SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 SYRACUSE (1-3 overall, 0-1 BIG EAST) Rentschler Field (40,000) East Hartford, Conn. vs. October 7, 2005 CONNECTICUT (3-1 overall, 0-0 BIG EAST) 8:00 p.m. • ESPN2 On the Air ANY RHODES YOU CHOOSE Senior tailback Damien Rhodes (Manlius, Backs in the Passing Game Television N.Y.) has been the Orange’s top offensive ESPN2 will broadcast the Syracuse game By Receptions threat on the ground and catching balls Player Rec. Years at Connecticut … Dave Pasch, Trevor through the air … He had 70 receiving yards Duane Kinnon 61 1988-90 Matich and Rodney Gilmore will call the and 44 rushing yards for a total of 114 all- Jaime Covington 60 1981-84 action, and Stacy Dales-Schuman will Walter Reyes 59 2001-04 purpose yards against Florida State … The Brent Ziegler 50 1980-83 provide sideline reports … Kim Belton will performance moved him into ninth on SU’s Floyd Little 50 1964-66 produce the broadcast. Damien Damien Rhodes 49 2002- Rhodes all-purpose yards list, passing Orange legend Radio Ernie Davis and James Mungro with 3, 331 … By Yards Syracuse ISP Sports Network His 70 yards receiving also moved him into third all-time Player Yards Years Duane Kinnon 629 1988-90 The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP in receiving yards by a running back at SU … Rhodes’ 49 career receptions by a runner is one shy of Floyd Little Floyd Little 582 1964-66 Sports Network is WAQX-95.7FM … Voice Damien Rhodes 552 2002- of the Orange Matt Park and analyst and Brent Ziegler for the fourth-most in school history … Walter Reyes 550 2001-04 Dick MacPherson will be joined by pre Rhodes leads the Orange in all-purpose yards per game and post-game host and sideline reporter at 131.5, which ranks 40th in the nation … He now has Kevin Maher … The Syracuse ISP Sports 1,976 yards rushing for his career and 552 yards receiving … Rhodes needs 24 yards rushing Network can be heared in New York, New to become the 17th SU player to reach 2,000 career rushing yards … For the season he leads Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania … For a SU with 13 receptions and has 121 receiving yards … He is also SU’s top gainer on the ground, complete list of affiliates, please see page 12. leading the team with 405 rushing yards on 86 carries (4.7 avg.) … Rhodes is 24th in Division IA and third in the BIG EAST in rushing yards per game at 101.2 … Earlier in his career, Rhodes was Sirius Satellite Radio one of SU’s top kickoff returners and he 810 kickoff return yards, good for ninth on that Orange Syracuse football and men’s basketball all-time ledger … He also ranks on Syracuse’s most kickoffs returned list … Rhodes has 39 career games will be broadcast on SIRIUS satellite kickoffs returns, the eighth-most in school history … He is two short of tying Joe Morris for radio … Visit www.sirius.com for more seventh on that career chart. information and a channel guide. WAER Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 2005 Schedule & Results (1-3 overall, 0-1 BIG EAST) also broadcasts all Orange football games Date Opponent Attendance Result (Televison) … Greg Bilizarian is the sports director. September 4 WEST VIRGINIA * 45,418 L, 7-16 (ABC) Internet Opening Day 10 BUFFALO 34,442 W, 31-0 (TW 26) Every Syracuse ISP Sports Network Military Service Day/Youth Day broadcast is available on the official SU 17 #25/20 VIRGINIA 40,027 L, 24-27 (ESPN2) Athletics website – www.suathletics.com. 25th Anniversary of the Dome Celebration 24 OPEN The Coaches October 1 at #6/7 Florida State 83,717 L, 17-38 (ABC) 7 at Connecticut * 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Syracuse: Greg Robinson 15 RUTGERS * TBA Overall Record: 1-3 Legends Day/Varsity Club Weekend Year as a head coach: 1st 22 at Pittsburgh * TBA Record at SU: 1-3 29 CINCINNATI * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Regional Year at SU: First Parent’s Weekend/Fan Appreciation Day November 5 OPEN BIG EAST Record: 0-1 12 SOUTH FLORIDA * TBA Connecticut: Randy Edsall #44 Jersey Retirement Day/Homecoming/SU Football Senior Day Overall Record: 35-38 Salvation Army Dome Donation Day 19 at Notre Dame 2:30 p.m. NBC Year as a head coach: 7th 26 at Louisville * TBA Record at UConn: 35-38 HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Year at UConn: 7th * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern BIG EAST Record: 3-3 Game times and television information will be announced as soon as available SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 SYRACUSE