came in win over Houston (Nov. 21)…a sociology major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2013 8 5 9 14 0 0 0 1 02014 12 41 53 94 2.0 10.5 32 2 02015 12 40 20 60 2.0 9.5 28 1 0TOTAL 32 86 82 168 4.0 20.0 60 4 0

GRAHAM STEWART’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 12, vs. UCF, 11/1/14 Most TFL: 3.5, vs. Tulane, 11/7/15 Most Sacks: 1.0 (4x), last vs. East Carolina, 10/31/15




JAMAR SUMMERS21

6-0, 185 Cornerback Sophomore East Orange, N.J./ East Orange

First Team All-American Athletic Conference and First Team All-New England by the NE Football Writers’ Association…led the American in interceptions during the regular season with seven, which placed him third nationally entering bowl season…is tied for fifth nationally in interceptions per game…had 37 tackles on the season and three pass break-ups…recorded critical interceptions in UConn’s last three wins of the season…in the win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30), had two with the first coming in the closing seconds of the first half with ECU driving…returned a pick 67-yards for a touchdown in the win vs. Tulane (Sept. 7) – UConn’s only score in a 7-3 win…had a total of five tackles in that game…in win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21), intercepted the ball in the final minute of the game at the UConn 29 as the Cougars had been driving for a potential game-winning score…had a career-high eight tackles at Missouri (Sept. 19)…a pre-communication sciences major.

G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF FR INT2014 12 16 6 22 0 0 2 0 12015 12 23 14 37 0.5 2 3 0 7TOTAL 24 39 20 59 0.4 2 5 0 8

JAMAR SUMMERS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 8, at Missouri, 9/19/15Most Interceptions: 2, vs. East Carolina, 10/30/15

NOEL THOMAS5

6-1, 195 Wide Receiver Junior Norwalk, Conn./ St. Luke’s School

UConn’s leading receiver with 54 receptions for 719 yards and three TDs…was named All-New England by the New England Football Writers’ Association…had a career-high seven receptions in three games this year – including UConn’s win over nationally-ranked Houston (Nov. 21)…against the Cougars, had two touchdown receptions with 108 yards of receiving…was named the American Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts…also had a TD reception in UConn’s win over UCF (Oct. 10)…a pre-communication sciences major.

G REC YARDS YDS/R LONG TD YDS/G2013 5 3 32 10.7 20 0 6.42014 12 26 305 11.7 38 4 25.42015 12 54 719 13.3 45 3 59.9TOTAL 29 83 1056 12.7 45 7 36.4

NOEL THOMAS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Rec.: 7 (3x), last vs. Houston, 11/21/15 Most Rec. Yards: 108, vs. Houston, 11/21/15Most Rec. TDs: 2 (2x), last vs. Houston, 11/21/15 Longest Reception: 45, vs. Houston, 11/21/15

MARQUISE VANN46

6-0, 231 Linebacker Redshirt Senior Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior

One of four captains for the Huskies who has played in 11 games this year and has nine starts…has started 25 games over the past three seasons…has made 37 tackles this season with two for a loss…has an interception in win vs. East Carolina (Oct. 30)…made seven tackles against both BYU (Oct. 2) and Temple (Nov. 28)… named to the 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…an individualized major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds FF FR2012 10 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 02013 10 7 10 17 0 0 0 1 02014 12 60 45 105 0.5 7.0 14 1 02015 11 23 14 37 0 2.0 7 0 0TOTAL 43 93 70 163 0.5 9.0 21 2 0

MARQUISE VANN’S CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 14, at USF, 9/19/14 Most TFL: 2.5, at USF, 9/19/14 Longest FR: 40t, at Cincinnati, 10/19/13

BRENDAN VECHERY72

6-6, 302 Offensive Lineman Redshirt Sophomore Ashburn, Va./ Broad Run

Started all 12 games at center this season in his first year of collegiate play…was part of a Husky offensive line that saw all five players start every game at the same position…an economics major.

NICK VITALE 27

5-8, 176 Cornerback Redshirt Junior Higganum, Conn./ Daniel Hand/Stony Brook

Walk-on who became UConn’s starting punt returner midway through the season…returned a total of four punts with a long of two yards twice…also saw time on special teams last season…a history major.

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JUSTIN WAIN42

6-3, 214 Punter Redshirt Junior Wilmington, N.C./ Eugene Ashley

UConn’s starting punter for the past two seasons…averaged 37.9 yards per punt this season with 20 inside the 20-yard line and 36 that were fair caught…had a season-long punt of 50 yards against Army (Sept. 12)…against Army, all three of his punt were within the 20-yard line…in win vs. Houston (Nov. 21), had nine punts and six were within the 20 and six were fair caught…also had five that were fair caught in win vs. Tulane (Nov. 7)… named to the 2013 and 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team…an allied health sciences major.

