2023 UConn Huskies football team

2023 UConn Huskies football
2023 UConn Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–9
Head coach	Jim L. Mora (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Nick Charlton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Notre Dame		–		10	–	3
Army		–		6	–	6
UConn		–		3	–	9
UMass		–		3	–	9

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Jim L. Mora and played home games at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. The Huskies football team drew an average home attendance of 24,659 in 2023.^[1]

Schedule

UConn announced their 2023 football schedule on December 22, 2022.^[2]^[3] The Huskies schedule features six home games and six away games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	NC State	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 14–24	36,526
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 14–35	15,186
September 16	3:30 p.m.	FIU	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 17–24	20,405
September 23	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Duke	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 7–41	29,033
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Utah State	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 33–34	21,227
October 7	5:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 38–31	21,207
October 21	3:30 p.m.	South Florida	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 21–24	21,704
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 14–21	36,902
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 3–59	101,915
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 6–44	25,240
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	WFSB	W 31–3	19,053
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–18	12,291
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2023 UConn Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Camryn Edwards	So
RB	`1`	Devontae Houston	Jr
QB	`2`	Joseph Fagnano	Sr
WR	`3`	Geordon Porter	GS
RB	`4`	Brian Brewton	Jr
RB	`5`	Jalen Mitchell	GS
QB	`6`	Ta'Quan Roberson	Jr
WR	`7`	Cameron Ross	Jr
WR	`8`	Dajon Harrison	So
WR	`9`	Zackary Drawdy	Fr
WR	`10`	Brett Buckman	GS
QB	`10`	Cale Millen	Jr
QB	`11`	Zion Turner	So
QB	`12`	Tucker McDonald	Fr
WR	`13`	James Burns	GS
TE	`14`	Nick Harris	Jr
WR	`16`	Kevens Clercius	Jr
TE	`17`	Justin Joly	So
WR	`18`	Kylish Hicks	Fr
WR	`19`	Jackson Harper	Fr
RB	`22`	Victor Rosa	So
