2022 UConn Huskies football team

The 2022 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies played their home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, and competed as an FBS independent. They were led by first-year head coach Jim L. Mora.[1][2]

2022 UConn Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Charlton (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Notre Dame       9 4  
Liberty       8 5  
BYU       8 5  
New Mexico State       7 6  
Army       6 6  
UConn       6 7  
UMass       1 11  
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 12, the Huskies defeated the Liberty Flames 36–33 to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2015.[3] The Huskies were invited to the Myrtle Beach Bowl where they were defeated 14–28 by Marshall.

Schedule

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UConn's schedule consists of six home games and six away games for the season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 274:00 p.m.at Utah StateFS1L 20–3119,553
September 312:00 p.m.Central ConnecticutCW20/FOX61+W 28–322,442
September 107:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT (rivalry)
CBSSNL 14–4825,114
September 1712:00 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganABCL 0–59109,639
September 247:30 p.m.at No. 12 NC StateACCRSNL 10–4156,919
October 13:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSNW 19–1420,952
October 87:00 p.m.at FIUESPN3W 33–1216,689
October 152:00 p.m.at Ball StateESPN3L 21–2510,006
October 2912:00 p.m.Boston College 
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSNW 13–325,527
November 47:00 p.m.UMass
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT (rivalry)
CBSSNW 27–1023,430
November 1212:00 p.m.Liberty
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSNW 36–3315,107
November 1912:00 p.m.at ArmyCBSSNL 17–3431,229
December 192:30 p.m.vs. MarshallESPNL 14–2812,023

Roster

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2022 UConn Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Keelan Marion   So
WR 2 Nigel Fitzgerald GS
WR 3 Ethon Williams Fr
WR 4 Matt Drayton   So
WR 5 Aaron Turner So
QB 6 Ta'Quan Roberson     So
WR 7 Cameron Ross   So
WR 8 Dajon Harrison Fr
WR 9 Darius Bush   Fr
QB 10 Cale Millen Fr
QB 11 Zion Turner Fr
QB 12 Tyler Phommachanh   Fr
QB 13 Jacob Drena So
TE 14 Nick Harris So
WR 15 Mark Didio Jr. So
WR 16 Kevens Clercius   So
TE 17 Justin Joly Fr
WR 18 Kylish Hicks Fr
WR 19 Kevin Dunn   So
RB 22 Victor Rosa Fr
RB 25 Devontae Houston So
RB 26 Nathan Carter So
RB 28 Brian Brewton So
RB 30 Robert Burns GS
WR 39 Hayden Jordon   So
RB 41 Hunter Clark Fr
OL 51 Yakiri Walker   Fr
OL 55 Gamaliel Barboza Sr
OL 58 Kyle Juergans Fr
OL 60 Mason Raymer So
OL 61 Jesse Polansky So
OL 62 Noel Ofori-Nyadu   Jr
OL 63 Braden Radcliffe Fr
OL 64 Christian Haynes   Jr
OL 66 Brady Wayburn Fr
OL 67 Christopher Fortin So
OL 69 Will Meyer So
OL 70 Jack Stewart Fr
OL 71 Valentin Senn   So
OL 72 Jake Guidone GS
OL 73 Rayonte Brown   So
OL 73 Dayne Shor Fr
OL 75 Chase Lundt   So
OL 76 Nikko Pohahau   Jr
OL 77 Ben Murawski Fr
OL 79 Danny Antolovich   Fr
TE 81 Owen DeSilva Fr
TE 82 Brendan Heatherman   Fr
TE 83 Brandon Niemenski So
WR 84 Jacob Flynn   So
TE 85 Russell Dixon   So
TE 87 Bo Estes So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Brandon Bouyer-Randle Fr
DB 1 Malik Dixon   So
DB 2 Myles Bell Jr
DB 3 Deon Mclean Jr.   Fr
DB 4 Stan Cross Jr
DB 5 Kaleb Anthony So
LB 6 Ian Swenson Sr
DB 7 Tre Wortham Sr
LB 8 Jackson Mitchell Jr
LB 9 Langston Hardy   Fr
DB 10 Chris Shearin Fr
LB 11 Marquez Bembry GS
LB 12 Prince-Razeeq Samuels Fr
DB 14 Malcolm Bell   Fr
LB 15 Tui Faumuina-Brown So
DB 18 Jaylen Jones   So
DB 19 Durante Jones So
DB 20 Camryn Edwards Fr
DB 21 Lee Molette III Fr
DB 22 Alfred Chea So
DB 23 Juan Rosario Jr
LB 24 Desmond Fogle So
DB 25 D'Mon Brinson Fr
DB 26 Isiah Davis Fr
DB 27 Thaddeus Dixon Fr
DB 28 Derek Spearman Jr. Fr
LB 29 Jordan Morrison   Jr
LB 33 Hunter Webb   Jr
DL 37 Kayode Oladele Fr
LB 46 John Bechtle So
LB 47 Justin Bryant   Jr
DL 56 Carter Hooper   Fr
LB 58 Donovan Branch Fr
LB 59 Nathan Voorhis Fr
DL 65 Aaron Lange So
DL 90 Pryce Yates   Fr
DL 91 Collin McCarthy So
DL 92 Matt Hoffman Fr
DL 93 Timothy Passmore Jr. Fr
DL 95 Eric Watts Jr
DL 96 Dal'mont Gourdine   So
DL 97 Jelani Stafford Fr
DL 98 Jori Benson Fr
DL 99 Sokoya McDuffie   Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 16 George Caratan Fr
K 17 Noe Ruelas So
LS 31 Tommy Zozus GS
LS 44 Nilay Upadhyayula So
K 84 Joe McFadden So
P 97 Bruno Perlicki Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Nick Charlton
    Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Lou Spanos
    Defensive coordinator
  • Doug Shearer
    Special teams coordinator
  • John Allen
    Wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator
  • E.J. Barthel
    Running backs coach
  • Siriki Diabate
    Linebackers coach
  • Dalton Hilliard
    Defensive backs coach
  • John Marinelli
    Tight ends coach
  • Kenny McClendon
    Defensive line coach
  • Gordon Sammis
    Offensive line coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 4, 2022

