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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 east)east) GAME #8: october 21, 2006 • 12:00 P.M. • regional (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 is coming off a 41-17 Television It marks the fi rst time since 2001 that SU will take loss at #5/4 West 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 in the the broadcast booth, while Quint Kessenich reports Kickoff Classic at Giants 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 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 and captain Higgins ‘04 will provide sideline reports … Higgins Division I-A 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 The Syracuse ISP Sports Network can be heard in callers in the country to throw at least Name School Passes Interceptions , New Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania. 140 times and have fewer than three Kevin Kolb Houston 232 1 Stephen McGee A&M 178 1 Sirius Satellite Radio interceptions … Patterson is 90-for- John Beck BYU 175 2 Orange football and men’s games are 170 through the air for 1,077 yards and Perry Patterson Syracuse 170 2 Troy Smith 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 he threw Bumpus is the sports director. his 22nd career pass to claim sole possession of sixth on SU’s career list … He also extended his consecutive pass attempts streak without an 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, … 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 : Second Courage Day/Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Record at SU: 4-14 28 at * 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 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 : 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 … 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. 1944 – at Temple T, 7-7 • Donovan McNabb and connected 1950 – at Holy Cross W, 34-27 Patterson ...... 153.9 Brohm ...... 266.5 on a 96-yard pass play, the longest in school history, 1957 – California W, 20-14 Cantwell ...... 138.4 as the Orange defeated West Virginia, 22-0, in 1995. 1961 – at Penn State L, 0-14 Receiving Leaders (YPG) 1972 – at Penn State L, 0-17 • broke the Syracuse and BIG EAST SU UL single-game records with 4.5 sacks in Syracuse’s, 1978 – at Penn State L, 15-45 1989 – at Rutgers W, 49-28 Smith, T...... 56.8 Urrutia ...... 78.7 22-14, loss to No. 2 in 2000. 1995 – West Virginia W, 22-0 Williams, M...... 40.7 Douglas ...... 74.7 • Perry Patterson recorded a then career-best 248 yards 2000 – Virginia Tech L, 14-22 on 23-fo-37 passing, but West Virginia rushed for 2004 – at West Virginia L, 6-27 Tackle Leaders (TPG) 279 yards and defeated the Orange, 27-6, in 2004. SU UL Smith, K...... 10.1 Myles ...... 4.3 University to Recognize ‘Syracuse Eight’ For Courage Davis, D...... 7.3 Okoye ...... 4.3 Nine African- student-athletes who left the team during 1970 Spring practice and did not return for the 1970 season because they felt there was racial discrimination in the A Win Today Would … program will be recognized this weekend by Chancellor Dr. Nancy Cantor and the University community for their act of courage for standing up for what they believed … … Mark the first win for SU against a ranked team Th e group, dubbed the ‘Syracuse Eight’ by the media because the press was not aware of an injured since Nov. 27, 2004 (at ) student-athlete who was also involved, will receive the Chancellor’s Medal for Courage on Friday, … Represent SU’s first victory versus a team in the top Oct. 20 at a public ceremony at the Whitman School of Management at 5:30 p.m. and will be 10 since Nov. 9, 2002 (vs. Virginia Tech). honored at halftime of the football game Saturday … Th e group includes Greg Allen, Richard Bulls, John Godbolt, Dana Harrell, John Lobon, Alif Muhammed, Clarence McGill, Duane … Mark the first BIG EAST win for Coach Greg Walker and Ron Womack. Robinson. Syracuse Fans Help Tackle Hunger … Improve the Orange’s all-time record on Oct. 21 to 7-11-1. Orange fans will have a great opportunity to help tackle hunger in the Syracuse area at the 24th annual “Dome Donation Day” for the Salvation Army … Fans are encouraged to bring canned … Represent the 668th win in school history. food and non-perishable items which will help feed more than 2,500 needy families during the … Stop Syracuse’s nine-game losing streak against holiday season … Syracuse fans can drop off their food donations in barrels positioned outside of conference opponents. the Carrier Dome before the start of the game … “Dome Donation Day” is a Syracuse tradition … Louisville’s two-game series winning streak. and the area’s largest single-day canned food drive … Volunteers from various community groups, including Syracuse University, will man the drop-off sites around the Carrier Dome … All items … Be SU’s 107th win at the Carrier Dome. collected will be provided to more than 2,500 low-income families. 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

Orange Boasts Nation’s Third-Best Sacks Unit Th e Syracuse defense has terrorized opposing quarterbacks OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S this season and ranks third in the country in sacks with 26 (3.71 Syracuse in Overtime per game) … Terrell Lemon became the 16th SU Th e NCAA instituted overtime periods in 1996 … Syracuse defensive player to be involved in a sack in 2006 when he tackled has a 5-4 record in the nine extra-session games it has played Pitt quarterback behind the line of scrimmage … It since the rule was instituted … In 2002, SU became the fi rst is the most players the Orange has had register at least half a sack team in NCAA history to have two games settled in triple since the 1998 team also had 16 … Against Miami (OH), the overtime in the same season … In 1996, California had triple Orange recorded eight sacks, which tied for third on the school’s and quadruple overtime games. single-game record list and was one off the SU record of nine which the Orange achieved on two occassions (1991 vs. Rutgers; 2000 vs. Jameel Year Opponent W/L Score Attend. McClain 8/30/97 NORTH CAROLINA STATE L 31-32 ot 42,742 Virginia Tech) … It’s 26 takedowns of quarterbacks behind the 11/13/99 at Rutgers+ L 21-24 ot 17,919 line of scrimmage is already one more than a year ago and is two 10/7/00 PITTSBURGH + W 24-17 2 ot 40,699 shy of tying the 1998 squad for 10th on the SU single-season sacks chart … SU has 9/28/02 #-/25 at Auburn L 37-34 3 ot 83,667 registered multiple sacks in fi ve of seven games this year and has at least one sack in 12 11/9/02 #8/7 VIRGINIA TECH + W 50-42 3 ot 48,239 of the last 13 games dating back to 2005 … Jameel McClain has led 9/6/03 at North Carolina W 49-47 3 ot 47,000 11/6/04 PITTSBURGH + W 38-31 2 ot 37,211 the charge for the Orange’s sack attack … He is tied for eighth in the nation in sacks 9/9/06 #14/15 IOWA L 13-20 2 ot 37,199 per game (1.0) … Mkaristo Bruce of Washington State leads Division I-A with 10 … 9/30/06 WYOMING W 40-34 2 ot 38,447 and Tony Jenkins are tied for second on the team with 2.5 sacks each … SU’s 26 sacks have resulted in a loss of 140 yards and have accounted for 65 percent + indicates BIG EAST Conference game of the team’s tackles for a loss (40). Dome Makeover In The Wrong Hands Banners highlighting Sophomore Nicholas Chestnut intercepted his fi rst significant accomplishments by career pass on the fi nal play of the fi rst half at West Virginia … Th e the SU football, men’s basketball INT increased the Orange’s season total to 10, which is tied for and men’s teams hang the 11th-most in Division I-A … Syracuse is one of 16 teams with in the northeast, southeast and at least 10 interceptions … Western Michigan leads the nation southwest corners of the building. The banners measure with 12 picks … Th e Orange secondary has intercepted at least one approximately 30 feet by 20 feet. pass in seven of the last eight games dating back to 2005 … Seven In addition to the SU athletics SU players have intercepted at least one pass this season. banners, another banner features the Syracuse athletics logo, Nicholas while another, which was designed by Director of Athletics Chestnut Dr. Daryl Gross, includes New York state themes. Syracuse-Louisville Connections Banners featuring the 1959 national championship football • Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino and SU quarterbacks coach team, the 2003 men’s basketball national title, and the men’ Phil Earley have made coaching stops at a number of the same s lacrosse team’s nine national championships have been schools … Th ey worked together at Weber State in 1988, where installed, as has a banner honoring 1961 Heisman Petrino was the wide receivers and tight ends coach (1987-88) and winner, , and banners commemorating basketball Earley was the off ensive line coach (1988-89) … Petrino moved on Hall of Famers , and and to Idaho where he was the quarterbacks coach (1989) and off ensive one paying tribute to multi- legend . coordinator (1990-91) … He worked alongside his brother, Paul Petrino, who is the current off ensive coordinator and wide receivers Syracuse is on the Air in the Apple coach at Louisville … Earley arrived at Idaho in 1997 and served Phil Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross and ESPN Radio as quarterbacks coach and off ensive coordinator until 1999 … program director Mike Thompson completed a three-year Earley worked in those same capacities at Nevada (2000-03) as Earley agreement that includes the broadcast of all Syracuse Football Brian White did Petrino (1994) … SU off ensive coordinator spent the 1993 season games, select basketball games, the Greg Robinson show and coaching the Wolf Pack wide receivers … Th eir last connection comes by way of the Jim Boeheim Show on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York Auburn, where Petrino was the off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2002 City. and Earley worked as assistant off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2005 “It seems only natural for ESPN Radio’s New York Flagship … Louisville coach Joe Whitt also coached the Tigers during the 2001 station to partner with New York’s Team, season. The ,” Thompson said. “1050 ESPN Radio is thrilled to be serving the vast Orange Nation in New York, • SU off ensive coordinator Brian White, who worked at Wisconsin as the running New Jersey and Connecticut with Syracuse Football on the backs coach and off ensive coordinator from 1995-2005, coached on the same staff as radio. Since so many staff at ESPN graduated from Syracuse, Louisville defensive coordinator and safeties coach Mike Cassity … Cassity spent two bringing Syracuse sports to 1050 ESPN was a natural seasons in Madison coaching on the defensive side of the ball (1995-96). decision.” 1050 ESPN Radio is a 50,000-watt radio station with • , coach for Syracuse, worked on the same staff at Ohio studios above serving New York, University as Louisville off ensive line coach Mike Summers … Russ coached the New Jersey and Connecticut Metro area. It is also the radio linebackers and special teams at Ohio from 2001-04 while Summers spent the 2001- home of the , and New York 02 seasons coaching the Bobcats’ off ensive line. Knicks. In addition to local teams, 1050 broadcasts Major League and the NBA thru the ESPN Radio Network • SU Tim Lane and U of L off ensive lineman Marcel Benson both hail in Bristol, Connecticut. from San Diego, Calif. … Lane attended St. Augustine High School while Benson attended San Diego Messa … Syracuse cornerback Terrell Lemon and Louisville Nate Harris are both natives of Miami, Fla. 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

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) 7 7 24 Kelvin Smith (LB) 7 41 41 Success Tim Lane (WR) 7 18 18 (CB) 7 29 29 Justin Outten (C) 6 6 17 Jerry Mackey (LB) 6 - 19 Syracuse has a 12-9-1 record in the 22 bowl games it Rice Moss (WR) 4 1 16 Chris Thorner (NT) 7 18 18 has played … The 12 bowl victories is the most of any Carroll Madison (LG/RT) 7 16 16 Dowayne Davis (SS) 7 18 18 Stephen McDonald (FB) 2 - 8 Tony Jenkins (DT) 7 7 18 BIG EAST Conference team … SU has played in nine (RB) 7 7 7 Joe Fields (FS/QB) 7 8 13 bowl games since the BIG EAST formed in 1991, Corey Chavers (LT) 7 7 7 Luke Cain (LB) 7 7 10 which is the second-highest total in the league. (RG) 7 7 7 Terrell Lemon (CB) 7 7 7 Eugene Newsome (RT) 6 - 6 Lee Williams (DE) 7 7 7 J.J. Nesheiwat (TE) 5 1 5 Jameel McClain (DE) 7 7 7 Upstairs Or Down? Tom Ferron (TE) 5 5 5 A.J. Brown (LB) 1 1 1 Brandon Darlington (TE) 1 - 3 Th e following is a list of the SU coaches who are up in Mike Sklarosky (RG) 2 1 3 Specialists 2006 Streak Career the coaching booths: Arthur Kapalanga (TE) 1 - 2 Carney, B. (P) 7 42 42 Donte Davis (WR) 2 - 2 Shadle, P. (K) 7 7 7 Marvin McCall (C) 1 - 1 Mike Williams (WR) 1 - 1

