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UConn Huskies

3-9 (2-6 American Athletic)Last: L 21-22 at Cincinnati

Randy Edsall · 1st season · .250 at UConn · .473 career since 2000

Rating
-14.9117
Adj Off
21.0108
Adj Def
35.9115
WAP
-6.98114

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate50.0%7346.5%120
Plays per game76.22177.510
Time of possession29:317830:2655
Yards per pass attempt7.7438.5119
Yards per rush3.61095.0103
Points per game23.610337.9122
Points per opportunity2.691224.36125
Starting field positionOwn 29112Own 3046

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.10098+0.289125
Adj. EPA per play+0.063111+0.266120
Success rate40.4%9547.4%114
Explosiveness1.26371.30109
Rushing EPA per play-0.001112+0.15497
Passing EPA per play+0.20871+0.424123
Std downs success43.0%11652.0%116
Passing downs success34.7%4837.5%114

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate63.6%11380.0%119
Turnovers per game1.58740.92118
Penalties per game5.3399.01
Penalty yards per game48.84881.21
3rd down conversion39.8%6747.5%120
4th down tries per game2.25151.9232
4th down conversion40.7%10343.5%32

Rank out of 130 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Aug 31Wk 1Holy Cross(FCS)W27-20+0.00+0.07+0.07
Sep 16Wk 3@83VirginiaL18-38-0.86+0.06+0.50
Sep 24Wk 4122East CarolinaL38-41-0.99+0.40+0.36
Sep 30Wk 5@86SMUL28-49-0.86+0.19+0.33
Oct 6Wk 629Memphis#25L31-70-0.74+0.16+0.49
Oct 14Wk 7@74TempleW28-24+0.17+0.06-0.03
Oct 21Wk 895TulsaW20-14+0.04+0.23+0.18
Oct 28Wk 935MissouriL12-52-0.77-0.06+0.48
Nov 4Wk 1039South Florida#21L20-37-0.79+0.03+0.34
Nov 11Wk 11@20UCF#6L24-49-0.51+0.09+0.35
Nov 18Wk 12N41Boston CollegeL16-39-0.74-0.08+0.19
Nov 25Wk 13@108CincinnatiL21-22-0.94+0.09+0.15

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
4Bryant Shirreffs2017Y62%171/26065.8%22878.8145
5David PindellSR38%84/15952.8%9375.946

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
34Kevin MensahSR26%1265614.5414
11Nate Hopkins2017Y19%923433.772
22Arkeel Newsome2017Y14%672613.9325

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
1Hergy MayalaWR SR10%4361514.37
19Quayvon SkanesWR JR8%353359.61
23Keyion DixonWR SO8%3336010.91
8Aaron McLeanTE SR7%3147215.22
2Tyraiq BealsWR SR7%302668.90
82Mason DonaldsonWR JR4%1622514.13
9Tyler DavisTE SR3%1415611.10

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
93Folorunso FatukasiDL 2017Y457.54.000
57Cole OrmsbyDL 2017Y227.07.050
15Luke CarrezolaDL 2017Y226.02.042
50Sheriden LawleyDL 2017Y133.00.000
94Kevin MurphyDL SR130.00.010
88Connor FreebornDL JR70.00.000

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
11Junior JosephLB 2017Y916.54.030
13Vontae DiggsLB 2017Y773.50.020
25Tyler CoyleLB SR673.00.052
33Chris BrittonLB 2017Y486.51.020
27Omar ForttLB SR402.00.020

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
21Jamar SummersCB 2017Y63711.0
7Marshe TerryS SR60313.0
1Tre BellDB 2017Y49210.5
29Anthony WatkinsDB 2017Y33100.5
36Brayden BrownDB 2017Y25002.0
2Brice McAllisterS SR22102.0
14Tahj Herring-WilsonDB JR17001.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
97Michael TarbuttSR12/1867%5327/2963

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
41Brett GrahamSR6338.86100