2016 UConn Huskies football team

2016 UConn Huskies football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	Bob Diaco (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Verducci (2nd season; first 9 games) David Corley (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
Seasons ←  2015 2017  →

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Temple xy$		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 19 South Florida x		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		4	–	4					6	–	7
Cincinnati		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		1	–	7					3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Tulsa		6	–	2					10	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					9	–	4
SMU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut during the 2016 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 third-year head coach Bob Diaco. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Maine *	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ASN	W 24–21	29,377
September 10	3:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 24–28	31,501
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Virginia *	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	SNY	W 13–10	31,036
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Syracuse *	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 24–31	31,899
September 29	8:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN	L 14–42	40,873
October 8	11:30 a.m.	Cincinnati	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 20–9	24,169
October 15	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	L 27–42	30,297
October 22	12:00 p.m.	UCF	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (Civil Conflict)	ESPNews	L 16–24	28,008
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNews	L 3–41	41,370
November 4	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 0–21	22,316
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Boston College *	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Extra	L 0–30	36,220
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Tulane	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNews	L 13–38	20,764
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source: ^[1]

Roster

2016 UConn Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Hergy Mayala So WR 2 Tyraiq Beals So RB 3 Ron Johnson Jr QB 4 Bryant Shirreffs (C)  Jr WR 5 Noel Thomas Sr QB 7 Garrett Anderson Sr WR 8 Aaron McLean So QB 9 Tyler Davis  Fr RB 11 Nate Hopkins Fr QB 12 Brandon Bisack  Fr QB 15 Donovan Williams Fr QB 16 Will Rishell  Jr QB 18 Brad Westmark  So WR 18 Brian Lemelle Sr WR 19 Quayvon Skanes Fr F 20 Jasen Rose Fr RB 22 Arkeel Newsome Jr WR 23 Keyion Dixon Fr RB 24 Ja'Kevious Vickers Fr RB 28 Tahj-Anthony Wilson  Fr FB 34 Teddy Allmendinger Fr RB 44 Rick Bartone Fr RB 48 Jason Thompson  So OL 53 Andreas Knappe (C)  Sr OL 56 Nino Leone Fr OL 60 Ben Bonvicini  Fr OL 61 Tom Tabur  Fr OL 62 Tommy Hopkins  Jr OL 63 Ryan Crozier  So OL 65 Matt Peart  Fr OL 67 Bryan Cespedes  Fr OL 70 Cam DeGeorge Fr OL 71 Richard Levy  Sr OL 72 Brendan Vechery  Jr OL 73 Steve Hashemi Jr OL 75 Daniel Oak  So OL 76 Harrison Newman Fr OL 77 Trey Rutherford Jr OL 78 Ian Campbell  Fr OL 79 Kyle Schafenacker  Jr F 80 Tommy Myers  Jr WR 82 Mason Donaldson Fr WR 83 TJ Vernieri  Fr WR 84 Bryan Coney  Fr WR 85 Malcolm Anthony  Fr TE 86 Alec Bloom Jr WR 87 Isaiah Colebrook Fr TE 89 Chris Lee So F 90 Zordan Holman  Fr TE 94 Nicholas Lensander  Sr TE 98 Rhakim Williams Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Tre Bell  Jr S 6 Eddie Hahn Fr CB 6 Jhavon Williams  Sr CB 7 John Green  Sr LB 9 William Richardson  Fr LB 10 Cameron Stapleton  Jr LB 11 Junior Joseph  Jr LB 12 E.J. Levenberry  Jr LB 13 Vontae Diggs Jr CB 14 Tahj Wilson-Herring Fr LB 15 Luke Carrezola Jr S 16 Brice McAllister Jr S 20 Obi Melifonwu  Sr CB 21 Jamar Summers Jr CB 25 Tyler Coyle Fr S 26 Dan Romanello Fr CB 27 Nick Vitale  Sr S 29 Anthony Watkins  So LB 30 Jalen Stevens  Jr CB 31 John Robinson IV  Fr S 32 Aaron Garland  Fr LB 33 Chris Britton  So LB 35 Luke Sowa  Fr LB 36 Matthew Walsh (C) Sr CB 37 Kyle Williams Fr LB 38 Johnny Somers Fr S 39 Chris Jean-Pierre  Fr S 41 Marshé Terry  Fr LB 45 Ryan Gilmartin Fr LB 46 AJ Garson Fr LB 47 Nazir Williams  Fr DL 49 Dallas Parker So DL 50 Sheriden Lawley  So LB 52 Richmond Williams  So LB 54 Omaine Stephens  Sr LB 55 Jon Hicks  Sr DL 57 Cole Ormsby  Jr DL 58 Philippe Okounam  Fr DL 59 Andrew Migliaccio Fr LB 88 Connor Freeborn  Fr DL 91 Felton Blackwell  Fr DL 92 Mikal Myers (C)  Sr DL 93 Folorunso Fatukasi  Jr DL 94 Kevin Murphy  Fr DL 95 Noel Brouse Fr DL 96 James Atkins  So DL 99 Sean Marinan  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Will Rishell  Jr K 17 Bobby Puyol  Sr K 40 Michael Tarbutt So P 42 Justin Wain  Sr LS 51 Nick Zecchino Fr LS 66 Jeffrey Sidebotham Fr P 81 Brett Graham Fr	Head coach Bob Diaco Coordinators/assistant coaches Frank Verducci Offensive coordinator (games 1–9), tight ends Anthony Poindexter Defensive coordinator, safeties Vincent Brown Co-defensive coordinator, linebackers David Corley Offensive coordinator (games 10–12), running backs, special teams coordinator Mike Cummings Offensive line, co-offensive coordinator Erik Campbell Wide receivers Wayne Lineburg Quarterbacks Kevin Wolthausen Recruiting coordinator, defensive line Josh Reardon Cornerbacks, co-special team coordinator Matt Balis Strength and conditioning coordinator Kyle Cooper Graduate assistant Nick Lezynski Graduate assistant Chris Salvi Graduate assistant Garrett Scott Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 9, 2016

