2008 Connecticut Huskies football team The 2008 Connecticut Huskies football team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2008 college football season as a member of the Big East Conference . The team is coached by Randy Edsall and plays its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford , Connecticut . Game notes . Hofstra . Making their 2008 season debut , the Huskies came out strong scoring 14 points in each of the first two quarters en route to a 35 - 3 victory against FCS opponent Hofstra . In the game , Donald Brown rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns before giving way to Robbie Frey who added a score of his own . UConn also extended their home winning streak to 8 games extending back to last season . Temple . As UConn took the show on the road , conditions were less than ideal as Hurricane Hanna ( in a weakened state ) made her presence felt in Philadelphia . The game which was billed by Temple as UConn / Temple II didn ' t really live up to the hype of the controversial game last year . In a game which was largely played within the 20 ' s , Donald Brown rushed for a career high 214 yards , and the game winning touchdown in overtime . Place kicker Tony Ciaravino added two field goals to give UConn their twelve point total for the day . Virginia . Junior tailback Donald Brown rushed for over 200 yards for the second consecutive week and senior quarterback Tyler Lorenzen had a terrific game running the Connecticut offense as the Huskies manhandled Virginia , 45 - 10 , in a non - conference football game played before a sellout crowd of 40 , 000 at Rentschler Field . Baylor . Junior tailback Donald Brown scored on a three - yard run with 6 : 04 remaining in the fourth quarter and the Connecticut defense held Baylor on fourth down with less than a minute to play as the Huskies hung on to defeat the Bears , 31 - 28 , before a crowd of 38 , 870 at Rentschler Field . Louisville . The Huskies took the show on the road to start a very long , and potentially very rewarding three game road trip . The defense for UConn was less than stellar allowing 508 yards of offense , almost double their own output . The shining light for the Huskies was Donald Brown , who rushed for 190 yards and a touchdown . When he was given the ball , he made things happen time and time again . The injury bug also hit the Huskies and hit them hard . Starting quarterback Tyler Lorenzen suffered a broken foot early in the second quarter paving the way for Notre Dame transfer Zach Frazier to take over the helm . Later in the third quarter , senior tight end Steve Brouse suffered a broken fibula . Despite the injuries to two of their senior offensive leaders , the Huskies rallied late behind Frazier and two way player Darius Butler . Trailing by one point with 2 : 45 left in the game , Linebacker Lawrence Wilson picked off Cardinal ' s quarterback Hunter Cantwell and went 45 yards the other way to put UConn up 26 - 21 , with the two point conversion being unsuccessful . The UConn defense held strong on the ensuing possession , sealing the victory , and the Huskies second consecutive 5 - 0 start . International Bowl . The Huskies had a great season and were invited to their third bowl game in school history for the second straight year . On January 3 , 2009 they played the University of Buffalo Bulls in the International Bowl in Toronto , Canada . The Huskies started off committing sloppy turnovers in the first half but would go on to win the game 38 - 20 . Steve Brouse caught the only touchdown pass of the game while running back Donald Brown rushed for 261 yards on 29 carries and one TD . He was named the MVP of the game and after the game he decided to forgo his senior season to enter the 2009 NFL Draft . 2009 Draft . Four players on the 2008 UConn football team were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25 , 2009 . Donald Brown was selected at # 27 by the Indianapolis Colts , Darius Butler was selected by the New England Patriots at # 41 , Will Beatty and Cody Brown were selected late in the 2nd round at # 60 ( Will Beatty , New York Giants ) and # 63 ( Cody Brown , Arizona Cardinals ) . After the Draft , four other Huskies signed free agent contracts with NFL Teams . Those Huskies include : Julius Williams ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) , Dahna Deleston ( Chicago Bears ) , Tyler Lorenzen ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) , and Keith Gray ( Carolina Panthers ) On May 2 , 2009 , Senior Martin Bédard was taken in the second round of the CFL Canadian Football League Draft by the Montreal Alouettes Post Season Team Awards . The 2008 Connecticut Huskies post season team awards were handed out during their annual team banquet . The award winners were :