MISSOURI at UCONN
Saturday, Oct. 28 • 6:30 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Natural Grass)
East Hartford, Connecticut
Television
CBS Sports Network
Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Melanie Collins
Radio
WTIC-AM 1080 (UConn flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between UConn and Missouri … The only previous matchup was a 9-6 Missouri win in Columbia in the 2015 season … Both teams scored one touchdown in that game, but a safety and a blocked PAT proved to be the difference for the Tigers.
MISSOURI
2-5, 0-4 SEC
Head Coach
Barry Odom (Missouri ’99)
6-13, second season
Notes
Missouri looks for its first back-to-back wins of the season after the Tigers took a 68-21 victory against Idaho last Saturday … The Tigers are 0-2 on the road this season, having fallen to Kentucky and Georgia … The Tigers finished with a 658-278 margin in total offense against Idaho last week … QB Drew Lock has started all seven games and has thrown for 2,190 yards and 23 touchdowns with eight interceptions … RB Damarea Crockett has a team-high 481 rushing yards, while WR J’Mon Moore has 31 catches for 580 yards and five touchdowns … LB Cale Garrett has a team-high 53 tackles and two interceptions, while LB Terez Hall has 49 stops with 8.5 tackles for loss … Missouri head coach Barry Odom served as a defensive coordinator in The American at Memphis before returning to his alma mater.
UCONN
3-4, 2-3 American
Head Coach
Randy Edsall (Syracuse ’80)
77-74, 13th season at UConn
99-108, 18th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
UConn looks for its first three-game winning streak since 2015 after the Huskies took a 20-14 win against Tulsa last Saturday … The Huskies held Tulsa scoreless until the 7:09 mark of the fourth quarter … The Huskies, who averaged 320.0 yards per game last season, have averaged 432.9 yards in 2017 … QB Bryant Shirreffs has thrown for 1,952 yards and 13 touchdowns with four interceptions in seven games … Shirreffs is second in The American and seventh nationally in pass efficiency (168.6) … RB Nate Hopkins has a team-high seven rushing touchdowns and is averaging 41.3 rushing yards per game … RB Arkeel Newsome leads the team with 22 receptions for 407 yards and two touchdowns … LB Junior Joseph leads the defense with 63 tackles, while DE Cole Ormsby has 6.0 sacks.