At FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES

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1959 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS // 5 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS // 18 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS

GAME INFORMATION

Date...........................................................Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 Loca on................................................................ Tallahassee, Fla. Stadium..................................... Doak Campbell Stadium (79,560) Kickoff .............................................................................3:30 p.m. Series..................................................................... FSU leads, 10-2 Tickets .................................................................... Television .............................................................................ESPN2 Play-by-Play .....................................................Beth Mowins G'90 Booth Analyst ........................................................Anthony Becht Field Analyst ...........................................................Rocky Boiman Radio .......... Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield IMG College Play-by-Play ............................................................ Ma Park '97 Analyst..................................................................Adam Terry '04 Student Radio ....................................... WAER 88.3 FM (Syracuse) Satellite Radio....................................................................XM 381 Live Audio ...................................................TuneIn App Live Stats ................................................................ Twi er....................................................................@CuseFootball Facebook ...........................................CuseFootball Instagram ...............................................................@CuseFootball

2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Overall Record: 3-4 ? ACC Record: 0-3 Home: 2-2 ? Away: 1-2 ? Neutral: 0-0 ? Streak: L2

Date Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 10 Oct. 18 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30

Opponent (TV) at Liberty (ESPN+) at Maryland (ESPN) #1 CLEMSON * (ABC) WESTERN MICHIGAN (ACCN) HOLY CROSS (ACCN) at NC State * (ESPN) PITTSBURGH * (ESPN) at Florida State * (ESPN2) BOSTON COLLEGE (ACCN) * at Duke * at Louisville * WAKE FOREST *

Time/Result W, 24-0 L, 20-63 L, 6-41

W, 52-33 W, 41-3 L, 10-16 L, 20-27

3:30 p.m. 12 p.m. TBA TBA TBA

* - ACC game Home games in BOLD CAPS All mes Eastern

WHAT'S INSIDE

Media Information ...............2 Matchup/Series History........3 Notes .............................. 4-10 Team ...................................4 Offense ........................... 5-6 Defense...............................7 Special Teams .....................8 Miscellaneous............... 9-10 The Dome .............................9 On This Date .........................9 Overtime History ..................9 Orange in the NFL ..............10 ACC Standings/Polls............11 HC Dino Babers............. 12-13 Assistant Coaches ...............14 Depth Chart ........................15

Start Chart ..........................15 Roster/Pronunciations ........16 Player Notes ................. 17-20 Stats.............................. 21-30 Long Plays...........................31 Starting Lineups..................32 Scoring Drives.....................33 Conversions/TOP ................34 Red-Zone Stats ...................35 Superlatives ........................36 Game Summaries ......... 37-39 Last Time That .............. 40-42

SYRACUSE ORANGE 3 4, 0 3 ACC

AP/Coaches Rank: NR/NR Head Coach: Dino Babers (Hawaii '84) Overall Record: 58-39 (.598) at Syracuse: 21-23 (.477) vs. Florida State: 1-2 (.333) at

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES 3 4, 2 3 ACC

AP/Coaches Rank: NR/NR Head Coach: Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky '98) Overall Record: 55-61 (.474) at Florida State: 8-11 (.421) vs. Syracuse: 2-1 (.667)

OPENING DRIVE

ORANGE HEAD TO FLORIDA STATE IN SEARCH OF FIRST ACC VICTORY

? Syracuse is seeking to snap a two-game losing skid and pick up its first conference win of the season on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Florida State. ? The Orange are coming off consecu ve weekday losses to NC State (16-10) and Pi (27-20). The Seminoles have also lost their last two ? both away from home. FSU fell at Clemson (45-14) on Oct. 12 and at Wake Forest (22-20) on Oct. 19. ? Saturday's game will air live na onally on ESPN2. Syracuse alum Beth Mowins (pxp), Anthony Becht (booth analyst) and Rocky Boiman (field analyst) have the call. ? This is Syracuse's sixth trip to Tallahasee. The Orange are looking for their first win at Doak Campbell Stadium.

