SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2018 Spring Football Prospectus
2018 SYRACUSE SPRING FOOTBALL
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Media Information .......................................... 1 Spring Practice Schedule ................................. 1 Notebook......................................................... 2 Returning Starters ........................................... 2 2018 Spring Roster ....................................... 3-4 2018 Signing Class Roster ................................ 4 2018 Spring Depth Chart ................................. 5 Dino Babers Profile....................................... 6-7 Assistant Coach Profiles .................................. 8 Position Previews ....................................... 9-12 2017 Results/Statistics ............................. 13-15 2017 Starting Lineups .................................... 16 2017 Game Summaries ............................ 17-20
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2018 SCHEDULE Date 8/31 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/9 11/17 11/24
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Spring Preview
MEDIA POLICIES PRACTICE ACCESS: Reporters, videographers and still photographers are permitted to observe and shoot the first 10 minutes of practice on Sunday, March 4 and on subsequent Tuesdays and Thursdays. Practices will be held at the Ensley Athletic Center, however, times and practice location are subject to change. The 2018 Spring Preview, which is open to the public, is scheduled for Friday, April 13 at the Carrier Dome. REPORTING GUIDELINES: No live practice updates of any kind, including all electronic and social media forums, are permitted. Reporting on schemes, student-athlete health status or injuries, and student-athlete absences from practice is prohibited until addressed by head coach Dino Babers or the Syracuse Athletic Communications staff. Updated injury information will be announced as appropriate.
Location ........................................Syracuse, N.Y. Founded .................................................... 1870 Enrollment .............................................. 14,607 Nickname ...............................................Orange Color .............................Orange (Pantone 1665) Stadium ........................................Carrier Dome Surface............................................... FieldTurf Capacity ................................................ 49,262 Conference .....Atlantic Coast (Atlantic Division) Chancellor .................................... Kent Syverud Athletics Director........................John Wildhack
To request interviews with student-athletes (max. 2), please contact Mike Morrison (mdmorris@syr.edu) or Tyler Cady (tpcady@syr.edu) from the Syracuse Athletic Communications staff via email by 1 p.m. the day before the desired interview day.
TEAM INFORMATION
PLEASE RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF THE STUDENT ATHLETES BY NOT CONTACTING THEM DIRECTLY VIA PHONE, EMAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA.
2017 Record ................................................. 4-8 2017 ACC Record/Finish ........ 2-6/7th (Atlantic) Basic Offense .......................................... Spread Basic Defense ................................ 4-3/Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost ........................42/18 Offense .....................................................24/6 Defense...................................................16/11 Specialists ...................................................2/1 Starters Returning/Lost ..............................15/9 Offense .......................................................8/3 Defense.......................................................6/5 Specialists ...................................................1/1 First Year of Football ................................. 1889 All-Time Record * .....720-529-49 (128 seasons) All-Time ACC Record.............. 11-29 (5 seasons) All-Time Bowl Record ..............................15-9-1 * - Includes 11 wins from 2004-06 vacated by NCAA
INTERVIEWS: Head coach Dino Babers and select players will be available for interviews on Sunday, March 4. Beginning March 6, select offensive players will be available Tuesdays. Select defensive players/specialists will be available for interviews on Thursdays. Starting March 20, Babers will be available after practice on Tuesdays.
SPRING PREVIEW CREDENTIALS: Field and press box access for the 2018 Spring Preview is by pass only. To request credentials, please contact Mike Morrison (mdmorris@syr.edu) via email by Monday, April 9.
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MIKE MORRISON (FOOTBALL SID) Assisant Director/Athletic Communications Email ..................................... mdmorris@syr.edu Office ............................................ 315-443-2608 Cell ................................................ 315-952-4809
DIRECTORY Athletic Communications Main ...... 315-443-2608 Athletic Communications Fax ......... 315-443-3405 Football Office ................................ 315-443-4817 Website ................................................. Cuse.com
TYLER CADY (SECONDARY CONTACT) Assisant Director/Athletic Communications Email .......................................... tpcady@syr.edu Office ............................................ 315-443-2608 Cell ................................................ 315-941-6569
SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter .............................................. CuseFootball Facebook .......................................... CuseFootball Instagram.......................................... CuseFootball YouTube ....................................... SyracuseOrange Snapchat ..................................................Cusepics
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2018 SPRING NOTEBOOK
BY THE NUMBERS
COACHING STAFF Head Coach ....................................Dino Babers Alma Mater .................................... Hawaii ‘84 Record at Syracuse (Years) ..................8-16 (2) Career Record (Years) ........................45-32 (6) Best time to reach Coach ..............Contact SID Asst. Head Coach/CB ....................Kim McCloud Offensive Coordinator/RB ............... Mike Lynch Defensive Coordinator/LB ............... Brian Ward Special Teams Coordinator/WR......Justin Lustig Offensive Line ..........................Mike Cavanaugh Tight Ends/Inside Receivers...............Reno Ferri Quarterbacks ................................... Kirk Martin Safeties/Nickelbacks ..................... Nick Monroe Defensive Tackles ....................Vinson Reynolds Defensive Ends ............................ Steve Stanard Graduate Asst. (Offense) .............Tim McAuliffe Graduate Asst. (Offense) .........Lanear Sampson Graduate Asst. (Defense) ............. Trent Greene Graduate Asst. (Defense) ............Adam Gristick Quality Control (Offense) ............ Travis Greene Quality Control (Special Teams) ........ Jeff LePak
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2017 SEASON HONORS (RETURNERS) Cody Conway (OL) All-ECAC First Team All-ACC Academic Team Eric Dungey (QB) CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team Ma Keller (LS) CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team Sean Riley (WR/KR) All-ACC Academic Team Airon Servais (OL) All-ACC Academic Team
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2018 Syracuse Spring Football Prospectus
Syracuse will face three teams in 2018 that are coached by former Orange assistants. They are: Western Michigan (Tim Lester), Connecticut (Randy Edsall) and Boston College (Steve Addazio). Edsall also played at Syracuse. Of the 130 FBS football programs, nine are coached by former Orange players or coaches, the most of any of any school in the country (total includes institution’s current head coach). Bowling Green is second with eight.
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Games out of 24 missed the last two seasons by safety-turned-receiver Antwan Cordy. Cordy suffered a season-ending forearm injury during Week 2 of the 2016 season against Louisville. He returned for the 2017 opener versus Central Connecticut State, but injured his lower leg in the first quarter and missed the rest of the year. He is back for his senior season in 2018.
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Percentage of Syracuse’s rushing output returning for 2018. The Orange bring back seven of their top eight ground-gainers, including leading rusher Eric Dungey (595 yards) and primary running backs Dontae Strickland (482) and Moe Neal (488). Receiver Ervin Philips and quarterback Zack Mahoney are the only two from last year’s rushing list not returning.
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Career punts for Sterling Hofrichter, only seven of which have gone into the end zone for touchbacks. He owns a career touchback percentage of 5.2. Hofrichter was third in the ACC in that category (7.0, 4-57) last season behind Georgia Tech’s Pressley Harvin III (2.0) and Louisville’s Mason King (4.5).
1,805
Career kickoff return yards for junior Sean Riley, third-most in program history and tops among active ACC players. Riley was third in the conference in kickoff return average (24.5 ypr) last season. Qadry Ismail (1989-92) holds the Orange record with 2,290 career kickoff return yards.
SUPPORT STAFF Dir. of Video Operations ............Austin Beehner Dir. of Player Personnel ...................Dave Boller Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach ..........Keith Caton Asst. Director of Recruiting ...........Kramer Cook Asst. AD/Athletic Performance ..... Sean Edinger Asst. Video Coordinator ...........Shawn Emmons Quality Control (Recruiting) ...........John Gunter Asst. Athletic Trainer .................... Brandon Hall Dir. of Recruiting Operations .......... Asil Mulbah Head Athletic Trainer............................Tim Pike Equipment Manager...................Jim Schlensker Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach ..... David Scorzelli Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach ........... Sean Teter Dir. of Operations ........................... Brad Wittke Dir. of Player Development ..............Roy Wittke
Of the three active FBS quarterbacks with 5,000+ passing yards and 1,000+ rushing yards, Eric Dungey (6,472/1,239) is the only one with more than 6,000 passing yards. The other two members of the club are Duke’s Daniel Jones (5,527/1,004) and Ball State’s Riley Neal (5,476/1,006).
RETURNING STARTERS (15) Offense (8) Eric Dungey Dontae Strickland Devin Butler Ravian Pierce Cody Conway Sam Heckel Airon Servais Evan Adams
Pos. QB RB WR TE LT LG C RG
Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. R-So. R-So. R-Jr.
2017 Starts 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12
Career Starts 25 21 9 9 20 12 12 21
2017 Notes Team captain … 6th in FBS in total offense (343.3 ypg) Averaged 58.0 ypg in ACC play … 4 rushing TDs Three games with 50+ receiving yards t-2nd on Syracuse with 4 TD receptions All-ECAC First Team … 31 knockdown blocks Team leader with 41 knockdown blocks Led the Orange in snaps (1,036) 38 knockdown blocks … 6 knockdowns at LSU
Defense (6) Alton Robinson Chris Slayton Kendall Coleman Christopher Fredrick Evan Foster Scoop Bradshaw
Pos. DE DT DE CB SS CB
Yr. Jr. R-Sr. Jr. R-Jr. Jr. Jr.
2017 Starts 10 12 8 12 12 11
Career Starts 10 29 19 18 12 11
2017 Notes 30 tackles, including a team-high 5 sacks 8.5 TFL … Blocked PAT vs. Wake Forest 28 tackles … Career-high 9 tackles vs. CMU 5 passes defended … Multiple tackles in every game 64 tackles … Returned INT for TD vs. CMU Team-high 6 PBU … 21 tackles, including 5.5 TFL
Specialists (1) Sterling Hofrichter
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2017 Career Starts Starts 2017 Notes 12 24 41.3 avg. … Only 9 punts of 57 punts returned
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Name Eric Dungey Christopher Fredrick Dontae Strickland Devin Butler Ravian Pierce Antwan Cordy Sterling Hofrichter Sean Riley Devon Clarke Clayton Welch Andrew Armstrong R. Thompson-Bishop Tommy DeVito Evan Foster Rex Culpepper Chance Amie Carl Jones Jamal Cus s Scoop Bradshaw Donny Sanders Andre Cisco Tyler Gilfus Cam Jonas Moe Neal Markenzy Pierre Abdul Adams Shyheim Cullen Kielan Whitner Sean Onwualu Tyrone Perkins Nadarius Fagan O o Zaccardo Juan Wallace Kyle Kleinberg Allen Stritzinger Jack Guida Kadeem Tro er Eric Coley Kyle Strickland Chris Elmore Tim Walton Kevin Nusdeo Luke Erickson Ryan Guthrie Tyrell Richards Ifeatu Melifonwu Kenneth Ruff Lakiem Williams Ma Keller Jesse Conners Zack Lesko Aaron Bolinsky Shaq Grosvenor Cur s Harper Aus n Chandler Kendall Coleman Dakota Davis Kingsley Jonathan Aaron Roberts Cody Conway Evan Adams Colin Byrne Airon Servais
Pos. QB DB RB WR TE WR P/K WR DB QB LB WR QB DB QB QB DB WR DB TE DB WR DB RB RB RB LB LB DB DB LB RB LB TE DB RB LB DB DB FB/DL LB DB RB LB LB DB DL LB LS TE LB LS DL DL OL DL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL
Cl. Sr. R-Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. R-Sr. R-Jr. Jr. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. R-So. Fr. Jr. R-Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. R-Jr. Sr. R-Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. So. R-So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. R-So. R-So. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. So. R-Sr. Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr. R-So.
