COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAPSULES
NEW HAVEN at BENTLEY
When: Friday, 7:05 p.m.
Where: Bentley University Football Stadium, Waltham, Mass.
Records: UNH, 2-1; Bentley, 0-2 On air: NE10 NOW
Last week: UNH, 37-7 win over AIC; Bentley was off
History: UNH, 8-2 Last meeting: UNH, 31-27 on Sep. 29,2018
Notable: Each team is coming off a meeting with AIC — UNH won by 30 last week, Bentley lost by five two weeks ago. … Nick Robins threw for 244 yards and AJ Greene caught two touchdown passes for the Chargers last week, as UNH produced 374 yards of offense. … Bentley’s most productive offensive player is Suffield’s Drew Mahoney (19 receptions).
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AT AIC
When: Saturday, noon Where: Abdow Field, Springfield, Mass. Records: SCSU, 0-3; Assumption, 1-2 On air: NE10 Now
Last week: Southern Connecticut, 19-7 loss to Assumption; AIC, 37-7 loss to New Haven
History: SCSU, 33-26-3 Last meeting: SCSU won 48-21 in 2018
Notable: Matt Sanzaro threw for 205 yards and ran for 43 in last year’s win over AIC . ... Izaiah Sanders, who had a touchdown catch in the 2018 meeting, leads the Owns with 11 receptions and 142 receiving yards . ... Defensive backs JayChar Howell and Kyle Armour led the Owls with 19 and 18 tackles . ... Jayson Demild leads AIC with three rushing touchdowns and has also thrown for 454 yards and a pair of TDs . ... Isiah Tolbert and Ahmad Rabah have combined for 9 of AIC’s 22 tackles for , but the Yellow Jackets have also given up 26 TFLs while SCSU has surrendered 28 tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
BATES at WESLEYAN
When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Where: Andrus Field, Middletown Records: Bates, 0-2; Wesleyan, 2-0 On air: nsnsports.net
Last week: Bates, 28-0 loss to Middlebury; Wesleyan 28-10 win over Hamilton
History: Wesleyan, 33-4 Last meeting: Wesleyan won 44-13 in 2018
Notable: Quarterback Ashton Scott has completed 61 percent of his passes with six TDs and 1 interceptions and is also Wesleyan’s leading rusher . ... Wesleyan has three players with at least one rushing play and one reception of at least 10 yards . ... Sam Han is averaging 42.4 yards per punt . ... Chase Pratt leads the Cardinals with 18 tackles . ... Brendan Costa has throw for 223 yards to lead the Bates offense . ... Bates has yet to record a sack but does have three interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
CORNELL AT YALE
When: Saturday, 1 p.m. Where:Yale Bowl, New Haven Records: Cornell, 1-0; Yale, 1-0 On air: ESPN+, WELI-960
Last week: Cornell, 21-7 win over Marist; Yale, 23-10 win over Holy Cross
History: Yale, 49-30-2 Last meeting: Yale won 30-24 in 2018
Notable: It will be strength against strength as Zane Dudek running behind All-Ivy League lineman Sterling Strother leads Yale’s physical rushing offense as Yale ranks eighth in FCS with an average of 276 rushing yards per game while Cornell is first nationally in rushing defense after holding Marist to 2 yards in the season opener . ... It bears watching who suits up for the Bulldogs on offense after All-Ivy lineman Dieter Eiselen and receiver JP Shohfi missed the opener. Running back Alan Lamar missed most of the game and starting tight end JJ Howland left the game with an injury . ... Spencer Matthaei led an impressive defensive effort with three tackles for losses in Yale’s opener . ... Running back Harold Coles had a TD run and reception in last year’s game against Yale and had 127 rushing yards as well as four receptions in Cornell’s win over Marist . ... 14 different Cornell players have at least two tackles in the opener led by Jelani Taylor’s six stops . ... Former Staples star Ryan Fitton, who began his collegiate career at UConn, is listed as the second-team tight end for Cornell.
UCONN at No. 22 UCF
When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Spectrum Stadium, Orlando Records: UConn, 1-2; UCF, 3-1 TV: ESPN2
Radio: 97.9 ESPN, WINE-940, WAVZ-1300; WATR-1320, WGCH-1490, WILI-1400 (simulcast on 95.3 FM).