WR	`23`	Bryan Domino	Fr
RB	`30`	Hunter Clark	So
RB	`35`	Frank Daniley	Fr
RB	`36`	Daniel Shaban	Fr
WR	`37`	Zach Madison	Fr
WR	`38`	John Neider	Fr
TE	`39`	Cody Smith	Fr
OL	`51`	Yakiri Walker	So
OL	`54`	Jake Kiernan	Fr
OL	`55`	Toluwanimi Tunde	Fr
OL	`58`	Kyle Juergans	So
OL	`60`	Mason Raymer	Jr
OL	`62`	Noel Ofori-Nyadu	Sr
OL	`64`	Christian Haynes	Sr
OL	`66`	Brady Wayburn	Fr
OL	`67`	Christopher Fortin	Jr
OL	`69`	Will Meyer	Jr
OL	`70`	Jack Stewart	Jr
OL	`71`	Valentin Senn	Jr
OL	`73`	Dayne Shor	So
OL	`75`	Chase Lundt	Jr
OL	`76`	Toriyan Johnson	Fr
OL	`77`	Ben Murawski	Fr
OT	`78`	Carsten Casady	Fr
OL	`79`	Danny Antolovich	So
TE	`80`	Rayonte Brown	Jr
TE	`81`	Louis Hansen	So
WR	`82`	Jarvis Jones	Fr
TE	`83`	Brandon Niemenski	Jr
WR	`84`	Jacob Flynn	Jr
WR	`85`	Teddy Williams	Fr
TE	`86`	Alexander Honig	So
TE	`87`	Bo Estes	Jr
TE	`88`	Nader Chirchi	Fr
WR	`89`	Larue Graham	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Eriq Gilyard	GS
DB	`1`	Malik Dixon-Williams	Jr
DB	`2`	Durante Jones	Jr
DB	`3`	D'Mon Brinson	So
DB	`4`	Stan Cross	Sr
DB	`5`	Kaleb Anthony	Jr
DB	`5`	Armauni Archie	GS
CB	`6`	Mamu Bin-Wahad	So
DB	`7`	Chris Shearin	Jr
LB	`8`	Jackson Mitchell	Sr
S	`9`	Zakhari Spears	So
DB	`11`	Isiah Davis	Fr
LB	`12`	Amir Renwick	Jr
LB	`13`	Nathan Voorhis	So
DB	`14`	Malcolm Bell	So
LB	`15`	Tui Faumuina-Brown	Jr
LB	`16`	Maurice Wilmer	Jr
LB	`17`	Kevon Glenn	Jr
LB	`18`	Jaylen Jones	Jr
LB	`19`	Langston Hardy	Fr
DB	`20`	Torion White	So
DB	`21`	Lee Molette III	So
LB	`22`	Noah Plack	GS
LB	`23`	Alfred Chea	Jr
LB	`24`	Desmond Fogle	Jr
DB	`25`	Cam Chadwick	Fr
DB	`26`	Chris Hudson	Fr
LB	`27`	Ian Graham	Fr
LB	`31`	Kalen Villanueva	So
LB	`32`	Oumar Diomande	Fr
DB	`34`	Carter Boskovich	Fr
DB	`36`	Chase Fountain	Fr
LB	`37`	Hayden Pegg	Fr
LB	`38`	Mark Sokk	Fr
LB	`46`	John Bechtle	Jr
DL	`50`	Brandon Kelly	Fr
DL	`55`	Cleto Chol	Fr
DL	`56`	Carter Hooper	So
LB	`58`	Donovan Branch	So
DL	`61`	Jesse Polansky	So
DL	`73`	Brady Fodor	Fr
DL	`90`	Pryce Yates	So
DL	`91`	Collin McCarthy	Jr
DL	`92`	Timothy Passmore Jr.	Fr
DL	`93`	Raashaan Wilkins Jr.	Sr
DL	`94`	Matt Hoffman	Fr
DL	`95`	Eric Watts	Sr
DL	`96`	Dal'mont Gourdine	Jr
DL	`97`	Jelani Stafford	Jr
DT	`98`	Jaavon Brown	Jr
DL	`99`	Sokoya McDuffie	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`17`	Noe Ruelas	Jr
P	`40`	Bruno Perlicki	Fr
P	`42`	George Caratan	Jr
LS	`44`	Nilay Upadhyayula	So
P	`45`	Seth Turner	Fr
LS	`46`	Zach Christinat	Fr
K	`84`	Joe McFadden	So