ORANGE DIG THE LONG BALL

? A good por on of Syracuse's scoring this season has come by virtue of big plays in the passing game. ? QB Clayton Welch's 94-yard touchdown pass to WR Taj Harris last week against Pi was ed for the second-longest passing play in team history and represents the longest pass in the ACC so far in 2019. ? Nearly half (6 out of 13) of Syracuse's passing touchdowns have been 40+ yards and four have covered more than 50 yards. The average length of the Orange's receiving touchdowns is 34.5 yards. ? WR Taj Harris (94, 47), TE Luke Benson (70) and WR Trishton Jackson (59, 52, 46) have been the recipients of Syracuse's long-distance passing scores. ? Including rushing touchdowns, nine of Syracuse's 20 total offensive touchdowns (45.0 pct.) this season have been from outside the red zone.

, TAKETH AWAY

? Syracuse recovered a fumble against Pi on Oct. 18 to

Most Consecutive Games with a

extend the na on's longest streak of consecu ve games

Takeaway

with a takeaway to 21.

Rk. Team

No.

? The Orange's takeaway streak dates back to the

1. Syracuse

21

2017 finale versus Boston College. That day, Syracuse

2. Maryland

19

recovered an Eagles' fumble to ignite the run.

3. SMU

18

? In all, Syracuse has gained 46 turnovers (21 fumble

4. Utah

15

recoveries, 25 INTs) during the streak, an average of 2.2

5. Ball State

12

per contest.

? Twenty different players have at least one turnover

gained during the streak.

? A year a er tying Ohio for the FBS lead with 31 turnovers gained, the Orange are among the na onal

leaders in that category again in 2019. With 14 takeaways in seven games, Syracuse is ed for 13th.

Cincinna (19) leads all of FBS football, while Syracuse's 14 takeaways is second in the ACC behind

Clemson (15).

NUMBERS TO KNOW

23 2,000-yard rushers for Syracuse a er RB Moe Neal reached the milestone on Sept. 28. SU has the fi h-most 2,000-yard rushers all- me.

43 Passes defended by the Syracuse secondary, ed with Minnesota for sixth in the na on.

82.1 Receiving yards per game for WR Trishton Jackson, the second-best figure in the ACC.

3 P Sterling Hofrichter is the third threeyear captain in team history, joining Robert Adams (1894-96) and Zaire Franklin (2015-17).

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MEDIA CONTACTS

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WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE

MONDAY

21

TUESDAY

22

? Dino Babers News Conference - 11:30 a.m. in Iocolano-Pe y Football Complex Audi orium ? Deadline to request Tuesday student-athlete interviews - 1 p.m.

Submit requests (max. 2) to Mike Morrison (mdmorris@syr.edu) ? Game notes on

? Student-Athlete Interviews - 6:15 p.m. in Iocolano-Pe y Football Complex Hall of Fame

WEDNESDAY

23 ? No media availability

THURSDAY

24

? AmeriCU Dino Babers Radio Show Live from 7 to 9 p.m. live at the PressRoom Pub (220 Herald Place, Syracuse, NY 13202)

FRIDAY

25

? No media availability

SATURDAY

26

? Game #8 - Syracuse at Florida State (3:30 pm, ESPN2)

GENERAL MEDIA INFORMATION

INTERVIEWS Interviews with all Orange student-athletes and Coach Dino Babers MUST be arranged through the Syracuse Athle c Communica ons Department. Contact Mike Morrison, Football SID, via email at mdmorris@syr.edu or by calling (315) 443-2608. Please give as much advance no ce as possible when reques ng interviews. Personal phone numbers will not be distributed to media and student-athletes should not be contacted directly by phone, email or social media to arrange interviews or answer ques ons.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Season and individual game requests for working press credentials for media and professional scouts should be made online via the PressPass media credential system. Please visit SportsSystems. com/Syracuse to apply for credentials. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the game. Communication regarding your request will be made via email.

Passes not picked up in advance will be available at the Will Call window located at Gate B of the Dome three hours before kickoff. Gameday requests will not be honored.