Longest Active Streaks Most Career Starts (Active) Brendan Carney ...... 42 Brendan Carney ...... 42 Kelvin Smith ...... 41 Kelvin Smith ...... 41 Tanard Jackson ...... 29 Tanard Jackson ...... 29 Dowayne Davis ...... 18 Perry Patterson ...... 24 Tim Lane ...... 18 Jerry Mackey ...... 19 Chris Thorner ...... 18 Phil Earley Desmond Robinson Scott Spencer Quarterbacks Running Backs Safeties/Nickelbacks Scoring Average Up In Second Year of Robinson Era Th e Orange put up 40 points in its thrilling double-overtime victory against Wyoming Th e remaining coaches are down on the sideline: on Sept. 30 at the Carrier Dome … Th e total represented the most points scored by SU under coach Greg Robinson and marked the third consecutive game the Orange tallied at least 30 points, a feat SU had not achieved since the 2002 campaign (vs. Rutgers, at UCF, vs. Virginia Tech) … Syracuse is averaging 22.3 points per game in its seven contests in 2006 compared to 13.8 points per outing in 2005, and it has already accumulated 156 points (SU scored just 152 total points in 2005) … SU has 18 total , matching its 2005 total and Perry Patterson has fi red nine touchdown passes in seven outings, three more than the team had last year … In addition, Patrick Shadle is 10-for-11 on fi eld goal opportunities and is tied for 12th in the nation at 1.43 fi eld goals made per game … Syracuse was 9-of-15 on fi eld goal tries all of last Tim Cross Greg Robinson Steve Russ season. Defensive Line Head Coach/ Linebackers Defensive Coordinator First-Quarter Success 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 four most recent outings against Miami (OH) on Sept. 23, Wyoming on Sept. 30, Pittsburgh on Oct. 7 and at West Virginia on Oct. 14 … 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 Jim Salgado Brian White Chris White just its second fi rst-quarter TD of season versus Pitt and the Panthers shut out the Cornerbacks Off. Coord./Tight Ends Receivers/Rec. Coord. Orange in the opening period for the fi rst time this year … 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 … Th e Orange has racked up at least 100 yards of total off ense in the fi rst quarter in fi ve of its seven 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) … Th e Orange has converted 60.9 percent (14-23) of its third-down conversions in the fi rst period, the highest percentage of conversions for SU in any quarter. Offensive Line 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 Cover Me OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Syracuse hasn’t let the opposition generate good fi eld position on kickoff s this season … Th e Orange is allowing 18.8 yards per return versus its foes in 2006 and has given Defense Contributes Points up a total of 338 kickoff … Senior captain Brendan Carney is one of the Linebacker Ben Maljovec ran back the first interception main reasons why … He has 13 touchbacks on 31 kickoff s this season … Syracuse of his career 27 yards for a touchdown in the fourth ranks 36th nationally in kickoff return defense and is third in the BIG EAST quarter to put the finishing touches on SU’s 34-14 behind West Virginia (17.46) and Rutgers (18.38) in the statistic … Th e Orange has victory versus Miami (OH) on Sept. 23 … It was the also stepped up its punt return defense in the last four games … Versus Miami (OH) second consecutive contest in which the Orange posted on Sept. 23, the Orange held the RedHawks and Ryne Robinson, the NCAA’s active a defensive touchdown … Position mate Jerry Mackey leader in punt return yardage and punts returned for touchdowns, without a return … scooped up a fumble and ran it 15 yards across the goal In the Wyoming contest, the Cowboys managed one return but did not gain a yard line for a score in the second half at Illinois on Sept. … Pitt ran back a pair of punts for 25 yards on Oct. 7 … West Virginia returned two 16 … The last time Syracuse registered two defensive punts for 16 yards. touchdowns in the same season was in 1998 … They also came in back-to-back games … Quentin Harris returned an interception for a TD at Temple and D-Line Does It By Committee Giovanni DeLoatch ran back a fumble for a score versus Th e Orange defensive line has proved its depth this season … SU has played at least 10 Miami (Fla.) the following week defensive linemen in every game this year and played 12 in the home opener against Iowa on Sept. 9 … Ten defensive linemen saw action against West Virginia in SU’s Confounding Opposing Kickers most recent contest … Ends Jameel McClain and Lee Williams and tackles Chris Th orner and Tony Jenkins are the starters … McClain has been a force in 2006 and Punts, field goals and extra points have been anything Greg Robinson is tied for eighth in the nation with a BIG EAST-leading 1.0 sacks per game … As but routine for opponents since took a team, the Orange ranks third nationally in sacks per game (3.71 per game) … over the Orange program prior to the 2005 season Seventeen of the 26 times the SU defense has dropped a quarterback behind the line … Since he took the helm, Syracuse has blocked five of scrimmage it has been by a defensive lineman … In addition to the starters Nick kicks, including a 35-yard field goal attempt by Nathan Santiago, Jamar Atkinson, Mike Owen, Brandon Gilbeaux, Arthur Jones and Parseghian in the second quarter of SU’s 34-14 victory Cornelius Campbell have each played in all six games for the Orange. versus Miami (OH) on Sept. 23 … The Orange blocked four kicks during the course of the 2005 season, all on Giveth And Taketh Away the road … Kelvin Smith’s blocked field goal against the RedHawks was the first at home under Robinson … Th e Orange turned the ball over once at West Virginia, but gained three turnovers The following is a list of Syracuse’s blocked kicks since in Morgantown to move into a tie for ninth in the nation in turnover margin at Robinson took over: +1.14 … Th e Orange is one of 10 programs in Division I-A with at least a +1.14 overall turnover margin … Defensive back Nicholas Chestnut made his fi rst career Date Opponent Kick Player interception on the last play of the fi rst half at West Virginia … Safety Donta Herrod 10/7/05 at Connecticut PAT had the fi rst fumble recovery of his career in the fourth quarter and senior corner 10/22/05 at Pittsburgh Punt Tanard Jackson also jumped on a loose football … SU’ has 17 takeway of the season, 10/22/05 at Pittsburgh FG Kader Drame which is tied for 11th nationally … In the conference, only Pittsburgh (20) has more 11/19/05 at Notre Dame FG Steve Gregory … Against Wyoming on Sept. 30, SU matched its season high with four takeaways … 9/23/06 vs. Miami (OH) FG Kelvin Smith Cornerback Terrell Lemon forced three fumbles, recovering two of them and the SU secondary intercepted two Cowboys’ passes … Th e takeaway performance matched Where There’s A Will There’s A Way its showing versus Iowa on Sept. 9 when the Orange had four interceptions, and it Syracuse allowed a season-high 512 yards of total marked the third time under head coach Greg Robinson that Syracuse had at least offense against Wyoming on Sept. 30, but still found a four takeaways … Th e Orange intercepted two passes and recovered a pair of fumbles way to post a 40-34 victory in double overtime at the in the 2005 season fi nale at Louisville and posted fi ve takeaways (1 INT, 4 FR) in the Carrier Dome … It was the most yards the Orange 2005 season opener versus West Virginia … Syracuse fumble at West Virginia was its has surrendered in a win since it gave up 566 yards ninth turnover of the year … Th e Orange is one of 33 teams acrosse the country to to Connecticut on Oct. 30, 2004 … SU defeated the have fewer than 10 miscues. Huskies, 42-30, in the Loud House … On the other hand, the Orange gained 275 yards of total offense Zoned In against the Cowboys… The win marked the first time Th e Orange off ense ranks third in the BIG EAST in red zone off ense, scoing on 84.2 since Sept. 11, 2004 at Buffalo (275 yds.) SU gained so percent of its breaches of the opposition’s 20-yard line … Conference heavyweights few yards and still triumphed. West Virginia (96.6) and Louisville (93.9) are the only two BIG EAST teams with better red zone scoring percentages than SU … Syracuse has come away with points On The March 16 times on 19 red zone possessions including 11 touchdowns … Th e Orange scored on both of its chances inside the Mountaineers 20 at West Virginia and have also been Scoring Drives of 80+ Yards in the Robinson Era … perfece in the red zone at Wake Forest (2-2), vs. Miami (OH) (4-4) and vs. Wyoming Yds. Result Opponent Year (5-5) … In the last four games, SU is 11-of-12 in red zone scoring opportunites … 89 FG Cincinnati 2005 Th e only time in those contests it didn’t come away with points was against Pittsburgh 87 TD Florida State 2005 when its drive ended with a fumble inside the 20-yard line. 86 TD Wake Forest 2006 80 TD West Virginia 2006 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 VS. # 6/6 LOUISVILLE ooctoberc t o b e r 2211 , 220060 0 6 • SSYRACUSE,Y R A C U S E , NNYY

