2023 UConn Huskies football team

The 2023 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) an independent during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim L. Mora, the Huskies compiled a record of 3–9. The team played home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

2023 UConn Huskies football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–9
Head coach	Jim L. Mora (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Charlton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Notre Dame			–						10	–	3
Army			–						6	–	6
UConn			–						3	–	9
UMass			–						3	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies football team drew an average home attendance of 24,659 in 2023.^[1]

Schedule

UConn announced their 2023 football schedule on December 22, 2022. The Huskies schedule featured six home games and six away games.^[2][3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:30 p.m.	NC State	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 14–24	36,526
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 14–35	15,186
September 16	3:30 p.m.	FIU	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 17–24	20,405
September 23	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Duke	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 7–41	29,033
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Utah State	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 33–34	21,227
October 7	5:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 38–31	21,207
October 21	3:30 p.m.	South Florida	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 21–24	21,704
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 14–21	36,902
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 3–59	101,915
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 6–44	25,240
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	WFSB	W 31–3	19,053
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–18	12,291
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

NC State

See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team

NC State Wolfpack at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	7	3	14	0	24
Huskies	7	0	7	0	14

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

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 7:32 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,526
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Ed Cohen (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter CONN – Victor Rosa 18-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 8:21. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:39. NCSU – Brennan Armstrong 4-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 3:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:27. Second quarter NCSU – Brayden Narveson 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Wolfpack 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 2:56. Third quarter NCSU – Delbert Mims III 1-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 2:22. Wolfpack 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:27. CONN – Victor Rosa 71-yard run (Joe McFadden kick), 2:04. Wolfpack 17–14. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:11. NCSU – Brennan Armstrong 8-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick), 0:34. Wolfpack 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:20. Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics

Statistics	NCSU	CONN
First downs	23	15
Total yards	364	273
Rushing yards	209	160
Passing yards	155	113
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	34:00	26:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Brennan Armstrong	17/26, 155 yards
	Rushing	Brennan Armstrong	19 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kevin Concepcion	4 receptions, 36 yards
	Defense	Payton Wilson	10 tackles, 1 INT
UConn	Passing	Joseph Fagnano	14/26, 113 yards, INT
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	9 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Justin Joly	4 receptions, 38 yards
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	15 tackles

At Georgia State

See also: 2023 Georgia State Panthers football team

UConn Huskies at Georgia State Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	14	14
Panthers	7	14	7	7	35

at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 7:02 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,186
• Referee: Scott Broadway
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play) and Sam Crenshaw (color analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter GSU – Grainger, Darren 65 yd run (Rickman, Liam kick), 8:40. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, TOP 01:37 Second quarter GSU – Lewis, Robert 9 yd pass from Grainger, Darren (Rickman, Liam kick), 5:22. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 01:41 GSU – Carroll, Marcus 2 yd run (Rickman,Liam kick), 0:23. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 02:54 Third quarter GSU – Carroll, Marcus 3 yd run (Rickman, Liam kick), 4:07. Panthers 28–0. Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, TOP 07:30 Fourth quarter UCONN – Clercius, Kevens 11 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 9:16. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:05 GSU – Carroll, Marcus 39 yd run (Rickman, Liam kick), 6:26. Panthers 35–7. Drive: 1 plays, 39 yards, TOP 00:07 UCONN – Buckman, Brett 32 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 3:57. Panthers 35–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:29

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	GAST
First downs	19	19
Total yards	326	394
Rushing yards	50	250
Passing yards	276	144
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:32	27:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	19/30, 216 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	10 att, 17 yds
	Receiving	Brett Buckman	9 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Noah Plack	13 tackles
Georgia State	Passing	Darren Grainger	15/26, 144 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Darren Grainger	12 att, 145 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Cyais Credle	3 rec, 45 yds
	Defense	Jontrey Hunter	8 tackles

FIU

See also: 2023 FIU Panthers football team

FIU Panthers at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	17	0	0	24
Huskies	3	0	7	7	17

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

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, Wind NW 14 MPH, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 20,405
• Referee: Art Brown
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter FIU – Jenkins, Keyone 1 yd run (Gabriel, Chase kick), 12:27. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:33 UCONN – McFadden, Joe 26 yd field goal, 5:49. Panthers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, TOP 06:32 Second Quarter FIU – Gabriel, Chase 27 yd field goal, 14:58. Panthers 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 01:35 FIU – Bracey, Jalen 45 yd pass from Jenkins, Keyone (Gabriel, Chase kick), 11:46. Panthers 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:37 FIU – Mitchell, Kris 64 yd pass from Jenkins, Keyone (Gabriel, Chase kick), 0:47. Panthers 24–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:25 Third Quarter UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 11:32. Panthers 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, TOP 03:23 Fourth Quarter UCONN – Houston, Devontae 37 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:04. Panthers 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 01:13

