UCONN at SMU
Saturday, Sept. 30 • 4 p.m. • ESPNews
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf)
Dallas, Texas
Television
ESPNews
Shawn Kenney and Rene Ingoglia
Radio
WTIC-AM 1080 (UConn)
KTCK-FM 96.7 (SMU)
SiriusXM 157/206/964 (SMU feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the fourth meeting between SMU and UConn … The Mustangs have won all three previous games … The teams first met in 1989 in “The Miracle on Mockingbird,” when the Mustangs picked up their first win after the resumption of the program … SMU won American Athletic Conference matchups in 2013 and 2014.
UCONN
1-2, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Randy Edsall (Syracuse ’80)
75-72, 13th season at UConn
97-106, 18th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
UConn has dropped back-to-back contests after a season-opening win … The Huskies nearly erased a 20-point third-quarter deficit against ECU last week, but saw their bid for the tying field goal sail wide as time expired … The Huskies, who averaged 320.0 yards per game last season, reeled off 596 yards against ECU, the most for the Huskies in a game since the 2005 season … QB Bryant Shirreffs has thrown for 757 yards and six touchdowns with two interception in three games … RB Nate Hopkins is the leading rusher with 196 yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries … RB Arkeel Newsome has a team-high 13 receptions for 255 yards and a touchdown, while WR Hergy Mayala has 11 catches for 183 yards and three TDs … Mayala left the game against ECU with an ankle injury
SMU
3-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Chad Morris (Texas A&M ’92)
10-18, third season
Notes
SMU is off to a 3-1 start for the first time since the 2011 season … The Mustangs bounced back from a loss at TCU with a 44-21 win against Arkansas State last Saturday … SMU is 3-0 at home this season … The Mustangs are averaging 48.0 points (fifth nationally) and 500.2 yards per game (17th nationally) … QB Ben Hicks has thrown for 995 yards and 10 touchdowns with three interceptions … RB Ke’Mon Freeman has a team-high five rushing touchdowns, while RB Xavier Jones leads the team with 296 rushing yards … WR Courtland Sutton has 13 catches for 217 yards and five touchdowns, whlie WR Trey Quinn leads the Mustangs with 22 catches for 315 yards to go with two TDs … WR James Proche has 10 catches for 283 yards and three TDs … The defense has been led by CB Jordan Wyatt, who has two interceptions and four pass breakups.