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Army at UConn

Saturday, September 12, 2015

UConn beat Army 22–⁠17. It was their seventh meeting; after it, UConn led the series 5–⁠2.

AwayArmy2–⁠10 in 2015
17
HomeUConn6–⁠7 in 2015
22

Final at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East HartfordTV: CBSSNAttendance 28,260

At kickoff
74°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Hartford-Brainard Airport (KHFD), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Ed Ardito; umpire Greg Brenner; head linesman Jim Casey; line judge Lance Ulrich; side judge Alex Moore; field judge Glen Wilson; back judge Gary Powers; alternate Chas. LemertinaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Army370717
UConn397322

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
A.J. Schurr2/58011
Ahmad Bradshaw1/3500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ahmad Bradshaw16129156
Joe Walker424010
Aaron Kemper41104
John Trainor1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joe Walker171171
Kelvin White1909
Matt Giachinta1505

UConn

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bryant Shirreffs19/2527000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Arkeel Newsome1373113
Ron Johnson1839110
Bryant Shirreffs1231015
Max DeLorenzo1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Noel Thomas483033
Tyraiq Beals345032
Thomas Lucas242034
Alec Bloom342023
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Andrew Adams100

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

ArmyUConn
265Total yards415
85Passing yards270
180Rushing yards145
10.6Yards per pass10.8
5.5Yards per rush3.2
9First downs23
2–⁠8Third downs7–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
6–⁠60Penalties7–⁠50
21:00Possession39:00

Efficiency

ArmyUConn
31%Success rate49%
0.01EPA per play0.10
1.52Explosiveness1.01
−0.04Rushing EPA−0.17
0.19Passing EPA0.58
27%Passing-down success40%
0.24First-down EPA0.03
−0.25Second-down EPA0.11
0.45Third-down EPA0.35

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UConn 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

UConn −6.5, over/under 47.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were UConn 67%, Army 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