Last week: UConn, 38-3 loss to Indiana; UCF, 35-34 loss to Pittsburgh
History: UCF, 4-2 Last meeting: UCF, 56-17 on Aug. 30, 2018
Notable: This is UConn’s first game of its last season in the American Athletic Conference.The Huskies are 0-6 in AAC openers. Since the creation of the AAC in 2014, UConn is 11-27 vs. league opponents. … UConn hasn’t beaten UCF since 2015, a year after Bob Diaco declared the Knights as his team’s rival. The Civil ConFliCT had a trophy — courtesy of Diaco — although UCF never acknowledged the rivalry. Since Diaco’s imaginary rivalry, UCF has emerged as a nationally-ranked program while UConn’s program has struggled. … The Knights’ loss to Pittsburgh last week snapped a 27-game regular season winning streak. UCF’s last regular season loss came Nov. 26, 2017 to South Florida and its only loss over the past two seasons came to LSU in last year’s Fiesta Bowl. … This year, UCF is ranked 22nd in the country. Freshman quarterback Dillon Gabriel has passed for 1,057 yards and 11 touchdowns with just two interceptions. … UCF is averaging 47.2 points this season and have scored 30 or more points in 30 consecutive games, the longest streak in the AP Poll era that began in 1936. … UConn is coming off consecutive losses to Big Ten opponents (Illinois and Indiana). The Huskies were limited to 145 yards of total offense against the Hoosiers while surrendering 430 yards. … Freshman quarterback Jack Zergiotis was limited to 90 yards in the air by Indiana. … UConn coach Randy Edsall said his team is healthy after a handful ofl starters — including defensive backs Tyler Coyle and Tahj Herring-Wilson, and linebacker D.J. Morgan — were banged up against Indiana. … UCF is tabbed as anywhere from a 43 to a 44.5 point favorite.
WESTCONN AT WORCESTER STATE
When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Where: John Coughlin Memorial Field, Worcester, Mass.
Records:WestConn 3-0, Worcester St., 0-3 On air: westconnathletics.com
Last week: WestConn, 42-33 win over Bridgewater St. (Mass.); Worcester St, 34-9 loss to Plymouth St. (Mass.)
Last meeting: WestConn, 44-25, last season.
Notable: The two teams enter this one with contrasting fortunes. Worcester St. has lost 10 straight games going back to last season while WestConn is looking to start 4-0 and compete for a league title . ... Bethel native Will Daniels continues to have a sensational start for WestConn, and leads the MASCAC in receiving (335 yards, four touchdowns) . ... When the two teams met last season, the Colonials racked up 531 yards of total offense and committed zero turnovers. The Colonials will have a bye week after the matchup Saturday, then return home for two straight weeks. WestConn has won three straight in the series.
TRINITY at MIDDLEBURY
When: Saturday, 1 p.m.
Where: Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium, Middlebury, Vermont
Records: Trinity, 1-1; Middlebury, 2-0
Last week: Trinity, 61-7 win over Bowdoin, Middlebury, 28-0 win over Bates
History: Trinity, 30-11 Last meeting: Trinity, 48-0 on Sept. 27, 2018
Notable: Trinity has won the past four meetings against Middlebury. … The reigning NESCAC champion Bantams dropped their season-opener to Tufts before bouncing back with a resounding win last week, as sophomore receiver DeVante Reid of London, England caught six passes for a school-record 246 yards and four touchdowns.
CURRY at COAST GUARD
When: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Where: Cadet Memorial Field, New London Records: Curry, 0-2; Coast Guard, 2-1
Last week: Curry, 29-17 loss to Franklin Pierce; Coast Guard, 17-14 loss to Norwich
History: Curry, 6-3
Last meeting: Coast Guard, 56-54 on Oct. 15, 2016
Notable: Coast Guard is coming off a tough rivalry game loss to Norwich, which secured the win on a 26-yard field goal by Clyde Tamburro on the final play of the game.
— Compiled by Jim Fuller, Paul Doyle, Ryan Lacey