2017 UConn Huskies football team

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; As of January 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

UConn Huskies football
2017 UConn Huskies football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	East Division
2017 record	3–9 (2–6 The American)
Head coach	Randy Edsall (1st consecutive, 13th overall season);
Offensive coordinator	Rhett Lashlee (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (1st season)
Home stadium	Rentschler Field; (Capacity: 40,632)

The 2017 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They played their home games at Rentschler Field. They were led by head coach Randy Edsall in his first year of his second stint and thirteenth year overall. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Holy Cross*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	SNY	W 27–20	24,435
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	L 18–38	33,056
September 24^[a]	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	L 38–41	14,036
September 30	4:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPNews	L 28–49	17,237
October 6	7:00 p.m.	Memphis	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN	L 31–70	19,230
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 28–24	29,849
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 20–14	24,814
October 28	6:30 p.m.	Missouri*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 12–52	21,062
November 4^[a]	3:30 p.m.	South Florida	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	L 20–37	18,430
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 UCF	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict)	ESPNU	L 24–49	29,384
November 18	7:00 p.m.	vs. Boston College*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	CBSSN	L 16–39	20,133
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPNews	L 21–22	23,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^{^[a]}The game between UConn and USF on originally scheduled for September 9 at noon before being moved to 10:30 a.m. and ultimately was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. It has been rescheduled to November 4 (replacing the ECU game) and UConn will now host ECU Sunday, September 24 (replacing an open date).

Schedule Source:[1]

Roster

2017 Connecticut Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Hergy Mayala	Jr
WR	`2`	Tyraiq Beals	Jr
WR	`3`	Garrison Burnett	Fr
QB	`4`	Bryant Shirreffs (C)	Sr
QB	`5`	David Pindell	Jr
QB	`7`	Marvin Washington	Fr
WR	`8`	Aaron McLean	Jr
TE	`9`	Tyler Davis	So
RB	`11`	Nate Hopkins	Fr
QB	`12`	Brandon Bisack	So
QB	`15`	Donovan Williams	So
QB	`16`	Will Rishell	Sr
QB	`17`	Jordan McAfee	Fr
QB	`18`	Brad Westmark	Jr
WR	`19`	Quayvon Skanes	Fr
RB	`22`	Arkeel Newsome	Sr
WR	`23`	Keyion Dixon	Fr
RB	`24`	Ja'Kevious Vickers	Fr
RB	`28`	Tahj-Anthony Wilson	So
RB	`48`	Jason Thompson	Jr
OL	`51`	Stanley Hubbard	Fr
OL	`54`	Robert Holmes	Fr
OL	`56`	Nino Leone	Fr
OL	`60`	Ben Bonvicini	So
OL	`62`	Tommy Hopkins	Sr
OL	`63`	Ryan Crozier	Jr
OL	`65`	Matt Peart	So
OL	`67`	Bryan Cespedes	So
OL	`70`	Cam DeGeorge	Fr
OL	`71`	James Tunstall	Fr
OL	`72`	Brendan Vechery	Sr
OL	`73`	Steve Hashemi	Sr
OL	`74`	Ryan Van Demark	Fr
OL	`75`	Daniel Oak	Jr
OL	`76`	Harrison Newman	Fr
OL	`77`	Trey Rutherford	Sr
OL	`78`	Ian Campbell	So
OL	`79`	Kyle Schafenacker	Sr
TE	`80`	Tommy Myers	Sr
WR	`82`	Mason Donaldson	Fr
WR	`83`	TJ Vernieri	So
WR	`84`	Bryan Coney	So
WR	`85`	Malcolm Anthony	So
TE	`86`	Alec Bloom	Sr
WR	`87`	Cameron Hairston	Fr
TE	`89`	Ryan Fitton	Fr
TE	`90`	Zordan Holman	So
TE	`91`	Jay Rose	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Tre Bell	Sr
DB	`6`	Eddie Hahn	Fr
LB	`10`	Cameron Stapleton	Sr
LB	`11`	Junior Joseph	Sr
LB	`12`	E.J. Levenberry	Sr
LB	`13`	Vontae Diggs	Sr
DB	`14`	Tahj Wilson-Herring	Fr
DL	`15`	Luke Carrezola	Sr
DB	`16`	Brice McAllister	Sr
DB	`18`	Abiola Olaniyan	Fr
DB	`20`	Robert King III	Fr
DB	`21`	Jamar Summers	Sr
DB	`25`	Tyler Coyle	Fr
DB	`26`	Dan Romanello	Fr
DB	`27`	Omar Fortt	Fr
DB	`29`	Anthony Watkins	Jr
DB	`30`	Jordan Swann	Fr
DB	`31`	John Robinson IV	So
DB	`32`	Aaron Garland	So
LB	`33`	Chris Britton	Jr
DB	`36`	Brayden Brown	Fr
DB	`37`	Kyle Williams	So
DB	`39`	Chris Jean-Pierre	So
DB	`41`	Marshé Terry	So
LB	`42`	T.J. Gardner	Fr
LB	`43`	Darrian Beavers	Fr
DB	`44`	Ian Swenson	Fr
LB	`45`	Ryan Gilmartin	Fr
DL	`46`	AJ Garson	Fr
DL	`50`	Sheriden Lawley	Jr
DL	`52`	Caleb Thomas	Fr
DL	`57`	Cole Ormsby	Sr
DL	`58`	Philippe Okounam	So
DL	`59`	Andrew Migliaccio	Fr
DL	`88`	Connor Freeborn	So
DL	`93`	Folorunso Fatukasi	Sr
DL	`94`	Kevin Murphy	So
DL	`95`	Noel Brouse	Fr
DL	`96`	James Atkins	Jr
LB	`98`	Rhakim Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`16`	Will Rishell	Sr
K	`40`	Michael Tarbutt	So
LS	`51`	Nick Zecchino	So
LS	`53`	Brian Keating	Fr
LS	`66`	Jeffrey Sidebotham	Fr
P	`81`	Brett Graham	Fr

