2016 UConn Huskies football team

American college football season June 2022 February 2026 2016 UConn Huskies football Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 American Athletic Conference East Division AAC 3–9 1–7 Bob Diaco 3rd Frank Verducci (2nd season; first 9 games)David Corley Jr. (interim; last 3 games) Spread Anthony Poindexter 2nd 3–4 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field The 2016 UConn Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Bob Diaco in his third and final season as head coach, the Huskies compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth at the bottom of the standings in the AAC's East Division. The team played home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. Schedule 2016 AP Eastern September 1 Thursday 7:00 p.m. w y Maine Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ASN 24–21 29,377 September 10 3:30 p.m. l y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN 24–28 31,501 September 17 1:30 p.m. w y Virginia Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT SNY 13–10 31,036 September 24 1:00 p.m. l y Syracuse Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT rivalry CBSSN 24–31 31,899 September 29 Thursday 8:00 p.m. l y Houston 6 TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN 14–42 40,873 October 8 11:30 a.m. w Cincinnati Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN 20–9 24,169 October 15 7:00 p.m. l y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL CBSSN 27–42 30,297 October 22 12:00 p.m. l y UCF Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Civil Conflict ESPNews 16–24 28,008 October 29 12:00 p.m. l y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews 3–41 41,370 November 4 Friday 7:00 p.m. l Temple Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 0–21 22,316 November 19 1:00 p.m. l y y Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN Extra 0–30 36,220 November 26 4:00 p.m. l Tulane Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNews 13–38 20,764 UConn Huskies Schedule 2016 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/41/season/2016 ESPN August 13, 2025 2016 Connecticut Huskies Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/connecticut/2016-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 13, 2025 2016 Football Schedule https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 UConn Huskies August 13, 2025 Game summaries Maine 2016 Maine Black Bears football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Maine Black Bears at Connecticut Huskies  – Game summaryhttp://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2016-2017/game01.html Game Summary UConn Huskies 2023-02-03 September 1, 2016 7:06 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:12 Black Bears 7 0 7 7 Huskies 0 7 7 10 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut 29,377 Temperature: 76 °F °C on • Wind: Calm • Weather: Warm and humid Char. Lamertina • Umpire: Bill Lamkin • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line Judge: Stephen Ray • Back Judge: Byron Adams • Field Judge: Rick Santilli • Side Judge: Ken Bushey • Center Judge: Joe Clarkson ASN Mike Gleason (Play-by-play), Andy Gresh (color) & Hali Oughton (sideline) First Quarter MAINE • 00:50 • Josh Mack 20 yd pass from Dan Collins (Pat Leonard kick) • MAINE 7–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 06:55 • Ron Johnson 1 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 7–7 Third Quarter UCONN • 03:10 • Ron Johnson 21 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • UCONN 14–7 MAINE • 00:01 • Jaleel Reed 40 yd pass from Dan Collins (Pat Leonard kick) • TIED 14–14 Fourth Quarter MAINE • 09:56 • Najee Goode 74 yd fumble recovery (Pat Leonard kick) • MAINE 21–14 UCONN • 06:36 • Arkeel Newsome 2 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 21–21 UCONN • 00:11 • Bobby Puyol 37 yd field goal • UCONN 24–21 Top Passers MAINE – Dan Collins 19/33, 269 Yds, 2 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 16/23, 162 YD Top Rushers MAINE – Joah Mack 9 