2023 UConn Huskies football team
The 2023 UConn Huskies football team represents the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by second-year head coach Jim L. Mora and play home games at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
2023 UConn Huskies football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 1–6 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Nick Charlton (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Rentschler Field (capacity: 40,632) |
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No. 14 Notre Dame | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | – | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 1 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
UConn announced their 2023 football schedule on December 22, 2022.[1][2] The Huskies schedule features six home games and six away games.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | NC State | CBSSN | L 14–24 | 36,526 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 15,186 | |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU |
| CBSSN | L 17–24 | 20,405 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Duke |
| CBSSN | L 7–41 | 29,033 |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Utah State |
| CBSSN | L 33–34 | 21,227 |
October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN+ | W 38–31 | 21,207 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | South Florida |
| CBSSN | L 21–24 | 21,704 |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | ACCN | |||
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | SECN | |||
November 11 | at James Madison | |||||
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart |
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November 25 | at UMass | |||||
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Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
NC State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolfpack | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | NCSU | CONN |
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First downs | 23 | 15 |
Total yards | 364 | 273 |
Rushing yards | 209 | 160 |
Passing yards | 155 | 113 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:00 | 26:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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NC State | Passing | Brennan Armstrong | 17/26, 155 yards |
Rushing | Brennan Armstrong | 19 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Kevin Concepcion | 4 receptions, 36 yards | |
Defense | Payton Wilson | 10 tackles, 1 INT | |
UConn | Passing | Joseph Fagnano | 14/26, 113 yards, INT |
Rushing | Victor Rosa | 9 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Justin Joly | 4 receptions, 38 yards | |
Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 15 tackles |
At Georgia State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Panthers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
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Fourth quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | CONN | GAST |
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First downs | 19 | 19 |
Total yards | 326 | 394 |
Rushing yards | 50 | 250 |
Passing yards | 276 | 144 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:32 | 27:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 19/30, 216 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Victor Rosa | 10 att, 17 yds | |
Receiving | Brett Buckman | 9 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD | |
Defense | Noah Plack | 13 tackles | |
Georgia State | Passing | Darren Grainger | 15/26, 144 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Darren Grainger | 12 att, 145 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ja'Cyais Credle | 3 rec, 45 yds | |
Defense | Jontrey Hunter | 8 tackles |
FIU
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Huskies | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | FIU | CONN |
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First downs | 16 | 20 |
Total yards | 364 | 343 |
Rushing yards | 80 | 173 |
Passing yards | 284 | 170 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:42 | 32:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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FIU | Passing | Keyone Jenkins | 15/27, 284 yds, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Shomari Lawrence | 9 Att, 37 yds | |
Receiving | Jalen Bracey | 5 Rec, 90 yds, 1 TD | |
Defense | Donovan Manuel | 10 tackles | |
UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 15/32, 170 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Devontae Houston | 19 Att, 126 yds | |
Receiving | Brett Buckman | 5 Rec, 62 yds | |
Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 8 tackles |
No. 18 Duke
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Blue Devils | 7 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 3:32 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Rain, Wind NE 12MPH, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 29,033
- Referee: Jerry Magallanes
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (color analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
- Box Score
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
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Fourth Quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | DUKE | CONN |
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First downs | 20 | 14 |
Total yards | 322 | 203 |
Rushing yards | 74 | 89 |
Passing yards | 248 | 114 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 29:50 | 30:10 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Duke | Passing | Riley Leonard | 23/34, 248 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Riley Leonard | 4 att, 30 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Moore | 8 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD | |
Defense | Nick Morris Jr. | 8 tackles, 1 FR | |
UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 13/28, 114 yds |
Rushing | Victor Rosa | 14 att, 68 yds | |
Receiving | Brett Buckman | 2 rec, 31 yds | |
Defense | Tui Faumuina-Brown | 7 tackles |
Utah State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aggies | 0 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
Huskies | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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Fourth Quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | USU | CONN |
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First downs | 21 | 26 |
Total yards | 416 | 473 |
Rushing yards | 101 | 218 |
Passing yards | 315 | 255 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 21:31 | 38:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Utah State | Passing | Cooper Legas | 11/13, 204 yds, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Cooper Legas | 6 att, 26 yds | |
Receiving | Jalen Royals | 7 rec, 185 yds, 3 TDs | |
Defense | MJ Tafisi | 13 tackles | |
UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 23/32, 255 yds, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Victor Rosa | 15 att, 92 yds | |
Receiving | Cameron Ross | 7 rec, 70 yds | |
Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 15 tackles, 1 int |
At Rice
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
Owls | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
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Second Quarter
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Fourth Quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | CONN | RICE |
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First downs | 12 | 26 |
Total yards | 319 | 474 |
Rushing yards | 104 | 112 |
Passing yards | 215 | 362 |
Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
Time of possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 15/19, 215 yds, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Victor Rosa | 18 att, 89 yds | |
Receiving | Justin Joly | 7 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD | |
Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 8 tackles, 1 FR | |
Rice | Passing | JT Daniels | 33/49, 362 yds, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Juma Otoviano | 6 att, 51 yds, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 7 rec, 100 yds, 2 TDs | |
Defense | Plae Wyatt | 10 tackles |
South Florida
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
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Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | USF | CONN |
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First downs | 24 | 20 |
Total yards | 463 | 368 |
Rushing yards | 260 | 193 |
Passing yards | 203 | 175 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Time of possession | 30:10 | 29:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 27/39, 203 yds |
Rushing | Nay'Quan Wright | 26 att, 186 yds, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Michael Brown-Stephens | 9 rec, 92 yds | |
Defense | Jhalyn Shuler | 8 tackles | |
UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 19/34, 175 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Cam Edwards | 22 att, 149 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Cameron Ross | 5 rec, 87 yds | |
Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 15 tackles |
At Boston College
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- Date: October 28
Statistics
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at Tennessee
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UConn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
- Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
- Game time: TBD EST
- TV announcers (TBD): TBD
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At James Madison
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Date: November 11
Statistics
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James Madison | Passing | ||
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Sacred Heart
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- TV: WFSB
Statistics
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UConn | Passing | ||
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At UMass
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minutemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts
- Date: November 25
Statistics
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UMass | Passing | ||
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References
- Dayton, Kels (December 22, 2022). "UConn football announces finalized 2023 schedule, with plenty of winnable games". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- Dashefsky, Daniel (December 22, 2022). "UConn football reveals 2023 schedule". WTIC-TV. Retrieved February 3, 2023.