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BUFFALO, NY - Connecticut tailback Terry Caulley rushed for a career-best 234 yards on 27 carries and scored four touchdowns to lead Connecticut past Buffalo, 38-7, in a non-conference game at UB Stadium on Saturday night.

"We're certainly disappointed with the outcome of the game, but in no way am I discouraged," said Buffalo head coach Jim Hofher. "I like this group of guys. I like what they're trying to get accomplished together. It didn't happen tonight in this football game. I'm looking forward to the day and the times when it does come together for our football team. We faced a very good football team tonight -an outstanding running back, an outstanding passer and they made an awful lot of plays against us. When you muster seven and give up 38, both sides have to continue to work to get a lot better."

Phil Jacques

UConn racked up 613 yards of total offense - with 287 yards rushing and 326 yards passing. Connecticut's offensive line set the pace early after Buffalo was forced to punt on the opening series. The Huskies drove 82 yards on their first drive and took the early lead with a three-yard touchdown run by Terry Caulley. The Bulls missed a golden opportunity to stop the drive when sophomore Phil Jacques (Farmington Hills, MI/Brother Rice) forced a fumble inside the UB 10-yard line that UConn was able to recover.

The Huskies took a 10-0 lead on a 38-yard field goal by Matt Nuzie with 4:38 remaining in the first quarter. Redshirt freshman Delando Bradford (Franklin, MI/Groves) broke up a pass in the endzone to force the field goal attempt.

Connecticut upped the lead to 17-0 on a three-yard run by Caulley that capped a 13-play, 95-yard drive by the Huskies. UConn converted three third-down conversions on the drive and overcame an eight-yard sack by senior Mark Graham (Monroe, MI/Monroe).

Steven King

The Bulls took advantage of a UConn miscue to score their first points of the game. Brandon Young muffed a 38-yard punt by Dominic Milano (Hacienda Heights, CA/Los Altos) with Dave Dawson (Camp Hill, PA/Bishop McDevitt) recovering at the Husky 30-yard line. Redshirt freshman Steven King (Hempstead, NY/Uniondale) capped the drive with his second touchdown of the season from five yards out.

The Huskies rebounded, however, with an 80-yard drive on five plays with Caulley - who had 171 yards in the first half on 21 carries -leading the way. Keron Henry caught a 30-yard pass from Dan Orlovsky to finish the drive.

After a Bulls drive stalled at their own 38, the most controversial play of the season occurred. Young muffed his second straight punt with the ball rolling into the UConn endzone where the Bulls fell on it. However, the officials ruled that an "inadvertent whistle" had stopped play and forced the Bulls to re-kick. A possible touchdown was lost and the Huskies used the momentum to score again to take a 31-7 lead to halftime.

"The explanation we were given (on the field) was 'We made a mistake, we blew an inadvertent whistle and that makes the play null and void,'" said Hofher. "That should have been a touchdown in my opinion and if I'm wrong when watching the video I'll admit that. That said, it's our job in light of the mistake to stop them from going 80 yards, because that was certainly more than one play."

P.J. Piskorik

Quarterback P.J. Piskorik (Swoyersville, PA/Wyoming Valley West) made his first start at quarterback and rushed for a team-best 72 yards on 15 carries and completed 7-of-22 passes for 70 yards. Tim Dance (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) led the way with four receptions for 34 yards.

Michael Arroyo

Defensively, safety Mark Graham had 10 tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry to lead the Bulls. Cornerback Michael Arroyo (Southport, CT/Southport) had a career-best nine tackles in his first start, while J.J. Gibson (Amherst, NY/Sweet Home) also had nine stops. Senior linebacker Chris Clifton (Amherst, NY/Amherst Central) had eight tackles, two for losses.

BULL-ETINS: Several Bulls' made their first collegiate starts in the game. Quarterback P.J. Piskorik, offensive guard Tim Schmidt (Apalachin, NY/Owego Free Academy), defensive end Aaron Sanders (Clarence, NY/St. Joseph's) and Michael Arroyo each made their first career starts...defensive end Phil Jacques' forced fumble was his second this season...Piskorik's start broke a streak of 14 straight games that Randall Secky (Bemus Point, NY/Maple Grove) had started and a longer streak that dates back to UB's beginnings in Division I-A. Secky and former three-year starter Joe Freedy had started 48 straight games...