MEDIA PARKING Parking for media in the WEST Lots (Standart West and Henry) across the street from the Dome is limited. Passes are issued on a priority basis within the same guidelines as working credentials. Additional parking for media is available at Manley Field House in the SOUTH MANLEY Lot. A media shuttle runs from there to the Dome beginning approximately three hours prior to kickoff. Return service is available for approximately two hours after the conclusion of the game.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWS The Syracuse locker room is closed to the media following games, both at home and on the road. For home games, Coach Dino Babers will hold his news conference in the Driver's Village VIP Lounge located on the Service Level of the Dome near Stadium Control. Following the conclusion of Coach Babers' news conference, select student-athletes will be brought to the Driver's Village VIP Lounge to meet with media representatives. For road games, Coach Babers and select student-athletes will be available in the designated visiting team interview area. Requests for specific student-athletes will be collected during the fourth quarter of each game.

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GAME #8 MATCHUP: FLORIDA STATE

SERIES HISTORY

? Saturday's mee ng is the 13th all- me contest between Syracuse and Florida State. ? The Seminoles hold the series advantage with a 10-2 record in the 12 prior pairings, including a 5-0 mark at Doak Campbell Stadium. ? Syracuse's two wins bookend the series. The Orange won the ini al mee ng between the two programs in 1966, using a 37-21 win over the Seminoles at Archbold Stadium to go from unranked to No. 17 in the following week's UPI poll. Syracuse legend Floyd Li le ran for an SU series-best 193 yards and three touchdowns. ? Last season, Syracuse snapped what was a 10-game losing streak to the Seminoles with a 30-7 win in the Dome. ? In Syracuse's most recent trip to Tallahassee, FSU eeked out a 27-24 victory in 2017. QB Eric Dungey played the majority of the game on a broken foot and nearly rallied the Orange to victory. He passed for 278 yards and ran for 109 more to give the Orange a chance to e the game in the final seconds a erthey fell behind 14-0. PK Cole Murphy's 43-yard field-goal a empt on the last play was par ally blocked by FSU's Derwin James.

LAST TIME VS. FLORIDA STATE

? The Syracuse defense kept the Seminoles off the board un l less than seven minutes remained in regula on, turning in a dominant performance to li the Orange to a 30-7 victory on Sept. 15, 2018. ? QB Tommy DeVito threw his first collegiate touchdown pass and ran for another score a er replacing Eric Dungey near the end of the first half. ? Syracuse took a 6-0 lead into intermission before DeVito led two scoring drives in the span of 3:22 in the third quarter to extend the SU lead to 20-0. ? Syracuse DE Kendall Coleman sacked Deondre Francois twice, two of four sacks on the day for the Orange defense.

SYRACUSE-FSU CONNECTIONS

? Orange head coach Dino Babers and FSU offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Kendal Briles know one another well. The pair teamed up to coach Baylor's wide receivers from 2008-11 under Briles' father, Art. Babers was responsible for the outside receivers, while the younger Briles mentored the slot receivers. ? Seventeen Syracuse players hail from the state of Florida, the most representa ves of any state in the union. ? Four more players a ended high school in Florida, with DB Andre Cisco, WR Kevin Johnson Jr., LB Juan Wallace and LB Mikel Jones prepping at IMG Academy in Bradenton. ? Florida State has no na ve New Yorkers on its roster. ? P Sterling Hofrichter and Florida State WR Warren Thompson, LB Ricardo Watson and DL Malcom Lamar all played high school football at Armwood. ? WR Sharod Johnson and FSU WR Caleb Ward a ended Booker T. Washington High School. ? LB Mikel Jones, DB Andre Cisco, LB Juan Wallace, WR Kevin Johnson Jr. and FSU TE Tre' McKi y, PK Ricky Aguayo, LB Jaleel McRae, OL Dontae Lucas and DL Joshua Kaindoh all graduated from IMG Academy. ? QB Drew Gunther and FSU QB Alex Hornibrook both a ended Pennsylvania's Malvern Prep. ? DB Devon Clarke and Florida State DB Carlos Becker III went to Osceola High School. ? DL Jason Mu?oz and FSU DB Asante Samuel Jr. a ended St. Thomas Aquinas. ? QB Rex Culpepper, DB Scoop Bradshaw and FSU LS Garret Murray and WR Caleb Farris are graduates of Tampa's Plant High School. ? WR Anthony Queeley and Florida State WR Michael Barulich were teammates at Orlando's Lake Nona High School.

