UConn Overcomes Two Interceptions and Routs Lafayette 56-7
UConn threw two interceptions and still won 56-7. The Huskies had 671 yards, and Lafayette had no points until the last minute.
Kalieb Osborne started it with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Javon Brown with 12:50 left in the first quarter, then threw 18 yards to Kenji Christian, then ran in from nine yards out with 1:43 left in the quarter. That was 21-0 before the first break. Cyncir Bowers added a 16-yard run in the second, and Christian ran 25 yards for a score with 2:36 left in the half. 35-0 at the break.
Osborne scored again in the third quarter on an 11-yard run (42-0), and Trey Cornist took a 55-yard run to the house with 2:36 left in the quarter for 49-0. Tucker McDonald threw a 60-yard touchdown to Raymond Liggins III with 3:07 to play in the fourth. Lafayette's Payton Greer finally scored on a two-yard run with 44 seconds left, which kept the shutout from lasting the full game.
UConn scored eight touchdowns, five on the ground and three through the air, and every extra point was good, which is how you get to exactly 56. UConn had 370 passing yards and 301 rushing yards on 40 rushing attempts, with two interceptions and no lost fumbles. Four different players ran for touchdowns: Osborne (twice), Bowers, Christian and Cornist. Osborne's own line was 19 of 26 for 265 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, plus 8 carries for 90 yards.
UConn is 1-0, Lafayette 0-1. Osborne scored 43.6 Promethium points, which is the kind of Week 1 number that makes you check the opponent. It was Lafayette.