2004 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2004 Connecticut Huskies football ConnecticutHuskiesBlockC.png 100 Big East Conference Big East 8–4 3–3 Randy Edsall 6th Norries Wilson 3rd Multiple Hank Hughes 3rd 4–3 Rentschler Field Motor City Bowl champion Motor City Bowl W 39–10 vs. Toledo The 2004 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Randy Edsall, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big East. Connecticut was invited to a bowl game for the first time in program history, defeating Toledo in the Motor City Bowl.O'Rourke Sean Edsall, Orlovsky keeping focus New Haven Register December 11, 2004 http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-15118604.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121105040604/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-15118604.html November 5, 2012 HighBeam Research subscription New Haven, CT usurped The team played home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. Schedule 2004 AP Eastern September 4 12:00 pm w y 2004 Murray State Racers Murray State Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT 52–14 35,129 September 11 12:00 pm w y Duke Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT 22–20 40,000 September 17, 2004 8:00 pm l y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN2 7–27 42,564 September 25 12:00 pm w y Army Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT 40–3 40,000 September 30, 2004 7:00 pm w Pittsburgh Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 29–17 40,000 October 13, 2004 7:30 pm l West Virginia 17 Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 19–31 40,000 October 23 12:00 pm w y Temple Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT 45–31 40,000 October 30 1:30 pm l y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY rivalry 30–42 34,545 November 13 1:00 pm l y y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA 10–30 43,577 November 20 12:00 pm w y Buffalo Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT 29–0 40,000 November 25, 2004 10:00 am w y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 41–35 20,224 December 27, 2004 5:30 pm w y y Toledo Ford Field Detroit, MI Motor City Bowl ESPN2 39–10 52,552 UConn Huskies Schedule 2004 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/41/season/2004 ESPN August 12, 2025 2004 Connecticut Huskies Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/connecticut/2004-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 12, 2025 2004 Football Schedule https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2004 UConn Huskies August 12, 2025 Game summaries Murray State UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Murray State Racers at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary September 14 12:00 p.m. EDT Racers 7 7 0 0 Huskies 7 7 28 10 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut 35,129 Box score, Stats First quarter CONN – Matt Lawrence 34-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 11:16. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:20. MURR – Nick Turner 3-yard run (Morgan Riley kick), 9:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 1:51. Second quarter CONN – Matt Lawrence 3-yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), 9:03. Huskies 14–7. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 5:15. MURR – Nick Turner 94-yard kickoff return (Morgan Riley kick), 8:48. Tied 14–14. Third quarter CONN – Jason Williams 40-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 11:44. Huskies 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 0:15. CONN – Keron Henry 31-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 7:16. Huskies 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 0:45. CONN – Jason Williams 80-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 5:44. Huskies 35–14. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:11. CONN – Dan Murray 61-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 0:00. Huskies 42–14. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:42. Fourth quarter CONN – Alfred Fincher 16-yard interception return (Matt Nuzie kick), 7:35. Huskies 49–14. CONN – Matt Nuzie 22-yard field goal, 2:40. Huskies 52–14. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:10. Statistics MURRCONN First downs 10 23 Total yards 167 530 Rushing yards 76 144 Passing yards 91 386 Turnovers 1 2 Penalties–yards 2–20 0–0 Team Category Player StatisticsMurray State Passing Adam Fisher 5/8, 78 yards Rushing Ron Lane 10 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Daniel Rumley 2 receptions, 53 yardsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 19/29, 382 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT Rushing Matt Lawrence 18 rushes, 76 yards, TD Receiving Jason Williams 4 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD Duke 2004 Duke Blue Devils football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Duke Blue Devils at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary September 11 12:00 p.m. EDT Blue Devils 7 6 7 0 Huskies 3 0 3 16 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut 40,000 Box score First quarter CONN – Matt Nuzie 21-yard field goal, 5:57. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 3:44. DUKE – John Talley 62-yard interception return (Matt Brooks kick), 2:55. Blue Devils 7–3. Second quarter DUKE – Matt Brooks 24-yard field goal, 12:05. Blue Devils 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 1:53. DUKE – Matt Brooks 36-yard field goal, 8:20. Blue Devils 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 1:40. Third quarter CONN – Matt Nuzie 23-yard field goal, 6:41. Blue Devils 13–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:09. DUKE – Calen Powell 2-yard pass from Chris Dapolito (Matt Brooks kick), 2:00. Blue Devils 20–6. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:35. Fourth quarter CONN – Cornell Brockington 1-yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), 11:05. Blue Devils 20–13. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:04. CONN – Justin Perkins 27-yard interception return (kick failed), 10:14. Blue Devils 20–19. CONN – Matt Nuzie 21-yard field goal, 3:40. Huskies 22–20. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:36. Statistics DUKECONN First downs 12 16 Total yards 245 402 Rushing yards 61 112 Passing yards 184 290 Turnovers 2 2 Penalties–yards 5–43 6–79 Team Category Player StatisticsDuke Passing Chris Dapolito 12/21, 129 yards, TD, INT Rushing Aaron Fryer 20 rushes, 59 yards Receiving Ronnie Elliott 3 receptions, 46 yardsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 23/34, 290 yards, INT Rushing Cornell Brockington 20 rushes, 78 yards, TD Receiving Keron Henry 8 receptions, 112 yards At Boston College 2004 Boston College Eagles football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at Boston College Eagles – Game summary September 17, 2004 8:00 p.m. EDT Huskies 0 7 0 0 Eagles 7 10 0 10 Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 42,564 ESPN2 Box score First quarter BC – Joel Hazard 12-yard pass from Paul Peterson (Ryan Ohliger kick), 14:12. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:28. Second quarter BC – Ryan Ohliger 42-yard field goal, 11:44. Eagles 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:43. BC – Andre Callender 1-yard run (Ryan Ohliger kick), 4:27. Eagles 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 3:22. CONN – Cornell Brockington 7-yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), 0:50. Eagles 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:22. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BC – Grant Adams 34-yard pass from Paul Peterson (Ryan Ohliger kick), 12:20. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:49. BC – Ryan Ohliger 37-yard field goal, 5:04. Eagles 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 5:11. Statistics CONNBC First downs 18 21 Total yards 291 334 Rushing yards 98 141 Passing yards 193 193 Turnovers 2 2 Penalties–yards 7–94 6–50 Team Category Player StatisticsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 22/32, 193 yards, INT Rushing Cornell Brockington 24 rushes, 105 yards, TD Receiving Matt Cutia 4 receptions, 50 yardsBoston College Passing Paul Peterson 14/23, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Andre Callender 26 rushes, 98 yards, TD Receiving Grant Adams 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD Army 2004 Army Black Knights football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Army Black Knights at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary September 25 12:00 p.m. EDT Black Knights 3 0 0 0 Huskies 14 13 10 3 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut 40,000 Box score First quarter CONN – Dan Murray 3-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 13:00. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:40. CONN – Keron Henry 45-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 11:12. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:35. ARMY – Austin Miller 44-yard field goal, 3:05. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:07. Second quarter CONN – Cornell Brockington 4-yard run (kick failed), 11:31. Huskies 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:10. CONN – Keron Henry 15-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 3:09. Huskies 27–3. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:15. Third quarter CONN – Tim Lassen 1-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 9:05. Huskies 34–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:11. CONN – Matt Nuzie 26-yard field goal, 2:02. Huskies 37–3. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:47. Fourth quarter CONN – Matt Nuzie 34-yard field goal, 12:14. Huskies 40–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 2:38. Statistics ARMYCONN First downs 17 30 Total yards 250 503 Rushing yards 136 199 Passing yards 114 304 Turnovers 2 1 Penalties–yards 6–49 7–49 Team Category Player StatisticsArmy Passing Matt Silva 9/20, 87 yards Rushing Carlton Jones 16 rushes, 81 yards Receiving Jeremy Trimble 2 receptions, 34 yardsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 25/34, 288 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Cornell Brockington 17 rushes, 111 yards, TD Receiving Keron Henry 7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD Pittsburgh 2004 Pittsburgh Panthers football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Pittsburgh Panthers at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary September 30, 2004 7:00 p.m. EDT Panthers 7 3 7 0 Huskies 7 6 10 6 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut 40,000 ESPN2 Box score First quarter CONN – Justin Perkins 9-yard interception return (Matt Nuzie kick), 6:27. Huskies 7–0. PITT – Greg Lee 77-yard pass from Tyler Palko (Josh Cummings kick), 0:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:43. Second quarter CONN – Matt Nuzie 24-yard field goal, 5:02. Huskies 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 2:57. PITT – Josh Cummings 30-yard field goal, 0:19. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 4:31. CONN – Matt Nuzie 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Huskies 13–10. Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:08. Third quarter CONN – Matt Nuzie 20-yard field goal, 7:38. Huskies 16–10. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:18. PITT – Tyler Palko 1-yard run (Josh Cummings kick), 5:44. Panthers 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:50. CONN – Keron Henry 8-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 3:28. Huskies 23–17. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:06. Fourth quarter CONN – Cornell Brockington 11-yard run (pass failed), 5:45. Huskies 29–17. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:37. Statistics PITTCONN First downs 14 25 Total yards 349 395 Rushing yards 82 158 Passing yards 267 237 Turnovers 2 2 Penalties–yards 8–48 2–24 Team Category Player StatisticsPittsburgh Passing Tyler Palko 11/31, 267 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tyler Palko 15 rushes, 49 yards, TD Receiving Greg Lee 2 receptions, 129 yards, TDConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 23/43, 237 yards, TD, INT Rushing Cornell Brockington 31 rushes, 185 yards, TD Receiving Keron Henry 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD No. 17 West Virginia 2004 West Virginia Mountaineers football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 17 West Virginia Mountaineers at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary October 13, 2004 7:30 p.m. EDT No. 17 Mountaineers 7 3 14 7 Huskies 3 3 0 13 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut 40,000 ESPN2 ;First quarter (5:50) WVU Jason Colson 1 yard run (Brad Cooper kick), (Drive 