FLORIDA STATE AT A GLANCE

2019 SCHEDULE

Aug. 31 Boise State Sept. 7 ULM Sept. 14 at Virginia Sept. 21 Louisville Sept. 28 NC State Oct. 12 at Clemson Oct. 19 at Wake Forest Oct. 26 Syracuse Nov. 2 Miami (Fla.) Nov. 9 at Boston College Nov. 16 Alabama State Nov. 30 at Florida

L, 31-36 W, 45-44 L, 24-31 W, 35-24 W, 31-13 L, 14-45 L, 20-22 3:30 p.m.

TBA TBA TBA TBA

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing

No. Yds Avg. Lg TD

C. Akers

154 773 5.0 41 8

K. Laborn

30 165 5.5 40 1

Passing

C-A-I Pct. Yds TD

J. Blackman 122-190-5 64.2 1,316 11

A. Hornibrook 52-72-1 72.2 655 6

Receiving

No. Yds Avg. Lg TD

T. Terry

27 522 19.3 75 6

D.J. Matthews 22 190 8.6 24 1

Defense H. Nasirildeen D. Jackson

U-A 28-13 24-14

Total Sacks TFL 41 0.0 0.0 38 0.0 1.0

RECORD: 3-4, 2-3 ACC

Home: 3-1; Away: 0-3; Neutral: 0-0

? Florida State enters Saturday's game coming off back-to-back road losses at Clemson and Wake Forest. All three of the Seminoles' wins in 2019 have come at home. ? Florida State is led by Coach Willie Taggart, who is in his second season as head coach of the Seminoles. Taggart is 8-11 at the FSU helm and 55-61 in his career as a head coach, which includes stops at Western Kentucky, USF and Oregon. ? RB Cam Akers is one of the top players in the ACC. The junior ranks 11th na onally in rushing yards per game (110.4). He is third in the ACC in rushing yards (773) and leads the conference in total touchdowns (11). ? Alex Hornibrook and James Blackman have split me at quarterback, with Blackman playing exclusively last week at Wake Forest. It was the first me the two hadn't shared du es since Sept. 14 at Virginia. ? Both quarterbacks have been accurate, combining for a 66.2 percent comple on rate, a mark that ranks 22nd na onally and first in the ACC. ? Defensively, the 'Noles have been suscep ble to big plays through the air. They are last in the ACC in passing defense, allowing 293 yards a game.

SERIES CAPSULE

Series Record: FSU leads, 10-2 at Syracuse: FSU leads, 5-2 at the Dome: FSU leads, 4-1 at Florida State: FSU leads, 5-0 Neutral: N/A

Last Syracuse Win: 2018 (30-7) Last FSU Win: 2017 (27-24) Largest Margin of Syracuse Victory: 23 (2018) Largest Margin of FSU Victory: 56 (2013)

SERIES HIGHS Rushing: SU, Floyd Little 20-193 (1966)

FSU, Dalvin Cook 28-225 (2016) Passing: SU, Eric Dungey 24-43-278 (2017)

FSU, Sean Maguire 23-35-348 (2015) Receiving: SU, Steve Ishmael 12-143 (2017)

FSU, Travis Rudolph 5-191 (2015)

LAST 10 MEETINGS

Year Result Score

2018 Win

30-7

2017 Loss

24-27

2016 Loss

14-45

2015 Loss

21-45

2014 Loss

20-38

2013 Loss

3-59

2005 Loss

14-38

2004 Loss

13-17

1991 Loss

14-46

1989 Loss

10-41

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TALE OF THE TAPE

(NCAA Ranking)

Syracuse

Florida State

24.7 (93) ..............Scoring Offense ...........28.6 (69)

26.1 (58) .............Scoring Defense............30.7 (93)

110.0 (117) .........Rushing Offense .......125.4 (105)

148.4 (59) .......... Rushing Defense .........165.7 (77)

261.1 (43) ........... Passing Offense..........281.6 (26)

270.4 (111) .........Passing Defense........293.0 (122)

371.1 (93) ............. Total Offense............407.0 (66)

418.9 (93) .............Total Defense..........458.7 (113)