Statistics

Statistics	FIU	CONN
First downs	16	20
Total yards	364	343
Rushing yards	80	173
Passing yards	284	170
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:42	32:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing	Keyone Jenkins	15/27, 284 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Shomari Lawrence	9 Att, 37 yds
	Receiving	Jalen Bracey	5 Rec, 90 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Donovan Manuel	10 tackles
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	15/32, 170 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	19 Att, 126 yds
	Receiving	Brett Buckman	5 Rec, 62 yds
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	8 tackles

No. 18 Duke

See also: 2023 Duke Blue Devils football team

No. 18 Duke Blue Devils at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Blue Devils	7	20	14	0	41
Huskies	0	0	0	7	7

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

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 3:32 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Rain, Wind NE 12MPH, 61 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 29,033
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (color analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter DUKE – Waters, Jordan 1 yd run (Pelino, Todd kick), 6.16. Blue Devils 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:58 Second Quarter DUKE – Pelino, Todd 50 yd field goal, 12:42. Blue Devils 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, TOP 06:32 DUKE – Waters, Jordan 10 yd run (Pelino, Todd kick), 12:25. Blue Devils 17–0. Drive: 1 plays, 10 yards, TOP 00:05 DUKE – Leonard, Riley 3 yd run (Pelino, Todd kick), 4:55. Blue Devils 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, TOP 04:03 DUKE – Pelino, Todd 40 yd field goal, 0:00. Blue Devils 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 00:34 Third Quarter DUKE – Carter, DeWayne 26 yd fumble recovery (Pelino, Todd kick), 7:13. Blue Devils 34–0. DUKE – Moore, Jordan 22 yd pass from Leonard, Riley (Pelino,Todd kick), 3:01. Blue Devils 41–0. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:07 Fourth Quarter UCONN – Roberson, Ta'Quan 2 yd run (Ruelas, Noe kick), 0:12. Blue Devils 41–7. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, TOP 03:43

Statistics

Statistics	DUKE	CONN
First downs	20	14
Total yards	322	203
Rushing yards	74	89
Passing yards	248	114
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:50	30:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Riley Leonard	23/34, 248 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Riley Leonard	4 att, 30 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Moore	8 rec, 86 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Nick Morris Jr.	8 tackles, 1 FR
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	13/28, 114 yds
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	14 att, 68 yds
	Receiving	Brett Buckman	2 rec, 31 yds
	Defense	Tui Faumuina-Brown	7 tackles

Utah State

See also: 2023 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State Aggies at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	17	10	34
Huskies	7	10	0	16	33

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

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, Wind N 8MPH, 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 21,227
• Referee: Marcus Woods
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 1:14. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 07:49 Second Quarter UCONN – Harris, Nick 4 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:12. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, TOP 01:38 UCONN – McFadden, Joe 36 yd field goal, 0:37. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:27 USU – Bowman, Colby 63 yd pass from Hillstead, McCae (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 0:14. Huskies 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:23 Third Quarter USU – Royals, Jalen 15 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 12:21. Huskies 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:39 USU – Nimrod, Elliott 37 yd field goal, 6:56. Tied 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:47 USU – Royals, Jalen 71 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 3:52. Aggies 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, TOP 00:56 Fourth Quarter UCONN – Porter, Geordon 28 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:17. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, TOP 04:30 USU – Royals, Jalen 52 yd pass from Legas, Cooper (Nimrod, Elliott kick), 12:36. Aggies 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:41 UCONN - McFadden, Joe 38 yd field goal, 10:29. Aggies 31–27. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:07 USU – Nimrod, Elliott 24 yd field goal, 5:20. Aggies 34–27. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 05:04 UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (kick blocked), 0:40. Aggies 34–33. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 02:01

Statistics

Statistics	USU	CONN
First downs	21	26
Total yards	416	473
Rushing yards	101	218
Passing yards	315	255
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	21:31	38:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Cooper Legas	11/13, 204 yds, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Cooper Legas	6 att, 26 yds
	Receiving	Jalen Royals	7 rec, 185 yds, 3 TDs
	Defense	MJ Tafisi	13 tackles
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	23/32, 255 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	15 att, 92 yds
	Receiving	Cameron Ross	7 rec, 70 yds
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	15 tackles, 1 int

