College Football
BOXSCORE
Utah State 34,
Connecticut 33
When:
12:00 PM
ET
,
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Where: Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 21227
Where: Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 21227
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Utah State | 0 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
| Connecticut | 7 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 1:14 | ||
| Connecticut | TD | Connecticut 7
- Utah State 0 Jelani Stafford 1 yd. run (Joe McFadden kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 14:12 | ||
| Connecticut | TD | Connecticut 14
- Utah State 0 Nick Harris 4 yd. pass from Ta'Quan Roberson (Joe McFadden kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:37 | ||
| Connecticut | FG | Connecticut 17
- Utah State 0 Joe McFadden 36 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:14 | ||
| Utah State | TD | Connecticut 17
- Utah State 7 Colby Bowman 63 yd. pass from McCae Hillstead (Elliott Nimrod kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 12:21 | ||
| Utah State | TD | Connecticut 17
- Utah State 14 Jalen Royals 15 yd. pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:56 | ||
| Utah State | FG | Connecticut 17
- Utah State 17 Elliott Nimrod 37 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:52 | ||
| Utah State | TD | Connecticut 17
- Utah State 24 Jalen Royals 71 yd. pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:17 | ||
| Connecticut | TD | Connecticut 24
- Utah State 24 Geordon Porter 28 yd. pass from Ta'Quan Roberson (Joe McFadden kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 12:36 | ||
| Utah State | TD | Connecticut 24
- Utah State 31 Jalen Royals 52 yd. pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:29 | ||
| Connecticut | FG | Connecticut 27
- Utah State 31 Joe McFadden 38 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 5:20 | ||
| Utah State | FG | Connecticut 27
- Utah State 34 Elliott Nimrod 24 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 0:40 | ||
| Connecticut | TD | Connecticut 33
- Utah State 34 Jelani Stafford 1 yd. run (kick failed) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Utah State | Connecticut | |
| W‑L | 2 - 3 - 0 | 0 - 5 - 0 |
| Conference | 0 - 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Utah State | Connecticut | |
| Score | 34 | 33 |
| 1st Downs | 21 | 26 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 4-for-11 36% |
5-for-14 36% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 1-for-1 100% |
2-for-3 67% |
| Total Yards | 416 | 473 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 32-101 | 45-218 |
| Average/Rush | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 17-24 | 23-32 |
| Passing Yards | 315 | 255 |
| Average/Pass Play | 12.6 | 7.7 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-67 | 9-97 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 21:31 | 38:29 |
PLAYER STATS
Utah State
(2 - 3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Legas | 11/13 | 204 | 3 | 0 |
| M. Hillstead | 6/11 | 111 | 1 | 2 |
Connecticut
(0 - 5)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Roberson | 23/32 | 255 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| C. Legas | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 |
| M. Hillstead | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 |
| R. Faison | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 |
| R. Briggs Jr. | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 |
| D. Booth | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| V. Rosa | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 0 |
| C. Edwards | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 0 |
| G. Porter | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 |
| T. Roberson | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 |
| J. Stafford | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| C. Ross | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 0 |
| B. Buckman | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 |
| J. Joly | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 |
| V. Rosa | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 |
| G. Porter | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 |
| J. Stafford | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| K. Clercius | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| C. Edwards | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| N. Harris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Dye | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Shearin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Switzer | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Jones | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| A. Switzer | 7 | 3 |
| I. Larsen | 5 | 1 |
| J. Drew | 5 | 2 |
| D. Dye | 4 | 6 |
| M. Tafisi Jr. | 4 | 9 |
| M. Anyanwu | 3 | 0 |
| C. Slone | 3 | 3 |
| S. Harris | 1 | 0 |
| X. Steele | 1 | 0 |
| S. Mells | 1 | 1 |
| L. Pili | 1 | 1 |
| J. Francois | 1 | 1 |
| P. Fitzgerald | 1 | 2 |
| E. Migao | 1 | 2 |
| S. Tuiaki | 1 | 2 |
| B. Maile | 0 | 1 |
| J. Ward | 0 | 1 |
| A. Ashford III | 0 | 1 |
| A. Dickerson | 0 | 1 |
| H. Motu'apuaka | 0 | 2 |
| G. Barthiel | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Mitchell | 5 | 10 |
| J. Stafford | 3 | 0 |
| M. Dixon-Williams | 3 | 1 |
| D. Jones | 3 | 1 |
| L. Molette III | 2 | 0 |
| P. Yates | 2 | 1 |
| C. McCarthy | 2 | 2 |
| C. Shearin | 2 | 3 |
| T. Faumuina-Brown | 2 | 6 |
| D. Brinson | 1 | 0 |
| C. Hooper | 1 | 1 |
| D. Gourdine | 1 | 2 |
| N. Plack | 1 | 2 |
| M. Bell | 0 | 1 |
| A. Chea | 0 | 1 |
| C. Millen | 0 | 1 |
| E. Watts | 0 | 1 |
| C. Hudson | 0 | 1 |
| R. Wilkins Jr. | 0 | 1 |
| M. Bin-Wahad | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Switzer | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| S. Harris | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| G. Barthiel | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| C. Slone | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| D. Jones | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| T. Faumuina-Brown | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| C. Shearin | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| J. Mitchell | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| B. Domino | 1 |