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The UConn Huskies welcome the Buffalo Bulls to Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on Saturday afternoon looking to improve to 3-0 at home this season. Kick-off is slated for 12:02 pm on CBS Sports Network.

Saturday's match-up marks the 22nd meeting all-time between the Huskies and Bulls but first since the 2013 season, a 41-12 win for Buffalo at home.  This is the Bulls fifth trip to Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field and first visit since the 2012 season.  The Huskies are 4-0 against the Bulls in their East Hartford home.  UConn and Buffalo have a postseason history as well having met in the International Bowl in Toronto in 2009, a Husky win.  Another series notable is when UConn was beginning the transition to FBS status, their 23-0 win over the Bulls at Memorial Stadium in Storrs in 1999 marked the program's first-ever victory over a Division I-A (FBS) team.

The Huskies improved to 2-0 at home thanks to last Saturday's 48-12 record setting win over Florida Atlantic. The UConn offense ran wild for a school FBS record 421 yards with running backs Durell Robinson and Mel Brown each going for 156 yards in the win.  The 421 yards was the second most rushing total in program history (437 – vs UMass, 1956). Quarterback Nick Evers finished with a career-high 78 yards rushing on 18 carries and two touchdowns and completed nine-of-14 for 88 yards and a touchdown.

Last Meeting vs. Buffalo

Sept. 28, 2013 -- Buffalo 41 UConn 12 -- UB Stadium

Buffalo quarterback Joe Licata was 10 for 19 in the air with three TD passes for 177 yards as the Bulls defeated UConn, 41-12, before a crowd of 20,952 at UB Stadium. UConn turned the ball over five times while Buffalo scored through the air, on the ground and on defense in building a 28-12 halftime lead. They blocked a field goal and scored 17 points off UConn turnovers. Licata passed for a career-high three touchdowns; hitting tight end Mason Schreck for a five-yard touchdown in the first quarter, adding a 22-yard touchdown to Alex Neutz and a 36-yard score to Fred Lee. The Bulls starting running back Branden Oliver had 110 total yards including 90 yards rushing and a touchdown. Husky senior kicker Chad Christen connected on field goals of 33 and 37 yards, but had a 48-yard attempt blocked in the second quarter. UConn junior wide receiver Geremy Davis was a bright spot for the Huskies, with five catches for 102 yards. The Huskies finished the game with 27 yards rushing on 39 attempts.

Scouting the Bulls...

The Buffalo Bulls return to Connecticut and Pratt & Whitney Stadium for the first time since 2012 and fresh off a 23-20 overtime win in their conference opener at No. 23 ranked Northern Illinois last weekend.  The win was the second over a ranked opponent in program history. Linebacker Shaun Dolac had 19 tackles, 4.5 for a loss and an interception in the win. Dolac has been a tackling machine in the early part of the season, leading the country with 62 total tackles, 15.5 per game, and tackles for a loss, 2.4 per game. Offensively, quarterback C.J. Ogbonna has taken all the snaps and has thrown for 542 yards and four touchdowns. On the ground, back Jacqez Barksdale has a team-high 194 yards rushing with a score. Place kicker Upton Bellenfant has hit all five of his field goal attempts this season, including the overtime game winner at NIU.

UConn vs. the Mid-American Conference...

The Huskies are 20-11 all-time against teams in the MAC. The Huskies have faced Buffalo more than any other team in the league, posting a 10-2 mark against the Bulls since 1999 when they joined the MAC. UConn is 3-0 against Akron, 2-0 vs. Ohio, 1-0 vs. Toledo, 2-2 vs. Kent State, 1-1 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1-2 vs. Western Michigan, and 0-4 vs. Ball State. The Huskies have never faced Bowling Green, Central Michigan or Northern Illinois. UConn also faced Temple (2-1) and UMass (1-0) when both schools were members of the conference. The Huskies have a future date schedule with Ball State in 2025 (home) and three game with Buffalo in 2025 (away), 2028 (home) and 2029 (away).

