# 2023 UConn Huskies football team

The 2023 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Jim L. Mora and played home games at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. The Huskies football team drew an average home attendance of 24,659 in 2023.

## Schedule

UConn announced their 2023 football schedule on December 22, 2022. The Huskies schedule features six home games and six away games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | NC State | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 14–24 | 36,526 |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | Center Parc StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 15,186 |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 17–24 | 20,405 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Duke | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 7–41 | 29,033 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Utah State | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 33–34 | 21,227 |
| October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | W 38–31 | 21,207 |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | South Florida | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 21–24 | 21,704 |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCN | L 14–21 | 36,902 |
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Tennessee | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | SECN | L 3–59 | 101,915 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at James Madison | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 6–44 | 25,240 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | WFSB | W 31–3 | 19,053 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 31–18 | 12,291 |
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## Game summaries
### NC State

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

### At Georgia State

| 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
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 |
| UConn | Rushing | Victor Rosa | 10 att, 17 yds |
| UConn | Receiving | Brett Buckman | 9 rec, 93 yds, 1 TD |
| UConn | Defense | Noah Plack | 13 tackles |
| Georgia State | Passing | Darren Grainger | 15/26, 144 yds, 1 TD |
| Georgia State | Rushing | Darren Grainger | 12 att, 145 yds, 1 TD |
| Georgia State | Receiving | Ja'Cyais Credle | 3 rec, 45 yds |
| Georgia State | Defense | Jontrey Hunter | 8 tackles |

### FIU

| 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
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 |
| FIU | Rushing | Shomari Lawrence | 9 Att, 37 yds |
| FIU | Receiving | Jalen Bracey | 5 Rec, 90 yds, 1 TD |
| FIU | Defense | Donovan Manuel | 10 tackles |
| UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 15/32, 170 yds, 1 TD |
| UConn | Rushing | Devontae Houston | 19 Att, 126 yds |
| UConn | Receiving | Brett Buckman | 5 Rec, 62 yds |
| UConn | Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 8 tackles |

### No. 18 Duke

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

### Utah State

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

### At Rice

| 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
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 |
| UConn | Rushing | Victor Rosa | 18 att, 89 yds |
| UConn | Receiving | Justin Joly | 7 rec, 96 yds, 1 TD |
| UConn | Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 8 tackles, 1 FR |
| Rice | Passing | JT Daniels | 33/49, 362 yds, 2 TDs |
| Rice | Rushing | Juma Otoviano | 6 att, 51 yds, 2 TDs |
| Rice | Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 7 rec, 100 yds, 2 TDs |
| Rice | Defense | Plae Wyatt | 10 tackles |

### South Florida

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

### At Boston College

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

### at Tennessee

| 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)
| 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 |
| UConn | Rushing | Jalen Mitchell | 8 carries, 28 yards |
| UConn | Receiving | Justin Joly | 8 receptions, 89 yards |
| UConn | Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 8 tackles |
| Tennessee | Passing | Joe Milton III | 11/14, 254 yds, 2 TDs |
| Tennessee | Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 8 carries, 113 yards, TD |
| Tennessee | Receiving | Squirrel White | 2 receptions, 94 yards, TD |
| Tennessee | Defense | Elijah Herring | 7 tackles |

### At James Madison

| 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
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 |
| UConn | Rushing | Cam Edwards | 12 att, 43 yds |
| UConn | Receiving | Cameron Ross | 4 rec, 91 yds |
| UConn | Defense | Malik Dixon-Williams | 8 tackles, 1 FF |
| James Madison | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 33/37, 457 yds, 4 TDs |
| James Madison | Rushing | Kaelon Black | 4 att, 38 yds |
| James Madison | Receiving | Reggie Brown | 9 rec, 202 yds, 2 TDs |
| James Madison | Defense | Aiden Fisher | 9 tackles |

### Sacred Heart

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

### At UMass

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