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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 50 1964-66 produce the broadcast. Damien Damien Rhodes 49 2002- Rhodes all-purpose yards list, passing Orange legend Radio Ernie Davis and 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 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: #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 , 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 … 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 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 . TDs and 10 field goals). 2005 Red Zone 100 Percent Teams HOMETOWN CONNECTION Team RZ Att.-Made TD FG SU offensive Ryan Ehrie and Connecticut defensive tackle Afa Anoai are Texas Tech 26-26 23 3 Missouri 18-18 15 3 from Bethlehem, Pa. … Orange Terrell Lemon and Huskies Clemson 18-18 9 9 Matt Ashmead and quarterback Dennis Brown originate from Miami, Fl. … Kansas 17-17 13 4 Syracuse wide 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 Aaron Smith … SU defensive end James Wyche and Connecticut’s Ray Blagman each grew up in Roosevelt, N.Y. where they played their 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. Both teams missed fi eld goals on their fi rst 1939 – at Cornell L, 6-19 Justin Outten 15 4 overtime possession. Tyree scored the touchdown in SU’s 1944 – at Columbia L, 2-26 Steve Franklin 28 27 1949 – Temple L, 14-27 second overtime, and then the defense held the Panthers Quinn Ojinnaka 37 16 1950 – Cornell L, 7-26 at bay and they turned it over on downs. James Mungro Totals 109 67 1961 – at Maryland L, 21-22 rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries and had one Defense 1967 – at Maryland W, 7-3 James Wyche 37 35 touchdown. Nunes threw for 279 yards on 20-of-29 passes 1972 – Indiana L, 2-10 Kader Drame 32 16 and had two touchdowns. 1978 – at West Virginia W, 31-15 Chris Thorner 16 4 1989 – Florida State L, 10-41 Ryan LaCasse 39 8 1995 – Temple W, 31-14 Totals 124 63 1999 – at Pittsburgh W, 24-17 2000 – Pittsburgh W, 24-17 (2 ot) SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

2005 SYRACUSE-UCONN ORANGE VERSUS ITS OWN Since 1958, Syracuse has been RECORD AGAINST FORMER ASSISTANTS (SINCE 1958) STATISTICAL COMPARISON very successful when squaring Year Coach Result Years at SU SU OFFENSE UCONN DEFENSE off against teams coached 2005 Jim Hofher, Buffalo W, 31-0 1987-88, 2000 19.0 Scoring 10.2 by former members of the 2004 Jim Hofher, Buffalo W, 37-17 269.0 Total Yardage 213.5 Orange football staff … SU Randy Edsall, Connecticut W, 42-30 1982-86, 1987-90 2001 George O’Leary, Georgia Tech L, 7-13! 1980-86 122.8 Rushing Yardage 82.5 is 10-4 versus coaches that 146.2 Passing Yardage 131.0 1996 Bob Sutton, Army W, 42-17 1974 have spent time on the Hill 63.0 Total Plays 64.5 1993 Paul Schudel, Ball State W, 35-12 1974 37.0 Rushing Plays 37.5 during the past 47 years … Tom Coughlin, Boston College L, 29-33 1968, 1975-80 26.0 Passing Plays 27.0 The Orange have won the last 1992 Tom Coughlin, Boston College W, 27-10 4.3 Avg. Per Play 3.3 three meetings against former 1991 Joe Krivak, Maryland W, 31-17 1969-73 Tom Coughlin, Boston College W, 38-16 3.3 Avg. Per Rush 2.2 assistants, including a 31-0 1988 Joe Krivak, Maryland W, 20-9 5.6 Avg. Per Pass 4.9 victory versus Buffalo and its 1987 Joe Krivak, Maryland W, 25-11 10.4 Avg. Per Catch 10.3 head coach Jim Hofher on Sept. 1962 Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma L, 3-7 1938-41 1.5 Turnovers 2.5 10, 2005 … SU competed against 1958 Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma L, 6-21@ current and SU DEFENSE UCONN OFFENSE ! - 2001 Kickoff Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.) 20.8 Scoring 39.2 former Boston College head @ - 1959 Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) 347.5 Total Yardage 391.2 man Tom Coughlin three times 152.2 Rushing Yardage 240.5 while he was with the Eagles 195.2 Passing Yardage 150.8 … The Orange also matched wits with former Maryland head coach Joe Krivak three times … It 67.5 Total Plays 73.5 represents the most occasions when a former SU assistant has faced off against the Orange on 38.5 Rushing Plays 48.5 the gridiron … Bud Wilkinson, a Hall of Famer and legendary coach at Oklahoma, 29.0 Passing Plays 25.0 5.1 Avg. Per Play 5.3 served as SU’s line coach from 1938-41 and has the best record of any past assistant versus 4.0 Avg. Per Rush 5.0 Syracuse (2-0), including a win versus the Orange in the 1959 Orange Bowl, the year prior to SU’s 6.7 Avg. Per Pass 6.0 fi rst national championship. 12.2 Avg. Per Catch 10.4 3.0 Turnovers 1.3 SU IN THE NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS INDIVIDUAL Player Category Rank Statistic LOCAL PRODUCTS Damien Rhodes Rushing 24th 101.25 Scoring 76th (tie) 7.5 MAKE GOOD All-Purpose 40th 131.5 Anthony Smith 22nd (tie) .50 The Orange have had contributions this season Passes Defended 10th (tie) 1.5 from several players that came to SU from local James Wyche Forced 16th (tie) .50 Ryan LaCasse Sacks 4th 1.5 high school programs … Senior tight end Joe Forced Fumbles 16th (tie) .5 Kowalewski (Warners, N.Y.) has nine catches Tackles for Loss 15th (tie) 1.75 James Wyche Forced Fumbles 16th (tie) .50 for 117 yards and a touchdown in 2005 … He Brendan Carney Punting 19th 43.5 caught a career-best 96 receiving yards versus Kareeem Jones Kickoff Returns 56th 22.6 Virginia and has 26 receptions for 361 yards for Steve Gregory Interceptions 22nd (tie) 0.5 his career … Senior tailback Damien Rhodes TEAM (Manlius, N.Y.) is SU’s top rusher with 424 yards Rushing 78th 122.8 on 86 carries (5.7 avg.) and five touchdowns Passing Offense 106th 146.3 Total Offense 109th 269.0 ... Rhodes is tied for 11th all-time in career Scoring Offense 96th tie 19.0 touchdowns (22)… He also ranks ninth in career Rush Defense 71st 152.3 Pass Defense 37th 195.2 kickoff return yardage (810), eighth in kickoffs Total Defense 41st 347.5 returned (39), ninth in all-purpose yards (3,334), Scoring Defense 36th 20.0 seventh in yards per game (104.2) … Sophomore Net Punting 34th 6.68 Returns 107th 4.4 linebacker Vincenzo (Utica, N.Y.) has appeared Kickoff Returns 67th 20.3 in every game so far this year and has six solo Turnover Margin 10th + 1.5 tackles … His teammate at Proctor High School Fumbles Recovered 21st tie 5 Passes Intercepted 16th tie 7 Nick Santiago (Utica, N.Y.) has three stops and Fumbles Lost 37th tie 3 has played in SU’s first four contests … Junior Passes Had Intercepted 21st tie 3 Turnovers Gained 8th tie 12 linebacker Jerry Mackey (Freeport, N.Y.) was Turnovers Lost 22nd tie 6 the Orange’s top tackler last season with 106 Pass Efficiency 100th 101.63 stops and has 10 tackles in 2005, including one Pass Efficiency Defense 32nd 111.67 Penalties/Game 35th tie 6.0 for a loss … Freshman linebacker Mike Stenclik Penalty Yards per Game 28th 45.75 (Webster, N.Y.) has one tackle this year … Punt Return Yardage Defense 60th 8.3 Rookie receiver Bruce Williams (Syracuse, N.Y.) Kickoff Return Yardage Defense 111th 27.8 Sacks 44th tie 2.5 became the first true freshman to appear in a Tackles for Loss 94th tie 5.0 season-opening game since 1997 and has one Third Down Conversion 112th 23.0 Fourth Down Conversion 80th tie 42.9 catch on the year for 10 yards. Third Down Conversion Defense 34th tie 32.8 Fourth Down Conversion Defense 106th tie 80.0 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

SYRACUSE IS LACASSE LEADS ORANGE SACK ATTACK “SPORTSCASTER U.” Defensive end Ryan LaCasse (Stoughton, NCAA SACK LEADERS Mass.) has six sacks in 2005 and is averaging No. Avg. SU athletics teams are familiar to sports 1.5 per game, which ranks fourth in the nation 1. Elvis Dumervil, Louisville 11.0 2.75 fans because SU has so many games televised … He posted a career-best three against and 2. Brandon Perkins, Kansas 6.5 1.63 throughout the year … The Orange hue cast by recorded his second multiple sack game of the SU football, basketball and lacrosse teams 3. Chris Mineo, UTEP 6.5 1.63 the season versus Florida State, dropping extends beyond the playing field and court, 4. Ryan LaCasse, Syracuse 6.0 1.50 however. Behind the microphones and behind Seminoles’ signal callers behind the line of the scenes in production are thousands of scrimmage twice … Through just four games, LaCasse already has more sacks than and SU Syracuse University alumni telling the stories to defensive player since Louis Gachelin recorded 8.5 sacks in 12 games in 2002 … He has 13. 5 the viewers. sacks for his career … As a team, the Orange has 10 sacks … Safety Anthony Smith notched the The broadcaster names are familiar. fi rst sack of his career at Florida State, as did cornerback Steve Gregory (Staten Island, N.Y.) … It Bob Costas. . Sean McDonough. marked the fi rst time two SU defensive backs recorded sacks in the same game since Willie Ford Len Berman. . The list of sports and Will Hunter against Brigham Young in 2000. broadcasters goes on … Following is a list of those involved in football: SU BEST IN THE BIG EAST IN PUNTING AVERAGE Play-by-Play Carter Blackburn* Fox The Orange is currently leading the conference in punting (43.5 yards per punt) … Ian Eagle CBS SU has punted 31 times for 1,348 yards … Senior Brendan Carney (Valley Forge, Tim Green Fox Pa.) ranks third in the league in punting average (43.5) and is tied for 19th in the Jim Henderson New Orleans nation in the same statistic … Carney is second on SU’s career punting average Daryl Johnston Fox ledger (43.0) and he ranks seventh in SU history with 148 career boots … Carney’s Dave Lapham Cincinnati 6,370 career yards is the fourth-highest total in team history … He has booted 32 John Murphy Buffalo punts inside the 20-yard line for his career including three this season (1 vs. Buffalo Dave Pasch Arizona Brendan and 1 vs. Virginia, 1 vs. Florida State) … Against the Seminoles he drilled a career- Fox Carney best 71-yard punt, which was tied for the third longest in school history … He NCAA Division I Football Play-by-Play punted a total of nine times versus FSU, three shy of tying the school record. Bob Black Richmond Tony Caridi West Virginia Eric Collins ESPN TURNOVERS - TAKING MORE THAN WE’RE GIVING Qadry Ismail* ESPN Syracuse leads BIG EAST and is ranked 10th in the nation in turover margin at +1.5 … The Dan Hoard Cincinnati Orange defense has forced a total of 12 turnovers (seven interceptions and five fumbles) in Sean McDonough ESPN four games, while turning the ball over six times (three interceptions, three fumbles) … SU’s Don McPherson* ESPN 12 takeaways is tied for the most in the conference with South Florida … The Orange’s seven Matt Park Syracuse interceptions is tied for 16th in the country… SU forced five turnovers against West Virginia in Dave Pasch ESPN the season-opener, the most by a BIG EAST team in 2005 … Seniors Anthony Smith (Hubbard, Bill Roth Virginia Tech Dave Ryan ESPN Ohio) and Steve Gregory (Staten Island) lead the team with two interceptions each … Smith, Mike Tirico ESPN along with defensive ends James Wyche (Roosevelt, N.Y.) and Ryan LaCasse (Stoughton, Mass.) are tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles each and Smith is tops on the squad This list was assembled using available sources. * Serves as back-up announcer with two fumbles recovered. OPENING DAY CROWD SEVENTH SU DRAWS BIG BEST IN DOME HISTORY The Orange played in front of 83, 717 fans when it traveled to Bobby Bowden Field at Doak The 45,418 fans at SU’s home opener against Campbell Stadium for its matchup with Florida State … It was the largest crowd to come out to West Virginia is the seventh largest opening day see a Syracuse football game this season and their largest audience for SU game since 107,725 crowd in history … The Dome, viewed the Orange’s clash with Tennessee on Sept. 1, 2001 in Knoxville … The crowd at FSU was which opened in 1980, has been home to SU the 12th-largest crowd SU has ever played in front of in 114-plus years of football.. football for the past 25 years. Largest Crowds to Watch Syracuse Football Top 10 Opening Day Carrier Dome Crowds 1980 Miami (OH) 50,564 (sellout) 1. 111,012 Sept. 12, 1998 Michigan at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI 2 107,725 Sept. 1, 2001 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN 1998 Tennessee 49,550 (sellout) 3. 89,768 Sept. 10, 1988 Ohio State at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 1992 Texas 49,238 4. 86,643 Sept. 13, 1980 Ohio State at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 1994 Oklahoma 48,421 5. 86,205 Sept. 8, 1979 Ohio State at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 1989 Army 48,331 6. 86,002 Oct. 13, 1990 Penn State at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA 1996 North Carolina 48,097 7. 85,916 Oct. 15, 1988 Penn State at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA 1999 Central Michigan 45,563 8. 85,850 Oct. 20, 1984 Penn State at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA 2005 West Virginia 45,418 9. 85,512 Oct. 18, 1986 Penn State at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA 1993 Ball State 45,090 10. 84,790 Oct. 18, 1980 Penn State at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA 1997 North Carolina State 42,742 11. 84,762 Oct. 16, 1982 Penn State at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA 1984 Rutgers 41,810 12. 83,717 Oct. 1, 2005 Florida State at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Walker Stadium, Tallahassee, FL SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 - SYRACUSE VS. 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Rhodes in the Syracuse RHODES STEPS UP AS RECEIVING OPTION Senior running back Damien Rhodes’ Career Statistics Record Book Rhodes (Manlius, N.Y.) ran for 44 Rushing Career Rushing Touchdowns yards and had 70-yards receiving Att. Yards Avg. TDs Long 1. 45 Walter Reyes 2001-04 against Florida State leaping 2002 138 568 4.1 7 38 2. 35 Floyd Little 1964-66 him over Ernie Davis and James 2003 35 123 3.5 0 28 3. 29 James Mungro 1998-01 Mungro on the SU all-time all- 2004 153 870 5.7 10 69 4. 28 Ernie Davis 1959-61 purpose yards ledger … He is 2005 86 405 4.7 5 54 28 Dee Brown 1997-00 Damien eighth on the school’s all-time Totals 412 1,966 4.8 22 69 6. 25 Joe Morris 1978-81 Rhodes Receiving 7. 23 1954-46 rushing touchdown leaders list … Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long 8. 22 Damien Rhodes 2002- Rhodes needs 34 yards to reach 2002 10 108 10.8 1 38 9. 22 Malcolm Thomas 1993-96 the 2,000 career rushing yards milestone … 2003 8 77 9.6 1 31 10. 20 Al Wooten 1990-93 His 101.25 rushing yards per game average 2004 18 246 13.7 1 68 20 Rob Konrad 1995-98 ranks 24th in the NCAA and third in the BIG 2005 13 121 9.3 0 24 EAST … He ranks third in the conference and Totals 49 552 11.3 3 68 Most Rushing Yards Gained 40th nationally in all purpose yards with 131.5 1. Joe Morris 4,299 Kickoff Returns per game … His 7.5 points per game is sixth Career Top 20 (as of end of 2004 season) KO Ret. Yards Avg. TDs Long 1. 4,299 Joe Morris 1978-81 in the BIG EAST and tied for 76th nationally … 2002 28 589 21.0 0 44 2. 3,424 Walter Reyes 2001-04 Last season against Connecticut, Rhodes 2004 11 221 20.1 0 58 3. 2,934 1965-67 had 10 carries for 80 yards. Total 39 810 20.6 0 58 4. 2,869 James Mungro 1998-01 5. 2,704 Floyd Little 1964-66 MILESTONE IS WITHIN RHODES’ REACH 6. 2,643 David Walker 1989-92 7. 2,626 Dee Brown 1997-00 Rhodes is 34 yards shy of the 2,000-yard plateau … Sixteen other SU running backs have 8. 2,551 1975-79 gained more than 2,000 rushing yards during their SU careers, including Rhodes’ backfield 9. 2,386 Ernie Davis 1959-61 partner for the past three years, Walter Reyes (3,424 yards from 2001-04) … Michael Owens 10. 2,250 Kyle McIntosh 1995-98 is just ahead of Rhodes in16th on the list with 2,009 career rushing yards … See complete SU 11. 2,188 Jaime Covington 1981-84 2,000-yard rushing list to the left. 12. 2,180 Malcolm Thomas 1993-96 13. 2,164 Robert Drummond 1985-88 14. 2,091 Jim Brown 1954-56 ON THE NATIONAL RADAR 15. 2,069 Marty Januskiewicz 1969-71 Rhodes is a 2005 Doak Walker Award candidate, presented to the top running back, and an 16. 2,009 Michael Owens 1987-89 All-America candidate … In 2004, Rhodes was named second-team All-BIG EAST …Rhodes and 17. 1,966 Damien Rhodes 2002- 2004 senior Walter Reyes became the first SU duo to each run for more than 800 yards since 18. 1,772 Roger Praetorius 1970-72 Joe Morris and Bill Hurley accomplished the feat in 1979 … Last season, he gained a team-best 19. 1,619 James Mungro 1998-01 1,337 all-purpose yards. 20. 1,561 Donovan McNabb 1996-99 Most All-Purpose Yards Gained RHODES’ SEASON IN REVIEW 1. 5,581 Joe Morris 1978-81 vs. Florida State 2. 4,928 Floyd Little 1964-66 Turned in a 70-yard receiving effort giving him more than 500-yards receiving for his career … He had 44 3. 4,056 Walter Reyes 2001-04 yards rushing on 15 attempts. 4. 4,041 Qadry Ismail 1989-92 5. 3,899 Art Monk 1976-79 vs. Virginia 6. 3,415 1992-05 Rhodes ran for 79 yards and caught two passes for 30 yards, including a season-long 24 yard catch. 7. 3,396 Kevin Johnson 1995-98 vs. Buffalo 8. 3,351 Scott Schwedes 1983-86 He had a career-best 236 rushing yards for four touchdowns … His performance made him the first SU 9. 3,328 Damien Rhodes 2002- player to run for four touchdowns in a game since Walter Reyes accomplished the feat in 2003 against 10. 3,324 James Mungro 1998-01 Central Florida … Rhodes’ 236 yards were just five yards shy of the Dome single-game rushing record (241, Walter Reyes, 2003), and 16 yards shy of the SU single-game record (252, Joe Morris vs. Kansas, 1979. vs. West Virginia Rhodes had 46 yards rushing on 16 carries and caught a career-high seven passes for 21 yards. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 - SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