attempts, 30 yards UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 20 attempts, 114 yards Top Receiving MAINE – Jaleel Reed 8 receptions, 169 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 9 receptions, 70 yards Top Tacklers MAINE – Tshiman Mulumba 12 tackles UCONN – Vontae Diggs 9 tackles Navy 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at Navy Midshipmen – Game summaryhttp://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2016-2017/navy02.html Game summary UConn Huskies 2023-02-03 September 10, 2016 3:32 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:08 Huskies 0 7 14 3 Midshipmen 7 14 0 7 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland 31,501 Temperature: 86 °F °C on • Wind: SE 12 • Weather: Clear, feels like 96 Adam Savoie • Umpire: Paul Myers • Linesman: Dan Harrington • Line Judge: Tod Reese • Back Judge: Tom Fimmen • Field Judge: James Reif • Side Judge: Alex Moore • Center Judge: Marcus Woods CBSSN John Sadak (Play-by-play), Randy Cross (color) & Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline) First Quarter NAVY • 04:52 • Chris High 4 yd run (B Moehring kick) • NAVY 7–0 Second Quarter NAVY • 10:35 • Will Worth 1 yd run (B Moehring kick) • NAVY 14–0 NAVY • 05:36 • Alohi Gilman 2 yd fumble recovery (B Moehring kick) • NAVY 21–0 UCONN • 01:10 • Noel Thomas 34 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • NAVY 21–7 Third Quarter UCONN • 08:07 • Ron Johnson 3 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • NAVY 21–14 UCONN • 02:39 • Jamar Summers 86 yd fumble recovery (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 21–21 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 09:08 • Bobby Puyol 38 yd field goal • UCONN 24–21 NAVY • 03:08 • Will Worth 1 yd run (B Moehring kick) • NAVY 28–24 Top Passers NAVY – Will Worth 6/8, 130 yards UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 23/26, 239 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers NAVY – Dishan Romine 9 attempts, 76 yards UCONN – Ron Johnson 10 attempts, 33 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving NAVY – Jamir Tillman 4 receptions, 75 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 11 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers NAVY – Alohi Gilman 10 tackles UCONN – Matt Walsh 12 tackles Virginia 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Virginia Cavaliers at Connecticut Huskies – Game summary Game Summary UConn Huskies September 17, 2016 1:36 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:11 Cavaliers 3 7 0 0 Huskies 0 3 0 10 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut 31,036 Temperature: 76 °F °C on • Wind: S 10 • Weather: Sunny and pleasant Jeff Maconaghy • Umpire: Rich McMahan • Linesman: Matt Fitzgerald • Line judge: Hugh Campbell • Back judge: Keith Parham • Field judge: Kip Johnson • Side judge: Rich Street • Center judge: James Cole SNY Eric Frede (Play-by-play) & Andy Gresh (color) First Quarter VA • 07:18 • Alex Furbank 23 yd field goal • VA 3–0 Second Quarter VA • 12:42 • Albert Reid 9 yd run (Alex Furbank kick) • VA 10–0 UCONN • 04:43 • Bobby Puyol 21 yd field goal • VA 10–3 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 07:55 • Bryant Shirreffs 1 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 10–10 UCONN • 01:33 • Bobby Puyol 43 yd field goal • UCONN 13–10 Top Passers VA – Kurt Benkert 23/42, 241 yards UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 13/24, 154 yards Top Rushers VA – Albert Reid 15 attempts, 73 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 13 attempts, 77 yards Top Receiving VA – Keeon Johnson 6 receptions, 73 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 6 receptions, 91 yards Top Tacklers VA – Quin Blanding 11 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 11 tackles Syracuse 2016 Syracuse Orange football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Syracuse Orange at Connecticut Huskies – Game summaryGame summary UConn Huskies September 24, 2016 1:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:22 