Final
Todman's 190 yards leads UConn over Vandy 40-21
Oct 2, 2010 - 8:20 PM By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WriterEAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Jordan Todman ran for 190 yards and two touchdowns to lead Connecticut to a 40-21 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, just the second win for the Big East over a BCS conference team this season.
Todman, who carried the ball 37 times, has now rushed for over 100 yards in seven of his last eight games. He missed last week's game against Buffalo with an injured left arm.
The Huskies (3-2) outscored the Commodores 19-0 in the second half, after going into intermission tied at 21.
Cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson put the game away when he stepped in front of receiver Akeem Dunham, returning the interception 44 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to put the Huskies up 38-21.
Larry Smith threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 64 yards to lead Vanderbilt (1-3). Running back Warren Norman had just 27 yards rushing, but over 162 yards on kick returns.
UConn's Nick Williams took the opening kick of the second half 54 yards, setting up a touchdown pass from quarterback Cody Endres to reserve tight end Corey Manning that gave the Huskies a 28-21 lead.
A 25-yard field goal put UConn up by 10 with just under 6 minutes left in the third quarter.
Connecticut played for field position the rest of the game, content to run Todman, look for short passes and pin Vanderbilt deep when drives stalled.
An errant snap through the end zone by the Commodores gave UConn its final points.
Endres, making his first start of the season, completed 21 of 30 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted once.
Connecticut took a 7-0 lead just 1 1/2 minutes into the game. Vanderbilt receiver Jonathan Krause fumbled the ball on the game's first play, and Wreh-Wilson took it back to the Commodores 12-yard line. Todman then caught an 11-yard pass and ran it in from a yard out.
Todman scored on an 11-run in the second quarter, after it appeared he was caught in the backfield.
But the momentum swung on the kickoff, which Norman returned 72 yards, and Vanderbilt scored three touchdowns in the next 4 minutes.
An 8-yard touchdown pass from Smith to tight end Brandon Barden, was followed by 48-yard scoring pass from Smith to Udom Umoh after a 24-yard UConn punt.
Endres threw an interception on UConn's next play, setting up a touchdown from Krause, who took a pitch on a reverse and ran 44 yards for the score.
Endres led UConn on a 9-play, 73-yard drive late in the half, hitting Kashif Moore in the back of the end zone from 6-yards out and the teams went into halftime tied.
This was the first visit for Vanderbilt to the state of Connecticut since 1948, when they beat Yale. Vandy last played UConn in 2002, winning 27-24 in Tennessee.
The Big East came into the game with a 6-13 record against fellow NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams and 1-10 mark against teams which play in Bowl Championship Series automatic qualifier conferences.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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VANDERBILT 0 21 0 0 21
CONNECTICUT 7 14 10 9 40 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: CONNECTICU - TD, JORDAN TODMAN 1 YD RUN (DAVE
TEGGART KICK), 1:30.
CONNECTICUT 7-0
2ND QUARTER: CONNECTICU - TD, JORDAN TODMAN 11 YD RUN (DAVE
TEGGART KICK), 3:53.
