2021 UConn Huskies football team

2021 UConn Huskies football
2021 UConn Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–11
Head coach	Randy Edsall (16th season; first 2 games); Lou Spanos (interim; final 10 games);
Offensive coordinator	Frank Giufre (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lou Spanos (2nd season; first 2 games); Jarren Horton (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Rentschler Field
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies competed as an independent, having left the American Athletic Conference following the 2019 season. They played their home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Notre Dame		–		11	–	2
No. 19 BYU		–		10	–	3
Army		–		9	–	4
Liberty		–		8	–	5
New Mexico State		–		2	–	10
UMass		–		1	–	11
UConn		–		1	–	11

Rankings from AP Poll

On September 5, following the team's 38–28 loss to FCS-school Holy Cross, head coach Randy Edsall announced he would be retiring at the end of the season.^[1] The following day, the school announced that Edsall had resigned effective immediately and defensive coordinator Lou Spanos was named the interim head coach.^[2]^[3]

On November 11, former UCLA coach Jim L. Mora was named the school's 31st head coach beginning with the 2022 season. Shortly after the hire he helped serve as an offensive assistant for the remainder of the season.^[4]

The team finished the season 1–11.

In June 2020, it was announced that UConn's other sports programs would be joining the Big East Conference. Since the Big East does not sponsor football and the American did not want to keep UConn as a football-only school, it was decided that the football program would compete as an independent.^[5] The move to the Big East was primarily due to the university wanting to focus more on the men's and women's basketball programs, feeling the American had hindered those programs.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	2:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 0–45	26,043
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 28–38	18,782
September 11	3:00 p.m.	Purdue	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 0–49	14,817
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 21–52	25,030
September 25	3:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 22–24	12,538
October 2	7:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPNU	L 28–30	21,218
October 9	3:30 p.m.	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	NESN	L 13–27	12,765
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Yale	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 21–15	18,596
October 22	6:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 13–44	10,698
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 7–44	77,522
November 20	4:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bounce House Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict)	ESPN+	L 17–49	37,454
November 27	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Houston	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 17–45	12,685
Rankings from CFP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source ^[7]