UConn end zoneArmy end zoneQ1 UConnFumble, 4 playsQ1 ArmyField goal, 8 playsQ1 UConnField goal, 11 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ1 UConnPunt, 10 playsQ2 ArmyTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 UConnTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ2 UConnField goal, 6 playsQ2 ArmyEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 ArmyTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ3 UConnTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 4 playsQ3 UConnPunt, 11 playsQ4 ArmyPunt, 6 playsQ4 UConnField goal, 10 playsQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 UConnPunt, 4 playsQ4 ArmyInterception, 2 playsQ4 UConnEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UConn drives left to right, Army right to left.
  1. Q1 UConnFumble, 4 plays, 27 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyField goal, 8 plays, 24 yards
  3. Q1 UConnField goal, 11 plays, 69 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  5. Q1 UConnPunt, 10 plays, 39 yards
  6. Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 5 plays, 90 yards
  7. Q2 UConnTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  9. Q2 UConnField goal, 6 plays, 67 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 2 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q3 ArmyTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 27 yards
  12. Q3 UConnTouchdown, 8 plays, 62 yards
  13. Q3 ArmyPunt, 4 plays, 2 yards
  14. Q3 UConnPunt, 11 plays, 32 yards
  15. Q4 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
  16. Q4 UConnField goal, 10 plays, 34 yards
  17. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q4 UConnPunt, 4 plays, 22 yards
  19. Q4 ArmyInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  20. Q4 UConnEnd of game, 3 plays, −12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 3
UConn Fumble, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Arkeel Newsome for 15 yds to the UConn 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Noel Thomas run for 1 yd to the UConn 41
15:002nd & 9 at own 41Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Josh Marriner for 3 yds to the UConn 44
15:003rd & 6 at own 44Bryant Shirreffs run for 5 yds to the Army 48 Bryant Shirreffs fumbled, forced by Jordan Smith, recovered by Army Andrew King
Army Field goal, 8 plays
13:102nd & 5 at opp 47Ahmad Bradshaw run for 9 yds to the UConn 38 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at own 48Ahmad Bradshaw run for 5 yds to the UConn 47
13:101st & 10 at opp 38Matt Giachinta run for 1 yd to the UConn 37
13:102nd & 9 at opp 37Joe Walker run for 6 yds to the UConn 31
13:103rd & 3 at opp 31CONNECTICUT Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the UConn 26 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at opp 26Aaron Kemper run for 4 yds to the UConn 22
13:102nd & 6 at opp 22Drue Harris run for no gain to the UConn 22
13:103rd & 6 at opp 22Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 1 yard to the UConn 23
8:184th & 7 at opp 23Daniel Grochowski 41 yd FG GOODArmy 3, UConn 0
UConn Field goal, 11 plays
8:181st & 0 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:181st & 10 at own 25Ron Johnson run for a loss of 3 yards to the UConn 22
8:182nd & 13 at own 22Bryant Shirreffs sacked by Andrew King for a loss of 1 yard to the UConn 21
8:183rd & 14 at own 21Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Thomas Lucas for 34 yds to the Army 45 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 45Max DeLorenzo run for 3 yds to the Army 42
8:182nd & 7 at opp 42Ron Johnson run for 1 yd to the Army 41
8:183rd & 6 at opp 41SHIRREFFS, Byr. pass incomplete to THOMAS, Noel, PENALTY ARMY pass interference (CARNEGIE, Chris) 15 yards to the ARMY26, 1ST DOWN UCONN, NO PLAY.
8:181st & 10 at opp 26Ron Johnson run for 2 yds to the Army 24
8:182nd & 8 at opp 24Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Josh Marriner for 17 yds to the Army 7 for a 1ST down
8:181st & goal at opp 7Ron Johnson run for 3 yds to the Army 4
8:182nd & goal at opp 4Ron Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 6
2:223rd & 0 at opp 6Timeout CONNECTICUT, clock 02:22
2:223rd & goal at opp 6Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Noel Thomas, broken up by Steven Johnson
2:134th & goal at opp 6Bobby Puyol 23 yd FG GOODTied at 3
Army Punt, 3 plays
2:131st & 0 at own 35Michael Tarbutt kickoff for 56 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 12 yds to the Army 21
2:131st & 10 at own 21Ahmad Bradshaw run for 4 yds to the Army 25
2:132nd & 6 at own 25Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 24
2:133rd & 7 at own 24Ahmad Bradshaw pass complete to Matt Giachinta for 5 yds to the Army 29
2:134th & 2 at own 29Alex Tardieu punt for 56 yds, downed at the UConn 15
UConn Punt, 10 plays
0:081st & 10 at own 15Arkeel Newsome run for 1 yd to the UConn 16
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 16Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Noel Thomas
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at own 16Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Brian Lemelle for 10 yds to the UConn 26 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 26Ron Johnson run for 10 yds to the UConn 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 36Ron Johnson run for 1 yd to the UConn 37
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 37Ron Johnson run for 3 yds to the UConn 40
Q2 12:343rd & 6 at own 40Timeout CONNECTICUT, clock 12:34