PERFECT IN THE SYRACUSE-CONNECTICUT SERIES This is the second time the Orange and Huskies have SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT THE REDZONE met on the gridiron … The only other time these YEAR H/A SCORE W L T Syracuse has come away with points two squads tangled was Oct. 30, 2004 in the Carrier 2004 H 42-30 1 0 0 every time it has entered the red zone Dome … In that encounter, SU’s defense forced five this season … The Orange is 7-for-7 when Syracuse, 1-0 turnovers that led to 28 points in a 42-30 victory … Current series win streak: SU, 1 breaching the opponent’s 20-yard line Former SU star Walter Reyes rushed for 123 yards (five touchdowns, two field goals) … SU and two touchdowns on 15 carries to record his 13th Top Series Performances is one of two teams in the BIG EAST to 100-yard rushing performance … Quarterback Perry Rushing: SU, Walter Reyes 15-121 (2004) have scored one every one of its red zone Patterson finished with 125 yards through the air UCONN, Cornell Brockington 24-123 (2004) Passing: SU, Perry Patterson 11-19-125 (2004) possessions (Cincinnati, 9-9) and is one of and a personal-best two touchdowns … He also UCONN, Dan Orlovsky 39-45-445 (2004) eight team nationally to be perfect in the rushed for a career-best 51 yards … Defensive back Receiving: SU, Steve Gregory 6-53 (2004) red zone … SU’s performance inside the Tanard Jackson had a career-high nine tackles in UCONN, Keron Henry 5-109 (2004) opposition’s 20 this season is a marked First Downs: SU, 18 the contest. … Defensive end James Wyche finished UCONN, 35 improvement against last year when the the game with personal highs in sacks (3.0) and Rushing Yardage: SU, 281 (2004). UCONN,121 (2004). Orange finished last in the conference in tackles for a loss (4.0) … Fullback Breyone Evans Passing Yardage: SU, 125 (2004). UCONN, 425 (2004). red zone offense, scoring on 64.3 percent also joined in the fun, scoring his first career rushing Total Offense: SU, 406 (2004). UCONN, 566 (2004). Scoring: SU, 406 (2004). UCONN, 566 (2004). of its red zone possessions (27-of-42, 17 touchdown. TDs and 10 field goals). 2005 Red Zone 100 Percent Teams HOMETOWN CONNECTION Team RZ Att.-Made TD FG SU offensive tackle Ryan Ehrie and Connecticut defensive tackle Afa Anoai are Texas Tech 26-26 23 3 Missouri 18-18 15 3 from Bethlehem, Pa. … Orange cornerback Terrell Lemon and Huskies linebacker Clemson 18-18 9 9 Matt Ashmead and quarterback Dennis Brown originate from Miami, Fl. … Kansas 17-17 13 4 Syracuse wide receiver Quinton Brown and Connecticut cornerback Ernest Cole Fresno State 12-12 9 3 are both from Upper Marlboro, Md. but attended separate high schools … Orange Cincinnati 9-9 7 2 quarterback Perry Patterson hails from Lancaster, Pa. along with UCONN offensive Syracuse 7-7 4 2 Perry guard Brian Kersmanc … SU strong safety Reggie McCoy and offensive lineman Utah State 6-6 5 2 Patterson Anthony Perkins are from Washington D.C. along with Connecticut wide receiver Aaron Smith … SU defensive end James Wyche and Connecticut’s Ray Blagman each grew up in Roosevelt, N.Y. where they played their high school football at EXPERIENCE ON THE LINES Roosevelt HS … Orange place kicker Patrick Shadle walked the same high school halls as SU’s starting offensive and defensive Connecticut wide receiver Seth Fogarty and quarterback Shane Fogarty at Morgantown HS in linemen have a combined 233 games Morgantown, W.V. … SU wide out Landel Bembo attended Amos P. Godby HS is Tallahassee, Fl. played, including 130 starts in three along with Connecticut wide receiver Ellis Gaulden. seasons (40 games) … The most experienced in the group are senior ON THIS DATE IN SU FOOTBALL HISTORY defensive end James Wyche (Roosevelt, October 7 N.Y.), who has played in 37 games, 1893 – St. John’s Military Acad. L, 16-24 • Syracuse is 10-10 all-time on Oct. 7. 1897 – Hobart W, 18-0 including 35 starts and senior Steve • The fi rst eight contests featured seven shutouts. 1899 – Syracuse Athletic Assoc. W, 6-0 Franklin (Dover, Del.), who has 27 starts • SU has won three-consecutive games. 1905 – at Yale L, 0-16 in 28 games played during his two-plus • The most lopsided win in Orange history occurred in 1916 1911 – at Yale L, 0-12 seasons at SU. when SU hosted Ohio and won, 73-0. 1916 – Ohio W, 73-0 Offense Games Played Starts • In the last game against Pittsburgh, David Tyree caught a 1922 – NYU W, 32-0 Carroll Madison 2 2 23-yard pass from Troy Nunes for a 24-17 victory in double 1933 – Clarkson W, 52-0 Jason Greene 27 18 overtime.