Connecticut 33, Florida International 12
Associated Press
MIAMI - Devontae Houston ran for 135 yards on 12 carries, Victor Rosa scored a pair of touchdowns and UConn thumped Florida International 33-12 for the Huskies' second straight win.
The Huskies (3-4) hadn't won consecutive contests since the 2017 season when they beat Temple 28-24 on Oct. 14 and Tulsa, 20-14, on Oct. 21. Last week they rallied to beat Fresno State 19-14. On Saturday, they were in control from the start against the Panthers (2-3).
Rosa scored on runs of 5 and 4 yards, Noe Ruelas kicked field goals of 26 and 35 yards and UConn led 20-0 at halftime. The Huskies ran for 295 yards on 46 carries and quarterback Zion Turner was an efficient 14-of-19 passing for 102 yards.
Grayson James threw for 256 yards for Florida International and was intercepted twice. Lexington Joseph ran for 103 yards on seven carries with one touchdown for the Panthers.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
UConn | FIU |
| UConn |
TD |
6:34 |
Victor Rosa 5 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
UConn | FIU |
| UConn |
TD |
13:35 |
Victor Rosa 4 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick) |
14 |
0 |
| UConn |
FG |
1:03 |
Noe Ruelas 26 yd FG |
17 |
0 |
| UConn |
FG |
0:00 |
Noe Ruelas 35 yd FG |
20 |
0 |
| Third Quarter |
UConn | FIU |
| FIU |
TD |
11:45 |
Lexington Joseph 47 yd run (Chase Gabriel kick) |
20 |
7 |
| UConn |
TD |
7:58 |
Zion Turner 5 yd pass from Cale Millen (failed 2pt pass) |
26 |
7 |
| FIU |
FG |
4:06 |
Chase Gabriel 25 yd FG |
26 |
10 |
| Fourth Quarter |
UConn | FIU |
| FIU |
SF |
5:22 |
Team safety |
26 |
12 |
| UConn |
TD |
2:56 |
Cale Millen 49 yd run (Noe Ruelas kick) |
33 |
12 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Connecticut |
FIU |
| First downs |
20 |
17 |
| Rushing |
11 |
5 |
| Passing |
8 |
11 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-13, 46% |
4-14, 29% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
2-6, 33% |
| Rushes-Yards |
46-295 |
23-153 |
| Passing Yards |
107 |
256 |
| Return Yards |
43 |
84 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
15-20-0 |
28-43-2 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2--12 |
2--4 |
| Punts |
3 |
2 |
| Punts-Average |
34 |
36 |
| Fumbles Lost |
3-0 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-43 |
5-45 |
| Time of Possession |
34:15 |
25:45 |
| Connecticut Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| Z. Turner |
14 |
19 |
102 |
0 |
0 |
| C. Millen |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| FIU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. James |
28 |
43 |
256 |
0 |
2 |
| Connecticut Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Houston |
12 |
135 |
11.3 |
0 |
| V. Rosa |
16 |
89 |
5.6 |
2 |
| C. Millen |
1 |
49 |
49.0 |
1 |
| R. Burns |
7 |
34 |
4.9 |
0 |
| Z. Turner |
6 |
6 |
1.0 |
0 |
| A. Turner |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
| FIU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| L. Joseph |
7 |
103 |
14.7 |
1 |
| G. James |
8 |
20 |
2.5 |
0 |
| K. Mitchell |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
0 |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
3 |
7 |
2.3 |
0 |
| D. Patterson |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Connecticut Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Joly |
5 |
62 |
12.4 |
0 |
| A. Turner |
5 |
33 |
6.6 |
0 |
| K. Clercius |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| Z. Turner |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
1 |
| V. Rosa |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| D. Houston |
2 |
-4 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| FIU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Bracey |
9 |
75 |
8.3 |
0 |
| D. Patterson |
2 |
50 |
25.0 |
0 |
| R. Fairweather |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
0 |
| J. Miamen |
3 |
23 |
7.7 |
0 |
| J. Hewitt |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
| R. Fournet |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| E. Wilson Jr. |
4 |
15 |
3.8 |
0 |
| T. Chambers |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| L. Joseph |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Connecticut Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Wortham |
2 |
43 |
| FIU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Connecticut Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| G. Caratan |
3 |
102 |
34.0 |
| FIU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| D. Montiel |
2 |
72 |
36.0 |
| Connecticut Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| FIU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Connecticut Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| FIU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Joseph |
3 |
63 |
21.0 |
| D. Patterson |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
| Connecticut Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| FIU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
