2022 UConn Huskies football team

2022 UConn Huskies football
Myrtle Beach Bowl, L 14–28 vs. Marshall
Conference	Independent
Record	6–7
Head coach	Jim L. Mora (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Charlton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Notre Dame			–						9	–	4
Liberty			–						8	–	5
BYU			–						8	–	5
New Mexico State			–						7	–	6
Army			–						6	–	6
UConn			–						6	–	7
UMass			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies played their home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, and competed as an FBS independent. They were led by first-year head coach Jim L. Mora. ^{[1] [2]}

On November 12, the Huskies defeated the Liberty Flames 36–33 to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2015. ^[3] The Huskies were invited to the Myrtle Beach Bowl where they were defeated 14–28 by Marshall.

Schedule

UConn's schedule consists of six home games and six away games for the season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	4:00 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	FS1	L 20–31	19,553
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CW20/FOX61+	W 28–3	22,442
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 14–48	25,114
September 17	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 0–59	109,639
September 24	7:30 p.m.	at No. 12 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCRSN	L 10–41	56,919
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 19–14	20,952
October 8	7:00 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Westchester, FL	ESPN3	W 33–12	16,689
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 21–25	10,006
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 13–3	25,527
November 4	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 27–10	23,430
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Liberty	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 36–33	15,107
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 17–34	31,229
December 19	2:30 p.m.	vs. Marshall	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–28	12,023
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time Source: [4]

Roster

2022 UConn Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Keelan Marion   So WR 2 Nigel Fitzgerald GS WR 3 Ethon Williams Fr WR 4 Matt Drayton  So WR 5 Aaron Turner So QB 6 Ta'Quan Roberson    So WR 7 Cameron Ross  So WR 8 Dajon Harrison Fr WR 9 Darius Bush  Fr QB 10 Cale Millen Fr QB 11 Zion Turner Fr QB 12 Tyler Phommachanh  Fr QB 13 Jacob Drena So TE 14 Nick Harris So WR 15 Mark Didio Jr. So WR 16 Kevens Clercius  So TE 17 Justin Joly Fr WR 18 Kylish Hicks Fr WR 19 Kevin Dunn  So RB 22 Victor Rosa Fr RB 25 Devontae Houston So RB 26 Nathan Carter So RB 28 Brian Brewton So RB 30 Robert Burns GS WR 39 Hayden Jordon  So RB 41 Hunter Clark Fr OL 51 Yakiri Walker  Fr OL 55 Gamaliel Barboza Sr OL 58 Kyle Juergans Fr OL 60 Mason Raymer So OL 61 Jesse Polansky So OL 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu  Jr OL 63 Braden Radcliffe Fr OL 64 Christian Haynes  Jr OL 66 Brady Wayburn Fr OL 67 Christopher Fortin So OL 69 Will Meyer So OL 70 Jack Stewart Fr OL 71 Valentin Senn  So OL 72 Jake Guidone GS OL 73 Rayonte Brown  So OL 73 Dayne Shor Fr OL 75 Chase Lundt  So OL 76 Nikko Pohahau  Jr OL 77 Ben Murawski Fr OL 79 Danny Antolovich  Fr TE 81 Owen DeSilva Fr TE 82 Brendan Heatherman  Fr TE 83 Brandon Niemenski So WR 84 Jacob Flynn  So TE 85 Russell Dixon  So TE 87 Bo Estes So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Brandon Bouyer-Randle Fr DB 1 Malik Dixon  So DB 2 Myles Bell Jr DB 3 Deon Mclean Jr.  Fr DB 4 Stan Cross Jr DB 5 Kaleb Anthony So LB 6 Ian Swenson Sr DB 7 Tre Wortham Sr LB 8 Jackson Mitchell Jr LB 9 Langston Hardy  Fr DB 10 Chris Shearin Fr LB 11 Marquez Bembry GS LB 12 Prince-Razeeq Samuels Fr DB 14 Malcolm Bell  Fr LB 15 Tui Faumuina-Brown So DB 18 Jaylen Jones  So DB 19 Durante Jones So DB 20 Camryn Edwards Fr DB 21 Lee Molette III Fr DB 22 Alfred Chea So DB 23 Juan Rosario Jr LB 24 Desmond Fogle So DB 25 D'Mon Brinson Fr DB 26 Isiah Davis Fr DB 27 Thaddeus Dixon Fr DB 28 Derek Spearman Jr. Fr LB 29 Jordan Morrison  Jr LB 33 Hunter Webb  Jr DL 37 Kayode Oladele Fr LB 46 John Bechtle So LB 47 Justin Bryant  Jr DL 56 Carter Hooper  Fr LB 58 Donovan Branch Fr LB 59 Nathan Voorhis Fr DL 65 Aaron Lange So DL 90 Pryce Yates  Fr DL 91 Collin McCarthy So DL 92 Matt Hoffman Fr DL 93 Timothy Passmore Jr. Fr DL 95 Eric Watts Jr DL 96 Dal'mont Gourdine  So DL 97 Jelani Stafford Fr DL 98 Jori Benson Fr DL 99 Sokoya McDuffie  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 16 George Caratan Fr K 17 Noe Ruelas So LS 31 Tommy Zozus GS LS 44 Nilay Upadhyayula So K 84 Joe McFadden So P 97 Bruno Perlicki Fr	Head coach Jim Mora Coordinators/assistant coaches Nick Charlton Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Lou Spanos Defensive coordinator Doug Shearer Special teams coordinator John Allen Wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator E.J. Barthel Running backs coach Siriki Diabate Linebackers coach Dalton Hilliard Defensive backs coach John Marinelli Tight ends coach Kenny McClendon Defensive line coach Gordon Sammis Offensive line coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 4, 2022

