2004 Connecticut Huskies football team explained

Year:	2004
Team:	Connecticut Huskies
Conference:	Big East Conference
Conference Link:	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Short Conf:	Big East
Record:	8–4
Conf Record:	3–3
Hc Year:	6th
Oc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Hank Hughes
Dc Year:	3rd
Champion:	Motor City Bowl champion

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.^[1] Connecticut played in the Motor City Bowl, defeating Toledo 39–10.

Schedule

Game summaries

Murray State

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
Rushing	Ron Lane	10 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving	Daniel Rumley	2 receptions, 53 yards
Connecticut	Passing		19/29, 382 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Matt Lawrence	18 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Receiving	Jason Williams	4 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD

Duke

See also: 2004 Duke Blue Devils football team.

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		12/21, 129 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Aaron Fryer	20 rushes, 59 yards
Receiving	Ronnie Elliott	3 receptions, 46 yards
Connecticut	Passing	Dan Orlovsky	23/34, 290 yards, INT
Rushing	Cornell Brockington	20 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Receiving		8 receptions, 112 yards

At Boston College

See also: 2004 Boston College Eagles football team.

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
Rushing	Cornell Brockington	24 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Receiving	Matt Cutia	4 receptions, 50 yards
Boston College	Passing		14/23, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Andre Callender	26 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Receiving	Grant Adams	5 receptions, 85 yards, TD

Army

See also: 2004 Army Black Knights football team.

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
Rushing	Carlton Jones	16 rushes, 81 yards
Receiving	Jeremy Trimble	2 receptions, 34 yards
Connecticut	Passing	Dan Orlovsky	25/34, 288 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing	Cornell Brockington	17 rushes, 111 yards, TD
Receiving	Keron Henry	7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

Pittsburgh

See also: 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.

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		11/31, 267 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Tyler Palko	15 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving		2 receptions, 129 yards, TD
Connecticut	Passing	Dan Orlovsky	23/43, 237 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Cornell Brockington	31 rushes, 185 yards, TD
Receiving	Keron Henry	7 receptions, 86 yards, TD

No. 17 West Virginia

See also: 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.

Statistics	WVU	CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Penalties–yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Connecticut	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Temple

See also: 2004 Temple Owls football team.

Statistics	TEM	CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Penalties–yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Connecticut	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Syracuse

See also: 2004 Syracuse Orange football team.

Statistics	CONN	SYR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Penalties–yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Connecticut	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Syracuse	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Georgia Tech

See also: 2004 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.

Statistics	CONN	GT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Penalties–yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Connecticut	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Buffalo

See also: 2004 Buffalo Bulls football team.

Statistics	BUF	CONN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Penalties–yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Connecticut	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Rutgers

See also: 2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.

Statistics	CONN	RUTG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Penalties–yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Connecticut	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Vs. Toledo (Motor City Bowl)

See also: 2004 Motor City Bowl and 2004 Toledo Rockets football team.

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
Rushing	Cornell Brockington	15 rushes, 72 yards
Receiving	Keron Henry	9 receptions, 109 yards
Toledo	Passing	Marques Council	16/28, 160 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Trinity Dawson	19 rushes, 78 yards
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.^[2]

3	82	Alfred Fincher	Linebacker	New Orleans Saints
5	145	Dan Orlovsky	Quarterback	Detroit Lions

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105040604/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-15118604.html "Edsall, Orlovsky keeping focus", New Haven Register (New Haven, CT), December 11, 2004, Sean O'Rourke
2. Web site: 2005 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 29, 2023.