Central Connecticut Blue Devils

0-1

Ugh, no.

Central Connecticut Blue Devils lost to the UConn Huskies

0-1 13 – 59

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Final · Sat, Aug 30

Game Details

Pratt & Whitney Stadium (East Hartford) · 37,594 fans

Recap

Bell, Fagnano lead UConn to 638 total yards, dominate Central Connecticut 59-13

Skyler Bell caught two touchdowns, including an 80-yarder, and Joe Fagnano accounted for four scores as UConn beat Central Connecticut 59-13 on Saturday afternoon in a season opener for both teams.

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Pratt & Whitney Stadium · East Hartford

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CCSU	7	3	3	0	13
CONN	14	21	10	14	59

Win Probability · Central Connecticut Blue Devils

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Game Leaders

Central Connecticut Blue Devils

Brady Olson · 8/19, 118 YDSPassing Yards
Elijah Howard · 11 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
David Pardo · 2 REC, 64 YDSReceiving Yards
Wayne Coleman Jr. · 1Sacks
Eric Jackson · 7Tackles

UConn Huskies

Joe Fagnano · 18/25, 260 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Cam Edwards · 6 CAR, 115 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Skyler Bell · 4 REC, 135 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Bryun Parham · 1Sacks
Tyquan King · 8Tackles

2026 Northeast Conference Standings

Team
Robert Morris
Central Connecticut
Stonehill
Long Island University
Duquesne
Mercyhurst
New Haven
Wagner

2026 FBS Independents Standings

Team
Notre Dame
UConn

Scoring

Q4 2:38

TD MJ Flowers 16 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick)13–59

Q4 13:02

TD Jackson Harper 19 Yd pass from Nick Evers (Chris Freeman Kick)13–52

Q3 3:43

FG Chris Freeman 29 Yd Field Goal 13–45

Q3 7:02

FG Jack Hennessey 29 Yd Field Goal 13–42

Q3 12:33

TD Victor Rosa 20 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick)10–42

Q2 0:34

TD Reymello Murphy 3 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick)10–35

Q2 3:20

FG Jack Hennessey 20 Yd Field Goal 10–28

Q2 8:21

TD Joe Fagnano 4 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick)7–28

Q2 11:24

TD Cam Edwards 73 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick)7–21

Q1 1:05

TD Skyler Bell 12 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick)7–14

Q1 10:15

TD Skyler Bell 80 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick)7–7

Q1 12:54

TD Elijah Howard 2 Yd Run (Jack Hennessey Kick)7–0

Team Stats

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Offense

257 Total Yards 638

129 Passing Yards 388

128 Rushing Yards 250

13 First Downs 26

Efficiency

5-16 3rd Down 12-16

0-1 4th Down 0-1

9/23 Completions 27/38

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 0

6-40 Penalties 8-78

32:32 Possession 27:28

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	QBR
Brady Olson	8/19	118	6.2	--
Brett Griffis	1/4	11	2.8	--
Team	9/23	129	5.6	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elijah Howard	11	59	5.4	1	15
Brady Olson	3	20	6.7	0	12
Davon Smith Jr.	6	13	2.2	0	5
Jadon Turner	6	12	2.0	0	4
Donny Marcus	9	12	1.3	0	8
Brett Griffis	3	8	2.7	0	6
Michael Trovarelli	2	4	2.0	0	6
Team	40	128	3.2	1	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
David Pardo	2	64	32.0	37
Peter Cleary	2	47	23.5	34
Donovan Wadley	2	16	8.0	11
Donny Marcus	1	3	3.0	3
Jadon Turner	1	0	0.0	0
Ricky Ortega	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	9	129	14.3	37

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Eric Jackson	7	6	0	0	1	0
Chris Jean	6	6	0	0	1	0
Jack Stoll	5	2	0	1	0	0
Malachi Wright	4	3	0	0	0	0
LaZaryus Toombs	3	3	0	0	0	0
Brayden Hall	3	2	0	0	1	0
Navon Mitchell	3	2	0	0	0	0
Stylz Mitchell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jahvante Royal	2	2	0	0	0	0
Devon Anderson	2	2	0	1	0	0
Dekavis Preston	2	2	0	0	0	0
Wayne Coleman Jr.	2	1	1	1	0	0
Ramal West	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sharod Watkins	2	1	0	0	0	0
Derek Berlitz	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jared Massay	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kyon Wynter	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jadon Turner	1	1	0	0	0	0
Gavin Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	0
Reggie Darkah	1	1	0	0	0	1
Shae Terry	1	1	0	0	0	0
Clifton Thompson	1	1	0	0	0	1
TJ Shittu	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tymaine Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Trovarelli	1	0	0	0	0	0
Deonte Douglas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Mason	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carter Banks	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	62	42	1	3	4	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jadon Turner	1	30	30.0	30	0
Team	1	30	30.0	30	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jack Hennessey	2/2	100.0	29	1/1	7
Team	2/2	100.0	29	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Zach Bonini	7	253	36.1	1	0	57
Brady Olson	1	31	31.0	0	1	31
Team	8	284	35.5	1	1	57

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Joe Fagnano	18/25	260	10.4	3	82.2
Nick Evers	8/11	83	7.5	1	69.0
Tucker McDonald	1/2	45	22.5	0	84.8
Team	27/38	388	10.2	4	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cam Edwards	6	115	19.2	1	73
Mel Brown	9	83	9.2	0	49
M.J. Flowers	5	32	6.4	1	16
Oliver Lundberg	4	30	7.5	0	9
Victor Rosa	2	27	13.5	1	20
Terrence Smith Jr.	1	8	8.0	0	8
Joe Fagnano	3	0	0.0	1	4
Nick Evers	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	2	-43	-21.5	0	0
Team	33	250	7.6	4	73

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Skyler Bell	4	135	33.8	2	80
Chris Parker	2	59	29.5	0	45
Jackson Harper	5	42	8.4	1	19
Juice Vereen	2	38	19.0	0	30
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman	3	31	10.3	0	22
Reymello Murphy	4	26	6.5	1	20
Louis Hansen	2	22	11.0	0	16
Nader Chirchi	1	19	19.0	0	19
Shamar Porter	1	6	6.0	0	6
Alex Honig	1	4	4.0	0	4
Mel Brown	1	3	3.0	0	3
John Neider	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	27	388	14.4	4	80

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tyquan King	8	5	0	0.5	1	0
Bryun Parham	7	3	1	2.5	0	0
Oumar Diomande	7	3	0	0.5	0	1
Kamo'i Latu	5	1	0	0	0	0
Stephon Wright	3	3	0	1	0	0
Donovan Branch	3	3	0	0	0	1
Tyrece Mills	3	2	0	1	0	0
Devin Pringle	3	2	0	0	1	0
Marquis Black	3	1	0	1	0	0
Lee Molette III	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ben Smiley III	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Brandon Kelley	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Chadwick Jr.	2	1	0	0	1	0
Antoineo Harris Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jeremiah Lomax	1	1	0	0	0	0
Spencer Sullins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Aaron Key	1	0	0	0	0	1
Amir Renwick	1	0	0	0	0	0
Osiris Gilbert	1	0	0	0	0	0
D'Mon Brinson	0	0	0	0	2	0
Matt Hoffman	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	58	28	1	7	6	5

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mel Brown	4	84	21.0	27	0
Team	4	84	21.0	27	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jackson Harper	1	21	21.0	21	0
Team	1	21	21.0	21	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Freeman	1/2	50.0	29	8/8	11
Team	1/2	50.0	29	8/8	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Connor Stutz	1	53	53.0	0	0	53
Team	1	53	53.0	0	0	53

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