USF at UCONN
Saturday, Nov. 4 • 3:30 p.m. • ESPNU
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Natural Grass)
East Hartford, Connecticut
Television
ESPNU
Dave Lamont and Ray Bentley
Radio
WWBA-AM 820 (USF)
WTIC-AM 1080 (UConn)
SiriusXM 202, 962 (UConn feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 15th meeting between USF and UConn … The schools first met in 2000 and have played each year since 2005 … USF is 9-5 against the Huskies and has won the last five in the series … Last year’s 42-27 win by the Bulls was the first game since 2006 that wasn’t decided by one possession (eight points or fewer).
17/14 USF
7-1, 3-1 American
Head Coach
Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas ’82)
7-1, first season at USF
59-38, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
USF suffered its first loss of the season last Saturday as the Bulls dropped a 28-24 decision to Houston … USF was either tied or had the lead against Houston until the final 11 seconds of regulation … The loss snapped USF’s 12-game winning streak and it ended the Bulls’ NCAA-record streak of 24 straight games with at least 30 points … USF leads the nation with 16 defensive interceptions this season, two more than any other team … QB Quinton Flowers has thrown for 1,570 yards and 12 touchdowns with three interceptions and has rushed for 620 yards and nine TDs … RB Darius Tice has a team-high 726 rushing yards with nine TDs, while RB D’Ernest Johnson has 601 rushing yards and six TDs … S Devin Abraham is tied for the lead in The American with four interceptions.
UCONN
3-5, 2-3 American
Head Coach
Randy Edsall (Syracuse ’80)
77-75, 13th season at UConn
99-109, 18th season as collegiate head coach
UConn was denied in its bid for a third straight win as the Huskies dropped a 52-12 decision to Missouri last Saturday … The Huskies had scored wins against Temple an Tulsa before falling to the Tigers … The Huskies, who averaged 320.0 yards per game last season, have averaged 423.0 yards in 2017 … QB Bryant Shirreffs has thrown for 2,154 yards and 13 touchdowns with four interceptions in seven games … Shirreffs is second in The American and 15th nationally in pass efficiency (156.0) … RB Nate Hopkins has a team-high seven rushing touchdowns and has rushed for 301 yards … WR Hergy Mayala has 28 catches for 458 yards and five touchdowns and is fifth in The American in receiving yards (76.3 ypg) … LB Junior Joseph leads the defense with 68 tackles.