Patterson in the Syracuse PATTERSON LEADING THE OFFENSE Junior quarterback Perry Patterson (Lancaster, Pa.) is four completions shy of Record Book the seventh spot on Syracuse’s careeer record list … He had 14 completions for Most Yards 189 yards against Florida State … within striking distance of moving up to seventh 1. 8,466 1990-93 in all-time career passing completions at SU after his 14 completions against 2. 8,389 Donovan McNabb 1995-98 Florida State moved him to within four of tying Bill Hurley at 228 … Patterson’s 3. 5,812 Don McPherson 1983-87 2,436 career passing yards Patterson’s Career Statistics 4. 4,698 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 Perry ranks 10th in SU history … 5. 4,698 Troy Nunes 1999-02 He also ranks 10th on SU’s Passing 6. 3,398 Bill Hurley 1975-79 Patterson Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TDs Int. Long career pass attempts record 7. 2,661 Todd Norley 1982-85 2003 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 8. 2,617 1948-50 list with 391 … Patterson is 2004 168 289 .581 1,851 7 10 68 9. 2,593 Dave Warner 1978-81 tied fi fth in the BIG EAST in passing yards 2005 56 102 .549 525 2 3 44 10. 2,436 Perry Patterson 2003- per game, averaging 146.2 yards through Totals 224 391 .573 2, 436 9 13 68 Most Completions the air … He is sixth in the conference Rushing in total offense, averaging 138.0 total Att. Yards Avg. TDs Long 1. 563 Marvin Graves 1990-93 yards per game … Last season against 2003 6 28 4.7 0 18 2. 548 Donovan McNabb 1995-98 2004 72 312 2.0 3 30 3. 367 Don McPherson 1983-87 Connecticut, Patterson was 11-of-19 for 2005 27 0 0 3 11 4. 362 Troy Nunes 1999-02 125 yards and one touchdown. Totals 105 340 3.2 6 30 5. 358 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 6. 250 Todd Norley 1982-85 7 228 Bill Hurley 1975-79 NOTEWORTHY CAREER NUMBERS FOR PATTERSON 8 224 Perry Patterson 2003- Patterson fi nished the 2004 season with 168 completions on 289 attempts (.581), while passing 9. 209 Dave Warner 1978-81 for 1,851 yards and seven touchdowns … His 1,851 passing yards in 2004 ranks second on 10. 196 Bernie Custis 1948-50 the SU passing yards by a sophomore ledger (Marvin Graves, 1,912, 1991) … His single-season Most Pass Attempts yardage total was the 10th best in school history regardless of class … His 168 completions 1. 943 Marvin Graves 1990-93 in 2004 were the third-most in a single-season in school history … Patterson’s 289 passes 2. 938 Donovan McNabb 1995-98 ranked second on the single-season chart … R.J. Anderson set both records in 2003 with 186 3. 687 Don McPherson 1983-87 completions on 310 throws . 4. 679 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 5. 618 Troy Nunes 1999-02 PATTERSON’S SEASON IN REVIEW 6. 482 Todd Norley 1982-85 7. 465 Bill Hurley 1975-79 vs. Florida State 8. 423 Bernie Custis 1948-50 Completed 14-of-25 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown … He had 10 rush attempts running one in 9. 415 Dave Warner 1978-81 for a touchdown. 10. 391 Perry Patterson 2003- vs. Virginia Had a career-high two rushing touchdowns, while converting 17 of 26 passes for 172 and one touchdown. vs. Buffalo Surpassed the 2,000-yard milestone in passing yards when he completed a 10-yard pass to Bruce Williams … Finished the game with 139 passing yards , increasing his career total to 2, 075 … He was 10-for-20 for 139 yards and did not get sacked … He rushed for 22 yards on fi ve carries. vs. West Virginia He was 15-31 for 85 yards and threw two interceptions. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 - SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

Carney in the Syracuse CARNEY BLASTS 71-YARD PUNT Junior Brendan Carney (Valley Forge, Pa.) moved into seventh place Record Book all-time on the SU career punts list with nine punts against Florida State, giving Most Punts him 148 for his career … The nine punts tied for the third most in a game by an 1. 249 Mike Shafer 1999-02 SU punter … His 412 punting yards against FSU moved him to fourth on SU’s all- 2. 235 Jim Fox 1983-86 time record list (6,370 total yards) … His career-long 71-yard punt against Florida 3. 179 Bernie Ruoff 1972-84 State beat his previous best of 65 yards against FSU last season and was the third 4. 167 Jim Goodwill 1976-79 Brendan longest punt in school history and was the first boot of more than 70 yards since 5. 155 Jim Dragotta 1947-49 Carney 1996 when 155 Pat O’Neil 1990-93 Sean Reali Carney’s Career Punting Statistics No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 Blkd 7. 148 Brendan Carney 2003- had a 70-yard punt against 8. 144 Don Bullard 1965-67 2003 60 2,581 43.0 64 7 3 18 5 Virginia Tech … Carney’s 9. 133 Sean Reali 1993-96 2004 57 2,441 42.8 65 9 10 11 2 10. 118 George Jakowenko 1968-70 43.5 punting average 2005 31 1,348 43.5 71 4 6 3 0 ranks 19th nationally Totals 148 6,370 43.0 71 20 19 32 7 Most Punting Yardage and third in the BIG EAST Carney’s Career Kickoff Statistics 1. 10,073 Mike Shafer 1999-02 … Last season against 2. 9,626 Jim Fox 1983-86 Connecticut, Carney had No. Avg. TB I10 2003 42 62.4 12 9 17 3. 7,231 Bernie Ruoff 1972-84 four punts for an average 2004 61 63.4 17 21 17 4. 6,370 Brendan Carney 2003- of 50.0 yards. 5. 6,365 Pat O’Neil 1990-93 2005 17 62.9 5 7 3 6. 6,137 Jim Goodwill 1976-79 Totals 120 63.0 34 37 37 7. 5,801 Sean Reali 1993-96 8. 5,416 Don Bullard 1965-67 RECEIVING NATIONAL ATTENTION AFTER STRONG 2004 9. 5,372 Jim Dragotta 1947-49 Carney is a pre-season Ray Guy Award candidate, as well as an All-America candidate … In 2004 10. 4,553 George Jakowenko 1068-70 he was named Second-team All-BIG EAST after averaging 42.8 yards per punt, the sixth-highest single-season average in school history … He was the 21st rated punter in the NCAA and Longest Punts second in the BIG EAST. 1. 73 Sean Reali vs. Clemson 1996 2. 72 Pat O’Neil vs. Maryland 1991 CARNEY’S SEASON IN REVIEW 3. 71 Brendan Carney vs FSU 2005 vs. Florida State 71 Don Bullard vs Holy Cross 1966 Had nine punts for 412 yards, including a career-long 71 yard boot. 71 Daryl Johnston vs. Penn State 1986 5. 70 Sean Reali vs Virginia Tech 1996 vs. Virginia 6. 68 Don Bullard vs. Baylor 1966 Punted seven times for 260 yards, including one inside the 20. 68 Pat O’Neil vs. Virginia Tech 1993 vs. Buffalo 68 Mike Shafer vs. Rutgers 2001 He had three punts, averaging 49.9 yards per punt, pinning the Bulls inside the 20 once. 9. 67 Jim Gragotta vs. Dartmouth 1947 67 Avatus Stone vs. Rutgers 1950 vs. West Virginia 67 Daryl Johnston vs. Penn State 1987 Against West Virginia, he punted for a career-high 481 yards on 11 punts (58, 38, 59, 38, 40, 47, 43, 43, 40, 31, 44) … The 11 67 Pat O’Neil vs. West Virginia 1993 punts were one shy of the school record 12 punts, which Carney shares.

KRAUTMAN DIALED IN ON PAT ATTEMPTS Sophomore Ricky Krautman (Wyckoff, N.J.) converted both of his PAT’s against Florida State, making him 10-for-10 on the year … Againt Virginia, he was 3-of-3 on PAT attempts … Against Buffalo, he made the fi rst fi eld goal of his career when he converted a 21-yard attempt, and made a career-high four PAT’s … Againt West Virginia, he connected on his fi rst career PAT … Krautman had missed his one previous PAT against Boston College in 2003 … He redshirted in 2004. Ricky Krautman FRESHMAN KICKER ATTEMPTS FIRST CAREER FIELD GOAL True freshman kicker Patrick Shadle (Morgantown, W. Va.) attempted his fi rst career fi eld goal against Buffalo, missing from 39 yards … He became the fi rst true freshman to see action as a place kicker for the Orange since Justin Sujanksky in 2001 … Sujansky kicked in SU’s second game in 1999 at Tennessee, when he converted on his only fi eld goal attempt of the game from 22-yards out … The last SU true freshman kicker to be listed on the depth chart and see playing time on opening day was in 1996 when Nate Trout came in late in the game converting on a PAT against North Carolina. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 - SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

TRUE FRESHMAN KOWALEWSKI MISSES FSU GAME DUE TO INJURY Tight end Joe Kowalewski (Warners, N.Y.) did not play at Florida State due to WIDEOUT IS IN SU’S a shoulder separation he suffered against Virginia … Against Virginia, he had a RECEIVING ROTATION career day hauling in a personal-best seven receptions … His 96 yards receiving against UVA were a career-best and gave him more than 300 yards for his career … True freshman wide receiver Bruce Against Buffalo, he caught one pass for a gain of 11 yards … Against West Virginia, Williams (Syracuse, N.Y.) has played in he had one reception for 10 Kowalewski’s Career Statistics all four SU games this season … Against yards … In 2004, Kowalewski Joe Recpt Yards Avg. TDs Long Buffalo he snagged his fi rst career catch had 14 receptions for 181 Kowalewski 2002 1 14 14.0 0 14 on a 10-yard completion … Against West yards … Last season against Virginia, he played in his fi rst career game 2003 2 47 23.5 1 33 Connecticut, Kowalewski 2004 14 181 12.9 0 28 … The last true freshman wide receiver played but did not have any receptions. 2005 7 117 16.7 1 31 to play in a season opener for the Orange Totals 24 359 14.9 2 33 was Maurice Jackson who saw action in the 1997 season opener against Wisconsin, however was not listed on the two-deep JONES BECOMING A JACK OF ALL TRADES depth chart for that game … Jackson had Redshirt freshman running back Kareem Jones (Lansingburgh, N.Y.) had fi ve one reception for seven yards in 1997, while rushing attempts for 10 yards against Florida State … Against FSU he also got seeing action in all 13 games on special involved in the offense as a receiver with two receptions for 21 yards, both career- teams and at wide receiver. highs … He had one kick return for a gain of 22 yards against the Seminoles … Jones is fi fth in the conference in return yards with 22.6 … Against Virginia, he had BARKER MAKES DEBUT three yards rushing on two attempts, caught a career-long eight-yard reception Against Virginia, true freshman John Kareem and returned a kick for a career-best 35-yards … Against Buffalo, he ran for a Barker (Avon, Mass) played in his fi rst Jones career-best 56 yards on 14 carries against Buffalo … He played Rushing collegiate game, connecting on his fi rst and Att. Yards Avg. TDs Long in the fi rst game of his career against West only fi eld goal attempt from 27-yards … 2005 24 83 3.5 0 11 A walk-on kicker, Barker is one of two true Virginia, rushing the ball three times for 14 Totals 24 83 3.5 0 11 freshman to attempt a fi eld goal this season yards … He caught one pass for two yards against the Mountaineers … He also had two Receiving (Patrick Shadle) … SU did not have a fi eld Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long kickoff returns for 38 yards, including his fi rst goal attempt at Florida State. 2005 4 31 7.8 0 19 career return for 19 yards … Jones’ kick return Totals 4 31 7.8 0 19 FERRON GETS FIRST average of 22.6 yards per return ranks 56th nationally. Kickoff Returns KO Ret. Yards Avg. TDs Long CAREER RECEPTION 2005 5 113 22.6 0 35 Redshirt freshman tight end Tom Ferron Total 5 113 22.6 0 35 (Clyde, N.Y.) has played in three of SU’s four games this year … Against Buffalo, he made his SU debut and recorded his fi rst LANE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE BIG PLAYS career reception, a 30 yard pass from Perry Patterson. Junior wide receiver Tim Lane (San Diego, Calif.) surpassed 100 career yards receiving against Florida State with 39 yards on three receptions including one HALE SEES FIRST ACTION completion that went for 25 yards … He caught a career-high four passes against Virginia gaining a total of 15 yards …Against Buffalo, he had a career-day catching Sophomore quarterback Matt Hale three passes for a game-high 62 yards, including a 44-yard reception from Perry (Windsor, Ontario) played in the fi rst game Patterson, the longest of his of his career against Buffalo … He was 0- career … Against West Virginia, Lane’s Career Statistics for-2 passing. Tim Lane he had his fi rst reception for the Receiving Orange and fi nished the game Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long with two catches for 16 yards. 2005 12 132 11.0 0 44 Totals 9 93 10.3 0 44 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 - SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

CHESTNUT SCORES ON MOSS BECOMING A KEY TARGET Sophomore wide receiver Rice Moss (North Bethesda, Md.) caught one pass for FIRST CATCH 10 yards against Florida State … He had one catch for seven yards against Virginia True freshman Nicholas Chestnut … Against Buffalo, he gained a career-high 34 yards on three receptions … He (Houston, Texas) caught his fi rst career had a 17-yard reception against the Bulls, the longest of his career … Against West pass against Florida State – a 30-yard Virginia, he had two receptions for 18 yards in the 2005 season-opener … He was touchdown reception from Perry Patterson one of four true freshman to play in 2004 … His freshman season (2004) he played … Chestnut became the fi rst true Rice in six games, starting once freshman to catch a touchdown pass since Moss’ Career Statistics Moss (West Virginia) … He had his Damien Rhodes did so in 2002 … The last fi rst career catch last year Recpt Yards Avg. TDs Long true freshman wide receiver to catch a against Pittsburgh, a 16-yard reception. 2004 4 40 10.0 0 16 touchdown pass was Quinton Spotwood 2005 7 69 9.9 0 17 in 1996 … Chestnut began his SU career Totals 11 109 9.9 0 17 as a cornerback before being moved to wide out against Buffalo (Sept. 10) due to BEDLE RETURNING AND RECEIVING injuries to SU’s receiving corps. Redshirt freshman J.J. Bedle (Keyport, N.J.) caught one pass for a gain of three and returned one punt for a pick-up of four yards against Florida State … He MCDONALD RUNNING returned one punt against Virginia for a gain of four yards … Bedle returned four punts gaining a toal of eight yards against Buffalo … In the season opener against AND CATCHING West Virginia, Bedle returned one punt for 20 yards, while making his fi rst start … Junior fullback Stephen McDonal (Deer He had his fi rst career reception against West Virginia gaining 14 yards on the play. Park, Texas) got involved in the Orange offense as a receiver and a rusher against J.J. Florida State … He had the fi rst two Bedle receptions of his career for 16 yards and ran the ball once for a career-long 11 yards … BRINKLEY SEES INCREASED ACTION AS RETURNER McDonald had one previous rush in 2003, Freshman Curtis Brinkley (Philadelphia, Pa.) returned three kickoffs for 45 yards gaining two yards on one attempt against against Florida State … He ranks seventh in the BIG EAST at 17.6 yards … He Toledo. returned one kickoff versus Virginia for a gain of 25 yards, the longest of his career … Returned the fi rst kick of his career against Buffalo gaining 18 yards … Against SHOR GETS INVOLVED Buffalo, Brinkley had two rushes for 17 yards with a career-long 11-yard run. Senior tight end Alex Shor (Panama City, Fla.) made the Curtis fi rst start of his Syracuse career Brinkley playing before his home-state crowd at Florida State … Shor EVANS STARTS FIRST GAME OF 2005 also served as one of SU’s Sophomore fullback Breyone Evans (Bristol, Conn.) has played in all four of SU’s Alex game captains … He caught games in 2005, and he made his fi rst start of the season against Virginia, it was Shor his fi rst pass of the season the fourth start of his career … In 2004, he had seven carries for 50 yards and against Virginia … He had one touchdown versus Connecticut … Had seven receptions for 46 yards and a two catches for 16 yards against UVA, both touchdown catch against Pittsburgh career-highs … In 2004, had one reception for 10 yards (West Virginia). Breyone Evans FRESHMAN BACK POSTS OFFENSIVE TURNAROUND CAREER-BEST NUMBERS Syracuse gained 487 yards offensively against Buffalo, an improvement of 384 yards from its Redshirt freshman Paul Chiara (Mountain season-opener against West Virginia (103) … The last time SU gained more than 400 yards Lakes, N.J.) had fi ve carries for 29 yards of total offense in a game was against Temple last season when it gained 475 yards … The including a career-long 18-yard run against last time SU had a bigger offensive turnaround was in 2001 when it gained 575 yards of total Buffalo … Chiara has played in all four offense after recording 185 total yards against Miami the week before (a difference of 390 games this year, primarily on special teams. yards). … In the third game of the season, the 2005 Orange gained 252 yards of total offense, including 183 yards in the second half … SU also scored 17 of its 24 points in the final 30 minutes of the game against Virginia. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

