BOWL GAM E RE CAP S
2010 PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL Connecticut 20, South Carolina 7
January 2, 2010 • Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala. • Attendance: 45,254 UConn (8-5) 10 3 0 7 — 20 SC (7-6) 0 0 0 7 –– 7 First Quarter: UC-Kashif Moore 37 pass from Frazer (Teggart kick) 6:37 (9 plays, 66 yards, 4:14); UC-Teggart 33 field goal 3:35 (5 plays, 16 yards, 1:21)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Second Quarter: UC-Teggart 44 field goal 8:56 (10 plays, 40 yards, 4:10) Third Quarter: No Scoring.
Passing (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD): UC-Frazer 21-9-0-107-1. SC-Garcia 38-16-129-1-0.
Fourth Quarter: UC-Andre Dixon 10 run (Teggart kick) 13:12 (9 plays, 35 yards, 3:53); SC-Brian Maddox 2 run (Lanning kick) 3:24 (2 plays, 40 yards, 0:47).
Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD): UC-Easley 4-40-0, K. Moore 2-40-1, I. Moore 2-26-0. SC-Miles 4-23-0, Jeffrey 3-28-0, Gurley 3-14-0..
Rushing (Att-Yds-TD): UC- Dixon 33-126-1, Todman 9-36-0. SCGarcia 15-56-0, Miles 6-24-0.
I TEAM STATISTICS
CONN SC
First Down 17 12 Rushing 48-146 26-76 Passing Yards 107 129 Att-Comp-Int 22-9-0 38-16-1 Total Offense 253 205 Average 3.6 3.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 0-0 4-41 Punts-Average 6-37.2 7-42.3 Punt Returns 6-43 2-4 Kickoff Returns 2-39 5-93 INT Ret.-Yards 1-0 0-0 Possession 35:28 24:32 3rd Down Conv. 9-19 3-15
n a defensively-minded game, the University of Connecticut football team nearly shutout South Carolina in the Papajohns.com Bowl to earn the school’s first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent. The game was played in front of a crowd of 45,254 at Legion Field, a Papajohns.com Bowl record attendance. UConn finished with the 20-7 victory earning their second-straight and third overall bowl victory. The Huskies shut out South Carolina in the first three quarters of the game and have shut out their bowl opponents in nine of 16 quarters played. With his 126 yards on the day, senior tailback and Fred Sington Most Vaulable Player Andre Dixon reached the 1,000-yard mark for the season becoming the 12th running back in UConn history to reach the mark and joining teammate Jordan Todman, who accomplished the feat earlier in the season. Todman finished the day with 36 yards. This is the first time in UConn history that two running backs have rushed for over 1,000 yards in the same season. They join Nevada and Georgia Tech as NCAA FBS teams that have at least two players that have rushed for over 1,000 yards during the 2009 season. Junior quarterback Zach Frazer was nine of 21 in the air for 106 yards and connected with sophomore Kashif Moore two times for 40 yards and a touchdown. Stephen Garcia led South Carolina by passing for 129 yards on a 16 for 38 effort also rushing for 56 yards on the day. Alshon Jeffery grabbed three passes for 28 yards for the Gamecocks. The Huskies were the first to get on the board after an unbelievable one-handed 37-yard grab by Moore, who tiptoed along the sidelines and extended into the endzone to put the Huskies up with 6:31 remaining in the first quarter.
South Carolina decided to attempt a fourth and short at its own 32-yard line but senior Lindsey Witten stepped up and stopped the rush as the Huskies took over in Gamecock territory. UConn got the ball down to the 16-yard line but settled for a 33-yard field goal by sophomore Dave Teggart to improve their lead to 10-0. Teggart boosted the lead to 13-0 in the second quarter with 8:26 remaining in the game connecting on his second field goal of the game, a 44-yard boot, setting a new Papajohns.com Bowl record. Later in the quarter, South Carolina earned their first first down of the game with 7:37 left in the half. They only managed four first downs in the entire first half for a net of 84 yards. After SC fumbled at their own 35-yard line, Dixon used the opportunity to record his first touchdown of the day, a 10-yard run to boost the Huskies lead to 20 with 13:12 remaining in the fourth quarter. Dixon’s TD capped a 3:53 minute, nine play 35-yard drive. The Gamecocks got on the board with 3:24 remaining in the game capitalizing on a blocked punt and scoring on a two-play 40-yard drive. Alex Molina recovered an onside kick for the Huskies as UConn ran out the clock.
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