Looking at SU’s 2006 Opponents Syracuse’s 12 opponents are 52-28 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 2 .714 7-5 (lost to Florida, 31-24) played in a that is currently part of the Bowl Illinois 2 5 .286 2-9 Championship Series and advanced to the Sweet 16 of Miami (Ohio) 1 6 .143 7-4 the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in the same Wyoming 3 4 .429 4-7 year … Th e Orange accomplished that feat in 1997-98. Pittsburgh 6 1 .857 5-6 West Virginia 6 0 1.000 11-1 Nokia (beat Georgia, 38-35) School Bowl Game NCAA Tournament Louisville 6 0 1.000 9-3 (lost to Virginia Tech, 35-24) Syracuse 1998 Sweet 16 Cincinnati 3 4 .429 4-7 Arizona 1994 Fiesta Bowl * Final Four South Florida 5 2 .714 6-6 Meineke Car Care Bowl (lost to N.C. State, 14-0) Florida 1999 Orange Bowl * Sweet 16 Connecticut 3 3 .500 5-6 Illinois Sweet 16 Rutgers 6 0 1.000 7-5 Insight Bowl (lost to Arizona State, 45-40) 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 * Elite Eight Jameel McClain Sacks per game 8th (tie) 1.0 Tackles for loss per game 45th (tie) 1.21 UCLA 1976 Rose Bowl * Final Four Kelvin Smith Tackles per game 11th (tie) 10.14 1962 Rose Bowl Final Four Solo tackles per game 66th (tie) 4.5 Utah 2005 Fiesta Bowl * Sweet 16 Patrick Shadle Field Goals per game 12th (tie) 1.43 West Virginia 2006 Sugar Bowl * NCAA Sweet 16 Scoring 68th (tie) 6.57 Wisconsin 2000 Rose Bowl * Final Four Brendan Carney Punting 46th 40.53 Curtis Brinkley Kickoff Returns 57th 22.0 Terrell Lemon Forced Fumbles per game 9th (tie) 0.43 * Indicates school won the bowl game Max Meisel Punt Return Average 43rd 8.0 Perry Patterson Pass Efficiency 65th 120.57 Tribute at the Hall Total Passing Yards 60th (tie) 1,077 Points Responsible For 72nd 9.14 The College Passing Yards per game 70th (tie) 153.86 Football Hall of Completions per game 76th 12.86 Fame honored the storied #44 with a TEAM tribute during the Rushing 79th 120.29 Passing Offense 99th 153.9 2005 season … The Total Offense 107th 274.14 exhibit centered on Scoring Offense 76th 22.29 Jim Brown, Ernie Rush Defense 111th 202.0 Davis and Floyd Pass Defense 73rd 208.14 Little, all of whom Total Defense 109th 410.14 Scoring Defense 78th 24.4 are College Football Net Punting 57th 35.3 Hall of Famers and Punt Returns 66th 7.77 the three most famous players to wear the Syracuse #44 Kickoff Returns 80th 19.4 jersey … The display included a highlight video of the Turnover Margin 9th (tie) + 1.14 talented trio and a separate video on the tragic story Fumbles Recovered 31st (tie) 7 Passes Intercepted 11th (tie) 10 of Davis, who succumbed to Leukemia at the age of Fumbles Lost 71st (tie) 7 23 shortly after becoming the first African-American Passes Had Intercepted 3rd (tie) 2 recipient of the Heisman Memorial Trophy. Turnovers Gained 11th (tie) 17 Turnovers Lost 23rd (tie) 9 S Pass Efficiency 70th 120.57 Pass Efficiency Defense 62nd 124.16 The Block S was officially Penalties/Game 71st (tie) 6.4 established as the insignia of Penalty Yards per Game 63rd 51.0 highest attainment in athletics Punt Return Yardage Defense 86th 10.2 at a meeting of the Athletic Kickoff Return Yardage Defense 36th 18.8 Association held in April, 1893. Sacks 3rd 3.71 Tackles for Loss 62nd (tie) 5.7 Clarence N. Goodwin ’94, Sacks Allowed 106th (tie) 3.29 manager of the 1893 football Tackles for Loss Allowed 92nd (tie) 6.57 team, later a Supreme Court Justice in Chicago and a Third Down Conversion 58th 39.4 practicing lawyer in Washington, D.C., introduced the Fourth Down Conversion 95th (tie) 33.3 resolution adopting the insignia, providing its award to Third Down Conversion Defense 90th 42.4 Fourth Down Conversion Defense 39th (tie) 42.9 those who participated in three games either of baseball Time of Possession 72nd 29:25 or football. George H. Bond ’94 bought a sweater at his own expense and had an orange colored Block S cut out and sewed to it. This was the first official Block S ever made and worn. It was first used by Mr. Bond in a 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 VS. # 6/6 LOUISVILLE ooctoberc t o b e r 2211 , 220060 0 6 • ssyracuse,y r a c u s e , nnyy Patterson Moves into Sixth All-Time in Touchdowns OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Team co-captain Perry Patterson ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with 153.9 passing yards per game … At West Virginia, Patterson Patterson in the Orange Record Book connected with Mike Williams to record the 22nd touchdown pass Most Yards of his career, moving into sole possession of sixth place in school 1. 8,466 Marvin Graves 1990-93 history … Patterson broke a tie with R.J. Anderson, who posted 2. 8,389 Donovan McNabb 1995-98 3. 5,812 Don McPherson 1983-87 21 touchdowns passes from 2000 to 2003 … Patterson is one 4. 4,698 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 touchdown shy of fifth all-time, trailing Dave Sarette … Patterson 5. 4,578 Troy Nunes 1999-02 is also 146 short of Troy Nunes for fifth in career passing yards and 6. 4,432 Perry Patterson 2003- Perry 7. 3,398 1975-79 266 yards shy of Anderson for fourth all-time. 8. 2,661 Todd Norley 1982-85 Patterson 9. 2,617 1948-50 10. 2,593 Dave Warner 1978-81 Patterson’s Season in Review Most Completions vs. West Virginia (Oct. 14) 1. 563 Marvin Graves 1990-93 Completed nine-of-21 passes for 146 yards and one touchdown … Also ran for one touchdown … Moved into 2. 548 Donovan McNabb 1995-98 sole possesion of sixth place with 22 career touchdown passes, breaking a tie with R.J. Anderson. 3. 388 Perry Patterson 2003- 4. 367 Don McPherson 1983-87 vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 7) 5. 362 Troy Nunes 1999-02 Completed 20-of-29 passes for a season-high 225 yards and one touchdown … Passed Don McPherson and 6. 358 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 Troy Nunes to move into thrid all-time in career completions (379) … Also passed McPherson in career pass 7. 250 Todd Norley 1982-85 attempts (711) … Moved into a tie with R.J. Anderson for sixth in school history in career touchdowns (21). 8. 228 Bill Hurley 1975-79 9. 209 Dave Warner 1978-81 vs. Wyoming (Sept. 30) 10. 196 Bernie Custis 1948-50 Completed 11-of-25 passes for 121 yards and one touchdown … Passed and Bill Hurley for seventh all-time in school history for career touchdowns (20) … Passed R.J. Anderson for fourth in most pass attempts Most Pass Attempts (682) and fi fth in completions (359) … Also moved into sixth in school history with 862 career off ensive plays, 1. 943 Marvin Graves 1990-93 passing Troy Nunes. 2. 938 Donovan McNabb 1995-98 3. 732 Perry Patterson 2003- vs. Miami (OH) (Sept. 23) 4. 687 Don McPherson 1983-87 Completed 14-of-20 passes for 163 yards … Passed for two touchdowns for the second-consecutive week, 5. 679 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 Pat Stark Bill Hurley matching a career high … Tied and for seventh all-time in school history for career 6. 618 Troy Nunes 1999-02 touchdowns (19) … Passed Joe Morris for seventh place in career off ensive plays (836). 7. 482 Todd Norley 1982-85 vs. Illinois (Sept. 16) 8. 465 Bill Hurley 1975-79 Completed nine-of-18 passes for 167 yards … Matched a career high with two touchdown passes … Passed 9. 423 Bernie Custis 1948-50 for ninth all-time with 17 career touchdowns. 10. 415 Dave Warner 1978-81 vs. Iowa (Sept. 9) Highest Completion Pct. Completed 21-of-38 passes for 210 yards and one touchdown … Passed Troy Nunes for fi fth in school history 1. .597 Marvin Graves 1990-93 in pass attempts … Passed Dave Waner for eighth all-time in total off ense … Moved into sole possession of 2. .586 Troy Nunes 1999-02 10th place in career touchdowns, breaking a tie with Chuck Zimmerman and Rick Cassata. 3. .584 Donovan McNabb 1995-98 4. .534 Don McPherson 1983-87 vs. Wake Forest (Sept. 2) 5. .530 Perry Patterson 2003- Completed 6-of-19 for 45 yards and one touchdown … Passed Bill Hurley for sixth all-time in career passing 6. .528 Dave Sarette 1959-61 yards … Tied Chuck Zimmerman and Rick Cassata for 10th all-time in career touchdowns. 7. .527 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 8. .519 Todd Norley 1982-85 9. .510 Pat Stark 1951-53 Noteworthy Numbers from Patterson’s Career 10. .504 Dave Warner 1978-81 2004 Most Touchdown Passes • His 1,851 passing yards in 2004 ranks second on the SU passing yards by a sophomore ledger (Marvin 1. 77 Donovan McNabb 1995-98 Graves, 1,912, 1991) and was the 10th-best in school history regardless of class 2. 48 Marvin Graves 1990-93 • His 168 completions were the third-most in a single-season in school history (R.J. Anderson, 186, 2003) 3. 46 Don McPherson 1983-87 • Patterson’s 289 passes ranked second on the single-season chart (R.J. Anderson, 210, 2003) 4. 32 Troy Nunes 1999-02 5. 23 Dave Sarette 1959-61 2005 6. 22 Perry Patterson 2003- • His 130 attempts were the 10th-most in school history and his 273 were the fourth-highest total 7. 21 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 • His 1,504 passing yards were the fifth-most by a Syracuse junior. 8. 19 Pat Stark 1951-53 19 Bill Hurley 1975-79 Patterson’s Career Statistics 10. 16 Todd Philcox 1985-88 Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TDs Int. Long Most Plays 2003 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1. 1,403 Donovan McNabb * 1995-98 2004 168 289 .581 1,851 7 10 68 2. 1,377 Marvin Graves 1990-93 2005 130 273 .476 1,504 6 11 70 3. 1,181 Don McPherson 1983-87 2006 90 170 .529 1,081 9 2 65 4. 1,150 Bill Hurley 1975-79 Totals 388 732 .530 4,432 22 23 70 5. 1,001 R.J. Anderson 2000-03 6. 931 Perry Patterson 2003- Carries Yards Avg. TDs Long 7. 855 Troy Nunes 1999-02 2003 6 28 4.7 0 18 8. 814 Joe Morris 1978-81 2004 72 312 2.0 3 30 9. 757 Dave Warner 1978-81 2005 72 -37 -0.4 3 30 10. 639 Todd Norley 1982-85 2006 49 -46 -0.9 1 23 Totals 199 257 1.3 7 30 *BIG EAST record 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

Carter Leads Orange Rushing Attack Against West Virginia True freshman led the Orange with 58 rushing yards on OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S 13 carries at West Virginia … He also caught one pass for four yards Chiara Adds Depth to Running Game … Against Pittsburgh, Carter set career-highs with two catches for Sophomore Paul Chiara rushed for 22 yards and rushed for 57 yards on 16 carries … Against Wyoming, seven yards on two carries at West Carter rushed for a career-best 129 yards and four touchdowns on 20 Virginia … Against Pittsburgh, Chiara carries, earning BIG EAST Honor Roll accolades … Carter rushed for caught two passes for 16 yards … all of SU’s 50 yards and two touchdowns in overtime and he became Against Miami (OH), he rushed for the sixth player in school history to rush for four touchdowns in a 15 yards on one carry … At Illinois, single game … His 129 rushing yards are the most in school history Delone he rushed for three yards on one carry by a true freshman in a single game, eclipsing the mark of 94 yards set Carter … Against Iowa, Chiara totaled one by Damien Rhodes in 2003 … Against Miami (OH), Carter rushed for 71 yards on 11 yard on five carries … At Wake Forest, Paul carries, including a personal-long rush of 35 yards … At Illinois, he rushed for 63 yards on he rushed for 26 yards on six carries Chiara 19 carries … Against Iowa, Carter gained five yards on five carries … He became the first … Chiara’s sister, Catherine, was true freshman to play in the 2006 season against Wake Forest, recording six yards on five featured in ’s “Faces in the Crowd” (Sept. carries. 25) … Catherine, a field hockey player for Drexel, is third in the Colonial Athletic Association in goals (seven) and Carter’s Career Statistics sixth in points (16) for the season. Carries Yards Avg. TDs Long 2006 89 389 4.4 4 35 Chiara’s Career Statistics Recpt Yards Avg. TDs Long Carries Yards Avg. TDs Long 2006 4 23 5.8 0 15 2005 16 94 5.9 1 24 2006 14 52 3.7 0 15 Totals 30 146 4.9 1 24 Brinkley Is An All-Around Threat Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long Sophomore Curtis Brinkley is tied for 57th in the nation with a 2005 4 30 7.5 0 13 22.0 kickoff return average … Brinkley recorded 121 all-purpose 2006 5 32 6.4 0 10 yards at West Virginia … He started his seventh-straight game Totals 9 62 6.9 0 13 at and rushed for 30 yards on 10 carries … He also returned four kicks for a career-best 91 yards … Against Pittsburgh, Sklarosky Starts First Game in 2006 Brinkley totaled 83 all-purpose yards, rushing for 27 yards on The offensive line changed its seven carries, catching two passes for a personal-high 13 yards and starting lineup at West Virginia … returning two kicks for 43 yards … Against Wyoming, Brinkley Senior Mike Sklarosky made his first totaled 91 all-purpose yards against Wyoming … He rushed for Curtis start of the season and the second of 32 yards on 11 carries and added 59 kickoff return yards, including Brinkley his career at West Virginia, starting a career-best 40-yard return … Against Miami (OH), Brinkley at left guard … Junior Carroll eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career, rushing for 108 yards on Madison, who started the first six 15 carries and scored his first career touchdown … At Illinois, Brinkley rushed for 69 games of the season at left guard, yards on 18 carries at Illinois … Against Iowa, he caught his first career pass on SU’s moved to left tackle and replaced Mike first offensive play of the game … Brinkley caught two passes for 11 yards and rushed Eugene Newsome as the starting Sklarosky for 68 yards on 15 carries … At Wake Forest, Brinkley recorded 49 yards on eight tackle … Newsome started the first carries, including a season-long run of 24 yards in his first career start. six games of the season at right tackle … The line has paved the way for career-bests performances in 2006 … Brinkley’s Career Statistics Against Wyoming, the offensive line paved the way for Carries Yards Avg. TDs Long Delone Carter to have a record-setting afternoon … 2005 7 26 3.7 0 11 Carter rushed for four touchdowns and the line gave up 2006 84 383 4.6 1 26 only one sack, the fewest allowed in 2006 … Against Totals 91 409 4.5 1 26 Miami (OH), the offensive line led the way for Curtis Recpt Yards Avg. TDs Long Brinkley to rush for a career-best 108 yards … At 2005 0 0 0.0 0 0 Illinois, the line allowed only two sacks and paved the 2006 4 24 6.0 0 7 way for SU’s running backs to gain a season-high 202 Totals 4 24 6.0 0 7 rushing yards … Senior center Justin Outten started KO Ret. Yards Avg. TDs Long his sixth-straight game at West Virginia, and 16th of 2005 17 354 20.8 0 35 his career … Sophomores Corey Chavers and Ryan 2006 13 286 22.0 0 40 Totals 30 640 21.3 0 40 Durand have started all seven games on the line at left tackle and right guard, respectively … Junior Marvin McCall started at center against Wake Forest. 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

Moss Begins New Streak For Games With A Catch Junior wide receiver Rice Moss caught one pass for 11 yards OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S against West Virginia … Against Pittsburgh, Moss had his streak Williams Sets Career Highs of catching a pass in 17-straight games snapped … Moss’ streak, True freshman Mike Williams which dated back to the 2004 season, is tied for the seventh-longest leads the team with 244 receiving in school history … Against Wyoming, Moss caught one pass for yards and ranks eighth in the BIG nine yards in the first play of the game before missing the remainder EAST with 40.7 receiving yards of the game with a shoulder injury … Against Miami (OH), Moss per game … At West Virginia, caught two passes for 16 yards … At Illinois, he recorded one Williams matched a career-high with reception for 10 yards … Against Iowa, Moss had the first carry of Rice three receptions for a personal-best his career, rushing for six yards in addition to catching two passes Moss 99 yards and one touchdown … for 21 yards … At Wake Forest, Moss caught a 20-yard pass for a Against Pittsburgh, Williams made Mike touchdown, the first of his career. his first career start and matched a Williams career-high with three receptions for Most Consecutive Games a personal-best 57 yards … His 29-yard touchdown with a Catch reception in the fourth quarter was the first TD of his 1. 40 1983-86 career … Against Wyoming, Williams caught a career- 2. 32 Mike Siano 1983-85 best three passes for 36 yards … Against Miami (OH), 3. 29 Johnnie Morant 2001-03 he caught one pass for 13 yards against … Against 4. 21 Marvin Harrison 1993-94 Iowa, Williams recorded the first two catches of his 5. 18 Quinton Spotwood 1997-98 career for 39 yards, including a 25-yard reception on his 18 Tommy Kane 1986-87 first collegiate play … He is one of four true freshmen 7. 17 Rice Moss 2004-06 to play in 2006. 17 Rob Moore 1988-89 8. 16 Pat Woodcock 1999-2000 Williams’ Career Statistics 9. 15 Deval Glover 1987-88 10. 13 1977-78 Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long 2006 12 244 20.3 2 47 Moss’ Career Statistics Recpt Yards Avg. TDs Long Davis Having Impact as True Freshman 2004 4 40 10.0 0 16 True freshman Donte Davis is 2005 26 359 13.8 0 50 having an impact on the receiving 2006 8 87 10.9 1 20 game in his first season with the Totals 38 486 12.8 1 50 Orange … He played but did not record a reception at West Virginia Lane Starts in 18th-Straight Game … Against Pittsburgh, Davis made Senior wide receiver Tim Lane is second on the team with 13 his second career start and the led catches and is fourth with 115 receiving yards … Lane has caught SU receivers with a career-best five at least one pass in 16 of the 18 games he has played at wide catches and also set career-highs Donte receiver, including five of seven in 2006 … He started his 18th- with 53 receiving yards and a 26-yard Davis straight game against West Virginia, the longest streak by a SU reception … Against Miami (OH), offensive player, and recorded one reception for 16 yards … Against Davis caught two passes for 10 yards … He made Pittsburgh, Lane caught one pass for 11 yards … Against Wyoming, his debut against Illinois, becoming one of four true he caught one pass for nine yards … Against Iowa, Lane set a new freshmen to play in 2006. career-high with seven receptions for 59 yards … Lane’s previous Tim career-high was four catches, which he recorded against Virginia Lane Davis’ Career Statistics and Rutgers in 2005 … At Wake Forest, he had three catches for 20 Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long yards. 2006 7 63 9.0 0 26

