UConn at East Carolina — 2026 — LLCAA Record Book

2026 · Week 5

UConn 3-1 (1-1)

42

13

East Carolina 2-4 (1-3)

Team	1	2	3	4	F
UConn	7	14	7	14	42
East Carolina	0	6	0	7	13

MVP Jake Merklinger QB · FR (RS)

MVP Brock Spalding WR · SR (RS)

Team statistics, UConn versus East Carolina
	Team stats
42	Score	13

17	First Downs	16

444	Total Offense	329

66	Total Plays	70

6.7	Yards Per Play	4.7

33-241-4	Rushes - Yards - TDs	35-139-0

7.3	Yards Per Rush	4.0

19-33-2	Comp - Att - TDs	19-35-2

6.2	Yards Per Pass	5.4

203	Passing Yards	190

4-13 (31%)	3rd Down Conv.	5-16 (31%)

3-3 (100%)	4th Down Conv.	1-3 (33%)

0-0	2-Point Conv.	0-0

2-0-50%	Red Zone TD-FG-%	2-0-66%

1	Turnovers	1

1	Fumble Lost	1

0	Interceptions	0

0	PR Yards	0

54	KR Yards	57

498	Total Yards	386

6-46.2	Punts - Avg	6-49.3

1-5	Penalties - Yards	6-41

31:52	T.O.P	28:08

Passing	Yds	TD	INT	Comp	Att	%	Rat	YPC	Sck	Lng
J. MerklingerQB	203	2	0	19	33	58%	129.2	10.7	2	29

Passing	Yds	TD	INT	Comp	Att	%	Rat	YPC	Sck	Lng
M. GriffisQB	190	2	0	19	35	54%	118.7	10.0	3	17

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Fum	BTk	YAC	Lng	20+	Avg
K. ChristianHB	17	136	1	0	7	88	32	3	8.0
C. BowersHB	4	41	1	0	2	35	36	1	10.3
T. CornistHB	6	37	1	0	2	23	14	0	6.2
J. MerklingerQB	6	27	1	0	2	30	31	1	4.5
E. RossWR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	—
S. PorterWR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Fum	BTk	YAC	Lng	20+	Avg
M. GriffisQB	14	75	0	0	6	92	54	2	5.4
A. GrayHB	17	52	0	1	4	28	14	0	3.1
M. AllenHB	4	12	0	0	2	9	7	0	3.0
B. SpaldingWR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
L. SidesWR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
R. Ray JosephWR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	RAC	Lng	Drp	Avg
S. PorterWR	5	76	0	22	29	0	15.2
E. RossWR	5	64	1	20	22	0	12.8
R. TreadwayWR	4	28	0	12	11	2	7.0
M. RaganTE	2	19	0	6	13	0	9.5
M. BurtonTE	1	11	0	3	11	0	11.0
K. WilsonWR	1	4	1	2	4	0	4.0
K. ChristianHB	1	1	0	3	1	0	1.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	RAC	Lng	Drp	Avg
B. SpaldingWR	8	82	2	24	14	0	10.3
R. Ray JosephWR	4	47	0	14	16	0	11.8
L. SidesWR	3	34	0	8	17	0	11.3
K. HamlettTE	4	27	0	9	17	0	6.8
A. GrayHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	—