Fresno State 45, Connecticut 0
FRESNO, Calif. - Jake Haener threw for three touchdowns and 331 yards and Fresno State started its 100th year of football with a 45-0 win over Connecticut.
Haener left the contest on the Bulldogs' first drive of the second half due to apparent leg cramps as temperatures on the field reached 120 degrees.
Haener, a transfer from Washington, threw all his TD passes in the second quarter and by intermission had 299 passing yards.
Haener threw a short crossing route to Jalen Cropper who weaved and outraced the defense for an 86-yard score to make it 28-0 just before halftime.
Fresno State struck first with 2:52 left in the first quarter when defensive end Arron Mosby sacked quarterback Zac Zergiotis, forced a fumble then ran it back 31 yards for a 7-0 lead.
Zergiotis threw for 61 yards.
The Huskies (0-1) made their first-ever trip to Fresno, California. The contest marked their first game since Nov. 30, 2019. The team's last win occurred Oct. 26, 2019 when it beat UMass 56-35.
Fresno State athletics press release
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
UConn | Fres |
Fres |
TD |
2:40 |
Arron Mosby 31 yd fumble return (Cesar Silva kick) |
0 |
7 |
Second Quarter |
UConn | Fres |
Fres |
TD |
10:47 |
Ty Jones 9 yd pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick) |
0 |
14 |
Fres |
TD |
3:50 |
Ronnie Rivers 61 yd pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick) |
0 |
21 |
Fres |
TD |
1:46 |
Jalen Cropper 86 yd pass from Jake Haener (Cesar Silva kick) |
0 |
28 |
Fres |
FG |
0:00 |
Cesar Silva 24 yd FG |
0 |
31 |
Third Quarter |
UConn | Fres |
Fres |
TD |
3:21 |
Jordan Mims 8 yd run (Cesar Silva kick) |
0 |
38 |
Fourth Quarter |
UConn | Fres |
Fres |
TD |
11:30 |
Raymond Pauwels Jr. 1 yd pass from Logan Fife (Cesar Silva kick) |
0 |
45 |
Team Stats |
|
Connecticut |
Fresno State |
First downs |
9 |
25 |
Rushing |
3 |
12 |
Passing |
4 |
13 |
Penalty |
2 |
0 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
2-16, 13% |
7-16, 44% |
4th down efficiency |
1-3, 33% |
2-2, 100% |
Rushes-Yards |
31-35 |
38-156 |
Passing Yards |
72 |
382 |
Return Yards |
76 |
-10 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
14-30-0 |
27-39-1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--27 |
0-0 |
Punts |
11 |
5 |
Punts-Average |
39.4 |
38.4 |
Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
0-0 |
Penalties - Yards |
8-41 |
7-81 |
Time of Possession |
29:03 |
30:57 |
Fresno State Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
J. Haener |
20 |
26 |
331 |
3 |
0 |
L. Fife |
7 |
13 |
51 |
1 |
1 |
Connecticut Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
J. Lucien |
1 |
0 |
Fresno State Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
Fresno State Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
C. King |
5 |
192 |
38.4 |
Connecticut Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
C. Ross |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
Fresno State Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
R. Rivers |
2 |
-10 |
-5.0 |
Connecticut Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
D. Houston |
2 |
54 |
27.0 |
Fresno State Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
Connecticut Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
Fresno State Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
C. Silva |
51 |