Lane’s Career Statistics Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long 2003 0 0 0.0 0 0 2004 0 0 0.0 0 0 2005 27 341 12.6 1 44 2006 13 115 8.8 0 16 Totals 40 456 11.4 1 44 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

Ferron Leads Receiving Game Sophomore Tom Ferron leads the team with 16 OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S receptions and is third with 202 receiving yards … Ferron’s 16 Nesheiwat Catches Two Passes receptions are the most by a tight end since Stephen Brominski had Junior tight end Jawad Nesheiwat 20 in 1999 … At West Virginia, Ferron caught one pass for six yards started his fifth game of the season … Against Pittsburgh, he caught four passes for 45 yards … Against at West Virginia and caught two Wyoming, Ferron led the team with four catches for a career-best passes for 10 yards … Against 64 yards and one touchdown … Against Miami (OH), he caught a Pittsburgh, Nesheiwat caught one career-high five passes for 54 yards against, including a season-long pass for eight yards … Against reception of 29 yards … The five receptions are the most by a tight Tom Miami (OH), Nesheiwat caught two end since caught seven passes against Virginia in Ferron passes for 10 yards, including his first 2005 … At Illinois, he caught the first two passes of the season, including his first career touchdown … Against Iowa, Jawad career touchdown … He recorded two receptions for 33 yards, in addition to the 16- Nesheiwat caught his first career pass Nesheiwat yard touchdown catch. for zero yards … At Wake Forest, Ferron’s Career Statistics Nesheiwat started his first career game. Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long Nesheiwat’s Career Statistics 2005 3 46 15.3 0 30 2006 16 202 12.6 2 29 Recpt. Yards Avg. TDs Long Totals 19 248 13.1 2 30 2006 6 28 4.7 1 8

Injury Forces Taj Smith to the Sideline True Freshmen Make Plays Junior Taj Smith injured his collarbone in the first SU series in Four true freshmen have suited the third quarter against Miami (OH) … He is not expected to up for the Orange in 2006 … return to the field this season … In the first four games of the Quarterback Andrew Robinson season, Smith had 12 receptions for 227 yards … Nine of Smith’s played at West Virginia and recorded 12 receptions have resulted in either a touchdown or a first down, his first career pass attempt … in addtion to two of his five rushes that have resulted in first downs Robinson saw the first action of … Against Miami (OH), Smith caught two passes for 60 yards, his career against Miami (OH) … including a 52-yard touchdown reception, before missing the second Also against Miami (OH), wide half due to a shoulder injury … At Illinois, Smith was named to the Taj receiver Donte Davis made his Andrew BIG EAST Honor Roll after he set career highs with five catches Smith first career start and recorded his Robinson for 106 yards … He caught a personal-best 65-yard touchdown pass first career catch on SU’s first play in the second quarter and also scooped up a Perry Patterson fumble and advanced it from scrimmage … At Illinois, Davis saw the first 41 yards for a touchdown … Against Iowa, Smith caught the first passes of his career action of his career … Against Iowa, wide receiver … Smith registered five receptions for a team-leading 61 yards and caught his first Mike Williams recorded two catches for 39 yards … touchdown for the Orange … Against Wake Forest, Smith ran two reverses for 24 Williams caught a 25 yard pass in the first quarter on yards … Smith enrolled at SU in January, 2006, after playing at Bakersfield in 2004 his first collegiate play … At Wake Forest, running and 2005. back Delone Carter was the first true freshman to play in 2006, recording six yards on five carries … Six true Smith’s Career Statistics freshmen saw action in 2005. Recpt Yards Avg. TDs Long 2006 12 227 18.9 3 65 True Freshman To Play In the Robinson Era Carries Yards Avg. TDs Long Year Player Position 2006 5 68 13.6 1 13 2005 John Barker Kicker Curtis Brinkley Running Back Nick Chestnut Wide Receiver Lavar Lobdell Wide Receiver Patrick Shadle Kicker Bruce Williams Wide Receiver 2006 Delone Carter Running Back Donte Davis Wide Receiver Andrew Robinson Quarterback Mike Williams Wide Receiver 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse vs. # 6/6 louisville o cctobet o b e r 2211 , 220060 0 6 • ssyracuse,y r a c u s e , nnyy

Smith Among Nation’s Best Tacklers 2006 Butkus and Lombardi Award Candidate OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Senior co-captain Kelvin Smith is tied for 11th nationally in Consecutive Starts Streak tackles per game (10.14) … Smith is second in the BIG EAST Brendan Carney and Kelvin Smith are among the in tackles (71) … At West Virginia, Smith registered nince tackles nation’s most experienced starters. Here is the complete … Against Pittsburgh, Smith had six tackles … Against Wyoming, list of NCAA Division I-A consecutive start streaks: Smith led the team with 13 tackles, including his third sack of the Name Pos. School Con. Starts season … Against Miami (OH), Smith recorded seven tackles and 1. Kyle Young C Fresno State 45 blocked a field goal, the first of his career … Smith led the Orange Justin Blalock OT Texas 45 3. Steve Odom WR Toledo 44 in tackles in each of the first three games, registering seven tackles Kelvin Smith T4. Robert Turner OT New Mexico 43 at Illinois, 13 against Iowa and a career-high 16 at Wake Forest Mike Otto OT Purdue 43 … He was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll in the first week Doug Free OT Northern Illinois 43 … Smith has started 41 consecutive games with the Orange … He has not left the Kevin Kolb QB Houston 43 starting lineup since his first-career start in the second game of the 2003 season Will Herring LB Auburn 43 against Louisville. Bob Whitaker OT Kansas 43 T10. Brendan Carney P Syracuse 42 Smith’s Career Statistics T15. Kelvin Smith LB Syracuse 41 Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 2003 50 18 68 6.0-16 1 1.0- 4 0 0-0 yds 2004 32 21 53 4.0- 8 2 0.0- 0 0 0-0 yds Williams A Fixture in Starting Lineup 2005 51 33 84 7.0-21 1 2.0-13 1 0-0 yds Junior Lee Williams started his 2006 32 39 71 2.5- 9 0 3.0- 9 0 1-1 yd seventh game of the season at West Totals 165 111 276 19.5-54 4 6.0-26 0 1-1 yd Virginia, posting a career-high six tackles … Against Pittsburgh, Williams posted two tackles … Mackey Misses Game at WVU Due to Hand Injury Against Wyoming, Williams recorded four tackles, including the first Senior co-captain Jerry Mackey is eighth in the BIG EAST in solo sack of his career … Against tackles per game (6.2) … He is tied for fifth on the team with 37 Miami (OH), Williams registered Lee tackles … Mackey did not play against West Virginia due to a left five tackles, and assisted on his first Williams hand injury … Against Pittsburgh, Mackey recorded seven tackles sack of the season … For the season, … Against Wyoming, Mackey matched a season-high with eight Williams has 20 tackles and is third on the team with tackles … Against Miami (OH), Mackey made four tackles and had 4.0 tackles for loss. a pass break up … At Illinois, Mackey had five tackles and returned a fumble 15 yards for the first touchdown of his career … Jerry became the second Mackey to score a touchdown for the Orange Jerry Campbell Ties Career-High … His great uncle John Mackey returned a punt for a TD on Mackey Junior Cornelius Campbell tied November 17 against George Washington … Against Iowa, Mackey his career-high with three tackles at had five tackles and intercepted the first pass of his career, returning it 17 yards … At West Virginia … Against Wyoming, Wake Forest, Mackey registered eight tackles, including one sack … Mackey is in his Campbell had two tackles … Against first season as a starting outside linebacker, but is no stranger to the first unit … As Miami (OH), he tied his career-high a sophomore he was the starting middle linebacker and led the Orange in tackles … with three tackles, including a career- During his junior season he was hampered by an injury … He was moved to outside best two sacks on back-to-back plays linebacker during 2006 Spring practice. … Campbell has a career-high 14 tackles on the season. Cornelius Mackey’s Career Statistics Campbell Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 2003 2 1 3 0.0- 0 0 0.0- 0 0 0-0 yds 2004 63 43 106 7.0-28 0 2.0-18 1 0-0 yds 2005 16 13 29 2.5- 3 0 0.0- 0 0 0-0 yds 2006 12 25 37 2.5- 7 1 1.0- 6 0 1-15 yds Totals 93 82 175 12.0-38 1 3.0-24 1 1-15 yds 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

