2017 UConn Huskies football team

2017 UConn Huskies football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
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)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 21 South Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
Temple		4	–	4					7	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	6					4	–	8
UConn		2	–	6					3	–	9
East Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
Houston		5	–	3					7	–	5
Navy		4	–	4					7	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					7	–	6
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	7					2	–	10
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.

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

See also: 2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Holy Cross Crusaders at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Connecticut Huskies at Virginia Cavaliers  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team

East Carolina Pirates at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 SMU Mustangs football team

Connecticut Huskies at SMU Mustangs  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team

Memphis Tigers at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 Temple Owls football team

Connecticut Huskies at Temple Owls  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 Missouri Tigers football team

Missouri Tigers at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida Bulls at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 UCF Knights football team and Civil Conflict

Connecticut Huskies at UCF Knights  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 Boston College Eagles football team

Boston College Eagles vs Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Connecticut Huskies at Cincinnati Bearcats  – Game summary

Period	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

See also: 2018 NFL Draft

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

References

1. "2017 Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule". University of Connecticut Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2017.