College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Connecticut 37, Central Florida 29
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 1, 2014
Where: Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Temperature: 43°
Head Official: John McDaid
Attendance: 28751

Connecticut 37, Central Florida 29: Noel Thomas scored two touchdowns and Andrew Adams tied the school record with three interceptions as the Huskies snapped the visiting Knights' long conference winning streak during a dreary Homecoming weekend.

Wide receiver DeShon Foxx ran for 102 yards out of the wildcat, including a 68-yard touchdown for Connecticut (2-6, 1-4 AAC), which snapped a five-game losing streak and posted its first FBS win this season. Chandler Whitmer was 13-of-25 for 142 yards and two TDs as the Huskies scored a season high in points after entering the contest second-to-last in FBS in points per game (14.0).

Justin Holman was 22-of-42 for 284 yards with a career-high four interceptions for Central Florida (5-3, 3-1 AAC), which had won its first 11 conference games since the league's inception in 2013. William Stanback carried 28 times for a career-high 141 yards and a pair of TDs for the Knights, who beat Connecticut 62-17 last season in the first meeting between the schools.

Trailing 21-17 midway through the third quarter, UConn drove 79 yards, capped by Ron Johnson's 1-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal. Jefferson Ashiru then came up with his first career interception and Whitmer threw a 22-yard TD pass to Thomas, who broke a tackle at the line of scrimmage and pranced down the right sideline for a 31-21 lead with 1:21 left in the third quarter.

Johnson capped a 54-yard drive with a 2-yard plunge to push the edge to 16 before Holman threw a 16-yard TD to Breshad Perriman with 5:07 left, and UCF cut the edge to 37-29 after the two-point conversion. The Knights got the ball back at their own 45 with 2 1/2 minutes left after a short punt, but an offensive pass interference penalty after a 20-yard-plus gain stopped their last chance.

GAME NOTEBOOK: UConn started the game with five straight three-and-outs and UCF had a 109-14 edge in total yards in taking a 7-0 lead after the first quarter. … Connecticut led at the half for just the second time this season (17-14). … UCF entered yielding just 13 points per game in conference outings.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Central Florida   Connecticut
William Stanback Player Deshon Foxx
28 Attempts 11
141 Yards 102
5.0 Avg Yards 9.3
2 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Central Florida   Connecticut
J.J. Worton Player Noel Thomas
11 Receptions 4
178 Yards 83
16.2 Avg Yards 20.8
1 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Central Florida 429 145 284 4 0 0 2.0 1
Connecticut 327 179 148 5 1 4 3.0 1