2024 UConn Huskies football team explained
| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | UConn Huskies |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Head Coach: | Jim L. Mora |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Gordon Sammis |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Matt Brock |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Rentschler Field |
The 2024 UConn Huskies football team represents the University of Connecticut (UConn) as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by Jim L. Mora in his third year as the head coach. The Huskies play home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, located in East Hartford, Connecticut.[1]
After a win over UAB on November 9, which they erased a 17-point deficit after the half, the Huskies secured their first winning season since 2010.[2]
Schedule
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Personnel
Coaching staff additions
Coaching staff departures
Transfers out
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
|---|
| Brian Brewton | RB | 5’6 | 173 | Junior | Miami, FL | |
| Cam Ross | WR | 5’10 | 181 | Senior | Washington D.C. | James Madison |
| Zion Turner | QB | 6’0 | 203 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Jacksonville State |
| TE | 6’3 | 235 | Junior | New Rochelle, NY | NC State |
| Yakiri Walker | IOL | 6’2 | 270 | Junior | DeSoto, TX | Colorado |
| Mumu Bin-Wahad | CB | 5’11 | 185 | Sophomore | Loganville, GA | Navarro |
| Jalen Mitchell | RB | 5’11 | 210 | Graduate | Rockledge, FL | Tennessee Tech |
| Carter Hooper | DL | 6’5 | 266 | Sophomore | Toronto, ON | South Dakota |
| Dayne Shor | OT | 6’5 | 306 | Sophomore | Alpharetta, GA | Akron |
| James Burns | WR | 5’9 | 165 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Prairie View A&M |
| Devontae Houston | RB | 5’10 | 163 | Junior | Roanoke, AL | East Tennessee State |
| Jaylen Jones | LB | 5’11 | 210 | Junior | Houston, TX | |
| Will Meyer | IOL | 6’2 | 317 | Junior | Arlington, MA | |
| Joe McFadden | K | 5’10 | 188 | Sophomore | Southlake, TX | |
| Armauni Archie | CB | 6’0 | 182 | Graduate | Vallejo, CA | Louisiana Tech |
| Nathan Voorhis | LB | 6’3 | 254 | Sophomore | Stroudsburg, PA | Bryant |
| Dajon Harrison | WR | 5’10 | 170 | Sophomore | Hutto, TX | Utah Tech |
| Ta'Quan Roberson | QB | 6’0 | 200 | Senior | Orange, NJ | Kansas State |
| Noe Ruelas | K | 6’1 | 170 | Junior | West Hartford, CT | James Madison |
| Chris Shearin | CB | 5’11 | 177 | Senior | Suffork, VA | James Madison | |
Transfers in
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Old school |
|---|
| Julien Simon | LB | 6’1 | 227 | Junior | Tacoma, WA | Tulsa |
| Aaron Key | LB | 6’2 | 232 | Graduate | Tucker, GA | Western Kentucky |
| Wes Hoeh | IOL | 6’3 | 276 | Senior | Glen Ellyn, IL | Syracuse |
| Kervins Choute | DL | 6’3 | 302 | Graduate | Deerfield Beach, FL | UCF |
| Reggie Akles | CB | 6’1 | 190 | Senior | Troutdale, OR | New Mexico State |
| Connor Stutz | P | 6’1 | 217 | Graduate | Seattle, WA | Sacramento State |
| Malachi McLean | S | 5’11 | 175 | Junior | Manvel, TX | New Mexico State |
| Jasaiah Gathings | WR | 6’0 | 190 | Junior | Statesville, NC | Akron |
| WR | 6’0 | 195 | Junior | Watertown, CT | Wisconsin |
| Durell Robinson | RB | 6’1 | 200 | Freshman | Baltimore, MD | Charlotte |
| Jarvarius Sims | CB | 6’0 | 190 | Junior | Lithonia, GA | Central Michigan |
| Jordan Wright | CB | 6’0 | 178 | Junior | Memphis, TN | Kansas State |
| Jayden Simon | DL | 6’2 | 330 | Graduate | Tacoma, WA | Tulsa |
| Chris Freeman | K | 6’1 | 199 | Graduate | Zionsville, IN | Indiana |
| Mel Brown | RB | 5’8 | 176 | Junior | Stone Mountain, GA | Gardner-Webb |
| Malik Thomas Jr | RB | 5’11 | 203 | Senior | Danbury, CT | Central Connecticut State |
| TJ Sheffield | WR | 5’11 | 190 | Senior | Thompson's Station, TN | Purdue |
| QB | 6’3 | 195 | Sophomore | Flower Mound, TX | Wisconsin |
| Ezeriah Anderson | WR | 6’5 | 210 | Senior | Seffner, FL | Campbell |
| Jack Barton | EDGE | 6’4 | 264 | Senior | Alpharetta, GA | Georgia Tech |
| Jevon Banks | DL | 6’2 | 290 | Junior | Olive Branch, MS | Kansas State |
| Ja'Khi Green | IOL | 6’6 | 290 | Sophomore | Palmer Park, MD | Charlotte |
| Shamar Porter | WR | 6’2 | 205 | Freshman | Nashville, TN | Kentucky |
| Jayden Bass | OT | 6’6 | 309 | Freshman | Springfield, MA | Syracuse |
| Jayden McDonald | LB | 6’0 | 227 | Senior | Suwanee, GA | Indiana |
| Drew Buckley | DB | 5’9 | 190 | Sophomore | Fairfield, CT | Ithaca |
| Kyle Vaccarella | LS | 6'3 | 229 | Graduate | Fairfield, CT | Auburn | |
Game summaries
at Maryland
See also: 2024 Maryland Terrapins football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| MD -18.5 | 45[5] | |
| Statistics | CONN | MD |
|---|
| First downs | 11 | 29 |
| Total yards | 310 | 629 |
| Rushing yards | 88 | 248 |
| Passing yards | 222 | 381 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:39 | 34:21 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UConn | Passing | | 8/16, 149 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Durell Robinson | 7 rushes, 34 yards |
| Receiving | | 5 receptions, 141 yards |
| Defense | Amir Renwick | 8 tackles |
| Maryland | Passing | | 20/27, 311 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 14 rushes, 66 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 7 receptions, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| Defense | Glendon Miller | 6 tackles, 1 INT | |
Merrimack (FCS)
See also: 2024 Merrimack Warriors football team.
