At Rentschler Field for the finale of a three-game homestand the Huskies were the favorite against the rival Rutgers . Uconn started the game with a blocked Jeremy Ito punt by quarterback , turned wide receiver D.J. Hernandez which went for a safety . After the punt , Uconn progressed to drive down the field as junior college transfer Tyler Lorenzen hit Steve Brouse on a short two yard out route in the endzone . Tony Ciaravino missed the extra point making the score 8-0 Uconn . Rutgers came right back with a Ray Rice 45-yard run and eventually an Ito 30-yard field goal making the score 8-3 . Tyvon Branch came back with a 48-yard return and Ciaravino hit a 44-yard field goal increasing the lead to 11-3 . Uconn had good field possession late in the first quarter and Lorenzen hooked up with wide out Terrence Jeffers for 34 yards . Rutgers preceded to march down with a long drive ending with another Ito field goal in the second quarter . On the kickoff , Tyvon Branch took the ball to the outside juking in and then speeding to the outside of Ito for a 97-yard return . Rutgers drove again ending with a Ray Rice 4-yard touchdown run . After a Uconn punt Rutgers ended the half with another Ito field goal . In the third quarter Ito hit another field goal from 27 yards after multiple punts from both teams . Uconn drove again and with Andre Dixon out of the game , the ball was handed to sophomore Donald Brown who found a large hole on the right side and took it for a 33-yard touchdown . After a missed Ito field goal Ciaravino came back with a 30 yarder of his own . After a Rutgers punt Ciaravino hit another field goal this one from 26 yards . After Rutgers drove to the Uconn 35 , with 8:17 to go in the 4th Quarter Rutgers failed on a fourth and four . After a Desi Cullen punt for Uconn , a Robert McClain interception of Mike Teel , and another Cullen punt . Teel drove again and at one point completed 6 passes in a row until time ran out . This win gave Uconn an 8-1 record and Donald Brown came off the bench and ran for 154 yards and a touchdown . Ray Rice was held to less than 30 yards in the second half and Tyvon Branch was subsequently named Big East special teams player of the week
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