Head coach

Randy Edsall

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Rhett Lashlee
Offensive Coordinator
Billy Crocker
Defensive Coordinator
Terry Richardson
Running Backs
Corey Edsall
Tight Ends
Curome Cox
Defensive Backs
Dennis Dottin-Carter
Defensive Line
J.B. Grimes
Offensive Line
Aaron Smith
Wide Receivers
Jon Wholley
Linebackers

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 17, 2017

Game summaries

Holy Cross

Holy Cross Crusaders at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	3	17	0	0	20
Huskies	7	0	7	13	27

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

Date: August 31, 2017
Game time: 7:37 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:27
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: W 2 • Weather: Pleasant
Game attendance: 24,435
Referee: Tracy Jones • Umpire: N. Pergine • Linesman: Daniel Shelton • Line Judge: Colin Gaynor • Back Judge: James Downey • Field Judge: Rick Santilli • Side Judge: Matt Waldron • Center Judge: Mark Mobra
TV announcers (SNY): Eamon McAnaney (Play-by-play), Andy Gresh (color) & Taylor Rooks (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

HC • 03:32 • A.J. Wells 25 yd field goal • HC 3–0
UCONN • 00:10 • Nate Hopkins 11 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 7–3

Second Quarter

HC • 10:04 • Blaise Bell 19 yd pass from Peter Pujals (A.J. Wells kick) • HC 10–7
HC • 04:39 • A.J. Wells 20 yd field goal • HC 13–7
HC • 03:35 • Diquan Walker 6 yd run (A.J. Wells kick) • HC 20–7

Third Quarter

UCONN • 00:15 • Nate Hopkins 3 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • HC 20–14

Fourth Quarter

UCONN • 12:02 • Hergy Mayala 11 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 21–20
UCONN • 06:27 • Nate Hopkins 1 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick failed) • UCONN 27–20