Ht. 6-4 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-8 5-9 5-8 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-6 6-5 6-6
Wt. 228 198 207 196 244 183 197 151 192 244 230 217 205 210 223 200 185 228 176 235 186 199 205 187 216 199 218 216 191 205 218 205 214 232 188 188 210 186 177 289 230 198 213 222 224 198 293 239 225 231 219 210 278 315 299 265 335 255 311 300 336 300 303
Hometown (High School/Previous School) Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lakeridge) Conley, Ga. (Cedar Grove) Dayton, N.J. (South Brunswick) District Heights, Md. (Frederick Douglass) Planta on, Fla. (Planta on/Southwest Mississippi CC) Homestead, Fla. (South Dade) Valrico, Fla. (Armwood) Los Angeles, Calif. (Narbonne) Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) Chico, Calif. (Chico/Bu e College) Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) Bloomfield, Conn. (Bloomfield) Cedar Grove, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) Tampa, Fla. (Plant) Flint, Texas (Robert E. Lee) Twinsburg, Ohio (St. Edward) Philadelphia, Pa. (Neumann-Gore ) Tampa, Fla. (Plant) McLean, Va. (Potomac School) Valley Stream, N.Y. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) Cape Vincent, N.Y. (Thousand Islands) West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) Gastonia, N.C. (Forestview) Orlando, Fla. (Liberty) Landover, Md. (Hillside (N.C.)) Lowell, Mass. (Lowell) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mountain View) Sylmar, Calif. (Granada Hills Charter) Glen Head, N.Y. (Friends Academy) Goulds, Fla. (Miami Southridge) Sudbury, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury/Worcester Academy) Washington, D.C. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) Armonk, N.Y. (Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)) Detroit, Mich. (De La Salle) New Canaan, Conn. (Brewster (N.Y.)) Canton, Ohio (McKinley) Manlius, N.Y. (Faye eville-Manlius) Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) Chicago, Ill. (Phillips Academy) Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) Orange, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) Greene, N.Y. (Greene) Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth/Ellsworth CC) Brampton, Ontario, Canada (Clarkson Secondary) South Gra on, Mass. (Gra on) Lauderhill, Fla. (Dillard) Tacoma, Wash. (Spanaway Lake/Bu e College) Willow Street, Pa. (Penn Manor) Pi sford, N.Y. (Salisbury School (Conn.)/Holy Cross) Solon, Ohio (Solon/Cha anooga) Frackville, Pa. (North Schuylkill) Linden, N.J. (West Orange/Mesa CC) McKeesport, Pa. (McKeesport) Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) Mount Airy, Md. (Glenelg) Bal more, Md. (St. Frances Academy) Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Ins tute) Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North) Norwalk, Conn. (Norwalk) Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 23 63 16 12 97 85 50 18 85 5 64 93 54 19 77 11 55 34 49 60 92 8 24 15 17 71 57 69 13 72 2 96 36 40 27 14 3 19 51 33 41 89 84 52 75 10 86 83 82 87 20 57 16 81 47 31 49 43 91 21 37 26 26 99 22 6 42 10
Name Abdul Adams Evan Adams Chance Amie Andrew Armstrong Brandon Berry Josh Black Aaron Bolinsky Scoop Bradshaw Ben Brickman Devin Butler Colin Byrne Jeffrey Chan Austin Chandler Andre Cisco Mike Clark Devon Clarke Kendall Coleman Eric Coley Jesse Conners Cody Conway Nolan Cooney Antwan Cordy Shyheim Cullen Rex Culpepper Jamal Custis Keaton Darney Dakota Davis Patrick Davis Tommy DeVito Andrejas Duerig Eric Dungey Justin Ellis Chris Elmore Luke Erickson Nadarius Fagan Evan Foster Christopher Fredrick Tyler Gilfus Shaq Grosvenor Jack Guida Ryan Guthrie Aaron Hackett K.K. Hahn Curtis Harper Sam Heckel Sterling Hofrichter Trishton Jackson Kevin Johnson Jr. Nykeim Johnson Sharod Johnson Cam Jonas Kingsley Jonathan Carl Jones Cameron Jordan Matt Keller Kyle Kleinberg Zack Lesko Ifeatu Melifonwu Zach Morton Moe Neal Kevin Nusdeo Sean Onwualu Tyrone Perkins Jake Pickard Markenzy Pierre Ravian Pierce Tyrell Richards Sean Riley
Pos. RB OL QB LB DL DL LS DB WR WR OL K OL DB OL DB DL DB TE OL P/K WR LB QB WR OL OL OL QB OL QB DL FB/DL RB LB DB DB WR DL RB LB TE WR DL OL P/K WR WR WR WR DB DL DB WR LS LB LB DB DL WR DB DB DB DL RB TE LB WR
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 59 94 45 18 68 95 90 4 35 32 91 12 33 30 36 11 25 46 98 29
Name Aaron Roberts Alton Robinson Kenneth Ruff Donny Sanders Airon Servais Chris Slayton Cory Smigel Dontae Strickland Kyle Strickland Allen Stritzinger Andre Szmyt Russell Thompson-Bishop Kadeem Trotter Juan Wallace Tim Walton Clayton Welch Kielan Whitner Lakiem Williams McKinley Williams Otto Zaccardo
Pos. OL DL DL TE OL DL K RB DB DB K WR LB LB LB QB LB LB DL RB
ROSTER BY STATE/ COUNTRY Florida .................................................... 14 New York .................................................. 9 Georgia ..................................................... 6 Illinois ....................................................... 6 California .................................................. 5 Maryland .................................................. 5 Michigan ................................................... 5 New Jersey ............................................... 5 Ohio .......................................................... 5 Pennsylvania ............................................. 5 Connecticut .............................................. 4 Massachusetts .......................................... 3 Canada...................................................... 2 Indiana...................................................... 2 Texas ......................................................... 2 Washington, D.C. ...................................... 2 Wisconsin ................................................. 2 Hawaii ....................................................... 1 North Carolina .......................................... 1 Oregon...................................................... 1 Rhode Island ............................................. 1 Virginia ..................................................... 1 Washington .............................................. 1
ROSTER BY POSITION Defensive Backs ...................................... 14 Defensive Linemen ................................. 13 Wide Receivers ....................................... 13 Offensive Linemen.................................. 12 Linebackers ............................................. 11 Running Backs .......................................... 7 Specialists ................................................. 7 Quarterbacks ............................................ 5 Tight Ends ................................................. 5 Fullback/Defensive Lineman .................... 1
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Name Patrick Davis Keaton Darney Andrejas Duerig Sam Heckel Mike Clark Cameron Jordan Nykeim Johnson Kevin Johnson Jr. K.K. Hahn Josh Black Ben Brickman Trishton Jackson Sharod Johnson Aaron Hacke Cory Smigel Zach Morton Andre Szmyt Nolan Cooney Jeffrey Chan Alton Robinson Chis Slayton Jus n Ellis Brandon Berry McKinley Williams Jake Pickard
Pos. OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR DL WR WR WR TE K DL K P/K K DL DL DL DL DL DL
Cl. So. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-So. R-So. R-Fr. So. Fr. R-So. R-So. Sr. Jr. R-Fr. So. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Fr. Jr. R-Sr. So. R-Jr. Jr. R-Jr.
Ht. 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-3 5-8 5-11 5-10 6-3 5-8 6-1 5-11 6-3 5-8 6-4 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5
Wt. 316 284 323 294 304 203 173 190 170 288 172 183 170 234 144 243 195 202 187 256 320 243 249 291 252
Hometown (High School/Previous School) Ga neau, Quebec, Canada (Champlain Regional) Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) Lowell, Ind. (Mount Carmel) Waukesha, Wis. (Waukesha West) Exton, Pa. (Downingtown East) Wheatley Heights, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills West) Washington, D.C. (Friendship Academy) Columbus, N.J. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) Bethesda, Md. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) Loves Park, Ill. (Harlem) Albany, N.Y. (Shaker/Hudson Valley CC) West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield/Michigan St.) Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) Venice, Fla. (Venice) North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) Vernon Hills, Ill. (Vernon Hills) E. Greenwich, R.I. (E. Greenwich/Bridgton Academy (Maine)) Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou School) Converse, Texas (Judson/NE Oklahoma A&M) University Park, Ill. (Crete Monee) Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) Griffin, Ga. (Griffin/Highland CC) Miramar, Fla. (Dillard) Short Hills, N.J. (Millburn)
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2018 SIGNING CLASS Name Tre Allison Chance Amie * Andre Cisco * Akeem Dixon Willem Froumy Taj Harris Ed Hendrix Gabe Horan Jarveon Howard Cam Jonas * Cooper Lutz Caleb Okechukwu Anthony Queeley Carlos Vettorello Juan Wallace * Qadir White Lakiem Williams * Trill Williams
Pos. LB QB DB RB OL WR WR TE RB DB WR DL WR OL LB OL LB DB
Ht. 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-6 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-1 6-2
Wt. 230 200 186 235 290 175 195 260 202 205 190 240 195 277 214 334 239 190
Hometown (High School/Previous School) Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) Flint, Texas (Robert E. Lee) Valley Stream, N.Y. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) Exeter, N.H. (Exeter) Beverly, N.J. (Palmyra) Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) Baldwinsville, N.Y. (C.W. Baker) Columbia, Miss. (East Marion) West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) Reading, Pa. (Berks Catholic) Washington, D.C. (St. John’s College HS) Orlando, Fla. (Lake Nona) Detroit, Mich. (University of Detroit Jesuit) Washington, D.C. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) Bronx, N.Y. (Cardinal Hayes) Tacoma, Wash. (Spanaway Lake/Butte College) Yonkers, N.Y. (Archbishop Stepinac)
Bold * - Indicates January 2018 enrollee who will participate in spring practice
2018 SPRING DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
QB
2 Eric Dungey (6-4, 228, Sr.) 13 Tommy DeVito (6-2, 205, R-Fr.)
DE
94 Alton Robinson (6-4, 256, Jr.) 91 Zach Morton (6-4, 243, R-Fr.)
RB
4 Dontae Strickland (5-11, 207, Sr.) 21 Moe Neal (5-11, 187, Jr.)
NT
98 McKinley Williams (6-4, 291, Jr.) 36 Chris Elmore (6-0, 289, So.)
WR
5 Devin Butler (6-3, 196, Jr.) 82 Nykeim Johnson (5-8, 173, So.)
DT
95 Chris Slayton (6-4, 320, R-Sr.) 45 Kenneth Ruff (6-1, 293, Jr.)
WR
82 Nykeim Johnson (5-8, 173, So.) 12 R. Thompson-Bishop (6-1, 217, R-Fr.)
DE
57 Kingsley Jonathan (6-3, 255, So.) 96 Justin Ellis (6-3, 243, So.)
WR
8 Antwan Cordy (5-8, 183, R-Sr.) 10 Sean Riley (5-8, 151, Jr.)
WLB 12 Andrew Armstrong (6-2, 230, Jr.) 24 Shyheim Cullen (6-0, 218, R-Jr.)
WR
17 Jamal Custis (6-5, 228, R-Sr.) 87 Sharod Johnson (5-11, 170, R-Fr.)
MLB 41 Ryan Guthrie (6-2, 222, Sr.) 46 Lakiem Williams (6-0, 239, Jr.)
TE
6 Ravian Pierce (6-3, 244, Sr.) 89 Aaron Hackett (6-3, 234, So.)
SLB
25 Kielan Whitner (6-0, 216, Sr.) 42 Tyrell Richards (6-4, 224, R-Fr.)
LT
60 Cody Conway (6-6, 300, Sr.) 69 Patrick Davis (6-5, 316, So.)
CB
18 Scoop Bradshaw (5-11, 176, Jr.) 32 Allen Stritzinger (6-0, 188, So.)
LG
59 Aaron Roberts (6-4, 311, R-Sr.) 64 Colin Byrne (6-5, 300, R-Jr.)
FS
19 Andre Cisco (6-0, 186, Fr.) 11 Devon Clarke (6-2, 192, R-So.)
C
68 Airon Servais (6-6, 303, R-So.) 71 Keaton Darney (6-3, 284, R-Sr.)
SS
14 Evan Foster (6-0, 208, So.) 26 Tyrone Perkins (6-0, 205, Sr.)
RG
75 Sam Heckel (6-4, 294, R-So.) 57 Dakota Davis (6-5, 335, R-Fr.)
CB
3 Christopher Fredrick (5-11, 198, R-Jr.) 43 Ifeatu Melifonwu (6-3, 198, R-Fr.)
RT
77 Mike Clark (6-8, 304, R-So.) 54 Aus n Chandler (6-4, 299, R-Fr.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
OR
KO OR
PK OR
92 Nolan Cooney (6-3, 202, R-So.) 91 Andre Szmyt (6-1, 195, R-Fr.) 90 Cory Smigel (5-8, 144, Fr.) 10 Sterling Hofrichter (5-9, 197, R-Jr.) 91 Andre Szmyt (6-1, 195, R-Fr.) 90 Cory Smigel (5-8, 144, Fr.)
P
10 Sterling Hofrichter (5-9, 197, R-Jr.) 92 Nolan Cooney (6-3, 202, R-So.)
LS
47 Matt Keller (5-11, 225, Sr.) 50 Aaron Bolinsky (5-11, 210, Fr.)
Hold 92 Nolan Cooney (6-3, 202, R-So.) 15 Rex Culpepper (6-3, 223, R-So.) KR
PR
10 Sean Riley (5-8, 151, Jr.) 24 Shyheim Cullen (6-0, 218, R-Jr.)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Chance Amie ........................................... Amy Devon Clarke .....................................Duh-von Shyheim Cullen .............................. Shy-heem Andrejas Duerig .................... Andreas Durr-ig Eric Dungey ........................................Dun-jee Jack Guida ......................................Gwee-duh Shaq Grosvenor........................ Grows-ven-or Nykeim Johnson ............................. Nye-keem Ifeatu Melifonwu ...Eh-fah-too Mel-eh-fon-wu Kevin Nusdeo ............................. Nuzz-dee-oh Sean Onwualu ............................ On-wall-ooo Ravian Pierce....................................Ray-veon Alton Robinson..................................... Al-ton Airon Servais ............................ Aaron Service Cory Smigel ..................................... Smee-gul Andre Szmyt ....................................... Schmitt Kielan Whitner ........Kai-lin (rhymes with sky) Lakeim Williams ..............................Luh-keem Otto Zaccardo................................. Zuh-cardo
START CHART ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 Streak Career Offense Eric Dungey Evan Adams Dontae Strickland Cody Conway Aaron Roberts Sam Heckel Airon Servais Ravian Pierce Devin Butler Colin Byrne Abdul Adams * Trishton Jackson ^ Sean Riley Moe Neal Jamal Cus s Rex Culpepper Nykeim Johnson
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* - at Oklahoma ^ - at Michigan State ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 Streak Career Defense Chris Slayton Kendall Coleman Christopher Fredrick Antwan Cordy Evan Foster Scoop Bradshaw Alton Robinson Josh Black McKinley Williams Brandon Berry Kielan Whitner
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‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 Streak Career Specialists Sterling Hofrichter
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10 Sean Riley (5-8, 151, Jr.) 8 Antwan Cordy (5-8, 183, R-Sr.)
