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Quick Facts 2012 SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE Location:...... Storrs, Conn. SUN. MON. TUE. WED. THU. FRI. SAT. Founded:...... 1881 Enrollment:...... 30,525 (17,815 Storrs undergrad) Mar. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 President:...... Dr. Susan Herbst Director of Athletics:...... Warde Manuel Practice Practice Practice Nicknames:...... Huskies, UConn #1 #2 #3 Colors:...... National Flag Blue and White 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 10:15 a.m. Conference:...... BIG EAST Website:...... UConnHuskies.com 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Stadium:...... Rentschler Field Capacity:...... 40,000 Practice Practice Practice Surface:...... Natural Grass #4 #5 #6 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Team Information Apr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Head Coach: ...... Paul Pasqualoni Practice Practice Practice Alma Mater: ...... Penn State, ‘72 #7 #8 #9 Record At UConn: ...... 5-7 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 10:15 a.m. Overall Collegiate Record: ...... 140-79-1 (20 seasons) Offensive System: ...... Multiple 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Defensive System: ...... 4-3 2011 Record: ...... 5-7, 3-4 BE Practice Practice Practice Starters Ret./Lost: ...... 15/9 #10 #11 #12 Lettermen Ret./Lost: ...... 30/19 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 10:15 a.m. FB Office Phone: ...... (860) 486-2718 FB Office Fax: ...... (860) 486-2197 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Practice Practice Prac. #15 Assistant Coaches: #13 #14 Spring Game 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. GEORGE DeLEONE: Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line DON BROWN: Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks CLAYTON WHITE: Special Team Coordinator, Running Backs HANK HUGHES: Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line MATT CERSOSIMO: Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator Spring Media Policies SHANE DAY: Quarterbacks UConn’s spring practices on Tuesday and Saturday will be open to the media with Thursday closed. Live MIKE FOLEY: Tight Ends social media updates are not allowed during practice – Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc. Requested student- DARRELL PERKINS: Safeties athletes and head coach Paul Pasqualoni will be available for interviews following the open practices. All JON WHOLLEY: Linebackers practices are scheduled for the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center – if there is a change in location the MICHAEL DIGMAN: Offensive Graduate Assistant media will be informed. The Blue-White Game will be held on Satruday, April 21 at 1:00 p.m. JORDAN ORLOVSKY: Defensive Graduate Assistant TIM PENDERGAST: Director of Football Administration ANDY BAYLOCK: Director of UConn Football Alumni/Community Affairs DAVE WILCZEWSKI: Recruiting Assistant TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Media Information ...... 1 The 2012 University of Connecticut Spring Football Prospectus is a publication of the UConn Division of Athletics and the Athletic Communications Office. Cover and Spring Outlook ...... 2-3 interior design by Maggie Oren, MB Design. Editorial Assistance by Brendan Flynn, Head Coach Paul Pasqualoni ...... 4-5 Luanne Dunstan and Sean Soltys. Primary photography by Steve Slade and Bob Assistant Coaches ...... 6-9 Stowell. Additional photography by John Korduner, Envision Sports Media and David Silverman/New England Patriots. Personnel Chart ...... 10 Rosters ...... 11-13 Returning Letterwinners ...... 14-19 Incoming Student-Athletes ...... 20-21 2011 Year In Review ...... 22-27 2011 Game Recaps ...... 28-39 2011 Statistics ...... 40-45 Director of Athletics Warde Manuel ...... 46

ATHELETIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications: Mike Enright* Assistant Director – Athletic Communications: Patrick McKenna Assistant Director – Athletic Communications: Phil Chardis Communications Assistant: Matt Lee Communications Assistant: Sagan Byrne Communications Assistant: Brendan Flynn* Communications Secretary: Luanne Dunstan * Football contact Mailing Address: 2095 Hillside Road U-1173 • Storrs, CT 06269-1173 Office Phone: (860) 486-3531 Office FAX: (860) 486-5085

1 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com 2012 Preview

A number of performers return at wide receiver. Senior Nick Williams The University of Connecticut football team opens its 2012 spring prac- is the veteran of the group and has also enjoyed a terrific career as a kickoff tice with plenty of experience as there are six starters back on offense and and punt returner. Senior Mike Smith returns after missing last season, but eight on defense. At the same time, there are several newcomers and current has played in 36 career games – the most of any returning WR. Redshirt underclassmen that will push those starters for playing time. sophomore Jeremy Davis played in all 12 games last year and made six As Paul Pasqualoni begins his second year in charge of the Husky catches while classmate Tebucky Jones played in eight games with five program, the goal of spring practice is to develop individual skills and also catches. work on various overall schemes on both offense and defense. Connecticut Redshirt sophomore Shakim Phillips is a transfer from Boston fell just short of bowl eligibility last year as it went 5-7 and the hope is that College, who sat out last season at UConn, and will look to crack the rota- spring practice will serve as a catalyst to return the Huskies to postseason tion this year. Sophomore Kamal Abrams played in eight games in 2011. play in 2012. Sophomore Deshon Foxx, who played seven games at TB last year, has been Pasqualoni’s coaching staff from last year remained intact with the moved over to WR this spring. Senior Denzel Allen, juniors Robert Cherry, exception of one position. Former quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead was Brandon Flower and Frank Guardi are also at wide receiver as is redshirt named the head coach at Fordham, his alma mater. Joining the Husky staff freshman Brendan Donegan. at that same position is Shane Day, who spent the past two years as the QB Last year’s starting fullback Mark Hinkley has departed and the coach with the Chicago Bears. Huskies have three FBs on the roster looking for playing time. Redshirt The biggest losses for Connecticut on offense come on the offensive sophomore Reuben Frank played in all 12 games last year while redshirt line and the wide receiver spot. UConn loses center Moe Petrus, who sophomore Michael Osiecki has switched from linebacker to fullback. Also started 51 games over his career and was a two-time All-BIG EAST pick, at the position is redshirt freshman Christopher Matteis. and Mike Ryan at tackle, a three-year starter who also earned All-BIG Passing to the tight end was emphasized more at Connecticut under EAST honors twice. Paqualoni in his first year than it had been in the past. Redshirt seniors Although there is experience returning on the offensive line, the Ryan Griffin and John Delahunt both return this season to give the Huskies Huskies do lose their top two receivers from last year in Kashif Moore and outstanding experience at the position. Griffin is the team’s leading returner Isiah Moore. from last season with 33 receptions while Delahunt had six receptions and used more in the blocking scheme. Redshirt sophomore Mark Hansson and The competition at quarterback will be wide open between five play- redshirt freshman Sean McQuillan will also battle for playing time. ers. Redshirt senior Johnny McEntee started all 12 games last season while redshirt sophomore Scott McCummings also saw considerable playing With the departure of Petrus, redshirt sophomore Bryan Paull and mid- time, especially in Wildcat situations. Sophomore Michael Nebrich returns year enrollee Kyle Bockeloh will be looking for a shot. In addition, players looking for more playing time in 2012. There are two newcomers in camp currently at guard and tackle could also get a chance at the center spot. – redshirt sophomore Chandler Whitmer, a junior college transfer who also The Huskies return two veterans at guard in redshirt senior Adam played a year at Illinois, and freshman Casey Cochran, a mid-year enrollee, Masters and redshirt junior Steve Greene. Masters started all 13 games at who was the Connecticut Player-of-the-Year for the past two seasons. right guard last year while Greene started at left guard for the final eight Tailback has become a staple of the UConn offense over the years games of the year. Masters has started 23 games over the last two seasons. and redshirt sophomore Lyle McCombs leads the way this spring after Also starting spring drills at guard are redshirt junior Tyler Bullock, redshirt earning Freshmen All-America honors in 2011 by rushing 1,151 yards. A sophomores Gus Cruz and Alex Mateas (a transfer from Penn State) and pair of veterans redshirt senior D.J. Shoemate and redshirt junior Martin Joseph Danielson and mid-year enrollee Drew Ghio. Hyppolite, also bring experience here. Redshirt freshman and Connecticut Redshirt junior Kevin Friend leads the tackles after starting nine product Max DeLorenzo looks to break into the lineup and freshman games last year at right tackle. There is a whole on the left side with the Joseph Williams, a midyear enrollee, will also be in the hunt for action. departure of Ryan. Redshirt senior Jimmy Bennett will look to stay healthy and compete for that spot after making two starts last year. Also in the mix are redshirt junior Stephen Brown and redshirt freshmen Dalton Gifford, Xavier Hemmingway and Paul Nwokeji. On defense, the Huskies have lost three key starters in defensive tackles Twyon Martin and Kendall Reyes, who made an amazing 85 career starts between the two of them and were keys in UConn making three bowl appearances in the four years they played. Also lost is safety Jerome Junior, who made nine starts in 2011. The defense ends return considerable experience with senior Jesse Joseph, who has started 34 games over his career and has 106 career tackles. Senior Trevardo Williams started most games at the other defensive end spot last year and exploded towards the end of the season to finish second in the country in sacks per game. Also at defensive end are redshirt senior Ted Jennings, and redshirt sophomores B.J. McBryde and Jonathan Louis. With the loss of Reyes and Martin, there is ample playing time avail- able for those returning at that spot. Redshirt junior Shamar Stephen has the most experience with 24 career games while redshirt senior Ryan Wirth has been in 18. Redshirt junior Tim Willman, redshirt sophomore Angelo Pruitt and redshirt freshmen Kenton Adeyemi and Julian Campenni will also be in the mix. UConn has the bulk of the linebackers back from 2011 and all three starters from last year. The leader is redshirt senior Sio Moore, who has started 21 career games and has 202 career tackles and 28.5 for a loss. Redshirt sophomore Yawin Smallwood started each game to begin his col- lege career and had 94 tackles while redshirt senior Jory Johnson also started Redshirt senior guard Adam Masters started all 13 games at right each game and had 97 tackles and has 132 for his career. guard last year 2 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus 2012 Preview

THE OFFENSE THE DEFENSE

QUARTERBACKS DEFENSIVE ENDS Player Cl. ’11 GP/CAR Player Cl. ’11 GP/CAR Casey Cochran Fr. -/- Ted Jennings RSr. 10/22 Scott McCummings RSo. 12/12 Jesse Joseph Sr. 9/34 Johnny McEntee RSr. 12/13 Jonathan Louis RSo. 0/0 Michael Nebrich So. 8/8 B.J. McBryde RSo. 3/3 Chandler Whitmer RSo. -/- Trevardo Williams Sr. 12/38 WIDE RECEIVERS DEFENSIVE TACKLES Kamal Abrams So. 8/8 Kenton Adeyemi RFr. 0/0 Denzel Allen Sr. 0/0 Julian Campenni RFr. 0/0 Robert Cherry Jr. 0/0 Angelo Pruitt RSo. 1/1 Geremy Davis RSo. 12/12 Shamar Stephen RJr. 12/24 Brendan Donegan RFr. 0/0 Tim Willman RJr. 2/3 Brandon Fowler Jr. 0/0 Ryan Wirth RSr. 9/18 Deshon Foxx So. 7/7 Frank Guardi Jr. 0/0 LINEBACKERS Tebucky Jones RSo. 8/8 Jefferson Ashiru RFr. 1/1 Shakim Phillips RSo. 0/0 Ryan Donohue Sr. 0/0 Michael Smith Sr. 0/36 Jory Johnson RSr. 33/14 Nick Williams Sr. 12/30 David Kenney RJr. 11/16 Sio Moore RSr. 12/29 TAILBACKS Andrew Opoku RSo. 12/12 Max DeLorenzo RFr. 0/0 Yawin Smallwood RSo. 12/12 Martin Hyppolite RJr. 0/13 Brandon Steg RSo. 12/12 Lyle McCombs RSo. 12/12 Marquise Vann RFr. 0/0 D.J. Shoemate RSr. 2/15 Isaac White Jr. 0/0 Joseph Williams Fr. -/- CORNERBACKS FULLBACKS Tyree Clark RFr. 0/0 Redshirt senior linebacker Sio Moore has started 21 career games and has 202 Reuben Frank RSo. 12/12 Dwayne Gratz RSr. 12/38 career tackles and 28.5 for a loss. Christopher Matteis RFr. 0/0 Alex Kantor Jr. 4/4 Michael Osiecki RSo. 10/10 Taylor Mack Jr. 8/21 David Stevenson RFr. 0/0 Also at linebacker is senior Ryan Donohue, a transfer from Maryland, TIGHT ENDS Blidi Wreh-Wilson RSr. 8/34 redshirt sophomore Brandon Steg, and redshirt freshmen Jefferson Ashiru John Delahunt RSr. 8/32 and Marquise Vann. Also at linebacker is junior Isaac White. Ryan Griffin RSr. 12/36 SAFETIES Redshirt senior Dwayne Gratz started all 12 games last season to lead Mark Hansson RSo. 2/2 Andrew Adams RFr. 0/0 the UConn cornerbacks as does classmate Blidi Wreh-Wilson. Wreh- Sean McQuillan RFr. 0/0 Ty-Meer Brown RSo. 12/12 Wilson was limited to just five starts last year due to injury but has played Jeremy Claflin RFr. 0/0 in 30 games over the past three years with 27 starts and has 134 career tack- CENTERS Wilbert Lee RFr. 0/0 les. Redshirt sophomore Byron Jones helped pick up the slack in Wilson’s Kyle Bockeloh Fr. -/- Gilbert Stlouis Jr. 7/7 absence as he started seven games and made 51 tackles. Bryan Paull RSo. 0/0 Bringing additional experience to the cornerbacks is junior Taylor Mack, who has played in 21 games over the past two seasons. Redshirt OFFENSIVE GUARDS SPECIAL TEAM freshmen Tyree Clark and David Stevenson will look to compete here and Tyler Bullock RJr. 10/11 junior Alex Kantor is also at cornerback. Gus Cruz RSo. 8/8 RETURNEES The departure of Jerome Junior at safety leaves a hole as he started nine Joseph Danielson RSo. 0/0 games last year. Redshirt sophomore Ty-Meer Brown comes in as the most Drew Ghio Fr. -/- PLACE KICKERS experienced CB with six starts last year as he made 45 tackles. Junior Gilbert Steve Greene RJr. 12/13 Chad Christen (K/P) RJr. 12/25 Stlouis has played in seven career games while redshirt freshmen Andrew Alex Mateas RSo. 0/0 David Goodrich RFr. 0/0 Adams, Wilbert Lee and Jeremy Claflin will all look to get on the field. OFFENSIVE TACKLES The graduation of Dave Teggart, the school’s all-time leader in points, PUNTERS Jimmy Bennett RSr. 4/8 extra points and field goals, leaves a huge gap to file. Redshirt junior Chad Cole Wagner RJr. 12/25 Christen, who has handled kickoffs the past two years, will be the leader for Stephen Brown RJr. 2/2 that job. Redshirt freshman David Goodrich will also get a look. Kevin Friend RJr. 12/18 Dalton Gifford RFr. 0/0 LONG SNAPPERS The Huskies are solid at punter with redshirt junior Cole Wagner, a Xavier Hemingway RFr. 0/0 Dominick Manco RFr. 0/0 Second Team All-BIG EAST pick. Junior Adam Mueller returns as the deep Adam Masters RSr. 12/30 Adam Mueller Jr. 10/10 snapper, while there is experience back in both kickoff and punt return with Paul Nwokeji RFr. 0/0 Williams and Mack.

3 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com Head Coach Paul Pasqualoni

Paul Pasqualoni became the 28th head football coach at the Pasqualoni concluded his 14-year tenure as Syracuse’s second- University of Connecticut on January 14, 2011. A native of winningest coach with 107 victories. He guided his teams to four Cheshire, Conn., Pasqualoni has extensive coaching experience on BIG EAST conference titles, including a share of one in 2004 - his the high school, college and professional level and has served as a final year at the school -- and had a 6-3 postseason record. Among collegiate head coach for 19 seasons. those appearances, he led the Orange to two Fiesta Bowl appear- In his first season in charge of the Connecticut program in ances (1992 season and ‘97 season) and a trip to the Orange Bowl 2011, a total of nine Husky players were named All-BIG EAST (1998 season), in the first year of the Bowl Championship Series. Conference. Three Husky seniors took part in the NFL Combine Syracuse also played in the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl, 2001 and four played in postseason all-star games. Tailback Lyle Insight.com Bowl, 1999 Music City Bowl, the 1996 Liberty Bowl, McCombs was named a Freshman All-American by the Football the 1996 Gator Bowl (1995 season) and the 1992 Hall of Fame Writers Association of America. Bowl (1991 season) during Pasqualoni’s tenure. His Orange teams won 10 games in three different seasons - 1991, 1992 and 2001. Before taking the Connecticut position, Pasqualoni had been coaching in the National Football League as he was a member of the He joined the Syracuse staff in 1987 and was an assistant coach Dallas Cowboys staff (2005-07 and 2010) and the Miami Dolphins there for four seasons before being named the head coach prior to (2008-09). the 1991 season, taking over for the legendary Dick MacPherson. Pasqualoni worked with the tight ends (2005) and linebackers Pasqualoni developed a solid contingent of professional play- (2006-07) in Dallas. The Cowboys won the NFC East in 2007 and ers at Syracuse, including a string of 17 selections in the first three were a Wild Card playoff team in 2006. In 2007, the Cowboys’ rounds of the NFL Draft as seven were first-round picks. The school defense limited opponents to 4.9 yards per play and were third produced at least two NFL draft selections in 11 of Pasqualoni’s 14 in sacks. He rejoined the Cowboys staff in 2010 and became the years as head coach. defensive coordinator. During his tenure at Syracuse as an assistant and head coach, He served as defensive coordinator with the Dolphins and his the Orange were recognized with the AFCA Academic Achievement defense allowed just 19.8 points per game in 2008 as the Dolphins Honorable Mention Award for having a graduation rate better than won the AFC East Championship. His 2009 defense led the NFL 70 percent a total of 14 times. They were honored during 10 of in sacks per pass attempt. the 14 years Pasqualoni was head coach. In 1999, Syracuse won the American Football Coaches Association Academic Achievement Pasqualoni served as the head coach of Syracuse from 1991- Award for posting a 100 percent graduation rate for the class that 2004 and led the Orange to nine bowl games and was the head enrolled in 1994. coach at Western Connecticut from 1982-86 and led them to an NCAA Division II postseason appearance. 4 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus Head Coach Paul Pasqualoni

Pasqualoni won the ECAC/Vince Lombardi Foundation Coach of the Year award in 1996 A CLOSER LOOK AT PAUL PASQUALONI following his second-straight 9-3 season. He was named the 1992 and 1995 ECAC Coach of the FULL NAME: Paul Lucian Pasqualoni Year for Division I-A. WIFE: Jill Pasqualoni served in leadership roles with the CHILDREN: Dante Paul, Tito Lucian, Cami Mae ALMA MATER: Penn State, ’72 American Football Coaches Association Board BIRTHDATE: August 16, 1949 of Trustees. He was appointed to the Board of HOMETOWN: Cheshire, Conn. Trustees in 1998 and served a three-year stint as a YEARS IN COACHING (COLLEGE): 41 (30) member of that group before becoming third-vice president for 2002. He was first vice president in COACHING RESUME 2004. Years School/Team Position 1972-75 Cheshire HS Assistant Coach The Nassau Coaches Association honored 1976-81 Southern Connecticut Assistant Coach (1976-79) Pasqualoni with the 2003 Ralph Luisi “Don’t Defensive Coordinator (1980-81) Quit” Memorial Award, given to an outstanding 1982-86 Western Connecticut Head Coach 1987-2004 Syracuse Linebackers Coach (1987-90) educator and coach who loves football and teach- Head Coach (1991-2004) ing. 2005-07 Dallas Cowboys Tight Ends Coach (2005) After finishing his undergraduate degree at Linebackers Coach (2006-07) 2008-09 Miami Dolphins Defensive Coordinator Penn State, he spent four seasons as an assistant 2010 Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coorindator coach at his alma mater, Cheshire High School 2011-Present Connecticut Head Coach (1972-75). BOWL GAMES AS A COACH His first collegiate job was as an assistant at Year Game School, Pos. Result, Opponent Southern Connecticut in 1976 and was elevated 1985 NCAA Div. III WCSU, HC L, 28-0 vs. Montcliar State to defensive coordinator in 1980. Pasqualoni had 1987 Sugar SU, Asst. T, 16-16 vs. Auburn a five year stint from 1982-86 as the head football 1988 Hall of Fame SU, Asst. W, 23-10 vs. LSU 1989 Peach SU, Asst. W, 19-18 vs. Georgia coach and athletic director at NCAA Division III 1990 Aloha SU, Asst. W, 28-0 vs. Arizona Western Connecticut State in Danbury, Conn. 1991 Hall of Fame SU, Head W, 24-17 vs. Ohio State His teams posted a 28-13 record at Western and 1992 Fiesta SU, Head W, 26-22 vs. Colorado he led the school to an NCAA Division II playoff 1995 Gator SU, Head W, 41-0 vs. Clemson appearance in 1985. 1996 Liberty SU, Head W, 30-17 vs. Houston 1997 Fiesta SU, Head L, 35-18 vs. Kansas State 1998 Orange SU, Head L, 31-10 vs. Florida 1999 Music City SU, Head W, 20-13 vs. Kentucky 2001 Insight SU, Head W, 26-3 vs. Kansas State 2004 Champs Sports SU, Head L, 51-14 vs. Syracuse 2006 NFL Wild Card Dallas, LBs L, 21-10 vs. Seattle 2007 NFL Divisional Dallas, LBs L, 21-17 vs. N.Y. Giants 2008 NFL Wild Card Miami, DC L, 27-9 vs. Baltimore

Pasqualoni has experience coaching in a number of various all-star games, most recently as an assistant at the NFL’s Pro Bowl in 2010. He served as the defensive coach for the Blue squad at the 2000 Blue-Gray Game. Pasqualoni coached in three East-West Shrine games, serving as an assistant coach for the East squad in 1994 and 1999, and as head coach of the East team in 1996. Pasqualoni was an assistant for the South squad at the 1998 Hula Bowl and served as an assistant coach for the East team in the 1993 Japan Bowl. A 1972 graduate of Penn State, Pasqualoni joined the football team as a walk-on and later lettered. He lettered in football and basketball at Cheshire High School in Connecticut and also earned a letter in football at Bordentown Military Institute in New Jersey. Pasqualoni earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education at Penn State and a master of science in physical education and human performance at Southern Connecticut State. Born on August 16, 1949, Pasqualoni and his wife, the former Jill Fleischman, have two sons, Dante Paul and Tito Lucian, and a daughter, Cami Mae.

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tied the school record for wins in a season with a 13-2 record and set a school- George DeLeone mark for wins in a row with 12. Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line Brown was recognized nationally and regionally for the team’s accom- George DeLeone, a 1970 University of Connecticut plishments. He was named the 2006 AFCA Region I Coach of the Year, 2006 graduate and a veteran coach of 40 football seasons, is in Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and 2006 New England Football Coach of the his second year as the offensive coordinator on the UConn Year. staff entering the 2012 season. His position responsibility Prior to his head-coaching stint at UMass, Brown led the Northeastern with the offensive line in 2012 after working with the tight Huskies for four seasons (2000-03). In 2002, Brown led Northeastern to its best ends last season. season in school history, as the Huskies went 10-3 and made the school’s only In 2011, he coached tight end Ryan Griffin to a spot on the All-BIG EAST appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Second Team. In addition, the Husky offense saw tailback Lyle McCombs Brown was one of the top defensive coaches in the Northeast before his named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. most recent two stints as head coach. He served as UMass’ defensive coordinator The New Haven, Conn., native has coached in 12 bowl games, including during the 1998 and 1999 and during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, Brown served the Fiesta, Sugar, Gator and Orange Bowl. He returned to the college ranks in as the defensive coordinator at Brown University. 2011 after serving as the tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins since 2008 as Brown also served as a head coach at Plymouth State (1993-95) where he he helped lead the team to the AFC East championship in 2008. posted a 25-6 mark (.806), leading the Panthers to a pair of Division III playoff DeLeone and UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni have a long coaching appearances. history together as they have been on the same staff, both professionally and He is a 1977 graduate of Norwich University where he starred at running collegiately, for 25 years. DeLeone was part of Pasqualoni’s staff for 13 of the back and is now a member of the NU Hall of Fame. He earned his master’s 14 years that Pasqualoni was the head coach at Syracuse (1991-2004). The only degree from Plymouth State in 1996. year that DeLeone was not on that staff was in 1997 when he was the offensive Born, July 31, 1955, Brown and his wife, Deborah have four children line coach for the San Diego Chargers. (Echo, Zachariah, Rana and Chelsea) and three grandchildren (Lola, Piper and DeLeone and Pasqualoni were both assistant coaches at Syracuse from William). 1987-90 and were together at Southern Connecticut from 1976-79 as DeLeone was the head coach and Pasqualoni was an assistant. They were on the same staff Hank Hughes of the Dolphins in 2008-09. Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Prior to joining the Dolphins, DeLeone was the offensive coordinator at Temple (2006-07) and the run game coordinator/offensive line coach in 2005 Hank Hughes is entering his 12th season on the at Mississippi. Husky coaching staff in 2012 and his second as assistant head coach. For the previous six seasons he had been the He originally joined the Syracuse staff in 1985 and was the offensive assistant head coach for defense after spending the previous line coach for two seasons before becoming the offensive coordinator in 1987. three as the defensive coordinator. A 34-year veteran of the Following his year with the Chargers, he returned to SU seven more seasons as coaching profession, Hughes joined the program in Feb. the defensive coordinator in 1998 and the offensive coordinator from 1999- 2001 as the defensive line coach and has coached that position group through- 2004. During his career at Syracuse, the Orange played in 12 bowl games, out his tenure at UConn. posting an 8-3-1 record. In 2011, UConn’s rushing defense was ranked fourth in the country and He served as the offensive coordinator at Holy Cross in 1984 and was on first in the BIG EAST. Defensive lineman Kendall Reyes was named First Team the Rutgers staff from 1980-83, serving in a number of roles, including defen- All-BIG EAST for the second year in a row. Following the 2009 season, he was sive coordinator from 1981-82. named the Assistant Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. DeLeone began his coaching career at Southern Connecticut as an assis- Under Hughes, UConn led the BIG EAST in total defense in each of its tant coach in 1970 and was the head coach of the Owls from 1970-75. first two seasons in the league. The Huskies finished seventh in the nation in DeLeone graduated from UConn in 1970 with a degree in physical 2006, averaging 297.1 yards per game in total defense while also ranking fourth education and earned a master’s degree in physical education from Southern in passing defense and seventh in passing efficiency defense. The Huskies used Connecticut in 1971. He is a graduate of Fairfield Prep (Conn.) High School. their stout defense to gain the 2007 BIG EAST Championship with the team Born on May 9, 1948, he is the father of two sons - Andy and Mark and is ranking in the top 17 nationally in passing defense, passing efficiency defense married to Babara Ann Ward. and scoring defense. Before coming to UConn, Hughes was the defensive line coach at the Don Brown University of Memphis from 1998-2000. Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks Hughes is familiar with New England, having served at four different Don Brown, who has served as the head coach at three schools in the region. In his most recent New England stop prior to UConn, different schools in New England and has been the defensive Hughes worked at Harvard (1994-97) where he was the assistant head coach, coordinator at Maryland for the past two seasons, is in his defensive line coach and special teams coordinator. second year as the defensive coordinator at UConn in 2012. Hughes is a 1979 graduate of Springfield College with a bachelor’s degree He has position responsibility with the cornerbacks. in physical education. He played for four years at linebacker and was a two-year Last season, the UConn defense was ranked fourth starter. A native of Albany, N.Y., Hank and his wife, Jackie, reside in Tolland, in the country in rushing defense at 85.67 yards per game. Conn., with their four children, Raquel Marie, Henry, Jack and Charles. UConn was also 13th in the country in sacks and 19th in tackles for loss. Cornerback Dwayne Gratz was a Second Team All-BIG EAST pick. Clayton White Brown, a Spencer, Mass. native, was the head coach at Massachusetts Special Teams Coordinator, Running (2004-08), Northeastern (2000-03) and Plymouth State (1993-95). He led Backs UMass to the 2006 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision finals and has a career record of 95-45 as a collegiate head coach. Clayton White, a three-year National Football League During his tenure at UMass, the Minutemen maintained one of the top player who has been coaching on the college level for the defensive units in the nation. They finished among the top 20 in total defense past eight seasons, is in his second year in 2012 as an assis- in three of his five seasons and UMass was also first nationally in scoring defense tant coach at UConn and works with the running backs and in 2005. the special teams. Brown led UMass to its best five-year span in program history as the In 2011, UConn tailback Lyle McCombs earned Freshman All-American Minutemen finished with 43 wins in his tenure, the third-highest total in school honors from the Football Writers Association of America and was a Second history. His winning percentage (.694/43-19) is tops in UMass history. Team All-BIG EAST pick. He became just the second Husky to rush for 1,000 Brown led UMass to the 2006 national championship game yards or more in a freshman season. after capturing the Atlantic 10 title with a perfect 8-0 record. UMass On special teams, UConn was ranked 17th in the country in kick- 6 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus Assistant Coaches Page Header off returns. Punter Cole Wagner was named Second Team All-BIG EAST Conference. Shane Day White spent the 2010 season as the defensive backs coach and special team Quarterbacks co-coordinator at Western Kentucky. White’s punt return team at WKU ranked Shane Day, who spent the past two years as the quarter- third in the Sun Belt Conference at 8.13 yards per return. Prior to his one backs coach for the Chicago Bears, is in his first year at UConn year at WKU, White coached the defensive backs and was the assistant special for the 2012 season. Day is an 11-year veteran of the coaching teams coach at Stanford from 2007-09. During Whites’s tenure at Stanford, the profession - and has worked at all levels of football, including Cardinal was ranked as high as 14th in the nation in 2009, posted an 8-4 regular professional, high school and college. season record and played in the Sun Bowl. As a member of the Bears’ staff, he helped lead the team Prior to his arrival at Stanford, White served as the defensive backs coach to the NFC North Division championship with a record of 11-5 and the team and special team assistant at Western Michigan (2006) working with the punt advanced to the NFC Championship game. He worked alongside offensive coordi- return and kickoff coverage units. He spent the previous two seasons (2004-05) nator and former NFL head coach Mike Martz in Chicago. at Western Carolina where he coached defensive backs and was a special teams Day joined the Chicago staff after spending the 2007-09 seasons as a quality assistant while also serving as recruiting coordinator each year. control coach for the San Francisco 49ers under head coach as he worked with the A native of Dunn, North Carolina, White was a member of the Tampa offensive coaching staff in game planning and practice preparation. He worked with Bay Buccaneers from March to August of 2003 as a linebacker and special teams the quarterbacks in 2007, the running backs in 2008 and the offensive line 2009. He player. He spent two seasons (2001-02) with the New York Giants, also as a was part of the coaching staff for the 2008 Senior Bowl along with Martz. linebacker and a member of the special teams unit. White played every special Day was an offensive quality control coach at Michigan in 2006 working with teams snap during the 2001 season and made seven tackles for the Giants. the quarterbacks. Among his duties in Ann Arbor were the evaluation of quarterback White was a three-year starter at linebacker from 1999-2001 and a mem- recruits and the development of the QBs already in the program. The Wolverines ber of the special teams unit during his collegiate playing days with North played in the 2007 Rose Bowl against USC while Day was part of the staff. Carolina State. He ended his career with his name in the record book in several Day began his coaching career at Auburn (Wash.) Riverside High School, categories, including career tackles for loss (33), single-season tackles for loss and where he spent one season coaching the wide receivers (2001) and three overseeing tackles in a single game. the quarterbacks (2002-04), adding the duties of offensive coordinator during his White received his bachelor of science degree from the school in parks, final two years. recreation and tourism with a concentration in sports management in 2001. Day played collegiate football as a wide receiver at Rhodes College in White and his wife Kelly have a one-year old son Chase. Memphis, Tenn., where he also lettered in baseball. He graduated from Kansas State in 1999 with a degree in English. Matt Cersosimo Day and his wife Christie are the parents of a newborn daughter, Vivienne. Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator Matt Cersosimo enters his seventh year as wide receiv- Mike Foley ers coach and recruiting coordinator at UConn. During his Tight Ends tenure as recruiting coordinator, UConn has won a pair of A veteran of northeastern football coaching, Mike Foley BIG EAST Conference Championships and participated in enters his seventh season on the UConn staff and will now four bowl games – including the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. work with the tight ends. He worked with the offensive line for In 2010, the UConn wide receivers accounted for 113 his first six years with the Huskies. Prior to UConn, Foley com- catches with 1,369 yards and seven touchdowns while not pleted 21 seasons of involvement with the football team at his having a single senior within the group. In 2011, those numbers improved to alma mater, Colgate University. He had served as the Raiders’ 182 receptions for 2,336 yards and 14 TDs. offensive coordinator and offensive line coach since 1997. Cersosimo previously worked as a graduate assistant coach with the team Foley and his offensive line have been key factors in UConn’s outstanding and spent the 2004-05 seasons as an assistant coach at Harvard, helping the rushing game in 2009-11 as the Huskies featured two 1,000-yard rushers in BIG Crimson to a 17-3 record over the combined 2004-05 seasons. EAST Player of the Year and All-American Jordan Todman (2009 and ‘10) and Cersosimo spent the 2002-03 seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Andre Dixon (2009). Lyle McCombs joined that group in 2011. In addition, UConn, organizing the defensive scout team and mainly helping with the center Moe Petrus was named First Team All-BIG EAST Conference while Husky tackles and tight ends. tackle Mike Ryan was second team. Cersosimo was a two-year starter at defensive back on the Springfield Foley and his offensive line were a key factor in Donald Brown achieving College football team, receiving the Unsung Hero Award in 2000 and the the status as the country’s leading rusher in 2008. In 2008, Foley coached First Coaches Award in 1999. He also received Springfield’s Dual Sport Athlete Team All-BIG EAST Conference selection Will Beatty at left tackle as Beatty of the Year Award in 1998. Cersosimo was a two-year lacrosse captain at later went on to play in the Senior Bowl and was selected in the Second Round Springfield College, earning All-New England honors as a senior. of the National Football League Draft by the New York Giants. Cersosimo boasts a deep coaching pedigree as his family is well established In 2005, his final year at Colgate, the Raiders posted an 8-4 record and in the Connecticut high school ranks. His father, Rob, has served as head coach advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs. Foley helped coach all seven at Conard High School since 1984 while his grandfather, Bob McKee, was the of Colgate’s NCAA Playoff squads, including the 2003 team that advanced to head coach at West Hartford’s Hall High School from 1951 to 1956 before the National Championship Game. Of the 13 seasons in which Colgate was moving to Conard where he was head coach from 1957-1984. eligible for the playoffs with Foley aboard, the team qualified seven times. Foley Cersosimo is a native of West Hartford, Conn. and received a pair of also played a role in each of Colgate’s five Patriot League Championship teams degrees from Springfield College, an undergraduate degree in 2000 in physical (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005). education and a master’s degree in health education in 2002. He is married In 1986, he served as interim head coach during the absence of head coach to the former Megan Campbell, an All-BIG EAST women’s lacrosse player at Fred Dunlap, who was recovering from bypass surgery. Following Dunlap’s UConn who served as the team’s head coach in 2007 and `08. The couple has retirement in 1987, Foley was named head coach of the Raiders, a title he held a four-year-old son Brady, three-year-old daughter Caroline and a newborn through 1992, compiling a 21-34 record. He returned to the Hamilton, N.Y. daughter Maggie. campus in 1997 as offensive coordinator and line coach after three years on the Harvard staff. While with the Crimson, he served as offensive coordinator during his entire stay. He was a four-year letterwinner at Colgate and captain of the 1977 team. Foley was born in Kittery, Maine, but grew up in Newburyport, Mass. He graduated from Colgate University in 1978 with a degree in economics. Foley and his wife, Kathleen, have two grown children, Erin and Patrick. A football coach like his father, Patrick is the linebackers coach at Colgate.

