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STADIUM, CITY
TIME
TV
FRI., AUG. 29 BYU RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. The Bob Diaco era begins at UConn with a nationally-televised game against first-time opponent BYU
7:00 p.m.
ESPN
SAT., SEPT. 6 STONY BROOK RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. First-time opponent Stony Brook played in the NCAA FCS Tournament in both 2011 and ‘12
12:00 P.M.
SNY
SAT., SEPT 13 BOISE STATE RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. 12:00 P.M. Huskies take on first-time opponent and national power Boise State, which has played in 14 bowl games since 1999
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
Fri., Sept. 19 at USF* Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. USF leads the all-time series 6-5, with the home team winning six of eight conference games
8:00 P.M.
ESPN/ESPN2
SAT., SEPT. 27 TEMPLE* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. TBA The Huskies recorded their first win of the 2012 season against Temple, 28-21, overcoming a 21-0 halftime deficit
TBA
Sat., Oct. 11 at Tulane* Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, La. Game is scheduled to be third-ever contest at Yulman Stadium – Tulane’s new on campus facility
TBA
TBA
Thur., Oct. 23 at East Carolina* Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greensville, N.C. Huskies take on East Carolina for first time and is UConn’s fifth and final first time opponent of 2014.
7:00 P.M.
SAT., NOV. 1 UCF* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. 2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Champion makes its first-ever appearance at Rentschler Field.
TBA
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Army Yankee Stadium, New York, N.Y. The Huskies lead the all-time series 4-1 and make the program’s debut in the metropolitan New York area.
3:30 P.M.
SAT., NOV. 22 CINCINNATI* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. The Huskies have posted home wins against the Bobcats in both 2008 and 2010.
TBA
TBA
Sat., Nov. 29 at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn. UConn won the first-meeting between the two schools last year by a 45-10 score.
TBA
TBA
SAT., DEC. 6 SMU* RENTSCHLER FIELD, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. SMU leads the all-time series by a 2-0 count with both games in Dallas in 1989 and 2013.
TBA
TBA
ESPNU TBA CBS Sports Network
*American Athletic Conference Game; HOME GAMES IN BOLD
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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FAST FACTS Location: ...................................................... Storrs, Connecticut 06269 Founded: ....................................................................................... 1881 Number of Schools and Colleges: ................................................... 14 Undergraduate Branches:................. Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury Off Campus Professional Schools: .............................. Law, Medicine, Social Work, Dental Medicine Total Enrollment: ...................................................................... 30,474 Undergraduate at Storrs: .......................................................... 18,032 Total Undergraduate: ................................................................ 22,301 Graduate/Professional Students: ................................................ 6,555 President: ....................................................................Dr. Susan Herbst
DIVISION OF ATHLETICS FAST FACTS Director of Athletics: ..................................................... Warde Manuel Division of Athletics Address: ................ 2095 Hillside Road, U-1173 Storrs, CT 06269-1173 Athletics Phone: .......................................................... (860) 486-2725 Athletics Website: ................................................. UConnHuskies.com Varsity Sports: .................................................................................. 24 Women’s (13): Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Volleyball Men’s (11): Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field
2013 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOOTBALL RESULTS Aug. 29 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 8 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7
L, 33-18 L, 32-21 L, 24-21 L, 41-12 L, 13-10 L, 41-16 L, 62-17 L, 31-10 L, 38-21 W, 28-21 W, 28-17 W, 45-10
Towson Maryland Michigan at Buffalo USF at Cincinnati at UCF Louisville at SMU at Temple Rutgers Memphis
UCONN FOOTBALL FAST FACTS Colors: ................................................... National Flag Blue and White Nicknames: ................................................................. Huskies, UConn Affiliation: ..................................................... Football Bowl Subdivision Conference: ............................................ American Athletic Association Stadium: ...................................................................... Rentschler Field Playing Surface: ............................................................... Natural Grass 2013 Record...............................................................3-9, 3-5 American 2013 Conference Finish............................................................Tied 6th
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Base Offense..............................................................................Multiple Base Defense............................................................................... 4-3/3-4 Football Office Address: .................................. 505 Jim Calhoun Way Storrs, CT 06269-3204 Football Office Phone: ................................................ (860) 486-2718 Football Office FAX: ................................................... (860) 486-2197 Head Coach........................................................................... Bob Diaco Alma Mater................................................................................Iowa ‘96 Overall College Coaching Record.......................................First Season Record At Connecticut........................................................First Season