Davis Piles Up Tackles OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Junior Dowayne Davis is tied for fourth in the BIG EAST in tackles per game (7.3) … Davis is second on the team with 51 Orange Rankings tackles … Against West Virginia, Davis posted nine stops and a pass The Orange has intercepted at least one pass in break up … Against Pittsburgh, Davis led the Orange with a season- six of seven games this season … Sophomore Nick high nine tackles and forced the second fumble of his career … Chetnut intercepted a pass on WVU’s last possession Against Wyoming, Davis recorded eight tackles … Against Miami of the second quarter … Against Miami (OH), (OH), Davis had seven stops … At Illinois, he had four tackles and sophomore Ben Maljovec returned an interception for two pass breakups … Against Iowa, Davis registered six tackles a touchdown … Against Iowa, the Orange intercepted … At Wake Forest, he had eight stops … Davis has started 18- Dowayne four passes, marking the first time an Orange defense consecutive games at strong safety for the Orange … He was second Davis has accomplished that since 2004 against Cincinnati on the team with 77 in 2005. … The Orange is tied for fifth in the nation with 10 Davis’ Career Statistics interceptions this season … Here is a list of the Orange Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. defensive rankings: 2004 5 2 7 0.0- 0 0 0.0- 0 0 0-0 yds 2005 46 31 77 3.0-17 2 1.0-10 1 1-0 yds Category BIG EAST NCAA Statistic 2006 32 19 51 0.5- 0 0 0.0- 0 1 0-0 yds Sacks 1st 3rd 3.71/gm Totals 83 52 135 3.5-17 2 1.0-10 2 1-0 yds Passes Intercepted 1st 11th (tie) 10 Turnover Margin 2nd 9th (tie +1.14/gm Turnovers Gained 2nd (tie) 11th(tie) 17 Jackson A Fixture On the Orange Defense Tackles For Loss 62nd (tie) 5.7/gm Senior cornerback Tanard Jackson started his 18th-consecutive game at West Virginia, registering four tackles … He also recovered Thorner Anchors Defensive Line his first fumble of the season, returning it seven yards … Against Junior Chris Thorner has started Pittsburgh, Jackson recorded five tackles … Against Wyoming, every game at this Jackson had a career-high 10 tackles and his second interception of season … Thorner recorded one the season, which he returned 27 yards … Against Miami (OH), tackle against both West Virginia and Jackson had four tackles and two pass break ups … At Illinois, Pittsburgh … Against Wyoming, he Jackson recorded four stops … Against Iowa, he recorded five recorded two tackles, including his tackles, including four solo stops … In the season-opener at Wake Tanard first career sack … Against Miami Forest, Jackson intercepted a pass on Wake Forest’s first drive of the Jackson (OH), Thorner had two tackles … third quarter, returning it 12 yards … He leads the team with four At Illinois, Thorner registered two Chris passes defended (two interceptions, two pass break ups). tackles … He has started every game Thorner Jackson’s Career Statistics at defensive tackle this season … Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. Thorner has 57 tackles in his career, 2.5 of them for 2003 5 0 5 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 yds loss. 2004 45 11 56 1.5-2 2 0.0-0 0 1-0 yds 2005 31 11 42 2.5-4 1 0.0-0 0 1-0 yds 2006 26 11 37 0.5-3 2 0.5-3 1 1-7 yds Herrod Posts Career-High Totals 107 33 140 4.5-9 5 0.5-3 1 3-7 yds Sophomore Donta Herrod made a career-high two tackles at West Virginia … Herrod has been an Fields Records Fourth-Highest Tackle Total of Season For SU impact player on special teams, Junior Joe Fields reached double-digits in tackles for the first making three tackles … He has five time in his career against West Virginia, posting 12 stops … He tackles this season, tying his total set personal-bests with five solo stops and seven assists … His 12 from 2005. tackles is the fourth-best single-game total for the Orange this season … Against Pittsburgh, Fields registered seven tackles and Donta a pass break up … Against Wyoming, Fields recorded four tackles Herrod and intercepted the first pass of his career in the fourth quarter … Against Miami (OH), Fields had five tackles, including his first career sack … Against Iowa, Fields recorded six tackles, including Joe a career-high four solo stops and his first career pass breakup … Fields Against Wake Forest, Fields recorded eight tackles … Fields, who has started every game at fre safety for the Orange, spent his first two seasons with the Orange as a quarterback. Fields’ Career Statistics Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 2006 17 25 42 1.0-7 1 1.0-7 0 0-0 yds 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse vs. # 6/6 louisville o cctobet o b e r 2211 , 220060 0 6 • ssyracuse,y r a c u s e , nnyy McClain Leads Sack Attack OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Junior Jameel McClain is tied for eigth in the nation in sacks per game (1.00) and tied for 45th in tackles for loss per game (1.21) Atkinson Adjusting to New Position … He leads the BIG EAST in sacks (7.0), is second in tackles for Senior Jamar Atkinson is in his loss (8.5) and tied for ninth in tackles per game (6.0) … McClain first season at defensive end for is tied for third on the team with 42 tackles, a personal single- the Orange … At West Virginia, season best … At West Virginia, McClain recorded seven tackles … Atkinson made one tackle … Against Against Pittsburgh, McClain tied his career-high with eight tackles Wyoming, Atkinson recorded one … Against Wyoming, McClain had four tackles, including a sack solo tackle … Against Miami (OH), … He made the tackle on fourth-and-one that ended Wyoming’s Jameel Atkinson had a tackle for a loss of drive in the second overtime … Against Miami (OH), McClain McClain six yards … At Illinois, Atkinson had five tackles and tied a career-high with two sacks … At Illinois, recorded a career-high two tackles Jamar McClain recorded four tackles, including 2.5 for loss, and forced a fumble … Against and his first career sack, for a loss Atkinson Iowa, McClain recorded six tackles, including a career-high two sacks for 15 total of nine yards, … Against Iowa, yards lost … At Wake Forest, he had a career-high eight tackles in his first career start Atkinson had one tackle … On the season, Atkinson … McClain was a linebacker in his first two seasons with the Orange. has five stops … Atkinson moved to defensive end from McClain’s Career Statistics linebacker prior to 2006 Spring Practice. Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. Santiago Plugs Up Defensive Interior 2004 6 5 11 0.0- 0 0 0.0- 0 0 1-0 yds 2005 13 7 20 1.0-10 0 1.0-10 0 0-0 yds Sophomore Nick Santiago has 2006 21 21 42 8.5-38 0 7.0-36 1 0-0 yds appeared in every game at defensive Totals 40 33 73 9.5-48 0 8.0-46 1 1-0 yds tackle this season and has recorded six tackles … Against West Virginia, Pittsburgh and Miami (OH), Jenkins Disruptive In Opponents Backfield Santiago recorded one tackle … At Junior Tony Jenkins has started every game at defensive tackle for Illinois, Santiago tied his career-high the Orange … At West Virginia, Jenkins had five tackles … Against with two tackles, including his first Pittsburgh, Jenkins recorded three tackles and recovered a fumble career sack for a loss of nine yards Nick in the first quarter, the second of his career … Against Wyoming, … Santiago has eight tackles in his Santiago Jenkins had four stops … Against Miami (OH), Jenkins had a career at SU. career-high eight tackles to lead SU … At Illinois, he registered four tackles, including a sack for a loss of nine yards … Against Iowa, Gilbeaux Adds Depth To D-Line he had five tackles … At Wake Forest, he recorded two tackles, Redshirt freshman Brandon including a sack. Tony Gilbeaux has appeared in every Jenkins game in his first season with the Jenkins’ Career Statistics Orange and has seven tackles … Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. Against West Virginia and Miami 2004 24 25 49 3.0-10 0 0.5- 0 0 1-0 yds 2005 15 20 35 1.0- 1 0 1.0- 6 1 0-0 yds (OH), Gilbeaux made one tackle … 2006 13 18 31 6.0-23 0 2.5-16 0 1-0 yds Gilbeaux set career-highs with two Totals 52 63 115 10.0-34 0 4.0-22 1 2-0 yds tackles against Illinois and Iowa. Brandon Cain Forces First Fumble of Career Gilbeaux Senior Luke Cain started his seventh-consecutive game against West Virginia, registering six tackles and forcing the first fumble of his career … He started at the “will” linebacker position in place of an injured Jerry Mackey after starting the first six games at the “sam” linebacker spot … Against Pittsburgh, Cain posted six tackles … Against Wyoming, Cain registered a season-best eight tackles …He had 1.5 tackles for a loss of yards, including his second sack of the year … Against Miami (OH), Cain recorded two tackles, including the first solo sack of his career … At Illinois, Cain had two tackles Luke …Against Iowa, Cain registered six tackles, including three solo Cain stops … At Wake Forest, Cain made three stops … Cain is in his first year as a starter. Cain’s Career Statistics Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 2003 2 0 2 0.0- 0 0 0.0- 0 0 0-0 yds 2004 10 14 24 0.0- 0 0 0.0- 0 0 0-0 yds 2005 5 5 10 1.0- 3 0 0.5- 3 0 0-0 yds 2006 14 19 33 3.5-12 0 2.0-11 1 0-0 yds Totals 31 38 69 4.5-15 0 2.5-14 1 0-0 yds 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 Lemon Is Sweet As A Starter OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Senior Terrell Lemon is tied for ninth in the nation in forced fumbles per game (0.43) … Lemon is tied for first in the BIG Special Teams Standouts EAST in fumbles forced (three) and tied for second in fumbles The Orange has several players who recovered (two) … At West Virginia, Lemon made two tackles have played well on special teams … … Against Pittsburgh, Lemon had six tackles, including the first Junior Jeremy Sellers has recorded sack of his career … Lemon was named BIG EAST Defensive four special teams tackles … Redshirt Player of the Week following his performance against Wyoming freshman Mike Owen had two … He registered a career-high 10 tackles, including a personal-best against Miami (OH) … Sophomores eight solo stops … He also forced three fumbles, an SU single- Terrell Paul Chiara and Donta Herrod, game record, and recovered two … Lemon leads the Orange with Lemon each have three special teams tackles five turnovers forced this season … Against Miami (OH), he had four tackles … … Sophomores Jason Tanner and Vincenzo At Illinois, he registered six tackles … Against Iowa, he recorded three tackles and Vincenzo Giruzzi each have a pair Giruzzi had the first two interceptions of his career … He became the first Orange player to of special teams tackles on the season intercept two passes in one game since Anthony Smith against Rutgers in 2005 … At … Junior Ian Hammond made his first career tackle Wake Forest, Lemon registered three tackles in his first career start. against Pittsburgh … Junior Max Meisel recorded his first career tackle against Wyoming, saving a touchdown Lemon’s Career Statistics when the Cowboys faked a punt. Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 2003 10 2 12 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 yds 2004 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 yds 2005 3 2 5 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 yds Maljovec Has Career Day vs. RedHawks 2006 27 8 35 1.0-8 2 1.0-8 3 2-0 yds Sophomore Ben Maljovec has seen Totals 40 14 54 1.0-8 2 1.0-8 3 2-0 yds action in every game this season, primarily on special teams … He had Chestnut Records First Career Interception one tackle against Pittsburgh and Wyoming … Maljovec had several Sophomore Nick Chestnut intercepted the first pass of his career career-firsts against Miami (OH) against West Virginia … His pick came on the last play of the first … In the fourth quarter, Maljovec half in the end zone … He also recorded four tackles … Chestnut intercepted his first pass and returned had four tackles against Pittsburgh and Wyoming … Against it 27 yards for his first career score Ben Miami (OH), Chestnut had two stops … At Illinois, he had four … … His three tackles in the game Maljovec solo stops … Against Iowa, he recorded three tackles … At Wake were a career-high … Maljovec has six Forest, he made eight tackles and forced the first fumble of his tackles on the season. career … Chestnut returned to cornerback prior to 2006 Spring Practice after spending last season as a wide receiver due to injuries Nick to the receiving corps … He led the Orange with three touchdown Chestnut Flaherty Makes Plays In a Reserve Role receptions in 2005. Sophomore Jake Flaherty recorded Chestnut’s Career Statistics a career-high three tackles, including Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. his first tackle for loss, at linebacker 2006 17 12 29 0.0-0 1 0.0-0 1 0-0 yds against Miami (OH) … He had two tackles against Pittsburgh and Notre Brown Starts In New Position Dame last season … The tackles were the first of the season for Flaherty. Sophomore A.J. Brown made his first career start against West Virginia, but in a new position … Brown, a safety, started at the “will” linebacker spot when senior Luke Cain was moved over to the Jake “sam” position to replace an injured Jerry Mackey … Brown recorded Flaherty a career-high five tackles against WVU … Against Miami (OH), Brown recorded two tackles and a pass break up … At Illinois, Brown registered a tackle and an interception in the second quarter … Brown’s first-career interception came the previous week against Iowa … He picked off a pass at the end of the second half to end an A.J. Iowa drive … Brown also recorded his first career tackle on special Brown teams against Iowa. Brown’s Career Statistics Tackles Assists Tot. TFL INT Sacks FF Fumble Rec. 2005 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0-0 yds 2006 4 5 9 0.0-0 2 0.0-0 0 0-0 yds 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

