Florida International at UConn

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Florida International beat UConn 24–⁠17. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayFlorida International4–⁠8 in 2023
24
HomeUConn3–⁠9 in 2023
17

Final at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East HartfordTV: CBSSNAttendance 20,405

At kickoff
74°F, mostly cloudy, wind 13 mph from the northwest, gusts to 23 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Hartford-Brainard Airport (KHFD), 4 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Art BrownGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Florida International7170024
UConn307717

Standouts

  • PassingKeyone Jenkins15 of 27, 284 yards, 2 TDFlorida International
  • RushingDevontae Houston19 carries, 126 yardsUConn
  • ReceivingJalen Bracey5 catches, 90 yards, 1 TDFlorida International
  • DefenseDonovan Manuel10 tackles, 2 for lossFlorida International

Player stats

Florida International

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Keyone Jenkins15/2728420
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Shomari Lawrence937021
Keyone Jenkins1224112
Kejon Owens821011
Jalen Bracey1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Bracey590145
Kris Mitchell273164
Eric Rivers258048
Jackson McDonald344023
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Donovan Manuel10200
D’Verick Daniel9100
Alex Nobles6200
Elijah Anderson-Taylor6100
Jeramy Passmore4110

UConn

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ta’Quan Roberson15/3217010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Devontae Houston19126027
Victor Rosa934010
Ta’Quan Roberson8806
Jelani Stafford3713
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brett Buckman562040
Devontae Houston137137
Cameron Ross436018
Justin Joly434017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jackson Mitchell8000
Pryce Yates63.510
Stan Cross6000
Jelani Stafford53.500
Tui Faumuina-Brown4110
Dalmont Gourdine1110

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

Team stats

Florida InternationalUConn
364Total yards343
284Passing yards170
80Rushing yards173
10.5Yards per pass5.3
2.4Yards per rush4.3
16First downs20
3–⁠13Third downs7–⁠18
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers0
8–⁠65Penalties6–⁠60
27:42Possession32:18
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Florida InternationalUConn
39%Success rate31%
0.24EPA per play−0.06
1.45Explosiveness1.15
−0.01Rushing EPA0.11
0.47Passing EPA−0.27
20%Passing-down success14%
0.21First-down EPA−0.24
0.00Second-down EPA0.02
0.65Third-down EPA0.33
17%Havoc by its defense31%

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 61% to win. Florida International won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

UConn −7, over/under 44.

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 69%, Florida International 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

