University of Connecticut
5-5 , 0-0
James Madison
8-3 , 5-2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| UConn | 10 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 46 |
11/14/2026 4:43:00โฏPM | Football
EAST HARTFORD, CT โ UConn quarterback Kalieb Osborne threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns and had 88 yards rushing to lead the Huskies to a 46-22 win over James Madison in front of 25,530 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field Saturday afternoon.
Osborne completed 16-of-20 passes and threw touchdowns to Shamar Porter, JD Willoughby and Cyncir Bowers in the win as the Huskies even their record at 5-5 on the season. The UConn defense held JMU, now 8-3 on the year, to just 95 yards rushing and 331 yards of offense. Linebacker Hayden Pegg finished with 11 tackles and added the pick and a sack in the win.
Bowers had his third 100-yard effort of the season, running for 123 yards on 25 carries and two scores to go with his touchdown grab. Porter finished with four catches for a career-high 135 yards, marking the first 100-yard game by a UConn receiver this season.
The Huskies got the opening kick-off and put together a 12-play drive that stalled out on the JMU three-yard line. Facing a third and goal, Osborne was sacked and the Huskies settled for a 28-yard field goal from freshman Jack O'Connor for the early 3-0 lead. JMU got points on their opening drive as well, answering with a 14-play drive where Evans converted on a fourth-and-one to keep it alive, then finished it off with a one-yard plunge for six. The Dukes had a fake set up for the extra point try, but came up short putting them up 6-3 with 2:24 in the first.
UConn's Ky Wilson put the Huskies right back in front on the ensuing kick-off, taking it at the goal line and bringing all the way back for a 100-yard touchdown return and a 10-6 lead. It was the first UConn kick return touchdown since 2024 when Mel Brown brought one back at UMass and the first 100-yard return since the 2010 season when Nick Williams returned one 100-yards against Rutgers. It is the fifth 100-yard kick return touchdown in program history.
The Huskies missed out on a chance to increase their lead when a 40-yard field goal missed its mark in the second quarter. The Dukes took advantage and stuck it in the endzone to retake the lead. A roughing the passer penalty negated a UConn interception on the drive and Evans made it count, hitting wide out Braeden Wisloski for a 16-yard score to make it 13-10 with 2:02 left in the half.
UConn continued to make it a back-and-forth first half and answered the JMU scoring drive. On the third play of their drive with their two-minute offense, Osborne hit a streaking Shamar Porter up the left sideline for six, retaking the lead 17-13 with 1:30 left in the half. The Huskies halted a late second drive by JMU as linebacker Hayden Pegg came up with his second interception of the season. UConn quickly flipped the field thanks to a 36-yard scramble by Osborne and tacked on a 21-yard field goal from Mike Baker as time expired to make it 20-13 at the break. It was Baker's first field goal for the Huskies.
The Huskies pushed their lead to 26-13 with an 11-play drive that closed out the third quarter.ย UConn was helped by an unsportsmanlike call on JMU and Osborne found Cam Abshire deep into Duke territory to set up a first and goal. Bowers capped the drive with a nine-yard TD, his ninth of the season, with 55 seconds left in the quarter.
JMU answer with a scoring drive but had to settle for a 36-yard field goal from Morgan Suarez to cut into the lead, 26-16, at 13:06 of the fourth. Osborne answered with his second touchdown toss of the day, hitting JD Willoughby on a 35-yard scoring strike with 10:42 left to push the lead to 33-16.
The Huskies scored twice more in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach. Osborne threw his third TD of the game, hitting Bowers from two yards out at 5:44 to lead 39-16. Bowers finished out the scoring with a 17-yard score with 2:39 left, his team leading 11th touchdown this season.
Up Next: The Huskies close out the home portion of their schedule next Saturday, November 21 when they host Old Dominion at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. Kick-off is at 3:30 pm
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
JMU 0, UCO 3
UCO - O'Connor,Jack 28 yd field goal 12 plays, 65 yards, TOP 05:39
JMU 6, UCO 3
JMU - Evans,JC 1 yd run (), 14 plays, 79 yards, TOP 06:53
JMU 6, UCO 10
UCO - Wilson,Ky 100 yd kickoff return (O'Connor,Jack kick)
JMU 13, UCO 10
JMU - Wisloski,Braeden 16 yd pass from Evans,JC (Suarez,Morgan kick) 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 04:27
JMU 13, UCO 17
UCO - Porter,Shamar 67 yd pass from Osborne,Kalieb (Baker,Mike kick) 3 plays, 84 yards, TOP 00:28
JMU 13, UCO 20
UCO - Baker,Mike 21 yd field goal 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 00:32
JMU 13, UCO 26
UCO - Bowers,Cyncir 9 yd run (), 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 05:14
JMU 16, UCO 26
JMU - Suarez,Morgan 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 02:43
JMU 16, UCO 33
UCO - Willoughby,JD 35 yd pass from Osborne,Kalieb (Baker,Mike kick) 6 plays, 82 yards, TOP 02:24
JMU 16, UCO 39
UCO - Bowers,Cyncir 2 yd pass from Osborne,Kalieb () 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 03:24
JMU 22, UCO 39
JMU - Evans,JC 3 yd run (), 5 plays, 56 yards, TOP 01:45
JMU 22, UCO 46
UCO - Bowers,Cyncir 17 yd run (Baker,Mike kick), 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:13