Offensive Notes from FAU... With running backs Durell Robinson and Mel Brown both rushing for 156 yards, it marked the first time since the 2019 season two Huskies ran for over 100-yards (vs UMass 10/26/2019)... For Robinson, it was his first career 100-yard rushing game, carrying the ball 16 times and finding the end zone twice...For Brown, he topped his career-high, needing 21 carries to hit 156 yards, while marking his third career 100-yard effort...Brown also caught his first touchdown for the Huskies, a five-yard score from Nick Evers in the second quarter...Quarterback Nick Evers ran 18 times for 78 yards and two touchdowns, all career-highs...Wide receiver Skyler Bell hauled in one pass for 43 yards, giving him eight receptions this season of 20-plus yards and three catches that have gone for 40-plus yards...The UConn offense piled up 542 total yards on 81 plays while picking up 32 first downs, the first time getting 30 or more first downs since the 2018 season (vs. SMU – 34)...The Huskies held the ball for 41:57 in the win, and had scored points on eight of 11 drives...UConn had scoring drives of 10, 12, 12, and 14 plays and had their longest scoring drive of the season, a second quarter 91-yard journey that was capped by Robinson's first touchdown of the night...Back-up quarterback Joe Fagnano came in during the fourth quarter and threw one pass, a 33-yard touchdown to Shamar Porter, his second TD catch this season...R-Freshman running back Daniel Shaban came in on the last UConn drive and got his first career carries, running twice for six yards.

Defensive Notes from FAU... The UConn defense gave up a season-low 250 total yards in the win, just 87 yards through the air...The Huskies held FAU to just one-of-eight on third down and stopped their only fourth down attempt...Linebacker Tui Faumuina-Brown led the defense with nine tackles...Fellow linebacker made five tackles and picked-up his second career interception, his first as a Husky...Defensive tackle Jayden Simon made a season-high five tackles, also matching his career-high, set twice while playing at Tulsa...The Huskies didn't record a sack in the win but did get seven quarterback hurries on Cam Fancher who completed just nine of 15 with an interception.

Special Teams Notes from FAU... Place kicker Chris Freeman ended an 0-for-3 streak on field goal attempts connecting on his two attempts in the win. Freeman scored the game's first points with a first quarter 34-yard field goal, his first as a Husky.  He backed that up with a third quarter 35-yarder. Freeman is 19-of-19 on extra point attempts this season and is the team's leading scorer with 25 points...Punter Connor Stutz had the night off as the Huskies did not need to punt in the lopsided win. The last time UConn went without needing to punt in a game was during a 2004 game at Syracuse.

Another Record Setting Day... The UConn offense had another record setting day at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.  UConn's rushing attack ran wild in a 48-14 win over Florida Atlantic last Saturday.  The Huskies plowed their way to a school FBS record 421 yards, which also marked the second most rushing total in program history (437 – vs UMass, 1956).  The Huskies ran the ball 66 times in the, also setting a new FBS record for rushing attempts in a game.  It tied for the fourth most attempts in a game all-time.

Husky Rankings... The UConn offensive line has allowed just one sack through four games, ranking sixth in the nation in sacks allowed per game (0.25). UConn ranked ninth last season allowing just 12 sacks all season (1.00 pg) and 29th in 2022 (1.38 pg)...The UConn ground game is churning out 241.5 yards per game, ranked 13th nationally...The offense is ranked 35th in total first downs (86), 37th in total offense per game (447.5) and 38th in scoring (34.8)...Running back Durell Robinson is 42nd in rushing yards (296) and 49th in rushing touchdowns (3) while fellow back Mel Brown is ranked 52 in yards per carry (5.6)...Defensively, UConn ranks 26th in the nation in third down defense (30.5%)...On special teams, the UConn kick return comes in ranked 24th, averaging 24.29 yards per return...RB Mel Brown leads the way, ranking sixth among NCAA leaders averaging 28.2 yards per return...Punter Connor Stutz ranks 26th with a 43.1 yard punting average.