SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2018 Spring Football Prospectus 2018 SYRACUSE SPRING FOOTBALL

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2018 Spring Football Prospectus 2018 SYRACUSE SPRING FOOTBALL

TABLE OF CONTENTS PRACTICE SCHEDULE SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Media Information...... 1 Spring Practice Schedule...... 1 4 | MARCH 5 6 7 8 9 10 Notebook...... 2 Practice #1 Practice #2 Practice #3 Returning Starters...... 2 10 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 2018 Spring Roster...... 3-4 2018 Signing Class Roster...... 4 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2018 Spring Depth Chart...... 5 Dino Babers Profile...... 6-7 SPRING BREAK Assistant Coach Profiles...... 8 Position Previews...... 9-12 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2017 Results/Statistics...... 13-15 2017 Starting Lineups...... 16 Practice #4 Practice #5 Practice #6 7:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. CLOSED 2017 Game Summaries...... 17-20 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2018 SCHEDULE Practice #7 Practice #8 Practice #9 7:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. CLOSED Date Opponent Time 8/31 at Western Michigan TBA 1 | APRIL 2 3 4 5 6 7 9/8 Wagner TBA Practice #10 Practice #11 Practice #12 Practice #13 9/15 Florida State * TBA CLOSED 7:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. CLOSED 9/22 Connecticut TBA 9/29 at Clemson * TBA 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10/6 at Pittsburgh * TBA Practice #14 Spring 10/20 North Carolina * TBA 7:30 a.m. Preview 10/27 NC State * TBA 11/3 at Wake Forest * TBA 11/9 Louisville * TBA MEDIA POLICIES 11/17 vs. Notre Dame ! TBA 11/24 at Boston College * TBA PRACTICE ACCESS: Reporters, videographers and still photographers are permitted to observe and shoot the first 10 minutes of practice on Sunday, March 4 and on subsequent Tuesdays and Thursdays. Practices will * - ACC game be held at the Ensley Athletic Center, however, times and practice location are subject to change. The 2018 ! - at Yankee Stadium (Bronx, N.Y.) Spring Preview, which is open to the public, is scheduled for Friday, April 13 at the Carrier Dome.

REPORTING GUIDELINES: No live practice updates of any kind, including all electronic and social media QUICK FACTS forums, are permitted. Reporting on schemes, student-athlete health status or injuries, and student-athlete absences from practice is prohibited until addressed by head coach Dino Babers or the Syracuse Athletic Location...... Syracuse, N.Y. Communications staff. Updated injury information will be announced as appropriate. Founded...... 1870 Enrollment...... 14,607 Head coach Dino Babers and select players will be available for interviews on Sunday, March Nickname...... Orange INTERVIEWS: Color...... Orange (Pantone 1665) 4. Beginning March 6, select offensive players will be available Tuesdays. Select defensive players/specialists Stadium...... Carrier Dome will be available for interviews on Thursdays. Starting March 20, Babers will be available after practice on Surface...... FieldTurf Tuesdays. Capacity...... 49,262 Conference...... Atlantic Coast (Atlantic Division) To request interviews with student-athletes (max. 2), please contact Mike Morrison ([email protected]) or Chancellor...... Kent Syverud Tyler Cady ([email protected]) from the Syracuse Athletic Communications staff via email by 1 p.m. the day Athletics Director...... John Wildhack before the desired interview day.

PLEASE RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF THE STUDENT-ATHLETES BY NOT CONTACTING THEM DIRECTLY VIA TEAM INFORMATION PHONE, EMAIL OR SOCIAL MEDIA.

2017 Record...... 4-8 SPRING PREVIEW CREDENTIALS: Field and press box access for the 2018 Spring Preview is by pass only. To 2017 ACC Record/Finish...... 2-6/7th (Atlantic) request credentials, please contact Mike Morrison ([email protected]) via email by Monday, April 9. Basic Offense...... Spread Basic Defense...... 4-3/Multiple Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 42/18 Offense...... 24/6 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Defense...... 16/11 Specialists...... 2/1 MIKE MORRISON (FOOTBALL SID) DIRECTORY Starters Returning/Lost...... 15/9 Assisant Director/Athletic Communications Athletic Communications Main...... 315-443-2608 Offense...... 8/3 Email...... [email protected] Athletic Communications Fax...... 315-443-3405 Defense...... 6/5 Office...... 315-443-2608 Football Office...... 315-443-4817 Specialists...... 1/1 Cell...... 315-952-4809 Website...... Cuse.com First Year of Football...... 1889 All-Time Record *...... 720-529-49 (128 seasons) TYLER CADY (SECONDARY CONTACT) SOCIAL MEDIA All-Time ACC Record...... 11-29 (5 seasons) Assisant Director/Athletic Communications Twitter...... CuseFootball All-Time Bowl Record...... 15-9-1 Email...... [email protected] Facebook...... CuseFootball Office...... 315-443-2608 Instagram...... CuseFootball * - Includes 11 wins from 2004-06 vacated by NCAA Cell...... 315-941-6569 YouTube...... SyracuseOrange Snapchat...... Cusepics

Orange Is The New Fast 1 2018 SPRING NOTEBOOK

BY THE NUMBERS COACHING STAFF Of the three active FBS quarterbacks with 5,000+ passing yards and 1,000+ rushing yards, Head Coach...... Dino Babers Eric Dungey (6,472/1,239) is the only one with more than 6,000 passing yards. The other Alma Mater...... Hawaii ‘84 two members of the club are Duke’s Daniel Jones (5,527/1,004) and Ball State’s Riley Neal Record at Syracuse (Years)...... 8-16 (2) 1 (5,476/1,006). Career Record (Years)...... 45-32 (6) Best time to reach Coach...... Contact SID Asst. Head Coach/CB...... Kim McCloud Syracuse will face three teams in 2018 that are coached by former Orange assistants. They Offensive Coordinator/RB...... Mike Lynch are: Western Michigan (Tim Lester), Connecticut (Randy Edsall) and Boston College (Steve Defensive Coordinator/LB...... Brian Ward Addazio). Edsall also played at Syracuse. Of the 130 FBS football programs, nine are coached Special Teams Coordinator/WR...... Justin Lustig 3 by former Orange players or coaches, the most of any of any school in the country (total Offensive Line...... Mike Cavanaugh includes institution’s current head coach). Bowling Green is second with eight. Tight Ends/Inside Receivers...... Reno Ferri Quarterbacks...... Kirk Martin Games out of 24 missed the last two seasons by safety-turned-receiver Antwan Cordy. Cordy Safeties/Nickelbacks...... Nick Monroe suffered a season-ending forearm injury during Week 2 of the 2016 season against Louisville. Defensive Tackles...... Vinson Reynolds He returned for the 2017 opener versus Central Connecticut State, but injured his lower leg in Defensive Ends...... Steve Stanard 21 the first quarter and missed the rest of the year. He is back for his senior season in 2018. Graduate Asst. (Offense)...... Tim McAuliffe Graduate Asst. (Offense)...... Lanear Sampson Graduate Asst. (Defense)...... Trent Greene Percentage of Syracuse’s rushing output returning for 2018. The Orange bring back seven of Graduate Asst. (Defense)...... Adam Gristick their top eight ground-gainers, including leading rusher Eric Dungey (595 yards) and primary Quality Control (Offense)...... Travis Greene running backs Dontae Strickland (482) and Moe Neal (488). Receiver Ervin Philips and Quality Control (Special Teams)...... Jeff LePak 93.8 quarterback Zack Mahoney are the only two from last year’s rushing list not returning.

SUPPORT STAFF Career punts for Sterling Hofrichter, only seven of which have gone into the end zone for touchbacks. He owns a career touchback percentage of 5.2. Hofrichter was third in the ACC Dir. of Video Operations...... Austin Beehner in that category (7.0, 4-57) last season behind Georgia Tech’s Pressley Harvin III (2.0) and Dir. of Player Personnel...... Dave Boller 134 Louisville’s Mason King (4.5). Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach...... Keith Caton Asst. Director of Recruiting...... Kramer Cook Asst. AD/Athletic Performance...... Sean Edinger Career kickoff return yards for junior Sean Riley, third-most in program history and tops Asst. Video Coordinator...... Shawn Emmons among active ACC players. Riley was third in the conference in kickoff return average (24.5 Quality Control (Recruiting)...... John Gunter ypr) last season. Qadry Ismail (1989-92) holds the Orange record with 2,290 career kickoff Asst. Athletic Trainer...... Brandon Hall 1,805 return yards. Dir. of Recruiting Operations...... Asil Mulbah Head Athletic Trainer...... Tim Pike Equipment Manager...... Jim Schlensker Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach...... David Scorzelli RETURNING STARTERS (15) Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach...... Sean Teter Dir. of Operations...... Brad Wittke 2017 Career Dir. of Player Development...... Roy Wittke Offense (8) Pos. Yr. Starts Starts 2017 Notes Eric Dungey QB Sr. 9 25 Team captain … 6th in FBS in total offense (343.3 ypg) Dontae Strickland RB Sr. 9 21 Averaged 58.0 ypg in ACC play … 4 rushing TDs 2017 SEASON HONORS Devin Butler WR Jr. 9 9 Three games with 50+ receiving yards Ravian Pierce TE Sr. 9 9 t-2nd on Syracuse with 4 TD receptions (RETURNERS) Cody Conway LT Sr. 12 20 All-ECAC First Team … 31 knockdown blocks Sam Heckel LG R-So. 12 12 Team leader with 41 knockdown blocks Cody Conway (OL) Airon Servais C R-So. 12 12 Led the Orange in snaps (1,036) All-ECAC First Team Evan Adams RG R-Jr. 12 21 38 knockdown blocks … 6 knockdowns at LSU All-ACC Academic Team 2017 Career Eric Dungey (QB) Defense (6) Pos. Yr. Starts Starts 2017 Notes CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team Alton Robinson DE Jr. 10 10 30 tackles, including a team-high 5 sacks Chris Slayton DT R-Sr. 12 29 8.5 TFL … Blocked PAT vs. Wake Forest Matt Keller (LS) Kendall Coleman DE Jr. 8 19 28 tackles … Career-high 9 tackles vs. CMU CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team Christopher Fredrick CB R-Jr. 12 18 5 passes defended … Multiple tackles in every game Evan Foster SS Jr. 12 12 64 tackles … Returned INT for TD vs. CMU Sean Riley (WR/KR) Scoop Bradshaw CB Jr. 11 11 Team-high 6 PBU … 21 tackles, including 5.5 TFL All-ACC Academic Team 2017 Career Airon Servais (OL) Specialists (1) Pos. Yr. Starts Starts 2017 Notes All-ACC Academic Team Sterling Hofrichter P R-Jr. 12 24 41.3 avg. … Only 9 punts of 57 punts returned

2 2018 Syracuse Spring Football Prospectus 2018 SPRING ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 2 *** Eric Dungey QB Sr. 6-4 228 Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lakeridge) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 3 ** Christopher Fredrick DB R-Jr. 5-11 198 Conley, Ga. (Cedar Grove) 4 *** Dontae Strickland RB Sr. 5-11 207 Dayton, N.J. (South Brunswick) No. Name Pos. 5 * Devin Butler WR Jr. 6-3 196 District Heights, Md. (Frederick Douglass) 23 Abdul Adams RB 63 Evan Adams OL 6 * Ravian Pierce TE Sr. 6-3 244 Plantation, Fla. (Plantation/Southwest Mississippi CC) 16 Chance Amie QB 8 ** Antwan Cordy WR R-Sr. 5-8 183 Homestead, Fla. (South Dade) 12 Andrew Armstrong LB 10 ** Sterling Hofrichter P/K R-Jr. 5-9 197 Valrico, Fla. (Armwood) 97 Brandon Berry DL 10 ** Sean Riley WR Jr. 5-8 151 Los Angeles, Calif. (Narbonne) 85 Josh Black DL 11 Devon Clarke DB R-So. 6-2 192 Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) 50 Aaron Bolinsky LS 11 Clayton Welch QB R-Jr. 6-5 244 Chico, Calif. (Chico/Butte College) 18 Scoop Bradshaw DB 12 ** Andrew Armstrong LB Jr. 6-2 230 Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) 85 Ben Brickman WR 5 Devin Butler WR 12 R. Thompson-Bishop WR R-Fr. 6-1 217 Bloomfield, Conn. (Bloomfield) 64 Colin Byrne OL 13 Tommy DeVito QB R-Fr. 6-2 205 Cedar Grove, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) 93 Jeffrey Chan K 14 ** Evan Foster DB Jr. 6-0 210 West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 54 Austin Chandler OL 15 * Rex Culpepper QB R-So. 6-3 223 Tampa, Fla. (Plant) 19 Andre Cisco DB 16 Chance Amie QB Fr. 6-3 200 Flint, Texas (Robert E. Lee) 77 Mike Clark OL 16 ** Carl Jones DB Jr. 6-1 185 Twinsburg, Ohio (St. Edward) 11 Devon Clarke DB 17 *** Jamal Custis WR R-Sr. 6-5 228 Philadelphia, Pa. (Neumann-Goretti) 55 Kendall Coleman DL 18 ** Scoop Bradshaw DB Jr. 5-11 176 Tampa, Fla. (Plant) 34 Eric Coley DB 49 Jesse Conners TE 18 Donny Sanders TE R-Fr. 6-0 235 McLean, Va. (Potomac School) 60 Cody Conway OL 19 Andre Cisco DB Fr. 6-0 186 Valley Stream, N.Y. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) 92 Nolan Cooney P/K 19 Tyler Gilfus WR R-So. 6-1 199 Cape Vincent, N.Y. (Thousand Islands) 8 Antwan Cordy WR 20 Cam Jonas DB Fr. 6-1 205 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) 24 Shyheim Cullen LB 21 ** Moe Neal RB Jr. 5-11 187 Gastonia, N.C. (Forestview) 15 Rex Culpepper QB 22 * Markenzy Pierre RB So. 5-11 216 Orlando, Fla. (Liberty) 17 Jamal Custis WR 23 Abdul Adams RB Jr. 5-11 199 Landover, Md. (Hillside (N.C.)) 71 Keaton Darney OL 57 Dakota Davis OL 24 ** Shyheim Cullen LB R-Jr. 6-0 218 Lowell, Mass. (Lowell) 69 Patrick Davis OL 25 *** Kielan Whitner LB Sr. 6-0 216 Lawrenceville, Ga. (Mountain View) 13 Tommy DeVito QB 26 Sean Onwualu DB R-Jr. 6-1 191 Sylmar, Calif. (Granada Hills Charter) 72 Andrejas Duerig OL 26 ** Tyrone Perkins DB Sr. 6-0 205 Glen Head, N.Y. (Friends Academy) 2 Eric Dungey QB 27 Nadarius Fagan LB So. 6-1 218 Goulds, Fla. (Miami Southridge) 96 Justin Ellis DL 29 Otto Zaccardo RB Jr. 5-10 205 Sudbury, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury/Worcester Academy) 36 Chris Elmore FB/DL 30 Juan Wallace LB Fr. 6-2 214 Washington, D.C. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) 40 Luke Erickson RB 27 Nadarius Fagan LB 31 *** Kyle Kleinberg TE Sr. 6-0 232 Armonk, N.Y. (Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)) 14 Evan Foster DB 32 * Allen Stritzinger DB So. 6-0 188 Detroit, Mich. (De La Salle) 3 Christopher Fredrick DB 33 Jack Guida RB R-Fr. 6-0 188 New Canaan, Conn. (Brewster (N.Y.)) 19 Tyler Gilfus WR 33 Kadeem Trotter LB R-Fr. 6-2 210 Canton, Ohio (McKinley) 51 Shaq Grosvenor DL 34 Eric Coley DB R-Fr. 6-2 186 Manlius, N.Y. (Fayetteville-Manlius) 33 Jack Guida RB 35 * Kyle Strickland DB R-So. 6-0 177 Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 41 Ryan Guthrie LB 36 * Chris Elmore FB/DL So. 6-0 289 Chicago, Ill. (Phillips Academy) 89 Aaron Hackett TE 84 K.K. Hahn WR 36 Tim Walton LB R-So. 6-2 230 Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 52 Curtis Harper DL 37 Kevin Nusdeo DB R-Fr. 6-1 198 Orange, Conn. (Choate Rosemary Hall) 75 Sam Heckel OL 40 Luke Erickson RB R-Fr. 6-0 213 Greene, N.Y. (Greene) 10 Sterling Hofrichter P/K 41 * Ryan Guthrie LB Sr. 6-2 222 Cumming, Ga. (West Forsyth/Ellsworth CC) 86 Trishton Jackson WR 42 Tyrell Richards LB R-Fr. 6-4 224 Brampton, Ontario, Canada (Clarkson Secondary) 83 Kevin Johnson Jr. WR 43 Ifeatu Melifonwu DB R-Fr. 6-3 198 South Grafton, Mass. (Grafton) 82 Nykeim Johnson WR 45 ** Kenneth Ruff DL Jr. 6-1 293 Lauderhill, Fla. (Dillard) 87 Sharod Johnson WR 20 Cam Jonas DB 46 Lakiem Williams LB Jr. 6-0 239 Tacoma, Wash. (Spanaway Lake/Butte College) 57 Kingsley Jonathan DL 47 *** Matt Keller LS Sr. 5-11 225 Willow Street, Pa. (Penn Manor) 16 Carl Jones DB 49 Jesse Conners TE R-So. 6-2 231 Pittsford, N.Y. (Salisbury School (Conn.)/Holy Cross) 81 Cameron Jordan WR 49 Zack Lesko LB R-So. 6-0 219 Solon, Ohio (Solon/Chattanooga) 47 Matt Keller LS 50 Aaron Bolinsky LS Fr. 5-11 210 Frackville, Pa. (North Schuylkill) 31 Kyle Kleinberg LB 51 Shaq Grosvenor DL Jr. 6-2 278 Linden, N.J. (West Orange/Mesa CC) 49 Zack Lesko LB 52 Curtis Harper DL R-Fr. 6-2 315 McKeesport, Pa. (McKeesport) 43 Ifeatu Melifonwu DB 91 Zach Morton DL 54 Austin Chandler OL R-Fr. 6-4 299 Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) 21 Moe Neal WR 55 ** Kendall Coleman DL Jr. 6-3 265 Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 37 Kevin Nusdeo DB 57 Dakota Davis OL R-Fr. 6-5 335 Mount Airy, Md. (Glenelg) 26 Sean Onwualu DB 57 * Kingsley Jonathan DL So. 6-3 255 Baltimore, Md. (St. Frances Academy) 26 Tyrone Perkins DB 59 ** Aaron Roberts OL R-Sr. 6-4 311 Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) 99 Jake Pickard DL 60 *** Cody Conway OL Sr. 6-6 300 Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North) 22 Markenzy Pierre RB 63 ** Evan Adams OL R-Jr. 6-6 336 Norwalk, Conn. (Norwalk) 6 Ravian Pierce TE 42 Tyrell Richards LB 64 ** Colin Byrne OL R-Jr. 6-5 300 Coral Springs, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 10 Sean Riley WR 68 * Airon Servais OL R-So. 6-6 303 Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)

