2011 Connecticut Huskies football team

2011 Connecticut Huskies football

Conference	Big East Conference
2011 record	5–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Pasqualoni
Offensive coordinator	George DeLeone
Defensive coordinator	Don Brown
Home stadium	Rentschler Field (Capacity: 40,000)

2011 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#17 West Virginia $+		5	–	2		10	–	3
#25 Cincinnati +		5	–	2		10	–	3
Louisville +		5	–	2		7	–	6
Rutgers		4	–	3		9	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3		6	–	7
Connecticut		3	–	4		5	–	7
South Florida		1	–	6		5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6		5	–	7

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Paul Pasqualoni and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. It was Pasqualoni's first year with the team.

Previous season

The Huskies finished 8–5, 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference title with Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Due to victories over both schools, the Huskies earned the Big East's automatic bid to a BCS game, the first in school history, and were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they were defeated by Big 12 champion Oklahoma 20–48.

Before the season

Coaching changes

The day after the Fiesta Bowl Head Coach Randy Edsall left the University to accept the same position at Maryland.^[1] Paul Pasqualoni was hired to replace Edsall.^[2] George DeLeone was brought in as the new offensive coordinator, with former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead being demoted to quarterbacks coach.^[3]^[4] Don Brown was brought in to replace Todd Orlando at defensive coordinator.^[5] Orlando left to take the same position at Florida International.^[6]

Roster changes

The Huskies lost six starters from the 2010 team to graduation. In addition to the graduation losses All-American RB Jordan Todman entered the NFL Draft a year early.^[7]

Recruiting

On February 2, 2011, Paul Pasqualoni announced that 16 student-athletes had signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Connecticut.^[8] Four; Kenton Adeyemi, Dalton Gifford, Michael Nebrich and Sean McQuillan; entered school in January to participate in spring practice.

2011 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Kamal Abrams WR	Dover, DE	Dover HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	–	Jul 11, 2011
Kamal Abrams WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Andrew Adams FS	Fayetteville, GA	Woodward Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.57	Dec 30, 2010
Andrew Adams FS	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66
Kenton Adeyemi DT	Wethersfield, CT	Fork Union Military Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	–	Dec 20, 2010
Kenton Adeyemi DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Jefferson Ashiru LB	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.7	Jan 27, 2011
Jefferson Ashiru LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Julian Campenni DT	West Pittson, PA	Wyoming Area HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Jan 30, 2011
Julian Campenni DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Tyree Clark CB	Tampa, FL	Alonso HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Sep 23, 2010
Tyree Clark CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Max DeLorenzo RB	Berlin, CT	Berlin HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5	Jun 23, 2010
Max DeLorenzo RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Deshon Foxx RB	Lynchburg, VA	Brookfield HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.4	Nov 29, 2010
Deshon Foxx RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
Dalton Gifford OT	Fairhaven, MA	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	–	Nov 28, 2010
Dalton Gifford OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Xavier Hemingway OT	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	–	Jan 24, 2011
Xavier Hemingway OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Wilbert Lee SS	Brooklyn, NY	Boys and Girls HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	–	Jul 17, 2010
Wilbert Lee SS	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
Sean McQuillan TE	Glastonbury, CT	Avon Old Farms	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	4.6	Aug 24, 2010
Sean McQuillan TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Michael Nebrich QB	Fairfax Station, VA	Lake Braddock Secondary School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Jun 6, 2010
Michael Nebrich QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Paul Nwokeji OT	Randolph, MA	Thayer Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	–	Jun 22, 2010
Paul Nwokeji OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
David Stephenson CB	Stone Mountain, GA	Stephenson HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Jun 23, 2010
David Stephenson CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Marquise Vann LB	Cincinnati, OH	Fairfield Senior HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2010
Marquise Vann LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 79 Rivals: >50
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Connecticut Football Commitment List (16)". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05. "UConn College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05. "Connecticut Huskies Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-02-05.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 pm	Fordham*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	W 35–3	34,562^[9]
September 10	7:30 pm	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SNY	L 21–24	32,119^[9]
September 16	8:00 pm	Iowa State*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 20–24	37,195^[9]
September 24	6:00 pm	at Buffalo*	University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, NY	SNY/BIG EAST Network	W 17–3	18,215^[9]
October 1	3:30 pm	Western Michigan*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	SNY	L 31–38	36,648^[9]
October 8	12:00 pm	at No. 16 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	SNY/BIG EAST Network	L 16–43	56,179^[9]
October 15	3:30 pm	South Florida	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	SNY/BIG EAST Network	W 16–10	37,162^[9]
October 26	8:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 20–35	40,219^[9]
November 5	12:00 pm	Syracuse	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 28–21	38,769^[9]
November 19	12:00 pm	Louisville	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	BIG EAST Network	L 20–34	34,483^[9]
November 26	12:00 pm	Rutgers	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	W 40–22	37,857^[9]
December 3	12:00 pm	at No. 25 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 27–35	27,930^[9]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	3	0	3
• Huskies	7	14	14	0	35

