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2004 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Motor City Bowl champion | |
Motor City Bowl, W 39–10 vs. Toledo | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 8–4 (3–3 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Norries Wilson (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Hank Hughes (3rd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Rentschler Field |
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No. 21 Boston College + | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Pittsburgh $+ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia + | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
The Huskies were invited to a bowl game for the first time in program history. [1] Connecticut played in the Motor City Bowl, defeating Toledo 39–10.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 12:00 pm | Murray State * | W 52–14 | 35,129 | ||
September 11 | 12:00 pm | Duke * |
| W 22–20 | 40,000 | |
September 17 | 8:00 pm | at Boston College | ESPN2 | L 7–27 | 42,564 | |
September 25 | 12:00 pm | Army * |
| W 40–3 | 40,000 | |
September 30 | 7:00 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN2 | W 29–17 | 40,000 |
October 13 | 7:30 pm | No. 17 West Virginia |
| ESPN2 | L 19–31 | 40,000 |
October 23 | 12:00 pm | Temple ![]() |
| W 45–31 | 40,000 | |
October 30 | 1:30 pm | at Syracuse | L 30–42 | 34,545 | ||
November 13 | 1:00 pm | at Georgia Tech * | L 10–30 | 43,577 | ||
November 20 | 12:00 pm | Buffalo * |
| W 29–0 | 40,000 | |
November 25 | 10:00 am | at Rutgers | ESPN2 | W 41–35 | 20,224 | |
December 27 | 5:30 pm | vs. Toledo * | ESPN2 | W 39–10 | 52,552 | |
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Offense
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Roster |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Racers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Huskies | 7 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 52 |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | MURR | CONN |
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First downs | 10 | 23 |
Total yards | 167 | 530 |
Rushing yards | 76 | 144 |
Passing yards | 91 | 386 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Penalties–yards | 2–20 | 0–0 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Murray State | Passing | Adam Fisher | 5/8, 78 yards |
Rushing | Ron Lane | 10 rushes, 39 yards | |
Receiving | Daniel Rumley | 2 receptions, 53 yards | |
Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 19/29, 382 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Matt Lawrence | 18 rushes, 76 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jason Williams | 4 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Devils | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Huskies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | DUKE | CONN |
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First downs | 12 | 16 |
Total yards | 245 | 402 |
Rushing yards | 61 | 112 |
Passing yards | 184 | 290 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Penalties–yards | 5–43 | 6–79 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Duke | Passing | Chris Dapolito | 12/21, 129 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Aaron Fryer | 20 rushes, 59 yards | |
Receiving | Ronnie Elliott | 3 receptions, 46 yards | |
Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 23/34, 290 yards, INT |
Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 20 rushes, 78 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Keron Henry | 8 receptions, 112 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | CONN | BC |
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First downs | 18 | 21 |
Total yards | 291 | 334 |
Rushing yards | 98 | 141 |
Passing yards | 193 | 193 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Penalties–yards | 7–94 | 6–50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 22/32, 193 yards, INT |
Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 24 rushes, 105 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Matt Cutia | 4 receptions, 50 yards | |
Boston College | Passing | Paul Peterson | 14/23, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Andre Callender | 26 rushes, 98 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Grant Adams | 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Huskies | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | ARMY | CONN |
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First downs | 17 | 30 |
Total yards | 250 | 503 |
Rushing yards | 136 | 199 |
Passing yards | 114 | 304 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Penalties–yards | 6–49 | 7–49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Army | Passing | Matt Silva | 9/20, 87 yards |
Rushing | Carlton Jones | 16 rushes, 81 yards | |
Receiving | Jeremy Trimble | 2 receptions, 34 yards | |
Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 25/34, 288 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 17 rushes, 111 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Keron Henry | 7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Huskies | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | PITT | CONN |
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First downs | 14 | 25 |
Total yards | 349 | 395 |
Rushing yards | 82 | 158 |
Passing yards | 267 | 237 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Penalties–yards | 8–48 | 2–24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Pittsburgh | Passing | Tyler Palko | 11/31, 267 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Tyler Palko | 15 rushes, 49 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Greg Lee | 2 receptions, 129 yards, TD | |
Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 23/43, 237 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 31 rushes, 185 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Keron Henry | 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 17 Mountaineers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Huskies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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Statistics | WVU | CONN |
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First downs | 20 | 17 |
Total yards | 462 | 365 |
Rushing yards | 324 | 97 |
Passing yards | 138 | 268 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Penalties–yards | 12-104 | 5-42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Virginia | Passing | Rasheed Marshall | 12/20, 138 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jason Colson | 13 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Chris Henry | 4 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD | |
Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 24/47, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs |
Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 23 carries, 90 yards | |
Receiving | Matt Cutaia | 5 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
Huskies | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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Statistics | TEM | CONN |
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First downs | 23 | 20 |
Total yards | 475 | 518 |
Rushing yards | 199 | 258 |
Passing yards | 276 | 260 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Penalties–yards | 4-28 | 5-45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Temple | Passing | Walter Washington | 21/44, 276 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Walter Washington | 20 carries, 84 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Buchie Ibeh | 4 receptions, 72 yards | |
Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 18/29, 260 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 15 carries, 181 yards, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Keron Henry | 3 receptions, 49 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Orange | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Statistics | CONN | SYR |
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Turnovers | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Connecticut | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Syracuse | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Yellow Jackets | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Statistics | CONN | GT |
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Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Connecticut | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Georgia Tech | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Huskies | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Statistics | BUF | CONN |
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Rushing yards | ||
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Turnovers | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Buffalo | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Connecticut | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
Scarlet Knights | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
Statistics | CONN | RUTG |
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First downs | ||
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Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Connecticut | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Rutgers | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 17 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
Rockets | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | CONN | TOL |
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First downs | 20 | 20 |
Total yards | 398 | 281 |
Rushing yards | 159 | 78 |
Passing yards | 239 | 203 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:18 | 31:42 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 20/41, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 15 rushes, 72 yards | |
Receiving | Keron Henry | 9 receptions, 109 yards | |
Toledo | Passing | Marques Council | 16/28, 160 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Trinity Dawson | 19 rushes, 78 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Holmes | 4 receptions, 47 yards |
The following Huskies were selected in the 2005 NFL draft following the season. [2]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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3 | 82 | Alfred Fincher | Linebacker | New Orleans Saints |
5 | 145 | Dan Orlovsky | Quarterback | Detroit Lions |