Top Passers

HC – Peter Pujals 33/56, 358 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – David Pindell 19/28, 154 yds

Top Rushers

HC – Domenic Cozier 4 attempts, 42 yds
UCONN – Nate Hopkins 20 attempts, 130 yds, 3 TDs

Top Receiving

HC – Blaise Bell 10 receptions, 129 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Hergy Mayala 9 receptions, 106 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

HC – Ryan Brady 11 tackles
UCONN – Jamar Summers 9.5 tackles

at Virginia

Connecticut Huskies at Virginia Cavaliers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	6	12	18
Cavaliers	7	17	7	7	38

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: September 16, 2017
Game time: 12:01 p.m. EST, Duration: 2:59
Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 1 • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 33,056
Referee: C. Lamertina • Umpire: William Thomas • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line Judge: Stephen Ray • Back Judge: Byron Adams • Field Judge: Mark Windham • Side Judge: Jim Smith • Center Judge: Joe Clarkson
TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti (Play-by-play), Kelly Stauffer (color) & Kris Budden (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UVA • 02:06 • D Hamm 3 yd run (AJ Mejia kick) • UVA 7–0

Second Quarter

UVA • 08:13 • AJ Mejia 28 yd field goal • UVA 10–0
UVA • 04:29 • D Dowling 42 yd pass from K Benkert (AJ Mejia kick) • UVA 17–0
UVA • 00:31 • J Ellis 7 yd run (AJ Mejia kick) • UVA 24–0

Third Quarter

UVA • 01:24 • O Zaccheaus 30 yd pass from K Benkert (AJ Mejia kick) • UVA 31–0
UCONN • 00:50 • Hergy Mayala 60 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Quayon Skanes rush failed) • UVA 31–6

Fourth Quarter

UCONN • 06:58 • Hergy Mayala 17 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bryant Shirreffs pass failed) • UVA 31–12
UVA • 06:02 • A Levrone 73 yd pass from K Benkert (AJ Mejia kick) • UVA 38–12
UCONN • 02:06 • Kevin Mensah 30 yd run (Bryant Shirreffs pass failed) • UVA 38–18

Top Passers

UVA – K Benkert 30/40, 455 yds, 3 TD
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 18/26, 227 yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

UVA – J Ellis 20 attempts, 95 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 14 attempts, 90 yds

Top Receiving

UVA – O Zaccheaus 9 receptions, 122 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Quayon Skanes 4 receptions, 47 yds

Top Tacklers

UVA – M Kiser 15 tackles
UCONN – Tre Bell 10 tackles

East Carolina

East Carolina Pirates at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	21	6	14	0	41
Huskies	7	7	17	7	38

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

Date: September 24, 2017
Game time: 12:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:20
Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Hot and sunny
Game attendance: 14,036
Referee: Michael Roche • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Dan Harrington • Line Judge: Lance Thompson • Back Judge: M. Griffith • Field Judge: Ben Vasconcells • Side Judge: Ryan Robinson • Center Judge: Jon Baden
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (Play-by-play) & Rene Ingoglia (color)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

ECU • 10:14 • Davon Grayson 17 yd pass from Thomas Sirk (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 7–0
UCONN • 08:52 • Maso Donaldson 45 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • TIED 7–7
ECU • 05:50 • Davon Grayson 24 yd pass from Thomas Sirk (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 14–7
ECU • 03:46 • Derrell Scott 6 yd run (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 21–7

Second Quarter

ECU • 13:12 • Jake Verity 46 yd field goal • ECU 24–7
ECU • 05:51 • Jake Verity 26 yd field goal • ECU 27–7
UCONN • 01:52 • Nate Hopkins 1 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • ECU 27–14