Carney Becomes SU’s All-Time Leader in Punting Yardage Ray Guy Award Candidate OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Team co-captain Brendan Carney ranks fifth in the BIG EAST and Carney in the Orange Record Book 46th in the nation with a 40.53 yard per punt average … Syracuse Most Punts and Carney also rank 36th in the NCAA in kickoff return yardage 1. 249 Mike Shafer 1999-02 defense, allowing only 18.8 yards per kickoff … Carney is second 2. 242 Brendan Carney 2003- among active punters in the NCAA in punting yards (10,212), third 3. 235 Jim Fox 1983-86 in punts (241) and 16th in punt average (42.37) … At 6’5”, Carney is 4. 179 Bernie Ruoff 1972-84 the second-tallest in Division I-A, one inch short of Michigan 5. 167 Jim Goodwill 1976-79 State’s . Brendan Most Punting Yardage Carney 1. 10,256 Brendan Carney 2003- Carney’s Season in Review 2. 10,073 Mike Shafer 1999-02 at West Virginia: Seven punts (39.3 yards per punt) … Broke the SU all-time punting yards record. 3. 9,626 Jim Fox 1983-86 vs. Pittsburgh: Five punts (40.8 yards per punt) 4. 7,231 Bernie Ruoff 1972-84 vs. Wyoming: Five punts (35.8 yards per punt) 5. 6, 365 Jim Goodwill 1976-79 vs. Miami (OH): Five punts (40.6 yards per punt) … held Miami’s Ryne Robinson, the Punting Average NCAA active all-time punt return yardage leader, to four fair catches and no returns. 1. 43.6 Sean Reali 1993-96 at Illinois: Six punts (35.0 yards per punt) and three landed inside the 20 … Six kickoffs, five 2. 42.4 Brendan Carney 2003- were touchbacks 3. 41.1 Pat O’Neil 1990-93 vs. Iowa: Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll … Seven punts (46.9 yards per punt) … season- 41.1 Doug Dunkin 1997-98 long 66-yard punt … As a holder, caught the snap on the game-tying field goal on the ground 5. 40.5 Jay Ross 1981-82 and put it up in time for Patrick Shadle to send the game into overtime 40.5 Jim Fox 1983-86 at Wake Forest: Eight punts (43.0 yards per punt) 40.5 Mike Shafer 1999-02 Carney’s Career Statistics Punting No. Yds. Avg. Long TB FC I20 Blkd Orange Punt Returners 2003 60 2,581 43.0 64 7 3 18 5 Walk-on Max Meisel is 43rd in the 2004 57 2,441 42.8 65 9 10 11 2 nation and sixth in the BIG EAST 2005 82 3,491 42.6 71 9 18 9 2 2006 43 1,743 40.8 66 5 8 8 0 with a 8.0 punt return average … Totals 235 10,256 42.4 71 30 39 46 9 Against Wyoming, Meisel returned Kickoffs two punts for 24 yards … Against No. Avg. TB I10 Miami (OH), he returned punts for 2003 42 62.4 12 17 33 yards … At Illinois, he returned 2004 61 63.4 17 17 2005 39 62.6 13 10 three punts for 36 yards, including a 2006 31 63.2 12 2 career-best 16-yard return … Against Max Totals 169 63.3 57 46 Iowa, he returned the first punts of Meisel his career, gaining three yards on two returns … Meisel fielded his first career punts against Wake Forest but did Shadle Among Nation’s Best not make any returns … At 5’4”, Meisel is the shortest Sophomore kicker Patrick Shadle is tied for 12th in the NCAA and player in Division I-A to play this season … Sophomore is second in the BIG EAST with 1.43 field goals per game … His Bruce Williams returned to action against Pittsburgh 90.9 field goal percentage is second in the BIG EAST … Shadle … He had one punt return for five yards and played on is tied for 68th in the nation and ninth in the conference with 6.6 SU’s kick return team … He missed the first five games points per game … He is also fifth in scoring among kickers in the with a hand injury suffered in preseason camp. BIG EAST … Shadle’s field goal percentage of 90.9 currently ranks second in school history … At West Virginia, Shadle recorded five Shadle in the Orange Record Book points on one field goal and two extra points … Against Pittsburgh, Patrick Highest Single-Season Field Goal Pct. (min 10 att.) Shadle connected on a 44-yard field goal … Against Wyoming, Shadle 1. .947 (18/19) * Gary Anderson 1981 was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll after connecting on two Shadle 2. .909 (10/11) Patrick Shadle 2006 field goals and four extra points to match a career high with 10 points … Against Miami 3. .882 (15/17) Kevin J. Greene 1988 (OH), Shadle was named Special Teams Player of the Week after recording a career-best 4. .833 (15/18) Tim Vesling 1987 10 points on two field goals and four PATs … At Illinois, Shadle connected on a 36-yard 5. .789 (15/19) Nate Trout 1999 field goal and four extra points … Against Iowa, Shadle scored seven points by connecting .789 (15/19) Don McAulay 1984 on two field goals and one extra point … He hit a 41-yard field goal with six seconds left 7. .778 (14/18) John Biskup 1989 8. .773 (17/22) John Biskup 1991 in regulation to force overtime and then connected on a 19-yard field goal in the first 9. .750 (12/16) Nate Trout 1998 overtime … At Wake Forest, he made a career-long 46-yard field goal in his only attempt. .750 (12/16) Collin Barber 2003 Shadle’s Career Statistics FG-FGA Long PAT-Att. Points * former NCAA record 2005 0- 1 0 0- 0 0 2006 10-11 46 16-16 46 Totals 10-12 46 16-16 46 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 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 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 106-51-2 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. 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 berth, went on to become the NFL’s all-time leading rusher and a member of the SU Against The Best Pro and College Football Halls of Fame. He led the Th e Orange has played a total of 162 games against ranked opponents since 1938 and league in rushing eight times in his nine years. Many it is 49-109-4 in those contests … SU’s fi rst victory against a team in the national still point to him as the greatest running back of all polls came at Columbia on Oct. 26, 1940 by the score of 3-0 … Th e Orange’s longest time. Among Brown’s accomplishments at Syracuse winning streak against ranked teams is fi ve … SU knocked off three ranked opponents was setting an NCAA single-game record of 43 points during its undefeated national championship season in 1959 and won two games against Colgate in a 61-6 SU win. against nationally-rated clubs in 1960 … One of the most memorable wins in school Davis played for the Orange from 1959-61. He history came at the Carrier Dome in 1984 when the Orange defeated No. 1 Nebraska, won the 1961 , becoming the first 17-9 … It is the only time in SU football history the Orange knocked off the top team African-American to do so, and was a starter on SU’s in the land … Syracuse lost all four of its meetings with ranked teams in 2005 and is 0- 1959 national championship team. Davis also signed 2 against ranked foes thus far in 2006 … Its last victory versus a ranked opponent came to play with the , but the devastating at #17/19 Boston College on Nov. 27, 2004 (43-17) … SU’s last home triumph against combination of Davis and Brown in the same backfield a team in the polls was a 50-42 triple overtime thriller against #8/7 Virginia Tech on never came to pass. Davis died of leukemia in 1963. Nov. 9, 2002. He was later inducted into the College Football Hall Breaking Down SU’s Records Against Ranked Teams of Fame. All-Time 49-109-4 .315 Little, a three-time All-America selection, played Carrier Dome 14- 24-2 .375 for SU from 1964-66 and led the team to the Sugar Robinson Era 0- 6 .000 Bowl in 1964 and the Gator Bowl in 1966 (teaming in the backfield with in the latter). Little The Positions, They Are A-Changin’ was the greatest kick returner in Orange history. A pair of Orange players are making a big impact after switching In addition to breaking the records of Brown and positions prior to the start of 2006 pre-season camp … Junior , he led the nation in all-purpose yardage in 1965, Fields moved from quarterback to free safety and won the starting averaging 199 yards per game. Little went on to have job … Through seven games he is tied for third on the team in a tremendous career with the , winning tackles (42) … He made a career-best 12 tackles at West Virginia back-to-back rushing titles in 1970-71. He, too, was and is tied for the squad lead with three pass breakups … Classmate inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Jameel McClain switched from linebacker to defensive end and is How much does number 44 mean to Syracuse tied for eighth nationally in sacks per game (1.0) … He has seven University and the surrounding community? For sacks on the season and is tied for third on the team in tackles with Joe starters, the university zip code was changed a few Fields (42), including a team-best 8.5 tackles for a loss … Here is Fields years ago from 13210 to 13244. And in 1988, when a complete list of players that moved to a different spot during the the university changed phone systems, the exchange spring: was changed from 423 to 443. One of the student hangouts in the Marshall Street area was named simply Name Moved From Moved To “44s”. Number 44 not only has come to represent Jamar Atkinson LB RE greatness on the football field, it has become a part of Quinton Brown WR CB the university’s and the community’s identity. Joe Fields QB FS Shadeed Harris DT LE Jameel McClain LB RE Nick Santiago DT LE Bruce Williams WR SS Mike Owen LB DE 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

All in the Family Nine members of the SU football program have family ties to either OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S current or former members of the program … Kelvin Smith, Jerry Join the Club Mackey, Jake Flaherty, and Jared Kimmel are related to former The Executive Club SU players… Off ensive graduate assistant Jamie Casullo is the son Seating area opened this of a former Orange coach… Fellow off ensive graduate assistant fall and provides zealous Dominic Robinson is the son of SU mentor Greg Robinson and Orange fans an exciting there is a pair of brothers on the coaching staff in Chris White and way to experience SU Brian White. football and men’s Jerry basketball games. Th e Ties Th at Bind Mackey The Executive Club Kelvin Smith (Nephew)/ (Uncle) Seating area is located in sections 207 and 208, and • Bulluck is a two-time selection at linebacker for the . features a host of amenities, including: two 42” LCD • A four-year SU letterwinner (1996-99), he ranks eighth on SU’s career tackles list (375). • Led the Orange in tackles in 1998 and 1999. color televisions, a gourmet buffet (complete with • Smith leads the Orange in tackles in 2006. complimentary soda and beer), a wait service, and a cash bar. The area features premier visibility for both Jerry Mackey (Great Nephew)/John Mackey (Great Uncle) football and basketball games. • John Mackey played in the NFL from 1963-71 with the Baltimore Colts and San Diego Chargers. • Four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time participant. “We wanted to enhance the amenities we offer to • Inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1992. our fans,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross. • Lettered at SU from 1960-62 and led the Orange in receptions in 1962. “The Executive Club Seating area adds to the menu • Jerry Mackey is one of SU’s starting linebackers and returned a fumble for a touchdown at Illinois. for those who support Syracuse Athletics. We’re excited Jake Flaherty (Son)/Todd Flaherty (Father) about the atmosphere we’ve created, and we believe that • Todd Flaherty played linebacker and lettered at SU in 1969. everyone will enjoy the game from this area.” • Jake Flaherty is a redshirt sophomore and plays on special teams and as a reserve linebacker. For a donation of $6,000 per year, fans receive one football and one men’s basketball season ticket Jared Kimmel (Son)/Jamie Kimmel (Father) • Jamie Kimmel played linebacker for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1985-88. in addition to all of the above amenities. A portion • Played football at SU from 1980-84. the donation is tax deductible and access to preferred • Accumulated 20.5 sacks, sixth-most on SU’s all-time list, including 11 in 1983. parking is a benefit of the donation. • Jared Kimmel is a true freshman defensive lineman. Jamie Casullo (Son)/Bob Casullo(Father) Syracuse Finishes 3-2 In 2006 • Bob Casullo is the special teams coach of the . • Coached in the NFL since 2000 with Oakland, the New York Jets and Seattle. Non-Conference Games • Coached at Syracuse from 1985-94 (special teams/tight ends/running backs) The Orange finished the non-league portion of its • Also served as recruiting coordinator (1987-88). schedule with a 40-34 double-overtime victory against • Jamie Casullo is in his fi rst year as graduate assistant video coordinator. Wyoming on Sept. 30 in the Carrier Dome to run its Greg Robinson (Father)/Dominic Robinson (Son) out-of-conference mark to 3-2 in 2006 … It is the • Greg Robinson is in his second season as head coach of the Orange. He spent 14 seasons second time in the last five seasons (2003, 4-1) SU coaching in the NFL, where he won two Super Bowl rings with the Denver Broncos. has recorded a .500 or better mark in non-conference • Dominic Robinson is in his second season as an SU off ensive graduate assistant. clashes … Syracuse registered victories at home against Brian White (Brother)/Chris White (Brother) Miami (OH) and Wyoming and defeated Illinois on • Brian White is in his fi rst year as the Syracuse off ensive coordinator/tight ends coach. He the road … The Orange lost at home to Iowa in double spent seven seasons as off ensive coordinator at Wisconsin and was the 2004 AFCA Division I overtime on Sept. 9 and at Wake Forest in its 2006 Assistant Coach of the Year. season opener. • Chris White is the longest-tenured SU coach haviing spent nine years on the staff beginning in 1990 as a graduate assistant. He currently coaches the receivers and serves as the Orange’s recruiting coordinator. They Say It’s Your Birthday! The following Syracuse student-athletes and coaches What’s in a Name? all have birthdays that fall in the month of October so Th e Orange roster boasts a pair of Browns (A.J. and Quinton) and if you see them around be sure to wish them a happy three Williams (Bruce, Lee and Mike) … A total of 21 Orange birthday! football letterwinners, including A.J. and Quinton, have had the October Birthdays surname Brown … Last season SU had three Browns on the roster Tim Lane October 4, 1983 (A.J., Quinton, and Eugene Brown) … Edwin G. Brown and Joe Fields October 5, 1985 Matthew Brown were teammates from 1915-17 … College and Pro Elon Mitchell October 5, 1986 Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown played with William Brown in Breyone Evans October 6, 1985 1955 and 1956 … George D. Brown and Jerry Brown both lettered at Greg Robinson October 9, 1951 Syracuse in 1947 … Dee Brown (1997-2000) is a current member of A.J. Jeremy Horne October 25, 1986 the and rushed for 1,031 yards for SU in 2000 … Brown Justin Outten October 26, 1983 Like Brown there have been several Orange players with the last name Mike Sklarosky October 27, 1983 Williams (9) … Glenn Williams and Greg Williams played together for three seasons (1976-78) … Timothy C. Williams and James D. Williams were teammates in 1973 … Italics indicates member of the coaching staff Roland Williams lettered for the Orange from 1994-97 and was a member of the 1999 Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams … Boyd Williams played at SU in 1941 and 1942 and was a center for the in 1947. 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