Game summaries

At Utah State

See also: 2022 Utah State Aggies football team

UConn Huskies at Utah State Aggies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	0	0	6	20
Aggies	0	24	0	7	31

at Maverik Stadium • Logan, Utah

• Date: August 27
• Game time: 4:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: 14 SW • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 19,553
• Referee: Derek Anderson
• TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (color analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CONN – Ta'Quan Roberson 1 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 10:05. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 03:05 CONN – Keelan Marion 13 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 1:38. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, TOP 01:48 Second quarter USU – Kyle Van Leeuwen 11-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick), 12:28. Huskies 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, TOP 01:40 USU – Robert Briggs 23-yard run (Connor Coles kick), 3:42. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, TOP 02:53 USU – Justin McGriff 14-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick), 1:48. Aggies 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, TOP 00:53 USU – Connor Coles 45-yard field goal, 0:01. Aggies 24–14. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 00:51 Fourth quarter CONN – Noe Ruelas 47-yard field goal, 13:28. Aggies 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, TOP 04:37 CONN – Noe Ruelas 54-yard field goal, 10:09. Aggies 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 01:51 USU – Brian Cobbs 11-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Connor Coles kick), 6:00. Aggies 31–20. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:09 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 12/31, 109 yards, 1 TD USU – Logan Bonner – 20/29, 281 yards, 3 TD Top rushers CONN – Nate Carter – 20 rushes, 190 yards USU – Calvin Tyler Jr. – 33 rushes, 161 yards Top receivers CONN – Aaron Turner – 3 receptions, 32 yards USU – Brian Cobbs – 7 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 16 tackles USU – MJ Tafisi – 10 tackles

Statistics	UConn	USU
First downs	21	31
Total yards	364	542
Rushing yards	245	261
Passing yards	119	281
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	28:17	31:43

Central Connecticut

See also: 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	0	0	3
Huskies	0	7	7	14	28

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

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 12:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 2 S • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 22,442
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (CW20): John Fanta (play-by-play), Joe D’Ambrosio (color analyst) and Randy Brochu (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