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COACHING STAFF
DINO
BABERS
Head Coach • Third Season • Career Record: 45-32 (.584)
THE BABERS FILE Experience: 35th season/3rd at Syracuse Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Alma Mater: Hawaii ‘84 Family: wife, Susan; daughters, Breeahnah, Tasha, Jazzmin and Paris
PLAYING EXPERIENCE College: Hawaii (1980-83) Pro: BC Lions (CFL, 1984 free-agent signee)
COACHING LEDGER Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Totals
Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals
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School Hawaii Arizona State Arizona State Eastern Illinois UNLV UNLV Northern Arizona Purdue Purdue Purdue San Diego State Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Texas A&M Texas A&M Pi sburgh UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor 28 years Assistant Coach
W-L-T 7-4 8-4 10-1-1 5-6 4-7 4-7 5-6 4-7 4-7 1-10 4-7 6-5 5-6 7-5 12-1 6-6 5-6 8-4 6-6 8-5 6-6 10-2 7-6 6-6 4-8 4-8 7-6 10-3
School Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Bowling Green Bowling Green Syracuse Syracuse 6 years Head Coach
W-L-T 7-5 12-2 8-6 10-3 4-8 4-8
Pos. GA GA GA RB STC/RB STC/RB STC/DB WR WR WR WR WR WR RB OC/QB OC/QB OC/QB OC/QB OC/QB RB WR WR RB AHC/RB WR STC/WR STC/WR STC/WR
173-155-1 (.527) Pos. HC HC HC HC HC HC
45-32 (.584)
2018 Syracuse Spring Football Prospectus
A proven winner and respected mentor, Dino Babers was named the 30th head football coach at Syracuse University on Dec. 5, 2015. He owns a 45-32 (.584) career head coaching record and boasts more than 30 years of experience in the profession. At both of his previous head coaching stops, Babers led his teams to the postseason. As the head coach at Bowling Green, and before that Eastern Illinois, Babers won three conference championships, two division tles and the 2014 Raycom Camellia Bowl. It’s a championship pedigree that has served him well in reestablishing the Orange program. Known for his innova ve, ultra-fast offense, Babers is in his third season on the Syracuse sideline. So far, his Orange tenure has featured record-se ng offensive produc on and notable wins against some of the na on’s best teams. Syracuse posted two of the top three total offense figures in program history (2016 - 5,290 yards; 2017 - 5,476 yards) in Babers’ first two seasons. The Orange also defeated a pair of ranked opponents, including reigning na onal champion Clemson last season. Babers planted the seeds of Syracuse’s revival in 2016 and the program immediately began reaping the rewards. The Orange knocked off a ranked opponent for the first me in four years, toppling eventual ACC Coastal champion Virginia Tech at the Carrier Dome. In addi on, he commanded an offense that set or ed more than 40 school records, including new season standards for passing a empts (522), pass comple ons (332) and passing yards (3,855). W-L Pct. The 2017 season also featured a signature win, as Akron 2-0 1.000 Syracuse handed College Football Playoff semifinalist Austin Peay 2-0 1.000 Clemson its only defeat of the regular season. The Orange Ball State 1-1 .500 topped the second-ranked Tigers, 27-24. The triumph was on Boston College 1-1 .500 par with the Orange’s historic upset of No. 1 Nebraska more Buffalo 2-0 1.000 than 30 years prior, and captured the a en on of the na on. Central Arkansas 0-1 .000 Central Connecticut State 1-0 1.000 In the a ermath, Babers was voted Dodd Trophy Coach of Central Michigan 1-0 1.000 the Week and Syracuse was named the Football Writers Clemson 1-1 .500 Associa on of America (FWAA) Na onal Team of the Week. Colgate 1-0 1.000 On an individual level, receivers Amba E a-Tawo, Ervin Connecticut 1-0 1.000 Philips, Steve Ishmael and quarterback Eric Dungey have Eastern Kentucky 2-0 1.000 excelled in his system. Philips and Ishmael combined for an Florida State 0-2 .000 ACC-record 194 recep ons in 2017 and closed their careers Illinois State 1-1 .500 ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in recep ons in program history. Indiana 1-0 1.000 Jacksonville State 2-0 1.000 E a-Tawo, in his only year with the Orange, le an Kent State 2-0 1.000 indelible stamp on the program. He set 10 Syracuse receiving Louisville 0-2 .000 records, was a 2016 Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, a LSU 0-1 .000 unanimous All-ACC First Team selec on and was named to Maryland 1-0 1.000 four All-America teams. Massachusetts 2-0 1.000 In 2017, Ishmael picked up where E a-Tawo le off. Memphis 0-1 .000 Ishmael ed for the FBS lead in recep ons per game (8.8 Miami (Fla.) 0-1 .000 and ranked in the top 10 in catches (2nd - 105), receiving Middle Tennessee 0-1 1.000 Murray State 2-0 1.000 yards per game (4th - 112.2) and total receiving yardage NC State 0-2 .000 (7th - 1,347). Like E a-Tawo, he was a Biletnikoff Award Northern Illinois 1-2 .333 semifinalist, a unanimous All-ACC First Team choice and Notre Dame 0-1 .000 an All-American, earning recogni on from nine outlets, Ohio 2-0 1.000 including four NCAA consensus selectors (Walter Camp Pittsburgh 1-1 .500 Founda on, FWAA, Spor ng News, Associated Press). Purdue 1-0 1.000 Philips caught 179 of his school-record 223 passes in the San Diego State 1-0 1.000 two seasons he played for Babers. A 2017 All-ACC Second South Alabama 1-0 1.000 South Dakota State 0-1 .000 Team performer and the Walter Camp Connec cut Player of South Florida 0-1 .000 the Year, Philips ranked in the top 10 na onally in recep ons Southeast Missouri 2-0 1.000 per game as both a junior and senior. Southern Illinois 2-0 1.000 Dungey, who holds or shares 12 school records, has Tennessee 0-1 .000 ranked in the top 10 na onally in total offense and Tennessee-Martin 1-1 .500 comple ons per game each of the last two years. He’s also Tennessee State 2-0 1.000 finished in the top 20 in the country in passing both seasons. Tennessee Tech 2-0 1.000 Overall, eight of Babers’ pupils have earned All-ACC Toledo 0-2 .000 Towson 0-1 .000 honors with four – Ishmael, E a-Tawo, Philips and linebacker Virginia Tech 1-0 1.000 Parris Benne – being named to either the first or second VMI 1-0 1.000 team.
BABERS VS. THE OPPOSITION
Wake Forest Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wisconsin Total
0-2 0-1 1-2 0-1 45-32
.000 .000 .500 .000 .584
COACHING STAFF MAKING THE FALCONS FAST Babers took over the Bowling Green program in 2014 and led the Falcons to an 18-9 record in his two years there, including victories over three Big Ten teams (Indiana - 2014; Maryland, Purdue - 2015). The Falcons went 8-6 in Babers’ first season and captured the MAC East Division tle with a 5-3 league mark. Bowling Green lost the MAC tle game to Northern Illinois, but rebounded for a 33-28 win versus South Alabama in the Camellia Bowl, BGSU’s first bowl victory since 2004. In 2015, Bowling Green was 10-3 under Babers and 7-1 against MAC compe on to win the MAC East tle once again. This me the Falcons got the be er of MAC West champion Northern Illinois in the league tle game to win BGSU’s second conference championship in three seasons. Babers presided over one of the most explosive offenses in the country. The Falcons ranked in the top 10 na onally in first downs (1st - 389), total offense (4th - 546.8 ypg), passing offense (5th - 366.8 ypg), third-down conversion percentage (5th .502) and scoring (6th - 42.2 ppg). Babers mentored 17 All-MAC performers at BGSU, including 11 in 2015. Falcons quarterback Ma Johnson was named the 2015 MAC Vern Smith Leadership Award winner, presented to the conference’s top football player, and earned MAC Offensive Player of the Year honors. In addi on, Johnson finished second na onally in passing yards (4,946), touchdown passes (46) and fi h in passing yards per game (353.3). He set the MAC single-season record for touchdown passes and eclipsed Ben Roethlisberger’s conference record for most passing yards in one season. Another of Babers’ charges – Roger Lewis – also had a standout 2015 campaign. Lewis, now an NFL receiver for the New York Giants, finished second in the FBS in receiving yards (1,544), third in touchdown catches (16) and fi h in receiving yards per game (110.3). He became the first Falcon since 1994 to earn AllAmerica honors from the Associated Press (third team) and received second-team honors from the FWAA.
EXCELLENCE AT EASTERN ILLINOIS Babers excelled in his first head coaching posi on, leading Eastern Illinois to a 19-7 record during his two-year s nt, including a 14-1 mark against Ohio Valley Conference foes. His 2012 and 2013 Panther teams won the conference championship and earned berths in the FCS playoffs. Babers was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year both seasons. In 2013, the Panthers finished 12-2, including an 8-0 conference record, and reached the FCS quarterfinals. The Panthers were ranked as high as No. 2 in the polls and led the na on in total yards per game (589.5) and points per game (48.2). EIU averaged 372.4 yards passing per contest and 217.1 yards a game rushing on its way to outscoring its opponents, 636-270. The offense was diverse with four different receivers totaling at least 700 yards and eight touchdowns apiece, and two running backs who combined to rush for 2,539 yards. Babers also proved to be an effec ve defensive coach. In 2013, Eastern Illinois ranked in the top 30 na onally in scoring defense, red-zone defense and pass efficiency defense. EIU led the na on in fumbles recovered (23) and was sixth na onally with a +14 turnover margin. Panthers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was named the 2013 Walter Payton Award winner as the top player in the FCS a er throwing for 5,050 yards and 53 touchdowns. Now the star ng quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, Garoppolo passed for 8,873 yards and 84 scores in his two seasons working with Babers and was a second-round NFL Dra pick. In addi on, Babers mentored 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Erik Lora, who set league single-season records with 136 recep ons and 1,664 receiving yards. Lora followed it up with 123 catches for 1,544 yards and a conference-record 19 touchdowns in 2013. Upon his arrival at EIU in 2012, Babers took a Panthers team that had finished last in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2011 and led them to a first-place finish with a 6-1 league mark. It was just the fourth me in OVC history that a team went from worst to first in the span of a season.
PROFESSIONAL BUILDING BLOCKS Prior to taking the helm at Eastern Illinois, Babers spent four seasons (2008-11) at Baylor in various capaci es. During his me in Waco, Babers worked as the special teams coordinator, recrui ng coordinator and outside receivers coach, guiding the careers of NFL stars like Terrance Williams and Josh Gordon. Before that, he spent four years at UCLA as the assistant head coach, running backs coach and wide receivers coach. A na ve of San Diego, Calif., Babers also worked as an assistant at Pi sburgh, Texas A&M, Arizona, San Diego State, Purdue, Northern Arizona, UNLV and Eastern Illinois. He began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Hawaii in 1984 and spent the next two seasons in a similar posi on at Arizona State before landing his first full- me job at Eastern Illinois in 1987. Babers has coached or recruited more than 50 NFL players, including 29 dra picks, three Pro Bowlers (Lance Briggs, Ma Slater, Josh Gordon) and 2000 All-Pro selec on Az-Zahir Hakim. Twelve of his protégés have been picked in the first three rounds of the NFL Dra , including five in the first two rounds. Arizona running back Trung Canidate was the first-round choice of the St. Louis Rams in 2000. Wide receivers Brian Alford (Purdue), Will Blackwell (San Diego State), Dennis Northcu (Arizona) and Gordon were selected in the second round. A 1984 graduate of the University of Hawaii with a bachelor’s degree in educa on, Babers started at three different posi ons for the Warriors during his collegiate career (outside linebacker, strong safety, running back), while earning All-Western Athle c Conference Academic honors. As a senior, he served as Hawaii’s special teams captain and was the squad’s leading rusher. A er his last college season, Babers tried out for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) before an injury in training camp ended his playing career. Babers, who received his master’s degree in educa on administra on and supervision from Arizona State in 1987, and his wife, Susan, have four daughters – Breeahnah, Tasha, Jazzmin and Paris. Jazzmin Babers was a member of the Texas A&M volleyball team from 2012-16. She was named an AVCA Second Team All-American in 2015 and is married to Texas A&M offensive lineman Koda Mar n, the eldest son of Syracuse quarterbacks coach Kirk Mar n. Tasha and Paris Babers both a end Syracuse University.
POSTSEASON COACHING EXPERIENCE Year 1985 1986 1997 1998 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Postseason Holiday Bowl Rose Bowl Insight.com Bowl Holiday Bowl Galleryfurniture.com Bowl Con nental Tire Bowl Las Vegas Bowl Sun Bowl Emerald Bowl Las Vegas Bowl Texas Bowl Alamo Bowl FCS Playoffs (First Round) FCS Playoffs (Quarterfinals) Camellia Bowl
School Arizona State Arizona State Arizona Arizona Texas A&M Pi sburgh UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA Baylor Baylor Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Bowling Green
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED Arizona State Darryl Clack, Running Back
Purdue Brian Alford, Wide Receiver
San Diego State Az-Zahir Hakim, Wide Receiver Will Blackwell, Wide Receiver
Arizona Lance Briggs, Linebacker Trung Canidate, Running Back Mike Lucky, Tight End Brandon Manumaleuna, Tight End Dennis Northcu , Wide Receiver Andrae Thurman, Wide Receiver Bobby Wade, Wide Receiver
UCLA Kahlil Bell, Running Back Ma Slater, Wide Receiver
Baylor Josh Gordon, Wide Receiver Terrance Williams, Wide Receiver
Eastern Illinois Jimmy Garoppolo, Quarterback Kamu Grugier-Hill, Linebacker Erik Lora, Wide Receiver
Bowling Green Jude Adjei-Barimah, Defensive Back Ma Johnson, Quarterback Roger Lewis, Wide Receiver D.J. Lynch, Linebacker Gabe Mar n, Linebacker
Syracuse Amba E a-Tawo, Wide Receiver Brisly Es me, Wide Receiver Steve Ishmael, Wide Receiver
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KIM
RENO
Assistant Head Coach/Cornerbacks Third Season
Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Third Season
McCLOUD
Worked with head coach Dino Babers for nine years in various capaci es … Shi ed to cornerbacks coach in 2018 … Previously mentored the Syracuse wide receivers for two seasons, coaching three All-ACC players (Amba E a-Tawo, Steve Ishmael, Ervin Philips) and two All-Americans (E a-Tawo, Ishmael).
Added overseeing the inside receivers to his du es as ght ends coach in 2018 … Ferri pupil Ravian Pierce caught 29 passes last season, the most for an Orange ght end since 2012 … Coached the running backs, ght ends and fullbacks at Towson from 2011-15 … First lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 2000-02.
MIKE
KIRK
Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Third Season
Quarterbacks First Season
LYNCH
Promoted to offensive coordinator and running backs coach in 2018 … Served as Syracuse’s co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2016-17 … Helped spearhead an a ack that posted two of the top three total offense figures in team history (2016 - 5,290 yards; 2017 - 5,476 yards).
MARTIN
Appointed the Orange’s quarterbacks coach in February 2018 … Compiled a 108-25 record in 10 seasons as the head coach at Manvel (Texas) High School … 2017 Texan Live Coach of the Year … All seven of Mar n’s star ng quarterbacks at Manvel have gone on to play Division I football.
BRIAN
NICK
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Third Season
Safeties/Nickelbacks Third Season
WARD
2017 Broyles Award nominee as the na on’s top assistant coach … Architect of a Syracuse defense that ranked 13th na onally in third-down percentage (31.1) last season … Coached two- me All-ACC honorees Parris Benne and Zaire Franklin.
MONROE
Will coach the safe es and nickelbacks in 2018 a er working as the Syracuse secondary coach the previous two seasons … In 2017, the Orange defensive backfield contributed to a unit that allowed 6.4 fewer points and 57.1 fewer total yards per game than in 2016 … Secondary coach at Bowling Green from 2010-15.
JUSTIN
VINSON
Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Receivers Second Season
Defensive Tackles Third Season
LUSTIG
Moves from running backs coach to outside receivers coach for 2018 … Under his guidance, the Syracuse punt coverage team ranked fourth na onally (2.67 ypr) and set team records for fewest punt returns (9) and fewest punt return yards (24) allowed … 2016 Division II Coach of the Year at Edinboro (Pa.) University.
REYNOLDS
Second season as Syracuse’s defensive tackles coach … Worked with the en re defensive line in 2016 … Son, Eric Coley, is a redshirt freshman defensive back … Coached at Western Michigan from 2013-15 and was named one of Rivals.com’s top recruiters from outside the major conferences.
MIKE
STEVE
Offensive Line First Season
Defensive Ends Second Season
CAVANAUGH
Hired as Syracuse’s offensive line coach in January 2018 … Owns 30 seasons of college coaching experience, including 13 as a Power-Five offensive line coach … Spent the last three seasons at Nebraska … In 2016, the Cornhuskers led the Big Ten in fewest sacks allowed (15).
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STANARD
In 2017, his unit contributed to a Syracuse defense that allowed 6.4 fewer points, 28.3 fewer rushing yards and 57.1 fewer total yards per game than in 2016 … Won two FCS na onal championships as the linebackers coach at North Dakota State … Has 20 years of experience as a defensive coordinator.
POSITION PREVIEWS
Eric Dungey
Dontae Strickland
QUARTERBACKS
RUNNING BACKS
LETTERMEN RETURNING (2): Rex Culpepper (R-So.), Eric Dungey (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (1) Zack Mahoney KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (1): Tommy DeVito (R-Fr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (1): Chance Amie (Fr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Eric Dungey (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (0)
LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Chris Elmore (So.), Moe Neal (Jr.), Markenzy Pierre (So.), Dontae Strickland (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (0) KEY NEWCOMERS (1): Abdul Adams (Jr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Dontae Strickland (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (0)
#2 Eric Dungey • 6-4 • 228 • Sr. • Lake Oswego, Ore.
#4 Dontae Strickland • 5-11 • 207 • Sr. • Dayton, N.J.