Orange Is The New Fast 3 2018 SPRING ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 69 * Patrick Davis OL So. 6-5 316 Gatineau, Quebec, Canada (Champlain Regional) 71 ** Keaton Darney OL R-Sr. 6-3 284 Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) No. Name Pos. 72 ** Andrejas Duerig OL R-Jr. 6-3 323 Lowell, Ind. (Mount Carmel) 59 Aaron Roberts OL 75 * Sam Heckel OL R-So. 6-4 294 Waukesha, Wis. (Waukesha West) 94 Alton Robinson DL 77 * Mike Clark OL R-So. 6-8 304 Exton, Pa. (Downingtown East) 45 Kenneth Ruff DL 81 Cameron Jordan WR R-Fr. 6-3 203 Wheatley Heights, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills West) 18 Donny Sanders TE 68 Airon Servais OL 82 * Nykeim Johnson WR So. 5-8 173 Washington, D.C. (Friendship Academy) 95 Chris Slayton DL 83 Kevin Johnson Jr. WR Fr. 5-11 190 Columbus, N.J. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) 90 Cory Smigel K 84 K.K. Hahn WR R-So. 5-10 170 Bethesda, Md. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) 4 Dontae Strickland RB 85 * Josh Black DL R-So. 6-3 288 Loves Park, Ill. (Harlem) 35 Kyle Strickland DB 85 Ben Brickman WR Sr. 5-8 172 Albany, N.Y. (Shaker/Hudson Valley CC) 32 Allen Stritzinger DB 86 Trishton Jackson WR Jr. 6-1 183 West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield/Michigan St.) 91 Andre Szmyt K 87 Sharod Johnson WR R-Fr. 5-11 170 Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) 12 Russell Thompson-Bishop WR 33 Kadeem Trotter LB 89 * Aaron Hackett TE So. 6-3 234 Venice, Fla. (Venice) 30 Juan Wallace LB 90 Cory Smigel K Fr. 5-8 144 North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) 36 Tim Walton LB 91 Zach Morton DL R-Fr. 6-4 243 Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical) 11 Clayton Welch QB 91 Andre Szmyt K R-Fr. 6-1 195 Vernon Hills, Ill. (Vernon Hills) 25 Kielan Whitner LB 92 Nolan Cooney P/K R-So. 6-3 202 E. Greenwich, R.I. (E. Greenwich/Bridgton Academy (Maine)) 46 Lakiem Williams LB 93 Jeffrey Chan K R-Fr. 5-10 187 Honolulu, Hawaii (Punahou School) 98 McKinley Williams DL 94 * Alton Robinson DL Jr. 6-4 256 Converse, Texas (Judson/NE Oklahoma A&M) 29 Otto Zaccardo RB 95 *** Chis Slayton DL R-Sr. 6-4 320 University Park, Ill. (Crete Monee) 96 Justin Ellis DL So. 6-3 243 Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) ROSTER BY STATE/ 97 * Brandon Berry DL R-Jr. 6-4 249 Griffin, Ga. (Griffin/Highland CC) COUNTRY 98 ** McKinley Williams DL Jr. 6-4 291 Miramar, Fla. (Dillard) 99 * Jake Pickard DL R-Jr. 6-5 252 Short Hills, N.J. (Millburn) Florida...... 14 New York...... 9 * - Letters won Georgia...... 6 Illinois...... 6 California...... 5 Maryland...... 5 2018 SIGNING CLASS Michigan...... 5 New Jersey...... 5 Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Ohio...... 5 Tre Allison LB 6-2 230 Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) Pennsylvania...... 5 Chance Amie * QB 6-5 200 Flint, Texas (Robert E. Lee) Connecticut...... 4 Massachusetts...... 3 Andre Cisco * DB 6-0 186 Valley Stream, N.Y. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) Canada...... 2 Akeem Dixon RB 6-0 235 Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) Indiana...... 2 Willem Froumy OL 6-6 290 Exeter, N.H. (Exeter) Texas...... 2 Taj Harris WR 6-2 175 Beverly, N.J. (Palmyra) Washington, D.C...... 2 Ed Hendrix WR 6-3 195 Washington, D.C. (H.D. Woodson) Wisconsin...... 2 Gabe Horan TE 6-6 260 Baldwinsville, N.Y. (C.W. Baker) Hawaii...... 1 Jarveon Howard RB 5-10 202 Columbia, Miss. (East Marion) North Carolina...... 1 Oregon...... 1 Cam Jonas * DB 6-2 205 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) Rhode Island...... 1 Cooper Lutz WR 6-0 190 Reading, Pa. (Berks Catholic) Virginia...... 1 Caleb Okechukwu DL 6-4 240 Washington, D.C. (St. John’s College HS) Washington...... 1 Anthony Queeley WR 6-2 195 Orlando, Fla. (Lake Nona) Carlos Vettorello OL 6-4 277 Detroit, Mich. (University of Detroit Jesuit) ROSTER BY POSITION Juan Wallace * LB 6-2 214 Washington, D.C. (IMG Academy (Fla.)) Qadir White OL 6-7 334 Bronx, N.Y. (Cardinal Hayes) Defensive Backs...... 14 Lakiem Williams * LB 6-1 239 Tacoma, Wash. (Spanaway Lake/Butte College) Defensive Linemen...... 13 Trill Williams DB 6-2 190 Yonkers, N.Y. (Archbishop Stepinac) Wide Receivers...... 13 Offensive Linemen...... 12 Bold * - Indicates January 2018 enrollee who will participate in spring practice Linebackers...... 11 Running Backs...... 7 Specialists...... 7 Quarterbacks...... 5 Tight Ends...... 5 Fullback/Defensive Lineman...... 1

4 2018 Syracuse Spring Football Prospectus 2018 SPRING DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

QB 2 Eric Dungey (6-4, 228, Sr.) DE 94 Alton Robinson (6-4, 256, Jr.) Chance Amie...... AMY 13 Tommy DeVito (6-2, 205, R-Fr.) 91 Zach Morton (6-4, 243, R-Fr.) Devon Clarke...... Duh-VON Shyheim Cullen...... Shy-HEEM RB 4 Dontae Strickland (5-11, 207, Sr.) NT 98 McKinley Williams (6-4, 291, Jr.) Andrejas Duerig...... ANDREAS DURR-ig OR 21 Moe Neal (5-11, 187, Jr.) 36 Chris Elmore (6-0, 289, So.) Eric Dungey...... DUN-jee Jack Guida...... GWEE-duh WR 5 Devin Butler (6-3, 196, Jr.) DT 95 Chris Slayton (6-4, 320, R-Sr.) Shaq Grosvenor...... GROWS-ven-or 82 Nykeim Johnson (5-8, 173, So.) 45 Kenneth Ruff (6-1, 293, Jr.) Nykeim Johnson...... Nye-KEEM Ifeatu Melifonwu....Eh-FAH-too Mel-eh-FON-wu Kevin Nusdeo...... Nuzz-DEE-oh WR 82 Nykeim Johnson (5-8, 173, So.) DE 57 Kingsley Jonathan (6-3, 255, So.) Sean Onwualu...... On-WALL-ooo 12 R. Thompson-Bishop (6-1, 217, R-Fr.) 96 Justin Ellis (6-3, 243, So.) Ravian Pierce...... RAY-veon Alton Robinson...... AL-ton WR 8 Antwan Cordy (5-8, 183, R-Sr.) WLB 12 Andrew Armstrong (6-2, 230, Jr.) Airon Servais...... AARON SERVICE 10 Sean Riley (5-8, 151, Jr.) 24 Shyheim Cullen (6-0, 218, R-Jr.) Cory Smigel...... SMEE-gul Andre Szmyt...... SCHMITT WR 17 Jamal Custis (6-5, 228, R-Sr.) MLB 41 Ryan Guthrie (6-2, 222, Sr.) Kielan Whitner...... KAI-lin (rhymes with sky) Lakeim Williams...... Luh-KEEM 87 Sharod Johnson (5-11, 170, R-Fr.) 46 Lakiem Williams (6-0, 239, Jr.) Otto Zaccardo...... ZUH-cardo

TE 6 Ravian Pierce (6-3, 244, Sr.) SLB 25 Kielan Whitner (6-0, 216, Sr.) 89 Aaron Hackett (6-3, 234, So.) 42 Tyrell Richards (6-4, 224, R-Fr.) START CHART

LT 60 Cody Conway (6-6, 300, Sr.) CB 18 Scoop Bradshaw (5-11, 176, Jr.) ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 Streak Career Offense 69 Patrick Davis (6-5, 316, So.) 32 Allen Stritzinger (6-0, 188, So.) Eric Dungey - 7 9 9 - 25 Evan Adams - - 9 12 21 21 LG 59 Aaron Roberts (6-4, 311, R-Sr.) FS 19 Andre Cisco (6-0, 186, Fr.) Dontae Strickland - 0 12 9 - 21 64 Colin Byrne (6-5, 300, R-Jr.) 11 Devon Clarke (6-2, 192, R-So.) Cody Conway - 0 8 12 17 18 Aaron Roberts - 0 12 0 - 12 C 68 Airon Servais (6-6, 303, R-So.) SS 14 Evan Foster (6-0, 208, So.) Sam Heckel - - - 12 12 12 Airon Servais - - - 12 12 12 71 Keaton Darney (6-3, 284, R-Sr.) 26 Tyrone Perkins (6-0, 205, Sr.) Ravian Pierce - - - 9 5 9 Devin Butler - - 0 9 9 9 RG 75 Sam Heckel (6-4, 294, R-So.) CB 3 Christopher Fredrick (5-11, 198, R-Jr.) Colin Byrne - - 8 0 - 8 57 Dakota Davis (6-5, 335, R-Fr.) 43 Ifeatu Melifonwu (6-3, 198, R-Fr.) Abdul Adams * - - 0 4 - 4 Trishton Jackson ^ - - 0 4 - 4 Sean Riley - - 0 3 - 3 RT 77 Mike Clark (6-8, 304, R-So.) SPECIAL TEAMS Moe Neal - - 0 3 2 3 54 Austin Chandler (6-4, 299, R-Fr.) Jamal Custis 0 0 - 2 - 2 Rex Culpepper - - - 1 1 1 KO 92 Nolan Cooney (6-3, 202, R-So.) Nykeim Johnson - - - 1 1 1 91 Andre Szmyt (6-1, 195, R-Fr.) OR 90 Cory Smigel (5-8, 144, Fr.) * - at Oklahoma ^ - at Michigan State PK 10 Sterling Hofrichter (5-9, 197, R-Jr.) 91 Andre Szmyt (6-1, 195, R-Fr.) ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 Streak Career OR 90 Cory Smigel (5-8, 144, Fr.) Defense Chris Slayton - 5 12 12 24 29 Kendall Coleman - - 11 8 4 19 P 10 Sterling Hofrichter (5-9, 197, R-Jr.) Christopher Fredrick - - 6 12 18 18 92 Nolan Cooney (6-3, 202, R-So.) Antwan Cordy 1 12 2 1 - 16 Evan Foster - - 0 12 12 12 LS 47 Matt Keller (5-11, 225, Sr.) Scoop Bradshaw - - 0 11 4 11 50 Aaron Bolinsky (5-11, 210, Fr.) Alton Robinson - - - 10 10 10 Josh Black - - 9 0 - 9 McKinley Williams - - 1 5 1 6 Hold 92 Nolan Cooney (6-3, 202, R-So.) Brandon Berry - - - 6 - 6 15 Rex Culpepper (6-3, 223, R-So.) Kielan Whitner - 0 3 1 - 4

KR 10 Sean Riley (5-8, 151, Jr.) ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 Streak Career 24 Shyheim Cullen (6-0, 218, R-Jr.) Specialists Sterling Hofrichter - - 12 12 24 24 PR 10 Sean Riley (5-8, 151, Jr.) 8 Antwan Cordy (5-8, 183, R-Sr.)

