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220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L SSYRACUSEYRACUSE ((00-2 OOVERALL,VERALL, 0-0 BBIGIG EEAST)AST) aatt iiLLINOISLLINOIS ((11-1 OOVERALL,VERALL, 0-0 BBIGIG TTEN)EN) GAME #3: september 16, 2006 • 12:00 P.M. • espnu memorial stadium (69,249) • champaign, il Orange Tied for Second in the Nation in Turnover Margin Good football teams don’t turn the ball over and they do a good job of taking the ball away OORANGERANGE SSLICESLICES from their opponents … Th e Orange successfully did both on Sept. 9 against Iowa, boosting On The Air its turnover margin to +2.5, tied for the second-best mark in Division I-A behind USC (+5.0) … SU is one of 20 teams not to have thrown an interception and is one of fi ve schools with Television at least six takeaways … Th e Orange defense intercepted four passes against the Hawkeyes, ESPNU will broadcast the game … Clay including two by senior cornerback Terrell Lemon, vaulting him into a tie for fi fth nationally in Matvick and Brian Kinchen will call the interceptions per game (1.0) … Th ey were the fi rst interceptions of his career and they haulted action from the broadcast booth … Casey back-to-back Hawkeyes’ drives in the third quarter … Lemon wasn’t the only one in on the act Carter is the producer. … Senior captain Jerry Mackey recorded the fi rst pick of his career, thwarting a fi rst-quarter Iowa drive and A.J. Brown intercepted his fi rst pass to end Iowa’s fi nal drive of the fi rst half … Radio It was the fi rst time since Sept. 18, 2004 versus Cincinnati the Orange defense intercepted four passes and Lemon became the fi rst SU player since Anthony Smith against Rutgers in 2005 Syracuse ISP Sports Network to have multiple INTs in the same game … It marked the third time under head coach Greg The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP Robinson that Syracuse had at least four takeaways … Th e Orange intercepted two passes and Sports Network is WAQX-95.7FM … Voice recovered a pair of fumbles in the 2005 season fi nale at Louisville and posted fi ve takeaways (1 of the Orange Matt Park ‘97 and analyst INT, 4 FR) in the 2005 season opener versus West Virginia … On off ense the Orange ran 82 Dick MacPherson call the game action and plays (44 rush, 38 pass) without committing a turnover and had no special teams miscues … It Brian Higgins ‘04 will provide sideline reports was the fi rst time since Sept. 25, 2004 against Virginia that SU played an entire game without … Higgins will also host the pre-game and a turnover … Th e Orange has lost one fumble this season and is one of 16 schools with one post-game shows … The Syracuse ISP Sports turnover this season. Network can be heard in New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania. Smith Among National Tackle Leaders Butkus and Lombardi Award candidate Kelvin Smith leads the BIG EAST Sirius Satellite Radio and is tied for third in Division I-A in tackles per game at 14.5 per contest … Syracuse football and men’s basketball games Th e senior co-captain recorded double-digit stops for the second consecutive will be broadcast on SIRIUS satellite radio game versus Iowa on Sept. 9 … He fi nished with 13 total tackles against (channel 181) … Visit www.sirius.com for the Hawkeyes, including a career-best eight tackle assists … In the season more information and a complete channel opener against Wake Forest, the New Hempstead, N.Y. native fi nished with a guide. personal-best 16 stops, including 13 solo tackles and a sack … He has started the last 36 consecutive games for the Orange and has 239 career stops. WAER Kelvin Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 Smith also broadcasts all Orange football games … Dan Bumpus is the sports director. 