Orange 14 3 7 7 Huskies 0 14 3 7 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut 31,899 Temperature: 65 °F °C on • Wind: NW 10 • Weather: Sunny and pleasant Jerry Magallanes • Umpire: Troy Riley • Linesman: Tracy Lynch • Line judge: Jim Slayton • Back judge: Paul Vargo • Field judge: Jim Biddle • Side judge: Mike McCarthy • Center judge: Sean Geraghty CBSSN Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline) First Quarter CUSE • 14:09 • Amba Etta-Tawo 57 yd pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick) • CUSE 7–0 CUSE • 10:48 • Amba Etta-Tawo 30 yd pass from Eric Dungey (Cole Murphy kick) • CUSE 14–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 06:05 • Ron Johnson 2 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • CUSE 14–7 UCONN • 00:34 • Arkeel Newsome 6 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • TIED 14–14 CUSE • 00:00 • Cole Murphy 47 yd field goal • CUSE 17–14 Third Quarter UCONN • 05:11 • Bobby Puyol 27 yd field goal • TIED 17–17 CUSE • 00:49 • Cordell Hudson 22 yd interception return (Cole Murphy kick) • CUSE 24–17 Fourth Quarter CUSE • 02:14 • Eric Dungey 6 yd run (Cole Murphy kick) • CUSE 31–17 UCONN • 00:33 • Tyler Davis 6 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • CUSE 31–24 Top Passers CUSE – Eric Dungey 26/40, 407 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 27/45, 264 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers CUSE – Dontae Strickland 14 attempts, 51 yards UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 15 attempts, 81 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving CUSE – Amba Etta-Tawo 12 receptions, 270 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 14 receptions, 111 yards Top Tacklers CUSE – Zaire Franklin 14 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 11 tackles Houston 2016 Houston Cougars football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at Houston Cougars – Game summaryhttp://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2016-2017/hou0929.html Game Summary UConn Huskies 2023-02-03 September 29, 2016 8:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:14 Huskies 0 7 0 7 #6 Cougars 0 28 14 0 TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas 40,873 Temperature: 78 °F °C on • Wind: N 11 • Weather: Sunny and clear C. Lamertina • Umpire: Bill Lamkin • Linesman: Jim Casey • Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney • Back judge: M. Griffith • Field judge: Rick Santilli • Side judge: Mark Windham • Center judge: A. Calabrese ESPN Dave Flemming (Play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (color) & Laura Rutledge (sideline) Second Quarter HOU • 14:20 • Greg Ward Jr. 30 yd run (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 7–0 HOU • 09:11 • Dillon Birden 1 yd run (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 14–0 HOU • 05:36 • T McCloskey 3 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 21–0 HOU • 01:37 • Steven Dunbar 15 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 28–0 UCONN • 00:30 • Noel Thomas 62 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • HOU 28–7 Third Quarter HOU • 11:47 • Greg Ward Jr. 10 yd run (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 35–7 HOU • 04:58 • Linell Bonner 4 yd pass from Greg Ward Jr. (Ty Cummings kick) • HOU 42–7 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 08:42 • Bryant Shirreffs 1 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • HOU 42–14 Top Passers HOU – Greg Ward Jr. 32/38, 389 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 13/29, 239 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers HOU – Greg Ward Jr. 12 attempts, 65 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 3 attempts, 22 yards Top Receiving HOU – Linell Bonner 12 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers HOU – K Williams 5 tackles UCONN – Vontae Diggs 12 tackles Cincinnati 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Cincinnati Bearcats at Connecticut Huskies – Game summaryGame summary UConn Huskies October 8, 2016 