220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L SSYRACUSEYRACUSE (3-5 OVERALL,OVERALL, 0-3 BIGBIG EAST)EAST) AATT CCINCINNATIINCINNATI (4-4 OOVERALL,VERALL, 1-2 bbigig eeastast) GAME #9: october 28, 2006 • 12:00 P.M. • espn regional NIPPERT STADIUM (35,000) • CINCINNATI, OH

Patterson Has Career Game Versus Louisville OORANGERANGE SSLICESLICES Senior quarterback Perry Patterson had Breaking Down Patterson’s Day the best statistical game of his career 1st Quarter • Completed passes to six diff erent against the sixth-ranked Louisville 4-7-38, 0 TD receivers minus himself. Television ESPN Regional will broadcast the game … Dave Cardinals on Oct. 21 … Patterson 2nd Quarter • Connected on 50 percent or more 5-9-81, 0 TD of his passes in every quarter. Sims and John Congemi will call the action from completed a personal-best 24 passes 3rd Quarter • First 300-yard passing day for an the broadcast booth, while Quint Kessenich reports on 38 attempts for 303 yards and a 5-8-45, 0 TD, 1 INT SU quarterback since 2003. from the sidelines … Brian Zwolinski is the … It was the fi rst 300-yard 4th Quarter • 24 completions is tied for second producer. passing performance by an SU signal 10-14-139, 1 TD on SU’s single-game record list. Total • 38 attempts is tied for seventh on caller since R.J. Anderson threw for 336 24-38-303, 1 TD, 1 INT SU’s single-game record list. Radio yards against West Virginia in 2003 • Moved into fi fth at SU in career Syracuse ISP Sports Network … Patterson’s 24 completions tied him passing yards. The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP • TD pass tied him for fi fth on with Troy Nunes for second on the Sports Network is WAQX-95.7FM … Voice SU’s career list of the Orange Matt Park ‘97 and analyst Dick school’s single-game completions chart • Was 5-for-6 on SU’s fourth- quarter touchdown drive. MacPherson call the game action and Brian … His 38 attempts were tied for the Higgins ‘04 will provide sideline reports … Higgins seventh-most by an SU quarterback in also hosts the pre-game and post-game shows … a single game … His 303 yards moved him into fi fth on SU’s career passing yardage list (4,735) The Syracuse ISP Sports Network can be heard in … Patterson hit Mike Williams for a 37-yard touchdown strike in the fourth quarter to tie New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania. Dave Sarette for fi fth in career TD passes at SU (23) … He has a personal-best 10 touchdown Sirius Satellite Radio passes in 2006 and has thrown just three … Th e Orange is one of 10 Division I-A Orange football and men’s basketball games are programs to have tossed three INTs or fewer … Th e Lancaster, Pa. native has completed 114- broadcast on SIRIUS satellite radio (channel 147) of-208 passes for 1,380 yards this season and he is responsible for 11 of SU’s 19 total … www.sirius.com. (10 passing, one rushing) … Patterson is third behind Pittsburgh’s and USF’s Matt WAER Grothe in passing yards and he is second in the conference behind Palko in touchdown passes … Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 also He is averaging 163.1 yards of total off ense in 2005 which ranks fi fth in the BIG EAST … His broadcasts all Orange football games … Dan percentage of 1.44 ranks eighth in the NCAA this season. Bumpus is the sports director. 2006 Defense Breaks Into School’s Top 10 In Sacks Internet (www.suathletics.com) Th e Orange defense has terrorized opposing quarterbacks this season and is tied for eighth in Orange All Access the country in sacks with 28 (3.5 per game) … SU had two sacks against Louisville, increasing its • All Syracuse ISP Sports network broadcasts, season total to 28, which is tied for 10th on SU’s single-season list … Sixteen diff erent defenders including game coverage, The Greg Robinson have registered at least half a sack, the fi rst time that has happened since the 1998 team also had 16. Show, Orange All Access Radio daily show and Orange Slices. 2006 Syracuse Schedule and Results (3-5 overall, 0-3 BIG EAST) • Coach Greg Robinson weekly press conferences Date Opponent Time/Attendance Result (Televison) (Sunday and Tuesdays) • 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 16 at Illinois 40,657 W, 31-21 (ESPNU) Greg Robinson’s post game press conference, 23 MIAMI (OH) 35,274 W, 34-14 (ESPNU) opposing coach post game press conference and Fan Appreciation Day student-athlete interviews. 