UConn
UConn is 4-5 and No. 92 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 6.7 points below an average FBS team. Last game: lost 38-21 vs North Carolina in Week 10.
Week 11: vs James Madison, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why UConn is No. 92
- UConn's rating is −6.7: the machine's estimate that UConn is 6.7 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 92 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −11.2, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 4.5.
- The biggest weekly moves: +5.1 after Week 3 (W 48-20 at Southern Miss) and −2.9 after Week 2 (L 14-38 vs Maryland).
- Its record is 4-5. The 5 losses were to No. 30 North Carolina, No. 60 Syracuse, No. 73 Maryland, No. 82 Air Force, No. 114 Miami (OH), by 10.8 points on average. The 4 wins came by 27.5 points on average; the best was over No. 105 Temple. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 89 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 91 UNLV (−6.0); just below is No. 93 Nevada (−7.0).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Jason Candle is in his 1st season at UConn. This season: 4-5.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 155-262 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2220 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 17-5 |
| Yards per attempt* | 8.8No. 18 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 15.1%No. 8 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 8.4%No. 126 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 318-1665 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 5.2No. 27 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 15.7%No. 41 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 15.3%No. 38 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 32.9No. 38 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 6.79No. 14 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 41.1%No. 56 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 78.6%No. 6 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 10No. 55 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 26.7No. 88 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.47No. 66 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.2No. 75 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 3.8No. 52 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 4.3%No. 107 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 8No. 121 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 41.9%No. 107 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Kalieb Osborne146-250, 2102 yds, 16 TD, 4 INT
- Tucker McDonald9-11, 118 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
- Cyncir Bowers97 carries, 639 yds, 8 TD
- Kalieb Osborne100 carries, 374 yds, 7 TD
- Kenji Christian62 carries, 333 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
- Ryder Treadway23 catches, 337 yds, 2 TD
- Shamar Porter18 catches, 333 yds, 3 TD
- Jediyah Willoughby16 catches, 281 yds, 2 TD
Tackles
- Hayden Pegg68
- John Lista68
- K'Von Sherman67
Sacks
- K'Von Sherman3.5
- Joshua Mickens3
- Anas Luqman2
Interceptions
- Anas Luqman1
- Braedyn Moore1
- Hayden Pegg1
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Kalieb OsborneMost passes in the last game9 games250 attempts96%
- Tucker McDonald3 games11 attempts4%
Carrying
- Cyncir Bowers9 games97 carries45%
- Kenji Christian8 games62 carries29%
- Trey Cornist8 games44 carries20%
- Shawn Simeon2 games8 carries4%
Catching
- Ryder Treadway9 games23 catches15%
- Shamar Porter9 games18 catches12%
- Jediyah Willoughby9 games16 catches10%
- Javon Brown4 games14 catches9%
Tackling
- Hayden Pegg9 games68 tackles10%
- John Lista9 games68 tackles10%
- K'Von Sherman9 games67 tackles10%
- Braedyn Moore8 games40 tackles6%
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 56–7 vs Lafayette. Lafayette is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 2 L 14–38 vs Maryland. The run game struggled: 2.2 yards a carry, 2.5 less than Maryland usually allows. Its fewest yards a carry of the season.
- Week 3 W 48–20 at Southern Miss. The passing game was the strength: 8.9 yards an attempt, 1.1 more than Southern Miss usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 4 L 21–24 at Miami (OH). The pass defense gave ground: Miami (OH) got 10.2 yards an attempt, 3.0 over what it usually gains. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 5 L 41–42 vs Syracuse. The passing game was the strength: 9.9 yards an attempt, 2.6 more than Syracuse usually allows.
- Week 6 W 34–20 at Temple. The pass defense gave ground: Temple got 11.1 yards an attempt, 3.6 over what it usually gains. The machine had Temple by 5.5 (64%), so this was a win it did not see coming; UConn won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 8 W 35–16 vs Massachusetts. The passing game was the strength: 9.1 yards an attempt, 3.1 more than Massachusetts usually allows. The offense gave up 5 sacks.
- Week 9 L 26–35 at Air Force. No unit was far from the usual. The biggest gap was the run game: 5.0 yards a carry, 0.3 more than Air Force usually allows. The most yards a carry it has allowed all season.
- Week 10 L 21–38 vs North Carolina. The run defense gave ground: North Carolina got 4.6 yards a carry, 1.3 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.