Assistant Coaches/Football Staff Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks.............................. Don Patterson First Year (Army ’73) Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends............................ Mike Cummings First Year (Buffalo ’84) Defensive Coordinator/Safeties..............................Anthony Poindexter First Year (Virginia ’99) Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers...............Wayne Lineburg First Year (Virginia ’96) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers....................... Vincent Brown First Year (Mississippi Valley State ’88) Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line.................. Kevin Wolthausen First Year (Humboldt State ’81) Offensive Line.......................................................................Mike Foley Eighth Year (Colgate ’78) Running Backs/Dir. of Player Engagement.................... David Corley First Year (William & Mary ’02) Cornerbacks/Co-Special Teams Coordinator.................. Josh Reardon First Year (Central Michigan ’06) Strength and Conditioning Coordinator.............................. Matt Balis First Year (Northern Illinois ’96) Director of Player Personnel.............................................Mike Painter First Year (Bowling Green ’06) Director of Football Operations.......................................Sarah Lawless First Year (Notre Dame ’08) Dir. of Football Alumni/Community Affairs................. Andy Baylock 12th Year (Central Connecticut ’60) Director of Football Office Administration...............Rebecca Dunstan 10th year (Eastern Connecticut ’00) Graduate Assistant, Offense.............................................David DeBoer First Year (Hope College (Mich.) ’10) Graduate Assistant, Offense............................................. Nick Lezynski First Year (Notre Dame ’11) Graduate Assistant, Defense...........................................Tyler Stockton First Year (Notre Dame ’14) Graduate Assistant, Defense.......................................Joshua Zidenberg First Year (Virginia ’08)
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Name Abrams, Kamal Adams, Andrew Adanti, Tim Adeyemi, Kenton Ashiru, Jefferson Atkins, James Basilica, Jacob Bivona, Joseph Bloom, Alec Bockeloh, Kyle Bogue, John-Luke Boland, Michael Boyle, Tim Bradley, Dhameer Briley, Chase Britton, Chris Campenni, Julian Carbonaro, Dan Carrezola, Luke Claflin, Jeremy Clark, Tyree Clax, Jazzmar Cochran, Casey Cole, Bobby Crozier, Ryan Cruz, Gus Davis, Geremy DeBerry, Chris DeLorenzo, Max Diggs, Vontae Fatukasi, Folorunso Feagles, Blake Floyd, Jordan Foxx, Deshon Frank, Reuben Gallaer, Alex Gifford, Dalton Green, John Hadley, Javon Hashemi, Steve Hicks, Jon Hopkins, Thomas Johnson, Ron Jones, Byron Joseph, Junior Knappe, Andreas Lawley, Sheriden Lee, Wilbert Lemelle, Brian Lensander, Nicholas Levy, Richard Lucas, Thomas Manco, Dominick Marder, Ellis Marinan, Sean Marriner, Joshua Martinez, Carlos Mateas, Alex McAllister, Brice McBryde, B.J. McQuillan, Sean
Ht. 5-11 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-3 5-8 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-4 5-10 5-11 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-8 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-5 6-3
Wt. 182 197 238 268 230 258 293 193 231 284 182 252 216 170 165 232 299 290 242 198 185 241 224 183 282 296 216 186 210 207 307 205 206 173 246 225 304 179 164 262 233 298 217 196 242 300 238 214 165 230 305 198 213 193 264 193 194 309 191 304 239
Pos. WR S TE DT LB DL OL S TE C WR TE QB WR K LB DT OL LB S CB FB QB WR OL OG WR DB RB LB DL WR S WR LB LB OL WR CB TE LB OL RB CB LB OL DL S WR TE OL WR LS S DE RB CB OL RB DL TE
Cl. RJr. RJr. RSo. RJr. RJr. Fr. RFr. RSo. Fr. RSo. RJr. RFr. So. So. Fr. Fr. RJr. Fr. Fr. RJr. RJr. RSo. RSo. RJr. Fr. RSr. RSr. Sr. RJr. Fr. RFr. RFr. RSo. Sr. RSr. Fr. RJr. RSo. So. Fr. RSo. RFr. Fr. RSr. RFr. RSo. Fr. RJr. So. RSo. RSo. RFr. RJr. RSo. RSo. RFr. RJr. RSr. Fr. RSr. RJr.
Hometown/HS/Prep/Previous School Dover, Del./Dover Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy Derby, Conn./Derby Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern Saugus, Mass./Blair Academy (N.J.) Oakdale, Conn./ Montville Stratford, Conn./Bunnell Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley Senior High Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle Dunmore, Pa./Dunmore Middlefield, Conn./Xavier New Castle, Del./Eastern Christian Acad. Hartford, Conn./Captial Prep Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area Oxford, Conn./Oxford Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy West Hartford, Conn./Conard Tampa, Fla./Alonso Freehold, N.J./Neptune Monroe, Conn./ Masuk Methuen, Mass./Methuen Plantation, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross Torrington, Conn./Torrington/Bowling Green Berlin, Conn./ Berlin Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy Miami, Fla./Felix Varela Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetta Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake Naples, Fla./Palmetto Ridge New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson Westlawn Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg Abbotsford, British Columbia/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls Harrisburg, Pa./Wilson Westlawn Santa Barbara, Calif./Bishop Garcia Diego/Pratt Institute (N.Y.) Trenton, N.J./Trenton West Silver Springs, Md./Paint Branch Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep Higganum, Conn./Xavier Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch Stamford, Conn./Stamford Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa Sooners/Penn State East Longmeadow, Mass./Suffield (Conn.) Academy Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms 2014 UConn Football
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No. 20 31 67 51 92 80 22 74 75 57 98 68 56 17 16 35 76 77 60 79 4 10 41 54 30 3 2 25 21 5 48 13 46 58 89 42 36 29 38 10 6 52 38
Name Melifonwu, Obi Moore, Nyrell Mueller, Adam Murphy, Samuel Myers, Mikal Myers, Tommy Newsome, Arkeel Nwokeji, Paul Oak, Daniel Ormsby, Cole Paluch, Andrew Paull, Bryan Pruitt, Angelo Puyol, Bobby Rishell, Will Rodrick, Tom Rugg, Zach Rutherford, Trey Samra, Tyler Schafenacker, Kyle Shirreffs, Bryant Stapleton, Cameron Steg, Brandon Stephens, Omaine Stevens, Jalen Stevenson, David Stewart, Graham Sullivan, James Summers, Jamar Thomas, Noel Thompson, Jason Tully, Tony Vann, Marquise Vechery, Brendan Vitale, Nick Wain, Justin Walsh, Matt Watkins, Anthony Weyrauch, William Whitmer, Chandler Williams, Jhavon Williams, Richmond Zielinski, Kyle
Ht. 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-6 6-1 6-5 5-7 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-8 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-6 5-8 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-3
Wt. 210 184 212 263 312 238 180 287 272 248 163 303 287 174 185 229 285 289 288 285 223 226 221 223 218 164 227 175 180 187 195 173 226 308 176 204 227 193 211 192 190 220 191
Pos. S CB LS OL DT TE RB OL OL LB K C DL K QB LB OL OL OL OL QB LB LB LB LB CB LB WR CB WR RB WR LB OL WR P FB CB RB QB CB LB LB
Cl. RSo. Fr. RSr. RFr. RSo. RFr. Fr. RJr. Fr. RFr. RSo. RSr. RSr. RSo. RFr. Fr. RSo. Fr. Jr. RFr. RFr. RFr. RSr. RSo. RFr. RJr. RJr. RFr. Fr. So. Fr. RSo. RJr. RFr. RSo. RFr. So. Fr. RSo. RSr. RFr. Fr. RSo.