.731 (112) ..........Red Zone Offense ......... .857 (48)

130 (103) ............... First Downs ................156 (43)

3.29 (14) ................Sacks/Game...............2.43 (46)

28:55 (90) ........ Time of Possession .....25:41 (128)

AGAINST THE ACC

Boston College 1 Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina NC State Pittsburgh 1 Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Totals

Gms W L T 52 32 20 0 8 2 60 3 0 30 12 2 10 0 3 0 30 17 7 10 0 23 7 16 0 5 3 20 13 2 11 0 75 32 40 3 5 2 30 18 10 8 0 8 5 30

242 104 135 3

1 - Record includes 2004 win vacated by NCAA

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STATISTICAL RANKINGS

TEAM

Category (Value)

NCAA ACC

3rd-Down Pct. (.345)

110

11

Opp. 3rd-Down Pct. (.389)

79

11

4th-Down Pct. (.389)

101

13

Opp. 4th-Down Pct. (111)

3

1

Blocked Kicks (0)

-

-

Blocked Kicks Allowed (0)

1

1

Blocked Punts (0)

-

-

Blocked Punts Allowed (0)

1

1

Comple on Pct. (.610)

62

7

Defensive TDs (0)

-

-

Fewest Penal es (64)

125

14

Fewest Penal es Per Game (9.14)

126

14

Fewest Penalty Yards (522)

121

13

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (74.57) 122

13

1st Downs Defense (152)

84

11

1st Downs Offense (130)

103

13

Fumbles Lost (6)

86

10

Fumbles Recovered (7)

12

1

Kickoff Return Defense (20.73)

64

6

Kickoff Returns (18.35)

103

13

Net Pun ng (44.02)

5

1

Passes Had Intercepted (5)

48

5

Intercep ons (7)

33

3

Passing Offense (261.1)

43

6

Passing Defense (270.4)

111

12

Yards Per Comple on (11.57)

86

9

Punt Return Defense (1.56)

7

1

Punt Returns (10.42)

37

5

Red Zone Defense (.792)

42

5

Red Zone Offense (.731)

112

12

Rushing Defense (148.4)

59

8

Rushin Offense (110.0)

117

13

Sacks Allowed Per Game (5.0)

130

14

Scoring Defense (26.1)

58

6

Scoring Offense (24.7)

93

12

TFLs Allowed Per Game (8.29)

122

11

Passing Efficiency (134.27)

68

9

Passing Efficiency Defense (119.97)

37

4

Sacks Per Game (3.29)

14

6

TFLs Per Game (7.3)

24

6

Time of Possession (28:55)

90

11

Total Defense (418.9)

93

10

Total Offense (371.1)

93

11

Turnover Margin (0.43)

32

3

Turnovers Gained (14)

13

2

Turnovers Lost (11)

70

7

Winning Percentage (.429)

75

10

INDIVIDUAL (Top 25)

Category (Value) Sterling Hofrichter, P Pun ng (45.3) Sean Riley, WR Punt Returns (11.5) Trishton Jackson, WR Receiving TDs (6) Receiving Yards/Game (82.1)

NCAA ACC

15

4

14

3

20

3

25

2

4

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GAME NOTES: TEAM

A WIN WOULD ... ? Improve head coach Dino Babers' record to 22-23 as head coach of the Orange. ? Raise Babers' career record in games played during the month of October to 18-8. ? Be Syracuse's first ACC win of the season and snap the Orange's three-game losing streak against conference foes. ? Be the Orange's second consecu ve victory over the Seminoles and the team's first road win of the series in six tries. ? Boost Syracuse's record to 15-4-1 in games played on Oct. 26, including five straight wins. The Orange have not lost an Oct. 26 game since they were shut out 43-0 at Cal in 1968. ? Give Syracuse its 734th all- me victory (includes 11 wins from 2004-06 that were vacated by the NCAA). The Orange currently rank 20th on the FBS ledger of winningest programs. Syracuse is one of 28 FBS schools to have accumulated 700+ wins.

