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UConn Huskies beat the Lafayette Leopards

0-1 7 – 56

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Pratt & Whitney Stadium (East Hartford) · 31,831 fans · UConn+

Recap

New-look UConn routs FCS-member Lafayette 56-7 to begin Jason Candle era

Kalieb Osborne threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two more to lead Connecticut to a 56-7 season-opening victory over FCS-member Lafayette on Saturday under first-year head coach Jason Candle.

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Pratt & Whitney Stadium · East Hartford

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAF	0	0	0	7	7
CONN	21	14	14	7	56

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Game Leaders

Lafayette Leopards

Daniel Lipovski · 16/33, 102 YDSPassing Yards
MG Malachi Gamble · 6 CAR, 28 YDSRushing Yards
Nick Bierman · 4 REC, 30 YDSReceiving Yards
Dhonte Jackson · 8Tackles

UConn Huskies

Kalieb Osborne · 19/26, 265 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Kalieb Osborne · 8 CAR, 90 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Javon Brown · 6 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
John Lista · 1Sacks
Jalil Martin · 5Tackles

2026 Patriot League Standings

Team
Lehigh
Richmond
Colgate
Holy Cross
Villanova
Fordham
William & Mary
Bucknell
Lafayette
Georgetown

2026 FBS Independents Standings

Team
Notre Dame
UConn

Scoring

Q4 0:44

TD Payton Greer 2 Yd Run (Jack Simonetta Kick)7–56

Q4 3:07

TD Raymond Liggins III 60 Yd pass from Tucker McDonald (Jack O'Connor Kick)0–56

Q3 2:36

TD Trey Cornist 55 Yd Run (Jack O'Connor Kick)0–49

Q3 10:37

TD Kalieb Osborne 11 Yd Run (Jack O'Connor Kick)0–42

Q2 2:36

TD Kenji Christian 25 Yd Run (Jack O'Connor Kick)0–35

Q2 9:14

TD Cyncir Bowers 16 Yd Run (Jack O'Connor Kick)0–28

Q1 1:43

TD Kalieb Osborne 9 Yd Run (Jack O'Connor Kick)0–21

Q1 7:15

TD Kenji Christian 18 Yd pass from Kalieb Osborne (Jack O'Connor Kick)0–14

Q1 12:50

TD Javon Brown 24 Yd pass from Kalieb Osborne (Mike Baker Kick)0–7

Team Stats

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Offense

209 Total Yards 671

145 Passing Yards 370

64 Rushing Yards 301

19 First Downs 29

Efficiency

6-18 3rd Down 6-12

0-1 4th Down 2-3

21/42 Completions 25/33

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

4-30 Penalties 11-134

28:18 Possession 31:42

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	QBR
Daniel Lipovski	16/33	102	3.1	--
Jason Penza	5/9	43	4.8	--
Team	21/42	145	3.5	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Malachi Gamble	6	28	4.7	0	7
Koven Smith	7	19	2.7	0	7
Kameron Vance	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jakyre Henley	7	8	1.1	0	10
Cam Azodeh	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jason Penza	3	5	1.7	0	3
Payton Greer	2	4	2.0	1	2
Daniel Lipovski	3	-13	-4.3	0	1
Team	30	64	2.1	1	10

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Nick Bierman	4	30	7.5	13
Matthew Scerbo	3	29	9.7	16
Carson Persing	5	25	5.0	7
Drew Watson	2	23	11.5	19
Benjamin Bussiere	2	14	7.0	9
Mason Kuehner	2	12	6.0	8
Shaun Purvy	1	6	6.0	6
Ethan Hosak	1	5	5.0	5
Hunter Ditrano	1	1	1.0	1
Team	21	145	6.9	19

