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220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L SSYRACUSEYRACUSE ((33-4 OOVERALL,VERALL, 0-2 BBIGIG EEAST)AST) VVS.S. #66/6/6 LLOUISVILLEOUISVILLE ((66-0 OOVERALL,VERALL, 1-0 bbigig eeast)ast) GAME #8: october 21, 2006 • 12:00 P.M. • espn regional CARRIER DOME (49,262) • SYRACUSE, NY Another Top 10 Tussle For the second straight week Syracuse will square off against a top 10 opponent when it hosts OORANGERANGE SSLICESLICES #7/7 Louisville at the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Oct. 21 … Th e Orange is coming off a 41-17 Television It marks the fi rst time since 2001 that SU will take loss at #5/4 West Virginia on Oct. 14 … ESPN Regional will broadcast the game … Dave the fi eld against back-to-back top 10 foes and it will be the sixth time in school history it Sims and John Congemi will call the action from has happened … Syracuse kicked off the 2001 campaign against #10/13 Georgia Tech in the the broadcast booth, while Quint Kessenich reports Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium then traveled to face #8/8 Tennessee the following week … from the sidelines … Brian Zwolinski is the SU played at #8/10 Penn State on Oct. 16, 1982 then returned home for a matchup against #2/2 producer. Pittsburgh on Oct. 23 … Th e previous season (1981), the Orange battled #2/2 Penn State and #2/2 Pittsburgh on consecutive Saturdays … During the 1978 season, Syracuse hosted #10/11 Radio Maryland on Oct. 14 and competed at #2/2 Penn State the following week … Th e fi rst time the Syracuse ISP Sports Network scheduling annomaly came to pass was during the 1956 campaign when SU started the year with The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP a 26-12 victory win at #6 Maryland and followed it up with a 14-7 loss at #10 Pittsburgh. Sports Network is WAQX-95.7FM … Voice of the Orange Matt Park ‘97 and analyst Dick Efficiency Expert MacPherson call the game action and Brian Senior quarterback and captain Higgins ‘04 will provide sideline reports … Higgins Division I-A Quarterbacks With 140 Attempts also hosts the pre-game and post-game shows … Perry Patterson is one of nine signal And Fewer Th an Th ree Interceptions The Syracuse ISP Sports Network can be heard in callers in the country to throw at least Name School Passes Interceptions New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania. 140 times and have fewer than three Kevin Kolb Houston 232 1 Stephen McGee Texas A&M 178 1 Sirius Satellite Radio interceptions … Patterson is 90-for- John Beck BYU 175 2 Orange football and men’s basketball games are 170 through the air for 1,077 yards and Perry Patterson Syracuse 170 2 Troy Smith Ohio State 170 2 broadcast on SIRIUS satellite radio (channel 158) has nine TD passes and two picks … Zac Taylor Nebraska 164 2 … www.sirius.com. He is completing 52.9 percent of his John Stocco Wisconsin 162 2 Drew Wiley Buff alo 158 1 WAER passes … SU is one of nine teams to Brandon Cox Auburn 150 2 Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 also have thrown two interceptions or fewer broadcasts all Orange football games … Dan … Against West Virginia he threw Bumpus is the sports director. his 22nd career touchdown pass to claim sole possession of sixth on SU’s career list … He also extended his consecutive pass attempts streak without an interception to 53 … Patterson was 20- Internet (www.suathletics.com) of-29 passing for a season-high 225 yards and a touchdown against Pittsburgh on Oct. 7 and he Orange All Access ranks third all-time in completions at SU (388) behind Orange legends Donovan McNabb and • All Syracuse ISP Sports network broadcasts, Marvin Graves … For his career, Patterson has completed 53.0 percent of his passes (388-732), including game coverage, The Greg Robinson the fi fth-best mark in team history. Show, Orange All Access Radio daily show and Orange Slices. 