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220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L SSYRACUSEYRACUSE OORANGERANGE ((44-8 OOVERALL,VERALL, 1-6 BBIGIG EEAST)AST) final release Smith Captains East Squad in Senior All-Star Game Senior Kelvin Smith was named a captain for the East squad in the 82nd annual OORANGERANGE SSLICESLICES East-West Shrine Game on January 20 in Houston … In the game, Smith Television posted fi ve tackles … Smith started 46 games in his Orange career … He led Ten of SU’s 12 games in 2006 were televised, the Syracuse defense with 115 total tackles in 2006 and averaged 9.58 stops per including four national broadcasts … The Orange game (15th nationally and second in the BIG EAST) … He also forced two played on ABC once and ESPNU three times … fumbles and recovered a pair of fumbles this season … Smith fi nished his career SU was the featured team on ESPN Regional’s BIG with 320 tackles, fi ve interceptions, 5.5 sacks, 21.5 tackles for loss and three EAST Game of the Week six times. forced fumbles, in 46 consecutive starts for the Orange. Radio Kelvin Syracuse ISP Sports Network Smith The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP Sports Network was WAQX-95.7FM … Voice of Patterson Ranks Among Syracuse’s Best the Orange Matt Park ‘97 and analyst Dick MacPherson called the game action and Brian Senior quarterback Perry Patterson Where Patterson Ranks cemented his legacy as one of the Orange’s Higgins ‘04 provided sideline reports … Higgins Career Passing Yards also hosted the pre-game and post-game shows … best signal callers with his performance 4. 5,220 The Syracuse ISP Sports Network was heard in Career Completions in 2006 … Patterson had his best season, New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania. throwing for a personal-best 1,865 yards 3. 456 Career Touchdown Passes and a career-high 12 touchdowns, one shy Sirius Satellite Radio 5. 25 Orange football games were also broadcast on of his career total heading into 2006 … Career Completion Percentage SIRIUS satellite radio … Visist www.sirius.com for 5. .529 (456-862) He was 158-of-300 through the air and information. his 158 completions ranks fourth on SU’s Perry Single-Season Completions WAER single-season list … He also became one 4. 158 (2006) Patterson Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 also of two SU quarterbacks to attempt 300 Single-Season Attempts broadcasted all Orange football games … Dan passes in one year (R.J. Anderson, 2003) … 2. 300 (2006) Single-Season Touchdown Passes Bumpus served as the sports director. Patterson’s decision-making also improved t-9. 12 (2006) in his fi nal campaign as he threw a career- Internet (www.suathletics.com) low four interceptions … He concluded his Orange All Access career fourth in school history in passing yards (5,220), third in completions (456) • All Syracuse ISP Sports network broadcasts, and fi fth in TD passes (25) … He also ranks fi fth in career completion percentage (.529, 456-862). including game coverage, The Greg Robinson Show, Orange All Access Radio daily show and Orange Slices. • Coach Greg Robinson weekly press conferences 2006 Syracuse Schedule and Results (4-8 overall, 1-6 BIG EAST) (Sundays and Tuesdays) Date Opponent Time/Attendance Result (Televison) • Live post-game show followed every home game, September 2 at Wake Forest 34,121 L, 10-20 (ESPN360) hosted by John Nicholson. The program featured extensive highlights, statistics, Coach Greg 9 #14/15 IOWA 37,199 L, 13-20 2ot (ABC) Robinson’s post game press conference, opposing 16 at Illinois 40,657 W, 31-21 (ESPNU) coach post game press conference and student- 23 MIAMI (OH) 35,274 W, 34-14 (ESPNU) athlete interviews. Fan Appreciation Day • Extensive highlights followed every away game 30 WYOMING 38,447 W, 40-34 2ot (ESPN360) • Student-athlete interviews and features Parent’s Weekend October 7 PITTSBURGH * 41,870 L, 11-21 (ESPN Reg.) The Coach Homecoming Greg Robinson 14 at #5/4 West Virginia * 60,051 L, 17-41 (ESPN Reg.) Overall Record: 5-18 Year as a head coach: 21 #6/6 LOUISVILLE * 35,708 L, 13-28 (ESPN Reg.) Second Record at SU: 5-18 Courage Day/Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Year at SU: Second 28 at Cincinnati * 20,146 L, 3-17 (ESPN Reg.) BIG EAST Record: 1-13 November 4 OPEN 11 at South Florida * 29,694 L, 10-27 (ESPN Reg.) Previewing 2007 18 CONNECTICUT * 35,079 W, 20-14 (ESPN Reg.) 2006 Seniors Lost: 17 SU Football Senior Day 2007 Returners by Class (as of 11/27): 25 at #15/16 Rutgers * 43,791 L, 7-38 (ESPNU) Seniors 20 Juniors 18 HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Sophomores 14 * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern Redshirt Freshmen 12 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L FINAL RELEASE Shadle Virtually Automatic In 2006 OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Sophomore