Quick Facts/Media Information SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Media Info ...... 1 SUN. MON. TUE. WED. THU. FRI. SAT. The Burton Family Football Complex ...... 2 The Mark R. Shenkman Training Center ...... 3 Mar. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Spring Outlook ...... 4-5 Head Coach Randy Edsall ...... 6-7 Practice All practices at football practice fields in Storrs...scrimmage sites: Assistant Coaches ...... 8 MS - Memorial Stadium; Storrs, CT #1 Spring Depth Chart ...... 9 RF - Rentschler Field; East Hartford, CT 10:15 a.m. Personnel Chart...... 10 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Rosters ...... 11-13 Returning Letterwinners ...... 14-22 Practice Practice Practice Practice 2006 Signees ...... 22-24 #2 #3 #4 #5 2005 Year In Review ...... 25-36 2:55 p.m. 2:55 p.m. 2:55 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2005 Game Recaps ...... 37-47 Lettermen Lost ...... 48-50 26 27 28 29 30 31 April 1 2005 Statistics ...... 51-61 Practice Practice Practice Prac. #9 The Last Time...... 62-63 #6 #7 #8 Scrim. (MS) Rentschler Field/Schedule Notes ...... 64 2:55 p.m. 2:55 p.m. 2:55 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 2345678QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Practice Practice Practice Prac. #13 LOCATION: ...... Storrs, Conn. #10 #11 #12 Scrim. (MS) FOUNDED: ...... 1881 2:55 p.m. 2:55 p.m. 2:55 p.m. 10:15 a.m. ENROLLMENT:..28,083 (16,112 undergrad) PRESIDENT: ...... Dr. Philip E. Austin 9101112131415ATHLETICS DIR.: ...... Jeffrey A. Hathaway NICKNAMES: ...... Huskies, UConn Practice Prac. #15 COLORS:...... Nat’l Flag Blue & White #14 Scrim. (RF) CONFERENCE: ...... BIG EAST 2:55 p.m. 12:00 p.m. WEBSITE: ...... UConnHuskies.com STADIUM: ...... Rentschler Field SPRING MEDIA POLICIES CAPACITY:...... 40,000 All of UConn’s Saturday practices and scrimmages are open to the media. SURFACE: ...... Natural Grass Players and head coach Randy Edsall will be available to the media following the sessions on each of these five dates. In addition to the five Saturday avail- TEAM INFORMATION abilities, interviews with players will be permitted prior to practice on all HEAD COACH: ...... Randy Edsall ALMA MATER:...... Syracuse, 1980 Wednesdays with advance notice to Leigh Torbin in the Athletic RECORD AT UCONN:...... 37-43 (7 yrs.) Communications office. There will be no pre-practice interviews on Mondays or CAREER RECORD: ...... Same Fridays. To arrange for an interview with head coach Randy Edsall, please con- OFFENSIVE SYSTEM: ...... Multiple tact Leigh Torbin in the Athletic Communications office. DEFENSIVE SYSTEM: ...... 4-3 2005 RECORD:...... 5-6, 2-5 BE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 2005 BOWL BERTH: ...... None Associate AD/Communications ...... Mike Enright STARTERS RET./LOST: ...... 18/6 Assistant AD/Communications...... Kyle Muncy LETTERMEN RET./LOST: ...... 41/17 Assistant Director - Athletic Communications ...... Alissa Clendenen FB OFFICE PHONE: ...... (860) 486-2718 Assistant Director - Athletic Communications ...... Randy Press FB OFFICE FAX: ...... (860) 486-2197 Assistant Director - Athletic Communications ...... Leigh Torbin* Communications Assistant ...... Jennifer Hildebrand ASSISTANT COACHES Communications Assistant ...... Lydia Panayotidis HANK HUGHES - Asst. Head Coach for Communications Secretary ...... Luanne Dunstan Defense, Defensive Line * Football contact ROB AMBROSE - Offensive Coordinator, Mailing Address TODD ORLANDO - Defensive Coordinator, Torbin Home: (860) 648-8982 2095 Hillside Road U-1173 Inside Linebackers Torbin Cell: (860) 617-5928 Storrs, CT 06269-1173 MATT CERSOSIMO - Recruiting Coord., Torbin Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (860) 486-3531 Wide Receivers Office FAX: (860) 486-5085 MIKE FOLEY - Offensive Line The 2006 University of Connecticut Spring Football Prospectus is a publication of the UConn LYNDON JOHNSON - Special Teams Division of Athletics and the Athletic Communications Office. Written, edited and designed by Leigh Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Torbin. Covers designed by MB Design. Editorial Assistance by Mike Enright, Vincenzo Auriemma SCOTT LAKATOS - Defensive Backs and Luanne Dunstan. Photography by Steve Slade and Bob Stowell. Printed by Hitchcock Printing of New Britain, Conn. DAVE McMICHAEL - Tight Ends TERRY RICHARDSON - Running Backs 1 UCONNHUSKIES.COM The Burton Family FootballComplex

The University of Connecticut football team will soon enjoy the finest on-campus football facilities in the country - thanks in large part to the building of The Burton Family Football Complex. The Burton Family Football Complex will serve as the on- campus home of UConn football and will complement Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The lead gift for the facility is a $2.5 million contribution by Robert G. Burton, the chief exec- utive officer of Burton Management Group, LLC, of Stamford, Connecticut. Burton's son, Michael, was the captain of the 1999 Husky football team. Burton has also donated in excess of $1 million to establish two endowed scholarships for UConn student-athletes. Construction on the facility began in the fall of 2004 and the building will open in July. "The Burton Family Football Complex will play a crucial role as our program continues to make national strides and enters the BIG EAST Conference," says UConn head football coach Randy Edsall. "Our entire football program is thankful to Bob Burton and his family for assisting us in our continuing journey for excellence." "The Burton Family Football Complex will be a key part of our continuing rise to national prominence in football," says UConn Director of Athletics Jeff Hathaway. "All of us at UConn are very grateful to Bob and Paula Burton, along with the entire Burton family, for their generosity to our school." The Burton Football Family Complex will house coaches' offices and will also include an academic resource center, team meeting rooms, a team locker room, a state-of-the-art sports medicine area, video facilities, a team dining hall, a stu- dent-athlete lounge and an equipment room. The University contracted with the Hartford-based firm of Jeter, Cook and Jepson and with HOK Sport + Venue + Event, an internationally-renowned architectural firm based in Kansas City, to provide architectural and engineering services for the building of The Burton Family Football Complex. The Burton Family Football Complex will become the University's first project certified as meeting the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for "green" buildings. LEED designation is a process certifying that a building project meets a wide range of environmentally friendly criteria. This new construction will mark the first col- lege or university athletic project in the nation to earn the des- ignation. "Coach Edsall, his coaching staff and student-athletes have all done a wonderful job in establishing UConn football as an outstanding Division I-A program," says Burton "It is my hope that this facility will serve as a catalyst for UConn to enjoy even more success for many years to come." Founded in 1983, HOK created the first practice devoted to the design of sports facilities and is now recognized as a world leader in the field. Its client list includes 75 colleges and universities, 24 Major League Baseball franchises and 30 franchises. The company has been involved with over 600 sports projects, including on-campus football facilities for several major universities, along with pro- fessional stadiums such as Gillette Stadium (), Reliant Stadium () and SBC Park (San Francisco Giants). 2006 UCONN SPRING FOOTBALL 2 The Mark R.ShenkmanTraining Center

Thanks to alumnus Mark R. Shenkman, the University of Connecticut will soon join the ranks of major universities nationwide with an indoor training facility that will be utilized by the football pro- gram, recreational services and other varsity sports. His $2.5 million gift, one of the largest ever to the UConn Division of Athletics, will help build an intercollegiate, intramural and recreational facility that will serve the entire UConn community. The 85,000 square foot Mark R. Shenkman Training Center will rival similar facilities at other large universities that have traditionally been dominant in . Construction on the facility began in the fall of 2004 and The Mark R. Shenkman Training Center will open in July. Featuring a 120-yard long synthetic playing surface, an 18,000 square foot strength and conditioning area, and state-of-the-art video capabilities, the indoor training center provides UConn's football team with the most technologically advanced training equipment. "The Mark R. Shenkman Training Center will be a huge break- through in the growth of our football program," says UConn head football coach Randy Edsall. "Now we'll have the advantage of year round train- ing, which is a necessity for any team serious about competing for con- ference championships and bowl victories." The University has contracted with the Hartford-based firm of Jeter, Cook and Jepson and with HOK Sport + Venue + Event, a inter- nationally-renowned architectural firm based in Kansas City, to pro- vide architectural and engineering services for The Mark R. Shenkman Training Center. Founded in 1983, HOK created the first practice devoted to the design of sports facilities and is now recognized as a world leader in the field. Its client list includes 75 major colleges and universities, 24 Major League Baseball franchises and 30 National Football League franchises. The company has been involved with over 600 sports projects, including on-campus football facilities for several major uni- versities along with professional stadiums such as Gillette Stadium (New England Patriots), Reliant Stadium (Houston Texans) and AT&T Park (San Francisco Giants). The Mark R. Shenkman Training Center will become the University's first project certified as meeting the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for "green" buildings. LEED designation is a process certifying that a building project meets a wide range of environmentally friendly criteria. This new construction will mark the first college or university athletic project in the nation to earn the designation. A resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, Shenkman graduated from the Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from UConn in 1965 followed by a master's degree in business administration from The George Washington University. Shenkman is the founder and president of Shenkman Capital Management, Inc., a registered investment advisor with offices in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut. He has served on the UConn Foundation's Board of Directors for eight years and is a member of its investment committee. Shenkman was elected to the UConn School of Business Hall of Fame in 2002 and has endowed a classroom and the e-Commerce Chair for the business school. Acknowledging the gift, UConn Director of Athletics Jeff Hathaway praised Shenkman's generosity. "We are very grateful to Mark Shenkman and his entire family for this significant enhancement to our athletic program," says Hathaway. "Thanks to this gift, and the opening of the newest and most modern college football stadium in the country at Rentschler Field, our football program's training and playing facilities are among the best in the nation. In addition, this landmark facility will provide all of our varsity teams with an outstanding training venue while adding to our recre- ational services offerings." "There is a special place in my heart for the University of Connecticut," says Shenkman. "With this gift, I hope to see our foot- ball program achieve the same standard of excellence as the men's and women's basketball teams. It's also gratifying that the UConn stu- dent population as a whole will benefit from this leading edge facility." 3 UCONNHUSKIES.COM Spring Outlook

OFFENSIVE RETURNEES While the 2005 UConn football season may have been trying at times for head coach Randy Edsall and his staff due to an unprecedented rash of injuries, the Huskies only stand to be a stronger team in 2006 because of it. Hungry after missing out on a bowl game by one game, the Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. depth that built up in 2005 will only aid UConn in 2006. Matt Bonislawski Sr. 7/27 The Huskies lost a total of 18 players from its August 2005 preseason two-deep to injuries dur- D.J. Hernandez So. 7/2 ing the season, affording opportunities for many younger players to gain seasoning. Coupled with Dennis Brown So. 2/2 the loss of a small senior class from 2005, the Huskies look forward to what will prove to be an inter- Billy Cundiff RFr. 0/0 esting spring as many injured players return to fight now-seasoned backups for starting roles. "It's going to be a very competitive spring," Edsall says. "We have to get our offensive unit back WIDE RECEIVERS in shape and find out both who the quarterback is going to be and who the top five linemen are Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. going to be. We also have to get more production out of our wide receivers and get the backfield Brandon Young Sr. 10/31 situation settled. Offensively, we have to come out of spring with a plan for who we are and what Brandon McLean Jr. 11/23 we can do. Seth Fogarty Jr. 8/14 "Defensively, first and foremost, we have to find out where we are at linebacker. We have peo- Nollis Dewar So. 11/11 ple who have played defensive line coming back with experience. We have some people who have Robert Theoudele* So. 5/5 played in the secondary. But, who'll be our middle and strongside 'Husky' linebackers? Those are Matt D'Agata Jr. 1/1 very important questions. We also have to find out who might be able to contribute on special Ellis Gaulden So. 1/1 teams. This spring will be a chance for us to develop more depth after last season and I can't wait Todd Dorcelus RFr. 0/0 to get it underway." Travis Watson RFr. 0/0 The offensive focus this spring will start with the focal point of the offense - the quarterback. Alvin Levy Sr. 0/0 UConn started three different signal callers last year as Matt Bonislawski (seven starts in 2005) Elisha Zabel Jr. 0/0 missed time with a cracked clavicle while D.J. Hernandez (two starts) lost time to a broken bone in Paul Mastrantuone RFr. 0/0 his non-throwing wrist. True freshman Dennis Brown (two starts), who expected to redshirt, stepped * Played in five games at linebacker in for a pair of conference games when both Bonislawski and Hernandez were down with injuries. This trio will now be joined in spring practice by a redshirted Billy Cundiff in what begins the spring RUNNING BACKS as a four-way "or" on the depth chart. Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. UConn's offensive line underwent several transformations between last spring and the season Deon Anderson Sr. 12/36 finale against Louisville on Dec. 3. Four starters return though from what shook out by season's Terry Caulley Sr. 11/26 end. William Beatty, now a sophomore, proved to be a capable left , making four starts in that Larry Taylor Jr. 6/18 position. He will line up ahead of Matt Wood this spring. At left guard, converted defensive lineman Anthony Barksdale So. 11/11 Matt Applebaum started all 11 games in 2005, but will be challenged this spring by Brian Kersmanc. Lou Allen So. 10/0 Keith Gray, another lineman who moved from defense to offense last year, returns to start at cen- Donald Brown II RFr. 0/0 ter entering the spring backed up by redshirt freshman Alex LaMagdelaine. Immanuel Hutcherson Andre Dixon RFr. 0/0 was solid at right guard in all 11 games a year ago and he holds onto that role heading into the Stanley Williams Jr. 0/0 spring with Donald Thomas behind him. The one new spot will be at right tackle, a role that at year's end was held by graduating senior Grant Preston who was a four-year starter playing three differ- TIGHT ENDS ent positions. Redshirt freshmen Mike Hicks and Dan Ryan will get the first crack at filling this role. Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. Dan Murray returns for his fourth season as UConn's starting tight end and will be backed up Dan Murray Sr. 11/35 again by Steve Brouse. Murray's blocking has steadily improved during his time at UConn while he Steve Brouse So. 11/11 has consistently proved to be a prime option in the passing game. The Gloucester, Mass., native Matt Gray So. 0/0 caught 23 passes a year ago en route to All-BIG EAST recognition. Martin Bedard Fr. 0/0 UConn will need to get more production out of its wide receivers in 2006 as the unit's yardage and reception totals were down dramatically from recent years. Fortunately, most of the group CENTERS returns which includes senior Brandon Young, junior Brandon McLean and sophomore Nollis Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. Dewar, who all started at least one game in 2005. Now a junior, Seth Fogarty will be looked at to Keith Gray So. 6/6 continue his gradual improvement. UConn will also aid from the return of sophomore Ellis Gaulden Bobby Fry RFr. 0/0 who missed nearly the entire season due to a knee injury suffered against Buffalo on opening night. Alex LaMagdelaine RFr. 0/0 Any doubts about his health were erased in February when Gaulden won the high jump at the BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championship, clearing 7'0.25" to help the Huskies to the team title. OFFENSIVE GUARDS With their redshirts removed, Todd Dorcelus and Travis Watson will also look to show what they Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. learned last fall at . Sophomore Robert Theoudele will also get a look at possibly fill- Matt Applebaum Sr. 11/20 ing this role after being converted from linebacker. Immanuel Hutcherson So. 11/11 In his final collegiate season, fifth-year senior Terry Caulley will lead the UConn backfield as Brian Kersmanc Jr. 7/10 he aims to produce a solid bookend to a career that started with freshman All-America honors in Donald Thomas Sr. 10/10 2002. Lou Allen, a sophomore from Salem, Conn., proved his versatility last fall as both a fullback Andrew Presnell RFr. 0/0 and tailback and begins the spring as Caulley's backup ahead of two promising redshirt freshmen Brad Plunkett RFr. 0/0 in Donald Brown II and Andre Dixon. The fullback position welcomes back Deon Anderson, who has rejoined the team as a walk-on. Anderson started at fullback from 2002-04 and was a critical spe- OFFENSIVE TACKLES cial teams performer in addition to being an exceptional blocker. With 2005 starter Anthony Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. Barksdale still recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, Stanley Williams will enter the spring as William Beatty So. 8/8 Anderson's backup. Matt Wood So. 3/3 On the defensive side of the ball, UConn returns six of its eight starters on the defensive line and Mike Hicks RFr. 0/0 secondary combined, missing just defensive tackle Deon McPhee and defensive end Shawn Mayne, Jared Pratt RFr. 0/0 both lost to graduation. The focus this spring for the defense will be in the middle where UConn must Dan Ryan RFr. 0/0 replace dependable starters at both the middle and strongside "Husky" linebacker positions.

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Dan Davis returns at defensive end after proving to be a disruptive force in opposing backfield DEFENSIVE RETURNEES all of last fall and recorded nine tackles for loss. While Mayne started 10 of 11 games on the oppo- site side at the "bandit" defensive end post, sophomore proved to be a dependable DEFENSIVE ENDS performer behind him as a true freshman, leading his class with 20 tackles on the year - five of them Player Cl. '05GP/CAR for a loss. Senior Jason Ward is expected to line up behind Davis along with Harold Stanback while Dan Davis Jr. 10/17 Gary Mack and Kelvin Quarles look up at Brown. Jason Ward Sr. 11/11 In the middle of the line, UConn brings back an All-BIG EAST pick in Rhema Fuller. The sen- Cody Brown So. 10/10 ior from Cocoa, Fla., was also an ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in Harold Stanback Jr. 2/8 2005. Senior Ray Blagman, a backup throughout his Husky career, will get a shot at starting in Gary Mack Jr. 2/4 McPhee's former role this spring while Lawrence Green is being converted from offensive guard to Kelvin Quarles RFr. 0/0 also try and fill this run-stopping position. Rob Lunn, Nate Tucker and Brandon Dillon round out the defensive tackle unit. DEFESIVE TACKLES UConn's weakside linebacker post is ably manned by junior Danny Lansanah. The team's Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. leading tackler a year ago, Lansanah looked comfortable in his first year as a starter, making 11 Rhema Fuller Sr. 11/37 tackles for loss and intercepting two passes. Johnathon Smith was one of many Huskies who Ray Blagman Sr. 11/22 gained seasoning last fall due to injuries to his teammates and he is slated to backup Lansanah Rob Lunn So. 11/11 along with redshirt freshmen Carl Teague and Aaron Bryant. Nate Tucker So. 1/1 While Lansanah solidifies the weakside, the linebacking situation in the middle and on the Brandon Dillon RFr. 0/0 strongside is cloudier. At one point in 2005, UConn started a different middle linebacker in each of Lawrence Green RFr. 0/0 four consecutive games. The player with the most returning experience on the team in the middle is junior Ryan Henegan who will get the starting nod as UConn opens camp. Behind him is soph- LINEBACKERS omore Julius Williams who showed great promise as a true freshman in 2004, only to miss all of Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. the 2005 season with a knee injury. Redshirt freshman Matt Ashmead is third on the depth chart. Danny Lansanah Jr. 10/21 At "Husky," Justin DeRubertis has the most experience and will lead the unit into spring drills. Edsall Ryan Henegan Jr. 8/20 will attempt to convert a pair of strong safeties in Dahna Deleston and Ricky McCollum to see if Justin DeRubertis Jr. 11/12 they can fill this role come August. Julius Williams Jr. 0/12 UConn's secondary is perhaps the squad's deepest unit. True sophomore Darius Butler start- Dahna Deleston So. 11/11 ed all 11 games at corner in 2005 and will continue in that role on one side while Tyvon Branch and Johnathon Smith So. 11/11 Ernest Cole, both seasoned veterans, battle it out on the opposite side. Cole started the first six Ricky McCollum Jr. 0/9 games last year before breaking his arm at Cincinnati and yielding to Branch for the final five con- Matt Ashmead RFr. 0/0 tests. Sophomore Courtney Robinson will backup Butler. Senior Jahi Smith also has experience at Aaron Bryant RFr. 0/0 corner while redshirt freshman Terry Baltimore will look for playing time in 2006 with a good spring. Carl Teague RFr. 0/0 M.J. Estep and Marvin Taylor hold the starting roles at strong and free safety respectively, positions they are both accustomed to. Senior Allan Barnes and redshirt freshman Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. Glen Mourning will line up behind Ernest Cole Sr. 6/30 Taylor while Donnell Ford, a reinstated Tyvon Branch Jr. 11/23 Dontá Moore and redshirt freshman Darius Butler So. 11/11 Kitt Pommells back up Estep heading Courtney Robinson So. 11/11 into the spring. Jahi Smith Sr. 9/9 Matt Nuzie returns for his senior Terry Baltimore RFr. 0/0 year as UConn's place kicker as he aims to return to the form that saw him SAFETIES garner All-BIG EAST accolades in Player Cl. '05GP/CAR. 2004. Graig Vicidomino is presently M.J. Estep Sr. 9/33 his backup followed by Tony Allan Barnes Sr. 10/27 Ciaravino. The punting role switched Marvin Taylor Jr. 11/23 hands during the 2005 season and is Donta Moore Jr. 12/17 up for grabs in the spring. Junior Donnell Ford Jr. 10/10 Shane Hussar started the first seven Glen Mourning RFr. 0/0 games before being replaced midway Kitt Pommells RFr. 0/0 through the eighth (at West Virginia) by senior walk-on Chris Pavasaris. SPECIAL TEAMS The Needham, Mass.-bred Rhodes RETURNEES Scholar nominee maintained the role throughout the remainer of the 2005 PUNTER season. One spot that will positively Player Cl. '05GP/CAR affect both of these positions is the Shane Hussar Jr. 8/19 addition of Canadian Martin Bedard at Chris Pavasaris Sr. 4/6 long-snapper. Part of the 2006 signing class, Bedard enrolled at UConn in PLACE KICKERS time for January classes and will Player Cl. '05GP/CAR immediately be looked at to upgrade Matt Nuzie Sr. 11/35 the long snapping position while also Graig Vicidomino Sr. 6/9 working as a tight end. Danny Lansanah led UConn with 80 tackles in 2005. Tony Ciaravino Jr. 0/2

5 UCONNHUSKIES.COM Head Coach Randy Edsall

Only five times has a team ascended from Division I- UConn's .500 season was its best record since the AA to Division I-A and produced a .500 or better season in squad won 10 games in 1998. The Huskies' six wins were each of its first three years at the highest level of collegiate more than the Huskies posted in 2000 (three) and 2001 football and UConn is one of those programs. (two) combined. The Huskies were the most improved UConn joined the BIG EAST Conference in 2004, fin- Division I-A team in the country in 2002, according to pre- ishing just one win shy of tying for the conference champi- season and postseason ratings by College Football News. onship. The Huskies have led the conference in total The excitement for Edsall and his team continued to defense both of their years in the league, and, during their swell in 2003 as the Huskies moved into their new home, debut season in 2004, led the BIG EAST in both total Rentschler Field, and enjoyed the nation's largest atten- offense and total defense. The Huskies stand poised to dance increase with a gain of 21,252 fans per game. continue their climb in the BCS Conference and much of Finishing with a 9-3 record, many national media out- the credit for this remarkable ascention is due to head lets, including Bristol-based ESPN, proclaimed that UConn coach Randy Edsall who has compiled a 28-19 mark in the should have received a bowl berth, a feat highly-uncommon Huskies' first four Division I-A campaigns. for an independent team other than Notre Dame. In the past four seasons, UConn has finished in the With their membership in the BIG EAST for the 2004 national top 20 for total offense (2003, 2004) and total season, another strong campaign by the Huskies resulted in defense (2002, 2005). Under Edsall's guidance, the a bowl berth. UConn went 8-4 against a challenging slate Huskies have defeated members of the Atlantic Coast that fall as the program gained its highest ever level of expo- Conference, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12 and Conference sure with four nationally televised games on the ESPN fam- USA during their brief Division I-A tenure. ily of networks, three of them in prime time. UConn used one The 2002 season was a strong indication that Edsall of those opportunities to defeat eventual BCS participant had UConn on the right track to enjoy football excellence on Pittsburgh, 29-17, before a rowdy sell out crowd at the highest level for many years to come. Rentschler Field. The Huskies capped their historic season Edsall guided that team to a 6-6 record in its first year with a resounding 39-10 win over Mid-American Champion with a full Division I-A compliment of 85 scholarships. Toledo in the Motor City Bowl. UConn ended the 2002 season impressively with four- When UConn announced its plans to join the Division I- straight wins to reach the .500 mark, including season-end- A ranks, these were the moments that were dreamt of, but ing road wins at Navy and at bowl-bound Iowa State of the they came sooner than almost anyone besides Edsall may Big 12 Conference. have anticipated. "This was the day that the man on the street connect- "I pride myself on taking advantage of opportunities ed with UConn football," proclaimed a Connecticut sports- and attacking challenges head on," says Edsall. "I see this writer after the win. "It's his team, and by gawd, he's going as a great opportunity. An opportunity to take a program to to cheer for it." the Division I-A level and being able to put my stamp on it, along with Jeff Hathaway and everyone else here, and building it into something that the entire University and the state of Connecticut can be proud of." Edsall was named the 27th head football coach at the University of Connecticut on December 21, 1998. "Randy Edsall has done a tremendous job of transform- ing our football program over the past five years," says UConn Director of Athletics Jeffrey Hathaway. "He has proven to be the perfect fit for our school and our team. He has drawn well upon both his NFL and collegiate experi- ences to rapidly develop this program and prepare it for BIG EAST competition." Edsall brought 19 years of coaching experience to the Husky program, including 15 seasons at the Division I-A collegiate level and three seasons in the National Football League. Edsall joined the Huskies after completing the 1998 season as the defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, where he helped the 14th-ranked Yellow Jackets complete a 9-2 campaign and earn a New Year's Day win in the Gator Bowl over Notre Dame. Georgia Tech finished 7-1 in the ACC and earned a share of the league championship with Florida State. Prior to joining the staff at Georgia Tech, Edsall spent Preaching on-field balance, Randy Edsall guided a UConn three seasons as the secondary coach for the Jacksonville squad that led the BIG EAST Conference in both total offense Jaguars of the National Football League. In his three sea- and total defense in 2004. The Huskies have led the BIG EAST sons on Tom Coughlin's staff, Edsall was a part of one of in total defense in each of their first two years (2004-05) in the the most successful expansion franchises in the history of BCS league. the NFL. The Jaguars reached the playoffs in 1996 and

2006 UCONN SPRING FOOTBALL 6 Head Coach Randy Edsall

1997, including a berth in the AFC Championship Game in 1993, Boston College upset three top 10 teams on the road 1996. During that 1996 playoff run, Edsall's secondary in Notre Dame, Penn State and Syracuse. allowed an average of only 217 yards passing to three of Edsall was a three-year letterwinner in football, basket- the top quarterbacks in the NFL, New England's Drew ball and baseball at Susquehannock High School in Glen Bledsoe and NFL Hall of Famers Jim Kelly of Buffalo and Rock, Pa. He was an all-state selection in all three sports John Elway of Denver. in his senior season. He then went on to Syracuse, where Edsall began his coaching career in 1980 at his alma he was a member of the football team and earned one var- mater, Syracuse University. A former quarterback for the sity letter as a quarterback for the Orangemen. He was a Orangemen, Edsall started as a graduate assistant from member of the Syracuse squad that captured the 1979 1980-1982. In 1983, coach Dick MacPherson named Independence Bowl title under head coach Frank Maloney. Edsall running backs coach. He coached the running backs Edsall is a native of Glen Rock, Penn., and earned a for three seasons at Syracuse (1983-84 and 1986) and bachelor's degree in physical education from Syracuse in coached the tight ends in 1985 before making the switch to 1980 and added a master's degree in health and physical the defensive side of the ball. He coached the Syracuse education in 1982 from Syracuse. defensive backs from 1987-1990 and during that period the He is an active member of the Connecticut community Orangemen were ranked amongst the National Division I- as he has spoken at a number of civic organizations A leaders in pass defense. around the state. Edsall served as the honorary chairman In 1991, Edsall moved on to Boston College and joined of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk in the staff of Coughlin. He coached the Eagle defensive backs Connecticut from 2003-05. Edsall also was the honorary for three seasons (1991-1993) and had his secondary ranked chairman of the 2004-06 Southern New England Arthritis among the national top 20 in pass defense in two of those Foundation Gridiron Galas. He is on the advisory council of three seasons. He moved with Coughlin to the NFL in 1994. The Children's Home in Cromwell, Conn., a center for over Success has followed Edsall at every stop along his 100 neglected and abused children and is the honorary playing and coaching journey. He has been a part of 10dif- chairman of The Village Walk For Kids. Edsall also par- ferent teams (nine as a coach) that made bowl appear- takes in several other charitable endeavors including serv- ances and came away with a victory seven times. ing as the honorary chairman of the Greater Hartford The Jacksonville Jaguars advanced to the NFL Playoffs American Heart Association Walk in September of 2002. in two of his three seasons, including an AFC Championship He and his wife, Eileen, a former basketball and volley- Game appearance in 1996. From 1985 to1993, Edsall was a ball letterwinner at Syracuse, have a daughter, Alexi (16), part of seven teams that made bowl appearances and in and a son, Corey (13).

A CLOSER LOOK AT RANDY EDSALL

FULL NAME: Randy Douglas Edsall WIFE: Eileen CHILDREN: Alexi (born 1/31/90), Corey (born 8/13/92) ALMA MATER: Syracuse, 1980 BIRTHDATE: August 27, 1958 HOMETOWN: Glen Rock, PA YEARS IN COACHING (COLLEGE): 26 (22) HEAD COACHING RECORD: 37-43 (.463), seven years

COACHING RESUME: Years School/Team Position 1980-1990 Syracuse Graduate Assistant (80-82) Running Backs (83-84, 86) Tight Ends (85) Defensive Backs (87-90) Recruiting Coordinator (89-90) 1991-1993 Boston College Defensive Backs 1994-1997 Jacksonville Jaguars Defensive Backs 1998 Georgia Tech Defensive Coordinator/DBs 1999-present Connecticut Head Coach

BOWL GAMES AS A COACH/PLAYER (7-2-1 RECORD) Year Game School, Pos. Result, Opponent 1979 Independence Bowl SU, Player W, 31-7 vs. McNeese St. 1985 Cherry Bowl SU, Asst. L, 18-35 vs. Maryland 1988 Sugar Bowl SU, Asst. T, 16-16 vs. Auburn 1989 Hall of Fame Bowl SU, Asst. W, 23-10 vs. LSU 1989 Peach Bowl SU, Asst. W, 19-18 vs. Georgia 1990 Aloha Bowl SU, Asst. W, 28-0 vs. Arizona 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl BC, Asst. L, 23-38 vs. Tennessee 1994 Carquest Bowl BC, Asst. W, 31-13 vs. Virginia 1999 Gator Bowl GT, Asst. W, 35-28 vs. Notre Dame Edsall has been victorious in six of his last seven 2004 Motor City Bowl UC, Head W, 39-10 vs. Toledo bowl trips, including the 2004 Motor City Bowl. 7 UCONNHUSKIES.COM Coaching Staff

OFFENSIVE ASSISTANTS DEFENSIVE ASSISTANTS ROB AMBROSE HANK HUGHES Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Assistant Head Coach for Defense, Defensive Line Rob Ambrose enters his fifth season as quarterbacks Hank Hughes enters his sixth season at UConn working coach at UConn after also adding the title of passing game with the defensive line and his second as an assistant head coordinator for 2005. Prior to coming to Storrs, he served coach for defense after spending the previous three as as head coach at Catholic University for the 2001 season. defensive coordinator. Prior to UConn, Hughes worked as He was an assistant coach at Towson State from 1993 to a collegiate assistant coach at Memphis (1998-2000), 2000, from where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1993. Harvard (1994-97), Cincinnati (1993), James Madison Ambrose helped guide the leading passing offense in all of (1985-90), Lafayette (1982-84), Northeastern (1981), Division I-AA in 1999. Springfield College (1980) and Albany (1979). He also coached for the Montreal Machine of the World League of MATT CERSOSIMO in 1991 and 1992. Hughes is a 1979 Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator graduate of Springfield College where he was a two-year Matt Cersosimo is in his first season as wide receivers starter. coach at UConn. He spent the 2004-05 seasons at Harvard, helping the Crimson to a 17-3 combined record. TODD ORLANDO He coached wide receivers in 2004 and running backs in Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers 2005. Cersosimo was UConn’s offensive graduate assis- Todd Orlando enters his eighth year working with lineback- tant in 2002-03. He was a two-year starter at Springfield ers at UConn and his second as defensive coordinator. College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 2000 and Before coming to Storrs, he served as an assistant coach a master’s in 2002. at Pennsylvania (1996-98) along with Pennsylvania’s Fox Chapel Area High School (1995) and Central Catholic High MIKE FOLEY School (1994). Orlando played at Wisconsin from 1990-93, Offensive Line helping the Badgers to the 1993 Big Ten Championship Mike Foley is in his first season as offensive line coach at and a berth in the 1994 Rose Bowl, UW’s first trip to UConn. Most of his coaching career has been spent at Pasadena since 1963. Colgate where he served the program in a variety of capac- ities for 21 years, including the past nine as offensive coor- LYNDON JOHNSON dinator and offensive line coach. He has also coached at Special Teams Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Bates (1978), Dartmouth (1979), Holy Cross (1980) and Johnson is in his eighth year at UConn and has shown ver- Harvard (1994-96). He graduated from Colgate in 1978. satility by coaching tight ends, linebackers and special teams during that time, also spending four years as recruit- DAVE McMICHAEL ing coordinator. Johnson previously worked as an assistant Tight Ends coach at Fordham (1998), Sacred Heart (1997) and Dave McMichael is in his sixth season at UConn and is the McMahon High School in Norwalk (1993-96). Johnson was veteran member of the Husky coaching staff. McMichael an All-Yankee Conference and All-ECAC pick on the offen- was an assistant under Don Nehlen at West Virginia from sive line in his Husky playing career. 1984 to 2000, helping the Mountaineers to 11 bowl games and six Top 25 finishes. Prior to his time in Morgantown, SCOTT LAKATOS McMichael served as an assistant at Southern Illinois Defensive Backs (1980-83), Muskingum (1977-79) and his alma mater, Scott Lakatos enters his third season at UConn after Bowling Green. spending 2001-03 as defensive backs coach at Rutgers. Prior to Rutgers, Lakatos served as an assistant at Maine TERRY RICHARDSON (1995-2000), New Haven (1994), Syracuse (1992-93), Running Backs Boston University (1990-91) and Western Connecticut Terry Richardson enters his eighth season as running (1988-89). He graduated from Western Connecticut in backs coach at UConn. Richardson graduated from 1988 after earning four varsity letters in football. Syracuse in 1994 after a productive career. He later spent time with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia JON DAHLQUIST Eagles, and before Director of Football Operations retiring in 1997. He spent the 1998 season as an assistant Jon Dahlquist enters his first season as UConn’s Director coach in his native Fort Lauderdale at Northeast High of Football Operations but is no stranger to the program. School. Dahlquist worked as a football operations assistant at UConn from 2001-05. Dahlquist was Football Operations Director at Holy Cross in 2005 and also gained operations experience in 2005 with NFL Europe. He received a bach- elor’s degree from UConn in 2003 and a master’s in 2005.

2006 UCONN SPRING FOOTBALL 8 Spring Depth Chart

OFFENSE DEFENSE

WR: 83 Brandon Young (Sr., 5-11, 189) DE: 50 Cody Brown (So., 6-3, 235) 81 Nollis Dewar (So., 6-4, 193) 96 Gary Mack (Jr., 6-3, 234) 82 Seth Fogarty (Jr., 6-0, 206) 19 Kelvin Quarles (Fr., 6-2, 227) 84 Todd Dorcelus (Fr., 6-1, 190) DT: 53 Ray Blagman (Sr., 6-3, 319) 87 Travis Watson (Fr., 6-3, 211) 62 Lawrence Green (Fr., 6-4, 304) 49 Alvin Levy (Sr., 6-0, 199) 99 Nate Tucker (So., 6-2, 271) WR: 88 Brandon McLean (Jr., 5-10, 166) DT: 93 Rhema Fuller (Sr., 6-2, 266) 87 Ellis Gaulden (So., 6-2, 192) 65 Rob Lunn (So., 6-3, 273) 84 Matt D'Agata (Jr., 5-10, 185) 52 Brandon Dillon (Fr., 6-3, 258) 39 Robert Theoudele (So., 6-4, 216) DE: 6 Dan Davis (Jr., 6-1, 264) 8 Elisha Zabel (Sr., 5-8, 164) 59 Jason Ward (Sr., 6-3, 250) 3 Paul Mastrantuone (5-8, 175) 4 Harold Stanback (Jr., 6-2, 250) LT: 64 William Beatty (So., 6-5, 271) SLB: 14 Justin DeRubertis (Jr., 5-11, 216) 71 Matt Wood (So., 6-5, 307) 36 Dahna Deleston (So., 6-0, 201) LG: 57 Matt Applebaum (Sr., 6-3, 292) OR 38 Ricky McCollum (Jr., 6-1, 222) 75 Brian Kersmanc (Jr., 6-5, 309) MLB: 43 Ryan Henegan (Jr., 6-1, 241) 58 Andrew Presnell (Fr., 6-4, 285) 45 Julius Williams (Jr., 6-3, 243) C: 68 Keith Gray (So., 6-2, 283) 23 Matt Ashmead (Fr., 6-0, 222) 74 Alex LaMagdelaine (Fr., 6-3, 287) WLB: 48 Danny Lansanah (Jr., 6-1, 248) 77 Bobby Fry (Fr., 6-3, 269) 22 Johnathon Smith (So., 6-2, 208) RG: 61 Immanuel Hutcherson (So., 6-1, 286) 25 Carl Teague (Fr., 6-0, 217) 55 Donald Thomas (Sr., 6-3, 280) 18 Aaron Bryant (Fr., 6-4, 213) 67 Brad Plunkett (Fr., 6-2, 278) CB: 28 Darius Butler (So., 5-11, 181) RT: 79 Mike Hicks (Fr., 6-7, 336) 9 Courtney Robinson (So., 6-0, 192) 73 Dan Ryan (Fr., 6-8, 295) 20 Terry Baltimore (Fr., 5-10, 168) 55 Jared Pratt (Fr., 6-2, 321) SS: 35 M.J. Estep (Sr., 6-1, 212) TE: 46 Dan Murray (Sr., 6-5, 250) 15 Donnell Ford (Jr., 6-1, 198) 90 Steve Brouse (So., 6-4, 255) 21 Dontá Moore (Jr., 6-1, 205) 95 Matt Gray (So., 6-7, 245) 1 Kitt Pommells (Fr., 6-0, 220) 91 Martin Bedard (Fr., 6-3, 223) FS: 10 Marvin Taylor (Jr., 6-0, 191) QB: 16 Matt Bonislawski (Sr., 6-3, 212) OR 26 Allan Barnes (Sr., 6-0, 194) 14 D.J. Hernandez (So., 6-1, 205) OR 7 Glen Mourning (Fr., 6-1, 200) 11 Dennis Brown (So., 6-3, 192) OR CB: 29 Tyvon Branch (Jr., 6-0, 192) 12 Billy Cundiff (Fr., 6-3, 211) 41 Ernest Cole (Sr., 5-11, 175) TB: 44 Terry Caulley (Sr., 5-7, 185) 27 Jahi Smith (Sr., 5-9, 193) 5 Lou Allen (So., 6-1, 247) 34 Donald Brown II (Fr., 5-10, 207) SPECIAL TEAMS 2 Andre Dixon (Fr., 6-2, 197) PK: 98 Matt Nuzie (Sr., 5-11, 200) 24 Larry Taylor (Jr., 5-6, 167) 94 Graig Vicidomino (Jr., 6-1, 194) FB: 30 Deon Anderson (Sr., 5-11, 249) 97 Tony Ciaravino (Jr., 6-2, 229) 49 Stanley Williams (Jr., 5-11, 225) P: 6 Chris Pavasaris (Sr., 6-2, 216) OR 31 Anthony Barksdale (So., 6-1, 248) 37 Shane Hussar (Jr., 5-10, 198) Italicized players will miss the spring with injury.