Head coach

Jim Mora

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Nick Charlton
Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Doug Shearer
Special teams coordinator
John Marinelli
Pass Game Coordinator
Gordan Sammis
Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
Antonio Wilcox
Running Backs
Siriki Diabate
Linebackers
Dalton Hilliard
Defensive backs
Kenny McClendon
Defensive line
Kashif Moore
Wide Receivers
Christian Pace
Tight Ends

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2023

Game summaries

NC State

NC State Wolfpack at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	7	3	14	0	24
Huskies	7	0	7	0	14

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

Date: August 31
Game time: 7:32 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 36,526
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

CONN – Victor Rosa 18-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 8:21. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:39.
NCSU – Brennan Armstrong 4-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 3:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:27.

Second quarter

NCSU – Brayden Narveson 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Wolfpack 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 2:56.

Third quarter

NCSU – Delbert Mims III 1-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 2:22. Wolfpack 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:27.
CONN – Victor Rosa 71-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 2:04. Wolfpack 17–14. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:11.
NCSU – Brennan Armstrong 8-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 0:34. Wolfpack 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:20.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics

Statistics	NCSU	CONN
First downs	23	15
Total yards	364	273
Rushing yards	209	160
Passing yards	155	113
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	34:00	26:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	17/26, 155 yards
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	19 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kevin Concepcion	4 receptions, 36 yards
	Defense	Payton Wilson	10 tackles, 1 INT
UConn	Passing	Joseph Fagnano	14/26, 113 yards, INT
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	9 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Justin Joly	4 receptions, 38 yards
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	15 tackles

At Georgia State

UConn Huskies at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	14	14
Panthers	7	14	7	7	35

at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: September 9
Game time: 7:02 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 15,186
Referee: Scott Broadway
TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Sam Crenshaw (color analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

GSU – Grainger, Darren 65 yd run (Rickman, Liam kick), 8:40. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, TOP 01:37

Second quarter

GSU – Lewis, Robert 9 yd pass from Grainger, Darren (Rickman, Liam kick), 5:22. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 01:41
GSU – Carroll, Marcus 2 yd run (Rickman,Liam kick), 0:23. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 02:54

Third quarter

GSU – Carroll, Marcus 3 yd run (Rickman, Liam kick), 4:07. Panthers 28–0. Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, TOP 07:30

Fourth quarter

UCONN – Clercius, Kevens 11 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 9:16. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:05
GSU – Carroll, Marcus 39 yd run (Rickman, Liam kick), 6:26. Panthers 35–7. Drive: 1 plays, 39 yards, TOP 00:07
UCONN – Buckman, Brett 32 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 3:57. Panthers 35–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:29

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	GAST
First downs	19	19
Total yards	326	394
Rushing yards	50	250
Passing yards	276	144
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:32	27:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	19/30, 216 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	10 att, 17 yds
	Receiving	Brett Buckman	9 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Noah Plack	13 tackles
Georgia State	Passing	Darren Grainger	15/26, 144 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Darren Grainger	12 att, 145 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Cyais Credle	3 rec, 45 yds
	Defense	Jontrey Hunter	8 tackles

FIU

FIU Panthers at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	17	0	0	24
Huskies	3	0	7	7	17

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

Date: September 16
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, Wind NW 14 MPH, 72 °F (22 °C)
Game attendance: 20,405
Referee: Art Brown
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

FIU – Jenkins, Keyone 1 yd run (Gabriel, Chase kick), 12:27. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:33
UCONN – McFadden, Joe 26 yd field goal, 5:49. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, TOP 06:32

Second Quarter

FIU – Gabriel, Chase 27 yd field goal, 14:58. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 01:35
FIU – Bracey, Jalen 45 yd pass from Jenkins, Keyone (Gabriel, Chase kick), 11:46. Panthers 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:37
FIU – Mitchell, Kris 64 yd pass from Jenkins, Keyone (Gabriel, Chase kick), 0:47. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:25

Third Quarter

UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 11:32. Panthers 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 03:23

Fourth Quarter

UCONN – Houston, Devontae 37 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:04. Panthers 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 01:13

Statistics

Statistics	FIU	CONN
First downs	16	20
Total yards	364	343
Rushing yards	80	173
Passing yards	284	170
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:42	32:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing	Keyone Jenkins	15/27, 284 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Shomari Lawrence	9 Att, 37 yds
	Receiving	Jalen Bracey	5 Rec, 90 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Donovan Manuel	10 tackles
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	15/32, 170 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	19 Att, 126 yds
	Receiving	Brett Buckman	5 Rec, 62 yds
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	8 tackles

No. 18 Duke

No. 18 Duke Blue Devils at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Blue Devils	7	20	14	0	41
Huskies	0	0	0	7	7

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

Date: September 23
Game time: 3:32 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain, Wind NE 12MPH, 61 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 29,033
Referee: Jerry Magallanes
TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (color analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

DUKE – Waters, Jordan 1 yd run (Pelino, Todd kick), 6.16. Blue Devils 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:58

Second Quarter

DUKE – Pelino, Todd 50 yd field goal, 12:42. Blue Devils 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, TOP 06:32
DUKE – Waters, Jordan 10 yd run (Pelino, Todd kick), 12:25. Blue Devils 17–0. Drive: 1 plays, 10 yards, TOP 00:05
DUKE – Leonard, Riley 3 yd run (Pelino, Todd kick), 4:55. Blue Devils 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, TOP 04:03
DUKE – Pelino, Todd 40 yd field goal, 0:00. Blue Devils 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 00:34