At Rice

See also: 2023 Rice Owls football team

UConn Huskies at Rice Owls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	20	8	10	38
Owls	14	0	7	10	31

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 5:02 p.m. est
• Game weather: Sunny, Wind NW 17 MPH, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 21,207
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (color analyst), Smacker Miles (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter RICE – Otoviano, Juma 24 yd run (Horn, Tim kick), 6:53. Owls 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:21 RICE – Otoviano, Juma 7 yd run (Horn, Tim kick), 0:33. Owls 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 04:36 Second Quarter UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (kick blocked), 10:49. Owls 14–6. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:44 UCONN – Mitchell, Jackson 50 yd fumble recovery (McFadden, Joe kick), 9:54. Owls 14–13. UCONN – Ross, Cameron 41 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 3:48. Huskies 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:23 Third Quarter UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (Joly, Justin pass), 9:52. Huskies 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, TOP 03:34 RICE – McCaffrey, Luke 4 yd pass from Daniels, JT (Horn, Tim kick), 2:00. Huskies 28–21. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 07:45 Fourth Quarter UCONN – McFadden, Joe 47 yd field goal, 14:02. Huskies 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, TOP 02:58 RICE – McCaffrey, Luke 30 yd pass from Daniels, JT (Horn, Tim kick), 6:56. Huskies 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:22 UCONN – Joly, Justin 59 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 5:06. Huskies 38–28. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, TOP 01:43 RICE – Horn, Tim 23 yd field goal, 0:40. Huskies 38–31. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:30

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	RICE
First downs	12	26
Total yards	319	474
Rushing yards	104	112
Passing yards	215	362
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	29:03	30:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	15/19, 215 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Victor Rosa	18 att, 89 yds
	Receiving	Justin Joly	7 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	8 tackles, 1 FR
Rice	Passing	JT Daniels	33/49, 362 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Juma Otoviano	6 att, 51 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Luke McCaffrey	7 rec, 100 yds, 2 TDs
	Defense	Plae Wyatt	10 tackles

South Florida

See also: 2023 South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida Bulls at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	0	14	24
Huskies	0	14	0	7	21

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

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 3:32 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Rain, Wind N 12 MPH, 56 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 21,704
• Referee: Jeff Magallanes
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (color analyst), Keiana Martin (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter USF – Wright, Nay'Quan 1 yd run (Cannon, John kick), 10:21. Bulls 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, TOP 00:30 Second Quarter UCONN – Roberson, Ta'Quan 24 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 14:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, TOP 03:44 USF – Cannon, John 45 yd field goal, 6:48. Bulls 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:37 UCONN – Edwards, Cam 6 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 3:40. Huskies: 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:08 Third Quarter No Scoring Plays Fourth Quarter UCONN – Edwards, Cam 33 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 12:48. Huskies 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:46 USF – Brown, Byrum 6 yd run (Cannon, John kick), 9:51. Huskies 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:54 USF – Wright, Nay'Quan 4 yd run (Cannon, John kick), 4:02. Bulls 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, TOP 02:56

Statistics

Statistics	USF	CONN
First downs	24	20
Total yards	463	368
Rushing yards	260	193
Passing yards	203	175
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	30:10	29:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	27/39, 203 yds
	Rushing	Nay'Quan Wright	26 att, 186 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Michael Brown-Stephens	9 rec, 92 yds
	Defense	Jhalyn Shuler	8 tackles
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	19/34, 175 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	22 att, 149 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cameron Ross	5 rec, 87 yds
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	15 tackles

At Boston College

See also: 2023 Boston College Eagles football team

UConn Huskies at Boston College Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	0	7	14
Eagles	7	7	7	0	21

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 12:03 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, Wind E 6 MPH, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,902
• Referee: Jeff Flanagan
• TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (color analyst), Sherree Burruss (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN – Stafford, Jelani 1 yd run (Ruelas, Noe kick), 4:26. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 05:09 BC – Robichaux, Kye 5 yd run (Connor, Liam kick), 0:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:17 Second Quarter BC – Broome, Alex 6 yd pass from Castellanos, Thomas (Connor, Liam kick), 6:26. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, TOP 06:02 Third Quarter BC – Robichaux, Kye 13 yd run (Connor, Liam kick), 0:40. Eagles 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:44 Fourth Quarter UCONN – Edwards, Cam 30 yd run (Ruelas, Noe kick), 13:51. Eagles 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:49

