EAST HARTFORD — UConn used a 265-yard rushing performance and touchdowns on offense and special teams to defeat UMass 35–16 Friday night at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
Quarterback Kalieb Osborne completed 14 of 19 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns. He connected with Shamar Porter for the Huskies’ first score and JD Willoughby for a 20-yard touchdown before halftime, then added a 13-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Cyncir Bowers carried 15 times for 131 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown that gave UConn a 21–3 halftime lead. Porter later blocked a UMass punt and recovered it for a touchdown, extending the lead to 28–3 in the third quarter.
UConn finished with 438 total yards and held UMass to 53 rushing yards. The Minutemen converted 2 of 14 third downs and scored both of their touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
The win moved UConn to 4–3 and UMass to 4–4. Friday’s game was the 79th meeting between the New England rivals and was carried nationally on CBS Sports Network.