Third Quarter

ECU • 14:50 • Davon Grayson 75 yd pass from Thomas Sirk (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 34–14
UCONN • 12:20 • Maso Donaldson 12 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • ECU 34–21
ECU • 11:00 • Hussein Howe 14 yd run (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 41–21
UCONN • 08:54 • Arkeel Newsome 8 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • ECU 41–28
UCONN • 00:50 • Mike Tarbutt 20 yd field goal • ECU 41–31

Fourth Quarter

UCONN • 05:48 • Arkeel Newsome 79 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • ECU 41–38

Top Passers

ECU – Thomas Sirk 30/39, 426 yds, 3 TD
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 24/39, 406 yds, 3 TD

Top Rushers

ECU – Derrell Scott 13 attempts, 36 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Kevin Mensah 16 attempts, 107 yds, 3 TDs

Top Receiving

ECU – Davon Grayson 11 receptions, 223 yds, 3 TD
UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 8 receptions, 170 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

ECU – Cannon Gibbs 14 tackles
UCONN – Junior Joseph 14 tackles

at SMU

Connecticut Huskies at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	3	10	8	28
Mustangs	7	14	7	21	49

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

Date: September 30, 2017
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:07
Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE 4 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
Game attendance: 17,237
Referee: Todd LaPenta • Umpire: Bill Lamkin • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line Judge: Jeffrey Cooney • Back Judge: Victor Firth • Field Judge: James Reif • Side Judge: Carlos Guzman • Center Judge: Terry Killens
TV announcers (ESPNews): Shawn Keeney (Play-by-play) & Rene Ingoglia (color)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

SMU • 08:11 • C Sutton 6 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) • SMU 7–0
UCONN • 06:26 • Aaron McLean 64 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • TIED 7–7

Second Quarter

SMU • 13:43 • Xavier Jones 25 yd run (Josh Williams kick) • SMU 14–7
UCONN • 12:05 • Mike Tarbutt 42 yd field goal • SMU 14–10
SMU • 07:31 • Trey Quinn 21 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) • SMU 21–10

Third Quarter

UCONN • 09:31 • Nate Hopkins 2 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • SMU 21–17
UCONN • 03:01 • Mike Tarbutt 33 yd field goal • SMU 21–20
SMU • 00:14 • Trey Quinn 15 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) • SMU 28–20

Fourth Quarter

UCONN • 14:51 • Keyion Dixon 59 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Tyler Davis pass from Bryant Shirreffs) • TIED 28–28
SMU • 11:46 • C Sutton 34 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) • SMU 35–28
SMU • 06:21 • Ke'Mon Freeman 3 yd run (Josh Williams kick) • SMU 42–28
SMU • 04:24 • Braeden West 25 yd run (Josh Williams kick) • SMU 49–28

Top Passers

SMU – Ben Hicks 27/37, 280 yds, 4 TD
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 22/28, 408 yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

SMU – Braeden West 8 attempts, 72 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Nate Hopkins 10 attempts, 27 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

SMU – Trey Quinn 15 receptions, 116 yds, 2 TD
UCONN – Aaron McLean 5 receptions, 122 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

SMU – Kyran Mitchell 9 tackles
UCONN – Junior Joseph 11 tackles

Memphis

Memphis Tigers at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	28	21	14	70
Huskies	14	10	0	7	31

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

Date: October 6, 2017
Game time: 7:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:42
Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Pleasant
Game attendance: 19,230
Referee: Tracy Jones • Umpire: N. Pergine • Linesman: Daniel Shelton • Line Judge: Colin Gaynor • Back Judge: James Downey • Field Judge: Rick Santilli • Side Judge: Matt Waldron • Center Judge: Mark Mobra
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play), Mack Brown (color) & Jen Lada (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCONN • 13:44 • Arkeel Newsome 64 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 7–0
MEM • 11:02 • Sean Dykes 30 yd pass from Riley Ferguson (Spencer Smith kick) • TIED 7–7
UCONN • 00:19 • Nate Hopkins 1 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 14–7