30 WYOMING 38,447 W, 40-34 2ot (ESPN360) • Extensive highlights following every away game Parent’s Weekend • Student-athlete interviews and features October 7 PITTSBURGH * 41,870 L, 11-21 (ESPN Reg.) Homecoming The Coaches 14 at #5/4 West Virginia * 60,051 L, 17-41 (ESPN Reg.) Syracuse: Greg Robinson 21 #6/6 LOUISVILLE * 35,708 L, 13-28 (ESPN Reg.) Overall Record: 4-15 Courage Day/Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Year as a head coach: Second Record at SU: 28 at Cincinnati * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Regional 4-15 Year at SU: Second November 4 OPEN BIG EAST Record: 0-10 11 at South Florida * TBA 18 CONNECTICUT * TBA Cincinnati: Mark Dantonio SU Football Senior Day Overall Record: 15-16 Year as a head coach: Third 25 at Rutgers * TBA Record at Cincinnati: 15-16 HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Year at Cincinnati: Third * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern BIG EAST Record: 3-7 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse AT CINCINNATI ooctoberc t o b e r 2288 , 220060 0 6 • ccincini n c i n nnati,a t i , oho h

The Syracuse-Cincinnati Series Games: 6 OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S SYRACUSE VS. CINCINNATI Standing: SU leads, 4-2 YEAR H/A SCORE W L T Syracuse-Cincinnati Statistical Comparison At Syracuse: SU leads, 3-1 1993 H 24-21 1 0 0 SU OFFENSE UC DEFENSE 1994 A 34-19 2 0 0 At the Carrier Dome: SU leads, 3-1 21.1 Scoring 19.0 At Cincinnati: Tied, 1-1 1998 H 63-21 3 0 0 2000 A 10-12 3 1 0 280.1 Total Yardage 307.8 At Nippert Stadium: Tied, 1-1 2004 H 19-7 4 1 0 107.6 Rushing Yardage 91.0 Current Win Streak: UC, 1 2005 H 16-22 4 2 0 172.5 Passing Yardage 216.8 61.5 Total Plays 61.9 Series Notes: Marvin Top Series Performances … 35.0 Rushing Plays 28.8 Graves’ 361 passing yards Rushing: SU, Walter Reyes 24-119 (2004) 26.5 Passing Plays 33.1 UC, DeMarco McCleskey 16-87 (2000) 4.6 Avg. Per Play 5.0 in the 1993 meeting ranks 3.1 Avg. Per Rush 3.2 third on SU’s single-game Passing: SU, Marvin Graves 29-44-361 (1993) UC, Deontey Kenner 21-37-348 (1998) 6.5 Avg. Per Pass 6.5 list … He completed 29 12.1 Avg. Per Catch 12.4 passes on 44 attempts, both Receiving: SU, Shelby Hill 11-176 (1993) 1.4 Turnovers 2.1 UC, Cornelius Bonner 6-119 (1998) totals are SU game standards Highest SU Score: 63 in 1998 SU DEFENSE UC OFFENSE … Shelby Hill caught 11 of Widest SU Margin: 42 in 1998 (SU 63, UC 21) 24.9 Scoring 18.8 Graves’ throws, tying him for Highest UC Score: 22 in 2005 412.1 Total Yardage 314.5 the second-most receptions Widest UC Margin: 6 in 2005 (UC 22, SU 16) 204.6 Rushing Yardage 141.4 by an Orange receiver in a Highest Scoring Game: 84 in 1998 (SU 63, UC 21) Lowest Scoring Game: 26 in 2004 (SU 19, UC 7) 207.5 Passing Yardage 173.1 game … Donovan McNabb Longest SU Win Streak: 3 (1993-98) 68.6 Total Plays 64.9 completed 83.3 percent of Longest UC Win Streak: 1 (2000, 2005) 37.8 Rushing Plays 39.9 his passes (15-18) versus the 30.9 Passing Plays 25.0 Bearcats in 1998, the seventh-best single-game completion percentage in team history 6.0 Avg. Per Play 4.8 … McNabb tied the school record with four TD passes and Nate Trout kicked the 5.4 Avg. Per Rush 3.5 second-most extra points (9) for SU in the 63-21 rout … The Orange’s victory in the 6.7 Avg. Per Pass 6.9 10.6 Avg. Per Catch 11.5 2004 clash was its 100th win in the Carrier Dome. 2.5 Turnovers 2.0 On This Date In SU Football History - Oct. 28 • Syracuse is 4-5-2 all-time on Oct. 28. 1899 Williams L, 0-6 Statistical Leaders (2006 Avg.) • During his Heisman Trophy season, Ernie 1905 Lehigh W, 17-0 Rushing Leaders (YPG) Davis rushed for 91 yards on 10 carries as 1916 at Michigan L, 13-14 SU UC 1922 vs. Penn State T, 0-0 Syracuse defeated Holy Cross, 34-6, in 1961. Brinkley ...... 52.2 Moore ...... 56.5 (Polo Grounds, NYC, NY) Carter ...... 50.2 Benton ...... 37.2 • Larry Csonka rushed for 115 yards on 32 1933 at Michigan State L, 3-27 carries and two touchdowns in a 29-20 loss in 1939 Penn State T, 6-6 Passing Leaders (YPG) 1967. 1944 at Boston College L, 12-19 SU UC (Fenway Park, Boston, MA) • Syracuse defeated Pittsburgh, 10-6, in 1972 Patterson ...... 172.5 Grutza ...... 152.2 1961 Holy Cross W, 34-6 Davila ...... 55.7 and had 132 rushing yards compared to 1967 Penn State L, 20-29 Pittsburgh’s 20 yards rushing. 1972 Pittsburgh W, 10-6 Receiving Leaders (YPG) 1989 East Carolina W, 18-16 • Syracuse defeated East Carolina, 18-16, in SU UC Williams, M...... 48.9 Celek ...... 