Hometown/HS/Prep/Previous School South Grafton, Mass./Grafton West Haven, Conn./West Haven Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy Coventry, Conn./Coventry Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers Windsor, Conn./Windsor Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer Hebron, Conn./RHAM Leicester, Mass./Leicester Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort Markham, Ontario/Kent School (Conn.) Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco Cooper City, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Jefferson, Ga./Jefferson/North Carolina State Staten Island, N.Y./Poley Prep County Day Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier Wethersfield, Conn./Xavier East Orange, N.J./East Orange Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School Shelton, Conn./Shleton East Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior Ashburn, Va./Broad Run Higganum, Conn./Daniel Hand/Stony Brook Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand Fort Meade, Md./Fort Meade/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) Cheshire, Conn./Stonehill Newnan, Ga./Downers Grover (Ill.) South/Butler CC Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central Hayfield, Va./Hayfield Shelton, Conn./Shelton
P ronunciation G uide Kenton Adeyemi Kyle Bockeloh Dhameer Bradley Folorunso Fatukasi Andreas Knappe Brian Lemelle Sean Marinan
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Ken-ten ADD-a-YEM-ee BOCH-ah-low Dah-mear Fah-too-kasi nap le-mel Maar-i-NAN
Obi Melifonwu Alex Mateas Mikal Meyers Paul Nwokeji Kyle Schafenacker Brandon Steg Jhavon Williams
Melon-FON-wuh Ma-TEY-as Michael Who-cage-E shaff-a-nacker stegg (rhymes with egg) Ja-VON
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Name Bradley, Dhameer Stewart, Graham Johnson, Ron Stevenson, David Foxx, Deshon Shirreffs, Bryant DeBerry, Chris Thomas, Noel Williams, Jhavon Green, John Lucas, Thomas Abrams, Kamal Stapleton, Cameron Whitmer, Chandler Hadley, Javon Cochran, Casey Tully, Tony Boyle, Tim Carrezola, Luke Jones, Byron Rishell, Will Puyol, Bobby Lemelle, Brian Marder, Ellis Melifonwu, Obi Summers, Jamar Adams, Andrew Newsome, Arkeel Lee, Wilbert Bivona, Joseph Martinez, Carlos Sullivan, James Marriner, Joshua Clark, Tyree Floyd, Jordan Watkins, Anthony Stevens, Jalen Moore, Nyrell Ashiru, Jefferson McAllister, Brice Clax, Jazzmar Rodrick, Tom Walsh, Matt Claflin, Jeremy Weyrauch, William Zielinski, Kyle Joseph, Junior Adanti, Tim Steg, Brandon Wain, Justin DeLorenzo, Max Britton, Chris Vann, Marquise Frank, Reuben Thompson, Jason McQuillan, Sean Lawley, Sheriden Murphy, Samuel Williams, Richmond Knappe, Andreas Stephens, Omaine
Ht. 5-10 6-1 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-3 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-0 5-8 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-2 6-8 6-3
Wt. 170 227 217 164 173 223 186 187 190 179 198 182 226 192 164 224 173 216 242 196 185 174 165 193 210 180 197 180 214 193 194 175 193 185 206 193 218 184 230 191 241 229 227 198 211 191 242 238 221 204 210 232 226 246 195 239 238 263 220 300 223
Pos. WR LB RB CB WR QB DB WR CB WR WR WR LB QB CB QB WR QB LB CB QB K WR S S CB S RB S S CB WR RB CB S CB LB CB LB RB FB LB FB S RB LB LB TE LB P RB LB LB LB RB TE DL OL LB OL LB
Cl. So. RJr. Fr. RJr. Sr. RFr. Sr. So. RFr. RSo. RFr. RJr. RFr. RSr. So. RSo. RSo. So. Fr. RSr. RFr. RSo. So. RSo. RSo. Fr. RJr. Fr. RJr. RSo. RJr. RFr. RFr. RJr. RSo. Fr. RFr. Fr. RJr. Fr. RSo. Fr. So. RJr. RSo. RSo. RFr. RSo. RSr. RFr. RJr. Fr. RJr. RSr. Fr. RJr. Fr. RFr. Fr. RSo. RSo.