Second quarter CCSU – Cristiano Rosa 28-yard field goal, 11:32. Blue Devils 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:57 CONN – Brandon Niemenski 11 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 6:02. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:24 Third quarter CONN – Nate Carter 17 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 2:55. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:10 Fourth quarter CONN – Jacob Flynn 10 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 11:19. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:35 CONN – Victor Rosa 11 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 0:36. Huskies 28–3. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, TOP 08:25 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 14/22, 172 yards, 2 TDs CCSU – Romelo Williams – 16/30, 164 yards Top rushers CONN – Nate Carter – 23 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD CCSU – Malik Thomas – 5 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers CONN – Aaron Turner – 2 receptions, 57 yards CCSU – Kyren Petteway – 6 receptions, 61 yards Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 7 tackles CCSU – Anthony Wynn – 12 tackles

Statistics	UConn	CCSU
First downs	27	14
Total yards	446	242
Rushing yards	274	78
Passing yards	172	164
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	34:38	25:22

Syracuse

See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team and Syracuse–UConn rivalry

Syracuse Orange at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	17	10	14	7	48
Huskies	0	7	7	0	14

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

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 7:03 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 2 N • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 25,114
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst) and Justin Walters (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter SYR – Garrett Shrader 1 yd run (Andre Szmyt kick), 10:04. Orange 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:52 SYR – Andre Szmyt 27-yard field goal, 4:26. Orange 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, TOP 03:29 SYR – Damien Alford 47 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Andre Szmyt kick), 1:47. Orange 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 01:38 Second quarter CONN – Devontae Houston 28 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 11:45. Orange 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 05:02 SYR – Andre Szmyt 28-yard field goal, 5:02. Orange 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, TOP 06:37 SYR – Courtney Jackson 18 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Andre Szmyt kick), 0:19. Orange 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 03:19 Third quarter SYR – Sean Tucker 2 yd run (Andre Szmyt kick), 9:30. Orange 34–7. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 02:58 CONN – Aaron Turner 56 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 6:26. Orange 34–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:04 SYR – Garrett Shrader 7 yd run (Andre Szmyt kick), 2:29. Orange 41–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:57 Fourth quarter SYR – D'Marcus Adams 39 yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Andre Szmyt kick), 14:07. Orange 48–14. Drive: 1 plays, 39 yards, TOP 00:06 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 14/17, 92 yards, 1 TD SYR – Garrett Shrader – 20/23, 287 yards, 3 TDs Top rushers CONN – Nate Carter – 16 rushes, 71 yards SYR – Sean Tucker – 27 rushes, 112 yards, 1 TD Top receivers CONN – Aaron Turner – 6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD SYR – Damien Alford – 1 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 16 tackles SYR – Garrett Williams – 7 tackles

Statistics	UConn	SYR
First downs	10	29
Total yards	202	465
Rushing yards	97	156
Passing yards	105	309
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	25:08	34:52

At No. 4 Michigan

See also: 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team

UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
No. 4 Wolverines	17	21	7	14	59

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 12:07 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 8 SW • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 109,639
• Referee: Tom Stapleton
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (color analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter UM – Blake Corum 20 yd run (Jake Moody kick), 12:52. Wolverines 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:01 UM – Blake Corum 1 yd run (Jake Moody kick), 2:52. Wolverines 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, TOP 04:02 UM – Jake Moody 26-yard field goal, 0:38. Wolverines 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:31 Second quarter UM – Blake Corum 1 yd run (Jake Moody kick), 12:08. Wolverines 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, TOP 00:56 UM – A. J. Henning 61 yd punt return (Jake Moody kick), 6:05. Wolverines 31–0. UM – Blake Corum 1 yd run (Jake Moody kick), 3:11. Wolverines 38–0. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:22 Third quarter UM – Blake Corum 11 yd run (Jake Moody kick), 4:36. Wolverines 45–0. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, TOP 06:02 Fourth quarter UM – Alex Orji 10 yd run (Jake Moody kick), 12:44. Wolverines 52–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, TOP 04:48 UM – Leon Franklin 20 yd pass from Alan Bowman (Tommy Doman kick), 7:54. Wolverines 59–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 03:11 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 4/16, 17 yards UM – J. J. McCarthy – 15/18, 214 yards Top rushers CONN – Zion Turner – 7 rushes, 42 yards UM – Blake Corum – 12 rushes, 71 yards, 5 TDs Top receivers CONN – Nate Carter – 1 reception, 9 yards UM – Ronnie Bell – 7 receptions, 96 yards Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 10 tackles UM – Junior Colson – 5 tackles

