Game notes: Massachusetts at UConn
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The matchup
- Massachusetts (4–3, 1–3 in conference) at UConn (3–3), Friday, October 23, 7 p.m. ET, Pratt & Whitney Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 49°F, mostly clear, N wind 5 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 11th meeting; UConn leads the series 6–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 30, 2024: UConn 47, Massachusetts 42.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1899: Massachusetts 34, UConn 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- UConn is 3–2 at home against Massachusetts.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: UConn 47–42 (at Massachusetts); 2023: UConn 31–18 (at Massachusetts); 2022: UConn 27–10 (at UConn); 2021: Massachusetts 27–13 (at Massachusetts); 2019: UConn 56–35 (at Massachusetts).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts is 4–3 (1–3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 37–21 at Rutgers; W 37–10 vs. Sacred Heart; W 36–14 vs. Stonehill; W 35–6 at Sacramento State; L 14–38 vs. Eastern Michigan; L 19–20 vs. Miami (OH); L 18–25 at Buffalo.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Massachusetts has lost three straight, since beating Sacramento State 35–6 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Massachusetts is No. 129 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Joe Harasymiak is 4–15 in his second season at Massachusetts.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Joe Harasymiak faces UConn as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- William Watson III (QB): 820 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ty Harding (WR): 28 catches, 327 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Timmy Hinspeter (LB): 45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2021, Massachusetts lost to Florida State 59–3.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
UConn
- UConn is 3–3.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 56–7 vs. Lafayette; L 14–38 vs. Maryland; W 48–20 at Southern Miss; L 21–24 at Miami (OH); L 41–42 vs. Syracuse; W 34–20 at Temple.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UConn is No. 63 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jason Candle is 3–3 in his first season at UConn and 84–47 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jason Candle is 4–0 against Massachusetts.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kalieb Osborne (QB): 1,421 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cyncir Bowers (RB): 433 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- K’Von Sherman (LB): 40 tackles, 3.5 sacks, the team leader in sacks.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2014, UConn lost to No. 18 East Carolina 31–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Joe Harasymiak and Jason Candle as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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