Q2 12:343rd & 6 at own 40CONNECTICUT Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the UConn 35
Q2 12:343rd & 11 at own 35Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Tommy Myers for 14 yds to the UConn 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:341st & 10 at own 49Arkeel Newsome run for a loss of 1 yard to the UConn 48
Q2 12:342nd & 11 at own 48Bryant Shirreffs run for 6 yds to the Army 46
Q2 12:343rd & 5 at opp 46Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Thomas Lucas
Q2 12:344th & 5 at opp 46Justin Wain punt for 36 yds
2nd quarter5 drives, then UConn 12, Army 10
Army Touchdown, 5 plays
10:381st & 10 at own 10Ahmad Bradshaw run for 6 yds to the Army 16
10:382nd & 4 at own 16Aaron Kemper run for 4 yds to the Army 20 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at own 20Aaron Kemper run for 1 yd to the Army 21
10:382nd & 9 at own 21John Trainor run for 8 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down CONNECTICUT Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Obi Melifonwu) to the Army 44 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at own 44Ahmad Bradshaw run for 56 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)Army 10, UConn 3
UConn Touchdown, 7 plays
8:481st & 0 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:481st & 10 at own 25SHIRREFFS, Byr. pass incomplete to MAYALA, Hergy, PENALTY ARMY pass interference (JOHNSON, Steven) 15 yards to the UCONN40, 1ST DOWN UCONN, NO PLAY.
8:481st & 10 at own 40Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 9 yds to the UConn 49
8:482nd & 1 at own 49Arkeel Newsome run for 5 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at opp 46Bryant Shirreffs run for 15 yds to the Army 31 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at opp 31Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Thomas Lucas for 8 yds to the Army 23
8:482nd & 2 at opp 23Arkeel Newsome run for 7 yds to the Army 16 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at opp 16Bryant Shirreffs run for 6 yds to the Army 10
5:072nd & 4 at opp 10Arkeel Newsome run for 10 yds for a TD, (Bobby Puyol PAT BLOCKED)Army 10, UConn 9
Army Punt, 3 plays
5:071st & 0 at own 35Michael Tarbutt kickoff for 56 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 11 yds to the Army 20
5:071st & 10 at own 20Ahmad Bradshaw run for 9 yds to the Army 29
5:072nd & 1 at own 29Ahmad Bradshaw pass incomplete to John Trainor
5:073rd & 1 at own 29Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 28
5:074th & 2 at own 28Alex Tardieu punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Brian Lemelle at the UConn 25
UConn Field goal, 6 plays
3:281st & 10 at own 25Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 33 yds to the Army 42 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at opp 42Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 26 yds to the Army 16 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at opp 16Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Arkeel Newsome for 1 yd to the Army 15
3:282nd & 9 at opp 15Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Alec Bloom for 7 yds to the Army 8
3:283rd & 2 at opp 8Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Tommy Myers, broken up by Chris Carnegie
0:424th & 2 at opp 8Bobby Puyol 25 yd FG GOODUConn 12, Army 10
Army End of half, 2 plays
0:421st & 0 at own 35Michael Tarbutt kickoff for 63 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 15 yds to the Army 17
0:421st & 10 at own 17Aaron Kemper run for 2 yds to the Army 19
0:422nd & 8 at own 19Joe Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 21
3rd quarter4 drives, then UConn 19, Army 10
Army Turnover on downs, 6 plays
15:003rd & 6 at own 35Michael Tarbutt kickoff for 65 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 35 yds to the Army 35
15:001st & 10 at own 35Joe Walker run for 10 yds to the Army 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Ahmad Bradshaw run for 28 yds to the UCONN 27 for a 1ST down ARMY Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the UConn 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Matt Giachinta run for 2 yds to the UConn 35
15:002nd & 8 at opp 35Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 2 yards to the UConn 37 Ahmad Bradshaw fumbled, recovered by Army Joe Walker
15:003rd & 10 at opp 37Ahmad Bradshaw run for 5 yds to the UConn 32
12:034th & 5 at opp 32Timeout ARMY, clock 12:03
12:034th & 5 at opp 32DeAndre Bell run for a loss of 6 yards to the UConn 38
UConn Touchdown, 8 plays
11:541st & 10 at own 38Ron Johnson run for 4 yds to the UConn 42
11:542nd & 6 at own 42Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Thomas Lucas, broken up by Chris Carnegie
11:543rd & 6 at own 42Bryant Shirreffs run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:541st & 10 at the 50Ron Johnson run for 8 yds to the Army 42
11:542nd & 2 at opp 42Ron Johnson run for 3 yds to the Army 39 for a 1ST down
11:541st & 10 at opp 39CONNECTICUT Penalty, false start (Tyler Samra) to the Army 44
11:541st & 15 at opp 44SHIRREFFS, Byr. pass complete to THOMAS, Noel for 12 yards to the ARMY32, out-of-bounds (JACKSON, B.), PENALTY UCONN ineligible downfield on pass (MYERS, Tommy) 5 yards to the ARMY49, NO PLAY.
11:541st & 20 at opp 49Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Noel Thomas for 15 yds to the Army 34
11:542nd & 5 at opp 34Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Tyraiq Beals for 32 yds to the Army 2 for a 1ST down