INSIDE G P YDS AVG. TB FC 20 50+ BLK LONG2014 11 74 2868 38.8 4 30 17 6 0 592015 12 70 2651 37.9 6 36 20 1 1 50TOTAL 23 144 5519 38.3 10 66 37 7 1 59

JUSTIN WAIN’S CAREER HIGHSMost Punts: 11, at Tulane, 11/7/15 Highest AVG (min. 3): 44.5, at USF, 9/19/14 Longest Punt: 59, at Memphis, 11/29/14 Most Inside 20: 6 (2x), last vs. Houston, 11/21/15

MATTHEW WALSH36

6-1, 241 Linebacker Junior Madison, Conn./ Daniel Hand

Played in all 12 games this season and started three…moved to linebacker this season after starting his career as a fullback…had four tackles for a loss…had eight tackles against both Missouri (Sept. 19) and Navy (Sept. 26)…was injured during the regular season finale at Temple (Nov. 28)… a pre-communication sciences major.

G UA A TOTAL Sacks TFL Yds2013 11 0 0 0 0 0 02014 11 1 2 3 0 0 02015 12 17 29 46 0 4.0 10TOTAL 34 18 31 49 0 4.0 10

JHAVON WILLIAMS6

5-10, 190 Cornerback Redshirt Junior Delray Beach, Fla./ Palm Beach Central

Started all 12 games at cornerback this season and has 29 career starts over the past three seasons…was fifth on the team in tackles with 51 and also had three interceptions and six pass break-ups…had an interception in win vs. UCF (Oct. 10) and against Missouri (Sept. 19) that eventually led to a Husky TD…also had two tackles for a loss – both in the USF game (Oct. 17)…had a career-high 10 tackles at BYU (Oct. 2)…an urban and community studies major.

G UA A TOTAL TFL Yds P DEF FR INT2013 10 18 8 26 0 0 2 1 12014 12 28 10 38 0 0 7 2 02015 12 40 11 51 2.0 6 6 0 2TOTAL 34 86 29 115 2.0 6 15 3 3

JHAVON WILLIAMAS’ CAREER HIGHSMost Tackles: 10, at BYU, 10/2/15



UCONN IN THE POSTSEASON

1998 NCAA DIVISION I-AA PLAYOFFSThe University of Connecticut’s first postseason appearance in the sport of football came in 1998 as UConn advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-AA Championship. Here’s a summary of UConn’s first two postseason football games - a win against Hampton in the first round and a loss at eventual national runner-up Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals.

#8 seed Connecticut 42, #9 seed Hampton 34NCAA Division I-AA Championship - First RoundNovember 28, 1998Memorial Stadium, Storrs, Conn.

Scoring SummaryHampton (9-3) 7 10 3 14 – 34Connecticut (10-2) 7 14 7 14 – 42Attendance - 6,193FIRST QUARTERHU-Montrell Coley 40 run (Acie Wyatt kick), 11:01UC-Tory Taylor 25 pass from Shane Stafford (Jim McManus kick), 6:27SECOND QUARTERUC-Wendell McDuffie 12 pass from Stafford (McManus kick), 14:50HU-Wyatt 25 field goal, 10:47UC-Carl Bond 4 pass from Stafford (McManus kick)HU-Coley 22 run (Wyatt kick), 3:31THIRD QUARTERHU-Wyatt 32 field goal, 9:45UC-Barry Chandler 4 run (McManus kick), 1:42FOURTH QUARTERHU-Mike Jones 2 run (Roy Johnson rush), 12:04UC-Bond 4 pass from Stafford (McManus kick), 9:12UC-Recolon Jumpp 1 run (McManus kick), 4:30HU-Johnson 10 run (kick failed), 1:38

#1 seed Georgia Southern 52, #8 seed Connecticut 30NCAA Division I-AA Championship - QuarterfinalDecember 5, 1998Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, Ga.

Scoring SummaryConnecticut (10-3) 7 17 6 0 – 30Ga. Southern (13-0) 14 7 14 17 – 52Attendance - 9,096FIRST QUARTERGSU-Bennie Cunningham 26 run (Chris Chambers kick), 12:30UC-Barry Chandler 5 run (Jim McManus kick), 7:06GSU-Adrian Peterson 3 run (Chambers kick), 1:05SECOND QUARTERUC-McManus 20 field goal, 13:01GSU-Greg Hill 9 run (Chambers kick), 9:49UC-Recolon Jumpp (McManus kick), 6:22UC-Wendell McDuffie 2 pass from Shane Stafford (McManus kick), 3:30THIRD QUARTERGSU-Hill 5 run (Chambers kick), 9:52GSU-Peterson 7 run (Chambers kick), 5:21UC-Chandler 31 pass from Stafford (kick failed), 2:30FOURTH QUARTERGSU-Chambers 26 field goal, 13:59GSU-Peterson 2 run (Chambers kick), 7:22GSU-Peterson 23 run (Chambers kick), 4:25