WYCHE ON CAREER LISTS WYCHE IS AMONG NATION’S TOP DEFENDERS Career Tackles by Down Lineman Senior defensive end James Wyche (Roosevelt, N.Y.) had seven tackles, five solo, 1. 341 Tim Green 1982-85 and a forced at Florida State … His five tackles against Virginia passed 2. 275 Kevin Mitchell 1990-93 Louis Gachelin for tackles by a down lineman with 160 in his career … He now 3. 242 Ted Gregory 1984-87 has 167 … He forced a fumble and recorded seven tackles, five solo against West 4. 208 Jamie Kimmel 1980-84 Virginia … Wyche had three tackles against Buffalo … He is tied for 16th in the 5. 199 Mike Charles 1979-82 nation in forced fumbles at 0.50 … In the BIG EAST, he is tied for fourth in forced 6. 167 James Wyche 2002- fumbles … Last season versus UConn, Wyche had seven solo stops, four 7. 158 Louis Gachelin 2000-03 James 8. 146 Rob Burnett 1987-89 Wyche tackles for a loss, three sacks, and a fumble recovery … Wyche is on the 2005 9. 141 Blaise Winter 1980-83 Rotary Award Watch list and the 2005 Bednarik Award Watch list … The 10. 139 Christian Ferrara 2000-03 Rotary Lombardi Award is presented annually to the best lineman, offensive or defensive, in college football, while the Bednarik Award is presented to the nation’s outstanding defensive Career Tackles for Loss player … Wyche, a 2004 second-team All-BIG EAST selection, led the Orange defensive linemen 1. 50.5-297 1998-01 2. 40.0-213 Duke Pettijohn 1997-00 with 68 tackles and 5.5 sacks … His 15.0 tackles for a loss was the fifth-highest single-season 3. 38.0-145 Louis Gachelin 2000- mark by an SU player … Wyche ranked first in the Big EAST last season among down linemen 4. 34.5-87 Clifton Smith 1999-02 with 5.7 tackles per Wyche’s Career Statistics 5. 33.0-107 Antwuane Ponds 1994-97 game … Wyche is one 6. 30.0-90 Christian Ferrara 2000-03 of 123 student-athletes Tackles Assists Tot. TFL Sacks Int. FF Fumble Rec. 7. 24.0-95 James Wyche 2002- 2002 27 13 40 4.5-22 1.5-9 0 1 0-0 yards named to the Rotary 2003 31 6 37 4.0-17 2.0 0 0 0-0 yards 24.0-89 1996-99 Lombardi Award Watch 9. 22.5-108 Josh Thomas 2000-03 2004 38 30 68 15.0-55 5.5-38 0 0 1-0 yards List. 22.5-92 Rich Scanlon 2000-03 2005 16 6 22 0.5-1 0-0 0 2 0-0 yards * Beginning in 2001 the NCAA began recognizing half Totals 112 55 167 24.0-95 9.0-60 0 3 1-0 yards tackles for loss.

DEFENSE RANKS LACASSE PICKS UP TWO MORE SACKS NATIONALLY Senior defensive end Ryan LaCasse (Stoughton, Mass.) recorded two more The Orange defense is among the nation’s sacks against Florida State … He also had four tackles … His 6.0 sacks this season best in several categories … The turnover is already a career-high … LaCasse stopped a Virginia red zone threat when he margin of +1.75 is 10th in the country, came up with his first-career … He also added five tackles, three SU’s 12 turnovers is eighth and its seven solo, and a sack … LaCasse is fourth in the country with 1.50 sacks per game, tied interceptions is tied for 16th in the nation for 16th nationally in forced fumbles (0.50 per game), and tied for 15th in tackles … SU’s pass defense efficiency rating of Ryan for loss (1.75 per game) … In the BIG EAST, he is second in sacks (1.50), fourth 111.67 is 32nd in the nation and the pass LaCasse in tackles for a loss (1.75), and tied for fourth in forced fumbles (0.50) … His 0.33 defense, which allows 195.2 yards, is 37th interceptions per game is tied for fifth … He had one sack against UConn last nationally … The 20.0 points allowed year … LaCasse had seven tackles, including five solo and one tackle for a loss of per game is 36th, while the third down a yard, against West Virginia ... He had a career-high 3.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for a loss against conversion defense is tied for 34th at 32.80 Buffalo … Last season against Florida State, LaCasse had two solo stops. … SU’s defense ranks 41st, allowing 347.5 yards per game. LaCasse’s Career Statistics Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 2002 14 5 19 4.5-23 0 2.5-17 1 1-0 2003 7 8 15 0.0- 0 0 0.0- 0 0 0-0 2004 22 10 32 7.0-37 0 5.0-29 4 0-0 2005 14 7 21 5.0-23 1 6.0-31 2 0-0 Totals 57 30 87 16.5-83 1 13.5-77 7 1-0 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

SMITH ON CAREER LISTS SMITH RECORDS FIRST SACK Senior free safety Anthony Smith (Hubbard, Ohio) notched his fi rst-career sack Career Tackles by Defensive Back against Florida State on the fi nal play of the fi rst half … He also led the team in 1. 379 Donovin Darius 1994-97 tackles with a a season-high eight, including fi ve solo, and had a tackle for a loss 2. 327 Quentin Harris 1998-01 for four yards … He moved to fi fth place all-time in tackles by a defensive back 3. 285 Markus Paul 1985-88 with 239 … Smith registered three tackles, one solo, against Virginia … He also 4. 241 Keeon Walker 1999-02 assisted on two tackles, which were his fi rst two of the season … Smith is tied 5. 239 Anthony Smith 2002- for 22nd nationally with 0.50 interceptions per game and tied for 10th with 1.50 6. 236 Tony Jones 1991-94 Anthony passes defended per game … In the BIG EAST, Smith is fi rst in fumbles recovered 7. 231 Darrell Parker 1992-95 Smith (0.50) and second in passes defended (1.50), and tied for fourth in interceptions 8. 226 Diamond Ferri 2000-04 (0.50) and forced fumbles (0.50), … Against West Virginia, he recovered two fumbles, which 9. 220 Ron Hobby 1981-84 is a career-best, forced another fumble, broke up a career-best three passes and had four solo 10. 184 Willie Ford 1998-01 tackles … Against Buffalo, he picked off his fi rst two passes of the season against Buffalo … Career Interceptions Against UConn last year, Smith had four solo stops and returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown … In addition to his safety work, Smith is a valuable player on the special 1. 19 Markus Paul 1985-88 teams unit, tying an SU single-season record with three blocked punts … His five career blocked 2. 18 Tommy Myers 1969-71 punts is tied for first on the SU record list … Smith is a candidate for the 2005 Jim Thorpe 3. 13 Walt Slovenski 1946-48 Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s best college defensive back … Smith is one 4. 12 Avatus Stone 1950-51 of 36 student-athletes on the Thorpe Award Watch List … A 2004 second-team All-BIG EAST 12 Cliff Ensley 1966-68 selection, Smith ranked 12 Ron Hobby 1981-84 third in the BIG EAST A. Smith’s Career Statistics 12 Donovin Darius 1994-97 among defensive backs Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 8. 11 Jim Ridlon 1954-56 with 7.1 tackles per 2002 18 13 31 1.5-3 0 0.0 0 1-3 yards 9. 10 Anthony Smith 2002- game. 2003 68 38 106 0.0-0 5 0.0 1 1-0 yards 10 Ray Perkins 1952-55 2004 49 36 85 1.0-2 3 0.0 1 0-0 yards 10 Quentin Harris 1998-01 2005 12 5 17 1.0-4 2 1.0 1 2-0 yards Totals 147 92 239 3.5-9 10 1.0 3 4-3 yards DAVIS POSTS FIVE TACKLES Sophomore strong safety Do- PRUITT HAS FOUR TACKLES, FUMBLE RECOVERY AT FSU wayne Davis (Bronx, N.Y.) had Senior linebacker Kellen Pruitt (Clinton, Md.) registered four tackles, all solo, and fi ve tackles, one solo, against picked up his second-career fumble against Florida State … He had a season- FSU … He picked off his fi rst high seven tackles, four solo, against Virginia … Against West Virginia, he had five pass against Virginia, and re- tackles, including three solo, one sack for a loss of six yards and one pass breakup turned it 37 yards … He posted against … Againt Buffalo, he had three tackles, one solo, in the win against Buffalo Dowayne his first sack at SU agasint Buf- … A three-year starter, Pruitt has 220 career tackles, including 16.0 for a loss of 54 yards, and seven career sacks. Davis falo in the third quarter … Davis Kellen also had four tackles, two solo Pruitt … This is his first year starting at strong safety. Pruitt’s Career Statistics Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 2002 18 7 25 3.0-10 0 1.0 0 0-0 yds JENKINS REGISTERS 2003 61 35 96 8.0-29 3 2.5 0 3-0 yds 2004 45 35 80 3.0- 6 0 1.5 0 0-0 yds SEASON HIGH 2005 12 7 19 2.0-9 0 2.0 0 1-6 yds Sophomore defensive tackle Totals 136 84 220 16.0-54 3 7.0 0 4-6 yds Tony Jenkins (Springfield, Va.) had five tackles, one solo, at Florida State last week, which set a new season high … He had one solo tackle versus Tony both Virginia and Buffalo … Jenkins Jenkins had four solo tackles against West Virginia … He had six tackles, four solo, against UConn last season. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 DRAME HELD IN CHECK VERSUS FLORIDA STATE MACKEY POSTS SEASON Senior defensive tackle Kader Drame (New Haven, Conn.) did not register a HIGH tackle against Florida State … It was also the first time this season that he did not break up a pass in a game … He tallied his seventh career pass breakup Junior linebacker Jerry against Virginia … He also added five tackles, three solo … Against West Virginia, Mackey (Freeport, N.Y.) had he posted seven tackles, including one and a half tackles for a loss of four yards, a season-high four tackles, against … He also forced a fumble and broke up a pass in the season-opener … one solo, at Florida State last Againt Buffalo, he tallied his fifth career pass breakup … Last season against week … He recorded two solo Kader Connecticut, Drame posted two solo tackles. tackles against Virginia … Drame Jerry Mackey had three tackles, one Drame’s Career Statistics Mackey solo against Buffalo … He had Tackles Assists Tot. TFL Sacks Pass Br. FF Fumble Rec. one solo tackle versus West 2002 4 6 10 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 Virginia … Mackey had 14 2003 6 5 11 0.5-2 0-0 1 0 0 tackles, 10 solo, against the 2004 16 15 31 3.5-6 0.5-1 3 0 1 2005 10 3 13 1.5-4 0-0 3 1 0 Huskies last season. Totals 36 29 65 5.5-12 0.5-1 7 1 1 MCCLAIN SETS CAREER SMITH POSTS SIX TACKLES AGAINST SEMINOLES BEST Junior linebacker Kelvin Smith (New Hempstead, N.Y.) had six tackles, one solo, Sophomore Jameel McClain and a pass breakup at Florida State … The pass breakup was the fourth of his (Philadelphia, Pa.) set a career … Against Virginia, he had eight tackles, five solo, and a tackle for a loss new career high in tackles for one yard … This marked the second time Smith has led the team in tackles at Florida State with four, … Smith also added another tackle for a loss for one yard … Against WVU, he including one solo stop … He had eight tackles … Smith is tied for eighth in the BIG EAST with 7.2 tackles per had two solo tackles against Kelvin game … Against West Virginia, he recorded eight tackles, including six solo, as the starting middle linebacker …Against Buffalo, he recorded a team-best seven Jameel Virginia … McClain had two Smith solo tackles and a fumble tackles, including four solo … He is in his first season playing middle linebacker McClain recovery last year versus after two years as the starting outside linebacker … Smith had two solo tackles last season UConn. against UConn … He is the nephew of K. Smith’s Career Statistics THORNER ADDS PAIR OF former SU standout Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. and current Tennessee 2003 50 18 68 6.0-16 1 1 0 0-0 yards TACKLES 2004 32 21 53 4.0- 8 2 0 0 0-0 yards Titan linebacker Keith 2005 10 13 29 2.5-5 0 0 0 0-0 yards Junior defensive tackle Chris Bulluck. Thorner (West Suffield, Totals 98 52 158 11.0-24 3 1 0 0-0 yards Conn.) had two solo stops against Florida State … He had five tackles, two solo versus Virginia … Against Chris West Virginia, Thorner had six tackles, three solo. Thorner HARRIS HAS CAREER-BEST FIVE TACKLE ASSISTS Senior linebacker Tommy Harris (Daytona Beach, Fla.) broke another career high MCCOY TALLIES FIRST against Florida State with fi ve assisted tackles … Against Virginia, Harris registered career-highs in solo tackles with fi ve, and total tackles with seven … His previous SOLO TACKLE bests were three solo tackles and five total … Against Buffalo, he recorded two solo Sophomore strong safety tackles … Harris earned his undergraduate degree in information management Reggie McCoy (Washington, and technology and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in information studies. D.C.) posted his first-career solo stop and second tackle Tommy T. Harris’ Career Statistics of the season against Florida Harris Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. State … McCoy had a tackle 2002 2 4 6 1.0-6 0 0 0 0 assist against Virginia. 2003 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 Reggie 2004 7 5 12 1.0-4 0 0 1 1 McCoy 2005 9 7 15 0-0 0 0 0 1 Totals 19 18 35 2.0-10 0 0 1 2 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GREGORY POSTS INTERCEPTION, FIRST SACK AT FSU TO YOU! Senior cornerback Steve Gregory Career Passes Defended (Staten Island, N.Y) picked off his PD Int. BrUp October Birthdays second pass of the season, and second 1. Kevin Abrams 55 6 49 1994-96 Tim Lane October 4, 1983 in as many games, and had another 2. 42 4 38 1997-00 3. Steve Gregory 39 6 33 2002- Joe Fields October 5, 1985 pass breakup at Florida State … The 4. Donovin Darius 37 12 25 1994-97 Elon Mitchell October 5, 1986 passes defended moves him into third 5. Willie Ford 36 3 33 1998-01 Breyone Evans October 6, 1985 all-time at SU in that category, passing 6. Dwayne Joseph 34 7 27 1990-93 Greg Robinson October 9, 1951 Steve Rod Gadson 34 7 27 1994-97 Donovin Darius … Gregory also tallied Jeremy Horne October 25, 1986 Gregory 8. Greg Walker 29 8 21 1988-91 his first-career sack and had eight tackles Quentin Harris 29 10 19 1998-01 Justin Outten October 26, 1983 10. Latroy Oliver 27 6 21 1999-02 Mike Sklarosky October 27, 1983 versus the Seminoles … He intercepted his first pass of the year, and fifth of his career, against Virginia November Birthdays … Gregory also posted six solo tackles and a tackle for a loss for one yard … Against West Thomas Whitfield November 2, 1982 Virginia, he led the team with nine tackles, seven solo, including one for a loss of one yard, in Tom Ferron November 6, 1985 his return to the defensive side of the ball ... Against Buffalo he returned the first punt of his Marcus Clayton November 9, 1984 career for seven yards … He also recorded three total tackles against UB, including two solo Ben Kozik November 9, 1978 tackles … He is tied for 22nd in the country in interceptions with 0.50 … In the BIG EAST, Lee Williams November 12, 1985 Jim Salgado November 12, 1971 Gregory is tied for fourth in interceptions (0.50) and passes defended (1.00), and tied for 13th Joe Kowalewski November 15, 1982 in tackles (6.5), … Gregory started at wide receiver and caught a team high six passes Ryan Durand November 17, 1985 for 53 yards versus UConn last season … During his SU career, he has seen action as a Rice Moss November 23, 1985 cornerback, wide receiver, and as a kick returner … In 2004 Gregory played wide receiver after Jason Tanner November 24, 1981 starting at cornerback as a freshman and sophomore in 2002 and 2003 … Gregory holds the Kellen Pruitt November 28, 1983 school record for most pass breakups in a single game with six against North Carolina in 2002 Daniel Bailey November 28, 1985 … Gregory had a pair of kickoff returns for Gregory’s Career Statistics CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 43 yards against WVU Tackles Assists Tot. INT Pass Br. FF Fumble Rec. … He has 34 career 2002 50 7 57 2 19 0 1- 0 yds OF THE CARRIER DOME 2003 43 11 54 2 12 0 2-13 yds returns for 694 yards More than 23.5 million people have passed 2004 3 1 4 0 0 0 0-0 yds (20.4 yards per return) 2005 19 7 26 2 2 0 0-0 yds through the revolving doors of the Carrier Dome … As a receiver during for more than 1,740 events since the building’s Totals 115 26 141 6 33 0 3-13 yds first public event on September 20, 1980, when his junior season, Gregory ranked second KO Ret. Yards Avg. TDs Long the Orange football team beat Miami (OH), 36- 2002 17 376 22.1 0 57 24, in front of 50,564 fans, which still remains the on the team in with 38 2003 17 318 18.7 0 39 largest crowd for a football game in the Dome catches and 420 yards. 2004 0 0 0.0 0 0 … During one stretch the basketball team led 2005 2 43 21.5 0 22 the nation in attendance 11 straight seasons Totals 36 737 20.5 0 57 from 1984-85 through 1994-95 … SU regained the attendance title in 2004-05 averaging 22,978 fans per game … Last season the average attendance for football games was 37,657 … SU JACKSON ONE SHY OF CAREER HIGH is 103-44-2 all-time in the Dome (.691), 34-11-1 Junior cornerback Tanard Jackson (Silver Spring, Md.) had eight tackles, four (.739) in the Dome against current BIG EAST solo, and a pass breakup at Florida State … The eight tackles was one short of his teams and 22-7 (.759) against teams the Orange will host this season … Aside from just hosting career best of nine, which he notched versus UConn last season … He broke up football, the Dome is the site for all of the two passes against Virginia, which ties his career high that he set against Florida exciting action of the Syracuse men’s basketball State last season … Jackson also had four solo tackles against UVA … He had and men’s and women’s lacrosse games … In one fumble recovery, one interception and three tackles in the season-opener 2003, more than 25,000 fans packed the Dome Tanard against West Virginia … It was the third interception of his career … Againt Buffalo, to celebrate Syracuse’s first men’s basketball Jackson he tallied four solo tackles and five total tackles … Versus UConn last season, national championship … On February 5, 2005, Jackson 33,072 fans were on hand for “Break the Record had a career-high Jackson’s Career Statistics Night” to watch the Orange beat the Fighting Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. Irish of Notre Dame, 60-57. nine tackles, eight solo. 2003 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2004 45 11 56 1.5-2 2 0 0 1 2005 14 6 20 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 64 17 81 1.5-2 3 0 0 2 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