2006 Syracuse Schedule and Results (0-2 overall, 0-0 BIG EAST) Internet Date Opponent Time/Attendance Result (Televison) Every Syracuse ISP Sports Network broadcast September 2 at Wake Forest 34,121 L, 10-20 (ESPN360) is available on the official SU Athletics 9 #14/15 IOWA 37,199 L, 13-20 2ot (ABC) website – www.suathletics.com. 16 at Illinois 12:00 p.m. ESPNU 23 MIAMI (OH) 7:00 p.m. ESPNU 30 WYOMING TBA The Coaches Parent’s Weekend Syracuse: Greg Robinson October 7 PITTSBURGH * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Reg. Overall Record: 1-12 Homecoming Year as a head coach: Second 14 at West Virginia * TBA Record at SU: 1-12 21 LOUISVILLE * TBA Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Year at SU: Second 28 at Cincinnati * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Reg. BIG EAST Record: 0-7 November 4 OPEN Illinois: Ron Zook 11 at South Florida * TBA Overall Record: 26-24 18 CONNECTICUT * TBA Year as a head coach: Fifth SU Football Senior Day Record at Illinois: 3-10 25 at Rutgers * TBA Year at Illinois: Second HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Big Ten Record: 0-8 * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse at illinois SSeptembere p t e m b e r 116,6 , 220060 0 6 • cchampaign,h a m p a i g n , iill The Syracuse-Illinois Series OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Games: 10 SYRACUSE VS. THE BIG TEN Standing: Illinois leads, 9-1 School W L T Syracuse-Illinois Statistical Comparison At Syracuse: Illinois leads, 3-0 Illinois 1 9 0 SU OFFENSE UI DEFENSE At Th e Carrier Dome: Illinois leads, 1-0 Indiana 3 4 0 At Champaign: Illinois leads, 6-1 Iowa 1 2 0 11.5 Scoring 25.0 At Memorial Stadium: Illinois leads, 5-1 Michigan 5 6 1 208.0 Total Yardage 302.0 Current Win Streak: Illinois, 3 Michigan State 3 9 1 80.5 Rushing Yardage 136.0 Minnesota 1 1 0 127.5 Passing Yardage 166.0 Northwestern 4 3 0 YEAR H/A SCORE W L T 65.5 Total Plays 60.0 Ohio State 2 4 0 1909 H 8-17 0 1 0 37.0 Rushing Plays 36.5 Penn State 23 40 5 28.5 Passing Plays 23.5 1910 A 0-3 0 2 0 Purdue 0 1 0 3.2 Avg. Per Play 5.0 1951 A 20-41 0 3 0 Wisconsin 3 1 1 1953 A 13-20 0 4 0 Total 46 80 8 2.2 Avg. Per Rush 3.7 1954 A 6-34 0 5 0 4.5 Avg. Per Pass 7.1 1970 A 0-27 0 6 0 The Last Time … 9.4 Avg. Per Catch 12.8 SU played a Big Ten team: 0.5 Turnovers 2.5 1977 A 30-20 1 6 0 9/9/06 vs. Iowa (L, 13-20 2OT) 1978 H 14-28 1 7 0 SU beat a Big Ten team: SU DEFENSE UI OFFENSE 1981 A 14-17 1 8 0 9/12/98 at Michigan (W, 38-28) 20.0 Scoring 21.0 1982 H 10-47 1 9 0 SU played Big Ten teams in consecutive games: 9/18/82 vs. Illinois (L, 10-47) 357.0 Total Yardage 322.5 197.0 Rushing Yardage 205.5 Series Notes: The first meeting marked the ninth 9/25/82 at Indiana (L, 10-17) 160.0 Passing Yardage 117.0 game coached by SU’s T.A.D. Jones … The 1951 70.5 Total Plays 59.5 contest represented the first time since 1940 the Top Series Performances … 43.0 Rushing Plays 38.5 Orange hosted a Big Ten opponent at Archbold Rushing: SU, Joe Morris 15-119 (1978); 27.5 Passing Plays 21.0 Stadium … The two teams combined for 12 UI, James Coleman 20-108 (1977). 5.1 Avg. Per Play 5.4 turnovers in the Illini’s 34-6 win in 1954 (seven by Passing: SU, Bill Hurley 6-11-101 (1977); 4.6 Avg. Per Rush 5.3 SU) … Harry Jefferson’s 89-yard run in the game UI, Tony Eason 26-38-298 (1982). 5.8 Avg. Per Pass 5.6 is the longest rushing play in Memorial Stadium 10.3 Avg. Per Catch 10.6 history … Dave Jacobs kicked three field goals in Receiving: SU, Paul Zambuto 4-50 (1981); 3.0 Turnovers 3.0 SU’s 30-20 victory in 1977 … His 56-yarder in UI, Abe Woodson 2-99 (1954). the third quarter was second-longest ever kicked by an opponent at Memorial Stadium at the time Highest SU Score: 30 in 1977 (30-20) A Win Today Would … … The win snapped SU’s 18-game road losing Widest SU Margin: 10 in 1977 (30-20) … Be SU’s second win in 11 meetings with Illinois. streak that dated back to 1975 … Illinois’ John Highest UI Score: 47 in 1982 (47-10) Sullivan set a then school record with 27 tackles Widest UI Margin: 37 in 1982 (47-10) … End the Orange’s school-record, 11-game losing streak. in the game … SU out-rushed the Illini, 130-115, Highest Scoring Game: 61 in 1951 (UI 41, SU 20) … Stop SU’s seven-game road losing streak (includes 2004 including a pair of one-yard TD plunges by Joe Lowest Scoring Game: 3 in 1910 (IU 3, SU 0) Champs Sports Bowl which was played at a neutral site).