Orange Is The New Fast 5 COACHING STAFF DINO BABERS Head Coach • Third Season • Career Record: 45-32 (.584)

A proven winner and respected mentor, Dino Babers was named the 30th head football coach at Syracuse University on Dec. 5, 2015. He owns a 45-32 (.584) career head coaching record and boasts more than 30 years of experience in the profession. At both of his previous head coaching stops, Babers led his teams to the postseason. As the head coach at Bowling Green, and before that Eastern Illinois, Babers won three conference championships, two division titles and the 2014 Raycom Camellia Bowl. It’s a championship pedigree that has served him well in reestablishing the Orange program. Known for his innovative, ultra-fast offense, Babers is in his third season on the Syracuse sideline. So far, his Orange tenure has featured record-setting offensive production and notable wins against some of the nation’s best teams. Syracuse posted two of the top three total offense figures in program history (2016 - 5,290 yards; 2017 - 5,476 yards) in Babers’ first two seasons. The Orange also defeated a pair of ranked opponents, THE BABERS FILE including reigning national champion Clemson last season. Babers planted the seeds of Syracuse’s revival in 2016 and the program immediately began reaping the Experience: 35th season/3rd at Syracuse rewards. The Orange knocked off a ranked opponent for Hometown: San Diego, Calif. the first time in four years, toppling eventual ACC Coastal Alma Mater: Hawaii ‘84 champion Virginia Tech at the Carrier Dome. In addition, he BABERS VS. THE Family: wife, Susan; daughters, Breeahnah, Tasha, commanded an offense that set or tied more than 40 school Jazzmin and Paris records, including new season standards for passing attempts OPPOSITION (522), pass completions (332) and passing yards (3,855). PLAYING EXPERIENCE The 2017 season also featured a signature win, as W-L Pct. Syracuse handed College Football Playoff semifinalist Akron 2-0 1.000 Austin Peay 2-0 1.000 Hawaii (1980-83) College: Clemson its only defeat of the regular season. The Orange Ball State 1-1 .500 BC Lions (CFL, 1984 free-agent signee) Pro: topped the second-ranked Tigers, 27-24. The triumph was on Boston College 1-1 .500 par with the Orange’s historic upset of No. 1 Nebraska more Buffalo 2-0 1.000 than 30 years prior, and captured the attention of the nation. Central Arkansas 0-1 .000 COACHING LEDGER In the aftermath, Babers was voted Dodd Trophy Coach of Central Connecticut State 1-0 1.000 the Week and Syracuse was named the Football Writers Central Michigan 1-0 1.000 Year School W-L-T Pos. Clemson 1-1 .500 1984 Hawaii 7-4 GA Association of America (FWAA) National Team of the Week. On an individual level, receivers Amba Etta-Tawo, Ervin Colgate 1-0 1.000 1985 Arizona State 8-4 GA Connecticut 1-0 1.000 1986 Arizona State 10-1-1 GA Philips, Steve Ishmael and quarterback Eric Dungey have Eastern Kentucky 2-0 1.000 1987 Eastern Illinois 5-6 RB excelled in his system. Philips and Ishmael combined for an Florida State 0-2 .000 1988 UNLV 4-7 STC/RB ACC-record 194 receptions in 2017 and closed their careers Illinois State 1-1 .500 1989 UNLV 4-7 STC/RB ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in receptions in program history. Indiana 1-0 1.000 1990 Northern Arizona 5-6 STC/DB Etta-Tawo, in his only year with the Orange, left an Jacksonville State 2-0 1.000 1991 Purdue 4-7 WR indelible stamp on the program. He set 10 Syracuse receiving Kent State 2-0 1.000 1992 Purdue 4-7 WR Louisville 0-2 .000 1993 Purdue 1-10 WR records, was a 2016 Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, a unanimous All-ACC First Team selection and was named to LSU 0-1 .000 1994 San Diego State 4-7 WR Maryland 1-0 1.000 1995 Arizona 6-5 WR four All-America teams. Massachusetts 2-0 1.000 1996 Arizona 5-6 WR In 2017, Ishmael picked up where Etta-Tawo left off. Memphis 0-1 .000 1997 Arizona 7-5 RB Ishmael tied for the FBS lead in receptions per game (8.8 Miami (Fla.) 0-1 .000 1998 Arizona 12-1 OC/QB and ranked in the top 10 in catches (2nd - 105), receiving Middle Tennessee 0-1 1.000 1999 Arizona 6-6 OC/QB yards per game (4th - 112.2) and total receiving yardage Murray State 2-0 1.000 2000 Arizona 5-6 OC/QB (7th - 1,347). Like Etta-Tawo, he was a Biletnikoff Award NC State 0-2 .000 2001 Texas A&M 8-4 OC/QB Northern Illinois 1-2 .333 2002 Texas A&M 6-6 OC/QB semifinalist, a unanimous All-ACC First Team choice and an All-American, earning recognition from nine outlets, Notre Dame 0-1 .000 2003 Pittsburgh 8-5 RB Ohio 2-0 1.000 2004 UCLA 6-6 WR including four NCAA consensus selectors (Walter Camp Pittsburgh 1-1 .500 2005 UCLA 10-2 WR Foundation, FWAA,Sporting News, Associated Press). Purdue 1-0 1.000 2006 UCLA 7-6 RB Philips caught 179 of his school-record 223 passes in the San Diego State 1-0 1.000 2007 UCLA 6-6 AHC/RB two seasons he played for Babers. A 2017 All-ACC Second South Alabama 1-0 1.000 2008 Baylor 4-8 WR Team performer and the Walter Camp Connecticut Player of South Dakota State 0-1 .000 2009 Baylor 4-8 STC/WR South Florida 0-1 .000 2010 Baylor 7-6 STC/WR the Year, Philips ranked in the top 10 nationally in receptions Southeast Missouri 2-0 1.000 2011 Baylor 10-3 STC/WR per game as both a junior and senior. Dungey, who holds or shares 12 school records, has Southern Illinois 2-0 1.000 Totals 28 years Tennessee 0-1 .000 Assistant Coach 173-155-1 (.527) ranked in the top 10 nationally in total offense and Tennessee-Martin 1-1 .500 completions per game each of the last two years. He’s also Tennessee State 2-0 1.000 Year School W-L-T Pos. finished in the top 20 in the country in passing both seasons. Tennessee Tech 2-0 1.000 2012 Eastern Illinois 7-5 HC Overall, eight of Babers’ pupils have earned All-ACC Toledo 0-2 .000 2013 Eastern Illinois 12-2 HC Towson 0-1 .000 2014 Bowling Green 8-6 HC honors with four – Ishmael, Etta-Tawo, Philips and linebacker Virginia Tech 1-0 1.000 2015 Bowling Green 10-3 HC Parris Bennett – being named to either the first or second VMI 1-0 1.000 2016 Syracuse 4-8 HC team. Wake Forest 0-2 .000 2017 Syracuse 4-8 HC Western Kentucky 0-1 .000 Totals 6 years Western Michigan 1-2 .500 Head Coach 45-32 (.584) Wisconsin 0-1 .000 Total 45-32 .584

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MAKING THE FALCONS FAST Babers took over the Bowling Green program in 2014 and led the Falcons to an 18-9 record in his two POSTSEASON COACHING years there, including victories over three Big Ten teams (Indiana - 2014; Maryland, Purdue - 2015). The Falcons went 8-6 in Babers’ first season and captured the MAC East Division title with a 5-3 league mark. EXPERIENCE Bowling Green lost the MAC title game to Northern Illinois, but rebounded for a 33-28 win versus South Alabama in the Camellia Bowl, BGSU’s first bowl victory since 2004. Year Postseason School 1985 Holiday Bowl Arizona State In 2015, Bowling Green was 10-3 under Babers and 7-1 against MAC competition to win the MAC East 1986 Rose Bowl Arizona State title once again. This time the Falcons got the better of MAC West champion Northern Illinois in the league 1997 Insight.com Bowl Arizona title game to win BGSU’s second conference championship in three seasons. Babers presided over one of the 1998 Holiday Bowl Arizona most explosive offenses in the country. The Falcons ranked in the top 10 nationally in first downs (1st - 389), 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl Texas A&M total offense (4th - 546.8 ypg), passing offense (5th - 366.8 ypg), third-down conversion percentage (5th - 2003 Continental Tire Bowl Pittsburgh .502) and scoring (6th - 42.2 ppg). 2004 Las Vegas Bowl UCLA 2005 Sun Bowl UCLA Babers mentored 17 All-MAC performers at BGSU, including 11 in 2015. Falcons quarterback Matt Johnson 2006 Emerald Bowl UCLA was named the 2015 MAC Vern Smith Leadership Award winner, presented to the conference’s top football 2007 Las Vegas Bowl UCLA player, and earned MAC Offensive Player of the Year honors. In addition, Johnson finished second nationally 2010 Texas Bowl Baylor in passing yards (4,946), touchdown passes (46) and fifth in passing yards per game (353.3). He set the MAC 2011 Alamo Bowl Baylor single-season record for touchdown passes and eclipsed Ben Roethlisberger’s conference record for most 2012 FCS Playoffs (First Round) Eastern Illinois passing yards in one season. 2013 FCS Playoffs (Quarterfinals) Eastern Illinois Another of Babers’ charges – Roger Lewis – also had a standout 2015 campaign. Lewis, now an NFL 2014 Camellia Bowl Bowling Green receiver for the New York Giants, finished second in the FBS in receiving yards (1,544), third in touchdown catches (16) and fifth in receiving yards per game (110.3). He became the first Falcon since 1994 to earn All- America honors from the Associated Press (third team) and received second-team honors from the FWAA. PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED EXCELLENCE AT EASTERN ILLINOIS Babers excelled in his first head coaching position, leading Eastern Illinois to a 19-7 record during his Arizona State two-year stint, including a 14-1 mark against Ohio Valley Conference foes. His 2012 and 2013 Panther teams Darryl Clack, Running Back won the conference championship and earned berths in the FCS playoffs. Babers was named the Ohio Valley Purdue Conference Coach of the Year both seasons. Brian Alford, Wide Receiver In 2013, the Panthers finished 12-2, including an 8-0 conference record, and reached the FCS quarterfinals. The Panthers were ranked as high as No. 2 in the polls and led the nation in total yards per game (589.5) and San Diego State points per game (48.2). EIU averaged 372.4 yards passing per contest and 217.1 yards a game rushing on its Az-Zahir Hakim, Wide Receiver way to outscoring its opponents, 636-270. The offense was diverse with four different receivers totaling at Will Blackwell, Wide Receiver least 700 yards and eight touchdowns apiece, and two running backs who combined to rush for 2,539 yards. Babers also proved to be an effective defensive coach. In 2013, Eastern Illinois ranked in the top 30 Arizona Lance Briggs, Linebacker nationally in scoring defense, red-zone defense and pass efficiency defense. EIU led the nation in fumbles Trung Canidate, Running Back recovered (23) and was sixth nationally with a +14 turnover margin. Mike Lucky, Tight End Panthers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was named the 2013 Walter Payton Award winner as the top Brandon Manumaleuna, Tight End player in the FCS after throwing for 5,050 yards and 53 touchdowns. Now the starting quarterback for the San Dennis Northcutt, Wide Receiver Francisco 49ers, Garoppolo passed for 8,873 yards and 84 scores in his two seasons working with Babers and Andrae Thurman, Wide Receiver was a second-round NFL Draft pick. Bobby Wade, Wide Receiver In addition, Babers mentored 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Erik Lora, who set league UCLA single-season records with 136 receptions and 1,664 receiving yards. Lora followed it up with 123 catches for Kahlil Bell, Running Back 1,544 yards and a conference-record 19 touchdowns in 2013. Matt Slater, Wide Receiver Upon his arrival at EIU in 2012, Babers took a Panthers team that had finished last in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2011 and led them to a first-place finish with a 6-1 league mark. It was just the fourth time in Baylor OVC history that a team went from worst to first in the span of a season. Josh Gordon, Wide Receiver Terrance Williams, Wide Receiver

PROFESSIONAL BUILDING BLOCKS Eastern Illinois Prior to taking the helm at Eastern Illinois, Babers spent four seasons (2008-11) at Baylor in various Jimmy Garoppolo, Quarterback capacities. During his time in Waco, Babers worked as the special teams coordinator, recruiting coordinator Kamu Grugier-Hill, Linebacker and outside receivers coach, guiding the careers of NFL stars like Terrance Williams and Josh Gordon. Before Erik Lora, Wide Receiver that, he spent four years at UCLA as the assistant head coach, running backs coach and wide receivers coach. A native of San Diego, Calif., Babers also worked as an assistant at Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Arizona, San Bowling Green Diego State, Purdue, Northern Arizona, UNLV and Eastern Illinois. He began his collegiate coaching career as Jude Adjei-Barimah, Defensive Back Matt Johnson, Quarterback a graduate assistant at Hawaii in 1984 and spent the next two seasons in a similar position at Arizona State Roger Lewis, Wide Receiver before landing his first full-time job at Eastern Illinois in 1987. D.J. Lynch, Linebacker Babers has coached or recruited more than 50 NFL players, including 29 draft picks, three Pro Bowlers Gabe Martin, Linebacker (Lance Briggs, Matt Slater, Josh Gordon) and 2000 All-Pro selection Az-Zahir Hakim. Twelve of his protégés have been picked in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft, including five in the Syracuse first two rounds. Arizona running back Trung Canidate was the first-round choice of the St. Louis Rams in Amba Etta-Tawo, Wide Receiver 2000. Wide receivers Brian Alford (Purdue), Will Blackwell (San Diego State), Dennis Northcutt (Arizona) and Brisly Estime, Wide Receiver Gordon were selected in the second round. Steve Ishmael, Wide Receiver A 1984 graduate of the University of Hawaii with a bachelor’s degree in education, Babers started at three different positions for the Warriors during his collegiate career (outside linebacker, strong safety, running back), while earning All-Western Athletic Conference Academic honors. As a senior, he served as Hawaii’s special teams captain and was the squad’s leading rusher. After his last college season, Babers tried out for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) before an injury in training camp ended his playing career. Babers, who received his master’s degree in education administration and supervision from Arizona State in 1987, and his wife, Susan, have four daughters – Breeahnah, Tasha, Jazzmin and Paris. Jazzmin Babers was a member of the Texas A&M volleyball team from 2012-16. She was named an AVCA Second Team All-American in 2015 and is married to Texas A&M offensive lineman Koda Martin, the eldest son of Syracuse quarterbacks coach Kirk Martin. Tasha and Paris Babers both attend Syracuse University.

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KIM RENO McCLOUD FERRI Assistant Head Coach/Cornerbacks Tight Ends/Inside Receivers Third Season Third Season

Worked with head coach Dino Babers for nine years in various capacities … Added overseeing the inside receivers to his duties as tight ends coach in 2018 Shifted to cornerbacks coach in 2018 … Previously mentored the Syracuse wide … Ferri pupil Ravian Pierce caught 29 passes last season, the most for an Orange receivers for two seasons, coaching three All-ACC players (Amba Etta-Tawo, Steve tight end since 2012 … Coached the running backs, tight ends and fullbacks at Ishmael, Ervin Philips) and two All-Americans (Etta-Tawo, Ishmael). Towson from 2011-15 … First lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 2000-02. MIKE KIRK LYNCH MARTIN Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Quarterbacks Third Season First Season

Promoted to offensive coordinator and running backs coach in 2018 … Served Appointed the Orange’s quarterbacks coach in February 2018 … Compiled a as Syracuse’s co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2016-17 108-25 record in 10 seasons as the head coach at Manvel (Texas) High School … … Helped spearhead an attack that posted two of the top three total offense 2017 Texan Live Coach of the Year … All seven of Martin’s starting quarterbacks figures in team history (2016 - 5,290 yards; 2017 - 5,476 yards). at Manvel have gone on to play Division I football. BRIAN NICK WARD MONROE Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Safeties/Nickelbacks Third Season Third Season

2017 Broyles Award nominee as the nation’s top assistant coach … Architect of Will coach the safeties and nickelbacks in 2018 after working as the Syracuse a Syracuse defense that ranked 13th nationally in third-down percentage (31.1) secondary coach the previous two seasons … In 2017, the Orange defensive last season … Coached two-time All-ACC honorees Parris Bennett and Zaire backfield contributed to a unit that allowed 6.4 fewer points and 57.1 fewer total Franklin. yards per game than in 2016 … Secondary coach at Bowling Green from 2010-15. JUSTIN VINSON LUSTIG REYNOLDS Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Receivers Defensive Tackles Second Season Third Season

Moves from running backs coach to outside receivers coach for 2018 … Under his Second season as Syracuse’s defensive tackles coach … Worked with the entire guidance, the Syracuse punt coverage team ranked fourth nationally (2.67 ypr) defensive line in 2016 … Son, Eric Coley, is a redshirt freshman defensive back … and set team records for fewest punt returns (9) and fewest punt return yards Coached at Western Michigan from 2013-15 and was named one of Rivals.com’s (24) allowed … 2016 Division II Coach of the Year at Edinboro (Pa.) University. top recruiters from outside the major conferences. MIKE STEVE CAVANAUGH STANARD Offensive Line Defensive Ends First Season Second Season

Hired as Syracuse’s offensive line coach in January 2018 … Owns 30 seasons of In 2017, his unit contributed to a Syracuse defense that allowed 6.4 fewer points, college coaching experience, including 13 as a Power-Five offensive line coach … 28.3 fewer rushing yards and 57.1 fewer total yards per game than in 2016 … Spent the last three seasons at Nebraska … In 2016, the Cornhuskers led the Big Won two FCS national championships as the linebackers coach at North Dakota Ten in fewest sacks allowed (15). State … Has 20 years of experience as a defensive coordinator.