11:32 a.m. EST, Duration: 3:29 Bearcats 0 9 0 0 Huskies 0 7 10 3 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut 24,169 Temperature: 58 °F °C on • Wind: Calm • Weather: Crisp and pleasant Michael Roche • Umpire: Jeffrey Akers • Linesman: Brian Perry • Line judge: Jeff Cooney • Back judge: Victor Firth • Field judge: Glen Wilson • Side judge: Ryan Robinson • Center judge: Terry Killens CBSSN Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline) Box Score Second Quarter CIN • 13:10 • Josh Pasley 25 yd field goal • CIN 3–0 CIN • 11:26 • Josh Pasley 43 yd field goal • CIN 6–0 CIN • 07:05 • Josh Pasley 26 yd field goal • CIN 9–0 UCONN • 00:28 • Tyraiq Beals 59 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • CIN 9–7 Third Quarter UCONN • 06:29 • Noel Thomas 26 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • UCONN 14–9 UCONN • 00:41 • Bobby Puyol 30 yd field goal • UCONN 17–9 Fourth Quarter UCONN • 03:08 • Bobby Puyol 23 yd field goal • UCONN 20–9 Top Passers CIN – Hayden Moore 29/56, 315 yards UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 18/33, 224 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers CIN – Tion Green 6 attempts, 15 yards UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 14 attempts, 116 yards Top Receiving CIN – Devin Gray 9 receptions, 98 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 9 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers CIN – Eric Wilson 11 tackles UCONN – Jhavon Williams 9 tackles South Florida 2016 South Florida Bulls football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at South Florida Bulls – Game summaryGame Summary UConn Huskies October 15, 2016 7:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:33 Huskies 3 0 14 10 Bulls 7 7 7 21 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida 30,297 Temperature: 81 °F °C on • Wind: ENE 6 • Weather: Partly Cloudy Adam Savoie • Umpire: Paul Myers • Linesman: Dan Harrington • Line judge: Tod Reese • Back judge: Tom Fimmen • Field judge: James Reif • Side judge: Ryan Robinson • Center judge: Marcus Woods CBSSN Dave Ryan (Play-by-play), Corey Chavous (color) & Melanie Collins (sideline) Box Score First Quarter UCONN • 08:04 • Bobby Puyol 26 yd field goal • UCONN 3–0 USF • 07:35 • Quinton Flowers 54 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 7–3 Second Quarter USF • 02:22 • Quinton Flowers 8 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 14–3 Third Quarter UCONN • 13:41 • Arkeel Newsome 70 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • USF 14–10 UCONN • 12:38 • Arkeel Newsome 4 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • UCONN 17–14 USF • 05:30 • Quinton Flowers 8 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 21–17 Fourth Quarter USF • 12:38 • Marq Scantling 26 yd pass from Quinton Flowers (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 28–17 UCONN • 08:12 • Bobby Puyol 26 yd field goal • USF 28–20 USF • 04:21 • Mitch Wilcox 26 yd pass from Quinton Flowers (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 35–20 USF • 02:57 • Marlon Mack 34 yd run (Emili Nadelman kick) • USF 42–20 UCONN • 00:57 • Alec Bloom 4 yd pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Bobby Puyol kick) • USF 42–27 Top Passers USF – Quinton Flowers 23/37, 213 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 22/39, 306 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers USF – Quinton Flowers 16 attempts, 157 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 15 attempts, 72 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving USF – Rodney Adams 7 receptions, 43 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 12 receptions, 127 yards Top Tacklers USF – Auggie Sanchez 11 tackles UCONN – Junior Joseph 9 tackles UCF 2016 UCF Knights football team Civil Conflict (college football game) Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse UCF Knights at Connecticut Huskies – Game summaryGame summary UConn Huskies October 22, 2016 12:01 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:18 Knights 0 14 