2016 Connecticut Huskies football team

2016 Connecticut Huskies football
250px
Conference	American Athletic Conference Eastern Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 The American)
Head coach	Bob Diaco (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Verducci (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Poindexter (3rd year)
Home stadium	Rentschler Field (Capacity: 40,632)

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	0
Connecticut		0	–	0					0	–	0
East Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Temple		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
Memphis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Navy		0	–	0					0	–	0
SMU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulsa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Connecticut Huskies football team represents the University of Connecticut during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They play their home games at Rentschler Field. They are led by third year head coach Bob Diaco.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	TBA	Maine*		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
September 10	3:30 PM	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN
September 17	TBA	Virginia*		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
September 24	TBA	Syracuse*		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
September 29	TBA	at Houston		TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN
October 8	TBA	Cincinnati		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
October 15	TBA	at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
October 22	TBA	UCF		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT (Civil Conflict)
October 29	TBA	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
November 4	TBA	Temple		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN2
November 19	TBA	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
November 26	TBA	Tulane		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:

Roster

2016 Connecticut Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Hergy Mayala So WR 2 Tyraiq Beals So RB 3 Ron Johnson Jr QB 4 Bryant Shirreffs  Jr WR 5 Noel Thomas Sr QB 7 Garrett Anderson Sr WR 8 Aaron McLean So QB 9 Tyler Davis  Fr QB 12 Brandon Bisack  Fr QB 16 Will Rishell  Jr WR 17 Bryan Coney  Fr WR 18 Brian Lemelle Sr RB 22 Arkeel Newsome Jr RB 28 Tahj-Anthony Wilson  Fr F 43 Billy Williams  So RB 48 Jason Thompson  So OL 53 Andreas Knappe  Sr OL 61 Tom Tabur  Fr OL 62 Tommy Hopkins  Jr OL 63 Ryan Crozier  So OL 65 Matt Peart  Fr OL 67 Bryan Cespedes  Fr OL 71 Richard Levy  Sr OL 72 Brendan Vechery  Jr OL 73 Steve Hashemi Jr OL 75 Daniel Oak  So OL 77 Trey Rutherford Jr OL 78 Ian Campbell  Fr OL 79 Kyle Schafenacker  Jr TE 80 Tommy Myers  Jr WR 84 Frank Battle  Fr TE 86 Alec Bloom Jr TE 89 Chris Lee So F 90 Zordan Holman  Fr TE 94 Nicholas Lensander  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Tre Bell  Jr CB 4 Javon Hadley Sr CB 6 Jhavon Williams  Sr CB 7 John Green  Sr LB 9 William Richardson  Fr LB 10 Cameron Stapleton  Jr LB 11 Junior Joseph  Jr LB 12 E.J. Levenberry  Jr LB 13 Vontae Diggs Jr LB 15 Luke Carrezola Jr S 16 Brice McAllister Jr S 20 Obi Melifonwu  Sr CB 21 Jamar Summers Jr CB 27 Nick Vitale  Sr S 29 Anthony Watkins  So LB 30 Jalen Stevens  Jr CB 31 John Robinson IV  Fr S 32 Aaron Garland  Fr LB 33 Chris Britton  So LB 35 Luke Sowa  Fr LB 36 Matthew Walsh Sr S 39 Chris Jean-Pierre  Fr S 41 Marshé Terry  Fr LB 47 Nazir Williams  Fr DL 49 Dallas Parker So DL 50 Sheriden Lawley  So LB 52 Richmond Williams  So LB 54 Omaine Stephens  Sr LB 55 Jon Hicks  Sr DL 57 Cole Ormsby  Jr DL 58 Philippe Okounam  Fr DL 69 David Ryslik  Fr LB 88 Connor Freeborn  Fr DL 91 Felton Blackwell  Fr DL 92 Mikal Myers  Sr DL 93 Folorunso Fatukasi  Jr DL 94 Kevin Murphy  Fr DL 96 James Atkins  So DL 99 Sean Marinan  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Will Rishell  Jr K 17 Bobby Puyol  Sr K 40 Michael Tarbutt So P 42 Justin Wain  Sr	Head coach Bob Diaco Coordinators/assistant coaches Frank Verducci Offensive Coordinator, Tight Ends Anthony Poindexter Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Vincent Brown Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers David Corley Running Backs, Special Teams Coordinator Mike Cummings Offensive Line, Co-Offensive Coordinator Erik Campbell Wide Receivers Wayne Lineburg Quarterbacks Kevin Wolthausen Recruiting Coordinator, Defensive Line Josh Reardon Cornerbacks, Co-Special Team Coordinator David DeBoer Offensive Graduate Assistant Nick Lezynski Offensive Graduate Assistant Chris DeBerry Defensive Graduate Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 21, 2016

Game notes

Maine Black Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears					0
Huskies					0

See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–31–3	2007	UCONN, 38–0

Navy Midshipmen

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Midshipmen					0

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–7	2015	NAVY, 28–18

Virginia Cavaliers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers					0
Huskies					0

See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2008	UCONN, 45–10

Syracuse Orange

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange					0
Huskies					0

See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2012	CUSE, 40–10

Houston Cougars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Cougars					0

See also: 2016 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	UCONN, 20–17

Cincinnati Bearcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats					0
Huskies					0

See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–10	2015	CIN, 37–13

South Florida Bulls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Bulls					0

See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–7	2015	USF, 28–20

UCF Knights

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights					0
Huskies					0

See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team and Civil Conflict (college football game)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	UCONN, 40–13

East Carolina Pirates

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Pirates					0

See also: 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	UCONN, 31–13

Temple Owls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Huskies					0

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–11	2015	TEM, 27–3

Boston College Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Eagles					0

See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–10–2	2004	BC, 27–7

Tulane Green Wave

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave					0
Huskies					0

See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	UCONN, 7–3