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:16; 7-0 West Virginia) (1:58) CONN Matt Nuzie 21 yard field goal, (Drive 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:42; 7-3 West Virginia) Second quarter (13:09) CONN Matt Nuzie 35 yard field goal, (Drive 5 plays, 10 yards, 1:33; 7-6 West Virginia) (3:40) WVU Brad Cooper 39 yard field goal, (Drive 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:10; 10-6 West Virginia) Third quarter (3:53) WVU Mike Lorello 21 yard interception return (Brad Cooper kick), 17-6 West Virginia) (2:03) WVU Chris Henry 49 yard pass from Rasheed Marshall (Brad Cooper kick), (Drive 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:43; 24-6 West Virginia) Fourth quarter (6:38) CONN Keron Henry 17 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 4 plays, 51 yards, 0:30; 24-13 West Virginia) (4:42 WVU Michael Meggett 13 yard run (Brad Cooper kick), (Drive 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:46; 31-13 West Virginia) (2:18) CONN Matt Cutaia 2 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (2-point pass failed), (Drive 12 plays, 73 yards, 2:19; 31-19 West Virginia) Statistics WVUCONN First downs 20 17 Total yards 462 365 Rushing yards 324 97 Passing yards 138 268 Turnovers 2 3 Penalties–yards 12-104 5-42 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Virginia Passing Rasheed Marshall 12/20, 138 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jason Colson 13 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Henry 4 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TDConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 24/47, 268 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Cornell Brockington 23 carries, 90 yards Receiving Matt Cutaia 5 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD Temple 2004 Temple Owls football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Temple Owls at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary October 23 12:00 p.m. EDT Owls 0 7 3 21 Huskies 21 10 7 7 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut 40,000 ;First quarter (14:44) CONN Larry Taylor 97 yard kickoff return (Matt Nuzie kick), (7-0 Connecticut) (11:04) CONN Jason Williams 90 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 3 plays, 87 yards, 0:55; 14-0 Connecticut) (3:45) CONN Cornell Brockington 61 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:07; 21-0 Connecticut) Second quarter (3:31) CONN Matt Nuzie 32 yard field goal, (Drive 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:50; 24-0 Connecticut) (1:08) TEM Walter Washington 5 yard run (Ryan Lux kick), (Drive 8 plays, 89 yards, 2:03; 24-7 Connecticut) (0:29) CONN Brian Sparks 9 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:22; 31-7 Connecticut) Third quarter (7:51) TEM Ryan Lux 19 yard field goal, (Drive 15 plays, 77 yards, 5:10; 31-10 Connecticut) (3:25) CONN Cornell Brockington 3 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 4 plays, 50 yards, 0:30; 38-10 Connecticut) Fourth quarter (14:53) TEM Walter Washington 4 yard run (Ryan Lux kick), (Drive 5 plays, 42 yards, 0:55; 38-17 Connecticut) (6:09) CONN Chris Bellamy 5 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 14 plays, 78 yards, 8:00; 45-17 Connecticut) (4:09) TEM Ikey Chuku 24 yard pass from Walter Washington (Ryan Lux kick), (Drive 5 play, 63 yards, 2:01; 45-24 Connecticut) (2:51) TEM Phil Goodman 6 yard pass from Walter Washington (Ryan Lux kick), (Drive 8 plays, 52 yards, 1:10; 45-31 Connecticut) Statistics TEMCONN First downs 23 20 Total yards 475 518 Rushing yards 199 258 Passing yards 276 260 Turnovers 1 4 Penalties–yards 4-28 5-45 Team Category Player StatisticsTemple Passing Walter Washington 21/44, 276 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Walter Washington 20 carries, 84 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Buchie Ibeh 4 receptions, 72 yardsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 18/29, 260 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Cornell Brockington 15 carries, 181 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Keron Henry 3 receptions, 49 yards At Syracuse 2004 Syracuse Orange football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at Syracuse Orange – Game summary October 30 1:30 p.m. EDT Huskies 7 13 3 7 Orange 