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OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS

RETURNING LETTERMEN (16) RETURNING LETTERMEN (21) RETURNING LETTEMEN (4) Pos. Player (Letters) Pos. Player (Letters) Pos. Player (Letters) QB (3) Matt Bonislawski (3), Dennis DE (3) Cody Brown (1), Dan Davis PK (2) Matt Nuzie (3), Graig Brown (1), D.J. Hernandez (1) (2), Jason Ward (2) Vicidomino (1) FB (1) Anthony Barksdale (1) DT (3) Ray Blagman (2), Rhema P (2) Shane Hussar (2), Chris TB (3) Lou Allen* (1), Terry Caulley Fuller (3), Rob Lunn (1) Pavasaris (1) (3), Larry Taylor (2) LB (6) Dahna Deleston* (1), Justin WR (3) Nollis Dewar (1), Brandon DeRubertis (1), Ryan McLean (2), Brandon Young Henegan (2), Danny (3) Lansanah (2), Ricky TE (2) Steve Brouse (1), Dan McCollum* (1), Johnathon Murray (3) Smith (1) OT (2) Matt Applebaum (1), William CB (5) Tyvon Branch (2), Darius Beatty (1) Butler (1), Ernest Cole (3), C (1) Keith Gray (1) Courtney Robinson (1), Jahi OG (1) Immanuel Hutcherson (1) Smith (2) * Allen was mainly a fullback in 2005 S (4) Allan Barnes (2), M.J. Estep (3), Donnell Ford (1), Marvin Taylor (2) * Deleston and McCollum were safeties in 2005

LETTERMEN LOST (11) LETTERMEN LOST (6) LETTERMEN LOST (0) Pos. Player (Letters) Pos. Player (Letters) QB (2) Shane Fogarty (1), Peder DE (1) Shawn Mayne (2) von Harten (1) DT (1) Deon McPhee (4) TB (1) Cornell Brockington (3) LB (4) James Hargrave (4), Bernie WR (3) David Sanchez (2), Aaron Huzar (1), Taurien Sowell (4), Smith (1), Jason Williams (4) Anthony Rouzier (1) TE (1) Ziggy Goryn (1) C (1) Trey Tonsing (1) OT (3) Craig Berry (2), Aloys Manga (1), Grant Preston (4)

RETURNING STARTERS (7) RETURNING STARTERS (7) RETURNING STARTERS (2) Pos. Player ‘05 Starts/Career Pos. Player ‘05 Starts/Career Pos. Player ‘05 Starts/Career WR Brandon McLean 9/9 DT Rhema Fuller 11/23 PK Matt Nuzie 11/34 WR Brandon Young 7/8 DE Dan Davis 10/10 P Shane Hussar 8/20 OG Matt Applebaum 11/11 LB Danny Lansanah 10/10 OG Immanuel Hutcherson 11/11 CB Darius Butler 11/11 TE Dan Murray 10/25 CB Ernest Cole 6/14 QB Matt Bonislawski 7/7 FS Marvin Taylor 8/8 TB Terry Caulley 10/24 SS Dahna Deleston 8/8

STARTERS LOST (4) STARTERS LOST (4) STARTERS LOST (0) Pos. Player ‘05 Starts/Career Pos. Player ‘05 Starts/Career WR Jason Williams 11/22 DE Shawn Mayne 11/23 OG Craig Berry 7/19 DT Deon McPhee 11/23 OT Grant Preston 11/46 LB James Hargrave 11/36 C Trey Tonsing 8/8 LB Taurien Sowell 8/9

2006 UCONN SPRING FOOTBALL 10 Alphabetical Roster

No. Name Pos. Cl. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / HS / Prep / JC 5 Allen, Lou* FB So. 3rd 6-1 247 Salem, Conn. / East Lyme 30 Anderson, Deon*** FB Sr. 5th 5-11 249 Providence, R.I. / Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 57 Applebaum, Matt* OG Sr. 5th 6-3 292 Yardley, Pa. / Pennsbury 23 Ashmead, Matt LB Fr. 2nd 6-0 222 Miami, Fla. / Miami Norland 20 Baltimore, Terry DB Fr. 2nd 5-10 168 Central Nyack, N.Y. / Nyack 31 Barksdale, Anthony* FB So. 2nd 6-1 248 Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale 26 Barnes, Allan*** SS Sr. 4th 6-0 194 Starke, Fla. / Bradford County 64 Beatty, William* OT So. 3rd 6-5 271 York, Pa. / William Penn 91 Bedard, Martin TE So. 1st 6-3 223 Laval, Que. / Cegep du Vieux Montreal 53 Blagman, Ray** DT Sr. 5th 6-3 319 Roosevelt, N.Y. / Roosevelt 16 Bonislawski, Matt*** QB Sr. 5th 6-3 212 Natrona Heights, Pa. / Highlands 29 Branch, Tyvon** CB Jr. 3rd 6-0 192 Cicero, N.Y. / Cicero-North Syracuse 90 Brouse, Steve* TE So. 3rd 6-4 255 Selinsgrove, Pa. / Selinsgrove 50 Brown, Cody* DL So. 2nd 6-3 235 Coral Springs, Fla. / Coral Springs 11 Brown, Dennis* QB So. 2nd 6-3 192 Miami, Fla. / Miami Central 34 Brown II, Donald RB Fr. 2nd 5-10 207 Atlantic Highlands, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 18 Bryant, Aaron DB Fr. 2nd 6-4 213 New London, Conn. / New London 28 Butler, Darius* CB So. 3rd 5-11 181 Tamarac, Fla. / Coral Springs Charter 44 Caulley, Terry*** TB Sr. 5th 5-7 185 Lusby, Md. / Patuxent 97 Ciaravino, Tony K So. 3rd 6-2 229 Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton 41 Cole, Ernest*** CB Sr. 5th 5-11 175 Upper Marlboro, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 12 Cundiff, Billy QB Fr. 2nd 6-3 211 Uniontown, Ohio / Green 84 D'Agata, Matt WR Jr. 4th 5-10 185 McLean, Va. / Langley 6 Davis, Dan** DE Jr. 3rd 6-1 264 Plainfield, N.J. / Plainfield 36 Deleston, Dahna* SS So. 3rd 6-0 201 East Hartford, Conn. / East Catholic 14 DeRubertis, Justin* LB Jr. 4th 5-11 216 Bethel, Conn. / Bethel 81 Dewar, Nollis* WR So. 3rd 6-4 193 Windsor, Conn. / Windsor 52 Dillon, Brandon DL Fr. 2nd 6-3 258 Woodbridge, Pa. / Fork Union (Va.) Military Acad. 2 Dixon, Andre RB Fr. 2nd 6-2 197 New Brunswick, N.J. / New Brunswick 84 Dorcelus, Todd WR Fr. 2nd 6-1 190 Irvington, N.J. / Irvington 35 Estep, M.J.*** FS Sr. 4th 6-1 212 Mechanicsville, Md. / Chopticon 82 Fogarty, Seth WR Jr. 4th 6-0 206 Morgantown, W. Va. / Morgantown 15 Ford, Donnell* SS Jr. 4th 6-1 198 Dania, Fla. / Hollywood Hills 77 Fry, Bobby OL Fr. 2nd 6-3 269 Cocoa, Fla. / Titusville 93 Fuller, Rhema*** DT Sr. 5th 6-2 266 Cocoa, Fla. / Cocoa 87 Gaulden, Ellis WR So. 3rd 6-2 192 Tallahassee, Fla. / Godby 68 Gray, Keith* C So. 3rd 6-2 283 Worcester, Mass. / Doherty 95 Gray, Matt TE So. 3rd 6-7 245 New Fairfield, Conn. / New Fairfield 62 Green, Lawrence DT Fr. 2nd 6-4 304 McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport 43 Henegan, Ryan** LB Jr. 4th 6-1 241 Arlington, Texas / Nolan Catholic 14 Hernandez, D.J.* QB So. 3rd 6-1 205 Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Central 79 Hicks, Mike OL Fr. 2nd 6-7 336 Seymour, Conn. / Seymour 37 Hussar, Shane** P Jr. 3rd 5-10 198 Plantation, Fla. / American Heritage 61 Hutcherson, Immanuel* OG So. 3rd 6-1 286 Palatka, Fla. / Palatka 75 Kersmanc, Brian OG Jr. 4th 6-5 309 Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township 74 LaMagdelaine, Alex OL Fr. 2nd 6-3 287 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson Fair Haven 48 Lansanah, Danny** LB Jr. 4th 6-1 248 Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg 49 Levy, Alvin FS Sr. 4th 6-0 199 Windsor, Conn. / Windsor / Florida A&M 65 Lunn, Rob* DT So. 3rd 6-3 273 Penfield, N.Y. / Penfield Central 96 Mack, Gary DE Jr. 4th 6-3 234 Kingston, Pa. / West Chester / Wyoming Seminary 3 Mastrantuone, Paul WR Fr. 1st 5-8 175 Southbury, Conn. / Pomperaug 38 McCollum, Ricky* FS Jr. 4th 6-1 222 Washingtonville, N.Y. / Washingtonville 88 McLean, Brandon** WR Jr. 3rd 5-10 166 New Haven, Conn. / Hyde Leadership 21 Moore, Dontá* DB Jr. 4th 6-1 205 Tampa, Fla. / Blake 7 Mourning, Glen DB Fr. 2nd 6-1 200 Danbury, Conn. / Danbury 46 Murray, Dan*** TE Sr. 5th 6-5 250 Gloucester, Mass. / Gloucester 98 Nuzie, Matt*** K Sr. 5th 5-11 200 Trumbull, Conn. / Trumbull 6 Pavasaris, Chris* P Sr. 4th 6-2 216 Needham, Mass. / Needham 67 Plunkett, Brad OL Fr. 2nd 6-2 278 Peachtree City, Ga. / McIntosh 1 Pommells, Kitt DB Fr. 2nd 6-0 220 Paterson, N.J. / Paterson Catholic 55 Pratt, Jared OL Fr. 2nd 6-2 321 Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy 58 Presnell, Andrew DL Fr. 2nd 6-4 285 Middletown, Md. / Middletown 19 Quarles, Kelvin DL Fr. 2nd 6-2 227 Tucker, Ga. / Meadow Creek 9 Robinson, Courtney* DB So. 2nd 6-0 192 Lake Worth, Fla. / Atlantic Community 73 Ryan, Dan OT Fr. 2nd 6-8 295 Franklin, Conn. / Norwich Free Academy 27 Smith, Jahi** CB Sr. 4th 5-9 193 Suitland, Md. / Suitland 22 Smith, Johnathon* LB So. 3rd 6-2 208 Camp Hill, Pa. / Trinity / Maine Central Institute 4 Stanback, Harold DE Jr. 4th 6-2 250 Temple Hills, Md. / Bishop McNamara 24 Taylor, Larry** TB Jr. 3rd 5-6 167 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Glades Day 10 Taylor, Marvin** SS Jr. 4th 6-0 191 New Brunswick, N.J. / New Brunswick 25 Teague, Carl LB Fr. 2nd 6-0 217 St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg Catholic 39 Theoudele, Robert WR So. 3rd 6-4 216 Willingboro, N.J. / Willingboro 55 Thomas, Donald OG Sr. 4th 6-3 280 West Haven, Conn. / Career 99 Tucker, Nate DE So. 3rd 6-2 271 Rochester, Pa. / Rochester 94 Vicidomino, Graig* K Sr. 4th 6-1 194 Seymour, Conn. / Seymour 59 Ward, Jason** DE Sr. 5th 6-3 250 St. Hippolyte, Que. / John Abbott 86 Watson, Travis WR Fr. 2nd 6-3 211 Highland Village, Texas / Marcus 45 Williams, Julius* LB So. 2nd 6-3 243 Decatur, Ga. / Towers 49 Williams, Stanley RB Jr. 3rd 5-11 225 Hartford, Conn. / Weaver / SUNY-Morrisville 71 Wood, Matt OT So. 3rd 6-5 307 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Brookwood 83 Young, Brandon*** WR Sr. 5th 5-11 189 Morganza, Md. / Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy 8 Zabel, Elisha WR Sr. 2nd 5-8 164 Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Central * Indicates letters earned

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No. Name Pos. Cl. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / HS / Prep / JC 1 Pommells, Kitt DB Fr. 2nd 6-0 220 Paterson, N.J. / Paterson Catholic 2 Dixon, Andre RB Fr. 2nd 6-2 197 New Brunswick, N.J. / New Brunswick 3 Mastrantuone, Paul WR Fr. 1st 5-8 175 Southbury, Conn. / Pomperaug 4 Stanback, Harold DE Jr. 4th 6-2 250 Temple Hills, Md. / Bishop McNamara 5 Allen, Lou* FB So. 3rd 6-1 247 Salem, Conn. / East Lyme 6 Davis, Dan** DE Jr. 3rd 6-1 264 Plainfield, N.J. / Plainfield 6 Pavasaris, Chris* P Sr. 4th 6-2 216 Needham, Mass. / Needham 7 Mourning, Glen DB Fr. 2nd 6-1 200 Danbury, Conn. / Danbury 8 Zabel, Elisha WR Sr. 2nd 5-8 164 Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Central 9 Robinson, Courtney* DB So. 2nd 6-0 192 Lake Worth, Fla. / Atlantic Community 10 Taylor, Marvin** SS Jr. 4th 6-0 191 New Brunswick, N.J. / New Brunswick 11 Brown, Dennis* QB So. 2nd 6-3 192 Miami, Fla. / Miami Central 12 Cundiff, Billy QB Fr. 2nd 6-3 211 Uniontown, Ohio / Green 14 DeRubertis, Justin* LB Jr. 4th 5-11 216 Bethel, Conn. / Bethel 14 Hernandez, D.J.* QB So. 3rd 6-1 205 Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Central 15 Ford, Donnell* SS Jr. 4th 6-1 198 Dania, Fla. / Hollywood Hills 16 Bonislawski, Matt*** QB Sr. 5th 6-3 212 Natrona Heights, Pa. / Highlands 18 Bryant, Aaron DB Fr. 2nd 6-4 213 New London, Conn. / New London 19 Quarles, Kelvin DL Fr. 2nd 6-2 227 Tucker, Ga. / Meadow Creek 20 Baltimore, Terry DB Fr. 2nd 5-10 168 Central Nyack, N.Y. / Nyack 21 Moore, Dontá* DB Jr. 4th 6-1 205 Tampa, Fla. / Blake 22 Smith, Johnathon* LB So. 3rd 6-2 208 Camp Hill, Pa. / Trinity / Maine Central Inst. 23 Ashmead, Matt LB Fr. 2nd 6-0 222 Miami, Fla. / Miami Norland 24 Taylor, Larry** TB Jr. 3rd 5-6 167 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Glades Day 25 Teague, Carl LB Fr. 2nd 6-0 217 St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg Catholic 26 Barnes, Allan*** SS Sr. 4th 6-0 194 Starke, Fla. / Bradford County 27 Smith, Jahi** CB Sr. 4th 5-9 193 Suitland, Md. / Suitland 28 Butler, Darius* CB So. 3rd 5-11 181 Tamarac, Fla. / Coral Springs Charter 29 Branch, Tyvon** CB Jr. 3rd 6-0 192 Cicero, N.Y. / Cicero-North Syracuse 30 Anderson, Deon*** FB Sr. 5th 5-11 249 Providence, R.I. / Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 31 Barksdale, Anthony* FB So. 2nd 6-1 248 Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale 34 Brown II, Donald RB Fr. 2nd 5-10 207 Atlantic Highlands, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 35 Estep, M.J.*** FS Sr. 4th 6-1 212 Mechanicsville, Md. / Chopticon 36 Deleston, Dahna* SS So. 3rd 6-0 201 East Hartford, Conn. / East Catholic 37 Hussar, Shane** P Jr. 3rd 5-10 198 Plantation, Fla. / American Heritage 38 McCollum, Ricky* FS Jr. 4th 6-1 222 Washingtonville, N.Y. / Washingtonville 39 Theoudele, Robert WR So. 3rd 6-4 216 Willingboro, N.J. / Willingboro 41 Cole, Ernest*** CB Sr. 5th 5-11 175 Upper Marlboro, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 43 Henegan, Ryan** LB Jr. 4th 6-1 241 Arlington, Texas / Nolan Catholic 44 Caulley, Terry*** TB Sr. 5th 5-7 185 Lusby, Md. / Patuxent 45 Williams, Julius* LB So. 2nd 6-3 243 Decatur, Ga. / Towers 46 Murray, Dan*** TE Sr. 5th 6-5 250 Gloucester, Mass. / Gloucester 48 Lansanah, Danny** LB Jr. 4th 6-1 248 Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg 49 Levy, Alvin FS Sr. 4th 6-0 199 Windsor, Conn. / Windsor / Florida A&M 49 Williams, Stanley RB Jr. 3rd 5-11 225 Hartford, Conn. / Weaver / SUNY-Morrisville 50 Brown, Cody* DL So. 2nd 6-3 235 Coral Springs, Fla. / Coral Springs 52 Dillon, Brandon DL Fr. 2nd 6-3 258 Woodbridge, Pa. / Fork Union (Va.) Mil. Acad. 53 Blagman, Ray** DT Sr. 5th 6-3 319 Roosevelt, N.Y. / Roosevelt 55 Pratt, Jared OL Fr. 2nd 6-2 321 Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy 55 Thomas, Donald OG Sr. 4th 6-3 280 West Haven, Conn. / Career 57 Applebaum, Matt* OG Sr. 5th 6-3 292 Yardley, Pa. / Pennsbury 58 Presnell, Andrew DL Fr. 2nd 6-4 285 Middletown, Md. / Middletown

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59 Ward, Jason** DE Sr. 5th 6-3 250 St. Hippolyte, Que. / John Abbott 61 Hutcherson, Immanuel*OG So. 3rd 6-1 286 Palatka, Fla. / Palatka 62 Green, Lawrence DT Fr. 2nd 6-4 304 McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport 64 Beatty, William* OT So. 3rd 6-5 271 York, Pa. / William Penn 65 Lunn, Rob* DT So. 3rd 6-3 273 Penfield, N.Y. / Penfield Central 67 Plunkett, Brad OL Fr. 2nd 6-2 278 Peachtree City, Ga. / McIntosh 68 Gray, Keith* C So. 3rd 6-2 283 Worcester, Mass. / Doherty 71 Wood, Matt OT So. 3rd 6-5 307 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Brookwood 73 Ryan, Dan OT Fr. 2nd 6-8 295 Franklin, Conn. / Norwich Free Academy 74 LaMagdelaine, Alex OL Fr. 2nd 6-3 287 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson Fair Haven 75 Kersmanc, Brian OG Jr. 4th 6-5 309 Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township 77 Fry, Bobby OL Fr. 2nd 6-3 269 Cocoa, Fla. / Titusville 79 Hicks, Mike OL Fr. 2nd 6-7 336 Seymour, Conn. / Seymour 81 Dewar, Nollis* WR So. 3rd 6-4 193 Windsor, Conn. / Windsor 82 Fogarty, Seth WR Jr. 4th 6-0 206 Morgantown, W. Va. / Morgantown 83 Young, Brandon*** WR Sr. 5th 5-11 189 Morganza, Md. / Hargrave (Va.) Mil. Acad. 84 D'Agata, Matt WR Jr. 4th 5-10 185 McLean, Va. / Langley 84 Dorcelus, Todd WR Fr. 2nd 6-1 190 Irvington, N.J. / Irvington 86 Watson, Travis WR Fr. 2nd 6-3 211 Highland Village, Texas / Marcus 87 Gaulden, Ellis WR So. 3rd 6-2 192 Tallahassee, Fla. / Godby 88 McLean, Brandon** WR Jr. 3rd 5-10 166 New Haven, Conn. / Hyde Leadership 90 Brouse, Steve* TE So. 3rd 6-4 255 Selinsgrove, Pa. / Selinsgrove 91 Bedard, Martin TE So. 1st 6-3 223 Laval, Que. / Cegep du Vieux Montreal 93 Fuller, Rhema*** DT Sr. 5th 6-2 266 Cocoa, Fla. / Cocoa 94 Vicidomino, Graig* K Sr. 4th 6-1 194 Seymour, Conn. / Seymour 95 Gray, Matt TE So. 3rd 6-7 245 New Fairfield, Conn. / New Fairfield 96 Mack, Gary DE Jr. 4th 6-3 234 Kingston, Pa. / West Chester / Wyoming Seminary 97 Ciaravino, Tony K So. 3rd 6-2 229 Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton 98 Nuzie, Matt*** K Sr. 5th 5-11 200 Trumbull, Conn. / Trumbull 99 Tucker, Nate DE So. 3rd 6-2 271 Rochester, Pa. / Rochester * indicates letters earned

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN PLAYER PHONETIC SPELLING Connecticut (18): Allen, Bryant, Deleston, DeRubertis, Dewar, M. William Beatty bee-tee Gray, Hernandez, Hicks, Levy, McLean, Mourning, Nuzie, Pratt, Martin Bedard mar-teen bed-ARD Ryan, Thomas, Vicidomino, S. Williams, Zabel Matt Bonislawski BAWN-is-law-ski Florida (16): Ashmead, Barnes, C. Brown, De. Brown, Butler, Tyvon Branch tie-VAWN Ciaravino, Ford, Fry, Fuller, Gaulden, Hussar, Hutcherson, Tony Ciaravino chur-ah-vee-no Moore, Robinson, L. Taylor, Teague Matt D'Agata dee-ah-gah-tah Pennsylvania (11): Applebaum, Beatty, Bonislawski, Brouse, Dahna Deleston DAY-na Dillon, Green, Kersmanc, Lansanah, Mack, Jo. Smith, Tucker Nollis Dewar knaw-liss dew-er New Jersey (8): Do. Brown, Davis, Dixon, Dorcelus, Todd Dorcelus door-cell-us LaMagdelaine, Pommells, M. Taylor, Theoudele M.J. Estep EE-step Maryland (7): Caulley, Cole, Estep, Presnell, Ja. Smith, Stanback, Rhema Fuller RAY-ma Young Shane Hussar hoo-SAR New York (7): Baltimore, Barksdale, Blagman, Branch, Lunn, Brian Kersmanc KERS-man McCollum, Thelismond Danny Lansanah lan-san-ah Georgia (4): Plunkett, Quarles, J. Williams, Wood Paul Mastrantuone mast-rah-known Massachusetts (3): K. Gray, Murray, Pavasaris Dontá Moore don-tay Quebec (2): Bedard, Ward Matt Nuzie new-zee Texas (2): Henegan, Watson Chris Pavasaris pav-vah-SARE-iss Ohio (1): Cundiff Justin DeRubertis day-roo-BEAR-tiss Rhode Island (1): Anderson Jahi Smith jah-HEE Virginia (1): D’Agata Robert Theoudele toe-dell West Virginia (1): Fogarty Graig Vicidomino greg vic-dom-in-oh Elisha Zabel ell-LIE-zha

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LOU ALLAN ALLEN 5 BARNES 26 So. Š FB Š 6-1 Š 247 Sr. Š SS Š 6-0 Š 194 Salem,Conn. / East Lyme Starke, Fla. / Bradford County 2005 AND CAREER: Played in 10 games and CAREER: Has appeared in 27 games with had three starts coming at Georgia Tech (Sept. seven starts…Boasts 56 career tackles, 44 of 17), at Cincinnati (Oct. 15) and at West Virginia them solo, with two tackles for loss and an inter- (Nov. 2)…Used mainly as a fullback, but also saw time at tail- ception…2005: Appeared in 10 games, mainly on special teams back…Was second on the Huskies in rushing yards with his 381, but also as a reserve in the secondary…Recorded five tackles coming on 86 carries with three TDs…Also caught five passes for (two solo) with one tackle for loss…Lone TFL on the year came in 47 yards and a …Earned UConn’s offensive game ball the season opener against Buffalo (Sept. 1)…Had two tackles in the Huskies’ 15-10 win over USF (Nov. 26) after he recorded his against both the Bulls and Liberty (Sept. 10) with the fifth coming first career 100-yard game by gaining 101 yards on 21 carries, at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12). with a touchdown. His 60-yard TD run in that game was the team's longest run from scrimmage all season…Missed the Pittsburgh Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU game (Nov. 12) with a broken finger…Scored UConn's only touch- 2003 11-3 33 4 37 0 1-4 1 2 down at West Virginia, but broke a finger during the 2004 6-4 9 5 14 0 0-0 0 0 game…Caught a pair of passes out of the backfield at Cincinnati, 2005 10-0 2 3 5 0 1-4 0 0 good for 35 yards including a 16-yard touchdown…Gained 64 Totals 27-7 44 12 56 0 2-8 1 2 yards on just nine carries (7.1 avg.) against Syracuse (Oct. 7)…Gained 102 all-purpose yards against Liberty (Sept. 10), pick- ing up 98 of them on his 15 carries with one touchdown…Carried the ball seven times for 42 yards (6.0 avg.) in his collegiate debut WILLIAM against Buffalo (Sept. 1). BEATTY 64 Year GP-GS ATT YDS TD AVG REC. YDS TD So. Š OT Š 6-5 Š 271 2005 10-3 86 381 3 4.4 5 47 1 York, Pa. / WilliamPenn 2005 AND CAREER: Played in eight games at left tackle with four starts…Earned a start in each MATT of the final three games of the season, coming at APPLEBAUM 57 Pittsburgh (Nov. 12) and at home vs. USF (Nov. 26) and Louisville (Dec. 3)…Also started at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17) when Craig Sr. Š OG Š 6-3 Š 292 Berry was suffering from pneumonia. Yardley, Pa. / Pennsbury CAREER: Has appeared in 20 career games with 11 starts…Moved from defensive line to offensive prior to the 2005 season…Appeared as a reserve in nine games on defense as a Husky over the 2003-04 RAY seasons…2005: Started all 11 games at left guard…In his first year working on offense, was one of only two linemen (joining BLAGMAN 53 Immanuel Hutcherson) to start all 11 games at the same position. Sr. Š DT Š 6-3 Š 319 Roosevelt, N.Y. / Roosevelt ANTHONY CAREER: Has seen action in 21 games with one BARKSDALE start…Recorded 23 career tackles, six solo, with 31 2.5 tackles for loss, including a sack…2005: So. Š FB Š 6-1 Š 248 Appeared in all 11 games as a reserve defensive tackle…Credited Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale with 15 tackles on the year, including 1.5 for a loss…Had two 2005 AND CAREER: Played in all 11 games as stops at West Virginia (Nov. 2), splitting a TFL with Shawn a true freshman, starting at fullback against both Mayne…Recorded a career-high four tackles against Syracuse Rutgers (Oct. 22) and USF (Nov. 26)…Ran the (Oct. 7), one of them for a loss…Assisted on three stops at ball six times for 20 yards while making one 11-yard catch…Also Georgia Tech (Sept. 17). saw significant playing time on special teams where he made three tackles…Four of his six carries came against Liberty (Sept. Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 1) and were good for 16 yards…Also had single carries against 2004 10-1 3 5 8 1-1 1-1 0 0 Buffalo (Sept. 1) and Rutgers with his lone catch also coming 2005 11-0 3 12 15 0-0 1.5-2 0 0 against the Scarlet Knights. Totals 21-1 6 17 23 1-1 2.5-3 0 0

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MATT TYVON BONISLAWSKI 16 BRANCH 29 Sr. Š QB Š 6-3 Š 212 Jr. Š FS Š 6-0 Š 192 Natrona Heights, Pa. / Highlands Cicero, N.Y. / Cicero-NorthSyracuse CAREER: Has appeared in 27 career games CAREER: Has made 62 tackles in 23 career with seven starts…Served as the team's holder games played with six starts…Also boasts two on place kicks for much of the 2003 season, all of career , four pass break-ups and half 2004 and much of 2005…Has completed 86-of-169 passes for of a tackle for loss…2005: Appeared in all 11 games on both 858 yards with six and seven interceptions…2005: defense and special teams, starting the last five contests at cor- Started each of the first five games of the year before fracturing ner back…Had 42 tackles on the year (21 solo) while making half his left clavicle against Syracuse (Oct. 7)…Courageously returned of a tackle for loss, two interceptions and breaking up four other to start at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12), but was injured the following week passes…Made a career-high 11 stops against Louisville (Dec. 3), against USF (Nov. 26) and missed the season finale against second on the team. Also broke up two passes against the Louisville (Dec. 3)…Completed 82-of-162 passes for 836 yards Cardinals and shared his first career TFL…Had five tackles and with six touchdowns and seven interceptions…Also proved to be an in the win over USF (Nov. 26)…Had four tackles a capable runner, gaining 239 yards on 62 carries with three and broke up a pass at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12)…In his first start of touchdowns…Served as the holder for place kicks until he was the season, recorded nine tackles against Rutgers (Oct. 22) and injured in the Syracuse game…Became the first UConn quarter- intercepted a pass. back to win each of his first two career starts since Brian Hoffmann in 1998…Played through pain to help guide UConn to a Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 15-10 win over USF…Returned ahead of schedule from his clav- 2004 12-1 12 8 20 0-0 0-0 0 0 icle fracture to start against Pitt at Heinz Field, near his hometown 2005 11-5 21 21 42 0.5-4 0.5-4 2 4 in suburban Pittsburgh. Completed 18-of-35 passes for 156 yards, Totals 23-6 33 29 62 0.5-4 0.5-4 2 4 gaining 25 more on the ground, but was plagued by three inter- ceptions…In just over a quarter of play against Syracuse, gained 53 yards rushing on four carries…Hit on 18-of-26 passes at Army STEVE (Oct. 1) for 180 yards and a pair of scores, while also rushing for BROUSE 27 yards…For the second consecutive week, earned UConn's 90 offensive game ball after he completed 18-of-25 passes against So. Š TE Š 6-4 Š 255 Liberty (Sept. 10) for 217 yards and two touchdowns, while rush- Selinsgrove, Pa. / Selinsgrove ing for a third score against the Flames…Earned UConn's offen- 2005 AND CAREER: Appeared in all 11 games sive game ball after his first collegiate start as he completed 11- as a backup tight end and on special of-18 passes against Buffalo (Sept. 1) for 121 yards with two teams…Caught three passes for 44 yards…Also touchdowns and one interception, while also running for 71 yards made three tackles in coverage…Catches came against Liberty and a touchdown against the Bulls on 12 carries. That rushing (Sept. 10), Syracuse (Oct. 7) and USF (Nov. 26). touchdown was UConn's first by a quarterback since Nov. 9, 2002 and its length, 26 yards, made it the longest rushing TD by a UConn signal caller since 1985. CODY BROWN Year GP-GS A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF 50 2003 8-0 0-0-0 -- 0 0 0.0 So. Š DE Š 6-3 Š 235 2004 12-0 7-4-0 57.1 22 0 83.5 CoralSprings, Fla. / Coral Springs 2005 7-7 162-82-7 50.6 836 6 97.55 2005 AND CAREER: Played in 10 games with Totals 27-7 169-86-7 50.9 858 6 96.97 one start (at Cincinnati on Oct. 15), missing only the season finale against Louisville (Dec. 3)…Became the first true freshman to start a game on either the offensive or defensive lines during UConn's Division I-A era…Led all true freshmen with 20 tackles (10 solo), including five tackles for loss and one sack…Also broke up two passes and forced a … Assisted on two tackles, one of them for a loss, against Rutgers (Oct. 22)…Had a season-high six tackles at Cincinnati (Oct. 15), including a TFL and a PBU, as he started in place of Dan Davis… Made two stops, one of them a solo TFL, against Syracuse (Oct. 7)…In just his second career game, he showed great promise by making four tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a sack, while also forcing a fumble against Liberty (Sept. 10)…Broke up a pass in his collegiate debut vs. Buffalo (Sept. 1).

Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2005 10-1 10 10 20 1-8 5-17 0 2

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DENNIS TERRY BROWN 11 CAULLEY 44 So. Š QB Š 6-3 Š 192 Sr. Š TB Š 5-7 Š 185 Miami, Fla. / MiamiCentral Lusby, Md. / Patuxent 2005 AND CAREER: Forced into action to start CAREER: Ranks third in UConn history with against Rutgers (Oct. 22) and West Virginia 2,513 career rushing yards, just 112 shy of (Nov. 2) due to injuries to both Matt Bonislawski breaking the school record…His 450 career car- and D.J. Hernandez, becoming the third Husky signal caller to ries rank sixth in school history and his 28 rushing touchdowns make their first career start in UConn's first seven games…Played rank second…Averaging 5.7 yards per carry, to rank second-best admirably in a pair of losses, completing 28-of-54 passes for 293 all-time at UConn...Has also caught 66 balls for 462 yards and two yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions…His 51.9% touchdowns…His 30 total touchdowns also rank second best ever completion percentage led the team…Had a 102.24 efficiency rat- at UConn…Has played in 26 career games with 24 ing…Was 10-for-19 at West Virginia for 97 yards with one inter- starts…Missed most of the 2003 season and all of 2004 with a ception while under heavy pressure throughout the game…Made knee injury…Was a freshman All-American in 2002 after leading his collegiate debut against Rutgers and nearly led UConn to vic- all freshmen nationally in rushing…2005: Returned from missing tory, completing 18 of his 35 passes for 196 yards with two touch- 23 months with a major knee injury to play in all 11 games and downs and one interception. resumed his role as starting tailback in every game except for USF (Nov. 26)…Led UConn with 659 rushing yards on 141 Year GP-GS A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF attempts (4.7 avg.) with six touchdowns…Also caught 27 passes 2005 2-2 54-28-2 51.9 293 2 102.24 out of the backfield, third on the team, for 176 yards…Named the team's Offensive MVP after the season…Very productive against USF (Nov. 26), gaining 36 yards on his five carries (7.2 avg.)…Tied his career high with six catches at Pittsburgh (Nov. DARIUS 12) for 37 yards while gaining 45 more on the ground…Gained 87 BUTLER 28 yards on the ground in a losing effort at Cincinnati (Oct. 15)…Had So. Š CB Š 5-11 Š 181 two rushing touchdowns against both Army (Oct. 1) and Syracuse (Oct. 7), rushing for 87 and 86 yards, respectively, in those Tamarac, Fla. / CoralSprings Charter game...Earned the offensive game ball for his work against the 2005 AND CAREER: Started all 11 games at Cadets, the fifth of his career…Accounted for nearly half of , the only defensive back to start UConn's total offense at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17)…Gained 71 every contest…Perhaps UConn's best freshman yards on nine carries against Liberty (Sept. 10), including a 34- performer in 2005… Proved to be a top cover corner as the year yard touchdown run. In all, had 92 all-purpose yards on 12 touch- progressed while also making an impact on special teams, earn- es (7.7 avg.) against the Flames…Returned to the lineup with a ing BIG EAST weekly honors in both disciplines during the sea- vengeance as he recorded his 11th career 100-yard rushing game son…Recorded 36 tackles on the year (24 solo) with four inter- against Buffalo (Sept. 1), running for an even 100 yards on 14 car- ceptions, eight break-ups and one forced fumble… Returned 10 ries with one TD. kickoffs for 338 yards with one touchdown…Became the first Husky to score both a defensive and a special teams touchdown Year GP-GS ATT YDS TD AVG REC. YDS TD in the same season…Returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown 2002 10-9 220 1247 15 5.7 25 205 1 against USF (Nov. 26) to earn the special teams game ball while 2003 5-5 89 607 7 6.8 14 81 1 also intercepting a pass in the game. Named the BIG EAST 2005 11-10 141 659 6 4.7 27 176 0 Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts against the Totals 26-24 450 2513 28 5.6 66 462 2 Bulls…Nearly broke a kickoff return free for a touchdown at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12), returning three in the game for 102 yards (34.0 avg.), including a 65-yard scamper…Broke up three passes against Rutgers (Oct. 22) and made five stops…Forced a fumble, broke up a pass and had four tackles in the win over Syracuse (Oct. 7)…Had a landmark game at Army (Oct. 1) as he intercept- ed three passes, which he returned for a school-record 122 yards, including an 86-yard touchdown. That run back was the third longest in school history and UConn's longest interception return since Dave Korponai ran one back 100 yards against Rhode Island on Nov. 17, 1962. The 122 return yards set both UConn and Michie Stadium records while ranking second-best in BIG EAST annals…Earned UConn's defensive game ball after the Army game and was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.

Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2005 11-11 24 12 36 0 0 4 8

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ERNEST DAHNA COLE 41 DELESTON 36 Sr. Š CB Š 5-11 Š 175 So. Š SS Š 6-0 Š 201 Upper Marlboro, Md. /DeMatha Catholic EastHartford,Conn. / EastCatholic CAREER: Has appeared in 30 games for UConn 2005 AND CAREER: Played in all 11 games, with 14 starts…Has 87 tackles, 66 of them solo, starting each of the first eight at strong safe- with 5.5 tackles for loss and 14 pass break- ty…Was second amongst UConn defensive ups…2005: Started the first six games at corner back before backs with 43 tackles (19 solo) including 2.5 for a breaking his arm at Cincinnati (Oct. 15) and missing the remain- loss…Intercepted a pass and broke up another…Made seven der of the season…Recorded 18 tackles (14 solo) on the year stops against Rutgers (Oct. 22) with a half of a TFL…Had seven including 3.5 tackles for loss with three break-ups…Had three solo tackles and his first career interception against Syracuse (Oct. stops at Cincinnati, and broke up a pass, before leaving the game 7)…Credited with six stops at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17)…Made with a broken arm…Made five tackles, including two for loss, and seven tackles, one for a loss, against Liberty (Sept. 10)…Made six a pass break-up at Army (Oct. 1)…Tied his career-high with six tackles in his collegiate debut against Buffalo (Sept. 1). tackles at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17) including half of a TFL…Had a TFL on opening night against Buffalo (Sept. 1). Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2005 11-8 19 24 43 0 2.5-6 1 1 Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2002 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2003 11-0 31 9 40 0 0 0 7 JUSTIN 2004 10-8 20 8 28 0 2-6 1 4 2005 6-6 14 4 18 0 3.5-5 0 3 DeRUBERTIS 14 Totals 30-14 66 21 87 0 5.5-11 1 14 Jr. Š LB Š 5-11 Š 216 Bethel,Conn. / Bethel CAREER: Has appeared in 12 games with no DAN starts and 10 career tackles…2005: Played in all DAVIS 6 11 games on special teams and as a reserve line- backer…Made 10 tackles on the year, four solo, and recovered a Jr. Š DE Š 6-1 Š 264 fumble…Had three tackles in the season finale against Louisville Plainfield, N.J. / Plainfield (Dec. 3)…Made two tackles in consecutive games against Liberty CAREER: Has played in 17 games with 10 (Sept. 10) and Georgia Tech (Sept. 17)...Also recovered a fumble starts…Recorded 37 tackles, a disruptive 10.5 of against the Flames. them for a loss, including 4.5 sacks…Has also broken up three passes…2005: Started 10 of 11 games, missing only Cincinnati (Oct. 15) with an ankle injury…Made 29 tackles on the year, including nine tackles for loss and three sacks…The nine NOLLIS TFLs ranked him fourth on the team…Also broke up three passes DEWAR and forced a fumble…One of his five stops against Louisville 81 (Dec. 3) was an assisted TFL…Accounted for 17 yards lost with So. Š WR Š 6-4 Š 193 his 1.5 sacks against USF (Nov. 26), making five tackles in all dur- Windsor, Conn. /Windsor ing the game…His four stops at West Virginia (Nov. 2) included a 2005 AND CAREER: Played in all 11 games, TFL and a PBU…Had a career-high six tackles against Rutgers making a start at Army (Oct. 1) when UConn (Oct. 22) including three TFLs, one of which was a sack…Made opened with four wide receivers…Caught seven five tackles, 1.5 for loss, forced a fumble and assisted on a sack passes for 103 yards and a pair of touchdowns…Had a bookend at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17). year as all but one of his catches came in either the season open- er or finale…Capped off the season with a four-catch, 89-yard Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU receiving effort against Louisville (Dec. 3) that included a 57-yard 2004 7-0 4 4 8 1.5-12 1.5-12 0 0 touchdown catch, tying for the team's longest of the year…Had a 2005 10-10 8 21 29 3-26 9-46 0 3 five-yard grab at Army…Made two catches in his debut game Totals 17-10 12 25 37 4.5-38 10.5-58 0 3 against Buffalo (Sept. 1), good for nine yards, including a three- yard score.

