Game Week 2025: UConn @ Buffalo Bulls (Saturday 9/27/25 @3:30 at UB Stadium). Game on ESPN+ with audio on the UConn Varsity Network & Fox Sports 97.9

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Freeman Lifts Huskies Over Buffalo With Last Second FG - University of Connecticut Athletics

AMHERST, NY – UConn's Chris Freeman buried a 44-yard field goal with six seconds left to give the Huskies a 20-17 victory over the University at Buffalo at U...

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Freeman Lifts Huskies Over Buffalo With Last Second FG - University of Connecticut Athletics

AMHERST, NY – UConn's Chris Freeman buried a 44-yard field goal with six seconds left to give the Huskies a 20-17 victory over the University at Buffalo at U...

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Bulls Drop Heartbreaker to UConn, 20-17 - University at Buffalo

BUFFALO, NY – After the University at Buffalo football team scored a game-tying touchdown with 59 seconds left on the clock, Connecticut was able to kick a 4...

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-> “It was a gut-check win. It was not a pretty game at all, but to come on the road and play what I think is a really tough-minded, physical Buffalo team that plays great defense, to get a win is the No. 1 priority. These are the kind of games that you learn a lot from and you can really build on,” head coach Jim Mora said. “Still very concerned with the way we’re playing defense in those critical situations. We were playing a three-deep coverage and they hit a seam route on us and we’ve got to make those plays, because those end up hurting you. People are gonna say it was ugly, well I’ll tell you what, I’d rather have an ugly win than an ugly loss. Nobody in that locker room – they’re elated to get the win, but nobody feels like we’ve even come close to reaching our potential.” <-

-> “What’d we give up? 17 points?” Mora said. “That’s not bad, but the problem is the one at the end, that’s the one that just gnaws at you.”

The Huskies allowed 204 yards on 42 rushing attempts (4.9 yards per carry) and just 125 yards through the air – their fewest of the season so far, including the season-opener against Central Connecticut State. <-

 

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-> Before his scholastic football career ended, Freeman kicked a school-record 52-yard field goal, in addition to his game winners. At IU, he redshirted a year, and was a kick-off specialist for two before becoming the primary kicker in 2023, making 10 of 14.

When he moved to UConn, Freeman missed his first three field goal attempts in 2024, then hit four in a game vs. Merrimack and made 20 of his last 23, with a long of 53 yards vs. UMass. He’s 8-for-9 through five games this season He’s on the Lou Groza Award watch list, and building a case.

Freeman told UConn coaches he was good from at least 53 yards on Saturday, and was actually a little disappointed when he was asked to punt rather than try a 56-yarder. He executed the fake perfectly, pinning Buffalo inside its 10-yard line. Freeman’s soaring game-winner would probably have been good from 55 or 60.

“He’s very mature, poised, confident,” coach Jim Mora said. “He understands the situation, he doesn’t get overwhelmed.” <-

 

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