NOT MUCH LAUNDRY FEWEST PENALTIES (SINCE 1957) SYRACUSE IS Number of Syracuse was penalized just once versus Virginia, Penalties-Yards Opponent Date “SPORTSCASTER U.” for a total of 15 yards … It was the 17th time 0-0 West Virginia 11/23/57 SU athletics teams are familiar to sports since 1957 the Orange was whistled for just one 1-15 Penn State 10/25/58 fans because SU has so many games televised infraction in a game … The last time SU played an 1-15 Pittsburgh 10/29/60 1-15 Penn State 10/15/60 throughout the year … The Orange hue cast by entire game without being called for a penalty was the SU football, basketball and lacrosse teams 1-5 Boston College 11/20/65 at West Virginia on Nov. 23, 1957… The Orange 1-9 UCLA 10/9/65 extends beyond the playing field and court, has been called for 24 penalties in 2005 for a total 1-5 NC State 9/28/74 however. Behind the microphones and behind 1-14 Oregon State 9/7/74 the scenes in production are thousands of of 183 yards ... Syracuse is second in the BIG EAST 1-15 Navy 11/6/76 Syracuse University alumni telling the stories to Conference in fewest penalty yards per game at 45.8 1-15 Temple 10/23/76 the viewers. … Connecticut leads the league in fewest penalty 1-5 Maryland 10/2/82 The broadcaster names are familiar. yards per outing (42.0, 22-168). 1-5 Penn State 10/20/84 1-15 Virginia Tech 9/20/86 Bob Costas. Mike Tirico. Sean McDonough. 1-5 West Virginia 11/21/87 Len Berman. Marv Albert. The list of sports 1-0 West Virginia 11/23/89 broadcasters goes on … Following is a list of 1-15 Cincinnati 9/9/00 those involved in football: 1-5 Boston College 11/16/02 1-15 Virginia 9/17/05 National Football League Play-by-Play Carter Blackburn* Fox Ian Eagle CBS Tim Green Fox LOOKING AT SU’S 2005 OPPONENTS Jim Henderson New Orleans Daryl Johnston Fox Syracuse’s 11 opponents have a combined record of 25-12 in 2005 … The Orange face eight Dave Lapham Cincinnati teams that went to bowl games last year. John Murphy Buffalo 2005 Record Dave Pasch Arizona TEAM W L Pct. 2004 Bowl Dick Stockton Fox West Virginia 4 1 .800 8-4 Toyota (lost to Florida State, 30-18) Buffalo 0 4 .000 2-9 NCAA Division I Football Play-by-Play Virginia 3 1 .750 8-4 MPC Computers Bowl (lost to Fresno State, 37-34 OT) Bob Black Richmond Florida State 4 0 1.000 9-3 Toyota Gator Bowl (beat West Virginia, 30-18) Tony Caridi West Virginia Connecticut 3 1 .750 8-4 Motor City Bowl (beat Toledo, 39-10) Eric Collins ESPN Rutgers 3 1 .750 4-7 Qadry Ismail* ESPN Pittsburgh 1 4 .200 8-4 Tostitos (lost to Utah, 35-7) Dan Hoard Cincinnati Cincinnati 2 2 .500 7-5 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl (beat Marshall, 32-14) Sean McDonough ESPN South Florida 3 2 .600 4-7 Don McPherson* ESPN Notre Dame 4 1 .800 6-6 Insight Bowl (lost to Oregon State, 38-21) Matt Park Syracuse Louisville 3 1 .750 11-1 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (beat Boise State 44-40) Dave Pasch ESPN Bill Roth Virginia Tech * record is through 10/2/05 Dave Ryan ESPN Mike Tirico ESPN SU COMMUNITY RALLIES TO SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORT This list was assembled using available sources. Volunteers from the Syracuse community, including 48 SU student-athletes from the men’s and * Serves as back-up announcer women’s swimming and diving, women’s rowing, and men’s and women’s track & fi eld teams, OPENING DAY CROWD SEVENTH raised more than $57,000 for the American Red Cross relief effort for those affected by Hurricane Katrina … On September 17, SU student-athletes will participate in another fundraising effort BEST IN DOME HISTORY – the eighth annual Dollar Days at the Dome – prior to SU’s football game against Virginia For The 45,418 fans at SU’s home opener against the past seven years Orange student-athletes have raised money prior to one football game a West Virginia is the seventh largest opening day season to support the United Way, collecting more than $40,400. crowd in Carrier Dome history … The Dome, which opened in 1980, has been home to SU football for the past 25 years. SU FANS HELP THOSE IN NEED Top 10 Opening Day Carrier Dome Crowds Saturday, September 17th was SU’s eighth annual Dollar Day at the Dome … More than 200 1980 Miami (OH) 50,564 (sellout) SU student-athletes surrounded the Carrier Dome to encourage donations to the United Way 1998 Tennessee 49,550 (sellout) of Central New York … The student-athletes collected $5,468 for the worthy cause ... During 1992 Texas 49,238 the past eight years, SU student-athletes have collected more than $45,000 for the United 1994 Oklahoma 48,421 Way, including a record $10,807 in 2001, which was raised two weeks after the September 11 1989 Army 48,331 attacks on the U.S. … The United Way of Central New York helps thousands of people in our 1996 North Carolina 48,097 1999 Central Michigan 45,563 community with more than 100 quality programs at its 40 member agencies ... The Allstate 2005 West Virginia 45,418 Insurance Company donated $1,000 to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund for each 1993 Ball State 45,090 SU field goal versus Virginia on Sept. 17 and gave $300 to SU’s general scholarship fund for a 1997 North Carolina State 42,742 field goal and $100 for each PAT ... The Orange raised $1,600 (1 FG, 3 PATs).. 1984 Rutgers 41,810 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

2005 SYRACUSE ISP SU’S NEW LOGO GOES BACK IN TIME Syracuse University Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross stepped back in time SPORTS NETWORK with the official mark of the SU Athletics Department. Gross implemented a Block All Syracuse football games can S as the official athletics logo in late August. be heard live on the Syracuse ISP “ S allows us to respect the past and represent the future,” Gross said. Sports Network, with WAQX-95.7FM “The S represents not only the University and its athletics programs, but the entire in Syracuse serving as the flagship Syracuse community.” station. Syracuse University alum Matt The Block S was officially established as the insignia of athletic achievement at a meeting of the Athletic Association in April, 1893. Park will handle the play-by-play, while Clarence Goodwin ‘94, manager of the 1893 football team, and later a Supreme Court Justice former SU coach Dick MacPherson in Chicago, introduced the resolution adopting the insignia and awarding the Block S to those serves as the analyst. who had participated in three games of baseball or football. George Bond 1894 bought a This list of affiliates carrying SU sweater and had an orange colored Block S cut out and sewed on it. Bond wore the sweater in football on the Syracuse ISP Sports a baseball game in the spring of 1893. This was the first official Block S ever made and worn. Network is as of August 31, 2005. It is SU’s student-athletes are awarded a Block S letter certificate at the end of each season based subject to change. on criteria established by their coach. In addition, senior student-athletes receive a Block S blanket from the Athletic Department prior to graduation. THE 2005 RADIO “I really want to give special thanks to the SU Publications Department (who helped design the new logo),” Gross said. “I believe in Syracuse people doing Syracuse projects because there AFFILIATE LIST is so much talent and so many resources here. Special thanks to the “S” team.” NEW YORK The 2005 version of the Block S is the University’s primary athletics mark. The interlocking Albany/Schenectady/Troy SU will still be seen on some of SU’s team uniforms as the transition to the new Block S is Albany WGY-AM 810 implemented. Binghamton ORANGE IS IN THE APPLE Binghamton WNBF-AM 1290 SU Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross is leading the charge for the “Orange is in Buffalo the Apple” campaign … The kickoff was Friday, August 26, unveiling a Spectacular Buffalo TBD Bulletin (120’ by 18’) on the corner of 7th Ave and 49th Street, facing north, northwest, Elmira and west. Elmira WELM-AM 1410 “The ‘Orange’s in the Apple’ campaign is designed to establish a tangible presence New York/Long Island with Syracuse university supporters in New York City,” Gross said. “We have so many Manhattan WSNR-AM 620 alumni, fans and friends in the metropolitan area, as well as the entire state of New Islip WLIE-AM 540 York, whom we want to represent as part of our Syracuse athletics family. We want Plattsburgh (Burlington, VT) the Orange on everyone’s mind. What better place to get your message across in the Plattsburgh WVMT-AM 620 world than New York City?” Rochester The combined impact of the three facings of 7th Ave. and 49th Street creates an Geneva WGVA-AM 1240 astonishing display that overwhelms the intersection commanding attention from Newark WACK-AM 1420 cars and pedestrian traffic … People in automobiles will see this Spectacular heading Rochester WHAM-AM 1180 into Bow-Tie of Times Square … This location will also be seen nine blocks away Syracuse (Central Park) in the location known as the “triple treat”. One million people will see Auburn WAUB-AM 1590 this daily. Cortland/Ithaca WIII-FM 99.9 “We are New York’s college team and this is a solid indication toward that theme,” Syracuse WAQX-FM 95.7 Gross said. WNSS-AM 1260 Utica SU ADDS WSNR 620AM TO RADIO NETWORK Utica WIBX-AM 950 The Syracuse ISP Sports Network added WSNR 620 AM, a New York City station owned and Watertown operated by Sporting News Radio, announced Syracuse University Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Massena WYBG-AM 1050 Gross … WSNR will carry all of SU’s 2005 football games … The Syracuse ISP Sports Network Watertown WTOJ-FM 103.1 includes 17 stations across the state of New York and extends in to New Jersey and Vermont. “As another part of our ‘Orange is in the Apple’ campaign we have decided to air all Syracuse New Jersey football games in New York City,” Gross said. “This will give our many Syracuse friends, fans Morristown WMTR-AM 1250 and alums a chance to follow the Orange throughout the season. We anticipate an exciting Vermont (Plattsburgh, NY) successful season and this will allow our loyal followers to enjoy it. I have dealt with Sporting Burlington WVMT-AM 620 News Radio management and talent for the past few years and have always found them to be professional, experienced and enthusiastic. This will be a wonderful experience for the NYC and surrounding areas.” … Sporting News Radio is a 24-hour sports radio network broadcasting live on stations from coast to coast. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Greg Robinson, Head Coach

ROBINSON AT A GLANCE SUCCESS Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Head coach Greg Robinson has two Super Bowl Championship Rings to go High School: Garces (Bakersfi eld, Calif.) with his eight collegiate bowl game victories … Robinson was the defensive Alma Mater: University of the Pacifi c ‘75 coordinator for the 1997 and 1998 NFL Champion … Robinson Years in Coaching: 30 established his reputation as a defensive mastermind in Denver, where he transformed a struggling defense into a Super Bowl Championship unit … After Born: October 9, 1951 Greg inheriting a club that ranked last in total defense in 1994, Robinson made an The Syracuse post is Robinson’s fi rst as Robinson immediate impact in his fi rst season with the team, as the Broncos fi nished the a head coach … A veteran of 14 seasons 1995 campaign ranked 15th in the same category… By 1996, he had turned coaching in the NFL, including 10 as a Denver into the league’s fourth-rated defensive unit, and by season number three in ‘97, the defensive coordinator, Robinson has Broncos were on their way to the fi rst of two straight Super Bowl titles. coached for 30 years either at the NFL or college level … He spent his fi rst 15 Playoff Impact seasons as a college coach. During his stellar six-season stay in Denver, the Broncos made four playoff appearances and claimed back-to-back World Championships with wins in Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, making them just one of six franchises in NFL history to accomplish a Super Bowl repeat. In that six-year SUCCESS AT TEXAS span, Denver compiled a 64-32 (.667) regular-season record. As the co-defensive coordinator at the The Broncos ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in total defense during three of Robinson’s six University of Texas in 2004, Robinson was seasons at the club’s defensive helm, fi nishing seventh in ‘99 (297.1 ypg), fi fth in ‘97 (291.9 ypg) the mastermind behind the Longhorns’ and fourth in ‘96 (279.4 ypg) … Denver’s defenses produced three top 10 rankings in scoring defensive unit for the 11-1 squad that defense - eighth in ‘98 (19.3 ppg), sixth in ‘97 (17.9 ppg) and seventh in ‘96 (17.2 ppg) … The beat Michigan in the 2005 Rose Bowl … team’s pass defense ranked among the league’s top 10 in four of his six seasons with Denver Robinson’s Texas defense fi nished the fi nishing eighth in ‘99 (188.5 ypg), fi fth in ‘97 (179.3 ypg), 10th in ‘96 (196.2 ypg) and ninth in ‘95 season ranked 18th in scoring defense (206.1 ypg) … Denver’s run defense ranked in the league’s top 10 three times during Robinson’s (17.92), 16th in rushing defense (107.42) tenure … Denver led the NFL in run defense in 1997 (83.2 ypg.) and ranked third in 1998 (80.4 and 23rd in total defense (320.08) in the ypg) … The performance of Robinson’s defense throughout the ‘98 playoffs was paramount to country … The Longhorns held six of Denver’s quest for a second straight title … The Broncos allowed opponents just 53.0 rushing Texas’ 12 opponents to 14 points or less. yards per game in the postseason and forced a remarkable 13 turnovers in just three games … In addition, the defense was also able to Denver allowed only 25 total points during that stretch. hold two of the nation’s top scoring teams, Oklahoma and Texas Tech, 23 points and ROBINSON’S PROMINENT PROS 14 points below their season averages, Name Team with Robinson Pro Accomplishments respectively. Flipper Anderson UCLA Rams, Colts Denver Broncos Eight-time All-Pro Ray Crockett Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs Lions, Broncos, Chiefs ROBINSON HAS PERFECT Texas Chiefs 1st-round pick Jeff Lageman 1991 1st team NFL (College and Pro Football POST-SEASON RECORD Weekly); 1989 PFWA All-Rookie Bowl Game Staff Result Denver Broncos 1997 All-Pro 1983 Rose Bowl UCLA UCLA 24, Michigan 14 Ken Norton UCLA Three-time selection 1984 Rose Bowl UCLA UCLA 45, Illinois 9 UCLA Rams, Jets, Patriots 1985 Fiesta Bowl UCLA UCLA 39, Miami 37 Denver Broncos 1999-02 1986 Rose Bowl UCLA UCLA 45, Iowa 28 Bill Romanowski Denver Broncos Two-time All-Pro 1986 Freedom Bowl UCLA UCLA 31, BYU 10 Jerome Woods Kansas City Chiefs 2003 Pro Bowl selection 1987 Aloha Bowl UCLA UCLA 20, Florida 16 1989 Cotton Bowl UCLA UCLA 17, Arkansas 3 ROBINSON’S COACHING CAREER Super Bowl XXXII Denver Denver 31, Green Bay 24 Year Position Organization Super Bowl XXXIII Denver Denver 34, Atlanta 19 1975-76 Assistant Coach Pacifi c 2005 Rose Bowl Texas Texas 38, Michigan 37 1977-79 Assistant Coach Cal State Fullerton 1980-81 Assistant Coach North Carolina State 1982-88 Assistant Coach/Defensive Line UCLA 1989 UCLA 1990-93 Assistant Coach/Defensive Line New York Jets 1994 Defensive Coordinator New York Jets 1995-2000 Defensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 2001-03 Defensive Coordinator Kansas City Chiefs 2004 Co-Defensive Coordinator/LBs Texas 2005 Head Coach Syracuse SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Syracuse in the National Football League

As of Monday, Oct. 3, 23 former Syracuse University football student-athletes were on National Football League rosters. The following is a complete list:

2005 Team Player Last Game/2005 Stats/Next Opponent Arizona FS Quentin Harris (#29) Had one solo tackle and a fumble recovery in 31-14 win vs. San Francisco/Eight tackles, seven solo, one FR Next vs. Carolina (10/9/05)

Baltimore OT Adam Terry (#78) Did not play in 13-3 win vs. N.Y. Jets Next at Detroit (10/9/05)

Dallas OL Matt Tarullo (#61) Member of the . Next vs. Philadelphia (10/9/05)

Denver OT P.J. Alexander (#69) Reserve roster/non-football injury FB Kyle Johnson (#39) One catch for negative yardage in 20-7 win at Jacksonville/Four catches, 43 yards, three rushes, eight yards, TD Next vs. Washington (10/9/05)

