2018 Connecticut Huskies football team

2018 Connecticut Huskies football
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2018 record 1–5 (0–3 American)
Head coach Randy Edsall (2nd consecutive, 14th overall season)
Offensive coordinator John Dunn (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Billy Crocker (2nd season)
Home stadium Rentschler Field
(Capacity: 40,632)
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 10 UCF  3 –0     6 –0  
No. 20 Cincinnati  2 –0     6 –0  
No. 21 South Florida  2 –0     6 –0  
Temple  2 –0     3 –3  
East Carolina  0 –2     2 –3  
Connecticut  0 –3     1 –5  
West Division
Houston  1 –0     4 –1  
SMU  1 –1     2 –4  
Tulane  1 –1     2 –4  
Navy  1 –2     2 –4  
Memphis  1 –2     4 –2  
Tulsa  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2018 Connecticut Huskies football team represents the University of Connecticut during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They play their home games at Rentschler Field. They are led by head coach Randy Edsall in his second year of his second stint and 14th year overall.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2017 season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[1] Ryan Crozier C SR

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Huskies predicted to finish fifth in the AAC East Division.[2]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1UCF175 (25)
2USF140 (5)
3Temple132
4Cincinnati91
5Connecticut51
6East Carolina41

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.No. 21 UCF
ESPNUL 17–5623,081
September 810:15 p.m.at No. 20 Boise State*
ESPNUL 7–6234,515
September 1512:00 p.m.No. 25 (FCS) Rhode Island*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT (rivalry)
SNY/ESPN3W 56–4920,691
September 224:00 p.m.at Syracuse*
ESPNewsL 21–5136,632
September 293:30 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSNL 7–4920,322
October 67:00 p.m.at Memphis
CBSSNL 14–5527,581
October 207:00 p.m.at South Florida
CBSSN
October 27Massachusetts*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT (rivalry)
November 3at Tulsa
November 10SMU
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
November 17at East Carolina
November 24Temple
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[3]

Roster

2018 Connecticut Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Hergy Mayala Sr
WR 2 Tyraiq Beals Sr
WR 3 Garrison Burnett  Fr
QB 4 Steven Krajewski Fr
QB 5 David Pindell Sr
QB 7 Marvin Washington  Fr
TE 8 Aaron McLean Sr
TE 9 Tyler Davis  Jr
RB 10 Zavier Scott  Fr
RB 11 Nate Hopkins  So
QB 12 Brandon Bisack  Jr
WR 15 Donovan Williams Jr
QB 17 Jordan McAfee  Fr
WR 19 Quayvon Skanes  So
WR 23 Keyion Dixon  So
WR 26 Kyle Buss Sr
QB 28 Lavarey Banton Fr
RB 28 Dante Black Fr
RB 30 Donevan O'Reilly  Jr
RB 34 Kevin Mensah So
RB 36 Khyon Gillespie Fr
OL 50 Dylan Niedrowski Fr
OL 51 Peter Rooney Jr. Fr
OL 54 Robert Holmes  Fr
OL 55 Stanley Hubbard III  Fr
OL 56 Nino Leone  So
OL 60 Ben Bonvicini  Jr
OL 61 Douglas Wardlaw Fr
OL 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu Fr
OL 63 Ryan Crozier  Sr
OL 64 Christian Haynes Fr
OL 65 Matt Peart  Jr
OL 67 Bryan Cespedes  Jr
OL 70 Cam DeGeorge  So
OL 71 James Tunstall  Fr
OL 73 Brendan Casey Fr
OL 74 Ryan Van Demark So
OL 76 Harrison Newman  So
OL 78 Ian Campbell  Jr
WR 80 Heron Maurisseau Fr
WR 82 Mason Donaldson  So
WR 83 TJ Vernieri  Jr
WR 84 Elijah Jeffreys Fr
WR 85 Justin Morehead So
WR 87 Cameron Hairston  Fr
TE 90 Zordan Holman  Jr
TE 91 Jay Rose So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 6 Eddie Hahn  So
S 8 Jalon Ferrell Fr
DB 13 Messiah Turner Fr
DB 14 Tahj Herring-Wilson  So
LB 16 Malik Banks Fr
DB 18 Abiola Olaniyan  Fr
DB 20 Robert King III  Fr
DB 21 Jeremy Lucien Fr
LB 22 Eli Thomas  Jr
DB 24 Keyshawn Paul Fr
DB 25 Tyler Coyle  So
LB 27 Omar Fortt So
DB 28 Quimonei Bell-Hunter  Fr
DB 29 Jordan Morrison Fr
DB 31 Oneil Robinson II Fr
DB 32 Shamel Lazarus Fr
LB 33 Hunter Webb Fr
DB 35 Jarrell Chaney  Fr
DB 37 Kyle Williams Jr
LB 38 Jeff Woodcock  Sr
DB 39 Ryan Carroll Fr
LB 41 Marshé Terry  Jr
LB 42 T.J. Gardner  Fr
LB 43 Darrian Beavers So
DB 44 Ian Swenson  Fr
LB 45 Ryan Gilmartin  So
DL 46 AJ Garson  So
LB 46 Anthony Repollet Fr
LB 47 Justin Bryant Fr
LB 47 Santana Sterling Sr
LB 48 Kevon Jones Fr
LB 49 Rhakim Williams  So
DL 52 Caleb Thomas  Fr
DL 57 Travis Jones Fr
DL 58 Philippe Okounam  Jr
DL 59 Andrew Migliaccio  So
DL 69 Ryan Fines  Jr
DL 75 Tenzin Pharachesur Fr
DL 88 Connor Freeborn  Jr
DL 92 Carlton Steer Sr
DL 93 Pierce DeVaughn Fr
DL 94 Kevin Murphy  Jr
DL 95 Noel Brouse  So
DL 96 James Atkins  Sr
DL 97 Jonathan Pace Fr
DL 98 Lwal Uguak Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 40 Michael Tarbutt  Jr
K 49 Clayton Harris Fr
LS 53 Brian Keating So
LS 66 Jeffrey Sidebotham  So
P 81 Brett Graham  So
K 92 Noah Iden Fr
P 99 Luke Magliozzi  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • John Dunn
    Offensive Coordinator
  • Billy Crocker
    Defensive Coordinator
  • Terry Richardson
    Running Backs
  • Corey Edsall
    Tight Ends
  • Curome Cox
    Defensive Backs
  • Dennis Dottin-Carter
    Defensive Line
  • Frank Giufre
    Offensive Line
  • Aaron Smith
    Wide Receivers
  • Jon Wholley
    Linebackers
  • Eddie Allen
    Special Teams Coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 30, 2018