TEAM STATISTICS HU UCFirst Downs 24 24Rushes-Yds. 46-227 42-132Att.-Cmp.-Int. 29-15-1 30-21-0Passing Yards 186 294Total Offense 75-413 72-426Time of Poss. 29:53 30:07Penalties 6-34 2-10LEADING RUSHERS:HU: Coley, 13 att., 87 yds., 2 TDUC: Tory Taylor, 9 att., 43 yds., 0 TDLEADING PASSERS: HU: Johnson, 14-28, 175 yds., 0 TD, 1 INTUC: Shane Stafford, 21-30, 294 yds., 4 TD, 0 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:HU: Beasley, 5 rec., 57 yds., 0 TDUC: Carl Bond, 7 rec., 70 yds., 1 TDLEADING TACKLERS: HU: Hunt, 10-4-14UC: Percy Price, 7-3-10, 1 TFL

TEAM STATISTICS UC GSUFirst Downs 25 30Rushes-Yds. 33-137 73-530Att.-Cmp.-Int. 45-20-0 8-5-0Passing Yards 313 81Total Offense 78-450 81-611Time of Poss. 27:25 32:35Penalties 7-73 7-66LEADING RUSHERS:UC: Recolon Jumpp, 10 att., 62 yds., 1 TDGSU: Peterson, 33 att., 232 yds., 4 TDLEADING PASSERS: UC: Shane Stafford, 20-45, 313 yds., 2 TD, 0 INTGSU: Hill, 5-8, 81 yds., 0 TD, 0 INTLEADING RECEIVERS:UC: Carl Bond, 5 rec., 84 yds., 0 TDGSU: Parham, 3 rec., 72 yds., 0 TDLEADING TACKLERS: UC: Laban Marsh, 8-1-9GSU: Thompson, 6-1-7

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2004 MOTOR CITY BOWLConnecticut 39, Toledo 10December 27, 2004 • Ford Field • Detroit, Mich. • Attendance: 52,552

UConn (8-4) 17 13 3 6 — 39 Toledo (9-4) 0 7 3 0 — 10

First Quarter: UC-Matt Nuzie 35 field goal 12:05 (8 plays, 41 yards, 2:55); UC-Jason Williams 32 pass from Dan Orlovsky (Nuzie kick) 4:41 (4 plays, 36 yards, 1:43); UC-Larry Taylor 68 punt return (Nuzie kick) 2:31.

Second Quarter: UT-Bruce Gradkowski 1 run (Jason Robbins kick) 10:53 (13 plays, 63 yards, 6:27); UC-Brian Sparks 7 pass from Orlovsky (Nuzie kick) 7:42 (8 plays, 41 yards, 3:11); UC-Nuzie 37 field goal 1:24 (11 plays, 55 yards, 3:23); UC-Nuzie 25 field goal 0:00 (6 plays, 53 yards, 0:55).

Third Quarter: UT-Robbins 27 field goal 11:47 (9 plays, 56 yards, 3:13); UC-Nuzie 36 field goal 1:53 (13 plays, 56 yards, 5:58).

Fourth Quarter: UC-Matt Lawrence 11 run (Nuzie kick blocked) 0:25 (5 plays, 45 yards, 2:52).

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing (Att-Yds-TD): UC- Brockington 15-72-0, Bellamy 9-55-0,

Williams, Ja. 1-14-0, Lawrence 1-11-1, Anderson 4-10-0, Orlovsky 1-(-3)-0. UT- Dawson 19-78-0, Council 10-10-0, Parmele 4-4-0, Gradkowski 4-(-1)-1, Higgins 1-(-4)-0, Body 1-(-9)-0 .

Passing (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD): UC- Orlovsky 41-20-1-239-2. UT- Council 28-16-2-160-0, Gradkowski 12-6-0-43-0.

Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD): UC- Henry 9-109-0, Williams, Ja. 3-43-1, Cutaia 2-47-0, McLean 2-13-0, Anderson 1-10-0, Sparks 1-7-1, Murray 1-6-0, Bellamy 1-4-0. UT- Moore 5-48-0, Odom 5-27-0, Holmes 4-47-0, Higgins 2-35-0, Broussard 2-13-0, Dawson 2-7-0, Parmele 1-15-0, Hudson 1-11-0.

TEAM STATISTICS CONN UTFirst Downs 20 20Rushing 31-159 39-78Passing Yards 239 203Att-Comp-Int 41-20-1 40-22-2Total Offense 72-398 79-281Average 5.5 3.6Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 5-44 4-35Punts-Average 3-30.3 6-32.3Punt Returns 2-69 1-7Kickoff Returns 3-101 5-83INT Ret.-Yards 2-0 1-0Possession 28:18 31:423rd Down Conv. 8 of 17 8 of 18

D an Orlovsky earned Most Valuable Player honors after going 20 of 41 in the

air for 239 yards and two touchdowns as UConn defeated MAC Champion Toledo by a 39-10 score in the 2004 Motor City Bowl, UConn’s first ever bowl appearance.

In addition to O rlovsky’s honor, Tyler King was named the United Auto Workers Lineman of the Game.

The Huskies were led in rushing by Cornell Brockington, who had 15 carries for 72 yards. The leading receiver on the day for UConn was Keron Henry with nine catches for 239 yards.