kicker Patrick Shadle Most Field Goals (Season) Syracuse Statistical Breakdown fi nished his fi rst season as the Gary Anderson 18 1981 SU’s top placekicker with 16 fi eld Don McAulay 17 1985 SU OFFENSE SU DEFENSE goals, two shy of the Orange’s John Biskup 17 1991 17.4 Scoring 24.6 season record held by Gary Patrick Shadle 16 2006 264.0 Total Yardage 399.3 John Biskup 16 1992 Anderson (1981) … Shadle’s 16 106.9 Rushing Yardage 185.1 Dave Jacobs 16 1978 157.1 Passing Yardage 214.2 made fi eld goals is the most by an Dave Jacobs 16 1977 60.9 Total Plays 67.9 Orange kicker since John Biskup Patrick 35.0 Rushing Plays 38.9 connected on 16 in 1992 … A mid-season All-American by SI.com 25.9 Passing Plays 29.0 and a Lou Groza Award semi-fi nalist (nation’s top kicker), Shadle Shadle 4.3 Avg. Per Play 5.9 had a string of 12 consecutive fi eld goals made earlier this year and he 3.1 Avg. Per Rush 4.8 booted at least one in 11 of SU’s 12 games … Th e only game in which he didn’t convert 6.1 Avg. Per Pass 7.4 a fi eld goal was in the season fi nale at Rutgers where he did not have an attempt … He 11.7 Avg. Per Catch 11.4 1.4 Turnovers 2.3 was 16-18 (.889) on fi eld goal tries in 2006 and was 21-for-21 on point after attempts … Shadle tied for 21st in the nation in fi eld goals made per game at 1.33. Final Statistical Leaders (2006 Avg.) Orange Sack Attack Among School’s Best Rushing Leaders (YPG) Carter .......................59.4 Th e Syracuse defense terrorized Orange Crush (Most Sacks) Brinkley ....................47.6 opposing quarterbacks in 2006 and 1. 41 1985 ranked 14th in the country in sacks 2. 40 2000 per game (2.83) … Th e Orange 3. 35 1983 Passing Leaders (YPG) 4. 34 2006 Patterson .................155.4 registered fi ve sacks in its win against 34 1991 Robinson, A. ..............4.0 Connecticut on Nov. 18 and fi nished the season with 34 which is tied with the 1991 SU squad for the Receiving Leaders (YPG) fourth-most in school history and seven off the school record of 41 Jameel Smith, T. (4 gms.) .....56.8 set in 1985 … Defensive end Jameel McClain led the club with Williams, M. ............46.1 9.5 sacks and he tied for 18th in the country in that category … McClain Ferron ......................29.2 Syracuse had 15 defenders register at least half a sack in 2006, the most individuals with at least half a sack since the 1998 team had 16 … Against Miami Tackle Leaders (TPG) (OH), the Orange recorded eight sacks, which is tied for third on the school’s single- Smith, K. ...................9.6 game record list and was one off the SU record of nine which the Orange achieved Fields ..........................6.3 on two occassions (1991 vs. Rutgers; 2000 vs. Virginia Tech) … It’s 34 takedowns of quarterbacks behind the line of scrimmage was nine more than it had a year ago … Punt Return Leaders (Avg.) SU registered multiple sacks in seven of 12 games this year and it has at least one sack Meisel ........................7.9 in 15 of the last 19 games dating back to 2005. Williams, B. ...............7.2 Orange Enjoy Success Under the Big Top Interception Leaders (No.) Fields ............................4 For the 25th time in 27 seasons, the Orange posted Syracuse had a winning record in Brown, A.J. ...................3 the Carrier Dome … Syracuse beat Miami (OH), Wyoming and Connecticut at home … Syracuse beat the RedHawks, 34-14, and Wyoming, 40-34 in double overtime in Kick Return Leaders (Avg.) part of the Orange’s three-game win streak, and Connecticut, 20-14, on Senior Day Brinkley ...................21.3 … Two of SU’s home losses were to nationally-ranked opponents (a 20-13 double- Jones, K. ...................20.0 overtime loss to #14/15 Iowa and a 28-13 loss to #6/6 Louisville). Horne .......................20.0 Anthony Presents Lead Gift for SU Basketball Practice Facility Scoring Leaders (Pts.) Shadle ..........................69 Former Orange basketball standout Carmelo Anthony, who helped lead SU to the 2003 Williams, M. ...............26 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, has presented the University with the lead gift for the construction of a newly planned basketball practice facility … Anthony, the Total Offense Leaders (YPG) captain of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, has committed $3 million toward the building Patterson .................140.9 … Anthony’s gift represents one of the largest individual donations to Syracuse Carter ......................59.4 University Athletics and is also believed to be one of largest by a current professional athlete to the school they attended … Th e gift is the starting point in the fundraising All Purpose Leaders (YPG) plans for the multi-million dollar structure … Th e facility, which is still in the planning Brinkley ....................92.5 phase, would be located within the Lampe Athletic Complex on the University campus Smith, T.