• Maxwell, Davey O’Brien, Johnny Unitas and Manning Award candidate. • Only active FBS quarterback with more than 6,000 career passing yards (6,472) and 1,000 career rushing yards (1,239). Dungey and Donovan McNabb are the only two 6,000/1,000 signal callers in Syracuse history. • Holds outright or shares 12 school records. • Set the program single-season record and ranked sixth in the FBS in total offense (343.3 ypg) in 2017. • Led the ACC and was seventh nationally in completions per game (25.0). • Syracuse’s leading rusher with 595 yards and nine touchdowns last season. First quarterback to top the Orange season rushing list since Don McPherson in 1986. • Underwent successful offseason surgery to correct a foot injury that caused him to miss the final three games of 2017.
• Team’s featured back the past two seasons and has 1,129 yards rushing in 34 career games. • Third on team in rushing in 2017 with 482 yards on 128 carries (3.8 avg.). • Scored a career-best six touchdowns (4 rushing, 2 receiving). • Recorded the second 100-yard rushing game of his career with 105 yards on 14 carries at Miami (Fla.). • Injured his hamstring against Wake Forest and missed the last two games.
#13 Tommy DeVito • 6-2 • 205 • R-Fr. • Cedar Grove, N.J. • Member of the travel squad for the first nine games of 2017 before redshirting. Helmed the scout-team offense for the last quarter of the season. • No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2017 according to 247Sports.com and ranked the No. 136 overall prospect in the class by ESPN. • Under Armour All-American and Nike Elite 11 Finalist. NOTABLE: • Quarterbacks coach Kirk Martin joined the Orange in February as the team’s 10th assistant coach. Martin built Manvel (Texas) High School into a state powerhouse and coached seven quarterbacks who signed with Division I teams, including Dexter Foreman (Minnesota), D’Eriq King (Houston) and Kyle Trask (Florida). • Redshirt sophomore Rex Culpepper played four games under center last season. He made his first career start in the finale against Boston College and passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns. • Redshirt junior Clayton Welch is in his second year with the Orange after transferring from Butte College in California, the same school that has produced NFL Hall of Famer Larry Allen and Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers. • Early enrollee Chance Aime is the No. 19 dual-threat quarterback in the Class of 2018, according to ESPN. A two-time all-district selection, Amie racked up more than 2,500 yards of total offense and 26 touchdowns as a senior at Robert E. Lee (Texas) High School.
#21 Moe Neal • 5-11 • 187 • Jr. • Gastonia, N.C. • In 24 career games, has run for 845 yards and three touchdowns on 163 carries, an average of 5.3 yards per rush. • Syracuse’s second-leading rusher in 2017 with 488 yards and one touchdown. • Was the Orange’s top ground-gainer in each of the last three games, averaging 90.7 yards per contest during that span. • Started in place of the injured Strickland at Louisville and ran for a personalbest 98 yards. • Scored a 49-yard touchdown on his first collegiate carry (2016 vs. Colgate). NOTABLE: • A er two seasons as Syracuse’s offensive line coach, offensive coordinator Mike Lynch will mentor the running backs in 2018. Lynch has experience coaching the offensive backfield, serving as the running backs coach for Dino Babers at Eastern Illinois and Bowling Green. At Eastern Illinois, Lynch coached a pair of 1,000-yard rushers (Jake Walker, Shepard Li le). In 2014, he tutored the Bowling Green trio of Travis Greene, Fred Coppet and Andre Givens who combined for rush for more than 2,000 yards and 26 touchdowns. • Oklahoma transfer Abdul Adams joined the program in January. He will have to sit out the 2018 season due to current NCAA transfer rules. Adams averaged 9.2 yards per rush for the Sooners in 2017 and started the team’s first four games. • Sophomore FB Chris Elmore was one of nine true freshmen to play in 2017. He had a touchdown against Wake Forest and excelled in short-yardage situa ons. Elmore ps the scales at 289 pounds and will play some nose tackle this spring. • Sophomore Markenzy Pierre played sparingly in the backfield last season. A contributor on special teams, Pierre’s most extensive ac on was at Louisville when he carried 10 mes for 26 yards.
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POSITION PREVIEWS
Devin Butler
Cody Conway
WIDE RECEIVERS
TIGHT ENDS
LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Devin Butler (Jr.), Jamal Custis (R-Sr.), Nykeim Johnson (So.), Sean Riley (Jr.) LETTERMEN LOST (3): Sean Avant, Steve Ishmael, Ervin Philips KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (3): Sharod Johnson (R-Fr.), Cameron Jordan (R-Fr.), Russell Thompson-Bishop (R-Fr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Antwan Cordy (R-Sr.), Trishton Jackson (Jr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Devin Butler (Jr.) STARTERS LOST (2): Steve Ishmael, Ervin Philips
LETTERMEN RETURNING (3): Aaron Hackett (So.), Kyle Kleinberg (Sr.), Ravian Pierce (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (0) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Ravian Pierce (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (0)
#5 Devin Butler • 6-3 • 196 • Jr. • District Heights, Md. • Emerged as a starter at outside receiver last season and ranked third on the team in both recep ons (33) and yards (327). • Had a career game against Pi sburgh, se ng personal highs for recep ons (7), yards (64) and touchdowns (1). • A quarterback in high school, Butler was 4-of-6 passing for 54 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown to Ervin Philips at LSU.
#8 Antwan Cordy • 5-8 • 183 • R-Sr. • Homestead, Fla. • Shi s to inside receiver a er spending his first four years as a defensive back. • Star ng free safety who missed 21 out of Syracuse’s 24 games the past two years because of injury (forearm - 2016, lower leg - 2017). • As a sophomore in 2015, Cordy was second on the team with 68 tackles and set the school single-season record for most tackles for loss by a defensive back (12).
#17 Jamal Cus s • 6-5 • 228 • R-Sr. • Philadelphia, Pa. • Charted as the starter at outside receiver opposite Devin Butler this spring. • Played eight games (two starts) in 2017, missing four due to injury. • Made eight recep ons for 120 yards and a touchdown. NOTABLE: • The Orange must replace their two top receivers in All-American Steve Ishmael and All-ACC standout Ervin Philips. They combined for 55 percent of the team’s catches (194) and 58.2 percent (2,251) of its total receiving yards last season. • Jus n Lus g takes over the the team’s outside receivers coach, while Reno Ferri will coach the inside receivers. Lus g coached the running backs in 2017. Ferri adds inside receivers to his responsibili es as ght ends coach. • Along with Cordy, sophomore Nykeim Johnson is listed as a starter in the slot. Johnson will also back up Butler at outside receiver. Known for his blazing speed, Johnson caught eight passes for 68 yards as a freshman. • Junior Sean Riley and reshirt freshman Russell Thompson-Bishop will compete for me in the slot. Syracuse’s primary return man, Riley started three games a season ago and made eight catches for 125 yards. • Junior Trishton Jackson transferred in from Michigan State in January. He will have to sit out the 2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Jackson started four games last year for the Spartans and had 12 recep ons for 143 yards.
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#6 Ravian Pierce • 6-3 • 244 • Sr. • Planta on, Fla. • John Mackey Award candidate. • Caught 29 passes for 263 yards and tied for second on the team with four TD catches. Pierce’s 29 receptions were the most for an Orange tight end since 2012 (Becket Wales, 35). • Set personal bests for catches (9) and receiving yards (99) against Pi sburgh. NOTABLE: • Sophomore Aaron Hacke is Pierce’s primary backup. He contributed on special teams last season and saw increased reps on offense later in the year. • Redshirt sophomore Jesse Conners is eligible a er si ng out last season following his transfer from Holy Cross.
OFFENSIVE LINE LETTERMEN RETURNING (9): Evan Adams (R-Jr.), Colin Byrne (R-Jr.), Mike Clark (R-So.) Cody Conway (Sr.), Keaton Darney (R-Sr.), Patrick Davis (So.), Andrejas Duerig (R-Jr.), Sam Heckel (R-So.), Airon Servais (R-So.) LETTERMEN LOST (2): Jamar McGloster, Liam O’Sullivan KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (2): Austin Chandler, Dakota Davis KEY NEWCOMERS (0) STARTERS RETURNING (4): Evan Adams (R-Jr.), Cody Conway (Sr.), Sam Heckel (R-So.), Airon Servais (R-So.) STARTERS LOST (1): Jamar McGloster NOTABLE: • First-year offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh inherits four starters from a unit that helped the Orange rank third in the ACC in total offense (456.3 ypg). • Redshirt junior Evan Adams will be limited for at least a portion of spring due to injury. Adams has started 21 straight games at right guard, the longest streak of consecutive starts of any Orange player on offense. • Redshirt sophomore Sam Heckel, last season’s starter at left guard and the team leader in knockdown blocks (41), shi s to right guard. • A er missing 2017 with a knee injury, Aaron Roberts opens spring drills as the star ng le guard. That was his posi on in 2016 when he led the Orange in both snaps (968) and knockdowns. • The tallest player on the Orange roster at 6-foot-8, Mike Clark starts the spring atop the depth chart at right tackle.
POSITION PREVIEWS
Alton Robinson
Andrew Armstrong
DEFENSIVE LINE
LINEBACKERS
LETTERMEN RETURNING (7): Brandon Berry (R-Jr.), Kendall Coleman (Jr.), Kingsley Jonathan (So.), Alton Robinson (Jr.), Kenneth Ruff (Jr.), Chris Slayton (R-Sr.), McKinley Williams (Jr.) LETTERMEN LOST (1): Kayton Samuels KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (3): Josh Black (R-So.), Curtis Harper (R-Fr.), Zach Morton (R-Fr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (1): Chris Elmore (So.) STARTERS RETURNING (3): Kendall Coleman (Jr.), Alton Robinson (Jr.), Chris Slayton (R-Sr.) STARTERS LOST (1): Kayton Samuels
LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Andrew Armstrong (Jr.), Shyheim Cullen (R-Jr.), Ryan Guthrie (Sr.), Kielan Whitner (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (4): Parris Bennett, Zaire Franklin, Jonathan Thomas, Austin Valdez KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (2): Tyrell Richards (R-Fr.), Kadeem Trotter (R-Fr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Juan Wallace (Fr.), Lakiem Williams (Jr.) STARTERS RETURNING (0) STARTERS LOST (3): Parris Bennett, Zaire Franklin, Jonathan Thomas
#12 Andrew Armstrong • 6-2 • 230 • Jr. • Youngstown, Ohio #55 Kendall Coleman • 6-3 • 265 • Jr. • Indianapolis, Ind. • A starter since his freshman season, Coleman is recovering from injury. He has played in 20 games with 19 starts at defensive end the past two years. • Started eight games in 2017 and was second on the defensive line with 28 tackles. He missed four weeks due to injury.
• Projected starter at weak-side linebacker. • Has appeared in all 24 games since joining the Orange in 2016 and has 29 career tackles, including nine on special teams.
#41 Ryan Guthrie • 6-2 • 222 • Sr. • Cumming, Ga.
• Ted Hendricks Award candidate. • Started 10 games at defensive end and led the team with five sacks. • Paced all Orange defensive linemen with 30 tackles (18 solo) to go along with six tackles for a loss.
• Charted as the successor to three- me captain Zaire Franklin at middle linebacker. • Played both outside linebacker and defensive end in 2017, logging 11 tackles, including a sack of Pi sburgh quarterback Ben DiNucci with less than a minute le to seal a 27-24 Syracuse victory. • Two- me NJCAA All-American at Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College.
#95 Chris Slayton • 6-4 • 320 • R-Sr. • University Park, Ill.
#25 Kielan Whitner • 6-0 • 216 • Sr. • Lawrenceville, Ga.
#94 Alton Robinson • 6-4 • 256 • Jr. • Converse, Texas
• Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award candidate. • Enters 2018 as Syracuse’s ac ve leader in games started (29), tackles for loss (24.5), sacks (6) and forced fumbles (4). • Started all 12 games at defensive tackle in 2017 and tallied 28 total tackles (18 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss and one sack. • Widely-considered the strongest player on the team. Squa ed 700 pounds during winter workouts. NOTABLE: • Syracuse returns three players who started at least six games at defensive end last year. In addition to Coleman and Robinson, redshirt junior Brandon Berry made six starts while Coleman was out. • Sophomore Kingsley Jonathan is currently charted as the starter opposite Robinson while Coleman and Berry work their way back from injuries. • A starter at defensive end as a freshman, Josh Black received a medical hardship waiver for 2017 after getting hurt at LSU. He’s gained nearly 40 pounds (250 up to 288) since last season and will compete for time at defensive tackle. • Junior McKinley Williams is line to start at nose tackle after sharing snaps with Kayton Samuels in 2017. Williams is one of the Orange’s most physically-gifted players (he weighs 291 pounds and can do a back handspring). • An all-state defensive lineman at Chicago’s Phillips Academy, Chris Elmore will serve as Williams’ primary backup in addi on to his role as fullback.
• Versa le defender who has also played safety during his career. • Opens spring drills as the starter at strong-side linebacker a er serving as a reserve last season. • In 34 games, Whitner has 76 career tackles (45 solo). • Tied for the team lead with six special teams tackles in 2017. NOTABLE: • Coach Brian Ward’s unit will undergo a complete makeover this spring. All three starters from 2017 (Franklin, Parris Bennett, Jonathan Thomas) and key reserve Austin Valdez exhausted their eligibility. Franklin and Bennett were AllACC performers, and together the quartet amassed 974 career tackles. • To offset the departures, the Orange signed three linebackers in 2018, including early enrollees Juan Wallace and Lakiem Williams. • Like QB Clayton Welch, Williams is another Butte College (Calif.) product who traveled across the country to play for the Orange. ESPN’s No. 7 junior-college linebacker, Williams is slotted as Guthrie’s backup after tallying 63 tackles for Butte in 2017. • Redshirt junior Shyheim Cullen and redshirt freshman Tyrell Richards will push Armstrong and Whitner for time at WLB and SLB, respectively. Cullen has played in 23 games, with all 12 of his career tackles coming on special teams. Richards was rated the No. 4 Canadian prospect in the Class of 2017 by ESPN.
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Christopher Fredrick
Sterling Hofrichter
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LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Scoop Bradshaw (Jr.), Evan Foster (Jr.), Christopher Fredrick (R-Jr.), Carl Jones (Jr.) LETTERMEN LOST (6): Devin M. Butler, Juwan Dowels, Daivon Ellison, Cordell Hudson, Jordan Martin, Rodney Williams KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (2): Eric Coley (R-Fr.), Ifeatu Melifonwu (R-Fr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (4): Andre Cisco (Fr.), Cam Jonas (Fr.), Tyrone Perkins (Sr.), Allen Stritzinger (So.) STARTERS RETURNING (3): Scoop Bradshaw (Jr.), Evan Foster (Jr.), Christopher Fredrick (R-Jr.) STARTERS LOST (1): Rodney Williams
LETTERMEN RETURNING (2): Sterling Hofrichter (R-Jr.), Matt Keller (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (1): Cole Murphy KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (2): Jeffrey Chan (R-Fr.), Andre Szmyt (R-Fr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Aaron Bolinsky (Fr.), Cory Smigel (Fr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Sterling Hofrichter (R-Jr.) STARTERS LOST (1): Cole Murphy
#10 Sterling Hofrichter • 5-9 • 197 • R-Jr. • Valrico, Fla.