42.1 1989 with the help of Michael Owens, who rushed for 111 yards in the game, and Ferron ...... 36.2 Stewart ...... 35.4 John Biskup who hit a 24-yard fi eld goal with four seconds left to play. Tackle Leaders (TPG) SU UC Big Play Orange Smith, K...... 9.5 Nakamura ...... 5.1 Syracuse has struck for Syracuse Scoring Plays Of 25 Yards Or More Davis, Dowayne...... 7.0 Mickens/Ross ...... 4.9 several big scoring plays at Illinois (Sept. 16) in 2006 … Of its 19 total 41-yard touchdown run by Taj Smith A Win Would … touchdowns, seven have been 65-yard touchdown pass from Perry Patterson to Taj Smith vs. Miami (OH) (Sept. 23) … Stop SU’s three-game losing streak. longer than 25 yards and fi ve 52-yard touchdown pass from Perry Patterson to Taj Smith of Orange quarterback Perry 27-yard interception return for a touchdown by Ben Maljovec … Mark the first BIG EAST win for Coach Greg Patterson’s 10 TD passes vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 7) Robinson. have been from 25-plus 29-yard touchdown pass from Perry Patterson to Mike Williams … Improve the Orange’s all-time record on Oct. 28 to at West Virginia (Oct. 14) yards out … SU’s longest 47-yard touchdown pass from Perry Patterson to Mike Williams 5-5-2. scoring play of the season vs. Louisville (Oct. 21) … Represent the 668th win in school history. 47-yard touchdown pass from Perry Patterson to Mike Williams came at Illinois on Sept. 16 … Stop Syracuse’s 10-game losing streak against when Patterson connected conference opponents. with wideout Taj Smith on a 65-yard touchdown … Smith scored three TDs of more … Improve the Orange’s record to 2-1 in games played than 40 yards before being sidelined with a collarbone injury suff ered against Miami (OH) … Freshman receiver Mike Williams has touchdown catches in each of the last at Cincinnati. three games, all of which have been of the big play variety. … Boost SU’s record to 5-2 all-time versus the Bearcats. … Be Syracuse’s second road victory of the season. 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse AT CINCINNATI ooctoberc t o b e r 228,8 , 220060 0 6 • ccincinnati,i n c i n n a t i , oohh

2006 Defense Breaks Into School’s Top 10 In Sacks Th e Syracuse defense has terrorized opposing quarterbacks this OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S season and is tied for eighth in the country in sacks with 28 (3.5 Syracuse in Overtime per game) … Th e Orange sacked Louisville signal caller Brian Th e NCAA instituted overtime periods in 1996 … Syracuse Brohm twice on Oct. 21 at the Carrier Dome to increase its season has a 5-4 record in the nine extra-session games it has played total to 28, which is tied for 10th on SU’s single-season list … since the rule was instituted … In 2002, SU became the fi rst Terrell Lemon became the 16th SU defensive player team in NCAA history to have two games settled in triple to be involved in a sack in 2006 when he tackled Pitt quarterback overtime in the same season … In 1996, California had triple Tyler Palko behind the line of scrimmage on Oct. 7 … It is the and quadruple overtime games. most players the Orange has had register at least half a sack since Jameel Year Opponent W/L Score Attend. the 1998 team also had 16 … Against Miami (OH), the Orange McClain 8/30/97 NORTH CAROLINA STATE L 31-32 ot 42,742 11/13/99 at Rutgers+ L 21-24 ot 17,919 recorded eight sacks, which is tied for third on the school’s single- 10/7/00 PITTSBURGH + W 24-17 2 ot 40,699 game record list and was one off the SU record of nine which the Orange achieved 9/28/02 #-/25 at Auburn L 37-34 3 ot 83,667 on two occassions (1991 vs. Rutgers; 2000 vs. Virginia Tech) … It’s 28 takedowns of 11/9/02 #8/7 VIRGINIA TECH + W 50-42 3 ot 48,239 quarterbacks behind the line of scrimmage is already three more than a year ago … 9/6/03 at North Carolina W 49-47 3 ot 47,000 11/6/04 PITTSBURGH + W 38-31 2 ot 37,211 SU has registered multiple sacks in six of eight games this year and has at least one 9/9/06 #14/15 IOWA L 13-20 2 ot 37,199 sack in 13 of the last 14 games dating back to 2005 … Defensive end Jameel McClain 9/30/06 WYOMING W 40-34 2 ot 38,447 has led the charge for the Orange’s sack attack … He is tied for eighth in the nation in + indicates BIG EAST Conference game sacks per game (0.94) and has 7.5 sacks in 2006 … Kelvin Smith and Tony Jenkins are tied for second on the team with 2.5 sacks each … SU’s 28 sacks have resulted in a Dome Makeover loss of 