Orange Loves New York The 2006 edition of the Orange features 29 players who hail from OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S the Empire State, the most of any state in the union … Several Syracuse is “Sportscaster U.” native New Yorkers have played key roles for the Orange this season SU athletics teams are familiar to sports fans because SU … Senior linebacker Kelvin Smith (New Hempstead, N.Y.) is has so many games televised throughout the year … The tied for 11th in the country and leads the Syracuse defense in total Orange hue cast by the SU football, basketball and lacrosse tackles per game (10.1) … Smith had a career-best 16 stops (13 teams extends beyond the playing field and court, however. solos) at Wake Forest … Junior safety Dowayne Davis (Bronx, Behind the microphones and behind the scenes in production N.Y.) ranks second on the squad with 51 stops … Senior linebacker are thousands of Syracuse University alumni telling the stories to the viewers. Jerry Mackey (Freeport, N.Y.) Dowayne is tied for fifth on the team in The broadcaster names are familiar. . Mike tackles (37) and scored his first career touchdown at Illinois when he Davis Tirico. Sean McDonough. . . The list returned a fumble 15 yards for a score … Mackey registered the first of sports broadcasters goes on … Following is a list of those interception of his career versus Iowa … Junior defensive end Lee Williams (Webster, involved in football, including Matt Park (SU), N.Y.) has started all seven games for SU in 2006 and has 20 tackles, including four for (West Virginia) and Dan Hoard (Cincinnati) who do play-by- a loss and 1.5 sacks … Sophomore tackle Corey Chavers ( Jamesville, N.Y.) has started play for teams that compete in the BIG EAST: all seven games … Redshirt freshman Jeremy Horne (Albany, N.Y.) entered the Wake Play-by-Play/Analysts Forest game in the fourth quarter as a kick returner and returned a kickoff for 20 yards Marv Albert Westwood One … Syracuse natives Lavar Lobdell (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Bruce Williams (Syracuse, Rob Burnett Baltimore N.Y.) have contributed this season … Lobdell caught the first two passes of his career CBS against Iowa and has played in all seven games, while Williams returned to action for Jim Henderson New Orleans the Orange against Pittsburgh … Williams returned one punt and played on SU’s kick Fox Cincinnati return team after missing the first five games due to a hand injury … Syracuse has a John Murphy Buffalo total of 18 players on the 2006 roster from “Upstate” New York high schools. Arizona Empire State Orange Fox Player Hometown High School ESPN John Baselice Delmar Bethlehem Central NCAA Division I Football Play-by-Play/Analysts Corey Chavers Jamesville Jamesville-DeWitt Bob Black Richmond Vincenzo Giruzzi Utica Utica-Proctor Carter Blackburn CSTV Ryan Donnelly East Syracuse East Syracuse-Minoa Tony Caridi West Virginia Tom Ferron Clyde Clyde-Savannah Central ESPN Jeremy Horne Albany Milford Academy Dan Hoard Cincinnati Jared Kimmel Harpursville Harpursville Central Sean McDonough ESPN Arthur Jones Endicott Union Endicott Matt Park Syracuse Kareem Jones Lansingburgh Lansingburgh Dave Pasch ESPN Lavar Lobdell Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy Bill Roth Virginia Tech Adam Rosner Depew Depew Dave Ryan ESPN Nick Santiago Utica Utica-Proctor This list was assembled using available sources. Mike Stenclik Webster Webster-Schroeder Jason Tanner Fulton Ray Bodley Bruce Williams Syracuse Christian Brothers Academy Brunetti and Landry Are 2006 Zunic Lee Williams Webster Webster-Schroeder Award Winners Mike Williams Buffalo Riverside Rockette Pirro Brunetti and Horace Landry are the 2006 recipients of the Zunic Award … Th e pair was honored during Experienced Leaders for the ‘Cuse the fi rst quarter of the Orange football game against Iowa on Quarterback Perry Patterson, linebackers Kelvin Smith and Jerry Saturday, September 9 … Presented by the Syracuse Football Letterman’s Club Board, the Zunic Award is a spirit and Mackey Brendan Carney , and punter are the 2006 captains, as courage award given annually to a member of the Syracuse voted by the team … The quartet boasts 126 starts. football extended football family who has overcome life’s • Carney is the first punter to represent the Orange as a team difficult circumstances and maintained a positive spirit during captain since 1964 when Rich King, who shared the punting their struggle … Brunetti, who earned a BS from Syracuse duties and was also a reserve tailback, was a co-captain with ’70 and her MS from SMU ’75, is the daughter of legendary G. William Hunter … In 1999, Nate Trout was a line coach Rock Pirro and his wife, Ida. She had one brother, Tommy, a former Syracse football player in the early 70’s, who team captain. died at age 34 as a result of an auto accident … Later, she lost • Smith has family ties to the captain role at Syracuse as his uncle, Brendan her dad to Parkinson’s disease and her mom, suddenly, to a heart Keith Bulluck, was a team captain in 1999 … A two-time Pro Carney attack … Last year Rockette and her husband, New York State Bowl selection, Bulluck is in his seventh year with the Tennessee Supreme Court Judge John J. Brunetti, established the Thomas Titans, the team that selected him in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Pirro Scholarship to assist the Syracuse Football program … Landry • Patterson is the first Orange quarterback selected as a team captain in three years … , a life long booster of the program, was a practicing CPA in private business in Syracuse and retired as a partner The last signal caller to wear a “C” on his jersey was R.J. Anderson in 2003. at the accounting firm of Pricewaterhouse Coopers … During • The great-newphew of legendary Syracuse tight end John Mackey, Jerry Mackey, his career, Horace was an adjunct professor of accounting at who started 11 games in 2004 and in 2005 he played in 10 games, starting two, is the SU School of Management and the Law School … He has the first in his family to be named a captain for the Orange … In John’s senior year received hundreds of honors and awards for his professional (1962) the team had one captain, Leon Cholakis. and community efforts, including a 1977 Letterwinner of Distinction honor. 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 Super Bowl Success R OOBINSONB I N S O N SSLICESL I C E S Head coach Greg Robinson has two Super Bowl Championship rings to go with his eight collegiate bowl game victories … Robinson at a Glance Robinson was the defensive coordinator for the 1997 and 1998 NFL Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. Champion Denver Broncos … Robinson established his reputation High School: Garces (Bakersfi eld, Calif.) as a defensive mastermind in Denver, where he transformed a Alma Mater: University of the Pacifi c ‘75 struggling defense into a Super Bowl Championship unit … After Years in Coaching: 30 inheriting a club that ranked last in total defense in 1994, Robinson Born: October 9, 1951 made an immediate impact in his fi rst season with the team, as the Broncos fi nished the 1995 campaign ranked 15th in the same Greg Th e Syracuse post is Robinson’s fi rst as a head category… By 1996, he had turned Denver into the league’s fourth- Robinson coach … A veteran of 14 seasons coaching in the NFL, rated defensive unit, and by season number three in ‘97, the Broncos including 10 as a defensive coordinator, Robinson has were on their way to the fi rst of two straight Super Bowl titles. coached for 30 years either at the NFL or college level … He spent his fi rst 15 seasons as a college coach. Playoff Impact During his stellar six-season stay in Denver, the Broncos made four playoff Success at Texas appearances and claimed back-to-back World Championships with wins in Super As the co-defensive coordinator at the University Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, making them just one of six franchises in NFL history to of Texas in 2004, Robinson was the mastermind accomplish a Super Bowl repeat. In that six-year span, Denver compiled a 64-32 (.667) behind the Longhorns’ defensive unit for the 11-1 regular-season record. squad that beat Michigan in the 2005 Rose Bowl … Th e Broncos ranked in the NFL’s top 10 in total defense during three of Robinson’s Robinson’s Texas defense fi nished the season ranked six seasons at the club’s defensive helm, fi nishing seventh in ‘99 (297.1 ypg), fi fth in 18th in scoring defense (17.92), 16th in rushing ‘97 (291.9 ypg) and fourth in ‘96 (279.4 ypg) … Denver’s defenses produced three top defense (107.42) and 23rd in total defense (320.08) 10 rankings in scoring defense - eighth in ‘98 (19.3 ppg), sixth in ‘97 (17.9 ppg) and in the country … Th e Longhorns held six of Texas’ 12 seventh in ‘96 (17.2 ppg) … Th e team’s pass defense ranked among the league’s top opponents to 14 points or less. In addition, the defense 10 in four of his six seasons with Denver fi nishing eighth in ‘99 (188.5 ypg), fi fth in was also able to hold two of the nation’s top scoring ‘97 (179.3 ypg), 10th in ‘96 (196.2 ypg) and ninth in ‘95 (206.1 ypg) … Denver’s run teams, Oklahoma and Texas Tech, 23 points and 14 defense ranked in the league’s top 10 three times during Robinson’s tenure … Denver points below their season averages, respectively. led the NFL in run defense in 1997 (83.2 ypg.) and ranked third in 1998 (80.4 ypg) … Th e performance of Robinson’s defense throughout the ‘98 playoff s was paramount to Robinson has Perfect Post-Season Denver’s quest for a second straight title … Th e Broncos allowed opponents just 53.0 Record rushing yards per game in the postseason and forced a remarkable 13 turnovers in just Bowl Game Staff Result three games … Denver allowed only 25 total points during that stretch. 1983 Rose Bowl UCLA UCLA 24, Michigan 14 1984 Rose Bowl UCLA UCLA 45, Illinois 9 Robinson’s Prominent Pros 1985 Fiesta Bowl UCLA UCLA 39, Miami 37 Name Team with Robinson Pro Accomplishments 1986 Rose Bowl UCLA UCLA 45, Iowa 28 UCLA Rams, Colts 1986 Freedom Bowl UCLA UCLA 31, BYU 10 Denver Broncos Eight-time All-Pro 1987 UCLA UCLA 20, Florida 16 Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs Lions, Broncos, Chiefs 1989 Cotton Bowl UCLA UCLA 17, Arkansas 3 Derrick Johnson Texas Chiefs 1st-round pick Super Bowl XXXII Denver Denver 31, Green Bay 24 Jeff Lageman New York Jets 1991 1st team NFL (College Super Bowl XXXIII Denver Denver 34, Atlanta 19 and Pro Football Weekly); 1989 PFWA All-Rookie 2005 Rose Bowl Texas Texas 38, Michigan 37 John Mobley Denver Broncos 1997 All-Pro Ken Norton UCLA Th ree-time Pro Bowl selection UCLA Rams, Jets, Patriots Denver Broncos 1999-02 Denver Broncos Two-time All-Pro Kansas City Chiefs 2003 Pro Bowl selection

Robinson’s Coaching Career Year Position Organization 1975-76 Assistant Coach Pacifi c 1977-79 Assistant Coach Cal State Fullerton 1980-81 Assistant Coach North Carolina State 1982-88 Assistant Coach/Defensive Line UCLA 1989 Off ensive Coordinator UCLA 1990-93 Assistant Coach/Defensive Line New York Jets 1994 Defensive Coordinator New York Jets 1995-2000 Defensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 2001-03 Defensive Coordinator Kansas City Chiefs 2004 Co-Defensive Coordinator/LBs Texas 2005-present Head Coach Syracuse 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 Syracuse Depth Chart OFFENSE X WR 12 RICE MOSS (6-2, 201, Jr.) 32 Donte Davis (6-0, 185, Fr.) 16 Jeremy Horne (6-2, 184, RF) LT 64 Corey Chavers (6-5, 295, So.) 59 Carroll Madison (6-2, 316, Jr.) LG 76 Mike Sklarosky (6-4, 277, Sr.) 59 Carroll Madison (6-2, 316, Jr.) C 60 JUSTIN OUTTEN (6-1, 274, Sr.) 67 Marvin McCall (6-2, 292, Jr.) RG 75 Ryan Durand (6-5, 312, So.) 76 Mike Sklarosky (6-4, 277, Sr.) RT 59 CARROLL MADISON (6-2, 316, Jr.) 78 Eugene Newsome (6-7, 322, Jr.) 69 Larry Norton (6-3, 310, Jr.) TE 84 Brandon Darlington (6-4, 260, Sr.) 89 Tom Ferron (6-3, 252, So.) 80 J.J. Nesheiwat (6-4, 246, Jr.) 98 Arthur Kapalanga (6-1, 255, Sr.) QB 10 PERRY PATTERSON (6-4, 242, Sr.) 9 Andrew Robinson 13 (6-3, 217, Fr.) TB 22 Curtis Brinkley (5-9, 197, So.) 3 Delone Carter (5-10, 200, Fr.) 34 Paul Chiara (5-11, 210, So.) FB 48 STEPHEN McDONALD (6-0, 240, Sr.) 43 (6-1, 237, So.) or 38 Breyone Evans (6-0, 239, Jr.) Z WR 81 TIM LANE (6-2, 206, Sr.) 11 Lavar Lobdell (6-3, 201, RF)

DEFENSE DE 55 Lee Williams (6-3, 262, Jr.) 91 Brandon Gilbeaux (6-3, 256, RF) NT 56 CHRIS THORNER (6-4, 299, Sr.) 97 Arthur Jones (6-4, 283, RF) DT 51 Tony Jenkins (6-3, 285, Jr.) 99 Cornelius Campbell (6-4, 290, Jr.) DE 52 Jameel McClain (6-1, 252, Jr.) 53 Jamar Atkinson (6-2, 235, Sr.) SLB 19 Luke Cain (6-0, 225, Sr.) 33 Ben Maljovec (6-3, 214, So.) MLB 8 KELVIN SMITH (6-2, 233, Sr.) 45 Jake Flaherty (6-1, 222, So.) WLB 17 A.J. Brown (6-0, 193, So.) 30 Vincenzo Giruzzi (6-3, 230, So.) LC 28 TANARD JACKSON (6-1, 193, Sr.) 23 Derek Bailey (5-8, 189, RF) SS 26 DOWAYNE DAVIS (6-0, 200, Jr.) 15 Bruce Williams (6-0, 190, So.) or 6 Donta Herrod (5-11, 198, So.) FS 5 Joe Fields (6-1, 215, Jr.) 17 A.J. Brown (6-0, 193, So.) RC 4 Terrell Lemon (5-10, 180, Sr.) 27 Nick Chestnut (5-11, 182, So.)

