2019 UConn Huskies football team

2019 UConn Huskies football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–10 (0–8 American)
Head coach	Randy Edsall (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Giufre (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lou Spanos (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 24 UCF		6	–	2					10	–	3
Temple		5	–	3					8	–	5
South Florida		2	–	6					4	–	8
East Carolina		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 20 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
SMU		6	–	2					10	–	3
Tulane		3	–	5					7	–	6
Houston		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by head coach Randy Edsall, who was in the third year of his second stint as head coach at the school. The team played their home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, and competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in AAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. The 2019 season was the Huskies' last as members of the AAC.

Preseason

Coaching changes

In January 2019, head coach Randy Edsall announced the hiring of Lou Spanos to be the new defensive coordinator, replacing the fired Billy Crocker. ^[1] Spanos had spent the 2018 season as an analyst at Alabama. In February, offensive coordinator John Dunn unexpectedly left to join the staff of the New York Jets. Offensive line coach Frank Giufre was promoted to become the new offensive coordinator. ^[2]

Personnel changes

On July 30, 2019, it was announced that linebacker Eli Thomas was retiring from football after suffering a stroke. ^[3]

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Huskies predicted to finish sixth in the AAC East Division, receiving all last place votes. ^[4]

Schedule

UConn's 2019 schedule began with three non-conference games: at home against Wagner of the Northeast Conference, at home against Illinois of the Big Ten Conference, and on the road against Indiana, also of the Big Ten Conference. Their fourth non-conference game came mid-season against rival UMass, a football independent. In American Athletic Conference play, the Huskies played the other members of the East Division and draw Houston, Navy, and Tulane from the West Division. They did not play Memphis, SMU, or Tulsa as part of the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Wagner *	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	W 24–21	19,648
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Illinois *	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 23–31	23,108
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 3–38	40,084
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 UCF	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict)	ESPN2	L 21–56	44,164
October 5	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 22–48	18,038
October 12	3:45 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	L 7–49	17,040
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Houston	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	L 17–24	19,760
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at UMass *	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA (rivalry)	NESN/NESNPlus/FloSports	W 56–35	12,234
November 1	8:00 p.m.	Navy	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 10–56	16,659
November 9	3:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	L 3–48	38,919
November 23	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	L 24–31	12,084
November 30	3:30 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	L 17–49	26,083
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source: ^[5]