163yards and have accounted for 64 percent of the team’s tackles for loss (44). Banners highlighting Syracuse-Cincinnati Connections significant accomplishments by the SU football, men’s basketball • Cincinnati off ensive coordinator Don Treadwell and Bearcats’ and men’s lacrosse teams hang quarterbacks coach Dave Warner squared off as opposing signal in the northeast, southeast and callers in the Carrier Dome opener on Sept. 20, 1980 … Treadwell southwest corners of the building. was under center for Miami (OH), while Warner quarterbacked the The banners measure Orange … Warner graduated from SU in 1982 and still ranks 10th approximately 30 feet by 20 feet. on the school’s career passing yards list (2,593). In addition to the SU athletics banners, another banner features the Syracuse athletics logo, while another, which was designed by Director of Athletics • Warner spent two years as the off ensive coordinator at Connecticut Dr. Daryl Gross, includes New York state themes. (1999-00) where SU running backs coach Desmond Robinson Dave Banners featuring the 1959 national championship football was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 1982-87. Warner team, the 2003 men’s basketball national title, and the men’ s lacrosse team’s nine national championships have been • Treadwell and Syracuse strength and conditioning coach Will Hicks worked on the installed, as has a banner honoring 1961 Heisman Trophy same staff at North Carolina State … Treadwell had two stints in Raleigh, serving as winner, Ernie Davis, and banners commemorating basketball a graduate assistant in 1985 and as a running backs coach in 1999 … Hicks worked in Hall of Famers Jim Boeheim, Dave Bing and Vic Hanson and one paying tribute to multi-sport legend Jim Brown. various roles for N.C. State from 1986-2000.

• Cincinnati head coach Mark Dantonio spent the 1980 season as a graduate assistant Syracuse is on the Air in the Apple at Ohio University and Bearcats running backs coach Tim Hinton spent three Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross and ESPN Radio seasons at Ohio coaching the receivers (1990) and defensive line (1991-92) … program director Mike Thompson completed a three-year Th ree Syracuse staff members spent time in Athens – linebackers coach Steve Russ agreement that includes the broadcast of all Syracuse Football (linebackers/special teams 2001-04), off ensive line coach Bob Wylie (off ensive games, select basketball games, the Greg Robinson show and coordinator/off ensive line 1985-87), and quarterbacks coach Phil Earley (off ensive the Jim Boeheim Show on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York coordinator/quarterbacks 2004). City. “It seems only natural for ESPN Radio’s New York Flagship station to partner with New York’s Team, • Dick MacPherson, the longtime Syracuse head coach and current radio The Syracuse Orange,” Thompson said. “1050 ESPN Radio commentator for the Orange, was an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Bearcats from is thrilled to be serving the vast Orange Nation in New York, 1961-65. New Jersey and Connecticut with Syracuse Football on the radio. Since so many staff at ESPN graduated from Syracuse, • SU senior linebacker Luke Cain and redshirt freshman Brandon Gilbeaux both bringing Syracuse sports to 1050 ESPN was a natural attended Dunbar High School in Washington D.C., as did the Bearcats’ freshman decision.” kicker Darran Powell. 1050 ESPN Radio is a 50,000-watt radio station with studios above Madison Square Garden serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Metro area. It is also the radio • Orange junior cornerback Quinton Brown and Cincinnati sophomore defensive home of the , New York Rangers and New York tackle Th omas Claggett both attended Frederick Douglass High School in Maryland. Knicks. In addition to local teams, 1050 broadcasts Major League Baseball and the NBA thru the ESPN Radio Network • Syracuse freshman quarterback Andrew Robinson and Bearcats freshman tight end in Bristol, Connecticut. Reggie Fugett both hail from Baltimore, Md. 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse AT CINCINNATI ooctoberc t o b e r 228,8 , 220060 0 6 • ccincinnati,i n c i n n a t i , oohh

