2018 UConn Huskies football team

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2018 UConn Huskies football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–11 (0–8 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Dunn (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBilly Crocker (2nd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$   8 0     12 1  
Temple   7 1     8 5  
No. 24 Cincinnati   6 2     11 2  
South Florida   3 5     7 6  
East Carolina   1 7     3 9  
UConn   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Memphis xy   5 3     8 6  
Houston x   5 3     8 5  
Tulane x   5 3     7 6  
SMU   4 4     5 7  
Navy   2 6     3 10  
Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 UConn Huskies football team represented 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 played their home games at Rentschler Field. They were led by head coach Randy Edsall in his second year of his second stint and 14th year overall. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in AAC play to finish in last in the East Division. They set the single-season FBS record for most yards and most points allowed in a single season. This included giving up 50.42 points per game (breaking Louisiana-Lafayette’s record of 50.27 in 1997) and allowed 617.4 yards per game (breaking Kansas' record of 560.83 in 2015).

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)
1 UCF 175 (25)
2 USF 140 (5)
3 Temple 132
4 Cincinnati 91
5 UConn 51
6 East Carolina 41

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.No. 21 UCFESPNUL 17–5623,081
September 810:15 p.m.at No. 20 Boise State*ESPNUL 7–6234,515
September 1512:00 p.m.No. 25 (
SNY/ESPN3
W 56–4920,691
September 224:00 p.m.at
Carrier Dome
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
  • ESPNewsL 21–5136,632
    September 293:30 p.m.
    CBSSN
    L 7–4920,322
    October 67:00 p.m.at
    Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
  • CBSSNL 14–5527,581
    October 207:00 p.m.at No. 21 South FloridaCBSSNL 30–3842,127
    October 2712:00 p.m.UMass*
    • Rentschler Field
    • East Hartford, CT (rivalry)
    ESPNUL 17–2224,150
    November 37:00 p.m.at TulsaCBSSNL 19–4917,451
    November 1012:00 p.m.SMU
    • Rentschler Field
    • East Hartford, CT
    ESPN3L 50–6219,096
    November 177:00 p.m.at East CarolinaCBSSNL 21–5527,234
    November 243:30 p.m.Temple
    • Rentschler Field
    • East Hartford, CT
    ESPNUL 7–5718,203
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    [3]

    Roster

    2018 Connecticut Huskies football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    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. # Name Class
    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. # Name Class
    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

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: June 30, 2018

    Game summaries

    UCF

    UCF Knights at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 21 Knights 14 14 141456
    Huskies 0 10 0717

    at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast 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

    Connecticut Huskies at Boise State Broncos  – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Huskies 0 0 707
    No. 20 Broncos 24 17 14762

    at Albertsons StadiumBoise, 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

    Game information

    At Syracuse

    Connecticut Huskies at Syracuse Orange  – Game summary
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Huskies 7 7 0721
    Orange 24 7 101051

    at

    Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York

    Game information