UConn got out of the gates early, and set a Motor City Bowl record, by scoring 17 points in the first quarter while shutting the Rockets out. The Huskies took the opening drive 41 yards on eight plays to set up a 35-yard field goal by Matt Nuzie. Nuzie went on to kick three more field goals, for a total of four, to set a new Motor City Bowl record and tie a UConn single-game record.

The Huskies scored the first touchdown of the contest as Orlovsky, after eluding a blitzing Rocket, hit Jason Williams in the corner of the end zone for a dazzling 32-yard TD pass on a fourth and six play.

The final points of the first quarter came as Larry Taylor returned a punt 68 yards for a score.

Toledo scored its first points of the game as it grinded out a 13-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Bruce Gradowski.

The Huskies scored 13 more points in the sec-ond quarter to take a 30-7 lead at the half. Orlovsky threw a seven-yard TD pass to Brian Sparks, whose sliding catch with 7:42 left in the half capped an eight-play, 41-yard drive. That touchdown was set up by a 54-yard kickoff return by Taylor.

Nuzie kicked a pair of field goals in the final 1:24 of the half – a 37-yarder and a 25-yarder on the final play of the half.

The teams traded a pair of field goals for the only scoring of the third quarter as Jason Robbins hit a 27-yard field goal for Toledo 3:13 into the half while Nuzie hit a 36-yarder with 1:53 left to play in the quarter.

The only scoring of the fourth quarter came with 25 seconds remaining as sophomore Matt Lawrence scored a touchdown on an 11-yard run.




W ake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner was 29-of-38 in the air for 268

yards and a touchdown to lead the Demon Deacons to a 24-10 victory over UConn in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl before a crowd of 53,126 at Bank of America Stadium.

The two halves were mirror images of each other as UConn shutout Wake Forest in the first half and the Demon Deacons held the Huskies scoreless in the second.

The contest was the second bowl game in the last four years for UConn – who has been playing as a member of the BIG EAST for only four years. The Huskies defeated Toledo in the 2004 Motor City Bowl. This year, UConn sold its entire allotment of 12,500 tickets for the bowl game in Charlotte – the second BIG

EAST school to ever do that.

UConn led 10-0 at the half, but Wake Forest scored two third quarter touchdowns to take a 14-10 lead after three quarters.

Wake Forest took the opening possession of the second half and marched for a touch-down on a six-play, 66-yard drive. Josh Adams scored the touchdown on a 38-yard run 2:16 into the half.

The Demon Deacons took the lead for good on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Skinner to John Tereshinski on a third-and-14 play. Wake Forest made it 17-10 on a 43-yard field goal 3:07 into the final quarter by Sam Swank. The Demon Deacons sealed the win with a TD run by Micah Andrews in the final minute.

UConn was severely limited in the second half on offense as the Huskies had just 73 total yards of offense while the Deacons had 275.

UConn’s Tyler Lorenzen was 13-of-26 in the air for 98 yards. Donald Brown led UConn in rushing with 13 carries for 72 yards. Brad Kanuch was the leading Husky receiver with three receptions for 36 yards.

Wake Forest senior wide receiver Kenny Moore was named the game’s MVP as he made 11 receptions for 112 yards.

UConn scored all 10 of its points in the first half. Larry Taylor scored the only touch-down of the first half when he returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown with 2:38 left in the first quarter. Ironically, Taylor had a 68-yard punt return for a TD in UConn’s only other bowl game – a win over Toledo in the 2004 Motor City Bowl – which came with 2:31 left in the first quarter down the near (UConn) sideline running to the camera’s right.

The only other first half points came with 5:00 left in the second quarter as Tony Ciaravino connected on a 29-yard field goal that finished an eight-play, 80-yard drive. That drive was highlighted by a 58-yard run by Brown on the first play of the drive.

2007 MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWLWake Forest 24, Connecticut 10December 29, 2007 • Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, N.C. • Attendance: 53,126

UConn (9-4) 7 3 0 0 — 10 Wake Forest (9-4) 0 0 14 10 — 24

First Quarter: UC-Larry Taylor 68 punt return (Tony Ciaravino kick ) 2:38.

Second Quarter: UC-Ciaravino 29 field goal 5:00 (8 plays, 80 yards, 2:21).

Third Quarter: WF-Josh Adams 38 run (Sam Swank kick) 12:44 (6 plays, 66 yards 2:08); WF-John Tereshinski 20 pass from Riley Skinner (Swank kick) 3:27 (6 plays, 29 yards, 2:31).

Fourth Quarter: WF-Swank 43 field goal 11:53 (7 plays, 33 yards, 3:01); WF-Micah Andrews 9 run (Swank kick) 0:29 (8 plays, 62 yards, 3:36).

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing (Att-Yds-TD): UC-Brown, Do. 13-72-0, Lorenzen 10-24-0,

Dixon 7-19-0. WF- Adams 19-66-1, Andrews 8-64-1, Skinner 6-16-0, Moore 3-(-2)-0.