UConn end zoneFlorida International end zoneQ1 Florida InternationalTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 UConnField goal, 13 playsQ1 Florida InternationalPunt, 5 playsQ1 UConnPunt, 3 playsQ1 Florida InternationalField goal, 5 playsQ2 UConnPunt, 3 playsQ2 Florida InternationalTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 UConnPunt, 4 playsQ2 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 playsQ2 UConnPunt, 3 playsQ2 Florida InternationalPunt, 7 playsQ2 UConnPunt, 4 playsQ2 Florida InternationalTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 UConnEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 UConnTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Florida InternationalPunt, 5 playsQ3 UConnPunt, 3 playsQ3 Florida InternationalPunt, 5 playsQ3 UConnPunt, 10 playsQ3 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 playsQ3 UConnTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Florida InternationalMissed FG, 9 playsQ4 UConnPunt, 3 playsQ4 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 playsQ4 UConnPunt, 5 playsQ4 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 playsQ4 UConnTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 Florida InternationalEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UConn drives left to right, Florida International right to left.
  1. Q1 Florida InternationalTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 UConnField goal, 13 plays, 71 yards
  3. Q1 Florida InternationalPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  4. Q1 UConnPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  5. Q1 Florida InternationalField goal, 5 plays, 54 yards
  6. Q2 UConnPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  7. Q2 Florida InternationalTouchdown, 3 plays, 44 yards
  8. Q2 UConnPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  9. Q2 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  10. Q2 UConnPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  11. Q2 Florida InternationalPunt, 7 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q2 UConnPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  13. Q2 Florida InternationalTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  14. Q2 UConnEnd of half, 4 plays, 10 yards
  15. Q3 UConnTouchdown, 8 plays, 82 yards
  16. Q3 Florida InternationalPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  17. Q3 UConnPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  18. Q3 Florida InternationalPunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  19. Q3 UConnPunt, 10 plays, 37 yards
  20. Q3 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  21. Q3 UConnTouchdown, 4 plays, 56 yards
  22. Q4 Florida InternationalMissed FG, 9 plays, 46 yards
  23. Q4 UConnPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  24. Q4 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  25. Q4 UConnPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
  26. Q4 Florida InternationalPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  27. Q4 UConnTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 39 yards
  28. Q4 Florida InternationalEnd of game, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Florida International 7, UConn 3
Florida International Touchdown, 6 plays
15:00Joe McFadden kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Keyone Jenkins run for 12 yds to the FIU 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jackson McDonald for 23 yds to the CONN 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Shomari Lawrence run for 21 yds to the CONN 19 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 19Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jackson McDonald for 14 yds to the CONN 5 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 5Shomari Lawrence run for 4 yds to the CONN 1
12:272nd & goal at opp 1Keyone Jenkins run for 1 yd for a TD (Chase Gabriel KICK)Florida International 7, UConn 0
UConn Field goal, 13 plays
12:21Lucas Matias kickoff for 61 yds
12:211st & 10 at own 21Devontae Houston run for 2 yds to the CONN 23
12:212nd & 8 at own 23Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Justin Joly for 7 yds to the CONN 30
12:213rd & 1 at own 30Jelani Stafford run for 3 yds to the CONN 33 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at own 33Victor Rosa run for 4 yds to the CONN 37
12:212nd & 6 at own 37Victor Rosa run for 2 yds to the CONN 39
12:213rd & 4 at own 39Victor Rosa run for 8 yds to the CONN 47 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at own 47Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
12:212nd & 10 at own 47Devontae Houston run for 16 yds to the FIU 37 for a 1ST down
12:211st & 10 at opp 37Devontae Houston run for 27 yds to the FIU 10 for a 1ST down
12:211st & goal at opp 10Devontae Houston run for no gain to the FIU 10
12:212nd & goal at opp 10Ta’Quan Roberson run for 2 yds to the FIU 8
12:213rd & goal at opp 8Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
5:494th & goal at opp 8Joe McFadden 26 yd FG GOODFlorida International 7, UConn 3
Florida International Punt, 5 plays