Roster

2019 Connecticut Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Art Thompkins GS WR 3 Garrison Burnett  So QB 4 Steven Krajewski  Fr WR 6 Kevens Clercius Fr QB 7 Micah Leon  So WR 9 Cameron Ross Fr RB 10 Zavier Scott  So QB 11 Jack Zergiotis Fr QB 12 Mike Beaudry GS WR 15 Donovan Williams Sr WR 19 Quayvon Skanes  Jr RB 26 Stanley Little  Sr RB 28 Dante Black  Fr RB 30 Donevan O'Reilly  Sr RB 34 Kevin Mensah Jr RB 35 Dominico Moncion  So RB 36 Khyon Gillespie  Fr RB 38 Lavarey Banton  Fr TE 40 Jayce Medlock Fr OL 50 Dylan Niedrowski  Fr OL 51 Peter Rooney Jr.  Fr OL 53 Brian Keating Jr OL 54 Robert Holmes  So OL 55 Stanley Hubbard III  So OL 56 Nino Leone  Jr OL 60 Ben Bonvicini  Jr OL 61 Douglas Wardlaw So OL 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu  Fr OL 64 Christian Haynes  Fr OL 65 Matt Peart  Sr OL 70 Cam DeGeorge  Jr OL 71 James Tunstall  So OL 72 Rayonte Brown Fr OL 73 Brendan Casey  Fr OL 74 Ryan Van Demark Jr OL 75 Chase Lundt Fr OL 79 Noel Brouse  Jr WR 80 Heron Maurisseau  Fr WR 82 Mason Donaldson  Jr WR 83 Ardell Brown GS WR 84 Elijah Jeffreys  Fr WR 85 Justin Morehead Jr WR 87 Cameron Hairston  So WR 88 Matt Drayton Fr WR 89 Michael Freeman  Sr TE 91 Jay Rose Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Myles Bell Fr LB 5 Terrence Ganyi  Fr LB 6 Eddie Hahn  Jr DB 8 Jalon Ferrell  Fr DB 13 Messiah Turner So DB 14 Tahj Herring-Wilson  Jr DB 16 Malik Banks  Fr DB 17 Oneil Robinson So DB 18 Abiola Olaniyan  So DB 20 Robert King III  So DB 21 Jeremy Lucien So LB 22 Eli Thomas   Sr DB 24 Keyshawn Paul So DB 25 Tyler Coyle  Jr LB 27 Omar Fortt Jr LB 29 Jordan Morrison  Fr DB 31 Malik Dixon Fr DB 32 Shamel Lazarus  Fr LB 33 Hunter Webb  Fr DB 37 Kyle Williams  Sr DB 38 Winston Jules Fr DB 39 Ryan Carroll So LB 41 D.J. Morgan GS LB 42 T.J. Gardner  So LB 43 Jackson Mitchell Fr DB 44 Ian Swenson  So LB 45 Ryan Gilmartin  Jr DL 46 AJ Garson  Jr LB 47 Justin Bryant  Fr LB 47 Ventine Richardson Fr LB 48 Kevon Jones So LB 49 Rhakim Williams  Jr DL 52 Caleb Thomas  So DL 57 Travis Jones So LB 58 Dillon Harris Jr DL 59 Andrew Migliaccio  Jr DL 68 Justin Moore Fr DL 69 Ryan Fines GS DL 93 Pierce DeVaughn  Fr DL 95 Eric Watts Fr DE 96 Dalmont Gourdine Fr DL 97 Jonathan Pace So DL 98 Lwal Uguak So DL 99 Jeff Woods Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 49 Clayton Harris  Fr LS 66 Jeffrey Sidebotham  Jr P 81 Brett Graham  Jr K 92 Noah Iden  Fr P 99 Luke Magliozzi  So	Head coach Randy Edsall Coordinators/assistant coaches Frank Giufre Offensive coordinator/offensive line Lou Spanos Defensive coordinator Kyle Weiss Running backs Corey Edsall Tight ends Darrell Perkins Defensive backs Dennis Dottin-Carter Defensive line Aaron Smith Wide receivers Mike Moyseenko Quarterbacks Eddie Allen Special teams coordinator Jarren Horton Star, nickel, dime Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 12, 2019

Game summaries

Wagner

See also: 2019 Wagner Seahawks football team

Wagner Seahawks at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

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

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

• Date: August 29, 2019
• Game time: 7:04 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: 7 NW • Weather: Clear skies
• Game attendance: 19,648
• Referee: Edwin Lee • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Jeff Priutt • Line Judge: Colin Gaynor • Back Judge: Chris Bikowski • Field Judge: Glen Wilson • Side Judge: Matt Waldron
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) & Tyoka Jackson (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN • 04:29 • Mike Beaudry 2 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 7–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 08:30 • Clayton Harris 30 yd field goal • UCONN 10–0 Third Quarter WAGNER • 07:39 • Myron Morris 71 yd interception return (Eric Silvester kick) • UCONN 10–7 UCONN • 04:20 • Kevin Mensah 4 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 17–7 WAGNER • 02:51 • Dymitri McKenzie 55 yd run (Eric Silvester kick) • UCONN 17–14 UCONN • 00:04 • Art Thompkins 5 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 24–14 Fourth Quarter WAGNER • 03:36 • Dymitri McKenzie 7 yd run (Eric Silvester kick) • UCONN 24–21 Top Passers WAGNER – Christian Alexander-Stevens – 12/23, 82 yds UCONN – Mike Beaudry – 14/21, 158 yds Top Rushers WAGNER – Dymitri McKenzie – 13 attempts, 115 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 36 attempts, 144 yds, 1 TD Top Receiving WAGNER – Adam Giordano – 3 receptions, 24 yds UCONN – Matt Drayton – 5 reception, 51 yds Top Tacklers WAGNER – Christopher Williams – 11 tackles UCONN – D.J. Morgan – 8 tackles

Illinois

See also: 2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois Fighting Illini at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	0	24	7	0	31
Huskies	10	3	7	3	23