Passing (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD): UC-Lorenzen 26-13-1-98-0, Brown, De. 3-0-0-0-0. WF- Skinner 38-29-1-268-1.

Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD): UC-Kanuch 3-36-0, Brouse 2-25-0, Gaulden 2-16-0, Jeffers 2-11-0, Taylor 2-8-0, Bedard 1-9-0, Brown, Do. 1-(-7)-0. WF-Moore 11-112-0, Brinkman 3-30-0, Smith 3-13-0, Adams 3-2-0, Boldin 2-47-0, Tereshinski 2-30-1, Marion 2-6-0, Selmon 1-19-0, Williams 1-7-0, Bryant 1-2-0.

TEAM STATISTICS CONN WFFirst Downs 9 23Rushing 30-115 36-144Passing Yards 98 268Att-Comp-Int 29-13-1 38-29-1Total Offense 59-213 74-412Average 3.6 5.6Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 2-30 1-6Punts-Average 7-43.7 6-38.0Punt Returns 3-75 4-26Kickoff Returns 5-156 2-33INT Ret.-Yards 1-(-2) 1-6Possession 25:09 34:513rd Down Conv. 5 of 17 8 of 16

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2009 INTERNATIONAL BOWLConnecticut 38, Buffalo 20January 3, 2009 • Rogers Centre • Toronto, Ontario • Attendance: 42,422

UConn (8-5) 7 10 7 14 — 38 Buffalo (8-6) 3 17 0 0 — 20

First Quarter: UB- AJ Principle 38 field goal 4:26 (4 plays, 3 yards, 1:36); UC- Donald Brown 45 run (Dave Teggart kick) 4:07 (1 play, 45 yards, 0:09).

Second Quarter: UC- Teggart 32 field goal 14:11 (8 plays, 26 yards, 3:13); UB- Ray Long 0 fumble recovery (Principle kick) 11:36; UB- Principle 29 field goal 8:22 (5 plays, 17 yards, 2:53)l UB- James Starks 4 run (Principle kick) 7:55 (1 play, 4 yards, 0:13); UC- Tyler Lorenzen 13 run (Teggart kick) 4:01 (2 plays, 88 yards, 0:36).

Third Quarter: UC- Steve Brouse 4 pass from Lorenzen (Teggart kick) 5:22 (7 plays, 56 yards, 3:25).

Fourth Quarter: UC- Lorenzen 15 run (Teggart kick) 4:44 (9 plays, 68 yards, 4:48); UC- Dahna Deleston 100 interception return (Teggart kick) 2:15.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing (Att-Yds-TD): UC- D. Brown 29-261-1, Todman 7-62-0,

Lorenzen 12-32-2, Sherman 1-3-0. UB-Starks 13-25-1, Thermilus 3-5-0, Wily 3- -6-0.

Passing (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD): UC-Lorenzen 6-4-0-49-1. UB-Wily 43-29-1-213-0.

Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD): UC Moore 1-18-0, Butler 1-16-0, Sherman 1-11-0, Brouse 1-4-1. UB-Starks 11-21-0, Roosevelt 8-90-0, Hamlin 4-54-0, Rack 3-22-0, Jackson 2-17-0, Rice 1-9-0.

TEAM STATISTICS CONN UBFirst Downs 19 10Rushing 49-358 19-24Passing Yards 49 213Att-Comp-Int 6-4-0 43-29-1Total Offense 407 237Average 7.4 3.8Fumbles-Lost 6-5 0-0Penalties-Yards 3-29 5-25Punts-Average 3-42.0 10-43.5Punt Returns 7-46 1-8Kickoff Returns 5-128 7-110INT Ret.-Yards 1-100 0-0Possession 26:54 33:063rd Down Conv. 4 of 9 2 of 17

D onald Brown rushed for 261 yards on 29 carries and one TD to lead the University

of Connecticut to a 38-20 victory over Buffalo in the 2009 International Bowl. The game was played before a crowd of 40,184 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. The crowd was the highest in the three-year old history of the event.

Brown was named the Most Valuable Player of the Game. UConn tailback Jordan Todman also enjoyed a fine day with seven carries for 62 yards.

The Husky defense was outstanding as it limited the Bulls to 237 yards of total offense and just 24 net yards of rushing. Buffalo had a total of 16 drives in the game and the Bulls only gained more than 30 yards on one of them. Buffalo had nine drives of ten yards or less.

Buffalo led 20-17 at halftime after a haphazard second quarter that saw the Huskies commit four turnovers that resulted in 17 points for the Bulls.

UConn scored the only points of the third quarter to take the lead for good in the game on a four-yard TD pass from quarterback Tyler Lorenzen to tight end Steve Brouse.

Dahna Deleston rounded out the scoring with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown, making the score 38-20 with 2:15 to play.

In the second quarter, UConn kicker Dave Teggart connected on a 32-yard field goal 49 seconds into the period to give the Huskies a 10-3 lead.

The Husky defense then stopped the Bulls on three plays, but UConn then fumbled a punt return as the Bulls recovered the ball in the endzone for a touchdown to tie the game.