7:101st & goal at opp 2Ron Johnson run for 2 yds for a TD, (Bobby Puyol KICK)UConn 19, Army 10
Army Punt, 4 plays
7:101st & 0 at own 35Michael Tarbutt kickoff for 27 yds , Cole Macek return for 1 yd to the Army 39
7:101st & 10 at own 39Drue Harris run for 2 yds to the Army 41
7:102nd & 8 at own 41Jordan Asberry run for 5 yds to the Army 46
7:103rd & 3 at own 46Ahmad Bradshaw run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line ARMY Penalty, illegal block (-10 Yards) to the Army 40
7:103rd & 9 at own 40Ahmad Bradshaw run for 1 yd to the Army 41
7:104th & 8 at own 41Alex Tardieu punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Brian Lemelle at the UConn 26
UConn Punt, 11 plays
4:471st & 10 at own 26Bryant Shirreffs run for 6 yds to the UConn 32
4:472nd & 4 at own 32Ron Johnson run for 3 yds to the UConn 35
4:473rd & 1 at own 35Bryant Shirreffs run for 2 yds to the UConn 37 for a 1ST down
4:471st & 10 at own 37Bryant Shirreffs pass incomplete to Noel Thomas
4:472nd & 10 at own 37Ron Johnson run for 6 yds to the UConn 43
4:473rd & 4 at own 43Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Tyraiq Beals for 4 yds to the UConn 47 for a 1ST down
4:471st & 10 at own 47Bryant Shirreffs sacked by Andrew King for a loss of 7 yards to the UConn 40
4:472nd & 17 at own 40Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Alec Bloom for 23 yds to the Army 37 for a 1ST down
4:471st & 10 at opp 37Ron Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 39
4:472nd & 12 at opp 39Bryant Shirreffs sacked by Andrew King for a loss of 8 yards to the Army 47
Q4 15:003rd & 20 at opp 47Bryant Shirreffs run for 5 yds to the Army 42
Q4 15:004th & 15 at opp 42Justin Wain punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Edgar Poe at the Army 7
4th quarter6 drives, then UConn 22, Army 17
Army Punt, 6 plays
14:121st & 10 at own 7Ahmad Bradshaw run for 4 yds to the Army 11
14:122nd & 6 at own 11Matt Giachinta run for 3 yds to the Army 14
14:123rd & 3 at own 14Joe Walker run for 6 yds to the Army 20 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at own 20Ahmad Bradshaw run for 3 yds to the Army 23
14:122nd & 7 at own 23Jordan Asberry run for 1 yd to the Army 24
14:123rd & 6 at own 24ARMY Penalty, false start (Jordan Asberry) to the Army 19
14:123rd & 11 at own 19Ahmad Bradshaw pass incomplete to Edgar Poe, broken up by Andrew Adams
14:124th & 11 at own 19Alex Tardieu punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Brian Lemelle at the UConn 43
UConn Field goal, 10 plays
10:371st & 10 at own 44Ron Johnson run for a loss of 4 yards to the UConn 40
10:372nd & 14 at own 40Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Alec Bloom for 12 yds to the Army 48
10:373rd & 2 at opp 48Arkeel Newsome run for 3 yds to the Army 45 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 45Arkeel Newsome run for 9 yds to the Army 36
10:372nd & 1 at opp 36Arkeel Newsome run for 11 yds to the Army 25 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at opp 25Arkeel Newsome run for 3 yds to the Army 22
10:372nd & 7 at opp 22Arkeel Newsome run for 3 yds to the Army 19 CONNECTICUT Penalty, Offensive holding (Noel Thomas) to the Army 29
10:372nd & 14 at opp 29Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Tyraiq Beals for 9 yds to the Army 20
10:373rd & 5 at opp 20Bryant Shirreffs pass complete to Ron Johnson for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 22
5:374th & 7 at opp 22Timeout ARMY, clock 05:37
5:334th & 7 at opp 22Bobby Puyol 39 yd FG GOODUConn 22, Army 10
Army Touchdown, 3 plays
5:331st & 0 at own 35Michael Tarbutt kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:331st & 10 at own 25A.J. Schurr pass incomplete to Kelvin White, broken up by Luke Carrezola
5:332nd & 10 at own 25A.J. Schurr pass complete to Kelvin White for 9 yds to the Army 34
5:333rd & 1 at own 34ARMY Penalty, false start (Justin Gilbert) to the Army 29
4:513rd & 6 at own 29A.J. Schurr pass complete to Joe Walker for 71 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)UConn 22, Army 17
UConn Punt, 4 plays
4:511st & 0 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 60 yds , Brian Lemelle return for 12 yds to the UConn 17
4:511st & 10 at own 17Arkeel Newsome run for 13 yds to the UConn 30 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at own 30Arkeel Newsome run for 4 yds to the UConn 34
4:512nd & 6 at own 34Arkeel Newsome run for 5 yds to the UConn 39
4:513rd & 1 at own 39Ron Johnson run for no gain to the UConn 39
2:334th & 1 at own 39Timeout ARMY, clock 02:33
2:334th & 1 at own 39Justin Wain punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Edgar Poe at the Army 11
Army Interception, 2 plays
2:271st & 10 at own 11A.J. Schurr pass incomplete to Kelvin White
2:272nd & 10 at own 11A.J. Schurr pass intercepted Andrew Adams return for no gain to the Army 38
UConn End of game, 3 plays
2:211st & 10 at opp 38TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 40
2:212nd & 12 at opp 40Ron Johnson run for 4 yds to the Army 36
2:213rd & 8 at opp 36CONNECTICUT Penalty, delay of game (Bryant Shirreffs) to the Army 41
2:213rd & 13 at opp 41Bryant Shirreffs run for a loss of 9 yards to the 50 yard line

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Army–UConn game

Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Army 41, UConn 16Fenway Bowl
2022Army 34, UConn 17
2021Army 52, UConn 21
2015UConn 22, Army 17
2014Army 35, UConn 21
2006UConn 21, Army 7

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