Third Quarter

DUKE – Carter, DeWayne 26 yd fumble recovery (Pelino, Todd kick), 7:13. Blue Devils 34–0.
DUKE – Moore, Jordan 22 yd pass from Leonard, Riley (Pelino,Todd kick), 3:01. Blue Devils 41–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:07

Fourth Quarter

UCONN – Roberson, Ta'Quan 2 yd run (Ruelas, Noe kick), 0:12. Blue Devils 41–7. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, TOP 03:43

Statistics

Statistics	DUKE	CONN
First downs	20	14
Total yards	322	203
Rushing yards	74	89
Passing yards	248	114
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:50	30:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Riley Leonard	23/34, 248 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Riley Leonard	4 att, 30 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Moore	8 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Nick Morris Jr.	8 tackles, 1 FR
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	13/28, 114 yds
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	14 att, 68 yds
	Receiving	Brett Buckman	2 rec, 31 yds
	Defense	Tui Faumuina-Brown	7 tackles

Utah State

Utah State Aggies at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	17	10	34
Huskies	7	10	0	16	33

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

Date: September 30
Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, Wind N 8MPH, 60 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 21,227
Referee: Marcus Woods
TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 1:14. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 07:49

Second Quarter

UCONN – Harris, Nick 4 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:12. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 01:38
UCONN – McFadden, Joe 36 yd field goal, 0:37. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:27
USU – Bowman, Colby 63 yd pass from Hillstead, McCae (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 0:14. Huskies 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:23

Third Quarter

USU – Royals, Jalen 15 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 12:21. Huskies 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:39
USU – Nimrod, Elliott 37 yd field goal, 6:56. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:47
USU – Royals, Jalen 71 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 3:52. Aggies 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, TOP 00:56

Fourth Quarter

UCONN – Porter, Geordon 28 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:17. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 04:30
USU – Royals, Jalen 52 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 12:36. Aggies 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:41
UCONN - McFadden, Joe 38 yd field goal, 10:29. Aggies 31–27. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:07
USU – Nimrod, Elliott 24 yd field goal, 5:20. Aggies 34–27. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 05:04
UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (kick blocked), 0:40. Aggies 34–33. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 02:01

Statistics

Statistics	USU	CONN
First downs	21	26
Total yards	416	473
Rushing yards	101	218
Passing yards	315	255
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	21:31	38:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Cooper Legas	11/13, 204 yds, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Cooper Legas	6 att, 26 yds
	Receiving	Jalen Royals	7 rec, 185 yds, 3 TDs
	Defense	MJ Tafisi	13 tackles
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	23/32, 255 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	15 att, 92 yds
	Receiving	Cameron Ross	7 rec, 70 yds
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	15 tackles, 1 int

At Rice

UConn Huskies at Rice Owls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	20	8	10	38
Owls	14	0	7	10	31

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: October 7
Game time: 5:02 p.m. est
Game weather: Sunny, Wind NW 17 MPH, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 21,207
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (color analyst), Smacker Miles (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

RICE – Otoviano, Juma 24 yd run (Horn, Tim kick), 6:53. Owls 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:21
RICE – Otoviano, Juma 7 yd run (Horn, Tim kick), 0:33. Owls 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 04:36

Second Quarter

UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (kick blocked), 10:49. Owls 14–6. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:44
UCONN – Mitchell, Jackson 50 yd fumble recovery (McFadden, Joe kick), 9:54. Owls 14–13.
UCONN – Ross, Cameron 41 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 3:48. Huskies 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:23

Third Quarter

UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (Joly, Justin pass), 9:52. Huskies 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, TOP 03:34
RICE – McCaffrey, Luke 4 yd pass from Daniels, JT (Horn, Tim kick), 2:00. Huskies 28–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 07:45