UConn then fumbled the ball on the second play of its next possession to give the Bulls the ball at the Husky 18. The UConn defense was valiant again and held Buffalo to six yards as A.J. Principe kicked a 29-yard FG for a 13-10 Bull lead with 8:22 to go. On the ensuing kickoff, UConn fumbled that return to give Buffalo the ball at the Husky four and the Bulls scored on first down on a rush by James Starks to make it 20-10 Bulls.

Lorenzen scored the final TD of the first half on a 13-yard run that was set up by a career-long 75 yard rush by Brown.

The Huskies outgained Buffalo 225-94 in the first half as the Huskies had just one pass attempt in the half. Brown had 207 yards of rushing in the first half.

UConn limited the Bulls to 40 yards of total offense in the first quarter and two first downs while the Huskies had 112 yards.




2010 PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWLConnecticut 20, South Carolina 7January 2, 2010 • Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala. • Attendance: 45,254

UConn (8-5) 10 3 0 7 — 20 SC (7-6) 0 0 0 7 –– 7

First Quarter: UC-Kashif Moore 37 pass from Frazer (Teggart kick) 6:37 (9 plays, 66 yards, 4:14); UC-Teggart 33 field goal 3:35 (5 plays, 16 yards, 1:21)

Second Quarter: UC-Teggart 44 field goal 8:56 (10 plays, 40 yards, 4:10)

Third Quarter: No Scoring.

Fourth Quarter: UC-Andre Dixon 10 run (Teggart kick) 13:12 (9 plays, 35 yards, 3:53); SC-Brian Maddox 2 run (Lanning kick) 3:24 (2 plays, 40 yards, 0:47).

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing (Att-Yds-TD): UC- Dixon 33-126-1, Todman 9-36-0. SC-

Garcia 15-56-0, Miles 6-24-0.

Passing (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD): UC-Frazer 21-9-0-107-1. SC-Garcia 38-16-129-1-0.

Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD): UC-Easley 4-40-0, K. Moore 2-40-1, I. Moore 2-26-0. SC-Miles 4-23-0, Jeffrey 3-28-0, Gurley 3-14-0..

TEAM STATISTICS CONN SCFirst Down 17 12Rushing 48-146 26-76Passing Yards 107 129Att-Comp-Int 22-9-0 38-16-1Total Offense 253 205Average 3.6 3.2Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 0-0 4-41Punts-Average 6-37.2 7-42.3Punt Returns 6-43 2-4Kickoff Returns 2-39 5-93INT Ret.-Yards 1-0 0-0Possession 35:28 24:323rd Down Conv. 9-19 3-15

I n a defensively-minded game, the University of Connecticut football team nearly

shutout South Carolina in the Papajohns.com Bowl to earn the school’s first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent. The game was played in front of a crowd of 45,254 at Legion Field, a Papajohns.com Bowl record attendance. UConn finished with the 20-7 victory earning their second-straight and third overall bowl victory.

The Huskies shut out South Carolina in the first three quarters of the game and have shut out their bowl opponents in nine of 16 quarters played.

With his 126 yards on the day, senior tailback and Fred Sington Most Vaulable Player Andre Dixon reached the 1,000-yard mark for the season becoming the 12th running back in UConn history to reach the mark and joining teammate Jordan Todman, who accomplished the feat earlier in the season. Todman finished the day with 36 yards.

This is the first time in UConn history that two running backs have rushed for over 1,000 yards in the same season. They join Nevada and Georgia Tech as NCAA FBS teams that have at least two players that have rushed for over 1,000 yards during the 2009 season.

Junior quarterback Zach Frazer was nine of 21 in the air for 106 yards and connected with sophomore Kashif Moore two times for 40 yards and a touchdown.

Stephen Garcia led South Carolina by passing for 129 yards on a 16 for 38 effort also rushing for 56 yards on the day. Alshon Jeffery grabbed three passes for 28 yards for the Gamecocks.

The Huskies were the first to get on the board after an unbelievable one-handed 37-yard grab by Moore, who tip-toed along the sidelines and extended into the endzone to put the Huskies up with 6:31 remaining in the first quarter.

South Carolina decided to attempt a fourth and short at its own 32-yard line but senior Lindsey Witten stepped up and stopped the rush as the Huskies took over in Gamecock territory. UConn got the ball down to the 16-yard line but settled for a 33-yard field goal by sophomore Dave Teggart to improve their lead to 10-0.

Teggart boosted the lead to 13-0 in the second quarter with 8:26 remaining in the game connecting on his second field goal of the game, a 44-yard boot, setting a new Papajohns.com Bowl record. Later in the quarter, South Carolina earned their first first down of the game with 7:37 left in the half. They only managed four first downs in the entire first half for a net of 84 yards.

After SC fumbled at their own 35-yard line, Dixon used the opportunity to record his first touchdown of the day, a 10-yard run to boost the Huskies lead to 20 with 13:12 remaining in the fourth quarter. Dixon’s TD capped a 3:53 minute, nine play 35-yard drive.