Second Quarter

MEM • 14:00 • Anthony Miller 17 yd pass from Riley Ferguson (R Patterson kick) • TIED 14–14
MEM • 08:00 • Anthony Miller 8 yd pass from Riley Ferguson (Spencer Smith kick) • MEM 21–14
UCONN • 07:13 • Alec Bloom 30 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • TIED 21–21
MEM • 01:47 • Anthony Miller 40 yd pass from Riley Ferguson (R Patterson kick) • MEM 28–21
MEM • 00:57 • Tony Pollard 14 yd pass from Riley Ferguson (Spencer Smith kick) • MEM 35–21
UCONN • 00:04 • Mike Tarbutt 37 yd field goal • MEM 35–24

Third Quarter

MEM • 10:23 • Joey Magnifico 5 yd pass from Riley Ferguson (R Patterson kick) • MEM 42–24
MEM • 01:36 • Anthony Miller 32 yd pass from Riley Ferguson (Spencer Smith kick) • MEM 49–24
MEM • 01:25 • D Dorceus 7 yd run (R Patterson kick) • MEM 56–24

Fourth Quarter

MEM • 01:25 • D Dorceus 26 yd run (Spencer Smith kick) • MEM 63–24
UCONN • 09:05 • Arkeel Newsome 13 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • MEM 63–31
MEM • 01:42 • Mechane 10 yd pass from David Moore (R Patterson kick) • MEM 70–31

Top Passers

MEM – Riley Ferguson 34/48, 431 yds, 7 TD
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 21/35, 310 yds, 1 TD

Top Rushers

MEM – D Dorceus 22 attempts, 122 yds, 2 TD
UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 9 attempts, 114 yds, 2 TD

Top Receiving

MEM – Anthony Miller 15 receptions, 224 yds, 4 TD
UCONN – Maso Donaldson 5 receptions, 50 yds

Top Tacklers

MEM – Genard Avery 7 tackles
UCONN – Junior Joseph 12 tackles

at Temple

Connecticut Huskies at Temple Owls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	14	14	0	28
Owls	7	0	7	10	24

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: October 14, 2017
Game time: 12:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:19
Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N 5-10 • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 29,849
Referee: C. Lamertina • Umpire: K. Huffhines • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line Judge: Stephen Ray • Back Judge: Tom Fimmen • Field Judge: Mark Windham • Side Judge: Alex Moore • Center Judge: Joe Clarkson
TV announcers (ESPNews): Bill Roth (Play-by-play) & Christian Ponder (color)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

TEM • 06:23 • David Hood 1 yd run (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • TEM 7–0

Second Quarter

UCONN • 10:44 • Quayvon Skanes 6 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • TIED 7–7
UCONN • 05:17 • Hergy Mayala 6 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 14–7

Third Quarter

UCONN • 09:30 • Arkeel Newsome 6 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 21–7
TEM • 07:54 • Isaiah Wright 9 yd pass from Logan Marchi (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • UCONN 21–14
UCONN • 06:37 • Tyler Coyle 34 yd interception return (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 28–14

Fourth Quarter

TEM • 14:55 • R Armstead 10 yd run (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • UCONN 28–21
TEM • 11:14 • Aaron Boumerhi 21 yd field goal • UCONN 28–24

Top Passers

TEM – Logan Marchi 33/54, 356 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 18/28, 105 yds, 3 TD

Top Rushers

TEM – R Armstead 9 attempts, 31 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 18 attempts, 56 yds

Top Receiving

TEM – David Hood 8 receptions, 91 yds
UCONN – Hergy Mayala 4 receptions, 28 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

TEM – C Russell 12 tackles
UCONN – Junior Joseph 11 tackles

Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	0	14	14
Huskies	3	0	14	3	20

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

Date: October 21, 2017
Game time: 12:01 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:03
Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Sunny and warm
Game attendance: 24,814
Referee: Todd LaPenta • Umpire: Jeffrey Akers • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line Judge: Jeffrey Cooney • Back Judge: Victor Firth • Field Judge: James Reif • Side Judge: Ken Bushey • Center Judge: Terry Killens
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (Play-by-play) & John Congemi (color)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCONN • 00:44 • Mike Tarbutt 35 yd field goal • UCONN 3–0