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Eric Dungey Dontae Strickland

QUARTERBACKS RUNNING BACKS LETTERMEN RETURNING (2): Rex Culpepper (R-So.), Eric Dungey (Sr.) LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Chris Elmore (So.), Moe Neal (Jr.), Markenzy Pierre LETTERMEN LOST (1) Zack Mahoney (So.), Dontae Strickland (Sr.) KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (1): Tommy DeVito (R-Fr.) LETTERMEN LOST (0) KEY NEWCOMERS (1): Chance Amie (Fr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (1): Abdul Adams (Jr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Eric Dungey (Sr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Dontae Strickland (Sr.) STARTERS LOST (0) STARTERS LOST (0)

#2 Eric Dungey • 6-4 • 228 • Sr. • Lake Oswego, Ore. #4 Dontae Strickland • 5-11 • 207 • Sr. • Dayton, N.J. • Maxwell, Davey O’Brien, Johnny Unitas and Manning Award candidate. • Team’s featured back the past two seasons and has 1,129 yards rushing in 34 • Only active FBS quarterback with more than 6,000 career passing yards (6,472) career games. and 1,000 career rushing yards (1,239). Dungey and Donovan McNabb are the • Third on team in rushing in 2017 with 482 yards on 128 carries (3.8 avg.). only two 6,000/1,000 signal callers in Syracuse history. • Scored a career-best six touchdowns (4 rushing, 2 receiving). • Holds outright or shares 12 school records. • Recorded the second 100-yard rushing game of his career with 105 yards on 14 • Set the program single-season record and ranked sixth in the FBS in total carries at Miami (Fla.). offense (343.3 ypg) in 2017. • Injured his hamstring against Wake Forest and missed the last two games. • Led the ACC and was seventh nationally in completions per game (25.0). • Syracuse’s leading rusher with 595 yards and nine touchdowns last season. First #21 Moe Neal • 5-11 • 187 • Jr. • Gastonia, N.C. quarterback to top the Orange season rushing list since Don McPherson in 1986. • In 24 career games, has run for 845 yards and three touchdowns on 163 • Underwent successful offseason surgery to correct a foot injury that caused carries, an average of 5.3 yards per rush. him to miss the final three games of 2017. • Syracuse’s second-leading rusher in 2017 with 488 yards and one touchdown. • Was the Orange’s top ground-gainer in each of the last three games, averaging #13 Tommy DeVito • 6-2 • 205 • R-Fr. • Cedar Grove, N.J. 90.7 yards per contest during that span. • Started in place of the injured Strickland at Louisville and ran for a personal- • Member of the travel squad for the first nine games of 2017 before redshirting. best 98 yards. Helmed the scout-team offense for the last quarter of the season. • Scored a 49-yard touchdown on his first collegiate carry (2016 vs. Colgate). • No. 8 pro-style quarterback in the Class of 2017 according to 247Sports.com and ranked the No. 136 overall prospect in the class by ESPN. • Under Armour All-American and Nike Elite 11 Finalist. NOTABLE: • After two seasons as Syracuse’s offensive line coach, offensive coordinator NOTABLE: Mike Lynch will mentor the running backs in 2018. Lynch has experience coaching the offensive backfield, serving as the running backs coach for Dino • Quarterbacks coach Kirk Martin joined the Orange in February as the team’s Babers at Eastern Illinois and Bowling Green. At Eastern Illinois, Lynch coached 10th assistant coach. Martin built Manvel (Texas) High School into a state a pair of 1,000-yard rushers (Jake Walker, Shepard Little). In 2014, he tutored powerhouse and coached seven quarterbacks who signed with Division I teams, the Bowling Green trio of Travis Greene, Fred Coppet and Andre Givens who including Dexter Foreman (Minnesota), D’Eriq King (Houston) and Kyle Trask combined for rush for more than 2,000 yards and 26 touchdowns. (Florida). • Oklahoma transfer Abdul Adams joined the program in January. He will have to • Redshirt sophomore Rex Culpepper played four games under center last sit out the 2018 season due to current NCAA transfer rules. Adams averaged 9.2 season. He made his first career start in the finale against Boston College and yards per rush for the Sooners in 2017 and started the team’s first four games. passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns. • Sophomore FB Chris Elmore was one of nine true freshmen to play in 2017. He • Redshirt junior Clayton Welch is in his second year with the Orange after had a touchdown against Wake Forest and excelled in short-yardage situations. transferring from Butte College in California, the same school that has produced Elmore tips the scales at 289 pounds and will play some nose tackle this spring. NFL Hall of Famer Larry Allen and Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers. • Sophomore Markenzy Pierre played sparingly in the backfield last season. A • Early enrollee Chance Aime is the No. 19 dual-threat quarterback in the Class contributor on special teams, Pierre’s most extensive action was at Louisville of 2018, according to ESPN. A two-time all-district selection, Amie racked up when he carried 10 times for 26 yards. more than 2,500 yards of total offense and 26 touchdowns as a senior at Robert E. Lee (Texas) High School.

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Devin Butler Cody Conway

WIDE RECEIVERS TIGHT ENDS LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Devin Butler (Jr.), Jamal Custis (R-Sr.), Nykeim LETTERMEN RETURNING (3): Aaron Hackett (So.), Kyle Kleinberg (Sr.), Ravian Johnson (So.), Sean Riley (Jr.) Pierce (Sr.) LETTERMEN LOST (3): Sean Avant, Steve Ishmael, Ervin Philips LETTERMEN LOST (0) KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (3): Sharod Johnson (R-Fr.), Cameron Jordan (R-Fr.), Russell STARTERS RETURNING (1): Ravian Pierce (Sr.) Thompson-Bishop (R-Fr.) STARTERS LOST (0) KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Antwan Cordy (R-Sr.), Trishton Jackson (Jr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Devin Butler (Jr.) #6 Ravian Pierce • 6-3 • 244 • Sr. • Plantation, Fla. STARTERS LOST (2): Steve Ishmael, Ervin Philips • John Mackey Award candidate. • Caught 29 passes for 263 yards and tied for second on the team with four TD #5 Devin Butler • 6-3 • 196 • Jr. • District Heights, Md. catches. Pierce’s 29 receptions were the most for an Orange tight end since 2012 • Emerged as a starter at outside receiver last season and ranked third on the (Becket Wales, 35). team in both receptions (33) and yards (327). • Set personal bests for catches (9) and receiving yards (99) against Pittsburgh. • Had a career game against Pittsburgh, setting personal highs for receptions (7), yards (64) and touchdowns (1). NOTABLE: • A quarterback in high school, Butler was 4-of-6 passing for 54 yards, including a • Sophomore Aaron Hackett is Pierce’s primary backup. He contributed on 30-yard touchdown to Ervin Philips at LSU. special teams last season and saw increased reps on offense later in the year. • Redshirt sophomore Jesse Conners is eligible after sitting out last season #8 Antwan Cordy • 5-8 • 183 • R-Sr. • Homestead, Fla. following his transfer from Holy Cross. • Shifts to inside receiver after spending his first four years as a defensive back. • Starting free safety who missed 21 out of Syracuse’s 24 games the past two years because of injury (forearm - 2016, lower leg - 2017). OFFENSIVE LINE • As a sophomore in 2015, Cordy was second on the team with 68 tackles and set the school single-season record for most tackles for loss by a defensive back (12). LETTERMEN RETURNING (9): Evan Adams (R-Jr.), Colin Byrne (R-Jr.), Mike Clark (R-So.) Cody Conway (Sr.), Keaton Darney (R-Sr.), Patrick Davis (So.), Andrejas #17 Jamal Custis • 6-5 • 228 • R-Sr. • Philadelphia, Pa. Duerig (R-Jr.), Sam Heckel (R-So.), Airon Servais (R-So.) • Charted as the starter at outside receiver opposite Devin Butler this spring. LETTERMEN LOST (2): Jamar McGloster, Liam O’Sullivan • Played eight games (two starts) in 2017, missing four due to injury. KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (2): Austin Chandler, Dakota Davis • Made eight receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown. KEY NEWCOMERS (0) STARTERS RETURNING (4): Evan Adams (R-Jr.), Cody Conway (Sr.), Sam Heckel NOTABLE: (R-So.), Airon Servais (R-So.) • The Orange must replace their two top receivers in All-American Steve Ishmael STARTERS LOST (1): Jamar McGloster and All-ACC standout Ervin Philips. They combined for 55 percent of the team’s catches (194) and 58.2 percent (2,251) of its total receiving yards last season. NOTABLE: • Justin Lustig takes over the the team’s outside receivers coach, while Reno • First-year offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh inherits four starters from a Ferri will coach the inside receivers. Lustig coached the running backs in 2017. unit that helped the Orange rank third in the ACC in total offense (456.3 ypg). Ferri adds inside receivers to his responsibilities as tight ends coach. • Redshirt junior Evan Adams will be limited for at least a portion of spring due • Along with Cordy, sophomore Nykeim Johnson is listed as a starter in the slot. to injury. Adams has started 21 straight games at right guard, the longest streak Johnson will also back up Butler at outside receiver. Known for his blazing speed, of consecutive starts of any Orange player on offense. Johnson caught eight passes for 68 yards as a freshman. • Redshirt sophomore Sam Heckel, last season’s starter at left guard and the • Junior Sean Riley and reshirt freshman Russell Thompson-Bishop will compete team leader in knockdown blocks (41), shifts to right guard. for time in the slot. Syracuse’s primary return man, Riley started three games a • After missing 2017 with a knee injury,Aaron Roberts opens spring drills as the season ago and made eight catches for 125 yards. starting left guard. That was his position in 2016 when he led the Orange in both • Junior Trishton Jackson transferred in from Michigan State in January. He will snaps (968) and knockdowns. have to sit out the 2018 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Jackson started four • The tallest player on the Orange roster at 6-foot-8, Mike Clark starts the spring games last year for the Spartans and had 12 receptions for 143 yards. atop the depth chart at right tackle.

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Alton Robinson Andrew Armstrong

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LETTERMEN RETURNING (7): Brandon Berry (R-Jr.), Kendall Coleman (Jr.), LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Andrew Armstrong (Jr.), Shyheim Cullen (R-Jr.), Kingsley Jonathan (So.), Alton Robinson (Jr.), Kenneth Ruff (Jr.), Chris Slayton Ryan Guthrie (Sr.), Kielan Whitner (Sr.) (R-Sr.), McKinley Williams (Jr.) LETTERMEN LOST (4): Parris Bennett, Zaire Franklin, Jonathan Thomas, Austin LETTERMEN LOST (1): Kayton Samuels Valdez KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (3): Josh Black (R-So.), Curtis Harper (R-Fr.), Zach Morton (R-Fr.) KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (2): Tyrell Richards (R-Fr.), Kadeem Trotter (R-Fr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (1): Chris Elmore (So.) KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Juan Wallace (Fr.), Lakiem Williams (Jr.) STARTERS RETURNING (3): Kendall Coleman (Jr.), Alton Robinson (Jr.), Chris STARTERS RETURNING (0) Slayton (R-Sr.) STARTERS LOST (3): Parris Bennett, Zaire Franklin, Jonathan Thomas STARTERS LOST (1): Kayton Samuels #12 Andrew Armstrong • 6-2 • 230 • Jr. • Youngstown, Ohio #55 Kendall Coleman • 6-3 • 265 • Jr. • Indianapolis, Ind. • Projected starter at weak-side linebacker. • A starter since his freshman season, Coleman is recovering from injury. He has • Has appeared in all 24 games since joining the Orange in 2016 and has 29 played in 20 games with 19 starts at defensive end the past two years. career tackles, including nine on special teams. • Started eight games in 2017 and was second on the defensive line with 28 tackles. He missed four weeks due to injury. #41 Ryan Guthrie • 6-2 • 222 • Sr. • Cumming, Ga. • Charted as the successor to three-time captain Zaire Franklin at middle #94 Alton Robinson • 6-4 • 256 • Jr. • Converse, Texas linebacker. • Ted Hendricks Award candidate. • Played both outside linebacker and defensive end in 2017, logging 11 tackles, • Started 10 games at defensive end and led the team with five sacks. including a sack of Pittsburgh quarterback Ben DiNucci with less than a minute • Paced all Orange defensive linemen with 30 tackles (18 solo) to go along with left to seal a 27-24 Syracuse victory. six tackles for a loss. • Two-time NJCAA All-American at Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College.

#95 Chris Slayton • 6-4 • 320 • R-Sr. • University Park, Ill. #25 Kielan Whitner • 6-0 • 216 • Sr. • Lawrenceville, Ga. • Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award candidate. • Versatile defender who has also played safety during his career. • Enters 2018 as Syracuse’s active leader in games started (29), tackles for loss • Opens spring drills as the starter at strong-side linebacker after serving as a (24.5), sacks (6) and forced fumbles (4). reserve last season. • Started all 12 games at defensive tackle in 2017 and tallied 28 total tackles (18 • In 34 games, Whitner has 76 career tackles (45 solo). solo), 8.5 tackles for loss and one sack. • Tied for the team lead with six special teams tackles in 2017. • Widely-considered the strongest player on the team. Squatted 700 pounds during winter workouts. NOTABLE: • Coach Brian Ward’s unit will undergo a complete makeover this spring. All NOTABLE: three starters from 2017 (Franklin, Parris Bennett, Jonathan Thomas) and key • Syracuse returns three players who started at least six games at defensive end reserve Austin Valdez exhausted their eligibility. Franklin and Bennett were All- last year. In addition to Coleman and Robinson, redshirt junior Brandon Berry ACC performers, and together the quartet amassed 974 career tackles. made six starts while Coleman was out. • To offset the departures, the Orange signed three linebackers in 2018, including • Sophomore Kingsley Jonathan is currently charted as the starter opposite early enrollees Juan Wallace and Lakiem Williams. Robinson while Coleman and Berry work their way back from injuries. • Like QB Clayton Welch, Williams is another Butte College (Calif.) product who • A starter at defensive end as a freshman, Josh Black received a medical traveled across the country to play for the Orange. ESPN’s No. 7 junior-college hardship waiver for 2017 after getting hurt at LSU. He’s gained nearly 40 pounds linebacker, Williams is slotted as Guthrie’s backup after tallying 63 tackles for (250 up to 288) since last season and will compete for time at defensive tackle. Butte in 2017. • Junior McKinley Williams is line to start at nose tackle after sharing snaps with • Redshirt junior Shyheim Cullen and redshirt freshman Tyrell Richards will push Kayton Samuels in 2017. Williams is one of the Orange’s most physically-gifted Armstrong and Whitner for time at WLB and SLB, respectively. Cullen has played players (he weighs 291 pounds and can do a back handspring). in 23 games, with all 12 of his career tackles coming on special teams. Richards • An all-state defensive lineman at Chicago’s Phillips Academy, Chris Elmore will was rated the No. 4 Canadian prospect in the Class of 2017 by ESPN. serve as Williams’ primary backup in addition to his role as fullback.