Roster

2021 Connecticut Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Keelan Marion	Fr
WR	`3`	Heron Maurisseau	So
WR	`4`	Matt Drayton	So
WR	`5`	Aaron Turner	Fr
WR	`7`	Cameron Ross	So
QB	`8`	Steven Krajewski	So
WR	`9`	Darius Bush	Fr
QB	`10`	Micah Leon	Jr
QB	`11`	Jack Zergiotis	So
QB	`12`	Tyler Phommachanh	Fr
QB	`13`	Miles Foerster	Fr
WR	`14`	Elijah Jeffreys	So
WR	`15`	Mark Didio	Fr
RB	`25`	Devontae Houston	Fr
RB	`26`	Nathan Carter	Fr
RB	`28`	Brian Brewton	Fr
RB	`30`	Robert Burns	GS
RB	`34`	Kevin Mensah	Sr
RB	`36`	Khyon Gillespie	So
WR	`39`	Hayden Jordon	Fr
WR	`42`	Kevin Dunn	Fr
RB	`44`	Max Modeste	Fr
TE	`45`	Christopher Johnson	Fr
OL	`50`	Dylan Niedrowski	So
OL	`51`	Peter Rooney Jr.	So
OL	`52`	Yakiri Walker	Fr
OL	`53`	Sidney Walker	Jr
OL	`60`	Mason Raymer	Fr
OL	`61`	Jesse Polansky	Fr
OL	`62`	Noel Ofori-Nyadu	So
OL	`64`	Christian Haynes	So
OL	`67`	Christopher Fortin	Fr
OL	`69`	Will Meyer	Fr
OL	`70`	Femi Sakiri	Fr
OL	`71`	Valentin Senn	Fr
OL	`72`	Rayonte Brown	Fr
OL	`74`	Ryan Van Demark	Sr
OL	`75`	Chase Lundt	Fr
OL	`76`	Jonathan Pace	Jr
OL	`77`	Robby Rochester	Fr
OL	`79`	Danny Antolovich	Fr
TE	`80`	Jayce Medlock	So
TE	`81`	Jay Rose	Sr
TE	`82`	Brendan Heatherman	Fr
TE	`83`	Brandon Niemenski	Fr
WR	`84`	Jacob Flynn	Fr
TE	`85`	Russell Dixon	Fr
WR	`86`	Kevens Clercius	Fr
WR	`87`	Cameron Hairston	Jr
WR	`88`	Josh Tracey	Fr
WR	`89`	Jahkai Gill	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Reyan Blake	Fr
DB	`2`	Myles Bell	So
DB	`3`	Diamond Harrell	Sr
LB	`5`	Terrence Ganyi	So
LB	`6`	Ian Swenson	Jr
DB	`7`	Tre Wortham	Jr
DB	`8`	Jalon Ferrell	So
DL	`9`	Langston Hardy	Fr
DB	`12`	Kaleb Anthony	Fr
DB	`14`	Malcolm Bell	Fr
LB	`15`	Tui Faumuina-Brown	Fr
DB	`16`	Malik Banks	So
DB	`17`	Stan Cross	Fr
DB	`18`	Jaylen Jones	Fr
DB	`19`	Durante Jones	Fr
DB	`20`	Deon Mclean Jr.	Fr
DB	`21`	Jeremy Lucien	Jr
DB	`22`	Alfred Chea	Fr
DB	`23`	Juan Rosario	So
LB	`24`	Desmond Fogle	Fr
LB	`27`	Omar Fortt	Sr
LB	`29`	Jordan Morrison	So
DB	`31`	Malik Dixon	Fr
DB	`32`	Shamel Lazarus	So
LB	`33`	Hunter Webb	So
DB	`37`	Kyle Williams	GS
DB	`38`	Winston Jules	Fr
LB	`40`	Deondrick Speight	Fr
LB	`41`	D.J. Morgan	GS
LB	`43`	Jackson Mitchell	So
LB	`46`	John Bechtle	Fr
LB	`47`	Justin Bryant	So
DL	`48`	Kevon Jones	Jr
DL	`55`	MarQuayveon Evans	Fr
DL	`56`	Carter Hooper	Fr
DL	`57`	Travis Jones	Jr
LB	`58`	Dillon Harris	Sr
DL	`65`	Aaron Lange	Fr
DL	`68`	Justin Moore	Fr
DL	`90`	Pryce Yates	Fr
DL	`91`	Collin McCarthy	Fr
DL	`93`	Pierce DeVaughn	So
DL	`94`	Nick Harris	Fr
DL	`95`	Eric Watts	So
DL	`96`	Dal'mont Gourdine	Fr
DL	`98`	Lwal Uguak	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`17`	Blake Otto	Fr
LS	`53`	Brian Keating	Sr
LS	`59`	Nilay Upadhyayula	Fr
LS	`63`	Kevin Cahill	So
K	`84`	Joe McFadden	Fr
K	`92`	Noah Iden	So
K	`97`	Noe Ruelas	Fr
P	`99`	Haydn Kerr	Fr

Head coach

Randy Edsall (games 1)
Lou Spanos (games 3–12)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Frank Giufre
Offensive coordinator/offensive line
Jarren Horton
Defensive coordinator/star, nickel, dime
Eddie Allen
Special teams 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
Jim Mora
Offensive assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 7, 2021

Game summaries

At Fresno State

UConn Huskies at Fresno State Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	7	24	7	7	45

at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California

Date: August 28
Game time: 2:05 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: 4 SE • Weather: Smoke
Game attendance: 26,043
Referee: T. Salaam
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color), and Lindsay Rhodes (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

FRES – Arron Mosby 31-yard fumble return (Cesar Silva kick), 2:40. Bulldogs 7–0.

Second quarter

FRES – Ty Jones 9-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick), 10:47. Bulldogs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:43.
FRES – Ronnie Rivers 61-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick), 3:50. Bulldogs 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:10.
FRES – Jalen Cropper 86-yard pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick), 1:46. Bulldogs 28–0. Drive: 1 play, 86 yards, 0:14.
FRES – Cesar Silva 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Bulldogs 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

FRES – Jordan Mims 8-yard run (Cesar Silva kick), 3:21. Bulldogs 38–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 3:44.

Fourth quarter

FRES – Raymond Pauwels Jr. 1-yard pass from Logan Fife (Cesar Silva kick), 11:30. Bulldogs 45–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:45.