Game summaries

Maine

See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

Maine Black Bears at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary ^[2]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	7	0	7	7	21
Huskies	0	7	7	10	24

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

• Date: September 1, 2016
• Game time: 7:06 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:12
• Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Warm and humid
• Game attendance: 29,377
• Referee: Char. Lamertina • Umpire: Bill Lamkin • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line Judge: Stephen Ray • Back Judge: Byron Adams • Field Judge: Rick Santilli • Side Judge: Ken Bushey • Center Judge: Joe Clarkson
• TV announcers (ASN): Mike Gleason (Play-by-play), Andy Gresh (color) & Hali Oughton (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter MAINE • 00:50 • Josh Mack 20 yd pass from Dan Collins (Pat Leonard kick) • MAINE 7–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 06:55 • Ron Johnson 1 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 7–7 Third Quarter UCONN • 03:10 • Ron Johnson 21 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • UCONN 14–7 MAINE • 00:01 • Jaleel Reed 40 yd pass from Dan Collins (Pat Leonard kick) • TIED 14–14 Fourth Quarter MAINE • 09:56 • Najee Goode 74 yd fumble recovery (Pat Leonard kick) • MAINE 21–14 UCONN • 06:36 • Arkeel Newsome 2 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 21–21 UCONN • 00:11 • Bobby Puyol 37 yd field goal • UCONN 24–21 Top Passers MAINE – Dan Collins 19/33, 269 Yds, 2 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 16/23, 162 YD Top Rushers MAINE – Joah Mack 9 attempts, 30 yards UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 20 attempts, 114 yards Top Receiving MAINE – Jaleel Reed 8 receptions, 169 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 9 receptions, 70 yards Top Tacklers MAINE – Tshiman Mulumba 12 tackles UCONN – Vontae Diggs 9 tackles

Navy

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team

Connecticut Huskies at Navy Midshipmen – Game summary ^[3]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	14	3	24
Midshipmen	7	14	0	7	28