7 3 Huskies 6 10 0 0 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut 28,008 Temperature: 51 °F °C on • Wind: NW 12 • Weather: Rainy and windy Tracy Jones • Umpire: Nicholas Pergine • Linesman: Daniel Shelton • Line judge: Colin Gaynor • Back judge: James Downey • Field judge: Jim Smith • Side judge: Matt Waldron • Center judge: Mark Mobra ESPNews Mike Corey (Play-by-play) & Rene Ingoglia (color) Box Score First Quarter UCONN • 09:01 • Bobby Puyol 22 yd field goal • UCONN 3–0 UCONN • 03:29 • Bobby Puyol 33 yd field goal • UCONN 6–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 09:41 • Arkeel Newsome 3 yd run (Bobby Puyol kick) • UCONN 13–0 UCF • 06:50 • D Snelson 22 yd pass from M Milton (Matthew Wright kick) • UCONN 13–7 UCONN • 01:25 • Bobby Puyol 35 yd field goal • UCONN 16–7 UCF • 00:01 • Jordan Akins 19 yd pass from M Milton (Matthew Wright kick) • UCONN 16–14 Third Quarter UCF • 12:27 • Adrian Killins 39 yd pass from M Milton (Matthew Wright kick) • UCF 21–16 Fourth Quarter UCF • 14:15 • Matthew Wright 50 yd field goal • UCF 24–16 Top Passers UCF – M Milton 29/45, 317 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 18/34, 242 yards Top Rushers UCF – D Wilson 11 attempts, 57 yards UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 21 attempts, 101 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving UCF – D Snelson 5 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 9 receptions, 165 yards Top Tacklers UCF – Shqm Griffin 10 tackles UCONN – Jhavon Williams 9 tackles East Carolina 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at East Carolina Pirates – Game summaryGame summary UConn Huskies October 29, 2016 12:01 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:15 Huskies 0 3 0 0 Pirates 7 7 17 10 Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 41,370 Temperature: 71 °F °C on • Wind: SSW 7 • Weather: Sunny Michael Roche • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Adam Loudin • Line judge: Stephen Ray • Back judge: M. Griffith • Field judge: Ben Vasconcells • Side judge: Ken Bushey • Center judge: Mike Viles ESPNews Mike Couzens (Play-by-play) & Dan Hawkins (color) Box Score First Quarter ECU • 08:38 • James Summers 4 yd pass from Philip Nelson (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 7–0 Second Quarter UCONN • 03:14 • Bobby Puyol 34 yd field goal • ECU 7–3 ECU • 00:45 • Zay Jones 2 yd pass from Philip Nelson (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 14–3 Third Quarter ECU • 12:42 • Davis Plowman 39 yd field goal • ECU 17–3 ECU • 05:52 • James Summers 1 yd run (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 24–3 ECU • 05:22 • Zay Jones 3 yd pass from Philip Nelson (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 31–3 Fourth Quarter ECU • 14:52 • Jimmy Williams 31 yd pass from James Summers (Davis Plowman kick) • ECU 38–3 ECU • 08:30 • Davis Plowman 25 yd field goal • ECU 41–3 Top Passers ECU – Philip Nelson 29/41, 253 yards, 2 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 16/30, 180 yards Top Rushers ECU – James Summers 19 attempts, 84 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Bryant Shirreffs 14 attempts, 46 yards Top Receiving ECU – Zay Jones 19 receptions, 185 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Noel Thomas 7 receptions, 135 yards Top Tacklers ECU – Jrdn Williams 9 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 10 tackles Temple 2016 Temple Owls football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Temple Owls at Connecticut Huskies – Game summaryhttp://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2016-2017/game10.html Game summary UConn Huskies 2023-02-03 November 4, 2016 7:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 2:54 Owls 21 0 0 0 Huskies 0 0 0 0 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut 22,316 Temperature: 53 °F °C on • Wind: NW 7 • Weather: Cool and clear Rick Loumiet • Umpire: Hilbert Byers • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line judge: Baron Ballester • Back judge: MichaelGriffith • Field