Statistics	UConn	UM
First downs	6	26
Total yards	110	465
Rushing yards	86	192
Passing yards	24	273
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	25:53	34:07

At No. 12 NC State

See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team

UConn Huskies at NC State Wolfpack  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	0	7	10
No. 12 Wolfpack	17	14	7	3	41

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 7:33 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: 2 SW • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 56,919
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Evan Lepler (play-by-play), James Bates (color analyst) and Lauren Jbara (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter NCST – Thayer Thomas 75 yd pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick), 14:46. Wolfpack 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:14 NCST – Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 20 yd run (Christopher Dunn kick), 7:26. Wolfpack 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:19 NCST – Christopher Dunn 48-yard field goal, 0:51. Wolfpack 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, TOP 04:32 Second quarter NCST – Devin Carter 1 yd pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick), 9:32. Wolfpack 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 04:41 NCST – Keyon Lesane 2 yd pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick), 2:53. Wolfpack 31–0. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, TOP 05:07 CONN – Noe Ruelas 28-yard field goal, 0:00. Wolfpack 31–3. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:46 Third quarter NCST – Porter Rooks 4 yd pass from Devin Leary (Collin Smith kick), 4:17. Wolfpack 38–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:38 Fourth quarter NCST – Collin Smith 40-yard field goal, 13:22. Wolfpack 41–3. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, TOP 03:49 CONN – Victor Rosa 11 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 2:08. Wolfpack 41–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:35 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 10/12, 39 yards NCST – Devin Leary – 32/44, 320 yards, 4 TDs Top rushers CONN – Victor Rosa – 6 rushes, 43 yards, 1 TD NCST – Michael Allen – 10 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers CONN – Devontae Houston – 3 receptions, 22 yards NCST – Thayer Thomas – 5 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD Top defense CONN – Durante Jones – 13 tackles NCST – Sean Brown – 7 tackles

Statistics	UConn	NCST
First downs	8	29
Total yards	150	492
Rushing yards	121	169
Passing yards	39	323
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	24:31	35:29

Fresno State

See also: 2022 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Fresno State Bulldogs at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	0	14
Huskies	3	3	6	7	19

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

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 3:32 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: 11 NE • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 20,952
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst) and Justin Walters (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CONN – Noe Ruelas 26-yard field goal, 4:06. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, TOP 03:15 Second quarter FS – Nikko Remigio 87 yd punt return (Abraham Montano kick), 9:33. Bulldogs 7–3. CONN – Noe Ruelas 28-yard field goal, 4:51. Bulldogs 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 04:37 Third quarter FS – Jordan Mims 1 yd run (Abraham Montano kick), 12:50. Bulldogs 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:03 CONN – Aaron Turner 5 yd pass from Zion Turner (2 pt conversion no good), 5:18. Bulldogs 14–12. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:43 Fourth quarter CONN – Devontae Houston 17 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 2:20. Huskies 19–14. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, TOP 06:06 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 8/15, 130 yards, 1 TD FS – Logan Fife – 16/22, 157 yards Top rushers CONN – Devontae Houston – 23 rushes, 105 yards, 1 TD FS – Jordan Mims – 15 rushes, 39 yards, 1 TD Top receivers CONN – Kevens Clercius – 2 receptions, 79 yards FS – Jalen Cropper – 5 receptions, 76 yards Top defense CONN – Malik Dixon-Williams – 8 tackles FS – Levelle Bailey – 10 tackles