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN ? Senior RB Moe Neal (co-offense), redshirt junior OL Airon Servais (co-offense), senior DE Kendall Coleman (defense) and redshirt senior P Sterling Hofrichter (special teams) were elected 2019 season captains in a team vote before the Oct. 18 game versus Pi sburgh. Prior to the vote, captains rotated on a game-by-game basis. ? Hofrichter was voted captain for the third me. He is one of three men to captain the Orange for three seasons and the second three-year SU captain of the modern era. Hofrichter joins Zaire Franklin (2015-17) and Robert Adams (1894-96) in that elite club. ? Hofrichter is one of five ac ve FBS players, and the only specialist, to serve as captain of their squad three years in a row.

Current Three-Year Captains (FBS)

Name, Year

School

Pos.

Sterling Hofrichter, R-Sr. Syracuse

P

Bryan London II, Sr.

Texas State

LB

Alex Hart, Sr.

New Mexico LB

Javon Hagan, R-Sr.

Ohio

S

Shaq Vann, Sr.

E. Michigan

RB

DOME-INATION ? Syracuse is 8-2 in the last two years at home, including a 2-2 record in 2019. ? The Orange had their six-game Dome winning streak snapped on Sept. 14 by No. 1 Clemson, but rebounded with home wins over Western Michigan (Sept. 21) and Holy Cross (Sept. 28). ? The Orange were undefeated at the Dome in 2018, going 6-0 in the building. ? The 2018 campaign was Syracuse's fourth perfect home season since the Dome opened in 1980. The three previous unbeaten Dome campaigns (all 6-0) were in 1987, 1988 and 2001. ? Under head coach Dino Babers, Syracuse is 14-9 in the Dome. Home success has been a staple at all three of his coaching stops, with Babers' teams combining to go 32-14 when defending their home field.

TRIO SELECTED IN XFL DRAFT ? Former Orange OG Andrew Tiller, DB Jordan Marn and WR Jamal Cuss were selected during the inaugural XFL Dra from Oct. 15-16. ? Players were allocated in four, 10-round phases separated by posi on groups. The fi h phase was a 30-round open dra . Tiller was taken with the fi h pick in the fourth round of Phase 2 (No. 29 overall) by the Tampa Bay Vipers. Mar n was selected by the Sea le Dragons with the sixth pick in the seventh round of Phase 4 (No. 54 overall). Cus s was chosen during Phase 5 by the DC Defenders. ? Tiller is the most notable Syracuse dra ee. He spent seven years in the NFL with five different teams. From 2014-16, Tiller was with San Francisco and played in 28 games (14 starts) for the 49ers. ? The XFL, which folded in 2001 a er one season, features eight teams. The league is set to begin a 10-week season in February 2020.

HOME NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS ? The Orange finished 2-0 at home versus nonconference opponents in 2019. Syracuse defeated Western Michigan 52-33 on Sept. 21 and Holy Cross 41-3 on Sept. 28. ? The victories boosted Syracuse's record to 7-2 in their nine home non-league games under Dino Babers, including five straight victories. ? Under Babers, Syracuse has outscored its nonconference opponents at the Dome, 373-170. ? The Orange have not lost a non-ACC game at home since Sept. 9, 2017 when they were beaten 30-23 by Middle Tennessee.

PACKED HOUSE ? A raucous crowd of 50,428 fans were on hand for Syracuse's home opener versus top-ranked Clemson on Sept. 14. It was the ninth Dome sellout for football and the eighth gathering of 50,000+ in the stadium's history, which dates back to 1980. ? The game marked the first me Syracuse sold out a conference game as either a member of the BIG EAST or ACC.

Syracuse Football Dome Sellouts

Date

Opponent

Sept. 20, 1980

Miami (Ohio)

Nov. 1, 1980

Pi sburgh

Nov. 8, 1980

Navy

Oct. 18, 1981

Penn State

Oct. 15, 1983

Penn State

Oct. 19, 1985

Penn State

Oct. 17, 1987

Penn State

Sept. 5, 1998

Tennessee

Sept. 14, 2019

Clemson

Aend 50,564 50,243 50,350 50,037 50,010 50,021 50,011 49,550 50,248

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR ? The Orange roster features nine players born outside the United States, including five from Canada. That number ranks third behind Hawaii and Temple, who lead the FBS with 13 apiece.

