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2017 FINAL RELEASE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Mike Morrison, Primary contact Email: [email protected] • Offi ce: 315-443-2608 • Cell: 315-952-4809 ssyracuseyracuse Sue Edson, Secondary contact ffootballootball Email: [email protected] • Cell: 315-952-4787 1959 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 5 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 15 BOWL VICTORIES SEASON OVERVIEW AT A GLANCE • Syracuse posted a 4-8 overall record in Dino Babers' second year as head coach. The Orange were 4-3 through seven games, but ended the year on a fi ve-game losing streak. Syracuse went 2-6 in ACC play, including a 27-24 victory over second-ranked Clemson on Oct. 13. • Senior wide receiver Steve Ishmael earned All-America honors from nine diff erent media outlets and organiza ons. A 2017 Biletnikoff Award semifi nalist, Ishmael set the Syracuse single-season record with 105 recep ons. He ed SMU's Trey Quinn for the FBS lead in recep ons per game (8.8) and also ranked in the top 10 na onally in catches (2nd), receiving yards per game (4th - 112.2) and total receiving yardage (7th - 1,347). • Five members of the Orange earned All-ACC honors from the league offi ce: Ishmael (fi rst team), senior Syracuse Orange wide receiver Ervin Philips (second team), senior linebacker Parris BenneƩ (second team), senior kicker Cole 2017 Record: 4-8 Murphy (third team) and senior linebacker Zaire Franklin (honorable men on). Home: 4-3, Away: 0-5 • Ishmael and Philips closed their careers as the most produc ve pass-catching duo in program history with ACC Record: 2-6 Philips ranking No. 1 in recep ons (223) and Ishmael second (219). Non-Conference: 2-2 • The Orange ranked in the top 25 na onally in fi ve categories in 2017: punt return defense (4th - 2.7 ypr), vs. AP Top 25: 1-2 net pun ng (10th - 41.3 avg.), third-down defense (13th - 31.1 pct.), passing off ense (18th - 294.8 ypg) and Last Game: L, 14-42 vs. Boston College total off ense (23rd - 456.3 ypg). • All four Orange victories came in the friendly confi nes of the Carrier Dome, as Syracuse took down Central Connec cut State, Central Michigan, Pi sburgh and Clemson at the Loud House. Head Coach Dino Babers (Hawaii '84) TAMING THE TIGERS • The Orange's 27-24 triumph over No. 2 Clemson ‘CUSE VS. REIGNING NATIONAL CHAMPS Career Record: 45-32 was one of the biggest wins in recent program Record at Syracuse: 8-16 Year Team Result history, garnering Syracuse Football Writers 1977 ....... Pi sburgh ....................................L, 18-21 Associa on of America (FWAA) Team of the Week 1983 .......Penn State......................................L, 6-17 honors and Dino Babers Dodd Trophy Coach of the 1987 .......Penn State.................................. W, 48-21 All-America Honors Week plaudits. Steve Ishmael 1990 .......Miami (Fla.)....................................L, 7-33 • The victory marked the fi rst me Syracuse beat SB Nation, First Team 1992 .......Miami (Fla.)..................................L, 10-16 a team ranked second in the Associated Press Top FWAA, Second Team 1998 ....... Michigan .................................... W, 38-28 25, and the Tigers were the highest-ranked team to Sporting News, Second Team 2002 .......Miami (Fla.)....................................L, 7-49 fall to the Orange since Syracuse knocked off No. 1 USA Today, Second Team 2014 .......Florida State.................................L, 20-38 Nebraska (17-9) at the Carrier Dome in 1984. Walter Camp Football Foundation, Second Team 2017 ...... Clemson .................................. W, 27-24 • It was the third me in nine tries Syracuse toppled Athlon Sports, Second Team the defending na onal champions (1987- Penn State, Phil Steele, Second Team 1998 - Michigan). Associated Press, Third Team • The triumph ended Clemson's 20-game winning streak against ACC Atlan c foes, which dated back to 2014. College Football News, Honorable Mention • The win also snapped Syracuse's 17-game losing streak against AP top-10 opponents. Before the victory, 'Cuse last beat a top-10 team in 2002 when it defeated No. 8 Virginia Tech 50-42 in triple over me. The Orange's last win over a top-fi ve team was the year prior (2001) when it again beat the Hokies. All-ACC Honors • Syracuse scored 14 fi rst-quarter points in the game. Prior to the contest, the Clemson defense had Steve Ishmael, First Team not allowed more than seven points in the fi rst three quarters of any game in 2017. Ervin Philips, Second Team • Syracuse held the Tigers to 113 yards rushing, 91.1 yards below its season average of 204.1 at the me of Parris Bennett, Second Team the game. It also limited Clemson to 317 yards of off ense, 131.2 yards below its mark of 448.2 per contest. Cole Murphy, Third Team • Conversely, Syracuse rushed for 162 yards and generated 440 yards of total off ense. Both fi gures were the Zaire Franklin, Honorable Mention second-highest totals conceded by the Tigers all year. Only Georgia Tech's rushing total (198 yards) and NC State's total off ense fi gure (491 yards) were higher. STATISTICAL LEADERS 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-8, 2-6 ACC) RUSHING YARDS Date Opponent Result Eric Dungey ...............................595 yards (143 a .) Sept. 1 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE W, 50-7 Dontae Strickland ..................... 