October 19, 2012 • at Syracuse for the Orange while Alec Lemon had nine receptions BIG EAST Standings for 157 yards and one TD. Conference Overall In the teams’ last meeting at the Carrier Dome, Year Result H/A UConn defeated Syracuse by a score of 23-6 on No W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 2011 W, 28-21 H Rutgers 3-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 vember, 20, 2011. Jordan Todman led the Huskies 2010 W, 23-6 A Temple 2-0 1.000 3-2 .600 in rushing with 130 yards and 27 carries on two TDs. 2009 W, 56-31 H Louisville 1-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 Quarterback Zach Frazer was 13 for 21 in the air for 2008 W, 39-14 A Cincinnati 1-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 98 yards and Dave Teggart hit on three of four field 2007 W, 30-7 H Syracuse 1-1 .500 2-4 .333 goal attempts. 2006 L, 14-20 A Connecticut 0-2 .000 3-4 .429 UConn led 10-3 at the half and after SU kicked 2005 W, 26-7 H USF 0-2 .000 2-4 .333 an early third-quarter FG to make it 10-6, UConn’s 2004 L, 30-42 A Pittsburgh 0-3 .000 2-4 .333 All-Time: 6-2 Kendall Reyes made the key defensive play of the game when he sacked SU QB Ryan Nassib for a loss of seven and a fumble, which the Huskies recovered at the SU four. Todman Out of Town Scoreboard scored on a two-yard run to make it 17-6 Huskies for control of the game. Saturday, October 13 Louisville 45, Pittsburgh 35 UCONN-Syracuse CONNECTIONS Rutgers 23, Syracuse 15 UConn has seven players from the state of New York: WR John-Luke Bogue Cincinnati 49, Fordham 17 (New Rochelle), FB Reuben Frank (Poughkeepsie), S Wilbert Lee (Brooklyn), Saturday, October 20 LS Dominick Manco (Lagrangeville), TB Lyle McCombs (Staten Island), DT Rutgers at Temple, 12:00 pm (SNY) Mykal Myers (Newburgh), DT Shamar Stephen (Brookville)…There are no Connecticut natives on the Syracuse team…..UConn head coach Paul Pasqua- Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 3:30 pm (BEN) USF at Louisville, 3:30 pm (ABC) loni was the head coach at Syracuse from 1991-2004 and led the Orange Cincinnati at Toledo, 7:00 pm (ESPN3) to 107 wins, four BIG EAST titles and nine bowl games…Among his wins at Syracuse was a 42-30 win over UConn on October 30, 2004 in Syracuse and among his wins at UConn are the 28-21 win vs. Syracuse on Nov. 5, 2011 at Rentschler Field….Pasqualoni has a head coaching record of 61-22 in games at the Carrier Dome…SU head coach Doug Marrone was an assistant coach Preseason Media Poll at Coast Guard in New London in 1993…UConn offensive coordinator George DeLeone was on the Syracuse staff from 1985-96 and 1996-2004, as he served 1. Louisville (24)............................................. 219 2. USF (4)....................................................... 176 as both offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator during his time there... 3. Rutgers....................................................... 155 UConn strength and conditioning coordinator Jerry Martin is a 1978 Syracuse 4. Cincinnati.................................................... 139 graduate and a four-year letterman for the Orange. 5. Pittsburgh................................................... 131 6. Connecticut................................................... 77 UCONN IN BIG EAST OPENERS, BIG EAST HOME OPENERS 7. Syracuse....................................................... 70 Connecticut began its ninth season of BIG EAST Conference play on October 8. Temple.......................................................... 41 6 vs. Rutgers. UConn now has a 3-6 record in BIG EAST openers, including (First-Place Votes in Parentheses) the 19-3 defeat to the Scarlet Knights. UConn has lost four-straight BIG EAST openers and last won a BIG EAST opener in 2008 as it defeated Louisville 2621 on Sept. 26. BIG EAST Weekly Awards In terms of BIG EAST home openers and including Saturday’s loss to Temple, UConn has won seven of those nine games. Before Saturday, UConn’s Offensive Player of the Week Montel Harris, Temple | Sr. | RB only BIG EAST home opener loss came in 2006 against fourth-ranked West 133 yds, 2 TDs, 3 receptions Virginia. Defensive Player of the Week UConn was one of seven charter members of the BIG EAST ConferBrandon Sharpe, Syracuse | Sr. | DE ence when the league was founded in 1979 and UConn is the only found7 tackles, 4 sacks, 6 TFLs ing school that is currently playing football in the league and scheduled Special Teams Player of the Week to do so in the future. The other five original members were Boston College, Tony Miliano, Cincinnati | So. | K Seton Hall, Syracuse, Providence, Georgetown and St. John’s. 10 points, 1 FG, 7 PATs
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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.
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