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]
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Myrtle Beach Bowl, L 14–28 vs. Marshall | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–7 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Nick Charlton (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Lou Spanos (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Rentschler Field (capacity: 40,632) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On November 12, the Huskies defeated the Liberty Flames 36–33 to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2015.[3]
Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2021 season 1–11.
On September 5, following the team's 38–28 loss to FCS-school Holy Cross, head coach Randy Edsall announced he would be retiring at the end of the season.[4] The following day, the school announced that Edsall had resigned effective immediately and defensive coordinator Lou Spanos was named the interim head coach.[5][6]
On November 11, former NFL and UCLA head coach Jim L. Mora was named the school's 31st head coach beginning with the 2022 season. Shortly after the hire he helped serve as an offensive assistant for the remainder of the season.[7]
Schedule
UConn's schedule consists of six home games and six away games for the season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 27 | 4:00 p.m. | at Utah State | FS1 | L 20–31 | 19,553 | |
| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | CW20/FOX61+ | W 28–3 | 22,442 | |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
| CBSSN | L 14–48 | 25,114 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Michigan | ABC | L 0–59 | 109,639 | |
| September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 12 NC State | ACCRSN | L 10–41 | 56,919 | |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| CBSSN | W 19–14 | 20,952 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | ESPN3 | W 33–12 | 16,689 | |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN3 | L 21–25 | 10,006 | |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College |
| CBSSN | W 13–3 | 25,527 |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | UMass |
| CBSSN | W 27–10 | 23,430 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Liberty |
| CBSSN | W 36–33 | 15,107 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army | CBSSN | L 17–34 | 31,229 | |
| December 19 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Marshall | ESPN | L 14–28 | 12,023 | |
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Game summaries
At Utah State
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Aggies | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Maverik Stadium • Logan, 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
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| Statistics | UConn | USU |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East 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
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| Statistics | UConn | CCSU |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Orange | 17 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East 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)
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| Statistics | UConn | SYR |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 4 Wolverines | 17 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 59 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann 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
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| Statistics | UConn | UM |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 12 Wolfpack | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
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| Statistics | UConn | NCST |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Huskies | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East 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
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| Statistics | UConn | FS |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
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| Statistics | UConn | FIU |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, 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
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| Statistics | UConn | BSU |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Huskies | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East 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
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| Statistics | UConn | BC |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Minutemen | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Huskies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East 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
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| Statistics | UConn | UMass |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Flames | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| Huskies | 14 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 36 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East 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
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| Statistics | UConn | Liberty |
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| 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
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Huskies | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
at Michie Stadium • West 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
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| Statistics | UConn | Army |
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| 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)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Brooks Stadium • Conway, 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
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| Statistics | UConn | Marshall |
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| 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
- Mike Anthony (November 11, 2021). "UConn hires former NFL, UCLA coach Jim Mora as next head football coach". CT Insider. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- Isabella Gentile (November 11, 2021). "UConn names former NFL, UCLA coach Jim Mora as next head football coach". WTNH. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- Moriarty, Morgan (November 12, 2022). "College Football: Winners and Losers from Week 11". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- Scarborough, Alex (September 5, 2021). "UConn football coach Randy Edsall announces retirement, effective at season's end, after loss to FCS Holy Cross". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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