Central Connecticut Blue Devils at UConn Huskies
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Bell, Fagnano lead UConn to 638 total yards, dominate Central Connecticut 59-13
UConn moved to 5-0 all-time against Central Connecticut, and 22-2 against FCS opponents since moving to the FBS in 2002.
Fagnano finished the afternoon 18 of 25 with 260 yards and four total touchdowns on a 72% completion percentage — leading UConn to 35 first-half points.
The Blue Devils struck first after a snap went over punter Connor Stutz's head and Central Connecticut recovered the ball near the goal line. Elijah Howard converted a 2-yard touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead over the Huskies.
Cam Edwards had a 73-yard touchdown run and finished with 115 yards on the ground in just six attempts for UConn.
Brady Olson went 8 of 19 for 118 yards for the Blue Devils and Howard added 59 rushing yards and a score.
UConn backup quarterback Nick Evers took over in relief of Fagnano with 1:56 remaining in the third quarter and threw a touchdown.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:54 | Elijah Howard 2 Yd Run (Jack Hennessey Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 10:15 | Skyler Bell 80 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 1:05 | Skyler Bell 12 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:24 | Cam Edwards 73 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:21 | Joe Fagnano 4 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 3:20 | Jack Hennessey 20 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:34 | Reymello Murphy 3 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:33 | Victor Rosa 20 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 7:02 | Jack Hennessey 29 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 3rd Period 3:43 | Chris Freeman 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 13:02 | Jackson Harper 19 Yd pass from Nick Evers (Chris Freeman Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:38 | MJ Flowers 16 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick) |
Statistics
 CCSU |
 CONN |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 5-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 12-16 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 257 | Total Yards | 638 |
| 129 | Passing | 388 |
| 9/23 | Comp/Att | 27/38 |
| 5.6 | Yards per pass | 10.2 |
| 128 | Rushing | 250 |
| 40 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
| 3.2 | Yards per rush | 7.6 |
| 6-40 | Penalties | 8-78 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 32:32 | Possession | 27:28 |
Game Information
Location: East Hartford, CT
Attendance: 37,594 · Capacity:
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