5:49Joe McFadden kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:491st & 10 at own 25Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jalen Bracey for 9 yds to the FIU 34
5:492nd & 1 at own 34Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jalen Bracey for 9 yds to the FIU 43 for a 1ST down
5:491st & 10 at own 43Keyone Jenkins sacked by Tui Faumuina-Brown for a loss of 8 yards to the FIU 35
5:492nd & 18 at own 35Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Kris Mitchell for 9 yds to the FIU 44
5:493rd & 9 at own 44Keyone Jenkins run for 1 yd to the FIU 45
2:364th & 8 at own 45Daton Montiel punt for 39 yds, downed at the CONN 16
UConn Punt, 3 plays
2:361st & 10 at own 16Victor Rosa run for a loss of 2 yards to the CONN 14
2:362nd & 12 at own 14Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
2:363rd & 12 at own 14Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
1:334th & 12 at own 14George Caratan punt for 64 yds , returns for no gain to the FIU 37
Florida International Field goal, 5 plays
1:331st & 10 at own 37Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Eric Rivers for 48 yds to the CONN 15 for a 1ST down
1:331st & 10 at opp 15Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
1:332nd & 10 at opp 15Kejon Owens run for 3 yds to the CONN 12
0:003rd & 7 at opp 12Keyone Jenkins run for 3 yds to the CONN 9
Q2 14:584th & 4 at opp 9Chase Gabriel 27 yd FG GOODFlorida International 10, UConn 3
2nd quarter9 drives, then Florida International 24, UConn 3
UConn Punt, 3 plays
14:58Lucas Matias kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:581st & 10 at own 25James Burns run for a loss of 2 yards to the CONN 23
14:582nd & 12 at own 23Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Geordon Porter for a loss of 1 yard to the CONN 22
14:583rd & 13 at own 22Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
13:234th & 13 at own 22George Caratan punt for 43 yds
Florida International Touchdown, 3 plays
13:231st & 10 at opp 44Shomari Lawrence run for 7 yds to the CONN 37
13:232nd & 3 at opp 37Shomari Lawrence run for 2 yds to the CONN 35
13:233rd & 1 at opp 35LAWRENCE, Shomari rush to the right for a gain of 8 yards to the UCO27 (PLACK, Noah). PENALTY FIU Holding on MITCHELL, Kris enforced 10 yards from the UCO35 to the UCO45 [NH]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
11:463rd & 11 at opp 45Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jalen Bracey for 45 yds for a TD (Chase Gabriel KICK)Florida International 17, UConn 3
UConn Punt, 4 plays
11:37Lucas Matias kickoff for 63 yds
11:371st & 10 at own 24Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Cameron Ross for 18 yds to the CONN 42 for a 1ST down
11:371st & 10 at own 42Victor Rosa run for no gain to the CONN 42
11:372nd & 10 at own 42Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
11:373rd & 10 at own 42Ta’Quan Roberson run for 1 yd to the CONN 43
9:454th & 9 at own 43George Caratan punt for 39 yds
Florida International Punt, 3 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 20Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
9:452nd & 10 at own 20run for a loss of 5 yards to the FIU 15 fumbled, recovered by FIU Keyone Jenkins
9:453rd & 15 at own 15Kejon Owens run for a loss of 2 yards to the FIU 13
8:064th & 17 at own 13Daton Montiel punt for 41 yds
UConn Punt, 3 plays
8:061st & 10 at own 36Devontae Houston run for 2 yds to the CONN 38
8:062nd & 8 at own 38Devontae Houston run for 3 yds to the CONN 41
8:063rd & 5 at own 41Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
6:364th & 5 at own 41George Caratan punt for 33 yds
Florida International Punt, 7 plays
6:361st & 10 at own 26Kejon Owens run for 1 yd to the FIU 27
6:362nd & 9 at own 27Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
6:363rd & 9 at own 27Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jalen Bracey for 13 yds to the FIU 40 for a 1ST down
6:361st & 10 at own 40Florida International Penalty, Offensive Holding (Naeer Jackson) to the FIU 35
6:361st & 15 at own 35Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Shomari Lawrence for a loss of 2 yards to the FIU 33
6:362nd & 17 at own 33Kejon Owens run for a loss of 2 yards to the FIU 31
6:363rd & 19 at own 31Kejon Owens run for 3 yds to the FIU 34
2:534th & 16 at own 34Daton Montiel punt for 40 yds , returns for no gain to the CONN 29
UConn Punt, 4 plays
2:531st & 10 at own 16Devontae Houston run for 19 yds to the CONN 35 for a 1ST down
2:531st & 10 at own 35Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
2:532nd & 10 at own 35Devontae Houston run for no gain to the CONN 35
2:533rd & 10 at own 35Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
1:124th & 10 at own 35George Caratan punt for 51 yds
Florida International Touchdown, 3 plays
1:121st & 10 at own 20Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Josiah Miamen for 8 yds to the FIU 28
1:122nd & 2 at own 28Keyone Jenkins run for 8 yds to the FIU 36 for a 1ST down
0:471st & 10 at own 36Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Kris Mitchell for 64 yds for a TD (Chase Gabriel KICK)Florida International 24, UConn 3
UConn End of half, 4 plays
0:40Lucas Matias kickoff for 64 yds