Let’s Get It Started OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Offense 2006 Streak Career Defense 2006 Streak Career Perry Patterson (QB) 8 8 25 Kelvin Smith (LB) 8 42 42 Orange Bowl Success Tim Lane (WR) 8 19 19 Tanard Jackson(CB) 8 30 30 Justin Outten (C) 7 7 18 Jerry Mackey (LB) 6 - 19 Syracuse has a 12-9-1 record in the 22 bowl games it Rice Moss (WR) 5 2 17 Chris Thorner (NT) 8 19 19 has played … The 12 bowl victories is the most of any Carroll Madison (LG/RT) 8 17 17 Dowayne Davis (SS) 8 19 19 Stephen McDonald (FB) 3 1 9 Tony Jenkins (DT) 8 8 19 BIG EAST Conference team … SU has played in nine Curtis Brinkley (RB) 8 8 8 Joe Fields (FS/QB) 8 9 14 bowl games since the BIG EAST formed in 1991, Corey Chavers (LT) 8 8 8 Luke Cain (LB) 8 8 11 which is the second-highest total in the league. Ryan Durand (RG) 8 8 8 Terrell Lemon (CB) 8 8 8 Eugene Newsome (RT) 6 - 6 Lee Williams (DE) 8 8 8 J.J. Nesheiwat (TE) 5 - 5 Jameel McClain (DE) 8 8 8 Upstairs Or Down? Tom Ferron (TE) 5 - 5 A.J. Brown (LB) 1 - 1 Brandon Darlington (TE) 2 1 4 Nick Chestnut 1 1 1 Th e following is a list of the SU coaches who are up in Mike Sklarosky (RG) 3 2 4 the coaching booths: Arthur Kapalanga (TE) 1 - 2 Specialists 2006 Streak Career Donte Davis (WR) 2 - 2 Carney, B. (P) 8 43 43 Marvin McCall (C) 1 - 1 Shadle, P. (K) 8 8 8 Mike Williams (WR) 1 - 1

Longest Active Streaks Most Career Starts (Active) Brendan Carney ...... 43 Brendan Carney ...... 43 Kelvin Smith ...... 42 Kelvin Smith ...... 42 Tanard Jackson ...... 30 Tanard Jackson ...... 30 Dowayne Davis ...... 19 Perry Patterson ...... 25 Tim Lane ...... 19 Chris Thorner ...... 19 Phil Earley Desmond Robinson Scott Spencer Quarterbacks Running Backs Safeties/Nickelbacks Receivers Stepping Up Syracuse quarterback Perry Patterson couldn’t have turned in a 300-yard passing Th e remaining coaches are down on the sideline: performance against Louisville without of the help of the Orange receiving corps … Tight end Tom Ferron and receivers Mike Williams and Rice Moss each recorded more than 60 yards worth of receptions, the fi rst time since the Cincinnati contest in 2005 SU had three players with at least 60 receiving yards in the same game … Ferron led the way with a career-high seven catches for 88 yards … Williams registered 98 receiving yards, including a 37-yard touchdown reception … Moss had a season-high fi ve grabs for 68 yards … In addition to those three, tailback Curtis Brinkley emerged as a receiving target out of the backfi eld, catching a career-best four passes for 49 yards … Fifteen of the Orange’s 18 fi rst downs against the Cardinals came via the pass. Tim Cross Greg Robinson Steve Russ Defensive Line Head Coach/ Linebackers First-Quarter Success Defensive Coordinator Syracuse has started fast out of the gate for the most part in 2006 … Th e Orange has outscored its foes, 45-21, in the fi rst quarter including a combined 24-14 margin in its fi ve most recent outings against Miami (OH) on Sept. 23, Wyoming on Sept. 30, Pittsburgh on Oct. 7, at West Virginia on Oct. 14 and versus Louisville … Curtis Brinkley scored a touchdown from one yard out and Perry Patterson and Taj Smith combined for a 52-yard touchdown hook up to give SU a 14-0 lead against the RedHawks after the opening period … Patrick Shadle booted a 43-yard fi eld goal in the opening period against the Cowboys to put SU in front, 3-0, after the opening quarter … SU allowed just its second fi rst-quarter TD of season versus Pitt and the Jim Salgado Brian White Chris White Panthers shut out the Orange in the opening period for the fi rst time this year … Off. Coord./Tight Ends Receivers/Rec. Coord. Syracuse and West Virginia matched each other with TDs in the opening quarter in Morgantown and the Orange became the fi rst team in 2006 to hold a lead against the Mountaineers … SU kept Louisville off the scoreboard in the fi rst quarter for the second consecutive week … Th e Orange has racked up at least 100 yards of total off ense in the fi rst quarter in fi ve of its eight games, including a season-best 126 yards in the fi rst frame at Illinois … On the opposite end of the spectrum, Syracuse has surrendered 100 yards of total off ense once in the opening period (vs. Pitt) and it gave up just 21 yards to the potent Louisville off ense on Oct. 21 … Th e Orange has converted 63 percent (17-27) of its third-down conversions in the fi rst period, the highest percentage of conversions for SU in any quarter … It’s average time of Bob Wylie possession in the fi rst stanza is 7:48, the team’s best quarterly mark. Offensive Line 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse AT CINCINNATI ooctoberc t o b e r 228,8 , 220060 0 6 • ccincinnati,i n c i n n a t i , oohh