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	BC
First downs	10	30
Total yards	222	433
Rushing yards	92	246
Passing yards	130	187
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	19:16	40:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	11/24, 130 yds
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	16 att, 89 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Geordon Porter	3 rec, 47 yds
	Defense	Tui Faumuina-Brown	12 tackles
Boston College	Passing	Thomas Castellanos	16/24, 151 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kye Robichaux	23 att, 112 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Jaedn Skeete	4 rec, 61 yds
	Defense	Vinny DePalma	5 tackles

at Tennessee

See also: 2023 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Game Nine – UConn Huskies (1–7) at No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UConn	3	0	0	0	3
No. 17 Tennessee	14	21	21	3	59

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: November 4, 2023
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, Wind 0 MPH, 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Derek Mason (color analyst), Alex Chappell (sideline)

Game information

First quarter TEN – Jaylen Wright 82-yard run (Charles Campbell kick), 14:27. Volunteers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, TOP 00:28 CONN – Noe Ruelas 22-yard field goal, 2:47. Volunteers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, TOP 06:49 TEN – Ramel Keyton 60-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick), 1:38. Volunteers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:01 Second quarter TEN – Joe Milton III 6-yard run (Charles Campbell kick), 7:25. Volunteers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:47 TEN – Squirrel White 83-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick), 4:34. Volunteers 28–3. Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, TOP 00:47 TEN – Tyler Baron 24-yard fumble recovery (Charles Campbell kick), 3:30. Volunteers 35–3. Third quarter TEN – Jaylen McCollough 30-yard interception return (Charles Campbell kick), 14:52. Volunteers 42–3. TEN – Aaron Beasley 39-yard interception return (Charles Campbell kick), 11:51. Volunteers 49–3. TEN – McCallan Castles 19-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Josh Turbyville kick), 7:30. Volunteers 56–3. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 02:21 Fourth quarter TEN – Josh Turbyville 33-yard field goal, 8:02. Volunteers 59–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 02:13

Statistics	CONN	TENN
First downs	17	26
Total yards	256	650
Rushing yards	35	275
Passing yards	221	375
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	38:24	21:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	24/40, 218 yds
	Rushing	Jalen Mitchell	8 carries, 28 yards
	Receiving	Justin Joly	8 receptions, 89 yards
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	8 tackles
Tennessee	Passing	Joe Milton III	11/14, 254 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jaylen Wright	8 carries, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Squirrel White	2 receptions, 94 yards, TD
	Defense	Elijah Herring	7 tackles

At James Madison

See also: 2023 James Madison Dukes football team

UConn Huskies at James Madison Dukes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	3	0	6
Dukes	3	10	17	14	44

at Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Virginia

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 2:02 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 25,240
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Curt Dudley, Vad Lee, Corey Spector
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter JMU – Wise, Camden 34 yd field goal, 0:10. Dukes 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, TOP 06:51 Second Quarter JMU – Wise, Camden 29 yd field goal, 9:25. Dukes 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, TOP 04:00 JMU – Brown, Reggie 80 yd pass from McCloud, Jordan (Wise, Camden kick), 7:40. Dukes 13–0. Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:11 CONN – Ruelas, Noe 41 yd field goal, 3:26. Dukes 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 04:14 Third Quarter JMU – Wise, Camden 28 yd field goal, 12:09. Dukes 16–3. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, TOP 02:26 CONN – Ruelas, Noe 31 yd field goal, 7:42. Dukes 16–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:21 JMU – Horton, Zach 21 yd pass from McCloud, Jordan (Wise, Camden kick), 5:54. Dukes 23–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:48 JMU – Brown, Reggie 55 yd pass from McCloud, Jordan (Wise, Camden kick), 2:06. Dukes 30–6. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:53 Fourth Quarter JMU – Sproles, Phoenix 5 yd pass from McCloud, Jordan (Wise, Camden kick), 6:43. Dukes 37–6. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, TOP 05:04 JMU – Austin, Brent 81 yd interception (Wise, Camden kick), 3:43. Dukes 44–6.