Hometown/HS/Prep/Previous School New Castle, Del./Eastern Christian Acad. Durham, Conn./Florida/Xavier Naples, Fla./Palmetto Ridge Stone Mountain, Ga./ Stephenson Lynchburg, Va./ Brookville Jefferson, Ga./Jefferson/North Carolina State Torrington, Conn./Torrington/Bowling Green Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s School Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central Miami, Fla./Felix Varela Silver Springs, Md./Paint Branch Dover, Del./Dover Staten Island, N.Y./Poley Prep County Day Newnan, Ga./Downers Grover (Ill.) South/Butler CC Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetta Monroe, Conn./ Masuk East Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich Middlefield, Conn./Xavier Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy New Britain, Conn./ St. Paul (Bristol) Hebron, Conn./RHAM North Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer Harrisburg, Pa./Wilson Westlawn Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep South Grafton, Mass./Grafton East Orange, N.J./East Orange Fayetteville, Ga./ Woodward Academy Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys and Girls Stratford, Conn./Bunnell Stamford, Conn./Stamford Wethersfield, Conn./Xavier Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch Tampa, Fla./Alonso Bel Air, Md./Loyola Blakefield Fort Meade, Md./Fort Meade/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek West Haven, Conn./West Haven Powder Springs, Ga./ McEachern East Longmeadow, Mass./Suffield (Conn.) Academy Freehold, N.J./Neptune Leicester, Mass./Leicester Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand West Hartford, Conn./Conard Cheshire, Conn./Stonehill Shelton, Conn./Shelton Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson Westlawn Derby, Conn./Derby Coral Springs, Fla./ J.P. Taravella Wilmington, N.C./Eugene Ashley Berlin, Conn./ Berlin Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg Cincinnati, Ohio/ Fairfield Senior Poughkeepsie, N.Y./ Poughkeepsie Shelton, Conn./Shleton Glastonbury, Conn./ Avon (Conn.) Old Farms Abbotsford, British Columbia/Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe Hayfield, Va./Hayfield Silkeborg, Denmark/Handelsskolen Silkeborg East Orange, N.J./East Orange Campus 2014 UConn Football
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Name Hicks, Jon Pruitt, Angelo Ormsby, Cole Vechery, Brendan Gallaer, Alex Diggs, Vontae Samra, Tyler Basilica, Jacob Hopkins, Thomas Crozier, Ryan Cruz, Gus Manco, Dominick Mueller, Adam Paull, Bryan Carbonaro, Dan Bockeloh, Kyle Levy, Richard Mateas, Alex Nwokeji, Paul Oak, Daniel Rugg, Zach Rutherford, Trey Gifford, Dalton Schafenacker, Kyle Myers, Tommy Bogue, John-Luke Feagles, Blake Hashemi, Steve Davis, Geremy Bloom, Alec Cole, Bobby Vitale, Nick Campenni, Julian Boland, Michael Myers, Mikal Fatukasi, Folorunso Briley, Chase Lensander, Nicholas Adeyemi, Kenton Atkins, James McBryde, B.J. Paluch, Andrew Marinan, Sean
Ht. 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-1 5-10 6-6 6-3 6-7 6-2 5-8 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-1
Wt. 233 287 248 308 225 207 288 293 298 282 296 213 212 303 290 284 305 309 287 272 285 289 304 285 238 182 205 262 216 231 183 176 299 252 312 307 165 230 268 258 304 163 264
Pos. LB DL LB OL LB LB OL OL OL OL OG LS LS C OL C OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE WR WR TE WR TE WR WR DT TE DT DL K TE DT DL DL K DE
Cl. RSo. RSr. RFr. RFr. Fr. Fr. Jr. RFr. RFr. Fr. RSr. RJr. RSr. RSr. Fr. RSo. RSo. RSr. RJr. Fr. RSo. Fr. RJr. RFr. RFr. RJr. RFr. Fr. RSr. Fr. RJr. RSo. RJr. RFr. RSo. RFr. Fr. RSo. RJr. Fr. RSr. RSo. RSo.
Hometown/HS/Prep/Previous School Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Cincinnati, Ohio/ North College Hill Windsor, Conn./Windsor Ashburn, Va./Broad Run Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North Wycoff, N.J./Don Bosco Oakdale, Conn./ Montville Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake Plantation, Fla./Saint Thomas Aquinas Manchester, N.H./ Kimball Union Academy Lagrangeville, N.Y./ Arlington Park Ridge, Ill./ Maine Township South Parkland, Fla./ M. Stoneman Douglas Oxford, Conn./Oxford Houston, Texas/ Cypress Creek Trenton, N.J./Trenton West Ottawa, Ont./Ottawa Sooners/Penn State Randolph, Mass./ Thayer Academy Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort Markham, Ontario/Kent School (Conn.) Fairhaven, Mass./ Bridgton (Maine) Academy Cooper City, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Coventry, Conn./Coventry New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood Trumbull, Conn./St. Joseph Lawrenceville, Ga./ Norcross Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley Senior High Methuen, Mass./Methuen Higganum, Conn./Daniel Hand/Stony Brook West Pittson, Pa./ Wyoming Area Dunmore, Pa./Dunmore Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy Far Rockaway, N.Y./Beach Channel Hartford, Conn./Captial Prep Santa Barbara, Calif./Bishop Garcia Diego/Pratt Institute (N.Y.) Wethersfield, Conn./ Fork Union (VA) Saugus, Mass./Blair Academy (N.J.) Beaver Falls, Pa./ Beaver Falls Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill Higganum, Conn./Xavier
G eographical B reakdown Connecticut (32): Adanti, Adeyemi, Basilica, Bivona,
Boyle, Briley, Carbonaro, Claflin, Cochran, DeBerry, DeLorenzo, Gallaer, Hashemi, Jones, Marinan, Martinez McQuillan, Moore, Murphy, Tommy Myers, Newsome, Ormsby, Paluch, Rishell, Stewart, Sullivan, Thomas, Thompson, Vitale, Walsh, Weyrauch, Zielinsky
Massachusetts (8): Atkins, Cole, Gifford, McAllister, Melifonwu, Nwokeji, Rodrick, Tully
New York (8): Bogue, Fatukasi, Frank, Hopkins, Lee, Manco, Mikal Myers, Stapleton
Georgia (6): Adams, Ashiru, Davis, Shirreffs, Stevenson, Whitmer
Florida (13): Clark, Crozier, Green, Hadley, Johnson,