Scoring Average Up In Second Year of Robinson Era Th e Orange put up 40 points in its thrilling double-overtime victory against Wyoming OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S on Sept. 30 at the Carrier Dome … Th e total represented the most points scored by Defense Contributes Points SU under coach Greg Robinson and marked the third consecutive game the Orange Linebacker Ben Maljovec ran back the first interception tallied at least 30 points, a feat SU had not achieved since the 2002 campaign (vs. of his career 27 yards for a touchdown in the fourth Rutgers, at UCF, vs. Virginia Tech) … Syracuse is averaging 21.1 points per game in its quarter to put the finishing touches on SU’s 34-14 eight contests in 2006 compared to 13.8 points per outing in 2005, and it has already victory versus Miami (OH) on Sept. 23 … It was the accumulated 169 points (SU scored just 152 total points in 2005) … SU has 19 total second consecutive contest in which the Orange posted touchdowns, one more than last season and Perry Patterson has fi red 10 touchdown a defensive touchdown … Position mate Jerry Mackey passes in eight outings, four more than the team had last year … In addition, Patrick Shadle is 12-for-13 on fi eld goal opportunities and he is tied for 11th in the nation scooped up a and ran it 15 yards across the goal line for a score in the second half at Illinois on Sept. at 1.5 fi eld goals made per game … Syracuse was 9-of-15 on fi eld goal tries all of last 16 … The last time Syracuse registered two defensive season. touchdowns in the same season was in 1998 … They Cover Me also came in back-to-back games … Quentin Harris returned an interception for a TD at Temple and Syracuse hasn’t let the opposition generate good fi eld position on kickoff s this season Giovanni DeLoatch ran back a fumble for a score versus … Th e Orange is allowing 17.9 yards per return versus its foes in 2006 and has given Miami (Fla.) the following week up a total of 358 kickoff return yards … Senior captain Brendan Carney is one of the main reasons why … He has 15 touchbacks on 35 kickoff s this season … Syracuse Confounding Opposing Kickers ranks 24 nationally in kickoff return defense and is second in the BIG EAST behind West Virginia (17.29) in the statistic. Punts, field goals and extra points have been anything but routine for opponents since Greg Robinson took D-Line Does It By Committee over the Orange program prior to the 2005 season Th e Orange defensive line has proved its depth this season … SU has played at least 10 … Since he took the helm, Syracuse has blocked five defensive linemen in every game this year and played 12 in the home opener against kicks, including a 35-yard field goal attempt by Nathan Iowa on Sept. 9 … Ten defensive linemen saw action against Louisville in SU’s most Parseghian in the second quarter of SU’s 34-14 victory recent contest … Ends Jameel McClain and Lee Williams and tackles Chris Th orner versus Miami (OH) on Sept. 23 … The Orange blocked and Tony Jenkins are the starters … McClain has been a force in 2006 and is tied for four kicks during the course of the 2005 season, all on eighth in the nation with a BIG EAST-leading 0.94 sacks per game … As a team, the the road … Kelvin Smith’s blocked field goal against Orange is tied for eighth nationally in sacks per game (3.5 per game) … Eighteen of the RedHawks was the first at home under Robinson … the 28 times the SU defense has dropped a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage The following is a list of Syracuse’s blocked kicks since it has been by a defensive lineman … In addition to the starters, Nick Santiago, Jamar Robinson took over: Atkinson, Mike Owen, Brandon Gilbeaux, Arthur Jones and Cornelius Campbell have each played in all eight games for the Orange. Date Opponent Kick Player 10/7/05 at Connecticut PAT James Wyche 10/22/05 at Pittsburgh Punt Take It Easy 10/22/05 at Pittsburgh FG Kader Drame Th e Orange is one of 13 programs in Division I-A with at least a +1.13 overall 11/19/05 at Notre Dame FG Steve Gregory turnover margin … Corner Terrell Lemon recovered his team-leading third fumble 9/23/06 vs. Miami (OH) FG Kelvin Smith of the year against Louisville and linebacker Kelvin Smith generated two takeaways against the Cardinals, recovering a fumble and picking off a pass … SU has 20 Where There’s A Will There’s A Way takeways on the