482 yards (128 a .) 9 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L, 23-30 16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, 41-17 PASSING YARDS 23 at #25 LSU L, 26-35 Eric Dungey .....................2,495 yards (225-377 a .) 30 at NC State * L, 25-33 Rex Culpepper .......................518 yards (45-75 a .) Oct. 7 PITTSBURGH * W, 27-24 13 #2 CLEMSON * W, 27-24 RECEIVING YARDS 21 at #8 Miami * L, 19-27 Steve Ishmael.........................1,347 yards (105 rec.) Nov. 4 at Florida State * L, 24-27 Ervin Philips ................................904 yards (89 rec.) 11 WAKE FOREST * L, 43-64 18 at Louisville * L, 10-56 TACKLES 25 BOSTON COLLEGE * L, 14-42 Parris Benne ....................... 115 tackles • 11.0 TFL Zaire Franklin ............................ 85 tackles • 5.5 TFL Home games listed in CAPS * - Atlan c Coast Conference game @CUSEFOOTBALL • ORANGE IS THE NEW FAST 2017 FINAL RELEASE STATISTICAL RANKINGS ISHMAEL THE ALLAMERICAN ‘CUSE ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDS LIST • A er a sensa onal senior season, wide receiver TEAM Steve Ishmael was named to nine All-America teams Rk. Name (Years) Receiving Yards (SB Na on - 1, FWAA - 2, Spor ng News - 2, USA 1. ...Steve Ishmael (2014-pres.) ....................2,891 Category (Value) NCAA ACC Today - 2, Walter Camp - 2, Athlon Sports - 2, Phil 2. ...Marvin Harrison (1992-95) ...................... 2,728 3rd-Down Pct. (.397) 67 6 Steele - 2, Associated Press - 3, College Football 3. ...Alec Lemon (2009-12) ............................. 2,596 Opp. 3rd-Down Pct. (.311) 13 4 News - HM). 4th-Down Pct. (.579) 43 8 • Syracuse's all- me leader in receiving yardage, Opp. 4th-Down Pct. (.500) 62 8 Ishmael is the second Orange wide receiver in the ACC SEASON RECEPTIONS LIST Blocked Kicks (1) 67 10 last two seasons to receive All-America accolades. Rk. Name (Year) Recep ons Blocked Kicks Allowed (2) 70 4 Amba E a-Tawo was named to four All-America 1. ...Jamison Crowder (2013) .............................108 Blocked Punts (0) 51 8 teams (AP, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, Spor ng News) 2. ...Steve Ishmael (2017) ................................105 Blocked Punts Allowed (0) 1 1 in 2016. 3. ...Sammy Watkins (2013) ...............................101 Comple on Pct. (.584) 69 8 • Since 2000, Ishmael, E a-Tawo and Dwight Freeney Penal es (74) 58 10 (2001) are the only three Orange players to receive Penal es Per Game (6.2) 75 12 All-America honors from one of the selectors that MOST 100-YARD GAMES (ACC SEASON) Penalty Yards (593) 41 8 determine the NCAA consensus team (AFCA, AP, Yards Per Game (49.4) 50 9 FWAA, Walter Camp, Spor ng News). Rk. Name, Team (Year) Games 1st Downs Defense (248) 54 9 • Ishmael is the second Syracuse player to earn All- 1. ...Koren Robinson, NCST (2000) .........................9 1st Downs Off ense (293) 36 6 America honors from the Football Writers Assoca on 2. ...Steve Ishmael, SYR (2017) ............................8 Fumbles Lost (8) 62 8 of America (FWAA) as a wide receiver. Pro Football ......Rashad Greene, FSU (2014) ............................8 Fumbles Recovered (8) 57 4 ......Sammy Watkins, CU (2013) ............................ 8 Kickoff Return Defense (22.1) 30 7 Hall of Famer Art Monk was the fi rst in 1979. • Ishmael recorded 11 catches for a career-high 187 ......Torry Holt, NCST (1998) .................................. 8 Kickoff Returns (22.7) 30 7 ......Wayne Baumgardner, WF (1979) ....................8 Pun ng (41.3) 10 1 yards versus Boston College in his fi nal game to move Passes Intercepted (16) 115 13 into fi rst on the school's career record list for most Intercep ons (4) 124 14 receiving yards (see right). Ishmael also eclipsed the program single-season recep ons record that day. Passing Off ense (294.8) 18 2 • His performance against the Eagles was his eighth 100-yard game of 2017, another Syracuse record, and Passing Defense (247.3) 97 11 ed for the second-most ever by an ACC receiver. Yards Per Comple on (11.1) 114 10 Punt Return Defense (2.7) 4 1 PHILIPS NAMED WALTER CAMP CONNECTICUT PLAYER OF THE YEAR Punt Returns (7.2) 71 11 • Senior wide receiver Ervin Philips was named the 2017 Walter Camp Connec cut Player of the Year. Voted Red Zone Defense (.813) 48 8 on by members of the Walter Camp Football Founda on, the award is presented to the top college football Red Zone Off ense (.830) 77 9 player who is a resident and/or played scholas cally in the state of Connec cut.