Detroit WR Kevin Johnson (#85) Two catches for 15 yards in 17-13 loss at Tampa Bay/Eight catches, 70 yards Next vs. Baltimore (10/2/05)

Houston LB Morlon Greenwood (#52) Six tackles, four solo, in 16-10 loss at Cincinnati/19 tackles, 11 solo Next vs. Tennessee (10/9/05)

Indianapolis DE Dwight Freeney (#93) Two solo tackles in 31-10 win at Tennessee/13 tackles, 11 solo, three sacks WR Marvin Harrison (#88) nine catches, 109 yards, two touchdowns/24 catches, 267 yards, three TD RB James Mungro (#23) Did not play/One rush, three yards DE Josh Thomas (#91) Two tackles, one sack/Two tackles, one sack Next at San Francisco (10/9/05)

Jacksonville FS Donovin Darius (#20) Six tackles, five solo in 2005 Out for the rest of the season (ACL)

Kansas City T Kevin Sampson (#79) Started in 37-31 loss vs. Philadelphia LB Rich Scanlon (#64) One solo tackle/Three solo tackles Bye week

Miami SS (#34) Bye week/14 tackles, six solo, one sack K Olindo Mare (#10) Bye week/4-for-5 on field goals (long: 44) and is 8-for-8 on extra points Next at Buffalo (10/9/05)

Minnesota CB Will Hunter (#25) Saw action in 30-10 loss at Atlanta Bye week

New York Giants CB Will Allen (#25) Five tackles, four solo in 44-24 win vs. St. Louis/24 tackles, 22 solo WR David Tyree (#85) Saw action/five catches, 52 yards, TD Bye week

Oakland WR Johnnie Morant (#19) Did not play in 19-13 win vs. Bye week

Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb (#5) 33-of-48 for 369 yards, three TD, one INT in 37-31 win at Kansas City/110-of-174, 1,333 yards, 11 TD, three INT Next at Dallas (10/9/05)

St. Louis TE Roland Williams (#86) One catch, two yards in 44-24 loss at N.Y. Giants/Three catches, 21 yards Next vs. Seattle (10/9/05)

Tennessee LB Keith Bulluck (#53) Eight tackles, four solo, in 31-10 loss vs. Indianapolis, Ind./24 tackles, 16 solo, fumble recovery Next at Houston (10/9/05) SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Depth Chart: Syracuse vs. Connecticut SYRACUSE Offense Z WR 81 Tim Lane (6-2, 209, Jr.) 2 J.J. Bedle (5-9, 175 RF) OT 59 Carroll Madison (6-2, 318, RF) 74 Ryan Ehrie (6-6, 292, RF) OG 72 JASON GREENE (6-6, 288, Sr.) 76 Mike Sklarosky (6-4, 294, Jr.) C 60 Justin Outten (6-1, 284, Jr.) 59 Carroll Madison (6-2, 318, RF) OG 71 STEVE FRANKLIN (6-5, 319, Sr.) 75 Ryan Durand (6-5, 310, RF) OT 69 QUINN OJINNAKA (6-5, 292, Sr.) 78 Eugene Newsome (6-7, 334, So.) TE 85 JOE KOWALEWSKI (6-4, 250, Sr.) 88 Alex Shor (6-8, 255, Sr.) QB 10 PERRY PATTERSON (6-4, 249, Jr.) 5 Joe Fields (6-1, 210, So.) TB 1 Damien Rhodes (6-0, 211, Sr.) 21 Kareem Jones (5-11, 207, RF) 3 Tim Washington (5-9, 209, Jr.) or 31 Paul Chiara (5-11, 207, RF) FB 48 Stephen McDonald (6-0, 248, Jr.) 38 Breyone Evans (6-0, 233, So.) X WR 12 Rice Moss (6-2, 205, So.) 86 Bruce Williams (6-0, 193, Fr.)

Defense LE 90 JAMES WYCHE (6-6, 267, Sr.) 99 Cornelius Campbell (6-4, 278, So.) NT 56 Chris Thorner (6-4, 312, Jr.) 51 TONY JENKINS (6-3, 290, So.) DT 70 KADER DRAME (6-5, 290, Sr.) 83 Shadeed Harris (6-3, 278, Jr.) or 91 Eugene Brown (6-3, 292, Sr.) RE 94 Ryan LaCasse (6-3, 249, Sr.) 55 Lee Williams (6-3, 244, So.) or 46 Cory Brooks (6-1, 240, Sr.) SLB 41 KELLEN PRUITT (6-4, 228, Sr.) 30 Vincenzo Giruzzi (6-3, 229, So.) MLB 8 KELVIN SMITH (6-2, 232, Jr.) 52 Jameel McClain (6-1, 242, So.) WLB 92 Tommy Harris (6-2, 233, Sr.) 57 Jerry Mackey (6-1, 244, Jr.) LC 28 TANARD JACKSON (6-1, 187, Jr.) 29 Thomas Whitfield (5-9, 187, Sr.) SS 26 Dowayne Davis (6-0, 196, So.) 18 Reggie McCoy (6-0, 196, So.) FS 20 ANTHONY SMITH (6-1, 194, Sr.) 33 Ben Maljovec (6-3, 216, RF) RC 25 Steve Gregory (5-11, 178, Sr.) 13 Marcus Clayton (5-7, 173, Jr.) or 15 DEANDRE LACAILLE (6-0, 197, Sr.) Special Teams P 47 BRENDAN CARNEY (6-5, 204, Jr.) 37 Ricky Krautman (5-9, 174, So.) KO 47 BRENDAN CARNEY (6-5, 204, Jr.) 37 Ricky Krautman (5-9, 174, So.) LS 50 JOE NEUMANN (5-11, 207, Sr.) 84 Brandon Darlington (6-4, 258, Jr.) PAT 37 Ricky Krautman (5-9, 174, So.) 42 Patrick Shadle (5-8, 208, Fr.) FG 6 John Barker (5-8, 148, Fr.) 42 Patrick Shadle (5-8, 208, Fr.) Holder 47 Brendan Carney (6-5, 204, Jr.) 5 Joe Fields (6-1, 210, So.) Returns Kickoff 25 Steve Gregory (5-11, 178, Sr.) 21 Kareem Jones (5-11, 207, RF) Punt 2 J.J. Bedle (5-9, 175, RF) 25 Steve Gregory (5-11, 178, Sr.)

• Bold CAPS indicates returning starters from 2004 • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 2005 Game Summaries

Game #1 Game #2 Syracuse 7 Syracuse 31 West Virginia 15 Buffalo 0 September 4 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. September 10 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. SU lost to BIG EAST rival West Virginia, 15-7, in the season-opener for The Orange offense and defense turned in strong performances in both teams. A crowd of 45,418 gathered to watch the beginning of head SU’s 31-0 shutout of Buffalo before 34,442 fans. Running back Damien coach Greg Robinson’s era. It was the largest crowd to see an SU home Rhodes rushed for a career-high 236 yards and four touchdowns for opener since 1999. the offense that gained 486 total yards and free safety Anthony Smith The Orange scored the first points of the game when senior Damien recorded two interceptions to lead the SU defense that allowed just 123 Rhodes scored on a five-yard touchdown run. A 20-yard punt return by total yards of offense in the game. redshirt freshman J.J. Bedle set up the SU scoring drive. Rhodes finished Rhodes rushed for 27-, 50-, and 54-yard touchdowns in the first half the game with 46 yards rushing on 16 carries and a career-best seven to lead SU to its third-straight win against the Bulls. The win was also receptions for 21 yards. Anthony Greg Robinson’s first victory as a head coach. Damien After the Orange defense forced a WVU punt, the Mountaineers tied the Smith Smith’s pair of interceptions marks the first time an SU player has Rhodes game when Eric Wicks intercepted Orange quarterback Perry Patterson’s picked off two passes since Smith did it in 2003 against Notre Dame. pass on the first play of the drive and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown with 12:24 The shutout is the first for the Orange since 1997, when SU beat East Carolina 56-0. remaining in the second quarter. Syracuse held its opponent to less than 200 yards of total offense for the first time since West Virginia took a 10-7 lead on a 33-yard field goal by Pat McAfee with 5:53 left in the 2002 (Rutgers) and allowed less than 10 first downs for the first time since 1999 (Temple). third quarter. In the fourth quarter the Mountaineers added a safety with 8:02 left in the SU put its first points on the scoreboard on its second possession of the game. Tight game to take a five point lead, 12-7, and then finished the scoring with a 26-yard field goal end Tom Ferron caught his first career pass from quarterback Perry Patterson and ran with 3:26 remaining in the contest. down the sideline for a 29-yard gain. On the next play, Rhodes scampered to the end zone SU’s defense forced five West Virginia turnovers, including four fumbles. In the first for a 27-yard touchdown run. Rhodes scored again, on a 50-yard run in the second quarter. quarter senior free safety Anthony Smith forced a fumble, which was recovered by junior On the Bulls next possession, Smith recorded his first interception of the game at the Tanard Jackson, and then Smith recovered a fumble that was forced by senior James UB 49-yard line. Wyche. SU senior Kader Drame forced a fumble in the second quarter that was recovered Orange kicker Ricky Krautman’s first career field goal, a 21-yarder, gave SU a 13-0 lead. by senior Tommy Harris. When the Bulls drove into SU territory on their next possession, Smith stepped in again In the third quarter, Jackson recorded SU’s fourth turnover of the day with an for his second interception of the day. Rhodes gave SU a 24-0 lead with his third rushing interception. The final WVU turnover was Smith’s second fumble recovery with 11:39 scored of the day, a 54-yard scamper run up the middle. remaining in the game. That turnover was caused by SU sophomore Tony Jenkins. On SU’s first possession of the second half, Patterson found wide receiver Tim Lane Senior Steve Gregory led SU with nine tackles, including seven solo and one for a loss, down the field for a 44-yard completion down to the UB three-yard line. Rhodes found the and junior Kelvin Smith had eight tackles, including six solo. end zone for the fourth time in the game for the game’s final score. Orange punter Brendan Carney had a single-game career best 481 yards on 11 punts, including a 58-yard punt in the first quarter. Prior to Sunday’s game, Syracuse volunteers raised more than $57,000 in relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Team Statistics Team Statistics SU WVU SU UB First Downs 7 16 First Downs 20 6 Rush Att.-Yards 26-18 45-172 Rush Att.-Yards 55-348 29-50 Pass Yards 85 167 Pass Yards 139 73 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 57-103 72-339 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 77-487 56-123 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 15-31 17-27 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 10-22 9-27 Passes had intercepted 2 1 Passes had intercepted 0 2 Punts-Avg. 11-43.7 7-35.6 Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 11-35.9 Punt Returns-Yards 1-20 3-33 Punt Returns-Yards 5-7 1-5 Kickoff Returns 4-81 2-62 Kickoff Returns 1-18 4-107 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 4-4 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 11-71 7-65 Penalties-Yards 7-57 9-53 Scoring by Quarters Scoring by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final SYRACUSE 0 7 0 0 7 SYRACUSE 7 17 7 0 31 West Virginia 0 7 3 5 15 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Plays-Yds-Time Score Plays-Yds-Time Score SU – Rhodes, fi ve-yard run (Krautman kick) 2-18-0:35 7-0 SU – Rhodes, 27-yard run (Krautman kick) 7-80-2:51 7-0 WVU – Wicks, 31-yard interception return (McAfee kick) 7-7 SU – Rhodes, 50-yard run (Krautman kick) 3-50-0:22 14-0 WVU – McAfee, 33-yard fi eld goal 10-55-3:44 7-10 SU – Krautman, 21-yard fi eld goal 8-45-3:05 17-0 WVU – Safety 7-12 SU – Rhodes, 54-yard run (Krautman kick) 3-73-1:01 24-0 WVU – McAfee, 26-yard fi eld goal 8-19-4:36 7-15 SU – Rhodes, one-yard run (Krautman kick) 9-77-3:48 31-0 Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Rushing SU – Rhodes 16-46; WVU – Bednarik 12-72 Rushing SU – Rhodes 28-236; UB – King 11-20 Passing SU – Patterson 15-31-85 yds.-2 int.; WVU – Bednarik 14-21-104 yds.-1 int. Passing SU – Patterson 10-20-139 yds.; UB – Willy 5-9-54 yds. Receiving SU – Rhodes 7-21; WVU – Reynaud 6-39, Myles 5-76 Receiving SU – Lane 3-62; UB – Dyer 4-52 Tackles SU – Gregory 7-2-9; WVU – McLee 5-1-6 Tackles SU – K. Smith 4-3-7; UB – Cummings 7-3-10 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 2005 Game Summaries

Game #3 Game #4 Syracuse 24 Syracuse 14 #25/20 Virginia 27 #6/7 Florida State 38 September 17 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. October 1 at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Fla. Virginia kicked a 19-yard field goal as time expired to beat Syracuse The Orange lost to #6/7 Florida State, 38-14, before 83,717 fans at in front of 40,027 fans. The game marked the Orange’s 25th anniversary Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. The crowd was the celebration of the Dome, which opened on Sept. 20, 1980. largest to watch an SU game since 107,725 watched SU play at Tennessee Virginia started its game-winning drive on its own 41-yard line with in 2001, and is the 12th-largest ever to see the Orange play football. 6:25 left in the game. Cavaliers quarterback Marques Hagans scrambled Late in the first quarter, FSU quarterback Drew Weatherford threw for 26-yards down to the SU 29-yard line. After grinding the ball down down the field, and Orange cornerback Steve Gregory dove to try to into the red zone, the Cavaliers were forced into a fourth-and-inches intercept the throw. The ball bounced off Gregory, who already had one situation. Peerman pounded the ball up the middle on fourth down, interception in the game, into the hands of Willie Reed, who grabbed getting UVA inside the 10-yard line for a first down with less than a minute Perry the ball from midair and ran to the end zone for a 43-yard touchdown Steve left in the game. After two more rushes, the Cavaliers called timeout to set Patterson reception to give FSU a 7-0 lead. Gregory up the game-winning kick by Connor Hughes. On the ensuing kickoff, Kareem Jones was hit and fumbled the ball, In the opening quarter, senior Damien Rhodes broke loose for a 22-yard gain up the and Florida State recovered on SU’s 25-yard line. Florida State quickly took advantage of left sideline. Junior Perry Patterson then dropped back to pass on third-and-seven, and the SU turnover, as Weatherford leaped over the goal line and gave Florida State a 14-0 then scrambled to the end zone to give SU a 7-0 lead with 11:39 left in the first quarter. lead early in the second quarter. A few minutes later,he Seminoles got the ball at their own On the ensuing Cavalier drive, Peerman got the ball at the one-yard line and was hit at 26-yard line and drove down the field for a 47-yard field goal by Gary Cismesia to take a the line, but a second effort put him to cross the goal line, tying the game at seven. 17-0 lead with 9:07 left in the first half. In the second quarter, UVA’s Tom Santi came down with a 24-yard pass play, giving The Seminoles opened the second half with a 10-play, 84-yard scoring drive to take a UVA a first-and-goal on the eight-yard line. On third-and-goal, Hagans found Peerman in as a 24-0 lead. the end zone for his second score of the day to give UVA a 14-7 lead with 7:36 left before With 6:58 remaining, the Orange scored a touchdown on a Perry Patterson two-yard intermission. run that capped a six play, 34 yard drive. SU got the ball on the Seminole 34-yard line after On Virginia’s first possession of the third quarter, Hughes kicked a 26-yard field goal to a punt. SU moved the ball downfield and a pass interference call in the end zone gave SU give Virginia a 17-7 lead. the ball at the two-yard line, and Patterson bootlegged to the left for the first points of the SU quickly responded, as Patterson faked a handoff to Rhodes and rolled out to his game. The seven points were the first Florida State allowed in the second half all season. right, finding tight end Joe Kowalewski all alone for a 31-yard touchdown cutting the FSU scored back-to-back touchdowns to increase the lead to 38-7 before Patterson deficit to 17-14. found wide receiver Nick Chestnut for his first career-catch and touchdown to make the On the ensuing drive, Virginia stretched its lead back to 10 when Michael Johnson took score 38-14. a handoff for a 70-yard touchdown run, putting Virginia back up 24-14. Senior Damien Rhodes gained 114 all-purpose yards, including 70 receiving yards After trading punts, SU took over at its own 20-yard line. Following a long drive, on four catches. He also carried the ball 15 times for 44 yards. Rhodes has 49 career Patterson rolled out to his left and found a clear path to the end zone, cutting the Cavaliers receptions, which is the sixth-highest reception total by an SU back in school history. lead to 24-21 with 13:17 left in the game. The Orange defense forced two turnovers. In addition to Gregory’s interception, After a UVA punt, SU scored again on a John Barker 27-yard field goal, the first of his defensive end James Wyche forced fumble that was recovered by linebacker Kellen career, to tie the game 24-24 and setting up UVA’s game-winning drive. Pruitt. Free safety Anthony Smith, cornerback Tanard Jackson and Gregory paced the SU’s defense recorded three interceptions, by Steve Gregory, Dowayne Davis and defense with eight tackles each, and defensive end Ryan LaCasse had two sacks. Ryan LaCasse. Team Statistics Team Statistics SU UVA SU FSU First Downs 16 17 First Downs 12 18 Rush Att.-Yards 36-80 44-271 Rush Att.-Yards 31-45 36-116 Pass Yards 172 145 Pass Yards 189 396 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 62-252 70-416 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 56-234 72-512 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 17-26 16-26 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 14-25 22-36 Passes had intercepted 0 3 Passes had intercepted 1 1 Punts-Avg. 7-37.1 4-35.8 Punts-Avg. 9-45.8 5-39.4 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 3-43 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 4-20 Kickoff Returns 3-78 3-84 Kickoff Returns 4-67 3-80 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 3-1 Penalties-Yards 1-15 6-60 Penalties-Yards 5-40 10-85 Scoring by Quarters Scoring by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final SYRACUSE 7 0 7 10 24 SYRACUSE 0 0 7 7 14 Virginia 7 7 10 3 27 Florida State 7 10 7 14 38 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Plays-Yds-Time Score Plays-Yds-Time Score SU – Patterson, nine-yard run (Krautman kick) 6-56-2:22 7-0 FSU - Reed, 43-yard pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick) 2-5-0:44 0-7 UVA – Peerman, one-yard run (Hughes kick) 11-74-5:01 7-7 FSU - Weatherford, one-yard run (Cismesia kick) 8-22-2:56 0-14 UVA – Peerman, one-yard pass from Hagans (Hughes kick) 4-32-1:48 7-14 FSU - Cismesia, 37-yard fi eld goal 7-52-1:30 0-17 UVA – Hughes, 26-yard fi eld goal 12-44-4:23 7-17 FSU - Davis, 15-yard pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick) 10-84-4:09 0-24 SU – Kowalewski, 31-yard pass from Patterson (Krautman kick) 5-60-1:39 14-17 SU - Patterson, two-yard run (Krautman kick) 6-34-2:52 7-24 UVA – Johnson, 70-yard run (Hughes kick) 2-77-0:54 14-24 FSU - Booker, 71-yard pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick) 3-90-1:09 7-31 SU – Patterson, three-yard run (Krautman kick) 11-80-5:30 21-24 FSU - Lewis, 11-yard run (Cismesia kick) 4-80-1:49 7-38 SU – Barker, 27-yard fi eld goal 11-45-5:13 24-24 SU - Chestnut, 30-yard pass from Patterson (Krautman kick) 7-87-2:46 14-38 UVA – Hughes, 19-yard fi eld goal 13-57-6:25 24-27 Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Rushing SU – Rhodes 27-80; UVA – Hagans 14-112 Rushing SU – Rhodes 15-44; FSU – Washington 9-38 Passing SU – Patterson 17-26-172 yds.-1 TD; UVA – Hagans 16-26 145 yds.-1 TD-3 int. Passing SU – Patterson 14-25-189 yds.-1 TD-1 int.; FSU – Weatherford 17-26-234 yds.-3 TD-1 int. Receiving SU – Kowalewski 7-96; UVA – Williams 7-61 Receiving SU – Rhodes 4-70; FSU – Reid 5-70, Davis 4-89 Tackles SU – K. Smith 5-3-8; UVA – Parham 6-2-8 Tackles SU – A. Smith 5-3-8, Jackson 4-4-8, Gregory 4-4-8; FSU – Watkins 4-2-6 Syracuse Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2005) All games