0:401st & 10 at own 28Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Brett Buckman for 9 yds to the CONN 37
0:402nd & 1 at own 37Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
0:191st & 10 at own 47Timeout UConn, clock 00:19
0:193rd & 1 at own 37Victor Rosa run for 10 yds to the CONN 47 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 47Ta’Quan Roberson sacked by Jeramy Passmore for a loss of 9 yards to the CONN 38
3rd quarter7 drives, then Florida International 24, UConn 10
UConn Touchdown, 8 plays
14:55Lucas Matias kickoff for 65 yds
14:551st & 10 at own 18Devontae Houston run for 13 yds to the CONN 31 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 31Devontae Houston run for a loss of 1 yard to the CONN 30
14:552nd & 11 at own 30Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Justin Joly for a loss of 1 yard to the CONN 29
14:553rd & 12 at own 29Florida International Penalty, Roughing the Passer on HUFF, Avery enforced (Avery Huff) to the FIU 16 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 16Devontae Houston run for a loss of 2 yards to the FIU 18
14:552nd & 12 at opp 18Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
11:321st & goal at opp 1Jelani Stafford run for 1 yd for a TD (Joe McFadden KICK)Florida International 24, UConn 10
Florida International Punt, 5 plays
11:32Joe McFadden kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:321st & 10 at own 25Jalen Bracey run for 5 yds to the FIU 30
11:322nd & 5 at own 30Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jackson McDonald for 7 yds to the FIU 37 for a 1ST down
11:321st & 10 at own 37Shomari Lawrence run for a loss of 2 yards to the FIU 35
11:322nd & 12 at own 35Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
11:323rd & 12 at own 35Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
9:404th & 12 at own 35Daton Montiel punt for 32 yds, downed at the CONN 33
UConn Punt, 3 plays
9:401st & 10 at own 33Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
9:402nd & 10 at own 33Devontae Houston run for no gain to the CONN 33
9:403rd & 10 at own 33Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
8:334th & 10 at own 33George Caratan punt for 39 yds
Florida International Punt, 5 plays
8:331st & 10 at own 39Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Artez Hooker for 13 yds to the CONN 48 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at opp 48Kejon Owens run for 11 yds to the CONN 37 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at opp 37Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
8:332nd & 10 at opp 37Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
8:333rd & 10 at opp 37Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
7:084th & 10 at opp 37Daton Montiel punt for 23 yds, fair catch by Brett Buckman at the CONN 14
UConn Punt, 10 plays
7:081st & 10 at own 14Victor Rosa run for 10 yds to the CONN 24 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at own 24ROBERSON, Ta’Quan pass short to the left incomplete thrown to the UCO25. PENALTY FIU Roughing the Passer UCO Intentional Grounding on ROBERSON, Ta’Quan , Offsetting penalties [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
7:081st & 10 at own 24Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
7:082nd & 10 at own 24Victor Rosa run for 1 yd to the CONN 25
7:083rd & 9 at own 25Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Justin Joly for 11 yds to the CONN 36 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at own 36Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Victor Rosa for a loss of 3 yards to the CONN 35
7:082nd & 11 at own 35Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Cameron Ross for 9 yds to the CONN 44
7:083rd & 2 at own 44Jelani Stafford run for 3 yds to the CONN 47 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at own 47Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
7:082nd & 10 at own 47Victor Rosa run for 1 yd to the CONN 48
7:083rd & 9 at own 48Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Brett Buckman for 3 yds to the FIU 49
1:534th & 6 at opp 49George Caratan punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Florida International Punt, 3 plays
1:531st & 10 at own 20Shomari Lawrence run for a loss of 1 yard to the FIU 19
1:532nd & 11 at own 19Keyone Jenkins sacked by Dal’mont Gourdine for a loss of 1 yard to the FIU 18
1:533rd & 12 at own 18Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
0:174th & 12 at own 18Daton Montiel punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Brett Buckman at the CONN 44
UConn Touchdown, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 44Ta’Quan Roberson run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at the 50Devontae Houston run for 9 yds to the FIU 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 41Ta’Quan Roberson run for 4 yds to the FIU 37
Q4 14:042nd & 6 at opp 37Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Devontae Houston for 37 yds for a TD (Joe McFadden KICK)Florida International 24, UConn 17
4th quarter7 drives, then Florida International 24, UConn 17
Florida International Missed FG, 9 plays
13:55Joe McFadden kickoff for 58 yds
13:551st & 10 at own 39Shomari Lawrence run for 1 yd to the FIU 40