• Syracuse active leader in passes defended (8). • Started 11 games at cornerback in 2017 and recorded 21 tackles to go along with 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery.
• Hofrichter begins his third season as Syracuse’s starting punter and is a candidate for the Ray Guy Award. • Enters the 2018 campaign third on the Syracuse career record list for highest pun ng average (42.9) and ranks 10th in yards (5,751). • Punted 57 times for 2,462 yards in 2017. Only nine of his punts were returned. • Landed 35.1 percent (20-57) of his kicks inside the 20, which was third in the ACC behind NC State’s A.J. Cole (42.6) and Virginia’s Lester Coleman (38.7).
#3 Christopher Fredrick • 5-11 • 198 • R-Jr. • Conley, Ga.
#47 Ma Keller • 5-11 • 225 • Sr. • Willow Street, Pa.
• Jim Thorpe Award candidate. • Started 18 consecu ve games at cornerback. • Logged 43 tackles in 2017 and ed for second on the Orange with five passes defended (4 breakups, 1 INT).
• Has appeared in all 36 games the last three seasons, including 24 straight as the Orange’s snapper for both punts and placement kicks. • In 2017, was a critical cog in an Orange punting operation that was No. 1 in the ACC (10th nationally) in net average (41.3) and led the conference (fourth nationally) in punt return yardage defense (2.67 avg.). • CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.
#18 Scoop Bradshaw • 5-11 • 176 • Jr. • Tampa, Fla.
#14 Evan Foster • 6-0 • 210 • Jr. • West Bloomfield, Mich. • Started all 12 games at strong safety last season was first among defensive backs with 64 tackles (48 solo). • Averaged nine tackles a game during Syracuse’s last three ou ngs, including a career-high 10 stops versus Boston College. • Returned his first career intercep on 24 yards for a touchdown versus Central Michigan. NOTABLE: • Two assistant coaches will work with the secondary in 2018. Former wide receivers coach Kim McCloud will tutor the cornerbacks and Nick Monroe will oversee the safeties and nickelbacks. • Two former running backs have joined the defensive backfield. Sophomore Allen Stritzinger will work behind Bradshaw at corner and Tyrone Perkins joins Monroe’s crop of safeties as Foster’s understudy at strong safety. Stritzinger was rated the No. 3 cornerback in Michigan as a senior at De La Salle High School. • With Antwan Cordy moving to offense, early enrollee Andre Cisco and redshirt sophomore Devon Clarke are the top two candidates at free safety. A Long Island native, Cisco played his final prep season at national powerhouse IMG Academy in Florida. Clarke is a third-year player who has yet to appear in a game for the Orange.
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NOTABLE: • Hofrichter is the favorite to replace four-year starter Cole Murphy as the team’s placekicker. Hofrichter connected on two of his three field-goal tries a year ago. They were the first field-goal attempts of his college career. • The Orange have five more specialists on the spring roster: Nolan Cooney (P/K), Andre Szmyt (K), Jeffrey Chan (K), Cory Smigel (K) and Aaron Bolinsky (LS). • Smigel and Bolinsky are mid-year enrollees. Smigel starred in both soccer and football at North Royalton High School in Ohio. The starting center at North Schuylkill (Penn.) High School, Bolinsky was named the 2017 Schuylkill County Football Coaches Association Offensive Lineman of the Year. • Junior receiver Sean Riley is again set to serve as Syracuse’s primary kick returner. He ranked fourth in the ACC and 12th nationally with 842 combined kick return yards (710 kickoff, 132 punt) in 2017.
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SCORE BY QUARTERS
2017 RESULTS Overall Record: 4-8 • ACC Record: 2-6 Date Sept. 1 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 13 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25
Opponent C. Connec cut State Middle Tennessee Central Michigan #25 LSU NC State * Pi sburgh * #2 Clemson * #8 Miami (Fla.) * Florida State * Wake Forest * Louisville * Boston College *
Result W, 50-7 L, 23-30 W, 41-17 L, 26-35 L, 25-33 W, 27-24 W, 27-24 L, 19-27 L, 24-27 L, 43-64 L, 10-56 L, 14-42
Loca on (A .) Syracuse, N.Y. (30,273) Syracuse, N.Y. (29,721) Syracuse, N.Y. (33,004) Baton Rouge, La. (96,044) Raleigh, N.C. (56,197) Syracuse, N.Y. (33,290) Syracuse, N.Y. (42,475) Miami Gardens, Fla. (56,158) Tallahassee, Fla. (71,805) Syracuse, N.Y. (38,539) Louisville, Ky. (34,265) Syracuse, N.Y. (30,202)
Home games in bold * - ACC game
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing A empts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-A -Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game
SU
OPP
329 27.4 34 293 108 157 28 1938 2256 318 479 4.0 161.5 16 3538 320-548-16 6.5 11.1 294.8 20 5476 1027 5.3 456.3 38-863 19-137 4-62 22.7 7.2 15.5 13-8 74-593 49.4 58-2499 43.1 41.3 69-4427 64.2 42.7 30:09 89/224 40% 22/38 58% 16-103 0 37 22-30 0-3 (39-47) 83% (23-47) 49% (35-36) 97% 237504 7/33929
386 32.2 86 248 109 122 17 2360 2631 271 451 5.2 196.7 28 2968 232-381-4 7.8 12.8 247.3 19 5328 832 6.4 444.0 32-708 9-24 16-172 22.1 2.7 10.8 19-8 79-715 59.6 72-3033 42.1 40.2 75-4582 61.1 38.3 29:51 51/164 31% 10/20 50% 32-194 10 49 14-17 0-0 (26-32) 81% (20-32) 63% (46-48) 96% 314469 5/62894
1st 78 91
Syracuse Opponents
2nd 99 120
3rd 94 88
4th 58 87
OT -
Total 329 386
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Eric Dungey Moe Neal Dontae Strickland Markenzy Pierre Ervin Philips Chris Elmore Rex Culpepper Sean Riley Zack Mahoney Tyrone Perkins Devin C. Butler Nykeim Johnson TEAM Total Opponents
GP 9 12 10 11 12 12 12 12 7 5 12 11 7 12 12
Att 143 92 128 25 11 23 21 4 15 8 2 2 5 479 451
Gain 787 501 501 95 79 56 88 47 59 18 14 11 0 2256 2631
Loss Net 192 595 13 488 19 482 6 89 3 76 0 56 34 54 0 47 15 44 0 18 0 14 5 6 31 -31 318 1938 271 2360
PASSING Eric Dungey Zack Mahoney Rex Culpepper Devin C. Butler TEAM Total Opponents
GP 9 7 12 12 7 12 12
RECEIVING Steve Ishmael Ervin Philips Devin C. Butler Ravian Pierce Dontae Strickland Moe Neal Sean Riley Jamal Cus s Nykeim Johnson Sean Avant Tyrone Perkins Eric Dungey Tyler Gilfus Markenzy Pierre Total Opponents
GP 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 8 11 4 5 9 2 11 12 12
PUNT RETURNS Sean Riley Sean Avant Steve Ishmael Total Opponents
No. 17 1 1 19 9
Yds 132 3 2 137 24
Avg. 7.8 3.0 2.0 7.2 2.7
TD Long 0 34 0 3 0 2 0 34 0 15
INTERCEPTIONS No. Christopher Fredrick 1 Jonathan Thomas 1 Evan Foster 1 Juwan Dowels 1 Total 4 Opponents 16
Yds 23 15 24 0 62 172
Avg. 23.0 15.0 24.0 0.0 15.5 10.8
TD Long 0 23 0 15 1 24 0 0 1 24 0 52
Effic Cmp-Att-Int 122.75 225-377-9 97.18 46-90-4 118.82 45-75-3 197.27 4-6-0 0.00 0-0-0 118.83 320-548-16 140.69 232-381-4
No. 105 89 33 29 18 12 8 8 8 4 2 2 1 1 320 232
Yds 1347 904 327 263 142 170 125 120 68 30 14 11 11 6 3538 2968
Avg. 4.2 5.3 3.8 3.6 6.9 2.4 2.6 11.8 2.9 2.2 7.0 3.0 -6.2 4.0 5.2
TD 9 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 28
Long Avg./G 74 66.1 71 40.7 43 48.2 13 8.1 15 6.3 12 4.7 12 4.5 41 3.9 13 6.3 5 3.6 8 1.2 11 0.5 0 -4.4 74 161.5 76 196.7
Pct. 59.7 51.1 60.0 66.7 0.0 58.4 60.9
Yds 2495 471 518 54 0 3538 2968
TD Long Avg./G 14 66 277.2 3 36 67.3 2 44 43.2 1 30 4.5 0 0 0.0 20 66 294.8 19 87 247.3
Avg. 12.8 10.2 9.9 9.1 7.9 14.2 15.6 15.0 8.5 7.5 7.0 5.5 11.0 6.0 11.1 12.8
TD 7 4 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 19
Long 44 66 42 28 36 52 44 47 13 12 14 13 11 6 66 87
Avg./G 112.2 75.3 27.2 21.9 14.2 14.2 10.4 15.0 6.2 7.5 2.8 1.2 5.5 0.5 294.8 247.3
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2017 IN REVIEW KICK RETURNS Sean Riley Nykeim Johnson Kenneth Ruff Chris Elmore Andrew Armstrong Shyheim Cullen Total Opponents
No. 29 4 2 1 1 1 38 32
Yds 710 91 25 12 12 13 863 708
Avg. 24.5 22.8 12.5 12.0 12.0 13.0 22.7 22.1
TD Long 0 64 0 34 0 15 0 12 0 12 0 13 0 64 0 64
FUMBLE RETURNS Andrew Armstrong Total Opponents
No. 1 1 3
Yds 2 2 96
Avg 2.0 2.0 32.0
TD Long 0 2 0 2 2 63
SCORING Cole Murphy Eric Dungey Steve Ishmael Dontae Strickland Ervin Philips Ravian Pierce Moe Neal Sterling Hofrichter Chris Elmore Jamal Custis Evan Foster Devin C. Butler Parris Bennett Scoop Bradshaw Total Opponents
|-----------------PATs-------------------| TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP 0 20-27 34-35 0-0 0 0-0 0 9 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 37 22-30 35-36 1-1 0 0-0 1 49 14-17 46-48 1-1 0 0-0 0
TOTAL OFFENSE Eric Dungey Rex Culpepper Zack Mahoney Moe Neal Dontae Strickland Markenzy Pierre Ervin Philips Devin C. Butler Chris Elmore Sean Riley Tyrone Perkins Nykeim Johnson TEAM Total Opponents
GP Plays 9 520 12 96 7 105 12 92 10 128 11 25 12 11 12 8 12 23 12 4 5 8 11 2 7 5 12 1027 12 832
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Cole Murphy 20-27 Sterling Hofrichter 2-3
FG SEQUENCE C. Connecticut State Middle Tennessee Central Michigan LSU NC State Pittsburgh Clemson Miami (FL) Florida State Wake Forest Louisville Boston College
Pct. 74.1 66.7
Rush 595 54 44 488 482 89 76 14 56 47 18 6 -31 1938 2360
Pass 2495 518 471 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 3538 2968
Points 94 56 42 36 30 24 12 7 6 6 6 6 2 2 329 386
Total Avg./G 3090 343.3 572 47.7 515 73.6 488 40.7 482 48.2 89 8.1 76 6.3 68 5.7 56 4.7 47 3.9 18 3.6 6 0.5 -31 -4.4 5476 456.3 5328 444.0
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd 0-0 7-7 4-4 7-12 2-4 53 2 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 38 0
Syracuse (29), 51, (27), (39) (25), (22), (40), 40 (41), (25) (42) 48, (38) (26), (38) (21), (30) (22), (40), (45), (53) 48, (42), 43 45, (30), (47), 51 (51) 50
Opponents (30) (26), (48), 31 (49), (42), (56) 35, (30), 38 (18), (39) (49), (38) (41), (43), (30) -
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Steve Ishmael set the Orange single-season record with 105 catches in 2017. He led the ACC in recep ons, recep ons per game (8.8), receiving yards (1,347), receiving yards per game (112.2) and ed for the conference lead with seven touchdown catches. PUNTING Sterling Hofrichter Zack Mahoney Total Opponents
No. Yds 57 2462 1 37 58 2499 72 3033
Avg. 43.2 37.0 43.1 42.1
Long 64 37 64 65
TB 4 0 4 0
FC 28 0 28 23
I20 20 1 21 29
50+ Blkd 10 0 0 0 10 0 15 0
KICKOFFS Cole Murphy Sterling Hofrichter Total Opponents
No. Yds 64 4124 5 303 69 4427 75 4582
Avg. 64.4 60.6 64.2 61.1
TB 31 0 31 34
OB 6 0 6 2
Retn
708 863
42.7 38.3
ALL PURPOSE Steve Ishmael Sean Riley Ervin Philips Moe Neal Dontae Strickland Eric Dungey Devin C. Butler Ravian Pierce Nykeim Johnson Jamal Custis Markenzy Pierre Chris Elmore Rex Culpepper Zack Mahoney Sean Avant Tyrone Perkins Kenneth Ruff Evan Foster Christopher Fredrick Jonathan Thomas Shyheim Cullen Andrew Armstrong Tyler Gilfus TEAM Total Opponents
GP Rush 12 0 12 47 12 76 12 488 10 482 9 595 12 14 12 0 11 6 8 0 11 89 12 56 12 54 7 44 4 0 5 18 12 0 12 0 12 0 11 0 11 0 12 0 2 0 7 -31 12 1938 12 2360
Rec 1347 125 904 170 142 11 327 263 68 120 6 0 0 0 30 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 3538 2968
PR 2 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 24
KOR 0 710 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 13 12 0 0 863 708
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 23 15 0 0 0 0 62 172
Total Avg./G 1349 112.4 1014 84.5 980 81.7 658 54.8 624 62.4 606 67.3 341 28.4 263 21.9 165 15.0 120 15.0 95 8.6 68 5.7 54 4.5 44 6.3 33 8.2 32 6.4 25 2.1 24 2.0 23 1.9 15 1.4 13 1.2 12 1.0 11 5.5 -31 -4.4 6538 544.8 6232 519.3
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Nose tackle McKinley Williams (le ) had 25 tackles in 2017, including four for a loss. He started four of the last five games and was a first-stringer in five total contests. In 21 career games, Scoop Bradshaw (right) has eight pass breakups. He broke up six passes last season and also was effec ve against the run, carding 5.5 tackles for loss from his cornerback posi on. # 30 4F 14 23 6W 3F 11 94 95 97 55 98 2M 9 18 7 12 52 41 45 25 19 85 48 24 57 5 3S 3 2 1J 83 16 20 21 22 82 96 8C 3W 51 47 68 17 10
Player Parris Benne Zaire Franklin Evan Foster Jonathan Thomas Rodney Williams Christopher Fredrick Aus n Valdez Alton Robinson Chris Slayton Brandon Berry Kendall Coleman McKinley Williams Jordan Mar n Juwan Dowels Scoop Bradshaw Devin M. Butler Andrew Armstrong Kayton Samuels Ryan Guthrie Kenneth Ruff Kielan Whitner Daivon Ellison Josh Black Cole Murphy Shyheim Cullen Kingsley Jonathan Devin C. Butler Kyle Strickland Ervin Philips Eric Dungey Carl Jones Sean Avant Zack Mahoney Cordell Hudson Moe Neal Markenzy Pierre Nykeim Johnson Jus n Ellis Antwan Cordy Tim Walton Shaq Grosvenor Ma Keller Airon Servais Jamal Cus s Sean Riley Total Opponents
GP 12-12 12-12 12-12 11-7 11-6 12-12 12-4 12-10 12-12 12-6 8-8 12-5 8-5 10-1 11-11 12-0 12-0 12-7 12-0 12-0 12-1 9-0 4-0 12-0 11-0 8-0 12-9 6-0 12-12 9-9 12-0 4-0 7-2 4-0 12-3 11-0 11-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 12-0 12-12 8-2 12-3 12-0 12-0
|---------Tackles----------| Solo Ast Total 68 47 115 41 44 85 48 16 64 26 24 50 31 15 46 31 12 43 22 16 38 18 12 30 18 10 28 16 12 28 14 14 28 15 10 25 17 8 25 15 10 25 13 8 21 14 6 20 6 7 13 9 3 12 7 4 11 4 6 10 2 6 8 5 3 8 4 4 8 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 4 1 3 4 3 . 3 2 . 2 2 . 2 2 . 2 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 . . . 471 308 779 558 386 944
TFL-Yds 11.0-35 5.5-22 1.5-7 4.0-5 3.0-9 2.0-9 1.5-3 6.0-29 8.5-28 0.5-0 2.5-5 4.0-9 . 1.0-2 5.5-8 2.0-15 . 1.0-8 1.5-13 0.5-1 . . 3.0-8 . . 1.5-5 . . . . 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-224 82.0-329
Sacks No-Yards 2.0-15 1.5-16 . . . . 0.5-2 5.0-27 1.0-4 . 0.5-2 . . . 1.0-1 1.0-11 . 1.0-8 1.5-13 . . . . . . 1.0-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-103 32-194
|---Pass Defense---| Int-Yds BrUp . 2 . 2 1-24 4 1-15 3 . 2 1-23 4 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 3 1-0 1 . 6 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4-62 32 16-172 66
QBH 6 5 1 2 . . . 5 1 1 4 . . . . 1 . 2 . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 36
Fumbles Rcv-Yds 1-0 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . 1-0 . 1-2 . 1-0 1-0 . . . . 1-0 . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 8-96
FF 1 1 1 . . 1 2 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9
Blkd Kick . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS OFFENSE Opponent C. Conn. St. Middle Tennessee Central Michigan LSU NC State Pittsburgh Clemson Miami Florida State Wake Forest Louisville Boston College
QB Dungey Dungey Dungey Dungey Dungey Dungey Dungey Dungey Dungey Mahoney Mahoney Culpepper
RB Strickland Strickland Strickland Strickland Strickland Strickland Neal Strickland Strickland Strickland Neal Neal
WR Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael Ishmael
WR Philips Philips Philips Philips Philips Philips Philips Philips Philips Philips Philips Philips
WR Custis Custis Riley Butler, D.C. Butler, D.C. Butler, D.C. Butler, D.C. Butler, D.C. Butler, D.C. Butler, D.C. Butler, D.C. Butler, D.C.