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Dhonte Jackson	8	5	0.5	0	0
Beckham Dee	8	5	0	0	0
Christian Watson	5	5	0	0	0
Cairo Moore	5	3	0	0	0
Darrick LeBeouf	4	4	0	0	0
Xavier Johnson	4	3	0	0	0
Ian Langan	3	3	1	0	1
Daniel Adefolarin	3	3	1	0	0
Drew Wilson	3	2	0	0	0
Paul Widerman	3	2	0	0	0
Callahan Blair	2	2	1	0	0
Darien Riley	2	1	0.5	0	1
Jeremiah Polk	2	1	0	1	0
Kingston Evans	2	1	0	0	0
Sean Curtis	2	1	0	0	0
Luke Dale	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen Edwards	1	1	0	0	0
Christian Bush	1	1	0	0	0
Will Handley	1	1	0	0	0
George Mancini	1	1	0	0	0
Ahmir Crawley	1	0	0	0	0
Donnie Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Sean Kabengele	1	0	0	0	0
Jay Burrell	1	0	0	0	0
Tylan Smith	1	0	0	0	0
Team	67	45	4	1	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Beckham Dee	1	3
Darrick LeBeouf	1	3
Team	2	6

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Nick Bierman	1	18	18.0	18
Kameron Vance	2	17	8.5	16
Team	3	35	11.7	18

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jack Simonetta	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Christian Bush	11	427	38.8	1	2	51
Team	11	427	38.8	1	2	51

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kalieb Osborne	19/26	265	10.2	2	1	75.2
Tucker McDonald	6/7	105	15.0	1	1	63.7
Team	25/33	370	11.2	3	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kalieb Osborne	8	90	11.3	2	30
Trey Cornist	6	76	12.7	1	55
Kenji Christian	7	46	6.6	1	25
Cyncir Bowers	10	42	4.2	1	16
Shawn Simeon	4	30	7.5	0	13
Jaden Hart	4	13	3.3	0	6
Tucker McDonald	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	40	301	7.5	5	55

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javon Brown	6	92	15.3	1	29
Raymond Liggins III	2	58	29.0	1	60
Alex Godavitarne	3	58	19.3	0	37
JD Willoughby	3	40	13.3	0	20
Ryder Treadway	2	33	16.5	0	18
Kamren Flowers	1	30	30.0	0	30
Kenji Christian	2	22	11.0	1	18
Xavier Watson	1	12	12.0	0	12
Shamar Porter	1	11	11.0	0	11
Cyncir Bowers	1	7	7.0	0	7
Trey Cornist	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jaden Hart	1	2	2.0	0	2
Julian Allen	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	25	370	14.8	3	60

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kalieb Osborne	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
John Lista	5	4	1	1	0	1
K'Von Sherman	5	4	1	2	0	0
Hayden Pegg	5	4	0	0	1	0
Jalil Martin	5	2	0	0	0	0
Matt Hoffman	5	1	0	0	0	0
Zion Paret	3	3	0	0	1	0
Jayden Price	3	3	0	0	0	0
Luke Murphy	3	2	0	1	0	0
Rickey Williams	3	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew Laurich	2	2	0	0	0	0
Braedyn Moore	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jayden Davis	2	1	0	0	1	0
Zakaih Saez	2	1	0	0	0	1
Tyrique Harris	2	1	0	0	0	0
Melvin Hills III	2	0	0	0	0	0
Shamar Riser-Pressley	2	0	0	0	0	0
Zy'marion Lang	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kamren Flowers	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ty McKinstry	1	1	0	0	1	0
Soren Rief	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mateo Kipke	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua Mickens	1	0	0	0	1	0
Kylish Hicks	1	0	0	0	0	0
Desmond Aladuge	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chamberlain Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Odera Orizu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Avery Dunn	0	0	0	0	0	1
Anas Luqman	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ethan Hogg	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rodarion Tellez	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	64	36	2	4	7	6

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Shawn Simeon	1	35	35.0	35	0
Team	1	35	35.0	35	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Julian Allen	3	46	15.3	49
Raymond Liggins III	1	0	0.0	0
Team	4	46	11.5	49

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jack O'Connor	0/0	0.0	0	8/8	8
Team	0/0	0.0	0	8/8	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tommy Warner	2	86	43.0	0	1	44
Team	2	86	43.0	0	1	44

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