Holy Cross downs UConn 38-28 in FCS-FBS showdown
Holy Cross Crusaders vs. UConn Huskies: Full Highlights (1:46)
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- — Sophomore Matt Sluka passed for two touchdowns, ran for another and his 76-yard keeper in the fourth quarter iced Holy Cross' 38-28 season-opening win at UConn on Saturday.
Sluka passed for 123 yards and ran for 112. His long run set up Tyler Purdy's 14-yard TD carry — his second score of the game — to give Holy Cross a 10-point lead with just over eight minutes left.
Holy Cross, two-time defending Patriot League champion, gained the FCS playoff field last spring and the defeat of UConn is its first against an FBS opponent since 2002 (Army).
The Crusaders grabbed a 24-21 halftime lead when a Derek Ng's 30-yard field goal sailed through the uprights with three seconds on the clock and never trailed again.
Holy Cross' Liam Anderson forced a fumble on UConn's first drive of the second half, recovered by Jared Dyer, and the Crusaders scored in five plays, pushing the lead to 31-21.
Ng's ensuing kickoff covered just 23 yards, setting up the Huskies (0-2) at midfield. Jack Zergiotis pulled UConn back within 31-28 with an 8-yard scoring pass to Jayce Medlock.
Zergiotis was 17 of 41 passing for 174 yards and three TDs. He was also picked off three times.
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2021 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 6-0 | 10-3 |
| Colgate | 5-1 | 5-6 |
| Fordham | 4-2 | 6-5 |
| Lehigh | 3-3 | 3-8 |
| Lafayette | 2-4 | 3-8 |
| Georgetown | 1-5 | 2-8 |
| Bucknell | 0-6 | 1-10 |
2021 FBS Independents Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | 11-2 |
| BYU | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| Army | 0-0 | 9-4 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | 2-10 |
| UMass | 0-0 | 1-11 |
| UConn | 0-0 | 1-11 |