Game notes: UConn at Wyoming
Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, War Memorial Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- UConn (3–3) at Wyoming (4–3, 3–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, War Memorial 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’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Wyoming leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 25, 2021: Wyoming 24, UConn 22.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
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 0–1 against Wyoming.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 2015, UConn lost to No. 25 Temple 27–3.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.
Wyoming
- Wyoming is 4–3 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–35 at Colorado State; W 21–13 vs. Northern Colorado; L 10–24 at Central Michigan; W 27–10 vs. Hawai’i; L 0–28 at North Dakota State; W 16–13 at San José State; W 41–23 vs. Northern Illinois.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Wyoming is No. 107 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jay Sawvel is 11–20 in his third season at Wyoming.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jay Sawvel 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.
- Tyler Hughes (QB): 1,018 passing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Markell Holman (RB): 390 rushing yards, 3 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jones Thomas (S): 50 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Wyoming beat UNLV 35–28.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 Jason Candle and Jay Sawvel 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).
- 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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