Top passers

CONN – Jack Zergiotis – 12/24, 64 yards
FRES – Jake Haener – 20/26, 331 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

CONN – Kevin Mensah – 11 rushes, 31 yards
FRES – Ronnie Rivers – 13 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

CONN – Cameron Ross – 5 receptions, 37 yards
FRES – Jalen Cropper – 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Statistics	UConn	FRES
First downs	9	25
Total yards	107	538
Rushing yards	35	156
Passing yards	72	382
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:03	30:57

Holy Cross

Holy Cross Crusaders at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	17	7	7	38
Huskies	14	7	7	0	28

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

Date: September 4
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 18,782
Referee: Jeff Pruitt
TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color), and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

HC – Matthew Sluka 6-yard run (Derek Ng kick), 10:36. Crusaders 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:21.
CONN – Keelan Marion 50-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick), 4:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:29.
CONN – Jack Zergiotis 1-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 2:22. Huskies 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:13.

Second quarter

HC – Jason Modak 29-yard interception return (Derek Ng kick), 14:44. Tied 14–14.
HC – Ayir Asante 24-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Derek Ng kick), 6:54. Crusaders 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:47.
CONN – Keelan Marion 3-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick), 2:57. Tied 21–21. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
HC – Derek Ng 30-yard field goal, 0:03. Crusaders 24–21. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 2:54.

Third quarter

HC – Tyler Purdy 3-yard pass from Matthew Sluka (Derek Ng kick), 6:43. Crusaders 31–21. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:39.
CONN – Jayce Medlock 8-yard pass from Jack Zergiotis (Joe McFadden kick), 3:18. Crusaders 31–28. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:25.

Fourth quarter

HC – Tyler Purdy 14-yard run (Derek Ng kick), 8:19. Crusaders 38–28. Drive: 4 plays, 98 yards, 2:06.

Top passers

HC – Matthew Sluka – 9/16, 123 yards, 2 TD
CONN – Jack Zergiotis – 17/41, 174 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

HC – Matthew Sluka – 14 rushes, 112 yards, TD
CONN – Kevin Mensah – 21 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

HC – Jalen Coker – 3 receptions, 47 yards
CONN – Keelan Marion – 3 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	HC	UConn
First downs	19	18
Total yards	363	262
Rushing yards	226	88
Passing yards	137	174
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	33:13	26:47

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers at UConn Huskies – Game summary

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

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

Date: September 11
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 14,187
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (color), and Josh Martin (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PUR – Payne Durham 17-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick), 5:06. Boilermakers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:18.

Second quarter

PUR – David Bell 30-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick), 13:21. Boilermakers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:51.
PUR – King Doerue 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran kick), 8:16. Boilermakers 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:34.
PUR – David Bell 59-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick), 3:29. Boilermakers 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:51.
PUR – David Bell 8-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Fineran kick), 0:35. Boilermakers 35–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

PUR – Mershawn Rice 15-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 10:38. Boilermakers 42–0. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:15.
PUR – T.J. Sheffield 5-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 4:12. Boilermakers 49–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:01.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

PUR – Jack Plummer – 16/20, 245 yards, 4 TD
CONN – Steven Krajewski – 14/25, 99 yards, INT

Top rushers

PUR – King Doerue – 12 rushes, 74 yards, TD
CONN – Steven Krajewski – 11 rushes, 42 yards

Top receivers

PUR – David Bell – 6 receptions, 121 yards, TD
CONN – Heron Maurisseau – 1 reception, 40 yards

Statistics	PUR	UConn
First downs	29	11
Total yards	562	223
Rushing yards	187	124
Passing yards	375	99
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	34:34	25:26

At Army

UConn Huskies at Army Black Knights – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	14	7	21
Black Knights	14	28	7	3	52

at Michie Stadium • West Point, NY

Date: September 18
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NW 5 MPH • Weather: Mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 25,030
Referee: Jerry Magallena
TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Horowitz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First quarter

ARMY – Christian Anderson 2-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 11:14. Black Knights 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:56.
ARMY – Isaiah Alston 39-yard pass from Christian Anderson (Cole Talley kick), 5:41. Black Knights 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:31.