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2008. Digman played his college football at Ouachita Baptist University in Darrell Perkins Arkadelphia, Ark., as a quarterback. He is also a graduate of Arkadelphia High Defensive Backs School. Darrell Perkins, who served as the defensive backs coach at Louisiana-Monroe in 2008 and 2009, is in his third Jordan Orlovsky season on the University of Connecticut football staff in Graduate Assistant-Defense 2012. In 2010, he helped the UConn defense rank tied for fifth nationally in interceptions and rank 28th in the nation Jordan Orlovsky is in his first year as a gradaute assis- in pass efficiency defense. tant coach on the UConn football staff in 2012. Orlovsky will work with the defense. He spent the 2011 season as a Perkins helped lead the Louisiana-Monroe defense to the top ranking in program aide in the UConn football office. He was a quality the Sun Belt Conference in 2009. control coach at Miami during the 2008-10 seasons after Prior to his stint at Monroe, he was the defensive coordinator at Charleston serving as an intern at Miami from 2005-08. Southern in 2007. He was the linebackers and special teams coach at Northern He earned his undergraduate degree in business management at Miami in Colorado in 2006 and was the defensive backs/special teams coordinator at 2009 and also has a graduate degree from Miami in education that he completed Charleston Southern from 2004-05. Perkins was the defensive backs coach and last May. special teams coordinator at Ferris State from 2002-03 as the Bulldogs finished first in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in pass defense at 161 yards per game. Tim Pendergast He was a defensive graduate assistant at Purdue in 2000 and ‘01. Perkins Director of Football Administration began his football coaching career at Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo., Tim Pendergast is in his sixth season as UConn’s where he was an assistant coach from 1997-99 at his alma mater. Director of Football Administration entering 2012. In that Perkins is a 1990 graduate of Wyoming and earned his degree in business role, Pendergast helps direct all of UConn’s day-to-day marketing. He was a two-year starter at running back for the Cowboys and a operations including team travel, preseason camp, player three-year letter winner from 1985-89. housing, budgetary matters and other logistical concerns. At Wyoming, Perkins played in the 1987 and ‘88 Holiday Bowls and with Pendergast worked as a college football coach for Purdue coached in the 2001 Rose Bowl, following the Boilermakers’ 2000 Big 25 years, most notably serving as head coach at Cornell Ten championship, and the 2001 Sun Bowl. (2001-03) and Hamilton College (2000). Pendergast also worked on the staffs He is married to the former Elena Zbitskaya and the couple has a one-year- of Ithaca (1980, 2006), Cornell (1981-89), Northwestern (1990-92), Maine old son Spencer. His son Jordan was a member of the men’s soccer team at Iona. (1992), James Madison (1993-96) and Memphis (1997-99). Before joining the UConn staff, he worked for the SportsLink Management Group as the National Jon Wholley Director of its Coaches Division. Linebackers Pendergast received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Cortland in 1980 and a master’s in physical education from Ithaca in 1986. A Jonathan Wholley, a 2004 graduate of the University native of Syracuse, N.Y., Pendergast and his wife, Leslie, have three children, of Connecticut who earned a master’s degree from UConn Greg (18), Taylor (15) and Lia (8). in 2008, is entering his third season at UConn in 2012. Wholley has worked with the linebackers for the past two seaons after working with the tight ends in 2010. Dave Wilczewski Wholley was an assistant football coach at Fordham Recruiting Assistant for the 2009 season where he worked with the running Dave Wilczewski is in his fifth year as UConn’s backs and had recently added recruiting coordinator duties. recruiting assistant. Wilczewski manages the program’s A Southington, Conn., native, Wholley was a member of the UConn extensive recruiting database and organizes on-campus football team from 2001-04 as a running back and joined the team as a walk-on. visits. Wilczewski returned to Storrs after spending the He later earned a scholarship and was a member of the 2004 Motor City Bowl spring of 2008 at Marshall where he worked as a recruit- championship team. ing assistant for the Thundering Herd. Wilczewski was a He earned his undergraduate degree in political science from UConn in familiar face behind the scenes of the Husky program from December of 2004. the spring of 2004 through the end of the 2007 season, helping the program’s Following graduation, he was an assistant coach at Central Connecticut game and recruiting operations, while working as a student equipment manager. for the 2005 season and worked with the tight ends. The Blue Devils had a 7-4 Wilczewski earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from UConn in 2007 record and were Northeast Conference co-champions. and a second bachelor’s degree in coaching administration from UConn in Wholley then returned to UConn as a graduate assistant coach for the 2008. The Seymour, Conn. native has taken classes towards a master’s degree at 2006-08 seasons working on the offensive side of the bowl. He was part of both UConn and Marshall. the coaching staff that led the Huskies to a share of the 2007 BIG EAST Wilczewski is single and resides in Glastonbury, Conn. Championship and an appearance in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl. He earned his master’s of education in kinesiology from UConn in December of 2008. Michael Digman Graduate Assistant-Offense Michael Digman, a 2007 Missouri graduate, is in his first season as graduate assistant football coach at UConn for the 2012 season. Digman, who will work with the offense, was the running backs and tight ends coach at Blinn College (Brenham, Texas) during the 2010 season. He was also the offensive graduate assistant at Buffalo (2010) and Austin Peay (2008-09). Digman was a student assistant coach at Missouri, working with the quarterbacks, in 2006. Most recently, Digman was an offensive assistant coach at Fort Pierce Central High School, in Fort Pierce, Fla. He also coached wide receiv- ers and kickers at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Ark., in 2007 and 8 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus 2012 Schedule

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Aug. 30 MASSACHUSETTS RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA Long-time rivals have met 71 previous times, but not since 1999; UMass in first year as a member of Mid-American Conference Sept. 8 NORTH CAROLINA STATE RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA Huskies and Wolfpack meet for second time with NC State winning in Raleigh in 2003 Sept. 15 at Maryland Byrd Stadium, College Park, Md. TBA TBA Maryland leads series 1-0 with win in 1942; Terp head coach Randy Edsall faces school where he was head coach for 11 years Sept. 22 at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, Mich. TBA TBA Teams have split two meetings with UConn win in 2003 and WMU in 2011; Both games were at Rentschler Field Sept. 29 BUFFALO RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA Huskies meet Buffalo with a 15-4 series edge and a seven-game winning streak vs. the Bulls At press time, the BIG EAST Conference schedule had not been announced. Here is a look at the BIG EAST opponents in alphabetical order: TBA CINCINNATI RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA UConn has scored 150 points vs. the Bearcats in the past four meetings with wins at Rentschler Field in 2008 and ‘10 TBA at Louisville Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Ky. TBA TBA Louisville has won games in 2010 and ’11 after losing three-straight to the Huskies from 2007-09 TBA PITTSBURGH RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA The Panthers and the Huskies have split their eight previous meetings – all since 2004 TBA at Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, N.J. TBA TBA Six of the last nine games between these two teams have been decided by a touchdown or less TBA at Syracuse Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. TBA TBA UConn leads the series 6-2 and has won five-straight games vs. the Orange TBA TEMPLE RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA TBA Temple returns to BIG EAST football in 2011; the Owls have won eight of the 12 previous meetings with the Huskies TBA at USF Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. TBA TBA UConn leads the series 5-4 and the home team has won in this series in five of six BIG EAST meetings

9 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com Lettermen Chart OFFENSE DEFENSE RETURNING LETTERMEN (12) RETURNING LETTERMEN (15) Pos. Player (Letters) Pos. Player (Letters) FB Reuben Frank (1) CB Dwayne Gratz (3), Taylor Mack (1)*, OG Steve Greene (1) Blidi Wreh-Wilson (3) OT Kevin Friend (2), Adam Masters (3) DE Ted Jennings (2), Jesse Joseph (3), Trevardo Williams (3) QB Scott McCummings (1), John McEntee (1) DT Shamar Stephen (2), Ryan Wirth (1) TB Lyle McCombs (1) LB Jory Johnson (3), David Kenney (1), Sio Moore (2), TE John Delahunt (3), Ryan Griffin (3) Andrew Opoku (1), Yawin Smallwood (1) WR Geremy Davis (1), Mike Smith (3), Nick Williams (3) S Ty-Meer Brown (1), Byron Jones (1) *-Smith won letters in 2008, 2009 and 2010. *-Mack won letter in 2010.

LETTERMEN LOST (9) LETTERMEN LOST (9) Pos. Player (Letters) Pos. Player (Letters) C Moe Petrus (4) CB Tevrin Brandon (1), Gary Wilburn (4) OG Gary Bardzak (1) DT Twyon Martin (4), Kendall Reyes (4) OT Mike Ryan (4) LB Kijuan Dabney (4), Matt Edwards (1), QB Blaise Driscoll (1) Jerome Williams (1) TB Mark Hinkley (2), Jonathan Jean-Louis (4) S Harris Agbor (3), Jerome Junior (3) TE Corey Manning (4) WR Isiah Moore (4), Kashif Moore (4) RETURNING STARTERS (8) Pos. Player ’11 Starts/Career RETURNING STARTERS (6) CB Dwayne Gratz 12/29 Pos. Player ’11 Starts/Career DE Jesse Joseph 7/32 OT Kevin Friend 11/13 DE Trevardo Williams 11/19 OG Steve Greene 8/8 LB Jory Johnson 12/16 OG Adam Masters 12/23 LB Sio Moore 12/21 QB John McEntee 12/12 LB Yawin Smallwood 12/12 TB Lyle McCombs 11/11 S Ty-Meer Brown 7/7 TE Ryan Griffin 7/25 S Byron Jones 9/9 TE John Delahunt 6/16 Delahunt and Griffin equate to one starter back STARTERS LOST (3) Pos. Player ’11 Starts/Career STARTERS LOST (5) DT Twyon Martin 11/43 Pos. Player ’11 Starts/Career DT Kendall Reyes 12/42 C Moe Petrus 12/51 S Jerome Junior 9/31 FB Mark Hinkley 9/9 OT Mike Ryan 12/33 WR Kashif Moore 11/31 WR Isiah Moore 11/19 SPECIALISTS RETURNING LETTERMEN (3) Pos. Player (Letters) LS Adam Mueller (1) P Cole Wagner (2) PK Chad Christen (2) LETTERMEN LOST (1) Pos. Player (Letters) PK Dave Teggart (4) RETURNING STARTERS (1) Pos. Player ’11 Starts/Career P Cole Wagner 12/24 STARTERS LOST (1) Pos. Player ’11 Starts/Career PK Dave Teggart 12/43

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No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/HS/Prep 14 Abrams, Kamal 5-10 179 WR So. Dover, Del./ Dover 22 Adams, Andrew 6-0 186 S RFR. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 259 DT RFR. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) Academy 19 Allen, Denzell 6-0 185 WR Sr. Ledyard, Conn./ Rhode Island 32 Ashiru, Jefferson 6-1 227 LB RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 72 Bennett, Jimmy 6-9 309 OT RSr. Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 284 C Fr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 61 Brown, Stephen 6-5 298 OT RJr. Clifton Park, N.Y./ Shenendehowa 15 Brown, Ty-Meer 6-0 193 S RSo. McKeesport, Pa./ McKeesport 50 Bullock, Tyler 6-4 302 OG RJr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./ Mechanicsburg 90 Campenni, Julian 5-11 281 DT RFr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 22 Cherry, Robert 6-0 186 WR Jr. Simsbury, Conn./ Simsbury 13 Christen, Chad 6-1 202 K/P RJr. Etters, Pa./ Red Lane 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 186 S RFr. West Hartford, Conn./ Conard 27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 183 CB RFr. Tampa, Fla./ Alonso 12 Cochran, Casey 6-0 214 QB Fr. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk 65 Cruz, Gus 6-2 306 OG RSo. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy 64 Danielson, Joseph 6-1 295 OG RSo. Baldwin, N.Y./ Chaminade 85 Davis, Geremy 6-1 214 WR RSo. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross 89 Delahunt, John 6-3 243 TE RSr. Ottawa, Ont./ Holy Trinity 44 DeLorenzo, Max 5-11 213 RB RFr. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 23 Donegan, Brendan 5-10 171 WR RFr. Trumbull, Conn./ St. Joseph 52 Donohue, Ryan 6-0 242 LB Sr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional/Maryland 25 Fowler, Brandon 5-9 164 WR Jr. Prospect, Conn./ Woodland Regional 4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 167 WR So. Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville 47 Frank, Reuben 6-3 239 FB RSo. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie 77 Friend, Kevin 6-6 295 OT RJr. Warrentown, Va./ Faquier 79 Ghio, Drew 6-1 296 OG Fr. Bristol, Conn./ Bristol Central 78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 297 OT RFr. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 93 Goodrich, David 5-10 172 K RFr. Falmouth, Maine/ Falmouth 7 Gratz, Dwayne 6-0 198 CB RSr. Piscataway, N.J./ Piscataway 69 Greene, Steve 6-5 309 OG RJr. Edensburg, Pa./ Bishop Carroll 94 Griffin, Ryan 6-6 247 TE RSr. Londonderry, N.H./ Londonderry 82 Guardi, Frank 6-0 182 WR Jr. New Fairfield, Conn./ New Fairfield 96 Hansson, Mark 6-4 249 TE RSo. Clearwater, Fla./ Palm Harbor University 75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-4 262 OT RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 25 Hyppolite, Martin 6-0 214 RB RJr. Wakefield, Mass./ Wakefield 98 Jennings, Ted 6-6 254 DE RSr. Dayton, Ohio/ Chaminade-Julienne 28 Johnson, Jory 6-1 227 OLB RSr. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s/The Hun School (N.J.) 16 Jones, Byron 6-1 192 DB RSo. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) 84 Jones, Tebucky 6-0 185 WR RSo. Farmington, Conn./ New Britain 91 Joseph, Jesse 6-3 259 DE Sr. Laval, Que./ Vanier Prep 38 Kantor, Alex 5-9 185 CB Jr. Potomac, Md./ Winston Churchill 34 Kenney, David 6-0 195 OLB RJr. Highstown, N.J./ The Peddie School 23 Lee, Wilbert 6-1 204 S RFr. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 58 Louis, Jonathan 6-5 259 DE RSo. Brockton, Mass./ Wyoming Seminary 29 Mack, Taylor 5-9 170 CB Jr. Powder Springs, Ga./ The Lovett School 66 Manco, Dominick 6-0 239 LS RFr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 63 Masters, Adam 6-4 298 OT RSr. Bethesda, Md./ Walt Whitman 73 Mateas, Alex 6-3 293 OG RSo. Ottawa, Ont./ Penn State/Ottawa Sooners 46 Matteis, Christopher 5-9 230 Fr. RFr. North Haven, Conn./ North Haven 97 McBryde, B.J. 6-5 301 DE RSo. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls 43 McCombs, Lyle 5-8 166 RB RSo. Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph By The Sea 11 McCummings, Scott 6-2 224 QB RSo. Natick, Mass./ Natick 18 McEntee, Johnny 6-3 208 QB RSr. Fullerton, Calif./ Servite 49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 238 TE RFr. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 3 Moore, Sio 6-2 229 LB RSr. Apex, N.C./ Apex 67 Mueller, Adam 6-1 225 LS Jr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South 2 Nebrich, Michael 6-1 208 QB So. Burke, VA/ Lake Braddock Secondary 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-5 261 OT RFr. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy 9 Opoku, Andrew 6-4 229 OLB RSo. North Brunswick, N.J./ Fork Union Military (Va.) 36 Osiecki, Michael 6-2 228 FB RSo. Seymour, Conn./ Seymour 68 Paull, Bryan 6-3 298 C RSo. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas 8 Phillips, Shakim 6-1 200 WR RSo. Paterson, N.J./ Boston College/DePaul Catholic 56 Pruitt, Angelo 6-3 296 DT RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill 31 Scherer, Jim 6-1 183 DB Sr. Middlefield, Conn./ Coginchaug 24 Shoemate, D.J. 6-0 219 TB RSr. Corona, Calif./ USC/Servite 33 Smallwood, Yawin 6-3 235 LB RSo. Worcester, Mass./ Doherty 6 Smith, Michael 6-0 201 WR Sr. Houston, Texas/ Westside 41 Steg, Brandon 6-2 226 LB RSo. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella 59 Stephen, Shamar 6-5 317 DT RJr. Brookville, N.Y./ Long Island Lutheran 12 Stevenson, David 5-8 173 CB RFr. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson 2 Stlouis, Gilbert 5-11 181 S Jr. Davie, Fla./ Plantation 46 Vann, Marquise 6-0 224 LB RFr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 86 Wagner, Cole 6-2 211 P RJr. York, Pa./ York Suburban 54 White, Isaac 5-10 212 LB Jr. Waterbury, Conn./ Crosby 10 Whitmer, Chandler 6-1 191 QB RSo. Newnan, Ga./ Butler CC 21 Williams, Joseph 5-11 201 TB Fr. Allentown, Pa./ Emmaus 31 Williams, Nick 5-10 184 WR Sr. East Windsor, N.J./ The Hun School 48 Williams, Trevardo 6-2 233 DE Sr. Bridgeport, Conn./ Canterbury 51 Willman, Tim 6-4 270 DT RJr. Fulton, Md./ Reservoir 53 Wirth, Ryan 6-3 271 DT RSr. Medford, N.J./ Shawnee/Cheshire (Conn.) Academy 5 Wreh-Wilson, Blidi 6-2 190 CB RSr. Edinboro, Pa./ General McLane

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No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School 2 Nebrich, Michael 6-1 208 QB So. Burke, VA/ Lake Braddock Secondary 2 Stlouis, Gilbert 5-11 181 S Jr. Davie, Fla./ Plantation 3 Moore, Sio 6-2 229 LB RSr. Apex, N.C./ Apex 4 Foxx, Deshon 5-10 167 WR So. Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville 5 Wreh-Wilson, Blidi 6-2 190 CB RSr. Edinboro, Pa./ General McLane 6 Smith, Michael 6-0 201 WR Sr. Houston, Texas/ Westside 7 Gratz, Dwayne 6-0 198 CB RSr. Piscataway, N.J./ Piscataway 8 Phillips, Shakim 6-1 200 WR RSo. Paterson, N.J./ Boston College/DePaul Catholic 9 Opoku, Andrew 6-4 229 OLB RSo. North Brunswick, N.J./ Fork Union Military (Va.) 10 Whitmer, Chandler 6-1 191 QB RSo. Newnan, Ga./Downers Grove South (Ill.)/Butler (Kan.) CC 11 McCummings, Scott 6-2 224 QB RSo. Natick, Mass./ Natick 12 Cochran, Casey 6-0 214 QB Fr. Monroe, Conn./ Masuk 12 Stevenson, David 5-8 173 CB RFr. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson 13 Christen, Chad 6-1 202 K/P RJr. Etters, Pa./ Red Lane 14 Abrams, Kamal 5-10 179 WR So. Dover, Del./ Dover 15 Brown, Ty-Meer 6-0 193 S RSo. McKeesport, Pa./ McKeesport 16 Jones, Byron 6-1 192 DB RSo. New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) 18 McEntee, Johnny 6-3 208 QB RSr. Fullerton, Calif./ Servite 19 Allen, Denzell 6-0 185 WR Sr. Ledyard, Conn./ Rhode Island 21 Williams, Joseph 5-11 201 TB Fr. Allentown, Pa./ Emmaus 22 Adams, Andrew 6-0 186 S RFR. Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy 22 Cherry, Robert 6-0 186 WR Jr. Simsbury, Conn./ Simsbury 23 Donegan, Brendan 5-10 171 WR RFr. Trumbull, Conn./ St. Joseph 23 Lee, Wilbert 6-1 204 S RFr. Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls 24 Shoemate, D.J. 6-0 219 TB RSr. Corona, Calif./ Servite/USC 25 Fowler, Brandon 5-9 164 WR Jr. Prospect, Conn./ Woodland Regional 25 Hyppolite, Martin 6-0 214 RB RJr. Wakefield, Mass./ Wakefield 27 Clark, Tyree 5-10 183 CB RFr. Tampa, Fla./ Alonso 28 Johnson, Jory 6-1 227 OLB RSr. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s/The Hun School (N.J.) 29 Mack, Taylor 5-9 170 CB Jr. Powder Springs, Ga./ The Lovett School 31 Scherer, Jim 6-1 183 DB Sr. Middlefield, Conn./ Coginchaug 31 Williams, Nick 5-10 184 WR Sr. East Windsor, N.J./ The Hun School 32 Ashiru, Jefferson 6-1 227 LB RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 33 Smallwood, Yawin 6-3 235 LB RSo. Worcester, Mass./ Doherty 34 Kenney, David 6-0 195 OLB RJr. Highstown, N.J./ The Peddie School 36 Osiecki, Michael 6-2 228 FB RSo. Seymour, Conn./ Seymour 37 Claflin, Jeremy 6-1 186 S RFr. West Hartford, Conn./ Conard 38 Kantor, Alex 5-9 185 CB Jr. Potomac, Md./ Winston Churchill 41 Steg, Brandon 6-2 226 LB RSo. Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella 43 McCombs, Lyle 5-8 166 RB RSo. Staten Island, N.Y./ St. Joseph By The Sea 44 DeLorenzo, Max 5-11 213 RB RFr. Berlin, Conn./ Berlin 46 Matteis, Christopher 5-9 230 Fr. RFr. North Haven, Conn./ North Haven 46 Vann, Marquise 6-0 224 LB RFr. Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior 47 Frank, Reuben 6-3 239 FB RSo. Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie 48 Williams, Trevardo 6-2 233 DE Sr. Bridgeport, Conn./ Canterbury 49 McQuillan, Sean 6-4 238 TE RFr. Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 50 Bullock, Tyler 6-4 302 OG RJr. Mechanicsburg, Pa./ Mechanicsburg 51 Willman, Tim 6-4 270 DT RJr. Fulton, Md./ Reservoir 52 Donohue, Ryan 6-0 242 LB Sr. Montvale, N.J./St. Joseph Regional/Maryland 53 Wirth, Ryan 6-3 271 DT RSr. Medford, N.J./ Shawnee/Cheshire (Conn.) Academy 54 White, Isaac 5-10 212 LB Jr. Waterbury, Conn./ Crosby 56 Pruitt, Angelo 6-3 296 DT RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill 58 Louis, Jonathan 6-5 259 DE RSo. Brockton, Mass./ Wyoming Seminary 59 Stephen, Shamar 6-5 317 DT RJr. Brookville, N.Y./ Long Island Lutheran 61 Brown, Stephen 6-5 298 OT RJr. Clifton Park, N.Y./ Shenendehowa 63 Masters, Adam 6-4 298 OT RSr. Bethesda, Md./ Walt Whitman 64 Danielson, Joseph 6-1 295 OG RSo. Baldwin, N.Y./ Chaminade 65 Cruz, Gus 6-2 306 OG RSo. Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy 66 Manco, Dominick 6-0 239 LS RFr. Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington 67 Mueller, Adam 6-1 225 LS Jr. Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South 68 Paull, Bryan 6-3 298 C RSo. Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas 69 Greene, Steve 6-5 309 OG RJr. Edensburg, Pa./ Bishop Carroll 70 Bockeloh, Kyle 6-3 284 C Fr. Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek 72 Bennett, Jimmy 6-9 309 OT RSr. Alexandria, Va./ West Potomac 73 Mateas, Alex 6-3 295 OG RSo. Ottawa, Ont./ Ottawa Sooners/Penn State 74 Nwokeji, Paul 6-5 261 OT RFr. Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy

12 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus Breakdown/Pronunciation

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School/Last School 75 Hemingway, Xavier 6-4 262 OT RFr. Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern 77 Friend, Kevin 6-6 295 OT RJr. Warrentown, Va./ Faquier 78 Gifford, Dalton 6-5 297 OT RFr. Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy 79 Ghio, Drew 6-1 296 OG Fr. Bristol, Conn./ Bristol Central 82 Guardi, Frank 6-0 182 WR Jr. New Fairfield, Conn./ New Fairfield 84 Jones, Tebucky 6-0 185 WR RSo. Farmington, Conn./ New Britain 85 Davis, Geremy 6-1 214 WR RSo. Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross 86 Wagner, Cole 6-2 211 P RJr. York, Pa./ York Suburban 89 Delahunt, John 6-3 243 TE RSr. Ottawa, Ont./ Holy Trinity 90 Campenni, Julian 5-11 281 DT RFr. West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area 91 Joseph, Jesse 6-3 259 DE Sr. Laval, Que./ Vanier Prep 93 Goodrich, David 5-10 172 K RFr. Falmouth, Maine/ Falmouth 94 Griffin, Ryan 6-6 247 TE RSr. Londonderry, N.H./ Londonderry 95 Adeyemi, Kenton 6-4 259 DT RFR. Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) Academy 96 Hansson, Mark 6-4 249 TE RSo. Clearwater, Fla./ Palm Harbor University 97 McBryde, B.J. 6-5 301 DE RSo. Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls 98 Jennings, Ted 6-6 254 DE RSr. Dayton, Ohio/ Chaminade-Julienne

GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN Connecticut (18): Pennsylvania (9): New Jersey (7): Massachusetts (6): Maryland (3): Texas (2): Adeyemi Brown, T. Donohue Gifford Kantor Bockeloh Allen Bullock Gratz Hyppolite Masters Smith Cherry Campenni Kenney Louis Willman Claflin Christen Opoku McCummings Alabama (1): Cochran Greene Phillips Nwokeji Ohio (3): Johnson DeLorenzo McBryde Williams, N. Smallwood Jennings Donegan Wagner Wirth Pruitt Delaware (1): Fowler Williams, J. Florida (5): Vann Abrams Ghio Wreh-Wilson New York (7): Clark Guardi Brown, S. Hansson California (2): Illinois (1): Jones, B. Georgia (7): Danielson Paull McEntee Mueller Jones, T. Adams Frank Steg Shoemate Matteis Ashiru Lee Stlouis Maine (1): McQuillan Davis Manco New Hampshire Goodrich Osiecki Hemingway McCombs Virginia (4): (2): Scherer Mack Stephen Bennett Cruz North Carolina (1): White Stevenson Foxx Griffin Moore Williams, T. Whitmer Friend Nebrich Ontario (2): Quebec (1): Delahunt Joseph Mateas

Pronunciation Guide Nasir Abudu N-saer A-BOO-due Sio Moore SEE-oh Kenton Adeyemi Ken-ten ADD-a-YEM-ee Michael Nebrich KNEE-brick Ty-Meer Brown tie-MEER Andrew Opoku ah-poe-coo Dwayne Gratz grats (like “congrats”) Michael Osiecki oh-shess-ski Mark Hansson Hansen Yawin Smallwood yah-win Martin Hyppolite HIP-o-light Brandon Steg stegg (rhymes with egg) Bildi Wreh-Wilson bleed-ee ray-wilson

13 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com Student-Athlete Bios #15 #47 Ty-Meer Brown Reuben Frank RS Sophomore RS Sophomore Safety Fullback 6-0, 193 6-3, 239 McKeesport, Pa. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. McKeesport Poughkeepsie Earned his first varsity letter last fall…played in all 12 games, starting the last seven of Earned a varsity letter in his first season of action…played mostly as the backup them at a safety spot…had 45 tackles on the season, which was eighth on the team… fullback…had eight receptions on the season with two in two games – Western had career-high of eight tackles in win vs. USF (Oct. 15) and in season finale vs. Michigan (Oct. 1), West Virginia (Oct. 8) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…also made three Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…had three interceptions, one of which was returned 48 yards for tackles on special teams. a touchdown vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8)…posted six tackles vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26). YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2011 12 8 30 2.5 0 10 2.5 2011 12 20 25 45 0 1.0 3 10 # #13 77 Kevin Friend Chad Christen RS Junior RS Junior Offensive Tackle Kicker/Punter 6-6, 295 6-1, 202 Warrentown, Va. Etters, Pa. Faquier Red Lane Started 11 of 12 games last season…started the opener vs. Has handled kickoffs for the Huskies for the past two seasons…in 2011, averaged Fordham (Sept. 3) at right tackle, then to left guard for the third and fourth games kickoff length was 65.7 yards with 14 of 62 kickoffs for touchbacks…had nine of 72 of the season and finished the season by starting the final eight games back at right kickoffs for touchdowns in 2010. tackle…has started in 13 games over the past two years…part of an offensive line in 2011 that helped tailback Lyle McCombs rush for more than 1,000 yards. #85 Geremy Davis RS Sophomore Wide Receiver 6-1, 214 Lawrenceville, Ga. Norcross Saw action in all 12 games last year for his first collegiate playing time…had a career-high two receptions vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) and Vanderbilt (Sept. 10)…also had a reception in each of the last two games of the year vs. Rutgers (Nov. 26) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…attended same high school as UConn men’s basketball standout Jeremy Lamb. YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G 2011 12 6 73 12.2 0 21 6.1 #89 John Delahunt RS Senior Tight End 6-3, 243 Ottawa, Ont. Holy Trinity Shared starting duties at tight end in 2011 to earn his third varsity letter…had a career- high four receptions vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…also had a reception vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) and Syracuse (Nov. 5)…had first career TD reception on a 10-yarder vs. Syracuse…was highly-used in 2011 in double tight end situations for blocking. YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G 2009 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Kevin Friend 2010 13 5 75 15.0 0 46 5.8 2011 8 6 43 7.2 1 10 5.4 TOTAL 32 11 118 10.7 1 46 3.7

14 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus Student-Athlete Bios #7 #98 Dwayne Gratz Ted Jennings RS Senior RS Senior Cornerback Defensive End 6-0, 198 6-6, 254 Piscataway, N.J. Dayton, Ohio Piscataway Chaminade-Julienne Was a Second Team All-BIG EAST Conference pick last year…one of the most Made the first starts of his career in the first five games of the season…missed the last experienced players returning to the Husky team in the fall…has played in 38 career two games with an injury…was fifth on the team in tackles for loss with eight for 33 games, with 29 career starts – including all 12 games in 2011 and all 13 in 2010… yards in 2011…also tied for fourth in sacks with 3.5…had a career-high eight tackles broke into the starting lineup in 2009 as he started the last four games of the season… in opening win vs. Fordham (Sept. 3)…also had four tackles against Vanderbilt was the fifth-leading tackler on the team in 2011 with 53 stops and was tied for the (Sept. 10) and USF (Oct. 15)..had 2.5 tackles for a loss against Vandy. team lead with three interceptions…had a season-high nine tackles against Cincinnati (Dec. 3) in season finale…his career-high is ten vs. Michigan on (Sept. 4, 2010)… YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU also had eight tackles vs. Iowa State (Oct. 16) and Syracuse (Oct. 5)…had 4.5 tackles 2010 12 4 3 7 0 2.0 0 0 for 12 yards on the year and also had four pass breakups. 2011 10 11 14 25 3.5 8.0 0 1 TOTAL 22 15 17 32 3.5 10.0 0 1 YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT 2009 13 16 4 20 0 0.0 4 0 # 2010 13 54 9 63 0 2.0 11 2 28 2011 12 35 18 53 0 4.5 7 3 TOTAL 38 105 31 136 0 6.5 22 5 Jory Johnson # RS Senior 69 Outside Linebacker 6-1, 227 Steve Greene Mobile, Ala. St. Paul’s/The Hun School (N.J.) RS Junior Offensive Guard Led the Huskies in tackles last season with 97 and started all 12 games… has a total 6-5, 309 of 33 career games played with 14 starts…had a career-high 11 tackles against both Edensburg, Pa. Fordham (Sept. 3), USF (Oct. 15) and Louisville (Nov. 19)…also had ten tackles Bishop Carroll against both Iowa State (Sept. 16) and Western Michigan (Oct. 1)…was sixth on the team for tackles for a loss..had three tackles for a loss against Louisville…tied for the Earned his first varsity letter in 2011…moved into the starting lineup at left guard for team lead in fumble recoveries with two… was named to the 2011 BIG EAST All- the Western Michigan game (Oct. 1) and remained there for the rest of the season Academic Team and was also a ’10 selection…received the teams Football Alumni for a total of eight games…part of an offensive line in 2011 that helped tailback Lyle Award, for leadership, dedication and teamwork. McCombs rush for more than 1,000 yards…was named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Team. YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT 2009 12 18 10 28 0 5.0 0 0 2010 9 5 2 7 0 2.0 1 1 # 2011 12 45 52 97 0 7.0 6 2 94 TOTAL 33 68 64 132 0 14.0 7 3 Ryan Griffin RS Senior Tight End 6-6, 247 Londonderry, N.H. Londonderry A Second Team All-BIG EAST selection…has now played in 36 games over the past three years…was one of 25 tight ends to be named to the John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List…shared starting duties at tight end with John Delahunt..was used much more in the passing game in 2011…was the third-leading receiver on the team last year with 33 receptions and is the leading returning receiver on the team for 2012…had multiple receptions in nine games last year, including a season-high five vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8)…his career high remains six vs. Rutgers (10/31/09)… also had four receptions vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 10), Western Michigan (Oct. 1) and Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…had three receiving touchdowns and a two-point conversion for 20 points in 2011. YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G 2009 11 23 272 11.8 0 28 24.7 2010 13 31 245 7.9 1 18 18.8 2011 12 33 499 15.1 3 55 41.6 TOTAL 36 87 1016 11.7 4 55 28.2

Jory Johnson 15 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com Student-Athlete Bios #16 #29 Byron Jones Taylor Mack RS Sophomore Junior Defensive Back Cornerback 6-1, 192 5-9, 170 New Britain, Conn. Powder Springs, Ga. St. Paul (Bristol) The Lovett School Saw his first collegiate action in 2011 and earned a varsity letter…started eight games Earned a varsity letter in 2010 for his play on special teams…played in eight games and six of the final seven…was sixth on the team in tackles with 51…had a career- in 2011 and made two tackles…had two kickoff returns vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)… high eight tackles in season-final vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…had a fumble recovery was also the backup punt returner in 2011. for a touchdown vs. USF (Oct. 15) and added six tackles and four pass breakups vs. YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT the Bulls…the 10-yard fumbled recovery for a TD in the third quarter proved to be 2010 13 9 5 14 0 0.0 3 1 the deciding score in a 16-10 Husky win…was named the BIG EAST Conference 2011 8 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against USF…had six tackles TOTAL 21 9 7 16 0 0.0 3 1 against both West Virginia (Oct. 8) and Rutgers (Nov. 26)… YEAR G PR YDS TD LONG AVG YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT 2010 13 15 126 0 33 8.4 2011 12 33 18 51 0 0.0 6 2 2011 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 21 15 126 0 33 8.4 # 91 YEAR G KR YDS TD LONG AVG 2010 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 8 2 35 0 20 17.5 Jesse Joseph TOTAL 21 2 35 0 20 17.5 Senior Defensive End # 6-3, 259 63 Laval, Que. Vanier Prep Adam Masters A key member of the Husky offensive line who was hampered by an injury last RS Senior season…missed the first three games of the season after starting 25 of UConn’s 26 Offensive Tackle games in 2009 and ’10…returned for the fourth game of 2011 and then started 6-4, 298 the final seven…had a season-high five tackles against both Buffalo (Sept. 24) and Bethesda, Md. Louisville (Nov. 19)…had four tackles in three other games…his career high in Walt Whitman tackles remained eight vs. North Carolina (Sept. 12, 2009). YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT Three-year letterwinner who started all 12 games last year at right guard…has seen action in each of the last three seasons…has made 23 starts during his career…started 2009 13 16 22 38 2.5 5.0 2 0 at right tackle for the final seven games of 2010, including the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 2010 12 25 14 39 8.5 12.0 0 0 and was at left tackle for the first four games… part of an offensive line in 2011 that 2011 9 11 18 29 1.0 2.5 1 0 helped tailback Lyle McCombs rush for more than 1,000 yards…also helped Jordan TOTAL 34 52 54 106 12.0 19.5 3 0 Todman rush for more than 1,000 yards in 2010. #34 #43 David Kenney Lyle McCombs RS Junior RS Sophomore Outside Linebacker Tailback 6-0, 195 5-8, 166 Highstown, N.J. Staten Island, N.Y. The Peddie School St. Joseph By The Sea Earned his first varsity letter last year as a redshirt Led Connecticut in rushing as a redshirt freshman with 1,151 yards…was 29th in the sophomore...saw duty both on specials teams and as reserve on defense…made two country in rushing at 95.92 yards per game and was second in the BIG EAST…was tackles on the season…played in 11 games in 2011 and five in 2010. named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America…was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection…was named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year…was the second-leading freshman rusher in the country and just 0.46 yards per game behind the leader…his rushing total was the ninth-highest in school single-season history and his carries were fourth…posted the 14th season in school history of 1,000 or more rushing yards…was just the second UConn freshman (true or redshirt) to hit the 1,000 yard mark…had 141 rushing yards vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) in his collegiate debut – that mark is the second-best first game among the top 10 rushers in Husky history…had a career high 152 yards of rushing in win vs. Syracuse (Nov. 5)..rushed for 100 yards or more in six games…besides Fordham and Syracuse, also had 118 vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 10), 136 vs. Westen Michigan (Oct. 1), 130 vs. USF (Oct. 15) and 124 vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26). YEAR G ATT YDS TD AVG REC YDS TD 2011 12 275 1151 7 4.2 19 172 1

16 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus Student-Athlete Bios #11 #3 Scott Sio Moore RS Senior McCummings Linebacker RS Sophomore 6-2, 229 Quarterback Apex, N.C. 6-2, 224 Apex Natick, Mass. Has more tackles than any other returning Husky…started all 12 games last year at Natick linebacker….has started 21 games during his Husky career…was the third-leading Saw his first collegiate action by playing in all 12 games last season…was used mostly tackler on the 2011 Huskies with 86 and led the team with 16 tackles for a loss and in the “wildcat” formation…best games of the season came in wins over Syracuse was second with 6.5 sacks…had a season-high 13 tackles vs. Louisville and also had (Nov. 5) and Rutgers (Nov. 26)…against Rutgers, rushed for 47 yards on ten carries ten vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…his career high remains 17 tackles vs. West Virginia with two touchdowns…against Syracuse, rushed for 59 yards on 13 carries with two (Oct. 20, 2010)…had 3.5 tackles for a loss of 21 yards at Vanderbilt (Sept. 10)…all TDs in win over Syracuse (Nov. 5)…rushed for 40 yards vs. Louisville (Nov. 19) of those TFLs were also sacks…was 21st in the country in tackles for a loss with 1.33 and Iowa State (Sept. 16)…also had a rushing TD vs. Iowa State…had a 55-yard per game and was second in the BIG EAST. pass completion for a TD in opening win over Fordham (Sept. 3)…had a 39-yard YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT pass completion for a TD vs. Iowa State…was named to the 2011 BIG EAST All- 2009 4 2 4 6 0.0 1.0 0 0 Academic Team. 2010 13 72 38 110 1.5 11.5 2 1 YEAR G A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF 2011 12 55 31 86 6.5 16.0 9 3 2011 12 10-5-0 50.0 157 2 247.9 TOTAL 29 129 73 202 8.0 28.5 11 4 YEAR G ATT YDS TD AVG/C 2011 12 74 285 5 3.9 #67 #18 Adam Mueller Junior Johnny McEntee Long Snapper 6-1, 225 RS Senior Park Ridge, Ill. Quarterback Maine Township South 6-3, 208 Fullerton, Calif. Earned a varsity letter by serving as the team’s long snapper…was his first collegiate Servite action in 2011…helped form a team that saw UConn connect on 22 of 28 field goal attempts and on 29 of 30 extra point attempts… was named to the 2011 BIG EAST Walk-on quarterback who started all 12 games in 2011…had played in just two All-Academic Team. games – one in 2009 and another in 2010 – before taking over the starting role… passed for over 150 yards in seven games…passed for over 200 in four games… season and career-high was 300 yards vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 1)..also had 213 vs. Buffalo (Sept. 24), 253 vs. Louisville (Nov. 19) and 252 vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 3).. had four touchdown passes vs. Western Michigan and two in three other games… career high was 22 completions vs. WMU and 43 attempts vs. Louisville…his 335 pass attempts was eighth in school single-season history and his 172 completions was tenth…the 2,110 yards was 14th…received the team’s 2011 Joseph M. Giannelli Unsung Hero Award. YEAR G A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF 2009 1 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2011 12 335-172-8 51.3 2110 12 111.3 TOTAL 13 335-172-8 51.3 2110 12 111.3

Johnny McEntee 17 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com Student-Athlete Bios #9 #80 Andrew Opoku Michael Smith RS Sophomore Senior Outside Linebacker Wide Receiver 6-4, 229 6-0, 201 North Brunswick, N.J. Houston, Texas Fork Union Military (Va.) Westside Saw his first collegiate action in 2011…played in all 12 games on both defense and Experienced wide receiver who did not play last season…played in 36 games with special teams…made ten tackles with three vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) and Syracuse (Nov. 17 starts from 2008-10 and has one year of eligibility left..did not redshirt as a true 5)…had one tackle in four other games. freshman…was the leading scorer on the 2010 team..has a career high with eight receptions vs. Rhode Island (Sept. 26, 2009) and 130 receiving yards vs. Buffalo # (Sept. 25, 2010). 33 YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G 2008 13 12 137 11.4 0 34 10.5 Yawin Smallwood 2009 10 15 170 11.3 0 31 17.0 2010 13 46 615 13.4 2 56 47.3 RS Sophomore TOTAL 36 73 922 12.6 2 56 25.6 Linebacker 6-3, 235 # Worcester, Mass. 59 Doherty Enjoyed a terrific first year of playing collegiate football by starting all 12 games at Shamar Stephen middle linebacker…was the second-leading tackler on the team with 94 stops, just RS Junior three off the team lead…also had 2.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks…had double- figure tackles in two games with a career-high 12 in win vs. Syracuse (Nov. 5) and Defensive Tackle also had ten vs. Western Michigan (Oct. 1)…returned a fumble 64-yards for a 6-5, 317 touchdown against Vanderbilt (Sept. 10) and an interception 28-yards for a TD vs. Brookville, N.Y. Buffalo (Sept. 24)…was among the top 100 tacklers in the country. Long Island Lutheran YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT Two-year letter winner who will be key for the Huskies 2011 12 36 58 94 1.5 2.5 4 1 on a defensive line that lost a pair of starters…has been a member of the defensive line rotation for the past two seasons…has played in 24 games over the past two years, including all 12 in 2010…made a career-high six tackles vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8) and also had two tackles vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 10) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3)…started eight games as a freshman in 2010. YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PD INT 2010 12 13 14 27 2.0 4.0 0 0 2011 12 7 10 17 0.0 1.0 1 0 TOTAL 24 20 24 44 2.0 5.0 1 0 #86 Cole Wagner RS Junior Punter 6-2, 211 York, Pa. York Suburban Second Team All-BIG EAST pick in 2010…was ranked third in the BIG EAST and 53rd nationally in yards per punt at 41.1 yards per boot…had a season-long punt of 63 yards vs. West Virginia (Oct. 8) and also had a 62-yarder vs. Buffalo (Sept. 24)…career-long is a 66-yarder at Michigan (Sept. 4, 2010) in first collegiate games…21 of his 80 punting attempts last year were inside the 20-yard line and 29 were for fair catches. YEAR G P YDS LONG AVG 2010 13 79 3260 66 41.3 2011 12 80 3288 63 41.1 TOTAL 25 159 6548 66 41.2

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18 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus Student-Athlete Bios #31 #48 Nick Williams Trevardo Williams Senior Senior Wide Receiver Defensive End 5-10, 184 6-2, 233 East Windsor, N.J. Bridgeport, Conn. The Hun School Canterbury Experienced returning Husky in both the receiving and return department…was Started 11 of 12 games last season and emerged as a defensive force as the year went the fifth-leading receiver on the team last year…had two receptions in win over on…earned Second Team All-BIG EAST Conference honors…was second on the Buffalo (Sept. 24), including one for a 64-yard TD…had a 26-yard reception for UConn team in tackles for a loss and first in sacks…of his 43 tackles last season, made a TD against Western Michigan (Oct. 1)…also had multiple reception games vs. 20 of them in the final five games…of his 15 tackles for a loss, 10.5 came in last five West Virginia (Oct. 8), Louisville (Nov. 19) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3)….was again games of the year…of his 12.5 sacks, nine came in last five games…had four tackles the primary kickoff returner for UConn with 37 returns for an average of 24.9 for a loss of 30 yards (all sacks) in win over Rutgers (Nov. 26)…had six total tackles yards per return…led the country in that category in 2010 with 35.29 yards per vs. Rutgers…also had two sacks vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 26)…was second in the country return…in 2011, also had 22 punt returns for an average of 5.6 yards per return.. in sacks per game at 1.04 per game and led the BIG EAST…was 32nd in the country in the Husky career record books: first in yards per return average with 28.3, is tied in tackles for a loss and was second in the BIG EAST…his 19 career sacks are tied for third in number of KO returns with 55, second in KO yardage with 1,556 and for sixth in school history…received the team’s Kendall Madison Award, given to a tied for first for KO returns for TDs with two… was named to the 2011 BIG EAST player for his dedication, hard work, positive attitude and outstanding citizenship. All-Academic Team. YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL PBU INT YEAR G REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G 2009 13 13 6 19 2.0 2.5 0 0 2009 7 2 18 9.0 0 11 2.6 2010 13 25 4 29 4.5 9.5 1 0 2010 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2011 12 26 17 43 12.5 15.0 2 0 2011 12 11 236 21.5 2 64 19.7 TOTAL 38 64 27 91 19.0 27.0 3 0 TOTAL 30 13 254 19.5 2 64 8.5 YEAR G PR YDS TD LONG AVG # 2009 7 1 1 0 1 1.0 53 2010 11 8 93 0 39 11.6 2011 12 22 123 0 36 5.6 Ryan Wirth TOTAL 30 31 217 0 39 7.0 RS Senior YEAR G KR YDS TD LONG AVG Defensive Tackle 2009 7 1 36 0 36 36.0 6-3, 271 2010 11 17 600 2 100 35.3 Medford, N.J. 2011 12 37 920 0 61 24.9 Shawnee/Cheshire (Conn.) Academy TOTAL 30 55 1556 2 100 28.3 Earned his first varsity letter as a junior…saw action on both the defensive line and on special teams..has played in 18 games during his career (including nine last year) and has seven career tackles in seven different games. #5 Blidi Wreh-Wilson RS Senior Cornerback 6-0, 190 Edinboro, Pa. General McLane Missed much of last year with a knee injury suffered in the Buffalo game (Sept. 24)…missed the next five games and returned for the final three…had started 22 games and played in all 26 in 2009 and ’10…made a career- high nine tackles against Iowa State (Sept. 16)…had seven tackles win an interception in win over Rutgers (Nov. 26)…has two career interception returns for TDs to tie a school record…was a team captain in 2010. YEAR G UT AT TT SKS TFL P INT 2009 13 29 11 40 0.0 0.0 7 1 2010 13 48 9 57 0.0 1.0 9 4 2011 7 23 14 37 0.5 2.0 9 2 TOTAL 30 100 34 134 0.5 3.0 25 7

Nick Williams 19 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com 2012 Incoming Student-Athletes

UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni signs an autograph for a fan. Current members of the Husky team signed autographs for fans prior to the Signing Day reception. 2012 Connecticut National Letter Of Intent Signees A total of 19 high school seniors signed National Letters of Intent on Tuesday, Feb. 1 to attend the University of Connecticut. The 19 seniors come from seven states with the following breakdown: Florida 5, New Jersey 5, Massachusetts 3, Maryland 2, Pennsylvania 2, Connecticut 1 and New York 1. In addition, UConn had five new student-athletes enroll for the spring 2012 semester and received a signed financial aid agreement from a junior college transfer.

The following is a list of the high school seniors that signed Letters of Intent. Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown/High School/Prep School Battles-Santos, Brendan DE 6-3 250 Eastham, Mass/Nauset Regional Bryan, Rennick C 6-2 319 New Haven, Conn./Hillhouse Clax, Jazzmar FB-LB 5-11 236 Freehold, N.J./Neptune Floyd, Jordan FS 6-1 205 Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield Green, John WR 5-11 175 Miami, Fla./Felix Varela Gutierrez, Ricardo WR 6-1 170 Hialeah, Fla./American Hicks, Jonathan LB 6-3 245 Palmyra, Penn./Palmyra Levy, Richard OT 6-6 280 Trenton, N.J./Trenton Central Marder, Ellis FS 6-1 185 Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep Melifonwu, Obi FS 6-3 194 South Grafton, Mass./Grafton Myers, Mikal DT 6-0 300 Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy Norris, Elijah DE 6-4 230 Upper Marlboro, Md./Archbishop Carroll Puyol, Bobby K 6-0 170 North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer Rugg, Zack OG 6-5 285 Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort Samra, Tyler OG 6-3 250 Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco Stephens, Omaine LB 6-4 220 East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus Sylva, Jason LB 6-3 235 Marion, Mass./Plymouth South-Tabor Academy Vinci, Wyatt LB-FB 6-3 238 Ridgewood, N.J./St. Joseph/Hun School Williams, Jhavon CB 5-11 185 Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central The following student-athletes enrolled at UConn for the spring 2012 semester Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown/High School/Prep School or Community College Bockeloh, Kyle C 6-2 286 Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek Cochran, Casey QB 6-0 216 Monroe, Conn./Masuk Ghio, Drew OG 6-1 297 Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central/Loomis Chaffee Whitmer, Chandler QB 6-1 188 Newnan, Ga./Downers Grove (Ill.) South/Butler (Kan.) CC Williams, Joseph TB 5-11 197 Allentown, Pa./Emmaus/Fork Union (Va.) The following is the junior college transfer that signed a financial aid agreement. Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown/High School/Community College Shortell, Neil TE 6-3 250 Mission Hills, Kan./Butler (Kan.) CC

Brendan Battles-Santos: Had 70 tackles his senior year with two sacks … played both defensive line and quarterback as a senior, running a single-wing offense as the lead blocker out of the backfield … named to the ESPN Boston All-State team and a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Star … also an outstanding wrestler … was a Boston Herald All-Scholastic pick in wrestling … captured the sectional, Division I and All-State titles as a junior in the 215-pound weight division … reached the finals of the New England Championship … was third at the National High School Coaches Association tournament … born April 28, 1994. Kyle Bockeloh: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will participate in spring practice … played at Cypress Creek High School in Houston and graduated in the spring of 2011 … team went 9-4 in his senior season and team won three playoff games to advance to the regional round of the 5A Division I championship … delayed his enrollment to college until this semester … earned Greater Houston Academic All-State honors and also participated in track and field..born October 20, 1992. Rennick Bryan: Named to the Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association All-Star Football Team and the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-Connecticut Team..named to the Levi Jackson All-Star Team, honored by the New Haven Gridiron Club … also throws the shot put and discus in track and field … was All-Southern Connecticut Conference in the shot put … born December 1, 1993.