Game summaries

UCF

Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2017 L, 24–49
UCF Knights at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 21 Knights 14 14 141456
Huskies 0 10 0717

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: August 30, 2018
  • Game time: 7:03 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:13
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 2 • Weather: Unseasonably warm
  • Game attendance: 23,081
  • Referee: Adam Savoie • Umpire: William Thomas • Linesman: M. Fitzgerald • Line Judge: Jeffrey Cooney • Back Judge: Victor Firth • Field Judge: Mark Windham • Side Judge: Ryan Robinson • Center Judge: Ryan Wingers
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

at Boise State

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 L, 21–38
Connecticut Huskies at Boise State Broncos  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 707
No. 20 Broncos 24 17 14762

at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 10:17 p.m. EST, Duration: 2:58
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SSE 5 • Weather: Clear skies
  • Game attendance: 34,515
  • Referee: C. Lamertina • Umpire: Mike Powell • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line Judge: Stephen Ray • Back Judge: Bryon Adams • Field Judge: Rick Santilli • Side Judge: Matt Waldron • Center Judge: Joe Clarkson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Couzens (play-by-play) and Kirk Morrison (color analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information

Rhode Island

Overall record Last meeting Result
51–34–8 2009 W, 52–10
Rhode Island Rams at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 25 (FCS) Rams 7 21 14749
Huskies 14 28 7756

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Game time: 12:06 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:23
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 2 SE • Weather: Sunny and pleasant
  • Game attendance: 20,691
  • Referee: Todd LaPenta • Umpire: Bill Lamkin • Linesman: Adam Loudin • Line Judge: Christian Keel • Back Judge: Eric Hartman • Field Judge: James Reif • Side Judge: Ken Bushey
  • TV announcers (SNY): Eamon McAnaney (play-by-play), Andy Gresh (color) & Justine Ward (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

at Syracuse

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 2016 L, 24–31
Connecticut Huskies at Syracuse Orange  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Huskies 7 7 0721
Orange 24 7 101051

at Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York

  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Game time: 4:01 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 36,632
  • Referee: A. Calabrese • Umpire: Jeff Akers • Linesman: Brian Perry • Line Judge: Colin Gaynor • Back Judge: James Sima • Field Judge: Glen Wilson • Side Judge: Bruce Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPNews): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) & Dustin Fox (color)
  • Box Score
Game information

Cincinnati

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–11 2017 L, 21–22
Cincinnati Bearcats at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bearcats 7 14 21749
Huskies 7 0 007

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Game time: 3:32 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:19
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: WNW 10 • Weather: Sunny and pleasant
  • Game attendance: 20,322
  • Referee: Mike Roche • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Adam Loudin • Line Judge: Lance Thompson • Back Judge: Mike Griffith • Field Judge: Ben Vasconcells • Side Judge: Jake Dishaw
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color)
  • Box Score
Game information

at Memphis

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 L, 31–70
Connecticut Huskies at Memphis Tigers  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Huskies 7 7 0014
Tigers 13 28 7755

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:06
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S 5 • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 27,581
  • Referee: Tracy Jones • Umpire: K. Huffhines • Linesman: Daniel Shelton • Line Judge: Baron Ballester • Back Judge: James E Downey • Field Judge: Chris Bikowski • Side Judge: Matt Waldron
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) & Danny Kanell (color)
  • Box Score
Game information

at South Florida

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–10 2017 L, 20–37
Connecticut Huskies at South Florida Bulls  – Game summary
1 2 Total
Huskies 0
Bulls 0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

  • Date: October 20, 2018
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UMass

Overall record Last meeting Result
34–36–2 2012 W, 37–0
UMass Minutemen at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary
1 2 Total
Minutemen 0
Huskies 0

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 27, 2018
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at Tulsa

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 W, 20–14
Connecticut Huskies at Tulsa Golden Hurricane  – Game summary
1 2 Total
Huskies 0
Golden Hurricane 0

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: November 3, 2018
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SMU

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2017 L, 28–49
SMU Mustangs at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary
1 2 Total
Mustangs 0
Huskies 0

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 10, 2018
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at East Carolina

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2017 L, 38–41
Connecticut Huskies at East Carolina Pirates  – Game summary
1 2 Total
Huskies 0
Pirates 0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: November 17, 2018
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Temple

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–12 2017 L, 24–28
Temple Owls at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary
1 2 Total
Owls 0
Huskies 0

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 24, 2018
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  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line Judge: • Back Judge: • Field Judge: • Side Judge: • Center Judge:
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References

  1. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Connecticut Huskies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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