220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L SSYRACUSEYRACUSE ((00-0 OOVERALL,VERALL, 0-0 BBIGIG EEAST)AST) AATT WWAKEAKE FFORESTOREST ((00-0 OOVERALL,VERALL, 0-0 AACC)CC) GAME #1: september 2, 2006 • 6:30 P.M. • ESPN360 GROVES STADIUM (31,500) • WINSTON−SALEM, N.C. Experienced Leaders for the ‘Cuse Quarterback Perry Patterson, linebackers Kelvin Smith and Jerry Mackey, and punter OORANGERANGE SSLICESLICES Brendan Carney are the 2006 captains, as voted by the team … The quartet boasts 99 starts and On The Air 125 games played … Smith and Carney have both played in all 35 games during their Syracuse Radio careers. • Carney is the first punter to represent the Orange as a team captain since 1964 when Rich Syracuse ISP Sports Network King, who shared the punting duties and was also a reserve tailback, was a co-captain with The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP G. William Hunter … In 1999, placekicker Nate Trout was a team captain. Sports Network is WAQX-95.7FM … Voice • Smith has family ties to the captain role at Syracuse as his uncle, Keith Bulluck, was a team of the Orange Matt Park ‘97 and analyst captain in 1999 … A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Bulluck is in his seventh year with the Dick MacPherson call the game action and Tennessee Titans, the team that selected him in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Brian Higgins ‘04 will provide sideline reports • Patterson is the first Orange quarterback selected as a team captain in three years … The last … Higgins will also host the pre-game and signal caller to wear a “C” on his jersey was R.J. Anderson in 2003. post-game shows … The Syracuse ISP Sports • The great-newphew of legendary Syracuse tight end John Mackey, Jerry Mackey, who started Network can be heard in New York, New Jersey, 11 games in 2004 and in 2005 he played in 10 games, starting two, is the first in his family to Vermont and Pennsylvania. be named a captain for the Orange … In John’s senior year (1962) the team had one captain, Sirius Satellite Radio Leon Cholakis. Syracuse football and men’s basketball games will be broadcast on SIRIUS satellite radio Syracuse in Season Openers (channel 144) … Visit www.sirius.com for more information and a complete channel Th is will be the fi fth time in the last six years that the Orange has opened a campaign away guide. from home … SU began the season away from the Carrier Dome for four straight years from 2001-04 (2001 Kickoff Classic at the Meadowlands vs. Georgia Tech; 2002 at Brigham Young; WAER 2003 at North Carolina; 2004 at Purdue), which matched the longest stretch since SU had four Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 consecutive road openers from 1982-85 … Syracuse is 76-35-4 all-time in season openers, 65- also broadcasts all Orange football games … 15-4 at home in those openers and 11-20 on the road … From 1900-42, the Orange posted a Dan Bumpus is the sports director. record of 41-0-2 in season openers, all of which were home games … SU opened the season at home every year from 1900-55 … During the 55 straight home openers the team went 48-5-2 Internet … No season opener was played in 1943 as the season was suspended due to the war. Every Syracuse ISP Sports Network broadcast is available on the official SU Athletics website – www.suathletics.com. ESPN360 2006 Syracuse Schedule and Results (0-0 overall, 0-0 BIG EAST) Frank Giardini and Ron Brown will call the Date Opponent Time/Attendance Result (Televison) action for the ESPN360 webcast of the game September 2 at Wake Forest 6:30 p.m. ESPN360 … Tom Domer is the producer … Anyone 9 IOWA 3:30 p.m. ABC interested in viewing the game should logon 16 at Illinois 12:00 p.m. ESPNU to ESPN360.com for details on the service 23 MIAMI (OH) 7:00 p.m. ESPNU and where it is available. 