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UConn Vs. Louisville: Huskies Lose to Cardinals 34-20

After today's loss to Louisville the Huskies must win their remaining two games to become bowl eligible.

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UConn Vs. Louisville: Huskies Lose to Cardinals 34-20

Although the final score indicates a two-touchdown victory for the Louisville Cardinals, the game was much closer and much more entertaining than the score indicates. Down 11 points with just over two minutes to play, UConn quarterback, Johnny McEntee orchestrated a 75-yard drive that set up a field goal to make it a one-score game. UConn then recovered an onside kick and had one play to go 60 yards and potentially tie the game. After multiple laterals, Louisville ended up with the football and returned it for a touchdown as time expired, making it a two-score game again.

(Here's a video of the aforementioned play.)

McEntee finished the game 18 of 43 for 253 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Lyle McCombs was held to 33 yards on 10 carries.

With the loss, UConn falls to 4-6 on the season. With two games remaining, the Huskies must win both to be bowl eligible. They host Rutgers next week and travel to Cincinnati to finish the season.

-- For more UConn football coverage, visit our team page, or our blog The UConn Blog.

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UConn Vs. Louisville: Huskies Down 14-10 At Halftime

The Cardinals took an early 14-0 lead after Adrian Bushell returned the opening kick for a touchdown and Daniel Brown rushed for another touchdown, but UConn has answered with a touchdown and field goal of their own. They outscored the Cardinals 10-0 in the second quarter and go into halftime down only four. A Louisville interception with less than two minutes remaining gave the Huskies a short field, which they capitalized on by scoring a touchdown with 53 seconds remaining.

The total yards tally is 165 for the Huskies and 105 for the Cardinals. 

UConn quarterback, Johnny McEntee has completed six of 14 passes for for 106 yards. Running back Lyle McCombs has carried the ball eight times for 34 yards. Both teams have accumulated 20 penalties yards and Louisville has committed the game's only turnover.

The second half of the game can be seen on Gameplan. The Huskies will receive the ball to start the third quarter.

-- For more UConn football coverage, visit our team page, or our blog The UConn Blog.

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UConn Vs. Louisville: Huskies Down 14-0 After One

At 4-5 the Huskies are looking for their first back-to-back wins of the season, but will now have to dig themselves out of a two-touchdown deficit to do so. After one quarter of play the Huskies find themselves down 14-0 to their 5-5 Big East rival, the Louisville Cardinals.

Adrian Bushell of Louisville returned the opening kick 100 yards to give the Cardinals an early seven-point lead. Later in the quarter Louisville running back, Daniel Brown punched another touchdown in from six yards out, which capped a nine play, 81 yard scoring drive.

UConn quarterback has only completed one pass for 14 yards. Lyle McCombs has a long of 22 yards on one carry, but has netted negative two yards on his only other three carries of the quarter. Neither team has committed a turnover.

The remainder of the game can be seen on Gameplan.

-- For more UConn football coverage, visit our team page, or our blog The UConn Blog.

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