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

• Date: September 7, 2019
• Game time: 3:38 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 9 NW • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 23,108
• Referee: George Blum • Umpire: Roger Day • Linesman: Brett Bergman • Line Judge: Michael Sharp • Back Judge: Arthur Lucky • Field Judge: Phil Hicks • Side Judge: Rich Fahnestock
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) & Corey Chavous (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN • 11:14 • Tyler Coyle 52 yd interception return (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 7–0 UCONN • 03:56 • Clayton Harris 35 yd field goal • UCONN 10–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 14:57 • Clayton Harris 29 yd field goal • UCONN 13–0 ILL • 11:43 • RaVon Bonner 28 yd pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick) • UCONN 13–7 ILL • 05:51 • Josh Imatorbhebhe 9 yd pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick) • ILL 14–13 ILL • 00:55 • Daniel Barker 18 yd pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick) • ILL 21–13 ILL • 00:00 • James McCourt 53 yd field goal • ILL 24–13 Third Quarter UCONN • 11:36 • Kevin Mensah 2 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • ILL 24–20 ILL • 06:09 • Josh Imatorbhebhe 13 yd pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick) • ILL 31–20 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 11:39 • Clayton Harris 33 yd field goal • ILL 31–23 Top Passers ILL – Brandon Peters – 24/35, 227 yds, 4 TDs UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 21/31, 275 yds Top Rushers ILL – Jakari Norwood – 6 attempts, 62 yds UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 14 attempts, 27 yds, 1 TD Top Receiving ILL – Ricky Smalling – 7 receptions, 56 yds UCONN – Cameron Ross – 4 reception, 85 yds Top Tacklers ILL – Nate Hobbs – 8 tackles UCONN – D.J. Morgan – 11 tackles

Indiana

See also: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team

UConn Huskies at Indiana Hoosiers  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	0	0	3
Hoosiers	7	10	14	7	38

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 21, 2019
• Game time: 12:01 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 8 SSW • Weather: Partly Sunny
• Game attendance: 40,084
• Referee: Daniel Capron • Umpire: Ed Feaster • Linesman: Sergio DeHoyos • Line Judge: John Wiercinski • Back Judge: Kevin Schwartze • Field Judge: Matt Kukar • Side Judge: Bobby Sagers
• TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play) & Jeremy Leman (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN • 11:24 • Clayton Harris 41 yd field goal • UCONN 3–0 IND • 05:01 • Whop Philyor 12 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey (Logan Justus kick) • IND 7–3 Second Quarter IND • 13:35 • Logan Justus 27 yd field goal • IND 10–3 IND • 01:42 • Peyton Hendershot 4 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey (Logan Justus kick) • IND 17–3 Third Quarter IND • 12:50 • Cam Jones 44 yd interception return (Logan Justus kick) • IND 24–3 IND • 04:37 • Nick Westbrook 16 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey (Logan Justus kick) • IND 31–3 Fourth Quarter IND • 08:47 • Stevie Scott 6 yd run (Logan Justus kick) • IND 38–3 IND – Peyton Ramsey – 23/27, 247 yds, 3 TDs UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 14/28, 90 yds Top Rushers IND – Stevie Scott – 21 attempts, 97 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 10 attempts, 34 yds Top Receiving IND – Whop Philyor – 4 receptions, 47 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Cameron Ross – 3 reception, 30 yds Top Tacklers IND – Jamar Johnson – 6 tackles UCONN – Omar Fortt – 8 tackles

UCF

See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team and Civil Conflict

UConn Huskies at UCF Knights  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	7	14	21
No. 22 Knights	28	14	14	0	56

at Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, Florida

• Date: September 28, 2019
• Game time: 7:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: 13 ENE • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 44,164
• Referee: A. Calabrese • Umpire: J. Akers • Linesman: B. Ballester • Line Judge: D. Bush • Back Judge: J. Sima • Field Judge: J. Reif • Side Judge: W. Lug
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCF • 12:44 • Greg McCrae 1 yd run (Dylan Barnas kick) • UCF 7–0 UCF • 07:21 • Gabriel Davis 73 yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Dylan Barnas kick) • UCF 14–0 UCF • 03:17 • Nevelle Clarke 48 yd interception return (Dylan Barnas kick) • UCF 21–0 UCF • 01:06 • Adrian Killins 75 yd run (Dylan Barnas kick) • UCF 28–0 Second Quarter UCF • 11:04 • Gabriel Davis 16 yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Dylan Barnas kick) • UCF 35–0 UCF • 10:06 • Gabriel Davis 13 yd pass from Dillon Gabriel (Dylan Barnas kick) • UCF 42–0 Third Quarter UCF • 12:37 • M Williams 21 yd pass from Darriel Mack (Dylan Barnas kick) • UCF 49–0 UCF • 05:48 • Ben Thompson 2 yd run (Daniel Obarski kick) • UCF 56–0 UCONN • 01:30 • Cameron Ross 16 yd pass from Steven Karjewski (Clayton Harris kick) • UCF 56–7 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 10:36 • Ardell Brown 12 yd pass from Steven Karjewski (Clayton Harris kick) • UCF 56–14 UCONN • 00:19 • Matt Drayton 15 yd pass from Steven Karjewski (Clayton Harris kick) • UCF 56–21 UCF – Dillon Gabriel – 11/16, 281 yds, 3 TDs UCONN – Steven Krajewski – 22/33, 273 yds, 3 TDs Top Rushers UCF – Adrian Killins – 3 attempts, 77 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 23 attempts, 123 yds Top Receiving UCF – Gabriel Davis – 5 receptions, 119 yds, 3 TDs UCONN – Cameron Ross – 6 reception, 91 yds, 1 TD Top Tacklers UCF – Derek Gainous – 8 tackles UCONN – Tyler Coyle – 9 tackles

South Florida

See also: 2019 South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida Bulls at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	20	7	14	48
Huskies	0	14	0	8	22

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

• Date: October 5, 2019
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: 8 N • Weather: Crisp
• Game attendance: 18,038
• Referee: C. Lamertina • Umpire: M. Powell • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line Judge: Stephen Ray • Back Judge: Jerry Walter • Field Judge: Rick Santilli • Side Judge: Matt Hill
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Murray (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter USF • 03:22 • Bryce Miller 12 yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Coby Weiss kick) • USF 7–0 Second Quarter USF • 11:46 • Trevon Sands 5 yd run (Coby Weiss kick) • USF 14–0 UCONN • 06:14 • Elija Jeffreys 25 yd pass from Mike Beaudry (Clayton Harris kick) • USF 14–7 USF • 04:39 • R St. Felix 13 yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Coby Weiss kick blocked) • USF 20–7 UCONN • 02:45 • Kevin Mensah 18 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • USF 20–14 USF • 01:47 • Jordan McCloud 27 yd run (Coby Weiss kick) • USF 27–14 Third Quarter USF • 05:01 • Bryce Miller 12 yd pass from Jordan McCloud (Coby Weiss kick) • USF 34–14 Fourth Quarter USF • 09:07 • Spencer Shrader 22 yd run (Coby Weiss kick) • USF 41–14 UCONN • 01:59 • Kevin Mensah 3 yd run (Mike Beaudry rush) • USF 41–22 USF • 00:31 • DeVontre Dukes 33 yd pass from Kirk Rygol (Coby Weiss kick) • USF 48–22 Top Passers USF – Jordan McCloud – 11/21, 157 yds, 3 TDs UCONN – Mike Beaudry – 18/29, 209 yds, 1 TD Top Rushers USF – Jordan Cronkrite – 20 attempts, 148 yds UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 21 attempts, 70 yds, 2 TDs Top Receiving USF – Jacob Mathis – 2 receptions, 43 yds UCONN – Cameron Ross – 7 reception, 68 yds Top Tacklers USF – Dwayne Boyles – 8 tackles UCONN – Tyler Coyle – 9 tackles

Tulane

See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Tulane	–33.5

UConn Huskies at Tulane Green Wave  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	7	7
Green Wave	14	14	14	7	49

