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2011 Connecticut Huskies football team

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.

2011 Connecticut Huskies football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record5–7 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge DeLeone (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (1st season)
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

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
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Kamal Abrams
WR 		Dover, DE Dover HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) – Jul 11, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Andrew Adams
FS 		Fayetteville, GA Woodward Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.57 Dec 30, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Kenton Adeyemi
DT 		Wethersfield, CT Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) – Dec 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Jefferson Ashiru
LB 		Powder Springs, GA McEachern HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.7 Jan 27, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Julian Campenni
DT 		West Pittson, PA Wyoming Area HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Jan 30, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Tyree Clark
CB 		Tampa, FL Alonso HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Sep 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Max DeLorenzo
RB 		Berlin, CT Berlin HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Jun 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Deshon Foxx
RB 		Lynchburg, VA Brookfield HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.4 Nov 29, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Dalton Gifford
OT 		Fairhaven, MA Bridgton Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) – Nov 28, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Xavier Hemingway
OT 		Powder Springs, GA McEachern HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) – Jan 24, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Wilbert Lee
SS 		Brooklyn, NY Boys and Girls HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Jul 17, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Sean McQuillan
TE 		Glastonbury, CT Avon Old Farms 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 4.6 Aug 24, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Paul Nwokeji
OT 		Randolph, MA Thayer Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) – Jun 22, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
David Stephenson
CB 		Stone Mountain, GA Stephenson HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Jun 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Marquise Vann
LB 		Cincinnati, OH Fairfield Senior HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 223 lb (101 kg) – Dec 16, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 79   Rivals: >50
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Connecticut Football Commitment List (16)". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  • "UConn College Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  • "Connecticut Huskies Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.

Awards watchlists edit

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 pmFordham*
ESPN3W 35–334,562
September 107:30 pmat Vanderbilt*
SNYL 21–2432,119
September 168:00 pmIowa State*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN2L 20–2437,195
September 246:00 pmat Buffalo*
SNY/BIG EAST NetworkW 17–318,215
October 13:30 pmWestern Michigan*
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
SNYL 31–3836,648
October 812:00 pmat No. 16 West Virginia
SNY/BIG EAST NetworkL 16–4356,179
October 153:30 pmSouth Florida 
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
SNY/BIG EAST NetworkW 16–1037,162
October 268:00 pmat Pittsburgh
ESPNL 20–3540,219
November 512:00 pmSyracuse
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT (rivalry)
ESPNUW 28–2138,769
November 1912:00 pmLouisville
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
BIG EAST NetworkL 20–3434,483
November 2612:00 pmRutgers
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
ESPN2W 40–2237,857
December 312:00 pmat Cincinnati
ESPNL 27–3527,930
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries edit

Fordham edit

1 234Total
Rams 0 030 3
• Huskies 7 14140 35
See also: 2011 Fordham Rams football team

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.

Vanderbilt edit

1 234Total
Huskies 3 0108 21
• Commodores 14 0010 24
See also: 2011 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Recap:

Iowa State edit

1 234Total
• Cyclones 0 7107 24
Huskies 10 037 20
See also: 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Recap:

Buffalo edit

1 234Total
• Huskies 0 1007 17
Bulls 0 300 3
See also: 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team

Recap:

Western Michigan edit

1 234Total
• Broncos 0 17021 38
Huskies 0 71014 31
See also: 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Recap:

West Virginia edit

1 234Total
Huskies 3 607 16
• No. 16 Mountaineers 3 72310 43
See also: 2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Recap:

South Florida edit

1 234Total
Bulls 3 070 10
• Huskies 3 3100 16
See also: 2011 South Florida Bulls football team

Recap:

Pittsburgh edit

1 234Total
Huskies 0 3107 20
• Panthers 14 777 35
See also: 2011 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Recap:

Syracuse edit

1 234Total
Orange 0 7140 21
• Huskies 7 0714 28
See also: 2011 Syracuse Orange football team

Recap:

Louisville edit

1 234Total
• Cardinals 14 0713 34
Huskies 0 10010 20
See also: 2011 Louisville Cardinals football team

Recap:

Rutgers edit

1 234Total
Scarlet Knights 0 10012 22
• Huskies 14 10160 40
See also: 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Recap:

Cincinnati edit

1 234Total
Huskies 0 6615 27
• Bearcats 14 1470 35
See also: 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Recap:

References edit

  1. ^ ESPN. "Randy Edsall to coach Maryland". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "George DeLeone Set to Join Staff; What About Joe Moorhead? - UConn Hu…". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Meet FIU DC Todd Orlando".
  6. ^ Miller, Ted. "Jordan Todman will enter NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  7. ^ "Connecticut Football Signs 16 Student-Athletes To National Letter Of Intent". UConnHuskies.com. February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  8. ^ "Connecticut Huskies vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011.
  9. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
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