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220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L SSYRACUSEYRACUSE ((33-7 OOVERALL,VERALL, 0-5 BBIGIG EEAST)AST) vvs.s. CCONNECTICUTONNECTICUT (4-5 OOVERALL,VERALL, 1-3 bbigig eeast)ast) GAME #11: november 18, 2006 • 12:00 P.M. • espn regional CARRIER DOME (49,262) • SYRACUSE, NY Seniors Prepare for Final Dome Game OORANGERANGE SSLICESLICES The Orange’s contest against Connecticut marks the final home game for 17 Syracuse football seniors and two student managers … The following players and team managers will take part in a ceremony to honor Television their careers prior to the game: ESPN Regional will broadcast the game … Dave Jamar Atkinson, DE (Woodbridge, Va.) Jerry Mackey, LB (Freeport, N.Y.) Sims and John Congemi will call the action from • Has fi ve tackles and one sack in 10 games … Appeared in • 2006 captain … Has 32 tackles, including a sack in 2006 the broadcast booth, while Quint Kessenich reports eight games in 2005 after transferring from SUNY Morrisville. … Returned a fumble for a touchdown at Illinois … 21 from the sidelines … Brian Zwolinski is the Jonathan Baselice, S (Delmar, N.Y.) career starts. producer. • Made the team as a walk-on in 2003. Steve McDonald, FB (Deer Park, Texas) Luke Cain, LB (Washington, D.C.) • Has started three games in 2006 … One carry. Radio • Earned starting linebacker spot in 2006 … Has 43 tackles, Jawad Nesheiwat, TE (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) Syracuse ISP Sports Network two sacks and a forced fumble this year. • Has 10 receptions for 42 yards and one touchdown … Has The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP Brendan Carney, P (Valley Forge, Pa.) stared fi ve of the 10 games he has played this season. Sports Network is WAQX-95.7FM … Voice • 2006 captain … Orange career leader in number of punts and Justin Outten, C (Chalfont, Pa.) of the Orange Matt Park ‘97 and analyst Dick punting yards … Averaging 41.5 yards per punt this season. • Started 20 games the last two years, including nine this season. MacPherson call the game action and Brian Brandon Darlington, TE (Downingtown, Pa.) Perry Patterson, QB (Lancaster, Pa.) Higgins ‘04 will provide sideline reports … Higgins • Has started 3-of-10 games in 2006 and has one catch for • 2006 captain … Fifth in career touchdown passes and also hosts the pre-game and post-game shows … fi ve yards … Caught the fi rst pass of his career in 2005. fourth in career passing yards … 11 TDs and three The Syracuse ISP Sports Network can be heard in Shadeed Harris, DT (Hampton, Va.) inteceptions in 2006. New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania. • Has played in four games this year … Notched three Mike Sklarosky, OG (Plains, Pa.) tackles in 2005 and 2003. • Started fi ve games this year … First career start at Notre Sirius Satellite Radio Tanard Jackson, CB (Silver Spring, Md.) Dame in 2005. Orange football and men’s basketball games are • Has started SU’s last 32 games … Fifth on the team with Kelvin Smith, LB (New Hempstead, N.Y.) broadcast on SIRIUS satellite radio (ch. 147) … 53 tackles in 2006 … Also has two interceptions and two • 2006 captain … Leads SU in tackles with 97 in 2006 … www.sirius.com. forced fumbles. Has two fumble recoveries, and two forced fumbles …Has WAER Tim Lane, WR (San Diego, Calif.) started 43 consecutive games. • Has made 21 consecutive starts … 14 receptions for 119 Chris Th orner, NT (West Suffi eld, Conn.) Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 also yards in 2006. • 14 tackles, including a sack, this year … Has made 21 broadcasts all Orange football games … Dan Terrell Lemon, CB (Miami, Fla.) straight starts. Bumpus is the sports director. • Started 10 games in 2006 … Two interceptions versus Iowa … Has recovered three fumbles and recorded 47 tackles • Managers: Ryan McCarthy and Drew Robinson Internet (www.suathletics.com) this year. Orange All Access • All Syracuse ISP Sports network broadcasts, Inside … including game coverage, The Greg Robinson • Series Notes • Statistical Comparison • Orange Seniors • Game Recaps • More! Show, Orange All Access Radio daily show and Orange Slices. • Coach Greg Robinson weekly press conferences 2006 Syracuse Schedule and Results (3-7 overall, 0-5 BIG EAST) (Sundays and Tuesdays) Date Opponent Time/Attendance Result (Televison) • Live post-game show following every home September 2 at Wake Forest 34,121 L, 10-20 (ESPN360) game, hosted by John Nicholson. The program 9 #14/15 IOWA 37,199 L, 13-20 2ot (ABC) features extensive highlights, statistics, Coach Greg Robinson’s post game press conference, 16 at Illinois 40,657 W, 31-21 (ESPNU) opposing coach post game press conference and 23 MIAMI (OH) 35,274 W, 34-14 (ESPNU) student-athlete interviews. Fan Appreciation Day • Extensive highlights following every away game 30 WYOMING 38,447 W, 40-34 2ot (ESPN360) • Student-athlete interviews and features Parent’s Weekend October 7 PITTSBURGH * 41,870 L, 11-21 (ESPN Reg.) The Coaches Homecoming Syracuse: Greg Robinson 14 at #5/4 West Virginia * 60,051 L, 17-41 (ESPN Reg.) Overall Record: 4-17 21 #6/6 LOUISVILLE * 35,708 L, 13-28 (ESPN Reg.) Year as a head coach: Second Courage Day/Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Record at SU: 4-17 28 at Cincinnati * 20,146 L, 3-17 (ESPN Reg.) Year at SU: Second November 4 OPEN BIG EAST Record: 0-12 11 at South Florida * 29,694 L, 10-27 (ESPN Reg.) Connecticut: Randy Edsall 18 CONNECTICUT * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Regional Overall Record: 41-48 SU Football Senior Day Year as a head coach: Eighth 25 at Rutgers * 12:00 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. Record at Connecticut: 41-48 Year at Connecticut: Eighth HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS BIG EAST Record: 6-11 * 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 VS. CONNECTICUT NNOVEMBERO V E M B E R 118,8 , 220060 0 6 • SSYRACUSE,Y R A C U S E , NN.Y.. Y . Anthony Presents Lead Gift for SU Basketball Practice Facility OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Former Orange basketball standout Carmelo Anthony, who helped lead SU to the 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, has presented the University with the lead Syracuse-Connecticut Statistical Comparison gift for the construction of a newly planned basketball practice facility … Anthony, the SU OFFENSE UCONN DEFENSE captain of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, has committed $3 million toward the building 18.2 Scoring 25.6 … Anthony’s gift represents one of the largest individual donations to Syracuse 267.1 Total Yardage 331.0 99.8 Rushing Yardage 180.0 University Athletics and is also believed to be one of largest by a current professional 167.3 Passing Yardage 151.0 athlete to the school they attended … Th e gift is the starting point in the fundraising 62.3 Total Plays 61.3 plans for the multi-million dollar structure … Th e facility, which is still in the planning 35.0 Rushing Plays 39.4 phase, would be located within the Lampe Athletic Complex on the University campus 27.3 Passing Plays 21.8 … Th e planned facility would house two practice courts, locker rooms and offi ce 4.3 Avg. Per Play 5.4 facilities for the men’s and women’s basketball programs at Syracuse. 2.9 Avg. Per Rush 4.6 6.1 Avg. Per Pass 6.9 The Syracuse-Connecticut Series 11.8 Avg. Per Catch 12.6 1.4 Turnovers 1.7 Games: 2 SYRACUSE VS. CONNECTICUT Standing: Tied, 1-1 YEAR H/A SCORE W L T SU DEFENSE UCONN OFFENSE At Syracuse: SU leads, 1-0 2004 H 42-30 1 0 0 24.3 Scoring 22.6 At the Carrier Dome: SU leads, 1-0 2005 A 7-26 1 1 0 416.3 Total Yardage 343.3 At Storrs: UConn leads, 1-0 193.4 Rushing Yardage 206.1 Top Series Performances … 222.9 Passing Yardage 137.2 At Rentschler Field: UConn leads, 1-0 Rushing: SU, Walter Reyes 15-123 (2004) UConn, C. Brockington 24-127 (2004) 68.4 Total Plays 69.1 Current Win Streak: UConn, 1 38.4 Rushing Plays 42.8 Passing: SU, Perry Patterson 11-19-125 (2004) 30.0 Passing Plays 26.3 Series Notes: In the first 10-28-125 (2005) 6.1 Avg. Per Play 5.0 UConn, Dan Orlovsky 39-51-445 (2004) meeting in 2004 senior 5.0 Avg. Per Rush 4.8 running back Walter Reyes Receiving: SU, Steve Gregory 6-53 (2004) 7.4 Avg. Per Pass 5.2 UConn, C. Brockington 10-93 (2004) became the first SU player to 11.4 Avg. Per Catch 10.3 2.5 Turnovers 1.8 rush for 2,000 yards in the Highest SU Score: 42 in 2004 Widest SU Margin: 12 in 2004 (SU 42, UConn 30) Carrier Dome … He racked Highest UConn Score: 30 in 2004 Statistical Leaders (2006 Avg.) up 123 yards in the contest Widest UConn Margin: 19 in 2005 (UConn 26, SU 7) to increase his total to 2,116 Highest Scoring Game: 72 in 2004 (SU 42, UConn 30) Rushing Leaders (YPG) Lowest Scoring Game: 33 in 2005 (UConn 26, SU 7) SU UCONN yards in 23 home games…. Longest SU Win Streak: 1 (2004) Carter .......................57.3 Caulley ................... 77.9 James Wyche had four tackles Longest UConn Win Streak: 1 (2005) Brinkley ....................45.2 Brown ..................... 69.7 for a loss including three Passing Leaders (YPG) sacks to move into 10th place on the Orange’s career tackles for loss list … It was the SU UCONN first time the Huskies ever played a football game indoors … In 2005, SU defense held Patterson .................167.3 Hernandez ...........