TEAM STATISTICS SYRACUSE OPP ------SCORING...... 76 80 Points Per Game...... 19.0 20.0 FIRST DOWNS...... 55 57 Rushing...... 22 27 Passing...... 27 28 Penalty...... 6 2 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 491 609 Yards gained rushing...... 631 693 Yards lost rushing...... 140 84 Rushing Attempts...... 148 154 Average Per Rush...... 3.3 4.0 Average Per Game...... 122.8 152.2 TDs Rushing...... 8 4 PASSING YARDAGE...... 585 781 Att-Comp-Int...... 104-56-3 116-64-7 Average Per Pass...... 5.6 6.7 Average Per Catch...... 10.4 12.2 Average Per Game...... 146.2 195.2 TDs Passing...... 2 4 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 1076 1390 Total Plays...... 252 270 Average Per Play...... 4.3 5.1 Average Per Game...... 269.0 347.5 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 12-244 12-333 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 8-35 11-91 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 7-49 3-31 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 20.3 27.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 4.4 8.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 7.0 10.3 FUMBLES-LOST...... 9-3 9-5 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 24-183 32-263 Average Per Game...... 45.8 65.8 PUNTS-YARDS...... 31-1348 27-984 Average Per Punt...... 43.5 36.4 Net punt average...... 40.5 35.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME...... 28:42 31:18 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 14/61 21/64 3rd-Down Pct...... 23% 33% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 3/7 4/5 4th-Down Pct...... 43% 80% SACKS BY-YARDS...... 10-60 14-91 MISC YARDS...... 15 3 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 10 9 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 2-4 5-7 PAT-ATTEMPTS...... 10-10 9-9 ATTENDANCE...... 119887 83717 Games/Avg Per Game...... 3/39962 1/83717 Neutral Site Games...... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------Syracuse...... 14 24 21 17 - 76 Opponents...... 14 24 20 22 - 80 Syracuse Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2005) All games

RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------RHODES, Damien 4-4 86 424 19 405 4.7 5 54 101.2 BEDLE, J.J. 7 28 4.0 0 20 JONES, Kareem 4-0 24 86 3 83 3.5 0 11 20.8 GREGORY, Steve 1 7 7.0 0 7 CHIARA, Paul 4-0 5 29 0 29 5.8 0 18 7.2 Total...... 8 35 4.4 0 20 BRINKLEY, C. 4-0 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 11 4.2 Opponents...... 11 91 8.3 0 19 McDONALD, Steve 4-1 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 2.8 TEAM 3-0 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -1.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long BEDLE, J.J. 4-1 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -1.5 ------HALE, Matt 1-0 1 0 12 -12 -12.0 0 0 -12.0 GREGORY, Steve 2 12 6.0 0 12 PATTERSON, P. 4-4 27 64 97 -33 -1.2 3 11 -8.2 SMITH, Anthony 2 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 4 148 631 140 491 3.3 8 54 122.8 JACKSON, Tanard 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 4 154 693 84 609 4.0 4 70 152.2 DAVIS, Dowayne 1 37 37.0 0 37 LaCASSE, Ryan 1 0 0.0 0 0 PASSING GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Total...... 7 49 7.0 0 37 ------Opponents...... 3 31 10.3 1 31 PATTERSON, P. 4-4 103.67 102-56-3 54.9 585 2 44 146.2 HALE, Matt 1-0 0.00 2-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 4 101.67 104-56-3 53.8 585 2 44 146.2 ------Opponents...... 4 111.04 116-64-7 55.2 781 4 75 195.2 BRINKLEY, C. 5 88 17.6 0 25 JONES, Kareem 5 113 22.6 0 35 RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G GREGORY, Steve 2 43 21.5 0 22 ------Total...... 12 244 20.3 0 35 RHODES, Damien 4-4 13 121 9.3 0 24 30.2 Opponents...... 12 333 27.8 0 52 LANE, Tim 4-4 12 132 11.0 0 44 33.0 KOWALEWSKI, Joe 3-3 9 117 13.0 1 31 39.0 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long MOSS, Rice 4-4 7 69 9.9 0 17 17.2 ------JONES, Kareem 4-0 4 31 7.8 0 19 7.8 JACKSON, Tanard 1 9 9.0 0 9 BEDLE, J.J. 4-1 2 17 8.5 0 14 4.2 PRUITT, Kellen 1 6 6.0 0 6 McDONALD, Steve 4-1 2 16 8.0 0 12 4.0 Total...... 2 15 7.5 0 9 SHOR, Alex 4-1 2 16 8.0 0 15 4.0 Opponents...... 1 3 3.0 0 3 CHESTNUT, Nich 4-0 1 30 30.0 1 30 7.5 FERRON, Tom 3-0 1 30 30.0 0 30 10.0 WILLIAMS, Bruce 4-0 1 10 10.0 0 10 2.5 EVANS, Breyone 4-1 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0 FALKE, Kurt 2-2 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 -4.0 Total...... 4 56 585 10.4 2 44 146.2 Opponents...... 4 64 781 12.2 4 75 195.2 Syracuse Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2005) All games

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------RHODES, Damien 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 PATTERSON, P. 4 129 -33 585 552 138.0 PATTERSON, P. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 RHODES, Damien 4 86 405 0 405 101.2 KRAUTMAN, Ricky 0 1-2 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 13 JONES, Kareem 4 24 83 0 83 20.8 CHESTNUT, Nich 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CHIARA, Paul 4 5 29 0 29 7.2 KOWALEWSKI, Joe 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BRINKLEY, C. 4 2 17 0 17 4.2 BARKER, John 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3 McDONALD, Steve 4 1 11 0 11 2.8 SHADLE, Patrick 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 TEAM 3 1 -3 0 -3 -1.0 Total...... 10 2-4 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 76 BEDLE, J.J. 4 1 -6 0 -6 -1.5 Opponents...... 9 5-7 9-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 80 HALE, Matt 1 3 -12 0 -12 -12.0 Total...... 4 252 491 585 1076 269.0 Opponents...... 4 270 609 781 1390 347.5

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------CARNEY, Brendan 31 1348 43.5 71 6 7 3 0 KRAUTMAN, Ricky 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 21 1 Total...... 31 1348 43.5 71 6 7 3 0 SHADLE, Patrick 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Opponents...... 27 984 36.4 50 1 2 5 0 BARKER, John 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 27 0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn FG SEQUENCE Syracuse OPPONENTS ------CARNEY, Brendan 17 1070 62.9 5 0 West Virginia - 47,(33),(26) Total...... 17 1070 62.9 5 0 433 37.5 27 Buffalo 40,(21),39 - Opponents...... 17 1051 61.8 3 2 304 43.9 21 Virginia (27) (26),(19) Florida State - (37),38

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Syracuse Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2005) All games

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------RHODES, Damien 4 405 121 0 0 0 526 131.5 JONES, Kareem 4 83 31 0 113 0 227 56.8 LANE, Tim 4 0 132 0 0 0 132 33.0 KOWALEWSKI, Joe 3 0 117 0 0 0 117 39.0 BRINKLEY, C. 4 17 0 0 88 0 105 26.2 MOSS, Rice 4 0 69 0 0 0 69 17.2 GREGORY, Steve 4 0 0 7 43 12 62 15.5 BEDLE, J.J. 4 -6 17 28 0 0 39 9.8 DAVIS, Dowayne 4 0 0 0 0 37 37 9.2 CHESTNUT, Nich 4 0 30 0 0 0 30 7.5 FERRON, Tom 3 0 30 0 0 0 30 10.0 CHIARA, Paul 4 29 0 0 0 0 29 7.2 McDONALD, Steve 4 11 16 0 0 0 27 6.8 SHOR, Alex 4 0 16 0 0 0 16 4.0 WILLIAMS, Bruce 4 0 10 0 0 0 10 2.5 EVANS, Breyone 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.0 TEAM 3 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -1.0 FALKE, Kurt 2 0 -8 0 0 0 -8 -4.0 HALE, Matt 1 -12 0 0 0 0 -12 -12.0 PATTERSON, P. 4 -33 0 0 0 0 -33 -8.2 Total...... 4 491 585 35 244 49 1404 351.0 Opponents...... 4 609 781 91 333 31 1845 461.2 Syracuse Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 02, 2005) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------8 SMITH, Kelvin 4 16 13 29 2.5-5 . . 1 . . . . . 25 GREGORY, Steve 4 19 7 26 3.0-11 1.0-9 2-12 2 . . 1 . . 90 WYCHE, James 4 16 6 22 0.5-1 . . 1 1 . 2 . . 26 DAVIS, Dowayne 4 13 8 21 1.0-10 1.0-10 1-37 ...... 94 LaCASSE, Ryan 4 14 7 21 7.0-32 6.0-31 1-0 . . . 2 . . 28 JACKSON, Tanard 4 14 6 20 . . 1-0 3 . 1-9 . . . 41 PRUITT, Kellen 4 12 7 19 2.0-9 1.0-6 . 2 . 1-6 . . . 20 SMITH, Anthony 4 12 5 17 1.0-4 1.0-4 2-0 4 . 2-0 2 . . 92 HARRIS, Tommy 4 9 7 16 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 56 THORNER, Chris 4 7 6 13 0.5-1 . . . 1 . . . . 70 DRAME, Kader 4 10 3 13 1.5-4 . . 3 . . 1 . . 51 JENKINS, Tony 4 7 4 11 ...... 1 . . 57 MACKEY, Jerry 4 5 5 10 1.0-1 ...... 30 GIRUZZI, V. 4 6 . 6 ...... 52 McCLAIN, Jameel 3 1 5 6 ...... 27 CHESTNUT, Nich 4 2 1 3 ...... 95 SANTIAGO, Nick 4 2 1 3 ...... 15 LeCAILLE, D. 4 2 1 3 ...... 55 WILLIAMS, Lee 4 2 1 3 ...... 4 LEMON, Terrell 4 1 1 2 ...... 6 HERROD, Donta 3 1 1 2 ...... 18 McCOY, Reggie 4 1 1 2 ...... 58 STENCLIK, Mike 1 1 . 1 ...... 99 CAMPBELL, C. 4 . 1 1 ...... 91 BROWN, Eugene 2 . 1 1 ...... 34 CHIARA, Paul 4 1 . 1 ...... 22 BRINKLEY, C. 4 1 . 1 ...... 53 ATKINSON, Jamar 4 . 1 1 ...... 50 NEUMANN, Joe 4 1 . 1 ...... 46 BROOKS, Corey 4 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 45 FLAHERTY, Jake 4 1 . 1 ...... 29 WHITFIELD, T. 4 1 . 1 ...... 13 Clayton, Marcus 3 1 . 1 ...... 33 MALJOVEC, Ben 4 . 1 1 ...... 83 HARRIS, Shadeed 2 . 1 1 ...... 71 FRANKLIN, Steve 4 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 4 181 101 282 20-78 10-60 7-49 17 2 5-15 9 . . Opponents...... 4 165 92 257 30-136 14-91 3-31 12 4 3-3 5 1 1 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Team Game-by-Game Statistics

WVU Buffalo Virginia FSU UConn Rutgers Pitts Cinci. So. Fla. ND Louis. TOTAL OFFENSE SU 103 487 252 234 OPP 339 123 416 512 TOTAL PLAYS SU 57 77 62 56 OPP 72 56 70 72 AVG. Yds/Play SU 1.8 6.3 4.1 4.2 OPP 4.7 2.2 5.9 7.1 RUSHING: Yds. SU 18 371 80 93 OPP 172 93 271 143 Att. SU 26 55 36 31 OPP 45 2 44 36 TDs SU 1 4 2 2 OPP 0 0 2 2 PASSING: Yds. SU 85 139 172 189 OPP 167 73 145 396 Att. SU 31 22 26 25 OPP 27 27 26 36 Comp. SU 15 10 17 14 OPP 17 9 16 22 Comp. Pct. SU .483 .455. .654 .560 OPP .630 .333 .615. .611 TDs SU 0 0 1 0 OPP 0 0 1 3 Int. SU 2 2 3 1 OPP 1 0 0 1 1st DOWNS: Total SU 7 20 16 12 OPP 16 6 17 18 Rush SU 3 12 4 3 OPP 8 2 11 6 Pass SU 3 7 9 8 OPP 8 3 6 11 Penalty SU 1 1 3 1 OPP 0 1 0 1 TIME OF POSS. SU 26”50 31:11 29:17 28:15 OPP 33:55 28:49 30:43 31:45 3rd DOWN CONV. SU 0 of 15 5 of 16 5 of 15 4 of 15 OPP 1 of 14 3 of 17 10 of 17 7 of 16 4th DOWN CONV. SU 0 of 1 2 of 4 1 of 1 0 of 1 OPP 2 of 2 0 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 1 PUNTING:#/Avg. SU 11/43.7 49.7 7/37.1 9/45.8 OPP 7/35.6 35.9 4/35.8 5/39.4 FUMBLES: #/Lost SU 3/0 2/0 0/0 4/3 OPP 4/4 2/0 0/0 3/1 PENALTIES: #/Yds. SU 11/71 7/57 1/15 5/40 OPP 7/65 9/53 6/60 10/85 PUNT RET.: #/Yds. SU 1/20 3/149 7/260 1/4 OPP 3/33 11/395 4/143 4/20 KO RET.: #/Yds. SU 4/81 1/18 5/319 4/67 OPP 2/62 5/102 5/323 3/80 SACKS BY: #/Yds. SU 1/6 4/30 1/2 4/22 OPP 3/20 1/12 3/17 7/42 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Individual Game-by-Game Statistics Rushing (Carries-Yds/TDs) Player West Va. Buffalo Virginia Florida State Connecticut Rutgers Pittsburgh Cincinnati South Florida Notre Dame Louisville Bedle, J.J. 1-(-6)/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Brinkley, Curtis DNP 2-17/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Chiara, Paul DNP 5-29/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Hale, Matt DNP 1-(-12)/0 DNP DNP Jones, Kareem 3-14/0 14-56/0 2-3/0 5-10/0 Patterson, Perry 5-(-33)/0 5-22/ 7-15/2 10-(-20)/1 Rhodes, Damien 16-46/1 28-236/4 27-80/0 15-44/0

Receiving (Receptions-Yards/TDs) Player West Va. Buffalo Virginia Florida State Connecticut Rutgers Pittsburgh Cincinnati South Florida Notre Dame Louisville Bedle, J.J. 1-14/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-3/0 Evans, Breyone 1-4/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Ferron, Tom DNP 1-30/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Jones, Kareem 1-2/0 0-0/0 1-8/0 2-21/0 Kowalewski, Joe 1-10/0 1-11/0 7-96/1 DNP Lane, Tim 2-16/0 3-62/0 4-15/0 3-39/0 Moss, Rice 2-18/0 3-34/0 1-7/0 1-10/0 Rhodes, Damien 7-21/0 0-0/0 2-30/0 4-70/0 Williams, Bruce DNP 1-10/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

Passing Perry Patterson Matt Hale Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack WEST VIRGINIA 31 15 2 .484 85 0 14 3 WEST VIRGINIA DNP BUFFALO 20 10 0 .500 139 0 44 0 BUFFALO 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 VIRGINIA 26 17 0 .654 172 1 31 3 VIRGINIA DNP at Florida State 25 14 1 .560 189 1 30 7 at Florida State DNP at Connecticut * at Connecticut * RUTGERS * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Notre Dame at Louisville * at Louisville * SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Individual Game-by-Game Statistics

