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GAME 1: VILLANOVA (0-0) AT SYRACUSE (0-0) FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 CARRIER DOME (49,262) SYRACUSE, N.Y. August 29, 2014 2014 VILLANOVA SCHEDULE 7:30 PM Carrier Dome (49,262) Overall: 0-0 (---) 1 CAA: 0-0 (---) Syracuse, N.Y. Home: 0-0 (---) Away: 0-0 (---) Villanova Wildcats Neutral: 0-0 (---) 0-0 Head Coach Andy Talley Date Opponent Location Result 30th Season at Villanova (204-125-1, .620) 8/29 @ Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 7:30 PM 9/6 Fordham Villanova, Pa. 3:30 PM 9/20 James Madison (*) (PW) Villanova, Pa. 12:30 PM Syracuse 9/27 @ Penn Philadelphia, Pa. 3:00 PM 0-0 10/4 @ Maine (*) Orono, Maine 12:30 PM 10/11 Rhode Island (*) Villanova, Pa. 1:00 PM Head Coach Scott Shafer 10/18 @ William & Mary (*) Williamsburg, Va. 3:30 PM Second Season at Syracuse (7-6, .538) 10/25 Morgan State (HC) Villanova, Pa. 3:30 PM 11/1 @ Richmond (*) Richmond, Va. 12:30 PM 11/8 Towson (*) Villanova, Pa. 7:00 PM TONIGHT’S GAME 11/15 Albany (*) Villanova, Pa. 7:00 PM 11/22 @ Delaware (*) Newark, Del. 12:00 PM TV Schedule Key ESPN3 Bold Home game, played at Villanova Stadium (12,000) * CAA regular season contest Play-By-Play: Dave Popkin PW Parents’ Weekend Analyst: Al Groh HC Homecoming SERIES INFORMATION RADIO CBS Sports Radio 610 Overall: . .Syracuse leads 2-1 First Meeting: . .Villanova 14, Syracuse (13 (Nov. 21, 1953) Play-By-Play: Joe Eichhorn (27th Season) Last Meeting: . .Syracuse 24, Villanova 17 (Sept. 13, 1975) Analyst: Ryan Fannon (22nd Season) First Villanova Win: . .14-13 (Nov. 21, 1953) Last Villanova Win: . .14-13 (Nov. 21, 1953) SOCIAL MEDIA Andy Talley vs. Syracuse . .0-0 (---) Twitter: @NovaFootball (live game updates) Facebook: Villanova University Football First Syracuse Win: . .28-6 (Sept. 25, 1954) Last Syracuse Win: . .24-17 (Sept. 13, 1975) Scott Shafer vs. Villanova: . .0-0 (---) Villanova Media Relations Football Contact: Dean Kenefick LAST FIVE MEETINGS E-Mail: [email protected] Office Phone: 610-519-6514 Sept. 13, 1975 SU 24, VU 17 Archbold Stadium Sept. 25, 1954 SU 28, VU 6 Archbold Stadium Secondary Contact: David Berman Nov. 21, 1953 VU 14, SU 13 Franklin Field E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.villanova.com WEEK 1 AT SYRACUSE ~ KICKOFF: 7:30 PM ~ TV: ESPN3 ~ RADIO: CBS SPORTS RADIO 610 1 GAME 1: VILLANOVA (0-0) AT SYRACUSE (0-0) FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 CARRIER DOME (49,262) SYRACUSE, N.Y. TWEET ALL ABOUT IT Multimedia & Social Media Note to Media: Please feel free to use any of the following Villanova.com “tweet-ready” notes and hashtags on your official Twitter accounts as part of your coverage of tonight’s game. The season opener between @NovaFootball and @CuseFootball will be televised live on ESPN3 #NovaNation #taptherock #CAAFB Nova Nation All-Access This is the 19th time since restoring football in 1985 that @NovaFootball will face an FBS opponent #NovaNation #taptherock #FearTheFCS . @NovaFootball returns 15 starters (seven offense, eight defense) and 33 letterwinners from last season #NovaNation #taptherock #CAAFB Follow Us On Twitter (@NovaFootball) In its preseason national poll @SportsNetworkUS has @NovaFootball ranked No. 12 in the nation #NovaNation #taptherock #CAAFB . @NovaFootball quarterback John Robertson is a preseason All-American and the #CAAFB Preseason Player of the Year #NovaNation #taptherock Like Us On Facebook (Villanova University Football) In the preseason poll of #CAAFB head coaches @NovaFootball is predicted to finish second in the league #NovaNation #taptherock . @Coach_Talley has led @NovaFootball to 10 #FCSPlayoffs appearances and six #CAAFB titles over the years #NovaNation #taptherock Watch Us On YouTube (NovaAthletics) . @Coach_Talley will be presented with the Rod Carew Award by the @bethematch foundation on September 12 #NovaNation #taptherock #NextUp @NovaFootball hosts @FordhamFootball in the home opener on September 6 #NovaNation #taptherock #CAAFB WEEK 1 AT SYRACUSE ~ KICKOFF: 7:30 PM ~ TV: ESPN3 ~ RADIO: CBS SPORTS RADIO 610 2 GAME 1: VILLANOVA (0-0) AT SYRACUSE (0-0) FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 CARRIER DOME (49,262) SYRACUSE, N.Y. TALE OF THE TAPE (2013 STATS) SCOUTING VILLANOVA VILLANOVA OPPONENT Overall: ..............................................................................................0-0 (---) SCORING 337 245 CAA: ..................................................................................................0-0 (---) Points Per Game 30.6 22.3 Home: ................................................................................................0-0 (---) FIRST DOWNS 238 212 Away: .................................................................................................0-0 (---) RUSHING YARDAGE 2760 1373 Rushing Attempts 480 396 LAST GAME: Villanova 35, Delaware 34 (Nov. 23, 2013) Average Per Rush 5.8 3.5 Average Per Game 250.9 124.8 Total Offense: .........................................................................................626 TDs Rushing 27 15 Total Defense: .........................................................................................390 PASSING YARDAGE 2008 2671 Leading Rusher: ............................................John Robertson (165, 1 TD) Comp-Att-Int 172-252-8 235-353-10 Leading Passer: .........................................John Robertson (252, 19-28-1) Average Per Pass 8.0 7.6 Leading Receiver: .....................................................Joe Price (103, 2 TD) Average Per Catch 11.7 11.4 Leading Tackler: ..............................................................Don Cherry (11) Average Per Game 182.5 242.8 TDs Passing 15 14 VILLANOVA STATISTICAL LEADERS (2013) TOTAL OFFENSE 4768 4044 Total Plays 732 749 RUSHING GP Att. Net Avg. TD Avg./G Average Per Play 6.5 5.4 John Robertson 11 217 1405 6.5 20 127.7 Average Per Game 433.5 367.6 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.2 22.8 Kevin Monangai 11 130 643 4.9 5 58.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.8 7.9 Austin Medley 11 54 310 5.7 1 28.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.9 20.1 FUMBLES-LOST 16-9 12-5 PASSING GP Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Avg./G PENALTIES-Yards 47-465 57-497 John Robertson 11 169-247-7 68.4 1957 13 177.9 PUNTS-Yards 45-1835 58-2300 Average Per Punt 40.8 39.7 RECEIVING GP Rec. Yds Avg. TD Avg./G TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:07 29:53 Poppy Livers 11 53 580 10.9 3 52.7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 50/125 79/171 Jamal Abdur-Rahman 6 18 225 12.5 1 37.5 3rd-Down Pct 40% 46% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/13 7/11 KICK RETURN GP No. Yds Avg. TD Long 4th-Down Pct 54% 64% Poppy Livers 11 16 323 20.2 0 45 SACKS BY-Yards 21-129 29-136 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 45 31 TACKLES GP Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-10 (80%) 11-15 (73%) Don Cherry 11 60 39 99 12.5-24 1.0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES 42-48 (88%) 31-37 (84%) Joey Harmon 11 51 30 81 5.0-12 2.0-7 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 34-48 (71%) 23-37 (62%) PAT-ATTEMPTS 43-44 (98%) 20-26 (77%) SCOUTING SYRACUSE SYRACUSE OPPONENT SCORING 295 330 Points Per Game 22.7 25.4 Overall: ..............................................................................................0-0 (---) FIRST DOWNS 251 243 ACC: ...................................................................................................0-0 (---) RUSHING YARDAGE 2533 1786 Home: ................................................................................................0-0 (---) Rushing Attempts 553 469 Away: .................................................................................................0-0 (---) Average Per Rush 4.6 3.8 Average Per Game 194.8 137.4 LAST GAME: Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17 (Dec. 27, 2013) (Texas Bowl) TDs Rushing 25 19 PASSING YARDAGE 2366 2987 Total Offense: .........................................................................................396 Comp-Att-Int 405-242-17 428-250-15 Total Defense: .........................................................................................350 Average Per Pass 5.8 7.0 Leading Rusher: ....................................................Terrel Hunt (74, 2 TD) Average Per Catch 9.8 12.0 Leading Passer: ................................................Terrel Hunt (188, 19-29-0) Average Per Game 182.0 229.8 Leading Receiver: .......................................................Ashton Broyld (41) TDs Passing 13 22 Leading Tackler: ..........................Dyshawn Davis/Cameron Lynch (8) TOTAL OFFENSE 4899 4773 Total Plays 958 897 SYRACUSE STATISTICAL LEADERS (2013) Average Per Play 5.1 5.3 Average Per Game 376.8 367.2 RUSHING GP Att. Net Avg. TD Avg./G KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.5 16.9 Jerome Smith 13 200 914 4.6 12 70.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.8 9.0 Terrel Hunt 12 106 500 4.7 7 41.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.9 6.6 FUMBLES-LOST 13-5 22-9 PASSING GP Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yds TD Avg./G PENALTIES-Yards 99-804 56-537 Terrel Hunt 12 167-273-8 61.2 1638 10 136.5 PUNTS-Yards 84-3474 81-3215 Average Per Punt 41.4 39.7 RECEIVING GP Rec. Yds Avg. TD Avg./G TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:26 29:34 Ashton Broyld 13 52 452 8.7 0 34.8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 81/209 63/188 Chris Clark 13 36 365 10.1 3 28.1 3rd-Down Pct 39% 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 8/17 8/19 KICK RETURN GP No. Yds Avg. TD Long 4th-Down Pct 47% 42% George Morris 10 15 294 19.6 0 35 SACKS BY-Yards 37-300 18-109 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 38 42 TACKLES GP Solo Ast Tot TFL Sacks FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-17 (65%) 12-15 (80%) Durell Eskridge 12 52 26 78 4.0-13 0.5-3 RED-ZONE SCORES 37-46 (80%) 34-40 (85%) Cameron Lynch 13 53 16 69 12.0-54 4.0-31 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 29-46 (63%) 25-40 (63%) PAT-ATTEMPTS 32-37 (86%) 40-40 (100%) WEEK 1 AT SYRACUSE ~ KICKOFF: 7:30 PM ~ TV: ESPN3 ~ RADIO: CBS SPORTS RADIO 610 3 GAME 1: VILLANOVA (0-0) AT SYRACUSE (0-0) FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014 CARRIER DOME (49,262) SYRACUSE, N.Y. 2014 CAA STANDINGS SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25 POLL CAA Overall New Hampshire 0 0 --- 0 0 --- (Preseason) Villanova 0 0 --- 0 0 .000 Team Points Previous Rank Richmond 0 0 --- 0 0 --- William & Mary 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 1. Eastern Washington 3589 (82) 3 Towson 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 2.