Third Quarter

UCONN • 10:13 • Nate Hopkins 1 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 10–0
UCONN • 08:00 • Hergy Mayala 80 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCONN 17–0

Fourth Quarter

UCONN • 08:33 • Mike Tarbutt 28 yd field goal • UCONN 20–0
TLSA • 07:09 • S Brooks 8 yd run (R Jones kick) • UCONN 20–7
TLSA • 02:16 • S Brooks 1 yd run (R Jones kick) • UCONN 20–14

Top Passers

TLSA – L Skipper 17/27, 259 yds
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 23/29, 372 yds, 1 TD

Top Rushers

TLSA – S Brooks 31 attempts, 164 yds, 2 TD
UCONN – Nate Hopkins 21 attempts, 38 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

TLSA – J Hobbs 9 receptions, 96 yds
UCONN – Tyraiq Beals 5 receptions, 60 yds

Top Tacklers

TLSA – C Edmiston 17 tackles
UCONN – Brayden Brown 9 tackles

Missouri

Missouri Tigers at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	21	10	14	7	52
Huskies	2	3	7	0	12

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

Date: October 28, 2017
Game time: 6:37 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:34
Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S 5 • Weather: Pleasant and mild
Game attendance: 21,062
Referee: Marc Curles • Umpire: Brent Sowell • Linesman: Randall Kizer • Line Judge: Chris Conway • Back Judge: Scott Vaughan • Field Judge: Wes Booker • Side Judge: Chris Jamison • Center Judge: Chris Garner
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCONN • 13:40 • Team Safety • UCONN 2–0
MIZZOU • 10:48 • J'Mon Moore 4 yd pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick) • MIZZOU 7–2
MIZZOU • 06:48 • Al Okwuegbunam 4 yd pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick) • MIZZOU 14–2
MIZZOU • 01:08 • Al Okwuegbunam 9 yd pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick) • MIZZOU 21–2

Second Quarter

UCONN • 11:09 • Mike Tarbutt 30 yd field goal • MIZZOU 21–5
MIZZOU • 07:03 • Tucker McCann 37 yd field goal • MIZZOU 24–5
MIZZOU • 03:11 • Ish Witter 6 yd run (Tucker McCann kick) • MIZZOU 31–5

Third Quarter

MIZZOU • 13:03 • J'Mon Moore 13 yd pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick) • MIZZOU 38–5
MIZZOU • 10:26 • Johnat Johnson 72 yd pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick) • MIZZOU 45–5
UCONN • 02:07 • Kevin Mensah 1 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • MIZZOU 45–12

Fourth Quarter

MIZZOU • 04:11 • Micah Wilson 22 yd run (Tucker McCann kick) • MIZZOU 52–12

Top Passers

MIZZOU – Drew Lock 31/37, 377 yds, 5 TD
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 19/39, 202 yds

Top Rushers

MIZZOU – Ish Witter 10 attempts, 73 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Kevin Mensah 16 attempts, 64 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

MIZZOU – J'Mon Moore 8 receptions, 96 yds, 2 TD
UCONN – Hergy Mayala 9 receptions, 116 yds

Top Tacklers

MIZZOU – Cale Garrett 6 tackles
UCONN – Marshe Terry 9 tackles

South Florida

South Florida Bulls at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	10	17	3	37
Huskies	0	7	0	13	20

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

Date: November 4, 2017
Game time: 3:32 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:10
Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: W 4 • Weather: Sunny and seasonable
Game attendance: 18,430
Referee: Michael Roche • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Adam Loudin • Line Judge: Lance Thompson • Back Judge: M. Griffith • Field Judge: Ben Vasconcells • Side Judge: Ryan Robinson • Center Judge: Jon Baden
TV announcers (ESPNU): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (color)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

