SYRACUSE at #16/16 CINCINNATI (3-8 Overall, 1-5 BIG EAST) (9-2 Overall, 5-1 BIG EAST) • November 29, 2008 • 12:00 P.M
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2008 SYRACUSE FOOTBALL SYRACUSE at #16/16 CINCINNATI (3-8 overall, 1-5 BIG EAST) (9-2 overall, 5-1 BIG EAST) • November 29, 2008 • 12:00 p.m. • BIG EAST Network • Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio • BRINKLEY ASCENDS ORANGE RUSHING RECORD LISTS Senior running Curtis Brinkley (Philadelphia, Pa.) con nued his charge up SU’s record ORANGE SLICES lists at Notre Dame, gaining 44 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown … Here is a snapshot Orange on Television ORANGE PRIDE of Brinkley on Syracuse’s record lists: * Single-season rushing – 7th (1,104 yards) The BIG EAST Network will broadcast * Career rushing – 16th (2,072 yards) Syracuse’s game at Cincinnati. Mike Gleason * Single-season rushing a empts – 6th (221) and John Congemi will call the action with * Career rushing a empts – 12th (478) Quint Kessenich reporting from the sidelines. * Single-season consecu ve 100-yard games – 5 (Northeastern through Louisville, 2008) Casey Carter is the producer. * Single-season 100-yard games – Tied for 3rd (six) * Career 100-yard rushing games – Tied for 9th (seven) Orange on Radio * Single-season rushing yards per game – 7th (100.4) Syracuse ISP Sports Network In 2008, Brinkley is one of two backs in the BIG EAST to have six 100-yard games … He is 23rd nationally Voice of the Orange Matt Park ‘97 and and fourth in the BIG EAST in rushing with 100.4 yards per game. former Orange All-American tight end Chris JONES DOMINATES IRISH IN CAREER PERFORMANCE Gedney ‘93 call the game action and Brian Junior defensive tackle Arthur Jones (EndicoƩ , N.Y.) fi nished with 4.0 tackles for loss Higgins ‘04 provides sideline reports for the Saturday, tying his career best, and a personal-best 15 tackles … The eff ort earned Jones Syracuse ISP Sports Network. Higgins also an ESPN College GameDay ‘Helmet S cker’ and the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the hosts the pre-game and post-game shows. Week award … Jones is climbing SU records lists: Former Orange head coach Dick MacPherson * Single-season tackles for loss – 11th (13.0) lends insight and analysis during the pre- and * Career-tackles for loss – 6th (31.5) post-game shows and at halftime. TK-99.5 * Career tackles by a defensive lineman – 13th (119) FM serves as the flagship for the ISP Sports DURAND IS TWO-TIME ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN Network. The Syracuse ISP Sports Network Senior off ensive guard Ryan Durand (Leominster, Mass.) is an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America covers New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Second Team selec on for the second consecu ve year … The team is selected by the College Sports Pennsylvania. For a complete list of stations Informa on Directors of America (CoSIDA) … Durand, who was a semifi nalist for the Na onal Football on the network, see page 8. Founda on 2008 Draddy Trophy, has started 34 games … He is a three- me BIG EAST Academic All-Star Sirius Satellite Radio and been named to the Athle c Director’s Honor Roll every semester … A health and exercise science Syracuse game broadcasts are also available major, Durand regularly par cipates in the ‘Cuse Cares Community Program, working with children, at risk youth and the elderly. Durand has furthered his educa onal experience as a physical therapy on SIRIUS satellite radio (channel 113). intern at Crouse Hospital and as an intern for an orthopedic doctor in 2007 … Durand joins a nine other WAER Syracuse football student-athletes to be named Academic All-Americans. Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 also DEFENSE STANDS TALL carries every Orange football game. In the third quarter at Notre Dame, the Irish started three of four drives inside Syracuse’s 25-yard line Orange on the Internet and came away with just three points … ND began drives at SU’s 23, 21 and 5 yard lines and scored a Every Syracuse ISP Sports Network broadcast field goal on the drive from the five … On the drive that began from the 23-yard line, junior defensive is available on the official Syracuse Athletics UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2008 SYRACUSE tackle Arthur Jones (Endicott, N.Y.) sacked ND quarterback Jimmy Clausen for a 17-yard loss in a three- play drive that lost 30 yards … On the drive that started at SU’s 21-yard line, the Irish gained 13 yards on website – suathletics.com. The site is home six plays, but missed a 26-yard field goal … The Orange held the Notre Dame offense to 41 yards rushing, of Orange All Access, SU’s multi-media well below the Irish season average of 127.0 yards per game. package, which features live game webcasts, 2008 SYRACUSE SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (3-8 overall, 1-5 BIG EAST) highlights and news conferences. Date Opponent Result (Televison) Time/Attendance The Coaches August 30 at Northwestern L, 10-30 (ESPN2) 20,015 Syracuse: Greg Robinson September 6 AKRON L, 28-42 (TW Sports) 31,808 Year as a head coach: Fourth 13 #17/17 PENN STATE L, 13-55 (ABC) 45,795 Overall Record: 10-36 20 NORTHEASTERN W, 30-21 (TW Sports) 34,694 Year at SU: Fourth 27 PITTSBURGH * L, 24-34 (BIG EAST Network) 27,549 Record at SU: 10-36 October 4 Open BIG EAST Record: 3-24 11 at West Virginia * L, 6-17 (ESPNU) 58,133 Alma Mater: University of Pacific ‘75 18 at #19/20 South Florida * L, 13-45 BIG EAST Network 51,384 25 Open Cincinnati: Brian Kelly November 1 arv/arv LOUISVILLE * W, 28-21 (ESPNU) 32,917 Year as a head coach: 18th 8 at Rutgers * L, 17-35 (ESPNU) 42,172 Overall Record: 157-56-2 15 CONNECTICUT * L, 14-39 (ESPNU) 28,081 Year at Cincinnati: Second 22 at Notre Dame W, 24-23 (NBC) 80,795 Record at Cincinnati: 20-5 29 at #16/16 Cincinnati * BIG EAST Network 12:00 p.m. BIG EAST Record: 9-4 Alma Mater: Assumption ‘83 HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern SYRACUSE at #16/16 CINCINNATI • November 29, 2008 • 12:00 p.m. • BIG EAST Network • Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio • GROSS ANNOUNCES COACHING CHANGE FOR PROGRAM Syracuse University Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross announced Sunday, Nov. 16 that he is making a ORANGE SLICES change in leadership of the Orange football program. Syracuse vs. Cincinnati Series Notes “I have made the decision to move our football program in a new direction and have informed Greg Robinson that his tenure as Syracuse’s head coach will end at the conclusion of this season. Series Record: Tied, 4-4 (Current Streak: UC, 3) at Syracuse: Tied, 3-3 (Current Streak: UC, 2) “Coach Robinson worked very hard to try to establish a winning program, one that could eventually at Carrier Dome: SU leads, 3-2 (Current Streak: UC, 2) compete for the conference championship on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the progress we expected at Cincinnati: Cincinnati leads, 2-1 (Current Streak: UC, 2) to see has not occurred. Neutral: N/A Last Syracuse Win: 2004 (19-7) “Greg has been professional and honorable in how he has handled his responsibilities as head coach. He has been dedicated to teaching and guiding the student-athletes in his charge, and Last Cincinnati Win: 2007 (52-31) ORANGE PRIDE Largest Margin of Syracuse Victory: 42 (1998) passionate in wanting Syracuse to be a quality and successful program. Largest Margin of Cincinnati Victory: 21 (2007) “I thank Coach Robinson and his entire staff for creating a highly competitive culture in which our players never gave up, and for his development and leadership of our student-athletes in the classroom Rushing: SU, Walter Reyes 24-119 (9/18/04) and community. His commitment to community service was outstanding. He leaves the program with UC, DeMarco McCleskey 16-87 (9/9/00) a solid base on which we will continue to build. We wish Greg and his family the very best moving Passing: SU, Andrew Robinson 29-47-419 (11/24/07) UC, Ben Mauk 29-42-431 (11/24/07) forward. Receiving: SU, Shelby Hill 11-176 (9/25/93) “The timing of this announcement allows us to end rumor and speculation and provides us ample UC, Marcus Barnett 11-127 (11/24/07) time to hire a head coach who has shown the capability to produce a winning football program that the Syracuse nation can be proud of. That process will begin immediately and will remain confidential until Tale of the Tape a selection is made.” SU OFFENSE UC DEFENSE THE SYRACUSE-CINCINNATI SERIES HISTORY 18.8 Scoring 20.7 The Syracuse series 275.5 Total Yardage 325.3 THE SYRACUSE-CINCINNATI SERIES: YEAR-BY-YEAR 148.4 Rushing Yardage 105.0 against Cincinnati is tied, Score Series Record 127.2 Passing Yardage 220.3 4-4 … SU won the first Year H/A SU Opp. W L T Stadium 58.3 Total Plays 69.5 three games against the 1993 H 24 21 1 0 0 Carrier Dome 33.2 Rushing Plays 34.1 Bearcats in 1993, 1994 1994 A 34 19 2 0 0 Nippert Stadium, Cincinna , OH 25.1 Passing Plays 35.4 and 1998 … Syracuse is 1998 H 63 21 3 0 0 Carrier Dome 4.7 Avg. Per Play 4.7 1-2 in games played in 2000 A 10 12 3 1 0 Nippert Stadium, Cincinna , OH 4.5 Avg. Per Rush 3.1 2004 H 19 7 4 1 0 Carrier Dome Cincinnati … In 2007, 5.1 Avg.