Fourth Quarter

UCONN – McFadden, Joe 47 yd field goal, 14:02. Huskies 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, TOP 02:58
RICE – McCaffrey, Luke 30 yd pass from Daniels, JT (Horn, Tim kick), 6:56. Huskies 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:22
UCONN – Joly, Justin 59 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 5:06. Huskies 38–28. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, TOP 01:43
RICE – Horn, Tim 23 yd field goal, 0:40. Huskies 38–31. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:30

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	RICE
First downs	12	26
Total yards	319	474
Rushing yards	104	112
Passing yards	215	362
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	29:03	30:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	15/19, 215 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	18 att, 89 yds
	Receiving	Justin Joly	7 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	8 tackles, 1 FR
Rice	Passing	JT Daniels	33/49, 362 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Juma Otoviano	6 att, 51 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Luke McCaffrey	7 rec, 100 yds, 2 TDs
	Defense	Plae Wyatt	10 tackles

South Florida

South Florida Bulls at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	0	14	24
Huskies	0	14	0	7	21

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

Date: October 21
Game time: 3:32 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain, Wind N 12 MPH, 56 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 21,704
Referee: Jeff Magallanes
TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (color analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

USF – Wright, Nay'Quan 1 yd run (Cannon, John kick), 10:21. Bulls 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, TOP 00:30

Second Quarter

UCONN – Roberson, Ta'Quan 24 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, TOP 03:44
USF – Cannon, John 45 yd field goal, 6:48. Bulls 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:37
UCONN – Edwards, Cam 6 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 3:40. Huskies: 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:08

Third Quarter

No Scoring Plays

Fourth Quarter

UCONN – Edwards, Cam 33 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 12:48. Huskies 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:46
USF – Brown, Byrum 6 yd run (Cannon, John kick), 9:51. Huskies 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:54
USF – Wright, Nay'Quan 4 yd run (Cannon, John kick), 4:02. Bulls 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, TOP 02:56

Statistics

Statistics	USF	CONN
First downs	24	20
Total yards	463	368
Rushing yards	260	193
Passing yards	203	175
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	30:10	29:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	27/39, 203 yds
	Rushing	Nay'Quan Wright	26 att, 186 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Michael Brown-Stephens	9 rec, 92 yds
	Defense	Jhalyn Shuler	8 tackles
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	19/34, 175 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	22 att, 149 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cameron Ross	5 rec, 87 yds
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	15 tackles

At Boston College

UConn Huskies at Boston College Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	0	7	14
Eagles	7	7	7	0	21

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Date: October 28
Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, Wind E 6 MPH, 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 36,902
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (color analyst), Sherree Burruss (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (Ruelas, Noe kick), 4:26. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 05:09
BC – Robichaux, Kye 5 yd run (Connor, Liam kick), 0:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:17

Second Quarter

BC – Broome, Alex 6 yd pass from Castellanos, Thomas (Connor, Liam kick), 6:26. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, TOP 06:02

Third Quarter

BC – Robichaux, Kye 13 yd run (Connor, Liam kick), 0:40. Eagles 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:44

Fourth Quarter

UCONN – Edwards, Cam 30 yd run (Ruelas, Noe kick), 13:51. Eagles 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:49

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	BC
First downs	10	30
Total yards	222	433
Rushing yards	92	246
Passing yards	130	187
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	19:16	40:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	11/24, 130 yds
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	16 att, 89 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Geordon Porter	3 rec, 47 yds
	Defense	Tui Faumuina-Brown	12 tackles
Boston College	Passing	Thomas Castellanos	16/24, 151 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kye Robichaux	23 att, 112 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jaedn Skeete	4 rec, 61 yds
	Defense	Vinny DePalma	5 tackles

at Tennessee

Game Nine – UConn Huskies (1–7) at No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UConn	3	0	0	0	3
No. 17 Tennessee	14	21	21	3	59