season, which is tied for ninth nationally … Th e Orange is tied with Pittsburgh for the conference lead in turnovers gained … Against Wyoming on Sept. Syracuse allowed 512 yards of total offense against 30, SU matched its season high with four takeaways … Lemon forced three , Wyoming on Sept. 30, but still found a way to post a recovering two of them and the SU secondary intercepted two Cowboys’ passes … Th e 40-34 victory in double overtime at the Carrier Dome takeaway performance matched its showing versus Iowa on Sept. 9 when the Orange … It was the most yards the Orange has surrendered had four interceptions … Syracuse has tallied at least four takeaways four times under in a win since it gave up 566 yards to Connecticut on Greg Robinson … Th e Orange intercepted two passes and recovered a pair of fumbles Oct. 30, 2004 … SU defeated the Huskies, 42-30, in in the 2005 season fi nale at Louisville and posted fi ve takeaways (1 INT, 4 FR) in the the Loud House … On the other hand, the Orange 2005 season opener versus West Virginia in addition to its two four-takeaway games gained 275 yards of total offense against the Cowboys… in 2006. The win marked the first time since Sept. 11, 2004 at Buffalo (275 yds.) SU gained so few yards and still Zoned In triumphed. Th e Orange ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in red zone off ense, scoring on 84.2 percent of its breaches of the opposition’s 20-yard line … West Virginia (93.8), On The March Louisville (91.9) and Pittsburgh are the three BIG EAST teams with better red-zone Scoring Drives of 80+ Yards in the Robinson Era … scoring percentages than SU … Syracuse has come away with points 18 times on 22 Yds. Result Opponent Year red-zone possessions including 11 touchdowns in 2006 … Th e Orange scored on both 89 FG Cincinnati 2005 of its chances inside the Mountaineers’ 20 at West Virginia on Oct. 14 and was also 87 TD Florida State 2005 perfect in the red zone at Wake Forest (2-2), vs. Miami (OH) (4-4) and vs. Wyoming 86 TD Wake Forest 2006 (5-5) … In the last fi ve games, SU is 13-of-15 in red-zone scoring opportunites … Th e 85 TD Louisville 2006 two times in those contests SU didn’t come away with points was against Pittsburgh 80 TD West Virginia 2006 and Louisville when it had two drives end with turnovers. 80 TD Buff alo 2005 80 TD Virginia 2005 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse AT CINCINNATI ooctoberc t o b e r 2288 , 220060 0 6 • ccincini n c i n nnati,a t i , oho h

Looking at SU’s 2006 Opponents Syracuse’s 12 opponents are 57-34 so far this season … The Orange faces five teams OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S that went to bowl games last year. The Nation’s Best On The Gridiron 2006 Record And Hardwood TEAM W L Pct. 2005 Bowl Syracuse is one of 13 schools in the country to have Wake Forest 6 1 .857 4-7 Iowa 5 3 .625 7-5 Outback Bowl (lost to Florida, 31-24) played in a bowl game that is currently part of the Bowl Illinois 2 6 .250 2-9 Championship Series and advanced to the Sweet 16 of Miami (Ohio) 1 7 .125 7-4 the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in the same Wyoming 4 4 .500 4-7 year … Th e Orange accomplished that feat in 1997-98. Pittsburgh 6 2 .750 5-6 West Virginia 7 0 1.000 11-1 Nokia Sugar Bowl (beat Georgia, 38-35) School Bowl Game NCAA Tournament Louisville 7 0 1.000 9-3 Gator Bowl (lost to Virginia Tech, 35-24) Syracuse 1998 Fiesta Bowl Sweet 16 Cincinnati 4 4 .500 4-7 Arizona 1994 Fiesta Bowl * Final Four South Florida 5 3 .625 6-6 Meineke Car Care Bowl (lost to N.C. State, 14-0) Florida 1999 Orange Bowl * Sweet 16 Connecticut 3 4 .429 5-6 Illinois 2002 Sugar Bowl Sweet 16 Rutgers 7 0 1.000 7-5 Insight Bowl (lost to Arizona State, 45-40) Kentucky 1951 Sugar Bowl * NCAA champs Maryland 2002 Orange Bowl NCAA champs SU in the 2006 NCAA Statistical Rankings Oregon 2002 Fiesta Bowl * Elite Eight INDIVIDUAL Ohio State 1999 Sugar Bowl * Final Four Player Category Rank Statistic Texas 2006 Rose Bowl * Elite Eight Jameel McClain Sacks per game 8th (tie) .94 UCLA 1976 Rose Bowl * Final Four Tackles for loss per game 44th (tie) 1.19 1962 Rose Bowl Final Four Patrick Shadle Field Goals per game 11th (tie) 1.5 Scoring 67th (tie) 6.63 Utah 2005 Fiesta Bowl * Sweet 16 Terrell Lemon Forced Fumbles per game 16th (tie) 0.38 West Virginia 2006 Sugar Bowl * NCAA Sweet 16 Kelvin Smith Tackles per game 21st (tie) 9.5 Wisconsin 2000 Rose Bowl * Final Four Brendan Carney