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Key Players Returning:
RB Devontae Houston, RB/RS Victor Rosa, WR Kevens Clercius, TE Justin Joly, OG Christian Haynes, OG Noel Ofori-Nyadu, OT Chase Lundt, OT Valentin Senn, DE Eric Watts, DE Pryce Yates, DT Dal’mont Gourdine, DT Jelani Stafford, LB Jackson Mitchell, CB Malcolm Bell, FS Malik Dixon-Williams SS Durante Jones, SS Chris Shearin, PK Noe Ruelas and PT George Caratan.
Key Players Departing:
RB Nate Carter, WR Aaron Turner, OC Jake Guidone, DT Collin McCarthy, LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, LB Ian Swenson and CB Tre Wortham.
Top Recruits:
3 Star Recruits: TE Louis Hansen (Michigan transfer), CB Zakhari Spears (Washington transfer), LB Eriq Gilyard (Kansas transfer), WR Geordon Porter (New Mexico transfer), QB Alexander Honig (TCU transfer), CB Mumu Bin-Wahad (West Virginia transfer), RB Jalen Mitchell (Louisville transfer), WR Zackary Drawdy (Yulee, Florida), CB Armauni Archie (Washington State transfer) and CB Cameron Chadwick (Somerville, New Jersey).
2022 Results:
G01 @ Utah State L 20-31
G02 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W 28-3
G03 SYRACUSE L 14-48
G04 @ #4 Michigan L 0-59
G05 @ #12 NC State L 10-41
G06 FRESNO STATE W 19-14
G07 @ FIU W 33-12
G08 @ Ball State L 21-25
G09 BOSTON COLLEGE W 13-3
G10 UMASS W 27-10
G11 LIBERTY W 36-33
G12 @ Army L 17-34
BOWL vs. Marshall L 14-28
Misc. Team Information:
2022 Record: 6-7
Home: 5-1
Away: 1-5
Neutral: 0-1
Head Coach: Jim L. Mora
Connecticut: 6-7
Career: 54-39
Bowls: 2-2
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Zion Turner (149-258, 1407 yards, 57.8%, 5.5 avg., 9 TD, 10 INT)
Rushing: Victor Rosa (140 car., 636 yards, 4.5 avg., 11 TD)
Receiving: Kevens Clercius (24 rec., 288 yards, 12.0 avg., 1 TD)
TDs Scored: Victor Rosa (11)
Sacks: Eric Watts (6)
Tackles: Jackson Mitchell (140)
Interceptions: Tre Wortham (4)
Pass Deflections: Malcolm Bell/Chris Shearin/Tre Wortham (6)
Tackles For Loss: Pryce Yates (10)
Kick Returns: Victor Rosa (15 ret., 283 yards, 18.9 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Victor Rosa (9 ret., 53 yards, 5.9 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Noe Ruelas (12-16 fg/fga., 75%, 28-28 xp/xpa., 64 pts.)
Punting: George Caratan (65 punts, 2589 yards, 39.8 avg., 19 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 2 Joseph Fagnano (SR/TR)
RB: 1 Devonae Houston (JR)
WR: 3 Geordon Porter (GR/TR)
WR: 10 Brett Buckman (GR/TR)
WR: 7 Cameron Ross (RS JR)
TE: 17 Justin Joly (SO)
LT: 71 Valentin Senn (RS JR/TR)
LG: 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu (RS SR)
OC: 51 Yakiri Walker (RS SO)
RG: 64 Christian Hayes (RS SR)
RT: 75 Chase Lundt (RS JR)
KR: 4 Brian Brewton (JR)
PK: 84 Joe McFadden (RS SO)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 90 Pryce Yates (RS SO)
DT: 96 Dal’mont Gourdine (RS JR)
DT: 99 Sokoya McDuffie (RS SR/TR)
DE: 95 Eric Watts (SR)
LB: 22 Noah Plack (GR/TR)
LB: 8 Jackson Mitchell (SR)
LB: 15 Tui Faumuina (RS JR)
CB: 5 Armauni Archie (GR/TR)
CB: 14 Malcolm Bell (RS SO)
FS: 1 Malik Dixon-Williams (RS JR)
SS: 2 Durante Jones (JR)
PR: 10 Brett Buckman (GR/TR)
PT: 16 George Caratan (SR/TR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: C
Schedule:
08/31 NC STATE WOLFPACK | UCONN trails the series 0-3. Last season’s 10-41 loss was the first meeting between schools since 2012.
09/09 @ Georgia State Panthers | First meeting between schools.
09/16 FIU PANTHERS | Last season’s 33-12 win was the first meeting between schools.
09/23 DUKE BLUE DEVILS | UCONN leads the team 2-0. The Huskies won (45-14) the last meeting between schools in 2007.
09/30 UTAH STATE AGGIES | UCONN trials the series 0-2. Last season’s 20-31 loss was the first meeting between schools since 2001.
10/07 @ Rice Owls | First meeting between schools.
10/21 USF BULLS | UCONN trails the series 5-12. The Huskies lost (22-48) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
10/28 @ Boston College Eagles | UCONN trails the series 1-12-2. Last season’s 13-3 win was the first meeting between schools since 2017 and their first series win dating back to 1908.
11/04 @ #11 Tennessee Volunteers | First meeting between schools.
11/11 @ James Madison Dukes | UCONN trails the series 4-1. The Huskies lost (48-14) the last meeting between schools in 1999.
11/18 SACRED HEART PIONEERS | First meeting between schools.
11/25 vs. UMASS Minutemen | UCONN trails the series 36-38-2. The Huskies are 2-2 since restarting the series in 2018 and their last series loss (13-27) was in 2021.
Predictions:
Home: 5-1
Away: 0-5
Neutral: 1-0
Overall: 6-6
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