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M.J. KEITH ESTEP 35 GRAY 68 Sr. Š FS Š 6-1 Š 212 So. Š C Š 6-2 Š 283 Mechanicsville,Md. /Chopticon Worcester, Mass. / Doherty CAREER: Has started 18 of his 32 games 2005 AND CAREER: Played in six games at played…Credited with 113 tackles, 69 of them center starting each of the last three contests solo, and four for a loss with nine pass break- against Pittsburgh (Nov. 12), USF (Nov. 26) and ups…Has played both safety positions…2005: Played in eight Louisville (Dec. 3)…Started fall camp at defensive line but was games and showed his versatility by starting the first three at free switched due to injuries on the offensive line. safety and the last three at strong safety…Missed three games with a broken thumb…Had 35 tackles on the year, 25 of them solo, with 3.5 tackles for loss…Made seven tackles against RYAN Louisville (Dec. 3)…Had six tackles at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12) includ- HENEGAN 43 ing a TFL in his return to the starting lineup…Made six tackles at Jr. Š LB Š 6-1 Š 241 Georgia Tech (Sept. 17) with a half of a TFL before breaking his thumb…One of his four solo tackles against Liberty (Sept. 10) was Arlington, Texas / Nolan Catholic for a three-yard loss. CAREER: Has played in 20 games with one Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU start…Boasts 32 career tackles, 2.5 of them for 2003 12-0 7 5 12 0 0 0 5 a loss…2005: Appeared in eight games, starting 2004 12-12 37 29 66 0 0.5-1 0 4 at middle linebacker at West Virginia (Nov. 2)…Had 12 solo and 2005 8-6 25 10 35 0 3.5-14 0 0 12 assisted tackles for 24 total, a sum that includes 2.5 tackles for Totals 32-18 69 44 113 0 4-15 0 9 loss…Made three tackles, one for a loss, at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12)…Had 14 of his 24 tackles at West Virginia to lead the team, DONNELL also sharing a TFL in Morgantown…Recorded three tackles at Army (Oct. 1)…In the season opener against Buffalo (Sept. 1), FORD 15 had two tackles, one for a loss. Jr. Š SS Š 6-1 Š 198 Dania, Fla. / Hollywood Hills Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2004 12-0 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 2005 AND CAREER: Played in 10 games, main- 2005 8-1 12 12 24 0 2.5-6 0 0 ly on special teams but also as a backup defen- Totals 20-1 15 17 32 0 2.5-6 0 0 sive back…Had five tackles on the year, three of them solo…Made two tackles at Army (Oct. 1) and one each against Buffalo (Sept. 1), Rutgers (Oct. 22) and West Virginia D.J. (Nov. 2). HERNANDEZ 14 RHEMA So. Š QB Š 6-1 Š 205 FULLER 93 Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Central Sr. Š DT Š 6-2 Š 266 2005 AND CAREER: Played in seven games with two starts, coming against Cincinnati (Oct. Cocoa, Fla. / Cocoa 15) and Louisville (Dec. 3)…Completed 46-of-90 CAREER: Has appeared in 37 games with 23 passes on the year for 515 yards with six touchdowns and just starts…Boasts 78 career stops, 14.5 of them for one interception, good for a team-best 118.96 efficiency a loss including four sacks…2005: Named to the rating…Also ran the ball 64 times for 286 yards with one touch- ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District I down…Completed 18 of his 32 passes for 255 yards and three team…Earned second-team All-BIG EAST accolades…Started all touchdowns without an interception for a 154.13 rating against 11 games at defensive tackle and made a career high 33 Louisville in the season-finale with a bowl bid on the line. Also led stops…Also contributed 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two forced UConn in rushing against the Cardinals with 49 yards, running for and two recovered fumbles…Forced a pair of fumbles four first downs on his own in addition to the 11 that his passes and recovered one of them against USF (Nov. 26) to accompany picked up. His 304 all-purpose yards in the game were the best by his four tackles…Had a career-high nine tackles at West Virginia a Husky all season…Made his first career start at Cincinnati and, (Nov. 2), 3.5 of which were for a loss…Recorded four tackles in while breaking his non-throwing wrist during the game, still threw consecutive games against Cincinnati (Oct. 15) and Rutgers (Oct. for 191 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 70 more 22)…Forced a fumble and had four tackles at Georgia Tech (Sept. yards…After Matt Bonislawski fractured his clavicle against 17). Syracuse (Oct. 7), came off of the bench to guide UConn to victo- Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU ry, completing 50% of his passes and rushing for 86 yards and a 2002 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD. The 86 yards tied for the team lead and was nearly UConn's 2003 12-0 9 5 14 1-3 2-4 0 0 first 100-yard rushing game by a quarterback since 1980. Earned 2004 12-12 15 16 31 2-7 8-20 0 1 the team's offensive game ball for his efforts against the Orange. 2005 11-11 15 18 33 1-12 4.5-18 0 0 Year GP-GS A-C-I PCT YDS TD EFF Totals 37-23 39 39 78 4-22 14.5-42 0 1 2005 7-2 90-46-1 51.1 515 6 118.96 2006 UCONN SPRING FOOTBALL 18 Returning Letterwinners

interception and two break-ups to UConn's win over Syracuse SHANE (Oct. 7)…Of his nine tackles at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17), 2.5 were HUSSAR for a loss…Picked up UConn's defensive game ball after an eight- 37 tackle effort against Liberty (Sept. 10)…Had 2.5 TFLs in the sea- Jr. Š P Š 5-10 Š 198 son opener against Buffalo (Sept. 1), including a sack, with a pass Plantation, Fla. / American Heritage break-up. CAREER: Has punted in 19 games as a Husky, recording a 38.1 yard average on 96 boots…Has Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU left 27 of his 96 career punts inside the 2004 11-0 10 13 23 0 0.5-1 0 1 20…Career-long punt is 59 yards…2005: UConn's starting punter 2005 10-10 26 54 80 3-22 11-37 2 5 in each of the first eight games…Punted 50 times for a 39.2 aver- Totals 21-10 36 67 103 3-2211.5-38 2 6 age with a long of 59 yards…Left 11 punts inside the 20 yard- line…Had one of his most productive games against Rutgers (Oct. 22), punting nine times for a 40.2 average with four killed ROB inside the 20…Punted seven times for a 40.9 average at Cincinnati (Oct. 15)…Made a career-high 10 punts against LUNN 65 Syracuse (Oct. 7)…Had a career-high 43.8 average on five punts So. Š DT Š 6-3 Š 273 at Army (Oct. 1), including a career-long boot of 59 yards…That Penfield, N.Y. / Penfield Central performance came on the heels of a 43.7 yard average perform- 2005 AND CAREER: Appeared in all 11 games ance at Georgia Tech in which four of his nine punts sailed over as the long snapper for both punts and place 50 yards. kicks…Also saw limited time during the season at defensive tackle…Assisted on two stops, one each against Liberty Year GP-GS NO YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 (Sept. 10) and West Virginia (Nov. 2) with the Liberty tackle being 2004 11-11 46 1697 36.9 52 2 8 16 for a loss. 2005 8-8 50 1962 39.2 59 8 9 11 Totals 19-19 96 3659 38.1 59 10 17 27 IMMANUEL BRANDON HUTCHERSON 61 McLEAN 88 So. Š OG Š 6-1 Š 286 Jr. Š WR Š 5-10 Š 166 Palatka, Fla. / Palatka New Haven, Conn. / Hyde Leadership CAREER: Has appeared in 23 games both as a 2005 AND CAREER: Started all 11 games at wide receiver and on special teams, with nine right guard, joining Matt Applebaum as the only starts…Has made 29 career catches for 312 Husky offensive linemen to start all 11 games at yards and a pair of touchdowns…Also has 18 career punt returns the same position. for 149 yards (8.3 avg.)…2005: Played in all 11 games with nine starts, lining up on the first snap for all but the West Virginia (Nov. 2) and USF (Nov. 26) contests…Caught 15 passes for 180 yards DANNY on the year…Returned 12 punts for 84 yards (7.0 avg.) and had a LANSANAH 48 pair of kickoff returns…Caught two passes against Louisville Jr. Š LB Š 6-1 Š 248 (Dec. 3), one of which was a 57-yard pass that tied for UConn's longest reception of the season…Caught two passes and Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg returned two punts at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12)…Had a season-long CAREER: Has played in 21 games with 10 punt return of 32 yards against Rutgers (Oct. 22), also catching starts…Boasts 103 career tackles, including 11.5 two passes in the game…Caught two passes for 33 yards against for a loss and three sacks…Two career intercep- Liberty (Sept. 10)…Caught a season-high three passes against tions and six pass break-ups…2005: Stepped right into a starting Buffalo (Sept. 1) on opening night, good for 28 yards. role at weakside linebacker, starting 10 of UConn's 11 games, missing only the Army (Oct. 1) contest due to a stinger…Led the Year GP-GS REC. YDS. AVG. TD LONG AVG./G team with 80 tackles on the year and ranked second on the squad 2004 12-0 14 132 9.4 2 33 11.0 with his 11 tackles for loss…Also had three sacks on the year, two 2005 11-9 15 180 12.0 0 57 16.4 interceptions, five pass break-ups and a forced fumble…Came on Totals 23-9 29 312 10.8 2 57 13.6 strong at the end of the year, leading UConn with both his 13 tack- les in the win over USF (Nov. 26) and his 15 tackles the following week against Louisville (Dec. 3)…Had a half a sack against the Cardinals while also contributing 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble and PBU against the Bulls…Made six tackles, all solo, at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12), including a 12-yard sack…Had his second interception of the year at West Virginia (Nov. 2), part of a five tackle night…Made nine tackles and broke up a pass against Rutgers (Oct. 22)…Chipped in seven stops, one for a loss, an

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NUZIE’S CAREER STATISTICS DAN Year XP-XPA FG-FGA 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LNG PTS MURRAY 2003 47-49 11-21 8-8 3-8 0-5 0-0 38 80 46 2004 37-42 20-28 10-11 7-10 2-6 1-1 51 97 Sr. Š TE Š 6-5 Š 250 2005 27-29 10-19 3-5 3-7 3-6 1-1 50 57 Gloucester, Mass. / Gloucester Totals111-120 41-68 21-24 13-25 5-17 2-2 51 234 CAREER: Has never missed a game in his Husky career, appearing in all 35 with 25 starts…His nine career touchdown grabs ranks fourth in school history among tight ends…Has made 60 catches CHRIS in all for 815 yards (13.6 avg.)…2005: Named second-team All- PAVASARIS 6 BIG EAST…Played in all 11 games and started each of the 10 Sr. Š P Š 6-2 Š 216 when UConn opened play with a tight end in the formation… Was fourth on the squad with 23 receptions, third with 296 receiving Needham,Mass. / Needham yards and second with three touchdown catches…Capped his CAREER: Has appeared in six games, starting season by catching four passes for 24 yards against Louisville three…Has punted 31 times for 1121 yards (36.2 (Dec. 3)…Had a pair of catches in UConn's win over USF (Nov. avg.), placing nine of the 31 punts inside the 26)…Caught two balls at West Virginia (Nov. 2)…Scored a touch- 20…Nominated by UConn for the Rhodes and Marshall down against Rutgers (Oct. 22) as part of a two-catch, 30-yard Scholarships...2005: Punted 26 times for a 36.5 average…Left performance…Tied his career-high by making six catches at seven punts inside the 20 as opposed to just one Cincinnati (Oct. 15), good for 70 yards including a 34-yard grab touchback…Was named the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of that was his longest of the season…Had two catches against both the Week following the Louisville (Dec. 3) game in which he killed Liberty (Sept. 10) and Army (Oct. 1)…Scored a pair of touch- four of his seven punts inside of the Cardinals' 10 yard line, forc- downs in the season opener against Buffalo (Sept. 1), his second ing U of L to start drives from its own three, eight, one and 10. His career multiple touchdown game. career-long boot of 60 yards during the game was UConn's longest punt since Adam Coles unleashed a 68-yarder on Nov. 8, Year GP-GS REC. YDS. AVG. TD LONG AVG./G 2003 against Rutgers…Had a career-high 10 punts against USF 2003 12-4 9 123 13.7 1 24 10.2 (Nov. 26)…Punted six times for 41.3 yards at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12) 2004 12-11 28 396 14.1 5 61 33.0 with a long of 52… Replaced Shane Hussar midway through the 2005 11-10 23 296 12.9 3 34 26.9 West Virginia (Nov. 2) game and averaged 41.0 yards on his three Totals 35-25 60 815 13.6 9 61 23.3 punts.

Year GP-GS NO YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 2004 2-0 5 172 34.4 42 0 4 2 MATT 2005 4-3 26 949 36.5 60 1 5 7 NUZIE 98 Totals 6-3 31 1121 36.2 60 1 9 9 Sr. Š PK Š 5-11 Š 200 Trumbull,Conn. / Trumbull COURTNEY CAREER: Has been UConn's starting kicker for ROBINSON 34 out of a possible 35 career games…Holds 9 school records for most career points (234), extra So. Š CB Š 6-0 Š 192 points (111) and field goals (41)…Is one of nine active kickers in Lake Worth, Fla. / Atlantic Community the nation with at least 40 career field goals made while his 11 2005 AND CAREER: Played in all 11 games as career extra points made rank eighth nationally among active a true freshman and made 10 tackles, second players…For his career, he is 111-for-120 on extra point tries and highest amongst his classmates behind just Cody 41-for-68 on field goal attempts…Has never missed from 50 yards Brown’s 20…Saw action as a defensive back and as a kickoff or longer (2-for-2)…2005: Hit on 10 of his 19 field goal tries and returner…Returned four kicks on the year for 95 yards (23.8 27-of-29 extra point attempts for a total of 57 points, tops on the avg.)…Saw the most action against Louisville (Dec. 3) when he squad…Converted each of his first 25 PAT attempts of the year played extensively after Darius Butler was hurt and turned in a except for one that was blocked…Made both of his field goal tries solid performance, making four tackles, sharing in a TFL and at West Virginia (Nov. 2)…Was 2-for-2 on field goals, including a breaking up a pass…Longest kickoff return, 40 yards, came at 50-yard boot, against Syracuse (Oct. 7), and also made two PATs, West Virginia (Nov. 2)…Made two tackles against both Army (Oct. contributing eight points to UConn's victory… Hit both of his field 1) and Liberty (Sept. 10)…Returned two kickoffs at Pittsburgh goals, including a 49-yarder, at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17)…Had a (Nov. 12) and one at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17). season-high 10 points against Liberty (Sept. 10) to earn UConn's special teams game ball, making all seven of his extra point tries and a 27-yard field goal…Had eight points in the season-opener against Buffalo (Sept. 1), making all five of his PAT tries and his lone field goal attempt.

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pass…Made two catches against Liberty (Sept. 10) for 20 yards JAHI and also had an 11-yard rush against the Flames…Was named SMITH BIG EAST Special Team Player of the Week, and earned UConn's 27 special teams game ball after the Buffalo (Sept. 1) game during Sr. Š CB Š 5-9 Š 193 which he returned five punts for 118 yards and had a 43-yard kick- Suitland, Md. / Suitland off return. The 118 yards rank eighth best in league history and CAREER: Has played in 24 games with no were especially impressive since Buffalo was going out of its way starts…Recorded 10 career tackles, four of them to kick away from him. Also had a career-high three catches solos…2005: Played in nine games, mainly on against the Bulls for 19 yards. special teams…Made two tackles, both solo, recording one each against West Virginia (Nov. 2) and USF (Nov. 26). Year PR YDS AVG TD LNG KR YDS AVG TD LNG 2004 24 351 14.6 1 68 12 376 31.3 1 97 2005 23 283 12.3 0 50 5 171 34.2 0 43 JOHNATHON Totals 47 634 13.5 1 68 17 547 32.2 1 97 SMITH 22 MARVIN So. Š LB Š 6-2 Š 208 TAYLOR 10 Camp Hill, Pa. / Trinity / Maine Central Institute Jr. Š SS Š 6-0 Š 191 2005 AND CAREER: Played in all 11 games New Brunswick, N.J. / New Brunswick with starts against Army (Oct. 1) and Rutgers CAREER: Has played in 23 games with eight (Oct. 22)…Was fifth on the team with 49 tackles, starts…Credited with 76 tackles, 37 of them 23 of them solo…Recorded a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, broke up solos, with 1.5 for a loss…Has two interceptions a pass, forced two fumbles and recovered two…Forced a fumble and broke up four other passes…2005: Started each of the last against Louisville (Dec. 3)…Had his most productive game eight games and played in all 11…Ranked second on the team against Rutgers, topping the Huskies with 15 tackles…Made eight with 64 tackles, 34 of them solo, with 1.5 for loss…Also intercept- stops at Cincinnati (Oct. 15), with one sack and a recovered fum- ed two passes, broke up four more, and recovered a ble…Broke up a pass and made nine stops in the win at Army…At fumble…Named UConn's Special Teams MVP…Had eight tackles Georgia Tech (Sept. 17), had six stops, sharing in a TFL, and and an interception against Louisville (Dec. 3)…Recorded eight recovered a fumble…Had four tackles and forced a fumble tackles, one of them for a loss, against USF (Nov. 26), also adding against Buffalo (Sept. 1) in his collegiate debut. a PBU…His nine tackles, all solo, led the team at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12)…Made a career-high 12 stops at West Virginia (Nov. Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2)…Intercepted a pass and made five tackles against Rutgers 2005 11-2 23 26 49 1-2 1.5-3 0 1 (Oct. 22)…Had seven tackles at Cincinnati (Oct. 15)…Recovered a fumble and was credited with three tackles in the win over Syracuse (Oct. 7)…Made six tackles, shared in a TFL, and broke LARRY up a pass at Army (Oct. 1) in his first career start. TAYLOR 24 Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU Jr. Š TB Š 5-6 Š 167 2004 12-0 3 9 12 0 0 0 0 2005 11-8 34 30 64 0 1.5-2 2 4 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Glades Day Totals 23-8 37 39 76 0 1.5-2 2 4 CAREER: Has played in 16 games as a Husky, mainly as a returner…Has run back 47 punts for a 13.5 average and one touchdown…His 17 kick- GRAIG off returns have averaged 32.2 yards with one touchdown…One VICIDOMINO of only four UConn players to return both a kickoff and a punt for 94 a touchdown in their careers and one of only two to do so in the Sr. Š PK Š 6-1 Š 194 same season (2004)…2005: A sparkplug returner who played in Seymour,Conn. / Seymour UConn's first six games before injuring his knee at Cincinnati (Oct. CAREER: Has appeared in nine games, with 15)…Returned 23 punts for 283 yards (12.3 avg.) and five kickoffs one start…Scored 11 points at for 171 yards (334.2 avg.)…Also caught seven passes for 48 UConn…Converted 2-of-4 field goal attempts, yards and had one 11-yard carry…Prior to the injury, was one of with a long of 40 yards, and 5-of-7 PATs…2005: Played in six only two players ranked nationally in the top 20 of both punt and games, hitting both of his field goal attempts and connecting on 3- kickoff returns…Twice received the special teams game of-4 PAT tries, for a total of nine points…Also used on occasion for ball…Was moved to wide receiver prior to the Cincinnati game kickoffs and on-side kicks in particular…Successfully executed an and caught one pass for two yards, had a punt return and a 21- on-side kick with 2:40 to play in UConn's loss at Cincinnati (Oct. yard kickoff return before getting hurt…Earned the special teams 15) but UConn was not successful on his attempt against game ball after the Syracuse game (Oct. 7) when he returned five Louisville (Dec. 3)…Hit on both of his field goal tries at Army (Oct. punts for 72 yards…Ran back six punts for 62 yards at Army (Oct. 1), coming from 35 yards and 40 yards, and two of his three extra 1)…At Georgia Tech (Sept. 17), returned three kickoffs for 107 point attempts to earn UConn's special teams game yards, four punts for 28 yards and caught a seven-yard ball…Converted his lone PAT try against Buffalo (Sept. 1).

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JASON BRANDON WARD 59 YOUNG 83 Sr. Š DE Š 6-3 Š 250 Sr. Š WR Š 5-11 Š 189 St. Hippolyte, Que. / JohnAbbott Morganza,Md. / Hargrave (Va.)Military Academy CAREER: Started six of his 25 career games CAREER: Has 31 games played and eight played…Has made 36 tackles, 12 of them starts…UConn's leading active receiver, has solos…Also has 4.5 tackles for loss including one gained 1039 career yards on his 78 receptions sack…2005: Came off of the bench at defensive end in all 11 (13.3 avg.)…Scored eight career touchdowns…2005: Played in games…Had 20 tackles on the year, 2.5 of them for a loss includ- 10 games with seven starts, missing just the Cincinnati (Oct. 15) ing one sack…Also recovered a fumble…Had three tackles contest due to an ankle injury…Second on the Huskies with 28 against Syracuse (Oct. 7), including a shared TFL…Made three catches, good for a team-high 371 yards and a pair of touch- solo tackles at Army (Oct. 1), including his first career sack, a 10- downs…Made four catches for 57 yards and a score against yard loss…Tied his career high with four tackles against Liberty Louisville (Dec. 3)…Set two season highs at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12) (Sept. 10)…Lone tackle on opening day against Buffalo (Sept. 1) with both six catches and 65 yards…Topped the Huskies with was for a loss. three catches for 47 yards at West Virginia (Nov. 2)…Caught three Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU passes for 55 yards at Army (Oct. 1)…Caught a team-best four 2003 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 passes against Liberty (Sept. 10) for 61 yards and a touch- 2004 12-6 7 8 15 0 2-4 0 0 down…After missing the 2004 season, returned to the field 2005 11-0 5 15 20 1-10 2.5-12 0 0 against Buffalo (Sept. 1) and caught a 15-yard pass. Totals 25-6 12 24 36 1-10 4.5-16 0 0 Year GP-GS REC. YDS. AVG. TD LONG AVG./G 2002 12-0 22 269 12.2 2 29 22.4 2003 9-1 28 399 14.2 4 50 44.3 2005 10-7 28 371 13.2 2 30 37.1 Totals 31-8 78 1039 13.3 8 50 33.5 2006 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNEES Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School Bedard, Martin TE 6-3 232 Laval, Que. / Cegep du Vieux Montreal Butler, Stormy DB 5-10 180 Tamarac, Fla. / Coral Springs Charter Cox, Mike LB 6-2 215 West Hempstead, N.Y. / Friends Academy Cullen, Desi P 6-0 185 Louisville, Ky. / Butler Davis, Anthony FB 5-11 230 Germantown, Md. / Good Counsel Hicks, Jarvis LB 6-1 200 Deerfield Beach, Fla. / Deerfield Beach / The Salisbury (Conn.) School Hurd, Zach OL/DL 6-7 265 Waterford, Conn. / Waterford Jacques, Kindly OL 6-5 295 Lauderhill, Fla. / Stranahan Jeffers, Terence WR 6-1 200 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Berkmar Kanuch, Brad WR 5-11 180 Johnstown, Pa. / Westmont Hilltop Lutrus, Scott LB 6-2 210 Brookfield, Conn. / Brookfield McClain III, Robert RB 5-9 190 Lusby, Md. / Patuxent McKhan, Darren CB 6-0 180 Miami, Fla. / Miramar Nixon, James CB 6-0 175 New Haven, Conn. / Hyde Leadership Olivier, Mathieu OL 6-5 285 Woburn, Mass. / Woburn Poles, Kevin WR 6-1 190 Penfield, N.Y. / Penfield Central Polito, Alex OL/DL 6-6 260 Reading, Pa. / Governor Mifflin Rich, Derek TE 6-4 255 Gainesville, Ga. / North Hall Robinson, Jr. , Greg LB 6-2 211 Scotland, Pa. / Scotland School Stringer, Corey LB 6-2 212 Warren, Ohio / Warren / Fork Union Military Academy (Va.) Vaughn, Robert S 6-0 195 North Attleboro, Mass. / North Attleboro Wilson, Lawrence LB 6-1 210 Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Paul W. Bryant Witten, Lindsey DE 6-5 215 Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville On Signing Day, in the evening, UConn held a function for fans at Rentschler Field’s Club Level to introduce them to the newest Huskies via video highlights. UConn head coach Randy Edsall and his assistants reviewed each of UConn’s 23 newest additions. Attendance at the popular event reached the room’s capacity of 800 while several fans tail- gaited outside on a crisp February night.

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MARTIN BEDARD - Pronounced mar-teen bed-ARD...Named to KINDLY JACQUES - Pronounced kin-dlee jocks...Named second the CEGEP All Star team...An accomplished long snapper who team All-Broward County by the Miami Herald and played in the was named Specialist of the Year... Ranked 18th in the province Dade-Broward All Star Game...BCAA Sun-Sentinel All Star. by Football Quebec...Had 35 catches last year for 450 yards with nine touchdowns...Enrolled at UConn in January of 2006 and will TERENCE JEFFERS - Named Gwinnett County’s wide receiver participate in spring drills...Will be the third Quebec native to join of the year by the Gwinnett Touchdown Club...As a senior, caught UConn in recent years (along with Shawn Mayne and Jason 47 passes for 866 yards with eight touchdowns while also picking Ward), but the first francophone...Laval has also produced current off four passes on defense...School’s all-time leading NHL stars Alexandre Daigle, Martin St. Louis and Jose Theodore. receiver...Helped Berkmar to the state playoffs as both a junior and senior after the Patriots went 0-10 his sophomore STORMY BUTLER - Missed his senior season due to year...Chosen to play in the Georgia North-South All Star Game. injury...Recorded 91 tackles as a junior and was an honorable mention All-Broward County pick...Team captain...Also plays bas- BRAD KANUCH - Pronounced cun-you...As a running back in ketball...Brother of current UConn corner back Darius Butler. high school, gained 1,044 yards in his senior year on 145 carries for an average of 7.2 yards per carry…An all-area pick for the MIKE COX - Played running back and linebacker in high past three years by the Johnstown Tribune Democrat and was the school…Was a team captain in junior and senior years…Earned three-time conference Player of the Year…As a junior, carried the all-county honorable mention honors as a junior and was all-con- ball 170 times for 1,400 yards and 14 touchdowns for an average ference as a sophomore…Will play in the Nassau County vs. of 8.2 yards per carry while making 14 receptions for 223 yards Suffolk County All-Star game…Also plays basketball and lacrosse and five touchdowns…On defense as a junior, made 55 tackles and is captain of both teams. and five interceptions….Earned all-state honors as a defensive back as a senior…Nominated for the prestigious Big 33 All Star DESI CULLEN - Was used in high school for kickoffs, field goals Game…Also plays basketball and track and field where he was a and punts…In his senior year had four kickoffs go through the Pennsylvania state gold medalist in the triple jump and the 200 goalposts and had only three kickoffs returned on him…Averaged meter dash last year…Older brother, Jim, is a wide receiver at 43 yards per punt in his senior year and, in one game, had seven Penn State. punts for a 49 yard average…Earned all-district, all-region and all-county honors in junior and senior years…An all-state honor- SCOTT LUTRUS - Pronounced loo-truss...Named all-state by the able mention pick as a senior...Also played soccer and was part New Haven Register...Team captain who also earned all-area of his regional Olympic Development Program...Will become the and all-conference honors…Had 232 rushes for 2,017 yards in second Kentuckian to play at UConn, joining Louisville’s Corey his senior year - good for second in the state…Also had 15 recep- Taylor (Trinity Catholic) who lettered in 1995. tions for 249 yards and four touchdowns…Returned a kickoff for a touchdown...On defense, had 63 tackles, a sack and four inter- ANTHONY DAVIS - Named honorable mention All-Metro by the ceptions - two returned for touchdowns…Led the state in scoring Washington Post as a senior...Named all-county and all-league with 204 points…Brookfield went 12-1 his senior year, winning the as both a junior and senior...Ran for 550 yards in 2005 with 10 South-West Conference Championship Game and advancingd to total touchdowns after rushing for 260 yards as a junior and scor- the state Class SS finals…Named MVP of the conference cham- ing a total of seven times...On defense as a senior recorded 85 pionship game…Also lettered in lacrosse for four years...Has an tackles, including 11 for loss with eight sacks, while forcing four overall grade point average of 3.3 and had a 4.0 grade point aver- fumbles...Also served as the team’s kicker and punter...Team co- age in first quarter of senior year. MVP in 2005...Captained the varsity football team as a senior and the freshman football team in ninth grade. ROBERT McCLAIN III - An all-state selection in Maryland...Named first-team All-Metro by the Washington Post as JARVIS HICKS - A first team All-Broward County pick and sec- a defensive back...Named all-league as both a running back and ond team all-state selection as a high school senior in 2004...Was a defensive back as a senior after earning the honor as a junior named a Dade-Broward County All-Star…Spent the past season on defense only...As a senior tailback, rushed for 1,105 yards and prepping at the Salisbury (Conn.) School…Originally signed a 12 touchdowns while also catching 25 passes for 421 yards and Letter of Intent with UConn last February…Played strong safety four TDs...A dangerous returner, brought back five kickoffs for a and outside linebacker, as well as some tailback this year at touchdown in 2005, one short of the national single-season Salisbury…Had 50 tackles and two interceptions on defense as a record...Also returned a punt 98 yards for a senior and rushed for 550 yards. touchdown...Intercepted six passes in 2005 and broke up 19 oth- ers to go along with 53 tackles...Attended same high school as ZACH HURD - A first-team Class M all-state pick as a senior by current UConn tailback Terry Caulley. the state coaches’ association...Recognized by both the New London Day and Norwich Bulletin on their all-area teams...Started DARREN McKHAN - Pronounced mick-can...Named second- for two years on both the offensive and defensive lines...Named team All-Broward County by the Miami Herald and played in the team captain as a senior...Blocked two field goals in 2005...Did prestigious Dade-Broward All Star Game...Had nine career inter- not play football until high school...Also threw shot and javelin for ceptions...Also returned two punts and two kickoffs for touch- the track and field team. downs...Helped Miramar to the 6A Regional Final before losing to eventual state runner-up Deerfield Beach...Also starting guard on the Miramar basketball team.

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JAMES NIXON - Helped Hyde to two consecutive Class S state ROBERT VAUGHN - Gained 860 yards on the ground as a sen- championships, both following undefeated seasons...Ran for ior with 11 rushing touchdowns and an 11.3 yards per carry aver- 1,532 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior, averaging 9.6 yards age...Also caught nine passes last year, good for 222 yards and for his 160 carries...Made 38 tackles on defense with a pair of three scores...Recorded 24 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and one interceptions...Had an 84-yard kickoff return...Named all-state by interception on defense...Also returned two punts and one kickoff the Hartford Courant and the New Haven Register...Set Class S for touchdowns...Helped North Attleboro to a 9-1 record as a sen- records in both the 100 meters (10.79 seconds) and 200 meters ior and a share of the conference championship...Named League (21.7) in track and is the reigning State Open champion in both MVP...A Boston Globe All-Scholastic pick in both football and events...Brother of current UConn wide receiver Brandon track while earning All-Scholastic honors on the gridiron from the McLean. Boston Herald...Named to the Attleboro Sun Chronicle’s All Star teams in both football and track...Won the state championship in MATHIEU OLIVIER - Pronounced oliver...Captained Woburn his both the 110 high hurdles and the long jump...Also lettered in bas- senior year to a 12-1 record and the Division I-A Super Bowl ketball for three years. Championship, the school’s first title since 1979...Named All- Scholastic by the Boston Herald and All-Eastern Mass. by the LAWRENCE WILSON - All-West Alabama first team…All-State Boston Globe...Chosen to play in the Massachusetts Shriners’ honorable mention…Team captain as a senior...Three-year varsi- Game...Named Woburn’s Lineman of the Year and Lifter of the ty lettermen…Had 135 tackles with seven sacks and four inter- Year in the weight room. ceptions as a senior and had 79 tackles with eight sacks as a jun- ior…Will play in the 2006 Max Emfinger All-American Bowl...Also KEVIN POLES - Named second team All-Greater Rochester in plays basketball…Will become the first Husky ever to hail from both senior and junior years by the Rochester Democrat and the state of Alabama. Chronicle….Had 37 receptions for 768 yards and six touchdowns as a senior after registering 30 receptions for nearly 800 yards LINDSEY WITTEN - All-State honorable mention pick from Ohio and six touchdowns in his junior season...Also started on defense who made 98 tackles and had 18 sacks in his senior year…High for three years, making 24 tackles with three interceptions as well school is one of the top programs in the state of Ohio as the as a fumble recovery as a senior…A three-year starter...Helped Tarblooders expect 15 Division I signees in this year's senior Penfield Central advance to sectional final in junior and senior class…Glenville advanced to 2004 state Division 1 years…Also plays varsity basketball...High School teammate of semifinals...Older brother, Donte Whitner, started at strong safety current UConn defensive tackle Rob Lunn. for Ohio State this past season and is expected to be a late first round pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. ALEX POLITO - Pronounced poh-LEE-toe...Named All-Berks County and All-Inter-County League at tight end as both a junior and a senior and at defensive end as a senior...Football team captain as a senior...Also lettered in track, volleyball and basket- ball...A district qualifier in shot put, discus and javelin who earned All-League accolades in javelin...A member of the honor roll throughout his high school career who had perfect attendance three years running.

DEREK RICH - Team captain who earned all-area second team honors in junior and senior years...Ran the ball 19 times for 236 yards and a touchdown in 2005…Also served as the team's long snapper…Helped team go undefeated in junior year regular sea- son and advance to state quarterfinals…Part of winningest grad- uating class in school history…Also lettered in basketball and baseball where he was an all-area honorable mention…Ranked in top five percent of his class academically and a member of the National Honor Society.

GREG ROBINSON, JR. - Recorded 75 tackles, two sacks and an interception as a senior...A versatile athlete, also gained 350 yards as a receiver and 250 yards rushing...A two-time first-team all-conference choice who was also named all-section...Lettered in basketball...Helped team to the 2006 Division 3-A final.

COREY STRINGER - Prepped this past season at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia…At Warren High School, was first team all-county pick and a two-year letter winner…Also played Some of the crowd at Rentschler Field’s packed Club basketball and baseball in high school...Cousin of late Minnesota Level during the Signing Day presentation. Vikings offensive tackle Korey Stringer.

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SQUAD NOTES UConn Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) ...... Score/Time CONNECTICUT'S THIRD MOST SUCCESSFUL FOUR-YEAR RUN EVER 9/1 BUFFALO ...... W, 38-0 The Huskies have posted .500 or better seasons in three of the school’s first 9/10 LIBERTY ...... W, 59-0 four Division I-A seasons, finishing at 6-6 in 2002, 9-3 in 2003, 8-4 in 2004 and 5-6 in 2005. Remarkable given the obstacles of the school’s transition to 9/17 at #16 Ga. Tech (ESPNU)....L, 13-28 Division I-A, the 28 combined wins over the 2002-05 seasons equal the 10/1 at Army (ESPNU)...... W, 47-13 third winningest four-year span in school history. UConn has twice won 10/7 SYRACUSE* (ESPN2) ...... W, 26-7 30 games over a four year span, going 30-14 from 1986-89 and 30-16 from 10/15 at Cincinnati* ...... L, 17-28 1995-98. The Huskies also recorded 28 wins over a four-year span from 10/22 RUTGERS* (NESN/MSG) ..L, 24-26 1987-90 when the team went 28-16. 11/2 at #16 West Va.* (ESPN2) ..L, 13-45 FOUR NAMED ALL-BIG EAST 11/12 at Pittsburgh* (ESPN+) ...... L, 0-24 Following the season, four Huskies received All-BIG EAST accolades for 11/26 USF (ABC)* ...... W, 15-10 their play in a vote by the league’s coaches. Linebacker James Hargrave 12/3 #16 LOUISVILLE* (ESPN) ..L, 20-30 was UConn’s lone first-team selection as the core of the league’s top * Denotes BIG EAST Conference games defense. UConn’s stout defensive line was rewarded as both of its starting defensive tackles, Rhema Fuller and Deon McPhee, earned second-team All-Conference recognition. UConn’s offense was represented by junior tight UConn in the NCAA/BIG EAST Rankings end Dan Murray who found a home on the second-team. Team Category (Stat) ...... Rank (N/BE) McPHEE-SIBLE CHOICE FOR TEAM MVP Total Defense (298.27 ypg) ...... 7/1 Defensive tackle Deon McPhee was chosen as UConn’s Most Valuable Rushing Defense (139.82 ypg) ...... 45/4 Player for the 2005 season. The senior co-captain was a rock in the middle Passing Defense (158.45 ypg)...... 4/2 of UConn’s defensive front and helped the unit rank amongst the nation’s top Pass Efficiency Def. (99.81 rating)...... 7/2 10 for the entire season, including two weeks at No. 1 in total defense. Scoring Defense (19.18 ppg) ...... 21/3 Tailback Terry Caulley earned Offensive MVP honors while linebacker James Hargrave took home the Defensive MVP award and Marvin Taylor was rec- Total Offense (324.27 ypg) ...... 94/7 ognized as UConn’s MVP on Special Teams. The newly-renamed John L. Passing Offense (149.45 ypg) ...... 106/6 Toner Scholar-Athlete Award went to Aaron Smith, the Football Alumni (for- Pass Efficiency Off. (104.32 rating) ...... 104/6 merly Huddle Club) Award went to Shawn Mayne, the Kendall Madison Rushing Offense (174.82 ypg) ...... 34/4 Award went to Grant Preston while the Brian Kozlowski Award was taken Scoring Offense (24.73 ppg) ...... 66/4 home by Taurien Sowell. The Huskies added a new award for the team’s unsung hero and the inaugural prize, named in honor of the late Joe Kickoff Returns (24.30 ypr)...... 11/2 Giannelli, went to Shane Fogarty. SEASON STORYLINES FULLER EARNS COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONOR Š UConn completes second-winningest Junior Rhema Fuller was named to the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA four-year span in school history with 28 Academic All-District I team. Fuller is the second Husky in the Division I-A era to be so honored, joining Shaun Feldeisen who earned the honor in 2003. wins. Feldeisen went on to earn second team Academic All-America accolades that season. Fuller started every game in 2005 at defensive tackle and made Š Four Huskies named All-BIG EAST. 33 tackles, 4.5 of them for a loss, while maintaining a 3.56 GPA as a finance major. The District I team covers all Division I-A and I-AA teams in New Š UConn leads the BIG EAST in total England and New York. defense for the second consecutive year. IT’S HARD TO KEEP GOOD MEN DOWN UConn is 9-4 in games following a loss since Oct. 26, 2002. The Huskies Š Huskies have best total defensive output returned triumphantly to Rentschler Field on Nov. 26 with a 15-10 victory since 1979. over USF after a 24-0 shutout loss at Pittsburgh two weeks prior in its last action. UConn did not avenge its previous three losses as the Huskies lost Š UConn sells out all six home games, to Rutgers, 26-24, on Oct. 22 a week after falling, 28-13, at Cincinnati on Oct. extending streak to 12 in a row. 15. UConn followed the Rutgers loss with a 45-13 defeat at No. 16 West Virginia on Nov. 2 and another at Pittsburgh a week later. The other excep- tion during this stretch was last Nov. 13 when Georgia Tech beat UConn after Š Huskies start season at 4-1 for second an Oct. 30 loss at Syracuse. Prior to 2005, UConn had not lost four games consecutive year. in a row since dropping four straight from Sept. 28-Oct. 26, 2002, losing suc- cessive games against Ball State, Miami, Temple and Vanderbilt. Š UConn becomes first school since 1996 to shutout first two opponents; opens 2005 KINGS OF PAIN season on 100-0 scoring run. Although head coach Randy Edsall refused to use it as a crutch 18 players on UConn’s preseason two-deep missed at least one game this past season due to injury. The epidemic crested during consecutive games Š Huskies forced to start 36 different play- against Syracuse (Oct. 7) and Cincinnati (Oct. 15) when UConn lost a total of ers during the season due to injuries. eight starters (QB Matt Bonislawski - collarbone, CB Ernest Cole - arm, DE Dan Davis - ankle, QB D.J. Hernandez - wrist, LB Danny Lansanah - stinger, Rhema Fuller named ESPN The LB Taurien Sowell - ankle, KR/PR Larry Taylor - knee and WR Brandon Young Š Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-District I. 25 UCONNHUSKIES.COM 2005 Year InReview

AROUND THE BIG EAST - ankle) to injury, several of them for the season. In addition to these eight, starting free safe- ty M.J. Estep saw only limited action during the month of October with a broken thumb suf- fered at Georgia Tech on Sept. 17. Starting fullback Lou Allen was added to the list after BIG EAST FOOTBALL STANDINGS breaking a finger against West Virginia. UConn spent the entire season without six mem- BIG EAST OVERALL bers of its preseason two-deep in center Joe Akers (neck), DT Afa Anoai (knee), PK Tony West Virginia* 7-0 1.000 11-1 .917 Ciaravino (thigh), FS Ricky McCollum (shoulder) and LB Julius Williams (knee). Louisville* 5-2 .667 9-3 .750 Additionally, in practice the week following the game against Buffalo, UConn lost WR Ellis Rutgers* 4-3 .714 7-5 .583 Gaulden for the year with a knee injury. Starting right tackle Craig Berry only played on three South Florida* 4-3 .571 6-6 .500 place kicks at Georgia Tech due to pneumonia and key special teamer Jahi Smith missed Pittsburgh 4-3 .571 5-6 .455 the Liberty game with a concussion. The last addition was backup left tackle Matt Wood who Connecticut 2-5 .286 5-6 .455 hurt his knee in practice prior to the Pittsburgh game. In part due to these injuries, Cincinnati 2-5 .286 4-7 .364 UConn saw 21 different players make their first career start during the 2005 season, including three quarterbacks and 12 in all on offense. Syracuse 0-7 .000 1-10 .091 NOVEMBER REIGN * Denotes 2005 bowl game participants The Huskies are 10-3 in November over the past four seasons combined, its entire tenure in Division I-A. The Huskies have never lost at home in November as a Division I-A pro- NOKIA SUGAR BOWL gram, compiling a 2-0 mark at Memorial Stadium and a 4-0 record at Rentschler Field. West Virginia 38, Georgia 35 UConn’s loss at Georgia Tech on Nov. 13, 2004 snapped a winning streak in the month of Jan. 2 Š Georgia Dome; Atlanta, Ga. November that dated back to 2001, as UConn had posted a perfect 7-0 mark in the calen- dar’s penultimate month over the combined 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2003, the Huskies were a perfect 3-0 in November with wins over Western Michigan (Nov. 1), Rutgers (Nov. TOYOTA GATOR BOWL 8) and Wake Forest (Nov. 15). Those wins came on the heels of a 4-0 November in 2002 Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24 as the Huskies topped Florida Atlantic (Nov. 2), Kent State (Nov. 9), Navy (Nov. 16) and Jan. 2 Š Alltel Stadium; Jacksonville, Fla. Iowa State (Nov. 23). The Huskies defeated Buffalo (Nov. 20) and Rutgers (Nov. 25) in November of 2004. The Huskies went 1-2 in 2005, beating South Florida (Nov. 26) but los- MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL ing road games in tough environments at No. 16 West Virginia (Nov. 2) and Pittsburgh NC State 14, USF 0 (Nov. 12). UConn’s last November loss, prior to Georgia Tech in 2004, came on Nov. 24, Dec. 31 Š B.O.A. Stadium; Charlotte 2001 when the Huskies lost to Temple at Franklin Field in Philadelphia in a contest that was rescheduled after the September 11 terrorist attacks. INSIGHT BOWL HUSKIES EARN HIGH MARKS AT OBEDIENCE SCHOOL Arizona State 45, Rutgers 40 UConn led the BIG EAST in 2005 in fewest penalty yards at 47.2 per game (519 yards in 11 Dec. 27 Š BankOne Ballpark; Phoenix games). This average ranked 23rd in the nation. In addition, UConn’s 68 penalties on the year narrowly ranked second in the league, just one behind Syracuse’s conference-low total CONFERENCE HONORS of 67 accepted infractions.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR HOMEWARD BOUND Brian Brohm, Louisville, QB, Sophomore UConn played each of its final two games at home after playing just two games at Rentschler Field between Sept. 10 and Nov. 26, a span of 77 days. This marked the first DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR time that UConn finished a season with consecutive home dates since 1984 when Elvis Dumervil, Louisville, DE, Senior the Huskies lost to Boston University and Rhode Island at Memorial Stadium to wrap up their campaign. It is the second time in school history that UConn played twice after Thanksgiving, joining the 1998 season which saw the Huskies advance to the quarterfinals SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR of the Division I-AA playoffs. Willie Foster, Rutgers, WR, Junior ONLY SECOND TIME FOR CONSECUTIVE 4-1 STARTS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR UConn began the season at 4-1 for the second consecutive year after also starting the 2004 Steve Slaton, West Virginia, RB season on a 4-1 clip. The only other instance of UConn winning four of its first five games in consecutive seasons came in 1997-98. BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia LET IT SNOW. LET IT SNOW. LET IT SNOW. After chilly games against USF and Louisville in 2005, UConn stands at 5-2 since 1994 in UCONN ALL-BIG EAST SELECTIONS games played below 40-degrees, including a 3-1 mark as a Division I-A program and a 4- LB James Hargrave (first team) 1 record at home overall. The 30-degree game time temperature against Louisville was UConn’s lowest since a 30-degree game against UMass on Nov. 18, 1995 at Memorial DT Rhema Fuller (second team) Stadium in Storrs. Additionally, the outside air temperature was 21 degrees when UConn DT Deon McPhee (second team) defeated Toledo in the 2004 Motor City Bowl, but the game was conveniently played inside TE Dan Murray (second team) climate controlled Ford Field.

DATE TEMP. OPPONENT SITE RESULT 11/18/95 30 Massachusetts Storrs, Conn. W, 20-7 11/15/97 38 Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. W, 49-16 11/18/00 33 Ball State Muncie, Ind. L, 0-29 11/2/02 37 Florida Atlantic Storrs, Conn. W, 61-14 11/8/03 39 Rutgers East Hartford, Conn. W, 38-31 11/26/05 33 South Florida East Hartford, Conn. W, 15-10 12/3/05 30 Louisville East Hartford, Conn. L, 20-30

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A TALE OF TWO SEASONS 2005 UCONN VS. 2004 UCONN It was a year with a promising start for UConn in 2005 as the Huskies rolled to a STATISTICAL COMPARISON 4-1 start behind the nation’s leading defense and a ferocious rushing attack, but the team faltered, losing four straight and five of its last six. UConn improved in many facets of the game at Pittsburgh on Nov. 12, despite losing the game, and the Huskies built upon that performance in their win against USF on Nov. 26, but measured over the whole second-half of the year, the numbers still saw a dra- matic shift.