Kicking Krautman Shadle Barker Opponent FG-FGA/Yds (Miss) PATs FG-FGA/Yds (Miss) PATs FG-FGA/Yds (Miss) PATs WEST VIRGINIA * 0-0/0 1-1 DNP DNP BUFFALO 1-2/21 (40) 4-4 0-1 0-0 DNP VIRGINIA 0-0/0 3-3 DNP 1-1/27 0-0 at Florida State 0-0/0 2-2 DNP DNP at Connecticut * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Louisville *

Kick Returns Gregory, Steve Jones, Kareem Brinkley, Curtis Opponent No-Yds-Avg-Lg No-Yds-Avg-Lg No-Yds-Avg-Lg WEST VIRGINIA * 2- 43- 21.5 - 22 2- 38 -19.0 - 19 DNP BUFFALO 0- 0 - 0.0 - 0 0- 0 - 0.0 - 0 1- 18 - 18.0 - 18 VIRGINIA 0- 0 - 0.0 - 0 2- 53 -26.5 - 35 1- 25 - 25.0 - 25 at Florida State 0- 0- 0.0- 0 1- 22 - 22 -22 3- 45- 15.0 -22 at Connecticut * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Louisville *

Punt Returns Punting Bedle, J.J. Gregory, Steve Carney Team Opponent No-Yds-Avg-Lg No-Yds-Avg-Lg Opponent No-Yds-Avg.-Inside 20 No-Yds-Avg. WEST VIRGINIA * 1 - 20 - 20.0 - 20 0- 0 - 0.0 - 0 WEST VIRGINIA * 11 - 481 - 43.7 - 59 0 - 0 - 0.0 BUFFALO 4 - 0 - 4.0 - 8 1 - 7 - 7.0 - 7 BUFFALO 3 - 149 - 49.7 - 1 0 - 0 - 0.0 VIRGINIA 1 - 4 - 4.0 - 4 0- 0 - 0.0 - 0 VIRGINIA 7 - 260 - 37.1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0.0 at Florida State 1- 4- 4.0- 4 0- 0- 0.0- 0 at Florida State 9- 412- 45.8- 1 0 -0- 0.0 at Connecticut * at Connecticut * RUTGERS * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Notre Dame at Louisville * at Louisville *

* indicates BIG EAST conference game SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Defensive Game-by-Game Statistics

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Total (solo-assist) Drame Jenkins LaCasse Thorner Williams Wyche Campbell WEST VIRGINIA * 7 (6-1) 4 (4-0) 7 (5-2) 6 (3-3) 2 (2-0) 7 (5-2) 1 (0-1) BUFFALO 8 (7-1) 5 (5-0) 12 (9-3) 6 (3-3) 2 (2-0) 10 (7-3 0 (0-0) VIRGINIA * 5 (3-2) 1 (0-1) 5 (3-2) 5 (2-3) 0 (0-0) 5 (4-1) 0 (0-0) Florida State 0 (0-0) 5 (1-4) 4 (2-2) 2 (2-0) 1 (0-1) 7 (5-2) 0 (0-0) at Connecticut * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Louisville *

LINEBACKERS Total (solo-assist) Giruzzi T. Harris Mackey Pruitt K. Smith Flaherty WEST VIRGINIA * 1 (1-0) 2 (2-0) 1 (1-0) 5 (3-2) 8 (6-2) DNP BUFFALO 5 (5-0) 4 (4-0) 4 (2-2) 8 (4-4) 15 (10-5) 1 (0-1) VIRGINIA * 0 (0-0) 7 (5-2) 2 (2-0) 7 (4-3) 8 (5-3) 0 (0-0) Florida State 1 (0-1) 5 (0-5) 4 (1-3) 4 (4-0) 6 (1-5) 0 (0-0) at Connecticut * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Louisville *

DEFENSIVE BACKS Total (solo-assist) Chestnut Davis Gregory Jackson LaCaille Maljovec A. Smith Lemon Herrod WEST VIRGINIA * 2 (2-0) 7 (4-3) 9 (7-2) 3 (3-2) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 4 (4-0) DNP DNP BUFFALO 2 (2-0) 11 (7-4) 12 (9-3) 8 (6-2) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 6 (6-0) 2 (1-1) 1 (0-1) VIRGINIA 0 (0-0) 5 (5-0) 6 (6-0) 4 (4-0) 1 (1-0) 0 (0-0) 3 (1-2) 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) Florida State 1 (0-1) 5 (1-4) 8 (4-4) 8 (4-4) 1 (0-1) 0 (0-0) 8 (5-3) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) at Connecticut * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Louisville *

* indicates BIG EAST conference game SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Individual Career Highs

#53 Jamar Atkinson #14 Quinton Brown Tackles Solo Receiving Yards 2 vs. Rutgers, 2004 Assist 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Receptions 2 vs. Florida State, 2004 Total 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Longest 2 vs. Rutgers, 2004 Touchdowns 0 #6 John Barker #42 Luke Cain Field Goals Made 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Tackles Solo 6 vs. Florida State, 2004 Attempted 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Assist 3 vs. Florida State, 2004 Total 9 vs. Florida State, 2004 #7 Landel Bembo Rushing Yards 32 vs. Florida State, 2004 #99 Cornelius Campbell Jr. Carries 1 vs. Florida State, 2004 Tackles Solo Longest 32 vs. Florida State, 2004 Assist 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Touchdowns 0 Total 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Receiving Yards 30 vs. Cincinnati, 2004 Receptions 4 vs. Cincinnati, 2004 #47 Brendan Carney Longest 19 vs. Purdue, 2004 Punts Number 12 vs. Virginia Tech, 2003 Punt Returns Number 5 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Longest 71 vs. Florida State, 2005 Longest 26 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Yards 481 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Yards 48 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Average 50.4 vs. Miami, 2003 PATs Made 6 vs. Connecticut, 2004 #2 J.J. Bedle Attempted 6 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Rushing Yards #27 Nicholas Chestnut Carries 1 vs West Virginia 2005 Longest Tackles Solo 2 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Receiving Yards 14 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Assist 1 vs. Florida State, 2005 Receptions 1 vs. West Virginia & Florida State, 2005 Total 2 vs. West Virginia. 2005 Longest 14 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Receiving Yards 30 vs. Florida State, 2005 Receptions 1 vs. Florida State, 2005 Kick Returns 1 vs. Buffal0, 2005 Longest 30 vs. Florida State, 2005 Yards 18, vs. Buffalo, 2005 Longest 18, vs. Buffalo, 2005

Punt Returns Yards 4 vs. Virginia & Florida State, 2005 Returns 4 vs. Buffalo, 2005 #31 Paul Chiara Longest 8 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Rushing Yards 29 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Carries 5 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Longest 18, vs. Buffalo, 2005 #22 Curtis Brinkley Tackles Solo 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Rushing Yards 17, vs. Buffalo, 2005 Assist Carries 2 vs Buffalo 2005 Total 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Longest 11, vs. Buffalo, 2005

Punt Returns Yards 20 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Returns 1 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Longest 20 vs. West Virginia, 2005 #13 Marcus Clayton Kick Returns 3 vs Florida State, 2005 Punt Returns 4 vs. Toledo, 2003; Pittsburgh, 2004 Yards 45 vs. Florida State, 2005 Yards 71 vs. West Virginia, 2003 Longest 25 vs. Virginia, 2005 Longest 56 (TD) vs. West Virginia, 2003 Touchdown 1 vs. West Virginia, 2003 #46 Cory Brooks Kick Returns 1 five. times, most recent vs. Virginia, 2004 Yards 51 vs. Pittsburgh, 2003 Tackles Solo 2 vs. Rutgers, 2002; Temple, 2003 Longest 27 vs. Virginia, 2004 Assist 2 vs. Pittsburgh & Virginia Tech, 2002; Central Florida, 2003 Total 2 vs. Pittsburgh, Rutgers & Virginia Tech, 2002; Central Tackles Solo 7 vs. Rutgers, 2004 Florida & Temple, 2003 Assist 1 vs. Toledo, 2003, Virginia & Rutgers, 2004 Total 8 vs. Rutgers, 2004 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Auburn, 2002 Return 0 Rushing Yards 14 vs. Boston College, 2003 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Florida State, 2005 Carries 2 vs. Miami, 2003 Longest 14 vs. Boston College 2003 #91 Eugene Brown. Pass Breakups 1 vs. Rutgers, 2004 Tackles Solo Assist 1 vs. Florida State 2005 Total 1 vs. Florida State, 2005 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Individual Career Highs

#26 Dowayne Davis # 25 Steve Gregory Tackles Solo 5 vs. Virginia, 2005 Rushing Yards 16 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004 Assist 4 vs. Florida State, 2005 Carries 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 Total 7 vs. West Virginia 2005 Longest 16 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004 TFL/Yds 1.0/10 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Sack/Yds 1.0/10 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Receiving Yards 87 vs. Temple, 2004 Interceptions 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Receptions 7 vs. Temple, 2004 Yards 37 vs. Virginia, 2005 Longest 26 vs. Temple, 2004 Touchdowns 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004 Tackles Solo 10 vs. North Carolina, 2003 Assist 4 vs. Florida State, 2005 #70 Kader Drame Total 11 vs. North Carolina & Central Florida, 2003 Tackles Solo 6 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Assist 5 vs. Temple, 2004 Sack/Yds 1.0/9 vs. Florida State, 2005 Total 7 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Interceptions 1 vs. Virginia Tech, 2002 & UCF & Boston College, 2003; Pass Breakups 1 vs. Louisville, 2003; Purdue, West Virginia & Pittsburgh 2004; Virginia & Florida State, 2005 West Virginia & Virginia 2005 Yards 17 vs. Boston College, 2003 TFL/Yds 1.5/4 vs. West Virginia & Buffalo, 2005 Pass Breakups 6 vs. North Carolina, 2002 Sack/Yds 0.5/1 vs. Temple, 2004 TFL/Yds 1.0/9 vs. Florida State, 2005 Blocked Kick 1 vs. West Virginia, 2004 (FG) Fumble Recovery 1 vs. UCF, 2002, Pittsburgh & Notre Dame, 2003; Florida State, 2005 Kick Returns Yards 149 vs. North Carolina, 2002 #38 Breyone Evans Longest 57 vs. UCF, 2002 Rushing Yards 29 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Blocked Kick 1 vs. Temple, UCF, & Miami, 2002; Rutgers, 2003 Carries 3 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Longest 22 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Punt Returns Yards 7 vs. BUffalo, 2005 Touchdowns 1 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Returns 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Longest 7 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Receiving Yards 17 vs. West Virginia Receptions 2 vs. Boston College, 2004 Longest 17 vs. West Virginia #11 Matt Hale Touchdowns 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 Passing Yards Attempts 2 vs. Buffalo, 2005 #89 Tom Ferron Completions Longest Receiving Yards 30 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Touchdowns Receptions 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Longest 30 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Rushing Yards Carries 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 #5 Joe Fields Longest Passing Yards 93 vs. Purdue, 2004 Touchdowns 0 Attempts 15 vs. Purdue, 2004 Completions 8 vs. Purdue, 2004 #83 Shadeed Harris Longest 60 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Toledo & Virginia Tech, 2003 Touchdowns 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 Assist 1 vs. Florida State, 2005 Total 2 vs. Virginia Tech, 2003 Rushing Yards 11 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Carries 9 vs. Purdue, 2004 Longest 14 vs. Buffalo and Cincinnati, 2004 Touchdowns 0 #92 Tommy Harris Tackles Solo 5 vs. Virginia, 2005 Assist 5 vs. Florida State, 2005 #71 Steve Franklin Total 7 vs. Virginia, 2005 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Florida State 2005 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Assist Total 1 vs. Florida State. 2005 #6 Donta Herrod Tackles Solo #45 Jake Flaherty Assist 1 vs. Buffalo & Virginia 2005 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Total 1 vs. Buffalo & Virginia, 2005 Assist Total 1 vs. Buffalo. 2005 #30 Vincenzo Giruzzi Tackles Solo 4 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Assist Total 4 vs. Buffalo, 2005 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Individual Career Highs

#28 Tanard Jackson #94 Ryan LaCasse Tackles Solo 8 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Tackles Solo 5 vs. West Virginia, 2004 & vs. West Virginia, 2005 Assist 4 vs. Florida State, 2005 Assist 4 vs. West Virginia, 2003 Total 9 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Total 8 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004 ;West Virginia, 2005 Sack/Yds 3.0/20 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Return 9 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2002 Pass Breakups 2 vs. Florida State, 2004; vs. Virginia, 2005 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Toledo, 2003 TFL/Yds 3.0/20 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Interceptions 1 vs. Buffalo & Cincinnati, 2004; West Virginia, Forced Fumbles 2 vs. Rutgers, 2004; Buffalo, 2005 2005 Interceptions 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Sacks 0.5/1 vs. Buffalo, 2004 TFL/Yds 1.0/1 vs. Florida State, 2004 #81 Tim Lane #51 Tony Jenkins Receiving Yards 62 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Tackles Solo 5 vs. Florida State & Georgia Tech, 2004 Receptions 4 vs. Virginia, 2005 Assist 4 vs. Temple, 2004; Florida State, 2005 Longest 44 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Total 7 vs. Temple, 2004 Pass Breakup 1 vs. Cincinnati & Pittsburgh, 2004 TFL/Yds 2.0/9 vs. Georgia Tech &1.0/1 vs. Rutgers, 2004 #4 Terrell Lemon Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Tackles Solo 5 vs. Louisville, 2003 Fumbles Forced 1 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Assist 2 vs. Louisville, 2003 Sack/Yds 1.0/6 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Total 7 vs. Louisville, 2003 Blocked Kick 1 vs. Purdue, 2004 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Louisville & Boston College, 2003

#21 Kareem Jones #57 Jerry Mackey Tackles Solo 13 vs. Virginia, 2004 Rushing Yards 56 vs. Buffalo 2005 Assist 11 vs. Temple, 2004 Carries 14 vs Buffalo 2005 Total 17 vs. Virginia, 2004 Longest 14 vs. West Virginia 2005 Forced Fumble 1 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Rutgers, Connecticut & Pittsburgh, 2004 Receiving Yards 8 vs. Virginia, 2005 Sack/Yds 1.0/9 vs. Virginia & Boston College, 2004 Receptions 2 vs. Florida State 2005 TFL/Yds 4.0/15 vs. Virginia, 2004 Longest 19 vs. Florida State, 2005

Kick Returns Yards 53 vs.Virginia, 2005 #33 Ben Maljovec Longest 35 vs. Virginia, 2005 Tackles Solo 1 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Assist Total 1 vs. West Virginia, 2005 # 85 Joe Kowalewski Receiving Yards 99 vs. Virginia, 2005 #52 Jameel McClain Receptions 7 vs. Virginia, 2005 Tackles Solo 2 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Longest 33 vs. Temple, 2003 Assist 3 vs. Florida State, 2005 Touchdowns 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Total 4 vs. Florida State, 2005 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Connecticut, 2004 #37 Ricky Krautman #18 Reggie McCoy PATs Made 0 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Florida State, 2005 Attempted 1 vs. Boston College, 2003 Assist 1 vs. Florida State, 2004; Virginia, 2005 Field Goals Made 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Total 1 vs. Florida State, 2004; Virginia & Florida State, 2005 Attempted 2 vs. Buffalo, 2005 #48 Stephen McDonald #15 DeAndre LaCaille Tackles Solo 7 vs. Virginia, 2004 Assist 2 vs. Cincinnati, 2004 Rushing Yards 11 vs. Florida State, 2005 Total 8 vs. Virginia, 2004 Carries 1 vs. Toledo, 2003; Florida State, 2005 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Cincinnati & Rutgers, 2004 Longest 11 vs. Florida State, 2005 Return 9 vs. Cincinnati, 2004 Receiving Yards 16 vs. Florida State, 2005 Pass Breaksups 1 vs. Rutgers & West Virginia, 2004 Receptions 2 vs. Florida State, 2005 Longest 12 vs. Florida State, 2005 #12 Rice Moss Receiving Yards 34 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Receptions 3 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Longest 17 vs. Buffalo, 2005 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Individual Career Highs

