The UConn Huskies did exactly what they need to do on Saturday afternoon at Rentschler Field against the Texas Southern Tigers after a poor performance at the Big House last weekend. They went out and completely dominated both sides of the ball.
The Huskies scored on their first five possessions of the game as they rolled to a 62-3 win over Texas Southern in front of 37,359 on a beautiful day for football at the Rent.
Jordan Todman led the way for the Huskies with his second straight game of rushing for over 100 yards. Todman finished with 15 carries for 151 yards and three touchdowns. His longest run was 53 yards although he did fumble on it but it was recovered by Anthony Sherman who did a great job of following up on the play.
After a rough week for Zach Frazer and his receivers, he came back to complete 6-of-9 passes for two touchdowns. His three incomplete passes were overthrown but overall the offense looked better as a whole. They put up 444 total yards of offense with 307 of that coming on the ground. Todman and Robbie Frey, who finished with 101 yards and two touchdowns, combined for 195 yards alone in the first half.
The defensive effort was much improved as well as they were easily able to overmatch the smaller Tigers. Texas Southern finished with just 169 yards of total offense with most of that coming against the Huskies second-team defense.
The Tigers were their own worst enemy on Saturday afternoon as it seemed like everytime they’d make a big play, it would get called back because of a penalty. TSU finished with 11 penalties that went for 77 yards.
There’s really not much to say here. UConn did what it needed to do on Saturday afternoon. Now they need to get themselves ready for the Temple Owls.
Scoring:
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Texas Southern Tigers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| UConn Huskies | 24 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 |
1st quarter
CON – Dave Teggart 32 Yd Field Goal – UConn 3 TSU 0
CON –Michael Smith 10 Yd Pass From Zach Frazer (Dave Teggart Kick) – UConn 10 TSU 0
CON – Jordan Todman 1 Yd Run (Dave Teggart Kick)- UConn 17 TSU 0
CON – Kashif Moore 16 Yd Pass From Zach Frazer (Dave Teggart Kick) – UConn 24 TSU 0
2nd quarter
CON – Jordan Todman 1 Yd Run (Dave Teggart Kick) – UConn 31 TSU 0
CON – Jordan Todman 9 Yd Run (Dave Teggart Kick) – UConn 38 TSU 0
CON – Robbie Frey 2 Yd Run (Dave Teggart Kick) – UConn 45 TSU 0
3rd quarter
CON – Robbie Frey 63 Yd Run (Dave Teggart Kick) – UConn 52 TSU 0
CON – Dave Teggart 36 Yd Field Goal – UConn 55 TSU 0
4th quarter
TSU – Robert Hersh 37 Yd Field Goal – UConn 55 TSU 3
CON – Meme Wylie 11 Yd Run (Chad Christen Kick)
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Offensive Player of the Game:
UConn running back Jordan Todman had 15 carries for 151 yards and three touchdowns. All of that came in the first half.
Defensive Players of the Game:
The co-defensive players of the game are UConn linebackers Sio Moore and Greg Lloyd. Moore, who saw more time with Scott Lutrus out, stepped and had six tackles and an interception. Lloyd wins honors for the second straight week as he had six tackles and also picked up his first career interception.
Turning Point(s) of the Game:
The opening kickoff was the turning point. UConn went down and kicked a field goal and then scored on their next three possessions in the first quarter to put the game out of reach.
Offensive Notes:
Zach Frazer played only in the first half and was 6-of-9 for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Redshirt freshman QB Michael Box was 2-of-5 for 30 yards. Todman had 15 carries for 151 yards and three touchdowns while Robbie Frey also went over 100 yards with 101 and added two touchdowns. Tight end John Delahunt led all receivers with 46 yards. Kashif Moore had two catches for 39 yards and a touchdown. Michael Smith had two catches for 14 yards and his first career touchdown. Dwayne Difton had one catch for 27 yards.
Defensive Notes:
Lawrence Wilson led all UConn tacklers with seven. Moore had six tackles, including two for a loss and also had an interception. Lloyd had six tackles, including one for a loss. Jerome Williams had five tackles including one for a loss.
