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College Football
BOXSCORE
Utah State 34, Connecticut 33
When: 12:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 30, 2023
Where: Rentschler Field at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 21227
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Utah State 0 7 17 10 34
Connecticut 7 10 0 16 33
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 1:14
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 7 - Utah State 0
Jelani Stafford 1 yd. run (Joe McFadden kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:12
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 14 - Utah State 0
Nick Harris 4 yd. pass from Ta'Quan Roberson (Joe McFadden kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:37
Connecticut   FG  Connecticut 17 - Utah State 0
Joe McFadden 36 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:14
Utah State   TD  Connecticut 17 - Utah State 7
Colby Bowman 63 yd. pass from McCae Hillstead (Elliott Nimrod kick)
3rd Quarter - 12:21
Utah State   TD  Connecticut 17 - Utah State 14
Jalen Royals 15 yd. pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:56
Utah State   FG  Connecticut 17 - Utah State 17
Elliott Nimrod 37 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 3:52
Utah State   TD  Connecticut 17 - Utah State 24
Jalen Royals 71 yd. pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick)
4th Quarter - 14:17
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 24 - Utah State 24
Geordon Porter 28 yd. pass from Ta'Quan Roberson (Joe McFadden kick)
4th Quarter - 12:36
Utah State   TD  Connecticut 24 - Utah State 31
Jalen Royals 52 yd. pass from Cooper Legas (Elliott Nimrod kick)
4th Quarter - 10:29
Connecticut   FG  Connecticut 27 - Utah State 31
Joe McFadden 38 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 5:20
Utah State   FG  Connecticut 27 - Utah State 34
Elliott Nimrod 24 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 0:40
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 33 - Utah State 34
Jelani Stafford 1 yd. run (kick failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Utah State Connecticut
W‑L 2 - 3 - 0 0 - 5 - 0
Conference 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Utah State Connecticut
Score 34 33
1st Downs 21 26
3rd Down Efficiency 4-for-11
36%		 5-for-14
36%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-1
100%		 2-for-3
67%
Total Yards 416 473
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 32-101 45-218
Average/Rush 3.2 4.8
Passing
Comp-Att 17-24 23-32
Passing Yards 315 255
Average/Pass Play 12.6 7.7
Penalties-Yards 7-67 9-97
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-0
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Time of Possession 21:31 38:29
PLAYER STATS
Utah State (2 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Legas 11/13 204 3 0
M. Hillstead 6/11 111 1 2
Connecticut (0 - 5)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Roberson 23/32 255 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
C. Legas 6 26 4.3 0
M. Hillstead 6 26 4.3 0
R. Faison 5 17 3.4 0
R. Briggs Jr. 8 17 2.1 0
D. Booth 6 16 2.7 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
V. Rosa 15 92 6.1 0
C. Edwards 13 73 5.6 0
G. Porter 1 34 34.0 0
T. Roberson 8 15 1.9 0
J. Stafford 5 11 2.2 2
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Royals 7 185 26.4 3
C. Bowman 1 63 63.0 1
B. Lane 3 24 8.0 0
D. Booth 3 15 5.0 0
R. Faison 1 12 12.0 0
M. Davis 1 10 10.0 0
R. Briggs Jr. 1 6 6.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Ross 7 70 10.0 0
B. Buckman 4 56 14.0 0
J. Joly 3 44 14.7 0
V. Rosa 3 28 9.3 0
G. Porter 2 28 14.0 1
J. Stafford 1 10 10.0 0
K. Clercius 1 9 9.0 0
C. Edwards 1 6 6.0 0
N. Harris 1 4 4.0 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Dye 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
J. Mitchell 1 0 0
C. Shearin 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Switzer 1.0 12.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Jones 1.0 6.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
A. Switzer 7 3
I. Larsen 5 1
J. Drew 5 2
D. Dye 4 6
M. Tafisi Jr. 4 9
M. Anyanwu 3 0
C. Slone 3 3
S. Harris 1 0
X. Steele 1 0
S. Mells 1 1
L. Pili 1 1
J. Francois 1 1
P. Fitzgerald 1 2
E. Migao 1 2
S. Tuiaki 1 2
B. Maile 0 1
J. Ward 0 1
A. Ashford III 0 1
A. Dickerson 0 1
H. Motu'apuaka 0 2
G. Barthiel 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Mitchell 5 10
J. Stafford 3 0
M. Dixon-Williams 3 1
D. Jones 3 1
L. Molette III 2 0
P. Yates 2 1
C. McCarthy 2 2
C. Shearin 2 3
T. Faumuina-Brown 2 6
D. Brinson 1 0
C. Hooper 1 1
D. Gourdine 1 2
N. Plack 1 2
M. Bell 0 1
A. Chea 0 1
C. Millen 0 1
E. Watts 0 1
C. Hudson 0 1
R. Wilkins Jr. 0 1
M. Bin-Wahad 0 1
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
A. Switzer 3.0 15.0
S. Harris 1.0 3.0
G. Barthiel 0.5 1.0
C. Slone 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Jones 1.0 6.0
T. Faumuina-Brown 1.0 1.0
C. Shearin 0.5 1.0
J. Mitchell 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
B. Domino 1