STAT FIRST 5 LAST 6 2005 HUSKIES 2004 HUSKIES Rushing Offense 251.8 110.7 RUSHING YARDS Total Offense 381.4 276.7 Caulley ...... 659 Brockington ...... 1,218 Scoring Offense 36.6 14.8 Allen ...... 381 Bellamy...... 296 Rushing Defense 95.6 174.7 Passing Defense 129.8 182.3 Brockington...... 337 Lawrence ...... 117 Total Defense 225.4 357.0 PASSING YARDS Scoring Defense 9.6 27.2 Bonislawski...... 836 Orlovsky...... 3,354 Turnover Margin +8 -4 Hernandez ...... 515 Bonislawski...... 22 Punts 29 48 RECEPTIONS Sacks Allowed 7 28 Williams ...... 32 Henry ...... 67 Penalties 27 41 Young ...... 28 Cutaia ...... 44 Caulley ...... 27 Williams ...... 44 100-0 RUN POINTS SCORED The Huskies opened their 2005 season by outscoring their opposition 100-0 over Nuzie ...... 57 Nuzie ...... 97 a span of 122:27. UConn shutout Buffalo, 38-0, and Liberty, 59-0, to open the sea- Caulley ...... 36 Brockington...... 72 son, and scored a field goal on its opening drive at Georgia Tech in week three. The Yellow Jackets soon scored though when Taylor Bennett hit Calvin Johnson TOTAL TACKLES for a 42-yard touchdown on Tech's first play from scrimmage at 12:13. Stretching Lansanah ...... 80 Fincher ...... 140 from Sept. 17 back to the 11:47 mark of the third quarter of the 2004 Motor M. Taylor...... 64 Lloyd ...... 117 City Bowl, UConn scored a total of 110 unanswered points over a span of Hargrave...... 62 Hargrave...... 88 149:14. Sowell ...... 51 Estep ...... 66 INTERCEPTIONS EDSALL MOVES INTO FOURTH PLACE ON UCONN WIN LIST Butler ...... 4 Perkins ...... 5 With UConn’s win over USF on Nov. 26, head coach Randy Edsall passed Four with...... 2 Fincher ...... 2 Sumner Dole for fourth place on UConn's all-time coaching wins list with 37. Dole * 2006 Returnees in Italics recorded 36 wins from 1923-33. J.O. Christian, also a renowned baseball coach who led UConn to the College World Series in 1957 and 1959, is the torchbearer for UConn gridiron mentors with 66 career wins from 1939-49. Tom Jackson won CATEGORY ...... UC05 UC04 62 games from 1983-93 while Robert Ingalls' teams beat 49 foes from 1952-63. Total Offense...... 324.3 429.8 Rushing Offense...... 174.8 148.4 WE'RE GOING STREAKING!!! Passing Offense ...... 149.5 281.3 UConn held a five-game winning streak prior to its loss at Georgia Tech on Sept. Passing Efficiency ...... 104.33 133.94 17, one which stood tied with Oregon State for the fifth-longest in the nation at Scoring Offense ...... 24.7 30.2 the time. This string (from Nov. 20, 2004-Sept. 11, 2005) was UConn's third First Downs For ...... 208 269 winning streak of at least five games during its brief 42-game Division I-A Third Down Conv...... 34% 38% existence. The Huskies rattled off seven straight wins from Oct. 18, 2003-Sept. 11, 2004 and six straight from Nov. 2, 2002 to Sept. 6, 2003. Prior to these three Turnovers-INT/Fum ...... 21-10/11 24-15/9 runs, UConn hadn't strung together five consecutive wins since taking seven Total Defense ...... 297.2 327.0 straight from Nov. 19, 1994 to Oct. 14, 1995. Rushing Defense ...... 138.7 136.2 Passing Defense ...... 158.5 190.8 CONN-TROLLING THE FLOW OF THE GAME Passing Eff. Defense ...... 100.15 112.96 A telling sign of UConn's strong performance on both sides of the ball during its brief Scoring Defense ...... 19.2 21.7 tenure as a Division I-A program has been its ability to both record and prevent long First Downs Against ...... 172 203 drives. Since the start of the 2002 season, UConn's offense has strung togeth- Third Down Defense...... 24% 34% er 39 scoring drives of at least 80 yards while the Husky defense has surren- TOs Forced-INT/Fum ...... 25-143/11 19-10/9 dered just 19 such marches. UConn also holds an 8-3 advantage over its oppo- nents in the number of 90-yard and over drives since becoming a I-A program. Turnover Margin ...... +4 -5 Time of Possession ...... 31:18 31:24 HUSKIES DOMINATING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL Penalties-Yards...... 68-519 67-615 Over the past 39 games, UConn has outgained its opponent 30 times. The Huskies were outgained five times in 2005, including the team’s win over USF. This stretch, like many UConn trends, dates back to a disheartening 28-24 loss at Vanderbilt on Oct. 26, 2002. Over this 39 game span, UConn has averaged 417.8 yards per game of total offense and 314.8 yards per game of total defense.

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TRACKING THE 2005 OPPONENTS FEWER FRESH FACES With the development of the Husky program the past few seasons, UConn has Buffalo (1-10) been able to redshirt more players and rely less on true freshmen to make an immediate impact just months removed from high school. Only six true freshmen No Bowl Game saw action in 2005 (Anthony Barksdale, Cody Brown, Dennis Brown, Jimmy McClam, Courtney Robinson and walk-on Anthony Rouzier), almost all of them in either reserve roles or on special teams. However, while the number of true freshmen playing was small, their roles expanded due to UConn’s injury issues. Liberty (1-10) Four different true freshmen started a game for UConn in 2005. Cody Brown No Division I-AA Playoffs started at defensive end at Cincinnati and Dennis Brown started at quarterback against Rutgers. Injuries forced Dennis into action while ramping up Cody’s role. Rouzier started at middle linebacker at Pittsburgh and Barksdale took over at full- back due to an injury to Lou Allen. Eight true freshmen appeared for UConn a Georgia Tech (7-5) year ago while six true freshmen played for the Huskies in 2003. Emerald Bowl GAME BALLS Lost to Utah, 38-10 After each UConn victory, head coach Randy Edsall awards game balls for the team’s top performer on offense, defense and special teams. The 2005 season Army (4-7) game ball recipients received a slightly different prize. UConn switched to Nike 3005 model game balls from the Wilson GST model balls that the team used No Bowl Game from 2002-04. In addition to the regular 2005 recipients listed below, Edsall pre- sented a special game ball to strength and conditioning coordinator Jerry Martin after the Huskies defeated Syracuse, his alma mater. Buffalo: Matt Bonislawski (offense), Deon McPhee (defense), Larry Taylor Syracuse (1-10) (special teams). No Bowl Game Liberty: Matt Bonislawski (offense), Danny Lansanah (defense), Matt Nuzie (special teams). Army: Terry Caulley (offense), Darius Butler (defense), Graig Vicidomino (spe- cial teams). Cincinnati (4-7) Syracuse: D.J. Hernandez (offense), Shawn Mayne (defense), Larry Taylor (special teams). No Bowl Game South Florida: Lou Allen (offense), Entire Unit (defense), Darius Butler (special teams). Active Career Game Ball Leaders: Terry Caulley (5), Larry Taylor (5), Matt Nuzie (3), Matt Bonislawski (2), Darius Butler (2), Dan Murray (2), Lou Allen, Allan Rutgers (7-5) Barnes, D.J. Hernandez, Shane Hussar, Danny Lansanah, Graig Vicidomino, Insight Bowl Brandon Young. Lost to Arizona State, 45-40 EAGLE SCOUTS Each week head coach Randy Edsall issues an award for the Scout Team #5/6 West Virginia (11-1) Player of the Week on both offense and defense. In recognition of their often- overlooked hard work, those players earn a spot on the Husky travel squad and Nokia Sugar Bowl the dress list for that week’s game. The weekly honorees are listed below. Defeated Georgia, 38-35 Game Offense Defense Buffalo OL Jared Pratt DB Terry Baltimore Liberty WR Todd Dorcelus DL Brandon Dillon Pittsburgh (5-6) Georgia Tech OL Dan Ryan LB Rob Theoudele No Bowl Game Army OL Lawrence Green LB Bernie Huzar Syracuse FB Stanley Williams LB Rob Theoudele Cincinnati OL Alex LaMagdelaine LB Bernie Huzar Rutgers TE Rob Getek LB Carl Teague South Florida (6-6) West Virginia RB Donald Brown II DE Nate Tucker Meineke Car Care Bowl Pittsburgh WR Matt D’Agata LB Matt Ashmead Lost to NC State, 14-0 South Florida OT Bobby Fry DB Kitt Pommells Louisville OL Mike Hicks DL Kelvin Quarles

WE ARE THE WORLD #19/20 Louisville (9-3) While the overwhelming majority of the 2005 UConn football team was com- Toyota Gator Bowl prised of players from the northeastern United States and Florida, the Huskies Lost to Virginia Tech, 35-24 had a far greater international influence than a typical college football team, with players hailing from three different foreign countries. UConn had Combined 2005 Record: 56-70 (.444) two Canadian players, in the Quebecois duo of Shawn Mayne and Jason Ward. Offensive tackle Aloys Manga is a native of Duana, Cameroon and defensive tackle Deon McPhee is from the Bahamas.

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CONNECTICUT CO-CAPTAINS Senior linebacker James Hargrave and defensive tackle Deon McPhee were named ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS as team captains prior to the start of spring drills. It marked a departure for UConn FOR MEDIA INFORMATION CONTACT: which typically names captains after the conclusion of spring ball, but Randy Edsall Leigh Torbin thought it was a better idea to have a leadership group in place earlier with such a 2095 Hillside Road U-1173 young team. With only 51 varsity letters earned by the combined 2005 Husky squad Storrs, CT 06269-1173 entering the season, it ranked as the fifth least experienced in the nation. Phone: (860) 486-3531 Cell: (860) 617-5928 NFL UPDATE Home: (860) 648-8982 A total of six members of the 2004 UConn football team, and eight former Huskies FAX: (860) 486-5085 overall, worked their way into NFL training camps this fall. Three Huskies made Email: [email protected] their respective squads, giving UConn three active players in the league for Online: UConnHuskies.com the first time since 1989 when Glenn Antrum (New England), John Dorsey (Green Bay) and Eric Napolski (Indianapolis) all carried the UConn flag in the pro- fessional ranks. Alfred Fincher was a third round selection of the New Orleans Saints and was joined there by free agent signee Keron Henry. Fincher broke his right hand in a preseason game but made his NFL debut on Oct. 9 at Green Bay and played in each of the vagabond Saints’ final 11 games. Henry was cut on Sept. 3 but was briefly retained for the Saints’ practice squad. Dan Orlovsky was a fifth round selection of the Detroit Lions and made the club as the number three quarterback behind the struggling tandem of Joey Harrington and Jeff Garcia. He saw action in two games. Tyler King (Arizona), Ryan Krug (New England) and Justin Perkins (Kansas City) all signed free agent deals but did not make their respective teams. Krug and King served two tours each with the Patriots and Cardinals practice squads, respectively. Uyi Osunde, a team captain in 2003, was in Buffalo’s camp after spending the 2004 season on the Bills’ practice squad, but was cut by the team on Aug. 28. Brian Kozlowski suited up at tight end/H-back for the Washington Redskins in 2005, his 12th season in the NFL, and played in all 16 games for the Redskins. Almost all of these players returned for a UConn game this past fall. OFFENSE NOTES

BONES BREAKS BACK INTO THE STARTING LINEUP Junior Matt Bonislawski recovered quickly from a cracked collarbone and made a surprise return to the UConn starting lineup on Nov. 12 at Pittsburgh. Despite being shutout, the Huskies moved the ball better than they had in recent weeks as the Pittsburgh-area native completed over 50-percent of his passes at Heinz Field, home of his beloved Steelers, and personally accounted for 191 yards of total offense. In UConn’s next game, he took several hard hits and fought through tremendous pain to guide the Huskies to victory over USF on Nov. 26. In 2005, Dan Orlovsky (above) and Alfred Fincher Bonislawski started each of UConn's first five games this year before being (below) became the first two former Huskies of the injured against Syracuse on Oct. 7. Redshirt freshman D.J. Hernandez started Division I-A era to suit up in the NFL. Along with the following week at Cincinnati, but broke a bone in his left (non-throwing) wrist the Washington Redskins’ Brian Kozlowski, it during that contest, and true freshman Dennis Brown was pressed into action marked the first time that UConn has had three on Oct. 22 against Rutgers. Brown played valiantly against both the Scarlet players on NFL active rosters in the same season Knights and on the road at No. 16 West Virginia, but couldn't pull out a win. since 1989.

D.J. TURNS IT UP Redshirt freshman D.J. Hernandez was elevated to starting quarterback in the wake of Matt Bonislawski cracking his left clavicle (collar bone) on Oct. 7. Bonislawski suffered the injury in the first quarter against Syracuse and Hernandez came on to guide the Huskies to a 26-7 victory, largely on the heels of his 86 rushing yards, averaging 5.7 yards on 15 car- ries with a touchdown. He made his first career start the following week on Oct. 15 at Cincinnati and completed 19 of his 43 passes for 191 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in a 28-17 UConn loss. He also gained 70 yards rushing in a gutsy performance as he played most of the game with a fractured bone in his left wrist that left him sidelined. Had the Cincinnati game gone differ- ently, Hernandez would have become the first Husky signal caller to win on the road in his first career start since Sept. 30, 1995 when Shane

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Stafford led UConn to a 39-20 win at Yale. Just like Hernandez BONES' BREAKTHROUGH against Syracuse, Stafford saw his first significant game action in Against Buffalo on Sept. 1, Matt Bonislawski became the sixth relief of an injured starter (Brandon Bailey), leading the team to 26 quarterback to make his first career start under Randy Edsall and points in a home victory (26-25 vs. Buffalo) as a freshman. He just the second to win that game, joining Dan Orlovsky. Completing went on to set many school seasonal and career passing records 11-of-18 passes, he was also only the second to complete over 50- that stood until the Dan Orlovsky era. With Bonislawski ailing percent of his passes, joining Chris Willis, and the second to throw again, Hernandez started the season finale against Louisville and multiple touchdowns, joining Ryan Tracey's three. Against Liberty played well in a losing effort, completing 56-percent of his passes on Sept. 10, he became the first Husky quarterback to win his for 255 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. He first two starts since Brian Hoffmann won three straight to led the Huskies in rushing with 49 yards against the Cardinals. begin his tenure as a starter in 1998.

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU-CONN??? NEBRASKA IN BLUE???? UConn started its third quarterback in as many games when true While UConn featured a balanced attack from 2002-04, tilting freshman Dennis Brown stepped under center against Rutgers on slightly in favor of passing the ball, the trends were drastically shift- Oct. 22 following injuries to Matt Bonislawski and D.J. Hernandez. ed in 2005. The Huskies had 486 running attempts to their For the second straight Saturday, a Husky signal caller made his credit, opposed by just 307 passing attempts for a ratio of 61- first career start. Matt Bonislawski started each of the first five percent runs. In 2002, UConn was the epitome of balance, run- games of the year, but cracked his left clavicle against Syracuse on ning both 421 passing and rushing plays after adjusting the team's Oct. 7. Eight days later, redshirt freshman D.J. Hernandez made his sacks allowed, which the NCAA counts as rushing plays. UConn starting debut at Cincinnati but fractured a bone in his left (non- ran for 290 yards on 55 carries against Buffalo in the season open- throwing) wrist and missed the Rutgers game. Brown’s debut was er on Sept. 1, both of which were highs for the Division I-A era, and steady even though it came in a losing effort. He completed more has yet to look back. The Huskies surpassed each total a week than half of his passes (18-of-35) for 192 yards with a pair of touch- later when UConn gained 376 yards on 62 carries against Liberty. downs and an interception, thrown deep down field in desperation The 376 yards on the ground against Liberty was the third with seconds remaining in the game. He also showed good mobili- best performance in school history and the best since gaining ty. Prior to this year, no quarterback had made a first career start for 394 at Yale on Sept. 30, 1995. UConn had not rushed for more the Huskies since 2001. Dan Orlovsky had provided ample stabili- than 290 yards in a game since scampering for 317 in a 45-7 win ty, starting each of UConn's last 41 games entering the 2005 sea- against Boston University on Nov. 1, 1997 during the Terriers' final son, including all 36 contests of the Division I-A era. days as a varsity program. The Huskies turned around and nearly topped the 300 mark again on Oct. 7 when they ran for 297 in a QUARTERBACKS IN FIRST CAREER START SINCE 1999 win over Syracuse on 58 attempts. Conversely, UConn's 15 pass- Name Date A-C-I Yds. TD Result ing attempts in the Syracuse game were its fewest since attempt- Ryan Tracey 9/2/00 49-23-1 340 3 L, 25-32 at EMich ing just 13 passes against Massachusetts on November 18, 1995. Luke Richmond 11/4/00 20-8-2 113 1 L, 10-66 vs. MTSU UConn ranked 34th in the nation in rushing offense at 174.82 Chris Willis 11/11/00 28-20-2 168 1 L, 21-26 vs. URI yards per game. The Huskies have not averaged more than 200 Keron Henry 9/1/01 29-10-1 110 0 L, 10-52 at VTech yards per game on the ground for a season since 1995 when UConn averaged 229.9 ypg. Dan Orlovsky 10/6/01 32-14-1 180 1 W, 19-0 vs. EMich Matt Bonislawski 9/1/05 18-11-1 121 2 W, 38-0 vs. Buffalo A BONUS FROM BONES, D.J. AND DENNIS D.J. Hernandez 10/15/05 43-19-1 191 2 L, 17-28 at Cincy On the season, UConn received 492 yards rushing from Matt Dennis Brown 10/22/05 35-18-1 196 2 L, 24-26 vs. Rut. Bonislawski, D.J. Hernandez and Dennis Brown combined. Bonislawski's 26-yard touchdown run against Buffalo was the first by a UConn quarterback in 27 games, stretching back to Nov. 9, 2002 when Dan Orlovsky scored from one-yard out against Kent State in the final game at Memorial Stadium. It was the longest TD run by a UConn signal caller since Peter Lane scored on a 30- yard rush against Northeastern on Sept. 14, 1985 at Memorial Stadium. Hernandez's 86 rushing yards against Syracuse nearly made him the first Husky quarterback to cross the century mark since Oct. 25, 1980 when Ken Sweitzer rushed for 120 yards against Maine.

TOTAL RE-CAULL UConn welcomed the return of junior tailback Terry Caulley in 2005. With his knee not yet 100-percent recovered from a serious injury suffered on September 27, 2003 at Virginia Tech, head coach Randy Edsall decided prior to the start of fall 2004 drills to air on the side of caution and redshirt Caulley for the season. Caulley, who played as a true freshman in 2002 when he was named to the Freshman All-America team, has two years of eligi- bility remaining. The shifty Caulley was leading the nation with 601 rushing yards in 2003 when he suffered a season-ending knee injury on a non-contact play as he made a cut on only his second carry of the game against the Hokies.

Matt Bonislawski courageously returned from injury to face his hometown Pittsburgh Panthers on Nov. 12.

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CAULL-ECTING 100-YARD GAMES son for optimism was the team in fourth place directly behind Terry Caulley has reached the century mark in 11 of his 26 career UConn and ULL. Southern California, which spent the entire 2005 games played. His 11 career 100-yard rushing games rank second regular season ranked No. 1 in the national polls. in school history, just one shy of equaling the benchmark number of 12 set by Vinny Clements from 1968-70. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL A year ago, UConn was benefiting from an offensive line that com- LONG DISTANCE CAULLEY bined to start an incredible 174 career games and powered the Heading into the USF game, Terry Caulley was one of only nine Huskies to the BIG EAST's top spot in both scoring and total players in the country to average over 100 rushing yards per game offense. In 2005, seven of the 10 student-athletes on UConn's (minimum 2,000 career yards. Caulley saw his average dip to 96.7 opening day two-deep had never played a single down on the yards per game as a Husky as the year drew to a close (2513 yards Huskies' offensive line prior to this season. Grant Preston (46 in 26 games). Garrett Wolfe of Northern Illinois leads the nation career starts) and Craig Berry (20 career starts) are the two veter- with an average of 161.8. an members of the line corps and shifted roles to anchor the group from the tackle sports. Those two were asked to help bring the unit HUSKIES CELEBRATE Y2K along, in addition to position coaches Norries Wilson (centers and At season’s end, UConn was one of just five schools in the nation guards) and Dave McMichael (tackles). Randy Edsall took non- to have two active players with over 2,000 career rushing yards. line duties off of the plates of both assistants so that they could Terry Caulley has 2,513 to his credit while Cornell Brockington focus more on the daily development of the linemen. During both gained 2,198 career yards on the ground for the blue and white. spring practice and fall camp the group progressed quickly, but UConn is joined in this regard by North Texas (Jamario Thomas practice experience is no substitute for game experience, some- and Patrick Cobbs), Oklahoma (Adrian Peterson and Kejuan thing the group sorely lacked heading into the season. In 2005, Jones), TCU (Lonta Hobbs and Robert Merrill) and USC (Reggie UConn started redshirt freshmen making their UConn debuts at Bush and LenDale White). both center (Trey Tonsing) and right guard (Immanuel Hutcherson) on opening day. The starting left guard was junior Matt EDSALL'S RUNNING NON-ISSUE Applebaum, a converted defensive lineman who had played spar- While the depth chart included an "or" at tailback between team- ingly in eight career games on defense. Of the five backups, three players Cornell Brockington and Terry Caulley for the entire sea- were redshirt freshmen and only sophomore left guard Brian son, head coach Randy Edsall viewed this as a strength for his Kersmanc (three games played) had ever seen action for the blue entire team as opposed to a lightning rod for controversy. Mutually and white prior to the season opener against Buffalo. Redshirt respecting each other, both players are content to share time and freshman William Beatty made his first career start at Georgia Edsall used both regularly, citing the creativity it allowed the Tech on Sept. 17 when Berry was slowed by pneumonia and later offense to have by using the two weapons either situationally or in supplanted him as a starter beginning with the Pittsburgh game tandem. In releasing the depth chart on August 25, Edsall said "to (Nov. 12). Additionally, Keith Gray took over the starting role at me, we really don't have a starter in the traditional sense of the center at Pitt after spending his entire UConn career, prior to role. I feel totally confident in both (of their) abilities which they August, as a defensive tackle. have each demonstrated consistently both in games the past few years and practices this fall. They are both going to get a significant amount of playing time this year. There isn't a true starter there. I look at them as equals for the most part and they can both do many things to help this team." A quick glance at the stats enforces this assessment. Entering the 2005 season, Brockington had 1,861 career rushing yards while Caulley had 1,854. Caulley had rushed for 22 touchdowns while Brockington had rushed for 21. Brockington had 41 career receptions for 295 yards and two touch- downs while Caulley had 39 catches for 286 yards and two touch- downs.

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT UConn had an aggregate total of just 18 varsity letters earned by its current offensive players entering the season, tying for the sec- ond fewest of any team in the nation. Navy returned just a com- bined total of 17 offensive letters, while UConn's 18 equaled that of Louisiana-Lafayette. Although inexperienced, the two-deep was loaded with some of the most talented players to ever come into the Husky program. UConn's recruiting has advanced dramatical- ly with the ever-improving stature of the team and UConn's facili- ties. Proof positive that a low number of returnees can still be rea- TERRY CAULLEY UCONN RECORDS WATCH CAREER RUSHING YARDS CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. Wilbur Gilliard (1992-95) 2624 1. Wilbur Gilliard (1992-95) 34 2. Ed Long (1991-94) 2515 2. TERRY CAULLEY (2002-) 28 3. CAULLEY (2002-) 2513 3. Taber Small (1999-01) 26 4. Vin Clements (1968-70) 2327 4. Cornell Brockington (2003-05) 25 Terry Caulley led UConn in rushing in 2005. Five different 5. C. Brockington (2003-05) 2198 Walt Trojanowski (1942-49) 25 Huskies gained at least 200 yards on the ground.

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LET'S GET IT STARTED Boston University on Nov. 14, 1992. Murray's nine career touch- UConn scored on its opening drive in each of its first four games down receptions rank fourth in UConn history amongst tight ends. this year, none of the next five, and then got back on board the quick start wagon against USF before being stopped by Louisville. YOUNG IS RESTLESS UConn was 4-1 in 2005 when scoring on its opening drive and The Huskies welcomed back one of their top wide receivers for the 1-5 when it did not. 2005 season. Junior Brandon Young suffered a foot injury in a bad automobile accident in his native Maryland the weekend before fall FINISHING IN THE RED IS GOOD 2004 training camp started and missed the entire season. In addi- You wouldn't want your financial ledgers to be full of red ink, but tion to his 28 receptions and four touchdowns as a sophomore in UConn's 2004 late season success was in part due to finishing its 2003, Young also contributed as a kickoff and punt returner. He time in the red zone in style. After going 5-for-5 in the regular sea- returned triumphantly to the starting lineup against Liberty, leading son finale at Rutgers with all five scores being touchdowns and 6- UConn with four catches, 61 yards and a touchdown. He also led of-7 in the Motor City Bowl, UConn scored on 43 of its 48 total red the Huskies in receiving the following week at Georgia Tech. Young zone possessions last season (90%) with 27 touchdowns. had one catch for 15 yards in the season opener against Buffalo. UConn went on a similar tear to wrap up the 2003 season. The Huskies entered the Duke game on Sept. 11, 2004 having scored on DEFENSE NOTES each of its last 29 possessions in the red zone, dating back to its Oct. 18, 2003 game at Kent State. In the Division I-A era, UConn HUSKIES FINISH A LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN IN NATION has tallied on 162 of 187 (87%) of its red zone possessions with UConn ranked amongst the top 10 nationally in several defensive only two turnovers during that span. Of the 25 non-scoring categories and pulled in at seventh in the nation in total defense at drives, 16 came as a result of a missed field goal attempt. UConn’s 298.3 yards per game. UConn also finished fourth in the nation in outing at Pitt on Nov. 12 though was its worst of the I-A era in the passing defense (158.45 ypg) and seventh in passing efficiency red zone. UConn was 0-for-3 at Pittsburgh on Nov. 12 with a defense (99.81 rating). UConn’s defensive performance in 2005 blocked field goal, interception and the expiration of the first half. was its best in 26 years since the Huskies allowed 289.4 yards The Pitt game was just the fourth time in its 47 I-A games that per game in 1979. UConn led the nation in total defense entering UConn has failed to score twice after reaching the red zone. both the Syracuse (Oct. 7) and Cincinnati (Oct. 15) games. The Huskies held a team under 200 yards of total offense three times SHARING THE WEALTH this past season, most recently at Pittsburgh on Nov. 12. After a Edsall has made a point of having a deep rotation at wide receiver steady 79-yard opening drive, Pitt had just 113 yards of total throughout his time at UConn. The plan was the same this past offense in the final three and a half quarters. In the following game, year with senior Jason Williams being the most experienced of a against USF, UConn held the Bulls to a season-low 83 yards rush- group that included junior Brandon Young, along with several prom- ing. USF entered the game ranked 12th nationally at 229.8 yards ising freshmen and sophomores. In fact, eight different Huskies per game. caught a pass in the season opener against Buffalo even though UConn completed just 14 passes in the game. This year, 13 differ- ent Huskies caught a pass while UConn's 14 TD passes were HUSKIES LEAD BIG EAST AGAIN spread out to six different receivers. Regardless of who ends up For the second consecutive season, UConn led the BIG EAST in the mix, Edsall will keep them involved. During the 2004 season, Conference in total defense. In 2004, an average of 327.4 yards 13 different Huskies caught a pass, nine hit double digits in recep- per game topped the league and in 2005, UConn again finished at tions and nine different UConn players have caught a touchdown the head of the pack, this time yielding just 297.2 yards per game. pass. In 2003, 15 different players caught a pass for UConn and UConn is the only active BIG EAST member to ever lead the eight Huskies hit double figures in receptions. A total of 10 different league in total defense in consecutive seasons. Miami and Huskies caught a touchdown pass in 2003. The stats were similar- Virginia Tech both accomplished the feat in the past. ly diverse in 2002 when seven different Huskies caught at least 20 passes which tied for the fourth in the nation during the regular sea- THIRD DOWN INEFFICIENCY son. The shared receptions have also created an even distribution UConn's opponents found third downs in 2005 to be a tough row of receiving yardage. Despite the fact that UConn has thrown for to hoe. UConn led the nation in third down conversion defense 11,264 passing yards over the past four seasons combined at 24% (38-for-157). LSU was second in the nation behind UConn (239.7 ypg), the Huskies have had just 11 100-yard receiving with a rate of 28.2-percent followed narrowly by SEC rival Alabama games, with six different receivers reaching the plateau (Shaun at 28.3. Helping UConn to this was steady first and second down Feldeisen, Keron Henry, Dan Murray, Williams, O'Neil Wilson and defense, forcing teams to convert from longer distances on third Young). down. Only 28 times this past year did UConn's defense face a third down and three yards or less (2.5 per game). Of 157 third DAN-IMAL HAS NOSE FOR THE END ZONE down conversion attempts faced by the Huskies this year, 90 Dan Murray caught a pair of passes from his tight end position on were seven yards or longer (67%). Teams didn't fare much bet- Sept. 1 against Buffalo, both of them good for touchdowns. With ter when going for it on fourth down against UConn either as the 7:50 to play in the second quarter, Murray used his 6-5, 244-pound Huskies were 4-for-20 (20%) in fourth down defense, tying the frame to pull down a 15-yard touchdown pass over an undersized Huskies for third in the nation along with Middle Tennessee. Bull defender. Just minutes later, Murray repeated his feat at 4:15 on a 22-yard TD grab in the end zone. It marked consecutive reg- A SICKENING EIGHT-FOR-EIGHT ular season games with two touchdown catches for Murray. He In each of eight consecutive games from Sept. 17 to Nov. 26, an put up career highs with six catches for 135 yards and two TDs on injury-riddled UConn featured a different starting lineup on Thanksgiving Day, 2004, helping UConn cap its regular season defense. UConn started a different middle linebacker in each of with a 41-35 win at Rutgers. It was the first 100-yard receiving four straight games from Oct. 15-Nov. 12, a position that saw cur- game by a UConn tight end since Brian Kozlowski had 151 at rent New Orleans Saint Alfred Fincher start 35 of UConn’s 36

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games between 2002-04. Taurien Sowell (Cincinnati), Danny the borders of the Nutmeg State, the Buffalo game marked only Lansanah (Rutgers), Ryan Henegan (West Virginia) and Anthony the second time ever that a BIG EAST school has opened its Rouzier (Pittsburgh) were those four starters. Sowell returned from season with a shutout of a Division I-A opponent, the other his ankle injury to start against USF on Nov. 26. being West Virginia's 34-0 win at Pittsburgh on Aug. 31, 1996.

UCONN DEFENSE RECORDS (DUNKIN') DONUTS MOST DOMINANT DEFENSE IN A DECADE UConn's 38-0 shutout of Buffalo on Sept. 1 and 59-0 shutout of UConn is the first school in a decade to open its season with con- Liberty on Sept. 10 were historic on several fronts. Coupled with its secutive shutouts. The last time any team shutout each of its 29-0 shutout of Buffalo on Nov. 20, 2004 in its home finale, UConn first two opponents was in 1996 when Auburn beat UAB 29-0 recorded shutouts in consecutive home games for the first and Fresno State 62-0 to open the season. However, this early time since a run of three straight home shutouts from 1967- success isn't a harbinger of great things to come for the Huskies 1968. The Huskies closed their 1967 home slate with a 3-0 win as that Tiger team, under coach Terry Bowden, went 5-4 the rest over Holy Cross on Nov. 25 and began their 1968 home schedule of the regular season, surrendering a pedestrian average of 27.7 with shutout wins over Vermont (21-0 on Sept. 20) and Maine (29- points per game. The closest any team had come to matching 0 on Oct. 19)…The 59-0 margin was UConn's most lopsided those 1996 Tigers since then were Texas Tech (1998), Virginia shutout since the school's 125-0 victory over the Newport Naval Tech (1998) and Kansas State (2002), each of which allowed just Training Station in 1949…It marked the first time that UConn three points in its first two games combined, each throwing a has opened its season with consecutive shutouts since 1928 shutout in one game and yielding only a field goal in the other. when the Huskies rolled through their first seven games without With another shutout in 2005, UConn would have been the allowing a score, before dropping a 51-13 contest at Boston first team since 2002 to record three shutouts in a single sea- College on Nov. 24, 1928...The Buffalo game marked UConn's first son. Kansas State, North Texas and Texas all accomplished that shutout in a home season opener since a 7-0 whitewashing of feat in 2002. Vermont on Sept. 23, 1972…UConn now has at least one shutout in three of its four Division I-A seasons, along with the blankings of FOUR HOURS BETWEEN SCORES Navy in 2002 and Buffalo in 2004. UConn has not recorded a When freshman Nicholas Chestnut scored for Syracuse on a 33- shutout in three out of four seasons since 1967-70…Prior to yard pass from Perry Patterson with 9:24 to play in UConn's 26-7 Buffalo, UConn last shutout the same team in consecutive sea- win over the Orange, it did more than just break up a shutout for sons by stopping Maine in both 1967 and 1968…Looking beyond that particular game. It snapped a shutout streak of 170:36 to open the season at Rentschler Field and an overall home shutout streak of 233:27 of game action that covered almost four full games. UConn had posted three consecutive home shutouts prior to Chestnut’s score. The last time visitors had tallied at Rentschler Field came when Temple's Phil Goodman caught a six-yard TD pass from Walter Washington with 2:51 to play in a 45- 31 Husky win on Oct. 23, 2004. Had UConn held on to the shutout for the remaining 9:24 of the Syracuse game, the Rentschler Field shutout streak would have reached a full cal- endar year as the Huskies' next home game is on Oct. 22 vs. Rutgers. UConn also held an overall shutout streak of 149:14 ear- lier this year, dating back to the 2004 Motor City Bowl's third quar- ter, that was snapped at Georgia Tech.

THE QUARTERBACK MUST GO DOWN One of the many benefits of the two lopsided season-opening wins was that it allowed head coach Randy Edsall to use many of his young players in game situations and let them gain experience. Not only did they figuratively get their feet wet, but they also per- formed well once they got on the field, something that has helped the team through its recent rash of injuries. A total of 23 different UConn defenders factored in a tackle for loss this year and 14 different Huskies recorded at least a half of a sack. In the 2004 season, 17 different UConn players recorded a TFL and nine dif- ferent players had a sack, numbers that UConn eclipsed after just four games this past fall.

USUALLY NO NEED FOR THE RED ALERT SIREN In eight of UConn’s 11 games this year (excluding Cincinnati, West Virginia and Louisville), UConn's opponents reached the red zone just 11 times out of a total of 116 drives. One of the 11 possessions resulted in seven points for the Huskies when Darius Butler ran an interception back 86 yards for a touchdown at Army. In the other three games, UConn did not fare as well. The Bearcats found the red zone four times, Louisville six and West Virginia seven.

KING JAMES XXXII Senior James Hargrave did a solid job leading by example as the Senior James Hargrave leaves UConn with 270 career tackles, team’s lone returning starter at linebacker and a co-captain. 43 of them for a loss, third best in school history. Hargrave topped the Huskies in 2005 with 13.5 tackles for loss

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and five sacks. He was third overall with 62 total tackles and IT'S NO RUSE was named first-team All-BIG EAST for his fine play. When True freshman walk-on Anthony Rouzier saw a start to his Husky UConn seemed to lack fire at Cincinnati on Oct. 15, Hargrave career that no one expected. A starter on the team's kickoff cover- responded with a career-high 3.5 TFLs in a 28-17 loss to the age unit, Rouzier played 23 snaps as a reserve linebacker late in Bearcats. Hargrave ranks third in UConn history with his 43 career routs of Liberty (14 plays) and Army (9). On those 23 defensive TFLs after passing Tyler King (2001-04) during the South Florida snaps, Rouzier made two interceptions, returning one 51 game. He amassed 270 total tackles in his Husky career. yards for a touchdown at Army. It was the longest interception return by a UConn linebacker since Jamal Lundy scored from 62 BROWN NOSING A STARTING ROLE yards out against Temple on Oct. 19, 2002. His touchdown at Steady play by true freshman Cody Brown at defensive end in Army, coupled with Darius Butler's 86-yard interception return for a 2005 earned him a start at Cincinnati, making him the first true touchdown against the Cadets, marked the first time that UConn freshman on either the offensive or defensive line to start a game has ever returned two interceptions for a touchdown in the same for UConn in the Division I-A era. His play was one of the brighter game. With a rash of injuries, Rouzier was promoted to the regu- spots for the Huskies defensively against the Bearcats as he made lar back-up at middle linebacker prior to the West Virginia game six tackles, including one for loss, and broke up a pass. For the and saw ample game action against the Mountaineers. At season, Brown had 20 tackles, including five for a loss, with a Pittsburgh on Nov. 12, he became the first true freshman walk-on sack, two pass break-ups and a forced fumble. He was by far the to start a game for UConn in the I-A era and picked up his first leading true freshman tackler for UConn this year, as Jimmy career sack. McClam and Anthony Rouzier tied for second with just seven, mainly coming on special teams. BUFFALO AND LIBERTY NOT GIVEN FREEDOM TO MOVE During the Buffalo game, the Bulls did not run a single offensive THE BUTLER DID IT. THE BUTLER DID IT. THE BUTLER DID IT. play from UConn territory while Liberty ran just four plays (all in the Darius Butler tied a school, BIG EAST, and Michie Stadium record first quarter) from UConn territory. Neither team even got close when he intercepted three passes in UConn's win at Army on Oct. enough to attempt a field goal. This was made possible by UConn 1. It was one of just five three-interception games in the nation forcing punts on 17 of Buffalo and Liberty's combined 24 posses- in 2005 and the first at UConn since 1984. Butler returned his sions, including 10 three-and-outs. interceptions for a school-record 122 yards, including an 86-yard touchdown. That run back was the third longest in school history THEY CALL IT FOOTBALL FOR A REASON and UConn's longest interception return since Dave Korponai ran In the past two-plus seasons, UConn's defense has done a far bet- one back 100 yards against Rhode Island on Nov. 17, 1962. ter job than its opponents of forcing punts as the Huskies have Butler's 122 total return yards is the second-best effort in BIG been able to receive 233 punts while booting the ball away just 179 EAST history, trailing only the 172 by Vann Washington of West times. In 2003, UConn forced its opponents to punt a stagger- Virginia on Oct. 29, 1994 against Louisiana Tech. The three inter- ing 85 times (7.1 per game). By comparison, the UConn offense ceptions tied, and the 122 yards broke, facility records for Army's punted just 60 times in 2003. Amongst the seasonal highlights, the fabled Michie Stadium which has seen many of college football's UConn defense swarmed over Buffalo's offense forcing 11 Bull finest since it opened in 1924. punts out of 13 UB possessions. The trend continued in the 2004 season opener as UConn forced Murray State to punt 11 times on its 15 possessions. In all, UConn forced 73 punts in 2004 (6.0 per game) while the Huskies punted 54 times. UConn saw more of the same in 2005 as for the second consecutive year, UConn forced 11 punts on opening day, this time the victim was Buffalo. A turnover on downs was all that prevented UConn from a per- fect 12-for-12 mark in punt forcing against the Bulls on Sept. 1. UConn forced another six punts the following week against Liberty, seven at Georgia Tech and eight at Army. West Virginia’s six punts against UConn tied a season-high for the Mountaineers. USF’s eight punts at UConn on Nov. 26 matched a Bull season high set at Penn State and equalled at Miami. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

TAYLOR MADE RETURNS Larry Taylor hurt his knee in UConn’s game at Cincinnati on Oct. 15 and the loss was felt in the team’s return game. Taylor ranked 18th in the nation in punt returns (12.30 average) and seventh in kickoff returns (34.2 avg.), but would fall below the national mini- mum to be ranked because of time missed due to injury. Prior to the Army game on Oct. 1, Taylor was one of only two versatile players in the nation to rank in the top 20 of both kickoff and punt return yards, joining Brandon Williams of Wisconsin. He started the 2005 season off on the right foot with 118 punt return yards against Buffalo on Sept. 1, marking the eighth-best perform- ance in BIG EAST history and the second-best ever by anyone not wearing either a Miami or Virginia Tech uniform. Taylor was not far True freshman Cody Brown was one of 23 different Huskies off of the UConn record of 145 yards set by Joe Markus at Maine who factored in a TFL this past season and one of 14 Huskies on Oct. 20, 1979. Taylor returned in 2005 after an electrifying true to contribute to a sack. freshman season in 2004 during which he became only the sec-