Special Teams Notes:
Chad Christen’s first kickoff went out-of-bounds and drew the ire of head coach Randy Edsall. Not one of his next ten kickoffs went out-of-bounds. He also made his first career extra point. Dave Teggart hit both of his field goal attempts and was 7-of-7 on extra point attempts. Gary Wilburn fumbled a punt return that was recovered by Texas Southern. He got an earful as well from Edsall and wasn’t seen returning punts for the rest of the game.
Injuries:
Kendall Reyes left with an ankle injury in the third quarter and was removed from the game for precautionary reasons. Knowing Randy Edsall and the non-talk about injuries, this is all we’ll hear about it.
Officials:
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy; Umpire: Jim Eckl; Linesman: Tommy Walsh, Jr; Line judge: Chuck Rice; Back judge: Bryan Platt; Field judge: Folayan Kindred; Side judge: George Liotus; Scorer: Andrew Prince;
Game Notes:
Texas Southern Tigers @ UConn Huskies 9.11.10 box score
Here are some postgame quotes from UConn Huskies head coach Randy Edsall and Texas Southern head coach Johnnie Cale
Here are the game notes courtesy of the UConn Athletic Communications Department:
-UConn is now 7-1 in home openers at Rentschler Field
-The Huskies are now 3-1 vs. teams from Texas and notched their first win vs. the SWAC
-The 59-point margin of victory ties the largest for the Huskies since joining FBS
-At 8:25 of the first quarter, Jordan Todman topped the 100-yard mark, his 7th career 100-yard game
-Todman has now rushed for more than 100 yards in 5 of the last 6 regular season games
-Todman’s 3 TDs bring him within one of cracking the Top 10 career rushing TD list at UConn
-Zach Frazer tossed his first touchdown of the season and tied his career high of 2 TDs in the first quarter
-Michael Smith, Houston, TX native, caught his first career touchdown reception
-The 45-yard reception by John Delahunt was his third career reception and his career long
-The Husky defense did not allow a first down until the 6:54 mark of the second quarter
-Sio Moore’s second quarter sack was the first of his career; Moore also notched a career high 2.0 TFL
-Cole Wagner had a punt downed inside the 5 yard line for the second consecutive game
-Jory Johnson registered the first interception of his career in the second quarter
-The 45 first half points was the second most in a half since the joining FBS; the 62 total points for the Huskies was the second most in a game since joining FBS
-UConn scored on all 9 red zone chances (7 TDs)
-R-JR Kendall Reyes left game at 11:41 mark of the third quarter and did not return (ankle)
-Robbie Frey scored on a career long run of 63 yards; also he set a career high with 101 rushing yards (first career 100-yard game)
-Dwayne Difton’s 27-yard reception was the longest of his career
-Gerrard Sheppard recorded his first career reception in the third quarter
-Greg Lloyd’s third quarter interception was the first of his career
-Dave Teggart has connected on a FG in each of the last four Husky games
-The first time the Huskies had two players rush for 100+ yards since Nov. 21, 2009 vs. Notre Dame (Todman 151, Frey 101)
-Martin Hyppolite notched his first career sack in the fourth quarter
-Shamar Stephen’s fourth quarter sack was the first of his career
-D.J. Shoemate’s 9 carries and 45 yards are both career highs as a Husky
-Chad Christen made his first career PAT
-Kelmetrus Wiley scored his first career TD in the fourth quarter
-Taylor Mack grabbed his first career interception in the fourth quarter
Big East Games and Results:
Friday, September 10
#23 West Virginia 24
Marshall 21
Saturday, September 4
New Hampshire 16
Pittsburgh 38
Eastern Kentucky 13
Louisville 23
South Florida 14
#8 Florida 38
Indiana State 7
Cincinnati 40
Syracuse
Washington, 7:00 p.m.
Rutgers
FIU, 8:00 p.m.
Things to Work On:
- With the offense looking much better this week, Frazer needs to continue to work on his timing with the receivers.
- The defense also rebounded from a poor performance and needs to continue to work on their tackling.
- Gary Wilburn needs to work on catching the bull during punt returns.
- Get Scott Lutrus and Kendall Reyes healthy.
Up Next:
The Huskies head to Philadelphia to take on the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field next Saturday at noon.
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