USF • 07:46 • D'Erne Johnson 1 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 7–0

Second Quarter

USF • 12:40 • Mitch Wilcox 12 yd pass from Q Flowers (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 14–0
UCONN • 07:10 • Tommy Myers 2 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Mike Tarbutt kick) • USF 14–7
USF • 03:16 • Emili Nadelman 38 yd field goal • USF 17–7

Third Quarter

USF • 10:44 • Emili Nadelman 25 yd field goal • USF 20–7
USF • 02:58 • D'Erne Johnson 11 yd pass from Q Flowers (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 27–7
USF • 00:17 • Marq Scantling 95 yd pass from Q Flowers (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 34–7

Fourth Quarter

UCONN • 14:07 • Kevin Mensah 23 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • USF 34–14
USF • 10:23 • Emili Nadelman 51 yd field goal • USF 37–14
UCONN • 06:24 • David Pindell 10 yd run (David Pindell pass intercepted) • USF 37–20

Top Passers

USF – Q Flowers 24/37, 385 yds, 3 TD
UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 17/23, 133 yds, 1 TD

Top Rushers

USF – Q Flowers 16 attempts, 131 yds
UCONN – Kevin Mensah 22 attempts, 95 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

USF – Marq Scantling 6 receptions, 152 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – Hergy Mayala 4 receptions, 45 yds

Top Tacklers

USF – Nico Sawtelle 10 tackles
UCONN – Junior Joesph 9 tackles

at UCF

Connecticut Huskies at UCF Knights – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	7	7	24
No. 14 Knights	21	7	0	21	49

at Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, Florida

Date: November 11, 2017
Game time: 12:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:23
Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: ENE 13 • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 29,384
Referee: C. Lamertina • Umpire: K. Huffhines • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line Judge: Stephen Ray • Back Judge: Byron Adams • Field Judge: Mark Windham • Side Judge: B. Williams • Center Judge: Joe Clarkson
TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (Play-by-play) & John Congemi (color)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCF • 11:06 • O Anderson 3 yd run (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 7–0
UCONN • 05:15 • Mike Tarbutt 20 yd field goal • UCF 7–3
UCF • 02:52 • Adrian Killins 4 yd run (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 14–3
UCF • 00:20 • Mar Williams 6 yd pass from M Milton (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 21–3

Second Quarter

UCONN • 09:57 • Maso Donaldson 12 yd pass from David Pindell (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCF 21–10
UCF • 07:43 • Tre'Quan Smith 41 yd pass from M Milton (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 28–10

Third Quarter

UCONN • 13:21 • David Pindell 9 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCF 28–17

Fourth Quarter

UCF • 14:11 • O Anderson 65 yd run (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 35–17
UCF • 08:54 • M Milton 4 yd run (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 42–17
UCF • 07:03 • Cam Stewart 35 yd pass from Noah Vedral (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 49–17
UCONN • 00:36 • Aaron McLean 22 yd pass from David Pindell (Mike Tarbutt kick) • UCF 49–24

Top Passers

UCF – M Milton 24/36, 311 yds, 2 TD
UCONN – David Pindell 18/31, 201 yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

UCF – O Anderson 9 attempts, 84 yds, 2 TD
UCONN – David Pindell 21 attempts, 96 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

UCF – Gabriel Davis 8 receptions, 95 yds
UCONN – Quayvon Skanes 4 receptions, 27 yds

Top Tacklers

UCF – Kyle Gibson 9 tackles
UCONN – Tyler Coyle 12 tackles

vs Boston College

Boston College Eagles vs Connecticut Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	14	19	6	39
Huskies	3	0	0	13	16

at Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts

Date: November 18, 2017
Game time: 7:11 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:25
Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: W 3 • Weather: Cool and damp
Game attendance: 20,133
Referee: Tra Blake • Umpire: Mark Wilson • Linesman: Troy Gray • Line Judge: Colin Formulak • Back Judge: Bryan Platt • Field Judge: Harry Tyson • Side Judge: Mike McCarthy • Center Judge: Marcus Woods
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (Play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color) & Cassie McKinney (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCONN • 11:03 • Mike Tarbutt 50 yd field goal • UCONN 3–0