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: September 10, 2016
• Game time: 3:32 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:08
• Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: SE 12 • Weather: Clear, feels like 96
• Game attendance: 31,501
• Referee: Adam Savoie • Umpire: Paul Myers • Linesman: Dan Harrington • Line Judge: Tod Reese • Back Judge: Tom Fimmen • Field Judge: James Reif • Side Judge: Alex Moore • Center Judge: Marcus Woods
• TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (Play-by-play), Randy Cross (color) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter NAVY • 04:52 • Chris High 4 yd run (B Moehring kick) • NAVY 7–0 Second Quarter NAVY • 10:35 • Will Worth 1 yd run (B Moehring kick) • NAVY 14–0 NAVY • 05:36 • Alohi Gilman 2 yd fumble recovery (B Moehring kick) • NAVY 21–0 UCONN • 01:10 • Noel Thomas 34 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • NAVY 21–7 Third Quarter UCONN • 08:07 • Ron Johnson 3 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • NAVY 21–14 UCONN • 02:39 • Jamar Summers 86 yd fumble recovery (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 21–21 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 09:08 • Bobby Puyol 38 yd field goal • UCONN 24–21 NAVY • 03:08 • Will Worth 1 yd run (B Moehring kick) • NAVY 28–24 Top Passers NAVY – Will Worth 6/8, 130 yards UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 23/26, 239 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers NAVY – Dishan Romine 9 attempts, 76 yards UCONN – Ron Johnson 10 attempts, 33 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving NAVY – Jamir Tillman 4 receptions, 75 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 11 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers NAVY – Alohi Gilman 10 tackles UCONN – Matt Walsh 12 tackles

Virginia

See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Virginia Cavaliers at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary ^[4]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	3	7	0	0	10
Huskies	0	3	0	10	13

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

• Date: September 17, 2016
• Game time: 1:36 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:11
• Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: S 10 • Weather: Sunny and pleasant
• Game attendance: 31,036
• Referee: Jeff Maconaghy • Umpire: Rich McMahan • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Keith Parham • Field judge: Kip Johnson • Side judge: Rich Street • Center judge: James Cole
• TV announcers (SNY): Eric Frede (Play-by-play) & Andy Gresh (color)

Game information

First Quarter VA • 07:18 • Alex Furbank 23 yd field goal • VA 3–0 Second Quarter VA • 12:42 • Albert Reid 9 yd run (Alex Furbank kick) • VA 10–0 UCONN • 04:43 • Bobby Puyol 21 yd field goal • VA 10–3 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 07:55 • Bryant Shirreffs 1 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 10–10 UCONN • 01:33 • Bobby Puyol 43 yd field goal • UCONN 13–10 Top Passers VA – Kurt Benkert 23/42, 241 yards UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 13/24, 154 yards Top Rushers VA – Albert Reid 15 attempts, 73 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 13 attempts, 77 yards Top Receiving VA – Keeon Johnson 6 receptions, 73 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 6 receptions, 91 yards Top Tacklers VA – Quin Blanding 11 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 11 tackles

Syracuse

See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team

Syracuse Orange at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary ^[5]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	14	3	7	7	31
Huskies	0	14	3	7	24

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

• Date: September 24, 2016
• Game time: 1:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:22
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 10 • Weather: Sunny and pleasant
• Game attendance: 31,899
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes • Umpire: Troy Riley • Linesman: Tracy Lynch • Line judge: Jim Slayton • Back judge: Paul Vargo • Field judge: Jim Biddle • Side judge: Mike McCarthy • Center judge: Sean Geraghty
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter CUSE • 14:09 • Amba Etta-Tawo 57 yd pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick) • CUSE 7–0 CUSE • 10:48 • Amba Etta-Tawo 30 yd pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick) • CUSE 14–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 06:05 • Ron Johnson 2 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • CUSE 14–7 UCONN • 00:34 • Arkeel Newsome 6 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 14–14 CUSE • 00:00 • Cole Murphy 47 yd field goal • CUSE 17–14 Third Quarter UCONN • 05:11 • Bobby Puyol 27 yd field goal • TIED 17–17 CUSE • 00:49 • Cordell Hudson 22 yd interception return (Cole Murphy kick) • CUSE 24–17 Fourth Quarter CUSE • 02:14 • Eric Dungey 6 yd run (Cole Murphy kick) • CUSE 31–17 UCONN • 00:33 • Tyler Davis 6 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • CUSE 31–24 Top Passers CUSE – Eric Dungey 26/40, 407 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 27/45, 264 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers CUSE – Dontae Strickland 14 attempts, 51 yards UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 15 attempts, 81 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving CUSE – Amba Etta-Tawo 12 receptions, 270 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 14 receptions, 111 yards Top Tacklers CUSE – Zaire Franklin 14 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 11 tackles