| Statistics | MRMK | CONN |
|---|
| First downs | 13 | 26 |
| Total yards | 279 | 624 |
| Rushing yards | 124 | 278 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 346 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:52 | 28:08 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Merrimack | Passing | Justin Lewis | 6/6, 103 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Jermaine Corbett | 14 rushes, 103 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Seth Sweitzer | 2 receptions, 77 yards, TD |
| Defense | Danny Simms | 6 tackles |
| UConn | Passing | Joe Fagnano | 13/19, 328 yards, 5 TD |
| Rushing | Durell Robinson | 10 rushes, 94 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Skyler Bell | 2 receptions, 105 yards, TD |
| Defense | Jayden McDonald | 8 tackles | |
at Duke
See also: 2024 Duke Blue Devils football team.
| Statistics | CONN | DUKE |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Total yards | 314 | 409 |
| Rushing yards | 179 | 142 |
| Passing yards | 135 | 267 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:01 | 32:59 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UConn | Passing | | 15/29, 135 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Cam Edwards | 21 rushes, 106 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Skyler Bell | 7 receptions, 58 yards |
| Defense | Tui Faumuina-Brown | 12 tackles |
| Duke | Passing | Maalik Murphy | 28/43, 267 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Star Thomas | 22 rushes, 122 yards |
| Receiving | Que'Sean Brown | 11 rec, 87 yards, TD |
| Defense | Cameron Bergeron | 7 tackles | |
Florida Atlantic
See also: 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team. Statistics
| Statistics | FAU | CONN |
|---|
| First downs | 9 | 32 |
| Total yards | 250 | 542 |
| Rushing yards | 163 | 421 |
| Passing yards | 87 | 121 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 18:03 | 41:57 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | | 9/15, 87 yds, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Cam Fancher | 8 att, 71 yds |
| Receiving | Caleb Coombs | 2 rec, 28 yds |
| Defense | CJ Heard | 12 tackles |
| UConn | Passing | Nick Evers | 9/14, 88 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Mel Brown | 21 att, 156 yds |
| Receiving | Skyler Bell | 1 rec, 43 yds |
| Defense | Tui Faumuina-Brown | 9 tackles | |
Buffalo
See also: 2024 Buffalo Bulls football team. Statistics
| Statistics | BUF | CONN |
|---|
| First downs | 12 | 28 |
| Total yards | 198 | 537 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 257 |
| Passing yards | 123 | 280 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:40 | 34:20 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Buffalo | Passing | CJ Ogbonna | 12/25, 82 yds |
| Rushing | CJ Ogbonna | 14 att, 38 yds |
| Receiving | JJ Jenkins | 5 rec, 32 yds |
| Defense | Red Murdock | 14 tackles, 1 sack |
| UConn | Passing | Joe Fagnano | 11/19, 217 yds, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Cam Edwards | 10 att, 97 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Skyler Bell | 6 rec, 153 yds, 3 TDs |
| Defense | Jayden McDonald | 6 tackles | |
Temple
See also: 2024 Temple Owls football team. Statistics
| Statistics | TEM | CONN |
|---|
| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total yards | 270 | 371 |
| Rushing yards | 134 | 99 |
| Passing yards | 136 | 272 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:10 | 30:50 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Temple | Passing | Forrest Brock | 19/32, 136 yds |
| Rushing | Terrez Worthy | 12 att, 95 yds |
| Receiving | Dante Wright | 8 rec, 67 yds |
| Defense | Tyquan King | 15 tackles, 1 FF |
| UConn | Passing | Joe Fagnano | 24/41, 272 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Durell Robinson | 12 att, 52 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | TJ Sheffield | 9 rec, 141 yds, 1 TD |
| Defense | Jayden McDonald | 14 tackles, 1 sack | |
Wake Forest
See also: 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. Statistics
| Statistics | WAKE | CONN |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Total yards | 391 | 304 |
| Rushing yards | 117 | 40 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 264 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:31 | 25:29 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Wake Forest | Passing | | 21/36, 274 yds |
| Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 24 att, 60 yds, 2 TDs |
| Receiving | Taylor Morin | 6 rec, 104 yds |
| Defense | Branson Combs | 8 tackles |
| UConn | Passing | Nick Evers | 26/43, 264 yds, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Cam Edwards | 7 att, 26 yds |
| Receiving | Jasaiah Gathings | 7 rec, 75 yds, 1 TDs |
| Defense | Jayden McDonald | 13 tackles, 1 sack | |
Rice
See also: 2024 Rice Owls football team. Statistics
| Statistics | RICE | CONN |
|---|
| First downs | 10 | 18 |
| Total yards | 178 | 309 |