Second Quarter

BC • 06:13 • C Garrison 2 yd pass from D Wade (C Lichtenberg kick) • BC 7–3
BC • 03:07 • A Dillon 53 yd run (C Lichtenberg kick) • BC 14–3

Third Quarter

BC • 13:04 • J Hilliman 38 yd run (C Lichtenberg kick) • BC 21–3
BC • 09:41 • T Torres 65 yd interception return (C Lichtenberg kick failed) • BC 27–3
BC • 03:06 • A Dillon 20 yd run (C Lichtenberg kick failed) • BC 33–3

Fourth Quarter

BC • 07:20 • J Hilliman 3 yd run (C Lichtenberg kick failed) • BC 39–3
UCONN • 06:31 • Kevin Mensah 70 yd run (Mike Tarbutt kick) • BC 39–10
UCONN • 04:15 • Hergy Mayala 43 yd pass from David Pindell (David Pindell pass failed) • BC 39–16

Top Passers

BC – D Wade 7/15, 55 yds, 1 TD
UCONN – David Pindell 14/33, 241 yds, 1 TD

Top Rushers

BC – A Dillon 24 attempts, 200 yds, 2 TD
UCONN – Kevin Mensah 16 attempts, 115 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

BC – T Sweeney 2 receptions, 42 yds
UCONN – Hergy Mayala 5 receptions, 65 yds, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

BC – Z Allen 11 tackles
UCONN – Tyler Coyle 7 tackles

at Cincinnati

Connecticut Huskies at Cincinnati Bearcats – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	3	9	6	21
Bearcats	0	7	0	15	22

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: November 25, 2017
Game time: 12:01 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:12
Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: WSW 6 • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 23,125
Referee: A. Calabrese • Umpire: K. Huffhines • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line Judge: Baron Ballester • Back Judge: Byron Adams • Field Judge: Glen Wilson • Side Judge: Jim Smith • Center Judge: Charles Lewis
TV announcers (ESPNews): Bill Roth (Play-by-play) & Brian Kinchen (color)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

UCONN • 07:50 • Mike Tarbutt 37 yd field goal • UCONN 3–0

Second Quarter

UCONN • 07:07 • Mike Tarbutt 26 yd field goal • UCONN 6–0
CIN • 00:43 • Kahlil Lewis 13 yd pass from Hayden Moore (Ryan Jones kick) • CIN 7–6

Third Quarter

UCONN • 07:02 • David Pindell 1 yd run (David Pindell pass failed) • UCONN 12–7
UCONN • 02:07 • Mike Tarbutt 53 yd field goal • UCONN 15–7

Fourth Quarter

CIN • 14:42 • Kahlil Lewis 12 yd pass from Hayden Moore (Mike Boone pass from Hayden Moore) • TIED 15–15
CIN • 01:28 • Hayden Moore 4 yd run (Ryan Jones kick) • CIN 22–15
UCONN • 00:00 • Hergy Mayala 2 yd pass from David Pindell (Mike Tarbutt kick failed) • CIN 22–21

Top Passers

CIN – Hayden Moore 19/28, 199 yds, 2 TD
UCONN – David Pindell 27/51, 273 yds, 1 TD

Top Rushers

CIN – Mike Boone 14 attempts, 83 yds
UCONN – David Pindell 22 attempts, 95 yds, 1 TD

Top Receiving

CIN – Thomas Geddis 6 receptions, 65 yds
UCONN – Keyion Dixon 8 receptions, 67 yds

Top Tacklers

CIN – Jaylyin Minor 15 tackles
UCONN – Omar Fortt 12 tackles

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Folorunso Fatukasi	DT	6	180	New York Jets

References

"2017 Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule". University of Connecticut Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

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