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Jazzmar Clax: Led Neptune HS to its first Central Jersey Group 3 title since 1998 … had Elijah Norris: Was a receiver on offense and had 20 receptions for 440 yards and four 156 tackles (72 solo) with six sacks and a pair of forced fumbles … born August 23, 1993 TDs … also made 102 tackles with 16.0 sacks … had a 37.03 yards punting average … … was an Asbury Park Press All-Shore first team selection in each of the past two years … born July 4, 1994. began his high school career at Freehold Borough HS and helped lead that school to the Bobby Puyol: Was a finalist for the Palm Beach (Fla.) Placekicker of the Year by the Palm Group 3 title in 2010 … born August 23, 1993. Beach County Sports Commission … had career mark of 22-27 in field goals with a long Casey Cochran: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will participate of 54, to break a school record … was 189 for 198 on PATs and had a KO touchback in spring practice … Gatorade Player of the Year in Connecticut for each of the past two percentage of 82% … first team all-conference 3A-4A as a senior and first team all-area by seasons … named to the Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association All-Star Football Orlando Sun Sentinel … third team all-state 7A … was 9 of 12 on field goals and 50 of 52 Team and the Walter Camp Football Foundation All-Connecticut Team … holds the on extra points … also was the backup QB … team won three playoff games in Class 7A Connecticut high school career records for passing yards and completions … played his tournament as team made it to state semifinals and was regional champion … team went final two years of high school at Masuk and led the team to the Connecticut Class L title in 50 games over his four-year HS career … first-team all-conference three times … team won 2010 … started his scholastic career at New London HS and led the team to the state class state championship in sophomore year..also plays baseball … high school baseball coach was SS title in 2008 … born February 25, 1994. Frank Torre, Jr., son of former major leaguer Frank Torre and nephew of legendary Joe Jordan Floyd: Named to All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association team.. named Torre … son born August 17, 1993. all-state honorable mention by the Baltimore Sun and was a second team All-Metro pick in Zach Rugg: Had 72 tackles in senior year with two double-digit tackle games … also had 2010 … as a junior had 700 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns and also had 70 tackles.. 2.5 sacks … also played on the offensive line … named first team All-Area by the Tribune- played in the 2011 Maryland Crab Bowl on December 17 for the Baltimore team … also Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) … also named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers all-state team plays basketball and runs track and field in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash … born … team went 7-4 in senior season … as a junior had 99 tackles … in junior year, team went April 19, 1994. 8-5 and reached the District 6 Class A championship game … born February 16, 1994. Drew Ghio: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will participate in Tyler Samra: Helped team rush for 1,910 rushing yards and 1,194 passing yards in senior spring practice … graduate of Bristol Central High School and spent the fall 2011 semester year … was named first-team all-state by the Newark Star-Ledger … team went 11-0 in at the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Conn. … team captain at Bristol Central and senior year and won the New Jersey Non-Public Group 4 state championship … born earned team MVP honors … was an all-city and first team all-conference pick … honor December 23, 1993. roll student at both Bristol Eastern and Loomis … played for the Connecticut team in the Neil Shortell: A junior college transfer from Butler Community College in El Dorado, 2010 Governors’ Cup All-Star Game … participated in track and basketball … born July Kansas … same junior college as UConn spring enrollee Chandler Whitmer … will have 17, 1992. two years of eligibility over three at UConn … had four receptions for 60 yards and a TD John Green: Had 13 receptions for 186 yards and three TDs in 2011 … had a 32.3 yards as a tight end for Butler in 2011 … was named All-Kansas Junior College Conference first punting average as a senior … also runs track in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter team honors … Butler was the second-ranked junior college team nationally this past season events … born November 12, 1993. … born July 9, 1991. Ricky Gutierrez: Wide receiver whose team played in regional semifinals of Florida Class Omaine Stephens: Worrall Community Newspapers All-Area co-Defensive Player of the 7A regional quarterfinals … son of former Major League Baseball player Ricky Gutierrez, Year … also named First Team All-Group 4 by the Newark Star-Ledger and First Team who played for six teams from 1993-2004 and won a World Series ring with the ‘04 Red All-Essex County … made 70 tackles as a senior (54 primary) with 13 sacks … born June Sox..born February 15, 1993. 2, 1993. Jonathan Hicks: Was named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class AAA All-Star Team Jason Sylva: Will play linebacker at Connecticut … made 72 tackles on defense with 22 … made 140 tackles, including 25 in one game, with 4.5 sacks as a senior in 2011 along for a loss and 10 sacks this past fall at Tabor Academy (Marion, Mass.) … .also rushed for with two blocked punts and two forced fumbles … played both inside linebacker and 900 yards and 10 TDS … was a three-time All-Colonial League pick, a first team All-New offensive line … will play in the Big 33 All-Star game (Pennsylvania vs. Ohio) on June 16 England selection twice and a runner-up for the New England Player of the year as a senior in Hershey, Pa. … will be first Palmyra HS player in that game since 1977 and is just one … began his high school career at Plymouth South HS, earning Atlantic Coast League hon- of four LBs for the Pennsylvania team … led high school team to a regular season record of orable mention all-conference honors in football and basketball … his father, Ed, played 9-3, its best in four decades … team made its first-ever District Three playoff appearance football at Boston State (now UMass-Boston) … his uncle, Bob, played football at Norwich and won a triple OT game in the first round … born December 10, 1993. with current UConn DC Don Brown … born July 14, 1992. Richard Levy: Played both on the offensive and defensive line … also wrestles in high Wyatt Vinci: Attended same prep school as current Husky wide receiver Nick Williams … school … born September 12, 1992. played high school football at St. Joseph HS in Montvale, N.J … born January 9, 1993. Ellis Marder: 2011 Central Florida all-star … Played defensive back in high school … Jhavon Williams: Team went 7-4 in senior season and played in the regional quarter- team played in regional semifinals of Class 4A championship … born January 14, 1994. finals of the Florida Class 8A championship … played in the Florida Atlantic Coaches’ Obi Melifonwu: Played both running back and defensive back in high school … rushed Association North-South All-Star game following his senior season … started his high for 1,394 yards in senior year with 17 touchdowns … made 14 tackles on defense and had school career at American Heritage HS … born January 20, 1993. three interceptions..also had ten two-point conversions … named to the ESPN Boston Joseph Williams: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will participate All-State team … rushed for 320 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Leichester in in spring practice … spent the fall 2011 semester at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy 2011..is also a long jumper and triple jumper on the track team … born April 5, 1994. after graduating from Emmaus High School in the spring of 2011 … .at Emmaus, rushed Mikal Myers: Will played defensive tackle at UConn after playing on both the offensive for 1,243 yards as a senior and was a second team all-area pick … first team All-Lehigh and defensive line in high school … was named a first team Class AA selection on the Valley Conference selection … was a track standout winning the LVC outdoor track titles offensive line by the New York Sportswriters Association … was second team in junior year in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash … born September 4, 1993. … on defense as a senior, had 91 tackles with 14 for a loss and 10 sacks … team was 10-2 Chandler Whitmer: Enrolled at Connecticut for the spring 2012 semester and will par- in senior year and advanced to championship game of NYSAPHSAA Class 4A tournament ticipate in spring practice … will have three years of eligibility at Connecticut … originally … team won its first Section 9 Class AA title since 2003 … born August 14, 1994. enrolled at Illinois in the fall of 2010 and was a redshirt … named to The Champaign News-Gazette’s All-State team following his senior year of high school at Downers Grove (Ill.) South … earned all state and all-area honors … spent the 2011 fall semester at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas … was 180 for 316 in the air for 3,022 yards this past season with 25 TDs and 14 interceptions … was named All-Kansas Junior College Conference first team honors … named National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honorable mention … Butler was the second-ranked junior college team nationally this past season … born August 16, 1991.

In what has become a Signing Day tradition at UConn, season tickets holders and UConn Jonathan the Husky was on hand to take pictures Club members gathered for a reception to hear the coaching staff talk about their latest addi- with the UConn faithful. tions. This year’s event was held at Rentschler Field. 21 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com Notes 2011 UConn SQUAD NOTES Schedule/Results NINE HUSKIES NAMED ALL-BIG EAST Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time UConn senior center Moe Petrus, senior defensive lineman Kendall Reyes and senior kicker Dave Teggart 9/3 FORDHAM (ESPN3) W, 35-3 were named to the First Team All-BIG EAST Conference football team. It marked the second-straight season 9/10 at Vanderbilt (SNY) L, 24-21 that Teggart and Reyes have been named first team while Petrus was a second team pick in 2010. Six Huskies were name to the All-BIG EAST Second Team: junior cornerback Dwayne Gratz, junior tight 9/16 IOWA STATE (ESPN2) L, 24-20 end Ryan Griffin, redshirt freshman tailback Lyle McCombs, senior offensive tackle Mike Ryan, junior 9/24 at Buffalo (SNY) W, 17-3 defensive lineman Trevardo Williams and sophomore punter Cole Wagner. Ryan was named to an all- 10/1 W. MICHIGAN(SNY) L, 38-31 conference team for the second-straight year. 10/8 at West Virginia*(SNY) L, 43-16 UCONN TEAM AWARDS 10/15 USF* (SNY) W, 16-10 The University of Connecticut football team held its annual awards ceremony following the season, honoring 10/26 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN) L, 35-20 10 student-athletes for their accomplishments this season. 11/5 SYRACUSE* (ESPNU) W, 28-21 Senior defensive tackle Kendall Reyes was named the Team Most Valuable Player and the Defensive Player 11/19 LOUISVILLE* (SNY) L, 34-20 of the Year. 11/26 RUTGERS* (ESPN2) W, 40-22 Freshman tailback Lyle McCombs was named the Offensive Player of the Year. 12/3 at Cincinnati* (ESPN) L, 35-27 Senior kicker Dave Teggart was the Special Teams Player of the Year. * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Redshirt senior wide receiver Kashif Moore was honored with the Jasper T. Howard Play-Every-Play Award, which is presented to a strong team player who best exemplifies a “battle-to-the-end” spirit during every game through every play. Moore wore Howard’s No. 6 this season in honor of the Husky player who was murdered in the fall of 2009. The Brian Kozlowski Award was given to redshirt senior defensive tackle Twyon Martin. This award is designated for a courageous, hard working and productive person. The award is named for the former Husky Season STORYLINES tight end, later a 13-year NFL veteran, who through relentless hard work, effort and dedication was able to have a lengthy NFL career. • UConn wrapped up its first season under head coach Paul Pasqualoni with an overall record Junior defensive end Trevardo Williams was given the Kendall Madison Award which is presented to a strong of 5-7 and 3-4 in the BIG EAST. The Huskies team player whose dedication, hard work, positive attitude and outstanding citizenship best exemplifies the remained in contention for bowl eligbility until proud spirit of the UConn Huskies. The award is named for the former Husky who was tragically killed in the last weekend of the season. the mid 1990s while being a good Samaritan in his attempt to break up an altercation. The Football Alumni Award, which is given to a player who has demonstrated leadership and dedication and • Redshirt freshman running back Lyle is the ultimate team player, was presented to redshirt junior linebacker Jory Johnson. McCombs was named a Freshman All- The John L. Toner Scholar-Athlete Award was given to redshirt senior safety Harris Agbor. This award was American and Second Team All-BIG EAST. designed to honor a senior member of the football program who has demonstrated outstanding academic Was 29th nationally in rushing and second performance and citizenship while making a significant contribution to the overall success of the team. Selected among freshman. by the Football CPIA Staff, the award is named after the former UConn athletic director and football coach • McCombs rushed for 1,151 yards – the ninth- and NCAA President. highest in school history. Was just the second The 2011 Joseph M. Giannelli Unsung Hero Award went to redshirt junior quarterback Johnny McEntee. Husky freshman to rush for more than 1,000 yards. UCONN IN BIG EAST OPENERS, BIG EAST HOME OPENERS • Three Huskies were named First Team All- Connecticut began BIG EAST Conference play on Oct. 28 vs. West Virginia and 2011 marks the eighth BIG EAST (Moe Petrus, Kendall Reyes and year of football league membership dating back to 2004. UConn now has a 3-5 record in BIG EAST openers Dave Teggart). Six Huskies were named with the loss at West Virginia. UConn has lost three straight BIG EAST openers as it fell 24-21 at Pittsburgh Second Team (Dwayne Gratz, Ryan Griffin, in 2009. Lyle McCombs, Mike Ryan, Trevardo In terms of BIG EAST home openers, UConn has now won seven of those eight games and the five past Williams, Cole Wagner). games in a row with the win over USF. UConn’s only BIG EAST home opener loss came in 2006 against • Four Huskies played in postseason all-star fourth-ranked West Virginia. games: Kendall Reyes in the Senior Bowl, Moe UConn was one of seven charter members of the BIG EAST Conference when the league was founded in Petrus in the East-West Shrine Game, Mike 1979 and UConn is the only founding school that is currently playing football in the league and scheduled to Ryan in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and Dave do so in the future. The other five original members were Boston College, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Providence, Teggart in Players All-Star Classic. Georgetown and St. John’s. • Three Huskies were invited to the CLOSE CALL HUSKIES NFL Combine: Kashif Moore, Kendall Reyes, UConn finished the non-conference season with a 2-3 record. That record could have been better as UConn and Dave Teggart. lost to Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Western Michigan by a combined 14 points and led in the fourth quarter of each game. The October 8 loss at West Virginia was the first game in 2011 that the Huskies did not hold a fourth quarter lead. UConn also did not lead in the Oct. 26 game vs. Pittsburgh, the Nov 19 game vs. Louisville and the Dec. 3 game at Cincinnati. In the Vandy game, UConn trailed 14-3 at the half, but came back to score 18-straight points for a 21-14 lead with 10:34 to play. Vanderbilt stunned UConn with a 50-yard interception return to tie the game at 21-21 with 6:45 to play and then kicked a field goal with 2:56 to go for the win. In the Iowa State game, UConn led 10-7 at the half and took a 20-17 lead with 12:51 left in the game. The Cyclones took a 24-20 lead with 9:08 to go on a TD and UConn lost the ball on downs with 1:48 to go as it had gotten to the Iowa State 38. In the Western Michigan game, UConn led 24-17 with 12:40 to play, but gave up 21 points the rest of the way for the loss. The Huskies tied the game at 31-31 with 2:03 left to play, but WMU took a 38-31 lead with a TD with 1:35 left. UConn got the ball to the WMU 13, but then lost the ball on a fumble. 22 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus Notes

AROUND THE BIG EAST 2011 BIG EAST Standings BIG EAST OVERALL West Virginia 5-2 .714 10-3 .769 Louisville 5-2 .714 7-6 .538 Cincinnati 5-2 .714 10-3 .769 Rutgers 4-3 .571 9-4 .692 Pittsburgh 4-3 .571 6-7 .462 Connecticut 3-4 .429 5-7 .417 USF 1-6 .143 5-7 .417 Syracuse 1-6 .143 5-7 .417 2011-12 BOWL GAME SCHEDULE North Carolina State 34, Louisville 21 Belk Bowl December 27, 2011 Charlotte, N.C. 8:00 p.m., ESPN

Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13 New Era Pinstripe Bowl December 30, 2011 PASQUALONI AND BIG EAST RECORDS New York, N.Y. UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni has won more BIG EAST Conference games (league contests only) 3:15 p.m., ESPN than any other coach in history. Pasqualoni has 66 league wins from 1991-2004 and 2011 while Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech is second with 57. Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24 With his five overall wins in 2011, Pasqauloni is also first in league history in overall wins with 112 to top AutoZone Liberty Bowl the mark of Beamer with 108. December 31, 2011 UCONN COACHING DEBUTS Memphis, Tenn. Pasqualoni became the first Husky coach since 1923 to win his UConn coaching debut. The last coach to 3:30 p.m., ABC win a Husky debut was Sumner Dole in 1923. Here is how some other UConn head coaches have fared in their first game – Randy Edsall, 56-17 loss at Hofstra, Sept. 4, 1999; Skip Holtz, 17-6 loss vs. Nicholls State, West Virginia 70, Clemson 33 Sept. 3, 1994; Tom Jackson, 22-5 loss at Rutgers, Sept. 10, 1983; Walt Nadzak, 49-0 loss at Lehigh, Sept. 10, Discover Orange Bowl 1977; Larry Naviaux, 22-20 loss vs. Lehigh, Sept. 15, 1973; Bob Casciola, 20-7 loss at Vermont; John Toner, January 4, 2012 16-0 loss at Yale, Sept. 25, 1965; Rick Forzano, 21-6 loss at Yale, Sept. 26, 1964; Bob Ingalls, 34-13 loss at Yale, Sept. 20, 1952; Arthur Valpey, 25-0 loss at Yale, Sept. 23, 1950; J.O. Christian, 7-0 loss vs. American Miami, Fla. International; Sumner Dole, 13-0 win vs. Trinity, Sept, 29, 1923. 8:30 p.m, ESPN

1,000 AND COUNTING SMU 28, Pittsburgh 6 UConn’s game against Rhode Island on Sept. 26, 2009 was the 1,000 game in program history dating back BBVA Compass Bowl to the first team in 1896. UConn now has an overall program record of 486-508-38 in 1,032 games. January 7, 2012 UCONN VS. RANKED TEAMS Birmingham, Ala. The Oct. 8 game vs. West Virginia marked the 18th time in school history that the Huskies faced a team 1:00 p.m., ESPN ranked in the Associated Press poll at the time of the game. UConn’s only win in those 18 games came on Oct. 27, 2007 with a 22-15 win over No. 11 USF. UConn first played a ranked team in the 2001 season All Times Eastern opener at No. 9 Virginia Tech. UConn has played the country’s top ranked team once when it traveled to Miami on Oct. 5, 2002. UCONN FOOTBALL A LEADER IN ACADEMICS The UConn football program continues to be a leader in the BIG EAST Conference in terms of academic performance by its student-athletes. UConn was the top team in the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of both October 2008 and ’09 among league schools. In 2010, the Huskies GSR was third in the BIG EAST and within four points of the second place team. The 2011 GSR came out during the 2011 season and UConn was tied for fourth in the league, but within four points of the two schools that were tied for second. UConn’s 75 percent GSR mark was well ahead of the national GSR for FBS teams, which was 67 percent. The UConn football program also had the highest NCAA GSR for African-American student-athletes among all state universities that participated in a bowl game in 2008. In five of the past seven years, including 2007, ‘08 and ‘09, UConn was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for its high graduation rate. UConn’s overall GSR in 2009 was the third-highest of the more than 50 state universities that participated in a bowl game. In 2011, the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the UConn football team was an impressive 953 over a four-year cycle, with a one-year mark of 959 for the 2009-10 academic year.

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HUSKIES VS. THE BIG EAST HUSKIES IN THE NFL UConn owns an all-time mark of 25-30 in BIG EAST Conference games since As the NFL held its training camps this past summer, there were a total of 14 joining the league for football in 2004. The Huskies posted their best conference Huskies in NFL camps before final cuts were made. UConn had 11 former play- record with a 5-2 mark in 2007 and ‘10. ers that were on NFL rosters in 2009 (a school high) and that number stood at 10 UConn had a five-game BIG EAST Conference games win streak broken on Oct. former Huskies on NFL rosters at the end of the 2011 season. 8 at West Virginia. It was the longest in school history. The 2009 NFL Draft made history for the Huskies as four UConn players were selected in the first 63 selections. UConn is the only BIG EAST school to have four HUSKIES ON THE ROAD SINCE 2002 players picked that early since the league was reorganized in 2005. UConn had two The Huskies have put together a 22-32 road record since 2002. players selected in the 2010 NFL Draft and four more in ‘11. In non-conference road affairs over that same span, Connecticut has posted a mark The number of former UConn players on NFL teams is now 10. They are: of 17-11 and has won nine of its last 13 such games. • Quarterback Dan Orlovsky of the Indianapolis Colts, who was in his seventh year in the NFL and played four years in Detroit and two with Houston. HUSKIES VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES SINCE 2002 • Offensive tackle William Beatty of the Super Bowl Champion New York Connecticut boasts a 42-20 record against non-conference opponents in the regu- Giants, who finished his third year. lar season since making the move to the FBS in 2002. • Running back Donald Brown, who finished his third year with the Indianapolis The Huskies have won 17 of their last 24 regular season non-league games overall Colts. He was UConn’s first All-American in the BCS era and the Huskies’ first with the only blemishes coming via a one-point loss at Virginia (17-16) in 2007, NFL First Round Draft Pick. He’s with the Indianapolis Colts and played in the losses to North Carolina in 2008 and ‘09, Michigan and Temple in ‘10 and Super Bowl his rookie year. Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Western Michigan in ‘11. • Defensive back Darius Butler, who played two seasons for the New England UConn has posted the following records in non-conference regular season games: Patriots, was waived by the team and then signed by the Carolina Panthers for 6-6 (2002), 9-3 (2003), 4-1 (2004), 3-1 (2005), 3-2 (2006), 4-1 (2007), 4-1 the 2011 season. (2008), 4-1 (2009), 3-2 (2010) and 2-3 (2011). • Defensive back Tyvon Branch, who finished his fourth year with the Oakland HUSKIES IN NCAA STATISTICS Raiders. He has started all 16 games for the Raiders over the past two years. • Wide receiver Marcus Easley with the Buffalo Bills, who missed all of last season Here are the categories where UConn is ranked in the top 40 in the final 2011 (rookie) with an injury, and was on the injured reserve list again in 2011. NCAA statistics. • Offensive guard Donald Thomas with the AFC Champion New England Rushing Defense 4th at 85.67 yards (First in BIG EAST) Patriots, who was in his fourth year in the league and has also played with the Kickoff Return 17th at 24.16 yards (First in BIG EAST) Dolphins and the Lions. He was picked up by the Patriots earlier in the 2011 Turnover Margin 20th at +0.67 (Second in BIG EAST) season. Sacks 13th at 2.83 (Fourth in BIG EAST) TFL 19th at 7.25 (Fifth in BIG EAST) • FB, Anthony Sherman, a fifth round pick of the Cardinals, who was a rookie Individual leaders in 2011. Rushing Lyle McCombs, 29th at 95.92 (Second in BIG EAST) • TB, Jordan Todman, a sixth round pick of the Chargers in 2011. He was waived KO Returns Nick Williams, 39th at 24.86 (Fourth in BIG EAST) by the Chargers on Oct. 22 and then resigned to their practice squad. FGoals Dave Teggart, t3rd at 1.83 (Third in BIG EAST) • LB, Scott Lutrus, who signed a free agent contract with the Jaguars and was Sacks Trevardo Williams, 2nd at 1.04 (First in BIG EAST) released and was then signed by the Rams on the practice squad. He was then on TFL Sio Moore, 21st at 1.33 (Second in BIG EAST) the active roster for the Indianapolis Colts for the end of the 2011 season. Trevardo Williams, 32nd at 1.25 (Third in BIG EAST) • LB, Lawrence Wilson, a sixth round pick of the Panthers, who was cut by the team and later resigned for the practice squad roster. He was cut by the team in November.

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HUSKIES IN THE CFL In addition, there were four former UConn players in the Canadian Football League in 2011. Martin Bedard (Montreal Alouettes) is entering his third year and has been part of two Grey Cup championship teams. Monteal lost to Hamilton in the Eastern Division Semifinals by a 52-44 overtime score on Nov. 13. Larry Taylor is in his fourth year in the league and is now with Calgary after spending the first three with Montreal. He was the 2009 CFL Special Teams Player of the Year. Calgary lost to Edmonton on Nov. 13 in the Western Division semifinals by a 33-19 count. Julius Williams, who played at UConn through 2008, is in his first year with the Edmonton Eskimos. Jordan Younger was in his eighth season – all with Toronto. Toronto finished the year 6-12. 2011 GAME BALLS FORDHAM: Lyle McCombs BUFFALO: Johnny McEntee, Nick Williams, UConn defense USF: Kendall Reyes, Dave Teggart SYRACUSE: Paul Pasqualoni, George DeLeone, Kevin Friend, Sio Moore, Nick Williams. RUTGERS: 13 Seniors-Harris Agbor, Gary Bardzak, Kijuan Dabney, Mark Hinkley, Jonathan Jean-Louis, Twyon Martin, Isiah Moore, Kashif Moore, Moe Mike Ryan played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Petrus, Kendall Reyes, Mike Ryan, Dave Teggart and Gary Wilburn. ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS IN GAME BALLS HUSKIES AT COMBINE, ALL-STAR GAMES Nick Williams (4), Cole Wagner (3), Sio Moore (2), John Delahunt (1), Kevin Three University of Connecticut football players took part in the NFL Combine, Friend (1), Ryan Griffin (1), Adam Masters (1), Lyle McCombs (1), Johnny which took place Wednesday-Tuesday, Feb. 22-28 in Indianapolis. In addition, McEntee (1), Trevardo Williams (1), Blidi Wreh-Wilson (1). four Huskies took part in postseason all-star games. 2011 SCOUT TEAM PLAYERS OF THE WEEK The three Huskies that were invited to the combine were: kicker Dave Teggart, FORDHAM: QB Blaise Driscoll (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), LS Alex Kantor wide receiver Kashif Moore and defensive tackle Kendall Reyes. (ST). Reyes played in the Senior Bowl, Teggart played in the Players All-Star Classic on BUFFALO: TB Wilbert Lee (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), TB Wilbert Lee (ST). Sat., on February 4, center Moe Petrus played in the East-West Shrine Game on USF: Shakim Phillips (O), Dave Stevenson (D), WR Mike Smith (ST). Sat., January 21. Offensive tackle Mike Ryan played in the NFLPA Collegiate SYRACUSE: FB Brendan McLaughlin (O), LB Brandon Steg (D), LB Marquise Bowl on Sat., January 21. Vann (ST). BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM RUTGERS: WR Mike Smith (O), LB Ryan Donohue (D), TB Wilbert Lee (ST). A total of 22 University of Connecticut football student-athletes have been named to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team. To be nominated, a player must have a cumulative grade-point index of at least 3.0 and completed a mini- mum of two semesters of academic work. The following is a list of UConn players named to that team: Name Year Pos. Hometown Major Harris Agbor Sr. S Mesquite, Texas Finance/ Political Science Jimmy Bennett Jr. OT Alexandria, Va. Accounting Tyler Bennett Sr. WR Alexandria, Va. Communication Sciences Robert Cherry So. WR Simsbury, Conn. Biological Sciences Jeremy Claflin Fr. S West Hartford, Conn. Exploratory Steve Greene So. OG Edensburg, Pa. Sport Management Frank Guardi So. WR New Fairfield, Conn. Exploratory Jory Johnson Jr. OLB Mobile, Ala. Economics Alex Kantor So. S Potomac, Md. Exploratory Chris Lopes So. CB Brockton, Mass. Communications Dominick Manco Fr. LS Lagrangeville, N.Y. Exploratory Corey Manning Jr. TE Tyrone, Ga. Finance Chris Matteis Fr. FB North Haven, Conn. Undeclared Scott McCummings RFr. QB Natick, Mass. Exploratory Adam Mueller So. LS Park Ridge, Ill. History Alex Pagan Sr. QB East Windsor, Conn. Political Science Moe Petrus Sr. C St. Laurent, Que. Psychology James Scherer Jr. DB Middlefield, Conn. Exercise Science Dave Teggart Sr. K Northborough, Mass. Coaching and Administration Robert Urban Sr. LB Southbury, Conn. Pharmacy Isaac White So. LB Waterbury, Conn. Pre-Kinesiology Nick Williams Jr. WR East Windsor, N.J. Economics UConn’s Moe Petrus played in the East-West Shrine Game. 25 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com Notes

WILLIAMS BACK ON RECEIVING END OFFENSE NOTES UConn junior Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had been making headlines over his career mostly in the kickoff return department. Although he was always McCOMBS MAKES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT VS. FORDHAM part of the WR group, Williams led the country in kickoff returns last year and was UConn freshman Lyle McCombs’s 141 yards of rushing in his collegiate debut in a First Team All-BIG EAST pick in that spot. the Fordham game is the second-highest when compared against UConn’s top 10 UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni had been using Williams more in a receiver career rushing leaders. The top mark belongs to Tony Jordan (No. 10), who had role in 2011, but entering the Sept. 24 game vs. Buffalo, Williams still only had 144 yards vs. Northeastern to open the 1978 season. two career receptions – both of them in 2009. Other notables include: No. 1 Donald Brown, 118 yards vs. Rhode Island in Williams broke out of that with a pair of catches vs. the Bulls for 113 yards, 2006; No. 2 Terry Caulley, 62 vs. Boston College, 2002; No. 3 Jordan Todman, including his first career receiving TD. Williams first reception of the night was 81 vs. Virginia in 2008 (third game of season, was hurt for first two); No. 4 Wilbur a 64-yarder from McEntee late in the first half that set up a UConn TD with 15 Gillard, 91 vs. Furman in 1993; No. 6 Vinny Clements, 71 vs. Vermont in 1968; seconds to go to give the Huskies a 10-3 halftime lead. No. 7 Cornell Brockington, 25 vs. Indiana, 2003; No. 5 Ed Long, No. 8 Jeff Gallagher and No. 9 Andre Dixon did not have carries in their first career games. He then had his first career TD reception on a 49-yard catch from McEntee with 4:52 left in the game to seal the UConn win. McCOMBS BACKING IT UP Williams had one catch for 26 yards vs. Western Michigan and two catches for 21 McCombs rushed for 118 yards in the Sept. 10 game vs. Vanderbilt and his first yards vs. West Virginia. He had two receptions for 17 yards vs. Louisville and had college game against FBS competition. McCombs rushed for a total of 1,151 yards two receptions for 45 yards in the season finale vs. Cincinnati. in his first collegiate season. McCombs had a career-high 152 yards of rushing in the win over Syracuse and rushed for 100 yards or more in six of his first 12 collegiate games. DEFENSE NOTES McCombs also had 136 yards against Western Michigan – including a 65 yarder JENNINGS GETS FIRST CAREER START – and 130 vs. USF. He also had 124 vs. Pittsburgh. Teddy Jennings (Dayton, Ohio) made his first career start in the season opening McCOMBS GETS 1,000 YARDS against Fordham at defensive end. He responded by making eight tackles – with 2.5 for a loss. He enjoyed another outstanding game vs. Vanderbilt as he made McCombs rushed for 1,151 yards this season on 275 carries for an average of 4.2 four tackles with 2.5 for a loss and he had three tackles vs. Iowa State. He had two yards per carry with seven TDs. tackles vs. Buffalo with a sack and two tackles against West Virginia. He had four McCombs became the 14th Husky season in school history of 1,000 yards of rush- tackles against USF – including a tackle for a loss of two yards. He had a tackle vs. ing. He is the 13th Husky to reach that mark as Jordan Todman rushed for that Louisville before he was injured and missed the rest of the season. mark in both 2009 and ‘10. Jennings moved into the starting lineup after playing in 13 games over the past two Donald Brown is the career leader in rushing in a season with 2,083 in 2008: years as a reserve. He started in place of the injured Jesse Joseph, who did not dress No. 1 Donald Brown 2083 2008 for the first time in his career vs. Fordham. The junior had started in 25 games No. 2 Jordan Todman 1695 2010 over the past two years, missing one game, but dressed for it. Joseph did make his No. 3 Tory Taylor 1262 1995 2011 debut vs. Buffalo and had five tackles himself and then had three vs. Western No. 4 Terry Caulley 1247 2002 Michigan. Joseph moved back into the starting lineup against West Virginia and No. 5 Eric Torkelson 1233 1973 did not have a tackle. He started again vs. USF and had four tackles with half a No. 6 Cornell Brockington 1218 2004 tackle for a loss and had four tackles and a sack vs. Pittsburgh. He had five tackles No. 7 Jordan Todman 1188 2009 vs. Louisville, three vs. Rutgers and four vs. Cincinnati. No. 8 Kevin Wesley 1162 1989 No. 9 Lyle McCombs 1151 2011 SMALLWOOD IMPRESSES EARLY No. 10 Wilbur Gilliard 1099 1993 Connecticut redshirt freshman Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) was the McCombs is the second freshman in school history to run for 1,000 yards in a second-leading tackler on the UConn team with 94 tackles – just three off the team season. Terry Caulley accomplished that in 2002 with 1,247 as a true freshman. lead. He had a terrific game vs. Syracuse as he led the team with 12 tackles and also McComb’s 275 carries was fourth in school single season history while Brown had half a sack and a pass breakup. leads with 367 in 2008. He started 12 games for UConn in his first collegiate season and also seemed to have a knack for making the big play. GRIFFIN NAMED TO MACKEY MID-SEASON WATCH LIST Against Vanderbilt, he returned a fumble 64 yards for a touchdown and then had As the offensive philosophy of head coach Paul Pasqualoni and his offensive a 28-yard interception return vs. Buffalo. The interception vs. the Bulls came at a coordinator George DeLeone develops at UConn, throwing to the tight end has key time as it came on a third and goal play from the UConn five with the Huskies obviously been emphasized. nursing a 10-3 lead. The third-leading receiver on the team is redshirt junior Ryan Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.), who had 33 receptions this year for 499 yards and two JONES HONORED BY BIG EAST TDs. He had four receptions for 73 yards vs. Western Michigan and was the lead- As UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni looked for the right combination in his ing receiver vs. WVA with five receptions for 57 yards. He had three receptions for secondary, redshirt freshman Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) made his second 38 yards against USF and had four receptions for 44 yards and a TD vs. Pittsburgh. and third career starts vs. West Virginia and USF and was in the starting lineup Griffin was named one of 25 tight ends nationally to be named to the John for the rest of the season. Mackey Award Midseason Watch List. He was one of just two BIG EAST players Jones responded in fine form vs. USF as he returned a fumble 10-yards for a TD to named to it – joining Nick Provo of Syracuse. provide the winning score for the Huskies in the win. He also made seven tackles in the game. For his efforts, Jones was named the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week – the first weekly league honor for the Huskies in 2011. Jones’ fumble return for a TD was the second for the Huskies this season as Smallwood had a 64-yarder vs. Vanderbilt. The two fumble returns for a TD marked just the third time in school history that the Huskies have achieved mul- tiple fumble TD returns – joining the 2001 squad (Jamal Lundy vs. Utah State and Cliff Hill vs. Buffalo) and 1997 (Jeff DeLucia vs. Buffalo and Anthony Carter vs. Rhode Island).