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Christopher Fredrick Sterling Hofrichter

SECONDARY SPECIALISTS LETTERMEN RETURNING (4): Scoop Bradshaw (Jr.), Evan Foster (Jr.), Christopher LETTERMEN RETURNING (2): Sterling Hofrichter (R-Jr.), Matt Keller (Sr.) Fredrick (R-Jr.), Carl Jones (Jr.) LETTERMEN LOST (1): Cole Murphy LETTERMEN LOST (6): Devin M. Butler, Juwan Dowels, Daivon Ellison, Cordell KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (2): Jeffrey Chan (R-Fr.), Andre Szmyt (R-Fr.) Hudson, Jordan Martin, Rodney Williams KEY NEWCOMERS (2): Aaron Bolinsky (Fr.), Cory Smigel (Fr.) KEY 2017 REDSHIRTS (2): Eric Coley (R-Fr.), Ifeatu Melifonwu (R-Fr.) STARTERS RETURNING (1): Sterling Hofrichter (R-Jr.) KEY NEWCOMERS (4): Andre Cisco (Fr.), Cam Jonas (Fr.), Tyrone Perkins (Sr.), STARTERS LOST (1): Cole Murphy Allen Stritzinger (So.) STARTERS RETURNING (3): Scoop Bradshaw (Jr.), Evan Foster (Jr.), Christopher #10 Sterling Hofrichter • 5-9 • 197 • R-Jr. • Valrico, Fla. Fredrick (R-Jr.) • Hofrichter begins his third season as Syracuse’s starting punter and is a STARTERS LOST (1): Rodney Williams candidate for the Ray Guy Award. • Enters the 2018 campaign third on the Syracuse career record list for highest #18 Scoop Bradshaw • 5-11 • 176 • Jr. • Tampa, Fla. punting average (42.9) and ranks 10th in yards (5,751). • Syracuse active leader in passes defended (8). • Punted 57 times for 2,462 yards in 2017. Only nine of his punts were returned. • Started 11 games at cornerback in 2017 and recorded 21 tackles to go along • Landed 35.1 percent (20-57) of his kicks inside the 20, which was third in the with 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack and a fumble recovery. ACC behind NC State’s A.J. Cole (42.6) and Virginia’s Lester Coleman (38.7).

#3 Christopher Fredrick • 5-11 • 198 • R-Jr. • Conley, Ga. #47 Matt Keller • 5-11 • 225 • Sr. • Willow Street, Pa. • Jim Thorpe Award candidate. • Has appeared in all 36 games the last three seasons, including 24 straight as • Started 18 consecutive games at cornerback. the Orange’s snapper for both punts and placement kicks. • Logged 43 tackles in 2017 and tied for second on the Orange with five passes • In 2017, was a critical cog in an Orange punting operation that was No. 1 in defended (4 breakups, 1 INT). the ACC (10th nationally) in net average (41.3) and led the conference (fourth nationally) in punt return yardage defense (2.67 avg.). #14 Evan Foster • 6-0 • 210 • Jr. • West Bloomfield, Mich. • CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. • Started all 12 games at strong safety last season was first among defensive backs with 64 tackles (48 solo). NOTABLE: • Averaged nine tackles a game during Syracuse’s last three outings, including a • Hofrichter is the favorite to replace four-year starter Cole Murphy as the team’s career-high 10 stops versus Boston College. placekicker. Hofrichter connected on two of his three field-goal tries a year ago. • Returned his first career interception 24 yards for a touchdown versus Central They were the first field-goal attempts of his college career. Michigan. • The Orange have five more specialists on the spring roster: Nolan Cooney (P/K), Andre Szmyt (K), Jeffrey Chan (K), Cory Smigel (K) and Aaron Bolinsky (LS). NOTABLE: • Smigel and Bolinsky are mid-year enrollees. Smigel starred in both soccer and • Two assistant coaches will work with the secondary in 2018. Former wide football at North Royalton High School in Ohio. The starting center at North receivers coach Kim McCloud will tutor the cornerbacks and Nick Monroe will Schuylkill (Penn.) High School, Bolinsky was named the 2017 Schuylkill County oversee the safeties and nickelbacks. Football Coaches Association Offensive Lineman of the Year. • Two former running backs have joined the defensive backfield. Sophomore • Junior receiver Sean Riley is again set to serve as Syracuse’s primary kick Allen Stritzinger will work behind Bradshaw at corner and Tyrone Perkins joins returner. He ranked fourth in the ACC and 12th nationally with 842 combined Monroe’s crop of safeties as Foster’s understudy at strong safety. Stritzinger was kick return yards (710 kickoff, 132 punt) in 2017. rated the No. 3 cornerback in Michigan as a senior at De La Salle High School. • With Antwan Cordy moving to offense, early enrollee Andre Cisco and redshirt sophomore Devon Clarke are the top two candidates at free safety. A Long Island native, Cisco played his final prep season at national powerhouse IMG Academy in Florida. Clarke is a third-year player who has yet to appear in a game for the Orange.

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2017 RESULTS SCORE BY QUARTERS Overall Record: 4-8 • ACC Record: 2-6 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Syracuse 78 99 94 58 - 329 Date Opponent Result Location (Att.) Opponents 91 120 88 87 - 386 Sept. 1 C. Connecticut State W, 50-7 Syracuse, N.Y. (30,273) Sept. 9 Middle Tennessee L, 23-30 Syracuse, N.Y. (29,721) Sept. 16 Central Michigan W, 41-17 Syracuse, N.Y. (33,004) Sept. 23 #25 LSU L, 26-35 Baton Rouge, La. (96,044) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Sept. 30 NC State * L, 25-33 Raleigh, N.C. (56,197) RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G Oct. 7 Pittsburgh * W, 27-24 Syracuse, N.Y. (33,290) Eric Dungey 9 143 787 192 595 4.2 9 74 66.1 Oct. 13 #2 Clemson * W, 27-24 Syracuse, N.Y. (42,475) Moe Neal 12 92 501 13 488 5.3 1 71 40.7 Oct. 21 #8 Miami (Fla.) * L, 19-27 Miami Gardens, Fla. (56,158) Dontae Strickland 10 128 501 19 482 3.8 4 43 48.2 Nov. 4 Florida State * L, 24-27 Tallahassee, Fla. (71,805) Markenzy Pierre 11 25 95 6 89 3.6 0 13 8.1 Nov. 11 Wake Forest * L, 43-64 Syracuse, N.Y. (38,539) Ervin Philips 12 11 79 3 76 6.9 1 15 6.3 Nov. 18 Louisville * L, 10-56 Louisville, Ky. (34,265) Chris Elmore 12 23 56 0 56 2.4 1 12 4.7 Nov. 25 Boston College * L, 14-42 Syracuse, N.Y. (30,202) Rex Culpepper 12 21 88 34 54 2.6 0 12 4.5

Sean Riley 12 4 47 0 47 11.8 0 41 3.9 Home games in bold * - ACC game Zack Mahoney 7 15 59 15 44 2.9 0 13 6.3 Tyrone Perkins 5 8 18 0 18 2.2 0 5 3.6 Devin C. Butler 12 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 8 1.2 Nykeim Johnson 11 2 11 5 6 3.0 0 11 0.5 TEAM STATISTICS TEAM 7 5 0 31 -31 -6.2 0 0 -4.4 Total 12 479 2256 318 1938 4.0 16 74 161.5 SU OPP Opponents 12 451 2631 271 2360 5.2 28 76 196.7 SCORING 329 386 Points Per Game 27.4 32.2 Points Off Turnovers 34 86 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Long Avg./G FIRST DOWNS 293 248 Eric Dungey 9 122.75 225-377-9 59.7 2495 14 66 277.2 Rushing 108 109 Zack Mahoney 7 97.18 46-90-4 51.1 471 3 36 67.3 Passing 157 122 Rex Culpepper 12 118.82 45-75-3 60.0 518 2 44 43.2 Penalty 28 17 Devin C. Butler 12 197.27 4-6-0 66.7 54 1 30 4.5 RUSHING YARDAGE 1938 2360 TEAM 7 0.00 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Yards gained rushing 2256 2631 Total 12 118.83 320-548-16 58.4 3538 20 66 294.8 Yards lost rushing 318 271 Opponents 12 140.69 232-381-4 60.9 2968 19 87 247.3 Rushing Attempts 479 451 Average Per Rush 4.0 5.2 Average Per Game 161.5 196.7 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg. TD Long Avg./G TDs Rushing 16 28 Steve Ishmael 12 105 1347 12.8 7 44 112.2 PASSING YARDAGE 3538 2968 Ervin Philips 12 89 904 10.2 4 66 75.3 Comp-Att-Int 320-548-16 232-381-4 Devin C. Butler 12 33 327 9.9 1 42 27.2 Average Per Pass 6.5 7.8 Average Per Catch 11.1 12.8 Ravian Pierce 12 29 263 9.1 4 28 21.9 Average Per Game 294.8 247.3 Dontae Strickland 10 18 142 7.9 2 36 14.2 TDs Passing 20 19 Moe Neal 12 12 170 14.2 1 52 14.2 TOTAL OFFENSE 5476 5328 Sean Riley 12 8 125 15.6 0 44 10.4 Total Plays 1027 832 Jamal Custis 8 8 120 15.0 1 47 15.0 Average Per Play 5.3 6.4 Nykeim Johnson 11 8 68 8.5 0 13 6.2 Average Per Game 456.3 444.0 Sean Avant 4 4 30 7.5 0 12 7.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 38-863 32-708 Tyrone Perkins 5 2 14 7.0 0 14 2.8 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-137 9-24 Eric Dungey 9 2 11 5.5 0 13 1.2 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-62 16-172 Tyler Gilfus 2 1 11 11.0 0 11 5.5 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.7 22.1 Markenzy Pierre 11 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.2 2.7 Total 12 320 3538 11.1 20 66 294.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.5 10.8 Opponents 12 232 2968 12.8 19 87 247.3 FUMBLES-LOST 13-8 19-8 PENALTIES-Yards 74-593 79-715 Average Per Game 49.4 59.6 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg. TD Long PUNTS-Yards 58-2499 72-3033 Sean Riley 17 132 7.8 0 34 Average Per Punt 43.1 42.1 Sean Avant 1 3 3.0 0 3 Net punt average 41.3 40.2 Steve Ishmael 1 2 2.0 0 2 KICKOFFS-Yards 69-4427 75-4582 Total 19 137 7.2 0 34 Average Per Kick 64.2 61.1 Net kick average 42.7 38.3 Opponents 9 24 2.7 0 15 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:09 29:51 3RD-DOWN Conversions 89/224 51/164 3rd-Down Pct 40% 31% INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg. TD Long 4TH-DOWN Conversions 22/38 10/20 Christopher Fredrick 1 23 23.0 0 23 4th-Down Pct 58% 50% Jonathan Thomas 1 15 15.0 0 15 SACKS BY-Yards 16-103 32-194 Evan Foster 1 24 24.0 1 24 MISC YARDS 0 10 Juwan Dowels 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 37 49 Total 4 62 15.5 1 24 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 22-30 14-17 Opponents 16 172 10.8 0 52 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-3 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (39-47) 83% (26-32) 81% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (23-47) 49% (20-32) 63% PAT-ATTEMPTS (35-36) 97% (46-48) 96% ATTENDANCE 237504 314469 Games/Avg Per Game 7/33929 5/62894

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KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg. TD Long Sean Riley 29 710 24.5 0 64 Nykeim Johnson 4 91 22.8 0 34 Kenneth Ruff 2 25 12.5 0 15 Chris Elmore 1 12 12.0 0 12 Andrew Armstrong 1 12 12.0 0 12 Shyheim Cullen 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total 38 863 22.7 0 64 Opponents 32 708 22.1 0 64

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Andrew Armstrong 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total 1 2 2.0 0 2 Opponents 3 96 32.0 2 63

|------PATs------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Cole Murphy 0 20-27 34-35 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 94 Eric Dungey 9 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 56 Steve Ishmael 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Dontae Strickland 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Ervin Philips 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Ravian Pierce 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Moe Neal 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Sterling Hofrichter 0 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 7 Chris Elmore 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jamal Custis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Steve Ishmael set the Orange single-season record with 105 Evan Foster 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 catches in 2017. He led the ACC in receptions, receptions per Devin C. Butler 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 game (8.8), receiving yards (1,347), receiving yards per game Parris Bennett 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Scoop Bradshaw 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2 (112.2) and tied for the conference lead with seven touchdown Total 37 22-30 35-36 1-1 0 0-0 1 1 329 catches. Opponents 49 14-17 46-48 1-1 0 0-0 0 1 386 PUNTING No. Yds Avg. Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Sterling Hofrichter 57 2462 43.2 64 4 28 20 10 0 TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg./G Zack Mahoney 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 1 0 0 Eric Dungey 9 520 595 2495 3090 343.3 Total 58 2499 43.1 64 4 28 21 10 0 Rex Culpepper 12 96 54 518 572 47.7 Opponents 72 3033 42.1 65 0 23 29 15 0 Zack Mahoney 7 105 44 471 515 73.6 Moe Neal 12 92 488 0 488 40.7 Dontae Strickland 10 128 482 0 482 48.2 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg. TB OB Retn Net YdLn Markenzy Pierre 11 25 89 0 89 8.1 Cole Murphy 64 4124 64.4 31 6 Ervin Philips 12 11 76 0 76 6.3 Sterling Hofrichter 5 303 60.6 0 0 Devin C. Butler 12 8 14 54 68 5.7 Total 69 4427 64.2 31 6 708 42.7 22 Chris Elmore 12 23 56 0 56 4.7 Opponents 75 4582 61.1 34 2 863 38.3 26 Sean Riley 12 4 47 0 47 3.9 Tyrone Perkins 5 8 18 0 18 3.6 Nykeim Johnson 11 2 6 0 6 0.5 ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Avg./G TEAM 7 5 -31 0 -31 -4.4 Steve Ishmael 12 0 1347 2 0 0 1349 112.4 Total 12 1027 1938 3538 5476 456.3 Sean Riley 12 47 125 132 710 0 1014 84.5 Opponents 12 832 2360 2968 5328 444.0 Ervin Philips 12 76 904 0 0 0 980 81.7 Moe Neal 12 488 170 0 0 0 658 54.8 Dontae Strickland 10 482 142 0 0 0 624 62.4 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd Eric Dungey 9 595 11 0 0 0 606 67.3 Cole Murphy 20-27 74.1 0-0 7-7 4-4 7-12 2-4 53 2 Devin C. Butler 12 14 327 0 0 0 341 28.4 Sterling Hofrichter 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 38 0 Ravian Pierce 12 0 263 0 0 0 263 21.9 Nykeim Johnson 11 6 68 0 91 0 165 15.0 Jamal Custis 8 0 120 0 0 0 120 15.0 FG SEQUENCE Syracuse Opponents Markenzy Pierre 11 89 6 0 0 0 95 8.6 C. Connecticut State (29), 51, (27), (39) - Chris Elmore 12 56 0 0 12 0 68 5.7 Middle Tennessee (25), (22), (40), 40 - Rex Culpepper 12 54 0 0 0 0 54 4.5 Central Michigan (41), (25) (30) Zack Mahoney 7 44 0 0 0 0 44 6.3 LSU (42) - Sean Avant 4 0 30 3 0 0 33 8.2 NC State 48, (38) (26), (48), 31 Tyrone Perkins 5 18 14 0 0 0 32 6.4 Pittsburgh (26), (38) (49), (42), (56) Kenneth Ruff 12 0 0 0 25 0 25 2.1 Clemson (21), (30) 35, (30), 38 Evan Foster 12 0 0 0 0 24 24 2.0 Miami (FL) (22), (40), (45), (53) (18), (39) Christopher Fredrick 12 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.9 Florida State 48, (42), 43 (49), (38) Jonathan Thomas 11 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.4 Wake Forest 45, (30), (47), 51 (41), (43), (30) Shyheim Cullen 11 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.2 Louisville (51) - Andrew Armstrong 12 0 0 0 12 0 12 1.0 Boston College 50 - Tyler Gilfus 2 0 11 0 0 0 11 5.5 TEAM 7 -31 0 0 0 0 -31 -4.4 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made Total 12 1938 3538 137 863 62 6538 544.8 Opponents 12 2360 2968 24 708 172 6232 519.3