New Jersey (6): Clax, Feagles, Levy, Samra, Stephens,
Pennsylvania (9): Bloom, Boland, Britton, Campenni,
Virginia (4): Foxx, Marriner, Vechery, Richmond Williams Maryland (3): Floyd, Lucas, Watkins, Delaware (2): Abrams, Bradley
Marder, Oak, Paull, Puyol, Schafenacker, Steg, Jhavon Williams Carrezola, Hicks, Joseph, Lemelle, McBryde, Rugg
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Illinois (2): Diggs, Mueller Ohio (2): Pruitt, Vann Ontario (2): Mateas, Rutherford British Columbia (1): Lawley California (1): Lensander Denmark (1): Knappe New Hampshire (1): Cruz North Carolina (1): Wain South Carolina (1): Stevens Texas (1): Bockeloh
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DEFENSE
RETURNING LETTERMEN (17)
RETURNING LETTERMEN (19)
Pos. C (2) OG (2) OT (1) QB (3) RB (2) TE (1) WR (6)
Pos. CB (4) DE (3) DT (3) LB (5) S (4)
Player (Letters) Alex Mateas (2), Bryan Paull (1) Gus Cruz (3), Tyler Samra (1) Dalton Gifford (2) Tim Boyle (1), Casey Cochran (1), Chandler Whitmer (2) Max DeLorenzo (2), Matt Walsh (1) Sean McQuillan (2) Kamal Abrams (2), Dhameer Bradley (1), Geremy Davis (3), Deshon Foxx (3), John Green (1), Brian Lemelle (1)
Player (Letters) Tyree Clark (1), Byron Jones (3), David Stevenson (2), Jhavon Williams (1) Reuben Frank (3), B.J. McBryde (2), Angelo Pruitt (2) Kenton Adeyemi (1), Julian Campenni (2), B.J. McBryde (1), Mikal Myers (1) Jefferson Ashiru (2), Jon Hicks (1), Brandon Steg (2), Graham Stewart (1), Marquise Vann (2) Andrew Adams (2), Jordan Floyd (1), Wilbert Lee (2), Obi Melifonwu (1)
LETTERMEN LOST (12)
LETTERMEN LOST (7)
Pos. OG (2) OT (3) RB (3) TE (2) WR 2)
Pos. CB (1) DE (2) DT (1) LB (2) S (1)
Player (Letters) Tyler Bullock (3), Steve Greene (4) Jimmy Bennett (4), Kevin Friend (4), Xavier Hemingway (1) Martin Hyppolite (3), Lyle McCombs (3), Joseph Williams (1), Elijah Norris (1), Spencer Parker (2) Jonathan Hryniewicz (1), Shakim Phillips (2)
RETURNING STARTERS (5) Pos. C QB TE WR WR
Player Alex Mateas Tim Boyle/ Casey Cochran/ Chandler Whitmer Sean McQuillan Geremy Davis Deshon Foxx
’13 Starts/Career 12/16 4/4 4/4 4/16 8/8 12/24 11/11
STARTERS LOST (6) Pos. OG OG OT OT TB WR
Player Tyler Bullock Steve Greene Jimmy Bennett Kevin Friend Lyle McCombs Shakim Phillips
’13 Starts/Career 6/14 12/32 12/27 5/30 11/32 8/11
Player (Letters) Taylor Mack (3) Jesse Joseph (4), Tim Willman (2) Shamar Stephen (4) Ryan Donohue (2), Yawin Smallwood (3) Ty-Meer Brown (3)
RETURNING STARTERS (5) Pos. CB DE DT LB S
Player Byron Jones Angelo Pruitt Julian Campenni Jefferson Ashiru Obi Melifonwu
’13 Starts/Career 11/31 9/18 11/13 10/11 12/12
STARTERS LOST (6) Pos. CB DE DT LB LB S
Player Taylor Mack Jesse Joseph/ Tim Willman Shamar Stephen Ryan Donohue Yawin Smallwood Ty-Meer Brown
’13 Starts/Career 7/8 8/43 8/9 12/29 7/7 12/36 7/26
SPECIALISTS RETURNING LETTERMEN (2)
RETURNING STARTERS (1)
Pos. LS (2)
Pos. LS
Player (Letters) Dominick Manco (1), Adam Mueller (3)
Player Adam Mueller
LETTERMEN LOST (2)
STARTERS LOST (2)
Pos. K P
Pos. K P
Player (Letters) Chad Christen (4) Cole Wagner (4)
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Player Chad Christen Cole Wagner
’13 Starts/Career 10
’13 Starts/Career 12/23 12/49
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OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
71 62
Richard Levy (RSo., 6-6, 305) Thomas Hopkins (RFr., 6-6, 298)
DE
56 95
Angelo Pruitt (RSr., 6-2, 287) Kenton Adeyemi (RJr., 6-4, 268)
LG
76 65
Zach Rugg (RSo., 6-3, 285) OR Gus Cruz (RSr., 6-4, 296)
DT
97 93
B.J. McBryde (RSr., 6-5, 304) Folorunso Fatukasi (RFr., 6-4, 307)
C
73 68 70
Alex Mateas (RSr., 6-4, 309) Bryan Paull (RSr., 6-4, 303) OR Kyle Bockeloh (RSo., 6-3, 284)
NG
90 92
Julian Campenni (RJr., 6-0, 299) Mikal Myers (RSo., 6-1, 312)
RG
60 68
Tyler Samra (Jr., 6-2, 288) Bryan Paull (RSr., 6-4, 303)
DE
47 57
Reuben Frank (RSr., 6-4, 246) Cole Ormsby (RFr., 6-3, 248)
RT
53 78
Andreas Knappe (RSo., 6-8, 300) OR Dalton Gifford (RJr., 6-4, 304)
LB
2 10
Graham Stewart (RJr., 6-1, 227) Cameron Stapleton (RFr., 6-4, 226)
TE
49 80
Sean McQuillan (RJr., 6-3, 239) Tommy Myers (RFr., 6-5, 238)
LB
32 54
Jefferson Ashiru (RJr., 6-2, 230) Omaine Stephens (RSo., 6-3, 223)
FB
34 36
Jazzmar Clax (RSo., 5-11, 241) Matt Walsh (So., 6-1, 227)
LB
46 55
Marquise Vann (RJr., 6-0, 226) Jon Hicks (RSo., 6-2, 233)
TB
44 26
Max DeLorenzo (RJr., 5-11, 210) OR Joshua Marriner (RFr., 5-9, 193)
CB
16 11
Byron Jones (RSr., 6-1, 196) Javon Hadley (So., 5-10, 164)
WR
85 88 5
Geremy Davis (RSr., 6-3, 216) Thomas Lucas (RFr., 6-2, 198) OR Noel Thomas (So., 6-1, 187)
S
20 19
Obi Melifonwu (RSo., 6-3, 210) Ellis Marder (RSo., 6-1, 193)
S
22 23
Andrew Adams (RJr., 6-0, 197) Wilbert Lee (RJr., 6-0, 214)
CB
6 21
Jhavon Williams (RSo., 5-10, 190) Jamar Summers (Fr., 6-0, 180)
WR 4
Deshon Foxx (Sr., 5-10, 173) Dhameer Bradley (So., 5-10, 170)
QB
Casey Cochran (RSo., 6-1, 224) OR Chandler Whitmer (RSr., 6-0, 192) OR Tim Boyle (So., 6-3, 216)
12 10 14
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42 17 82
Justin Wain (RSo., 6-3, 204) Bobby Puyol (RSo., 5-10, 174) Blake Feagles (RFr., 5-10, 205)
K
17 42
Bobby Puyol (RSo., 5-10, 174) Justin Wain (RSo., 6-3, 204)
LS
66 67
Dominick Manco (RJr., 6-1, 203) Adam Mueller (RSr., 6-1, 212)
PR 4 89
Deshon Foxx (Sr., 5-10, 173) Dhameer Bradley (So., 5-10, 170) Nick Vitale (RSo., 5-8, 176)
KR
Deshon Foxx (Sr., 5-10, 173) AND Joshua Marriner (RFr., 5-9, 193) Jhavon Williams (RSo., 5-10, 190)
4 26 6
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Head Coach Bob Diaco
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ob Diaco, who served on the Notre Dame coaching staff as the defensive coordinator for the past four years and the assistant head coach for the past two, is in his first year as the head football coach at the University of Connecticut in 2014 – the 30th in school history.