The Gamecocks got on the board with 3:24 remaining in the game capitalizing on a blocked punt and scoring on a two-play 40-yard drive. Alex Molina recovered an onside kick for the Huskies as UConn ran out the clock.

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2011 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLOklahoma 48, Connecticut 20January 1, 2011 • University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, Ariz. • Attendance: 67,232

UConn (8-5) 0 10 10 0 — 20 Oklahoma (12-2) 14 6 14 14 –– 48

First Quarter: OU-James Hanna 8 pass from Landry Jones (Jimmy Stevens kick) 10:09 (9 plays, 70 yards, 2:57); OU-Demarco Murray 3 run (Stevens kick) 00:24 (9 plays, 81 yards, 3:21)

Second Quarter: UC-Dwayne Gratz 46 interception return (Dave Teggart kick) 12:58; OU-Stevens 41 field goal 9:57 (9 plays, 56 yards, 3:01); OU-Stevens 24 field goal 2:05 (15 plays, 67 yards, 4:23); UC-Teggart 37 field goal 00:26 (7 plays, 36 yards, 1:31)

Third Quarter: OU-Cameron Kenney 59 pass from Jones (Stevens kick) 10:55 (4 plays, 80 yards, 1:01); OU-Jamell Fleming 55 interception return (Stevens kick) 9:44; UC-Robbie Frey 95 kickoff return (Teggart kick) 9:30; UC-Teggart 38 field goal 5:04 (9 plays, 49 yards, 2:21)

Fourth Quarter: OU-Ryan Broyles 5 pass from Jones (Stevens kick) 7:49 (10 plays, 88 yards, 3:25); OU-Tony Jefferson 22 interception return (Stevens kick) 2:40

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing (Att-Yds-TD): UC-Jordan Todman 32-121-0. OU-Demarco

Murray 25-93-1.

Passing (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD): UC-Zach Frazer 39-19-2-223-0. OU-Landry Jones 49-34-1-429-3.

Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD): UC-Anthony Sherman 3-63-0, Kashif Moore 4-62-0, Ryan Griffin 4-48-0. OU-Ryan Broyles 13-170-1, Cameron Kenney 7-154-1.

TEAM STATISTICS CONN OUFirst Down 19 27Rushing 41-112 30-95Passing Yards 223 429Att-Comp-Int 39-19-2 50-34-1Total Offense 335 524Average 4.2 6.6Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1Penalties-Yards 3-25 1-3Punts-Average 7-46.9 4-40.8Punt Returns 1- -1 5-92Kickoff Returns 9-270 4-73INT Ret.-Yards 1-46 2-77Possession 31:49 28:113rd Down Conv. 5-17 7-15

T he University of Connecticut played in its first-ever Bowl Championship Game and

dropped a 48-20 decision to seventh-ranked Oklahoma in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl before a crowd of 67,232 at the University of Phoenix Stadium.

UConn junior tailback Jordan Todman carried the ball 32 times for 121 yards and Husky senior quarterback Zach Frazer was 19 of 39 in the air for 223 yards.

Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Landry Jones was 34 of 49 in the air for 429 yards while senior DeMarco Murray rushed 25 times for 93 yards.

Oklahoma scored touchdowns on both of its first quarter possessions. After UConn began the game with a three-and-out, the Sooners marched 70 yards on nine plays for an eight-yard TD pass from Jones to junior James Hanna. The scoring play came on the only third down play the Sooners had on the drive.

UConn moved 55 yards on its next possession, but failed on a fourth-and-one play that gave the Sooners the ball at their own 19. The Sooners then moved the ball 81 yards on nine plays and scored on a three-yard rush by Murray. Oklahoma gained 63 yards on five first down plays during the drive.

The Huskies broke into the scoring column when redshirt sophomore Dwayne Gratz picked off a Jones pass and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown. The interception return for a TD was the fifth of the year for the Huskies - tying a school record from 2007.

Oklahoma came right back and moved the ball from its own 20 to the Husky 20, but UConn’s defense held strong and limited OU to a 41-yard field goal to make it 17-7 with 9:57 to go.

The teams then traded field goals the rest of the first half as junior kicker Dave Teggart hit a 37-yard field goal with 26 seconds left in the first half to make it 20-10 at the break.

The Sooners exploded for two quick TDs to start the sec-ond half as they took their second possession of the half a quick four plays in 80 yards as Jones hit senior Cameron Kenny on a 59-yard touchdown pass.

Oklahoma then made it 34-10 as Frazer threw an intercep-tion picked off by junior Jamell Fleming.

UConn junior Robbie Frey kept the pesky Huskies going as he returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a score to cut the lead to 34-17. Junior kicker Dave Teggart hit on a 38-yard field goal with 5:04 left in the third to make it 34-20. The field goal marked the tenth-straight for Teggart, as he ended the season making 15 of his past 16 attempts.

Junior Ryan Broyles gave the Sooners a 41-20 lead when he had a five-yard reception for an Oklahoma touchdown with 7:49 left in the game. Broyles’ score was followed up at the 2:40 mark when freshman Tony Jefferson had a 22-yard interception return for another Sooner touchdown, putting the final score at 48-20.



