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Old 07-18-2017, 12:20 PM   #1074
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Re: We have a football team too... Guru's UConn Huskies (NCAA 14)



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TDL has record setting day as UConn routs Hoosiers 55-18


Tanner Dean-Lowry now sits high on the UConn single-game records list after his 459 yard, 4 TD performance this evening.



Looking to gain some extra home field edge, seventh-year UConn headman Bob Diaco put together a playlist filled with UConn fight music and some pop hits to be blared from the PA system every time UConn scored, got first downs, forced turnovers, and so on during UConn's home opener against Indiana. The PA man was very busy on Saturday night, a night dedicated to the retiring of Josh Marriner's #26 into the rafters. A festive night it was.

Sam Hunt's "House Party" played seven times on Saturday night, as the Huskies scored seven touchdowns and torched visiting Indiana 55-18 at the impenetrable fortress otherwise known as The Property.

The leader of the charge was junior QB Tanner Dean-Lowry, newly anointed as the fulltime starting QB. Dean-Lowry had a career night, completing 25 of his 30 passes (including 13 in a row at one point) for 459 yards and 4 touchdowns. TDL also added 43 more yards on the ground for a grand total of 502 yards of offense (a new UConn single-game record).

Which leads me to believe.. was Diaco lying about TDL's struggles in spring practice? No matter, but TDL certainly looked like a potential All-Conference and Heisman candidate against a veteran-laced Indiana defense.

Right off the bat, UConn seemed to be in for a fight. The Hoosiers marched all the way down the field with QB Joey Kennlane looking sharp early on and completing three straight passes of 10+ yards. However, instead of feeding star tailback Kaivonte O'Neill in the red zone, Kennlane threw toward the end zone for Tyler Merrick. UConn countered with the double team, and 6'5 senior safety Ross Sinclair leapt and snagged the INT one-handed. UConn never looked back.




Ross Sinclair records a phenomenal one-handed INT to prevent an Indiana touchdown. That INT would shift the momentum completely to UConn's direction and allowed the Huskies to jump out to a 21-0 lead.



TDL found Rashad Harris for a 10 yard score. IU missed a field goal. Jeff McNeal ran in a score. Despite Jeff Grigsby picking off TDL in the end zone, the UConn QB responded with a 60 yard strike to McNeal in the second quarter for his second passing TD. Just like that, UConn was up 21-0 and would go into halftime with a 24-7 advantage.

And UConn would extend their lead out of the halftime break. Duke grad transfer and new wideout Derrick Ferwerda validated Diaco's high praise and used his 94 speed rating to break free from a Hoosier defender on a short catch over the top. He outran everyone else for a 78 yard score of his own. Luke Williamson (who had 120 yards of his own) got into the action with a five yard TD punch. Then TDL's final strike was to tight end Royce Archie from eight yards out. TDL and the rest of the starters were taken out early in the fourth quarter, but the fun didn't stop there.

Mike Hill, a sophomore linebacker starting the season on the bench, made his case to possibly take Tim Duchane's starting spot, recording two tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble that set up Isaac Jackson's 37 yard TD run off the read option.

While it certainly wasn't a perfect performance (200+ passing yards from Kennlane and 100+ yards from O'Neill to lead the Indiana offense), the UConn offense did a lot to inspire hope by racking up 709 yards of total offense through the air and the ground. After the 49-point showing in the season-ending Cactus Bowl last year, UConn certainly built upon the momentum that day.

TDL is the guy. Annnnnnnnnnd we're off. Tennessee next. See ya then for more UCahhhhhnnn football!


Derrick Ferwerda and Rashad Harris each had TD grabs on the evening.


Indiana Hoosiers at Connecticut Huskies
Aug 22, 20201ST2ND3RD4THSCORE
Indiana Hoosiers (0-1)083718
Connecticut Huskies (1-0)1410211055
Team Stats Comparison
INDCONN
Total Offense434708
Rushing Yards168249
Passing Yards266459
First Downs2227
Punt Return Yards056
Kick Return Yards097
Total Yards434861
Turnovers21
3rd Down Conversion2-11 (18%)3-5 (60%)
4th Down Conversion1-10-0
2-Point Conversion1-10-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals5-2-1 (60%)7-4-1 (71%)
Penalties1-101-5
Possession Time15:0416:56
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORINGINDCONN
4:41(CONN) Dean-Lowry 10 pass Harris (Miller kick)07
0:48(CONN) McNeal 2 run (Miller kick)014
SECOND QUARTER SCORINGINDCONN
5:42(CONN) Dean-Lowry 60 pass McNeal (Miller kick)021
1:55(CONN) Miller 34 FG024
0:52(IND) Kennlane 6 pass O'Neill (Conversion Good)824
THIRD QUARTER SCORINGINDCONN
7:26(CONN) Dean-Lowry 78 pass Ferwerda (Miller kick)831
4:58(IND) Kennan 24 FG1131
3:21(CONN) Williamson 5 run (Miller kick)1138
:49(CONN) Dean-Lowry 8 pass Archie (Miller kick)1145
FOURTH QUARTER SCORINGINDCONN
7:00(IND) Kennlane 17 pass Travasse (Kennan kick)1845
4:44(CONN) Miller 42 FG1848
3:17(CONN) Jackson 37 run (Miller kick)1855
Indiana Hoosiers
PASSINGC/AYDSTDINT
Joey Kennlane21-3626621
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTD
Kaivonte O'Neill131259.60
Joey Kennlane11433.90
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTD
James Travasse67612.61
Justin King47218.00
Tony Leak44411.00
DEFENSETACKSACKINTTD
Alex McTaggart8000
Greg Robinson6 (TFL)000
Jeff Grigsby2010
Connecticut Huskies
PASSINGC/AYDSTDINT
Tanner Dean-Lowry25-3045941
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTD
Luke Williamson221356.11
J.P. Byers6345.60
Tanner Dean-Lowry44110.20
Isaac Jackson13737.01
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTD
Derrick Ferwerda612020.01
Kevin Lacey69115.10
Rashad Harris57915.81
Luke Williamson36120.30
Royce Archie33913.01
Jeff McNeal16060.01
DEFENSETACKSACKINTTD
Tim Duchane7 (2 TFL)000
Ross Sinclair3010
Mike Hill2 (2 TFL)100
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