BOSTON COLLEGE vs. UCONN
Saturday, Nov. 17 • 7 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Fenway Park (37,495/Natural Grass)
Boston Massachusetts
Television
CBS Sports Network
Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray, Cassie McKinney and Jenny Dell
Radio
WTIC-AM 1080 (UConn)
SiriusXM 119, 202, 962
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 14th meeting between UConn and Boston College … The teams met eight times between 1908 and 1928, then four times between 2000 and 2004 before renewing the series last season … The Huskies are looking for their first win against the Eagles, who hold an 11-0-2 series lead.
BOSTON COLLEGE
5-5, 3-4 ACC
Head Coach
Steve Addazio (Central Connecticut ’81)
29-32, fifth season at Boston College
42-43, seventh season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Boston College saw a three-game winning streak snapped with a 17-14 setback to North Carolina State last Saturday in Chestnut Hill … The Eagles, who were 2-4 through six games, need one win in their last two games to clinch bowl eligibility … Boston College announced Monday that QB Anthony Brown, who had started all 10 games, will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered against NC State … QB Darius Wade is the likely starter against UConn … RB AJ Dillon has rushed for 1,039 yars and eight touchdowns on 221 carries and has set the Eagles’ freshman rushing record … WR Kobay White, another freshman, is the leading receiver with 28 catches for 368 yards and two touchdowns … DE Harold Landry has a team-high 5.0 sacks despite missing the last two games.
UCONN
3-7, 2-5 American
Head Coach
Randy Edsall (Syracuse ’80)
77-77, 13th season at UConn
99-111, 18th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
UConn looks to snap a three-game slide after the Huskies dropped a 49-24 decision at UCF last Saturday … UConn has faced back-to-back top-25 opponents, beginning with a 37-20 setback to USF Nov. 4 … UConn never led against UCF last week, but the Huskies trailed 28-17 after three quarters before the Knights reeled off 21 straight points … The Huskies, who averaged 320.0 yards per game last season, have averaged 412.1 yards in 2017 … QB David Pindell made his first start since the season-opener and threw for 201 yards and two touchdwns while adding 96 rushing yards with a TD … Freshman RB Kevin Mensah is the leading rusher with 422 yards … WR Hergy Mayala has 34 catches for 519 yards and five touchdowns … LB Junior Joseph leads the defense with 81 tackles.