# 2004 Connecticut Huskies football team

The 2004 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.
The Huskies were invited to a bowl game for the first time in program history. Connecticut played in the Motor City Bowl, defeating Toledo 39–10.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 12:00 pm | Murray State* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | | W 52–14 | 35,129 |
| September 11 | 12:00 pm | Duke* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | | W 22–20 | 40,000 |
| September 17 | 8:00 pm | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN2 | L 7–27 | 42,564 |
| September 25 | 12:00 pm | Army* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | | W 40–3 | 40,000 |
| September 30 | 7:00 pm | Pittsburgh | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPN2 | W 29–17 | 40,000 |
| October 13 | 7:30 pm | No. 17 West Virginia | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPN2 | L 19–31 | 40,000 |
| October 23 | 12:00 pm | Temple | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | | W 45–31 | 40,000 |
| October 30 | 1:30 pm | at Syracuse | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY (rivalry) | | L 30–42 | 34,545 |
| November 13 | 1:00 pm | at Georgia Tech* | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | | L 10–30 | 43,577 |
| November 20 | 12:00 pm | Buffalo* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | | W 29–0 | 40,000 |
| November 25 | 10:00 am | at Rutgers | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ESPN2 | W 41–35 | 20,224 |
| December 27 | 5:30 pm | vs. Toledo* | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Motor City Bowl) | ESPN2 | W 39–10 | 52,552 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Murray State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 52 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 35,129
* Box score, Stats
| Statistics | MURR | CONN |
| First downs | 10 | 23 |
| Total yards | 167 | 530 |
| Rushing yards | 76 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 91 | 386 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties–yards | 2–20 | 0–0 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Murray State | Passing | Adam Fisher | 5/8, 78 yards |
| Murray State | Rushing | Ron Lane | 10 rushes, 39 yards |
| Murray State | Receiving | Daniel Rumley | 2 receptions, 53 yards |
| Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 19/29, 382 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Connecticut | Rushing | Matt Lawrence | 18 rushes, 76 yards, TD |
| Connecticut | Receiving | Jason Williams | 4 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD |

### Duke

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: September 11
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 40,000
* Box score
| Statistics | DUKE | CONN |
| First downs | 12 | 16 |
| Total yards | 245 | 402 |
| Rushing yards | 61 | 112 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 290 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties–yards | 5–43 | 6–79 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Duke | Passing | Chris Dapolito | 12/21, 129 yards, TD, INT |
| Duke | Rushing | Aaron Fryer | 20 rushes, 59 yards |
| Duke | Receiving | Ronnie Elliott | 3 receptions, 46 yards |
| Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 23/34, 290 yards, INT |
| Connecticut | Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 20 rushes, 78 yards, TD |
| Connecticut | Receiving | Keron Henry | 8 receptions, 112 yards |

### At Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 42,564
* TV: ESPN2
* Box score
| Statistics | CONN | BC |
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total yards | 291 | 334 |
| Rushing yards | 98 | 141 |
| Passing yards | 193 | 193 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties–yards | 7–94 | 6–50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 22/32, 193 yards, INT |
| Connecticut | Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 24 rushes, 105 yards, TD |
| Connecticut | Receiving | Matt Cutia | 4 receptions, 50 yards |
| Boston College | Passing | Paul Peterson | 14/23, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Boston College | Rushing | Andre Callender | 26 rushes, 98 yards, TD |
| Boston College | Receiving | Grant Adams | 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD |

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Huskies | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: September 25
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 40,000
* Box score
| Statistics | ARMY | CONN |
| First downs | 17 | 30 |
| Total yards | 250 | 503 |
| Rushing yards | 136 | 199 |
| Passing yards | 114 | 304 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties–yards | 6–49 | 7–49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Army | Passing | Matt Silva | 9/20, 87 yards |
| Army | Rushing | Carlton Jones | 16 rushes, 81 yards |
| Army | Receiving | Jeremy Trimble | 2 receptions, 34 yards |
| Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 25/34, 288 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Connecticut | Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 17 rushes, 111 yards, TD |
| Connecticut | Receiving | Keron Henry | 7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD |

### Pittsburgh

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Huskies | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 40,000
* TV: ESPN2
* Box score
| Statistics | PITT | CONN |
| First downs | 14 | 25 |
| Total yards | 349 | 395 |
| Rushing yards | 82 | 158 |
| Passing yards | 267 | 237 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties–yards | 8–48 | 2–24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Pittsburgh | Passing | Tyler Palko | 11/31, 267 yards, TD, INT |
| Pittsburgh | Rushing | Tyler Palko | 15 rushes, 49 yards, TD |
| Pittsburgh | Receiving | Greg Lee | 2 receptions, 129 yards, TD |
| Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 23/43, 237 yards, TD, INT |
| Connecticut | Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 31 rushes, 185 yards, TD |
| Connecticut | Receiving | Keron Henry | 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD |

### No. 17 West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Mountaineers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Huskies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 40,000
* TV: ESPN2
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Penalties–yards
| Team | Category |
| West Virginia | Passing |
| West Virginia | Rushing |
| West Virginia | Receiving |
| Connecticut | Passing |
| Connecticut | Rushing |
| Connecticut | Receiving |

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 31 |
| Huskies | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: October 23
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 40,000
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Penalties–yards
| Team | Category |
| Temple | Passing |
| Temple | Rushing |
| Temple | Receiving |
| Connecticut | Passing |
| Connecticut | Rushing |
| Connecticut | Receiving |

### At Syracuse

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Orange | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
* Date: October 30
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 34,545
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Penalties–yards
| Team | Category |
| Connecticut | Passing |
| Connecticut | Rushing |
| Connecticut | Receiving |
| Syracuse | Passing |
| Syracuse | Rushing |
| Syracuse | Receiving |

### At Georgia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: November 13
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 43,577
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Penalties–yards
| Team | Category |
| Connecticut | Passing |
| Connecticut | Rushing |
| Connecticut | Receiving |
| Georgia Tech | Passing |
| Georgia Tech | Rushing |
| Georgia Tech | Receiving |

### Buffalo

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Huskies | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: November 20
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 40,000
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Penalties–yards
| Team | Category |
| Buffalo | Passing |
| Buffalo | Rushing |
| Buffalo | Receiving |
| Connecticut | Passing |
| Connecticut | Rushing |
| Connecticut | Receiving |

### At Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. EST
* Game attendance: 20,224
* TV: ESPN2
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Penalties–yards
| Team | Category |
| Connecticut | Passing |
| Connecticut | Rushing |
| Connecticut | Receiving |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |

### Vs. Toledo (Motor City Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 17 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
| Rockets | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
* Date: December 27
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 52,552
* Referee: Cooper Castleberry
* TV: ESPN2
| Statistics | CONN | TOL |
| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Total yards | 398 | 281 |
| Rushing yards | 159 | 78 |
| Passing yards | 239 | 203 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:18 | 31:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Connecticut | Passing | Dan Orlovsky | 20/41, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Connecticut | Rushing | Cornell Brockington | 15 rushes, 72 yards |
| Connecticut | Receiving | Keron Henry | 9 receptions, 109 yards |
| Toledo | Passing | Marques Council | 16/28, 160 yards, 2 INT |
| Toledo | Rushing | Trinity Dawson | 19 rushes, 78 yards |
| Toledo | Receiving | Chris Holmes | 4 receptions, 47 yards |

## After the season
### NFL Draft

The following Huskies were selected in the 2005 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 3 | 82 | Alfred Fincher | Linebacker | New Orleans Saints |
| 5 | 145 | Dan Orlovsky | Quarterback | Detroit Lions |