| Rushing yards | 90 | 181 |
| Passing yards | 88 | 128 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:26 | 31:34 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Rice | Passing | Drew Devillier | 14/30, 88 yds |
| Rushing | Dean Connors | 20 att, 46 yds |
| Receiving | Matt Sykes | 3 rec, 24 yds |
| Defense | Tyson Flowers | 8 tackles |
| UConn | Passing | Nick Evers | 9/24, 128 yds |
| Rushing | Durell Robinson | 15 att, 132 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Skyler Bell | 3 rec, 47 yds |
| Defense | Tui Faumuina-Brown | 10 tackles, 1 FF | |
Georgia State
See also: 2024 Georgia State Panthers football team. Statistics
| Statistics | GAST | CONN |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 374 | 346 |
| Rushing yards | 109 | 271 |
| Passing yards | 265 | 75 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:36 | 27:24 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Georgia State | Passing | Zach Gibson | 28/40, 257 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Freddie Brock | 10 att, 78 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Ted Hurst | 7 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD |
| Defense | Josiah Robinson | 12 tackles |
| UConn | Passing | Nick Evers | 10/16, 75 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Mel Brown | 14 att, 138 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Louis Hansen | 5 rec, 22 yds, 1 TD |
| Defense | Tui Faumuina-Brown | 12 tackles | |
at UAB
See also: 2024 UAB Blazers football team. Statistics
| Statistics | CONN | UAB |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Total yards | 365 | 403 |
| Rushing yards | 189 | 170 |
| Passing yards | 176 | 233 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 30:27 | 29:33 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UConn | Passing | Nick Evers | 15/24, 104 yds |
| Rushing | Cam Edwards | 11 att, 82 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Jasaiah Gathings | 6 rec, 52 yds, 1 TD |
| Defense | Jayden McDonald | 12 tackles |
| UAB | Passing | Jalen Kitna | 22/42, 233 yds, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Lee Beebe Jr | 17 att, 115 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Amare Thomas | 6 rec, 88 yds |
| Defense | Everett Roussaw Jr | 9 tackles | |
at Syracuse (rivalry)
See also: 2024 Syracuse Orange football team. Statistics
| Statistics | CONN | SYR |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 25 |
| Total yards | 352 | 538 |
| Rushing yards | 124 | 68 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 470 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 22:34 | 37:26 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UConn | Passing | Joe Fagnano | 27/48, 228 yds, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Cam Edwards | 8 att, 87 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Skyler Bell | 10 rec, 113 yds |
| Defense | Jayden McDonald | 12 tackles, 1 sack |
| Syracuse | Passing | | 37/47, 470 yds, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | | 20 att, 58 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Darrell Gill Jr. | 9 rec, 185 yds |
| Defense | Marlowe Wax | 7 tackles | |
at UMass (rivalry)
See also: 2024 UMass Minutemen football team.
| Statistics | CONN | MASS |
|---|
| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Total yards | 434 | 390 |
| Rushing yards | 253 | 184 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 206 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UConn | Passing | Joe Fagnano | 15/26, 181 yds, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Cam Edwards | 18 att, 142 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Louis Hansen | 4 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD |
| Defense | Jayden McDonald | 20 tackles |
| UMass | Passing | AJ Hairston | 13/21, 134 yds, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Jalen John | 18 att, 78 yds, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Jakobie Keeney-James | 5 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD |
| Defense | Tyler Rudolph | 12 tackles | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2024 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF . University of Connecticut Athletics . 28 January 2024.
- Web site: Pramberger . Quinn . 2024-11-09 . UConn football beats UAB 31-23, secures first winning season in 14 years . 2024-11-10 . www.wfsb.com . en.
- Web site: 2024 UConn Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . 28 January 2024.
- News: 2024-05-30 . UConn Football and CBS Sports Announce Game Times for 2024 Season . live . https://archive.today/20240530204353/https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2024/5/30/uconn-football-and-cbs-sports-announce-game-times-for-2024-season.aspx . 2024-05-30 . 2024-11-25 . en. UConn Huskies. Storrs, Connecticut.
- Web site: UCONN Huskies vs Maryland Terrapins - NCAAF. August 31, 2024. September 4, 2024.