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ond Husky ever (and the first since 1975) to return both a kickoff HUSKIES GET THEIR KICKS ON ROUTE 6 and a punt for a touchdown in the same season. Behind Taylor, During the first half of the West Virginia game on Nov. 2, sopho- UConn ranked 18th in the nation in punt returns in 2004 after fin- more walk-on Chris Pavasaris took over the punting chores from ishing the previous season ranked 116th out of 117 Division I-A fellow sophomore Shane Hussar and did not give a reason to teams. Individually, he ranked second in the nation last fall by aver- switch back. In the season finale against Louisville he earned BIG aging 31.3 yards per kickoff return. EAST Special Teams Player of the Week accolades after leaving four of his seven punts inside the UofL 10 yard line. His career- McCLAM ROLLS long 60 yard boot was UConn’s best since Nov. 8, 2003 when Diminutive true freshman Jimmy McClam saw his role grow over Adam Coles (who also wore the number six) unleashed a 68- the course of the 2005 season both due to his progression on the yarder against Rutgers. Troubled by nagging injuries as a true field and UConn’s rash of injuries, a bug that claimed his 2005 sea- freshman in 2004, Hussar punted 46 times for a 36.9 yard aver- son at West Virginia (knee). In the wake of Larry Taylor’s season- age, playing in 11 of the team’s 12 games. He kicked 50 times in ending injury at Cincinnati on Oct. 15, he took over kickoff return 2005 for a 39.2 average when Edsall made the switch. At WVU, duties and was an instant success in his first career start as a kick Hussar only kicked for a 34.2 average on five punts in a game returner seven days later against Rutgers. McClam returned five where excellent field position enabled the Mountaineers to secure kicks for 148 yards (29.6 average). The 148 yards tied for the victory. Pavasaris averaged 41.0 yards on his three punts in fourth best single game performance in UConn lore and was Morgantown in relief of Hussar. He then posted a 41.3 yard aver- not far off of the school benchmark of 165 yards set by George age per punt at Pittsburgh, booting the ball six times. Boothe against Maine on Oct. 25, 1986. STADIUM/ATTENDANCE NOTES NO IFS ANDS OR BUT-LERS ABOUT IT UConn has gained more depth in recent years, and as the pro- MOVIN’ ON UP TO THE EAST SIDE gram’s consistently growing stature improves recruiting classes, The Huskies moved into brand new Rentschler Field in East special teams has benefited most. Darius Butler became a third Hartford for the 2003 season with the stadium opening its doors on option at kickoff returner recently after injuries to both Larry Taylor August 30 when UConn defeated Indiana, 34-10. Conveniently and Jimmy McClam. He hardly played like a typical third-stringer. located within miles of Interstates 91, 84 and 384, Adriaen’s Against USF he joined them as Huskies with 100-plus yard return Landing and downtown Hartford, the new home of the Huskies lies games to their credit this year as he ran back four kickoffs for 148 on 75 acres of land donated to the State of Connecticut from the yards, including a 90-yard return for a touchdown that made ESPN historic Pratt & Whitney Airfield. The stadium, like the former air- SportsCenter’s Plays of the Day. Coupled with his 86-yard inter- field, is named for that company’s founder, Frederick Rentschler. ception return touchdown at Army on Oct. 1, Butler becomes the The new stadium boasts a capacity of 40,000 with 38 luxury suites first UConn player to ever have a defensive touchdown and a in a massive press box tower which helps enclose the natural special teams touchdown in the same season. grass field. The $91.2 million construction project is an integral part of former Governor John Rowland’s economic development pro- GOOD NUZIE, BAD NUZIE, YOU KNOW I’VE HAD MY SHARE gram for the Hartford metro-area. While UConn football serves as Having rode the rails through a roller coaster career, junior place the primary tenant, the facility also attracts other prominent events kicker Matt Nuzie broke every major school career kicking and to Hartford. Rentschler Field hosted two concerts by Bruce scoring record over a one-week span covering the Army (Oct. 1) Springsteen and the E Street Band, September 16 and 18 of 2003 and Syracuse (Oct. 7) games. Following an uneven freshman sea- and one by the Rolling Stones on Aug. 26, 2005. Several promi- son and a slow start to his sophomore campaign, Nuzie caught fire nent international soccer contests have been played on the pitch and, by the end of the 2004 season, he was named a semifinalist at Rentschler Field, most notably a World Cup Qualifier between for the Lou Groza Award and second-team All-BIG EAST. Nuzie the United States and Trinidad & Tobago on Aug. 17, 2005. Famed ranked first in the BIG EAST, and eighth in the nation, in 2004 British clubs Liverpool and Glasgow Celtic played a match at by averaging 1.67 field goals per game. His 20 made field Rentschler Field in July, 2004 while the soon to be gold medal win- goals set a UConn seasonal record. Nuzie capped a school- ning United States Olympic women’s soccer team played its final record streak of 10 consecutive made field goals with a 51-yard state-side exhibition in East Hartford on August 1, 2004 when the boot at Georgia Tech on Nov. 13, UConn’s longest since 1998. Americans defeated China, 3-1. Against Duke on Sept. 11, 2004, he hit the game-winning field goal with 3:40 to play in UConn's 22-20 win. After a key miss at Boston STARTING A COMMOTION College a week later, he rebounded. Against Pittsburgh he kicked Swelling interest in the Husky football program as it gradually his way to BIG EAST Player of the Week honors and a game ball. moved up into BIG EAST play can perhaps be best evidenced by Nuzie hit on all three of his field goal tries and both of his extra the rise in attendance. For the 2005 season, UConn sold in excess point attempts. The highlight of the field goals was the 49-yard of 32,000 season tickets at Rentschler Field, selling out 3,800 stu- boot he hit as time expired in the first half after two "icing" time outs dent season tickets, a pair of staggering sums considering that the called by Pittsburgh. 2001 season ticket base was around 4,000. In 2002, fueled by a season-ticket base of 11,300, UConn ranked 23rd in the nation by playing to 97.58% of Memorial Stadium’s 16,200 seat capacity. The burgeoning season ticket base more than doubled to 24,000 for the inaugural season at Rentschler Field and rose to 28,000 a MATT NUZIE UCONN RECORDS WATCH year later in 2004. CAREER EXTRA POINTS CAREER FIELD GOALS 1. MATT NUZIE (2003-) 111 1. MATT NUZIE (2003-) 41 40,000 HUSKY FANS CAN’T BE WRONG 2. Nick Sosik (1990-93) 99 2. Domingos Carlos (1981-83) 36 The Huskies sold out 14 of their first 19 dates at Rentschler Field CAREER POINTS OVERALL CAREER POINTS BY KICKERS and each of the last 12. UConn has played to 97-percent of 1. MATT NUZIE (2003-) 234 1. MATT NUZIE (2003-) 234 capacity all-time in East Hartford, drawing 737,485 fans, or an 2. Wilbur Gilliard (1992-95) 210 2. Nick Sosik (1990-93) 192 average of 38,815 per game. UConn finished 2005 ranked 18th in the nation in attendance based on percentage of capacity, a sum 35 UCONNHUSKIES.COM 2005 Year InReview

that led the BIG EAST Conference and ranked ahead of BCS par- SCHEDULE NOTES ticipants Georgia, USC, Penn State and West Virginia, amongst many others. In fact, UConn sold more football tickets in 2004- WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND 05 (275,129) than either men’s (234,109) or women’s (217,815) This season, for the second straight year, members of the UConn basketball, a feat the program will duplicate in 2005-06. coaching staff had plenty of time to relax on Saturdays while most of America was playing games. The team enjoyed six Saturdays RENTSCHLER FIELD PROVES FRIENDLY FOR HUSKIES off during the 2005 season. UConn had three bye weeks (Sept. UConn went 4-2 at Rentschler Field in 2005 after compiling a 6-1 24, Oct. 29 and Nov. 19), while three weekday games created home record last fall. The six home wins in 2004 set a school three more open Saturdays during the season (Sept. 3, Oct. 8 and record for a single season. Seven times UConn has won five Nov. 5). UConn also enjoyed six Saturdays off during the 2004 home games in a season. UConn turned the trick each of the past season, compliments of four midweek games and a pair of byes. two years and also managed the feat five times at Memorial In fact, in 2004 UConn played on every day of the week except for Stadium, going 5-0 in 1986 and 1989 and posting a 5-1 mark in Sunday and Tuesday. These schedules stand in sharp contrast to 1987, 1995 and 1998. UConn presently stands at 15-4 all-time the 2003 season when UConn was one of just eight teams in the at Rentschler Field. nation to play its 12 regular season games consecutively with no byes. CONSTRUCTION ONGOING FOR NEW CAMPUS FACILITIES In addition to their new game day home of Rentschler Field, FINALLY FAMILIAR FACES UConn is months away from having a top-notch daily home as Now in its fourth year as a Division I-A program and its second as well. Construction is progressing smoothly in Storrs on the Burton a member of the BIG EAST Conference, UConn’s schedule started Family Football Complex and Mark R. Shenkman Training Center. to take on an air of familiarity in 2005 that had not existed since the Due to open this upcoming July, the two adjacent buildings will Huskies left the Atlantic 10 Conference after the 1999 season. Of house everything from the team’s locker room to coaches offices to a 120-yard indoor practice facility and an 85,000 square foot the 11 opponents on the 2005 schedule, UConn had previous- strength and conditioning center. ly faced 10 of them (all but Liberty). Each of the first three sea- sons at a I-A level brought an annual barrage of new faces to the HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Husky slate. Of the 36 games played by UConn from 2002-04, While UConn is 15-4 all-time at Rentschler Field, the results on the 16 of them inaugurated a new series. UConn went 10-6 in those road have not always been as joyful for the Huskies, especially of contests, including its historic 39-10 win over Toledo in the Motor late. Of UConn's 18 losses in the Division I-A era, 12 have come City Bowl. Prior to the year 2000 when UConn began its transition on the road. During the combined 2004 and 2005 seasons, UConn to I-A status, Rutgers was the only current BIG EAST team that is 2-7 on the road but 10-3 at home with a 1-0 mark at neutral sites UConn had ever faced and even that series had laid dormant since (Motor City Bowl vs. Toledo). UConn is 1-5 all-time in road BIG 1983. UConn’s 2006 schedule will feature no first-time oppo- EAST games with the lone win coming at Rutgers on Nov. 25, 2004 nents for the first time since the 1997 season. by a 41-35 count. The Huskies are 4-3 in home BIG EAST play. WISHING IT WAS A DIRTY DOZEN The NCAA schedule reverts back to 12 games for the 2006 season, RADIO/TV COVERAGE NOTES news which will be welcomed by the Huskies. In the 2002, 2003 and 2004 seasons, UConn used its 12th game to post a monumen- ESPN’S HOMETOWN TEAM tal win. On Nov. 23, 2002, UConn posted a 37-20 win over bowl- When ESPN got its start 25 years ago, it began by broadcasting bound Iowa State on Senior Day in Ames. On Nov. 15, 2003, the all sorts of UConn events, including soccer games and swimming Huskies found more Week 12 magic with a 51-17 rout of Wake meets. The Bristol-based cable television titan returned to its roots Forest, again on the road. The 2004 season was set up for 11 in 2004 as it broadcast five UConn football games on its family of games but the Huskies earned a 12th opportunity to take the field networks and the conglomerate did likewise this fall. UConn made by securing its first ever bowl berth and seized victory, topping its seasonal TV debut on Sept. 17 when ESPNU carried the Toledo, 39-10, in the Motor City Bowl on Dec. 27, 2004. The 2005 Huskies’ game at Georgia Tech. ESPNU also carried the Army Huskies only played 11 games. game nationally on Oct. 1. UConn appeared on ESPN2 twice (Oct. 7 vs. Syracuse and Nov. 2 at West Virginia) and ESPN once SYMPATHY FOR THE SCHEDULE (Dec. 3 vs. Louisville). The Louisville game marked UConn’s Allowing a young team to benefit from three bye weeks, UConn debut in the coveted Saturday night primetime slot as ESPN sent played the longest regular-season schedule in the nation this its top crew of Ron Franklin, Bob Davie and Holly Rowe to East year, covering the full 94-day regular season playing period Hartford while the VISA SkyCam made its inaugural flight over permitted by the NCAA. September 1 was the first permissible Rentschler Field. playing date for Division I-A football, while UConn also scheduled a game on the last permissible regular season date when the READY FOR PRIMETIME PLAYERS Huskies welcomed Louisville to Rentschler Field on Dec. 3. UConn Two of UConn’s five ESPN appearances aired in coveted week- was the only team in the nation to have a regularly scheduled night slots during the prime-time viewing hours and a third was on game on both the first and last days of the season. However, Saturday night’s primetime hours. UConn’s tilt with Syracuse on national Cinderella story Central Florida, coached by a mentor of Oct. 7 was an 8:00 p.m. kickoff while the Huskies’ debut game at Randy Edsall’s in George O’Leary, matched UConn’s 94-day reg- West Virginia kicked off at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2. UConn made its ular season. UCF opened its 2005 season at South Carolina on prime time debut on a Saturday against Louisville on Dec. 3. Sept. 1 and later earned the opportunity to play on Dec. 3 in the inaugural Conference USA Championship Game. AMERICA BEHOLDS CONNECTICUT UConn reached yet another television milestone this season as the Huskies made their debut on broadcast network television. ABC picked up UConn’s 15-10 win over South Florida and showed it regionally in its popular and coveted 3:30 p.m. time slot.

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GAME # 1 • SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG 38 0 Caulley 14 101 1 100 1 29 Bonislawski 12 90 19 71 1 26 Allen 7 42 0 42 0 14 CONNECTICUT BUFFALO Hernandez 5 30 0 30 0 17 Williams 1 28 0 28 0 28 Brockington 14 26 8 18 0 6 RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CT Barksdale 1 3 0 3 0 3 Team 1 0 2 -2 0 0 Buffalo (0-1) 0 0 0 0 -- 0 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (1-0) 3217 7 --38 Bonislawski 18 11 1 121 2 22 FIRST QUARTER Hernandez 3 3 0 11 1 6 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS UC-Matt Nuzie 25 field goal 6:25 (13 plays, 55 yards, 6:44) Receiving No. Yds TD LG WR 80 WILLIAMS DE 40 MAYNE SECOND QUARTER McLean 3 28 0 12 WR 88 McLEAN DT 76 McPHEE UC-Dan Murray 15 pass from Matt Bonislawski (Nuzie kick) 7:50 Taylor 3 19 0 9 LT 78 PRESTON DT 93 FULLER (3 plays, 35 yards, 1:13) Murray 2 37 2 22 LG 57 APPLEBAUM DE 6 DAVIS UC-Murray 22 pass from Bonislawski (Nuzie kick) 4:15 (4 plays, Dewar 2 9 1 6 C 69 TONSING SLB 32 HARGRAVE 38 yards, 1:21) Young 1 15 0 15 RG 61 HUTCHERSON MLB 47 SOWELL UC-Terry Caulley 1 run (Nuzie kick) 1:10 (3 plays, 42 yards, 0:27) Caulley 1 12 0 12 RT 72 BERRY WLB 48 LANSANAH THIRD QUARTER Gaulden 1 6 0 6 TE 46 MURRAY CB 28 BUTLER UC-Bonislawski 26 run (Nuzie kick) 3:55 (11 plays, 84 yards, 5:31) Williams 1 6 0 6 QB 16 BONISLAWSKI SS 36 DELESTON FOURTH QUARTER Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 TB 33 BROCKINGTON FS 35 ESTEP UC-Nollis Dewar 3 pass from D.J. Hernandez (Nuzie kick) 9:02 (9 Hussar 4 145 36.2 44 2 TB 44 CAULLEY CB 41 COLE plays, 46 yards, 4:18) Returns PR KOR INTR TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (54)-- 5 Allen, 6 Davis, 9 Robinson, 10, M. Attendance-- 40,000 Taylor 5-118 1-43 — Taylor, 14 DeRubertis, 14 Hernandez, 15 Ford, 16 Bonislawski, 17 Field Goal Attempts McClam, 22 Jo. Smith, 24 L.Taylor, 26 Barnes, 27 Ja. Smith, 28 EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Junior quarterback Matt Nuzie 1st 6:25 25 yds. Good Butler, 29 Branch, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, 33 Brockington, 35 Bonislawski (Natrona Heights, Pa.), making his first career start, Nuzie 2nd 13:36 44 yds. Missed Estep, 36 Deleston, 37 Hussar, 40 Mayne, 41 Cole, 43 Henegan, threw two touchdowns to junior tight end Dan Murray (Gloucester, Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 44 Caulley, 46 Murray, 47 Sowell, 48 Lansanah, 50 C. Brown, 53 Ma.) and junior running back Terry Caulley (Lusby, Md.) ran for 100 Sowell 2-5-7 Blagman, 55 Thomas, 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Hutcherson, 64 yards and another score as Connecticut routed Buffalo, 38-0, Deleston 3-3-6 Beatty, 65 Lunn, 68 K. Gray, 69 Tonsing, 71 Wood, 72 Berry, 75 before a sellout crowd of 40,000 at Rentschler Field in the 2005 Lansanah 2-3-5 2.5-7 1-3 Kersmanc, 76 McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 Ja. Williams, 81 Dewar, 82 season opener for both schools. Se. Fogarty, 83 Young, 87 Gaulden, 88 McLean, 89 Goryn, 90 Bonislawski, replacing four-year starter Dan Orlovsky, had a BUFFALO Brouse, 92 Baranowsky, 93 Fuller, 95 M. Gray, 98 Nuzie. solid first start, completing 11 of 18 pass attempts for 121 yards and connecting with Murray for scoring plays just three minutes INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS and 35 seconds apart midway through the second quarter, giving the Huskies a 17-0 lead. Caulley, playing for the first time since Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG UB UC injuring his knee at Virginia Tech on September 27, 2003, churned King 11 57 1 56 0 24 FIRST DOWNS 624 out 100 yards on just 14 carries. His 100 yards marked the 11th Rushing 316 time in 16 career games that Caulley had surpassed the century Patterson 9 53 14 39 0 34 Passing 26 mark in rushing yards. He bulled over from the one to close out the Paoli 1 1 0 1 0 1 Penalty 12 first half scoring, with the Huskies enjoying a 24-0 advantage. Sampsel 7 3 34 -31 0 2 Rushing Attempts 27 55 The Husky defense overwhelmed the Bull offense from start to Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Gained Rushing 114 320 finish, and bolted out of the gate when sophomore linebacker Sampsel 16 6 0 51 0 19 Yards Lost Rushing 49 30 Danny Lansanah (Harrisburg, Pa.) sacked Buffalo quarterback Paoli 4 4 0 9 0 14 NET YARDS RUSHING 65 290 Stewart Sampsel on the first play from scrimmage. UConn Receiving No. Yds TD LG NET YARDS PASSING 60 132 amassed three sacks in limiting Buffalo to just 137 yards of total King 4 41 0 19 Passes Attempted 20 21 offense. The Huskies only allowed the Bulls past midfield on just Passes Completed Patterson 2 13 0 10 10 14 one occasion in 13 total drives. Senior linebacker Taurien Sowell Had Intercepted Hamlin 2 5 0 9 01 (Bridgeport, Conn.) led the Huskies with seven tackles. TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS Dyer 1 3 0 3 48 76 The Huskies rushed for 290 yards on 55 carries, earning their TOTAL NET YARDS 125 422 Wallace 1 -2 0 0 highest rushing total since elevating to Division I-A status. Avg. Gain Per Play 2.6 5.6 Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 UConn’s only turnover came on a Hail Mary pass attempt by Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 0-0 Woods 11 422 38.4 57 1 Bonislawski into the end zone at the end of the first half. Penalties: No.-Yds. 4-35 6-39 Returns PR KOR INTR Head coach Randy Edsall substituted freely during the second No. of Punts-Yards 11-422 4-145 Wallace — 3-37 — Avg. Per Punt 38.4 36.2 half, as the Huskies scored two additional touchdowns. Bonislawski (12 carries, 71 yards) scampered in on a 26-yard scor- Byrom — — 1-0 Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 0-0 5-118 Dawson — 3-58 — Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. ing jaunt late in the third quarter, giving the Huskies a 31-0 lead. 6-95 1-43 Field Goal Attempts Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 0-0 The touchdown marked the first time a Husky signal caller had Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 scored a rushing touchdown since Orlovsky accomplished the feat None Miscellaneous Yards 00 against Kent State on November 9, 2002. Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Possession Time 23:33 36:27 Freshman quarterback D.J. Hernandez (Bristol, Conn.) hit fel- Guzman 4-5-9 3rd Down Conversions 2 of 14 9 of 17 low freshman Nollis Dewar (Windsor, Conn.) on a three-yard scor- Andriano 4-5-9 0.5-1 4th Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 ing strike with 9:02 to play in the game to complete the scoring. Cummings 2-7-9 1.5-3

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GAME # 2 • SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG Caulley 9 72 1 71 1 34 59 0 Bonislawski 6 26 0 26 1 8 Allen 15 98 0 98 1 14 Hernandez 3 43 1 42 0 24 CONNECTICUT LIBERTY Brockington 20 115 0 115 3 15 Barksdale 4 16 0 16 0 8 Taylor 1 11 0 11 0 11 RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CT Von Harten 1 3 0 3 0 3 Fogarty 1 0 2 -2 0 0 Liberty (1-1) 0 0 0 0 -- 0 Team 2 0 4 -4 0 0 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (2-0) 14 24 14 7 -- 59 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG FIRST QUARTER Bonislawski 25 18 0 217 2 25 Hernandez 2 1 0 7 0 7 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS UC-Terry Caulley 34 run (Matt Nuzie kick) 12:15 (4 plays, 58 WR 80 WILLIAMS DE 40 MAYNE Receiving No. Yds TD LG yards, 1:08) McLean 2 33 0 21 WR 88 McLEAN DT 76 McPHEE UC-Cornell Brockington 3 run (Nuzie kick) 4:57 (8 plays, 64 yards, Taylor 2 20 0 14 WR 83 YOUNG DT 93 FULLER 3:30) Murray 2 31 0 25 LT 78 PRESTON DE 6 DAVIS SECOND QUARTER Young 4 61 1 18 LG 57 APPLEBAUM SLB 32 HARGRAVE UC-Brandon Young 18 pass from Matt Bonislawski (Nuzie, kick) Caulley 3 21 0 9 C 69 TONSING MLB 47 SOWELL 12:57 (7 plays, 81 yards, 2:53) Williams 4 39 1 18 RG 61 HUTCHERSON WLB 48 LANSANAH UC-Bonislawski 1 run (Nuzie kick) 5:42 (13 plays, 92 yards, 4:40) Brouse 1 15 0 15 Allen 1 4 0 4 RT 72 BERRY CB 28 BUTLER UC-Nuzie 27 field goal 4:39 (4 plays, 6 yards, 1:03) TE 46 MURRAY SS 36 DELESTON Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 UC-Jason Williams 9 pass from Bonislawski (Nuzie kick) 0:17 (11 Hussar 1 33 33.0 33 0 QB 16 BONISLAWSKI FS 35 ESTEP plays, 64 yards, 2:11) Returns PR KOR INTR TB 44 CAULLEY CB 41 COLE THIRD QUARTER Taylor 2-3 — — TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (62)-- 4 Stanback, 5 Allen, 6 Davis, 9 UC-Brockington 8 run (Nuzie kick) 11:06 (10 plays, 80 yards, 3:54) Rouzier — — 1-0 Robinson, 10, M. Taylor, 13 Fogarty, 14 Hernandez, 14 von UC-Brockington 2 run (Nuzie kick) 7:38 (4 plays, 17 yards, 1:31) Sanchez 1-4 — — Harten, 14 DeRubertis, 15 Ford, 16 Bonislawski, 17 McClam, 22 Field Goal Attempts Jo. Smith, 24 L.Taylor, 26 Barnes, 28 Butler, 29 Branch, 30 FOURTH QUARTER UC-Lou Allen 6 run (Graig Vicidomino kick) 9:25 (14 plays, 89 Nuzie 2nd 4:39 27 yds. Good Rouzier, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, 33 Brockington, 35 Estep, Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF yards, 7:43) 36 Deleston, 37 Hussar, 39 Theoudele, 40 Mayne, 41 Cole, 43 Lansanah 3-5-8 0.5-3 Henegan, 44 Caulley, 46 Murray, 47 Sowell, 48 Lansanah, 50 Attendance-- 40,000 C. Brown, 53 Blagman, 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Deleston 2-5-7 1-3 Hutcherson, 64 Beatty, 65 Lunn, 68 K. Gray, 69 Tonsing, 70 Smith 1-4-5 Manga, 71 Wood, 72 Berry, 75 Kersmanc, 76 McPhee, 78 EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Junior running back Cornell Preston, 80 Williams, 81 Dewar, 83 Young, 84 D’Agata, 85 Brockington scored three touchdowns and junior quarterback Matt Sanchez, 88 McLean, 89 Goryn, 90 Brouse, 92 Baranowsky, 93 Bonislawski completed his first 10 pass attempts on his way to a LIBERTY Fuller, 94 Vicidomino, 95 M. Gray, 96 Mack, 98 Nuzie, 99 Tucker. big offensive performance as UConn drilled Liberty, 59-0, before a sellout crowd of 40,000 at Rentschler Field. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS The Husky ground game was impressive from the outset, as UConn amassed 376 yards rushing, their highest total since join- Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG LU UC ing the ranks of Division I-A. Brockington finished with 115 yards on Otah424024012 FIRST DOWNS 937 20 carries and was well supported by freshman Lou Allen, who had Hamilton 8 16 3 13 0 6 Rushing 322 98 yards on 15 attempts and a six-yard fourth quarter dash that Fluellen 4 8 0 8 0 3 Passing 613 concluded the game’s scoring. Brockington surpassed the100-yard Terrell 17 19 16 3 0 12 Penalty 02 plateau for the ninth time in his career. Junior tailback Terry Caulley Jackson 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Rushing Attempts 28 62 had 71 yards on nine attempts, including a 34-yard scoring scam- Farrel 4 4 22 -18 0 4 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Gained Rushing 71 384 per, all before intermission. It was Caulley’s 24th career rushing Yards Lost Rushing 42 8 Farrel 11 6 1 100 0 41 touchdown, moving him into a tie for fourth place in UConn history. Terrell 5 5 0 32 0 12 NET YARDS RUSHING 29 376 His rushing total improved his career rushing total to 2,025, fourth NET YARDS PASSING Receiving No. Yds TD LG 132 224 best in school history. Brockington is right behind with 1,994. Turner 3 33 0 18 Passes Attempted 16 27 The Huskies generated 600 yards of total offense, marking the Jackson 3 28 0 12 Passes Completed 11 19 third highest total in school history. Terrell 1 41 0 41 Had Intercepted 10 UConn held Liberty to a three-and-out on their first possession, Luck 1 13 0 13 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 44 89 and the Huskies marched right down the field (four plays, 58 yards) Otah1707 TOTAL NET YARDS 161 600 Bolden 1 7 0 7 to take the early lead on Caulley’s long run. After the Flames failed on Avg. Gain Per Play 3.7 6.7 Hamilton 1 3 0 3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 4-3 1-0 a fake field goal rushing attempt, UConn marched 64 yards in 3:30, Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Penalties: No.-Yds. 4-21 2-10 capped by a three-yard scoring plunge by Brockington. The score put Crouch 6 246 41.0 60 3 No. of Punts-Yards 6-246 1-33 UConn ahead, 14-0, with 4:57 to play in the opening period. Returns PR KOR INTR Avg. Per Punt 41.0 33.0 The Huskies’ third possession was another long, ball-control Otah — 3-24 — drive that culminated in Bonislawski hitting junior wide out Brandon Bolden — 3-39 — Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 0-0 3-7 Green — 1-15 — Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 7-78 0-0 Young with an 18-yard scoring strike. After another Flame punt, Bonislawski bulled over from the one to give the Huskies a 28-0 Field Goal Attempts Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 1-0 None Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 lead. Junior place kicker Matt Nuzie added a field goal before Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Miscellaneous Yards 00 Bonislawski hit junior wide out Jason Williams with a nine-yard Duke 5-14-19 Possession Time 22:48 37:12 touchdown pass just nine seconds before halftime. Bonislawski, Hursky 5-12-17 1.5-2 3rd Down Conversions 1 of 9 8 of 11 who only played the first 30 minutes, finished a solid 18-of-25, for Moore 3-6-9 4th Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 217 yards and the two touchdowns.

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GAME # 3 • SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG 13 28 Caulley 14 91 8 83 0 52 Bonislawski 15 33 9 24 1 8 Brockington 3 16 0 16 1 8 CONNECTICUT #16 GEORGIA TECH Williams 1 6 0 6 0 6 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG DODD STADIUM/GRANT FIELD • ATLANTA, GA Bonislawski 25 7 3 67 0 21 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UConn (2-1) 13 0 0 0 -- 13 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS Georgia Tech (3-0) 14 7 7 0 -- 28 Young 2 34 0 31 FIRST QUARTER Williams 2 27 0 19 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS UC-Matt Nuzie 35 field goal 12:32 (6 plays, 61 yards, 2:28) Caulley 2 -1 0 1 WR 80 WILLIAMS DE 40 MAYNE GT-Calvin Johnson 42 pass from Taylor Bennett (Travis Bell kick) Taylor, L. 1 7 0 7 WR 88 McLEAN DT 76 McPHEE 12:13 (1 play, 42 yards, 0:19) Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 LT 64 BEATTY DT 93 FULLER UC-Nuzie 49 field goal 9:53 (7 plays, 19 yards, 2:20) Hussar 9 393 43.7 56 1 LG 57 APPLEBAUM DE 6 DAVIS UC-Matt Bonislawski 5 run (Nuzie kick) 3:47 (1 play, 5 yards, 0:05) C 69 TONSING SLB 32 HARGRAVE GT-Kenny Scott 21 interception return (Bell kick) 0:45 Returns PR KOR INTR RG 61 HUTCHERSON MLB 47 SOWELL SECOND QUARTER Taylor, L. 4-28 3-107 — RT 78 PRESTON WLB 48 LANSANAH GT-Tashard Choice 3 run (Bell kick) 14:20 (5 plays, 42 yards, Robinson — 1-21 — TE 46 MURRAY CB 28 BUTLER 1:16) Field Goal Attempts QB 16 BONISLAWSKI SS 36 DELESTON THIRD QUARTER Nuzie 1st 12:32 35 yds. Good TB 44 CAULLEY FS 35 ESTEP GT- Choice 2 run (Bell kick) 5:03 (14 plays, 80 yards, 6:10) FB 5 ALEN CB 41 COLE Attendance-- 48,770 Nuzie 1st 9:53 49 yds. Good TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50)-- 5 Allen, 6 Davis, 9 Robinson, Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 10 M. Taylor, 14 DeRubertis, 15 Ford, 16 Bonislawski, 17 ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech redshirt freshman quarter- Lansanah 4-5-9 2.5-6 McClam, 22 Jo. Smith, 24 L. Taylor, 26 Barnes, 27 Ja. Smith, back Taylor Bennett made his first career start and passed Hargrave 3-6-9 0.5-2 28 Butler, 29 Branch, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, 33 for 142 yards and one touchdown to lead the Yellow Sowell 3-4-7 1-2 Brockington, 35 Estep, 36 Deleston, 37 Hussar, 40 Mayne, Jackets to a 28-13 victory over UConn before a crowd of 41 Cole, 43 Henegan, 44 Caulley, 46 Murray, 47 Sowell, 48 48,077 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Bennett was playing in Estep 5-1-6 0.5-1 Lansanah, 50 Brown, 53 Blagman, 55 Thomas, 57 place of usual starter Reggie Ball. Cole 5-1-6 0.5-1 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Hutcherson, 64 Beatty, 65 Lunn, Terry Caulley led UConn in rushing with 14 carries for 83 Smith, Jo. 4-2-6 0.5-1 69 Tonsing, 72 Berry, 75 Kersmanc, 76 McPhee, 78 Preston, yards -- including runs of 52 and 21 yards in the first quar- 80 Williams, 81 Dewar, 83 Young, 88 McLean, 89 Goryn, 90 ter. GEORGIA TECH Brouse, 92 Baranowsky, 93 Fuller, 95 M. Gray, 98 Nuzie Quarterback Matt Bonislawski was under heavy pres- sure much of the night and went seven for 25 in the air with INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS three interceptions. In all, UConn finished with just 196 yards of total offense, the second lowest of the Division I-A Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG UC GT era, topped only by the 190 yards that UConn gained in a FIRST DOWNS 623 Daniels 25 128 14 114 0 20 loss at No. 1 Miami on Oct. 5, 2002. Choice 20 91 2 89 2 20 Rushing 215 The first quarter of the game was a wild affair as Passing 36 Woods 1 1 0 1 0 1 Georgia Tech gained 107 yards of total offense while the Bennett 5 23 22 1 0 18 Penalty 12 Huskies posted 94. Rushing Attempts 33 54 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Matt Nuzie put UConn on the board with a 35-yard field Bennett 30 11 0 142 1 42 Yards Gained Rushing 146 243 goal 2:28 into the game. The first Husky scoring drive was Yards Lost Rushing 17 78 Receiving No. Yds TD LG keyed by a 52-yard run by Caulley. But, Georgia Tech Johnson 3 75 1 42 NET YARDS RUSHING 129 165 struck back quickly as Calvin Johnson had a 42-yard TD NET YARDS PASSING 67 142 Bilbo 3 21 0 9 reception from Bennett on Tech's first play from scrimmage. Daniels 2 23 0 12 Passes Attempted 25 30 Nuzie then made it 7-6 Georgia Tech as he connected Passes Completed Clark 1 8 0 8 711 on a 49-yard field goal with 9:53 left in the quarter as the Had Intercepted Choice 1 8 0 8 30 Huskies completed a seven play-19 yard drive. TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS Cox 1 7 0 7 58 84 UConn then took advantage of a Georgia Tech mistake TOTAL NET YARDS 196 307 Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 when as they got the ball at the Tech five after a Yellow Avg. Gain Per Play 3.4 3.7 Arndt 7 305 43.6 52 3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 5-2 Jacket deep snap went over the head of punter Ben Arndt. Returns PR KOR INTR Penalties: No.-Yds. 8-57 9-61 Bonislawski quickly responded with a five-yard run for the Clark 3-45-20 3-24 — No. of Punts-Yards 9-393 7-305 TD and a 13-7 UConn lead. Reis — — 1-33 Avg. Per Punt 43.7 43.6 Georgia Tech closed out the first quarter scoring as Wheeler — — 1-10 Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 4-28 3-45 Kenny Scott intercepted a Bonislawski pass and returned it Scott — — 1-21 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 4-128 2-69 19 yards for a 14-13 Tech lead. Woods — 2-69-58 — Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 3-64 The only scoring of the second quarter came 40 sec- Field Goal Attempts Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 onds into the period as Tashard Choice scored on a three- Bell 2nd 5:37 43 yds. Missed Miscellaneous Yards 00 yard run for Georgia Tech. Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Possession Time 25:32 34:28 UConn's offensive output was reduced in the second Wilikinson 4-3-7 3-7 3rd Down Conversions 3 of 17 3 of 16 half to 38 yards and no first downs while the half’s only Oliver 2-5-7 1.5-6 4th Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 4 scoring came on a two-yard touchdown run by Choice that Hall 3-3-6

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GAME # 4 • OCTOBER 1, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG Caulley 22 31 4 87 2 16 47 13 Bonislawski 7 36 5 31 0 14 Brockington 9 33 6 27 0 17 Allen 5 22 4 18 0 14 CONNECTICUT ARMY Williams 1 4 0 4 0 4 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Bonislawski 26 18 0 180 2 25 MICHIE STADIUM • WEST POINT, NY Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UConn (3-1) 7 17 6 17 -- 47 Caulley 6 46 0 25 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS Army (0-4) 6 0 7 0 -- 13 Young 3 55 0 19 FIRST QUARTER Williams 3 38 2 21 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS UC-Jason Williams 21 pass from Matt Bonislawski (Matt Nuzie Murray 2 23 0 18 WR 80 WILLIAMS DE 40 MAYNE McLean 2 9 0 5 kick) 10:12 (10 plays, 57 yards, 3:55) Dewar 1 5 0 5 WR 88 McLEAN DT 76 McPHEE USMA-Scott Wesley 1 run (Joe Riley kick failed) 5:40 (10 plays, Brockington 1 4 0 4 WR 83 YOUNG DT 93 FULLER 84 yards, 4:32) Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 WR 81 DEWAR DE 6 DAVIS SECOND QUARTER Hussar 5 219 43.8 59 1 LT 78 PRESTON SLB 32 HARGRAVE UC-Terry Caulley 4 run (Nuzie, kick) 13:55 (1 plays, 4 yards, 0:04) Returns PR KOR INTR LG 57 APPLEBAUM MLB 47 SOWELL UC-Jason Williams 8 pass from Bonislawski (Nuzie kick) 2:26 (7 Taylor 6-62 — — C 69 TONSING WLB 22 JO.SMITH plays, 47 yards, 2:52) Butler — — 3-122 RG 61 HUTCHERSON CB 28 BUTLER UC-Graig Vicidomino 35 field goal 0:07 (6 plays, 29 yards, 0:56) Rouzier — — 1-51 RT 72 BERRY SS 36 DELESTON THIRD QUARTER Brouse — 3-19 — USMA-Wesley 24 run (Justin Koenig kick) 6:21 (4 plays, 31 yards, Field Goal Attempts QB 16 BONISLAWSKI FS 10 M. TAYLOR Nuzie 1st 2:51 37 yds. Blocked TB 44 CAULLEY CB 41 COLE 1:33) Nuzie 1st 0:35 40 yds. Missed TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (57)-- 5 Allen, 6 Davis, 9 UC-Caulley 1 run (Vicidomino kick blocked) 1:29 (11 plays, 66 Nuzie 2nd 6:51 32 yds. Blocked Robinson, 10 M. Taylor, 14 DeRubertis, 14, Hernandez, 15 yards, 4:52) Vicidomino 2nd 0:07 35 yds. Good Ford, 16 Bonislawski, 17 McClam, 22 Jo. Smith, 24 L. FOURTH QUARTER Vicidomino 4th 10:34 40 yds. Good Taylor, 26 Barnes, 27 Ja. Smith, 28 Butler, 29 Branch, 30 UC-Vicidomino 40 field goal 10:34 (8 plays, 89 yards, 1:56) Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Rouzier, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, 33 Brockington, 36 UC-Darius Butler 86 interception return (Vicidomino kick) 6:25 Deleston, 37 Hussar, 39 Theodele, 40 Mayne, 41 Cole, 43 Smith, Jo. 4-5-9 Henegan, 44 Caulley, 46 Murray, 47 Sowell, 50 Brown, 53 UC-Anthony Rouzier 51 interception return (Vicidomino kick) 0:49 Hargrave 5-2-7 1-2 Blagman, 55 Thomas, 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Attendance-- 38,482 Taylor 2-4-6 0.5-1 Hutcherson, 64 Beatty, 65 Lunn, 68 K. Gray, 69 Tonsing, 71 Butler 5-0-5 3-122 Wood, 72 Berry, 75 Kersmanc, 76 McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Junior quarterback Matt Bonislawski Williams, 81 Dewar, 82 Se. Fogarty, 83 Young, 85 threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns to senior Jason Williams Sanchez, 88 McLean, 90 Brouse, 92 Baranowsky, 93 ARMY Fuller, 94 Vicidomino, 95 M. Gray, 96 Mack, 98 Nuzie and the Husky defense intercepted Army four times and returned two for scores as Connecticut defeated the Black Knights, 47-13, before a sellout crowd of 38,482 at Blaik Field at Michie Stadium. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS Connecticut’s defense was the catalyst for the win, limiting the UC USMA Black Knights to just 262 yards of total offense, including just 53 Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG FIRST DOWNS 19 17 before halftime. Freshman defensive back Darius Butler intercept- Wesley 14 66 2 64 2 24 Rushing 10 5 ed three passes (the first three of his career), returning one 86 Jones 11 59 7 52 0 35 Passing 810 yards for a score in the fourth quarter. The three interceptions tied Gulsby 7 21 1 20 0 9 Penalty 12 a school record for picks in a game. Freshman linebacker Anthony Pevoto 2 0 16 -16 0 0 Rushing Attempts 44 40 Rouzier returned an interception 51 yards to close out the scoring. Dahman 5 0 46 -46 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 186 148 Army was held to just 71 yards rushing on 40 attempts. Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Lost Rushing 19 75 Bonislawski had an efficient afternoon directing the Husky Dahman 30 13 3 122 0 17 NET YARDS RUSHING 167 71 attack. He completed 18 of 26 pass attempts and the two scoring Pevoto 12 6 1 68 0 19 NET YARDS PASSING 180 190 strikes. As usual, junior running back Terry Caulley was the spark- Receiving No. Yds TD LG Passes Attempted 27 42 plug of the UConn ground attack, rushing for 87 yards and scored Trimble 6 63 0 19 Passes Completed 18 19 two touchdowns. Caulley now has 26 touchdowns in his career, Hill 4 54 0 17 Had Intercepted 04 tying him with Taber Small for second place in UConn history. He Anderson 3 30 0 15 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 71 82 also caught six passes (tying his career-high) for an additional 46 Gulsby 2 18 0 12 TOTAL NET YARDS 347 261 yards. Jones 2 10 0 9 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.9 3.2 The contest was still in doubt early in the third quarter after Ulekowski 1 9 0 9 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 1-0 Army converted a short field following a UConn punt from their own Dobbie 1 6 0 6 Penalties: No.-Yds. 6-62 6-50 end zone. Scott Wesley scored his second touchdown of the game Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 No. of Punts-Yards 5-219 8-311 on a 24-yard scamper to cut the 24-6 Husky halftime lead to 24-13. Tolson 8 311 38.9 49 1 Avg. Per Punt 43.8 38.9 But the Huskies finished the quarter with a flourish, marching 66 Returns PR KOR INTR Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 6-62 1-6 yards in 11 plays, scoring when Caulley bulled over from the one Wesley 1-6 8-136 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 3-19 8-136 giving the Huskies a 30-13 entering the final stanza. Field Goal Attempts Interceptions: No.-Yds. 4-173 0-0 UConn put the game away in the fourth quarter when Butler None Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 intercepted Army quarterback Zac Dahman and raced 86 yards for Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Miscellaneous Yards 00 the score. The return was the third longest in school history. Campbell 9-4-13 Possession Time 28:45 31:15 Connecticut amassed 173 yards in interception return yards, which Scruggs 5-3-8 3rd Down Conversions 4 of 15 3 of 19 set a new Michie Stadium record and was two shy of setting a BIG Stith 6-1-7 2.5-4 4th Down Conversions 1 of 1 3 of 6 EAST benchmark. Craig 5-1-6 1-1

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GAME # 5 • OCTOBER 7, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG 26 7 Caulley 23 88 2 86 2 20 Hernandez 15 88 2 86 1 15 Allen 9 64 0 64 0 17 CONNECTICUT SYRACUSE Bonislawski 4 53 0 53 0 30 Brockington 6 11 0 11 0 4 RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CT Team 1 0 3 -3 0 0 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Syracuse (1-4) 0 0 0 7 -- 7 Hernandez 8 4 0 31 0 19 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (4-1) 6 3 17 0 -- 26 Bonislawski 7 2 0 14 0 15 FIRST QUARTER Receiving No. Yds TD LG OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS UC-Terry Caulley 4 run (Matt Nuzie kick blocked) 3:00 (10 plays, WR 80 WILLIAMS DE 40 MAYNE 80 yards, 4:14) Williams 2 20 0 15 WR 83 YOUNG DT 76 McPHEE SECOND QUARTER Young 2 3 0 4 WR 88 McLEAN DT 93 FULLER UC-Nuzie 50 field goal 8:20 (8 plays, 38 yards, 3:31) Brouse 1 19 0 19 LT 78 PRESTON DE 6 DAVIS THIRD QUARTER Fogarty 1 3 0 3 UC-Caulley 8 run (Nuzie kick) 9:11 (3 plays, 20 yards, 0:52) LG 57 APPLEBAUM SLB 32 HARGRAVE UC-D.J. Hernandez 1 run (Nuzie kick) 6:58 (4 plays, 31 yards, Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 C 69 TONSING MLB 47 SOWELL 1:26) Hussar 10 353 35.3 48 2 RG 61 HUTCHERSON WLB 48 LANSANAH UC-Nuzie 35 field goal 3:53 (6 plays, 22 yards, 2:22) Returns PR KOR INTR RT 72 BERRY CB 28 BUTLER FOURTH QUARTER Taylor 5-72 — — TE 46 MURRAY SS 36 DELESTON SU-Nicholas Chestnut 33 pass from Perry Patterson (Ricky Deleston — — 1-0 QB 16 BONISLAWSKI FS 10 M. TAYLOR Krautman kick) 9:24 (4 plays, 54 yards, 1:09) TB 44 CAULLEY CB 41 COLE Attendance-- 40,000 Lansanah — — 1-0 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (49)-- 5 Allen, 6 Davis, 9 Robinson, Field Goal Attempts EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Terry Caulley ran for two touch- Nuzie 2nd 8:20 50 yds. Good 10, M. Taylor, 14 DeRubertis, 14 Hernandez, 16 Bonislawski, downs and the Connecticut defense nearly recorded its fourth 17 McClam, 22 Jo. Smith, 24 L.Taylor, 26 Barnes, 28 Butler, straight home shutout as the Huskies defeated Syracuse, 26-7, in Nuzie 3rd 3:53 35 yds. Good 29 Branch, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, 33 Brockington, 35 Connecticut’s BIG EAST Conference opener before the ninth con- Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Estep, 36 Deleston, 37 Hussar, 40 Mayne, 41 Cole, 43 secutive sellout of 40,000 at Rentschler Field. Deleston 2-5-7 0.5-1 1-0 Henegan, 44 Caulley, 46 Murray, 47 Sowell, 48 Lansanah, 50 The solid victory was tempered somewhat by an injury suffered Lansanah 2-5-7 1-1 1-0 by starting quarterback Matt Bonislawski near the end of the first C. Brown, 53 Blagman, 55 Thomas, 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, Hargrave 3-1-4 2-14 2-14 1 61 Hutcherson, 65 Lunn, 69 Tonsing, 72 Berry, 75 quarter. He separated his shoulder while being tackled on a run- ning play and was replaced by freshman signal caller D.J. Kersmanc, 76 McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 Ja. Williams, 81 Hernandez. His status for future games will be determined later. Dewar, 82 Se. Fogarty, 83 Young, 88 McLean, 89 Goryn, 90 Hernandez did a solid job in relief duty, rushing for a team-high 86 SYRACUSE Brouse, 92 Baranowsky, 93 Fuller, 95 M. Gray, 98 Nuzie. yards on 15 carries, and scoring the first touchdown of his Connecticut career. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS After failing to score on its first possession of a game for the first time this season, the Huskies marched 80 yards in 10 plays mid- Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG SU UC way through the first quarter to take the lead on Caulley’s first Rhodes 20 91 9 82 0 39 FIRST DOWNS 13 18 touchdown of the contest. He scampered in from the four to finish Fields 2 31 0 31 0 22 Rushing the drive. Bonislawski had a key 30-yard run on the drive, and the Patterson 5 26 14 12 0 11 714 Washington 2 11 0 11 0 11 Passing 52Huskies benefited when a Bonislawski fumble that was recovered by the Orange was overturned under review. Brown 1 6 0 6 0 6 Penalty 12 Matt Nuzie’s extra-point was blocked and the Huskies settled Bedle 1 5 0 5 0 1 Rushing Attempts 27 55 for a 6-0 lead. Nuzie quickly redeemed himself early in the second McDonald 1 1 0 1 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 173 304 quarter when he made the longest field goal in Rentschler Field his- Jones 2 2 2 0 0 2 Yards Lost Rushing 25 7 tory when he drilled a 50-yarder. With that field goal and his 35- Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG NET YARDS RUSHING 148 297 yard success in the third quarter, Nuzie became the all-time field Patterson 28 10 1 125 1 33 NET YARDS PASSING 125 45 goal leader at Connecticut with 37. He also became the Huskies’ Fields 3 0 1 0 0 0 Passes Attempted 31 15 all-time leader in points with 213. Receiving No. Yds TD LG Passes Completed 10 6 After Larry Taylor returned a Syracuse punt 37 yards to the Rhodes 2 25 0 20 Had Intercepted Orange 20, Caulley finished the ensuing drive with an eight-yard Moss 2 21 0 17 20 Lane 2 20 0 12 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 65 73 scoring dash. The touchdown gave Caulley his ninth multi-touch- down game in 20 career contests at UConn. On the next Syracuse Chestnut 1 33 1 33 TOTAL NET YARDS 273 342 possession, Dahna Deleston intercepted Joe Fields, which set up Darlington 1 12 0 12 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.2 4.7 Hernandez’ touchdown giving the Huskies a 23-0 lead. Washington 1 9 0 9 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 0-0 The Huskies were trying to register their third straight home Shor 1 5 0 5 Penalties: No.-Yds. 6-60 5-45 shutout (and fourth in a row dating back to last season), but Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 No. of Punts-Yards 9-382 10-353 Nicholas Chestnut caught a 37-yard touchdown catch-and-run Carney 9 982 42.4 53 1 Avg. Per Punt 42.4 35.3 from Perry Paterson with 9:24 remaining. It was the first points Returns PR KOR INTR Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 3-41 5-72 allowed at Rentschler Field by UConn in 233 minutes, 27 seconds. Brinkley — 3-62 — Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 4-88 0-0 Caulley tied Hernandez for team rushing honors with 86 yards, Gregory 3-41 — — Interceptions: No.-Yds. while freshman fullback Lou Allen had 64 yards. The Huskies fin- Jones — 1-26 — 0-0 2-0 Field Goal Attempts Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 ished with 297 yards on 58 attempts, and they held the Orange to just 148 yards on the ground on 34 attempts. The Huskies also None Miscellaneous Yards 00held Syracuse in check through the air, where they completed just Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Possession Time 24:33 35:27 10 of 31 attempts for 125 yards. UConn intercepted Syracuse Davis 7-8-15 0.5-1 3rd Down Conversions 3 of 15 3 of 15 twice, with linebacker Danny Lansanah snatching the second pick. K.Smith 6-4-10 1-1 4th Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0 Lansanah and Deleston led the Huskies with seven tackles each, A. Smith 6-3-9 while James Hargrave had two sacks.