LT Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway Conway
LG Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel Heckel
C Servais Servais Servais Servais Servais Servais Servais Servais Servais Servais Servais Servais
RG Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams Adams
RT McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster McGloster
WR/TE Riley Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Riley Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Johnson, N.
DEFENSE Opponent C. Conn. St. Middle Tennessee Central Michigan LSU NC State Pittsburgh Clemson Miami Florida State Wake Forest Louisville Boston College
DE Berry Berry Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson
NT Samuels Samuels Samuels Samuels Williams, M. Samuels Samuels Williams, M. Williams, M. Williams, M. Samuels Williams, M.
DT Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton Slayton
DE Coleman Coleman Coleman Coleman Berry Berry Berry Berry Coleman Coleman Coleman Coleman
WLB Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett Bennett
MLB Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin
SLB Whitner Thomas Thomas Valdez Thomas Valdez Thomas Thomas Valdez Thomas Thomas Valdez
CB Bradshaw Bradshaw Bradshaw Bradshaw Bradshaw Bradshaw Bradshaw Dowels Bradshaw Bradshaw Bradshaw Bradshaw
FS Cordy Martin Martin Martin Martin Williams, R. Martin Williams, R. Williams, R. Williams, R. Williams, R. Williams, R.
SS Foster Foster Foster Foster Foster Foster Foster Foster Foster Foster Foster Foster
CB Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick Fredrick
Defensive tackle Chris Slayton (le ) is one of six returning starters for the Orange on defense. His 29 career starts are the most on the team. Moe Neal (right) was second on the Orange in rushing last season with 488 yards. Neal averaged 90.7 yards a game over Syracuse’s final three contests. 16
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GAME 2
GAME 3
Sept. 1, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 30,273
Sept. 9, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 29,721
Sept. 16, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 33,004
CCSU
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE
30
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
17
SYRACUSE
50
SYRACUSE
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SYRACUSE
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Orange quarterback Eric Dungey accounted for five touchdowns to lead Syracuse (1-0) to a 50-7 win against Central Connecticut State (0-1). Dungey threw for three scores and ran for two more as the Orange won its fourth season opener in a row. Syracuse outgained the Blue Devils 586-167 and held them to eight first downs. Score by Quarters CCSU Syracuse
1st 0 21
2nd 0 10
3rd 7 13
4th 0 6
Final 7 50
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Middle Tennessee quarterback Brent Stockstill threw three second-half touchdowns and the Blue Raiders (1-1) came back from a 13-9 halftime deficit to defeat Syracuse, 30-23. Receiver Steve Ishmael tied the Syracuse single-game record for receptions, catching 14 passes for 116 yards. Syracuse (1-1) forced three Middle Tennessee turnovers in the first quarter, but was only able to turn them into three points. Quarterback Eric Dungey completed 26 passes to move into fifth place on the Orange’s all-time record list with 389 career completions.
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
CCSU 8 30-54 113 27-12-0 57-167 0-0 0-0 8-157 0-0 12-35.4 2-1 8-68 28:25 1 of 15 1 of 1 0-1 0-0
SU 34 41-155 431 52-37-0 93-586 0-0 5-7 2-56 0-0 3-39.7 2-2 4-28 31:35 11 of 19 1 of 1 8-8 1-4
RUSHING: CCSU - Cameron Nash 9-35; Enyce Walker 10-22; Aaron Dawson 5-13; Danley Exilhomme 2-0; Joey Fields 2-minus 4; Tanner Kingsley 2-minus 12. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 9-51; Markenzy Pierre 9-46; Dontae Strickland 12-38; Moe Neal 7-17; Tyrone Perkins 3-7; Rex Culpepper 1-minus 4. PASSING: CCSU - Jake Dolegala 6-19-0-86; Tanner Kingsley; 6-8-0-27. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 28-36-0-328; Rex Culpepper 9-16-0-103. RECEIVING: CCSU - Christian Heyward 3-9; Xavier Bass 2-39; Kj Smith 2-17; Jarrett Dolegala 2-13; Jose Garcia 1-24; Tyshaun James 1-11; Emanuel Scott 1-0. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 12-134; Ervin Philips 6-71; Devin C. Butler 4-54; Sean Avant 4-30; Jamal Custis 3-40; Ravian Pierce 3-4; Moe Neal 1-52; Tyrone Perkins 1-14; Nykeim Johnson 1-13; Tyler Gilfus 1-11; Sean Riley 1-8.
Middle Tennessee Syracuse
Score by Quarters Central Michigan Syracuse
Score by Quarters Scoring Summary: 1st 12:08 SU Dungey 11 yd run (Murphy kick) 8-70 2:52, CCSU 0 - SU 7 09:38 SU Strickland 6 yd run (Murphy kick) 4-50 0:58, CCSU 0 - SU 14 02:40 SU Philips 14 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 9-86 2:55, CCSU 0 - SU 21 2nd 07:27 SU Murphy 29 yd field goal 11-58 4:54, CCSU 0 - SU 24 04:54 SU Neal 52 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 3-56 0:53, CCSU 0 - SU 31 3rd 11:15 CCSU Garcia 24 yd pass Dolegala (Palmer kick) 8-74 3:45, CCSU 7 - SU 31 07:35 SU Pierce 5 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick failed) 10-65 3:40, CCSU 7 - SU 37 03:42 SU Dungey 2 yd run (Hofrichter kick) 8-61 2:31, CCSU 7 - SU 44 4th 09:58 SU Hofrichter 27 yd field goal 7-53 1:12, CCSU 7 - SU 47 00:53 SU Cole Murphy 39 yd field goal 13-58 4:47, CCSU 7 - SU 50
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse (2-1) scored the final 31 points of the game to pull away for a 41-17 victory against Central Michigan (2-1). The Orange defense shut out the Chippewas for last 37:52. Quarterback Eric Dungey accounted for three of Syracuse’s five touchdowns. He ran for 105 yards to lead a rushing attack that generated 300 of the Orange’s 579 total yards.
1st 2 3
2nd 7 10
3rd 7 3
4th 14 7
Final 30 23
Scoring Summary: 1st 07:34 MT Team safety MT 2 - SU 0 03:04 SU Murphy 25 yd field goal 4--3 1:16, MT 2 - SU 3 2nd 14:41 MT Lee 14 yd run (Rooker kick) 7-86 1:53, MT 9 - SU 3 10:49 SU Strickland 1 yd run (Murphy kick) 9-52 3:52, MT 9 - SU 10 02:54 SU Murphy 22 yd field goal 9-40 2:43, MT 9 - SU 13 3rd 06:10 SU Murphy 40 yd field goal 11-45 5:19, MT 9 - SU 16 03:38 MT James 28 yd pass Stockstill (Rooker kick) 3-28 0:45, MT 16 - SU 16 4th 14:53 MT Lee 48 yd pass Stockstill (Rooker kick) 5-78 1:28, MT 23 - SU 16 11:07 SU Dungey 29 yd run (Murphy kick) 11-75 3:46, MT 23 - SU 23 06:46 MT Tucker 10 yd pass Stockstill (Rooker kick) 10-75 4:21, MT 30 - SU 23
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
MT 20 33-94 269 36-22-1 69-363 0-0 2-6 3-94 1-0 7-40.4 4-2 9-113 26:36 3 of 12 0 of 1 2-2 6-42
SU 25 49-126 182 44-27-1 93-308 0-0 1-0 4-123 1-15 4-42.2 1-1 4-40 33:24 8 of 22 3 of 6 4-5 1-1
RUSHING: Middle Tennessee - Ty Lee 18-50; Brent Stockstill 11-41; Brad Anderson 1-8; Shane Tucker 1-1; Richie James 1-0; Team 1-minus 6. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 19-53; Chris Elmore 8-28; Dontae Strickland 10-24; Moe Neal 7-18; Ervin Philips 2-13; Zack Mahoney 2-3; TEAM 1-minus 13. PASSING: Middle Tennessee - Brent Stockstill 22-36-1-269. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 26-42-1-180; Zack Mahoney 1-2-0-2. RECEIVING: Middle Tennessee - Richie James 8-96; Ty Lee 7-76; Shane Tucker 3-25; Patrick Smith 2-35; Cj Windham 1-29; Brad Anderson 1-8. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 14-116; Ervin Philips 7-36; Devin C. Butler 3-21; Moe Neal 2-12; Ravian Pierce 1-minus 3.
1st 10 10
2nd 7 14
3rd 0 17
4th 0 0
Final 17 41
Scoring Summary: 1st 12:14 SU Murphy 41 yd field goal 8-35 2:46, CMU 0 - SU 3 05:24 CMU Cole 56 yd pass Morris (Armstrong kick) 3-58 0:44, CMU 7 - SU 3 02:33 CMU Armstrong 30 yd field goal 6-16 2:17, CMU 10 - SU 3 01:23 SU Foster 24 yd INT return (Murphy kick) CMU 10 - SU 10 2nd 07:52 CMU Ward 17 yd pass Morris (Armstrong kick) 11-91 4:03, CMU 17 - SU 10 05:20 SU Strickland 18 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 6-32 2:32, CMU 17 - SU 17 02:09 SU Strickland 9 yd run (Murphy kick) 3-53 0:56, CMU 17 - SU 24 3rd 12:12 SU Dungey 1 yd run (Murphy kick) 5-90 1:04, CMU 17 - SU 31 05:25 SU Pierce 6 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 2-80 0:31, CMU 17 - SU 38 02:48 SU Murphy 25 yd field goal 6-65 1:46, CMU 17 - SU 41
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
CMU 22 34-105 277 46-23-2 80-382 0-0 0-0 3-45 1-0 10-48.1 2-1 5-38 30:14 3 of 16 1 of 2 2-3 0-0
SU 18 44-300 279 35-19-1 79-579 0-0 4-23 3-113 2-47 7-51.0 2-2 9-104 29:46 6 of 18 1 of 1 5-5 0-0
RUSHING: Central Michigan - Kumehnnu Gwilly 6-44; Jonathan Ward 10-33; Devon Spalding 7-23; Romello Ross 5-17; Tony Poljan 1-0; Shane Morris 3-minus 1; Berkley Edwards 1-minus 3; Team 1-minus 8. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 11-105; Moe Neal 5-81; Sean Riley 4-47; Dontae Strickland 15-45; Markenzy Pierre 6-17; Zack Mahoney 1-3; Tyrone Perkins 2-2. PASSING: Central Michigan - Shane Morris 23-46-2-277. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 19-35-1-279. RECEIVING: Central Michigan - Mark Chapman 7-50; Jonathan Ward 5-66; Cameron Cole 3-75; Eric Cooper 3-23; Devon Spalding 2-11; Damon Terry 1-24; Logan Hessbrook 1-19; Romello Ross 1-9. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 8-139; Sean Riley 4-82; Ervin Philips 3-32; Dontae Strickland 2-18; Ravian Pierce 2-8.
