UConn football at Duke preview capsule

Sep. 13—LOCATION — Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, N.C.

Kickoff: 6 p.m. (ESPN+, ACC Network Extra)

Records: UConn 1-1, Duke 2-0

Last game: UConn beat Merrimack, 63-17, Saturday; Duke won at Northwestern, 26-20 (20Ts), Sept. 6.

Series: UConn leads, 2-1, losing last season’s meeting 41-7 in East Hartford

Players to watch: UConn, r-jr. WR Skyler Bell (7 catches, 246 yards, one TD), sr. QB Joe Fagnano (21 for 35, 477 yards, 6 TDs, 1 int.), r-so. QB Nick Evers (6 for 17, 73 yards, 1 int.), r-sr. WR TJ Sheffield (4 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD), r-fr. RB Durell Robinson (17 carries, 128 yards, 1TD, 4 catches, 14 yards), r-so. RB Cam Edwards (11 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD), jr. RB Mel Brown (20 carries, 95 yards), r-sr. LB Jayden McDonald (14 tackles), sr. LB Amir Renwick (12 tackles), r-sr. CB Jordan Wright (9 tackles, 1 sack), r-sr. DT Dal’Mont Gourdine (9 tackles,), jr. DB D’Mon Brinson (6 tackles), Sr. LB Tui Faumuina-Brown (11 tackles, 1 sack)

Duke, so. QB Maalik Murphy (50 for 79, 533 yards, 5 TDs, 2 ints), sr. WR Jordan Moore (18 catches, 233 yards, 1 TD), grad RB Star Thomas (30 carries, 81 yards), sr. RB Jaquez Moore (13 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD), grad WR Eli Pancol (9 catches, 100 yards, 3 TDs), r-jr. WR Sahmir Hagans (8 catches, 76 yards), grad LB Alex Howard (21 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 1 sack), sr. LB Cameron Bergeron (11 tackles, 2.5 for loss), r-jr. LB Tre Freeman (10 tackles), jr. DE Vincent Anthony Jr. (6 tackles, 2 sacks), fr. P Kade Reynoldson (47.0 yards per punt)

Noteworthy: UConn hasn’t beaten a power conference program on the road in 12 years, last winning at Maryland 24-21 in September 2012.

Quotable: “Huge challenge for us to go on the road and play another power conference team in Duke,” UConn coach Jim Mora said. “We’ve got our hands full. Our intent is to remain focused on what we can control and go out there…

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Author : The Day, New London, Conn.

Publish date : 2024-09-14 00:35:00

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