2006 Syracuse Schedule and Results (3-4 overall, 0-2 BIG EAST) • Coach Greg Robinson weekly press conferences (Sunday 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 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 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: 4-14 21 LOUISVILLE * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Regional Year as a head coach: Second Courage Day/Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Record at SU: 4-14 28 at Cincinnati * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Regional Year at SU: Second November 4 OPEN BIG EAST Record: 0-9 11 at South Florida * TBA Louisville: Bobby Petrino 18 CONNECTICUT * TBA Overall Record: 35-8 SU Football Senior Day Year as a head coach: Fourth 25 at Rutgers * TBA Record at Louisville: 35-8 HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Year at Louisville: Fourth * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern BIG EAST Record: 6-2 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse VS. # 6/6 LOUISVILLE ooctoberc t o b e r 2211 , 220060 0 6 • SSYRACUSE,Y R A C U S E , NNYY The Syracuse-Louisville Series OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Games: 5 SYRACUSE VS. LOUISVILLE Standing: SU leads, 3-2 YEAR H/A SCORE W L T Syracuse-Louisville Statistical Comparison At Syracuse: Tied, 1-1 1985 A 48- 0 1 0 0 At the Carrier Dome: Tied, 1-1 1989 N* 24-13 2 0 0 SU OFFENSE UL DEFENSE At Louisville: Tied, 1-1 1992 H 15- 9 3 0 0 22.3 Scoring 12.5 At Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium: 2003 H 20-30 3 1 0 274.1 Total Yardage 278.3 UL leads, 1-0 2005 A 17-41 3 2 0 120.3 Rushing Yardage 84.2 Current Win Streak: UL, 2 * - Coca-Cola Bowl, Tokyo, Japan 153.9 Passing Yardage 194.2 60.4 Total Plays 62.8 Series Notes: Syracuse won the Top Series Performances … 36.0 Rushing Plays 30.2 first contest between the two Rushing: SU, Walter Reyes 16-94 (2003) 24.4 Passing Plays 32.7 UL schools in 1985, 48-0 … At , Eric Shelton 24-138 (2003) 4.5 Avg. Per Play 4.4 the time it was widest margin Passing: SU, Perry Patterson 19-39-259 (2005) 3.3 Avg. Per Rush 2.8 of victory for SU since beating UL, Stefan LeFors 16-25-266 (2003) 6.3 Avg. Per Pass 5.9 12.0 Avg. Per Catch 13.2 Richmond, Receiving: SU, Rob Carpenter 3-144 (1989) 50-0, in 1963 … In 1989, UL, JR Russell 6-133 (2003) 1.3 Turnovers 1.5 Syracuse defeated the Cardinals Highest SU Score: 48 in 1985 SU DEFENSE UL OFFENSE in the Coca-Cola Bowl in Widest SU Margin: 48 in 1985 (SU 48, UL 0) 24.4 Scoring 40.5 Tokyo, Japan, 24-13 … It Highest UL Score: 41 in 2005 represented the only time the Widest UL Margin: 24 in 2005 (UL 41, SU 17) 410.1 Total Yardage 507.8 Orange has played outside the Highest Scoring Game: 58 in 2005 (UL 41, SU 17) 202.0 Rushing Yardage 214.8 United States … Wendel Lowry Lowest Scoring Game: 24 in 1992 (SU 15, UL 9) 208.1 Passing Yardage 293.0 connected with Rob Carpenter Longest SU Win Streak: 3 (1985-92) 69.6 Total Plays 67.8 Longest UL Win Streak: 2 (2003-present) for a 79-yard touchdown, tied 38.0 Rushing Plays 37.8 for the eighth-longest passing 31.6 Passing Plays 30.0 play in school history … In the 2003 meeting, R.J. Anderson became the eighth SU quarterback 5.9 Avg. Per Play 7.5 to record 200 career completions with a 19-for-30 passing performance … Quarterback Perry 5.3 Avg. Per Rush 5.7 Patterson posted career highs in passing yards (259) and attempts (39) at Louisville in the 2005 6.6 Avg. Per Pass 9.8 season finale. 10.5 Avg. Per Catch 16.1 2.4 Turnovers 1.8 On This Date In SU Football History - Oct. 21 • Syracuse is 6-11-1. 1892 – Syracuse Athletic Assoc. L, 4-18 Statistical Leaders (2006 Avg.) • Syracuse has been shut out four times on October 21. 1893 – St. John’s Military Academy L, 4-18 Rushing Leaders (YPG) • Penn State forced fi ve SU turnovers en route to a 45- 1905 – Colgate W, 11-5 SU UL 15 victory in 1978. 1911 – Lafayette L, 0-10 Carter .......................55.6 Bush ..................... 128.0 • Syracuse totaled 575 yards of total off ense and 1916 – Pittsburgh L, 0-30 Brinkley ....................54.7 Stripling ................. 55.0 Bill Scharr tied a school record by throwing four 1922 – Pittsburgh L, 14-21 1933 – at Cornell W, 14-7 touchdown passes as the Orange defeated Rutgers, Passing Leaders (YPG) 1939 – at Duke L, 6-33 SU UL 49-28, in 1989.