2020 UConn Huskies football team

Last updated

2020 UConn Huskies football
Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–0
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Frank Giufre (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Lou Spanos (2nd season)
Home stadium Rentschler Field
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 BYU    11 1  
No. 17 Liberty    10 1  
Army    9 3  
New Mexico State    1 1  
UMass    0 4  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season; New Mexico State was the only FBS school to play a spring schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 UConn Huskies football team would have represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. After competing since 2004 as a member of the Big East Conference / American Athletic Conference in college football, the Huskies were slated to compete as an independent in 2020. However, on August 5, the university canceled its football season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The Huskies would have been led by fourth-year head coach Randy Edsall and would have played their home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Contents

The New York Times columnist Kurt Streeter argued UConn was the “real” national champion of the 2020 season, claiming the Huskies deserve this designation for opting out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19. [2]

Preseason

During the summer of 2020, UConn had six teams cancel games against the Huskies before the university canceled the rest of the remaining scheduled season. [1] UConn became the first FBS program to cancel its entire schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [3] [4] Below was the original schedule for the season. [5]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3 UMass Cancelled
September 12 at Illinois Cancelled
September 19 at Virginia Cancelled
September 26 Indiana
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
Cancelled
October 3 Old Dominion
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
Cancelled
October 10 Maine
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
Cancelled
October 24 at Ole Miss Cancelled
October 31 Liberty
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
Cancelled
November 7 at North Carolina Cancelled
November 14 at San Jose State Cancelled
November 21 Middle Tennessee
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
Cancelled
November 28 Army
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
Cancelled

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Doak Walker Award [6] Kevin MensahRBSR
Wuerffel Trophy [7] Brian KeatingLSSR

Roster

The 2020 roster if UConn had played for the 2020 season.

2020 Connecticut Huskies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1Keelan MarionFr
WR 3Heron Maurisseau Redshirt.svg  So
WR 4Matt DraytonSo
WR 7Cameron RossSo
QB 8Steven Krajewski Redshirt.svg  So
WR 9Darius BushFr
QB 10Micah Leon Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 11Jack ZergiotisSo
QB 12Jonathan SenecalFr
QB 13Miles Foerster Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 14Elijah Jeffreys Redshirt.svg  So
RB 25Devontae HoustonFr
RB 26 Nathan Carter Fr
RB 28Brian BrewtonFr
RB 34Kevin MensahSr
RB 35Dominico Moncion Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 36Khyon Gillespie Redshirt.svg  So
RB 38Lavarey Banton Redshirt.svg  So
WR 39Hayden Jordan Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 47Ventine RichardsonJr
OL 50Dylan Niedrowski Redshirt.svg  So
OL 51Peter Rooney Jr. Redshirt.svg  So
OL 53Sidney WalkerJr
OL 54Remon YoungFr
OL 60Mason RaymerFr
OL 61Jesse PolanskyFr
OL 62Noel Ofori-Nyadu Redshirt.svg  So
OL 64 Christian Haynes Redshirt.svg  So
OL 66Zack EarlyFr
OL 67Christopher FortinFr
OL 69Will MeyerFr
OL 71Ryan DenmarkFr
OL 72Rayonte Brown Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 73Alex WyantFr
OL 74 Ryan Van Demark Sr
OL 75 Chase Lundt Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 76Jonathan PaceJr
OL 77Robby RochesterFr
OL 78Andrew Torres-Silva Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 80Jayce MedlockSo
TE 81Jay RoseSr
TE 82Brendan HeathermanFr
TE 83Brandon NiemenskiFr
WR 84Jacob Flynn Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 85Russell Dixon Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 86 Kevens Clercius Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 87Cameron Hairston Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 89Jahkai GillSo
TE 90Tim O'Shea Redshirt.svg  So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 0Reyan BlakeFr
DB 2Myles BellSo
DB 3Diamond HarrellSr
LB 5Terrence Ganyi Redshirt.svg  So
DB 6Keyshawn PaulJr
DB 7Tre WorthamJr
DB 8Jalon Ferrell Redshirt.svg  So
LB 15Tui Faumuina-BrownFr
DB 16Malik Banks Redshirt.svg  So
DB 18Abiola Olaniyan Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 19Durante JonesFr
DB 20Robert King III Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 21 Jeremy Lucien Jr
DB 22Alfred CheaFr
DB 23Juan RosarioSo
LB 24Desmond FogleFr
LB 27Omar ForttSr
LB 29Jordan Morrison Redshirt.svg  So
DB 31Malik Dixon Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 32Shamel Lazarus Redshirt.svg  So
LB 33Hunter Webb Redshirt.svg  So
DB 36Jaylen Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 37Kyle WilliamsGS
DB 38Winston Jules Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 41D.J. MorganGS
DL 42T.J. Gardner Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 43 Jackson Mitchell So
LB 44Ian Swenson Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 46Marques AlexanderFr
LB 47Justin Bryant Redshirt.svg  So
DL 48Kevon JonesJr
DL 52Caleb Thomas Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 55MarQuayveon EvansFr
DL 56Carter HooperFr
DL 57 Travis Jones Jr
LB 58Dillon HarrisSr
DL 68Justin Moore Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 91Collin McCarthyFr
DL 93Pierce DeVaughn Redshirt.svg  So
DL 94Nick HarrisFr
DL 95 Eric Watts So
DL 96Dal'mont Gourdine Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 98 Lwal Uguak Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 17Blake OttoFr
K 49Clayton Harris Redshirt.svg  So
LS 53Brian KeatingSr
LS 59Nilay UpadhyayulaFr
LS 63Kevin CahillSo
K 92Noah Iden Redshirt.svg  So
K 97Noe RuelasFr
P 99Luke Magliozzi Redshirt.svg  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 9, 2020

References

  1. 1 2 3 "UConn becomes first FBS program to cancel football season due to coronavirus". TheHill.com. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. "The College Football Champion Not in the Title Game". January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. "UConn Cancels Football Season Over COVID-19 Concerns". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. "UConn 1st FBS team to cancel football season". ESPN.com. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. "UConn Releases Finalized 2020 Football Schedule". NBCConnecticut.com. November 25, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  6. "2019 finalist Chuba Hubbard, 2018 finalist Travis Etienne two of the 76 Doak Walker Award watch listers". July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.