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2007 UConn

9–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Randy Edsall.

Schedule and results

UConn in 2007, game by game: won at Duke 45–14; won vs. Maine 38–0; won vs. Temple 22–17; won at Pittsburgh 34–14; won vs. Akron 44–10; lost at Virginia 16–17; won vs. Louisville 21–17; won vs. No. 11 South Florida 22–15; won vs. Rutgers 38–19; lost at Cincinnati 3–27; won vs. Syracuse 30–7; lost at No. 4 West Virginia 21–66; lost vs. Wake Forest 10–24+38−45Won 45–14 at Duke+31DukeWon 38–0 vs. Maine+38MaineWon 22–17 vs. Temple+5TempleWon 34–14 at Pittsburgh+20PittsburghWon 44–10 vs. Akron+34AkronLost 16–17 at Virginia-1VirginiaWon 21–17 vs. Louisville+4LouisvilleWon 22–15 vs. No. 11 South Florida+7No. 11 South FloridaWon 38–19 vs. Rutgers+19RutgersLost 3–27 at Cincinnati-24CincinnatiWon 30–7 vs. Syracuse+23SyracuseLost 21–66 at No. 4 West Virginia-45No. 4 West VirginiaLost 10–24 vs. Wake Forest-14Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atDukeW 45–⁠1460%
Sep 8vsMaineW 38–⁠073%
Sep 15vsTempleW 22–⁠1782%
Sep 22atPittsburghW 34–⁠1438%
Sep 29vsAkronW 44–⁠1069%
Oct 13atVirginiaL 16–⁠1742%
Oct 19vsLouisvilleW 21–⁠1744%
Oct 27vs11South FloridaW 22–⁠1546%
Nov 3vsRutgersW 38–⁠1959%
Nov 10atCincinnatiL 3–⁠2740%
Nov 17vsSyracuseW 30–⁠786%
Nov 24at4West VirginiaL 21–⁠6621%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsWake ForestMeineke Car Care BowlL 10–⁠2442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 24–⁠10 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 16
  2. Wk 11: 16
  3. Wk 12: 25
  4. Wk 13: 20

Big East champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with West Virginia

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
344–⁠247
Coach
Randy Edsall
Elo
1560 +117 this season
SP+ rating
8.5 No. 45 of 120; offense No. 68, defense No. 25, special teams No. 62
SRS
7.6 No. 32 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 60
Offensive coordinator
Rob Ambrose
Defensive coordinator
Todd Orlando
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense70th of 119
  • Defense44th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%0.9270th of 119
Defense0.0240%0.9944th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 292% allowed
Defense-0.2own 312% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

C.J. Marck ILB★★★No. 768
Kashif Moore WR★★★No. 850
Anthony Sherman ILB★★★No. 1039
Danny Russell SDE★★★No. 1080
Dave Teggart K★★★No. 1144

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.787
Running backs22.50.783
Receivers42.50.800
Offensive line22.50.767
Defensive line42.30.764
Linebackers42.50.800
Defensive backs52.20.758
Athletes and specialists22.50.769
Whole class242.40.778

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 4Tyvon Branch CBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Donald Thomas OGMiami Dolphins

2007 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia5–⁠211–⁠26
UConn5–⁠29–⁠4
Cincinnati4–⁠310–⁠317
South Florida4–⁠39–⁠4
Rutgers3–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville3–⁠46–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠45–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠62–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.