Second quarter

ARMY – Christian Anderson 1-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 14:12. Black Knights 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:27.
ARMY – Tyrell Robinson 70-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 11:40. Black Knights 28–0. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 0:51.
ARMY – Jakobi Buchanan 2-yard run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 9:25. Black Knights 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:26.
ARMY – Anthony Adkins 1-yard run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 0:16. Black Knights 42–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:49.

Third quarter

CONN – Tyler Phommachanh 38-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 10:07. Black Knights 42–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:20.
ARMY – Wilson Catoe 2-yard run (Quinn Maretzki kick), 2:30. Black Knights 49–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:37.
CONN – Brian Brewton 96-yard kickoff return, 2:12. Black Knights 49–14.

Fourth quarter

ARMY – Quinn Maretzki 28-yard field goal, 5:55. Black Knights 52–14. Drive: 18 plays, 64 yards, 11:17.
CONN – Tyler Phommachanh 4-yard run, 1:09. Black Knights 52–21. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:46.

Top passers

CONN – Tyler Phommachanh – 11/26, 109 yards, INT
ARMY – Christian Anderson – 2/2, 70 yards, TD

Top rushers

CONN – Tyler Phommachanh – 11 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
ARMY – Tyrell Robinson – 3 rushes, 84 yards, TD

Top receivers

CONN – Aaron Turner – 2 receptions, 49 yards
ARMY – Isaiah Alston – 1 reception, 39 yards, TD

Statistics	UConn	ARMY
First downs	9	24
Total yards	225	504
Rushing yards	116	397
Passing yards	109	107
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	19:24	40:36

Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	3	7	14	24
Huskies	10	3	0	9	22

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

Date: September 25
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 12,538
Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Josh Martin (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First quarter

UCONN – Joe McFadden 28-yard field goal, 11:39. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:15.
UCONN – Jay Rose 42-yard pass from Tyler Phommachanh (Joe McFadden kick), 1:25. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:06.

Second quarter

UCONN – Joe McFadden 29-yard field goal, 12:54. Huskies 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:47.
WYO – John Hoyland 24-yard field goal, 4:44. Huskies 13–3. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 8:06.

Third quarter

WYO – Isaiah Neyor 18-yard pass from Sean Chambers (John Hoyland kick), 10:51. Huskies 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

UCONN – Joe McFadden 35-yard field goal, 11:16. Huskies 16–10. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 6:15.
WYO – Xazavian Valladay 1-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 6:31. Cowboys 17–16. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:39.
WYO – Titus Swen 2-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 3:34. Cowboys 24–16. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 2:43.
UCONN – Nate Carter 2-yard run (pass failed), 0:04. Cowboys 24–22. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 3:24.

Top passers

WYO – Sean Chambers – 15/26, 149 yards, TD, 2 INT
UCONN – Tyler Phommachanh – 19/40, 171 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

WYO – Xazavian Valladay – 22 rushes, 101 yards, TD
UCONN – Nate Carter – 10 rushes, 65 yards, TD

Top receivers

WYO – Ayden Eberhardt – 3 receptions, 40 yards
UCONN – Aaron Turner – 6 receptions, 49 yards

Statistics	WYO	UConn
First downs	22	19
Total yards	353	281
Rushing yards	204	110
Passing yards	149	171
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	35:29	24:31

At Vanderbilt

UConn Huskies at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	10	0	12	28
Commodores	3	14	0	13	30

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 2
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 21,218
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (ESPNU): Brian Custer (play-by-play) & Kelly Stouffer (analyst)
Box score

Game information

First quarter

CONN – Joe McFadden 38-yard field goal, 10:51. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:03.
CONN – Joe McFadden 44-yard field goal, 7:28. Huskies 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 2:22.
VAN – Joseph Bulovas 39-yard field goal, 3:12. Huskies 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:16.