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

Date: November 4, 2023
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny, Wind 0 MPH, 54 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 101,915
Referee: Kyle Olson
TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (color analyst), Alex Chappell (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Jaylen Wright 82-yard run (Charles Campbell kick), 14:27. Volunteers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, TOP 00:28
CONN – Noe Ruelas 22-yard field goal, 2:47. Volunteers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 06:49
TEN – Ramel Keyton 60-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick), 1:38. Volunteers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:01

Second quarter

TEN – Joe Milton III 6-yard run (Charles Campbell kick), 7:25. Volunteers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:47
TEN – Squirrel White 83-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick), 4:34. Volunteers 28–3. Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, TOP 00:47
TEN – Tyler Baron 24-yard fumble recovery (Charles Campbell kick), 3:30. Volunteers 35–3.

Third quarter

TEN – Jaylen McCollough 30-yard interception return (Charles Campbell kick), 14:52. Volunteers 42–3.
TEN – Aaron Beasley 39-yard interception return (Charles Campbell kick), 11:51. Volunteers 49–3.
TEN – McCallan Castles 19-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Josh Turbyville kick), 7:30. Volunteers 56–3. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 02:21

Fourth quarter

TEN – Josh Turbyville 33-yard field goal, 8:02. Volunteers 59–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:13

Statistics	CONN	TENN
First downs	17	26
Total yards	256	650
Rushing yards	35	275
Passing yards	221	375
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	38:24	21:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	24/40, 218 yds
	Rushing	Jalen Mitchell	8 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Justin Joly	8 receptions, 89 yards
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	8 tackles
Tennessee	Passing	Joe Milton III	11/14, 254 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jaylen Wright	8 carries, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Squirrel White	2 receptions, 94 yards, TD
	Defense	Elijah Herring	7 tackles

At James Madison

UConn Huskies at James Madison Dukes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	3	0	6
Dukes	3	10	17	14	44

at Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Date: November 11
Game time: 2:02 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 25,240
Referee: Marshall Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley, Vad Lee, Corey Spector
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

JMU – Wise, Camden 34 yd field goal, 0:10. Dukes 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, TOP 06:51

Second Quarter

JMU – Wise, Camden 29 yd field goal, 9:25. Dukes 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, TOP 04:00
JMU – Brown, Reggie 80 yd pass from McCloud, Jordan (Wise, Camden kick), 7:40. Dukes 13–0. Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:11
CONN – Ruelas, Noe 41 yd field goal, 3:26. Dukes 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 04:14

Third Quarter

JMU – Wise, Camden 28 yd field goal, 12:09. Dukes 16–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, TOP 02:26
CONN – Ruelas, Noe 31 yd field goal, 7:42. Dukes 16–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:21
JMU – Horton, Zach 21 yd pass from McCloud, Jordan (Wise, Camden kick), 5:54. Dukes 23–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:48
JMU – Brown, Reggie 55 yd pass from McCloud, Jordan (Wise, Camden kick), 2:06. Dukes 30–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:53

Fourth Quarter

JMU – Sproles, Phoenix 5 yd pass from McCloud, Jordan (Wise, Camden kick), 6:43. Dukes 37–6. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, TOP 05:04
JMU – Austin, Brent 81 yd interception (Wise, Camden kick), 3:43. Dukes 44–6.