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2017 IN REVIEW GAME 4
GAME 5
GAME 6
Sept. 23, 2017 // Tiger Stadium Attendance: 96,044
Sept. 30, 2017 // Carter-Finley Stadium Attendance: 56,197
Oct. 7, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 33,290
SYRACUSE
26
SYRACUSE
25
PITTSBURGH
24
LSU
35
NC STATE
33
SYRACUSE
27
BATON ROUGE, La. – Syracuse (2-2) scored 23 secondhalf points but could not overtake No. 25 LSU (3-1) and lost to the Tigers 35-26 in Death Valley. Steve Ishmael and Ervin Philips both caught 11 passes and a touchdown for the Orange. Ishmael finished with 123 receiving yards to post his fourth straight 100-yard game. Linebacker Parris Bennett led the Orange defense with 12 tackles, including a career-high three for a loss, and a safety. With the victory, LSU extended its home non-conference winning streak to 49 games. Score by Quarters Syracuse LSU
1st 3 7
2nd 0 7
3rd 16 14
4th 7 7
Final 26 35
Scoring Summary: 1st 14:51 LSU Guice 1 yd run (Gonsoulin kick) 1-1 0:03, SU 0 - LSU 7 07:58 SU Murphy 42 yd field goal 17-52 6:53, SU 3 - LSU 7 2nd 01:15 LSU Sullivan 43 yd pass Etling (Gonsoulin kick) 6-71 1:30, SU 3 - LSU 14 3rd 14:35 LSU Davis 87 yd pass Etling (Gonsoulin kick) 1-87 0:15, SU 3 - LSU 21 12:20 SU Philips 30 yd pass D.C. Butler (Murphy kick) 8-75 2:15, SU 10 - LSU 21 05:22 LSU Williams 20 yd run (Gonsoulin kick) 6-91 3:24, SU 10 - LSU 28 03:29 SU Bennett safety SU 12 - LSU 28 00:07 SU Dungey 14 yd run (Murphy kick) 10-72 3:16, SU 19 - LSU 28 4th 05:40 SU Ishmael 22 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 13-80 5:01, SU 26 - LSU 28 01:52 LSU Chark 20 yd run (Gonsoulin kick) 7-56 3:47, SU 26 - LSU 35 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
SU 24 27-76 308 55-34-1 82-384 0-0 0-0 2-33 1-0 7-46.7 1-0 7-38 29:52 8 of 19 2 of 3 2-2 2-12
LSU 18 38-151 263 23-14-1 61-414 0-0 0-0 1-13 1-28 5-38.6 0-0 3-25 30:08 7 of 13 0 of 0 3-3 3-14
RUSHING: Syracuse - Dontae Strickland 7-27; Eric Dungey 13-24; Moe Neal 5-11; Ervin Philips 1-8; Devin C. Butler 1-6. SU - Darrel Williams 16-92; DJ Chark 3-27; Derrius Guice 8-14; Russell Gage 1-11; Myles Brennan 1-5; Derrick Dillon 1-4; Nick Brossette 1-3; Danny Etling 4-1; TEAM 3-minus 6. PASSING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 32-52-1-265; Devin C. Butler 2-2-0-43; Zack Mahoney 0-1-0-0. LSU - Danny Etling 10-17-0-188; Myles Brennan 4-6-1-75. RECEIVING: Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 11-123; Ervin Philips 11-93; Moe Neal 4-31; Ravian Pierce 3-21; Devin C. Butler 2-18; Eric Dungey 1-13; Nykeim Johnson 1-10; Dontae Strickland 1-minus 1. LSU - Darrel Williams 3-50; Foster Moreau 3-18; Drake Davis 2-98; DJ Chark 2-30; Stephen Sullivan 1-43; Derrick Dillon 1-13; Russell Gage 1-6; JaCoby Stevens 1-5.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State (4-1, 2-0 ACC) scored on its first five possessions and held off Syracuse (2-3, 0-1 ACC), which outscored the Wolfpack 18-7 in the second half, for a 33-25 victory at Carter-Finley Stadium. Syracuse’s Ervin Philips set a school and conference record with 17 receptions for a career-high 188 yards. Orange quarterback Eric Dungey posted his team-record eighth career 300-yard passing game, completing 30-of-47 passes for 385 yards and a touchdown. Dungey accounted for all three Syracuse TDs, adding two scoring runs. The Orange defense allowed a 100-yard rusher for the first time in 2017 as NC State’s Nyheim Hines ran for 115 yards and a touchdown.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange (3-3, 1-1 ACC) rallied from 10-3 deficit for a 27-24 victory over Pittsburgh (2-4, 0-2 ACC) at the Carrier Dome on Homecoming Weekend. The win snapped Syracuse’s four-game losing streak to the Panthers and was its first Homecoming triumph since 2012. Quarterback Eric Dungey was responsible for all three Syracuse touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing) and finished with 413 yards of total offense, including 365 yards passing. Linebacker Parris Bennett led all tacklers with 14 stops. Pittsburgh did not convert a third down until the fourth quarter was 3-of-13 (.231) on third-down tries for the game. Score by Quarters
Score by Quarters Syracuse NC State
1st 0 13
2nd 7 13
3rd 10 0
4th 8 7
Final 25 33
Scoring Summary: 1st 08:01 ST Wise 26 yd field goal 15-57 6:59, SU 0 - ST 3 04:44 ST Wise 48 yd field goal 7-26 2:47, SU 0 - ST 6 00:25 ST Louis 20 yd pass Finley (Wise kick) 5-70 1:04, SU 0 - ST 13 2nd 12:12 SU Dungey 7 yd run (Murphy kick) 10-75 3:13, SU 7 - ST 13 09:50 ST Gallaspy 10 yd run (Wise kick failed) 5-75 2:22, SU 7 - ST 19 02:21 ST Samuels 16 yd run (Wise kick) 10-83 5:26, SU 7 - ST 26 3rd 12:00 SU Dungey 1 yd run (Murphy kick) 9-78 2:56, SU 14 - ST 26 02:34 SU Hofrichter 38 yd field goal 13-69 4:58, SU 17 - ST 26 4th 09:52 ST Hines 1 yd run (Wise kick) 10-65 5:02, SU 17 - ST 33 04:39 SU Ishmael 10 yd pass Dungey (Dungey rush) 5-33 1:03, SU 25 - ST 33 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
SU 20 30-59 385 48-30-1 78-444 0-0 2-32 4-57 0-0 3-47.0 0-0 12-93 23:31 7 of 17 3 of 5 4-6 0-0
ST 29 47-256 206 34-21-0 81-462 0-0 0-0 2-33 1-0 4-51.8 2-0 6-49 36:29 3 of 12 2 of 2 5-6 3-24
RUSHING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 16-44; Chris Elmore 5-14; Dontae Strickland 7-6; Moe Neal 1-0; Nykeim Johnson 1-minus 5. NC State - Nyheim Hines 19-115; Jaylen Samuels 9-74; Ryan Finley 5-37; Reggie Gallaspy 10-33; Dakwa Nichols 1-1; TEAM 3-minus 4. PASSING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 30-47-1-385; Devin C. Butler 0-1-0-0. NC State - Ryan Finley 20-33-0-186; Gavin Locklear 1-1-0-20. RECEIVING: Syracuse - Ervin Philips 17-188; Steve Ishmael 6-120; Dontae Strickland 4-13; Moe Neal 1-47; Ravian Pierce 1-9; Nykeim Johnson 1-8. NC State - Jakobi Meyers 7-57; Jaylen Samuels 5-37; Stephen Louis 4-67; Kelvin Harmon 2-17; Nyheim Hines 2-8; Ryan Finley 1-20.
Pittsburgh Syracuse
1st 0 3
2nd 10 7
3rd 3 10
4th 11 7
Final 24 27
Scoring Summary: 1st 11:30 SU Murphy 26 yd field goal 12-73 3:30, UP 0 - SU 3 2nd 14:53 UP Whitehead 35 yd run (Kessman kick) 5-54 2:33, UP 7 - SU 3 07:26 UP Kessman 49 yd field goal 8-58 3:22, UP 10 - SU 3 00:34 SU D.C. Butler 32 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 9-93 2:17, UP 10 - SU 10 3rd 11:32 UP Kessman 42 yd field goal 8-51 3:28, UP 13 - SU 10 06:59 SU Dungey 10 yd run (Murphy kick) 13-75 4:33, UP 13 - SU 17 02:12 SU Murphy 38 yd field goal 10-52 3:14, UP 13 - SU 20 4th 14:55 UP Kessman 56 yd field goal 6-32 2:17, UP 16 - SU 20 11:07 SU Ishmael 35 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 11-75 3:48, UP 16 - SU 27 07:15 UP Ollison 19 yd run (Whitehead rush) 9-75 3:52, UP 24 - SU 27 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UP 16 26-129 229 33-22-0 59-358 0-0 1--5 0-0 0-0 6-43.0 1-0 6-65 25:18 3 of 13 0 of 0 1-1 3-20
SU 26 42-135 365 49-33-0 91-500 0-0 1-12 1-19 0-0 5-39.2 0-0 9-58 34:42 8 of 20 3 of 5 3-4 2-16
RUSHING: Pittsburgh - Jordan Whitehead 7-73; Qadree Ollison 6-28; Darrin Hall 3-19; Ben DiNucci 4-13; A.J. Davis 1-2; Quadree Henderson 1-2; Rafael Araujo-Lopes 2-minus 1; Max Browne 2-minus 7. Syracuse - Dontae Strickland 25-80; Eric Dungey 12-48; Chris Elmore 4-5; Tyrone Perkins 1-2. PASSING: Pittsburgh - Max Browne 15-22-0-161; Ben DiNucci 6-10-0-55; Kenny Pickett 1-1-0-13. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 33-49-0-365. RECEIVING: Pittsburgh - Rafael Araujo-Lopes 7-100; Jester Weah 5-57; Matt Flanagan 4-22; Maurice Ffrench 2-27; Qadree Ollison 2-9; Darrin Hall 1-11; Quadree Henderson 1-3. Syracuse - Ravian Pierce 9-99; Ervin Philips 8-55; Devin C. Butler 7-64; Steve Ishmael 5-97; Dontae Strickland 2-32; Nykeim Johnson 2-18.
2016 IN REVIEW GAME 7
GAME 8
GAME 9
Oct. 13, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 42,475
Oct. 21, 2017 // Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 42,475
Nov. 4, 2017 // Doak Campbell Stadium Attendance: 71,805
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CLEMSON
24
SYRACUSE
19
SYRACUSE
24 27
SYRACUSE
27
MIAMI
27
FLORIDA STATE
27
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange (4-3, 2-1 ACC) never trailed and stunned No. 2 Clemson (6-1, 4-1 ACC) by the score of 27-24 at the Carrier Dome. It was Syracuse’s first win over against a top-five opponent since 2001, and the Tigers represented the highest-ranked Syracuse victim since the Orange took down No. 1 Nebraska in 1984. Quarterback Eric Dungey threw three touchdowns and kicker Cole Murphy hit a pair of field goals, including the go-ahead score with 9:41 to play. The Orange defense held the Tigers to 113 yards rushing, well below their season average of 237.3, and recorded a season-high four sacks. The loss ended Clemson’s 11-game winning streak.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Syracuse (4-4, 2-2 ACC) outscored No. 8 Miami (6-0, 4-0 ACC) in the second half 16-14, but couldn’t overcome four first-half turnovers and fell to the Hurricanes 27-19 at Hard Rock Stadium. Kicker Cole Murphy tied his career high with four field goals, including a 53-yarder with 5:23 left that trimmed the Miami lead to 20-19. The Hurricanes answered with a 33-yard Travis Homer touchdown run, and the Miami defense held on Syracuse’s final possession to clinch a sixth straight win in the series. Running back Dontae Strickland (105 yards) and quarterback Eric Dungey (100 yards) recorded 100-yard rushing games for the Orange.
Score by Quarters
Score by Quarters
Clemson Syracuse
1st 7 14
2nd 7 3
3rd 10 7
4th 0 3
Final 24 27
Scoring Summary: 1st 11:44 SU Strickland 23 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 10-72 3:16, CU 0 - SU 7 10:37 CU Feaster 37 yd run (Spence kick) 3-62 1:07, CU 7 - SU 7 05:13 SU Philips 66 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 2-80 0:39, CU 7 - SU 14 2nd 08:31 CU Muse 63 yd fumble recovery (Spence kick) CU 14 - SU 14 03:49 SU Murphy 21 yd field goal 12-57 4:42, CU 14 - SU 17 3rd 08:27 CU Spence 30 yd field goal 7-29 2:38, CU 17 - SU 17 07:12 SU Ishmael 30 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 4-82 1:15, CU 17 - SU 24 06:16 CU Etienne 52 yd run (Spence kick) 3-65 0:56, CU 24 - SU 24 4th 09:41 SU Murphy 30 yd field goal 16-68 6:04, CU 24 - SU 27 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
CU 16 25-113 204 32-22-0 57-317 1-63 0-0 2-53 0-0 5-42.8 1-0 11-119 25:08 2 of 11 0 of 1 1-3 6-30
SU 28 50-162 278 33-20-0 83-440 0-0 1-5 4-77 0-0 5-36.8 2-1 12-100 34:52 8 of 19 2 of 2 3-3 4-30
RUSHING: Clemson - Travis Etienne 5-68; Tavien Feaster 7-57; Adam Choice 3-12; Amari Rodgers 1-minus 6; Kelly Bryant 4-minus 8; Zerrick Cooper 5-minus 10. Syracuse Dontae Strickland 19-78; Eric Dungey 21-61; Moe Neal 3-23; Tyrone Perkins 2-7; Ervin Philips 1-4; Zack Mahoney 1-minus 2; TEAM 3-minus 9.
Syracuse Miami
1st 0 3
2nd 3 10
3rd 10 7
4th 6 7
Final 19 27
Scoring Summary: 1st 07:25 UM Badgley 18 yd field goal 13-74 5:31, SU 0 - UM 3 2nd 14:22 UM Herndon 10 yd pass Rosier (Badgley kick) 8-84 2:42, SU 0 - UM 10 10:41 UM Badgley 39 yd field goal 7-40 2:50, SU 0 - UM 13 06:19 SU Murphy 22 yd field goal 17-71 4:22, SU 3 - UM 13 3rd 08:55 SU Murphy 40 yd field goal 12-70 2:42, SU 6 - UM 13 02:51 UM Thomas 48 yd pass Rosier (Badgley kick) 3-53 0:48, SU 6 - UM 20 01:08 SU Neal 15 yd run (Murphy kick) 6-65 1:43, SU 13 - UM 20 4th 09:52 SU Murphy 45 yd field goal 11-29 4:53, SU 16 - UM 20 05:23 SU Murphy 53 yd field goal 6-34 1:52, SU 19 - UM 20 02:48 UM Homer 33 yd run (Badgley kick) 9-85 2:35, SU 19 - UM 27 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
SU 23 51-264 135 42-14-4 93-399 0-0 0-0 2-28 0-0 3-35.0 0-0 3-22 29:19 9 of 22 1 of 2 3-3 0-0
UM 22 32-136 344 43-26-0 75-480 0-0 1-12 5-122 4-4 6-38.5 1-1 5-42 30:41 3 of 13 0 of 1 2-2 4-26
RUSHING: Syracuse - Dontae Strickland 14-105; Eric Dungey 20-100; Moe Neal 14-46; Ervin Philips 1-14; Devin C. Butler 1-8; TEAM 1-minus 9. Miami - Travis Homer 20-95; Malik Rosier 9-45; TEAM 3-minus 4.