judge: Glenn Crowther • Side judge: Bruce Williams • Center judge: Tony Calabrese ESPN2 Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Mack Brown (color) & Molly McGrath (sideline) Box Score First Quarter TEM • 11:11 • Jahad Thomas 23 yd pass from Phillip Walker (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • TEM 7–0 TEM • 07:39 • Jahad Thomas 10 yd pass from Phillip Walker (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • TEM 14–0 TEM • 00:20 • Romond Deloatch 18 yd pass from Phillip Walker (Aaron Boumerhi kick) • TEM 21–0 Top Passers TEM – Phillip Walker 12/18, 215 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Donovan Williams 12/21, 69 yards Top Rushers TEM – R Armstead 20 attempts, 133 yards UCONN – Donovan Williams 16 attempts, 66 yards Top Receiving TEM – Ventell Bryant 4 receptions, 82 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 4 receptions, 32 yards Top Tacklers TEM – Haason Reddick 8 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 9 tackles Boston College 2016 Boston College Eagles football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Connecticut Huskies at Boston College Eagles – Game summaryGame summary UConn Huskies November 19, 2016 1:00 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:08 Huskies 0 0 0 0 Eagles 0 10 10 10 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 36,220 Temperature: 54 °F °C on • Wind: ENE 6 • Weather: Mostly Sunny Todd LaPenta • Umpire: Greg Brenner • Linesman: Brian Perry • Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney • Back judge: Victory Firth • Field judge: Chris Bikowski • Side judge: Glen Wilson • Center judge: Terry Killens ACCN Extra Michael Reghi (Play-by-play) & Tom O’Brien (color) Box Score Second Quarter BC • 10:36 • D Jones 1 yd run (M Knoll kick) • BC 7–0 BC • 01:36 • M Knoll 35 yd field goal • BC 10–0 Third Quarter BC • 08:25 • M Walker 10 yd pass from P Towles (M Knoll kick) • BC 17–0 BC • 02:55 • M Knoll 24 yd field goal • BC 20–0 Fourth Quarter BC • 14:41 • M Milano 19 yd interception return (M Knoll kick) • BC 27–0 BC • 07:40 • M Knoll 39 yd field goal • BC 30–0 Top Passers BC – P Towles 14/19, 183 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Donovan Williams 13/29, 127 yards Top Rushers BC – D Jones 11 attempts, 40 yards, 1 TD UCONN – Ron Johnson 2 attempts, 6 yards Top Receiving BC – J Smith 4 receptions, 87 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 4 receptions, 29 yards Top Tacklers BC – C Strachan 6 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 11 tackles Tulane 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team Connecticut Huskies white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Tulane Green Wave at Connecticut Huskies – Game summaryGame summary UConn Huskies November 26, 2016 4:02 p.m. EST, Duration: 3:11 Green Wave 10 14 0 14 Huskies 0 0 6 7 Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut 20,764 Temperature: 45 °F °C on • Wind: NNW 4 • Weather: Cloudy and cool Rich Loumiet • Umpire: Jeffrey Akers • Linesman: Todd Riddick • Line judge: Baron Ballester • Back judge: Byron Adams • Field judge: Glenn Crowther • Side judge: Bruce Williams • Center judge: Ryan Wingers ESPNews Chris Hassel (Play-by-play) & Matt Chatham (color) Box Score First Quarter TULN • 10:10 • Andrew DiRocco 23 yd field goal • TULN 3–0 TULN • 07:33 • Josh Rounds 1 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 10–0 Second Quarter TULN • 09:02 • Josh Rounds 4 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 17–0 TULN • 03:18 • L Thompson 3 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 24–0 Third Quarter UCONN • 06:55 • Arkeel Newsome 62 yd run (Donovan Williams rush no good) • TULN 24–6 Fourth Quarter TULN • 14:55 • L Thompson 1 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 31–6 UCONN • 08:31 • Arkeel Newsome 20 yd pass from Donovan Williams (Bobby Puyol kick) • TULN 31–13 TULN • 08:21 • L Thompson 45 yd run (Andrew DiRocco kick) • TULN 38–13 Top Passers TULN – G Cuiellette 11/19, 166 yards UCONN – Donovan Williams 11/26, 104 