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BROWN ALSO TAKING TO STARTING ROLE Redshirt freshman Ty-Meer Brown (McKeesport, Pa.) made his first career starts STADIUM/ATTENDANCE in the last seven games of the season. Against the Mountaineers, Brown had four tackles, a fumble recovery and returned NOTES an interception 48-yards in the fourth quarter for UConn’s only TD of the day. He backed that up with an eight-tackle and one interception game vs. the Bulls. FAN NO. 2,000,000 He made six tackles against Pittsburgh and four vs. Louisville. He ended the sesaon On Friday, Sept. 16, UConn welcomed the 2,000,000th fan to Renstchler Field in with five tackles vs. Rutgers and eight vs. Cincinnati. its history. That lucky fan was Shane Buzzell of Manchester, Conn.. The Huskies have sold out 29 of their first 58 dates at Rentschler Field. UConn has played WELCOME BACK BLIDI to 95.7-pct. of capacity all-time there, drawing 2,220,124 fans, or an average of UConn redshirt junior and team captain Blidi-Wreh Wilson (Edinboro, Pa.) 38,278 per game. returned back to the Husky lineup on Nov. 19 vs. Louisville after missing the previous five games after he surffered an ankle injury vs. Buffalo on Sept. 24. RENTSCHLER FIELD PROVES FRIENDLY FOR HUSKIES Wreh-Wilson was counted on to provide leadership for the Husky defense this The Huskies went 7-0 at home in 2007 at Rentschler Field and also 6-0 in 2010. year as he had started 22 games over the past two years, including all 13 last year. UConn’s 3-4 mark at home in 2006 was its only sub-.500 record at Rentschler Wreh-Wilson made three tackles vs. Louisville, seven vs. Rutgers and three vs. Field. UConn was 4-3 at home in 2011. Cincinnati and had 37 for the year. The seven home wins in 2007 set a school record for a single season which was previously set in 2004. Prior to the Iowa State loss, UConn had won nine consecu- tive games at Rentschler Field. UConn stands at 43-15 all-time at Rentschler Field SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES including a 23-6 mark in non-conference games. TEGGART CAREER LEADER IN FIELD GOALS, POINTS MICHIGAN, TENNESSEE WILL VISIT RENTSCHLER FIELD Redshirt senior Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) connected on 128 of 129 of Following UConn’s trip to Ann Arbor on Sept. 4, 2010, the Wolverines will come his extra point attempts during his career – including 36 in 2010 and 47 in 2009. to Rentschler Field on Sept. 21, 2013 to take on the Huskies. The 47-straight extra points from 2009 is a school record while his 36 from 2010 UConn will also play a home-and-home series with Tennessee beginning in 2015 is third. His only miss came in the home finale vs. Rutgers in 2011. with the Volunteers coming to Rentschler Field on Sept. 26 with a return trip to • His 74 career field goals is a school record. It is also second in BIG EAST his- Knoxville on Sept. 3, 2016. tory. His 128 extra points is first in school history. His 349 career points is first Other upcoming non-conference opponents coming to Rentschler Field include in school history. North Carolina State (2012), Maryland (2013) and Virginia (2106). UConn • Teggart’s 25 field goals in 2010 was a school single-season record. He had a total has now played host to non-conference opponents from the Atlantic Coast of 14 field goals in 2009 which is tied as the sixth-highest in school history while Conference, Big 10, Big XII and Southeastern Conference at Rentschler Field. his 13 as a freshman is seventh. • Teggart kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal at West Virginia on Oct. 8 in the second quarter and matched that number again in the season finale vs. Cinncinnati. The 53-yarders are tied as the second longest in school history – the longest is 56 by Jim McManus vs. New Hampshire in 1998. • Of the 16 field goals in UConn football history of 50 yards or more, Teggart has six of them. • Teggart has had eight games in 2011 with multiple field goals and 22 during his career. He has 11 career games with three or more field goals. Teggart recorded what is arguably the biggest play in school history in the regular season finale of 2010 as he kicked a 52-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to play to lift UConn to a 19-16 win over USF that sent the Huskies to their first BCS game in school history. Earlier in the fourth quarter of that game, he kicked a 50-yarder. Teggart kicked a 27-yard field goal in overtime to lift UConn to a 16-13 win over West Virginia on Oct. 29, 2010. Those “final play” game-winners were the second and third of his career as he ended the 2009 regular season in fine form as he booted a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Huskies a 29-27 win over USF. Dating back to 2009, Teggart had kicked a field goal in 22 of the past 24 games. Teggart kicked a 29-yard field goal with 1:10 to go that tied the game vs. Notre Dame (Nov. 21, 2009) – a contest the Huskies eventually won in overtime. Teggart is the first kicker in school history to successfully convert his first 11 field goal attempts. NICK WILLIAMS AND KO RETURNS UConn sophomore Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had a breakout night in his receiving career against Buffalo on Sept. 24, but remains the primary UConn kickoff and punt returner. Williams led the country in kickoff returns in 2010 with 35.29 yards per return and he returned two kickoffs for TDs in 2010. Against Pittsburgh in 2011, he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Williams also had a 100-yard KO return for a touchdown vs. Rutgers – the fourth in school history. Williams becomes just the second Husky ever to have two KO returns for a TD in a career – joined by Tyvon Branch, who had both of his in 2007. In 2011, he had 37 kickoff returns for an average of 24.9 yards, to rank 39th in the country and 22 punt returns for an average of 5.6. 27 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com 2011 Game Summaries

GAME # 1 • SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 24 143 2 141 4 60 35 3 McCummings 7 27 4 23 0 7 Jean-Louis 5 18 0 18 0 5

CONNECTICUT FORDHAM Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 12 8 0 113 0 25 Nebrich 8 3 1 60 0 21 rentschler field • east hartford, conn. McCummings 1 1 0 55 1 55

Fordham (0-1, 0-0) 0 0 3 0 - 3 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (1-0, 0-0) 7 14 14 0 - 35 Griffin 3 97 1 55 I. Moore 2 42 0 24 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER Davis 2 33 0 21 WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS UC – Lyle McCombs 2 run (Dave Teggart kick) 6:57 (6 plays, 58 yards, 2:48) TE 89 DELAHUNT DT 4 MARTIN SECOND QUARTER Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES UC – McCombs 1 run (Teggart kick) 9:48 (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:49) Wagner 5 149 29.8 41 0 LG 70 BARDZAK DE 98 JENNINGS UC – Ryan Griffin 55 pass from Scott McCummings (Teggart kick) 8:08 (1 C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE play, 55 yards, 0:10) Returns PR KOR INTR RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD THIRD QUARTER N. Williams 4-28 1-32 – RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON UC – McCombs 5 run (Teggart kick) 7:22 (13 plays, 81 yards, 6:36) B. Jones – – 1-0 QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ UC – McCombs 1 run (Teggart kick) 4:09 (3 plays, 8 yards, 1:23) TB 43 MCCOMBS S 15 JUNIOR FU – Patrick Murray 28 field goal 0:24 (10 plays, 67 yards, 3:45) Field Goal Attempts FB 39 HINKLEY S 25 AGBOR FOURTH QUARTER None. WR 83 I. MOORE CB 5 WREH-WILSON No Scoring. TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (52) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, Attendance-34,562 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Johnson 5-6-11 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 16 B. Jones, EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Freshman running back Lyle Smallwood 2-6-8 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 26 Campbell, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Jennings 2-6-8 2.5 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Kantor, 38 Teggart, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 47 McCombs(Staten Island, N.Y) rushed for 141 yards and four touchdowns Frank, 51 Willman, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 67 Mueller, 69 Greene, 84 in his first collegiate game as the University of Connecticut football team T. Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 94 Griffin, 97 McBryde won their 2011 season opener, 35-3, over Fordham before a crowd of 34,562 at Rentschler Field. The game marked the Connecticut debut for head coach Paul Pasqualoni, who tied Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech for the most overall wins by a FORDHAM BIG EAST coach. They both have 108 victories. Pasqualoni was the first Connecticut football coach to win his debut since 1923. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS The Huskies initial drive ended in a punt after two first downs, but on TEAM STATISTICS their second possession began to force their will on their FCS opponent after Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG forcing a Fordham three-and-out. A six-play, 58-yard drive was capped by a Whiting 12 25 4 21 0 11 FOR UC McCombs two-yard run. The key play on the drive was a 24-yard pass from Murphy 6 19 2 17 0 15 Livingston 3 6 0 6 0 4 FIRST DOWNS 8 21 Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) to Isiah Moore(Cambridge, Mass.). Rushing 3 10 The Huskies started the redshirt junior McEntee, but Pasqualoni played Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Passing 5 10 three signal callers in the contest. Redshirt freshman Scott McCummings Penalty 0 1 Maetzold 25 12 1 149 0 58 (Natick, Mass.) and true freshman Michael Nebrich(Burke, Va.) both Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing Attempts 30 42 played well in their Connecticut unveilings. Yards Gained Rushing 61 219 Early in the second quarter, the Huskies took over from their own 20 and Yards Lost Rushing Receiving No. Yds TD LG 41 13 McCombs had his first big play from scrimmage, rambling 60 yards before NET YARDS RUSHING Ajala 7 47 0 16 20 206 being caught at the Ram two-yard line. Two plays later, McCombs scored NET YARDS PASSING 149 228 Mays 2 20 0 15 from the one and Connecticut had a 14-0 lead. Passes Attempted 26 21 Wetzel 1 58 0 58 Passes Completed 12 12 The Connecticut defense, which was spectacular all day, got its first turn- Had Intercepted 1 1 over of the season when redshirt freshman safety Byron Jones (New Britain, Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 56 63 Conn.) picked off a Peter Maetzold pass. On the next play from scrimmage, Murray 5 249 49.8 63 1 TOTAL NET YARDS 169 434 McCummings hit redshirt junior tight end Ryan Griffin(Londonderry, Maetzold 1 53 53 53 0 Avg. Gain Per Play 3.0 6.9 N.H.) with a beautiful 55-yard catch-and-run off of play action to put the Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 0-0 Huskies ahead by three scores. Returns PR KOR INTR Penalties: No.-Yds. 4-31 3-18 The Huskies kept that 21-0 lead until midway through the third quarter Wilson – 2-41 - No. of Punts-Yards 6-302 5-149 when McCombs capped drives with scoring runs of five- and one-yard. Womack – – 1-0 Avg. Per Punt 50.3 29.8 McCombs’ four touchdowns was the first time a Connecticut footballer Vaughn – 2-29 - Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 0-0 4-28 achieved that feat since Jordan Todman turned the trick against Cincinnati Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 4-70 1-32 in 2009. Field Goal Attempts Interceptions: No.-Yds. 1-0 1-0 McEntee completed eight-of-12 passes for 113 yards, while Nebrich was Murray 3rd 0:24 28 yds. Good Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 three-of-eight, for 60 yards and one interception. The McCummings scoring Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 pass to Griffin was his only attempt of the game. Griffin set a career-standard Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Possession Time 28:55 31:05 with his 97 receiving yards. Martin 4-5-9 3rd Down Conversions 6-16 3-8 The Connecticut defense held the Rams to just 169 total yards of offense Rodriques 2-6-8 4th Down Conversions 0-2 0-0 and was led by redshirt junior linebacker Jory Johnson(Mobile, Ala.), who Carter 4-3-7 had 11 tackles. Redshirt junior defensive end Teddy Jennings (Dayton, Ohio) had 2.5 tackles for loss.

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GAME # 2 • SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 27 134 16 118 0 22 21 24 McCummings 5 11 16 –5 0 6 McEntee 4 0 24 –24 0 0

CONNECTICUT VANDERBILT Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 27 10 3 99 0 30 VANDERBILT STADIUM • NASHVILLE, TENN. Nebrich 2 1 0 5 0 5 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UConn (1-1, 0-0) 3 0 10 8 - 21 Griffin 4 47 0 30 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS Vanderbilt (2-0, 0-0) 14 0 0 10 - 24 I. Moore 2 12 0 10 Davis 2 9 0 5 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS UC – Dave Teggart 25 field goal 7:46 (12 plays, 72 yards, 7:14) Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TE 89 DELAHUNT S 16 B. JONES VU – Chris Boyd 42 pass from Larry Smith (Carey Spear kick) 5:54 (1 play, 42 Wagner 7 286 40.9 50 2 LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES yards, 0:09) LG 70 BARDZAK DE 98 JENNINGS VU – Jerron Seymour 40 run (Spear kick) 1:29 (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:39) Returns PR KOR INTR C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE THIRD QUARTER N. Williams 2-6 4-74 – RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD UC – Teggart 28 field goal 9:59 (6 plays, 6 yards, 3:22) B. Jones 1-9 – – RT 61 S. BROWN WLB 28 JOHNSON UC – Byron Jones 0 blocked kick return (Teggart kick) 7:47 Wreh-Wilson – – 1-18 QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ FOURTH QUARTER Johnson – – 1-15 TB 43 MCCOMBS S 15 JUNIOR UC – Yawin Smallwood 64 fumble return (Ryan Griffin pass from Johnny FB 39 HINKLEY S 25 AGBOR McEntee) 10:34 Field Goal Attempts WR 83 I. MOORE CB 5 WREH-WILSON VU – Casey Hayward 50 interception return (Spear kick) 6:45 Teggart 1st 7:46 25 yds. Good TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (57) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 2 Stlouis, VU – Spear 31 field goal 2:56 (6 plays, 45 yards, 2:44) Teggart 3rd 9:59 28 yds. Good Attendance – 32,119 4 Martin, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 20 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 26 Campbell, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Junior 5-3-8 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Kantor, 38 Teggart, 40 Brown, NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt held the University of Connecticut offense to 193 yards, 118 of rushing by redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs(Staten Johnson 2-6-8 1.0 1 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Smallwood 2-5-7 1 Mueller, 69 Greene, 72 Bennett, 77 Friend, 84 T. Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Island, N.Y.), as the Commodores posted a 24-21 win over the Huskies Wagner, 94 Griffin, 96 Hansson, 97 McBryde. before a crowd of 32,119 at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday night. McCombs rushed for his 118 yards on 27 carries and has now rushed for at least 100 yards in his first two collegiate games. Husky junior quarterback Johnny McEntee(Fullerton, Calif.) was 10 of 27 in the air for 99 yards, but had three interceptions. Larry Smith was 12 of 24 in the air for 140 yards while Jerron Seymour VANDERBILT TEAM STATISTICS had eight carries for 70 yards. On Vanderbilt’s first drive of the fourth quarter, redshirt freshman Yawin INDIVIDUAL LEADERS UC VU Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) returned a fumble 64 yards with 10:34 left FIRST DOWNS 14 10 to go, giving UConn its first lead of the game, as the Huskies took a 21-14 Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG Rushing 7 5 lead. On the fumble return, Vandy had the ball at the UConn 36 and Sio Seymour 8 70 0 70 1 40 Stacy 10 64 6 58 0 48 Passing 5 5 Moore’s(Apex, N.C.) hit of Smith jarred the ball loose and Smallwood was Krause 3 29 0 29 0 24 Penalty 2 0 home free. Rushing Attempts 36 32 After the UConn defense forced Vanderbilt to punt on their ensuing Yards Gained Rushing Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG 145 174 drive, McEntee threw his third interception of the night, as Robby Barbieri Yards Lost Rushing L. Smith 24 12 2 140 1 42 56 56 returned the interception 50 yards to tie the game at 21-21. NET YARDS RUSHING Rodgers 2 1 0 1 0 1 89 118 Vanderbilt was able to take the lead with 2:56 left, as Carey Spear con- NET YARDS PASSING 104 141 verted a 31-yard field goal for the 24-21 Vandy advantage. Passes Attempted 29 27 Receiving No. Yds TD LG Passes Completed 11 13 UConn trailed 14-3 at halftime, but scored the only ten points of the third Cole 3 50 0 31 Had Intercepted 3 2 quarter to make it 14-13 entering the final stanza. On Vanderbilt’s third play Boyd 2 46 1 42 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 65 59 from scrimmage of the second half, junior Jory Johnson (Mobile, Ala.) picked Krause 2 12 0 16 TOTAL NET YARDS 193 259 off a Smith pass to give UConn the ball at the Vandy 17. UConn could only Avg. Gain Per Play 3.0 4.4 move the ball six yards to set up a 28-yard field goal by senior kicker Dave Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-1 1-1 Teggart(Northborough, Mass.). Kent 8 325 40.6 67 2 Penalties: No.-Yds. 5-40 11-81 The Huskies then cut the lead to a point, 14-13, as redshirt freshman No. of Punts-Yards 7-286 8-325 Byron Jones(New Britain, Conn.) blocked a punt in the endzone. It was Returns PR KOR INTR Avg. Per Punt 40.9 40.6 UConn’s first blocked punt since 2008 and the first for a TD since 2002. Cole 3-17 – – Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 3-15 4-31 Connecticut moved the ball efficiently on the first possession of the game Krause 1-14 – – Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 4-74 4-79 as it marched the ball to the Commodore 12-yard line with a first down. The Hayward – – 1-50 Interceptions: No.-Yds. 2-33 3-82 Huskies could only manage four more yards, which set up a 25-yard field goal Samuels – 4-79 – Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 1-64 0-0 by Teggart. The field goal gave Teggart the UConn career scoring record with Marshall – – 1-32 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 262 points, which he extended later in the game. Ladler – – 1-0 Possession Time 31:36 28:24 Vanderbilt went four and out on its first possession, but McEntee threw 3rd Down Conversions 3-15 2-16 a first down interception picked off by Kenny Ladler that put the ball at the Field Goal Attempts 4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 UConn 42. Vanderbilt came right back on the next play with a 42-yard TD Spear 4th 2:56 31 yds. Good pass from Smith to Chris Boyd to give the Commodores a 7-3 lead. Vandy took a 14-3 lead on a 40-yard rush by Seymour on a second and ten Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF play that capped a six-play 80 yard drive. The Commodores had 134 yards of Marve 5-2-7 total offense in the first quarter and 82 of them came on scoring plays. Garnham 3-2-5 1.5 1 1 The Commodores maintained the lead 14-3 at halftime after a second Fugger 4-0-4 2 2 quarter that did not feature any scoring as UConn only had 35 yards of total offense with VU having 28. 29 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com 2011 Game Summaries

GAME #3 • SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 18 50 4 46 0 11 20 24 McCummings 10 39 12 38 1 10 Shoemate 8 28 0 28 0 6

CONNECTICUT IOWA STATE Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 30 13 1 188 0 41 Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Conn. McCummings 3 1 0 39 1 39 Receiving No. Yds TD LG Iowa St. (3-0, 0-0) 0 7 10 7 - 24 I. Moore 8 143 0 41 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (1-2, 0-0) 10 0 3 7 - 20 K. Moore 3 46 1 39 McCombs 1 17 0 17 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS UC – Scott McCummings 10 run (Dave Teggart kick) 10:25 (10 plays, 57 Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TE 89 DELAHUNT DT 4 MARTIN yards, 4:35) Wagner 6 241 40.2 48 0 LT 72 BENNETT DT 99 REYES UC – Teggart 52 field goal 1:59 (4 plays, 0 yards, 0:52) LG 77 FRIEND DE 98 JENNINGS SECOND QUARTER Returns PR KOR INTR C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE ISU – James White 26 run (Zach Guyer kick) 11:03 (5 plays, 74 yards, 1:55) B. Jones – – 1-0 RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD THIRD QUARTER Johnson – – 1-13 RT 71 RYAN WLB 28 JOHNSON ISU – Darius Reynolds 40 pass from Josh Lenz (Guyer kick) 11:18 (4 plays, 54 N. Williams 2-(-3) 5-117 – QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ yards, 1:27) Gratz – – 1-19 TB 24 SHOEMATE S 15 JUNIOR UC – Teggart 50 field goal 9:37 (6 plays, 48 yards, 1:41) FB 39 HINKLEY S 25 AGBOR ISU – Guyer 36 field goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 1:19) Field Goal Attempts WR 83 I. MOORE CB 5 WREH-WILSON FOURTH QUARTER Teggart 1st 3:28 41 yds. Missed TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50) – 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 UC – Kashif Moore 39 pass from McCummings (Teggart kick) 12:51 (7 plays, Teggart 1st 1:59 52 yds. Good 80 yards, 2:18) Teggart 2nd 12:58 43 yds. Missed McCummings, 13 Christen, 16 Jones, 19 Dabney, 20 Brandon, 21 Teggart 3rd 9:37 50 yds. Good Wilburn, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, ISU – Reynolds 20 pass from Steele Jantz (Guyer kick) 9:08 (8 plays, 65 yards, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 43 McCombs, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 3:43) Attendance – 37,195 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 69 Greene, 81 Manning, 85 Davis, 86 Johnson 3-7-10 1 1 Wagner, 94 Griffin EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Connecticut football team out- Wreh-Wilson 6-3-9 .5 gained Iowa State 343-341 for the game, but a fourth quarter score for the Cyclones Gratz 4-4-8 1.5 1 spelled a 24-20 loss for the Huskies in front of 37,195 at Rentschler Field. Connecticut redshirt senior wide receiver Isiah Moore recorded career-highs in receptions and yards with eight catches and 143 yards. IOWA STATE The winning score for Iowa State came with 9:08 left in the game when Darius Reynolds leaped over a pair of UConn defenders and raced across the goal line for INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS a 20-yard touchdown reception from junior quarterback Steele Jantz. Jantz threw three interceptions in the first quarter but finished with 200 yards. Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG The Huskies used a trio of quarterbacks with redshirt junior Johnny McEntee ISU UC Johnson 14 70 5 65 0 27 FIRST DOWNS 12 20 taking the majority of snaps as he went 13-30 for a season-high 188 yards. Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs led the UConn running game with 46 yards on 18 White 14 58 14 44 1 26 Rushing 4 6 Woody 2 4 0 4 0 3 Passing rushes. Sophomore Shontrelle Johnson and redshirt sophomore James White split 8 10 the carries for ISU with 14 apiece. Johnson went for 65 yards, while White ran for Penalty 0 4 44. Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Rushing Attempts 34 42 Connecticut opened the game with a 10-play, 57-yard drive that result- Jantz 29 18 3 200 1 48 Yards Gained Rushing 137 137 ed in a touchdown for redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings. Lenz 1 1 0 40 1 40 Yards Lost Rushing 36 25 McCummings, in the game for just his second play, was initially ruled down at the NET YARDS RUSHING 101 112 one-yard line, but after an official review it was determined that the ball crossed the goal line prior to his knee hitting the ground. For the game, McCummings rushed Receiving No. Yds TD LG NET YARDS PASSING 240 231 Lenz 6 58 0 20 Passes Attempted for 38 yards on 10 carries. 30 36 The two teams would trade turnovers several times in the remaining minutes of Reynolds 4 128 2 48 Passes Completed 19 15 the first quarter as redshirt junior Dwayne Gratz picked off Jantz on the Cyclone’s Horne 3 21 0 11 Had Intercepted 3 1 first play from scrimmage. Gratz returned the ball 19 yards to the ISU 41-yard line, TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 64 78 but UConn gave the ball back on the very next play as McEntee was intercepted Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TOTAL NET YARDS 341 343 by Steve Ruempolhamer. Van Der Kamp 8 332 41.5 53 4 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.3 4.4 Jantz was intercepted again, with less than three minutes to play in the first, by redshirt freshman Byron Jones, which set up a 52-yard field goal by redshirt Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 3-2 Returns PR KOR INTR Penalties: No.-Yds. 11-91 1-5 senior kicker Dave Teggart to put the Huskies up 10-0. For Teggart, it tied his career long. Before the end of the first, UConn would force a third turnover as Jory Lenz 2-13 1-23 – No. of Punts-Yards 8-332 6-241 Johnson grabbed a ball off a pass broken up by linebacker Sio Moore. Johnson – 3-66 – Avg. Per Punt 36.9 38.0 Despite outgaining Iowa State 101-4 in the first, Connecticut went into half- Ruempolhamer – – 1-2 Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 2-13 2-(-3) time up only 10-7 as the Cyclones held a 114-13 advantage in the second quarter. Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 4-89 5-117 ISU got on the board when James White broke loose for a 26-yard touchdown run Field Goal Attempts Interceptions: No.-Yds. 1-2 3-32 to cut the Huskies lead to three. Mahoney 3rd 13:36 53 yds. Missed Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 The Cyclones went on top early in the third quarter when White flipped the Guyer 3rd 6:44 36 yds. Good Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 ball to junior WR Josh Lenz on a reverse, who threw a deep ball for Reynolds to Possession Time take into the end zone. UConn came back with a 50-yard field goal from Teggart, 28:10 31:50 the second time in his career he converted two field goals of 50 yard. With 6:44 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 3rd Down Conversions 6-17 5-17 left to play in the quarter, Iowa State added to its lead with a 36-yard field goal by Knott 6-5-11 .5 1 4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 senior kicker Zach Guyer, to go up 17-13. Reeves 6-4-10 1 1 Connecticut regained the lead early in the fourth quarter as McCummings Neal 4-48 1.5 .5 hooked up with redshirt senior wide receiver Kashif Moorefor a 39-yard touch- down to take a 20-17 lead. McCummings has completed two passes on the season, both for touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, junior linebacker Jake Knott made 11 tackles and forced one fumble for the Cylcones, while Johnson added 10 tackles to go with his interception for the Huskies. 30 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus 2011 Game Summaries

GAME #4 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 30 73 12 61 0 7 17 3 McEntee 6 23 13 10 0 9 McCummings 5 7 0 7 0 5

CONNECTICUT buffalo Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 21 12 0 213 2 64 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO STADIUM • BUFFALO, N.Y. Nebrich 1 0 0 0 0 0 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UConn (2-2, 0-0) 0 10 0 7 - 17 I. Moore 4 49 0 16 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS Buffalo (1-3, 0-0) 0 3 0 0 - 3 K. Moore 3 23 0 10 N. Williams 2 113 1 64 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS No scoring. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TE 81 MANNING DT 4 MARTIN SECOND QUARTER Wagner 8 354 44.2 62 2 LT 72 BENNETT DT 99 REYES UB – Peter Fardon 28 field goal 5:28 (13 plays, 57 yards, 5:29) LG 77 FRIEND DE 98 JENNINGS UC – Dave Teggart 47 field goal 2:34 (8 plays, 51 yards, 2:54) Returns PR KOR INTR C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE UC – Mark Hinkley 4 pass from Johnny McEntee (Teggart kick) 0:15 (4 plays, N. Williams 1-12 1-27 – RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD 83 yards, 0:58) Smallwood – – 1-28 RT 71 RYAN WLB 28 JOHNSON THIRD QUARTER QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ No scoring. Field Goal Attempts TB 43 MCCOMBS S 16 B. JONES FOURTH QUARTER Teggart 1st 4:20 49 yds. Blocked WR 85 DAVIS S 25 AGBOR UC – Nick Williams 49 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 4:52 (6 plays, 64 Teggart 2nd 2:34 47 yds. Good WR 83 I. MOORE CB 5 WREH-WILSON yards, 2:32) TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (48) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, Attendance –18,215 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Smallwood 3-6-9 1 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, AMHERST, N.Y. – The University of Connecticut football team posted a Gratz 6-1-7 24 Shoemate, 26 Campbell, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 38 Wreh-Wilson 4-2-6 Teggart, 39 Hinkley, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 53 Wirth, 59 17-3 win against the University at Buffalo before a crowd of 18,215 at UB Stephen, 69 Greene, 70 Bardzak, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 91 Joseph, Stadium. UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Servite, Calif.) took 94 Griffin the majority of snaps and was 12 of 21 in the air for 213 yards and two touchdowns, the first two of his career. Junior wide receiver Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) sparked the Husky offense with a pair of big plays, the first of which was a 64-yard catch and run that set up the first Connecticut touchdown of the game. Williams’ BUFFALO second catch was another catch and run, going for 49 yards and a score with 4:52 left in the game to seal the win. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass) ran the ball 5 times for 7 yards while freshman QB Michael Nebrich (Burke, Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG UC UB Va.) attempted just one pass. Oliver 23 84 0 84 0 16 FIRST DOWNS 13 16 Husky redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) had 30 Anderson 7 48 13 35 0 18 Young 1 7 0 7 0 7 Rushing 4 7 carries for 61 yards. UConn redshirt senior Isiah Moore (Cambridge, Mass.) Passing 9 7 made a team-best four receptions for 49 yards. Penalty 0 2 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Branden Oliver led Buffalo in rushing with 23 yards on 85 carries while Anderson 39 18 1 193 0 45 Rushing Attempts 42 31 quarterback Chazz Anderson was 18 of 39 in the air for 192 yards and ran Yards Gained Rushing Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 105 139 for 30 yards on seven rushes. Yards Lost Rushing 25 13 For the second time this season, the Huskies held their opponent to NET YARDS RUSHING Receiving No. Yds TD LG 80 126 just three points, the first of which came in a season-opening 35-3 win NET YARDS PASSING 213 193 Rivers 9 94 0 18 over Fordham. Despite just the one score, the Bulls moved the ball for 314 Passes Attempted 22 40 Neutz 5 83 0 45 Passes Completed 12 18 yards, including 122 on the ground, opposed to UConn’s 292 yards of total Oliver 2 3 0 2 Had Intercepted 0 1 offense. TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 64 71 The Huskies led at halftime 10-3 and the third quarter was scoreless. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TOTAL NET YARDS 293 319 UCconn redshirt freshman linebacker Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) Schum 5 203 40.6 45 2 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.6 4.5 made the biggest play of the quarter as he made an endzone interception on Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 0-0 a third and goal play by the Bulls at the UConn five. Buffalo had moved the Returns PR KOR INTR Penalties: No.-Yds. 5-45 4-48 ball 80 yards on 11 plays on that drive. Jackson 4-19 3-73 – No. of Punts-Yards 8-354 8-311 UConn took that 10-3 halftime lead when it scored the first touchdown Gordon – 1-15 – Avg. Per Punt 44.2 38.9 of the game with 15 seconds left to go. The drive began on the UConn 17 as Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 1-12 4-19 McEntee threw a 15-yard pass to McCombs to move the ball to the Husky Field Goal Attempts Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 1-27 4-88 32. McEntee then hooked up on the longest Husky pass play of the year on Fardon 2nd 13:34 30 yds. Missed Interceptions: No.-Yds. 1-28 0-0 a 64-yard connection to Nick Williams to put the ball at the Bull 4. Fardon 2nd 5:28 28 yds. Good Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 McEntee then threw a four-yard TD pass to redshirt junior fullback Miscellaneous Yards 0 4 Mark Hinkley (Kanehoe, Hawaii) for the UConn lead. It was the first TD Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Possession Time 30:22 29:38 pass in McEntee’s career and the first TD reception of Hinkley’s. Branch 4-6-10 1 3rd Down Conversions 4-15 6-19 After a scoreless first quarter, the two teams opened scoring by trading Skinner 4-5-9 4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1 field goals in the second quarter. Peter Fardon gave the Bulls a 3-0 lead on a Mack 3-4-7 1.5 1 28-yard field goal with 5:28 left in the quarter to cap a 13 play-57 yard drive. Fadron had missed a 30-yarder at the beginning of the second quarter. UConn broke into the scoring with a 47-yard field goal by senior Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) that ended an eight-play 51-yard drive. Teggart had a 49-yard FG attempt blocked in the first quarter.