13:552nd & 9 at own 40Keyone Jenkins run for 9 yds to the FIU 49 for a 1ST down
13:551st & 10 at own 49Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
13:552nd & 10 at own 49Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
13:553rd & 10 at own 49Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Jalen Bracey for 14 yds to the CONN 37 for a 1ST down
13:551st & 10 at opp 37JENKINS, Keyone sacked for a loss of 5 yards at the UCO42 (WATTS, Eric). PENALTY UCO Face mask on WATTS, Eric enforced 15 yards from the UCO37 to the UCO22 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:551st & 10 at opp 22Shomari Lawrence run for 7 yds to the CONN 15
13:552nd & 3 at opp 15LAWRENCE, Shomari rush to the right for no gain to the UCO15 (BIN-WAHAD, Mumu). PENALTY FIU Holding on LEE, JaDarious UCO Targeting on BIN-WAHAD, Mumu , Offsetting penalties [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:552nd & 3 at opp 15Keyone Jenkins run for no gain to the CONN 15
13:553rd & 3 at opp 15Keyone Jenkins pass incomplete
9:444th & 3 at opp 15Chase Gabriel 33 yd FG MISSED
UConn Punt, 3 plays
9:441st & 10 at own 20Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
9:442nd & 10 at own 20HOUSTON, Devontae rush to the left for a gain of 2 yards to the UCO22 (GUERAD, Jordan). PENALTY UCO Holding on HAYNES, Christian enforced 10 yards from the UCO20 to the UCO10 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
9:442nd & 20 at own 10Ta’Quan Roberson pass incomplete
9:443rd & 20 at own 10Ta’Quan Roberson run for 2 yds to the CONN 12
8:204th & 18 at own 12George Caratan punt for 44 yds
8:201st & 10 at own 46Florida International Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the FIU 41
Florida International Punt, 3 plays
8:201st & 15 at own 41Kejon Owens run for 2 yds to the FIU 43
8:202nd & 13 at own 43Keyone Jenkins sacked by Pryce Yates for a loss of 8 yards to the FIU 35
8:203rd & 21 at own 35Florida International Penalty, Delay Of Game (Keyone Jenkins) to the FIU 30
8:203rd & 26 at own 30Keyone Jenkins run for 11 yds to the FIU 41
5:544th & 15 at own 41Daton Montiel punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Brett Buckman at the CONN 22
UConn Punt, 5 plays
5:541st & 10 at own 22Devontae Houston run for 6 yds to the CONN 28
5:542nd & 4 at own 28Devontae Houston run for 10 yds to the CONN 38 for a 1ST down
5:541st & 10 at own 38Devontae Houston run for 5 yds to the CONN 43
5:542nd & 5 at own 43Ta’Quan Roberson run for a loss of 1 yard to the CONN 42
5:543rd & 6 at own 42Ta’Quan Roberson run for 3 yds to the CONN 45
3:084th & 3 at own 45George Caratan punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Dean Patterson at the FIU 7
Florida International Punt, 3 plays
2:592nd & 12 at own 5Timeout Florida International, clock 02:59
2:591st & 10 at own 7Shomari Lawrence run for a loss of 2 yards to the FIU 5
2:542nd & 12 at own 5Keyone Jenkins pass complete to Eric Rivers for 10 yds to the FIU 15
2:543rd & 2 at own 15Timeout UConn, clock 02:54
2:543rd & 2 at own 15Florida International Penalty, False Start (Jackson McDonald) to the FIU 10
2:474th & 11 at own 6Timeout UConn, clock 02:47
2:473rd & 7 at own 10Keyone Jenkins run for a loss of 4 yards to the FIU 6 Keyone Jenkins fumbled, recovered by FIU Keyone Jenkins
2:414th & 11 at own 6Daton Montiel punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Brett Buckman at the FIU 48
UConn Turnover on downs, 6 plays
2:411st & 10 at opp 48Devontae Houston run for 14 yds to the FIU 34 for a 1ST down
2:411st & 10 at opp 34Devontae Houston run for 2 yds to the FIU 32
2:412nd & 8 at opp 32ROBERSON, Ta’Quan pass deep to the left incomplete intended for BUCKMAN, Brett thrown to the FIU0. PENALTY FIU Pass Interference on BLADES, Brian enforced 15 yards to the FIU17 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:411st & 10 at opp 17UConn Penalty, False Start (Noel Ofori-Nyadu) to the FIU 22
2:411st & 15 at opp 22Devontae Houston run for 1 yd to the FIU 21
2:412nd & 14 at opp 21Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Brett Buckman for 6 yds to the FIU 15
2:413rd & 8 at opp 15Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Brett Buckman for 4 yds to the FIU 11
0:584th & 4 at opp 11ROBERSON, Ta’Quan pass to the right complete for 11 yards to JOLY, Justin caught at the FIU0 and advanced to the FIU0, TOUCHDOWN UCO, score nullified by penalty, clock 00:58 (Play was confirmed after review). PENALTY UCO Holding on LUNDT, Chase enforced 10 yards from the FIU11 to the FIU21 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
0:514th & 14 at opp 21Ta’Quan Roberson pass complete to Cameron Ross for 12 yds to the FIU 9
Florida International End of game, 2 plays
0:511st & 10 at own 9Kneel down by JENKINS, Keyone at FIU8 (team loss of 1).
0:002nd & 11 at own 8Kneel down by JENKINS, Keyone at FIU7 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

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.

UConn leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025UConn 51, Florida International 10
2023Florida International 24, UConn 17
2022UConn 33, Florida International 12

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