2011 Connecticut Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 March 2012 2011 Connecticut Huskies football ConnecticutHuskiesBlockC.png 100 Big East Conference Big East 5–7 3–4 Paul Pasqualoni 1st George DeLeone 1st Pro-style Don Brown 1st 4–3 Rentschler Field The 2011 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big East. The team played home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. Schedule 2011 AP Eastern September 3 12:00 pm w y Fordham Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN3 35–3 34,562 September 10 7:30 pm l y y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SNY 21–24 32,119 September 16 8:00 pm l y Iowa State Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 20–24 37,195 September 24 6:00 pm w y y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY SNY, Big East Network 17–3 18,215 October 1 3:30 pm l y Western Michigan Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT SNY 31–38 36,648 October 8 12:00 pm l y West Virginia 16 Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV SNY, Big East Network 16–43 56,179 October 15 3:30 pm w y South Florida Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT SNY, Big East Network 16–10 37,162 October 26 8:00 pm l y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN 20–35 40,219 November 5 12:00 pm w Syracuse Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT rivalry ESPNU 28–21 38,769 November 19 12:00 pm l Louisville Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Big East Network 20–34 34,483 November 26 12:00 pm w Rutgers Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 40–22 37,857 December 3 12:00 pm l y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN 27–35 27,930 UConn Huskies Schedule 2011 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/41/season/2011 ESPN August 13, 2025 2011 Connecticut Huskies Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/connecticut/2011-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 13, 2025 2011 Football Schedule https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 UConn Huskies August 13, 2025 Before the season Coaching changes The day after the Fiesta Bowl Head Coach Randy Edsall left the University to accept the same position at Maryland.ESPN Randy Edsall to coach Maryland https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5981463 ESPN 2010-01-14 Paul Pasqualoni was hired to replace Edsall. George DeLeone was brought in as the new offensive coordinator, with former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead being demoted to quarterbacks coach.http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/01/george-deleone-set-to-join-sta.html George DeLeone Set to Join Staff; What About Joe Moorhead? - UConn Hu… https://archive.today/20120707080657/http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/01/george-deleone-set-to-join-sta.html 7 July 2012 deadhttp://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/02/joe-moorhead-to-stay-on-uconn.html Joe Moorhead to Stay on UConn Staff as QB Coach - UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner February 5, 2011 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110211103958/http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/02/joe-moorhead-to-stay-on-uconn.html February 11, 2011 dead mdy-all Don Brown was brought in to replace Todd Orlando at defensive coordinator.http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/02/don-brown-is-the-new-defensive.html Don Brown is the New Defensive Coordinator at UConn - UConn Huskies Football Blog | Hartford Courant | Desmond Conner February 5, 2011 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110211104031/http://blogs.courant.com/uconn_football/2011/02/don-brown-is-the-new-defensive.html February 11, 2011 dead mdy-all Orlando left to take the same position at Florida International.http://fiusports.typepad.com/the-prowl/2011/02/meet-fiu-dc-todd-orlando.html Meet FIU DC Todd Orlando Roster changes The Huskies lost six starters from the 2010 team to graduation. In addition to the graduation losses All-American RB Jordan Todman entered the NFL draft a year early.Miller Ted Jordan Todman will enter NFL draft https://www.espn.com/blog/bigeast/post/_/id/16705/todman-will-enter-nfl-draft ESPN 2010-01-14 Recruiting On February 2, 2011, Paul Pasqualoni announced that 16 student-athletes had signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Connecticut.Connecticut Football Signs 16 Student-Athletes To National Letter Of Intent http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020211aag.html UConnHuskies.com February 2, 2011 February 5, 2011 February 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110205133654/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020211aag.html dead Four; Kenton Adeyemi, Dalton Gifford, Michael Nebrich and Sean McQuillan; entered school in January to participate in spring practice. yes yes 2011 Kamal Abrams WR Dover, DE Dover HS 6 0 178 – 2011-07-11 3 2 74 Andrew Adams FS Fayetteville, GA Woodward Academy 5 11 185 4.57 2010-12-30 