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GAME #5 • OCTOBER 1, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 24 144 8 136 0 65 31 38 McCummings 5 24 7 17 0 18 Jean-Louis 2 7 0 7 0 4

CONNECTICUT western mich. Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 39 22 0 300 4 47

RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN. Receiving No. Yds TD LG K. Moore 8 112 2 47 WMU (3-2, 0-0) 0 17 0 21 - 38 Griffin 4 73 0 28 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (2-3, 0-0) 0 7 10 14 - 31 McCombs 3 52 1 26

OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS No scoring. Wagner 7 287 41.0 54 0 TE 94 GRIFFIN DT 4 MARTIN SECOND QUARTER LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES WM – White 25 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 11:15 (5 plays, 66 yards, 2:16) Returns PR KOR INTR LG 69 GREENE DE 98 JENNINGS WM – Walker 7 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 6:31 (8 plays, 68 yards, 3:38) N. Williams – 3-52 – C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE UC – K. Moore 9 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 3:27 (6 plays, 93 yards, 3:04) RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD WM – Potter 39 field goal 0:22 (11 plays, 71 yards, 3:05) Field Goal Attempts RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON THIRD QUARTER Teggart 3rd 4:13 43 yds. Good QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ UC – K. Moore 3 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 8:31 (5 plays, 72 yards, 2:24) Teggart 3rd 1:13 47 yds. Missed TB 43 MCCOMBS S 15 JUNIOR UC – Teggart 43 field goal 4:13 (4 plays, -4 yards, 0:55) FB 39 HINKLEY S 25 AGBOR FOURTH QUARTER Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF WR 83 I. MOORE CB 21 WILBURN UC – McCombs 26 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 12:40 (6 plays, 72 yards, 2:20) Johnson 7-3-10 2 1 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (49) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 9 Opoku, WM – White 6 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 9:48 (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:52) Smallwood 7-3-10 1 1 Wilburn 5-4-9 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 16 Jones, 20 WM – Ravenell 14 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 5:53 (7 plays, 62 yards, 2:19) Brandon, 26 Campbell, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, UC – N. Williams 26 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 2:03 (10 plays, 80 38 Teggart, 40 Brown, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 yards, 3:50) Stephen, 67 Mueller, 81 Manning, 84 Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, WM – Ravenell 41 pass from Carder (Potter kick) 1:35 (2 plays, 60 yards, 0:28) 91 Joseph Attendance – 36,648 EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Johnny McEntee threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns for the University of Connecticut football team as the WESTERN MICHIGAN Huskies lost to Western Michigan by a 38-31 score on Saturday before a crowd of 36,648 at Rentschler Field. Kashif Moore had two touchdown INDIVIDUAL LEADERS catches and 112 yards receiving and Lyle McCombs added 136 yards rushing TEAM STATISTICS and a 26-yard touchdown reception for the Huskies. Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG Alex Carder threw for a career-high 479 yards and five touchdowns to lead Fields 8 19 3 16 0 8 WMU UC Western Michigan. Two of those scores were caught by Jordan White, who Carder 10 46 47 –1 0 14 FIRST DOWNS 27 20 had his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season, catching 12 balls for Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Rushing 3 3 173 yards. He was one of three Bronco receivers to go over the century mark. Carder 51 37 0 479 5 41 Passing 21 14 Robert Arnheim had 113 yards and Chleb Ravenell added 123 and two Penalty 3 3 fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a 41-yard catch that turned out to be Receiving No. Yds TD LG Rushing Attempts 22 33 the game winner. Yards Gained Rushing White 12 173 2 25 67 175 After making a 26-yard catch at the Western Michigan 13-yard line with Yards Lost Rushing Arnheim 10 113 0 32 56 24 45 seconds left, UConn tight end Ryan Griffin fumbled. NET YARDS RUSHING Ravenell 9 123 2 41 11 151 UConn scored the first of the fourth quarter’s five touchdowns, when NET YARDS PASSING 479 300 McEntee found McCombs open behind the Broncos’ blitzing linebackers Passes Attempted 51 39 Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Passes Completed 37 22 for a 26-yard score to give UConn its only lead at 24-17. But Carder led the Armer 6 246 41.0 65 2 Had Intercepted 0 0 Broncos right back on a 9-play 80-yard drive, finding White in the end zone TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 73 72 for a 6-yard touchdown that tied the game. Returns PR KOR INTR TOTAL NET YARDS 490 451 The Broncos held UConn to a three-and-out, and then went 62-yards to White 4-32 – – Avg. Gain Per Play 6.7 6.3 take the lead again on a 14-yard pass from Carder to Ravenell. Wallace – 3-74 – Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-2 2-1 UConn tied it again when McEntee scrambled and found Nick Williams Penalties: No.-Yds. 15-119 10-95 on a fourth down from 26 yards out with just over 2 minutes left. Two plays Field Goal Attempts No. of Punts-Yards 6-246 7-287 after UConn’s kickoff went out of bounds, Ravenell raced down the right Potter 2nd 0:22 39 yds. Good Avg. Per Punt 41.0 41.0 sideline and reached over cornerback Gary Wilburn to bring in a 41-yard Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 4-32 0-0 touchdown with 1:35 left. Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 3-74 3-52 Arnheim beat Wilburn down the right sideline and made a one-handed Zajac 2-7-9 1 Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 0-0 32-yard catch to set up the Broncos second touchdown, an 11-yard pass from Winchester 6-1-7 1 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 Carder to tight end Dallas Walker. Pettway 3-4-7 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 The Broncos went 66 yards on their first drive of the second quarter and Possession Time 28:27 31:33 scored when White grabbed a slant pass and dragged several UConn defend- 3rd Down Conversions 4-11 6-16 ers into the end zone for a 25-yard catch and run. 4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1 The Huskies didn’t cross midfield until McCombs took a handoff at his own 7-yard line with just over 6 minutes left in the half, bounced off a tackle and ran 65 yards before tripping on the grass. That set up a 9-yard touch- down pass from McEntee to Moore. Moore’s second touchdown, a 3-yard reception on a play-action fake, was set up by his 47-yard catch and run. The 5-play 72-yard drive brought UConn to within 17-14 midway through the third quarter. 32 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus 2011 GAME SUMMARIES

GAME #6 • OCTOBER 8, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 20 74 1 73 0 7 16 43 McEntee 11 37 24 13 0 12 McCummings 1 4 0 4 0 4

CONNECTICUT west virginia Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 37 21 0 193 0 20

Milan puskar stadium • momrgantown, W. Va. Receiving No. Yds TD LG Griffin 5 57 0 16 UConn (2-4, 0-1) 3 6 0 7 - 16 I. Moore 4 41 0 17 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS WVU (5-1, 1-0) 3 7 23 10 - 43 K. Moore 3 36 0 17

OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS WV – Tyler Bitancurt 31 field goal 7:43 (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:07) Wagner 9 397 44.1 63 3 TE 94 GRIFFIN DT 4 MARTIN UC – Dave Teggart 40 field goal 3:23 (8 plays, 43 yards, 4:13) LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES SECOND QUARTER Returns PR KOR INTR LG 69 GREENE DE 91 JOSEPH UC – Teggart 53 field goal 14:53 (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:44) N. Williams 3-8 2-35 - C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE WV – Dustin Garrison 14 run (Bitancurt kick) 2:44 (7 plays, 45 yards, 2:19) Foxx - 4-84 - RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD UC – Teggart 22 field goal 0:00 (8 plays, 53 yards. 0:55) T. Brown - - 1-48 RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON THIRD QUARTER QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ WV – Tavon Austin 12 pass from Geno Smith (Bitancurt kick) 7:44 (2 plays, Field Goal Attempts TB 43 MCCOMBS S 40 T. BROWN 12 yards, 0:10) Teggart 1st 9:50 42 yds. Missed TE 89 DELAHUNT S 15 JUNIOR WV – Stedman Bailey 84 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 5:49 (1 play, 84 Teggart 1st 3:23 40 yds. Good WR 81 MANNING S 16 B. JONES yards, 0:12) Teggart 2nd 14:53 53 yds. Good TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (47) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis, 5 Wreh- WV – Team Safety 2:31 Teggart 2nd 0:00 22 yds. Good Wilson, 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 WV – Brad Starks 22 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 0:09 (6 plays, 50 yards, 2:15) FOURTH QUARTER Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Abrams, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 25 Agbor, 26 Campbell, 29 Mack, S. Moore 5-3-8 31 Williams, 32 Ashiru, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Kantor, WV – Bitancurt 33 field goal 10:52 (9 plays, 34 yards, 3:13) WV – Bailey 27 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) 8:51 (3 plays, 81 yards, 0:59) Junior 4-3-7 .5 .5 38 Teggart, 39 Hinkley, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Smallwood 2-5-7 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 83 I. Moore, 84 Jones, 85 Davis, 86 UC – Ty-Meer Brown 48 interception return (Teggart kick) 7:54 Wagner, 97 McBryde, 98 Jennings Attendance-56,179 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was WEST VIRGINIA 27 of 45 in the air for 450 yards and the Mountaineers scored 23 unan- INDIVIDUAL LEADERS swered points in the final 7:54 of the third quarter to top the University of Connecticut football team by a 43-16 score. The game was played Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG TEAM STATISTICS before a crowd of 56,179 at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium as Garrison 18 84 4 80 1 14 Connecticut is now 2-4 on the season and 0-1 in the BIG EAST while the Buie 2 11 0 11 0 7 UC WVU No. 16 Mountaineers are 5-1 and 1-0. FIRST DOWNS 16 23 Stedman Bailey had seven receptions for 178 yards and two scores and Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Rushing 5 6 Dustin Garrison had 80 rushing yards to help lead the Mountaineer effort. G. Smith 45 27 0 450 4 84 Passing 10 16 Redshirt senior Johnny McEntee (Servite, Calif.) was 21 of 37 in the air Millard 3 1 1 19 0 19 Penalty 1 1 for the Huskies with 193 yards. The Huskies were led in rushing by redshirt Rushing Attempts 35 29 freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) with 20 carries for 73 yards. Receiving No. Yds TD LG Yards Gained Rushing 116 103 WVU led 10-9 at halftime, but the game took a dramatic momentum Bailey 7 178 2 84 Yards Lost Rushing 34 31 change midway in the third quarter as Connecticut had driven to the Austin 7 74 1 21 NET YARDS RUSHING 82 72 Mountaineer 13-yard line. On a first down play, McEntee rushed the ball to McCartney 6 131 0 51 NET YARDS PASSING 193 469 the 10, but then fumbled the ball and WVU’s Jewone Snow recovered and Passes Attempted 37 48 returned the ball all the way to the UConn 12 with 7:54 left in the quarter. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Passes Completed 21 28 Molinari 5 215 43.0 47 3 Had Intercepted 0 1 West Virginia scored two plays later on a 12-yard TD pass from Austin TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 72 77 to Smith that made it 17-9 Mountaineers. WVU took control of the game, when after a Husky three-and-out, the Mountaineers got the ball at their Returns PR KOR INTR TOTAL NET YARDS 275 541 Austin 5-51 1-31 - Avg. Gain Per Play 3.8 7.0 own 16. Smith threw an 84-yard TD pass to Stedman Bailey to give WVU 24-9 lead. Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-1 3-1 Field Goal Attempts Penalties: No.-Yds. 7-51 8-80 The Mountaineers added two more points on a safety with 2:31 left in the third quarter as McEntee was sacked in the endzone to make it 26-9 and Bitancurt 1st 7:43 31 yds. Good No. of Punts-Yards 9-397 5-215 Bitancurt 4th 10:52 33 yds. Good Avg. Per Punt 44.1 43.0 Smith had a 22-yard TD pass to Brad Sparks with nine seconds left in the quarter to make it 33-9. Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 3-8 5-51 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Tyler Bituncurt kicked a 33-yard field goal for West Virginia with 10:52 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 6-119 1-31 E. Smith 5-3-8 1 Interceptions: No.-Yds. 1-48 0-0 left to make it 36-9. The Mountaineers went on to score 33 unanswered Cook 4-4-8 .5 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 1-83 points when Smith added a second touchdown pass to Bailey, on a 27-yard Snow 4-3-7 .5 .5 1 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 toss to the end zone with 8:51 remaining in the game. Possession Time 32:33 27:27 After a quick three-and-out by UConn, WVU made a change at quar- 3rd Down Conversions 4-16 7-15 terback. Freshman Paul Millard entered the game and was picked off on his 4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 first play by Connecticut red-shirt freshman Ty-Meer Brown. Brown nearly came close to stepping out of bounds, but stayed in to return the ball 48 yards to the end zone for the only Husky touchdown of the afternoon. West Virginia led at halftime by a 10-9 count as UConn senior kicker Dave Teggart (Northborough, Mass.) accounted for all of the Huskies’ nine points on three field goals.

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GAME #7 • OCTOBER 15, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 32 140 10 130 0 14 16 10 McCummings 4 18 0 18 0 14 Jean-Louis 2 9 0 9 0 5

CONNECTICUT USF Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 23 13 0 103 0 22 RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN. McCummings 2 1 0 32 0 32 Receiving No. Yds TD LG USF (4-2, 2-2) 3 0 7 0 - 10 I. Moore 5 48 0 18 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (3-4, 1-1) 3 3 10 0 - 16 Griffin 3 38 0 32 K. Moore 2 36 0 22 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS USF – Maikon Bonani 23 field goal 9:34 (11 plays, 56 yards, 4:36) Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TE 94 GRIFFIN DT 4 MARTIN UC – Dave Teggart 18 field goal 0:35 (16 plays, 81 yards, 8:59) Wagner 6 267 44.5 50 1 LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES SECOND QUARTER LG 69 GREENE DE 91 JOSEPH UC – Teggart 46 field goal 0:09 (15 plays, 52 yards, 4:24) Returns PR KOR INTR C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE THIRD QUARTER N. Williams – 2-33 – RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD USF – B.J. Daniels 22 run (Bonani kick) 12:05 (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55) T. Brown – – 1-0 RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON UC – Teggart 28 field goal 8:13 (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:52) S. Moore – – 1-0 QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ UC – Byron Jones 10 fumble recovery (Teggart kick) 7:06 TB 43 MCCOMBS S 40 T. BROWN FOURTH QUARTER Field Goal Attempts FB 39 HINKLEY S 15 JUNIOR No scoring. Teggart 1st 0:35 18 yds. Good WR 83 I. MOORE CB 16 B. JONES Attendance – 37,162 Teggart 2nd 0:09 46 yds. Good TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (48) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis,9 Opoku, Teggart 3rd 8:13 28 yds. Good 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, EAST HARTFORD – University of Connecticut redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) ran for 130 yards and senior kicker Dave Teggart Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 25 Agbor, 26 Campbell, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, (Northborough, Mass.) kicked three field goals as the Huskies beat USF 16-10 on Johnson 3-8-11 36 Osiecki,38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 59 Stephen, 67 Saturday without scoring an offensive touchdown. The Homecoming contest was S. Moore 3-5-8 .5 1 Mueller, 81 Manning, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 98 Jennings played before a crowd of 37,162 at Rentschler Field. Redshirt freshman cornerback Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) ran a third- T. Brown 1-7-8 1 quarter fumble back 10 yards for what turned out to be the winning score after senior defensive tackle Twyon Martin (Parkland, Fla.) stripped USF running back Darrel Scott deep in UConn territory. B.J. Daniels threw for 164 yards and ran for 64 and a touchdown. But the USF quarterback also threw two interceptions and had a key fumble. USF The Bulls failed to convert on a fourth down with just under 2 1/2 minutes left and the Huskies ran out the clock. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS A 32-yard run from Daniels had given the Bulls the ball in UConn territory. TEAM STATISTICS But a fourth-down pass to Sterling Griffin was stopped four yards short of the Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG USF UC first-down marker. Daniels 10 80 16 64 1 32 Teggart, who beat South Florida with last-minute field goals in their two previ- Scott 13 60 2 58 0 12 FIRST DOWNS 18 19 ous meetings, hit from 18, 46, and 28 yards. Rushing 10 9 Connecticut won despite having just 253 yards of offense, and much of that Murray 10 42 2 40 0 15 Passing 8 8 came from McCombs, who carried the ball 30 times and recorded his fourth 100- Penalty 0 2 yard game. Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Rushing Attempts 36 48 The Bulls’ defensive line spent much of the afternoon in UConn’s backfield, Daniels 27 15 2 164 0 23 Yards Gained Rushing 195 170 tying a school record with seven sacks. The Huskies had given up just 17 in their previous six games. Receiving No. Yds TD LG Yards Lost Rushing 20 52 Daniels scored on the Bulls’ first drive of the second half with a 22-yard scram- NET YARDS RUSHING 175 118 ble through the UConn defense, cutting left to leave redshirt freshman linebacker Griffin 5 63 0 22 NET YARDS PASSING 164 135 Yawin Smallwood (Worcester, Mass.) behind on his way to the end zone to give Marc 5 50 0 23 Passes Attempted 27 25 USF a 10-6 lead. Welch 1 16 0 16 Passes Completed 15 14 But Smallwood later made a key play, tipping a pass that redshirt junior Sio Had Intercepted 2 0 Moore (Apex, N.C.) intercepted to stop a fourth-quarter drive. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Offensive mistakes and good defense kept both teams out of the end zone in Brockhaus-Kann 3 134 44.7 55 1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 63 73 the first half. TOTAL NET YARDS 339 253 USF defensive end Ryne Giddins had nine of his 11 tackles in the first half, to Avg. Gain Per Play 5.4 3.5 go along with two sacks, a forced fumble. Returns PR KOR INTR Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-2 2-2 But the Bulls managed just 75 yards of offense and two turnovers before inter- Landi 4-17 – – Penalties: No.-Yds. 9-89 3-25 mission. Shaw – 2-97 – The teams traded field goals in the first quarter. Maikon Bonani hit a 23-yarder Lamar – 3-49 – No. of Punts-Yards 3-134 6-267 to open the scoring, and Teggart capped a 16-play drive on the next possession Avg. Per Punt 44.7 44.5 with an 18-yarder. Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 4-17 0-0 Teggart hit a short kickoff into a strong wind and Marcus Shaw returned Field Goal Attempts Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 5-146 2-33 the kick 79 yards to the UConn 8-yard line. But Daniels’ errant pitchout on a Bonani 1st 9:34 23 yds. Good Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 2-0 second-down option play was picked up by UConn redshirt junior Dwayne Gratz Bonani 2nd 10:30 46 yds. Missed Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 2-24 (Piscataway, N.J.). Bonani 3rd 3:38 44 yds. Missed UConn gave the ball back a few plays later when McCombs fumbled. But the Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Bulls failed to score, when a 46-yard field-goal attempt into the wind fell short. He Possession Time 25:34 34:26 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF also missed a 44-yarder in the third quarter that went wide left. Giddins 7-4-11 3.5 2 1 3rd Down Conversions 3-11 7-18 Teggart’s second field goal came just before halftime, a 46-yarder that capped 4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 a 15-play drive and made it 6-3. His third field-goal, a 28-yarder, cut the lead to Lattimore 4-5-9 1.5 1 10-9, less than a minute before Martin and Jones teamed up for UConn’s defen- Young 6-2-8 1 sive score. The Husky offense has now gone two games without a touchdown. USF coach Skip Holtz had not been back to Connecticut since coaching the Huskies from 1994-1998. UConn was still a Division I-AA program then, and Holtz led the school to the Division I-AA playoffs in 1998, the school’s first post- season appearance.

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GAME #8 • OCTOBER 26, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 25 124 0 124 0 15 20 35 McCummings 3 23 0 23 0 9 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG CONNECTICUT Pittsburgh McEntee 33 17 0 193 2 62 McCummings 1 1 0 9 0 9

Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA Receiving No. Yds TD LG K. Moore 6 106 1 62 UConn (3-5, 1-2) 0 3 10 7 – 20 Griffin 4 44 1 14 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS Pittsburgh (4-4, 2-1) 14 7 7 7 – 35 Delahunt 4 26 0 9

OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS PITT – Tino Sunseri 8 run (Kevin Harper kick) 10:00 (8 plays, 84 yards, 2:18) Wagner 8 344 43.0 50 3 TE 94 GRIFFIN DT 4 MARTIN PITT – Mike Shanahan 17 pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 0:54 (7 plays, 62 LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES yards, 2:56) Returns PR KOR INTR LG 69 GREENE DE 91 JOSEPH SECOND QUARTER N. Williams 2-36 4-95 – C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE UC – Dave Teggart 40 field goal 7:17 (8 plays. 45 yards, 2:44) Mack – 2-35 – RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD PITT – Zach Brown 3 run (Harper kick) 2:38 (4 plays, 68 yards, 1:15) RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON THIRD QUARTER Field Goal Attempts QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ UC – Kashif Moore 62 pass from Johnny McEntee (Teggart kick) 11:35 (5 Teggart 2nd 7:17 40 yds. Good TB 43 MCCOMBS S 15 JUNIOR plays, 85 yards, 1:47) Teggart 2nd 3:53 49 yds. Missed FB 39 HINKLEY S 40 T. BROWN UC – Dave Teggart 31 field goal 4:08 (13 plays, 64 yards, 6:06) Teggart 3rd 4:08 31 yds. Good WR 83 I. MOORE CB 16 B. JONES PITT – Shanahan 27 pass from Sunseri (Harper kick) 2:04 (5 plays, 82 yards, 2:04) TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (54) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Nebrich, 2 Stlouis, FOURTH QUARTER Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF S. Moore 9-1-10 2 9 Opoku, 10 Foxx, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 17 PITT – Devin Street 14 pass from Ronald Jones (Harper kick) 3:22 (3 plays, 38 yards, 1:02) Johnson 5-4-9 Driscoll, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, Smallwood 3-4-7 34 Kenney, 35 Lopes, 36 Osiecki, 38 Kantor, 38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 47 UC – Ryan Griffin 14 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 0:43 (8 plays, 71 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 81 yards, 2:39) Manning, 84 T. Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 89 Delahunt, 98 Jennings Attendance – 40,219 PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Quarterback Tino Sunseri was 29 of 42 in the air for a career-high 419 yards and two TDs to lead Pittsburgh to a 35-20 win over UConn. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Pittsburgh outgained UConn in total yardage 529-316 on the night despite loosing Ray Graham, the country’s second-leading rusher, on his second carry of Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG the game. Sunseri 12 73 33 40 1 22 UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) struggled in Brown 12 33 3 30 1 11 TEAM STATISTICS the air as he was 17 of 33 for 193 yards and two TDs. Redshirt freshman Lyle UC PITT McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) enjoyed a productive night on the ground as he Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG FIRST DOWNS 20 27 rushed 25 times for 124 yards. It marked the fifth 100-yard game of his eight- game collegiate career. Sunseri 42 29 0 419 2 40 Rushing 10 6 Sunseri was also the top ground gainer for the Panthers with 12 carries for R. Jones 1 1 0 14 1 14 Passing 8 20 40 yards and a TD. Zach Brown was Sunseri’s favorite target of the night with 9 Penalty 2 1 catches for 84 yards to go with 30 yards gained on the ground. Receiving No. Yds TD LG Rushing Attempts 37 28 Pittsburgh led 21-3 at halftime but the Huskies scored the first ten points of Brown 9 84 0 19 Yards Gained Rushing 154 132 the second half to cut the Panther lead to 21-13 with 4:08 left in the third. Street 5 70 1 21 Yards Lost Rushing Senior Kashif Moore (Burlington, N.J.) scored UConn’s only TD of the night 40 36 as McEntee found him wide open with 11:35 to go in the third for a 62-yard Shanahan 4 76 2 27 NET YARDS RUSHING 114 96 score to make it 21-10. Moore finished the game with six receptions for 106 NET YARDS PASSING 202 433 yards. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Passes Attempted 34 43 UConn cut it to 21-13 on its next possession as senior Dave Teggart Yoklic 6 264 44.0 53 3 Passes Completed 18 30 (Northborough, Mass.) hit a 31-yard field goal. It was Teggart’s fifth game of the Had Intercepted 0 0 year with multiple field goals and the 19th of his career. Returns PR KOR INTR TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS That UConn drive began at its own 22 and the Huskies moved all the way to 71 71 the Pitt 10-yard line for first and goal, but had to settle for the field goal. R. Jones 2-13 – – TOTAL NET YARDS 316 529 As it appeared the game might be turning the Huskies’ way, Pittsburgh Saddler 1-2 – – Avg. Gain Per Play 4.5 7.5 quickly came back after the field goal and moved the ball 82 yards on only five Jackson – 3-63 – Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0 plays for a score that made it 28-13. The touchdown was scored on a 27-yard pass Davis – 1-18 – Penalties: No.-Yds. 4-25 8-70 from Sunseri to Mike Shanahan. No. of Punts-Yards 8-344 6-264 Ronald Jones replaced Sunseri late in the fourth quarter and led the Panthers Field Goal Attempts on their fifth touchdown drive of the night as he found Devin Street for a 14-yard Harper 2nd 10:01 49 yds. Missed Avg. Per Punt 43.0 44.0 touchdown reception to cap a three play scoring drive. Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 2-36 3-15 UConn got a one touchdown back with less than a minute to play as McEntee Harper 4th 5:19 55 yds. Missed Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 6-130 4-81 hooked up with junior tight end Ryan Griffin (Londonderry, N.H.) from 14 Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 0-0 yards out to put the game at 35-20. Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 Pittsburgh completely dominated the first half outgaining the Huskies in total Holley 6-3-9 1 1 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 yardage 321 to 80 and holding a 17-5 first down advantage. Gruder 5-4-9 The Panthers scored on their first possession as they moved the ball 84 yard Alecxih 3-3-6 1.5 1.5 Possession Time 30:23 29:37 on eight plays in 2:18. Graham injured his leg on his second rush of the drive, 3rd Down Conversions 3-14 2-10 but the Panthers did not flinch as they gained 51 yards on the next four plays for 4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 the score. Zach Brown had a three-yard rush for the 7-0 Pitt lead. Pittsburgh made it 14-0 on a 17-yard TD pass from Sunseri to Shanahan that capped a seven-play, 62-yard drive. Sunseri was a perfect five-for-five in that drive for 54 yards in that drive. UConn finally broke into the scoring column when Teggart hit a 40-yarder with 7:17 left in the half to make it 14-3. 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GAME #9 • NOVEMBER 5, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 24 162 10 152 1 63 28 21 McCummings 13 70 11 59 2 11 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG CONNECTICUT syracuse McEntee 14 8 2 113 1 19