Statistics	UConn	FS
First downs	20	14
Total yards	313	187
Rushing yards	183	30
Passing yards	130	157
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	36:36	23:24

At FIU

See also: 2022 FIU Panthers football team

UConn Huskies at FIU Panthers  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	13	6	7	33
Panthers	0	0	10	2	12

at Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, Florida

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 7:02 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 16,689
• Referee: Joe Lehring
• TV announcers (ESPN3): AJ Ricketts (play-by-play), Corey Brooks (color analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CONN – Victor Rosa 5 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 6:34. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:22 Second quarter CONN – Victor Rosa 4 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 13:35. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, TOP 05:24 CONN – Noe Ruelas 26-yard field goal, 1:03. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, TOP 04:53 CONN – Noe Ruelas 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Huskies 20–0. Drive: 2 plays, -10 yards, TOP 00:47 Third quarter FIU – Lexington Joseph 47 yd run (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:45. Huskies 20–7. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:26 CONN – Zion Turner 5 yd pass from Cale Millen (2 pt conversion no good), 7:58. Huskies 26–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:47 FIU – Chase Gabriel 25-yard field goal, 4:06. Huskies 26–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, TOP 03:44 Fourth quarter FIU – Team Safety, 5:22. Huskies 26–12. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:00 CONN – Cale Millen 49 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 2:56. Huskies 33–12. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, TOP 00:25 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 14/19, 102 yards FIU – Grayson James – 28/43, 256 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CONN – Devontae Houston – 12 rushes, 135 yards FIU – Lexington Joseph – 7 rushes, 103 yards, 1 TD Top receivers CONN – Justin Joly – 5 receptions, 62 yards FIU – Jalen Bracey – 9 receptions, 75 yards Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 9 tackles, 1 fumble recovery FIU – Donovan Manuel – 11 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss

Statistics	UConn	FIU
First downs	20	17
Total yards	402	409
Rushing yards	295	153
Passing yards	107	256
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	34:15	25:45

At Ball State

See also: 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

UConn Huskies at Ball State Cardinals  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	0	0	21
Cardinals	7	3	3	12	25

at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, Indiana

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 2:02 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 10,006
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar (play-by-play) & Adam Breneman (color analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CONN – Aaron Turner 19 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 9:58. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:43 BSU – Carson Steele 1 yd run (Ben VonGunten kick), 0:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:18 Second quarter CONN – Justin Joly 39 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 12:25. Huskies 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:41 BSU – Ben VonGunten 38-yard field goal, 9:21. Huskies 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 03:04 CONN – Robert Burns 1 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 0:58. Huskies 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:53 Third quarter BSU – Ben VonGunten 38-yard field goal, 10:34. Huskies 21–13. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, TOP 03:14 Fourth quarter BSU – Carson Steele 2 yd run (2 pt conv no good), 7:24. Huskies 21–19. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 00:41 BSU – Carson Steele 17 yd run (2 pt conv no good), 2:40. Cardinals 25–21. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:35 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 18/22, 129 yards, 2 TDs BSU – John Paddock – 19/39, 147 yards Top rushers CONN – Victor Rosa – 17 rushes, 72 yards BSU – Carson Steele – 32 rushes, 179 yards, 3 TDs Top receivers CONN – Aaron Turner – 8 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD BSU – Jayshon Jackson – 8 receptions, 71 yards Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 13 tackles BSU – Jordan Riley – 14 tackles

Statistics	UConn	BSU
First downs	16	22
Total yards	323	356
Rushing yards	194	209
Passing yards	129	147
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:23	29:37

Boston College

See also: 2022 Boston College Eagles football team

Boston College Eagles at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	0	0	3
Huskies	10	0	0	3	13

