The two teams will battle for the Southwick jug on Saturday.
KICKOFF: 12:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
ANNOUNCERS: Jay Burnham (play-by-play), Andy Gresh (color analyst)
RADIO: UConn IMG Radio Network; Varsity Network App; 97.9 Fox Sports, WGCH 1490 AM, WAVZ 1300 AM, WILI 1400 AM and 95.3 FM, WICH 1310 AM and 94.5 FM; Sirius/XM online streaming, XM 385 (UConn)
ANNOUNCERS: Mike Crispino (play-by-play), Wayne Norman (color analyst), Adam Giardino (sideline)
RECORDS: UConn (7-4), UMass (2-9)
LAST WEEK: UConn fell just short in a 31-24 loss to Syracuse; UMass got paid $1.9 million to lose 59-21 to Georgia.
POINT SPREAD: UConn -10.5 (odds via FanDuel)
O/U: 49
SERIES HISTORY: This is the 78th meeting between the two teams with UMass holding a 38-37-2 advantage. They’ve played just six times as FBS opponents with UConn holding a 4-2 record.
PREGAME PRESS CONFERENCE(S): UConn head coach Jim Mora; UMass interim head coach Shane Montgomery
WEATHER FORECAST: Amherst, MA
Fun With Numbers
8: The last time UConn won eight games in a season was 2010 when they won the Big East Conference and went to a BCS bowl game.
32:28: UMass is 12th in time of possession in FBS at 32:28.
1.59: The Huskies have a stop rate of 68.2% according to ESPN and are allowing 1.59 points per opponent possession which ranks 29th in FBS. On the contrary, UMass has a stop rate of 44.7% and is allowing 3.20 points per possession which is 130th out of 134.
176.2: The Minutemen defense is holding teams to 176.1 passing yards per game which is 11th best in FBS.
.314: UConn has allowed opponents to convert on third down just 31.4% of the time which is 12th nationally.
71: According to ESPN.com, UMass’ strength of schedule is 71st in the country while UConn comes in at No. 123.
341: The Huskies have scored 341 points this season. The last time they scored that many points was the 2010 BCS bowl season when they scored 343.
10: The Minutemen take good care of the ball with only 10 turnovers on the season (six interceptions, four fumbles lost).
.917: UConn has scored on 32-of-36 possessions (91.7%) inside the red zone which is 15th nationally.
1.9 million: UMass was paid $1.9 million to play at Georgia last week.