Receiving No. Yds TD LG RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN. I. Moore 4 72 0 19 K. Moore 1 15 0 15 Syracuse (5-4, 1-3) 0 7 14 0 – 21 Griffin 1 13 0 13 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (4-5, 2-2) 7 0 7 14 – 28 Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER Wagner 3 105 35.0 39 2 WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS UC – John Delahunt 10 pass from Johnny McEntee (Dave Teggart kick) 13:38 TE 94 GRIFFIN DT 4 MARTIN (3 plays, 33 yards, 1:22) Returns PR KOR INTR LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES SECOND QUARTER N. Williams 1-5 3-123 – LG 69 GREENE DE 91 JOSEPH SYR – Alec Lemon 20 pass from Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman kick) 1:48 (4 Junior – – 1-12 C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE plays, 40 yards, 1:26) S. Moore – – 1-0 RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD THIRD QUARTER RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON SYR – Nick Provo 6 pass from Nassib (Krautman kick) 10:31 (10 plays, 75 Field Goal Attempts QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ yards, 4:29) None. TB 43 MCCOMBS S 15 JUNIOR UC – Lyle McCombs 3 run (Teggart kick) 5:52 (9 plays, 60 yards, 4:39) TE 89 DELAHUNT S 40 T. BROWN SYR – Dorian Graham 7 run (Krautman kick) 2:42 (7 plays, 76 yards, 3:10) Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF WR 83 I. MOORE CB 16 B. JONES FOURTH QUARTER Smallwood 5-7-12 .5 .5 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis, 9 Opoku, UC – Scotty McCummings 10 run (Teggart kick) 14:17 (7 plays, 55 yards, Gratz 5-3-8 Junior 5-2-7 1 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 3:25) 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 36 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, UC – McCummings 7 run (Teggart kick) 4:51 (8 plays, 62 yards, 4:14) 39 Hinkley, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 55 Williams, 59 Attendance – 38,769 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 81 Manning, 84 T. Jones, 85 Davis, 86 EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott Wagner, 98 Jennings McCummings (Natick, Mass.) ran for two touchdowns and classmate Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) added 152 yards rushing and a score to lead the University of Connecticut football team to a 28-21 win over Syracuse before a crowd of 38,769 at Rentschler Field. McCummings, who has spent the season coming in only occasionally as the Huskies option-style change-of-pace quarterback, took over the offense in the fourth quarter. He scored on a 10-yard keeper, then led UConn on an eight-play SYRACUSE 62 yard drive, running the ball in from seven yards out for the winning score with TEAM STATISTICS just under five minutes to play. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Ryan Nassib threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns for Syracuse, which SYR UC failed for the second straight week to become bowl eligible. His fourth-down pass Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG FIRST DOWNS 22 18 on the Orange’s final drive was knocked down by senior defensive tackle Kendall Bailey 16 51 1 50 0 12 Rushing 6 10 Reyes (Nashua, N.H.) and UConn was able to run out the clock. Nassib also was Graham 4 40 7 33 1 18 Passing 15 7 picked off twice. Penalty 1 1 Nick Provo had seven catches and a touchdown for the Orange, giving him 39 receptions for the season and breaking the school’s single-season record for Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Rushing Attempts 34 47 receptions by a tight end. Alec Lemon had nine receptions for 157 yards and a Nassib 39 24 2 275 2 30 Yards Gained Rushing 114 243 score. Yards Lost Rushing 24 45 Provo’s six-yard reception on the opening drive of the second half gave the Receiving No. Yds TD LG NET YARDS RUSHING 90 198 Orange a 14-7 lead, and the teams went back-and-forth, scoring touchdowns on Lemon 9 157 1 30 NET YARDS PASSING 275 113 four consecutive possessions. Provo 7 53 1 13 Passes Attempted 39 14 McCombs tied the game at 14-14 on a three-yard pitch play, and Syracuse responded with a seven-yard reverse play from receiver Dorian Graham and led West 3 24 0 9 Passes Completed 24 8 21-14 after three quarters. Had Intercepted 2 2 That’s when McCummings took over, keeping the ball on an option play Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 73 61 and diving into the end zone at the end of a seven-yard run to tie the game at 21 Fisher 5 166 33.2 52 1 TOTAL NET YARDS 365 311 a minute into the fourth quarter. He finished with 13 carries and 59 yards, and Avg. Gain Per Play 5.0 5.1 didn’t attempt a pass. Returns PR KOR INTR Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 4-3 UConn senior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) started the Rene 1-6 – – game and was 8-14 for 113 yards and a touchdown, but also threw two intercep- Penalties: No.-Yds. 5-35 4-55 tions. He moved Connecticut inside the 30-yard line on their first five drives of P. Thomas – – 2-16 No. of Punts-Yards 5-166 3-105 the game, but came away with just seven points. Kobena – 4-75 – Avg. Per Punt 33.2 35.0 Junior Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) found a lane on the right side of Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 1-6 1-5 the field and returned the opening kickoff to the Syracuse 33-yard line. Three Field Goal Attempts Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 4-75 3-123 plays later, McEntee found redshirt junior tight end John Delahunt (Ottawa, Krautman 2nd 0:03 34 yds. Missed Interceptions: No.-Yds. Ont.), who stretched the ball over the goal line for a 10-yard touchdown. 2-16 2-12 It was the first time the Huskies had scored on an opening drive since their Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 1-0 0-0 third game of the season, September 16 against Iowa State. The Huskies had five Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 first-half turnovers. Syracuse had two, including a fumble by Antwon Bailey on P. Thomas 5-5-10 1 2 Possession Time 31:05 28:55 the team’s first drive, which set UConn up on the Syracuse 27-yard line. But S. Thomas 4-3-7 3rd Down Conversions 7-14 3-8 Syracuse’s Phillip Thomas intercepted McEntee two plays later. Spruill 6-0-6 1 4th Down Conversions 1-2 0-0 On the next Husky drive, McCombs took a toss sweep against an inside blitz by Syracuse, turned the corner and ran 63 yards. But McCummings fumbled the snap on the next play. McCombs also fumbled after the Huskies drove to the 26-yard line early in the second quarter. Syracuse broke through with just under two minutes left in the first half when Nassib found Lemon over the middle from 20-yards out to tie the score at 7-7. Chandler Jones forced two of the Huskies’ fumbles and Thomas’ second interception set up a 37-yard field goal attempt just before halftime. But Ross Krautman pulled it wide left. 36 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus 2011 GAME SUMMARIES

GAME #10 • NOVEMBER 19, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCummings 8 43 3 40 0 11 20 34 McCombs 10 42 9 33 0 22 K. Moore 2 11 0 11 1 6

CONNECTICUT louisville Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 43 18 1 253 1 41 RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN. McCummings 2 0 0 0 0 0 Receiving No. Yds TD LG Louisville (6-5, 4-2) 14 0 7 13 – 34 K. Moore 7 110 1 31 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (4-6, 2-3) 0 10 0 10 – 20 I. Moore 5 60 0 41 Griffin 2 43 0 26 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS LOU – Adrian Bushell 100 kick return (Chris Philpott kick) 14:45 Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TE 89 DELAHUNT DT 4 MARTIN LOU – D. Brown 6 run (Philpott kick) 5:51 (9 plays, 81 yards, 4:48) Wagner 9 377 41.9 48 4 LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES SECOND QUARTER LG 69 GREENE DE 91 JOSEPH UC – David Teggart 24 field goal 8:41 (8 plays, 72 yards, 3:04) Returns PR KOR INTR C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE UC – Kashif Moore 5 run (Teggart kick) 0:53 (3 plays, 22 yards, 0:28) N. Williams 4-3 4-107 – RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD THIRD QUARTER Gratz – – 1-4 RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON LOU – T. Bridgewater 5 run (Philpott kick) 3:17 (12 plays, 95 yards, 6:52) QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ FOURTH QUARTER Field Goal Attempts TB 43 MCCOMBS S 40 T. BROWN LOU – Bridgewater 1 run (Philpott kick) 9:52 (9 plays, 68 yards, 4:28) Teggart 2nd 8:41 24 yds. Good FB 39 HINKLEY S 15 JUNIOR UC – K. Moore 31 pass from Johnny McEntee (Teggart kick) 8:34 (5 plays, 59 Teggart 4th 0:13 37 yds. Good WR 83 I. MOORE CB 16 B. JONES yards, 1:18) TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (52) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis, 2 Nebrich, UC – Teggart 37 field goal 0:13 (12 plays, 76 yards, 2:00) Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF S. Moore 7-6-13 2.5 1 5 Wreh-Wilson, 9 Opoku, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, LOU – Marvin Mitchell 36 fumble recovery 0:00 Attendance – 34,483 Johnson 7-4-11 3 20 Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, Smallwood 2-6-8 1 36 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 46 Vann, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 53 Wirth, 59 Stephen, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 70 Bardzak, 81 Manning, 85 EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater Davis, 86 Wagner, 94 Griffin, 98 Jennings threw for 174 yards and Victor Anderson rushed for 72 to lead the Cardinals to a 34-20 win over Connecticut on Saturday before a crowd of 34,483 at LOUISVILLE Rentschler Field. Connecticut drops to 4-6 on the season and 2-3 in the BIG EAST while Louisville is 6-5 and 4-2. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS “It’s very disappointing,” UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni said. “At this point in the season they’re all disappointing. With our conference the way Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG it is, it’s very disappointing. Where this win would have put us would have Anderson 15 72 0 72 0 32 TEAM STATISTICS been a lot of fun.” D. Brown 10 53 8 45 1 22 Bridgewater completed 14 of 22 passes with an interception. The Wright 5 22 0 22 0 9 LOU UC Cardinals had lost three of their last four games to UConn. FIRST DOWNS 15 16 UConn redshirt senior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Rushing 8 4 was 18 of 43 passing for 253 yards for UConn, but some eight or nine of Bridgewater 22 14 1 174 0 39 Passing 6 11 McEntee’s passes were dropped by his receivers. Stein 1 1 0 –1 0 0 Penalty 1 1 “It’s hard to talk about. You saw it,” Pasqualoni said. “Why? I can’t tell Rushing Attempts 43 23 you that. We caught the ball well all week in practice. It was very difficult Receiving No. Yds TD LG Yards Gained Rushing 165 99 for us today. Some of those drops were key plays.” Rogers 4 23 0 9 Yards Lost Rushing 39 23 Redshirt freshman Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) rushed for 33 Harris 3 28 0 11 NET YARDS RUSHING 126 76 yards -- well under his 109-yard per-game average -- but did become the Bellamy 2 33 0 35 NET YARDS PASSING 173 253 second UConn freshman to pass the 1,000-yard mark. Senior wide receiver Passes Attempted 23 45 Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Kashif Moore (Burlington, N.J.) caught six passes for 110 yards and a TD Passes Completed 15 18 Bleser 7 286 40.9 52 1 Had Intercepted 1 1 and also scored a rushing touchdown. TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 66 68 In a game dominated by defense for long stretches, the Cardinals pulled Returns PR KOR INTR TOTAL NET YARDS 299 329 away when their offense finally hit its stride. Bushell – 2-136 – Avg. Gain Per Play 4.5 4.8 Bridgewater scored on a 5-yard run late in the third quarter to put his Heyman – – 1-5 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-2 3-1 team ahead 21-10. His option-keeper capped a 95-yard drive that was jump- Perry – 2-54 – Penalties: No.-Yds. 7-50 7-45 started by a running-into-the-kicker penalty on UConn senior defensive No. of Punts-Yards 7-286 9-377 tackle Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.), and kept alive by a 39-yard pass to Field Goal Attempts Avg. Per Punt 40.9 41.9 Smith down the sideline. None. Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 0-0 4-3 The Cardinals appeared to put the game away early in the fourth quarter Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 5-190 4-107 on Bridgewater’s second score. The touchdown, which made it 28-10, was Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Interceptions: No.-Yds. 1-5 1-4 preceded by Josh Bellamy’s 35-yard, juggling catch. H. Smith 8-2-10 1 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 1-36 0-0 UConn closed the gap with 8:34 to play in the game when McEntee hit Heyman 4-3-7 3.5 1 1 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Moore with a 30-yard touchdown pass. Pryor 2-4-6 Possession Time 38:19 21:41 A field goal by the Huskies with 13 seconds left pulled them within 3rd Down Conversions 5-15 3-16 28-20, and the successful onside kick that ensued gave them a slim chance 4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2 of sending the game to overtime. Although the game’s final play was a com- pleted McEntee pass, it was followed by a series of laterals and resulted only in another Louisville score. Malcolm Mitchell picked off the final pitch and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown.

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GAME #11 • NOVEMBER 26, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 20 99 4 95 2 36 40 22 McCummings 10 47 0 47 2 14 Jean-Louis 10 43 1 42 0 11

CONNECTICUT rutgers Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 16 10 0 90 0 21 RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CONN. McCummings 1 1 0 22 0 22 Receiving No. Yds TD LG Rutgers (8-4, 4-3) 0 10 0 12 – 22 McCombs 4 30 0 21 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (5-6, 3-3) 14 10 16 0 – 40 K. Moore 3 34 0 14 Griffin 3 31 0 22 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER TE 81 MANNING CB 21 WILBURN UC – Lyle McCombs 10 run (Dave Teggar t kick) 12:51 (2 plays, 24 yards, 0:40) Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TE 94 GRIFFIN DT 4 MARTIN UC – Scotty McCummings 5 run (Teggart kick) 7:16 (6 plays, 40 yards, 3:23) Wagner 4 170 42.5 50 2 LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES SECOND QUARTER LG 69 GREENE DE 91 JOSEPH RU – San San Te 25 field goal 13:01 (13 plays, 64 yards, 5:09) Returns PR KOR INTR C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE UC – Kendall Reyes 9 fumble recovery (Teggart kick) 7:39 N. Williams 1-30 3-128 – RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD UC – Teggart 33 field goal 0:01 (11 plays, 42 yards, 4:04) T. Brown – – 1-4 RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON THIRD QUARTER Wreh-Wilson – – 1-0 QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ UC – McCombs 4 run (Teggart kick) 13:36 (3 plays, 41 yards, 1:24) S. Moore – – 1-(-2) TB 43 MCCOMBS S 40 T. BROWN UC – McCummings 14 run (Teggart kick blocked) 10:13 (3 plays, 34 yards, 1:29) FB 39 HINKLEY S 16 B. JONES UC – Teggart 47 field goal 2:43 (12 plays, 41 yards, 5:55) Field Goal Attempts WR 83 I. MOORE CB 5 WREH-WILSON FOURTH QUARTER Teggart 2nd 0:01 33 yds. Good TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (42) – 1 Jean-Louis, 6 Moore, 9 Opoku, 11 RU – Brandon Coleman 17 pass from Gary Nova (Nova pass intcpt.) 7:57 (2 Teggart 3rd 2:43 47 yds. Good plays, 48 yards, 0:24) McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 15 Junior, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 31 Williams, 34 Kenney, 38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 48 Williams, RU – Coleman 92 pass from Nova (Nova pass failed) 2:15 (1 play, 92 yards, 0:15) Attendance – 37,857 Johnson 4-4-8 59 Stephen, 70 Bardzak, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner, 96 Hansson Wreh-Wilson 4-3-7 .5 .5 1 EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - University of Connecticut redshirt freshman B. Jones 5-1-6 running back Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) and redshirt freshman quarterback Scott McCummings (Natick, Mass.) each ran for two touchdowns as UConn defeated Rutgers 40-22 on Saturday before a crowd of 37,857 at Rentschler Field on Senior Day. Connecticut improved to 5-6 on the season and 3-3 in the BIG EAST. The Huskies play their regular season finale next Satuday at Cincinnati. A win by UConn would make the Huskies bowl eligible for the fifth-straight year. Rutgers, RUTGERS who was looking to advance to its first-ever BCS game and a share of its first-ever TEAM STATISTICS BIG EAST Championship, fell to 8-4 and 4-3 in the league. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Junior Nick Williams (East Windsor, N.J.) had 158 return yards, setting RU UC up the Huskies in good field position all afternoon and senior defensive tackle Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG FIRST DOWNS 19 16 Kendall Reyes (Nashua, N.H.) returned a Chas Dodd fumble for a touchdown. Deering 7 24 0 24 0 8 Rushing 3 8 Brandon Coleman had 223 receiving yards and two touchdowns for Rutgers. Jamison 5 23 4 19 1 14 Passing 14 6 Mohammad Sanu caught nine balls for 133 yards, extending his conference- Shuler 1 14 0 14 0 14 Penalty leading total to 109 receptions this season. 2 2 McCombs carried the ball 20 times for 95 yards. He now has 1,109 on the Rushing Attempts 26 47 season, the fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season for a Huskies running back. Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Gained Rushing 68 199 Rutgers freshman Gary Nova threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns to Dodd 22 11 1 141 0 45 Yards Lost Rushing 77 21 Brandon Coleman. His 17-yarder made it 40-16 and the pair hooked up on Nova 18 11 2 298 2 92 NET YARDS RUSHING -9 178 a 92-yard catch and run with 2:15 left in the game. The two-point conversion NET YARDS PASSING 439 112 attempts following each touchdown failed. Receiving No. Yds TD LG Nova completed 11 of 18 passes for 298 yards, all in the fourth quarter in Passes Attempted 40 17 relief of Dodd. He was 11 of 22 for 141 yards, but he fumbled and was inter- Sanu 9 133 0 31 Passes Completed 22 11 cepted, and both turnovers turned into UConn touchdowns. Coleman 6 223 2 92 Had Intercepted 3 0 The Huskies held Rutgers to 26 yards rushing and had six sacks, four by Pratt 5 34 0 15 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 66 64 junior defensive end Trevardo Williams (Bridgeport, Conn). TOTAL NET YARDS 430 290 UConn had just 290 offensive yards, but started five drives in Rutgers territory Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Avg. Gain Per Play 6.5 4.5 and two others near midfield. Bleser 4 163 40.8 49 0 Williams had three kickoff returns for 128 yards, and a 30-yard punt return. Fumbles: No.-Lost 4-3 2-1 He returned the second-half kickoff 54 yards and McCombs took a handoff Penalties: No.-Yds. 5-33 6-33 on the next play and ran right for 36 yards. His 4-yard run up the middle two Returns PR KOR INTR No. of Punts-Yards 4-163 4-170 plays later gave the Huskies a 31-10 lead. Williams’ long punt return set up Sanu 2-9 – – Avg. Per Punt 40.8 42.5 UConn’s next touchdown, a 14-yard option keeper by McCummings that put Deering – 2-33 – Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 2-9 1-30 the Huskies up 37-10. The extra point was blocked, giving senior Dave Teggart Thomas – 1-14 – Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 3-47 3-128 (Northborough, Mass.) his first miss in 128 point-after attempts. Teggart came back to hit a 47-yard field goal after UConn ate up almost six Field Goal Attempts Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 3-2 minutes of the clock on its next possession, aided by a roughing the punter call Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 1-9 on Rutgers. Te 2nd 13:01 25 yds. Good Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Connecticut turned two early Rutgers turnovers into touchdowns. UConn Possession Time 26:49 33:11 redshirt junior linebacker Sio Moore (Apex, N.C.) forced a fumble by Jawan Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 3rd Down Conversions 2-12 5-13 Jamison on the third play of the game, giving the Huskies the ball on the Scarlet Greene 7-6-13 .5 4th Down Conversions 2-2 1-2 Knights’ 24-yard line. UConn then handed the ball off twice to McCombs, who Rowe 2-8-10 1 1 ran for 14 yards one first down and then went into the end zone from 10 yards Beauharnais 3-6-9 out to give the Huskies a 7-0 lead. Redshirt freshman safety Ty-Meer Brown (McKeesport, Pa.) intercepted a pass tipped by redshirt freshman safety Byron Jones (New Britain, Conn.) on Rutgers’ next drive, giving UConn the ball at the 40. McCummings ran the ball in from the 5-yard line, making a nice spin move after keeping the ball on an option play.

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GAME #12 • DECEMBER 3, 2011 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG McCombs 21 59 17 42 0 11 27 35 McCummings 3 14 0 14 0 7 Nebrich 2 4 1 3 0 4

CONNECTICUT cincinnati Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG McEntee 40 20 1 252 2 29

Nippert stadium • cincinnati, Ohio Receiving No. Yds TD LG I. Moore 6 70 0 26 UConn (5-7, 3-4) 0 6 6 15 – 27 K. Moore 3 47 0 25 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS Cincinnati (9-3, 5-2) 14 14 7 0 – 35 Griffin 3 45 1 25

OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS FIRST QUARTER Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 WR 6 K. MOORE DE 48 T. WILLIAMS CIN – Walter Stewart 0 fumble recovery (Tony Miliano kick) 10:38 Wagner 8 311 38.0 47 2 TE 94 GRIFFIN DT 4 MARTIN CIN – Drew Frey 15 interception return (Miliano kick) 1:13 LT 71 RYAN DT 99 REYES SECOND QUARTER Returns PR KOR INTR LG 69 GREENE DE 91 JOSEPH CIN – Alex Chisum 22 pass from Munchie Legaux (Miliano kick) 13:13 (6 N. Williams 2-(-2) 5-97 C 57 PETRUS SLB 3 S. MOORE plays, 58 yards, 1:28) Pruitt 1-0 RG 63 MASTERS MLB 33 SMALLWOOD UC – Dave Teggart 35 field goal 7:39 (4 plays, -8 yards, 2:06) Gratz 1-9 RT 77 FRIEND WLB 28 JOHNSON CIN – A. McClung 13 pass from Legaux (Miliano kick) 1:45 (15 plays, 72 QB 18 MCENTEE CB 7 GRATZ yards, 5:47) Field Goal Attempts TB 43 MCCOMBS S 40 T. BROWN UC – Teggart 46 field goal 0:00 (5 plays, 31 yards, 0:26) Teggart 2nd 7:39 35 yds. Good FB 39 HINKLEY S 16 B. JONES THIRD QUARTER Teggart 2nd 0:00 46 yds. Good WR 83 I. MOORE CB 5 WREH-WILSON UC – Teggart 53 field goal 9:13 (5 plays, 12 yards, 2:11) Teggart 3rd 9:13 53 yds. Good TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (51) – 1 Jean-Louis, 2 Stlouis, 2 Nebrich, UC – Teggart 43 field goal 1:36 (9 plays, 43 yards, 2:30) Teggart 3rd 1:36 43 yds. Good 9 Opoku, 11 McCummings, 13 Christen, 14 Abrams, 15 Junior, 20 CIN – A. McClung 31 pass from Legaux (Miliano kick) 0:30 (5 plays, 46 yards, 0:59) FOURTH QUARTER Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Brandon, 21 Wilburn, 22 Adams, 25 Agbor, 29 Mack, 31 Williams, 36 Gratz 5-4-9 1 1 Osiecki, 38 Teggart, 41 Steg, 47 Frank, 50 Bullock, 51 Willman, 56 UC – Mark Hinkley 3 pass from Johnny McEntee (Corey Manning pass from McEntee) 9:58 (12 plays, 75 yards, 5:26) S. Moore 6-2-8 1 1 Pruitt, 59 Stephen, 61 Brown, 65 Cruz, 67 Mueller, 81 Manning, 84 B. Jones 5-3-8 Jones, 85 Davis, 86 Wagner UC – Ryan Griffin 25 pass from McEntee (Teggart kick) 5:46 (1 play, 25 yards, 0:07) Attendance – 27,930

CINCINNATI – Qarterback Munchie Legaux threw a career-high three touchdown passes on Saturday while the Bearcats’ defense got two scores of Cincinnati its own as Cincinnati defeated the University of Connecticut football team by a score of 35-27 before a crowd of 27,930 at Nippert Stadium. The loss ends INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS Connecticut’s season with a record of 5-7 and 3-4 in the BIG EAST. The loss also means that UConn’s streak of four-straight bowl game appearances has Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG UC CIN been snapped. Cincinnati ends the regular season with a record of 9-3 and is Pead 23 80 12 68 0 11 FIRST DOWNS 15 18 5-2 in the BIG EAST to earn a share of the league championship. Legaux 10 35 7 28 0 12 Rushing 4 7 UConn junior quarterback Johnny McEntee (Fullerton, Calif.) helped the Winn 3 6 0 6 0 3 Passing 10 10 Bearcats get off to a fast start. Lineman Walter Stewart plucked the ball from Penalty 1 1 his passing hand in the end zone for Cincinnati’s first touchdown, and Drew Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Rushing Attempts 34 40 Frey returned an interception 15 yards for a 14-0 lead. Legaux 35 15 2 217 3 36 Yards Gained Rushing 81 137 Cincinnati led the league race before senior quarterback Zach Collaros Yards Lost Rushing 63 35 broke his right ankle during a loss to West Virginia. Legaux, a sophomore, gave Receiving No. Yds TD LG NET YARDS RUSHING 18 102 his best performance in his third collegiate start, going 15 of 35 for 217 yards. McClung 8 142 2 36 NET YARDS PASSING 252 217 Legaux had a 22-yard touchdown pass to Alex Chisum and a 13-yarder to Pead 3 –1 0 4 Passes Attempted 40 35 Annen 1 27 0 27 Passes Completed 20 15 Anthony McClung that made it 28-3. The second touchdown pass came at Had Intercepted 1 2 the end of a 72-yard drive in which the Bearcats converted three long third downs and a second-and-26. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 74 75 O’Donnell 8 285 35.6 55 3 TOTAL NET YARDS 270 319 McClung also had a 31-yard TD catch in the third quarter. The sopho- more had career highs with 8 catches for 142 yards. Avg. Gain Per Play 3.6 4.3 Returns PR KOR INTR The Bearcats pulled ahead 35-12, and then withstood McEntee’s two Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-2 2-1 Pead 4-21 Penalties: No.-Yds. 8-65 9-92 fourth-quarter touchdown passes. McEntee finished 20 of 40 for 252 yards Abernathy 6-169 No. of Punts-Yards 8-311 8-285 and was sacked six times. Frey 1-15 Avg. Per Punt 38.9 35.6 UConn shared the BIG EAST title last season with West Virginia and Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 2-(-2) 4-21 Pittsburgh. The Huskies got the BCS bid on the tiebreakers and played in Field Goal Attempts Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 5-97 6-169 the Fiesta Bowl. None. Interceptions: No.-Yds. 2-9 1-15 They needed a win on Saturday to become bowl eligible for a fifth straight Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 season. The Huskies were coming off a 40-22 win that knocked Rutgers out Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 of contention for a share of the league title. They never fully recovered from Schaffer 6-5-11 1 1 1 Possession Time 31:26 28:34 the two early turnovers for touchdowns. All the Huskies managed were field Wofle 4-6-10 5 2.5 3rd Down Conversions 3-16 6-16 goals of 35, 46, 53 and 43 yards by senior Dave Teggart (Northborough, Hughes 4-5-9 4 1 4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-1 Conn.) while they fell behind 35-12. UConn ended the season without winning back-to-back games. Redshirt freshman running back Lyle McCombs (Staten Island, N.Y.) finished the game with 42 yards on 21 carries.