Houston

See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team

Connecticut Huskies at Houston Cougars – Game summary ^[6]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	0	7	14
#6 Cougars	0	28	14	0	42

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: September 29, 2016
• Game time: 8:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:14
• Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 11 • Weather: Sunny and clear
• Game attendance: 40,873
• Referee: C. Lamertina • Umpire: Bill Lamkin • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney • Back judge: M. Griffith • Field judge: Rick Santilli • Side judge: Mark Windham • Center judge: A. Calabrese
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (Play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (color) & Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Game information

Second Quarter HOU • 14:20 • Greg Ward Jr. 30 yd run (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 7–0 HOU • 09:11 • Dillon Birden 1 yd run (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 14–0 HOU • 05:36 • T McCloskey 3 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 21–0 HOU • 01:37 • Steven Dunbar 15 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 28–0 UCONN • 00:30 • Noel Thomas 62 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • HOU 28–7 Third Quarter HOU • 11:47 • Greg Ward Jr. 10 yd run (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 35–7 HOU • 04:58 • Linell Bonner 4 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 42–7 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 08:42 • Bryant Shirreffs 1 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • HOU 42–14 Top Passers HOU – Greg Ward Jr. 32/38, 389 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 13/29, 239 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers HOU – Greg Ward Jr. 12 attempts, 65 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 3 attempts, 22 yards Top Receiving HOU – Linell Bonner 12 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers HOU – K Williams 5 tackles UCONN – Vontae Diggs 12 tackles

Cincinnati

See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Cincinnati Bearcats at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary ^[7]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	9	0	0	9
Huskies	0	7	10	3	20

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

• Date: October 8, 2016
• Game time: 11:32 a.m. EST, Duration: 3:29
• Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Crisp and pleasant
• Game attendance: 24,169
• Referee: Michael Roche • Umpire: Jeffrey Akers • Linesman: Brian Perry • Line judge: Jeff Cooney • Back judge: Victor Firth • Field judge: Glen Wilson • Side judge: Ryan Robinson • Center judge: Terry Killens
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

Second Quarter CIN • 13:10 • Josh Pasley 25 yd field goal • CIN 3–0 CIN • 11:26 • Josh Pasley 43 yd field goal • CIN 6–0 CIN • 07:05 • Josh Pasley 26 yd field goal • CIN 9–0 UCONN • 00:28 • Tyraiq Beals 59 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • CIN 9–7 Third Quarter UCONN • 06:29 • Noel Thomas 26 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • UCONN 14–9 UCONN • 00:41 • Bobby Puyol 30 yd field goal • UCONN 17–9 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 03:08 • Bobby Puyol 23 yd field goal • UCONN 20–9 Top Passers CIN – Hayden Moore 29/56, 315 yards UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 18/33, 224 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers CIN – Tion Green 6 attempts, 15 yards UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 14 attempts, 116 yards Top Receiving CIN – Devin Gray 9 receptions, 98 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 9 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers CIN – Eric Wilson 11 tackles UCONN – Jhavon Williams 9 tackles

South Florida

See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team

Connecticut Huskies at South Florida Bulls – Game summary ^[8]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	14	10	27
Bulls	7	7	7	21	42

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: October 15, 2016
• Game time: 7:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:33
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ENE 6 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 30,297
• Referee: Adam Savoie • Umpire: Paul Myers • Linesman: Dan Harrington • Line judge: Tod Reese • Back judge: Tom Fimmen • Field judge: James Reif • Side judge: Ryan Robinson • Center judge: Marcus Woods
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN • 08:04 • Bobby Puyol 26 yd field goal • UCONN 3–0 USF • 07:35 • Quinton Flowers 54 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 7–3 Second Quarter USF • 02:22 • Quinton Flowers 8 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 14–3 Third Quarter UCONN • 13:41 • Arkeel Newsome 70 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • USF 14–10 UCONN • 12:38 • Arkeel Newsome 4 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • UCONN 17–14 USF • 05:30 • Quinton Flowers 8 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 21–17 Fourth Quarter USF • 12:38 • Marq Scantling 26 yd pass from Quinton Flowers (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 28–17 UCONN • 08:12 • Bobby Puyol 26 yd field goal • USF 28–20 USF • 04:21 • Mitch Wilcox 26 yd pass from Quinton Flowers (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 35–20 USF • 02:57 • Marlon Mack 34 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 42–20 UCONN • 00:57 • Alec Bloom 4 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • USF 42–27 Top Passers USF – Quinton Flowers 23/37, 213 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 22/39, 306 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers USF – Quinton Flowers 16 attempts, 157 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 15 attempts, 72 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving USF – Rodney Adams 7 receptions, 43 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 12 receptions, 127 yards Top Tacklers USF – Auggie Sanchez 11 tackles UCONN – Junior Joseph 9 tackles

