UConn Beaten by Syracuse, 48-14

Saturday, September 10

East Hartford, Conn.

7 p.m.

University of Connecticut

1-2 , 0-0

Syracuse

2-0 , 1-0

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Syracuse

UConn

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9/10/2022 10:59:00 PM | Football

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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Syracuse junior quarterback Garrett Shrader threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns and ran two more in to lead the Orange past the UConn Huskies, 48-14, Saturday night at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

The Syracuse (2-0) signal caller finished the night completing 20-of-23 passes with touchdown throws of 47, 18 and 39 yards in the win. Sophomore running back Sean Tucker carried it 27 times for 112 yards and a score for the Orange.

UConn (1-2) was held to 187 of total offense in the loss, just 92 through the air and 10 first downs. Sophomore running back Nathan Carter (Rochester, NY) led the Huskies with 71 yards rushing on 16 carries. Sophomore Devontae Houston (Roanoke, AL) recorded his first career touchdown, a 28-yard second quarter run for six.

Freshman quarterback Zion Turner (Fort Lauderdale, FL) completed 14-of-17 throws for 92 yards and a score, a 56-yard hook-up with sophomore Aaron Turner (Ellicott, MD) in the third quarter, his first career touchdown catch.

Syracuse scored on all five of their possessions in the first half, held the ball for 20:05 and outgained the Huskies 309-105 in building a 27-7 lead at the half. The Orange set the tone for the first half right off the opening kick-off, putting together a 12-play, 69-yard drive capped by a one-yard plunge from quarterback Shrader.

The Orange took a 17-0 lead after the first quarter before the Huskies would answer with nine-play drive that covered 79 yards and 10:09, their longest of the young season, as sophomore Devontae Houston (Roanoke, AL) burst of left end for a 28-yard score with 11:45 left in the half. Syracuse answered the Huskies right back and closed the first half with a 12-yard scoring drive, resulting in Andre Szymt's second field goal of the night, and a 10-play drive that saw Shrader hit Courtney Jackson on an 18-yard scoring strike.

UConn got on the board again in the third quarter as Turner closed out a six-play, 75-yard drive hitting Turner on a swing pass and the sophomore caught a block and flew through the defense for a 56-yard score to cut it to 34-14.

The Orange, who finished six-of-six on trips into the red-zone, closed out the scoring behind Shrader who ran in his second of the night at 2:29 in the third and hit D'Marcus Adams on a 39-yard strike at 14:07 in the fourth. Syracuse finished with 465 total yards of offense and 29 first downs.

The UConn defense was led by junior Jackson Mitchell (Ridgefield, CT) who matched his career-high in tackles for the second time this season, making 16 stops and adding a half sack.

Up Next:

The Huskies are on the road next Saturday, September 17 as they travel out to Ann Arbor, Michigan to face the No. 4 nationally ranked Michigan Wolverines. The Huskies are 0-2 all-time against Michigan with the last meeting coming in 2013, a 24-21 loss to the Wolverines at home at Rentschler Field.