Punting 44th 40.68 Max Meisel Punt Return Average 49th 8.0 * Indicates school won the bowl game Perry Patterson Total Passing Yards 50th 1,380 Completions per game 60th (tie) 14.25 Tribute at the Hall Passing Yards per game 66th 172.5 Pass Efficiency 68th 123.5 The College Points Responsible For 72nd 8.75 Football Hall of Total Offense 80th 163.3 Fame honored the Curtis Brinkley Kickoff Returns 57th 22.0 storied #44 with a All-Purpose Yards 65th (tie) 102.63 tribute during the 2005 season … The TEAM exhibit centered on Rushing 91st 107.63 Jim Brown, Ernie Passing Offense 89th 172.5 Total Offense 104th 280.13 Davis and Floyd Scoring Offense 83rd (tie) 21.13 Little, all of whom Rush Defense 113th 204.6 are College Football Pass Defense 74th 207.5 Hall of Famers and Total Defense 109th 412.13 the three most famous players to wear the Syracuse #44 Scoring Defense 79th (tie) 24.9 jersey … The display included a highlight video of the Net Punting 57th 35.51 talented trio and a separate video on the tragic story Punt Returns 70th 7.88 of Davis, who succumbed to Leukemia at the age of Kickoff Returns 76th 19.4 23 shortly after becoming the first African-American Turnover Margin 10th (tie) + 1.13 Fumbles Recovered 15th (tie) 9 recipient of the Heisman Memorial Trophy. Passes Intercepted 10th (tie) 11 Fumbles Lost 74th (tie) 8 The Block S Passes Had Intercepted 6th (tie) 3 The Block S was officially Turnovers Gained 9th (tie) 20 established as the insignia of Turnovers Lost 28th (tie) 11 highest attainment in athletics Pass Efficiency 70th 121.91 at a meeting of the Athletic Pass Efficiency Defense 57th 124.51 Penalties/Game 83rd (tie) 6.75 Association held in April, 1893. Penalty Yards per Game 69th 52.75 Clarence N. Goodwin ’94, Punt Return Yardage Defense 68th (tie) 8.94 manager of the 1893 football Kickoff Return Yardage Defense 24th 17.9 team, later a Supreme Court Justice in Chicago and a Sacks 8th (tie) 3.5 practicing lawyer in Washington, D.C., introduced the Tackles for Loss 66th (tie) 5.7 resolution adopting the insignia, providing its award to Sacks Allowed 113th (tie) 3.75 those who participated in three games either of baseball Tackles for Loss Allowed 108th (tie) 7.25 or football. George H. Bond ’94 bought a sweater at his Third Down Conversion 53rd (tie) 40.2 own expense and had an orange colored Block S cut Fourth Down Conversion 88th (tie) 40.0 Third Down Conversion Defense 102nd 44.4 out and sewed to it. This was the first official Block S Fourth Down Conversion Defense 37th (tie) 42.9 ever made and worn. It was first used by Mr. Bond in a Time of Possession 71st 29:31 baseball game in the spring of 1893. 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse AT CINCINNATI ooctoberc t o b e r 228,8 , 220060 0 6 • ccincinnati,i n c i n n a t i , oohh A Winning Tradition In The Carrier Dome OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S The Carrier Dome is one of the most recognizable stadiums in college athletics and it celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005 … Since its opening in 1980 the The Legend of #44 building has been home to SU’s football and men’s basketball teams …The One of the most Orange men’s and women’s lacrosse teams and the women’s basketball team also storied numbers ever play its home contests in the facility. associated with a • Syracuse’s football record in the Dome is 106-52-2 since it opened in 1980. college football program • The Orange has posted three undefeated seasons at the Carrier Dome (1987, – Syracuse’s #44 – was 1988, 2001). SU went 6-0 at the Loud House in each of those years. retired in November, • SU won a school-record 16 straight Dome encounters from Oct. 4, 1986 when 2005 … The jersey now it beat Missouri, 41-9, to Oct. 7, 1989 when it lost to Florida State, 41-10. It’s hangs on the top beam the team’s longest winning streak. in the Carrier Dome, • SU’s 100th Carrier Dome victory came against Cincinnati on Sept. 18, 2004. honoring the three • The largest crowd in Dome history showed up for the opening of the building individuals who made the #44 famous – Jim Brown, on Sept. 20, 1980. A crowd of 50,564 watched SU defeat Miami (OH), 36-24. Floyd Little and Ernie Davis. • SU has posted a winning record in 24 of the building’s 26 seasons. The only Brown, who played at SU from 1954-56 and led years it didn’t finish at least .500 at home was in 1982 and 2005. the team to a Cotton Bowl berth, went on to become the NFL’s