Date: September 3, 2011
Location: Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT
Game start: 12:00 pm EST
Television network: ESPN3

Recap: This game was originally scheduled to be played on September 1 at 7:30 pm. However, due to Rentschler Field being used for relief efforts for Hurricane Irene, the game was moved to Saturday. The team discussed playing the game at the Yale Bowl in New Haven if the field did not become available in time, but on Wednesday, August 31, the team announced the game would be played in East Hartford on Saturday at noon.

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	10	8	21
• Commodores	14	0	0	10	24

Date: September 10
Location: Vanderbilt Stadium
Nashville, TN
Game start: 7:30 pm EST
Game attendance: 32,119^[10]
Television network: SNY

Recap:

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cyclones	0	7	10	7	24
Huskies	10	0	3	7	20

Date: September 16
Location: Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT
Game start: 8:00 pm EST
Television network: ESPN2

Recap:

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Huskies	0	10	0	7	17
Bulls	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 24
Location: University at Buffalo Stadium
Buffalo, NY
Game start: 6:00 pm EST
Television network: SNY/Big East Network

Recap:

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Broncos	0	17	0	21	38
Huskies	0	7	10	14	31

Date: October 1
Location: Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT
Game start: 3:30 pm EST
Television network: SNY

Recap:

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	6	0	7	16
• #16 Mountaineers	3	7	23	10	43

Date: October 8
Location: Mountaineer Field
Morgantown, WV
Game start: 12:00 pm EST
Television network: SNY/Big East Network

Recap:

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	0	7	0	10
• Huskies	3	3	10	0	16

Date: October 15
Location: Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT
Game attendance: ^[11]

Recap:

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	10	7	20
• Panthers	14	7	7	7	35

Date: October 26
Location: Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Television network: ESPN

Recap:

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	7	14	0	21
• Huskies	7	0	7	14	28

Date: November 5
Location: Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT
Television network: ESPNU

Recap:

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	0	7	13	34
Huskies	0	10	0	10	20

Date: November 19
Location: Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT
Game attendance: 34,483

Recap:

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	10	0	12	22
• Huskies	14	10	16	0	40

Date: November 26
Location: Rentschler Field
East Hartford, CT

Recap:

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	6	6	15	27
• Bearcats	14	14	7	0	35

Date: December 3
Location: Nippert Stadium
Cincinnati, OH
Game start: TBA EST
Television network: ESPN or ESPN2

Recap:

References

↑ ESPN. "Randy Edsall to coach Maryland". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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↑ http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/02/joe-moorhead-to-stay-on-uconn.html
↑ http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/02/don-brown-is-the-new-defensive.html
↑ http://fiusports.typepad.com/the-prowl/2011/02/meet-fiu-dc-todd-orlando.html
↑ Miller, Ted. "Jordan Todman will enter NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
↑ "Connecticut Football Signs 16 Student-Athletes To National Letter Of Intent". UConnHuskies.com. February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2011-2012/teamcume.html
↑ "Connecticut Huskies vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011.
↑ "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2011.

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