College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Connecticut 27, Holy Cross 20
When: 7:30 PM   ET ,  Thursday, August 31, 2017
Where: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 24435
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Holy Cross 3 17 0 0 20
Connecticut 7 0 7 13 27
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 3:32
Holy Cross   FG  Connecticut 0 - Holy Cross 3
AJ Wells 25 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 0:10
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 7 - Holy Cross 3
Nate Hopkins 11 yd. run (Michael Tarbutt kick)
2nd Quarter - 10:04
Holy Cross   TD  Connecticut 7 - Holy Cross 10
Blaise Bell 19 yd. pass from Peter Pujals (AJ Wells kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:39
Holy Cross   FG  Connecticut 7 - Holy Cross 13
AJ Wells 20 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 3:35
Holy Cross   TD  Connecticut 7 - Holy Cross 20
Diquan Walker 6 yd. run (AJ Wells kick)
3rd Quarter - 0:15
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 14 - Holy Cross 20
Nate Hopkins 3 yd. run (Michael Tarbutt kick)
4th Quarter - 12:02
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 21 - Holy Cross 20
Hergy Mayala 11 yd. pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Michael Tarbutt kick)
4th Quarter - 6:27
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 27 - Holy Cross 20
Nate Hopkins 1 yd. run (kick failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Holy Cross Connecticut
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Holy Cross Connecticut
Score 20 27
1st Downs 24 18
3rd Down Efficiency 4-for-17
24%
5-for-14
36%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-4
50%
0-for-2
0%
Total Yards 447 438
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 26-89 37-160
Average/Rush 3.4 4.3
Passing
Comp-Att 33-56 28-41
Passing Yards 358 278
Average/Pass Play 6.2 6.8
Penalties-Yards 10-65 4-40
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Time of Possession 28:41 26:49
PLAYER STATS
Holy Cross (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
P. Pujals 33/56 358 1 0
Connecticut (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Pindell 19/28 154 0 0
B. Shirreffs 9/13 124 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Cozier 4 42 10.5 0
G. Guild 5 32 6.4 0
D. Walker 5 16 3.2 1
M. Alexander 3 7 2.3 0
R. DeNicola 1 5 5.0 0
P. Pujals 6 0 0.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
N. Hopkins 20 130 6.5 3
D. Pindell 6 33 5.5 0
A. Newsome 8 1 0.1 0
B. Shirreffs 1 -1 -1.0 0
J. Thompson 1 -1 -1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
B. Bell 10 129 12.9 1
R. DeNicola 10 87 8.7 0
J. Montgomery 7 59 8.4 0
M. Dorsey 3 44 14.7 0
D. Mountain 2 35 17.5 0
M. Alexander 1 4 4.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
H. Mayala 9 106 11.8 1
A. Newsome 2 44 22.0 0
K. Dixon 5 38 7.6 0
A. McLean 3 36 12.0 0
T. Beals 5 21 4.2 0
A. Bloom 1 18 18.0 0
Q. Skanes 2 13 6.5 0
J. Joseph 1 2 2.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Britton 1.0 6.0
C. Ormsby 1.0 5.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
C. Britton 2.0 7.0
C. Ormsby 1.0 5.0
C. Stapleton 1.0 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Swann 1
D. Pindell 1