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GAME # 6 • OCTOBER 15, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG 17 28 Caulley 21 96 9 87 0 19 Hernandez 21 92 22 70 0 16 Brockington 3 7 0 7 0 4 CONNECTICUT CINCINNATI Allen 2 1 0 1 0 1 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG NIPPERT STADIUM • CINCINNATI, OH Hernandez 43 19 1 191 2 34 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UConn (4-2) 0 3 7 7 -- 17 Murray 6 70 0 34 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS Cincinnati (4-2) 7 0 14 7 -- 28 Williams 6 56 0 25 FIRST QUARTER Allen 2 35 1 19 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS CIN-Bradley Glatthaar 9 run(Kevin Lovell kick) 2:50 (10 plays, 88 Fogarty 2 18 1 13 WR 80 WILLIAMS LE 40 MAYNE yards, 4:22) WR 88 McLEAN DT 76 McPHEE SECOND QUARTER Caulley 2 10 0 10 LT 78 PRESTON DT 93 FULLER UCONN-Matt Nuzie 22 field goal 11:03 (8 plays, 64 yards, 3:38) Taylor, L. 1 2 0 2 LG 57 APPLEBAUM RE 50 BROWN THIRD QUARTER Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 C 69 TONSING OLB 32 HARGRAVE CIN-Connor Barwin 7 pass from Dustin Grutza (Lovell kick) 11:10 Hussar 7 286 40.9 47 1 RG 61 HUTCHERSON MLB 47 SOWELL (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:50) Returns PR KOR INTR CIN-Butler Benton 27 run (Lovell kick) 8:37 (3 plays, 58 yards, RT 72 BERRY OLB 48 LANSANAH Taylor 1-0 1-21 — 1:24) TE 46 MURRAY CB 28 BUTLER McClam — 2-25 — QB 14 HERNANDEZ SS 36 DELESTON UCONN-Lou Allen 16 pass from D.J. Hernandez (Nuzie kick) 0:23 (8 plays, 80 yards, 2:49) McLean 2-16 3-46 — TB 44 CAULLEY FS 10 TAYLOR FOURTH QUARTER Field Goal Attempts FB 5 ALLEN CB 41 COLE CIN-Glatthaar 72 run (Lovell kick) 7:04 (1 plays, 72 yards, 0:12) Nuzie 1st 12:04 37 yds. Missed TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (49)-- 4 Stanback, 5 Allen, 9 UCONN-Seth Fogarty 13 pass from Hernandez (Nuzie kick) 2:40 Nuzie 2nd 11:03 22 yds. Good Robinson, 10, M. Taylor, 13 Sh. Fogarty, 14 Hernandez, 14 (8 plays, 71 yards, 1:03) DeRubertis, 15 Ford, 17 McClam, 22 Jo. Smith, 24 L.Taylor, Attendance-- 21,039 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 26 Barnes, 27 Ja. Smith, 28 Butler, 29 Branch, 31 Barksdale, Hargrave 7-1-8 3.5-13 32 Hargrave, 33 Brockington, 36 Deleston, 37 Hussar, 39 CINCINNATI - Cincinnati scored on its first two possessions of Smith, Jo. 6-2-8 1-2 1-2 1 Theoudele, 40 Mayne, 41 Cole, 43 Henegan, 44 Caulley, 46 the second half to extend a 7-3 halftime lead and roll to a 28-17 vic- Taylor, M. 6-1-7 tory over UConn before a crowd of 21,039 at Nippert Stadium. Murray, 47 Sowell, 48 Lansanah, 50 C. Brown, 53 Blagman, Brown 4-2-6 1-2 55 Thomas, 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Hutcherson, 65 The Bearcats led by a 7-3 count at halftime. Cincinnati out- Lunn, 69 Tonsing, 72 Berry, 76 McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 gained the Huskies by a yard in the first half, 131-130, while the Williams, 81 Dewar, 82 Se. Fogarty, 88 McLean, 89 Goryn, 90 Huskies picked up nine first downs compared to eight by the CINCINNATI Brouse, 92 Baranowsky, 93 Fuller, 94 Vicidomino, 98 Nuzie. Bearcats. Cincinnati took its opening possession of the second half and scored a touchdown on an eight-play 65-yard drive. Connor Barwin INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS caught a seven-yard pass from Dustin Grutza for the score. The Bearcats struck again quickly as they posted a touchdown on a Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG UCONN CIN three-play 58-yard drive as Butler Benton had a 27-yard run for the Glatthaar 15 134 11 123 2 72 FIRST DOWNS 25 15 score to make it 21-3. Moore 11 66 2 64 0 28 Rushing 11 10 The Huskies scored their first touchdown of the game as D.J. Benton 8 46 2 44 1 27 Passing 94 Hernandez threw a 16-yard strike to Lou Allen. The victory was Team 2 0 2 -2 0 0 Penalty 51 sealed for Cincinnati with 7:04 left in the game when Bradley Grutza 4 3 9 -6 0 3 Rushing Attempts 47 40 Glatthaar had a 72-yard touchdown rush right after a UConn punt. Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Gained Rushing 196 249 Hernandez made his first collegiate career start and was 19 of Grutza 21 8 0 125 1 34 Yards Lost Rushing 31 26 43 in the air for 191 yards with two touchdowns and an intercep- Receiving No. Yds TD LG NET YARDS RUSHING 165 223 tion. Junior running back Terry Caulley picked up 87 yards on the Jackson 3 38 0 27 NET YARDS PASSING 191 125 ground on 21 carrries while Dan Murray had six receptions for 70 Ross 2 29 0 26 Passes Attempted 43 21 yards. Benton 1 34 0 34 Passes Completed 19 9 UConn's only score of the first half came on a 22-yard field goal Moore 1 20 0 20 Had Intercepted 10 by junior kicker Matt Nuzie with 11:03 left in the second quarter. Barwin 1 7 1 7 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 90 61 Nuzie had missed a 37-yard field goal to conclude Connecticut's Celek 1 -3 0 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 356 348 first possession of the game. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.0 5.7 Cincinnati scored the only points of the first quarter as Glattharr Ervin 7 297 42.4 49 1 Returns PR KOR INTR Fumbles: No.-Lost scored on a nine-yard run that completed a 10-play 88-yard drive. 3-3 1-1 Mickens — — 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yds. The drive started at the Bearcat 12 after an exceptional 47-yard 8-51 7-63 Goodman — 1-15 — No. of Punts-Yards 7-286 7-297 punt by Husky sophomore Shane Hussar. Cincinnati never got to third down on that drive and picked up 20 yards on a 2nd-and-12 Gilyard — 1-17 — Avg. Per Punt 40.9 42.4 Daniels 1-2 — — Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 3-16 3-21 play from the Husky 35 as Grutza threw to Greg Moore. Moore also had a 28-yard rush on 2nd-and-10 from the Bearcat 12. Nakamura 2-19 — — Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 3-46 2-32 Field Goal Attempts Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 1-0 The Huskies capped the scoring in the fourth quarter with an eight-play, 71-yard touchdown drive that was capped by 13-yard None Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Miscellaneous Yards 00 pass from Hernandez to Seth Fogarty for his first career touch- down. UConn's Darius Butler successfully recovered an onside Smith 5-4-9 Possession Time 33:48 26:12 McCullough 5-2-7 2-5 2 3rd Down Conversions 7 of 22 1 of 10 kick and the Huskies drove down to the Cincinnati 40 before a fum- ble by Hernandez ended the drive. Williams 5-1-6 1 4th Down Conversions 3 of 4 0 of 1 Claggett 3-3-6 1-1 1

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GAME # 7 • OCTOBER 22, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG 24 26 Brockington 3 56 0 56 1 51 Caulley 10 36 10 26 0 18 Allen 6 20 1 19 0 8 CONNECTICUT RUTGERS Barksdale 1 1 0 1 0 1 Brown 13 40 45 -5 0 17 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CT D. Brown 35 18 1 196 2 13 Receiving No. Yds TD LG Rutgers (5-2) 3 0 14 9 -- 26 Williams 5 51 1 15 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (4-3) 0107 7 --24 Murray 2 30 1 23 FIRST QUARTER McLean 2 29 0 17 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS RU-Jeremy Ito 44 field goal 2:57 (11 plays, 66 yards, 5:14) Young 2 22 0 15 SECOND QUARTER WR 80 WILLIAMS DE 40 MAYNE Caulley 2 22 0 15 WR 88 McLEAN DT 76 McPHEE UC-Dan Murray 7 pass from Dennis Brown (Matt Nuzie kick) 6:15 (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:36) Fogarty 2 16 0 9 LT 78 PRESTON DT 93 FULLER UC-Nuzie 40 field goal 0:15 (4 plays, 8 yards, 0:26) Barksdale 1 11 0 11 LG 57 APPLEBAUM DE 6 DAVIS THIRD QUARTER Brouse 1 10 0 10 C 69 TONSING SLB 32 HARGRAVE RU-Brian Leonard 19 pass from Ryan Hart (Ito kick) 8:35 (6 plays, Allen 1 5 0 5 91 yards, 2:54) RG 61 HUTCHERSON MLB 48 LANSANAH Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 RT 72 BERRY WLB 22 SMITH UC-Cornell Brockington 51 run (Nuzie kick) 5:33 (1 plays, 51 yards, 0:11) Hussar 9 362 40.2 49 4 TE 46 MURRAY CB 28 BUTLER RU-Tres Moses 31 pass from Hart (Ito kick) 3:09 (5 plays, 79 Returns PR KOR INTR QB 11 D. BROWN SS 36 DELESTON yards, 2:24) McLean 2-50 — — TB 44 CAULLEY FS 35 ESTEP FOURTH QUARTER McClam — 5-148 — FB 31 BARKSDALE CB 29 BRANCH RU-Team safety 9:20 RU-Sam Johnson pass from Hart (Ito kick) 5:42 (6 plays, 57 yards, Branch — — 1-15 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (47)-- 5 Allen, 6 Davis, 9 Robinson, 3:38) M. Taylor — — 1-0 10, M. Taylor, 11 D. Brown, 13 Sh. Fogarty, 14 DeRubertis, 15 UC-Jason Williams 15 pass from D. Brown (Nuzie kick) 2:40 (10 Field Goal Attempts Ford, 17 McClam, 22 Jo. Smith, 26 Barnes, 27 Ja. Smith, 28 plays, 88 yards, 1:30) Nuzie 2nd 10:32 45 yds. Missed Butler, 29 Branch, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, 33 Attendance-- 40,000 Nuzie 2nd 0:15 40 yds. Good Brockington, 35 Estep, 36 Deleston, 37 Hussar, 39 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Theoudele, 40 Mayne, 44 Caulley, 46 Murray, 48 Lansanah, EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Freshman running back Ray Rice ran for a career-high 217 yards and Rutgers scored 23 points after Smith 4-11-15 50 C. Brown, 53 Blagman, 55 Thomas, 57 Applebaum, 59 halftime as the Scarlet Knights rallied for a 26-24 BIG EAST Branch 3-6-9 1-15 Ward, 61 Hutcherson, 65 Lunn, 69 Tonsing, 72 Berry, 76 Conference victory over Connecticut before a sellout crowd of Lansanah 2-7-9 McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 Ja. Williams, 81 Dewar, 82 Se. 40,000 at Rentschler Field. Fogarty, 83 Young, 88 McLean, 89 Goryn, 90 Brouse, 92 Freshman quarterback Dennis Brown, seeing his first collegiate RUTGERS Baranowsky, 93 Fuller, 98 Nuzie. action in place of injured starters Matt Bonislawski and D.J. Hernandez, was almost able to lead the Huskies to a miracle win. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS With Rutgers leading 26-17 late in the contest, Brown led the Huskies down the field on a 10-play, 88-yard drive that culminated Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG with Brown connecting with wide out Jason Williams with a 15-yard RU UC touchdown to bring the Huskies within two with 2:40 play. After an Rice 27 220 3 217 0 30 FIRST DOWNS 22 17 unsuccessful onside kick attempt, UConn forced Rutgers to punt, Leonard 10 33 7 26 0 19 Rushing 85but Rutgers pinned UConn deep in their own territory on a 40-yard Foster 1 2 0 2 0 2 Passing 13 10 punt by Joe Radigan. Brown’s first pass attempt was intercepted by Hart 1 1 0 1 0 1 Penalty 12Ron Girault and the Scarlet Knights sealed the win. Underwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing Attempts 42 33 After spotting Rutgers an early 3-0 lead, UConn forged ahead Team 1 0 2 -2 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 256 153 on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Brown to tight end Dan Teel 1 0 6 -6 0 0 Murray with 6:15 to play before intermission. After Tyvon Branch Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Lost Rushing 18 56 intercepted Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel, Matt Nuzie drilled a 40- NET YARDS RUSHING 238 97 Teel 22 10 2 176 0 38 yard field goal right before halftime to give the Huskies a 10-3 lead. Hart 11 5 0 94 3 31 NET YARDS PASSING 270 296 Rutgers quickly knotted the score on their first second half pos- Receiving No. Yds TD LG Passes Attempted 33 35 session when Ryan Hart, who relieved Teel in the third quarter, hit Brian Leonard with a 19-yard scoring catch and run. The Huskies Harris 4 95 0 38 Passes Completed 15 18 Leonard 4 46 0 19 Had Intercepted 21answered right back when Cornell Brockington busted through the line and scampered 51 yards for a score to give the Huskies a 17- Moses 3 69 1 31 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 75 68 Tucker 2 33 0 17 TOTAL NET YARDS 10 lead. It was Brockington’s longest run from scrimmage this year. 508 293 The touchdown was the 25th of his UConn career, good for a tie for Johnson 1 15 1 15 Avg. Gain Per Play 6.8 4.3 fourth all-time at Connecticut. The lead was short-lived as Hart hit Foster 1 12 0 12 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-0 1-0 Tres Moses with a 31-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Penalties: No.-Yds. 5-53 12-80 Rutgers took the lead with 9:20 to play, when Brown fumbled a Radigan 7 287 41.0 49 4 No. of Punts-Yards 7-287 9-362 shotgun snap and threw the ball through the end zone for a safety. Returns PR KOR INTR Avg. Per Punt 41.0 40.2 Rutgers took the ensuing kickoff and took a 26-17 lead when Hart Foster 1-2 5-103 — Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 1-4 2-50 found Sam Johnson on a 15-yard touchdown. Hart finished with Girault — — 1-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 5-103 5-148 five completions in 11 attempts for 94 yards and the three TDs. Field Goal Attempts Brown finished his first game with 18 completions in 35 Interceptions: No.-Yds. 1-0 2-15 attempts for 196 yards, to go along with his two touchdowns and Ito 1st 2:57 44 yds. Good Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 one interception. Brockington led the rushing attack with 56 yards, Ito 2nd 14:02 46 yds. Missed Miscellaneous Yards 00as the Scarlet Knights out gained UConn, 508-293. The 200 yards Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Possession Time 32:10 27:50 rushing allowed to Rice was the first time an individual opponent Green 3-3-6 0.5-2 3rd Down Conversions 4 of 15 6 of 17 had topped the 200-yard mark since Tanardo Sharps of Temple Barnes 3-3-6 4th Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 accomplished the feat on October 19, 2002. Girault 3-3-6 1-0

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GAME # 8 • NOVEMBER 2, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG Caulley 8 27 7 20 0 22 13 45 Allen 11 22 5 17 1 6 Hernandez 2 9 0 9 0 7 Team 1 0 1 -1 0 0 CONNECTICUT #16 WEST VIRGINIA Brockington 14 22 50 -28 0 7 D. Brown 14 22 50 -28 0 7 MOUNTAINEER FIELD • MORGANTOWN, WV Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG D. Brown 19 10 1 97 0 25 Hernandez 2 1 0 20 0 20 UConn (4-4) 3 0 3 7 -- 13 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS West Virginia (7-1) 14 21 3 7 -- 45 Young 3 47 0 21 FIRST QUARTER Murray 2 45 0 25 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS WVU-Steve Slaton 1 run (Pat McAfee kick) 11:06 (4 plays, 39 Caulley 2 12 0 9 WR 80 WILLIAMS LE 40 MAYNE yards, 1:22) Williams 2 9 0 5 WR 83 YOUNG DT 76 McPHEE UC-Matt Nuzie 41 field goal 6:45 (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:32) Allen 1 3 0 3 LT 78 PRESTON DT 93 FULLER WVU-Owen Schmitt 15 run (McAfee kick) 2:48 (10 plays, 65 McLean 1 1 0 1 LG 57 APPLEBAUM RE 6 DAVIS yards, 3:57) Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 C 69 TONSING OLB 32 HARGRAVE SECOND QUARTER Hussar 5 171 34.2 45 0 RG 61 HUTCHERSON MLB 43 HENEGAN WVU-Brandon Miles 20 pass from Pat White (McAfee kick) 12:07 Pavasaris 3 123 41.0 49 1 RT 72 BERRY OLB 48 LANSANAH (4 plays, 35 yards, 1:29) Returns PR KOR INTR TE 46 MURRAY CB 28 BUTLER WVU-White 14 run (McAfee kick) 10:28 (3 plays, 20 yards, 1:30) McLean 3-10 — — QB 11 D. BROWN SS 36 DELESTON WVU-White 14 run (McAfee kick) 9:28 (2 plays, 14 yards, 0:39) McClam — 5-87 — TB 44 CAULLEY FS 10 TAYLOR THIRD QUARTER Robinson — 1-40 — FB 5 ALLEN CB 29 BRANCH WVU-McAfee 32 fields goal 6:47 (12 plays, 46 yards, 6:05) Butler — 1-24 — UC-Nuzie 39 field goal 2:46 (5 plays, -6 yards, 2:39) Lasanah — — 1-21 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (50)--5 Allen, 6 Davis, 6 Pavasaris, 9 FOURTH QUARTER Field Goal Attempts Robinson, 10 M. Taylor, 11 D. Brown, 13 Sh. Fogarty, 14 WVU-Jason Colson 11 run (McAfee kick) 8:28 (6 plays, 74 yards, Nuzie 1st 6:45 41 yds. Good DeRubertis, 14 Hernandez, 15 Ford, 17 McClam, 22 Jo. 2:48) Nuzie 3rd 2:46 39 yds. Good Smith, 26 Barnes, 27 Ja. Smith, 28 Butler, 29 Branch, 30 UC-Lou Allen 1 run (Nuzie kick) 5:38 (9 plays, 55 yards, 2:50) Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Rouzier, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, 33 Brockington, 35 Estep, Attendance-- 52,808 Henegan 7-7-14 0.5-1 36 Deleston, 37 Hussar, 40 Mayne, 43 Henegan, 44 Caulley, Taylor, M. 5-7-12 46 Murray, 48 Lansanah, 50 C. Brown, 53 Blagman, 55 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia limited UConn to four Fuller 6-3-9 3.5-6 Thomas, 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Hutcherson, 64 Beatty, first downs and 61 yards of total offense in the first half and took a Estep 4-2-6 0.5-7 65 Lunn, 69 Tonsing, 72 Berry, 76 McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 commanding 35-3 halftime lead to post a 45-13 victory before a Williams, 81 Dewar, 82 Se. Fogarty, 83 Young, 88 McLean, 89 crowd of 52,808 at Mountaineer Field. WEST VIRGINIA Goryn, 90 Brouse, 93 Fuller, 94 Vicidomino, 98 Nuzie. Freshman Steve Slaton led the way for the Mountaineers with 17 carries for 71 yards and a touchdown - all in the first half. Redshirt INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS freshman Pat White was 7 of 16 in the air for 106 yards and one touchdown. White also carried the ball 12 times for 63 yards. Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG UC WVU Connecticut struggled to move the ball in any way during the Slanton 17 76 5 71 1 32 FIRST DOWNS 922 first half as junior Terry Caulley carried the ball seven times for 18 White 12 70 7 63 2 14 Rushing 316 yards in the period while freshman quarterback Dennis Brown was Colson 11 38 0 38 1 11 Passing 45 7-of-13 in the air for 73 yards. Brown was 10 of 19 for 97 yards for Schmitt 4 32 0 32 1 15 Penalty 21 the entire night while Caulley rushed for 20 yards. Williams 10 21 7 14 0 6 House 1 13 0 13 0 13 Rushing Attempts 38 57 West Virginia led 14-3 after the first quarter and then scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter to take a Reynaud 2 11 14 -3 0 11 Yards Gained Rushing 80 261 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Lost Rushing 68 33 commanding 35-3 halftime lead. White connected with junior Brandon Myles on a 20-yard touch- White 16 7 1 106 1 50 NET YARDS RUSHING 12 228 House 2 2 0 38 0 29 NET YARDS PASSING 117 144 down pass with 12:07 left in the second quarter and redshirt freshman Receiving No. Yds TD LG Passes Attempted 21 18 Pat White then scored on a pair of 14-yard runs for the Mountaineer Myles 3 77 1 50 Passes Completed 11 9 scores. The second White touchdown was setup by a WVU intercep- Reynaud 2 8 0 6 Had Intercepted 11 tion by senior Anthony Mims that put the ball at the UConn 14. Bolden 1 29 0 29 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 59 75 West Virginia broke into the scoring column on its second pos- Schmitt 1 11 0 11 TOTAL NET YARDS 129 372 session of the game as Steve Slaton rushed the ball three-straight Jalloh 1 10 0 10 times, including a 32-yard run and a one-yard run for the touch- Colson 1 9 0 9 Avg. Gain Per Play 2.2 5.0 down, to make it 7-0 with 11:06 left to go. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 2-1 Connecticut scored its only points of the half on a 41-yard field Brady 6 234 39.0 53 3 Penalties: No.-Yds. 4-30 8-72 goal by Matt Nuzie with 8:17 left in the quarter. West Virginia fol- Returns PR KOR INTR No. of Punts-Yards 8-294 6-232 lowed with a 10-play 65-yard drive that was completed by a 15- Lewis 1-30 1-16 — Avg. Per Punt 36.8 39.0 yard TD rush by Owen Schmitt. Rivers 2-26 1-24 — Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 3-10 4-57 The two teams traded a pair of field goals for the only scoring Thompson — 1-28 — Mims 1-1 — 1-32 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 7-151 3-68 of the third quarter as Nuzie hit a 39-yarder for the Huskies with Interceptions: No.-Yds. 1-21 1-32 Field Goal Attempts 2:46 left in the period. McAfee 3rd 6:47 32 yds. Good Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 West Virginia scored a touchdown with 8:28 left in the game on Miscellaneous Yards 00 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF an 11-yard run by Jason Colson. Lorello 4-4-8 1-4 1 Possession Time 25:07 34:53 The Huskies scored their only touchdown of the game with 5:38 Dingle 4-1-5 1.5-10 1-9 3rd Down Conversions 3 of 15 6 of 14 left to play as redshirt freshman Lou Allen scored on a one-yard Henry 4-0-4 2-6 1 4th Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0 run. Addae 2-2-4

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GAME # 9 • NOVEMBER 12, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG 0 24 Brockington 19 75 2 73 0 13 Caulley 6 46 1 45 0 35 CONNECTICUT PITTSBURGH Bonislawski 12 52 27 25 0 17 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG HEINZ FIELD • PITTSBURGH, PA Bonislawski 35 18 3 156 0 30 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UConn (4-5) 0 0 0 0 -- 0 Young 6 65 0 30 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS Pittsburgh (5-5) 7 7 7 3 -- 24 Caulley 6 37 0 21 FIRST QUARTER Williams 2 24 0 19 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS UP-Steve Buches 2 pass from Tyler Palko (Josh Cummings kick) McLean 2 12 0 8 WR 80 WILLIAMS DE 40 MAYNE 8:17 (12 plays, 79 yards, 5:08) Murray 1 12 0 12 WR 83 YOUNG DT 76 McPHEE SECOND QUARTER WR 88 McLEAN DT 93 FULLER UP-Josh Lay 71 blocked field goal return (Cummings kick) Se. Fogarty 1 6 0 6 LT 64 BEATTY DE 6 DAVIS THIRD QUARTER Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 LG 57 APPLEBAUM SLB 32 HARGRAVE UP-Palko 1 run (Cummings kick) 2:02 (4 plays, 28 yards, 2:21) Team 1 16 16.0 16 0 C 68 K. GRAY MLB 30 ROUZIER FOURTH QUARTER Pavasaris 6 264 37.7 52 1 RG 61 HUTCHERSON WLB 48 LANSANAH UP-Cummings 42 field goal 2:24 (7 plays, 9 yards, 2:51) Returns PR KOR INTR RT 78 PRESTON CB 28 BUTLER Attendance-- 35,145 TE 46 MURRAY SS 35 ESTEP McLean 2-13 — — QB 16 BONISLAWSKI FS 10 TAYLOR PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh quarterback Tyler Palko was 12 of Robinson — 2-34 — TB 44 CAULLEY CB 29 BRANCH 21 in the air for 116 yards and the UConn offense failed to score Butler — 3-102 — TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (45)--6 Davis, 6 Pavasaris, 9 points on a pair of first and goal situations in the first half as the Field Goal Attempts Robinson, 10 M. Taylor, 13 Sh. Fogarty, 14, DeRubertis, 15 Panthers blanked Connecticut by a 24-0 score before a crowd of Nuzie 2nd 5:07 26 yds. Blocked Ford, 16 Bonislawski, 22 Jo. Smith, 26 Barnes, 27 Ja. Smith, 35,145 at Heinz Field. 28 Butler, 29 Branch, 30 Rouzier, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, UConn started junior Matt Bonislawski at quarterback in a Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 33 Brockington, 35 Estep, 36 Deleston, 40 Mayne, 43 game-time decision. Bonislawski was the starting quarterback for Taylor, M. 9-0-9 Henegan, 44 Caulley, 46 Murray, 48 Lansanah, 50 C. Brown, the first five games of the season, but broke his collarbone in the Estep 4-2-6 1-2 53 Blagman, 55 Thomas, 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Oct. 7 win over Syracuse and had not seen game action sense. Lansanah 5-0-5 1-12 1-12 Hutcherson, 64 Beatty, 65 Lunn, 68 Gray, 75 Kersmanc, 76 Bonislawski responded and was 17 of 33 in the air for 152 McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 Williams, 81 Dewar, 82 Se. Fogarty, yards. Running backs Terry Caulley gained 44 yards on seven car- 83 Young, 86 Berry, 88 McLean, 90 Brouse, 93 Fuller, 98 ries while Cornell Brockington had 82 yards on 20 carries. Junior PITTSBURGH Nuzie. Brandon Young had six receptions for 65 yards. Pittsburgh led 14-0 at halftime despite the Huskies having two INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS first and goal situations in the second quarter. UConn moved the ball effectively in the first half and out-gained the Panthers in total Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG UC UP offense by a 209-95 count. Kirkley 8 27 1 26 0 10 Jennings 7 28 2 26 0 18 FIRST DOWNS 20 11 Pittsburgh scored the only points of the first quarter on its first Rushing 10 5 Stephens-Howling 10 24 2 22 0 7 possession of the game when Palko hit Steve Buches on a two- Pestano 1 19 0 19 0 19 Passing 65 yard touchdown pass. The pass completed a 12 play-79 yard Murphy 1 3 0 3 0 3 Penalty 41 touchdown drive. Palko also hit Buches for an 18-yard pass on a Furman 3 3 2 1 0 3 Rushing Attempts 37 34 2nd and 10 that sent the ball from midfield to the Connecticut 32. Palko 4 1 22 -21 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 173 105 UConn had the ball first and goal at the Pittsburgh nine-yard Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Lost Rushing 30 29 Palko 21 12 0 116 1 25 line early in the first quarter but could not gain any yards on three Receiving No. Yds TD LG NET YARDS RUSHING 143 76 plays. A field goal attempt by junior Matt Nuzie was blocked by the NET YARDS PASSING 156 116 Gill 2 47 0 15 Panthers and returned 71 yards by Josh Lay for a touchdown to Buches 2 20 1 18 Passes Attempted 35 18 make it 14-0 Panthers. Kinder 2 20 0 11 Passes Completed 21 12 On the final possession of the first half, UConn moved the ball Lee 215013 Had Intercepted 30 from the Pitt 39 to a first and goal situation on the eight-yard line. Stephens-Howling 2404 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS Strong 1 7 0 7 72 55 Three plays later Nuzie connected on a 20-yard field goal, but TOTAL NET YARDS 299 192 Collins 1 3 0 3 UConn accepted a personal foul penalty on Pitt to make it first and Avg. Gain Per Play 4.2 3.5 Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 1-0 goal at the Pitt one-yard line with three seconds left in the half. Graessle 6 263 43.8 48 3 UConn decided to try to convert for a touchdown but Brockington Cummings 1 36 36.0 36 1 Penalties: No.-Yds. 6-53 6-55 Returns PR KOR INTR No. of Punts-Yards 7-264 7-299 was stopped at the line of scrimmage just short of the score. The UConn offense was stymied in the third quarter as it picked Lay — — 1-0 Avg. Per Punt 37.7 42.7 Morris — — 1-30 Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 2-13 1-7 up just 14 yards while Pitt had 79. Revis 1-7 — — Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 5-136 1-30 Pittsburgh again scored the only points of the third quarter as Bryant — — 1-37 Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 3-67 Palko had a one-yard TD run with 2:02 left in the quarter on a drive Allen — 1-30 — Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 that started on the Connecticut 28-yard line. Field Goal Attempts Cummings 4th 2:24 42 yds. Good Miscellaneous Yards 091 The Panthers capped the scoring with 2:24 left in the fourth quarter on a 42-yard field goal by Josh Cummings. Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Possession Time 32:59 27:01 Blades 6-6-12 3rd Down Conversions 6 of 18 4 of 13 Lay 6-0-6 1.0/4 1-0 0-0 4th Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Session 3-3-6 1.0/2

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GAME # 10 • NOVEMBER 26, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG 15 10 Allen 21 110 9 101 1 60 Caulley 5 36 0 36 0 10 Brockington 6 20 1 19 0 5 CONNECTICUT SOUTH FLORIDA Bonislawski 6 30 21 9 0 16 Team 3 0 5 -5 0 0 RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CT Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Bonislawski 26 8 0 81 0 18 South Florida (6-4) 0 7 3 0 -- 10 Receiving No. Yds TD LG UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (5-5) 9 6 0 0 -- 15 Williams 3 26 0 18 FIRST QUARTER OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS UC- Lou Allen 60 run (Matt Nuzie kick), 13:33 (3 plays, 69 yards, Murray 2 24 0 13 WR 80 WILLIAMS LE 40 MAYNE 1:27) Young 1 12 0 12 WR 83 YOUNG DT 76 McPHEE UC-Deon McPhee safety, 4:01 Caulley 1 12 0 12 SECOND QUARTER McLean 1 7 0 7 LT 64 BEATTY DT 93 FULLER USF-S.J. Green 31 pass from Pat Julmiste (Kyle Bronson kick), LG 57 APPLEBAUM RE 6 DAVIS 6:10 (11 plays, 79 yards, 4:37) Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 C 68 K. GRAY OLB 32 HARGRAVE UC-Darius Butler 90 kickoff return (Nuzie kick failed), 5:55 Pavasaris 10 304 30.4 43 1 RG 61 HUTCHERSON MLB 47 SOWELL THIRD QUARTER Returns PR KOR INTR RT 78 PRESTON OLB 48 LANSANAH USF-Bronson 42 field goal, 7:29 (4 plays, 3 yards, 0:55) McLean 2-(-5) — — TE 46 MURRAY CB 28 BUTLER Attendance-- 40,000 QB 16 BONISLAWSKI SS 35 ESTEP Butler — 4-148 1-18 TB 33 BROCKINGTON FS 10 TAYLOR EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Freshman Lou Allen rushed for a Hargarve — — 1-0 career-high 101 yards and a touchdown and the Connecticut Branch — — 1-0 FB 31 BARKSDALE CB 29 BRANCH defense forced five turnovers as the Huskies defeated South TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (45)--5 Allen, 6 Davis, 6 Florida, 15-10, keeping UConn’s bowl hopes alive before a crowd Field Goal Attempts Pavasaris, 9 Robinson, 10 M. Taylor, 13 Sh. Fogarty, 14 of 40,000 at Rentschler Field. Nuzie 2nd 10:47 38 yds. Missed DeRubertis, 15 Ford, 16 Bonislawski, 22 Jo. Smith, 27 Ja. The Huskies evened their record at 5-5 with the win and kept Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Smith, 28 Butler, 29 Branch, 30 Rouzier, 31 Barksdale, 32 alive the possibility of bowl eligibility with a win over Louisvillein the season finale. South Florida missed out on an opportunity to win Lansanah 2-10-12 1.5-1 1 Hargrave, 33 Brockington, 35 Estep, 36 Deleston, 39 Sowell 2-9-11 1-5 0.5-4 Theoudele, 40 Mayne, 43 Henegan, 44 Caulley, 46 the conference title and the league’s Bowl Championship Series bid with the loss. Murray, 48 Lansanah, 50 C. Brown, 53 Blagman, 55 Hargarve 6-3-9 2-15 1-13 1 The Huskies defense made many big plays throughout the con- M. Taylor 3-5-8 1-1 Thomas, 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Hutcherson, 64 test, the biggest of which came with 6:02 to play and put the Beatty, 65 Lunn, 69 M. Gray, 72 Berry, 75 Kersmanc, 76 Huskies ahead 15-10. After a 37-yard punt return by the Bulls’ McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 Williams, 81 Dewar, 83 Young, 88 Amarri Jackson gave South Florida a first-and-goal from the eight, SOUTH FLORIDA McLean, 90 Brouse, 93 Fuller, 98 Nuzie. UConn forced a fourth-and-goal from the six and snuffed an attempted flea-flicker, when linebacker Dan Davis sacked INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS Courtney Denson, who was attempting to throw to quarterback Pat Julmiste. UConn got the ball back and got one first down before Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG punting the ball back to the Bulls. On South Florida’s first play, USF UC Hall 21 99 6 93 0 36 FIRST DOWNS sophomore safety Tyvon Branch intercepted Julmiste in the end 11 12 zone with 2:37 to play to salt away the victory for the Huskies. Ponton 4 7 1 6 0 3 Rushing 57 The victory was keyed by a ball-hawking UConn defense that Jackson 1 1 0 1 0 1 Passing 64 allowed just 251 total yards, including just 83 yards on 40 attempts, Julmiste 12 29 28 1 0 10 Penalty 01 to a team that came into the contest averaging 229 yards of rush- Team 1 0 5 -5 0 0 Rushing Attempts 40 41 ing offense per game. Linebacker Danny Lansanah was all over Denson 1 0 13 -13 0 0 Yards Gained Rushing 136 196 the field for the Huskies, registering 12 tackles, including 1.5 for Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG Yards Lost Rushing 53 36 loss. Linebacker Taurien Sowell, returning to the lineup after miss- Julmiste 26 10 3 168 1 41 NET YARDS RUSHING 83 160 ing three games with an injury, had 11 tackles. The Huskies had Receiving No. Yds TD LG NET YARDS PASSING 168 81 three interceptions and recovered two South Florida fumbles. Green 3 67 1 31 The Huskies broke from the gate quickly, when on their third play Passes Attempted 26 26 Jackson 3 28 0 12 Passes Completed from scrimmage, Allen burst through the line on a third-and-one and 10 8 rambled 60 yards for a touchdown. It was both Allen’s longest run of Edwards 1 41 0 41 Had Intercepted 30 his career, and the longest run by a Husky this season. The teams Hill 1 18 0 18 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 66 67 traded punts until late in the first quarter, UConn forced the Bulls into Ponton 1 9 0 9 TOTAL NET YARDS 251 241 a third-and-22 from their own five, and after a high snap from center, Chambers 1 5 0 5 Avg. Gain Per Play 3.8 3.6 Deon McPhee sacked Julmiste in the end zone for a safety. Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-2 2-2 The Bulls got on the board when Julmiste connected with S.J. Baker 8 256 32.0 46 5 Penalties: No.-Yds. 8-62 7-48 Green on a 31-yard touchdown with 6:10 to play before intermis- Returns PR KOR INTR No. of Punts-Yards 8-256 10-304 sion. But the good news quickly ended for South Florida as Darius Jackson 1-37 — — Avg. Per Punt 32.0 30.4 Butler returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. It Chambers 5-39 2-27 — was UConn’s first kickoff return for a score this year, and it gave the Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 6-76 2-(-5) Simpson — 1-17 — Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. Huskies a 15-7 lead. South Florida’s Kyle Bronson hit a 42-yard 4-230 3-154 field goal midway through the third quarter to complete the scoring. Field Goal Attempts Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 3-18 The Huskies’ finished with 160 yards rushing on 41 attempts Bronson 3rd 7:29 42 yds. Good Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 0-0 led by Allen’s heroics. Quarterback Matt Bonislawski threw for 81 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF Miscellaneous Yards 00 yards on eight of 26 passing, but recorded a huge first down, when Moffitt 5-6-11 1.5-5 1-4 Possession Time 29:03 30:57 on a third-and-seven in the game’s final minutes and the Huskies St. Louis 6-4-10 3rd Down Conversions 5 of 16 5 of 18 trying to run out the clock, rambled 16 yards on a bootleg to secure Williams 2-5-7 4th Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 the win for the Huskies. Jones 3-3-6 0.5-2