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

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 12:02 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 25,527
• Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color analyst) & Sherree Burruss (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CONN – Justin Joly 62 yd pass from Zion Turner (Noe Ruelas kick), 13:55. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:05 CONN – Noe Ruelas 31-yard field goal, 8:42. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, TOP 03:21 Second quarter BC – Connor Lytton 19-yard field goal, 9:57. Huskies 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:57 Fourth quarter CONN – Noe Ruelas 43-yard field goal, 6:26. Huskies 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:09 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 11/19, 173 yards, 1 TD BC – Phil Jurkovec – 12/19, 155 yards Top rushers CONN – Robert Burns – 10 rushes, 39 yards BC – Phil Jurkovec – 14 rushes, 29 yards Top receivers CONN – Aaron Turner – 4 receptions, 70 yards BC – Patrick Garwo – 5 receptions, 89 yards Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 12 tackles BC – Bryce Steele – 7 tackles

Statistics	UConn	BC
First downs	13	18
Total yards	280	335
Rushing yards	107	76
Passing yards	173	259
Turnovers	0	5
Time of possession	30:47	29:13

UMass

See also: 2022 UMass Minutemen football team and UConn–UMass football rivalry

UMass Minutemen at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	7	0	0	10
Huskies	7	6	7	7	27

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

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 7:02 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 23,430
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter MASS – Cameron Carson 23-yard field goal, 4:43. Minutemen 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:29 CONN – Devontae Houston 75 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 4:32. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:11 Second quarter CONN – Noe Ruelas 23-yard field goal, 9:23. Huskies 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, TOP 05:37 MASS – Cam Sullivan-Brown 53 yd pass from Brady Olson (Cameron Carson kick), 6:51. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:26 CONN – Noe Ruelas 26-yard field goal, 0:59. Huskies 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:17 Third quarter CONN – Victor Rosa 5 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 4:55. Huskies 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, TOP 01:34 Fourth quarter CONN – Victor Rosa 12 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 6:54. Huskies 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 05:11 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 6/13, 60 yards MASS – Brady Olson – 12/19, 155 yards Top rushers CONN – Victor Rosa – 17 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TDs MASS – Ellis Merriweather – 12 rushes, 33 yards Top receivers CONN – Justin Joly – 2 receptions, 33 yards MASS – Cam Sullivan-Brown – 5 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD Top defense CONN – Durante Jones – 14 tackles MASS – Tyler Rudolph – 10 tackles

Statistics	UConn	UMass
First downs	18	18
Total yards	334	351
Rushing yards	274	85
Passing yards	60	266
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:14	29:46

Liberty

See also: 2022 Liberty Flames football team

Liberty Flames at UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	3	14	10	6	33
Huskies	14	7	0	15	36

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

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 12:02 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 15,107
• Referee: Marcus Woods
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CONN – Victor Rosa 16 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 10:28. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 04:27 LU – Nick Brown 38-yard field goal, 7:31. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:57 CONN – Jackson Mitchell 31 yd fumble recovery (Noe Ruelas kick), 1:47. Huskies 14–3. Second quarter LU – CJ Yarbrough 3 yd pass from Johnathan Bennett (Nick Brown kick), 13:00. Huskies 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, TOP 01:13 CONN – Robert Burns 1 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 5:16. Huskies 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, TOP 04:08 LU – Malik Caper 1 yd run (Nick Brown kick), 00:35. Huskies 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 01:36 Third quarter LU – TJ Green 1 yd run (Nick Brown kick), 12:33. Flames 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:21 LU – Nick Brown 34-yard field goal, 4:24. Flames 27–21. Drive: 17 plays, 59 yards, TOP 06:12 Fourth quarter CONN – Victor Rosa 27 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 14:52. Huskies 28–27. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:32 LU – Demario Douglas 75 yd run (2 pt conv no good), 14:39. Flames 33–28. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:13 CONN – Kevens Clercius 30 yd pass from Zion Turner (Keelan Marion pass good), 5:43. Huskies 36–33. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 02:57 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 15/21, 102 yards, 1 TD LU – Johnathan Bennett – 23/37, 201 yards, 1 TD Top rushers CONN – Robert Burns – 11 rushes, 104 yards, 1 TD LU – TJ Green – 24 rushes, 119 yards, 1 TD Top receivers CONN – Aaron Turner – 10 receptions, 65 yards LU – Demario Douglas – 8 receptions, 70 yards Top defense CONN – Ian Swenson – 11 tackles LU – Javon Scruggs – 8 tackles

