UConn Pulls Ahead in Rivalry With 35-16 Win Over UMass

The victory highlighted strong quarterback play, a dominant run defense and a game-changing special-teams score that boosts UConn’s bowl hopes.

Overview

UConn beat UMass 35-16 on Friday night in East Hartford, moving the Huskies to 4-3 and into a 39-38-2 lead in the all-time series.
Quarterback Kalieb Osborne completed 14 of 19 passes for 173 yards, threw two touchdown passes and added a late 13-yard rushing touchdown to finish the scoring.
Running back Cyncir Bowers broke a 70-yard touchdown run and finished with 131 rushing yards to provide the game’s longest and most decisive play.
Shamar Porter gave UConn an early receiving touchdown and then blocked and recovered a punt in the end zone for a special-teams touchdown that swung momentum in the third quarter.
UConn’s defense bottled up UMass on the ground, holding the Minutemen to 53 rushing yards, and the Huskies now turn their attention to a road game at Air Force next Saturday.