UConn vs. Louisville Football Media Notes

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Connecticut Huskies (4-6, 1-4 BIG EAST) vs. No. 19/18 Louisville Cardinals (9-1, 4-1 BIG EAST) Game 11 • Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 • 12:00 pm Louisville, Ky. - Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium (42,000) SNY • UConn IMG Sports Radio Network

The Coaches connecticut head coach paul pasqualoni UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni made his Husky coaching debut a successful one on Sept. 3, 2011 as the Huskies topped Fordham of the FCS. The Cheshire, Conn. native was named the 28th head football coach in UConn history on January 14, 2011. Pasqualoni is the all-time winningest coach in BIG EAST Conference league wins with 65 and overall wins with 113. He is just one of two league coaches in history to win four BIG EAST Championships. His overall college coaching record stands at 150-89-1 (34-17 at WCSU, 107-59-1 at Syracuse and 9-13 at UConn). Pasqualoni has had a highly-successful career on all levels of football -- professional, college and high school. He was the head coach at Western Connecticut from 1982-86 and led the team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 1985. He had an extremely successful tenure as the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-2004. Pasqualoni led the Orange to 107 wins, four BIG EAST titles and a 6-3 postseason record. Among his bowl appearances at Syracuse were two Fiesta Bowls (1992 and ‘97) and an Orange Bowl (‘98). For the previous five seasons, Pasqualoni has served on NFL staffs -- with Dallas in 2006-07 and ‘10 and with Miami in 2008-09. His first coaching job was an assistant coach at Cheshire HS from 1972-75. He is a 1972 Penn State graduate. Louisville Head Coach Charlie Strong Charlie Strong is in his third season as the head coach at Louisville. In 2010, he led Louisville to a 7-6 record and a victory over Southern Mississippi in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl. In 2011, the Cardinals were 7-6 and 5-2 in the BIG EAST to tie for first place. Louisville lost to North Carolina State in the Belk Bowl. Prior to taking over the Louisville position, he was an assistant coach at Florida from 2003-09. He served as the defensive coordinator for the Gators since 2003 and was the associate head coach since 2005. Strong was also an assistant coach on the Gator staff from 1988-89 and 1991-94. Strong also had assistant coaching stints at South Carolina (1999-2002), Notre Dame (1995-98), Mississippi (1990) and Southern Illinois (1986-87). He is a 1983 graduate of Central Arkansas, where he was a three-time all-conference selection in football and two-time pick in track and field.

Radio & TV Coverage television coverage Saturday’s game is being televised as the BIG EAST Network Game of the Week The game will be seen live in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and northeast Pennsylvania by SNY – the official television home of UConn football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. Eamon McAnaney is on play-by-play with David Diaz-Infante on color, Joe Beninati is the sideline reporter while Todd Jones is the producer. The game will be televised in a total of 42 markets around the country and in 10 of the top 25 markets. Stations include: KTXD in Dallas, MASN in Washington, D.C. and Balitmore, Brighthouse Network in Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Fla., WWHO in Columbus, WHAS-ABC in Louisville, Cox Sports in Rhode Island and New Orleans, WTVQ-ABC in Lexington, Kent., Time Warner Cable in Rochester, Syracuse and Binghamton, N.Y. and WMYS in South Bend, Ind. The game will be replayed in its entirety on SNY on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 11:00 a.m. The game will be replayed in a condensed “Husky Power Hour” on Sunday, Nov. 25 at 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., on Monday, Nov. 26 at 8:00 a.m. (Connecticut only) and Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 11:00 a.m. (Connecticut only).

UConn Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 8/30 Massachusetts (SNY) W, 37-0 9/8 NC State (SNY) L, 7-10 9/15 at Maryland (SNY) W, 24-21 9/22 at Western Michigan (ESPN3) L, 24-30 9/29 Buffalo (SNY) W, 24-17 10/6 at No. 22/21 Rutgers* (ESPNU) L, 3-19 10/13 Temple* (ESPN3) L, 14-17 (ot) 10/19 at Syracuse* (ESPN) L, 10-40 11/3 at USF* (ESPNU) L, 6-13 11/9 Pittsburgh* (ESPN2) W, 24-17 11/24 at No. 19/18 Louisville* (SNY) 12:00 pm 12/1 Cincinnati* (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) TBA *Denotes BIG EAST Conference Game

Louisville Schedule/Results Date Opponent (TV) Score/Time 9/2 Kentucky (ESPN) W, 32-14 9/8 MIssouri State (ESPN3) W, 35-7 9/15 North Carolina (ESPN) W, 39-34 9/22 at Florida International (ESPN3) W, 28-21 9/29 at Southern Miss (CBSSN) W, 21-17 10/13 at Pittsburgh* (ESPNU) W, 45-35 10/20 USF* (ABC) W, 27-25 10/26 Cincinnati* (ESPN) W, 34-31 (ot) 11/3 Temple* (ABC) W, 45-17 11/10 at Syracuse* (ABC) L, 26-45 11/24 Connecticut* (SNY) 12:00 pm 11/29 at Rutgers* (ESPN) 7:30 pm *Denotes BIG EAST Conference Game

Quick Hits • UConn is ranked ninth in total defense, 21st in passing defense, 19th in scoring defense and 11th in rushing defense. • The Huskies need to win each of their final two games to earn bowl eligibility for the fifth time in six years. • Senior defense end Trevardo Williams is the now the school career lead in sacks with 27.5. • Senior wide receiver Nick Williams is a finalist for the Pop Warner National College Football Award. • Redshirt-sophomore linebacker Yawin Smallwood is tied for the BIG EAST lead in tackles for a loss and is third in total tackles.


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