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	JMU
First downs	15	23
Total yards	319	503
Rushing yards	79	46
Passing yards	240	457
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	29:08	30:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	20/36, 207 yds
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	12 att, 43 yds
	Receiving	Cameron Ross	4 rec, 91 yds
	Defense	Malik Dixon-Williams	8 tackles, 1 FF
James Madison	Passing	Jordan McCloud	33/37, 457 yds, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	4 att, 38 yds
	Receiving	Reggie Brown	9 rec, 202 yds, 2 TDs
	Defense	Aiden Fisher	9 tackles

Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Pioneers at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	3	0	0	3
Huskies	17	7	0	7	31

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

Date: November 18
Game time: 12:03 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy, Wind NW 12 MPH, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 19,053
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (WFSB): Randy Brochu & Marc Robbins
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCONN – McFadden, Joe 50 yd field goal, 8:50. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:25
UCONN – Ross, Cameron 46 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 5:45. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:10
UCONN – Joly, Justin 12 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 0:38. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, TOP 03:39

Second Quarter

SHU – Renzi, Sam 24 yd field goal, 2:02. Huskies 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, TOP 05:16
UCONN – Hicks, Kylish 14 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 0:17. Huskies 24–3. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, TOP 01:38

Fourth Quarter

UCONN – Buckman, Brett 11 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 5:37. Huskies 31–3. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:50

Statistics

Statistics	SHU	CONN
First downs	13	24
Total yards	224	407
Rushing yards	78	206
Passing yards	146	201
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	26:58	32:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacred Heart	Passing	Rob McCoy	17/26, 146 yds
	Rushing	Rob McCoy	9 att, 31 yds
	Receiving	Aboraa Kwarteng	5 rec, 45 yds
	Defense	Marques Mason	12 tackles
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	22/35, 201 yds, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	12 att, 90 yds
	Receiving	Justin Joly	9 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	11 tackles

At UMass

UConn Huskies at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	13	6	6	31
Minutemen	0	0	6	12	18

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: November 25
Game time: 12:06 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny, Wind SW 2 MPH, 36 °F (2 °C)
Game attendance: 12,291
Referee: Jerry Magallanes
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh & Matt Goldstein
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

CONN – Bin-Wahad, Mumu 45 yd interception (Kick no good), 10:04. Huskies 6–0

Second Quarter

CONN – McFadden, Joe 31 yd field goal, 13:42. Huskies 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:27
CONN – McFadden, Joe 30 yd field goal, 8:46. Huskies 12–0. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:29
CONN – Rosa, Victor 17 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 6:02. Huskies 19–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:14

Third Quarter

MASS – Campiotti, Gino 10 yd pass from Phommachanh, Taisun (Phommachanh, Taisun pass attempt no good), 11:58. Huskies 19–6. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:50
CONN – Edwards, Cam 4 yd run (Roberson, Ta'Quan pass attempt no good), 1:08. Huskies 25–6. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:45

Fourth Quarter

MASS – Adams, Kay'Ron 1 yd run (Phommachanh, Taisun pass attempt no good), 11:52. Huskies 25–12. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:33
CONN – Edwards, Cam 8 yd run (Roberson, Ta'Quan pass attempt no good), 3:34. Huskies 31–12. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 08:12
MASS – Adams, Kay'Ron 1 yd run (Phommachanh, Taisun pass attempt no good), 2:03. Huskies 31–18. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:25

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	MASS
First downs	24	18
Total yards	414	289
Rushing yards	240	59
Passing yards	174	230
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	37:36	22:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	16/28, 174 yds
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	19 att, 102 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Cameron Ross	3 rec, 52 yds
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	7 tackles, 1 FF
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	18/30, 230 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kay'Ron Adams	18 att, 51 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Anthony Simpson	6 rec, 107 yds
	Defense	Nahji Logan	9 tackles

References

^ "2023 FBS Attendance Trends". D1.ticker. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
^ Dayton, Kels (December 22, 2022). "UConn football announces finalized 2023 schedule, with plenty of winnable games". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ Dashefsky, Daniel (December 22, 2022). "UConn football reveals 2023 schedule". WTIC-TV. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[1] "2023 FBS Attendance Trends". D1.ticker. Retrieved December 14, 2024.

[2] Dayton, Kels (December 22, 2022). "UConn football announces finalized 2023 schedule, with plenty of winnable games". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[3] Dashefsky, Daniel (December 22, 2022). "UConn football reveals 2023 schedule". WTIC-TV. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

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