PASSING: Clemson - Kelly Bryant 12-17-0-116; Zerrick Cooper 10-14-0-88; Will Spiers 0-1-0-0. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 20-32-0-278; Devin C. Butler 0-1-0-0.
PASSING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 13-41-4-137; Devin C. Butler 1-1-0-minus 2; TEAM 0-0-0-0. Miami - Malik Rosier 26-43-0-344.
RECEIVING: Clemson - Deon Cain 7-55; Hunter Renfrow 5-64; Ray-Ray McCloud 4-23; Milan Richard 3-41; Amari Rodgers 1-13; Diondre Overton 1-6; Trevion Thompson 1-2. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 6-73; Ervin Philips 4-94; Ravian Pierce 4-66; Dontae Strickland 2-20; Devin C. Butler 2-10; Jamal Custis 1-15; Tyrone Perkins 1-0.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Ervin Philips 5-57; Steve Ishmael 4-41; Devin C. Butler 3-39; Dontae Strickland 1-0; Eric Dungey 1-minus 2. Miami - Christopher Herndon 10-96; Ahmmon Richards 6-99; Travis Homer 4-27; Jeff Thomas 2-61; Dionte Mullins 1-22; Darrell Langham 1-19; Braxton Berrios 1-11; Mike Harley 1-9.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For the second straight game, Syracuse (4-5, 2-3 ACC) staged a rally that came up short, losing 27-24 to Florida State (3-5, 3-4 ACC) at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Orange fell behind 14-0, but closed the gap to three late in the fourth quarter. Syracuse had an opportunity to tie the game on the last play, however, Cole Murphy’s 43-yard field goal attempt was partially blocked. Receivers Ervin Philips and Steve Ishamel combined for 24 catches, 250 yards and a touchdown. Philips caught 12 balls for 107 yards to become SU’s all-time leader in receptions. He raised his career total to 207, eclipsing Alec Lemon’s previous record of 201. Ishmael also made 12 receptions for a game-high 143 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Eric Dungey threw for 278 yards. Dungey also ran for a careerhigh 109 yards, his second straight 100-yard rushing game. Score by Quarters Syracuse Florida State
1st 0 7
2nd 14 14
3rd 3 3
4th 7 3
Final 24 27
Scoring Summary: 1st 10:02 FS Murray 51 yd pass Blackman (Aguayo kick) 4-53 2:33, SU 0 - FS 7 2nd 13:38 FS Akers 54 yd run (Aguayo kick) 1-54 0:11, SU 0 - FS 14 07:55 SU Custis 47 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 7-76 2:27, SU 7 - FS 14 07:29 FS Akers 63 yd run (Aguayo kick) 1-78 0:18, SU 7 - FS 21 03:16 SU Ishmael 34 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 4-72 1:04, SU 14 - FS 21 3rd 09:35 SU Murphy 42 yd field goal 10-46 3:53, SU 17 - FS 21 03:10 FS Aguayo 49 yd field goal 13-51 6:20, SU 17 - FS 24 4th 06:48 FS Aguayo 38 yd field goal 6-42 2:45, SU 17 - FS 27 02:55 SU Dungey 3 yd run (Murphy kick) 14-75 3:53, SU 24 - FS 27 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
SU 21 40-149 314 55-31-1 95-463 0-0 3-40 0-0 0-0 7-42.9 1-0 2-20 30:37 11 of 25 1 of 3 1-2 3-22
FS 13 37-207 136 19-12-0 56-343 0-0 3-11 2-38 1-0 9-43.1 3-1 4-34 29:23 1 of 13 1 of 1 1-1 3-13
RUSHING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 22-109; Moe Neal 6-20; Dontae Strickland 10-20; Zack Mahoney 1-1; Ervin Philips 1-minus 1. Florida State - Cam Akers 22-199; Amir Rasul 4-11; James Blackman 10-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 2 PASSING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 24-43-1-278; Zack Mahoney 7-12-0-36. Florida State - James Blackman 12-190-136. RECEIVING: Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 12-143; Ervin Philips 12-107; Dontae Strickland 4-11; Jamal Custis 1-47; Devin C. Butler 1-6; Ravian Pierce 1-0. Florida State - Keith Gavin 4-25; Nyqwan Murray 3-60; Cam Akers 3-18; Ermon Lane 1-28; Ryan Izzo 1-5.
Orange Is The New Fast
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2016 IN REVIEW GAME 10
GAME 11
GAME 12
Nov. 11, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 38,539
Nov. 18, 2017 // Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Attendance: 34,265
Nov. 25, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 30,202
WAKE FOREST
64
SYRACUSE
10
BOSTON COLLEGE
42
SYRACUSE
43
LOUISVILLE
56
SYRACUSE
14
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Wake Forest (6-4, 3-3 ACC) outscored Syracuse 40-5 in the second half en route to a 64-43 win over the Orange (4-6, 2-4 ACC) at the Carrier Dome. The teams combined for an ACC-record 1,355 yards of offense and 66 first downs. The Demon Deacons scored on seven straight possessions in the second half. Score by Quarters Wake Forest Syracuse
1st 21 14
2nd 3 24
3rd 16 5
4th 24 0
Final 64 43
Scoring Summary: 1st 10:30 WF Wolford 3 yd run (Weaver kick) 8-73 2:35, WF 7 - SU 0 08:33 SU Strickland 43 yd run (Murphy kick) 6-75 1:57, WF 7 - SU 7 05:26 WF Colburn II 3 yd run (Weaver kick) 10-80 3:07, WF 14 - SU 7 03:52 SU Pierce 19 yd pass Mahoney (Murphy kick) 5-75 1:34, WF 14 - SU 14 02:27 WF Serigne 31 yd pass Wolford (Weaver kick) 5-75 1:25, WF 21 - SU 14 2nd 12:08 SU Elmore 1 yd run (Murphy kick) 10-56 3:00, WF 21 - SU 21 09:05 SU Ishmael 30 yd pass Mahoney (Murphy kick) 7-77 1:58, WF 21 - SU 28 03:03 SU Murphy 30 yd field goal 11-61 4:10, WF 21 - SU 31 00:16 SU Pierce 18 yd pass Mahoney (Murphy kick) 3-26 0:17, WF 21 - SU 38 00:00 WF Weaver 41 yd field goal 3-52 0:16, WF 24 - SU 38 3rd 12:29 WF Mike Weaver 43 yd field goal 7-45 2:31, WF 27 - SU 38 09:09 SU Murphy 47 yd field goal 11-46 3:20, WF 27 - SU 41 06:20 WF Wolford 9 yd run (Weaver kick) 9-76 2:49, WF 34 - SU 41 01:08 WF Serigne 19 yd pass Wolford (Weaver kick blockd) 7-63 2:52, WF 40 - SU 41 01:08 SU Bradshaw PAT return WF 40 - SU 43 4th 11:48 WF Wolford 29 yd run (Weaver kick) 7-67 2:23, WF 47 - SU 43 07:17 WF Serigne 6 yd pass Wolford (Weaver kick) 5-20 1:34, WF 54 - SU 43 04:58 WF Weaver 30 yd field goal 6-18 1:42, WF 57 - SU 43 02:00 WF Colburn II 76 yd run (Weaver kick) 5-85 1:54, WF 64 - SU 43 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
WF 33 51-371 363 38-25-0 89-734 0-0 2-0 3-72 2-52 4-40.2 1-1 10-62 30:16 8 of 16 2 of 2 6-6 2-9
SU 33 32-178 443 67-38-2 99-621 1-2 2-18 6-134 0-0 3-42.7 1-0 3-25 29:44 6 of 18 3 of 5 4-5 1-2
RUSHING: Wake Forest - Matt Colburn II 31-237; John Wolford 19-136; TEAM 1-minus 2. Syracuse - Moe Neal 12-86; Dontae Strickland 9-59; Zack Mahoney 8-38; Chris Elmore 2-2; Rex Culpepper 1-minus 7. PASSING: Wake Forest - John Wolford 25-38-0-363. Syracuse - Zack Mahoney 33-60-2-384; Rex Culpepper 4-6-0-46; Devin C. Butler 1-1-0-13. RECEIVING: Wake Forest - Tabari Hines 9-124; Cam Serigne 7-119; Scotty Washington 7-113; Chuck Wade, Jr. 1-9; Matt Colburn II 1-minus 2. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 14-145; Ervin Philips 6-93; Devin C. Butler 5-49; Ravian Pierce 4-52; Jamal Custis 3-18; Dontae Strickland 2-49; Moe Neal 2-26; Markenzy Pierre 1-6; Nykeim Johnson 1-5.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Behind 727 yards of offense, including 381 from reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, Louisville (7-4, 4-4 ACC) defeated Syracuse 56-10 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Jackson accounted for four touchdowns (2 passing, 2 rushing), including three in the first half as the Cardinals built a 35-3 lead at the break. Ervin Philips scored the only touchdown for the Orange (4-7, 2-5 ACC) on an 8-yard run in the fourth quarter. Syracuse linebacker Zaire Franklin made four tackles to surpass the 300-tackle mark for his career. Score by Quarters Syracuse Louisville
1st 3 7
2nd 0 28
3rd 0 14
4th 7 7
Final 10 56
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Boston College (7-5, 4-4 ACC) rushed 333 yards and four touchdowns, including 193 yards and three scores by AJ Dillon, to defeat Syracuse 42-14 at the Carrier Dome. In his first start at quarterback for the Orange (4-8, 2-6 ACC), Rex Culpepper passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns. Steve Ishmael caught 11 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown in his final collegiate game to break the Syracuse career record for receiving yardage. Ishmael finished the 2017 campaign with 105 receptions, the second-highest total in ACC single-season history. At a brisk 2 hours and 51 minutes, the game was the quickest since Dino Babers took over as head coach in 2016. The loss ended Syracuse’s two-game home winning streak against the Eagles. Score by Quarters
Scoring Summary: 1st 14:24 UL Williams 46 yd run (Creque kick) 2-75 0:36, SU 0 - LOU 7 08:31 SU Murphy 51 yd field goal 8-38 2:23, SU 3 - LOU 7 2nd 14:45 UL Jackson 43 yd run (Creque kick) 9-85 3:38, SU 3 - LOU 14 11:01 UL Bonnafon 33 yd run (Creque kick) 5-64 2:04, SU 3 - LOU 21 05:50 UL Smith 72 yd pass Jackson (Creque kick) 1-67 0:11, SU 3 - LOU 28 00:55 UL Bonnafon 34 yd pass Jackson (Creque kick) 7-60 2:35, SU 3 - LOU 35 3rd 11:52 UL Jackson 19 yd run (Creque kick) 4-73 0:56, SU 3 - LOU 42 04:43 UL Williams 56 yd run (Creque kick) 4-75 1:49, SU 3 - LOU 49 4th 09:49 UL Fitzpatrick 29 yd pass Pass (Creque kick) 5-51 2:12, SU 3 - LOU 56 05:10 SU Philips 8 yd run (Murphy kick) 11-71 4:39, SU 10 - LOU 56 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
SU 22 45-197 138 34-13-4 79-335 0-0 0-0 7-153 0-0 6-44.2 1-0 7-52 29:31 3 of 13 1 of 2 1-2 1-9
UL 27 42-411 316 30-17-0 72-727 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-42 3-51.7 0-0 11-85 30:29 9 of 16 2 of 4 1-1 1-7
RUSHING: Syracuse - Moe Neal 19-98; Rex Culpepper 10-47; Markenzy Pierre 10-26; Nykeim Johnson 1-11; Ervin Philips 1-8; Chris Elmore 2-6; Zack Mahoney 2-1. Louisville - Malik Williams 9-180; Lamar Jackson 12-111; Reggie Bonnafon 5-43; Dae Williams 8-39; Trey Smith 4-24; Tobias Little 2-6; Jawon Pass 1-5; Harry Trotter 1-3. PASSING: Syracuse - Rex Culpepper 8-19-2-89; Zack Mahoney 5-15-2-49. Louisville - Lamar Jackson 14-26-0-270; Jawon Pass 3-4-0-46. RECEIVING: Syracuse - Devin C. Butler 5-63; Steve Ishmael 2-29; Nykeim Johnson 2-14; Ervin Philips 2-13; Sean Riley 1-23; Moe Neal 1-minus 4. Louisville - Jaylen, Smith 3-95; Seth Dawkins 3-60; Dez Fitzpatrick 3-51; Charles Standberry 3-31; Reggie Bonnafon 1-34; Tobias Little 1-24; Corey Reed 1-10; Malik Williams 1-7; Traveon Samuel 1-4.
Boston College Syracuse
1st 14 7
2nd 14 7
3rd 7 0
4th 7 0
Final 42 14
Scoring Summary: 1st 07:24 BC Dillon 22 yd run (Lichtenberg kick) 12-73 5:26, BC 7 - SU 0 05:26 SU Ishmael 37 yd pass Culpepper (Murphy kick) 5-65 1:58, BC 7 - SU 7 03:20 BC Dillon 8 yd run (Lichtenberg kick) 5-73 2:06, BC 14 - SU 7 2nd 07:32 BC Smith 64 yd run (Lichtenberg kick) 3-80 0:59, BC 21 - SU 7 07:09 BC Harris 30 yd fumble recovery (Lichtenberg kick) BC 28 - SU 7 05:52 SU Philips 17 yd pass Culpepper (Murphy kick) 4-75 1:17, BC 28 - SU 14 3rd 10:57 BC Dillon 1 yd run (Lichtenberg kick) 10-69 4:03, BC 35 - SU 14 4th 12:37 BC Levy 46 yd pass Wade (Lichtenberg kick) 5-95 2:18, BC 42 - SU 14 FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
BC 24 56-333 248 20-16-0 76-581 2-33 0-0 3-81 1-46 1-37.0 2-1 1-15 35:00 8 of 14 1 of 5 2-3 1-9
SU 19 28-137 280 34-24-1 62-417 0-0 0-0 3-70 0-0 5-41.6 2-2 2-13 25:00 4 of 12 1 of 3 1-2 1-7
RUSHING: Boston College - AJ Dillon 23-193; Jon Hilliman 19-74; Jeff Smith 2-57; Thadd Smith 5-11; Ben Glines 1-5; Travis Levy 3-1; Darius Wade 3-minus 8. Syracuse - Moe Neal 13-88; Ervin Philips 4-30; Rex Culpepper 9-18; Chris Elmore 2-1. PASSING: Boston College - Darius Wade 16-20-0-248. Syracuse - Rex Culpepper 24-34-1-280. RECEIVING: Boston College - Travis Levy 2-51; Jon Hilliman 2-29; Michael Walker 2-28; Kobay White 2-28; Chris Garrison 2-25; Tom Sweeney 2-25; Ray Marten 1-22; Jeff Smith 1-19; Charlie Callinan 1-13; Korab Idrizi 1-8. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 11-187; Ervin Philips 8-65; Sean Riley 2-12; Ravian Pierce 1-7; Moe Neal 1-6; Devin C. Butler 1-3.