GAMEDAY College Football

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

Connecticut Passing
Player	Cmp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
J. Zergiotis	12	24	61	0	0
S. Krajewski	2	6	11	0	0

Fresno State Passing
Player	Cmp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
J. Haener	20	26	331	3	0
L. Fife	7	13	51	1	1

Connecticut Rushing
Player	Carries	Yds	Avg	TDs
K. Mensah	11	31	2.8	0
N. Carter	8	10	1.3	0
R. Burns	3	5	1.7	0
B. Brewton	1	4	4.0	0
S. Krajewski	2	-4	-2.0	0
J. Zergiotis	6	-11	-1.8	0

Fresno State Rushing
Player	Carries	Yds	Avg	TDs
R. Rivers	13	58	4.5	0
J. Mims	7	38	5.4	1
J. Wilmore	5	28	5.6	0
L. Fife	4	13	3.3	0
J. Cropper	1	13	13.0	0
J. Haener	2	7	3.5	0
M. Sherrod	3	2	0.7	0

Connecticut Receiving
Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TDs
C. Ross	5	37	7.4	0
H. Maurisseau	2	10	5.0	0
K. Clercius	1	8	8.0	0
J. Medlock	2	6	3.0	0
C. Hairston	2	5	2.5	0
J. Gill	1	5	5.0	0
B. Brewton	1	1	1.0	0

Fresno State Receiving
Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TDs
J. Cropper	3	87	29.0	1
R. Rivers	2	66	33.0	1
E. Brooks	5	61	12.2	0
J. Kelly	3	54	18.0	0
Z. Pope	2	22	11.0	0
J. Mims	2	22	11.0	0
R. Pauwels Jr.	3	20	6.7	1
K. Wheatfall	3	19	6.3	0
J. Wilmore	2	15	7.5	0
T. Jones	1	9	9.0	1
J. Brown	1	7	7.0	0

Connecticut Interceptions
Player	Int	Yards
J. Lucien	1	0

Fresno State Interceptions
Player	Int	Yards

Connecticut Punting
Player	Punts	Yards	Avg
J. McFadden	8	323	40.4
H. Kerr	3	110	36.7

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