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Nose tackle McKinley Williams (left) had 25 tackles in 2017, including four for a loss. He started four of the last five games and was a first-stringer in five total contests. In 21 career games, Scoop Bradshaw (right) has eight pass breakups. He broke up six passes last season and also was effective against the run, carding 5.5 tackles for loss from his cornerback position.

|------Tackles------| Sacks |---Pass Defense---| Fumbles Blkd # Player GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 30 Parris Bennett 12-12 68 47 115 11.0-35 2.0-15 . 2 6 1-0 1 . 1 4F Zaire Franklin 12-12 41 44 85 5.5-22 1.5-16 . 2 5 . 1 . . 14 Evan Foster 12-12 48 16 64 1.5-7 . 1-24 4 1 . 1 . . 23 Jonathan Thomas 11-7 26 24 50 4.0-5 . 1-15 3 2 . . . . 6W Rodney Williams 11-6 31 15 46 3.0-9 . . 2 . . . . . 3F Christopher Fredrick 12-12 31 12 43 2.0-9 . 1-23 4 . . 1 . . 11 Austin Valdez 12-4 22 16 38 1.5-3 0.5-2 . . . . 2 . . 94 Alton Robinson 12-10 18 12 30 6.0-29 5.0-27 . . 5 . 1 . . 95 Chris Slayton 12-12 18 10 28 8.5-28 1.0-4 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 97 Brandon Berry 12-6 16 12 28 0.5-0 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 55 Kendall Coleman 8-8 14 14 28 2.5-5 0.5-2 . . 4 . . . . 98 McKinley Williams 12-5 15 10 25 4.0-9 ...... 2M Jordan Martin 8-5 17 8 25 . . . 3 . . 1 . . 9 Juwan Dowels 10-1 15 10 25 1.0-2 . 1-0 1 . . . . . 18 Scoop Bradshaw 11-11 13 8 21 5.5-8 1.0-1 . 6 . 1-0 . . . 7 Devin M. Butler 12-0 14 6 20 2.0-15 1.0-11 . 2 1 . . . . 12 Andrew Armstrong 12-0 6 7 13 . . . . . 1-2 . . . 52 Kayton Samuels 12-7 9 3 12 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . 2 . . . . 41 Ryan Guthrie 12-0 7 4 11 1.5-13 1.5-13 . . . 1-0 . . . 45 Kenneth Ruff 12-0 4 6 10 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 25 Kielan Whitner 12-1 2 6 8 . . . 1 . . . . . 19 Daivon Ellison 9-0 5 3 8 ...... 85 Josh Black 4-0 4 4 8 3.0-8 . . . 1 . . . . 48 Cole Murphy 12-0 2 2 4 ...... 24 Shyheim Cullen 11-0 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 57 Kingsley Jonathan 8-0 2 2 4 1.5-5 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . 5 Devin C. Butler 12-9 1 3 4 ...... 3S Kyle Strickland 6-0 3 . 3 ...... 3 Ervin Philips 12-12 2 . 2 ...... 2 Eric Dungey 9-9 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 1J Carl Jones 12-0 2 . 2 1.0-3 ...... 83 Sean Avant 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 16 Zack Mahoney 7-2 1 . 1 ...... 20 Cordell Hudson 4-0 1 . 1 ...... 21 Moe Neal 12-3 1 . 1 ...... 22 Markenzy Pierre 11-0 1 . 1 ...... 82 Nykeim Johnson 11-1 1 . 1 ...... 96 Justin Ellis 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 8C Antwan Cordy 1-1 1 . 1 ...... 3W Tim Walton 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 51 Shaq Grosvenor 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 47 Matt Keller 12-0 . 1 1 ...... 68 Airon Servais 12-12 1 . 1 ...... 17 Jamal Custis 8-2 1 . 1 ...... 10 Sean Riley 12-3 ...... 1 . . . . . Total 12-0 471 308 779 67-224 16-103 4-62 32 30 8-2 10 1 1 Opponents 12-0 558 386 944 82.0-329 32-194 16-172 66 36 8-96 9 2 1

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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSE Opponent QB RB WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT WR/TE C. Conn. St. Dungey Strickland Ishmael Philips Custis Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Riley Middle Tennessee Dungey Strickland Ishmael Philips Custis Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce Central Michigan Dungey Strickland Ishmael Philips Riley Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce LSU Dungey Strickland Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce NC State Dungey Strickland Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce Pittsburgh Dungey Strickland Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Riley Clemson Dungey Neal Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce Miami Dungey Strickland Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce Florida State Dungey Strickland Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce Wake Forest Mahoney Strickland Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce Louisville Mahoney Neal Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Pierce Boston College Culpepper Neal Ishmael Philips Butler, D.C. Conway Heckel Servais Adams McGloster Johnson, N.

DEFENSE Opponent DE NT DT DE WLB MLB SLB CB FS SS CB C. Conn. St. Berry Samuels Slayton Coleman Bennett Franklin Whitner Bradshaw Cordy Foster Fredrick Middle Tennessee Berry Samuels Slayton Coleman Bennett Franklin Thomas Bradshaw Martin Foster Fredrick Central Michigan Robinson Samuels Slayton Coleman Bennett Franklin Thomas Bradshaw Martin Foster Fredrick LSU Robinson Samuels Slayton Coleman Bennett Franklin Valdez Bradshaw Martin Foster Fredrick NC State Robinson Williams, M. Slayton Berry Bennett Franklin Thomas Bradshaw Martin Foster Fredrick Pittsburgh Robinson Samuels Slayton Berry Bennett Franklin Valdez Bradshaw Williams, R. Foster Fredrick Clemson Robinson Samuels Slayton Berry Bennett Franklin Thomas Bradshaw Martin Foster Fredrick Miami Robinson Williams, M. Slayton Berry Bennett Franklin Thomas Dowels Williams, R. Foster Fredrick Florida State Robinson Williams, M. Slayton Coleman Bennett Franklin Valdez Bradshaw Williams, R. Foster Fredrick Wake Forest Robinson Williams, M. Slayton Coleman Bennett Franklin Thomas Bradshaw Williams, R. Foster Fredrick Louisville Robinson Samuels Slayton Coleman Bennett Franklin Thomas Bradshaw Williams, R. Foster Fredrick Boston College Robinson Williams, M. Slayton Coleman Bennett Franklin Valdez Bradshaw Williams, R. Foster Fredrick

Defensive tackle Chris Slayton (left) is one of six returning starters for the Orange on defense. His 29 career starts are the most on the team. Moe Neal (right) was second on the Orange in rushing last season with 488 yards. Neal averaged 90.7 yards a game over Syracuse’s final three contests.

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GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 3 Sept. 1, 2017 // Carrier Dome Sept. 9, 2017 // Carrier Dome Sept. 16, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 30,273 Attendance: 29,721 Attendance: 33,004

CCSU 7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 30 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 17

SYRACUSE 50 SYRACUSE 23 SYRACUSE 41

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Orange quarterback Eric Dungey SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Middle Tennessee quarterback Brent SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse (2-1) scored the final 31 accounted for five touchdowns to lead Syracuse (1-0) to a Stockstill threw three second-half touchdowns and the points of the game to pull away for a 41-17 victory against 50-7 win against Central Connecticut State (0-1). Dungey Blue Raiders (1-1) came back from a 13-9 halftime deficit Central Michigan (2-1). The Orange defense shut out threw for three scores and ran for two more, as the Orange to defeat Syracuse, 30-23. Receiver Steve Ishmael tied the the Chippewas for last 37:52. Quarterback Eric Dungey won its fourth season opener in a row. Syracuse outgained Syracuse single-game record for receptions, catching 14 accounted for three of Syracuse’s five touchdowns. He ran the Blue Devils 586-167 and held them to eight first downs. passes for 116 yards. Syracuse (1-1) forced three Middle for 105 yards to lead a rushing attack that generated 300 of Tennessee turnovers in the first quarter, but was only able the Orange’s 579 total yards. Score by Quarters to turn them into three points. Quarterback Eric Dungey 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final completed 26 passes to move into fifth place on the Score by Quarters CCSU 0 0 7 0 7 Orange’s all-time record list with 389 career completions. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Syracuse 21 10 13 6 50 Central Michigan 10 7 0 0 17 Score by Quarters Syracuse 10 14 17 0 41 Scoring Summary: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 1st 12:08 SU Dungey 11 yd run (Murphy kick) Middle Tennessee 2 7 7 14 30 Scoring Summary: 8-70 2:52, CCSU 0 - SU 7 Syracuse 3 10 3 7 23 1st 12:14 SU Murphy 41 yd field goal 09:38 SU Strickland 6 yd run (Murphy kick) 8-35 2:46, CMU 0 - SU 3 4-50 0:58, CCSU 0 - SU 14 Scoring Summary: 05:24 CMU Cole 56 yd pass Morris (Armstrong kick) 02:40 SU Philips 14 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 1st 07:34 MT Team safety 3-58 0:44, CMU 7 - SU 3 9-86 2:55, CCSU 0 - SU 21 MT 2 - SU 0 02:33 CMU Armstrong 30 yd field goal 2nd 07:27 SU Murphy 29 yd field goal 03:04 SU Murphy 25 yd field goal 6-16 2:17, CMU 10 - SU 3 11-58 4:54, CCSU 0 - SU 24 4--3 1:16, MT 2 - SU 3 01:23 SU Foster 24 yd INT return (Murphy kick) 04:54 SU Neal 52 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 2nd 14:41 MT Lee 14 yd run (Rooker kick) CMU 10 - SU 10 3-56 0:53, CCSU 0 - SU 31 7-86 1:53, MT 9 - SU 3 2nd 07:52 CMU Ward 17 yd pass Morris (Armstrong kick) 3rd 11:15 CCSU Garcia 24 yd pass Dolegala (Palmer kick) 10:49 SU Strickland 1 yd run (Murphy kick) 11-91 4:03, CMU 17 - SU 10 8-74 3:45, CCSU 7 - SU 31 9-52 3:52, MT 9 - SU 10 05:20 SU Strickland 18 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 07:35 SU Pierce 5 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick failed) 02:54 SU Murphy 22 yd field goal 6-32 2:32, CMU 17 - SU 17 10-65 3:40, CCSU 7 - SU 37 9-40 2:43, MT 9 - SU 13 02:09 SU Strickland 9 yd run (Murphy kick) 03:42 SU Dungey 2 yd run (Hofrichter kick) 3rd 06:10 SU Murphy 40 yd field goal 3-53 0:56, CMU 17 - SU 24 8-61 2:31, CCSU 7 - SU 44 11-45 5:19, MT 9 - SU 16 3rd 12:12 SU Dungey 1 yd run (Murphy kick) 4th 09:58 SU Hofrichter 27 yd field goal 03:38 MT James 28 yd pass Stockstill (Rooker kick) 5-90 1:04, CMU 17 - SU 31 7-53 1:12, CCSU 7 - SU 47 3-28 0:45, MT 16 - SU 16 05:25 SU Pierce 6 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 00:53 SU Cole Murphy 39 yd field goal 4th 14:53 MT Lee 48 yd pass Stockstill (Rooker kick) 2-80 0:31, CMU 17 - SU 38 13-58 4:47, CCSU 7 - SU 50 5-78 1:28, MT 23 - SU 16 02:48 SU Murphy 25 yd field goal 11:07 SU Dungey 29 yd run (Murphy kick) 6-65 1:46, CMU 17 - SU 41 CCSU SU 11-75 3:46, MT 23 - SU 23 FIRST DOWNS 8 34 06:46 MT Tucker 10 yd pass Stockstill (Rooker kick) CMU SU RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-54 41-155 10-75 4:21, MT 30 - SU 23 FIRST DOWNS 22 18 PASSING YDS (NET) 113 431 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-105 44-300 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-12-0 52-37-0 MT SU PASSING YDS (NET) 277 279 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-167 93-586 FIRST DOWNS 20 25 Passes Att-Comp-Int 46-23-2 35-19-1 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-94 49-126 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-382 79-579 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 5-7 PASSING YDS (NET) 269 182 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-157 2-56 Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-22-1 44-27-1 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-23 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-363 93-308 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-45 3-113 Punts (Number-Avg) 12-35.4 3-39.7 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-47 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Punt Returns-Yards 2-6 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 10-48.1 7-51.0 Penalties-Yards 8-68 4-28 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-94 4-123 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Possession Time 28:25 31:35 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-15 Penalties-Yards 5-38 9-104 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 15 11 of 19 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.4 4-42.2 Possession Time 30:14 29:46 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-1 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 6 of 18 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 8-8 Penalties-Yards 9-113 4-40 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-4 Possession Time 26:36 33:24 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 5-5 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 8 of 22 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 RUSHING: CCSU - Cameron Nash 9-35; Enyce Walker 10-22; Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 3 of 6 Aaron Dawson 5-13; Danley Exilhomme 2-0; Joey Fields Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-5 RUSHING: Central Michigan - Kumehnnu Gwilly 6-44; 2-minus 4; Tanner Kingsley 2-minus 12. Syracuse - Eric Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-42 1-1 Jonathan Ward 10-33; Devon Spalding 7-23; Romello Ross Dungey 9-51; Markenzy Pierre 9-46; Dontae Strickland 5-17; Tony Poljan 1-0; Shane Morris 3-minus 1; Berkley 12-38; Moe Neal 7-17; Tyrone Perkins 3-7; Rex Culpepper RUSHING: Middle Tennessee - Ty Lee 18-50; Brent Stockstill Edwards 1-minus 3; Team 1-minus 8. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 1-minus 4. 11-41; Brad Anderson 1-8; Shane Tucker 1-1; Richie James 11-105; Moe Neal 5-81; Sean Riley 4-47; Dontae Strickland 1-0; Team 1-minus 6. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 19-53; Chris 15-45; Markenzy Pierre 6-17; Zack Mahoney 1-3; Tyrone PASSING: CCSU - Jake Dolegala 6-19-0-86; Tanner Kingsley; Elmore 8-28; Dontae Strickland 10-24; Moe Neal 7-18; Ervin Perkins 2-2. 6-8-0-27. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 28-36-0-328; Rex Philips 2-13; Zack Mahoney 2-3; TEAM 1-minus 13. Culpepper 9-16-0-103. PASSING: Central Michigan - Shane Morris 23-46-2-277. PASSING: Middle Tennessee - Brent Stockstill 22-36-1-269. Syracuse - Eric Dungey 19-35-1-279. RECEIVING: CCSU - Christian Heyward 3-9; Xavier Bass Syracuse - Eric Dungey 26-42-1-180; Zack Mahoney 1-2-0-2. 2-39; Kj Smith 2-17; Jarrett Dolegala 2-13; Jose Garcia 1-24; RECEIVING: Central Michigan - Mark Chapman 7-50; Tyshaun James 1-11; Emanuel Scott 1-0. Syracuse - Steve RECEIVING: Middle Tennessee - Richie James 8-96; Ty Lee Jonathan Ward 5-66; Cameron Cole 3-75; Eric Cooper 3-23; Ishmael 12-134; Ervin Philips 6-71; Devin C. Butler 4-54; 7-76; Shane Tucker 3-25; Patrick Smith 2-35; Cj Windham Devon Spalding 2-11; Damon Terry 1-24; Logan Hessbrook Sean Avant 4-30; Jamal Custis 3-40; Ravian Pierce 3-4; Moe 1-29; Brad Anderson 1-8. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 14-116; 1-19; Romello Ross 1-9. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 8-139; Neal 1-52; Tyrone Perkins 1-14; Nykeim Johnson 1-13; Tyler Ervin Philips 7-36; Devin C. Butler 3-21; Moe Neal 2-12; Sean Riley 4-82; Ervin Philips 3-32; Dontae Strickland 2-18; Gilfus 1-11; Sean Riley 1-8. Ravian Pierce 1-minus 3. Ravian Pierce 2-8.