2 2 66 Kenton Adeyemi DT Wethersfield, CT Fork Union Military Academy 6 4 255 – 2010-12-20 2 3 74 Jefferson Ashiru LB Powder Springs, GA McEachern HS 6 3 230 4.7 2011-01-27 3 3 78 Julian Campenni DT West Pittson, PA Wyoming Area HS 6 0 285 – 2011-01-30 2 2 75 Tyree Clark CB Tampa, FL Alonso HS 5 10 170 – 2010-09-23 2 2 74 Max DeLorenzo RB Berlin, CT Berlin HS 6 0 200 4.5 2010-06-23 2 2 67 Deshon Foxx RB Lynchburg, VA Brookfield HS 5 10 175 4.4 2010-11-29 3 2 45 Dalton Gifford OT Fairhaven, MA Bridgton Academy 6 5 275 – 2010-11-28 2 3 72 Xavier Hemingway OT Powder Springs, GA McEachern HS 6 4 255 – 2011-01-24 3 3 77 Wilbert Lee SS Brooklyn, NY Boys and Girls HS 6 1 205 – 2010-07-17 3 2 45 Sean McQuillan TE Glastonbury, CT Avon Old Farms 6 2 252 4.6 2010-08-24 2 3 74 Michael Nebrich QB Fairfax Station, VA Lake Braddock Secondary School 6 1 190 4.5 2010-06-06 3 3 74 Paul Nwokeji OT Randolph, MA Thayer Academy 6 5 265 – 2010-06-22 3 2 45 David Stephenson CB Stone Mountain, GA Stephenson HS 5 9 175 4.5 2010-06-23 2 3 74 Marquise Vann LB Cincinnati, OH Fairfield Senior HS 6 0 223 – 2010-12-16 3 3 78 yes 2011 Connecticut Football Commitment List (16) UConn College Football Recruiting Commits Connecticut Huskies Commits connecticut 342 41 2011-02-05 79 >50 yes Game summaries Fordham Rams Huskies 0 0 3 0 7 14 14 0 September 3, 2011 Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT EST 12:00 pm Bob Picozzi, Christian Fauria ESPN3 2011 Fordham Rams football team This game was originally scheduled to be played on September 1 at 7:30 pm. However, due to Rentschler Field being used for relief efforts for Hurricane Irene, the game was moved to Saturday. The team discussed playing the game at the Yale Bowl in New Haven if the field did not become available in time, but on Wednesday, August 31, the team announced the game would be played in East Hartford on Saturday at noon. Vanderbilt Huskies Commodores 3 0 10 8 14 0 0 10 September 10 Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN EST 7:30 pm 32,119https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312530238 Connecticut Huskies vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Box Score ESPN September 10, 2011 Matt Stewart, Chris Doering, Sandra Golden SNY 2011 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Iowa State Cyclones Huskies 0 7 10 7 10 0 3 7 September 16 Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT EST 8:00 pm Mike Gleason, John Congemi ESPN2 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team Buffalo Huskies Bulls 0 10 0 7 0 3 0 0 September 24 University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY EST 6:00 pm Jim Barbar, John Gregory SNY/Big East Network/ESPN+ 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team Western Michigan Broncos Huskies 0 17 0 21 0 7 10 14 October 1 Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT EST 3:30 pm Bob Picozzi, John Bunting SNY/Big East Network 2011 Western Michigan Broncos football team West Virginia Huskies No. 16 Mountaineers 3 6 0 7 3 7 23 10 October 8 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV EST 12:00 pm Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney SNY/Big East Network 2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team South Florida Bulls Huskies 3 0 7 0 3 3 10 0 October 15 Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT EST 3:30 Jim Barbar, Christian Fauria Big East Network 2011 South Florida Bulls football team https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880041 South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score ESPN October 15, 2011 Pittsburgh Huskies Panthers 0 3 10 7 14 7 7 7 October 26 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA 8:00 pm Joe Tessitore, Mark May, Lou Holtz, Quint Kessenich ESPN 2011 Pittsburgh Panthers football team Syracuse Orange Huskies 0 7 14 0 7 0 7 14 November 5 Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT EST Pam Ward, Dan Hawkins ESPNU 2011 Syracuse Orange football team Louisville Cardinals Huskies 14 0 7 13 0 10 0 10 November 19 Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT EST 12:00 34,483 Mike Gleason, John Congemi, Eamon McAnaney Big East Network 2011 Louisville Cardinals football team Rutgers Scarlet Knights Huskies 0 10 0 12 14 10 16 0 November 26 Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT EST 12:00 Beth Mowins, Mike Bellotti ESPN2 2011 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Cincinnati Huskies Bearcats 0 6 6 15 14 14 7 0 December 3 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH EST 12:00 Dave Pasch, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich ESPN/ESPN2 2011 Cincinnati Bearcats football team NFL draft The following Husky was selected in the 2012 NFL draft following the season2012 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm 2025-07-06 Pro-Football-Reference.com +RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team249Kendall ReyesDefensive tackleSan Diego Chargers References Connecticut Category:UConn Huskies football seasons Connecticut Huskies football