South Florida beats UConn 28-20 to move to 3-3
Quinton Flowers run for 33 yds to the UConn 45 for a 1ST down (0:19)
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Quinton Flowers threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 98 yards and another as South Florida beat UConn 28-20 on Saturday.
Receiver Rodney Adams caught five balls for a career-high 118 yards and three touchdowns as the Bulls (3-3, 1-1 American) put together back-to-back wins for the first time since October 2013.
Marlon Mack rushed for 113 yards, all but nine of those coming in the second half. His 59-yard run down the left sideline in the third quarter set up a 15-yard touchdown scramble by Flowers that gave the Bulls a 21-13 lead.
Quarterback Bryant Shirreffs completed 28 of 41 passes for 365 yards and a touchdown for UConn (3-4, 1-2). He also ran for 100 yards, but was sacked five times.
Running back Arkeel Newsome added 221 all-purpose yards for the Huskies.
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2021 American Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Cincinnati | 8-0 | 13-1 |
Houston | 8-0 | 12-2 |
UCF | 5-3 | 9-4 |
East Carolina | 5-3 | 7-5 |
Tulsa | 5-3 | 7-6 |
SMU | 4-4 | 8-4 |
Memphis | 3-5 | 6-6 |
Navy | 3-5 | 4-8 |
Tulane | 1-7 | 2-10 |
South Florida | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Temple | 1-7 | 3-9 |