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UCONN IN BIG EAST OPENERS, BIG EAST HOME OPENERS Connecticut began BIG EAST Conference play on Oct. 28 vs. West Virginia and 2011 marks the eighth year of football league membership dating back to 2004. UConn now has a 3-5 record in BIG EAST openers with the loss at West Virginia. UConn has lost three straight BIG EAST openers as it fell 24-21 at Pittsburgh in 2009 In terms of BIG EAST home openers, UConn has now won seven of those eight games and the five past games in a row with the win over USF. UConn’s only BIG EAST home opener loss came in 2006 against fourth-ranked West Virginia. UConn was one of seven charter members of the BIG EAST Conference when the league was founded in 1979 and UConn is the only founding school that is currently playing football in the league and scheduled to do so in the future. The other five original members were Boston College, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Providence, Georgetown and St. John’s. UCONN AND LOUISVILLE CONNECTIONS UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni has a 1-1 head coaching record against Louisville from his time at Syracuse...the Orangne won at Louisville 15-9 on Oct. 3, 1992 and lost to the Cardinals 30-20 on Sept. 13, 2003 in the Carrier Dome...UConn does not have any players from the state of Kentucky on its roster nor does Louisville have any Connecticut players on its roster. RENTSCHLER GAMEDAY At UConn home games, FanFest takes place starting four hours before kickoff up until 30 minutes before the game. It takes place between Gates A and B outside the stadium gates...The offerings change each game, but activities typically include inflatable games for children, live bands, promotional vehicles and UConn student-athletes from various teams signing autographs....The “Husky Walk” is a chance for fans to welcome the UConn team as they get off the team buses and head to the stadium. That takes place approximately two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff between Gates A and B...Once again this season at the end of home games, the UConn team will sing the “UConn Husky” fight song in front of the student section at Rentschler Field.
SQUAD NOTES CLOSE CALL HUSKIES UConn finished the non-conference portion of the regular season with a 2-3 record. That record could have been easily better as UConn lost to Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Western Michigan by a combined 14 points and led in the fourth quarter of each game. The October 8 loss at West Virginia was the first game this season that the Huskies did not hold a fourth quarter lead. UConn also did not lead in the fourth quarter of last Wednesday’s game vs. Pittsburgh. In the Vandy game, UConn trailed 14-3 at the half, but came back to score 18straight points for a 21-14 lead with 10:34 to play. Vanderbilt stunned UConn with a 50-yard interception return to tie the game at 21-21 with 6:45 to play and then kicked a field goal with 2:56 to go for the win. In the Iowa State game, UConn led 10-7 at the half and took a 20-17 lead with 12:51 left in the game. The Cyclones took a 24-20 lead with 9:08 to go on a TD and UConn lost the ball on downs with 1:48 to go as it had gotten to the Iowa State 38. In the Western Michigan game, UConn led 24-17 with 12:40 to play, but gave up 21 points the rest of the way for the loss. The Huskies tied the game at 31-31 with 2:03 left to play, but WMU took a 38-31 lead with a TD with 1:35 left. UConn got the ball to the WMU 13, but then lost the ball on a fumble.
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CONNECTICUT VS. LOUISVILLE 2011 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
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RUSHING YARDS McCombs ............829 370 ................Anderson McCummings ......125 368 ................D. Brown Shoemate ..............28 313......................Wright PASSING YARDS McEntee ............1402 1440 ..........Bridgewater McCummings ......135 621 ........................Stein RECEPTIONS I. Moore ................28 32 ........................Harris K. Moore ................27 26 ................Chichester Griffin ....................24 26 ......................Rogers POINTS SCORED Teggart ..................60 49 ......................Philpott McCombs ..............30 24........................Parker K. Moore ................24 24 ..................Anderson Griffin ....................14 18 ..................D. Brown TOTAL TACKLES Johnson ................70 70 ....................Heyman Smallwood ............61 70 ....................P. Brown S. Moore ................54 66 ....................H. Smith Junior ....................45 43 ........................Evans INTERCEPTIONS 3 Tied ......................2 2 ......................Heyman 2 ..........................Evans CATEGORY ......................UCONN LOU Total Offense......................319.8 326.6 Rushing Offense................119.0 120.5 Passing Offense ................200.8 206.1 Passing Efficiency ............116.4 134.6 Scoring Offense ................22.0 19.3 First Downs For ................143 165 Third Down Conv. ..............29% 38% Turnovers-INT/Fum ..........12-5/7 15-9/6 Total Defense ....................373.4 329.4 Rushing Defense ..............89.9 110.2 Passing Defense ..............283.5 219.2 Passing Eff. Defense ........134.3 132.9 Scoring Defense ................22.5 18.6 First Downs Against ..........141 186 Third Down Defense..........31% 41% TOs Forced-INT/Fum ........16-10/6 13-7/6 Turnover Margin ................+4 -2 Time of Possession ..........31:44 30:59 Penalties-Yards..................38-304 76-608
HUSKIES HAVE BEEN BOWL ELIGIBLE With four wins on the season, the Huskies need two more to become bowl eligible. The 2010 UConn football team won the BIG EAST Championship and advanced to play in the school’s first-ever BCS game -- the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. UConn has made the bowl eligible mark for the sixth time in the past eight seasons -- and the fourth consecutive. With
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