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers TULN – L Thompson 23 attempts, 108 yards, 3 TD UCONN – Arkeel Newsome 15 attempts, 166 yards, 1 TD Top Receiving TULN – Larry Dace 4 receptions, 39 yards UCONN – Noel Thomas 9 receptions, 60 yards Top Tacklers TULN – Eric Thomas 6 tackles UCONN – Obi Melifonwu 24 tackles Roster 2016 UConn Huskies y 1 WR SO Hergy Mayala y 2 WR SO Tyraiq Beals 3 RB JR Ron Johnson 4 QB JR Bryant Shirreffs y C 5 WR SR Noel Thomas y Noel Thomas Jr. 7 QB SR Garrett Anderson 8 WR SO Aaron McLean 9 QB FR Tyler Davis y y Tyler Davis (tight end) 11 RB FR Nate Hopkins 12 QB FR Brandon Bisack y 15 QB FR Donovan Williams 16 QB JR Will Rishell y 18 QB SO Brad Westmark y 18 WR SR Brian Lemelle 19 WR FR Quayvon Skanes 20 F FR Jasen Rose 22 RB JR Arkeel Newsome 23 WR FR Keyion Dixon 24 RB FR Ja'Kevious Vickers 28 RB FR Tahj-Anthony Wilson y 34 FB FR Teddy Allmendinger 44 RB FR Rick Bartone 48 RB SO Jason Thompson y 53 OL SR Andreas Knappe y C 56 OL FR Nino Leone 60 OL FR Ben Bonvicini y 61 OL FR Tom Tabur y 62 OL JR Tommy Hopkins y 63 OL SO Ryan Crozier y 65 OL FR Matt Peart y y 67 OL FR Bryan Cespedes y 70 OL FR Cam DeGeorge 71 OL SR Richard Levy y 72 OL JR Brendan Vechery y 73 OL JR Steve Hashemi 75 OL SO Daniel Oak y 76 OL FR Harrison Newman 77 OL JR Trey Rutherford 78 OL FR Ian Campbell y 79 OL JR Kyle Schafenacker y 80 F JR Tommy Myers y 82 WR FR Mason Donaldson 83 WR FR TJ Vernieri y 84 WR FR Bryan Coney y 85 WR FR Malcolm Anthony y 86 TE JR Alec Bloom 87 WR FR Isaiah Colebrook 89 TE SO Chris Lee 90 F FR Zordan Holman y 94 TE SR Nicholas Lensander y 98 TE FR Rhakim Williams 1 CB JR Tre Bell y 6 S FR Eddie Hahn 6 CB SR Jhavon Williams y 7 CB SR John Green y 9 LB FR William Richardson y 10 LB JR Cameron Stapleton y 11 LB JR Junior Joseph y 12 LB JR E.J. Levenberry y 13 LB JR Vontae Diggs y 14 CB FR Tahj Wilson-Herring 15 LB JR Luke Carrezola 16 S JR Brice McAllister 20 S SR Obi Melifonwu y y 21 CB JR Jamar Summers y 25 CB FR Tyler Coyle y 26 S FR Dan Romanello 27 CB SR Nick Vitale y 29 S SO Anthony Watkins y 30 LB JR Jalen Stevens y 31 CB FR John Robinson IV y 32 S FR Aaron Garland y 33 LB SO Chris Britton y 35 LB FR Luke Sowa y 36 LB SR Matthew Walsh C 37 CB FR Kyle Williams 38 LB FR Johnny Somers 39 S FR Chris Jean-Pierre y 41 S FR Marshé Terry y 45 LB FR Ryan Gilmartin 46 LB FR AJ Garson 47 LB FR Nazir Williams y 49 DL SO Dallas Parker 50 DL SO Sheriden Lawley y 52 LB SO Richmond Williams y 54 LB SR Omaine Stephens y 55 LB SR Jon Hicks y 57 DL JR Cole Ormsby y 58 DL FR Philippe Okounam y 59 DL FR Andrew Migliaccio 88 LB FR Connor Freeborn y 91 DL FR Felton Blackwell y 92 DL SR Mikal Myers y C 93 DL JR Folorunso Fatukasi y y 94 DL FR Kevin Murphy y 95 DL FR Noel Brouse 96 DL SO James Atkins y 99 DL SR Sean Marinan y 16 K JR Will Rishell y 17 K SR Bobby Puyol y 40 K SO Michael Tarbutt 42 P SR Justin Wain y 51 LS FR Nick Zecchino 66 LS FR Jeffrey Sidebotham 81 P FR Brett Graham http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/conn-m-footbl-mtt.html August 9, 2016 Bob Diaco Frank VerducciOffensive coordinator (games 1–9), tight ends Anthony PoindexterDefensive coordinator, safeties Vincent BrownCo-defensive coordinator, linebackers David CorleyOffensive coordinator (games 10–12), running backs, special teams coordinator Mike CummingsOffensive line, co-offensive coordinator Erik CampbellWide receivers Wayne LineburgQuarterbacks Kevin WolthausenRecruiting coordinator, defensive line Josh ReardonCornerbacks, co-special team coordinator Matt BalisStrength and conditioning coordinator Kyle CooperGraduate assistant Nick LezynskiGraduate assistant Chris SalviGraduate assistant Garrett ScottGraduate assistant NFL draft One Husky was selected in the 2017 NFL draft following the season.2017 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/draft.htm 2025-07-06 Pro-Football-Reference.com en +RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team256Obi MelifonwuDefensive backOakland Raiders References UConn Category:UConn Huskies football seasons UConn Huskies football