Orange Is The New Fast 17 2017 IN REVIEW

GAME 4 GAME 5 GAME 6 Sept. 23, 2017 // Tiger Stadium Sept. 30, 2017 // Carter-Finley Stadium Oct. 7, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 96,044 Attendance: 56,197 Attendance: 33,290

SYRACUSE 26 SYRACUSE 25 PITTSBURGH 24

LSU 35 NC STATE 33 SYRACUSE 27

BATON ROUGE, La. – Syracuse (2-2) scored 23 second- RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State (4-1, 2-0 ACC) scored on its SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange (3-3, 1-1 ACC) rallied half points, but could not overtake No. 25 LSU (3-1) and first five possessions and held off Syracuse (2-3, 0-1 ACC), from a 10-3 deficit for a 27-24 victory over Pittsburgh (2-4, lost to the Tigers 35-26 in Death Valley. Steve Ishmael and which outscored the Wolfpack 18-7 in the second half, 0-2 ACC) at the Carrier Dome on Homecoming Weekend. Ervin Philips both caught 11 passes and a touchdown for for a 33-25 victory at Carter-Finley Stadium. Syracuse’s The win snapped Syracuse’s four-game losing streak to the Orange. Ishmael finished with 123 receiving yards to Ervin Philips set a school and conference record with 17 the Panthers and was its first Homecoming triumph since post his fourth straight 100-yard game. Linebacker Parris receptions for a career-high 188 yards. Orange quarterback 2012. Quarterback Eric Dungey was responsible for all three Bennett led the Orange defense with 12 tackles, including a Eric Dungey logged his team-record eighth career 300-yard Syracuse touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing). He finished career-high three for a loss, and a safety. With the victory, passing game, completing 30-of-47 passes for 385 yards with 413 yards of total offense, including 365 yards passing. LSU extended its home non-conference winning streak to and a touchdown. Dungey accounted for all three Syracuse Linebacker Parris Bennett led all tacklers with 14 stops. 49 games. TDs, adding two scoring runs. The Orange defense allowed Pittsburgh did not convert a third down until the fourth a 100-yard rusher for the first time in 2017, as NC State’s quarter and was 3-of-13 (.231) for the game. Score by Quarters Nyheim Hines ran for 115 yards and a touchdown. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score by Quarters Syracuse 3 0 16 7 26 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final LSU 7 7 14 7 35 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Pittsburgh 0 10 3 11 24 Syracuse 0 7 10 8 25 Syracuse 3 7 10 7 27 Scoring Summary: NC State 13 13 0 7 33 1st 14:51 LSU Guice 1 yd run (Gonsoulin kick) Scoring Summary: 1-1 0:03, SU 0 - LSU 7 Scoring Summary: 1st 11:30 SU Murphy 26 yd field goal 07:58 SU Murphy 42 yd field goal 1st 08:01 ST Wise 26 yd field goal 12-73 3:30, UP 0 - SU 3 17-52 6:53, SU 3 - LSU 7 15-57 6:59, SU 0 - ST 3 2nd 14:53 UP Whitehead 35 yd run (Kessman kick) 2nd 01:15 LSU Sullivan 43 yd pass Etling (Gonsoulin kick) 04:44 ST Wise 48 yd field goal 5-54 2:33, UP 7 - SU 3 6-71 1:30, SU 3 - LSU 14 7-26 2:47, SU 0 - ST 6 07:26 UP Kessman 49 yd field goal 3rd 14:35 LSU Davis 87 yd pass Etling (Gonsoulin kick) 00:25 ST Louis 20 yd pass Finley (Wise kick) 8-58 3:22, UP 10 - SU 3 1-87 0:15, SU 3 - LSU 21 5-70 1:04, SU 0 - ST 13 00:34 SU D.C. Butler 32 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 12:20 SU Philips 30 yd pass D.C. Butler (Murphy kick) 2nd 12:12 SU Dungey 7 yd run (Murphy kick) 9-93 2:17, UP 10 - SU 10 8-75 2:15, SU 10 - LSU 21 10-75 3:13, SU 7 - ST 13 3rd 11:32 UP Kessman 42 yd field goal 05:22 LSU Williams 20 yd run (Gonsoulin kick) 09:50 ST Gallaspy 10 yd run (Wise kick failed) 8-51 3:28, UP 13 - SU 10 6-91 3:24, SU 10 - LSU 28 5-75 2:22, SU 7 - ST 19 06:59 SU Dungey 10 yd run (Murphy kick) 03:29 SU Bennett safety 02:21 ST Samuels 16 yd run (Wise kick) 13-75 4:33, UP 13 - SU 17 SU 12 - LSU 28 10-83 5:26, SU 7 - ST 26 02:12 SU Murphy 38 yd field goal 00:07 SU Dungey 14 yd run (Murphy kick) 3rd 12:00 SU Dungey 1 yd run (Murphy kick) 10-52 3:14, UP 13 - SU 20 10-72 3:16, SU 19 - LSU 28 9-78 2:56, SU 14 - ST 26 4th 14:55 UP Kessman 56 yd field goal 4th 05:40 SU Ishmael 22 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 02:34 SU Hofrichter 38 yd field goal 6-32 2:17, UP 16 - SU 20 13-80 5:01, SU 26 - LSU 28 13-69 4:58, SU 17 - ST 26 11:07 SU Ishmael 35 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 01:52 LSU Chark 20 yd run (Gonsoulin kick) 4th 09:52 ST Hines 1 yd run (Wise kick) 11-75 3:48, UP 16 - SU 27 7-56 3:47, SU 26 - LSU 35 10-65 5:02, SU 17 - ST 33 07:15 UP Ollison 19 yd run (Whitehead rush) 04:39 SU Ishmael 10 yd pass Dungey (Dungey rush) 9-75 3:52, UP 24 - SU 27 SU LSU 5-33 1:03, SU 25 - ST 33 FIRST DOWNS 24 18 UP SU RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-76 38-151 SU ST FIRST DOWNS 16 26 PASSING YDS (NET) 308 263 FIRST DOWNS 20 29 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-129 42-135 Passes Att-Comp-Int 55-34-1 23-14-1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-59 47-256 PASSING YDS (NET) 229 365 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-384 61-414 PASSING YDS (NET) 385 206 Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-22-0 49-33-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 48-30-1 34-21-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-358 91-500 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 78-444 81-462 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-33 1-13 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1--5 1-12 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-28 Punt Returns-Yards 2-32 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-19 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-46.7 5-38.6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-57 2-33 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.0 5-39.2 Penalties-Yards 7-38 3-25 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-47.0 4-51.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Possession Time 29:52 30:08 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 6-65 9-58 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 19 7 of 13 Penalties-Yards 12-93 6-49 Possession Time 25:18 34:42 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0 Possession Time 23:31 36:29 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 8 of 20 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 3 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 3-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 5 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-6 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 2-16 RUSHING: Syracuse - Dontae Strickland 7-27; Eric Dungey Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-24 13-24; Moe Neal 5-11; Ervin Philips 1-8; Devin C. Butler 1-6. RUSHING: Pittsburgh - Jordan Whitehead 7-73; Qadree �SU - Darrel Williams 16-92; DJ Chark 3-27; Derrius Guice RUSHING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 16-44; Chris Elmore 5-14; Ollison 6-28; Darrin Hall 3-19; Ben DiNucci 4-13; A.J. Davis 8-14; Russell Gage 1-11; Myles Brennan 1-5; Derrick Dillon Dontae Strickland 7-6; Moe Neal 1-0; Nykeim Johnson 1-2; Quadree Henderson 1-2; Rafael Araujo-Lopes 2-minus 1; 1-4; Nick Brossette 1-3; Danny Etling 4-1; TEAM 3-minus 6. 1-minus 5. NC State - Nyheim Hines 19-115; Jaylen Samuels Max Browne 2-minus 7. Syracuse - Dontae Strickland 25-80; 9-74; Ryan Finley 5-37; Reggie Gallaspy 10-33; Dakwa Eric Dungey 12-48; Chris Elmore 4-5; Tyrone Perkins 1-2. PASSING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 32-52-1-265; Devin C. Nichols 1-1; TEAM 3-minus 4. Butler 2-2-0-43; Zack Mahoney 0-1-0-0. LSU - Danny Etling PASSING: Pittsburgh - Max Browne 15-22-0-161; Ben 10-17-0-188; Myles Brennan 4-6-1-75. PASSING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 30-47-1-385; Devin C. DiNucci 6-10-0-55; Kenny Pickett 1-1-0-13. Syracuse - Eric Butler 0-1-0-0. NC State - Ryan Finley 20-33-0-186; Gavin Dungey 33-49-0-365. RECEIVING: Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 11-123; Ervin Philips Locklear 1-1-0-20. 11-93; Moe Neal 4-31; Ravian Pierce 3-21; Devin C. Butler RECEIVING: Pittsburgh - Rafael Araujo-Lopes 7-100; Jester 2-18; Eric Dungey 1-13; Nykeim Johnson 1-10; Dontae RECEIVING: Syracuse - Ervin Philips 17-188; Steve Ishmael Weah 5-57; Matt Flanagan 4-22; Maurice Ffrench 2-27; Strickland 1-minus 1. LSU - Darrel Williams 3-50; Foster 6-120; Dontae Strickland 4-13; Moe Neal 1-47; Ravian Qadree Ollison 2-9; Darrin Hall 1-11; Quadree Henderson Moreau 3-18; Drake Davis 2-98; DJ Chark 2-30; Stephen Pierce 1-9; Nykeim Johnson 1-8. NC State - Jakobi Meyers 1-3. Syracuse - Ravian Pierce 9-99; Ervin Philips 8-55; Devin Sullivan 1-43; Derrick Dillon 1-13; Russell Gage 1-6; JaCoby 7-57; Jaylen Samuels 5-37; Stephen Louis 4-67; Kelvin C. Butler 7-64; Steve Ishmael 5-97; Dontae Strickland 2-32; Stevens 1-5. Harmon 2-17; Nyheim Hines 2-8; Ryan Finley 1-20. Nykeim Johnson 2-18.

18 2018 Syracuse Spring Football Prospectus 2017 IN REVIEW

GAME 7 GAME 8 GAME 9 Oct. 13, 2017 // Carrier Dome Oct. 21, 2017 // Hard Rock Stadium Nov. 4, 2017 // Doak Campbell Stadium Attendance: 42,475 Attendance: 42,475 Attendance: 71,805