#50 Joe Neumann #42 Patrick Shadle Tackles Solo 1 vs. Purdue, Virginia, Rutgers & Boston College, 2004; Field Goals Made 0 Virginia, 2005 Attempted 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Assist 1 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Total 1 vs. Purdue, Virginia, Rutgers, West Virginia & Boston College, 2004 #88 Alex Shor Receiving Yards 16 vs. Virginia, 2005 #10 Perry Patterson Receptions 2 vs. Virginia, 2005 Longest 15 vs. Virginia, 2005 Passing Yards 249 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Attempts 37 vs. West Virginia, 2004 #20 Anthony Smith Completions 23 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Longest 68 vs. Cincinnati, 2004 Tackles Solo 9 vs. West Virginia, 2002; Louisville, 2003 Touchdowns 2 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Assist 9 vs. Temple, 2004 Total 14 vs. Louisville, 2003; Temple, 2004 Rushing Yards 51 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Interceptions 2 vs. Notre Dame, 2003; Buffalo, 2005 Carries 12 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Yards 32 vs. Connecticut, 2004 (TD) Longest 30 vs. Rutgers, 2004 Pass Breakups 3 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Touchdowns 2 vs. Virginia, 2005 Sacks 1 vs. Florida State, 2005 Fumble Recovery 2 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Return 0 #41 Kellen Pruitt Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Miami, 2003; Boston College, 2004; West Virginia & Florida State, 2005 Tackles Solo 9 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 Assist 9 vs. Temple, 2004 Blocked Kick 2 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Total 12 vs. Miami, 2003 TFL/Yds 1.0/4 vs. Florida State, 2005 Pass Breakups 1 vs. North Carolina, 2003; Purdue, Pittsburgh & BC, 2004; West Virginia & Florida State, 2005 Sacks 1 vs. West Virginia, 2002; Boston College & Miami, 2003; #8 Kelvin Smith West Virginia, 2005 Interceptions 1 vs. North Carolina, Temple, & WVU 2003 Tackles Solo 7 vs. Temple, 2003 Yards 16 vs. North Carolina, 2003 Assist 5 vs. Temple, 2004; Florida State, 2005 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Virginia Tech, 2003; Florida State, 2005 Total 10 vs. Temple, 2003 Yards 6 vs. Florida State, 2005 Interceptions 1 vs. UCF, 2003; Buffalo & Cincinnati, 2004 Fumbles Forced 1 vs. Miami, 2003 Yards 22 vs. Buffalo, 2004 TFL/Yds 2.0/9 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Temple, 2003; Buffalo & Rutgers, 2004; Florida State, 2005 #1 Damien Rhodes Sacks 1 vs. Temple, 2003 Rushing Yards 236 vs. Buffalo, 2005 TFL/Yds 2.0/5 vs. Temple, 2003 Carries 29 vs. Temple, 2004 Longest 69 vs. Boston College, 2004 #58 Mike Stenclik Touchdowns 4 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Receiving Yards 86 vs. Cincinnati, 2004 Assist Receptions 7 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Total 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Longest 68 vs. Cincinnati, 2004 #56 Chris Thorner Kick Returns 7 vs. Pittsburgh, 2002 Yards 169 vs. Pittsburgh, 2002 Tackles Solo 3 vs. Florida State, 2004; West Virginia, 2005 Longest 58 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 Assist 4 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Total 6 vs. West Virginia, 2004; West Virginia, 2005 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Rutgers, 2004 #95 Nick Santiago Return 0 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Florida State, 2004 Tackles Solo 2 vs. Buffalo, 2005 TFL/ Yds 1.0/2 vs. Florida State, 2004 Assist 1 vs. Virginia, 2005 Total 2 vs. Buffalo, 2005 #3 Tim Washington #24 Jeremy Sellers Rushing Yards 53 vs. Notre Dame, 2003 Rushing Yards 11 vs. Boston College, 2004 Carries 15 vs. Notre Dame, 2003 Carries 5 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Longest 29 vs. Temple, 2003 Longest 6 vs. Pittsburgh & Boston College, 2004 Touchdowns 1 vs. Temple, 2003 Touchdowns 0 Receiving Yards 4 vs. Boston College, 2004 Receptions 2 vs. Boston College, 2004 Longest 5 vs. Boston College, 2004 Kickoff Return 2 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Yards 9 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Longest 6 vs. West Virginia, 2004 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 Individual Career Highs

#29 Thomas Whitfield Tackles Solo 4 vs. Toledo & Notre Dame, 2003 Assist 5 vs. Central Florida, 2003 Total 8 vs. Central Florida & Toledo, 2003 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. BYU, 2002; Boston College, 2004 Return 0 vs. BYU, 2002 Fumbles Forced 1 vs. BYU & Miami, 2002 Sacks 0.5 vs. Toledo, 2003 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Toledo, 2003; Rutgers, 2004 Passes Defended 1 vs. Toledo, 2003; Rutgers, 2004

#86 Bruce Williams Receiving Yards 10 vs. BUffalo, 2005 Receptions 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Longest 10 vs. Buffalo, 2005

#55 Lee Williams Tackles Solo 2 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Assist 1 vs. Florida State, 2005 Total 2 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Fumbles Forced 1 vs. Rhode Island, 2002; West Virginia, 2005 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Passes Defended 1 vs. Temple, 2002 Sacks/Yds 3.0/24 vs. Connecticut, 2004 TFL/Yds 4.0/27 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Blocked Kick 1 vs. Rutgers, 2004 (FG)

#90 James Wyche Tackles Solo 7 vs. Temple, 2002; Connecticut, 2004 Assist 9 vs. Temple, 2004 Total 13 vs. Temple, 2004 Fumbles Forced 1 vs. Rhode Island, 2002; West Virginia, 2005 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Buffalo & Florida State, 2005 Passes Defended 1 vs. Temple, 2002, Buffalo, 2005 Sacks/Yds 3.0/24 vs. Connecticut, 2004 TFL/Yds 4.0/27 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Quarterback Hurry 1, vs. Virginia, 2005 Blocked Kick 1 vs. Rutgers, 2004 (FG) SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE AT CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005

Syracuse and The BIG EAST Conference 2005 BIG EAST Standings BIG EAST Overall SYRACUSE School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Category Rank Statistic West Virginia 1-0 1.000 4-1 .800 Scoring Offense 7th 19.0 Rutgers 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 Southern Florida 1-0 1.000 3-2 .600 Scoring Defense 5th 20.0 Connecticut 0-0 0.000 3-1 .750 Pass Offense 6th 146.2 Cincinnati 0-0 0.000 2-2 .500 Pass Defense 5th 195.2 Louisville 0-1 0.000 3-1 .750 Kickoff Returns 7th 20.3 SYRACUSE 0-1 0.000 1-3 .250 Punting 1st 40.5 Pittsburgh 0-1 0.000 1-4 .200 Turnover Margin 1st 1.50 Rushing Offense 7th 122.8 Rushing Defense 7th 152.2 Orange in the BIG EAST Total Offense 8th 269.0 Player Category Rank Stat Total Defense 6th 347.5 Brinkley Kick Return Avg. 7th 17.6 Carney Punting 3rd 43.5 Punt Returns 8th 4.4 Gregory Interceptions 4th-tie 0.50 Pass Efficiency 7th 101.7 Tackles 13-tie 6.5 Pass Defense Efficiency 4th 111.0 Passes Defended 4th-tie 100.0 First Downs 8th 55 Jackson Passes Defended 4th-tie 100.0 Opponent First Downs 2nd 57 Jones Kick Return Avg. 5th 22.6 Sacks By 6th 10 Krautman Scoring (kicking) 6th-tie 3.2 Sacks Against 7th 14 Field Goals 7th .25 Penalties 2nd 45.8 PAT Kicking Pct. 1st-tie 100.0 Opponent Penalties 4th 65.8 LaCasse Sacks 2nd 1.50 4th Down Conversions 4th 42.9 % Tackles for Loss 4th 1.75 Opp. Fourth Down Conv. 8th 80.0 % Fumbles Forced 4th-tie 0.50 Third Down Conversions 8th 23.0 % Patterson Passing Avg. 5th 146.2 Pass Efficiency 8th 103.7 Opp. Third Down Conv. 4th 32.8 % All-purpose Yards 3rd 131.5 Field Goals 5th - tie .500 Scoring (TDs) 7th-tie 4.5 PAT Kicking 1st - tie 1.000 Rhodes Rushing 3rd 101.2 Time of Possession 5th 28:42 Total Offense 6th 138.0 Interceptions by SU 1st 7 Scoring 6th 7.5 Interceptions by Opponent 1st - tie 3 Scoring (TDs) 4th 7.5 Kickoff Coverage 8th 27.8 Smith, A. Interceptions 4th-tie 0.50 Red Zone Offense 1st - tie 100.0 Fumbles Forced 4th-tie 0.50 Red Zone Defense 1st 66.7 Fumbles Recovered 1st-tie 0.50 Passes Defended 2nd 1.50 Smith, K Tackles 8th-tie 7.2 This Week in the BIG EAST Wyche. Fumbles Forced 4th-tie 0.50 October 7, 2005 Syracuse @ Connecticut 8:00 p.m. ESPN2

October 8, 2005 West Virginia @ Rutgers 12:00 p.m. ERT Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m. North Carolina @ Louisville 4:30 p.m. WHAS SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE AT CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 2005 Starting Lineups OFFENSE Opponent QB TB FB WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WEST VIRGINIA * Patterson Rhodes Bedle ! Moss Lane Falke Greene Outten Franklin Ojinnaka Kowalewski BUFFALO Patterson Rhodes McDonald Moss Lane Falke Greene Outten Franklin Ojinnaka Kowalewski VIRGINIA Patterson Rhodes Evans Moss Lane Madison Greene Outten Franklin Ojinnaka Kowalewski at Florida State Patterson Rhodes Shor# Moss Lane Madison Greene Outten Franklin Ojinnaka Darlington at Connecticut * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Louisville * ! Started three wide receivers instead of a fullback # Started two tight ends instead of a fullback

DEFENSE Opponent LE LT RT RE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB WEST VIRGINIA * Wyche Drame Thorner LaCasse K. Smith Pruitt Harris Jackson Davis A. Smith Gregory BUFFALO Wyche Drame Thorner LaCasse K. Smith Pruitt Harris Jackson Davis A. Smith Gregory VIRGINIA Wyche Drame Thorner LaCasse K. Smith Pruitt Harris Jackson Davis A. Smith Gregory at Florida State Wyche Drame Thorner LaCasse K. Smith Pruitt Harris Jackson Davis A. Smith Gregory at Connecticut * RUTGERS * at Pittsburgh * CINCINNATI * SOUTH FLORIDA * at Notre Dame at Louisville * ! Started extra defensive back instead of left tackle • * Started extra defensive back instead of linebacker

SU IN THE REDZONE IN 2005 Did Not Score Because … In Red Zone Scores Total Points TDs Rush Pass FG-FGA Downs Int Fum Half Game Syracuse 1 1 7 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 West Virginia * 4 2 6 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 2 0 0 Syracuse 2 2 10 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 3 3 17 2 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 Virginia 5 4 20 2 1 1 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 Syracuse 1 1 7 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Florida State 6 4 24 3 2 1 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 Syracuse Connecticut * Syracuse Rutgers * Syracuse Pittsburgh * Syracuse Cincinnati * Syracuse South Florida * Syracuse Notre Dame Syracuse Louisville * Syracuse Totals 7 7 41 5 5 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 Opponent Totals 15 10 50 5 3 2 5-6 1 1 3 0 0 * indicates BIG EAST conference game SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE AT CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 2005 Odds & Ends

The Robinson Years (2005-present) Robinson’s Record SU’s record under Greg Robinson when... Month-by-Month Overall BIG EAST SU scores first 1-2 0-1 Month Overall Home Opponent scores first 0-1 0-0 August 0- 0 0- 0 SU leads at the half 1-0 0-0 September 1- 2 1- 2 SU leads after three quarters 1-0 0-0 October 0- 1 0- 0 SU back rushes for 100+ yards 1-0 0-0 November 0- 0 0- 0 SU rushes for 250+ yards 1-0 0-0 December 0- 0 0- 0 SU passes for 250+ yards 0-0 0-0 January 0- 0 0- 0 SU rushes for 250+ & passes for 250+ yards 0-0 0-0 1- 3 1 - 2 SU scores less than 20 points 0-2 0-1 SU scores 20-29 points 0-1 0-0 SU scores 30-39 points 1-0 0-0 SU scores 40+ points 0-0 0-0 Playing on natural grass 0-1 0-0 Playing on AstroTurf 0-0 0-0 Playing on FieldTurf 1-2 0-1 Playing in the Carrier Dome 1-2 0-1 2005 Scoring by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Syracuse 0 7 0 0 0 7 West Virginia * 0 7 3 5 0 15 Syracuse 7 17 7 0 0 31 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 7 0 7 10 0 24 Virginia 7 7 10 3 0 27 Syracuse 0 0 7 7 0 14 Florida State 7 10 7 14 0 38 Syracuse Connecticut * Syracuse Rutgers * Syracuse Pittsburgh * Syracuse Cincinnati * Syracuse South Florida * Syracuse Notre Dame Syracuse Louisville * Syracuse Totals 14 24 21 17 0 76 Opponent Totals 14 24 20 22 0 80

* indicates BIG EAST conference game SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE AT CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 2005 Team Superlatives

HIGHS AND LOWS SYRACUSE OPPONENTS Points 31 vs. Buffalo 38, Florida State Low 7 vs. West Virginia 0, Buffalo Points in a Half 24 vs. Buffalo 21, Florida State Low 0 vs. West Virginia & Florida State 0, Buffalo First Downs 20 vs. Buffalo 18, Florida State Low 7 vs. West Virginia 6, Buffalo Rushing Plays 55 vs. Buffalo 45, West Virginia Low 26 vs. West Virginia 29, Buffalo Rushing Yards 348 vs. Buffalo 274, Virginia Low 18 vs. West Virginia 50, Buffalo Passing Plays 31 vs. West Virginia 36, Florida State Low 22 vs. Buffalo 26, Virginia Pass Completions 17 vs. Virginia 22, Florida State Low 10 vs. Buffalo 9, Buffalo Passing Yardage 189 vs. Florida State 396, Florida State Low 85 vs. West Virginia 73, Buffalo Total Plays 77 vs. Buffalo 72, West Virginia & Florida State Low 56 vs. Florida State 56, Buffalo Total Off. Yards 487 vs. Buffalo 512, Florida State Low 103 vs. West Virginia 123, Buffalo Passes Had Intercepted 0 vs. Buffalo 3, Virginia Most 2 vs. West Virginia 1, West Virginia & Florida State Fumbles Lost 0 vs. West Virginia, Buffalo 0, Buffalo Most 3 vs. Florida State 3, West Virginia Total Turnovers 0 vs. Buffalo 2, Buffalo & Florida State Most 4 vs. Florida State 5, West Virginia Sacks By: #-Yds. 4-30 vs. Buffalo 7-42,, Florida State Low 1-2 vs. Virginia 1-12, Buffalo Penalties 1 vs. Virginia 7, West Virginia Most 11 vs. West Virginia 10, Florida State Yards Penalized 15 vs. Virginia 60, Virginia Most 71 vs. West Virginia 85, Florida State Time of Possession 31:11 vs. Buffalo 33:55, West Virginia Low 26:05 vs. West Virginia 28:49, Buffalo Third Down Conv. % .333 (5 of 15) vs. Virginia .588 (10 of 17), Virginia Low .000 (0 of 15) vs. West Virginia .071 (1 of 14), West Virginia. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #5 – SYRACUSE AT CONNECTICUT • OCTOBER 7, 2005 2005 Individual Superlatives

HIGHS AND LOWS SYRACUSE OPPONENTS Rushing Attempts 28, Damien Rhodes, vs. Buffalo 20, Cedric Peerman, Virginia Rushing Yards 236, Damien Rhodes, vs. Buffalo 110, Marques Hagans, Virginia TDs Rushing 4, Damien Rhodes, vs. Buffalo 1, Michael Johnson & Cedric Peerman,Virginia & L. Lewis & D. Weatherford, Florida State Longest Run 54, Damien Rhodes, vs. Buffalo 70, Michael Johnson,Virginia Pass Attempts 31, Perry Patterson, vs. West Virginia 26, Marques Hagans, Virginia & D. Weatherford, Florida State Pass Completions 17, Perry Patterson, vs. Virginia 17, D. Weatherford, Florida State Interceptions Thrown 2, Perry Patterson, vs. West Virginia 3, Marques Hagans,Virginia Pass Pct. (min. 10 att.) .654(17-26), Perry Patterson vs. Virginia .667 (14-21), Adam Bednarik, West Virginia Yards Passing 189, Perry Patterson, vs. Florida State 234 D. Weatherford, Florida State Long Pass Play 44, Perry Patterson, vs. Buffalo 75, X. Lee, Florida State TDs passing 1, Perry Patterson, vs. Virginia & Florida State 3, D. Weatherford, Florida State Pass Receptions 26/17 Perry Pattersom, vs. Virginia 26/17, d Weatherford, Florida State Yards Receiving 96, Joe Kowalewski, vs. Virginia 89, C. Davis, Florida State TDs Receiving 1, Joe Kowalewski, vs. Virginia & Nick Chestnut vs Florida State 1, Cedric Peerman, Virginia, W. Reid, C. Davis, & L. Booker, Florida State All-Purpose Yds. 236, Damien Rhodes, vs. Buffalo 113, L. Booker, Florida State Total Offense 487, vs. Buffalo 512, Florida State Scoring (points) 24, Damien Rhodes, vs. Buffalo 12, Cedric Peerman, Virginia PATs 4, Ricky Krautman, vs. Buffalo 5, C. Hall, Florida State Field Goals 1 Ricky Krautman vs Buffalo; John Barker vs. Virginia 2, Pat Mcafee, West Virginia; Connor Hughes, Virginia Long Field Goal 27yds, John Barker, vs Virginia 37, G. Cismesia, Florida State Punts 11, Brendan Carney,, vs. West Virginia 11, Ben Woods, Buffalo Punting Yards 481, Brendan Carney, vs. West Virginia 395, Ben Woods, Buffalo Long Punt 71, Brendan Carney, vs. Florida State 50, C. Hall, Florida State Long Punt Return 20, J.J. Bedle, vs. West Virginia 19, Antonio Lewis, West Virginia Kickoff Returns 22, Kareem Jones & Curtis Brinkley, vs. Florida State 39, K. O’Neal, Florida State Kickoff Return Yards 45, Curtis Brinkely, vs. Florida State 64, K. O’Neal, Florida State Punt Returns 4, J.J. Bedle, vs. Buffalo 3, Michael Johnson, Virginia Punt Return Yards 20, J.J. Bedle, vs. West Virginia 43, Michael Johnson,Virginia Interceptions by 2, Anthony Smith, vs. Buffalo 1, Eric Wicks & Anthony Mims, West Virginia Interception Yds. Gained 37, Dowayne Davis, vs. Virginia 31, Eric Wicks, West Virginia Longest Int. Return 37, Dowayne Davis, vs. Virginia 31, Eric Wicks, West Virginia Blocked Field Goals 0 1, Rob Schroeder, Buffalo Blocked Punts 0 0 Blocked PAT 0 0