Syracuse Foreign-Born Players

Name, Pos.

Country

Ma hew Bergeron, OL

Canada

Geoff Can n-Arku, LB

Canada

Adrian Cole, DB

Puerto Rico

Patrick Davis, OL

Canada

Kingsley Jonathan, DL

Nigeria

Lee Kpogba, LB

Ghana

Kevin Mital, WR

Canada

Tyrell Richards, LB

Canada

Russell Thompson-Bishop, WR Jamaica

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GAME NOTES: OFFENSE

THE NEED FOR SPEED ? Since head coach Dino Babers arrived in 2016, Syracuse has run 3,585 plays in 44 games ? an average of 81.5 plays per game. ? The Orange have ranked in the top five in the FBS in total plays each of the past two seasons, including logging a school-record 1,063 plays in 2018. ? Syracuse's average of 81.8 plays per contest last season was second na onally to ACC rival Wake Forest (82.1). ? This season, the Orange are averaging 75.4 plays per contest and rank 21st with 528 plays.

STRIKE HARD, STRIKE FAST ? In their last two wins against Western Michigan and Holy Cross, the Orange scored points on 15 possessions and 11 of those drives lasted two minutes or less. ? On nine of those series, it took five plays or fewer for the Orange to cash in. ? The quickest were a pair of one-play drives versus Holy Cross on Sept. 28. QB Tommy DeVito hit WR Trishton Jackson for a 17-yard touchdown on the first play a er a turnover. Later in the game, he linked up with TE Luke Benson for a 70-yard TD on first down. The scores took five and nine seconds, respec vely. ? The average figures for the Orange's eight scoring drives against Western Michigan were 5.8 plays, 55.3 yards and 1:54. ? Syracuse was quicker against Holy Cross with averages of 5.1 plays, 45.3 yards and 1:33.

NEAL JOINS 2,000-YARD CLUB ? Senior RB Moe Neal became the 23rd player in program history to amass 2,000 career rushing yards with his 36-yard effort against Holy Cross on Sept. 28. ? Syracuse currently ranks fi h among FBS schools with the most 2,000-yard rushers. ? Prior to Neal, the last Orange ball carrier to reach the milestone was RB Prince-Tyson Gulley. Gulley ran for 2,063 yards from 2010-14.

Most Career 2,000-Yard Rushers (FBS)

Rk. Team

No.

1. Oklahoma

32

2. Nebraska

30

3. Ohio State

27

4. Oklahoma State

25

5. Syracuse

23

6. USC

20

Texas A&M

20

Alabama

20

Clemson

20

POINTS-A-PLENTY ? Over the last three seasons, the Orange have seven 50+ points games, the third-most of any ACC team during that span. ? Five of those offensive outbursts came in 2018 as Syracuse established a new school record for 50+ point contests. The previous standard was set by the 1904 team, which achieved the feat four mes. ? The Orange logged their first 50-point ou ng of 2019 on Sept. 21, tallying 52 points versus Western Michigan.

Most 50+ POINT GAMES SINCE 2017 (ACC)

Rk. School

2017 2018 2019 Total

1. Clemson

2

4

2

8

Wake Forest 3

4

1

8

3. Syracuse

1

5

1

7

SOPHOMORE SLINGER ? Redshirt sophomore QB Tommy DeVito completed 71.8 percent of his passes (28-39) for 330 yards on Sept. 14 at Maryland. It was the first 300-yard passing game of DeVito's young career and the 11th by a sophomore in team history. DeVito also had an even 300 yards passing at NC State on Oct. 10.

SU Sophomore 300+ Yard Passing Games

Year Player

Yds Opponent

2016 Eric Dungey ^

434 Boston College

2007 Andrew Robinson ^ 423 Louisville

2007 Andrew Robinson ^ 419 Cincinna

2016 Eric Dungey

407 Connec cut

2016 Eric Dungey

363 Notre Dame

2016 Eric Dungey

355 Colgate

2016 Eric Dungey

350 USF

2019 Tommy DeVito ^ 330 Maryland

2016 Eric Dungey

311 Virginia Tech

1991 Marvin Graves

309 Ohio State *

2001 R.J. Anderson

308 Temple

2019 Tommy DeVito 300 NC State

* - 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl ^ - Also had at least three TD passes

MOE CATCHES, TOO ? RB Moe Neal has 207 receiving yards on 20 catches this season (11th-most among FBS running backs in 2019), including a personal-best 67 yards against Clemson. ? Neal's 511 career receiving yards leads all ac ve ACC running backs. He is one of four backs in the league with more than 300 career yards receiving.