Second quarter

VAN – Will Sheppard 26-yard pass from Ken Seals (Joseph Bulovas kick), 14:12. Commodores 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:36.
CONN – Joe McFadden 31-yard field goal, 10:28. Commodores 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:37.
VAN – Rocko Griffin 1-yard run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4:00. Commodores 17–9. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:21.
CONN – Keelan Marion 40-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 1:34. Commodores 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:18.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

VAN – Joseph Bulovas 27-yard field goal, 11:16. Commodores 20–16. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 6:03.
VAN – Will Sheppard 38-yard pass from Ken Seals (Joseph Bulovas kick), 8:19. Commodores 27–16. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:24.
CONN – Kevens Clercius 8-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (pass failed), 5:21. Commodores 27–22. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:53.
CONN – Steven Krajewski 17-yard run (pass failed), 1:07. Huskies 28–27. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 1:54.
VAN – Joseph Bulovas 31-yard field goal, 0:00. Commodores 30–28. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:07.

Top passers

CONN – Steven Krajewski – 18/34, 264 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
VAN – Ken Seals – 27/40, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

CONN – Nate Carter – 24 rushes, 123 yards
VAN – Rocko Griffin – 19 rushes, 77 yards, TD

Top receivers

CONN – Keelan Marion – 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD
VAN – Will Sheppard – 8 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	UConn	VAN
First downs	26	23
Total yards	515	439
Rushing yards	184	106
Passing yards	331	333
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	28:10	31:50

At UMass

UConn Huskies at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	10	0	0	3	13
Minutemen	7	0	3	17	27

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

Date: October 9
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: E 8 MPH
Game attendance: 12,765
Referee: Hank Johns
TV announcers (NESN): Jay Burnham (play-by-play), Andy Gresh (analyst) and Matt Goldstein (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First quarter

MASS – Ellis Merriweather 9-yard run (Cameron Carson kick), 8:11. Minutemen 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:32.
CONN – Keelan Marion 34-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 7:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:56.
CONN – Joe McFadden 38-yard field goal, 1:56. Huskies 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:02.

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

MASS – Cameron Carson 21-yard field goal, 9:27. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:33.

Fourth quarter

MASS – Cameron Carson 28-yard field goal, 14:56. Minutemen 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:07.
MASS – Ellis Merriweather 1-yard run (Cameron Carson kick), 12:46. Minutemen 20–10. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:26.
CONN – Joe McFadden 20-yard field goal, 10:07. Minutemen 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
MASS – Zamar Wise 1-yard run (Cameron Carson kick), 4:54. Minutemen 27–13. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:13.

Top passers

CONN – Steven Krajewski – 13/24, 128 yards, TD, 2 INT
MASS – Brady Olson – 10/22, 166 yards

Top rushers

CONN – Nathan Carter – 20 rushes, 136 yards
MASS – Ellis Merriweather – 39 rushes, 171 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

CONN – Keelan Marion – 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD
MASS – Eric Collins – 3 receptions, 66 yards

Statistics	UConn	UMass
First downs	14	21
Total yards	291	407
Rushing yards	163	247
Passing yards	128	160
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	20:49	39:11

The day before the game, interim head coach Lou Spanos, offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Frank Giufre, and tight ends coach Corey Edsall, along with offensive linemen Ryan Van Demark and Will Meyer, tested positive for COVID-19. Defensive line coach Dennis Dottin-Carter served as the Huskies' head coach for the game.^[8]

Yale

Yale Bulldogs at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	9	6	15
Huskies	0	14	7	0	21

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

Date: October 16
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 75 degrees Sunny
Game attendance: 18,596
Referee: Hans Wittelsberger
TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (color)
Box score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

CONN – Keelan Marion 63-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 5:22. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:17.'
CONN – Kevens Clercius 14-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 0:20. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

CONN – Steven Krajewski 20-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 11:15. Huskies 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:39.
YALE – Jack Bosman 45-yard field goal, 8:40. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:35.
YALE – Zane Dudek 3-yard run (kick failed), 0:48. Huskies 21–9. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:38.

Fourth quarter

YALE – Chase Nenad 60-yard pass from Nolan Grooms (kick failed), 4:30. Huskies 21–15. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:52.