30 WYOMING TBA Parent’s Weekend The Coaches October 7 PITTSBURGH * TBA Homecoming Syracuse: Greg Robinson 14 at West Virginia * TBA Overall Record: 1-10 21 LOUISVILLE * TBA Year as a head coach: Second Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Record at SU: 1-10 28 at Cincinnati * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Reg. Year at SU: Second November 4 OPEN BIG EAST Record: 0-7 11 at South Florida * TBA Wake Forest: Jim Grobe 18 CONNECTICUT * TBA Overall Record: 59-65-1 SU Football Senior Day Year as a head coach: 12th 25 at Rutgers * TBA Record at Wake Forest: 26-32 HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Year at Wake Forest: Sixth * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern ACC Record: 13-27 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse AT wake forest SSeptembere p t e m b e r 22,, 220060 0 6 • WWinstoni n s t o n − SSalem,a l e m , NNCC The Syracuse-Wake Forest Series OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Th is marks the fi rst time Syracuse and Wake SYRACUSE VS. THE ACC Forest have met on the gridiron … Th e last School W L T 2005 Syracuse-Wake Forest Statistical time the Orange played a new opponent was Boston College 28 17 0 Comparison last year when it hosted South Florida on Clemson 1 0 0 November 12, 2005 … Th e Deacons are the Duke 0 2 0 SU OFFENSE WAKE DEFENSE Florida State 1 5 0 13.8 Scoring 28.7 only ACC opponent the Orange has never Georgia Tech 0 2 0 257.4 Total Yardage 386.2 previously competed against … SU is 68- Maryland 18 14 0 106.5 Rushing Yardage 133.5 Miami 7 15 0 73 against teams currently in the ACC … 150.8 Passing Yardage 252.7 N.C. State 0 6 0 Th e last time the Orange defeated a “true” North Carolina 2 2 0 63.6 Total Plays 69.6 member of the ACC was on Sept. 6, 2003 at Virginia 2 2 0 36.0 Rushing Plays 33.5 North Carolina, 49-47, in three overtimes … Virginia Tech 9 8 0 27.6 Passing Plays 36.1 Syracuse knocked off current ACC member Wake Forest 0 0 0 4.0 Avg. Per Play 5.5 Total 68 73 0 3.0 Avg. Per Rush 4.0 Boston College, 43-17, in the 2004 season 5.5 Avg. Per Pass 7.0 fi nale in the Eagles’ last contest as a member The Last Time … 11.9 Avg. Per Catch 12.8 of the BIG EAST. SU played an ACC team: 2.5 Turnovers 1.6 10/1/05 at Florida State (L, 17-38) SU beat an ACC team: SU DEFENSE WAKE OFFENSE *9/6/2003 at UNC (W, 49-47 3OT) 26.8 Scoring 24.5 SU beat an ACC team on the road: 372.7 Total Yardage 358.8 *9/6/2003 at UNC (W, 49-47 3OT) SU played an ACC team in its season opener: 187.3 Rushing Yardage 197.5 9/6/2003 at UNC (W, 49-47 3OT) 185.5 Passing Yardage 161.3 * - Syracuse won at Boston College, 43-17, in 69.8 Total Plays 74.4 the Eagles last game as a member of the BIG 43.2 Rushing Plays 47.7 EAST (11/27/04). 26.6 Passing Plays 26.6 5.3 Avg. Per Play 4.8 4.3 Avg. Per Rush 4.1 On this Date in SU Football History - Sept. 2 7.0 Avg. Per Pass 6.1 12.7 Avg. Per Catch 10.3 • Syracuse is 3-0 all-time on September 2. 1995 – at North Carolina W, 20-9 2.1 Turnovers 1.8 • In 1995, SU defeated #20/20 North Carolina. 1999 – at Toledo W, 35-12 Redshirt freshman Donovan McNabb started 2000 – Buff alo W, 63-7 A Win Today Would … for the fi rst time in his career. He fi nished 10- of-16 for 120 yards passing. Th e Syracuse defense forced four turnovers that led to 10 … Be SU’s 69th win against a current member of the ACC. points. … Represent SU’s first win against Wake Forest. • Th e Orange scored on four consecutive drives of 70, 65, 64 and 64 yards to defeat … Improve SU’s record in season-opening games to 77-35-4. Toledo in 1999. Dee Brown rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. … Improve SU’s record in road season openers to 12-20-0. • Dee Brown rushed for a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries to … End the Orange’s nine-game losing streak. lead SU to a 63-7 victory against Buff alo. Syracuse gained 304 yards on the ground, … Stop SU’s six-game road losing streak (includes 2005 while Buff alo gained 270 total yards. Champs Sports Bowl which was a neutral site). … Be the second win for SU head coach Greg Robinson. Ninth Annual Dollar Day at the Dome is September 9 … Mark the first time since 2003 that SU has won its season opener. More than 200 Syracuse University student-athletes will surround the Carrier Dome to encourage donations to the United Way of Central New York before the 2006 home opener on September 9 … Th e United Way of Central New York helps thousands of people in the Syracuse community with more than 100 quality programs at its 40 member agencies … During the eight years of this program, more than $45,000 has been collected, including $5,468 in 2005 … A record $10,807 was donated in 2001 two weeks after the September 11 attack on the U.S.