University of Connecticut Athletics
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Football Heads to Vanderbilt for Saturday Night Tilt
10/1/2021 10:09:00 AM | Football
Kick Set for 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU
STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut football team is headed to Music City for a 7:30 p.m. matchup against Vanderbilt on Saturday. The contest will be televised nationally on ESPNU.Â
Saturday's game will mark the first meeting between the Huskies and the Commodores on the football field since the Huskies narrowly lost in Nashville, 24-21, back in 2011. UConn is 1-2 all-time against Vanderbilt with the one win coming in 2010. This is the first time the Huskies square off with an SEC opponent since playing Missouri in 2015. UConn was supposed to play at Ole Miss in 2020 before the season was canceled. Â Â Â
Sophomore linebacker Jackson Mitchell is 7th in the country with 54 total tackles and 10.8 tackles per game. Mitchell has posted 51 tackles over the last four games (12.8 tpg.), after registering three in the season-opener against Fresno State. Â
The Huskies have been a discipline team in terms of penalties this season ranking 12th nationally with just 34.40 penalty yards per game.
The Huskies recorded a pair of interceptions against Wyoming (Lucien, Bell). It was the first time since the ECU game in 2019 that the Huskies registered multiple interceptions in a game
The Huskies held a 13-10 lead entering the fourth quarter against the Cowboys. It was the first time that UConn held a lead entering the fourth quarter since the UMass game back in 2019. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Brian Brewton recorded a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown in the third quarter against Army. It was the Huskies first kickoff return for a touchdown since Robbie Frey had a 95-yard touchdown return against Oklahoma in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. It was the first UConn specials team's touchdown since Deshonn Foxx had a 72-yard punt return touchdown against Stony Brook in 2014.