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	JMU
First downs	15	23
Total yards	319	503
Rushing yards	79	46
Passing yards	240	457
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	29:08	30:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	20/36, 207 yds
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	12 att, 43 yds
	Receiving	Cameron Ross	4 rec, 91 yds
	Defense	Malik Dixon-Williams	8 tackles, 1 FF
James Madison	Passing	Jordan McCloud	33/37, 457 yds, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	4 att, 38 yds
	Receiving	Reggie Brown	9 rec, 202 yds, 2 TDs
	Defense	Aiden Fisher	9 tackles

Sacred Heart

See also: 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Sacred Heart Pioneers at UConn Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	3	0	0	3
Huskies	17	7	0	7	31

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

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 12:03 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, Wind NW 12 MPH, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 19,053
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (WFSB): Randy Brochu & Marc Robbins
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter UCONN – McFadden, Joe 50 yd field goal, 8:50. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:25 UCONN – Ross, Cameron 46 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 5:45. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:10 UCONN – Joly, Justin 12 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 0:38. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, TOP 03:39 Second Quarter SHU – Renzi, Sam 24 yd field goal, 2:02. Huskies 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, TOP 05:16 UCONN – Hicks, Kylish 14 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 0:17. Huskies 24–3. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, TOP 01:38 Fourth Quarter UCONN – Buckman, Brett 11 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 5:37. Huskies 31–3. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:50

Statistics

Statistics	SHU	CONN
First downs	13	24
Total yards	224	407
Rushing yards	78	206
Passing yards	146	201
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	26:58	32:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacred Heart	Passing	Rob McCoy	17/26, 146 yds
	Rushing	Rob McCoy	9 att, 31 yds
	Receiving	Aboraa Kwarteng	5 rec, 45 yds
	Defense	Marques Mason	12 tackles
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	22/35, 201 yds, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	12 att, 90 yds
	Receiving	Justin Joly	9 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	11 tackles

At UMass

See also: 2023 UMass Minutemen football team

UConn Huskies at UMass Minutemen – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	6	13	6	6	31
Minutemen	0	0	6	12	18

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Hadley, Massachusetts

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 12:06 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, Wind SW 2 MPH, 36 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,291
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh & Matt Goldstein
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter CONN – Bin-Wahad, Mumu 45 yd interception (Kick no good), 10:04. Huskies 6–0 Second Quarter CONN – McFadden, Joe 31 yd field goal, 13:42. Huskies 9–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:27 CONN – McFadden, Joe 30 yd field goal, 8:46. Huskies 12–0. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 02:29 CONN – Rosa, Victor 17 yd run (McFadden, Joe kick), 6:02. Huskies 19–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:14 Third Quarter MASS – Campiotti, Gino 10 yd pass from Phommachanh, Taisun (Phommachanh, Taisun pass attempt no good), 11:58. Huskies 19–6. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:50 CONN – Edwards, Cam 4 yd run (Roberson, Ta'Quan pass attempt no good), 1:08. Huskies 25–6. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:45 Fourth Quarter MASS – Adams, Kay'Ron 1 yd run (Phommachanh, Taisun pass attempt no good), 11:52. Huskies 25–12. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:33 CONN – Edwards, Cam 8 yd run (Roberson, Ta'Quan pass attempt no good), 3:34. Huskies 31–12. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 08:12 MASS – Adams, Kay'Ron 1 yd run (Phommachanh, Taisun pass attempt no good), 2:03. Huskies 31–18. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:25

Statistics

Statistics	CONN	MASS
First downs	24	18
Total yards	414	289
Rushing yards	240	59
Passing yards	174	230
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	37:36	22:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Ta'Quan Roberson	16/28, 174 yds
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	19 att, 102 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Cameron Ross	3 rec, 52 yds
	Defense	Jackson Mitchell	7 tackles, 1 FF
UMass	Passing	Taisun Phommachanh	18/30, 230 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kay'Ron Adams	18 att, 51 yds, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Anthony Simpson	6 rec, 107 yds
	Defense	Nahji Logan	9 tackles