Top passers

YALE – Nolan Grooms – 8/31, 132 yards, TD, INT
CONN – Steven Krajewski – 21/32, 199 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

YALE – Nolan Grooms – 12 rushes, 67 yards
CONN – Kevin Mensah – 12 rushes, 58 yards

Top receivers

YALE – Chase Nenand – 1 reception, 60 yards, TD
CONN – Keelan Marion – 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD

Statistics	YALE	UConn
First downs	16	15
Total yards	299	318
Rushing yards	108	119
Passing yards	191	199
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	31:35	28:25

Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	3	21	10	10	44
Huskies	0	13	0	0	13

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

Date: October 22
Game time: 6:02 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 10,698
Referee: Mike Roche
TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (color analyst)
Box score

Game information

First quarter

MTS – Zeke Rankin 20-yard field goal, 2:46. Blue Raiders 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:06.

Second quarter

MTS – Jimmy Marshall 14-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 14:56. Blue Raiders 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, TOP 01:01.
CONN – Brandon Niemenski 8-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 10:43. Blue Raiders 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 04:12.
CONN – Joe McFadden 47-yard field goal, 6:18. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 01:59.
MTS – Izaiah Gathings 25-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 4:02. Blue Raiders 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:16.
MTS – Jimmy Marshall 18-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 1:15. Blue Raiders 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:50.
CONN – Joe McFadden 21-yard field goal, 0:00. Blue Raiders 24–13. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:11.

Third quarter

MTS – Zeke Rankin 32-yard field goal, 7:32. Blue Raiders 27–13. Drive: 16 plays, 58 yards, TOP 07:24.
MTS – Martell Pettaway 1-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick), 3:02. Blue Raiders 34–13. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:09.

Fourth quarter

MTS – Jarrin Pierce 24-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 12:31. Blue Raiders 41–13. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, TOP 03:49.
MTS – Zeke Rankin 22-yard field goal, 7:16. Blue Raiders 44–13. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, TOP 04:36.

Top passers

MTS – Chase Cunningham – 25/36, 297 yards, 4 TDs
CONN – Steven Krajewski – 21/37, 237 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs

Top rushers

MTS – Martell Pettaway – 12 rushes, 63 yards, 1 TD
CONN – Nate Carter – 8 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

MTS – Yusuf Ali – 5 receptions, 80 yards
CONN – Keelan Marion – 4 receptions, 74 yards

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	UConn
First downs	30	16
Total yards	473	304
Rushing yards	155	67
Passing yards	318	237
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	37:22	22:38

At Clemson

UConn Huskies at Clemson Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	0	0	7
Tigers	10	20	7	7	44

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

Date: November 13
Game time: 12:03 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 9 MPH
Game attendance: 77,522
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (color analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

CONN – Brian Brewton 99-yard kickoff return (Joe McFadden kick), 14:45. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 0 plays, 99 yards, TOP 00:00.
CLEM – BT Potter 49-yard field goal, 9:13. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 34 yards, TOP 05:34.
CLEM – Will Swinney 6-yard run (BT Potter kick), 3:03. Tigers 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 03:46.

Second quarter

CLEM – Taisun Phommachanh 3-yard run (BT Potter kick), 14:31. Tigers 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, TOP 01:51.
CLEM – BT Potter 49-yard field goal, 8:01. Tigers 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, TOP 03:05.
CLEM – BT Potter 30-yard field goal, 6:30. Tigers 23–7. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:53.
CLEM – Beaux Collins 32-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei (BT Potter kick), 00:15. Tigers 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, TOP 00:34.

Third quarter

CLEM – Phil Mafah 2-yard run (BT Potter kick), 10:20. Tigers 37–7. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, TOP 04:39.

Fourth quarter

CLEM – Jake Briningstool 25-yard pass from Billy Wiles (Jonathan Weitz kick), 03:36. Tigers 44–7. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, TOP 00:40.

Top passers

CONN – Jack Zergiotis – 9/21, 90 yards, 2 INT
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei – 21/44, 241 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

CONN – Nathan Carter – 5 rushes, 19 yards
Clem – Phil Mafah – 17 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

CONN – Aaron Turner – 5 receptions, 59 yards
Clem – Dacari Collins – 6 receptions, 97 yards

Statistics	UConn	Clemson
First downs	6	26
Total yards	99	476
Rushing yards	-17	129
Passing yards	116	347
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	23:16	36:44

At UCF

UConn Huskies at UCF Knights – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	14	0	3	17
Knights	21	14	0	14	49

at Bounce House • Orlando, Florida

Date: November 20
Game time: 4:05 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 14 MPH
Game attendance: 37,454
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPN+): Conner Onion (play-by-play) & Leger Douzable (color analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

UCF – Johnny Richardson 9-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 10:58. Knights 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:50.
UCF – Mikey Keene 30-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 9:37. Knights 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, TOP 01:04.
UCF – Mark-Antony Richards 8-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 5:50. Knights 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:31.