Game summaries

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At Utah State

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UConn Huskies at Utah State Aggies  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 14 0 0620
Aggies 0 24 0731

at Maverik StadiumLogan, Utah

  • Date: August 27
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: 14 SW • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 19,553
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (color analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn USU
First downs 21 31
Total yards 364 542
Rushing yards 245 261
Passing yards 119 281
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 28:17 31:43

Central Connecticut

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Central Connecticut Blue Devils at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 3 003
Huskies 0 7 71428

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 12:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 2 S • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,442
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (CW20): John Fanta (play-by-play), Joe D’Ambrosio (color analyst) and Randy Brochu (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn CCSU
First downs 27 14
Total yards 446 242
Rushing yards 274 78
Passing yards 172 164
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 34:38 25:22

Syracuse

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Syracuse Orange at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Orange 17 10 14748
Huskies 0 7 7014

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 7:03 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 2 N • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 25,114
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst) and Justin Walters (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn SYR
First downs 10 29
Total yards 202 465
Rushing yards 97 156
Passing yards 105 309
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:08 34:52

At No. 4 Michigan

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UConn Huskies at Michigan Wolverines  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 0 000
No. 4 Wolverines 17 21 71459

at Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 12:07 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 8 SW • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 109,639
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (color analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn UM
First downs 6 26
Total yards 110 465
Rushing yards 86 192
Passing yards 24 273
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:53 34:07

At No. 12 NC State

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UConn Huskies at NC State Wolfpack  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 3 0710
No. 12 Wolfpack 17 14 7341

at Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 7:33 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: 2 SW • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 56,919
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Evan Lepler (play-by-play), James Bates (color analyst) and Lauren Jbara (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn NCST
First downs 8 29
Total yards 150 492
Rushing yards 121 169
Passing yards 39 323
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 24:31 35:29

Fresno State

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Fresno State Bulldogs at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7014
Huskies 3 3 6719

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 3:32 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: 11 NE • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,952
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst) and Justin Walters (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn FS
First downs 20 14
Total yards 313 187
Rushing yards 183 30
Passing yards 130 157
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 36:36 23:24

At FIU

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UConn Huskies at FIU Panthers  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 7 13 6733
Panthers 0 0 10212

at Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, Florida

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 7:02 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 16,689
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): AJ Ricketts (play-by-play), Corey Brooks (color analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn FIU
First downs 20 17
Total yards 402 409
Rushing yards 295 153
Passing yards 107 256
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 34:15 25:45

At Ball State

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UConn Huskies at Ball State Cardinals  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 7 14 0021
Cardinals 7 3 31225

at Scheumann StadiumMuncie, Indiana

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 2:02 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 10,006
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar (play-by-play) & Adam Breneman (color analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn BSU
First downs 16 22
Total yards 323 356
Rushing yards 194 209
Passing yards 129 147
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 30:23 29:37

Boston College

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Boston College Eagles at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 3 003
Huskies 10 0 0313

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:02 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 25,527
  • Referee: Timothy Hedgepeth
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (color analyst) & Sherree Burruss (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn BC
First downs 13 18
Total yards 280 335
Rushing yards 107 76
Passing yards 173 259
Turnovers 0 5
Time of possession 30:47 29:13

UMass

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UMass Minutemen at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Minutemen 3 7 0010
Huskies 7 6 7727

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 7:02 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 23,430
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn UMass
First downs 18 18
Total yards 334 351
Rushing yards 274 85
Passing yards 60 266
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 30:14 29:46

Liberty

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Liberty Flames at UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames 3 14 10633
Huskies 14 7 01536

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 12:02 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 15,107
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Meghan McPeak (play-by-play), Christian Fauria (color analyst), and Justin Walters (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn Liberty
First downs 15 29
Total yards 318 474
Rushing yards 209 267
Passing yards 109 207
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 32:18 27:42

At Army

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UConn Huskies at Army Black Knights  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 7 7017
Black Knights 7 6 14734

at Michie StadiumWest Point, New York

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 12:07 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 31,229
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (color analyst) and Tina Cervasio (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn Army
First downs 18 15
Total yards 370 320
Rushing yards 254 320
Passing yards 116 0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 29:40 30:20

vs Marshall (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

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Myrtle Beach Bowl – Marshall Thundering Herd vs UConn Huskies  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 14 7 7028
Huskies 0 0 14014

at Brooks StadiumConway, South Carolina

  • Date: December 19
  • Game time: 2:34 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 12,023
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Eric Man Lain (color analyst), and Tera Talmadge (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
Statistics UConn Marshall
First downs 18 19
Total yards 316 303
Rushing yards 144 210
Passing yards 172 93
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 31:21 28:39

References

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  1. ^ Mike Anthony (November 11, 2021). "UConn hires former NFL, UCLA coach Jim Mora as next head football coach". CT Insider. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Isabella Gentile (November 11, 2021). "UConn names former NFL, UCLA coach Jim Mora as next head football coach". WTNH. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Moriarty, Morgan (November 12, 2022). "College Football: Winners and Losers from Week 11". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 14, 2022.