“ When I met Bob and we discussed this opportunity, I was tremendously impressed by how much he knew about the university —
academics and athletics. He makes an immediate impact and speaks eloquently about how he recruits, how he wins and how he dedicates himself to the success of student-athletes. Bob’s ambitions match our history of success and our spirit. The Husky Nation deserves an outstanding football program for the long-term and I am confident that our new head coach will build it. sd
Diaco was the 2012 winner of the Frank Broyles Award, given to the top assistant college football coach in the country and was the first Irish assistant to receive the prestigious award. He was a semifinalist for the award in 2011. Diaco joined the Notre Dame staff in 2010 as defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach, took responsibility for the entire linebacker position in 2011 and added responsibilities as associate head coach in 2012. His 2012 Irish defense ranked among the top 10 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in 12 different categories as the school played in the BCS National Championship Game and posted an overall record of 12-1.
Susan Herbst, UConn Presidentafs ”
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Head Coach Bob Diaco
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Diaco has an impressive coaching resume as he served at Virginia (2006-08) as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator and Cincinnati (2009) as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach before joining the Notre Dame staff. A native of Cedar Grove, N.J., and a 1995 Iowa graduate, Diaco began his coaching career in 1996-97 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. He then served on the staffs of Western Illinois (1999-2000) as the special teams coordinator and running backs coach, Eastern Michigan (2001-2003) working with the same positions and Central Michigan (2005) as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Diaco has coached in eight post-season games, including the BCS title game with Notre Dame in 2012 and the Sugar Bowl with Cincinnati in 2010. He played in three bowl games as a student-athlete at Iowa. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa as a linebacker under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry and was named the team’s co-MVP in 1995, starting in all 23 games over his junior and senior seasons. Diaco has developed a national reputation as one of the top defensive coaches in the game. Notre Dame allowed an average of 19.08 points/game over the last four seasons, which ranks as the ninth-best average over 2010-13 of any team in the FBS. His 2012 Irish defense ranked second in the FBS in scoring defense - allowing just 12.77 points per game. Notre Dame only allowed 15 offensive touchdowns - four fewer than any other FBS school. The Irish held six opponents without an offensive touchdown and nine foes to one or fewer offensive touchdowns.
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I talked to many members of the college football community as we began this search for their thoughts and Bob’s name was consistently mentioned. As we engaged in the interview process with him, I was extremely impressed with his passion and his knowledge of the game and also for his commitment to the development of the total studentathlete. Bob has vast experience at many different schools and there is no question in my mind that we have hired a great coach for UConn.sd
” Warde Manuel, UConn Athletic Director afs
Under Diaco’s coaching, linebacker Manti Te’o was the 2012 winner of Nagurski Trophy, Lott Trophy, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award, Bednarik Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year. Te’o was also the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. Diaco’s 2011 defense ranked in the top 50 in scoring defense (24th, 20.7), total defense (30th, 344.7), rushing defense (47th, 138.9) and passing defense (38th, 205.8). It was only the second time since 2003 and fourth time in the last 15 seasons a Notre Dame defense ranked in the top 50 in all four categories. The Irish played in the Champs Sports Bowl following that season. In his first season at Notre Dame in 2010, Diaco switched defensive schemes from a blitzing 4-3 defense the Irish utilized in 2009 and installed a 3-4 no-crease defense. Diaco’s defense became immediately better as the Irish allowed 5.69 fewer points per game, 40.5 fewer yards per game, averaged one half sacks more per game and forced more turnovers in 2010 than 2009. The Irish played in the Sun Bowl that season.
Diaco was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Iowa under legendary coach Hayden Fry.
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In his only season at Cincinnati (2009), he was charged with replacing 10 starters on the Bearcats’ defense, including every player on the front seven for 2009. The Bearcats recorded 110 tackles for
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Head Coach Bob Diaco
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Bob Diaco Has Been….Everywhere!
Since being named UConn’s head football coach, Bob Diaco has travelled literally thousands of miles around the state promoting the program. He has made numerous appearances on television and radio stations across the state and even cooked a favorite dish on WFSB’s Better Connecticut. He has met fans at Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants and took part in Celebrity Mini-Golf Tournament at the Travelers Championships, Connecticut’s PGA Tour stop. On campus, the program played host to the first-ever Women’s Football 101 Clinic and held Summer Football Clinics.