Second quarter

UCF – Johnny Richardson 17-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Daniel Obarski kick), 13:15. Knights 28–0. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, TOP 02:55.
CONN – Nate Carter 1-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 9:56. Knights 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 03:13.
UCF – Brandon Johnson 49-yard pass from Ryan O'Keefe (Daniel Obarski kick), 7:36. Knights 35–7. Drive: 1 plays, 49 yards, TOP 00:09.
CONN – Steven Krajewski 1-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 4:40. Knights 35–14. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:49.

Third quarter No Scoring Plays Fourth quarter

UCF – Parker Navarro 5-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 14:54. Knights 42–14. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:44.
UCF – Amari Johnson 3-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Daniel Obarski kick), 10:43. Knights 49–14. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 03:10.
CONN – Joe McFadden 42-yard field goal, 7:30. Knights 49–17. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 03:13.

Top passers

CONN – Steven Krajewski – 18/42, 174 yards, 3 INTs
UCF – Mikey Keene – 23/29, 208 yards, 2 TDs

Top rushers

CONN – Nathan Carter – 13 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
UCF – Johnny Richardson – 14 rushes, 147 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

CONN – Jay Rose – 10 receptions, 89 yards
UCF – Brandon Johnson – 7 receptions, 125 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	UConn	UCF
First downs	17	23
Total yards	311	537
Rushing yards	137	280
Passing yards	174	257
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:30	27:30

No. 24 Houston

Houston Cougars at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	14	17	7	45
Huskies	0	10	0	7	17

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

Date: November 27
Game time: 12:08 p.m.
Game weather: 39 degrees Sunny
Game attendance: 12,685
Referee: Tom Omara
TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst), and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
Box score

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Alton McCaskill 31-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 10:21. Cougars 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 03:02.

Second quarter

HOU – Jake Herslow 49-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 11:44. Cougars 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, TOP 00:50.
CONN – Kevens Clercius 34-yard pass from Steven Krajewski (Joe McFadden kick), 6:31. Cougars 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 01:09.
HOU – Nathaniel Dell 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 1:15. Cougars 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 05:09.
CONN – Joe McFadden 25-yard field goal, 0:01. Cougars 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:11.

Third quarter

HOU – Nathaniel Dell 13-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 11:08. Cougars 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:45.
HOU – Dalton Witherspoon 23-yard field goal, 6:02. Cougars 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:36.
HOU – Jeremy Singleton 34-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 1:26. Cougars 38–10. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:18.

Fourth quarter

CONN – Malik Dixon 37-yard interception return (Joe McFadden kick), 11:30. Cougars 38–17.
HOU – Chandler Smith 1-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick), 3:03. Cougars 45–17. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:50.

Top passers

HOU – Clayton Tune – 21/30, 301 yards, 4 TDs
CONN – Steven Krajewski – 9/19, 79 yards, 1 TD

Top rushers

HOU – Alton McCaskill – 9 rushes, 54 yards, 1 TD
CONN – Steven Krajewski – 8 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Jake Herslow – 5 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
CONN – Kevens Clercius – 2 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Houston	UConn
First downs	21	16
Total yards	472	238
Rushing yards	149	82
Passing yards	323	156
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:16	28:44

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[2] Kidwai, Aman (September 5, 2021). "Randy Edsall out as UConn head coach". The UConn Blog. Retrieved September 7, 2021.

[3] Bonjour, Doug (September 7, 2021). "Day after Randy Edsall's departure, Uconn shifts focus to Purdue: 'Bit of a roller coaster'". CT Insider. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[4] Rittenberg, Adam (November 11, 2021). "UConn hires former UCLA coach Jim Mora to lead football program". ESPB. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[5] Putterman, Alex (August 28, 2020). "A program in transition: As Huskies kick off season, independent future slowly snaps into focus". Hartford Courant. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[6] "Big-tome football not going over big for UConn". The Day. September 7, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[7] "2021 UConn Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

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