When I mentioned to UConn quarterbacks coach Don Patterson on media day that the Huskies gave up five non-offensive touchdowns, he cringed and stated that there's no way that can happen.

Well, with three games left to play the Huskies have actually topped that number with three fumbles and three interceptions being returned for touchdowns this season.

In an attempt to satisfy my own curiosity, I checked to see where UConn ranks in allowing defensive touchdowns and the results were not pretty.

UConn's six defensive touchdowns is tied for the lead among FBS teams with Wake Forest and dating back over the last five seasons the Huskies' 20 defensive touchdowns allowed is tied with Western Michigan for the lead among programs playing at the FBS level. What's frightening is that over the same period LSU and Wisconsin have given up two defensive scores. It should also come to the shock to just about nobody that the record of the four teams allowing the most defensive touchdowns is either 2-7 or 3-6.

Here's the list
2014 season
TEAM       DEF TDS SCORED/DEF TDS ALLOWED
UConn                  1                            6
Wake Forest         2                            6
Tulane                  0                            5
No. Texas             4                           5

2010-present
TEAM         INT. RETURNS  FUMBLE RETURNS DEF. TDS
UConn                      12                            8                       20
W. Michigan             10                          10                       20
UAB                         15                            4                        19
Hawaii                      10                            8                        18
Idaho                        13                             5                       18
SMU                          4                           14                       18
Vanderbilt                10                            7                        17
Tulane                      14                            3                        17