CONNECTICUT 14-0
VANDERBI
Oct 2 3:25 PM - NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 40 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 2 3:25 PM - NCAAF
SAFETY CONNECTICUT
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 40 2:26 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 40 4th - 2:26Oct 2 3:19 PM
TD CONNECTICUT BLIDI WREH-WILSON 44 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 38 4th - 8:33Oct 2 2:59 PM
TD CONNECTICUT BLIDI WREH-WILSON 44 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 38 4th - 8:33Oct 2 2:59 PM- NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 38 8:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 38 4th - 8:33Oct 2 2:59 PM - NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 37 8:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 37 4th - 8:33Oct 2 2:57 PM - NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 31 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 2 2:34 PM - NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 31 5:49 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 31 3rd - 5:49Oct 2 2:18 PM
TD CONNECTICUT COREY MANNING 4 YD PASS FROM CODY ENDRES (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 28 3rd - 12:43Oct 2 2:04 PM
TD CONNECTICUT COREY MANNING 4 YD PASS FROM CODY ENDRES (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 28 3rd - 12:43Oct 2 2:04 PM
TD CONNECTICUT COREY MANNING 4 YD PASS FROM CODY ENDRES (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 28 3rd - 12:43Oct 2 2:04 PM- NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 28 12:43 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 28 3rd - 12:43Oct 2 2:04 PM - NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 21 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 2 1:37 PM
TD CONNECTICUT KASHIF MOORE 6 YD PASS FROM CODY ENDRES (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 21 2nd - 1:04Oct 2 1:34 PM
TD CONNECTICUT KASHIF MOORE 6 YD PASS FROM CODY ENDRES (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 21 2nd - 1:04Oct 2 1:34 PM
TD CONNECTICUT KASHIF MOORE 6 YD PASS FROM CODY ENDRES (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 21 2nd - 1:04Oct 2 1:34 PM- NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 21 1:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 21 2nd - 1:04Oct 2 1:34 PM
TD VANDERBILT JONATHAN KRAUSE 44 YD RUN (RYAN FOWLER KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 14 2nd - 5:26Oct 2 1:22 PM
TD VANDERBILT JONATHAN KRAUSE 44 YD RUN (RYAN FOWLER KICK)
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 14 2nd - 5:26Oct 2 1:22 PM- NCAAF
VANDERBILT 21
CONNECTICUT 14 5:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vanderbilt 21, Connecticut 14 2nd - 5:26Oct 2 1:22 PM
TD VANDERBILT UDOM UMOH 48 YD PASS FROM LARRY SMITH (RYAN FOWLER KICK)
Vanderbilt 14, Connecticut 14 2nd - 7:32Oct 2 1:13 PM
TD VANDERBILT UDOM UMOH 48 YD PASS FROM LARRY SMITH (RYAN FOWLER KICK)
Vanderbilt 14, Connecticut 14 2nd - 7:32Oct 2 1:13 PM
TD VANDERBILT UDOM UMOH 48 YD PASS FROM LARRY SMITH (RYAN FOWLER KICK)
Vanderbilt 14, Connecticut 14 2nd - 7:32Oct 2 1:13 PM- NCAAF
VANDERBILT 14
CONNECTICUT 14 7:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vanderbilt 14, Connecticut 14 2nd - 7:32Oct 2 1:13 PM
TD VANDERBILT BRANDON BARDEN 8 YD PASS FROM LARRY SMITH (RYAN FOWLER KICK)
Vanderbilt 7, Connecticut 14 2nd - 9:04Oct 2 1:05 PM
TD VANDERBILT BRANDON BARDEN 8 YD PASS FROM LARRY SMITH (RYAN FOWLER KICK)
Vanderbilt 7, Connecticut 14 2nd - 9:04Oct 2 1:05 PM
TD VANDERBILT BRANDON BARDEN 8 YD PASS FROM LARRY SMITH (RYAN FOWLER KICK)
Vanderbilt 7, Connecticut 14 2nd - 9:04Oct 2 1:05 PM- NCAAF
VANDERBILT 7
CONNECTICUT 14 9:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vanderbilt 7, Connecticut 14 2nd - 9:04Oct 2 1:05 PM
TD CONNECTICUT JORDAN TODMAN 11 YD RUN (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 0, Connecticut 14 2nd - 11:07Oct 2 12:57 PM
TD CONNECTICUT JORDAN TODMAN 11 YD RUN (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 0, Connecticut 14 2nd - 11:07Oct 2 12:57 PM- NCAAF
VANDERBILT 0
CONNECTICUT 14 11:07 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Vanderbilt 0, Connecticut 14 2nd - 11:07Oct 2 12:57 PM - NCAAF
VANDERBILT 0
CONNECTICUT 7 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 2 12:46 PM
TD CONNECTICUT JORDAN TODMAN 1 YD RUN (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 0, Connecticut 7 1st - 13:30Oct 2 12:15 PM
TD CONNECTICUT JORDAN TODMAN 1 YD RUN (DAVE TEGGART KICK)
Vanderbilt 0, Connecticut 7 1st - 13:30Oct 2 12:15 PM- NCAAF
VANDERBILT 0
CONNECTICUT 7 13:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Vanderbilt 0, Connecticut 7 1st - 13:30Oct 2 12:15 PM
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