UCF

See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team and Civil Conflict (college football game)

UCF Knights at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary ^[9]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	14	7	3	24
Huskies	6	10	0	0	16

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

• Date: October 22, 2016
• Game time: 12:01 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:18
• Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NW 12 • Weather: Rainy and windy
• Game attendance: 28,008
• Referee: Tracy Jones • Umpire: Nicholas Pergine • Linesman: Daniel Shelton • Line judge: Colin Gaynor • Back judge: James Downey • Field judge: Jim Smith • Side judge: Matt Waldron • Center judge: Mark Mobra
• TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Corey (Play-by-play) & Rene Ingoglia (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN • 09:01 • Bobby Puyol 22 yd field goal • UCONN 3–0 UCONN • 03:29 • Bobby Puyol 33 yd field goal • UCONN 6–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 09:41 • Arkeel Newsome 3 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • UCONN 13–0 UCF • 06:50 • D Snelson 22 yd pass from M Milton (Matthew Wright kick) • UCONN 13–7 UCONN • 01:25 • Bobby Puyol 35 yd field goal • UCONN 16–7 UCF • 00:01 • Jordan Akins 19 yd pass from M Milton (Matthew Wright kick) • UCONN 16–14 Third Quarter UCF • 12:27 • Adrian Killins 39 yd pass from M Milton (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 21–16 Fourth Quarter UCF • 14:15 • Matthew Wright 50 yd field goal • UCF 24–16 Top Passers UCF – M Milton 29/45, 317 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 18/34, 242 yards Top Rushers UCF – D Wilson 11 attempts, 57 yards UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 21 attempts, 101 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving UCF – D Snelson 5 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 9 receptions, 165 yards Top Tacklers UCF – Shqm Griffin 10 tackles UCONN – Jhavon Williams 9 tackles

East Carolina

See also: 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

Connecticut Huskies at East Carolina Pirates – Game summary ^[10]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	0	0	3
Pirates	7	7	17	10	41

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

• Date: October 29, 2016
• Game time: 12:01 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:15
• Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SSW 7 • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 41,370
• Referee: Michael Roche • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Adam Loudin • Line judge: Stephen Ray • Back judge: M. Griffith • Field judge: Ben Vasconcells • Side judge: Ken Bushey • Center judge: Mike Viles
• TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Couzens (Play-by-play) & Dan Hawkins (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter ECU • 08:38 • James Summers 4 yd pass from Philip Nelson (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 7–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 03:14 • Bobby Puyol 34 yd field goal • ECU 7–3 ECU • 00:45 • Zay Jones 2 yd pass from Philip Nelson (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 14–3 Third Quarter ECU • 12:42 • Davis Plowman 39 yd field goal • ECU 17–3 ECU • 05:52 • James Summers 1 yd run (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 24–3 ECU • 05:22 • Zay Jones 3 yd pass from Philip Nelson (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 31–3 Fourth Quarter ECU • 14:52 • Jimmy Williams 31 yd pass from James Summers (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 38–3 ECU • 08:30 • Davis Plowman 25 yd field goal • ECU 41–3 Top Passers ECU – Philip Nelson 29/41, 253 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 16/30, 180 yards Top Rushers ECU – James Summers 19 attempts, 84 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 14 attempts, 46 yards Top Receiving ECU – Zay Jones 19 receptions, 185 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 7 receptions, 135 yards Top Tacklers ECU – Jrdn Williams 9 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 10 tackles

Temple

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

Temple Owls at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary ^[11]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	21	0	0	0	21
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