Year-By-Year With Bob Diaco Year School Position 1996 Iowa Graduate Assistant 1997 Iowa Graduate Assistant 1999 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams 2000 Western Illinois Running Backs/Special Teams 2001 Eastern Michigan Running Backs/Special Teams 2002 Eastern Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams 2003 Eastern Michigan Outside Linebackers/Special Teams 2004 Western Michigan Linebackers/Special Teams 2005 Central Michigan Co-Defensive Coord/Linebackers 2006 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams 2007 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams 2008 Virginia Linebackers/Special Teams 2009 Cincinnati Defensive Coord/Inside Linebackers 2010 Notre Dame Defensive Coord/Inside Linebackers 2011 Notre Dame Defensive Coord/Linebackers 2012 Notre Dame Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/LBs 2013 Notre Dame Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coord/LBs
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Postseason Alamo Bowl Alamo Bowl NCAA I-AA First Round
Gator Bowl Sugar Bowl Sun Bowl Champs Sports Bowl BCS National Championship Pinstripe Bowl
loss in 2009 (8.46 per game) to rank third in the nation. They totaled 37 sacks and tied for 10th in the country averaging 2.85 sacks per contest. Cincinnati’s defense allowed 3.6 rushing yards per carry. He groomed safety Aaron Webster in a First Team All-BIG EAST pick. Prior to Cincinnati, Diaco spent three years as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator on Al Groh’s coaching staff at the University of Virginia from 200608. At the conclusion of the 2008 season, was promoted to the Cavaliers’ defensive coordinator position, but he left two months later to take the same position at Cincinnati. Virginia played in the Gator Bowl following ‘07. Diaco’s linebackers were critical to Virginia allowing only 3.7 yards per carry and just over 21 points per game to their opponents in 2008. Only four schools permitted fewer rushing touchdowns than Virginia’s nine in 2007, and the Cavaliers allowed 106.9 rushing yards per game, 13th in the nation. Virginia ranked 16th nationally at 19.7 points allowed per game and was 23rd in total defense, allowing 332.5 yards per game. Linebacker Clint Sintim led the nation in sacks by a linebacker in 2007. In his only season at Central Michigan (2005), Diaco turned around CMU’s rushing defense that just two years earlier had ranked last in the Mid-American Conference. Under Diaco’s watch, Central Michigan led the MAC, allowing only 113.7 rushing yards per game. He also helped defensive end Dan Bazuin lead the nation with 26.5 tackles for loss and tie a MAC record with 16 sacks. He coached the special teams and linebackers at Western Michigan from 19992000. The punting, punt return and kickoff return units all finished in the top three of the MAC. Diaco’s first full-time position was at Western Illinois where he was the running backs coach and special teams coordinator in 1999 and 2000. The Leathernecks won the Gateway Conference crown in 2000 and made an appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Diaco and his wife Julia have two sons - Angelo and Michael - and a daughter Josephine.
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Head Coach Bob Diaco
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What They Are Saying About Bob Diaco
“ Connecticut hired the perfect man to lead their football program into the future. Bob Diaco possesses every
characteristic necessary to be successful. He’s a top-notch recruiter, tremendous leader of young men and brilliant coach. Bob was arguably the top coordinator in the country as demonstrated by our defense over the last few years.
” Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Head Coach
“ofRight away, Bobby demonstrated a good base level those skills that are necessary to be a head coach;
organization, high energy, leadership and the ability to relate to people. We are very excited for Bobby and Julia. They will have a great sense of purpose and a detailed plan for resurrecting UConn football.
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Al Groh, Former University of Virginia
and NFL Head Coach
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I’ve had the good fortune of covering Bob Diaco for a number of years. His commitment to excellence, his ability to relate to and motivate his players and his overall work ethic will be huge assets to the UConn football program.
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UConn got a steal in Coach Diaco. He is a great coach and mentor. He cares for his players. There is nothing better than a coach who cares about his team not only as players, but as individuals. He not only teaches guys how to play the game, but on how to be a gentleman. He is everything you could ever want in a coach. Notre Dame is going to miss him, but he is going to do great things at UConn and I wish him all the best of luck.
” Manti Te’o, San Diego Chargers Linebacker and 2012 Heisman Trophy Runner-Up
“coaches. Bob is going to bring a family atmosphere to any team he He cares a lot about his players, treats everybody
with respect and just a guy who takes care of the people around him and the program. The guys are going to love playing for him. He’s a high-energy guy that brings it with him every day. There’s not a day he would come to work that he wasn’t at his best. Guys respect him and love playing for him.
” Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings Safety
” Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN College Football Analyst
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Geremy Davis Bio
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Geremy Davis 6-3, 216 Wide Receiver Redshirt Senior Lawrenceville, Ga. Norcross
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Top-end wide receiver climbing the ranks as one of the most decorated receivers in program history … .is ranked ninth in UConn history in career receptions with 121 and 10th in receiving yardage with 1,771 … enters 2014 as one of 14 players nationally, and three in the American, with a current streak of 25 games or more with at least one reception – Davis is at 26 games … was named Pre-Season Second Team All-American Athletic Conference by Athlon Magazine … named to the pre-season watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the top wide receiver in the country. 2013: Had one of the most prolific seasons for a receiver in UConn history, starting all 12 games and finishing with 71 receptions, 1,085 yards and three touchdowns … had at least 50 yards in 11-of-12 games, at least 75 in six games and 100 or more in four contests … was UConn’s first 1,000 yard receiver in the FBS era and first since Carl Bond in 1998 … 1,085 yards rank sixth-highest in a season in UConn history, 71 receptions place fifth … had a single-game program-record 15 catches for 207 yards, fifth-most ever, and a touchdown against Memphis (Dec. 7) … opened the year with five catches for 100 yards vs. Towson (Aug. 29) … pulled in five balls for 102 yards at Buffalo (Sept. 28) … snagged eight passes for 140 yards at Cincinnati (Oct. 19) … caught six passes for 77 yards and a touchdown at SMU (Nov. 16) … finished with four receptions for 83 yards and a score at Temple (Nov. 23) … had five catches for 98 yards against Rutgers (Nov. 30). 2012: Was UConn’s leading receiver with 44 receptions for 613 yards and one TD … started 11 of 12 games last season at wide receiver as UConn came out in double-tight end in the other … had a career-high nine receptions for 123 yards against Western Michigan (Sept. 22) … had his first career TD reception in that game as well … also had seven receptions for 98 yards against USF (Nov. 3) and five receptions in two other games. 2011: Saw action in all 12 games for his first collegiate playing time … had a career-high two receptions vs. Fordham (Sept. 3) and Vanderbilt (Sept. 10) … also had a reception in each of the last two games of the year vs. Rutgers (Nov. 26) and Cincinnati (Dec. 3). 2010: Redshirted. High School: Had 40 receptions for 705 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior … In junior year, had 18 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns … .Played in the Rivalries of Gwinnett All-Star Game in December … Named All-State Honorable Mention in Class AAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Football Team … named First Team All-County by the Gwinnett Daily Post … Also named all-region … Team captain … Attended same high school as former UConn men’s basketball standout and 2012 NBA First Round Draft pick of the Houston Rockets Jeremy Lamb. Personal Profile: Geremy Joshua Davis … Born on January 10, 1992 … A sociology major. G 2011 12 2012 12 2013 12 TOTAL 36
Rec 6 44 71 121
Yds TD 73 0 613 1 1085 3 1771 4
Lg 21 37 45 45
Rec/G 0.5 3.7 5.9 3.4
Avg/C Avg/G 12.2 6.1 13.9 51.1 15.3 90.4 14.6 49.2
GEREMY DAVIS’ CAREER HIGHS Most Receptions: 15, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 Most Rec. Yards: 207, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13 Longest Reception: 45, vs. Memphis, 12/7/13
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Byron JOnes Bio
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Byron Jones 6-1, 196 Cornerback Redshirt Senior New Britain, Conn. St. Paul (Bristol)
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Three-year starter in the secondary who has played at safety and at cornerback in his career … was named Pre-Season Second Team AllAmerican Athletic Conference by Athlon Magazine. 2013: Played in all 12 games and made 11 starts at cornerback after converting from safety … finished fourth on the squad with 60 tackles along with a teamhigh three interceptions … had seven tackles vs. Towson (Aug. 29) … picked up five tackles and an interception vs. No. 14 Michigan (Sept. 21) … recorded three tackles and a pick vs. USF (Oct. 12) … notched five tackles and an interception at No. 21 UCF (Oct. 26) … had 11 tackles at SMU (Nov. 16) … posted eight tackles and one for loss at Temple (Nov. 23) … named to the 2013 American Athletic Conference All-Academic team. 2012: Started all 12 games at safety and started eight games as a redshirt freshman in 2011 for 20 career starts … was the third-leading tackler on the 2012 team with 88 stops and also had 1.5 tackles for a loss … had one interception … made a career-high 13 tackles vs. Temple (Oct. 13) and also had ten tackles vs. Western Michigan (Sept. 22) … had nine tackles in two different games. 2011: Saw his first collegiate action in 2011 and earned a varsity letter … started eight games and six of the final seven … Was sixth on the team in tackles with 51 … had a career-high eight tackles in season-final vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 3) … had a fumble recovery for a touchdown vs. USF (Oct. 15) and added six tackles and four pass breakups vs. the Bulls … the 10-yard fumbled recovery for a TD in the third quarter proved to be the deciding score in a 16-10 Husky win … was named the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against USF … had six tackles against both West Virginia (Oct. 8) and Rutgers (Nov. 26). 2010: Redshirted … Named the Special Teams Scout Player of the Week before the Syracuse game (Nov. 20). High School: Named to the Class MM All-State team by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association … Named First Team All-Naugatuck Valley … had three interceptions in 2009 and returned punts and kickoffs … team advanced to first round of Class MM state playoffs … had three catches for 63 yards in state playoff game … also played basketball … team captain. Personal Profile: Byron Philip Jones … born on August 26, 1992 … an economics/political science major. G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FR Blkd Int. Yds. 2011 12 33 18 51 0.0 0 6 1 1 2 0 2012 12 40 48 88 1.5 2 3 0 0 1 0 2013 12 42 18 60 2.0 5 11 0 0 3 7 TOTAL 36 115 84 199 3.5 7 20 1 1 6 7
BYRON JONES’ CAREER HIGHS Most Tackles: 13, vs. Temple, 10/13/12 Most PBU: 4, at West Virginia, 10/8/11 Longest Fumble Return: 10, vs. USF, 10/15/11 Most TFL: 1.0, at Temple, 11/23/13
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2014 Schedule AUGUST 29 FRIDAY BYU
SEPTEMBER 6 SATURDAY STONY BROOK
SEPTEMBER 13 SATURDAY BOISE STATE
September 19 Friday *at USF
HOME OPENER ESPN
CONNECTICUT DAY SNY
FAN APPRECIATION DAY ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
ESPN/ESPN2
SEPTEMBER 27 SATURDAY *TEMPLE
October 11 Saturday *at Tulane
October 23 Thursday *at East Carolina
NOVEMBER 1 SATURDAY *UCF
ESPNU
HOMECOMING
November 29 Saturday *at Memphis
DECEMBER 6 SATURDAY *SMU
MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
November 8 Saturday at Army
NOVEMBER 22 SATURDAY *CINCINNATI
(Yankee Stadium) CBS Sports Network
FAMILY DAY
RISE UP. TOGETHER.
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SENIOR DAY