2011 Connecticut Huskies football | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 5–7 (3–4 Big East) |
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Offensive coordinator | George DeLeone (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Don Brown (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Rentschler Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 West Virginia $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]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. George DeLeone was brought in as the new offensive coordinator, with former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead being demoted to quarterbacks coach.[2][3] Don Brown was brought in to replace Todd Orlando at defensive coordinator.[4] Orlando left to take the same position at Florida International.[5]
Roster changes
[edit]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.[6]
Recruiting
[edit]On February 2, 2011, Paul Pasqualoni announced that 16 student-athletes had signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Connecticut.[7] Four; Kenton Adeyemi, Dalton Gifford, Michael Nebrich and Sean McQuillan; entered school in January to participate in spring practice.
US college sports recruiting information for 2011 recruits | ||||||
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Kamal Abrams WR |
Dover, DE | Dover HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | – | Jul 11, 2011 |
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Andrew Adams FS |
Fayetteville, GA | Woodward Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.57 | Dec 30, 2010 |
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Kenton Adeyemi DT |
Wethersfield, CT | Fork Union Military Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | – | Dec 20, 2010 |
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Jefferson Ashiru LB |
Powder Springs, GA | McEachern HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 4.7 | Jan 27, 2011 |
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Julian Campenni DT |
West Pittson, PA | Wyoming Area HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | – | Jan 30, 2011 |
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Tyree Clark CB |
Tampa, FL | Alonso HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | Sep 23, 2010 |
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Max DeLorenzo RB |
Berlin, CT | Berlin HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.5 | Jun 23, 2010 |
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Deshon Foxx RB |
Lynchburg, VA | Brookfield HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.4 | Nov 29, 2010 |
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Dalton Gifford OT |
Fairhaven, MA | Bridgton Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | – | Nov 28, 2010 |
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Xavier Hemingway OT |
Powder Springs, GA | McEachern HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | – | Jan 24, 2011 |
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Wilbert Lee SS |
Brooklyn, NY | Boys and Girls HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | – | Jul 17, 2010 |
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Sean McQuillan TE |
Glastonbury, CT | Avon Old Farms | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 252 lb (114 kg) | 4.6 | Aug 24, 2010 |
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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 |
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Paul Nwokeji OT |
Randolph, MA | Thayer Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | – | Jun 22, 2010 |
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David Stephenson CB |
Stone Mountain, GA | Stephenson HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Jun 23, 2010 |
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Marquise Vann LB |
Cincinnati, OH | Fairfield Senior HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2010 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 79 Rivals: >50 | ||||||
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[edit]Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 12:00 pm | Fordham* | ESPN3 | W 35–3 | 34,562 | |
September 10 | 7:30 pm | at Vanderbilt* | SNY | L 21–24 | 32,119 | |
September 16 | 8:00 pm | Iowa State* |
| ESPN2 | L 20–24 | 37,195 |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | at Buffalo* | SNY/BIG EAST Network | W 17–3 | 18,215 | |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | Western Michigan* |
| SNY | L 31–38 | 36,648 |
October 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 16 West Virginia | SNY/BIG EAST Network | L 16–43 | 56,179 | |
October 15 | 3:30 pm | South Florida![]() |
| SNY/BIG EAST Network | W 16–10 | 37,162 |
October 26 | 8:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | ESPN | L 20–35 | 40,219 | |
November 5 | 12:00 pm | Syracuse |
| ESPNU | W 28–21 | 38,769 |
November 19 | 12:00 pm | Louisville |
| BIG EAST Network | L 20–34 | 34,483 |
November 26 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers |
| ESPN2 | W 40–22 | 37,857 |
December 3 | 12:00 pm | at Cincinnati | ESPN | L 27–35 | 27,930 | |
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Game summaries
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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.
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Iowa State
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Buffalo
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Western Michigan
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West Virginia
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South Florida
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Pittsburgh
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Syracuse
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Louisville
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Rutgers
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Cincinnati
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References
[edit]- ^ ESPN. "Randy Edsall to coach Maryland". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ "George DeLeone Set to Join Staff; What About Joe Moorhead? - UConn Hu…". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
- ^ "Joe Moorhead to Stay on UConn Staff as QB Coach - UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner". Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "Don Brown is the New Defensive Coordinator at UConn - UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner". Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "Meet FIU DC Todd Orlando".
- ^ Miller, Ted. "Jordan Todman will enter NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ "Connecticut Football Signs 16 Student-Athletes To National Letter Of Intent". UConnHuskies.com. February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "Connecticut Huskies vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011.
- ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2011.