University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn vs. Syracuse Post Game Notes
11/28/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 28, 2009
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• The Huskies are now 6-5 on the season, 2-4 in the BIG EAST
• The Huskies are 4-2 all-time against the Orange and remain perfect at Rentschler Field (3-0).
• Randy Edsall adds to his career wins at UConn now with 64 and is three away from overcoming J.O. Christian.
• The Huskies are now 471-498-38 in their 1,007 program games.
• UConn is 16-24 all-time in BIG EAST games since joining the league in 2004.
• The 56 points recorded today are the most since the Huskies defeated Liberty University (59-0) on Sept. 1, 2005.
• The Huskies scored more than 30 points for the third straight game, the last time they were able to do that was from 2004-05 when they scored more than 30 points in the Motor City Bowl in 2004 and their first two games of 2005.
• Andre Dixon recorded three touchdowns in the game and now has 11 on the season. He recorded his TD's from the four-yard line, the half yard line and on a 45 yard run.
• Mike Lang's kickoff return for a TD was the first of his career and his second touchdown of the season.
o This is the second week in a row that the Huskies have returned a kickoff for a touchdown, and the fourth week in a row to return a special teams return for a touchdown.
• Twyon Martin's had his first fumble recovery of the season which set up a touchdown for the Huskies.
• Jordan Todman recorded his 14th touchdown of the season on a 37-yard run which also put him over 1,000 yards this season.
• Todman now has 1,079 yards this season which is ninth in UConn's all-time single season record book. His 14 touchdown's is tied for fifth on the single season list.
• Todman is one of two running backs to rush for over 100 yards against Syracuse (Dion Lewis, Pitt 110 yards) and had the most rushing yards of any running back against Syracuse this season (123 yards)
• Marcus Easley had the first multi-touchdown game of his career and was the first Husky to catch more than one touchdown in a game for UConn since Terence Jeffers did it against Maine on Sept. 8, 2007.
• Easley recorded his fourth 100+ yard receiving game of the season.
• Dave Teggart has converted on all 42 PATs this season which ranks second on the single-season consecutive PATs list.
• Dwayne Gratz's fumble return for a TD in the final minutes is the first of his career and the first time a Husky has returned a fumble for a TD since Jamal Lundy did against Utah State on Nov. 10, 2001
• The Huskies were 1-of-1 on their third down conversions (10/14 on the year)
• Syracuse failed on their only third down conversion (6/10 on the year)
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