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: October 12, 2019
• Game time: 3:47 p.m.
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: 9 N • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 17,040
• Referee: Henry Johns • Umpire: Bill Lamkin • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line Judge: Tracy Jones • Back Judge: Peter Buchanan • Field Judge: Glenn Crowther • Side Judge: Eric Hartman
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play-by-play) Andre Ware (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter TULN • 08:51 • Corey Dauphine 57 yd run (Merek Glover kick) • TULN 7–0 TULN • 03:55 • Darnell Mooney 22 yd pass from Justin McMillan (M Glover kick) • TULN 14–0 Second Quarter TULN • 10:57 • Macon Clark 20 yd interception return (Merek Glover kick) • TULN 21–0 TULN • 05:40 • Justin McMillan 14 yd run (Merek Glover kick) • TULN 28–0 Third Quarter TULN • 07:22 • Cameron Carroll 2 yd pass from J McMillan (Merek Glover kick) • TULN 35–0 TULN • 03:07 • Keon Howard 9 yd run (Merek Glover kick) • TULN 42–0 Fourth Quarter TULN • 06:43 • Jha'Quan Jackson 14 yd pass from Keon Howard (Sterling Stockwell kick) • TULN 49–0 UCONN • 02:27 • Cameron Hairston 16 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • TULN 49–7 Top Passers TULN – Justin McMillan – 18/24, 231 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Mike Beaudry – 15/24, 101 yds Top Rushers TULN – Corey Dauphine – 5 attempts, 87 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 15 attempts, 41 yds Top Receiving TULN – Darnell Mooney – 4 receptions, 77 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Jayce Medlock – 3 reception, 42 yds Top Tacklers TULN – P.J. Hall – 7 tackles UCONN – Jackson Mitchell – 8 tackles

Houston

See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Houston	–22.0

Houston Cougars at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

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

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

• Date: October 19, 2019
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: 0 • Weather: Brisk
• Game attendance: 19,760
• Referee: Adam Savoie • Umpire: William Thomas • Linesman: Dan Harrington • Line Judge: James Bryant • Back Judge: Mark Windham • Field Judge: Ryan Robinson • Side Judge: Chris Bikowski
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) & Rene Ingoglia (color)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter HOU • 09:44 • Dalton Witherspoon 42 yd field goal • HOU 3–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 13:41 • Matt Drayton 17 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 7–3 HOU • 04:23 • Kyle Porter 12 yd run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) • HOU 10–7 Third Quarter UCONN • 04:48 • Clayton Harris 43 yd field goal • TIED 10–10 HOU • 03:31 • Jeremy Singleton 58 yd pass from Logan Holgorsen (Dalton Witherspoon kick) • HOU 17–10 Fourth Quarter HOU • 03:19 • Bryson Smith 2 yd run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) • HOU 24–10 UCONN • 01:40 • Art Thompkins 7 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 24–17 Top Passers HOU – Logan Holgorsen – 7/15, 123 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 27/44, 270 yds, 2 TDs Top Rushers HOU – Kyle Porter – 18 attempts, 68 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 12 attempts, 93 yds Top Receiving HOU – Jeremy Singleton – 2 receptions, 103 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Cameron Ross – 9 reception, 75 yds Top Tacklers HOU – Grant Stuard – 15 tackles UCONN – Omar Fortt – 11 tackles

UMass

See also: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team and UConn–UMass football rivalry

UConn Huskies at UMass Minutemen  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	21	7	14	56
Minutemen	7	14	7	7	35

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

• Date: October 26, 2019
• Game time: 3:35 p.m.
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: 6 NNE • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 12,234
• Referee: Edwin Lee • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Jeff Pruitt • Line Judge: Colin Gaynor • Back Judge: Victor Firth • Field Judge: Glen Wilson • Side Judge: Matt Waldron
• TV announcers (NESN/FloSports): Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman (color analyst) & Adam Giardino (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN • 09:54 • Kevin Mensah 17 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 7–0 UMASS • 04:31 • Bilal Ally 1 yd run (Cooper Garcia kick) • TIED 7–7 UCONN • 01:39 • Kevin Mensah 2 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 14–7 Second Quarter UMASS • 14:53 • J Johnson 40 yd pass from Andrew Brito (Cooper Garcia kick) • TIED 14–14 UCONN • 13:07 • Art Thompkins 25 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 21–14 UCONN • 08:23 • Kevin Mensah 5 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 28–14 UCONN • 05:41 • Cameron Ross 57 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 35–14 UMASS • 01:04 • Samuel Emilus 14 yd pass from Andrew Brito (Cooper Garcia kick) • UCONN 35–21 Third Quarter UMASS • 11:25 • Bilal Ally 1 yd run (Cooper Garcia kick) • UCONN 35–28 UCONN • 07:49 • Jay Rose 15 yd pass from Quayvon Skanes (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 42–28 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 14:11 • Kevin Mensah 14 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 49–28 UCONN • 08:26 • Kevin Mensah 3 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 56–28 UMASS • 00:52 • G Torres 19 yd run (Cooper Garcia kick) • UCONN 56–35 Top Passers UMASS – Andrew Brito – 20/40, 239 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 18/27, 198 yds, 1 TD Top Rushers UMASS – Bilal Ally – 25 attempts, 159 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 19 attempts, 164 yds, 5 TDs Top Receiving UMASS – J Johnson – 4 receptions, 92 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Cameron Ross – 9 reception, 120 yds, 1 TD Top Tacklers UMASS – Jarvis Miller – 10 tackles UCONN – Jackson Mitchell – 13 tackles