BOWL RECORDS

TOTAL OFFENSEYards1. 261 Donald Brown, 2009 International2. 239 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor CityPlays1. 41 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 39 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta3. 32 Jordan Todman, 2011 Tostitos FiestaAll-Purpose Yards1. 261 Donald Brown, 2009 International2. 157 Larry Taylor, 2004 Motor City

RUSHINGCarries1. 33 Andre Dixon, 2010 Papajohns.com2. 32 Jordan Todman, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta3. 29 Donald Brown, 2009 InternationalNet Yards1. 261 Donald Brown, 2009 International2. 126 Andre Dixon, 2010 Papajohns.com

RUSHING –QUARTERBACKS

Rushing Yards1. 32 Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 International2. 24 Tyler Lorenzen, 2007 Meineke Car

Care

PASSINGAttempts1. 41 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 39 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos FiestaCompletions1. 20 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 19 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos FiestaNet Yards1. 239 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 223 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta3. 107 Zach Frazer, 2010 Papajohns.comCompletion Percentage1. 66.6% Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 International2. 50.0% Tyler Lorenzen, 2007 Meineke Car

CareTouchdown Passes1. 2 Dan Orlovsky, 2004 Motor City2. 1 Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 International Zach Frazer, 2010 Papajohns.comInterceptions (Thrown)1. 2 Zach Frazer, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 1 Two Tied

RECEIVINGReceptions1. 9 Keron Henry, 2004 Motor City2. 4 Four TiedNet Yards1. 109 Keron Henry, 2004 Motor City2. 47 Matt Cutaia, 2004 Motor CityTouchdown Receptions1. 1 4 players tied

RECEIVING – TIGHT ENDS

Receptions1. 4 Ryan Griffin, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 2 Steve Brouse, 2007 Meineke Car CareNet Yards1. 48 Ryan Griffin, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 26 Steve Brouse, 2007 Meineke Car Care

PUNTINGNumber1. 7 Cole Wagner, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Des Cullen, 2007 Meineke Car CareNet Yards1. 328 Cole Wagner, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 306 Desi Cullen, 2007 Meineke Car CareAverage1. 46.9 Cole Wagner, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 43.7 Desi Cullen, 2007 Meineke Car Care

PUNT RETURNSNumber1. 6 Jasper Howard, 2009 International Reggie McClain, 2010 Papajohns.com2. 3 Larry Taylor, 2007 Meineke Car CareNet Yards1. 75 Larry Taylor, 2007 Meineke Car Care2. 46 Jasper Howard, 2009 InternationalTouchdowns1. 1 Larry Taylor, 2007 Meineke Car Care Larry Taylor, 2004 Motor City

KICKOFF RETURNSNumber1. 6 Nick Williams, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 4 Jordan Todman, 2009 InternationalNet Yards1. 137 Nick Williams, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 124 Jordan Todman, 2009 International

SCORINGTouchdowns1. 2 Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 InternationalPAT/Kick1. 5 Dave Teggart, 2009 International2. 3 Matt Nuzie, 2004 Motor CityField Goals/Attempts1. 4/5 Matt Nuzie, 2004 Motor City2. 2/2 Dave Teggart, 2010 Papajohns.comTotal Points1. 15 Matt Nuzie, 2004 Motor City2. 12 Tyler Lorenzen, 2009 International

DEFENSETackles1. 18 Maurice Lloyd, 2004 Motor City2. 11 Scott Lutrus, 2011 Tostitos FiestaTackles for Loss1. 3.5 Maurice Lloyd, 2004 Motor City Robert McClain, 2009 InternationalInterceptions1. 1 6 players tiedYards (Returned)1. 100 Dahna Deleston, 2009 International2. 46 Dwayne Gratz, 2011 Tostitos FiestaInterception Return Touchdowns1. 1 Dahna Deleston, 2009 International

SUPERLATIVESLongest Field Goal1. 44 yards Dave Teggart, 2010 Papajohns.

com2. 42 yards Dave Teggart, 2009 International3. 38 yards Dave Teggart, 2011 Tostitos FiestaLongest Run from Scrimmage1. 75 yards Donald Brown, 2009

International2. 58 yards Donald Brown, 2007 Meineke

Car CareLongest Interception Return1. 100 yards Dahna Deleston, 2009

InternationalLongest Punt1. 57 yards Cole Wagner, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 55 yards Desi Cullen, 2009 International3. 53 yards Desi Cullen, 2010 Papajohns.

comLongest Punt Return1. 68 yards Larry Taylor, 2007 Meineke Car

Care Larry Taylor, 2009 InternationalLongest Kickoff Return1. 95 yards Robbie Frey, 2011 Tostitos Fiesta2. 63 yards Tyvon Branch, 2007 Meineke

Car Care3. 54 yards Larry Taylor, 2004 Motor CityLongest Pass Play1. 44 yards Dan Orlovsky to Keron Henry,

2004 Motor City

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