7 14 14 7 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York 34,545 None (played indoors) ;First quarter (9:40) SYR Walter Reyes 50 yard run (Brendan Carney kick), (Drive 1 play, 50 yards, 0:08; 7-0 Syracuse) (3:28) CONN Dan Murray 17 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), (13 plays, 79 yards, 7:25; 7-7 Tied) Second quarter (7:29) CONN Cornell Brockington 2 yard run (kick failed), (Drive 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:40; 13-7 Connecticut) (5:49) SYR Breyone Evans 22 yard run (Brendan Carney kick), (Drive 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; 14-13 Syracuse) (4:07) CONN Brian Sparks 20 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:54; 20-14 Connecticut) (0:04) SYR Andre Fontenette 36 yard pass from Perry Patterson (Brendan Carney kick), 6 plays, 43 yards, 0:44; 21-20 Syracuse) Third quarter (10:51) SYR Anthony Smith 32 yard interception return (Brendan Carney kick), (28-20 Syracuse) (5:27) CONN Matt Nuzie 48 yard field goal, (Drive 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:50; 28-23 Syracuse) (0:34) SYR Jared Jones 29 yard pass from Perry Patterson (Brendan Carney kick), (Drive 10 plays, 82 yards, 6:05; 35-23 Syracuse) Fourth quarter (7:39) SYR Walter Reyes 3 yard run (Brendan Carney kick), (Drive 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:00; 42-23 Syracuse) (0:52) CONN Brandon McLean 15 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick) (Drive 11 plays, 70 yards, 2:20; 42-30 Syracuse) Statistics CONNSYR First downs 35 18 Total yards 566 406 Rushing yards 121 281 Passing yards 445 125 Turnovers 5 0 Penalties–yards 10-73 8-75 Team Category Player StatisticsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 39/51, 445 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Cornell Brockington 24 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keron Henry 5 receptions, 109 yardsSyracuse Passing Perry Patterson 11/19, 125 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Walter Reyes 15 carries, 121 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Steve Gregory 6 receptions, 53 yards At Georgia Tech 2004 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Game summary November 13 1:00 p.m. EST Huskies 3 0 0 7 Yellow Jackets 7 13 3 7 Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia 43,577 ;First quarter (11:59) GT Jimmy Dixon 4 yard pass from Reggie Ball (Travis Bell kick), (Drive 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:59; 7-0 Georgia Tech) (8:47) CONN Matt Nuzie 51 yard field goal, (Drive 8 plays, 29 yards, 1:06; 7-3 Georgia Tech) Second quarter (3:02) GT Travis Bell 27 yard field goal, (Drive 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:36; 10-3 Georgia Tech) (2:13) GT Djay Jones 5 yard blocked punt return (Travis Bell kick), 17-3 Georgia Tech) (0:15) GT Travis Bell 34 yard field goal, (Drive 8 plays, 32 yards, 0:51; 20-3 Georgia Tech) Third quarter (1:51) GT Travis Bell 29 yard field goal, (Drive 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:52; 23-3 Georgia Tech) Fourth quarter (6:15) GT Ajenavi Eziemefe 3 yard pass from Reggie Ball (Travis Bell kick), (Drive 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:35; 30-3 Georgia Tech) (0:03) CONN Chris Bellamy 1 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 14 plays, 72 yards, 2:22; 30-10 Georgia Tech) Statistics CONNGT First downs 18 19 Total yards 225 410 Rushing yards 20 122 Passing yards 205 288 Turnovers 0 1 Penalties–yards 2-20 9-68 Team Category Player StatisticsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 28/49, 205 yards Rushing Cornell Brockington 18 carries, 43 yards Receiving Keron Henry 6 receptions, 65 yardsGeorgia Tech Passing Reggie Ball 22/38, 288 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Rashaun Grant 19 carries, 73 yards Receiving Calvin Johnson 6 receptions, 131 yards Buffalo 2004 Buffalo Bulls football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Buffalo Bulls at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary November 20 12:00 p.m. EST Bulls 0 0 0 0 Huskies 7 5 10 7 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut 40,000 ;First quarter (10:38) CONN Cornell Brockington 7 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:25; 7-0 Connecticut) Second quarter (11:08) CONN Matt Nuzie 26 yard field goal, (10-0 Connecticut) (5:19) CONN Shawn Mayne safety, (12-0 Connecticut) Third quarter (10:20) CONN Matt Nuzie 39 yard field goal, (Drive 10 plays, 28 yards, 3:19; 15-0 Connecticut) (2:17) CONN Cornell Brockington 43 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 8 plays, 81 yards, 2:28; 22-0 Connecticut) Fourth quarter (9:46) CONN Brandon McLean 33 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:24; 29-0 Connecticut) Statistics BUFCONN First downs 5 11 Total yards 96 477 Rushing yards 61 192 Passing yards 35 285 Turnovers 1 0 Penalties–yards 8-65 7-55 Team Category Player StatisticsBuffalo Passing P.J.Piskorik 3/18, 27 yards, 1 INT Rushing Chris McDuffie 8 carries, 37 yards Receiving Matt Knueven 1 reception, 12 yardsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 28/38, 283 yards, 1 TD Rushing Cornell Brockington 25 carries, 136 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Matt Cutaia 4 Receptions, 51 yards At Rutgers 2004 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights – Game summary November 25, 2004 10:00 a.m. EST Huskies 14 7 14 6 Scarlet Knights 7 14 7 7 Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey 20,224 ESPN2 ;First quarter (9:43) RUTG Brian Leonard 1 yard run (Jeremy Ito kick), (Drive 12 plays, 81 yards, 4:55; 7-0 Rutgers) (4:31) CONN Cornell Brockington 1 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 8 plays, 42 yards, 2:55; 7-7 Tied) (0:35) CONN Cornell Brockington 5 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:52; 14-7 Connecticut) Second quarter (6:38) CONN Cornell Brockington 16 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:09; 21-7 Connecticut) (6:07) RUTG Tres Moses 87 yard pass from Terrence Shawell (Jeremy Ito kick), (Drive 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:14; 21-14 Connecticut) (0:38) RUTG Marcus Daniels 13 yard pass from Ryan Hart (Jeremy Ito kick), (Drive 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:48; 21-21 Tied) Third quarter (10:01) CONN Chris Bellamy 2 yard run (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 12 plays, 81 yards, 4:37; 28-21 Connecticut) (7:14) RUTG Tres Moses 16 yard pass from Ryan Hart (Jeremy Ito kick), (Drive 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:27; 28-28 Tied) (6:08) CONN Dan Murray 32 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), (Drive 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:50; 35-28 Connecticut) Fourth quarter (2:28) CONN Dan Murray 3 yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (kick failed), (Drive 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:11; 41-28 Connecticut) (2:14) RUTG Willie Foster 80 yard kickoff return (Jeremy Ito kick), (41-35 Connecticut) Statistics CONNRUTG First downs 26 24 Total yards 487 454 Rushing yards 223 88 Passing yards 264 366 Turnovers 2 2 Penalties–yards 6-554-44 Team Category Player StatisticsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 19/30, 264 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Cornell Brockington 17 carries, 73 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Dan Murray 6 Receptions, 135 yards, 2 TDsRutgers Passing Ryan Hart 26/34, 279 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Brian Leonard 20 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving Tres Moses 7 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TDs Vs. Toledo—Motor City Bowl 2004 Motor City Bowl 2004 Toledo Rockets football team UConn Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies vs. Toldeo Rockets (Motor City Bowl) – Game summary December 27, 2004 5:30 p.m. EST Huskies 17 13 3 6 Rockets 0 7 3 0 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan 52,552 None (played indoors) Cooper Castleberry ESPN2 First quarter CONN – Matt Nuzie 35-yard field goal, 12:05. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:55. CONN – Jason Williams 32-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 4:41. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:43. CONN – Larry Taylor 68-yard punt return (Matt Nuzie kick), 2:31. Huskies 17–0. Second quarter TOL – Bruce Gradkowski 1-yard run (Jason Robbins kick), 10:53. Huskies 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 6:27. CONN – Brian Sparks 7-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky (Matt Nuzie kick), 7:42. Huskies 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:11. CONN – Matt Nuzie 37-yard field goal, 1:24. Huskies 27–7. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 3:23. CONN – Matt Nuzie 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Huskies 30–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 0:55. Third quarter TOL – Jason Robbins 27-yard field goal, 11:47. Huskies 30–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:13. CONN – Matt Nuzie 36-yard field goal, 1:53. Huskies 33–10. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:58. Fourth quarter CONN – Matt Lawrence 11-yard run (kick blocked), 0:25. Huskies 39–10. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:52. Statistics CONNTOL First downs 20 20 Total yards 398 281 Rushing yards 159 78 Passing yards 239 203 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:18 31:42 Team Category Player StatisticsConnecticut Passing Dan Orlovsky 20/41, 239 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Cornell Brockington 15 rushes, 72 yards Receiving Keron Henry 9 receptions, 109 yardsToledo Passing Marques Council 16/28, 160 yards, 2 INT Rushing Trinity Dawson 19 rushes, 78 yards Receiving Chris Holmes 4 receptions, 47 yards Roster 2004 UConn Huskies y Keron Henry 1 WR Sr y Dan Desriveaux 3 WR So Lou Allen 5 FB Fr Dan Orlovsky 7 QB Sr y Sam Dorvil 8 FB So Shane Fogarty 13 QB So Peter Harten 14 QB So D. J. Hernandez 15 QB Fr Matt Bonislawski 16 QB So Matt Cutaia 17 WR Sr Mark Punzelt 19 QB Fr Larry Taylor 24 RB Fr y Larry Taylor (gridiron football) Deon Anderson 30 FB Jr y Jon Wholley 31 RB Sr Cornell Brockington 33 RB So Chris Bellamy 34 RB Sr Matt Lawrence 42 RB So y Matt Lawrence (American football) Terry Caulley 44 RB Jr y Dan Murray 46 TE So Brian Markowski 54 G Sr Jeff Fox 56 C Sr Billy Irwin 58 C Sr Ken Rice 60 G SR Immanuel Hutcherson 61 G FR T.J. Dlubac 62 G SR Will Beatty 64 OT Fr y Pat Shortell 67 OT FR Trey Tonsing 69 C FR Aloys Manga 70 OT SO Matt Wood 71 OT FR Craig Berry 72 OG SO Ryan Krug 73 OT SR Michael Kodish 74 OT SR Brian Kersmanc 75 OG FR Brendan Borowski 77 OT SR Grant Preston 78 OT JR Jason Williams 80 WR JR Nollis Dewar 81 WR FR Seth Fogarty 82 WR FR Brandon Young 83 WR JR Matt D'Agata 84 WR FR Brian Sparks 84 WR SR David Sanchez 85 WR SO Aaron Smith 85 WR JR Ellis Gaulden 87 WR FR Brandon McLean 88 WR FR Ziggy Goryn 89 TE SO Steve Brouse 90 TE FR Tim Lassen 91 TE SR Matt Gray 95 TE FR Justin Perkins 2 CB Sr Harold Stanback 4 DE Fr Daniel Davis 6 DE Fr Alfred Fincher 9 LB Sr y Marvin Taylor 10 FS Fr Maurice Lloyd 11 LB Sr John Fletcher 12 SS Sr Justin Derubertis 14 LB Fr Donnell Ford 15 SS Fr Quanear Gaskins 18 SS Sr Kinnan Herriott 20 LB Sr Donta Moore 21 FS So Johnathon Smith 22 LB Fr Allan Barnes 26 CB So Jahi Smith 27 CB So Darius Butler 28 CB Fr y Tyvon Branch 29 FS Fr y Bernie Huzar 29 DE So James Hargrave 32 LB Jr M. J. Estep 35 FS So Dahna Deleston 36 SS Fr Ricky McCollum 38 CB Fr Robert Theoudele 39 LB Fr Shawn Mayne 40 DE So Ernest Cole 41 CB So Ryan Henegan 43 LB Fr Julius Williams 45 LB Fr y Taurien Sowell 47 LB Jr Danny Lansanah 48 LB Fr y Tyler King 52 DE Sr Ray Blagman 53 DT So Donald Thomas 55 DT Fr y Donald Thomas (American football) Matt Applebaum 57 DT So y Jason Ward 59 DE So Afa Anoai 63 DT FR y Afa Anoaʻi Jr. Rob Lunn 65 DT FR Keith Gray 68 DE FR Deon McPhee 76 DT JR John Baranowsky 92 DE FR Rhema Fuller 93 DT SO Gary Mack 96 DE FR Nate Tucker 99 DE FR Chris Pavasaris 6 P Fr Shane Hussar 37 P Fr Graig Vicidomino 94 K So Derek Marks 95 K Fr Tony Ciaravino 97 K Fr Matt Nuzie 98 K So https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/2004 May 18, 2024 Randy Edsall Norries WilsonOffensive coordinator Hank HughesDefensive coordinator After the season NFL draft The following Huskies were selected in the 2005 NFL draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm 2005 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com July 29, 2023 UConn Huskies 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL club 382Alfred FincherLinebackerNew Orleans Saints5145Dan OrlovskyQuarterbackDetroit Lions References Connecticut Category:UConn Huskies football seasons Category:Little Caesars Pizza Bowl champion seasons Connecticut Huskies football