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GAME # 11 • DECEMBER 3, 2005 CONNECTICUT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG 20 30 Hernandez 18 85 36 49 0 20 Allen 10 29 8 21 0 9 Caulley 9 26 8 18 0 14 CONNECTICUT #16 LOUISVILLE McLean 1 0 1 -1 0 0 Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG RENTSCHLER FIELD • EAST HARTFORD, CT Hernandez 32 18 0 255 3 57 Receiving No. Yds TD LG Louisville (9-2) 7149 0 --30 Dewar 4 89 1 57 UCONN STARTERS & PARTICIPANTS UConn (5-6) 0 14 0 6 -- 20 Young 4 57 1 19 FIRST QUARTER Murray 4 24 0 14 LOU-Michael Bush 5 run (Art Carmody kick) 2:29 (8 plays, 60 OFFENSIVE STARTERS DEFENSIVE STARTERS McLean 2 61 0 57 WR 80 WILLIAMS DE 40 MAYNE yards, 3:08) WR 83 YOUNG DT 76 McPHEE SECOND QUARTER Williams 2 19 1 12 UC-Jason Williams 12 pass from D.J. Hernandez (Matt Nuzie WR 88 McLEAN DT 93 FULLER Caulley 2 5 0 6 kick) 12:49 (10 plays, 59 yards, 4:40) Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 LT 64 BEATTY DE 6 DAVIS LOU-Bush 1 run (Carmody kick) 8:47 (4 plays, 12 yards, 1:41) LG 57 APPLEBAUM SLB 32 HARGRAVE LOU-Mario Urrutia 46 pass from Hunter Cantwell (Carmody kick) Pavasaris 7 274 39.1 69 4 C 68 GRAY MLB 47 SOWELL 2:56 (1 plays, 46 yards, 0:07) Returns PR KOR INTR RG 61 HUTCHERSON WLB 48 LANSANAH UConn-Brandon Young 7 pass from D.J. Hernandez (Nuzie kick) McLean 1-0 2-14 — 0:08 (8 plays, 67 yards, 2:48) RT 78 PRESTON CB 28 BUTLER Rouzier 1-13 — — TE 46 MURRAY SS 35 ESTEP THIRD QUARTER LOU-Bush 5 run (Carmody kick failed) 12:54 (6 plays, 73 yards, Thomas — 1-2 — QB 14 HERNANDEZ FS 10 TAYLOR 2:06) Butler — 2-64 — TB 44 CAULLEY CB 29 BRANCH LOU-Carmody 38 field goal 0:00 (8 plays, 23 yards, 3:35) Taylor — — 1-0 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (46)--5 Allen, 6 Davis, 6 Pavasaris, 9 FOURTH QUARTER Field Goal Attempts Robinson, 10 M. Taylor, 13 Sh. Fogarty, 14, DeRubertis, 14 UC-Nollis Dewar 57 pass from Hernandez (Hernandez rush failed) 4:21 (3 plays, 79 yards, 0:27) Nuzie 3rd 7:03 24 yds. Blocked Hernanadez, 15 Ford, 22 Jo. Smith, 26 Barnes, 27 Ja. Smith, Attendance-- 40,000 Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF 28 Butler, 29 Branch, 30 Rouzier, 31 Barksdale, 32 Hargrave, Lansanah 2-13-15 1.0-5 0.5-5 33 Brockington, 35 Estep, 36 Deleston, 40 Mayne, 44 Caulley, EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (Dec. 3, 2005) -- Louisville’s Branch 6-5-11 0.5-4 0.5-4 46 Murray, 47 Sowell, 48 Lansanah, 53 Blagman, 55 Thomas, Michael Bush rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns as the 16th-ranked Cardinals held off Connecticut, 30-20, in the regular Sowell 4-5-9 1.0-2 57 Applebaum, 59 Ward, 61 Hutcherson, 64 Beatty, 65 Lunn, season finale for both schools before a crowd of 40,000 at Taylor 4-4-8 1-0 68 Gray, 69 Tonsing, 76 McPhee, 78 Preston, 80 Williams, 81 Rentschler Field. Dewar, 82 Se. Fogarty, 83 Young, 88 McLean, 90 Brouse, 93 UConn trailed 30-14 late in the contest before freshman quar- LOUISVILLE Fuller, 94 Vicidomino, 95 Gray, 98 Nuzie. terback D.J. Hernandez rallied the Huskies. He connected with fel- low freshman Nollis Dewar on a 57-yard scoring pass with 4:21 remaining in the game to bring the Huskies within 10 at 30-20. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS TEAM STATISTICS Hernandez’ two-point rushing attempt was stopped short. After a failed onside kick attempt, UConn got the ball back after stopping Rushing Att Gain Lost Net TD LG UofL UC Louisville signal caller Hunter Cantwell on a sneak on fourth and Bush 25 121 0 121 3 17 FIRST DOWNS 23 21 one. Hernandez moved the Huskies inside the Cardinal 10, but Stripling 5 73 6 67 0 44 Rushing 12 6 Hernandez fumbled and Louisville’s Chad Rimpsey recovered and Passing 911 Louisville secured the victory. Smith 12 36 4 32 0 8 Penalty 24 Bush scored late in the first quarter on a five-yard run to put the Team 3 0 6 -6 0 0 Rushing Attempts 51 38 Cardinals ahead, but the Huskies answered right back with a 10- Cantwell 6 7 21 -14 0 3 Yards Gained Rushing play, 59-yard drive that was culminated with Hernandez hooking up Passing Att Comp INT Yds TD LG 237 140 with Jason Williams on a 12-yard touchdown pass. Louisville Yards Lost Rushing 37 53 retook the lead by capitalizing on one of several special team mis- Cantwell 45 16 1 271 1 46 NET YARDS RUSHING 200 87 takes by the Huskies. UConn forced a Louisville punt, but Brandon Receiving No. Yds TD LG NET YARDS PASSING 271 255 McLean muffed the punt and Louisville recovered at the UConn 12 Tinch 6 82 0 29 Passes Attempted 25 32 and the Cardinals were in business. Four plays later, Bush rambled Urrita 4 94 1 46 Passes Completed 16 18 in from the one to give Louisville the lead for good at 14-7. Douglas 2 43 0 36 Had Intercepted 10 With UConn trailing 21-7, Hernandez led the Huskies down the TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 76 70 field right before halftime on a eight-play, 67-yard drive that saw Barnidge 2 34 0 27 TOTAL NET YARDS 471 342 Hernandez connect with Brandon Young on a seven-yard scoring Jones 2 18 0 11 strike, that brought UConn to within seven, at 21-14, at intermis- Punting No. Yds AVG LG In20 Avg. Gain Per Play 6.2 4.9 sion. Hernandez finished the contest with 18 completions in 32 Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-1 5-4 attempts for 255 yards and three touchdowns (a career-high), with Flannery 5 200 40.0 53 3 Penalties: No.-Yds. 10-96 4-44 no interceptions. He also led the Huskies with 49 yards rushing on Returns PR KOR INTR No. of Punts-Yards 5-200 7-274 18 attempts. He was playing due to the collarbone injury suffered Jones 1-0 2-36 — Avg. Per Punt 40.0 39.1 by starting quarterback Matt Bonislawski in last week’s victory over Spencer — 1-15 — South Florida. Punt Returns- No.-Yds. 1-0 2-13 Field Goal Attempts Kickoff Returns: No.-Yds. 3-51 5-80 Dewar finished with four receptions for 89 yards and his touch- Carmody 3rd 0:00 38 yds. Good Interceptions: No.-Yds. 0-0 1-0 down, while Young had four grabs for 57 yards. The Huskies were Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 1-27 0-0 out-gained by Louisville, 471-342. Defense UT-AT-TT TFL S Int. CF RF The Husky defense was anchored by linebacker Danny Harris 8-5-13 3.5-22 3.0 1 Miscellaneous Yards 21 0 Lansanah who was in on 15 tackles, and safety Tyvon Branch, who Possession Time 29:43 30:17 had 11 tackles and broke-up two passes. Johnson 4-7-11 2.5-6 3rd Down Conversions 6 of 16 7 of 17 Cantwell completed 16 of 25 passes for 271 yards, and had Council 7-2-9 2.5-6 1-0 4th Down Conversions 0 of 3 1 of 1 one touchdown and one interception. Brown 4-1-5 1.5-7

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history…Missed only one career game, playing in a total of 46 with SHANE 36 starts...2005: Started all 11 games at strongside "Husky" line- FOGARTY backer and led the team with both 13.5 tackles for loss and five 13 sacks…Ranked third on the squad with his 62 tackles (38 Sr. Š QB Š 6-2 Š 248 solo)…Named first-team All-BIG EAST and also earned All-ECAC Morgantown, W. Va. / Morgantown recognition…Team co-captain…Named UConn's Defensive MVP 2005 AND CAREER: Played in seven games, following the season…Also intercepted a pass, broke up three including each of the last six, as the holder for more, forced two fumbles and recovered another…Recorded place kicks...Also took a few snaps at quarter- seven tackles against Louisville (Dec. 3) with 1.5 TFLs and a back against Liberty (Sept. 10)...After the season was the inaugu- sack…Had nine stops in UConn's win over USF (Nov. 26), includ- ral recipient of the team’s Joseph M. Giannelli Unsung Hero ing two TFLs, one of which was a sack, and making his second Award, a prize, selected by the coaches, given to the student-ath- career interception…When UConn needed an emotional charge lete who best displays effort, dedication and steady performance at Cincinnati (Oct. 15) he turned in a 3.5 TFL effort, making a without notice and acclaim, making a significant, but perhaps hid- team-high eight stops in all…Two of his four tackles against den, contribution to the program. Syracuse (Oct. 7) were sacks while also forcing a fumble in the game and breaking up a pass in coverage…Tied for the team lead with his nine tackles at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17), including half of ZIGGY a TFL, while also recovering a fumble and breaking up a pass. GORYN 89 Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU Sr. Š TE Š 6-4 Š 236 2002 12-2 31 14 45 3-28 6.5-38 0 1 2003 11-11 49 26 75 3-14 8-29 0 3 Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Hills 2004 12-12 49 39 88 4-26 15-61 1 2 CAREER: Appeared in 13 games, mainly on 2005 11-11 38 24 62 5-40 13.5-64 1 3 special teams but also as a third tight Totals 46-36 167 103 270 15-108 43-192 2 9 end...2005: Saw action in seven games, mainly on special teams. BERNIE JAMES HUZAR 29 HARGRAVE 32 Sr. Š LB Š 6-0 Š 225 Sr. Š LB Š 5-11 Š 230 Branford,Conn. /Branford CAREER: Did not see any game action...A Pleasantville, N.J. / St. Joseph’s dependable member of the scout team who was CAREER: Finished with 270 career tackles (167 twice named Defensive Scout Team Player of the solo), including 43 for loss, 15 of which were Week...Heavily involved in community service efforts. sacks…Also intercepted two passes and broke up nine more…The 43 TFLs are the third best total in school his- tory while the 15 sacks tie for eighth best in school

James Hargrave brings down Syracuse QB Perry Patterson for one of his 43 career TFLs and 15 career sacks.

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ALOYS career in the season opener against Buffalo (Sept. 1) when he MANGA recorded five tackles, including a sack. 70 Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU Sr. Š OT Š 6-7 Š 319 2002 12-0 4 7 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 Duana,Cameroon / The Master’s School (Conn.) 2003 11-1 9 7 16 1-3 3-5 0 0 2005 AND CAREER: Saw his lone career action 2004 11-11 8 16 24 0-0 4-6 0 0 in UConn’s win over Liberty (Sept. 10)...Once 2005 11-11 13 18 31 3-22 5.5-27 0 1 named Scout Team Player of the Week...The first Totals 45-23 34 48 82 4-25 12.5-38 0 1 UConn football letterman from Africa and one of only two letter- men in UConn football history from outside of North America, join- ing Australian punter Adam Coles (2000-03). GRANT PRESTON 78 SHAWN Sr. Š OT Š 6-4 Š 309 MAYNE 40 Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg Sr. Š DE Š 6-3 Š 239 CAREER: Started 46 of 47 career games for UConn, missing just one contest in 2002 due to Montreal,Que. / Vanier Prep pneumonia...Started at every offensive line posi- CAREER: Started each of the 23 games of his tion except for left guard and center...2005: Started all 11 games final two years and played in a total of 34 con- for the Huskies in 2005, splitting time between both left and right tests as a Husky...Made 86 career tackles, 29 of tackle…Started at right tackle versus Georgia Tech (Sept. 17), them solo, with 20.5 TFLs and 9.5 sacks...Also broke up five pass- Pittsburgh (Nov. 12), USF (Nov. 26) and Louisville (Dec. 3) and es...2005: Started all 11 games at defensive end…Had 42 tackles started the other seven games on the left side...Received the on the year, 18 of them solo…Made 10.5 tackles for a loss, includ- team’s Kendall Madison Award after the season for being a ing four sacks, and two breakups for pass defense… Also forced “strong team player whose dedication, hard work and outstanding one fumble and recovered one…Received the Football Alumni citizenship best exemplify the strong spirit of the UConn Huskies.” Award after the season as the Husky who best exhibits leadership and dedication and is viewed as the ultimate team player...Had six tackles against Louisville (Dec. 3), and one fumble recovery…Recorded six tackles in UConn's win over USF (Nov, 26), including two TFLs…Two of his five tackles at West Virginia (Nov. 2) were for a loss…Had five tackles against Rutgers (Oct. 22), including half of a TFL…Contributed five tackles to the win over Buffalo (Sep. 1), including 1.5 TFLs and one sack.

Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2003 11-0 0 3 3 0-0 0.0 0 1 2004 12-12 11 33 44 5.5-37 10.0-44 0 2 2005 11-11 18 24 42 4.0-36 10.5-47 0 2 Totals 34-23 29 57 86 9.5-73 20.5-91 0 5 DEON McPHEE 76 Sr. Š DT Š 6-1 Š 283 Abaco, Bahamas / Abaco Central / The Bolles School (Fla.) CAREER: Started 23 of his 45 career games played at defensive tackle…Recorded 82 tackles (34 solo) with 12.5 for a loss and four sacks…Also broke up a pass...2005: Started all 11 games in the trenches at defensive tackle…Had career highs in every major defensive category with his 31 total tackles, 13 solo stops, 5.5 TFLs and three sacks…Co-Captain…Named the team's MVP fol- lowing the season…Had four stops in the season finale against Louisville (Dec. 3) including a sack…One of his three tackles at Pittsburgh (Nov. 12) was for a loss…Shared a TFL against both Cincinnati (Oct. 15) and Rutgers (Oct. 22)…Had a career high six tackles at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17) that included a sack and anoth- Senior co-captain Deon McPhee was named UConn’s er half of a TFL…Earned the first and only game ball of his UConn Team MVP, anchoring the Huskies’ defensive line.

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DAVID PEDER SANCHEZ 85 VON HARTEN 14 Sr. Š WR Š 5-8 Š 190 Sr. Š QB Š 6-3 Š 217 Windsor,Conn. / Enfield Marlboro, N.J. / Marlboro / Monmouth CAREER: Played in 13 games...Saw his most CAREER: Saw his only career action as a Husky significant action in 2003 when he served as a in UConn’s win over Liberty (Sept. 10)...Had a punt returner in 11 of 12 games (all but Boston three-yard rush against the Flames. College)…Returned 34 punts for 146 yards…The 34 punt returns in 2003 tied for the second best seasonal total in UConn histo- ry…...2005: Appeared in UConn’s wins over Liberty (Sept. 10) JASON and Army (Oct. 1)...Had a four-yard punt return against the Flames. WILLIAMS 80 Sr. Š WR Š 5-11 Š 183 McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport CAREER: Did not miss a game in his UConn AARON career, appearing in 47 contests with 22 SMITH starts...Caught 118 passes for 1,469 yards with 3 12 touchdowns...Ranks eighth in school history with his 118 Sr. Š WR Š 6-4 Š 216 career receptions and 13th in receiving yardage with his Washington, D.C. / O’Neill / Maryland 1,469...Also used sporatically as a kick returner...2005: Started all CAREER: Did not see any game action after 11 games…Had a team-high 32 receptions on the year for 315 transferring from Maryland...Received the yards and five touchdowns along with three rushes for 38 yards, team’s John L. Toner Scholar-Athlete Award for coming on reverses and bubble screens…Had two receptions for his good academics and constant charitable work...Nominated by 19 yards, including one touchdown, against Louisville (Dec. the University for the prestigious Do Something BRICK Awards 3)…Had three receptions for 26 yards in UConn's win over USF which recognize change-makers age 25 and under who identify (Nov. 26)… Had five receptions, one being for a touchdown, for 51 problems in their communities, and then do something to change yards against Rutgers (Oct. 22)… At Cincinnati (Oct. 15), made their world. six receptions for a total of 56 yards…Three receptions for 38 yards, including two touchdowns in the team’s win at Army (Oct. 1)…Caught four passes for 39 yards in a win against Liberty TAURIEN (Sept. 10), including one touchdown. SOWELL Year GP-GS REC. YDS. AVG. TD LONG AVG./G 47 2002 12-3 23 354 15.4 3 53 29.5 Sr. Š LB Š 6-1 Š 235 2003 12-2 19 139 7.3 0 17 11.6 Bridgeport, Conn. / Bridgeport Central 2004 12-6 44 661 15.0 4 90 55.1 CAREER: Played in 40 games for UConn with 2005 11-11 32 315 9.8 5 15 28.6 nine starts...Made 85 career tackles, 43 of them Totals 47-22 118 1469 12.4 12 90 31.2 solos...Recorded 9.5 tackles for loss including 2.5 sacks...Played extensively on special teams in addition to his work at linebacker...2005: Started all eight games he played in, missing Rutgers (Oct. 22), West Virginia (Nov. 2) and Pittsburgh (Nov. 12) with an ankle injury…Had 51 tackles on the year, 19 of them solo, including 6.5 tackles for a loss with 2.5 sacks…Broke up one pass...After the season received the team’s Brian Kozlowski Award for being courageous, hard working and produc- tive...Had nine tackles against Louisville (Dec. 3), including one for a loss…Recorded 11 tackles in UConn's win over USF (Nov. 26), including one TFL and half of a sack…Had five tackles in UConn's win over Army (Oct. 1), including one TFL and one sack…Credited with seven tackles at Georgia Tech (Sept. 17), including one TFL…Had seven tackles in a win over Buffalo (Sept. 1) on Opening Day.

Year GP-GS UT AT TT SKS TFL INT PBU 2002 10-0 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2003 12-1 20 6 26 0-0 3-6 0 4 2004 10-0 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2005 8-8 19 32 51 2.5-16 6.5-22 0 1 Jason Williams ranks eighth in school history with his Totals 40-9 43 42 85 2.5-16 9.5-28 0 5 118 career receptions.

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2005 CONNECTICUT TEAM STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (5-6-0) (4-2-0) (1-4-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (2-5-0) (2-2-0) (0-3-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (3-1-0) (2-0-0) (1-1-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND Sep 1, 2005 BUFFALO W 38-0 40000 Sep 10, 2005 LIBERTY W 59-0 40000 Sep 17, 2005 at #16 GEORGIA TECH L 13-28 48770 Oct 1, 2005 at ARMY W 47-13 38482 Oct 7, 2005 SYRACUSE* W 26-7 40000 Oct 15, 2005 at CINCINNATI* L 17-28 21039 Oct 22, 2005 RUTGERS* L 24-26 40000 Nov 2, 2005 at #16 WEST VIRGINIA* L 13-45 52808 Nov 12, 2005 at PITTSBURGH* L 0-24 35145 Nov 26, 2005 SOUTH FLORIDA* W 15-10 40000 Dec 3, 2005 #16 LOUISVILLE* L 20-30 40000

TEAM STATISTICS UCONN OPP ------SCORING 272 211 Points Per Game 24.7 19.2 FIRST DOWNS 208 172 Rushing 106 89 Passing 76 71 Penalty 26 12 RUSHING YARDAGE 1923 1526 Yards gained rushing 2278 1991 Yards lost rushing 355 465 Rushing Attempts 486 448 Average Per Rush 4.0 3.4 Average Per Game 174.8 138.7 TDs Rushing 17 16 PASSING YARDAGE 1644 1743 Att-Comp-Int 307-156-10 283-132-14 Average Per Pass 5.4 6.2 Average Per Catch 10.5 13.2 Average Per Game 149.5 158.5 TDs Passing 14 10 TOTAL OFFENSE 3567 3269 Total Plays 793 731 Average Per Play 4.5 4.5 Average Per Game 324.3 297.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 38-912 44-794 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 36-371 23-257 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 14-227 10-163 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.0 18.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.3 11.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.2 16.3 FUMBLES-LOST 17-11 24-11 PENALTIES-YARDS 68-519 73-628 Average Per Game 47.2 57.1 PUNTS-YARDS 77-2927 80-3203 Average Per Punt 38.0 40.0 Net punt average 34.7 35.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 31:18 28:42 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 61/182 38/157 3rd-Down Pct 34% 24% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 5/11 4/20 4th-Down Pct 45% 20% SACKS BY-YARDS 27-209 35-201 MISC YARDS 0 27 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 28 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-21 5-8 PAT-ATTEMPTS 30-33 26-28 ATTENDANCE 240000 196244 Games/Avg Per Game 6/40000 5/39249 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------CONNECTICUT 55 98 61 58 272 Opponents 58 56 64 33 211

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RUSHING GP/GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------CAULLEY, Terry 11/10 141 710 51 659 4.7 6 52 59.9 TAYLOR, Larry 23 283 12.3 0 50 ALLEN, Lou 10/3 86 408 27 381 4.4 3 60 38.1 McLEAN, Brandon 12 84 7.0 0 32 BROCKINGTON, C. 11/2 85 359 22 337 4.0 4 51 30.6 SANCHEZ, David 1 4 4.0 0 4 HERNANDEZ, D.J. 7/2 64 347 61 286 4.5 1 24 40.9 Total...... 36 371 10.3 0 50 BONISLAWSKI, M. 7/7 62 320 81 239 3.9 3 30 34.1 Opponents...... 23 257 11.2 0 37 WILLIAMS, Jason 11/11 3 38 0 38 12.7 0 28 3.5 BARKSDALE, A. 11/2 6 20 0 20 3.3 0 8 1.8 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long TAYLOR, Larry 6/0 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 1.8 ------VON HARTEN, P. 1/0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 BUTLER, Darius 4 140 35.0 1 86 McLEAN, Brandon 11/9 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 ROUZIER, Anthony 2 51 25.5 1 51 FOGARTY, Shane 7/0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3 LANSANAH, Danny 2 21 10.5 0 21 TEAM 11/11 8 0 15 -15 -1.9 0 0 -1.4 TAYLOR, Marvin 2 0 0.0 0 0 BROWN, Dennis 2/2 27 62 95 -33 -1.2 0 17 -16.5 BRANCH, Tyvon 2 15 7.5 0 15 Total...... 11/11 486 2278 355 1923 4.0 17 60 174.8 Opponents...... 11/11 448 1991 465 1526 3.4 16 72 138.7 DELESTON, Dahna 1 0 0.0 0 0 HARGRAVE, James 1 0 0.0 0 0 PASSING GP/GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Total...... 14 227 16.2 2 86 ------Opponents...... 10 163 16.3 1 37 BONISLAWSKI, M. 7/7 97.55 162-82-7 50.6 836 6 30 119.4 HERNANDEZ, D.J. 7/2 118.96 90-46-1 51.1 515 6 57 73.6 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long BROWN, Dennis 2/2 102.24 54-28-2 51.9 293 2 25 146.5 ------TEAM 11/11 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 McCLAM, Jimmy 12 260 21.7 0 34 Total...... 11/11 104.33 307-156-10 50.8 1644 14 57 149.5 BUTLER, Darius 10 338 33.8 1 90 Opponents...... 11/11 100.15 283-132-14 46.6 1743 10 50 158.5 TAYLOR, Larry 5 171 34.2 0 43 ROBINSON, C. 4 95 23.8 0 40 RECEIVING GP/GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G BROUSE, Steve 3 19 6.3 0 7 ------McLEAN, Brandon 2 14 7.0 0 10 WILLIAMS, Jason 11/11 32 315 9.8 5 25 28.6 THOMAS, Donald 1 2 2.0 0 0 YOUNG, Brandon 10/7 28 371 13.2 2 30 37.1 ROUZIER, Anthony 1 13 13.0 0 13 CAULLEY, Terry 11/10 27 176 6.5 0 25 16.0 Total...... 38 912 24.0 1 90 MURRAY, Dan 11/10 23 296 12.9 3 34 26.9 Opponents...... 44 794 18.0 0 58 McLEAN, Brandon 11/9 15 180 12.0 0 57 16.4 DEWAR, Nollis 11/1 7 103 14.7 2 57 9.4 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TAYLOR, Larry 6/0 7 48 6.9 0 14 8.0 ------FOGARTY, Seth 8/0 6 43 7.2 1 13 5.4 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 ALLEN, Lou 10/3 5 47 9.4 1 19 4.7 Opponents...... 1 27 27.0 1 27 BROUSE, Steve 11/0 3 44 14.7 0 19 4.0 BARKSDALE, A. 11/2 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.0 GAULDEN, Ellis 1/0 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 BROCKINGTON, C. 11/2 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 Total...... 11/11 156 1644 10.5 14 57 149.5 Opponents...... 11/11 132 1743 13.2 10 50 158.5

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ------HUSSAR, Shane 50 1962 39.2 59 8 9 11 0 PAVASARIS, C. 26 949 36.5 60 1 5 7 1 TEAM 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0 Total...... 77 2927 38.0 60 9 14 18 1 Opponents...... 80 3203 40.0 60 4 11 29 0

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------NUZIE, Matt 10-19 52.6 0-0 3-5 3-7 3-6 1-1 50 4 VICIDOMINO, G. 2-2 100.0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 40 0

FG SEQUENCE CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS ------BUFFALO (25),44 - LIBERTY (27) - GEORGIA TECH (35),(49) 43 ARMY 37,40,32,(35),(40) - SYRACUSE (50),(35) - CINCINNATI 37,(22) 37 RUTGERS 45,(40) (44),46 WEST VIRGINIA (41),(39) (32) PITTSBURGH 26 (42) USF 38 (42) LOUISVILLE 24 (38) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

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|——— PATs ———| TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts ------BONISLAWSKI, M. 7 224 239 836 1075 153.6 NUZIE, Matt 0 10-19 27-29 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 57 HERNANDEZ, D.J. 7 154 286 515 801 114.4 CAULLEY, Terry 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 CAULLEY, Terry 11 141 659 0 659 59.9 WILLIAMS, Jason 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 ALLEN, Lou 10 86 381 0 381 38.1 ALLEN, Lou 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 BROCKINGTON, C. 11 85 337 0 337 30.6 BROCKINGTON, C. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 BROWN, Dennis 2 81 -33 293 260 130.0 BONISLAWSKI, M. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 WILLIAMS, Jason 11 3 38 0 38 3.5 MURRAY, Dan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 BARKSDALE, A. 11 6 20 0 20 1.8 DEWAR, Nollis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 TAYLOR, Larry 6 1 11 0 11 1.8 YOUNG, Brandon 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 VON HARTEN, P. 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 BUTLER, Darius 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 McLEAN, Brandon 11 1 -1 0 -1 -0.1 VICIDOMINO, G. 0 2-2 3-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 FOGARTY, Shane 7 1 -2 0 -2 -0.3 ROUZIER, A. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 11 9 -15 0 -15 -1.4 FOGARTY, Seth 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 11 793 1923 1644 3567 324.3 HERNANDEZ, D.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 11 731 1526 1743 3269 297.2 McPHEE, Deon 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Total...... 34 12-21 30-33 0-1 0 0-0 0 1 272 CAREER STARTING EXPERIENCE Opponents...... 28 5-8 26-28 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 211 OFFENSE OFFENSIVE LINE ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total Matt Applebaum, OG ----1111 William Beatty, OT ----44 ALL PURPOSE GP/GS Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Craig Berry, OG - - - 12 7 19 ------Keith Gray, C ----33 CAULLEY, Terry 11/10 659 176 0 0 0 835 75.9 I. Hutcherson, OG ----1111 Grant Preston, OT - 11 12 12 11 46 TAYLOR, Larry 6/0 11 48 283 171 0 513 85.5 Trey Tonsing, C ----88 BUTLER, Darius 11/11 0 0 0 338 140 478 43.5 WIDE RECEIVERS ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total ALLEN, Lou 10/3 381 47 0 0 0 428 42.8 Nollis Dewar, WR ----11 YOUNG, Brandon 10/10 0 371 0 0 0 371 37.1 Brandon McLean, WR ----99 WILLIAMS, Jason 11/11 38 315 0 0 0 353 32.1 Jason Williams, WR - 3 2 7 11 22 Brandon Young, WR - -1-78 BROCKINGTON, C. 11/2 337 4 0 0 0 341 31.0 TIGHT ENDS ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total MURRAY, Dan 11/10 0 296 0 0 0 296 26.9 Dan Murray, TE - - 4 11 10 25 HERNANDEZ, D.J. 7/2 286 0 0 0 0 286 40.9 QUARTERBACKS ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total McLEAN, Brandon 11/9 -1 180 84 14 0 277 25.2 Matt Bonislawski, QB ----77 McCLAM, Jimmy 8/0 0 0 0 260 0 260 32.5 Dennis Brown, QB ----22 D.J. Hernandez, QB ----22 BONISLAWSKI, M. 7/7 239 0 0 0 0 239 34.1 RUNNING BACKS ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total DEWAR, Nollis 11/1 0 103 0 0 0 103 9.4 Lou Allen, FB ----33 ROBINSON, C. 11/0 0 0 0 95 0 95 8.6 Anthony Barksdale, FB ----22 ROUZIER, Anthony 6/1 0 0 0 13 51 64 10.7 Cornell Brockington, TB - - 1 10 2 13 BROUSE, Steve 11/0 0 44 0 19 0 63 5.7 Terry Caulley, TB - 9 5 - 10 24 FOGARTY, Seth 8/0 0 43 0 0 0 43 5.4 TOTALS - 23 25 52 121 221 BARKSDALE, A. 11/2 20 11 0 0 0 31 2.8 DEFENSE LANSANAH, Danny 10/10 0 0 0 0 21 21 2.1 DEFENSIVE LINE ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total BRANCH, Tyvon 11/5 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.4 Ray Blagman, DT - - -1-1 GAULDEN, Ellis 1/0 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0 Cody Brown, DE ----11 SANCHEZ, David 2/0 0 0 4 0 0 4 2.0 Dan Davis, DE ----1010 Rhema Fuller, DT - - - 12 11 23 VON HARTEN, P. 1/0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 Shawn Mayne, DE - - - 12 11 23 THOMAS, Donald 10/0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 Deon McPhee, DT - - 1 11 11 23 FOGARTY, Shane 7/0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.3 Jason Ward, DE - - -6-6 TEAM 11/11 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -1.4 LINEBACKERS ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total BROWN, Dennis 2/2 -33 0 0 0 0 -33 -16.5 James Hargrave, LB - 2 11 12 11 36 Ryan Henegan, LB ----11 Total...... 11/11 1923 1644 371 912 227 5077 461.5 Danny Lansanah, LB ----1010 Opponents...... 11/11 1526 1743 257 794 163 4483 407.5 Anthony Rouzier, LB ----11 Jonathon Smith, LB ----22 Taurien Sowell, LB - -1-89 DEFENSIVE BACKS ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total Allan Barnes, CB - - 3 3 - 6 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Tyvon Branch, CB - - - 1 5 6 ------Darius Butler, CB ----1111 NUZIE, Matt 46 2686 58.4 9 2 Ernest Cole, CB - - 9 8 6 23 VICIDOMINO, G. 10 558 55.8 0 1 Dahna Deleston, S ----88 Total...... 56 3244 57.9 9 3 974 40.5 24 M.J. Estep, S - - - 12 6 18 Opponents...... 45 2575 57.2 4 2 992 35.2 29 Marvin Taylor, S ----88 TOTALS - 2 25 78 121 226 SPECIAL TEAMS KICKERS ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 Total Shane Hussar, P - - - 12 8 20 Matt Nuzie, PK - - 11 12 11 34 Chris Pavasaris, P ----33 Graig Vicidomino, PK - - 1 - - 1 TOTALS - - 12 24 22 58

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2005 CONNECTICUT DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |----Tackles----| |-Sacks-| |--Pass Def--| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP/GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------48 LANSANAH, Danny 10/10 26 54 80 11.0-37 3.0-22 2-21 5 . . 1 . . 10 TAYLOR, Marvin 11/8 34 30 64 1.5-2 . 2-0 4 . 1-0 . . . 32 HARGRAVE, James 11/11 38 24 62 13.5-64 5.0-40 1-0 3 . 1-0 2 . . 47 SOWELL, Taurien 8/8 19 32 51 6.5-22 2.5-16 . 1 . . . . . 22 SMITH, Jo. 11/2 23 26 49 1.5-3 1.0-2 . 1 . 2-0 2 . . 36 DELESTON, Dahna 11/8 19 24 43 2.5-6 . 1-0 1 . . . . . 29 BRANCH, Tyvon 11/5 21 21 42 0.5-4 0.5-4 2-15 4 . . . . . 40 MAYNE, Shawn 11/11 18 24 42 10.5-47 4.0-36 . 2 . 1-0 1 . . 28 BUTLER, Darius 11/11 24 12 36 . . 4-140 8 . . 1 . . 35 ESTEP, M.J. 9/6 25 10 35 3.5-14 ...... 93 FULLER, Rhema 11/11 15 18 33 4.5-18 1.0-12 . . . 2-0 2 . . 76 McPHEE, Deon 11/11 13 18 31 5.5-27 3.0-22 . 1 . . 1 . 1 6 DAVIS, Dan 10/10 8 21 29 9.0-46 3.0-26 . 3 . . 1 . . 43 HENEGAN, Ryan 8/1 12 12 24 2.5-6 ...... 59 WARD, Jason 11/0 5 15 20 2.5-12 1.0-10 . . . 1-0 . . . 50 BROWN, Cody 10/1 10 10 20 5.0-17 1.0-8 . 2 . . 1 . . 41 COLE, Ernest 6/6 14 4 18 3.5-5 . . 3 . . . . . 53 BLAGMAN, Ray 11/0 3 12 15 1.5-2 ...... 9 ROBINSON, C. 11/0 5 5 10 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 92 BARANOWSKY, J. 7/0 3 7 10 1.0-6 1.0-6 ...... 14 DeRUBERTIS, J. 11/0 4 6 10 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 30 ROUZIER, Anthony 6/1 3 4 7 1.0-10 1.0-10 2-51 ...... 17 McCLAM, Jimmy 8/0 5 2 7 ...... 15 FORD, Donnell 10/0 3 2 5 ...... 26 BARNES, Allan 10/0 2 3 5 1.0-4 ...... 90 BROUSE, Steve 11/0 1 2 3 ...... 31 BARKSDALE, A. 11/2 2 1 3 ...... 44 CAULLEY, Terry 11/10 2 1 3 ...... 4 STANBACK, H. 2/0 1 2 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 ...... 27 SMITH, Jahi 9/0 2 . 2 ...... 65 LUNN, Rob 11/0 . 2 2 0.5-1 ...... 88 McLEAN, Brandon 11/9 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 78 PRESTON, Grant 11/11 . 2 2 ...... 64 BEATTY, William 8/4 1 . 1 ...... 96 MACK, Gary 2/0 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 39 THEOUDELE, R. 5/0 1 . 1 ...... 6 PAVASARIS, C. 4/0 1 . 1 ...... 98 NUZIE, Matt 11/0 1 . 1 ...... 11 BROWN, Dennis 2/2 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 11/11 366 408 774 90-360 27-209 14-227 39 . 11-0 12 . 1 Opponents...... 11/11 414 422 836 87-334 35-201 10-163 24 6 11-27 9 7 1 DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS

SACKS TFLs INTERCEPTIONS PASS BREAK UPS FORCED FUMBLES Hargrave 5 (-40) Hargrave 13.5 (-64) Butler 4 Lansanah 11 (-37) Butler 8 Fuller 2 Mayne 4 (-36) Mayne 10.5 (-47) Branch 2 Lansanah 5 Hargrave 2 Davis 3 (-26) Davis 9 (-46) Lansanah 2 Branch 4 Smith, Jo. 2 Lansanah 3 (-22) Sowell 6.5 (-22) Rouzier 2 McPhee 5.5 (-27) Taylor, M. 4 Brown 1 McPhee 3 (-22) Brown, C. 5 (-17) Taylor, M. 2 Cole 3 Butler 1 Sowell 2.5 (-16) Fuller 4.5 (-18) Deleston 1 Davis 3 Davis 1 Fuller 1 (-12) Estep 3.5 (-14) Hargrave 1 Cole 3.5 (-5) Hargrave 3 Lansanah 1 Rouzier 1 (-10) Ward 2.5 (-12) Brown, C. 2 Mayne 1 Ward 1 (-10) Deleston 2.5 (-6) Mayne 2 McPhee 1 Brown, C. 1 (-8) Henegan 2.5 (-6) Smith, Jo. 1.5 (-3) Deleston 1 Stanback 1 (-7) Blagman 1.5 (-2) McPhee 1 Baranowsky 1 (-6) Taylor, M. 1.5 (-2) Robinson 1 Smith, Jo. 1 (-2) Rouzier 1 (-10) Stanback 1 (-7) Smith, Jo. 1 Branch 0.5 (-4) Baranowsky 1 (-6) Sowell 1 Barnes 1 (-4) Branch 0.5 (-4) Lunn 0.5 (-1) Robinson 0.5 (-1)

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GAME-BY-GAME TEAM DEFENSIVE TOTALS GAME UT AT TT SKS (YDS) TBL (YDS) TTFL (YDS) FF FR PD INT BLK BUFFALO 27 28 55 4 (-33) 7 (-27) 11 (-60) 1 0 3 0 0 LIBERTY 21 44 65 4 (-29) 5 (-13) 9 (-42) 2 3 0 1 0 at Georgia Tech 36 50 86 2 (-16) 7 (-15) 9 (-31) 3 2 2 0 0 at Army 49 24 73 5 (-37) 5 (-11) 10 (-48) 0 0 0 4 0 SYRACUSE 24 30 54 2 (-14) 5 (-9) 7 (-23) 2 1 7 2 0 at Cincinnati 35 24 59 2 (-9) 6 (-18) 8 (-27) 0 1 4 0 0 RUTGERS 29 54 83 1 (-6) 5 (-10) 6 (-16) 0 0 5 2 0 at West Virginia 42 46 88 0 (0) 8 (-27) 8 (-27) 0 1 3 1 0 at Pittsburgh 37 14 51 2 (-22) 5 (-7) 7 (-29) 1 0 2 0 0 SOUTH FLORIDA 29 42 71 3 (-34) 7 (-11) 10 (-45) 2 2 3 3 0 LOUISVILLE 35 52 87 3 (-21) 3 (-4) 6 (-25) 1 1 4 1 0 UC TOTALS 366 408 774 27 (-209) 63 (-151) 90 (-360) 12 11 39 14 0 OPP TOTALS 414 422 836 35 (-201) 52 (-133) 87 (-334) 9 11 24 10 7 KEY: UT (unassisted tackles); AT (assisted tackles); TT (total tackles); SKS (quarterback sacks); TBL (tackles other than sacks behind the line of scrimmage); TTFL (total tackles for loss: SKS &TBL); FF (forced fumbles); FR (fumble recoveries); PD (pass deflections); INT (interceptions); BLK (blocked punts, FGs and PATs). DEFENSIVE CATEGORY LEADERS BUFFALO ARMY RUTGERS SOUTH FLORIDA Solo Tackles Solo Tackles Solo Tackles Solo Tackles Dahna Deleston ...... 3 James Hargrave ...... 5 Johnathon Smith ...... 4 James Hargrave ...... 6 Danny Lansanah ...... 3 Darius Butler...... 5 Dahna Deleston ...... 4 Tyvon Branch ...... 4 Deon McPhee...... 3 Three with...... 4 Four with...... 3 Marvin Taylor ...... 3 Total Tackles Total Tackles Total Tackles Total Tackles Taurien Sowell ...... 7 Johnathon Smith ...... 9 Johnathon Smith ...... 15 Danny Lansanah ...... 12 Dahna Deleston ...... 6 James Hargrave ...... 7 Tyvon Branch ...... 9 Taurien Sowell ...... 11 Danny Lansanah ...... 5 Marvin Taylor ...... 6 Danny Lansanah ...... 9 James Hargrave ...... 9 Deon McPhee...... 5 Total Tackles For Loss Total Tackles For Loss Total Tackles For Loss Total Tackles For Loss Ernest Cole ...... 2 (-2) Dan Davis ...... 3 (-10) Dan Davis ...... 2 (-17) Shawn Mayne...... 2.5 (-25) Shawn Mayne...... 1.5 (-4) James Hargrave ...... 1 (-3) James Hargrave ...... 2 (-15) Danny Lansanah ....2.5 (-7) Shawn Mayne ...... 2 (-5) LIBERTY SYRACUSE WEST VIRGINIA LOUISVILLE Solo Tackles Solo Tackles Solo Tackles Solo Tackles M.J. Estep ...... 4 James Hargrave ...... 3 Ryan Henegan ...... 7 Tyvon Branch ...... 6 Danny Lansanah ...... 3 Shawn Mayne...... 3 Rhema Fuller ...... 6 Four with...... 4 Taurien Sowell ...... 3 Jimmy McClam...... 3 Marvin Taylor ...... 5 Total Tackles Total Tackles Total Tackles Total Tackles Danny Lansanah ...... 15 Danny Lansanah ...... 8 Dahna Deleston ...... 7 Ryan Henegan ...... 14 Tyvon Branch ...... 11 Dahna Deleston ...... 7 Danny Lansanah ...... 7 Marvin Taylor ...... 12 Taurien Sowell ...... 9 Johnathon Smith ...... 5 Four with...... 4 Rhema Fuller ...... 9 Total Tackles For Loss Total Tackles For Loss Total Tackles For Loss Total Tackles For Loss James Hargrave ...... 1.5 (-7) Taurien Sowell ...... 2.5 (-8) James Hargrave ...... 2 (-14) Rhema Fuller ...... 3.5 (-6) Deon McPhee ...... 1 (-6) Cody Brown ...... 1.5 (-10) Four with...... 1 Shawn Mayne ...... 2 (-5) Danny Lansanah ...... 1 (-5) Taurien Sowell ...... 1 (-2) GEORGIA TECH CINCINNATI PITTSBURGH Solo Tackles Solo Tackles Solo Tackles Ernest Cole...... 5 James Hargrave ...... 7 Marvin Taylor ...... 9 M.J. Estep ...... 5 Johnathon Smith ...... 6 Danny Lansanah ...... 5 Johnathon Smith ...... 4 Marvin Taylor ...... 6 M.J. Estep ...... 4 Danny Lansanah ...... 4 Total Tackles Total Tackles Total Tackles James Hargrave ...... 8 Marvin Taylor ...... 9 Danny Lansanah ...... 9 Johnathon Smith ...... 8 M.J. Estep ...... 6 James Hargrave ...... 9 Marvin Taylor ...... 7 Darius Butler...... 5 Taurien Sowell ...... 7 Total Tackles For Loss Danny Lansanah ...... 5 Total Tackles For Loss James Hargrave ....3.5 (-13) Total Tackles For Loss Danny Lansanah ....2.5 (-6) Four with...... 1 Seven with ...... 1

