University of Connecticut Athletics

Football Travels to Tulsa
11/1/2018 11:06:00 AM | Football
TULSA, Okla. - The Huskies will make their first trip to H.A. Chapman Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 3 at  7 p.m. ET The game will be broadcasted on CBS Sports Network.Â
The Series vs. Tulsa
The Huskies will make their first trip to H.A. Chapman Stadium on Saturday night. The Huskies and Golden Hurricane have played just once before, in 2017, and the Huskies won 20-14 on Oct. 17.Â
Junior Joseph broke up a pass in the end zone on the final play of the game to preserve the Huskies win. The defense allowed zero points heading into the fourth quarter before allowing 14 points in the fourth.
ELITE RUSHING COMPANY
The Huskies are one of just 11 teams in FBS to have multiple games with a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same contest. Listed below are the teams, players and games it has occured this season.
RUNNING DOWN RECORDS
UConn QB David Pindell has racked up 784 rushing yards in his career, the most in UConn single-season history for a QB. The senior quarterback passed Pete Petrillo, who rushed for 676 yards as a QB in 1967, with a 120-yard rushing game against UMass
Pindell earned American Athletic Conference honor roll recognition after rushing for a career-high 197 yards and two touchdowns at No. 21 USF.Â
Pindell has already recorded a 100-yard rushing game on four occasions this season. He is the first UConn quarterback in the FBS era to notch multiple 100-yard rushing games in the same season
Pindell is the only American Conference quarterback to rank in the top-10 in rushing, averaging 97.0 yards per game and is tied for seventh in the conference with eight rushing touchdowns.
QUICK HITS
- UConn will play its first game in the state of Oklahoma on Saturday. The Huskies have only played two teams from Oklahoma (Tulsa 2017, Oklahoma 2011 Fiesta Bowl).     Â
- David Pindell has rushed for 100 yards or more in four games this season (Program record for QB)Â Â Â
- The Huskies are seeking to snap a six-game road losing streak