Roster

2023 UConn Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Camryn Edwards So RB 1 Devontae Houston Jr QB 2 Joseph Fagnano  Sr WR 3 Geordon Porter GS RB 4 Brian Brewton Jr RB 5 Jalen Mitchell GS QB 6 Ta'Quan Roberson  Jr WR 7 Cameron Ross  Jr WR 8 Dajon Harrison  So WR 9 Zackary Drawdy Fr WR 10 Brett Buckman GS QB 10 Cale Millen  Jr QB 11 Zion Turner So QB 12 Tucker McDonald Fr WR 13 James Burns GS TE 14 Nick Harris Jr WR 16 Kevens Clercius  Jr TE 17 Justin Joly So WR 18 Kylish Hicks  Fr WR 19 Jackson Harper Fr RB 22 Victor Rosa So WR 23 Bryan Domino Fr RB 30 Hunter Clark So RB 35 Frank Daniley Fr RB 36 Daniel Shaban Fr WR 37 Zach Madison Fr WR 38 John Neider Fr TE 39 Cody Smith Fr OL 51 Yakiri Walker  So OL 54 Jake Kiernan Fr OL 55 Toluwanimi Tunde Fr OL 58 Kyle Juergans  So OL 60 Mason Raymer Jr OL 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu  Sr OL 64 Christian Haynes  Sr OL 66 Brady Wayburn  Fr OL 67 Christopher Fortin Jr OL 69 Will Meyer Jr OL 70 Jack Stewart  Jr OL 71 Valentin Senn  Jr OL 73 Dayne Shor  So OL 75 Chase Lundt  Jr OL 76 Toriyan Johnson Fr OL 77 Ben Murawski Fr OT 78 Carsten Casady Fr OL 79 Danny Antolovich  So TE 80 Rayonte Brown  Jr TE 81 Louis Hansen So WR 82 Jarvis Jones Fr TE 83 Brandon Niemenski Jr WR 84 Jacob Flynn  Jr WR 85 Teddy Williams Fr TE 86 Alexander Honig  So TE 87 Bo Estes Jr TE 88 Nader Chirchi Fr WR 89 Larue Graham Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Eriq Gilyard GS DB 1 Malik Dixon-Williams  Jr DB 2 Durante Jones Jr DB 3 D'Mon Brinson So DB 4 Stan Cross Sr DB 5 Kaleb Anthony Jr DB 5 Armauni Archie GS CB 6 Mamu Bin-Wahad So DB 7 Chris Shearin  Jr LB 8 Jackson Mitchell Sr S 9 Zakhari Spears So DB 11 Isiah Davis  Fr LB 12 Amir Renwick Jr LB 13 Nathan Voorhis So DB 14 Malcolm Bell  So LB 15 Tui Faumuina-Brown Jr LB 16 Maurice Wilmer  Jr LB 17 Kevon Glenn  Jr LB 18 Jaylen Jones  Jr LB 19 Langston Hardy  Fr DB 20 Torion White  So DB 21 Lee Molette III So LB 22 Noah Plack GS LB 23 Alfred Chea Jr LB 24 Desmond Fogle Jr DB 25 Cam Chadwick Fr DB 26 Chris Hudson Fr LB 27 Ian Graham Fr LB 31 Kalen Villanueva  So LB 32 Oumar Diomande Fr DB 34 Carter Boskovich Fr DB 36 Chase Fountain Fr LB 37 Hayden Pegg Fr LB 38 Mark Sokk Fr LB 46 John Bechtle Jr DL 50 Brandon Kelly Fr DL 55 Cleto Chol Fr DL 56 Carter Hooper  So LB 58 Donovan Branch So DL 61 Jesse Polansky  So DL 73 Brady Fodor Fr DL 90 Pryce Yates  So DL 91 Collin McCarthy Jr DL 92 Timothy Passmore Jr.  Fr DL 93 Raashaan Wilkins Jr. Sr DL 94 Matt Hoffman Fr DL 95 Eric Watts Sr DL 96 Dal'mont Gourdine  Jr DL 97 Jelani Stafford Jr DT 98 Jaavon Brown  Jr DL 99 Sokoya McDuffie  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 17 Noe Ruelas Jr P 40 Bruno Perlicki  Fr P 42 George Caratan  Jr LS 44 Nilay Upadhyayula  So P 45 Seth Turner Fr LS 46 Zach Christinat Fr K 84 Joe McFadden  So	Head coach Jim L. Mora Coordinators/assistant coaches Nick Charlton Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Doug Shearer Special teams coordinator John Marinelli Pass Game Coordinator Gordan Sammis Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Antonio Wilcox Running Backs Siriki Diabate Linebackers Dalton Hilliard Defensive backs Kenny McClendon Defensive line Kashif Moore Wide Receivers Christian Pace Tight Ends Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 26, 2023

NFL draft

One Husky was selected in the 2024 NFL draft following the season.^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
3	81	Christian Haynes	Guard	Seattle Seahawks