Navy

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

Navy Midshipmen at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	14	14	14	56
Huskies	7	3	0	0	10

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

• Date: November 1, 2019
• Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: 11 NW • Weather: Husky
• Game attendance: 16,659
• Referee: A. Calabrese • Umpire: Jeff Akers • Linesman: Baron Ballester • Line Judge: Dan Bush • Back Judge: James Sima • Field Judge: Jame Reif • Side Judge: William Lug
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Jim L. Mora (color analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter NAVY • 11:34 • Malcolm Perry 58 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) • NAVY 7–0 UCONN • 08:44 • Art Thompkins 10 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • TIED 7–7 NAVY • 02:27 • Jamale Carothers 13 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) • NAVY 14–7 Second Quarter UCONN • 13:31 • Clayton Harris 40 yd field goal • NAVY 14–10 NAVY • 08:31 • Nelson Smith 1 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) • NAVY 21–10 NAVY • 04:49 • Mychal Cooper 58 yd pass from Malcolm Perry (Bijan Nichols kick) • NAVY 28–10 Third Quarter NAVY • 10:04 • Malcolm Perry 2 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) • NAVY 35–10 NAVY • 05:13 • Jamale Carothers 23 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) • NAVY 42–10 Fourth Quarter NAVY • 13:51 • Jamale Carothers 6 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) • NAVY 49–10 NAVY • 03:16 • Perry Olsen 1 yd run (Bijan Nichols kick) • NAVY 56–10 Top Passers NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 3/6, 165 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 16/34, 205 yds, 1 TD Top Rushers NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 11 attempts, 108 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 26 attempts, 107 yds Top Receiving NAVY – Ryan Mitchell – 1 receptions, 74 yds UCONN – Cameron Hairston – 1 reception, 53 yds Top Tacklers NAVY – Kevin Brennan – 12 tackles UCONN – Tyler Coyle – 19 tackles

Cincinnati

See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

UConn Huskies at Cincinnati Bearcats  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	3	3
No. 17 Bearcats	14	24	3	7	48

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: November 9, 2019
• Game time: 3:32 p.m.
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: 1 NNW • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 38,919
• Referee: Adam Savoie • Umpire: William Thomas • Linesman: Dan Harrington • Line Judge: Colin Gaynor • Back Judge: Chris Bikowski • Field Judge: Mark Windham • Side Judge: Ryan Robinson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Murray (color analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter CINCI • 11:31 • Josiah Deguara 18 yd pass from Desmond Ridder (Sam Crosa kick) • CINCI 7–0 CINCI • 05:55 • Michael Warren 6 yd run (Sam Crosa kick) • CINCI 14–0 Second Quarter CINCI • 14:49 • Cole Smith 45 yd field goal • CINCI 17–0 CINCI • 05:59 • Michael Warren 1 yd run (Sam Crosa kick) • CINCI 24–0 CINCI • 02:35 • Gerrid Doaks 1 yd run (Sam Crosa kick) • CINCI 31–0 CINCI • 00:06 • Josiah Deguara 15 yd pass from Desmond Ridder (Sam Crosa kick) • CINCI 38–0 Third Quarter CINCI • 10:53 • Sam Crosa 32 yd field goal • CINCI 41–0 Fourth Quarter CINCI • 14:53 • Ryan Montgomery 2 yd run (Sam Crosa kick) • CINCI 48–0 UCONN • 05:37 • Clayton Harris 32 yd field goal • CINCI 48–3 Top Passers CINCI – Desmond Ridder – 13/23, 136 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 4/14, 35 yds Top Rushers CINCI – Gerrid Doaks – 13 attempts, 123 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 24 attempts, 115 yds Top Receiving CINCI – Malick Mbodj – 4 receptions, 45 yds UCONN – Ardell Brown – 3 reception, 29 yds Top Tacklers CINCI – Bryan Wright – 11 tackles UCONN – Tyler Coyle – 14 tackles