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GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU 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 Allen, Lou 7-42-0 15-98-1 0-0-0 5-18-0 9-64-0 2-1-0 6-19-0 11-17-1 DNP 21-101-1 10-21-0 Barksdale, Anthony 1-3-0 4-16-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Bonislawski, Matt 12-71-1 6-26-1 15-24-1 7-31-0 4-53-0 DNP DNP DNP 12-25-0 6-9-0 DNP Brockington, Cornell 14-18-0 20-115-3 3-16-0 9-27-0 6-11-0 3-7-0 3-56-1 2-(-5)-0 19-73-0 6-19-0 0-0-0 Brown, Dennis DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 13-(-5)-014-(-28)-0 DNP DNP DNP Caulley, Terry 14-100-1 9-71-1 14-83-0 22-87-2 23-86-2 21-87-0 10-26-0 8-20-0 6-45-0 5-36-0 9-18-0 Fogarty, Shane DNP 1-(-2)-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Hernandez, D.J. 5-30-0 3-42-0 DNP 0-0-0 15-86-1 21-70-0 DNP 2-9-0 DNP DNP 18-49-0 McLean, Brandon 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-1)-0 Taylor, Larry 0-0-0 1-11-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP von Harten, Peder DNP 1-3-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Williams, Jason 1-28-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

GAME-BY-GAME PASSING BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU 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 Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Yds-TD Bonislawski, Matt 18-11-1 25-18-0 27-7-3 26-18-0 7-2-0 DNP DNP DNP 35-18-3 26-8-0 DNP 121-2 217-2 67-0 180-2 14-0 156-0 81-0 Brown, Dennis DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 35-18-1 19-10-1 DNP DNP DNP 196-2 97-0 Hernandez, D.J. 3-3-0 2-1-0 DNP 0-0-0 8-4-0 43-19-1 DNP 2-1-0 DNP DNP 32-18-0 11-1 7-0 0-0 31-0 191-2 20-0 255-3

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU 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 Allen, Lou 0-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-35-1 1-5-0 1-3-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 Barksdale, Anthony 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-11-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Brockington, Cornell 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Brouse, Steve 0-0-0 1-15-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-19-0 0-0-0 1-10-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-12-0 0-0-0 Caulley, Terry 1-12-0 3-21-0 2-(-1)-0 6-46-0 0-0-0 2-10-0 2-22-0 2-12-0 6-37-0 0-0-0 2-5-0 Dewar, Nollis 2-9-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-89-1 Fogarty, Seth 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-3-0 2-18-1 2-16-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Gaulden, Ellis 1-6-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP McLean, Brandon 3-28-0 2-33-0 0-0-0 2-9-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-29-0 1-1-0 2-12-0 1-7-0 2-61-0 Murray, Dan 2-37-2 2-31-0 0-0-0 2-23-0 0-0-0 6-70-0 2-30-1 2-45-0 1-12-0 2-24-0 4-24-0 Taylor, Larry 3-19-0 2-20-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Williams, Jason 1-6-0 4-39-1 2-27-0 3-38-2 2-20-0 6-56-0 5-51-1 2-9-0 2-24-0 3-26-0 2-19-1 Young, Brandon 1-15-0 4-61-1 2-34-0 3-55-0 2-3-0 DNP 2-22-0 3-47-0 6-65-0 1-12-0 4-57-1

GAME-BY-GAME KICKOFF RETURNS BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU 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 Brouse,Steve 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-19-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Butler, Darius 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-24-0 3-102-0 4-148-1 2-64-0 McClam, Jimmy 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-25-0 5-148-0 5-87-0 DNP DNP DNP McLean, Brandon 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-14-0 Robinson, Courtney 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-21-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-40-0 2-34-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Taylor, Larry 1-43-0 0-0-0 3-107-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-21-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Thomas, Donald 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0

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GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE LINEMEN BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU 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 Baranowsky, John 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-2-2 1-1-2 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP Blagman, Ray 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-3-3 1-0-1 1-3-4 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 Brown, Cody 0-0-0 1-4-5 1-0-1 2-0-2 1-1-2 4-2-6 0-2-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP Davis, Dan 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-4-5 2-0-2 DNP DNP 2-4-6 0-4-4 0-0-0 2-3-5 1-4-5 Fuller, Rhema 0-2-2 1-0-1 2-2-4 1-1-2 0-1-1 2-2-4 1-3-4 6-3-9 0-2-2 2-2-4 0-0-0 Lunn, Rob 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Mack, Gary DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Mayne, Shawn 2-2-4 0-1-1 1-3-4 2-2-4 3-0-3 1-1-2 3-2-5 1-4-5 2-0-2 2-4-6 1-5-6 McPhee, Deon 3-2-5 2-0-2 2-4-6 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-3-3 0-2-2 2-1-3 1-1-2 1-3-4 Stanback, Harold DNP 1-2-3 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ward, Jason 1-0-1 0-4-4 0-1-1 3-0-3 1-2-3 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: LINEBACKERS BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU 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 DeRubertis, Justin 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-2-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 2-1-3 Hargrave, James 1-2-3 1-1-2 3-6-9 5-2-7 3-1-4 7-1-8 3-1-4 3-3-6 2-1-3 6-3-9 4-3-7 Henegan, Ryan 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 7-7-14 2-1-3 0-0-0 DNP Lansanah, Danny 2-3-5 3-5-8 4-5-9 DNP 2-5-7 1-2-3 2-7-9 1-4-5 5-0-5 2-10-12 2-13-15 Rouzier, Anthony DNP 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 Smith, Johnathon 3-1-4 1-4-5 4-2-6 4-5-9 0-0-0 6-2-8 4-11-15 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 Sowell, Taurien 2-5-7 3-1-4 3-4-7 4-1-5 0-4-4 1-3-4 DNP DNP DNP 2-9-11 4-5-9 Theoudele, Robert DNP 0-0-0 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 DNP

GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES: DEFENSIVE BACKS BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU 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 Barnes, Allan 2-0-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 Branch, Tyvon 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-2-2 2-1-3 1-1-2 3-6-9 2-1-3 2-2-4 4-1-5 6-5-11 Butler, Darius 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 5-0-5 2-2-4 3-0-3 1-4-5 4-2-6 3-2-5 1-0-1 3-1-4 Cole, Ernest 1-0-1 0-1-1 5-1-6 4-1-5 1-1-2 3-0-3 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Deleston, Dahna 3-3-6 2-5-7 2-4-6 3-1-4 2-5-7 0-2-2 4-3-7 3-1-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Estep, M.J. 2-0-2 4-0-4 5-1-6 DNP DNP DNP 1-1-2 4-2-6 4-2-6 1-1-2 4-3-7 Ford, Donnell 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 McClam, Jimmy 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 3-0-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 DNP DNP DNP Robinson, Courtney 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-3-4 Smith, Jahi 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 Taylor, Marvin 1-2-3 0-2-2 0-1-1 2-4-6 1-2-3 6-1-7 3-2-5 5-7-12 9-0-9 3-5-8 4-4-8

GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURNS BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU 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 McLean, Brandon 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-16-0 2-50-0 3-10-0 2-13-0 2-(-5)-0 1-0-0 Sanchez, David DNP 1-4-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Taylor, Larry 5-118-0 2-3-0 4-28-0 6-62-0 5-72-0 1-0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

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GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION PLAYER (NO.) BUF LIB @GT @ARMY SYR @CIN RUT @WVU @PITT USF LOU Allen, Lou (5) P P FB PPFB P FB PP P Applebaum, Matt (57) LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG Baranowsky, John (92) P P P P P P P ------Barksdale, Anthony (31) P P P P P P FB PPFB P Barnes, Allan (26) P P P P P P P P P P P Beatty, William (64) P P LT P DNP DNP DNP P LT LT LT Berry, Craig (72) RT RT P RT RT RT RT RT P P DNP Blagman, Ray (53) P P P P P P P P P P P Bonislawski, Matt (16) QB QB QB QB QB INJ INJ INJ QB QB INJ Branch, Tyvon (29) P P P P P P CB CB CB CB CB Brockington, Cornell (33) TB PPPPPPPPTB P Brouse, Steve (90) P P P P P P P P P P P Brown, Cody (50) P P P P P DE P PPP P Brown, Dennis (11) DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP QB QB DNP DNP DNP Butler, Darius (28) CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB Caulley, Terry (44) TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB TB P TB Cole, Ernest (41) CB CB CB CB CB CB INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ D’Agata, Matt (84) DNP P ------DNP --- DNP ------DNP DNP Davis, Dan (6) DE DE DE DE DE INJ DE DE DE DE DE Deleston, Dahna (36) SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS PP P DeRubertis, Justin (14) P P P P P P P P P P P Dewar, Nollis (81) P P P WR PP P PPP P Estep, M.J. (35) FS FS FS INJ INJ INJ P P SS SS SS Fogarty, Seth (82) P P DNP P P P P P P DNP P Fogarty, Shane (13) DNP P DNP --- DNP P P P P P P Ford, Donnell (15) P P P P P P P P P P DNP Fuller, Rhema (93) DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT Gaulden, Ellis (87) P INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Goryn, Ziggy (89) P P P DNP P P P P INJ P P Gray, Keith (68) P P DNP P DNP DNP DNP DNP CC C Gray, Matt (95) P P P P P DNP P P DNP DNP P Hargrave, James (32) LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB LB Henegan, Ryan (43) P P P P P P INJ LB P P DNP Hernandez, D.J. (14) P P DNP P P QB INJ P DNP DNP QB Hussar, Shane (37) PNT PNT PNT PNT PNT PNT PNT PNT DNP DNP DNP Hutcherson, Immanuel (61) RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG Kersmanc, Brian (75) P P P P P P DNP DNP P P DNP Lansanah, Danny (48) LB LB LB INJ LB LB LB LB LB LB LB Lunn, Rob (65) P P P P P P P P P P P Mack, Gary (96) DNP P DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Manga, Aloys (70) DNP P ------DNP --- DNP --- DNP DNP DNP Mayne, Shawn (40) DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE McClam, Jimmy (17) P P P P P P P P INJ INJ INJ McLean, Brandon (88) WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR P WR McPhee, Deon (76) DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT Murray, Dan (46) TE TE TE P TE TE TE TE TE TE TE Nuzie, Matt (98) PK PK PK PK PK PK PK PK PK PK PK Pavasaris, Chris (6) DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P PNT PNT PNT Preston, Grant (78) LT LT RT LT LT LT LT LT RT RT RT Robinson, Courtney (9) P P P P P P P P P P P Rouzier, Anthony (30) DNP P P P DNP DNP DNP P LB PP Sanchez, David (85) DNP P DNP P DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Smith, Jahi (27) P INJ P P DNP P P P P P P Smith, Johnathon (22) P P P LB PPLB PPP P Sowell, Taurien (47) LB LB LB LB LB LB INJ INJ INJ LB LB Stanback, Harold (4) DNP P ------DNP P DNP ------DNP DNP Taylor, Larry (24) P P P P P P INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Taylor, Marvin (10) P P P FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS Theoudele, Robert (39) DNP P DNP P DNP P P DNP DNP P DNP Thomas, Donald (55) P P P P P P P P P P P Tonsing, Trey (69) CC CCCCC CDNP DNP P Tucker, Nate (99) DNP P ------DNP --- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Vicidomino, Graig (94) DNP P DNP P DNP P P P DNP DNP P von Harten, Peder (14) DNP P ------DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ward, Jason (59) P P P P P P P P P P P Williams, Jason (80) WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR Wood, Matt (71) P P DNP P DNP DNP DNP DNP INJ INJ INJ Young, Brandon (83) P WR P WR WR INJ P P WR WR WR

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CONNECTICUT SUPERLATIVES OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES Points Scored ...... 59 vs. Liberty Points Scored ...... 45, West Virginia Low ...... 0 at Pittsburgh Low ...... 0, Buffalo and Liberty First Downs ...... 37 vs. Liberty First Downs ...... 23, Georgia Tech & Louisville Low ...... 6 at Georgia Tech Low ...... 6, Buffalo Rushing Plays ...... 62 vs. Liberty Rushing Plays ...... 57, West Virginia Low ...... 33 at Ga. Tech & vs. Rutgers Low ...... 27, Buffalo Rushing Yards ...... 376 vs. Liberty Rushing Yards ...... 238, Rutgers Low ...... 12 at West Virginia Low ...... 29, Liberty Passes Attempted ...... 43 at Cincinnati Passes Attempted ...... 42, Army Low ...... 15 vs. Syracuse Low ...... 16, Liberty Passes Completed...... 19 vs. Liberty and Cincinnati Passes Completed...... 19, Army Low ...... 6 vs. Syracuse Low ...... 9, Cincinnati & West Virginia Passing Yards ...... 255 vs. Louisville Passing Yards ...... 271, Louisville Low ...... 45 vs. Syracuse Low ...... 60, Buffalo Total Offense ...... 600 vs. Liberty Total Offense ...... 508, Rutgers Low ...... 129 at West Virginia Low ...... 125, Buffalo Total Plays ...... 90 at Cincinnati Total Plays ...... 84, Georgia Tech Low ...... 58 at Georgia Tech Low ...... 44, Liberty Turnovers Lost...... 4, three times, last vs. Louisville Turnovers Lost...... 5, South Florida Low ...... 0, three times, last vs. Syr. Low ...... 0, Buffalo and Pittsburgh Time of Possession ...... 37:12 vs. Liberty Time of Possession ...... 34:53, West Virginia Low ...... 25:07 at West Virginia Low ...... 22:48, Liberty

INDIVIDUAL LONG PLAYS INDIVIDUAL LONG PLAYS Rushing ...... 60, Allen vs. USF Rushing ...... 72, Glatthaar, Cincinnati Passing ...... 57, Hernandez vs. Louisville Passing ...... 50, White, West Virginia Reception...... 57, Dewar vs. Louisville Reception...... 50, Myles, West Virginia Field Goal ...... 50, Nuzie vs. Syracuse Field Goal ...... 44, Ito, Rutgers Punt ...... 60, Pavasaris vs. Louisville Punt ...... 60, Crouch, Liberty Punt Return ...... 50, Taylor vs. Buffalo Punt Return ...... 34, Gregory, Syracuse Kickoff Return ...... 90, Butler vs. USF Kickoff Return ...... 58, Woods, Georgia Tech Interception Return ...... 86, Butler at Army Interception Return ...... 37, Bryant, Pittsburgh INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SUPERLATIVES Rushes...... 23, Caulley vs. Syracuse Rushes...... 27, Rice, Rutgers Rushing Yards ...... 125, Brockington vs. Liberty Rushing Yards ...... 217, Rice, Rutgers Rushing TDs ...... 3, Brockington vs. Liberty Rushing TDs ...... 3, Michael Bush, Louisville Pass Attempts ...... 43, Hernandez at Cincinnati Pass Attempts ...... 30, Bennett, Georgia Tech Pass Completions ...... 19, Hernandez at Cincinnati 30, Dahman, Army Passing Yards ...... 255, Hernandez vs. Louisville Pass Completions ...... 16, Cantwell, Louisville TD Passes ...... 3, Hernandez vs. Louisville Passing Yards ...... 271, Cantwell, Louisville Receptions...... 6, Caulley at Army TD Passes ...... 3, Hart, Rutgers 6, Murray at Cincinnati Receptions...... 6, Trimble, Army 6, Williams at Cincinnati 6, Tinch, Louisville 6, Young at Pittsburgh Receiving Yards...... 95, Harris, Rutgers 6, Caulley at Pittsburgh TD Receptions ...... 1, Johnson, Georgia Tech Receiving Yards...... 89, Dewar vs Luoisville 1, Chestnut, Syracuse TD Receptions ...... 2, Murray vs. Buffalo 1, Barwin, Cincinnati 2, Williams at Army 1, Leonard, Rutgers Field Goals...... 2, Nuzie at Georgia Tech 1, Moses, Rutgers 2, Vicidomino at Army 1, Johnson, Rutgers 2, Nuzie vs. Syracuse 1, Myles, West Virginia Punts ...... 10, Hussar vs. Syracuse 1, Buches, Pittsburgh 10, Pavasaris vs. USF 1, Green, USF Punting Average ...... 43.8, Hussar at Army 1, Urrutia, Louisville Tackles...... 15, Jo. Smith vs. Rutgers Field Goals...... 1, Ito, Rutgers 15, Jo. Smith vs. Luoisville 1, McAfee, West Virginia Sacks ...... 2, Mayne vs. Buffalo 1, Cummings, Pittsburgh 2, Hargrave vs. Syracuse 1, Bronson, USF 1, Carmody, Louisville Punts ...... 11, Woods, Buffalo Punting Average ...... 43.8, Graessle, Pittsburgh Tackles...... 19, Duke, Liberty Sacks ...... 3, Harrison, Louisville

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RED ZONE CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS GAME In20 Scores Sc.% FG TD TD% TO Dwn. MFG EOH GAME In20 Scores Sc.% FG TD TD% TO Dwn. MFG EOH Buffalo 5 4 80% 1 3 60% 0 0 1 0 Buffalo 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 Liberty 8 8 100% 1 7 88% 0 0 0 0 Liberty 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 at Ga. Tech 2 2 100% 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 at Ga. Tech 2 2 100% 0 2 100% 0 0 0 0 at Army 6 4 67% 1 3 50% 0 0 2 0 at Army 2 1 50% 0 1 50% 1 0 0 0 Syracuse 4 4 100% 1 3 75% 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 at Cincy 4 3 75% 1 2 50% 0 0 1 0 at Cincy 4 2 50% 0 2 50% 1 0 1 0 Rutgers 2 2 100% 0 2 100% 0 0 0 0 Rutgers 2 2 100% 0 2 100% 0 0 0 0 at West Va. 2 2 100% 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 at West Va. 7 7 100% 1 6 86% 0 0 0 0 at Pitt 3 0 0% 0 0 0% 1 0 1 1 at Pitt 2 2 100% 0 2 100% 0 0 0 0 USF 1 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 1 0 USF 2 1 50% 0 1 50% 0 1 0 0 Louisville 4 2 50% 0 2 50% 1 0 1 0 Louisville 5 4 80% 1 3 60% 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 41 31 76% 7 24 59% 2 0 7 1 TOTALS 26 21 81% 2 19 73% 3 1 1 0 TURNOVER RESULTS CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS GAME FUM INT TOTAL OPP POINTS OFF GAME FUM INT TOTAL UC POINTS OFF Buffalo 0 1 1 0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 Liberty 0 0 0 0 Liberty 3 1 4 17 at Ga. Tech 1 3 4 14 at Ga. Tech 2 0 2 0 at Army 0 0 0 0 at Army 0 4 4 24 Syracuse 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 1 2 3 10 at Cincy 3 1 4 0 at Cincy 1 0 1 0 Rutgers 0 1 1 0 Rutgers 0 2 2 3 at West Va. 1 1 2 14 at West Va. 1 1 2 3 at Pitt 0 3 3 3 at Pitt 0 0 0 0 USF 2 0 2 0 USF 2 3 5 0 Louisville 4 0 4 10 Louisville 1 1 2 7 TOTALS 11 10 21 41 TOTALS 11 14 25 64 DRIVE CHARTS CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS GAME No. 3&OUT PCT. SCORE PCT. TD PCT. GAME No. 3&OUT PCT. SCORE PCT. TD PCT. Buffalo 13 0 0% 6 46% 5 38% Buffalo 12 8 67% 0 0% 0 0% Liberty 11 0 0% 9 82% 8 72% Liberty 12 2 17% 0 0% 0 0% at Ga. Tech 16 7 44% 3 19% 1 6% at Ga. Tech 16 4 25% 3 19% 3 19% at Army 14 4 29% 6 43% 4 29% at Army 16 7 44% 2 13% 2 13% Syracuse 15 5 33% 5 33% 3 20% Syracuse 16 5 31% 1 6% 1 6% at Cincy 16 3 19% 3 19% 2 13% at Cincy 15 6 40% 4 27% 4 27% Rutgers 16 6 38% 4 27% 3 19% Rutgers 16 4 27% 4 27% 3 19% at West Va. 15 4 27% 3 20% 1 7% at West Va. 15 5 33% 7 47% 6 40% at Pitt 12 3 25% 0 0% 0 0% at Pitt 11 4 36% 3 27% 2 18% USF 15 5 33% 1 7% 1 7% USF 17 5 29% 2 12% 1 6% Louisville 13 4 31% 3 23% 3 23% Louisville 14 0 0% 5 36% 4 29% TOTALS 156 41 26% 43 28% 31 20% TOTALS 160 50 31% 31 19% 26 16% THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS CONNECTICUT OPPONENTS GAME 1-3 4-6 7-9 10-14 15-19 20+ Tot. Pct. GAME 1-3 4-6 7-9 10-14 15-19 20+ Tot. Pct. Buffalo 5-5 2-5 2-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 9-17 53% Buffalo 0-1 0-3 1-2 1-5 0-1 0-2 2-14 14% Liberty 2-3 4-5 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 8-11 72% Liberty 1-1 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-9 11% at Ga. Tech 1-3 0-1 0-8 2-4 0-1 0-0 3-17 18% at Ga. Tech 1-1 0-4 0-5 2-5 0-0 0-1 3-16 19% at Army 2-5 1-3 1-2 0-5 0-0 0-0 4-15 27% at Army 1-5 2-3 0-1 0-5 0-4 0-1 3-19 16% Syracuse 1-3 0-5 1-3 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-15 20% Syracuse 1-4 1-2 1-4 0-4 0-0 0-1 3-15 20% at Cincy 3-5 0-2 3-8 0-4 1-3 0-0 7-22 32% at Cincy 0-1 0-3 1-2 0-4 0-0 0-0 1-10 10% Rutgers 1-5 2-3 2-2 1-3 0-3 0-1 6-17 35% Rutgers 0-2 1-2 2-7 1-4 0-0 0-0 4-15 27% at West Va. 2-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-1 0-2 3-15 20% at West Va. 3-3 2-4 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-2 6-14 43% at Pitt 4-8 2-4 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-0 6-18 33% at Pitt 2-3 1-2 1-4 0-3 0-1 0-0 4-13 31% USF 2-4 1-5 1-3 1-4 0-2 0-0 5-18 28% USF 1-3 2-7 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-3 5-16 31% Louisville 3-4 2-3 1-5 1-3 0-2 0-0 7-17 41% Louisville 3-4 3-7 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 6-16 38% TOTALS 26-48 14-39 13-42 7-36 1-14 0-3 61-182 34% TOTALS 13-28 12-39 8-35 4-37 0-8 1-10 38-157 24%

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CONNECTICUT SCORING DRIVES BUFFALO ARMY WEST VIRGINIA PL YDS TOP SCORING PLAY PL YDS TOP SCORING PLAY PL YDS TOP SCORING PLAY 13 55 6:44 Nuzie 25 field goal 10 57 3:55 Williams 21 pass from Bones 4 8 1:32 Nuzie 41 field goal 3 35 1:13 Murray 15 pass from Bones 1 4 0:04 Caulley 4 run 5 -6 2:39 Nuzie 39 field goal 4 38 1:21 Murray 22 pass from Bones 7 47 2:52 Williams 8 pass from Bones 9 55 2:50 Allen 1 run 3 42 0:27 Caulley 1 run 6 29 0:56 Vicidomino 35 field goal 6.0 19.0 2:07 West Va. Game Average 11 84 5:31 Bonislawski 26 run 11 66 4:52 Caulley 1 run 9 46 4:18 Dewar 3 pass from Hernandez 4 8 1:56 Vicidomino 40 field goal PITTSBURGH 7.2 50.0 3:16 Buffalo Game Average 6.5 35.2 2:26 Army Game Average None

LIBERTY SYRACUSE SOUTH FLORIDA 4 58 1:08 Caulley 34 run 10 80 4:14 Caulley 4 run 3 69 1:27 Allen 60 run 8 64 3:30 Brockington 3 run 8 38 3:31 Nuzie 50 field goal 3.0 69.0 1:27 USF Game Average 7 81 2:53 Young 18 pass from Bones 3 20 0:52 Caulley 8 run 13 92 4:40 Bonislawski 1 run 4 31 1:26 Hernandez 1 run LOUISVILLE 4 6 1:03 Nuzie 27 field goal 6 22 2:22 Nuzie 35 field goal 10 59 4:40 Williams 12 pass from D.J. 11 64 2:11 Williams 9 pass from Bones 6.2 38.2 2:29 Syracuse Game Average 8 67 2:48 Young 7 pass from D.J. 10 80 3:54 Brockington 8 run 3 79 0:27 Dewar 57 pass from D.J. 4 17 1:31 Brockington 2 run CINCINNATI 7.0 68.3 2:38 Louisville Game Average 14 89 7:43 Allen 6 run 8 64 3:38 Nuzie 22 field goal 8.3 61.2 3:10 Liberty Game Average 8 80 2:49 Allen 16 pass from D.J. 6.7 48.9 2:31 UCONN SEASON AVG. 8 71 1:03 Se. Fogarty 13 pass from D.J. 6.3 52.0 2:41 OPPONENT SEASON AVG. GEORGIA TECH 8.0 71.6 2:30 Cincinnati Game Average 6 61 2:28 Nuzie 35 field goal 7 19 2:20 Nuzie 49 field goal RUTGERS 1 5 0:05 Bonislawski 5 run 7 70 2:36 Murray 7 pass from Brown 4.7 28.3 1:38 Ga. Tech Game Average 4 8 0:26 Nuzie 40 field goal 1 51 0:11 Brockington 51 run 10 88 1:30 Williams 15 pass from Brown 5.5 54.3 1:11 Rutgers Game Average

BIG PLAYS (15 YD. RUN, 20 YD. PASS) 15+ YARD RUSHES (28) 20+ YARD PASSES (16) YDS PLAYER OPP YDS PLAYER OPP 60t Lou Allen USF 57t D.J. Hernandez-Dewar Louisville 52 Terry Caulley Georgia Tech 57 D.J. Hernandez-McLean Louisville 51t Cornell Brockington Rutgers 34 D.J. Hernandez-Dan Murray Cincy 35 Terry Caulley Pittsburgh 30 Matt Bonislawski-B. Young Pittsburgh 34t Terry Caulley Liberty 25 Dennis Brown-Dan Murray West Va. 30 Matt Bonislawski Syracuse 25 D.J. Hernandez-J. Williams Cincy 29 Terry Caulley Buffalo 25t Matt Bonislawski-Terry Caulley Army 28 Jason Williams Buffalo 25 Matt Bonislawski-Dan Murray Liberty 26t Matt Bonislawski Buffalo 23 Dennis Brown-Dan Murray Rutgers 24 D.J. Hernandez Liberty 22t Matt Bonislawski-Dan Murray Buffalo 22 Terry Caulley West Virginia 21 Matt Bonislawski-Caulley Pittsburgh 21 Terry Caulley Georgia Tech 21 Dennis Brown-B. Young West Va. 21 Terry Caulley Buffalo 21t Matt Bonislawski-J. Williams Army 20 D.J. Hernandez Louisville 21 Matt Bonislawski-B. Young Ga. Tech 20 Terry Caulley Syracuse 21 Matt Bonislawski-B. McLean Liberty 19 Terry Caulley Cincinnati 20 D.J. Hernandez-Murray West Va. 19 D.J. Hernandez Liberty 18 Terry Caulley Rutgers 17 Matt Bonislawski Pittsburgh 17 Dennis Brown Rutgers 17 Lou Allen Syracuse 17 D.J. Hernandez Buffalo 16 Matt Bonislawski USF 16 D.J. Hernandez Cincinnati Lou Allen’s 60-yard TD run against USF, 15 D.J. Hernandez Syracuse on the third snap of the game, was 15 Terry Caulley Liberty UConn’s longest play from scrimmage 15 Cornell Brockington Liberty in 2005 and helped lift the Huskies to a 15 Terry Caulley Buffalo 15-10 win at sold-out Rentschler Field.

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KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES By UConn: Darius Butler (90), vs. USF, Nov. 26, 2005 By UConn: D.J. Hernandez (3) vs. Louisville, Dec. 3, 2005 By Opp.: Willie Foster (80), Rutgers, Nov. 25, 2004 By Opp.: Ryan Hart (3), Rutgers, Oct. 22, 2005

OPENING KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN FOUR-PLUS TOUCHDOWN PASSES By UConn: Larry Taylor (97), vs. Temple, Oct. 23, 2004 By UConn: Dan Orlovsky (4) vs. Army, Sept. 25, 2004 By Opp.: Makonnen Fenton (94), Temple, Oct. 19, 2002 By Opp.: Mac Devito (4), Temple, Nov. 24, 2001

STANDARD PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN TEN-PLUS RECEPTIONS By UConn: Larry Taylor (68) vs. Toledo, Dec. 27, 2004 By UConn: Cornell Brockington (10), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 By Opp.: Ray Stith (63), Army, Sept. 6, 2003 By Opp.: Kendrick Mosley (12), Western Michigan, Nov. 1, 2003

BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN 100 YARDS RECEIVING By UConn: Cathlyn Clarke (31), vs. Kent State, Nov. 9, 2002 By UConn: Keron Henry (109), vs. Toledo, Dec. 27, 2004 By Opp.: Djay Jones (5), Georgia Tech, Nov. 13, 2004 By Opp.: Tres Moses (168), Rutgers, Nov. 25, 2004

INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN 150 YARDS RECEIVING By UConn: Anthony Rouzier (51), at Army, Oct. 1, 2005 By UConn: Carl Bond (175), vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 22, 1997 By Opp.: Kenny Scott (21), Georgia Tech, Sept. 17, 2005 By Opp.: Tres Moses (168), Rutgers, Nov. 25, 2004

FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN 200 YARDS RECEIVING By UConn: Jamal Lundy (0), vs. Utah State, Nov. 10, 2001 By UConn: Dak Newton (222), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996 By Opp.: Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay (48), NC State, Oct. 10, 2003 By Opp.: Brian Forster (205) and Dameon Reilly (204), Rhode Island, Nov. 16, 1985

30-PLUS CARRIES TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS By UConn: Cornell Brockington (31), vs. Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 2004 By UConn: Jason Williams (2), at Army, Oct. 1, 2005 By Opp.: Brian Leonard (33), Rutgers, Nov. 8, 2003 By Opp.: Tres Moses (2), Rutgers, Nov. 25, 2004

100 YARDS RUSHING THREE-PLUS RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS By UConn: Lou Allen (101), vs. USF, Nov. 26, 2005 By UConn: Dak Newton (3), vs. Villanova, Oct. 5, 1996 By Opp.: Michael Bush (121), Louisville, Dec. 3, 2005 By Opp.: Brian Forster (4), Rhode Island, Nov. 16, 1985

150 YARDS RUSHING 70-YARD PUNT By UConn: Cornell Brockington (181), vs. Temple, Oct. 23, 2004 By UConn: Adam Coles (71), vs. Akron, Oct. 25, 2003 By Opp.: Ray Rice (217), Rutgers, Oct. 22, 2005 By Opp.: Adam Graessle (74), Pittsburgh, Sept. 30, 2004

200 YARDS RUSHING KICKED A 50-PLUS YARD FIELD GOAL By UConn: Chris Bellamy (212), at Kent State, Oct. 18, 2003 By UConn: Matt Nuzie (50), vs. Syracuse, Oct. 7, 2005 By Opp.: Ray Rice (217), Rutgers, Oct. 22, 2005 By Opp.: Jason Swiger (53), Akron, Oct. 25, 2003

THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS THREE FIELD GOALS By UConn: Cornell Brockington (3), vs. Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005 By UConn: Matt Nuzie (4), vs. Toledo, Dec. 27, 2004 By Opp.: Michael Bush (3), Louisville, Dec. 3, 2005 By Opp.: Travis Bell (3), Georgia Tech, Nov. 13, 2004

FOUR-PLUS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS FOUR FIELD GOALS By UConn: Cornell Brockington (4) at Wake Forest, Nov. 15, 2003 By UConn: Matt Nuzie (4), vs. Toledo, Dec. 27, 2004 By Opp.: Tony Hollings (4), Georgia Tech, Sept. 7, 2002 By Opp.: Dave Ettinger (4), Hofstra, Sept. 20, 1997

RUSHING TOUCHDOWN AND A RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN TWO SACKS By UConn: Matt Lawrence, vs. Murray State, Sept. 11, 2004 By UConn: James Hargrave (2), vs. Syracuse, Oct. 7, 2005 By Opp.: Kevin Beverly, Kent State, Oct. 18, 2003 By Opp.: Nate Harris (3), Louisville, Dec. 3, 2005

50-PLUS PASSING ATTEMPTS THREE-PLUS SACKS By UConn: Dan Orlovsky (51), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 By UConn: Tyler King (3) and Uyi Osunde (3), vs. Akron, Oct. 25, 2003 By Opp.: Chris Boden (69), Villanova, Oct. 16, 1999 By Opp.: Nate Harris (3), Louisville, Dec. 3, 2005

300 YARDS PASSING TWO INTERCEPTIONS By UConn: Dan Orlovsky (445), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 By UConn: Darius Butler (3), at Army, Oct. 1, 2005 By Opp.: Jon Drach (391), Western Michigan, Nov. 1, 2003 By Opp.: Mike Lorello (2), West Virginia, Oct. 13, 2004

400 YARDS PASSING THREE-PLUS INTERCEPTIONS By UConn: Dan Orlovsky (445), at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 By UConn: Darius Butler (3), at Army, Oct. 1, 2005 By Opp.: Chris Boden (444), Villanova, Oct. 16, 1999 By Opp.: Derek Carter (3), Maine, Oct. 14, 1995

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BLOCKED PUNT 90-PLUS OFFENSIVE PLAYS By UConn: vs. Kent State, Nov. 9, 2002 By UConn: 90, at Cincinnati, Oct. 15, 2005 (Dwaun Black block of Jared Fritz) By Opp.: 91, Massachusetts, Nov. 20, 1999 By Opp.: Buffalo, Nov. 20, 2004 (LaRon Heymore block of Shane Hussar) 500 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE By UConn: 600, vs. Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005 BLOCKED FIELD GOAL By Opp.: 508, Rutgers, Oct. 22, 2005 By UConn: vs. Murray State, Sept. 4, 2004 (James Hargrave block of Morgan Riley) 600 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE By Opp.: Louisville, Dec. 3, 2005 By UConn: 600, vs. Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005 (William Gay block of Matt Nuzie) By Opp.: 606, Virginia Tech, Sept. 1, 2001

100 YARD RUSHER AND A 300 YARD PASSER TEN-PLUS PUNTS By UConn: at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 By UConn: 10, vs. USF, Nov. 26, 2005 (Cornell Brockington and Dan Orlovsky) By Opp.: 11, Buffalo, Sept. 1, 2005 By Opp.: Kentcuky, Sept. 11, 1999 (Anthony White and Dusty Bonner) ZERO PUNTS By UConn: at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 100 YARD RECEIVER AND A 300 YARD PASSER By Opp.: unknown (records available since 1961) By UConn: at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 (Keron Henry and Dan Orlovsky) SUCCESSFUL ONSIDE KICK By Opp.: Western Michigan, Nov. 1, 2003 By UConn: at Cincinnati, Oct. 15, 2005 (Greg Jennings and Jon Drach) By Opp.: Temple, Oct. 23, 2004

100 YARD RUSHER, 100 YARD RECEIVER AND A 300 YARD PASSER RECORDED A SAFETY By UConn: at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 By UConn: vs. USF, Nov. 26, 2005 (Cornell Brockington, Keron Henry and Dan Orlovsky) (Deon McPhee tackles Pat Julmiste in end zone) By Opp.: Villanova, Oct. 6, 1996 By Opp.: Rutgers, Oct. 22, 2005 (Curtis Sifford, Brian Finneran and Clint Park) (errant shotgun snap goes out of end zone)

TWO 100 YARD RUSHERS MADE TWO-POINT CONVERSION By UConn: vs. Boston University, Nov. 1, 1997 By UConn: at Kent State, Oct. 18, 2003 (Barry Chandler and Recolon Jumpp) (Keron Henry pass from Dan Orlovsky) By Opp.: West Virginia, Oct. 13, 2004 By Opp.: Middle Tennessee, Nov. 4, 2000 (Jason Colson and Rasheed Marshall) (Bo Browne pass from David Youell)

TWO 100 YARD RECEIVERS SCORED 50 POINTS By UConn: vs. Massachusetts, Oct. 17, 1998 By UConn: UConn 59, Liberty 0, Sept. 10, 2005 (John Fitzsimmons and Carl Bond) By Opp.: Temple 56, UConn 7, Nov. 24, 2001 By Opp.: Western Michigan, Nov. 1, 2003 (Kendrick Mosley and Greg Jennings) RECORDED A SHUTOUT By UConn: UConn 59, Liberty 0, Sept. 10, 2005 TWO QBS THROW OVER 100 YARDS By Opp.: Pittsburgh 24, UConn 0, Nov. 12, 2005 By UConn: vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 4, 2000 (Chris Willis and Luke Richmond) RECORDED A SHUTOUT AT UCONN By Opp.: Buffalo, Oct. 4, 1997 By UConn: UConn 59, Liberty 0, Sept. 10, 2005 (Chad Salisbury and Erik Rusin) By Opp.: Navy 30, UConn 0, Sept. 23, 1978 (147 home games)

30-PLUS FIRST DOWNS WON BY 30 OR MORE POINTS By UConn: 37, vs. Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005 By UConn: UConn 47, Army 13, Oct. 1, 2005 By Opp.: 34, Villanova, Oct. 16, 1999 By Opp.: West Virginia 45, UConn 13, Nov. 2, 2005

FEWER THAN 10 FIRST DOWNS CAME FROM AT LEAST 10 POINTS BEHIND TO WIN By UConn: 9, at West Virginia, Nov. 2, 2005 By UConn: UConn 22, Duke 20 By Opp.: 9, Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005 (trailed 20-6), Sept. 11, 2004 By Opp.: Boston College 24, UConn 16 LESS THAN 50 YARDS RUSHING (trailed 13-3), Aug. 31, 2002 By UConn: 12, at West Virginia, Nov. 2, 2005 By Opp.: 29, Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005 SCORED ON A TEAM’S FIRST PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE By UConn: at Wake Forest, Nov. 15, 2003 ATTEMPTED 50-PLUS PASSES (O’Neil Wilson 55 pass from Dan Orlovsky) By UConn: 51, at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 By Opp.: Georgia Tech, Sept. 17, 2005 By Opp.: 51, Army, Sept. 6, 2003 (Calvin Johnson 42 pass from Taylor Bennett)

300 YARDS RUSHING WON ON THE FINAL SNAP OF REGULATION By UConn: 376, Liberty, Sept. 10, 2005 By UConn: UConn 38, Akron 37, Oct. 25, 2003 By Opp.: 324, West Virginia, Oct. 13, 2004 (Matt Nuzie field goal) By Opp.: NC State 31, UConn 24, Oct. 11, 2003 400 YARDS PASSING (Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay int. return) By UConn: 445, at Syracuse, Oct. 30, 2004 By Opp.: 444, Villanova, Oct. 16, 1999 OVERTIME WIN By UConn: UConn 34, Kent State 31, Oct. 18, 2003 LESS THAN 100 YARDS PASSING By Opp.: Ball State 24, UConn 21, Sept. 28, 2002 By UConn: 81, vs. USF, Nov. 26, 2005 By Opp.: 60, Buffalo, Sept. 1, 2005

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RENTSCHLER FIELD EAST HARTFORD, CONN. CAPACITY: 40,000

DUE TO NOISE, OPPONENTS FLAGGED FOR 15-4 ALL-TIME AT RENTSCHLER FIELD 25 FALSE STARTS OR DELAY OF GAME 11-1 IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY PENALTIES IN LAST 10 HOME GAMES 2006 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT STADIUM; CITY TIME TV Aug. 31 RHODE ISLAND RENTSCHLER FIELD; EAST HARTFORD, CONN. 7:30 p.m. UConn opens season with 93rd contest against its oldest rival Sept. 16 WAKE FOREST RENTSCHLER FIELD; EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA Huskies beat Wake 51-17 in 2003 in Winston-Salem to cap a 9-3 season in style Sept. 23 at Indiana Memorial Stadium; Bloomington, Ind. TBA First ever game on a Big Ten campus; UConn beat IU 34-10 on Aug, 30, 2003, Opening Day at Rentschler Field Sept. 30 NAVY RENTSCHLER FIELD; EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA Huskies beat Navy 38-0 in Annapolis on Nov. 15, 2002 in only previous meeting of the Division I-A era. Oct. 7 at South Florida* Raymond James Stadium; Tampa, Fla. TBA UConn looks for first ever win in Florida after beating USF 15-10 in 2005 Oct. 14 ARMY RENTSCHLER FIELD; EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA Huskies are 3-0 vs. Cadets in the Division I-A era Oct. 20 WEST VIRGINIA* RENTSCHLER FIELD; EAST HARTFORD, CONN. 8:00 p.m. ESPN UConn looks for first ever win over defending Sugar Bowl Champion Mountaineers Oct. 28 at Rutgers* Rutgers Stadium; Piscataway, N.J. TBA Huskies are 2-0 at Rutgers since 2001 including the win that clinched their 2004 Motor City Bowl berth Nov. 11 PITTSBURGH* RENTSCHLER FIELD; EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA Panthers return to scene of 29-17 loss on Sept. 30, 2004, UConn’s first ever win in BIG EAST play Nov. 18 at Syracuse* Carrier Dome; Syracuse, N.Y. TBA Huskies look for first ever win at the Carrier Dome after beating the Orange, 26-7, at home in 2005 Nov. 25 CINCINNATI* RENTSCHLER FIELD; EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA UConn hopes Senior Day will provide first ever win over Bearcats after losses to UC in 2001 and 2005 Dec. 2 at Louisville* Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium; Louisville, Ky. TBA ESPN/ESPN2 Huskies and Cardinals close out regular season on national TV for second consecutive year * Denotes BIG EAST Conference games...Home games in BOLD CAPS RENTSCHLER FIELD RANKS AMONGST AMERICA’S TOUGHEST ROAD VENUES MOST HOME WINS SINCE 2003 19 Boise State, Ohio State 18 Auburn, Iowa, LSU, Oklahoma, USC 17 Michigan, Virginia Tech 16 Georgia, Hawaii, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), Texas, Texas Tech 15 CONNECTICUT, Florida State, Nebraska West Virginia, Wisconsin and others 14 Alabama, Florida, Pitt, Tennessee & others

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