Rk. Player, School 1. Moe Neal, Syracuse 2. Cam Akers, Florida State 3. Deon Jackson, Duke 4. Michael Carter, North Carolina

Rec. Yds 47 511 58 411 43 380 50 339

CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED WITH A RECEPTION

Name

Streak

2019 Rec.

Career Rec.

Started

Taj Harris, WR ...............................17 .................................21.................................61 ....................... 9/22/18

Trishton Jackson, WR...................... 8 .................................38............................. * 56 ..................... 12/28/18

Aaron Hacke , TE ........................... 8 .................................16.................................20 ..................... 12/28/18

Abdul Adams, RB ............................ 5 .................................11..............................^ 19 ....................... 9/14/19

Sean Riley, WR ................................ 2 .................................27...............................110 ..................... 10/10/19

Nkyeim Johnson, WR...................... 1 .................................15.................................64 ..................... 10/18/19

* - Includes 17 catches from 2016-17 at Michigan State ^ - Includes eight catches from 2016-17 at Oklahoma

QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION Location ...........................................Syracuse, N.Y. Founded ....................................................... 1870 Enrollment...................... 15,226 (undergraduate) Color ................................Orange (Pantone 1665) Chancellor & President.................... Kent Syverud Director of Athletics ......................John Wildhack

COACHING STAFF Head Coach .......................................Dino Babers Alma Mater ........................................Hawaii '84 Career Record........................... 58-39 (8th year) Record at Syracuse ................... 21-23 (4th year)

Justin Lustig ........................Assistant Head Coach .................................ST Coord./Outside Receivers Mike Lynch ................. Off. Coord./Running Backs Brian Ward ..................... Def. Coord./Linebackers Mike Cavanaugh .............................Offensive Line Reno Ferri................. Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Kirk Martin ......................................Quarterbacks Kim McCloud .................................... Cornerbacks Nick Monroe.........................Safeties/Nickelbacks Vinson Reynolds ....................... Defensive Tackles Steve Stanard ...............................Defensive Ends

PLAYER INFORMATION Lettermen Returning/Lost...........................44/19 Offense ......................................................18/12 Defense........................................................22/6 Specialists ......................................................4/1

RETURNING STARTERS Offense (6): RB Moe Neal (Sr.), WR Sean Riley (Sr.), WR Nykeim Johnson (Jr.), WR Taj Harris (So.), OL Airon Servais (R-Jr.), OL Evan Adams (R-Sr.)

Defense (8): DE Alton Robinson (Sr.), DT McKinley Williams (Sr.), DE Kendall Coleman (Sr.), DB Antwan Cordy (R-Sr.), CB Christopher Fredrick (R-Sr.), SS Evan Foster (Sr.), FS Andre Cisco (So.), CB Scoop Bradshaw (Sr.)

Specialists (3): LS Aaron Bolinsky (So.), P Sterling Hofrichter (R-Sr.), PK Andre Szmyt (R-So.)

TEAM HISTORY

First Year of Football...........................................1889 All-Time Record * .................................... 733-544-49 ACC Record....................................................... 17-34 Bowl Appearances (including 2018).......................26 Bowl Record .................................................... 16-9-1

* - Includes 11 wins from 2004-06 vacated by NCAA

CHARTING THE OFFENSE

100-YARD RUSHING GAMES

Name

2019 Career

Moe Neal........................................... 1..............3

300-YARD PASSING GAMES

Name

2019 Career

Tommy DeVito ................................... 2..............2

100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES

Name

2019 Career

Trishton Jackson ................................ 3..............3

Sean Riley .......................................... 0..............3

Taj Harris............................................ 2..............2

Nykeim Johnson ................................ 0..............2

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