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

• Date: November 4, 2016
• Game time: 7:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 2:54
• Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NW 7 • Weather: Cool and clear
• Game attendance: 22,316
• Referee: Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line judge: Baron Ballester • Back judge: MichaelGriffith • Field judge: Glenn Crowther • Side judge: Bruce Williams • Center judge: Tony Calabrese
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Mack Brown (color) & Molly McGrath (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter TEM • 11:11 • Jahad Thomas 23 yd pass from Phillip Walker (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • TEM 7–0 TEM • 07:39 • Jahad Thomas 10 yd pass from Phillip Walker (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • TEM 14–0 TEM • 00:20 • Romond Deloatch 18 yd pass from Phillip Walker (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • TEM 21–0 Top Passers TEM – Phillip Walker 12/18, 215 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Donovan Williams 12/21, 69 yards Top Rushers TEM – R Armstead 20 attempts, 133 yards UCONN – Donovan Williams 16 attempts, 66 yards Top Receiving TEM – Ventell Bryant 4 receptions, 82 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 4 receptions, 32 yards Top Tacklers TEM – Haason Reddick 8 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 9 tackles

Boston College

See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team

Connecticut Huskies at Boston College Eagles – Game summary ^[12]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	10	10	10	30

at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: November 19, 2016
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:08
• Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: ENE 6 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
• Game attendance: 36,220
• Referee: Todd LaPenta • Umpire: Greg Brenner • Linesman: Brian Perry • Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney • Back judge: Victory Firth • Field judge: Chris Bikowski • Side judge: Glen Wilson • Center judge: Terry Killens
• TV announcers (ACCN Extra): Michael Reghi (Play-by-play) & Tom O’Brien (color)
• Box Score

Game information

Second Quarter BC • 10:36 • D Jones 1 yd run (M Knoll kick) • BC 7–0 BC • 01:36 • M Knoll 35 yd field goal • BC 10–0 Third Quarter BC • 08:25 • M Walker 10 yd pass from P Towles (M Knoll kick) • BC 17–0 BC • 02:55 • M Knoll 24 yd field goal • BC 20–0 Fourth Quarter BC • 14:41 • M Milano 19 yd interception return (M Knoll kick) • BC 27–0 BC • 07:40 • M Knoll 39 yd field goal • BC 30–0 Top Passers BC – P Towles 14/19, 183 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Donovan Williams 13/29, 127 yards Top Rushers BC – D Jones 11 attempts, 40 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Ron Johnson 2 attempts, 6 yards Top Receiving BC – J Smith 4 receptions, 87 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 4 receptions, 29 yards Top Tacklers BC – C Strachan 6 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 11 tackles

Tulane

See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team

Tulane Green Wave at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary ^[13]

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	10	14	0	14	38
Huskies	0	0	6	7	13

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

• Date: November 26, 2016
• Game time: 4:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:11
• Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: NNW 4 • Weather: Cloudy and cool
• Game attendance: 20,764
• Referee: Rich Loumiet • Umpire: Jeffrey Akers • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line judge: Baron Ballester • Back judge: Byron Adams • Field judge: Glenn Crowther • Side judge: Bruce Williams • Center judge: Ryan Wingers
• TV announcers (ESPNews): Chris Hassel (Play-by-play) & Matt Chatham (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter TULN • 10:10 • Andrew DiRocco 23 yd field goal • TULN 3–0 TULN • 07:33 • Josh Rounds 1 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 10–0 Second Quarter TULN • 09:02 • Josh Rounds 4 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 17–0 TULN • 03:18 • L Thompson 3 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 24–0 Third Quarter UCONN • 06:55 • Arkeel Newsome 62 yd run (Donovan Williams rush no good) • TULN 24–6 Fourth Quarter TULN • 14:55 • L Thompson 1 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 31–6 UCONN • 08:31 • Arkeel Newsome 20 yd pass from Donovan Williams (Bobby Puyol kick) • TULN 31–13 TULN • 08:21 • L Thompson 45 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 38–13 Top Passers TULN – G Cuiellette 11/19, 166 yards UCONN – Donovan Williams 11/26, 104 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers TULN – L Thompson 23 attempts, 108 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 15 attempts, 166 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving TULN – Larry Dace 4 receptions, 39 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 9 receptions, 60 yards Top Tacklers TULN – Eric Thomas 6 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 24 tackles

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