Like the Pirates (4-4, 2-2 AAC), the Huskies (3-5, 1-3 AAC) have fallen to BYU and Navy this season. Both teams are also coming off losses — UConn lost to Cincinnati, 37-13, Saturday, while ECU suffered a tough conference blow to No. 21 Temple Thursday.
After a 2-10 season last season, UConn is struggling again, with both its offense and defense appearing in the middle to bottom half of the conference rankings.
The one statistic that sticks out is its conference-leading pass defense, which has allowed just 204 yards per game and registered 10 interceptions this season.