2008 Connecticut Huskies football team

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Ranking
BCS	No. 25

2008 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Cincinnati $		6	–	1					11	–	3
Pittsburgh		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 23 West Virginia		5	–	2					9	–	4
Rutgers		5	–	2					8	–	5
Connecticut		3	–	4					8	–	5
South Florida		2	–	5					8	–	5
Louisville		1	–	6					5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

August 28, 20087:00pmHofstra*

• Rentschler Field
• East Hartford, CT

ESPN PlusW 35-3 September 6, 200812:00pmat Temple*

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

ESPNUW 12-9 ^OT September 13, 20087:30pmVirginia*

• Rentschler Field
• East Hartford, CT

ESPNUW 45-10 September 19, 20088:00pmBaylor*

• Rentschler Field
• East Hartford, CT

ESPN 2W 31-28 September 26, 20088:00pmat Louisville

• Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
• Louisville, Kentucky

ESPN 2W 26-21 October 4, 20087pmat North Carolina*No. 24

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC

ESPN2L 38-12 October 18, 200812pmat Rutgers

• Rutgers Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

ESPNUL 12-10 October 25, 200812pmCincinnati

• Rentschler Field
• East Hartford, CT

Big East NetworkW 40-16 November 1, 200812pmWest Virginia

• Rentschler Field
• East Hartford, CT

My Network TV November 15, 2008TBAat Syracuse

• Carrier Dome
• Syracuse, NY

November 23, 20088:00pmat No. 13 South Florida

• Raymond James Stadium
• Tampa Bay, Florida

ESPN December 6, 2008TBANo. 23 Pittsburgh

• Rentschler Field
• East Hartford, CT

ESPN or ESPN 2

Game Notes

Hofstra

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hofstra	0	0	3	0	3
Connecticut	14	14	0	7	35

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Connecticut	0	0	0	6	6	12
Temple	3	3	0	0	3	9

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	0	3	7	10
Connecticut	7	21	14	3	45

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	7	7	7	28
Connecticut	0	14	10	7	31

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Connecticut	3	7	7	9	26
Louisville	0	14	7	0	21

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 leg. 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.

Roster

UConn Huskies Roster
Quarterbacks  12 Cody Endres 10 Zach Frazier 4 Tyler Lorenzen Running Backs 32 Donald Brown 2 Andre Dixon 44 Robbie Frey 23 Jordan Todman 49 Anthony Sherman FB Wide Receivers 87 Ellis Gaulden 82 Kashif Moore 14 D.J. Hernandez 3 Brad Kanuch 1 Darius Butler 19 Erik Muschette 29 Marcus Easley 85 Kevin Poles Tight Ends 90 Steve Brouse 91 Martin Bedard 84 Yianni Apostolakos		Offensive Linemen 64 William Beatty LT 73 Dan Ryan LT 57 Moe Petrus LG 69 Trey Tonsing LG 68 Keith Gray C 70 Gary Bardzak C 78 Zach Hurd RG 66 Matheiu Oliver RG 79 Mike Hicks RT 72 Mike Ryan RT Defensive Linemen 45 Julius Williams DE 9 Lindsey Witten DE 65 Rob Lunn DT 4 Twyon Martin DT 54 Alex Polito DT 99 Kendall Reyes DT 50 Cody Brown DE 26 Marcus Campbell DE Linebackers 32 Scott Lutrus Husky LB 10 Greg Robinson Husky LB 19 Kijuan Dabney Husky LB 95 Greg Lloyd MLB 31 C.J. Marck MLB 8 Lawrence Wilson WLB 18 Aaron Bryant WLB		Defensive Backs 1 Darius Butler CB 20 Terry Baltimore CB 33 Robert Vaughn S 27 Aaron Bagsby S 36 Dahna Deleston S 7 Glen Mourning S 6 Jasper Howard CB 42 Robert McClain CB Special Teams 97 Tony Ciaravino K 38 David Teggart K 13 Desi Cullen P