CLEMSON 24 SYRACUSE 19 SYRACUSE 24

SYRACUSE 27 MIAMI 27 FLORIDA STATE 27

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange (4-3, 2-1 ACC) never MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Syracuse (4-4, 2-2 ACC) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For the second straight game, trailed and stunned No. 2 Clemson (6-1, 4-1 ACC) by the outscored No. 8 Miami (6-0, 4-0 ACC) in the second half Syracuse (4-5, 2-3 ACC) staged a rally that came up score of 27-24 at the Carrier Dome. It was Syracuse’s first 16-14, but couldn’t overcome four first-half turnovers and short, losing 27-24 to Florida State (3-5, 3-4 ACC) at Doak win over a top-five opponent since 2001, and the Tigers fell to the Hurricanes 27-19 at Hard Rock Stadium. Kicker Campbell Stadium. The Orange fell behind 14-0, but closed represented the highest-ranked Syracuse victim since the Cole Murphy tied his career high with four field goals, the gap to three late in the fourth quarter. Syracuse had an Orange took down No. 1 Nebraska in 1984. Quarterback including a 53-yarder with 5:23 left that trimmed the Miami opportunity to tie the game on the last play, however, Cole Eric Dungey threw three touchdowns and kicker Cole lead to 20-19. The Hurricanes answered with a 33-yard Murphy’s 43-yard field goal attempt was partially blocked. Murphy hit a pair of field goals, including the go-ahead Travis Homer touchdown run, and their defense held on Receivers Ervin Philips and Steve Ishamel combined for 24 score with 9:41 to play. The Orange defense held the Tigers Syracuse’s final possession to clinch Miami’s sixth straight catches, 250 yards and a touchdown. Philips caught 12 balls to 113 yards rushing, well below their season average of win in the series. Running back Dontae Strickland (105 for 107 yards to become SU’s all-time leader in receptions. 237.3, and recorded a season-high four sacks. The loss yards) and quarterback Eric Dungey (100 yards) recorded He raised his career total to 207, eclipsing Alec Lemon’s ended Clemson’s 11-game winning streak. 100-yard rushing games for the Orange. previous record of 201. Ishmael also made 12 receptions for a game-high 143 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Eric Score by Quarters Score by Quarters Dungey threw for 278 yards. Dungey also ran for a career- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final high 109 yards, his second straight 100-yard rushing game. Clemson 7 7 10 0 24 Syracuse 0 3 10 6 19 Syracuse 14 3 7 3 27 Miami 3 10 7 7 27 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: Syracuse 0 14 3 7 24 1st 11:44 SU Strickland 23 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 1st 07:25 UM Badgley 18 yd field goal Florida State 7 14 3 3 27 10-72 3:16, CU 0 - SU 7 13-74 5:31, SU 0 - UM 3 10:37 CU Feaster 37 yd run (Spence kick) 2nd 14:22 UM Herndon 10 yd pass Rosier (Badgley kick) Scoring Summary: 3-62 1:07, CU 7 - SU 7 8-84 2:42, SU 0 - UM 10 1st 10:02 FS Murray 51 yd pass Blackman (Aguayo kick) 05:13 SU Philips 66 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 10:41 UM Badgley 39 yd field goal 4-53 2:33, SU 0 - FS 7 2-80 0:39, CU 7 - SU 14 7-40 2:50, SU 0 - UM 13 2nd 13:38 FS Akers 54 yd run (Aguayo kick) 2nd 08:31 CU Muse 63 yd fumble recovery (Spence kick) 06:19 SU Murphy 22 yd field goal 1-54 0:11, SU 0 - FS 14 CU 14 - SU 14 17-71 4:22, SU 3 - UM 13 07:55 SU Custis 47 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 03:49 SU Murphy 21 yd field goal 3rd 08:55 SU Murphy 40 yd field goal 7-76 2:27, SU 7 - FS 14 12-57 4:42, CU 14 - SU 17 12-70 2:42, SU 6 - UM 13 07:29 FS Akers 63 yd run (Aguayo kick) 3rd 08:27 CU Spence 30 yd field goal 02:51 UM Thomas 48 yd pass Rosier (Badgley kick) 1-78 0:18, SU 7 - FS 21 7-29 2:38, CU 17 - SU 17 3-53 0:48, SU 6 - UM 20 03:16 SU Ishmael 34 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 07:12 SU Ishmael 30 yd pass Dungey (Murphy kick) 01:08 SU Neal 15 yd run (Murphy kick) 4-72 1:04, SU 14 - FS 21 4-82 1:15, CU 17 - SU 24 6-65 1:43, SU 13 - UM 20 3rd 09:35 SU Murphy 42 yd field goal 06:16 CU Etienne 52 yd run (Spence kick) 4th 09:52 SU Murphy 45 yd field goal 10-46 3:53, SU 17 - FS 21 3-65 0:56, CU 24 - SU 24 11-29 4:53, SU 16 - UM 20 03:10 FS Aguayo 49 yd field goal 4th 09:41 SU Murphy 30 yd field goal 05:23 SU Murphy 53 yd field goal 13-51 6:20, SU 17 - FS 24 16-68 6:04, CU 24 - SU 27 6-34 1:52, SU 19 - UM 20 4th 06:48 FS Aguayo 38 yd field goal 02:48 UM Homer 33 yd run (Badgley kick) 6-42 2:45, SU 17 - FS 27 CU SU 9-85 2:35, SU 19 - UM 27 02:55 SU Dungey 3 yd run (Murphy kick) FIRST DOWNS 16 28 14-75 3:53, SU 24 - FS 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-113 50-162 SU UM PASSING YDS (NET) 204 278 FIRST DOWNS 23 22 SU FS Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-22-0 33-20-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-264 32-136 FIRST DOWNS 21 13 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-317 83-440 PASSING YDS (NET) 135 344 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-149 37-207 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-63 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-14-4 43-26-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 314 136 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 93-399 75-480 Passes Att-Comp-Int 55-31-1 19-12-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-53 4-77 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 95-463 56-343 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-12 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.8 5-36.8 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-28 5-122 Punt Returns-Yards 3-40 3-11 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 4-4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 2-38 Penalties-Yards 11-119 12-100 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-35.0 6-38.5 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Possession Time 25:08 34:52 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-42.9 9-43.1 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 8 of 19 Penalties-Yards 3-22 5-42 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2 Possession Time 29:19 30:41 Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-34 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-3 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 22 3 of 13 Possession Time 30:37 29:23 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-30 4-30 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1 Third-Down Conversions 11 of 25 1 of 13 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 RUSHING: Clemson - Travis Etienne 5-68; Tavien Feaster Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-26 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 1-1 7-57; Adam Choice 3-12; Amari Rodgers 1-minus 6; Kelly Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-22 3-13 Bryant 4-minus 8; Zerrick Cooper 5-minus 10. Syracuse - RUSHING: Syracuse - Dontae Strickland 14-105; Eric Dungey Dontae Strickland 19-78; Eric Dungey 21-61; Moe Neal 3-23; 20-100; Moe Neal 14-46; Ervin Philips 1-14; Devin C. Butler RUSHING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 22-109; Moe Neal 6-20; Tyrone Perkins 2-7; Ervin Philips 1-4; Zack Mahoney 1-minus 1-8; TEAM 1-minus 9. Miami - Travis Homer 20-95; Malik Dontae Strickland 10-20; Zack Mahoney 1-1; Ervin Philips 2; TEAM 3-minus 9. Rosier 9-45; TEAM 3-minus 4. 1-minus 1. Florida State - Cam Akers 22-199; Amir Rasul 4-11; James Blackman 10-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 2 PASSING: Clemson - Kelly Bryant 12-17-0-116; Zerrick PASSING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 13-41-4-137; Devin C. Cooper 10-14-0-88; Will Spiers 0-1-0-0. Syracuse - Eric Butler 1-1-0-minus 2; TEAM 0-0-0-0. Miami - Malik Rosier PASSING: Syracuse - Eric Dungey 24-43-1-278; Zack Dungey 20-32-0-278; Devin C. Butler 0-1-0-0. 26-43-0-344. Mahoney 7-12-0-36. Florida State - James Blackman 12-19- 0-136. RECEIVING: Clemson - Deon Cain 7-55; Hunter Renfrow RECEIVING: Syracuse - Ervin Philips 5-57; Steve Ishmael 5-64; Ray-Ray McCloud 4-23; Milan Richard 3-41; Amari 4-41; Devin C. Butler 3-39; Dontae Strickland 1-0; Eric RECEIVING: Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 12-143; Ervin Philips Rodgers 1-13; Diondre Overton 1-6; Trevion Thompson Dungey 1-minus 2. Miami - Christopher Herndon 10-96; 12-107; Dontae Strickland 4-11; Jamal Custis 1-47; Devin 1-2. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 6-73; Ervin Philips 4-94; Ahmmon Richards 6-99; Travis Homer 4-27; Jeff Thomas C. Butler 1-6; Ravian Pierce 1-0. Florida State - Keith Gavin Ravian Pierce 4-66; Dontae Strickland 2-20; Devin C. Butler 2-61; Dionte Mullins 1-22; Darrell Langham 1-19; Braxton 4-25; Nyqwan Murray 3-60; Cam Akers 3-18; Ermon Lane 2-10; Jamal Custis 1-15; Tyrone Perkins 1-0. Berrios 1-11; Mike Harley 1-9. 1-28; Ryan Izzo 1-5.

Orange Is The New Fast 19 2017 IN REVIEW

GAME 10 GAME 11 GAME 12 Nov. 11, 2017 // Carrier Dome Nov. 18, 2017 // Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Nov. 25, 2017 // Carrier Dome Attendance: 38,539 Attendance: 34,265 Attendance: 30,202

WAKE FOREST 64 SYRACUSE 10 BOSTON COLLEGE 42

SYRACUSE 43 LOUISVILLE 56 SYRACUSE 14

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Wake Forest (6-4, 3-3 ACC) outscored LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Behind 727 yards of offense, SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Boston College (7-5, 4-4 ACC) rushed Syracuse 40-5 in the second half en route to a 64-43 win including 381 from reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar for 333 yards and four touchdowns, including 193 yards and over the Orange (4-6, 2-4 ACC) at the Carrier Dome. The Jackson, Louisville (7-4, 4-4 ACC) defeated Syracuse 56-10 three scores by AJ Dillon, to defeat Syracuse 42-14 at the teams combined for an ACC-record 1,355 yards of offense at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Jackson accounted for four Carrier Dome. In his first start at quarterback for the Orange and 66 first downs. The Demon Deacons scored on seven straight possessions in the second half. touchdowns (2 passing, 2 rushing), including three in the (4-8, 2-6 ACC), Rex Culpepper passed for 280 yards and two first half, as the Cardinals built a 35-3 halftime lead. Ervin touchdowns. Steve Ishmael caught 11 passes for 187 yards Score by Quarters Philips scored the only touchdown for the Orange (4-7, and a touchdown in his final collegiate game to become 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 2-5 ACC) on an 8-yard run in the fourth quarter. Syracuse the program’s all-time leader with 2,891 receiving yards. Wake Forest 21 3 16 24 64 linebacker Zaire Franklin made four tackles to surpass the Ishmael finished the 2017 campaign with 105 receptions, Syracuse 14 24 5 0 43 300-tackle mark for his career. the second-highest total in ACC single-season history. At a brisk 2 hours and 51 minutes, the game was the quickest Scoring Summary: 1st 10:30 WF Wolford 3 yd run (Weaver kick) Score by Quarters since Dino Babers took over as head coach in 2016. The loss 8-73 2:35, WF 7 - SU 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final ended Syracuse’s two-game home winning streak against 08:33 SU Strickland 43 yd run (Murphy kick) Syracuse 3 0 0 7 10 the Eagles. 6-75 1:57, WF 7 - SU 7 Louisville 7 28 14 7 56 05:26 WF Colburn II 3 yd run (Weaver kick) Score by Quarters 10-80 3:07, WF 14 - SU 7 Scoring Summary: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 03:52 SU Pierce 19 yd pass Mahoney (Murphy kick) Boston College 14 14 7 7 42 5-75 1:34, WF 14 - SU 14 1st 14:24 UL Williams 46 yd run (Creque kick) 02:27 WF Serigne 31 yd pass Wolford (Weaver kick) 2-75 0:36, SU 0 - LOU 7 Syracuse 7 7 0 0 14 5-75 1:25, WF 21 - SU 14 08:31 SU Murphy 51 yd field goal 2nd 12:08 SU Elmore 1 yd run (Murphy kick) 8-38 2:23, SU 3 - LOU 7 Scoring Summary: 10-56 3:00, WF 21 - SU 21 2nd 14:45 UL Jackson 43 yd run (Creque kick) 1st 07:24 BC Dillon 22 yd run (Lichtenberg kick) 09:05 SU Ishmael 30 yd pass Mahoney (Murphy kick) 9-85 3:38, SU 3 - LOU 14 12-73 5:26, BC 7 - SU 0 7-77 1:58, WF 21 - SU 28 11:01 UL Bonnafon 33 yd run (Creque kick) 05:26 SU Ishmael 37 yd pass Culpepper (Murphy kick) 03:03 SU Murphy 30 yd field goal 5-64 2:04, SU 3 - LOU 21 5-65 1:58, BC 7 - SU 7 11-61 4:10, WF 21 - SU 31 00:16 SU Pierce 18 yd pass Mahoney (Murphy kick) 05:50 UL Smith 72 yd pass Jackson (Creque kick) 03:20 BC Dillon 8 yd run (Lichtenberg kick) 3-26 0:17, WF 21 - SU 38 1-67 0:11, SU 3 - LOU 28 5-73 2:06, BC 14 - SU 7 00:00 WF Weaver 41 yd field goal 00:55 UL Bonnafon 34 yd pass Jackson (Creque kick) 2nd 07:32 BC Smith 64 yd run (Lichtenberg kick) 3-52 0:16, WF 24 - SU 38 7-60 2:35, SU 3 - LOU 35 3-80 0:59, BC 21 - SU 7 3rd 12:29 WF Mike Weaver 43 yd field goal 3rd 11:52 UL Jackson 19 yd run (Creque kick) 07:09 BC Harris 30 yd fumble recovery (Lichtenberg kick) 7-45 2:31, WF 27 - SU 38 4-73 0:56, SU 3 - LOU 42 BC 28 - SU 7 09:09 SU Murphy 47 yd field goal 11-46 3:20, WF 27 - SU 41 04:43 UL Williams 56 yd run (Creque kick) 05:52 SU Philips 17 yd pass Culpepper (Murphy kick) 06:20 WF Wolford 9 yd run (Weaver kick) 4-75 1:49, SU 3 - LOU 49 4-75 1:17, BC 28 - SU 14 9-76 2:49, WF 34 - SU 41 4th 09:49 UL Fitzpatrick 29 yd pass Pass (Creque kick) 3rd 10:57 BC Dillon 1 yd run (Lichtenberg kick) 01:08 WF Serigne 19 yd pass Wolford (Weaver kick blockd) 5-51 2:12, SU 3 - LOU 56 10-69 4:03, BC 35 - SU 14 7-63 2:52, WF 40 - SU 41 05:10 SU Philips 8 yd run (Murphy kick) 4th 12:37 BC Levy 46 yd pass Wade (Lichtenberg kick) 01:08 SU Bradshaw PAT return 11-71 4:39, SU 10 - LOU 56 5-95 2:18, BC 42 - SU 14 WF 40 - SU 43 4th 11:48 WF Wolford 29 yd run (Weaver kick) 7-67 2:23, WF 47 - SU 43 SU UL BC SU 07:17 WF Serigne 6 yd pass Wolford (Weaver kick) FIRST DOWNS 22 27 FIRST DOWNS 24 19 5-20 1:34, WF 54 - SU 43 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-197 42-411 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 56-333 28-137 04:58 WF Weaver 30 yd field goal PASSING YDS (NET) 138 316 PASSING YDS (NET) 248 280 6-18 1:42, WF 57 - SU 43 Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-13-4 30-17-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-16-0 34-24-1 02:00 WF Colburn II 76 yd run (Weaver kick) TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-335 72-727 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-581 62-417 5-85 1:54, WF 64 - SU 43 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-33 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 WF SU FIRST DOWNS 33 33 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-153 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-81 3-70 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-371 32-178 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 4-42 Interception Returns-Yards 1-46 0-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 363 443 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-44.2 3-51.7 Punts (Number-Avg) 1-37.0 5-41.6 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-25-0 67-38-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 89-734 99-621 Penalties-Yards 7-52 11-85 Penalties-Yards 1-15 2-13 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2 Possession Time 29:31 30:29 Possession Time 35:00 25:00 Punt Returns-Yards 2-0 2-18 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 9 of 16 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 14 4 of 12 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-72 6-134 Interception Returns-Yards 2-52 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 4 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 5 1 of 3 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-40.2 3-42.7 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 1-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 1-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 1-7 Penalties-Yards 10-62 3-25 Possession Time 30:16 29:44 RUSHING: Syracuse - Moe Neal 19-98; Rex Culpepper RUSHING: Boston College - AJ Dillon 23-193; Jon Hilliman Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 6 of 18 10-47; Markenzy Pierre 10-26; Nykeim Johnson 1-11; Ervin 19-74; Jeff Smith 2-57; Thadd Smith 5-11; Ben Glines 1-5; Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 3 of 5 Philips 1-8; Chris Elmore 2-6; Zack Mahoney 2-1. Travis Levy 3-1; Darius Wade 3-minus 8. - Moe Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 4-5 Syracuse Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 1-2 Louisville - Malik Williams 9-180; Lamar Jackson 12-111; Neal 13-88; Ervin Philips 4-30; Rex Culpepper 9-18; Chris Reggie Bonnafon 5-43; Dae Williams 8-39; Trey Smith 4-24; Elmore 2-1. RUSHING: Wake Forest - Matt Colburn II 31-237; John Tobias Little 2-6; Jawon Pass 1-5; Harry Trotter 1-3. Wolford 19-136; TEAM 1-minus 2. Syracuse - Moe Neal PASSING: Boston College - Darius Wade 16-20-0-248. 12-86; Dontae Strickland 9-59; Zack Mahoney 8-38; Chris PASSING: Syracuse - Rex Culpepper 8-19-2-89; Zack Syracuse - Rex Culpepper 24-34-1-280. Elmore 2-2; Rex Culpepper 1-minus 7. Mahoney 5-15-2-49. Louisville - Lamar Jackson 14-26-0-270; Jawon Pass 3-4-0-46. RECEIVING: Boston College - Travis Levy 2-51; Jon Hilliman PASSING: Wake Forest - John Wolford 25-38-0-363. Syracuse - Zack Mahoney 33-60-2-384; Rex Culpepper 2-29; Michael Walker 2-28; Kobay White 2-28; Chris 4-6-0-46; Devin C. Butler 1-1-0-13. RECEIVING: Syracuse - Devin C. Butler 5-63; Steve Ishmael Garrison 2-25; Tom Sweeney 2-25; Ray Marten 1-22; Jeff 2-29; Nykeim Johnson 2-14; Ervin Philips 2-13; Sean Riley Smith 1-19; Charlie Callinan 1-13; Korab Idrizi 1-8. RECEIVING: Wake Forest - Tabari Hines 9-124; Cam Serigne 1-23; Moe Neal 1-minus 4. Louisville - Jaylen, Smith 3-95; Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 11-187; Ervin Philips 8-65; Sean 7-119; Scotty Washington 7-113; Chuck Wade, Jr. 1-9; Matt Seth Dawkins 3-60; Dez Fitzpatrick 3-51; Charles Standberry Riley 2-12; Ravian Pierce 1-7; Moe Neal 1-6; Devin C. Butler Colburn II 1-minus 2. Syracuse - Steve Ishmael 14-145; 3-31; Reggie Bonnafon 1-34; Tobias Little 1-24; Corey Reed 1-3. Ervin Philips 6-93; Devin C. Butler 5-49; Ravian Pierce 4-52; 1-10; Malik Williams 1-7; Traveon Samuel 1-4. Jamal Custis 3-18; Dontae Strickland 2-49; Moe Neal 2-26; Markenzy Pierre 1-6; Nykeim Johnson 1-5.

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