East Carolina

See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

East Carolina Pirates at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	10	7	7	7	31
Huskies	7	0	7	10	24

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

• Date: November 23, 2019
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: 9 W • Weather: Gorgeous Fall Day
• Game attendance: 12,084
• Referee: Edwin Lee • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Jeff Pruitt • Line Judge: James Bryant • Back Judge: William Lug • Field Judge: Glen Wilson • Side Judge: Byron Adams
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Robert Lee (play-by-play) & Matt Chatham (color analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN • 13:07 • Cameron Ross 40 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 7–0 ECU • 05:57 • Jake Verity 26 yd field goal • UCONN 7–3 ECU • 01:11 • Darius Pinnix 3 yd run (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 10–7 Second Quarter ECU • 01:49 • Zech Byrd 17 yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 17–7 Third Quarter UCONN • 13:09 • Jay Rose 20 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • ECU 17–14 ECU • 10:31 • Darius Pinnix 1 yd run (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 24–14 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 14:33 • Clayton Harris 27 yd field goal • ECU 24–17 UCONN • 09:28 • Cameron Ross 94 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • TIED 24–24 ECU • 03:28 • Holton Ahlers 2 yd run (Jake Verity kick) • ECU 31–24 Top Passers ECU – Holton Ahlers – 34/50, 374 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 21/37, 418 yds, 3 TDs Top Rushers ECU – Darius Pinnix – 27 attempts, 105 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 20 attempts, 75 yds Top Receiving ECU – Tyler Snead – 16 receptions, 126 yds UCONN – Cameron Ross – 8 receptions, 169 yds, 2 TDs Top Tacklers ECU – Xavier Smith – 8 tackles UCONN – Jackson Mitchell – 15 tackles

Temple

See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team

UConn Huskies at Temple Owls  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	3	0	0	17
Owls	7	7	28	7	49

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 30, 2019
• Game time: 3:35 p.m.
• Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: 4 N • Weather: Partly Sunny
• Game attendance: 26,083
• Referee: Hank Johns • Umpire: Michael Prowell • Linesman: Baron Ballester • Line Judge: James Bryant • Back Judge: Peter Buchanan • Field Judge: Mark Windham • Side Judge: Ryan Robinson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) & Malik Zaire (color analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN • 13:07 • Ardell Brown 51 yd pass from Jack Zergiotis (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 7–0 UCONN • 07:31 • Steven Krajewski 2 yd run (Clayton Harris kick) • UCONN 14–0 TEM • 06:19 • Branden Mack 63 yd pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) • UCONN 14–7 Second Quarter UCONN • 11:00 • Clayton Harris 40 yd field goal • UCONN 17–7 TEM • 03:23 • Jadan Blue 10 yd pass from Todd Centeio (Will Mobley kick) • UCONN 17–14 Third Quarter TEM • 13:20 • Branden Mack 41 yd pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) • TEM 21–17 TEM • 09:04 • Anthony Russo 8 yd run (Will Mobley kick) • TEM 28–17 TEM • 06:05 • Re'Mahn Davis 55 yd run (Will Mobley kick) • TEM 35–17 TEM • 05:24 • Sam Franklin 29 yd interception return (Will Mobley kick) • TEM 42–17 Fourth Quarter TEM • 02:13 • Tayvon Ruley 6 yd run (Will Mobley kick) • TEM 49–17 Top Passers TEM – Anthony Russo – 14/23, 247 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Jack Zergiotis – 24/35, 250 yds, 1 TD Top Rushers TEM – Re'Mahn Davis – 17 attempts, 105 yds, 1 TD UCONN – Kevin Mensah – 6 attempts, 20 yds Top Receiving TEM – Branden Mack – 5 receptions, 171 yds, 2 TDs UCONN – Ardell Brown – 3 reception, 85 yds, 1 TD Top Tacklers TEM – Sam Franklin – 8 tackles UCONN – Robert King – 10 tackles

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft and List of UConn Huskies in the NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	99	Matt Peart	OT	New York Giants

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