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Favorite home game memory

I know finally beating WVU was a huge game and moment at The Rent but it took a super sloppy game by WVU for UCONN to win. 5 turnovers? Just my two cents as to why it's not higher on my list.
 
Me and the boys hit the field after the WV win and I some how ended up following Zach Hurd to the locker room ... then promptly escorted out, I started the UCONN chant as I was escorted ,boys asked what happened I said " if I told you , you wouldn't believe it!" Great moment! next Teggart hitting GW in the snow against USF
 
MarbleheadHusky said:
As another poster stated, the "Snow Bowl" game against USF. Back and forth game that ended with a game winning field goal. Night Game also makes it special. By the 4th Quarter, half the stands were empty but it was as loud as I ever remember it being.
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Yes. This is my favorite. It wasn't even half full. It was miserable, and the more miserable it got the louder we got. I never heard it louder even with so few.
 
rich1122 said:
Beating USF in the snow. Taggert Kick 42 yds. as time expires. Tailgated in 7 inches of snow.

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Yeah that game was awesome. We tailgated in the snow and had to clear off the beer pong table between games because there was an inch or two slush in the middle of our table. My wife ended up sitting with our friends who were in the press box but my buddy and I stayed outside in our seats. Worth every freezing second!
 
For Rentschler games, I've gotta go with Houston 2015. I could tell early on that an upset was brewing. We were in S241 on the press box side, and I was watching the Coogs' bench on our side. They had players huddled around the heaters right from the start. By the end of the first quarter, I turned to the folks I was with and said, "They're going to lose this game." The cold (for them) had gotten into their heads. It was only a little below 50 when the game started with the sun setting, but it did get progressively colder as the game wore on and it got dark. It couldn't have been a worse start time for them...4 p.m.

Their fans have blown it off with the excuse that Ward, Jr. couldn't play, but we lost Shirreffs halfway through the 1Q on the targeting call, so both teams essentially played the game with their second string QBs. They did have a lot of other injuries, and the guy flagged for targeting got ejected, but both teams playing with second string QBs cancels out. We got lucky with the trick play, and then they put Ward, Jr. in for the last series and we picked off his pass to seal the victory.

Beating a previously undefeated team in late Nov. is no joke. Even Diaco deserves a lot of credit for that one. Unfortunately for him, it was the apex of his short lived UConn career. It became a locomotive racing downhill to Loserville for the rest of his tenure.
 
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rich1122 said:
Beating USF in the snow. Taggert Kick 42 yds. as time expires. Tailgated in 7 inches of snow.

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We were 3 rows deep on the 40 Uconn side cheering DT as he warmed up!! Gave us the look as he headed out.... " I got this!"
 
It's kinda sad to see these old video clips of Terry, thinking about what could have been for him if he hadn't suffered the catastrophic knee injury at VA Tech.
 
Butch said:
The home game against Michigan. That was the glitziest college football game I ever attended. Felt glitzier than Jets vs Pats games I've been to, with Brady as QB.
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Somehow a bball thread on this topic recently became best atmosphere at a loss. The crowd was amazing that night.
 
2011 vs Pitt, Down 21-13 after a Pitt TD Nick Williams takes the kick return to the house 21-20. Pitt gets shut down on their next possession, Teggart kicks a field goal 23-21. Ensuing kick off Ray Graham fumbles the kick off (and Jerome Junior lays a dude out so Robbie Frey can recover.) Few plays later Frazer hits Isaiah Moore on the wheel and it's 30-21. Sandstorm plays before the kickoff and the student section was absolutely berserk. Good guys hold on after RE goes for it on 4th down in our own 20 late.
 
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UConnNick said:
I don't get to that many games at The Rent because it requires a 3,600 mile R/T, but I was there for that Rutgers game in 2003. That was not just my favorite game I've attended at the Rent, it was one of the greatest CFB games I've ever seen anywhere, live or on TV. Throughout the second half, it was so competitive you had a feeling it was the type of game where the last team to possess the ball was going to win. It didn't quite work that way, as we forced a turnover deep in Scarlet Knights' territory and scored the winning TD with about a minute or less left. Then our defense kept them from scoring on their last possession. Final score 35-31.
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That game also proved that Schiano was a moron. RU is up 24-21 in the 4th, under 10 minutes to do, and they are marching. Brian Leonard is running over our exhausted defensive front, down to about our 35 yard line. Schiano outsmarts himself and tries to go play action on 2nd down -- interception Perkins, 50-yard return. We kick a field goal to tie it, Keron Henry comes down with a ridiculous catch on third and 20 to put us ahead, and we get the fortunate turnover at the end.
 
The USF snow bowl was my first uconn game I ever attended. I always watched uconn football from home but after that game I became addicted. If I can go to that game I can go to any game.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
It's still the 2004 night game against Pitt for me. I've still yet to see the Rent as electric as it was that night. If I had to pick a moment from that game maybe Justin Perkins' pick 6 of Palko.

Honorable mention to the Larry Taylor fair catch game. It rained so hard before the game we packed up the tailgate early and headed into the stadium the moment they opened the gates just to hang under the concourse to stay dry.
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I had an overnight bag with me because I took a cab from Bradley and met my kids in the stadium. It rained so hard that night during the tailgate that before going into the stadium I went into the back seat of the SUV, took off the clothes that I had worn during the tailgate and put my suit back on.
 
NavinRJohnson said:
I know finally beating WVU was a huge game and moment at The Rent but it took a super sloppy game by WVU for UConn to win. 5 turnovers? Just my two cents as to why it's not higher on my list.
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I agree with this. As dramatic as the win was, it was a below average football game. The next home game, against Pitt, was better played, more important a game (because we knew that with a win a championship was possible) and more dramatic. Dweeb dance aside.