Statistics	UConn	Liberty
First downs	15	29
Total yards	318	474
Rushing yards	209	267
Passing yards	109	207
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:18	27:42

At Army

See also: 2022 Army Black Knights football team

UConn Huskies at Army Black Knights  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	7	0	17
Black Knights	7	6	14	7	34

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 12:07 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 31,229
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst) and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter Army – Miles Stewart 0 yd punt return (Quinn Maretzki kick), 12:50. Black Knights 7–0. CONN – Noe Ruelas 26-yard field goal, 6:04. Black Knights 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 06:39 Second quarter CONN – Victor Rosa 43 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 3:12. Huskies 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:47 Army – Jemel Jones 1 yd run (kick no good), 0:18. Black Knights 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:54 Third quarter CONN – Zion Turner 1 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 8:33. Huskies 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:27 Army – Braheam Murphy 75 yd run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 8:20. Black Knights 20–17. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:13 Army – Tyhier Tyler 4 yd run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 0:19. Black Knights 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, TOP 02:43 Fourth quarter Army – Tyhier Tyler 2 yd run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 4:23. Black Knights 34–17. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:50 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 14/24, 116 yards ARMY – Tyhier Tyler – 0/1, 0 yards Top rushers CONN – Victor Rosa – 12 rushes, 111 yards, 1 TD ARMY – Braheam Murphy – 7 rushes, 124 yards, 1 TD Top receivers CONN – Aaron Turner – 5 receptions, 43 yards, 0 TD ARMY – Joshua Lingenfelter – 0 receptions, 0 yards Top defense CONN – Jackson Mitchell – 16 tackles ARMY – Marquel Broughton – 12 tackles

Statistics	UConn	Army
First downs	18	15
Total yards	370	320
Rushing yards	254	320
Passing yards	116	0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	29:40	30:20

vs Marshall (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

See also: 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl

Myrtle Beach Bowl – Marshall Thundering Herd vs UConn Huskies  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	14	7	7	0	28
Huskies	0	0	14	0	14

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 2:34 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 12,023
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Eric Man Lain (color analyst), and Tera Talmadge (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter MAR – Corey Gammage 9 yd pass from Cam Fancher (Rece Verhoff kick), 11:15. Thundering Herd 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, TOP 00:38 MAR – Damion Barber Jr. 34 yd interception return (Rece Verhoff kick), 3:23. Thundering Herd 14–0. Second quarter MAR – Devin Miller 10 yd pass from Cam Fancher (Rece Verhoff kick), 7:05. Thundering Herd 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:20 Third quarter MAR – Rasheen Ali 2 yd run (Rece Verhoff kick), 9:51. Thundering Herd 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:05 CONN – Victor Rosa 14 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 5:35. Thundering Herd 28–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:16 CONN – Victor Rosa 24 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick), 0:00. Thundering Herd 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, TOP 01:56 Top passers CONN – Zion Turner – 9/27, 166 yards MAR – Cam Fancher – 10/20, 93 yards, 2 TDs Top rushers CONN – Victor Rosa – 16 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TDs MAR – Rasheen Ali – 15 rushes, 92 yards, 1 TD Top receivers CONN – Keelan Marion – 2 receptions, 69 yards MAR – Corey Gammage – 3 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD Top defense CONN – Brandon Bouyer-Randle – 10 tackles MAR – Eli Neal – 10 tackles

Statistics	UConn	Marshall
First downs	18	19
Total yards	316	303
Rushing yards	144	210
Passing yards	172	93
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	31:21	28:39

References

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