39 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com 2011 Team Statistics 2011 Connecticut Team Statistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 5-7 4-3 1-4 0-0 CONFERENCE 3-4 3-1 0-3 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-3 1-2 1-1 0-0

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND September 3, 2011 vs. Fordham W 35-3 34,526 September 10, 2011 at Vanderbilt L 24-21 32,119 September 16, 2011 vs. Iowa State L 24-20 37,195 September 24, 2011 at Buffalo W 17-3 18,215 October 1, 2011 vs. Western Michigan L 38-31 36,648 October 8, 2011 at West Virginia L 43-16 56,179 October 15, 2011 vs. USF W 16-10 37,162 October 26, 2011 at Pittsburgh L 35-20 40,219 November 5, 2011 vs. Syracuse W 28-21 38,769 November 19, 2011 vs. Louisville L 34-20 34,483 November 26, 2011 vs. Rutgers W 40-22 37,857 December 3, 2011 at Cincinnati L 35-27 27,930

TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP SCORING...... 343...... 286 SCORING ...... 291 ...... 292 Points Per Game ...... 24.2 ...... 24.3 FIRST DOWNS ...... 208 ...... 215 Rushing ...... 80 ...... 68 Passing ...... 108 ...... 135 Penalty ...... 20 ...... 12 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 1422 ...... 1028 Yards gained rushing ...... 1843 ...... 1492 Yards lost rushing ...... 421 ...... 464 Rushing Attempts ...... 466 ...... 385 Average Per Rush ...... 3.1 ...... 2.7 Average Per Game ...... 118.5 ...... 85.7 TDs Rushing ...... 13 ...... 11 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 2336 ...... 3372 Comp-Att-Int ...... 182-359-9 ...... 248-429-18 Average Per Pass ...... 6.5 ...... 7.9 Average Per Catch ...... 12.8 ...... 13.6 Average Per Game ...... 194.7 ...... 281.0 TDs Passing ...... 14 ...... 22 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 3758 ...... 4400 Total Plays ...... 825 ...... 814 Average Per Play ...... 4.6 ...... 5.4 Average Per Game ...... 313.2 ...... 366.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 43-1039 ...... 47-1139 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 23-132 ...... 33-214 INT RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 18-168 ...... 9-120 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 24.2 ...... 24.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 5.7 ...... 6.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 9.3 ...... 13.3 FUMBLES-LOST ...... 24-14 ...... 20-13 PENALTIES-Yards ...... 63-502 ...... 96-819 Average Per Game ...... 41.8 ...... 68.2 PUNTS-Yards ...... 80-3288 ...... 74-3029 Average Per Punt ...... 41.1 ...... 40.9 Net punt average ...... 37.2 ...... 37.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ...... 30:45 ...... 29:15 3RD-DOWN Conversions ...... 49/172 ...... 56/172 3rd-Down Pct ...... 28% ...... 33% 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 4/10 ...... 3/10 4th-Down Pct ...... 40% ...... 30% SACKS BY-Yards ...... 35-224 ...... 41-257 MISC YARDS ...... 0 ...... 4 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...... 32 ...... 38 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 22-28 ...... 9-16 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 1-2 ...... 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES ...... (32-36) 89% ...... (28-34) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ...... (19-36) 53% ...... (20-34) 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... (29-30) 97% ...... (35-35) 100% ATTENDANCE ...... 256676 ...... 174662 Games/Avg Per Game ...... 7/36668 ...... 5/34932 Neutral Site Games ...... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total CONNECTICUT 47 69 86 89 291 Opponents 62 72 78 80 292

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RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long McCombs, Lyle 12 275 1244 93 1151 4.2 7 65 95.9 Williams, Nick 22 123 5.6 0 36 McCummings, Sc. 12 74 327 42 285 3.9 5 18 23.8 Jones, Byron 1 9 9.0 1 0 Jean-Louis, Jo. 11 23 88 9 79 3.4 0 11 7.2 Total...... 23 132 5.7 1 36 Shoemate, D.J. 2 8 28 0 28 3.5 0 6 14.0 Opponents...... 33 214 6.5 0 18 Moore, Kashif 12 9 29 4 25 2.8 1 7 2.1 Foxx, Deshon 7 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 9 2.1 Nebrich, Mike 8 8 31 21 10 1.2 0 13 1.2 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Williams, Nick 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Gratz, Dwayne 3 32 10.7 0 19 Abrams, Kamal 8 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Brown, Ty-Meer 3 52 17.3 1 48 Jones, Tebucky 8 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Moore, Sio 3 -2 -0.7 0 0 TEAM 12 8 0 30 -30 -3.8 0 0 -7.5 Jones, Byron 2 0 0.0 0 0 McEntee, Johnny 12 55 74 222 -148 -2.7 0 12 -12.3 Wreh-Wilson, B. 2 18 9.0 0 18 Total...... 12 466 1843 421 1422 3.1 13 65 118.5 Johnson, Jory 2 28 14.0 0 15 Opponents...... 12 385 1492 464 1028 2.7 11 48 85.7 Smallwood, Yaw. 1 28 28.0 0 28 Junior, Jerome 1 12 12.0 0 12 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Pruitt, Angelo 1 0 0.0 0 0 McEntee, Johnny 12 111.3 172-335-8 51.3 2110 12 64 175.8 Total...... 18 168 9.3 1 48 Nebrich, Mike 8 62.8 5-14-1 35.7 69 0 21 8.6 Opponents...... 9 120 13.3 2 50 McCummings, Sc. 12 247.9 5-10-0 50.0 157 2 55 13.1 Total...... 12 113.2 182-359-9 50.7 2336 14 64 194.7 Opponents...... 12 132.4 248-429-18 57.8 3372 22 92 281.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Williams, Nick 37 920 24.9 0 61 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Foxx, Deshon 4 84 21.0 0 26 Moore, Isiah 12 43 566 13.2 0 41 47.2 Mack, Taylor 2 35 17.5 0 20 Moore, Kashif 12 41 604 14.7 5 62 50.3 Total...... 43 1039 24.2 0 61 Griffin, Ryan 12 33 499 15.1 3 55 41.6 Opponents...... 47 1139 24.2 1 100 McCombs, Lyle 12 19 172 9.1 1 26 14.3 Williams, Nick 12 11 236 21.5 2 64 19.7 Frank, Reuben 12 8 30 3.8 0 10 2.5 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Hinkley, Mark 12 7 49 7.0 2 17 4.1 Smallwood, Yaw. 1 64 64.0 1 64 Davis, Geremy 12 6 73 12.2 0 21 6.1 Reyes, Kendall 1 9 9.0 1 9 Delahunt, John 8 6 43 7.2 1 10 5.4 Jones, Byron 1 10 10.0 1 10 Jones, Tebucky 8 5 42 8.4 0 17 5.2 Gratz, Dwayne 1 14 14.0 0 14 Manning, Corey 10 2 13 6.5 0 9 1.3 Total...... 4 97 24.2 3 64 Shoemate, D.J. 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5 Opponents...... 3 119 39.7 2 83 Total...... 12 182 2336 12.8 14 64 194.7 Opponents...... 12 248 3372 13.6 22 92 281.0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Wagner, Cole 80 3288 41.1 63 5 29 21 11 0 Total...... 80 3288 41.1 63 5 29 21 11 0 Opponents...... 74 3029 40.9 67 5 16 25 15 1

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Teggart, David 22-28 78.6 1-1 5-5 4-4 8-14 4-4 53 1

FG SEQUENCE CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS FORDHAM – (28) Vanderbilt (25),(28) (31) IOWA STATE 41,(52),43,(50) 53,(36) Buffalo 49,(47) 30,(28) WMU (43),47 (39) WEST VIRGINIA 42,(40),(53),(22) (31),(33) USF (18),(46),(28) (23),46,44 PITT (40),49,(31) 49,55 SYRACUSE – 34 LOUISVILLE (24),(37) – RUTGERS (33),(47) (25) Cincinnati (35),(46),(53),(43) – Numbers in parenthesis indicates FG good

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|——— PATs ———| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts career starts history Teggart, David 0 22-28 29-30 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 95 OFFENSE McCombs, Lyle 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 OFFENSIVE LINE ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total Moore, Kashif 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Gary Bardzak, OG – – – 2 2 McCummings, Sc. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Jimmy Bennett, OT – – 1 2 3 Griffin, Ryan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20 Stephen Brown, OT – – – 1 1 Hinkley, Mark 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Kevin Friend, OG – – 2 11 13 Williams, Nick 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Steve Greene, OG – – – 8 8 Jones, Byron 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Adam Masters, OG – – 11 12 23 Delahunt, John 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Moe Petrus, C 13 13 13 12 51 Brown, Ty-Meer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Mike Ryan, OT – 9 12 12 33 Reyes, Kendall 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Smallwood, Yaw. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WIDE RECEIVERS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total Manning, Corey 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 Kashif Moore, WR 6 4 10 11 31 McEntee, Johnny 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-2 0 0 0 Isiah Moore, WR – 4 4 11 19 Moore, Sio 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Geremy Davis, WR – – – 1 1 Total...... 32 22-28 29-30 0-0 2 2-2 0 0 291 Opponents...... 38 9-16 35-35 0-0 0 0-2 0 1 292 TIGHT ENDS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total John Delahunt, TE – 5 5 6 16 ALL PURPOSE GP/GS Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Ryan Griffin, TE – 10 8 7 25 McCombs, Lyle 12 1151 172 0 0 0 1323 110.2 Corey Manning, TE – – – 3 3 Williams, Nick 12 3 236 123 920 0 1282 106.8 Moore, Kashif 12 25 604 0 0 0 629 52.4 QUARTERBACKS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total Moore, Isiah 12 0 566 0 0 0 566 47.2 Johnny McEntee – – – 12 12 Griffin, Ryan 12 0 499 0 0 0 499 41.6 McCummings, Sc. 12 285 0 0 0 0 285 23.8 RUNNING BACKS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total Foxx, Deshon 7 15 0 0 84 0 99 14.1 Martin Hyppolite, RB – 1 – – 1 Jean-Louis, Jo. 11 79 0 0 0 0 79 7.2 D.J. Shoemate, RB – – 1 1 2 Davis, Geremy 12 0 73 0 0 0 73 6.1 Lyle McCombs, RB – – – 11 11 Brown, Ty-Meer 12 0 0 0 0 52 52 4.3 Mark Hinkley, FB – – – 9 9 Hinkley, Mark 12 0 49 0 0 0 49 4.1 TOTALS 19 46 67 132 264 Jones, Tebucky 8 2 42 0 0 0 44 5.5 Delahunt, John 8 0 43 0 0 0 43 5.4 defense Shoemate, D.J. 2 28 9 0 0 0 37 18.5 DEFENSIVE LINE ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total Mack, Taylor 8 0 0 0 35 0 35 4.4 Teddy Jennings, DE – – – 5 5 Gratz, Dwayne 12 0 0 0 0 32 32 2.7 Jesse Joseph, DE – 13 12 7 32 Frank, Reuben 12 0 30 0 0 0 30 2.5 Twyon Martin, DT 8 12 12 11 43 Johnson, Jory 12 0 0 0 0 28 28 2.3 Kendall Reyes, DT 5 12 13 12 42 Smallwood, Yaw. 12 0 0 0 0 28 28 2.3 Shamar Stephen, DT – – 8 – 8 Wreah-Wilson, B. 8 0 0 0 0 18 18 2.2 Trevardo Williams, DE – 1 7 11 19 Manning, Corey 10 0 13 0 0 0 13 1.3 Junior, Jerome 11 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.1 LINEBACKERS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total Nebrich, Mike 8 10 0 0 0 0 10 1.2 Kijuan Dabney, LB – 1 4 – 5 Jones, Byron 12 0 0 9 0 0 9 0.8 Jory Johnson, LB – 3 1 12 16 Abrams, Kamal 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 Sio Moore, LB – – 9 12 21 Moore, Sio 12 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2 Yawin Smallwood, LB – – – 12 12 TEAM 4 -30 0 0 0 0 -30 -7.5 Marquise Vann, LB – – – 1 1 McEntee, Johnny 12 -148 0 0 0 0 -148 -12.3 Total...... 12 1422 2336 132 1039 168 5097 424.8 DEFENSIVE BACKS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total Opponents...... 12 1028 3372 214 1139 120 5873 489.4 Harris Agbor, S – – 9 4 13 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Ty-meer Brown, S – – – 7 7 Dwayne Gratz, CB – 4 13 12 29 McEntee, Johnny 12 390 -148 2110 1962 163.5 Byron Jones, S – – – 9 9 McCombs, Lyle 12 275 1151 0 1151 95.9 Jerome Junior, S – 12 10 9 31 McCummings, Sc. 12 84 285 157 442 36.8 Gary Wilburn, CB – – 2 2 4 Nebrich, Mike 8 22 10 69 79 9.9 Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB – 9 13 6 28 Jean-Louis, Jo. 11 23 79 0 79 7.2 TOTALS 13 67 113 132 325 Shoemate, D.J. 2 8 28 0 28 14.0 Moore, Kashif 12 9 25 0 25 2.1 SPECIAL TEAMS Foxx, Deshon 7 3 15 0 15 2.1 KICKERS ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 Total Williams, Nick 12 1 3 0 3 0.2 Dave Teggart, PK 6 13 12 12 43 Abrams, Kamal 8 1 2 0 2 0.2 Cole Wagner, P – – 12 12 24 Jones, Tebucky 8 1 2 0 2 0.2 TOTALS 6 13 24 24 67 TEAM 4 8 -30 0 -30 -7.5 Total...... 12 825 1422 2336 3758 313.2 Opponents...... 12 814 1028 3372 4400 366.7

42 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus 2011 Individual Statistics 2011 CONNECTICUT DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |----Tackles----| |-Sacks-| |--Pass Def--| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BU PD QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 28 Johnson, Jory 12 45 52 97 7.0- 24 . 2- 28 4 6 . 2- 0 1 . . 33 Smallwood, Yaw. 12 36 58 94 2.5- 8 1.5- 5 1- 28 3 4 1 2- 64 1 . . 3 Moore, Sio 12 55 31 86 16.0- 58 6.5- 40 3- -2 6 9 3 1- 0 2 . . 15 Junior, Jerome 11 30 30 60 1.5- 9 0.5- 3 1- 12 6 7 . 1- 0 1 . . 7 Gratz, Dwayne 12 35 18 53 4.5- 12 . 3- 32 4 7 . 1- 14 1 . . 16 Jones, Byron 12 33 18 51 . . 2- 0 4 6 . 1- 10 . 1 . 99 Reyes, Kendall 12 24 22 46 13.5- 52 4.5- 32 . 4 4 4 1- 9 . . . 40 Brown, Ty-Meer 12 20 25 45 1.0- 4 . 3- 52 7 10 . 1- 0 1 . . 48 Williams, Trev. 12 26 17 43 15.0- 97 12.5- 83 . 2 2 1 . 2 . . 4 Martin, Tywon 12 15 25 40 9.5- 35 3.5- 16 . . . 2 . 1 . . 5 Wreh-Wilson, B. 8 23 14 37 2.0- 5 0.5- 3 2- 18 7 9 . . . . . 91 Joseph, Jesse 9 11 18 29 2.5- 13 1.0- 8 . 1 1 6 2- 0 . . . 25 Agbor, Harris 12 11 15 26 2.5- 17 1.0- 13 . 3 3 . . . . . 98 Jennings, Teddy 10 11 14 25 8.0- 33 3.5- 21 . 1 1 1 . . . . 21 Wilburn, Gary 12 15 6 21 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 59 Stephen, Shamar 12 7 10 17 1.0- 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . 41 Steg, Brandon 12 5 6 11 9 Opoku, Andrew 12 5 5 10 35 Lopes, Chris 8 5 1 6 20 Brandon, Tevrin 11 4 2 6 26 Campbell, Mar. 6 2 2 4 0.5- 0 1 Jean-Louis, Jo. 11 2 2 4 36 Osiecki, Mike 10 1 3 4 67 Mueller, Adam 10 1 2 3 13 Christen, Chad 12 3 . 3 53 Wirth, Ryan 9 . 3 3 . . . . . 1 47 Frank, Reuben 12 3 . 3 94 Griffin, Ryan 12 2 . 2 1D Stlouis, Gil. 7 2 . 2 29 Mack, Taylor 8 . 2 2 34 Kenney, David 11 2 . 2 81 Manning, Corey 10 2 . 2 96 Hansson, Mark 2 . 1 1 55 Williams, Jer. 1 1 . 1 89 Delahunt, John 8 1 . 1 97 McBryde, B.J. 3 1 . 1 57 Petrus, Moe 12 1 . 1 6 Moore, Kashif 12 1 . 1 18 McEntee, Johnny 12 1 . 1 56 Pruitt, Angelo 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . 1 . . . . . Total...... 12 442 402 844 87- 368 35- 224 18- 168 54 72 19 12- 97 10 1 . Opponents...... 12 453 394 847 86- 363 41- 257 9- 120 41 50 18 14- 119 16 2 1

DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS SACKS TFLs INTERCEPTIONS PASS BREAK UPS FORCED FUMBLES T. Williams 12.5 S. Moore 16.0 S. Moore 3 T. Brown 7 S. Moore 2 S. Moore 6.5 T. Williams 15.0 T. Brown 3 Wreh-Wilson 7 T. Williams 2 Reyes 4.5 Reyes 13.5 Gratz 3 Junior 6 Jennings 3.5 Martin 9.5 B. Jones 2 S. Moore 6 Martin 3.5 Johnson 2 Wreh-Wilson 2

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GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCI PLAYER Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Att-Yds-TD Kamal Abrams ------1-2-0 - Deshon Foxx 2-13-0 - 1-2-0 ------Jonathan Jean-Louis 5-18-0 - - - 2-7-0 1-(-7)-0 2-9-0 - 1-7-0 - 10-42-0 1-3-0 Tebucky Jones ------1-2-0 - Lyle McCombs 24-141-4 27-118-0 18-46-0 30-61-0 24-136-0 20-73-0 32-130-0 25-124-0 24-152-1 10-33-0 20-95-2 21-42-0 Scott McCummings 7-23-0 5-(-5)-0 10-38-1 5-7-0 5-17-0 1-4-0 4-18-0 3-23-0 13-59-2 8-43-0 10-47-2 3-14-0 Johnny McEntee 1-(-7)-0 4-(-24)-0 1-2-0 6-10-0 2-(-9)-0 11-13-0 9-(-36)-0 8-(-37)-0 5-(-10)-0 1-(-7)-0 1-2-0 6-(-45)-0 Kashif Moore 1-7-0 - - 1-2-0 - 1-(-1)-0 - 1-4-0 1-(-3)-0 2-11-1 1-4-0 1-1-0 Mike Nebrich 2-11-0 - 4-(-4)-0 ------2-3-0 D.J. Shoemate - - 8-28-0 ------Nick Williams ------1-3-0 - -

GAME-BY-GAME PASSING FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCI PLAYER Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Att-Cmp-Int Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Scott McCummings 1-1-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 - - - 2-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 - 55-1 0-0 39-1 32-0 9-0 0-0 0-0 22-0 Johnny McEntee 8-12-0 27-10-3 30-13-1 21-12-0 39-22-0 37-21-0 23-13-0 33-17-0 8-14-2 43-18-1 16-10-0 40-20-1 113-0 99-0 188-0 213-2 300-4 193-0 103-0 193-2 113-1 253-1 90-0 252-2 Mike Nebrich 3-8-1 2-1-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 ------60-0 5-0 4-0 0-0

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCI PLAYER Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Rec-Yds-TD Geremy Davis 2-33-0 2-9-0 ------1-17-0 1-14-0 John Delahunt 1-7-0 ------4-26-0 1-10-1 - - - Reuben Frank - - 1-6-0 - 2-5-0 2-4-0 1-0-0 - - - - 2-15-0 Ryan Griffin 3-97-1 4-47-0 1-11-0 - 4-73-0 5-57-0 3-38-0 4-44-1 1-13-0 2-43-0 3-31-0 3-45-1 Mark Hinkley - - 1-8-0 1-4-1 - 3-28-0 - 1-6-0 - - - 1-3-1 Tebucky Jones 1-7-0 1-17-0 - - 1-10-0 1-4-0 - - - - - 1-4-0 Corey Manning - - - - 1-4-0 ------1-9-0 Lyle McCombs 2-17-0 1-5-0 1-17-0 1-15-0 3-52-1 1-2-0 2-7-0 1-1-0 1-3-0 2-23-0 4-30-0 - Isiah Moore 2-42-0 2-12-0 8-143-0 4-49-0 2-18-0 4-41-0 5-48-0 1-11-0 4-72-0 5-60-0 - 6-70-0 Kashif Moore 1-25-0 1-14-0 3-46-1 3-23-0 8-112-2 3-36-0 2-36-0 6-106-1 1-15-0 7-110-1 3-34-0 3-47-0 D.J. Shoemate - - - 1-9-0 ------Nick Williams - - - 2-113-1 1-26-1 2-21-0 1-6-0 1-8-0 - 2-17-0 - 2-45-0

GAME-BY-GAME KICKOFF RETURNS FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCI PLAYER No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD Nick Williams 1-32-0 4-74-0 5-117-0 1-27-0 3-52-0 2-35-0 2-33-0 4-95-0 3-123-0 4-107-0 3-128-0 5-97-0 Deshon Foxx - - - - - 4-84-0 ------Taylor Mack ------2-35-0 - - - -

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GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE LINEMEN FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCI PLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT Marcus Campbell 0-1-1 - - 1-0-1 - 1-0-1 ------Teddy Jennings 2-6-8 3-1-4 0-3-3 1-1-2 - 1-1-2 3-1-4 - 1-0-1 0-1-1 - - Jesse Joseph - - - 4-1-5 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-3-4 2-2-4 0-1-1 2-3-5 0-3-3 2-2-4 Twyon Martin 0-2-2 1-2-3 2-0-2 2-4-6 1-1-2 1-3-4 2-1-3 0-2-2 1-3-4 1-3-4 1-2-3 3-2-5 B.J. McBryde 1-0-1 ------Kendall Reyes 1-2-3 2-1-3 5-1-6 1-1-2 3-1-4 1-3-4 3-1-4 0-1-1 4-3-7 2-4-6 0-2-2 2-2-4 Shamar Stephen - 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 - 0-6-6 1-1-2 1-0-1 - 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-1-2 Trevardo Williams 1-1-2 2-2-4 2-3-5 1-0-1 2-0-2 2-1-3 1-2-3 2-2-4 5-0-5 2-1-3 4-2-6 2-3-5 Ryan Wirth - - 0-1-1 - - 0-1-1 - 0-1-1 - - - -

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: LINEBACKERS FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCI PLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT Jory Johnson 5-6-11 2-6-6 3-7-10 3-2-5 7-3-10 4-2-6 3-8-11 5-4-9 1-3-4 7-4-11 4-4-8 1-3-4 David Kenney - - - 1-0-1 ------Sio Moore 3-4-7 4-2-6 0-3-3 5-0-5 5-2-7 5-3-8 3-5-8 9-1-10 4-1-5 7-6-13 4-2-6 6-2-8 Andrew Opoku 2-1-3 - 0-1-1 - 0-1-1 - - - 2-1-3 1-0-1 0-1-1 - Mike Osiecki 1-0-1 - - - 0-1-1 ------0-2-2 Yawin Smallwood 2-6-8 2-5-7 3-5-8 3-6-9 7-3-10 2-5-7 2-3-5 3-4-7 5-7-12 2-6-8 2-4-6 3-4-7 Brandon Steg - - 0-1-1 - - 3-0-3 - 1-1-2 1-1-2 - 0-1-1 0-2-2

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE BACKS FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCI PLAYER UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT UT-AT-TT Harris Agbor 1-1-2 2-2-4 1-4-5 1-3-4 4-0-4 0-1-1 - 1-1-2 1-2-3 - - 0-1-1 Tevrin Brandon - - - 1-0-1 - 1-0-1 1-1-2 1-0-1 - - - 0-1-1 Ty-meer Brown - 1-0-1 - 0-1-1 0-3-3 2-2-4 1-7-8 3-3-6 5-0-5 2-2-4 2-3-5 4-4-8 Dwayne Gratz 1-2-3 1-1-2 4-4-8 6-1-7 2-1-3 3-0-3 1-0-1 4-1-5 5-3-8 2-1-3 1-0-1 5-4-9 Byron Jones 2-1-3 2-0-2 1-1-2 0-2-2 2-2-4 5-1-6 3-4-7 4-1-5 1-1-2 3-1-4 5-1-6 5-3-8 Jerome Junior 3-1-4 5-3-8 3-3-6 - 1-5-6 4-3-7 4-3-7 2-5-7 5-2-7 1-3-4 1-1-2 1-1-2 Chris Lopes - - 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 - 1-0-1 2-0-2 - - - - Gilbert Stlouis ------1-0-1 1-0-1 - - - - Gary Wilburn - - 0-1-1 5-0-5 5-4-9 - - 1-0-1 - 2-0-2 - 1-1-2 Blidi Wreh-Wilson 2-2-4 4-1-5 6-3-9 4-2-6 - - - - - 1-2-3 4-3-7 2-1-3

GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURNS FORD @VAN ISU @BUF WMU @WVU USF @PITT SYR LOU RUTG @CINCI PLAYER No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD No-Yds-TD Byron Jones - 1-9-0 ------Nick Williams 4-28-0 2-6-0 2-(-3)-0 1-12-0 - 3-8-0 - 2-36-0 1-5-0 4-3-0 1-30-0 2-(-2)

45 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus UConnHuskies.com DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS WARDE MANUEL

projects per year including internal campus related projects and external com- munity projects. Each of Buffalo’s 20 athletic teams also conduct at least one community service project per year. Manuel was honored by Sports Business Journal as a 2008 national 40-Under-40 honoree after receiving the same honor from Business First of Buffalo in Fall of 2007. Manuel has served on a number of national and confer- ence committees and boards. In September of 2011, he was one of only three Athletic Directors asked to serve on the Collegiate Model Rules committee, a working group of the Division Warde J. Manuel, who has had a distinguished career in intercollegiate ath- I Committee on Academic Performance, charged with broad overview of the letics that ranges from being a student-athlete to a director of athletics, became current NCAA Rules Manual. the Director of Athletics in March. Manuel, a 1990 graduate of the University of Michigan where he played both football and track and field, has most recently He also currently serves on the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports been the Director of Athletics at the University at Buffalo for the past six years. Management Cabinet and served for four years as a member of the NCAA’s Academic Cabinet. During that time he was selected as Chair of the NCAA Manuel led a 20-sport program at Buffalo, an institution that is a member Academic Eligibility & Compliance Transfer Ad Hoc Committee. He is a of the prestigious American Association of Universities. Buffalo enjoyed an member of the Boards of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of unparalleled period of success during his time there from an athletic, academic Athletics and the D1A Athletic Directors Association. He also serves as a mem- and community service perspective. ber of the Council of Presidents Budget & Finance Committee and served for “I am so honored and excited to come to the University of Connecticut,” three years as the Chair of the Mid-American Conference Director of Athletics said Manuel. “UConn is synonymous with greatness, excellence and achieve- Finance Committee. ment. It is without a doubt one of the legendary schools that is at the pinnacle of In June of 2007, Manuel accepted the Opportunity Award by all-time intercollegiate athletics. The opportunity to be the athletics director at UConn tennis great Billie Jean King, as Buffalo was recognized by the Women’s Sports and lead this extraordinary division is the role of a lifetime. You have remarkable Foundation as one of four “standout” colleges and universities in the nation for coaches, great leadership, outstanding student-athletes and a wonderful base of outstanding achievement in providing equitable athletic opportunities for its fans, alumni and supporters. Our focus will be on academic success, compliance, female student-athletes. ensuring great relationships with our fans, friends and supporters and, without a doubt, victory on the field and the court. My family and I are so happy to call Prior to his time at Buffalo, he was the assistant and associate director of UConn home.” athletics for the University of Michigan, where he oversaw that school’s football and men’s basketball programs. In February 1998, he was named an assistant From an academic standpoint, teams at Buffalo enjoyed incredible aca- athletic director at Michigan with responsibilities for overseeing operational demic success. When Manuel arrived at UB, there were four programs - foot- facets of the university’s athletic program. He was named an associate athletic ball, men’s basketball, wrestling, and baseball - that fell far below the NCAA director in September 2000. Academic Progress Rate (APR) cut score of 925. With a focused academic plan, all four teams posted a four-year APR rate above the cut score and at the end of Born May 22, 1968, Manuel is a native of New Orleans, who was a high 2009-10, 10 of UB’s 20 sports had scores of 975 or above. school All-American football player and played for the University of Michigan under its legendary coach, Bo Schembechler. Manuel earned multiple letters Buffalo enjoyed great on-field success during Manuel’s time as the football and started at defensive end in his sophomore year. His football career was cut team participated in the 2009 International Bowl and the men’s basketball team short by a neck injury and he subsequently earned two letters on the Wolverines’ made postseason appearances in three of the past seven years. Olympic sports track and field team. also thrived under Manuel’s leadership with accomplishments such as three- straight Dad Vail Regatta titles by the rowing team, six wrestlers earning spots After graduating from Michigan, Manuel was coordinator of the univer- at the 2011 NCAA Championship and the women’s tennis team making an sity’s Wade H. McCree, Jr., Incentive Scholars Program from June 1990 to appearance in the 2008 NCAA tournament. The sports of baseball and softball August 1993. The program is a partnership with The President’s Council of won a record number of games during his tenure and student-athletes earned State Universities and Detroit Public Schools that helps students prepare for All-American and all-conference honors at record rates. higher education at public universities in Michigan. He subsequently worked briefly as an academic advisor with the Georgia Tech Athletic Association before Under Manuel’s direction, UB student-athletes, coaches and staff are being named assistant athletic director of academic affairs. committed to community outreach and developed a comprehensive outreach program that reached across social and economic borders. UB student-athletes, In the course of working on a PhD in social work and psychology at coaches and administrators conduct over 2,500 community service hours in Michigan, he earned a master’s degree in social work in 1993 and an MBA from the Western New York community on an annual basis. UB’s Student-Athlete Michigan’s Ross School of Business in April 2005. Advisory Committee (SAAC) also coordinates 16 community service Manuel and his wife, Chrislan, have a daughter, Emma (17), and a son, Evan (13). 46 UConnHuskies.com 2012 UConn Football Spring Prospectus

For the first time in the history in the Univeristy of Connecticut football program, four former Huskies played in the same NFL game. It took place Sunday, Dec. 3, as the New England Patriots topped the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 31-24. Offensive lineman Donald Thomas, a native of West Haven, Conn., suited up for the Patriots. He is in his fourth season in the NFL and his first season with the Patriots. Quarterback Dan Orlovsky, a Shelton, Conn., native, was the starting quaterback for the Colts and was 30 of 37 in the air for 353 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Donald Brown, who was UConn’s first-ever NFL first round draft pick in 2010, was the leading rusher for the Colts with 14 carries for 41 yards and a TD. Linebacker Scott Lutrus, a Brookfield, Conn., native, suited up for his first NFL game on an active roster, and made two tackles. Thomas and his Patriots then went on to win the AFC Championship and play in Super Bowl XLVI.