The others on the list:

Opening day against Indiana. The surreal moment showing both if you build it they will come, and that we were instantly no worse than the poorer major conference teams.
'04 versus Pitt. The intensity of the crowd was unreal.
'07 against USF. Dramatic win for the program, dramatic end of game and the first half downpour of the hardest rain ever to hit the Rent.
'10 against Pitt. Described above
'15 against Houston. How HCVV created that mirage is still beyond my comprehension.
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businesslawyer said:
I agree with this. As dramatic as the win was, it was a below average football game. The next home game, against Pitt, was better played, more important a game (because we knew that with a win a championship was possible) and more dramatic. Dweeb dance aside.

The others on the list:

Opening day against Indiana. The surreal moment showing both if you build it they will come, and that we were instantly no worse than the poorer major conference teams.
'04 versus Pitt. The intensity of the crowd was unreal.
'07 against USF. Dramatic win for the program, dramatic end of game and the first half downpour of the hardest rain ever to hit the Rent.
'10 against Pitt. Described above
'15 against Houston. How HCVV created that mirage is still beyond my comprehension.
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Do you think the 2007 game against USF had harder rain than the Louisville game aka Larry Taylor game?
 
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NavinRJohnson said:
Do you think the 2007 game against USF had harder rain than the Louisville game aka Larry Taylor game?
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The Louisville game was played in a light mist and heavy fog. It was the tailgate when the downpour occurred. Late in the 1st Quarter against USF, the heavens opened up and poured in a manner we've never seen at the Rent during a game.
 
businesslawyer said:
The Louisville game was played in a light mist and heavy fog. It was the tailgate when the downpour occurred. Late in the 1st Quarter against USF, the heavens opened up and poured in a manner we've never seen at the Rent during a game.
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I must have confused it then. I do remember Jim Levitt going nuts when USF was heading out on the field when it was heavy heavy rain.
 
2010 Snow Bowl game. We won the Big East and we were headed to the Fiesta Bowl.

Then we became the poster child for why the BCS didn't work. We were literally laughed at by ESPN who wanted a playoff and were willing to sacrifice us to get it. Then we lost to OK. Then RE left and we hired Bugs Bunny. Then we were passed over by the ACC and Big Ten. We were at one time the winners in a BCS Conference. Now we are stuck in the backwater AAC looking up from the bottom and we basically need to go undefeated to have a chance at a big Bowl Game.

Anything was possible that November night in 2010. That was my favorite night.
 
Rondogg said:
2010 Snow Bowl game. We won the Big East and we were headed to the Fiesta Bowl.

Then we became the poster child for why the BCS didn't work. We were literally laughed at by ESPN who wanted a playoff and were willing to sacrifice us to get it. Then we lost to OK. Then RE left and we hired Bugs Bunny. Then we were passed over by the ACC and Big Ten. We were at one time the winners in a BCS Conference. Now we are stuck in the backwater AAC looking up from the bottom and we basically need to go undefeated to have a chance at a big Bowl Game.

Anything was possible that November night in 2010. That was my favorite night.
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We actually won (tied) for two BE championships.
 
chrisn671 said:
2011 vs Pitt, Down 21-13 after a Pitt TD Nick Williams takes the kick return to the house 21-20. Pitt gets shut down on their next possession, Teggart kicks a field goal 23-21. Ensuing kick off Ray Graham fumbles the kick off (and Jerome Junior lays a dude out so Robbie Frey can recover.) Few plays later Frazer hits Isaiah Moore on the wheel and it's 30-21. Sandstorm plays before the kickoff and the student section was absolutely berserk. Good guys hold on after RE goes for it on 4th down in our own 20 late.
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That was 2010. Proceeding the 2011 Fiesta Bowl.
 
Rondogg said:
2010 Snow Bowl game. We won the Big East and we were headed to the Fiesta Bowl.

Then we became the poster child for why the BCS didn't work. We were literally laughed at by ESPN who wanted a playoff and were willing to sacrifice us to get it. Then we lost to OK. Then RE left and we hired Bugs Bunny. Then we were passed over by the ACC and Big Ten. We were at one time the winners in a BCS Conference. Now we are stuck in the backwater AAC looking up from the bottom and we basically need to go undefeated to have a chance at a big Bowl Game.

Anything was possible that November night in 2010. That was my favorite night.
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I believe the "Snow Bowl" game you're referring to was vs. USF in 2009. The game that put us in the Fiesta Bowl was in 2010 vs USF at Tampa. I was at that game. Dave Teggart hit a 52-yard FG on the last play of the game to win it 19-16. That game put us in the Fiesta Bowl. If Dave hadn't made that FG, we were going to lose that game in OT. USF had all the momentum in the 4Q. We were playing like a boxer trying to hang on.
 
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uconnbill said:
My favorite moment as well and I still think about that game all the time.
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That ending was a mixed blessing in one respect. Because the game ran so late, anyone leaving east on Silver Lane to I-384 ran into a DUI Checkpoint setup on the overpass. Not that there would have been a problem but we went right on to the highway just in case.
 
Jimmy Serrano said:
It's still the 2004 night game against Pitt for me. I've still yet to see the Rent as electric as it was that night. If I had to pick a moment from that game maybe Justin Perkins' pick 6 of Palko.

Honorable mention to the Larry Taylor fair catch game. It rained so hard before the game we packed up the tailgate early and headed into the stadium the moment they opened the gates just to hang under the concourse to stay dry.
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You and I could be friends. That Pitt game on a Thursday night was mine. Crowd forced consecutive delay of games and a timeout in the late 3rd quarter.

Also, see my avatar sig.
 
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