SPECIAL TEAMS P 47 BRENDAN CARNEY (6-5, 205, Sr.) 39 John Barker (5-8, 148, So.) KO 47 BRENDAN CARNEY (6-5, 205, Sr.) 42 Patrick Shadle (5-8, 203, So.) LS 72 Ian Hammond (6-3, 308, Jr.) PAT 42 Patrick Shadle (5-8, 203, So.) 39 John Barker (5-8, 148, So.) FG 42 Patrick Shadle (5-8, 203, So.) 39 JOHN BARKER (5-8, 148, So.) Holder 47 BRENDAN CARNEY (6-5, 205, Sr.) KOR 22 CURTIS BRINKLEY (5-9, 197, So.) 21 KAREEM JONES (5-11, 211, So.) PR 15 BRUCE WILLIAMS (6-0, 190, So.) 86 Max Meisel (5-4, 149, Jr.) 34 Paul Chiara (5-11, 210, So.)

Bold CAPS indicates 2005 returning starter 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 Orange in the National Football League As of October 10, 25 former Syracuse football student-athletes were on National Football League rosters. In addition, former player and assistant coach is head coach of the The following is a complete list:

2006 Team Player Previous Game Statistics/2006 Statistics Arizona (1-5) at Oakland (10/22/06) RB Diamond Ferri (#36) Member of the Practice Squad/Appeared in two games with the Cardinals in 2006 Atlanta (3-2) vs. Pittsburgh (10/22/06) OL Quinn Ojinnaka (#76) Did not play in game against N.Y. Giants (10/15/06)/Played in four games in 2006 Baltimore (4-2) at New Orleans (10/29/06) OT (#78) Saw action in game against Carolina (10/15/06)/Appeared in five games in 2006 Denver (4-1) at Cleveland (10/22/06) FB Kyle Johnson (#39) Saw action in win against Oakland (10/15/06)/Four carries for 23 yards and one reception Houston (1-4) vs. Jacksonville (10/22/06) LB Morlon Greenwood (#52) Four tackles, including one solo stop, in game against (10/15/06)/31 tackles, one solo stop and one sack Indianapolis (5-0) vs. Washington (10/22/06) DE Dwight Freeney (#93) Played in victory against Tennessee (10/8/06)/Five tackles WR Marvin Harrison (#88) Three catches for 29 yards, one touchdown in victory against Tennessee (10/8/06)/32 catches for 444 yards, one touchdown LB/DE Ryan LaCasse (#99) One tackle in victory against Tennessee (10/8/06)/Four tackles RB (#23) Placed on Injured Reserve for the 2006 season (Aug. 23) DE Josh Thomas (#91) One tackle in victory against Tennessee (10/8/06)/Three tackles and fumble recovery Jacksonville (3-2) at Houston (10/22/06) FS (#20) Five tackles, including three solo stops in victory against N.Y. Jets (10/8/06)/26 tackles, including 17 solo Kansas City (2-3) vs. San Diego (10/22/06) RB Dee Brown (#39) One tackle in game against Pittsburgh (10/15/06)/Five rushes for 10 yards, two tackles T Kevin Sampson (#79) Started in game against Pittsburgh (10/15/06)/Started four games in 2006 LB (#64) Did not play against Pittsburgh (10/15/06)/Played in three games and recorded one tackle Miami (1-5) vs. Green Bay (10/22/06) K (#10) Connected on one field goal in game against N.Y. Jets (10/15/06)/ 8-13 on field goal attempts; 6-6 extra points CB (#25) 14 tackles, including six solo stops, in game against N.Y. Jets (10/15/06)/37 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble Minnesota (3-2) at Seattle (10/22/06) CB Will Hunter (#25) Recorded two tackles in victory against (10/8/06)/Played in four games and recorded two tackles New England (4-1) at Buffalo (10/22/06) SS (#34) Placed on Injured Reserve for the 2006 season (Sept. 2) New York Giants (3-2) at Dallas (10/23/06) Head Coach Tom Coughlin 88-77 career record WR (#85) Saw action in win against Atlanta (10/15/06)/ Five catches for 72 yards, one TD and two tackles New York Jets (3-3) vs. Detroit (10/22/06) TE Joe Kowalewski Member of the Practice Squad Oakland (0-5) vs. Arizona (10/22/06) WR Johnnie Morant (#19) Saw action in game against Denver (10/15/06)/Played in five games in 2006 Philadelphia (4-2) at Tampa Bay (10/22/06) QB Donovan McNabb (#5) 19-for-32 for 247 yards and two touchdowns in game against New Orleans (10/15/06)/122-for-208 for 1,889 yards and 13 TDs, 17 rushes for 87 yards and two TDs Pittsburgh (2-3) vs. Kansas City (10/15/06) FS Anthony Smith (#27) Two tackles in win against Kansas City (10/15/06)/Three tackles, played in five games in 2006 San Diego (4-1) at Kansas City (10/22/06) CB Steve Gregory Two tackles in victory against San Francisco (10/15/06)/Three tackles in 2006 Tennessee (1-5) vs. Houston (10/29/06) LB Keith Bulluck (#53) 14 tackles, including five solo stops, in win against Washington (10/15/06)/61 tackles, including 37 solo, one sack, one forced fumble and fumble recovery Syracuse University (3-4, 0-2 BIG EAST) Syracuse Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 14, 2006) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (3-4-0) (2-2-0) (1-2-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (0-2-0) (0-1-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (3-2-0) (2-1-0) (1-1-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS SYRACUSE OPP ------Sep 02, 2006 at Wake Forest L 10-20 34121 FIRST DOWNS...... 110 147 Sep 09, 2006 IOWA LOT 13-20 37199 Rushing...... 51 68 Sep 16, 2006 at Illinois W 31-21 40657 Passing...... 50 69 Sep 23, 2006 MIAMI (OH) W 34-14 35274 Penalty...... 9 10 Sep 30, 2006 WYOMING W OT 40-34 38447 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 842 1414 *Oct 07, 2006 PITT L 11-21 41870 Yards gained rushing... 1096 1590 *Oct 14, 2006 at #5 WEST VIRGINIA L 17-41 60051 Yards lost rushing..... 254 176 * denotes conference game Rushing Attempts...... 252 266 Average Per Rush...... 3.3 5.3 RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Game...... 120.3 202.0 ------TDs Rushing...... 7 11 CARTER,Delone 7-0 89 418 29 389 4.4 4 35 55.6 PASSING YARDAGE...... 1077 1457 BRINKLEY,C. 7-7 84 393 10 383 4.6 1 26 54.7 Att-Comp-Int...... 171-90-2 221-139-10 SMITH,Taj 4-1 5 72 4 68 13.6 1 13 17.0 Average Per Pass...... 6.3 6.6 CHIARA,Paul 7-0 14 53 1 52 3.7 0 15 7.4 Average Per Catch...... 12.0 10.5 FIAMMETTA,Tony 7-0 6 12 1 11 1.8 0 7 1.6 Average Per Game...... 153.9 208.1 MOSS,Rice 7-3 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.9 TDs Passing...... 9 10 McDONALD,S. 7-2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 1919 2871 CARNEY,Brendan 7-0 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -1.4 Total Plays...... 423 487 ROBINSON,A. 2-0 2 0 11 -11 -5.5 0 0 -5.5 Average Per Play...... 4.5 5.9 PATTERSON,P. 7-7 49 142 188 -46 -0.9 1 23 -6.6 Average Per Game...... 274.1 410.1 Total...... 7 252 1096 254 842 3.3 7 35 120.3 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 21-408 18-338 Opponents...... 7 266 1590 176 1414 5.3 11 70 202.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 13-101 12-123 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 10-88 2-1 PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G FUMBLES-LOST...... 16-7 12-7 ------PENALTIES-YARDS...... 45-357 48-414 PATTERSON,P. 7-7 121.28 90-170-2 52.9 1077 9 65 153.9 PUNTS-AVG...... 43-40.5 30-37.9 ROBINSON,A. 2-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 29:25 30:35 Total...... 7 120.57 90-171-2 52.6 1077 9 65 153.9 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 39/99 42/99 Opponents...... 7 124.16 139-221-10 62.9 1457 10 76 208.1 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 1/3 3/7

RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------FERRON,Tom 7-5 16 202 12.6 2 29 28.9 JACKSON,Tanard 2 39 19.5 0 27 LANE,Tim 7-7 13 115 8.8 0 16 16.4 LEMON,Terrell 2 0 0.0 0 0 WILLIAMS,Mike 6-1 12 244 20.3 2 47 40.7 BROWN, A.J. 2 5 2.5 0 5 SMITH,Taj 4-1 12 227 18.9 3 65 56.8 CHESTNUT, Nick 1 0 0.0 0 0 MOSS,Rice 7-3 8 87 10.9 1 20 12.4 MACKEY,Jerry 1 17 17.0 0 17 DAVIS,Donte 5-2 7 63 9.0 0 26 12.6 MALJOVEC,Ben 1 27 27.0 1 27 NESHEIWAT,J. 7-5 6 28 4.7 1 8 4.0 FIELDS,Joe 1 0 0.0 0 0 LOBDELL,Lavar 7-0 4 43 10.8 0 18 6.1 Total...... 10 88 8.8 1 27 BRINKLEY,C. 7-7 4 24 6.0 0 7 3.4 Opponents...... 2 1 0.5 0 1 CARTER,Delone 7-0 4 23 5.8 0 15 3.3 CHIARA,Paul 7-0 3 16 5.3 0 10 2.3 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd DARLINGTON,B. 7-1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.7 ------Total...... 7 90 1077 12.0 9 65 153.9 CARNEY,Brendan 43 1743 40.5 66 5 9 8 0 Opponents...... 7 139 1457 10.5 10 76 208.1 Total...... 43 1743 40.5 66 5 9 8 0 Opponents...... 30 1137 37.9 57 2 3 8 0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long SHADLE,Patrick 10-11 90.9 1-1 0-0 4-4 5-6 0-0 46 0 ------MEISEL,Max 12 96 8.0 0 16 |------PATs ------| WILLIAMS,Bruce 1 5 5.0 0 5 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Total...... 13 101 7.8 0 16 ------Opponents...... 12 123 10.2 0 35 SHADLE,Patrick 0 10-11 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 46 CARTER,Delone 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long SMITH,Taj 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 ------WILLIAMS,Mike 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 14 BRINKLEY,C. 13 286 22.0 0 40 FERRON,Tom 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 JONES,Kareem 5 94 18.8 0 24 MALJOVEC,Ben 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 FIAMMETTA,Tony 1 8 8.0 0 8 BRINKLEY,C. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 FERRON,Tom 1 0 0.0 0 0 NESHEIWAT,J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HORNE,Jeremy 1 20 20.0 0 20 MACKEY,Jerry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 21 408 19.4 0 40 MOSS,Rice 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 18 338 18.8 0 29 PATTERSON,P. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 6 Total...... 18 10-11 16-16 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 156 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Opponents...... 21 8-13 21-21 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 171 ------BRINKLEY,C. 7 383 24 0 286 0 693 99.0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total CARTER,Delone 7 389 23 0 0 0 412 58.9 ------SMITH,Taj 4 68 227 0 0 0 295 73.8 Syracuse...... 45 27 27 41 16 - 156 WILLIAMS,Mike 6 0 244 0 0 0 244 40.7 Opponents...... 21 51 41 41 17 - 171 FERRON,Tom 7 0 202 0 0 0 202 28.9 Total...... 7 842 1077 101 408 88 2516 359.4 Syracuse University (3-4, 0-2 BIG EAST) Syracuse Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 14, 2006) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------8 SMITH,Kelvin 7 32 39 71 2.5-9 2.5-9 . . . 1-0 . 1 . 26 DAVIS,Dowayne 7 32 19 51 0.5-0 . . 3 . . 1 . . 5 FIELDS,Joe 7 17 25 42 1.0-7 1.0-7 1-0 3 . . . . . 52 McCLAIN,Jameel 7 21 21 42 8.5-38 7.0-36 . 1 . . 1 . . 57 MACKEY,Jerry 6 12 25 37 2.0-8 1.0-6 1-17 1 . 1-15 . . . 28 JACKSON,Tanard 7 26 11 37 0.5-3 0.5-3 2-39 2 . 1-7 1 . . 4 LEMON,Terrell 7 27 8 35 1.0-8 1.0-8 2-0 1 . 2-0 3 . . 19 CAIN,Luke 7 14 19 33 3.0-12 2.0-11 . 2 1 . 1 . . 51 JENKINS,Tony 7 13 18 31 6.0-23 2.5-16 . . . 1-0 . . . 27 CHESTNUT, Nick 7 17 12 29 . . 1-0 . . . 1 . . 55 WILLIAMS,Lee 7 10 10 20 4.0-9 1.5-3 ...... 99 CAMPBELL, C. 7 3 11 14 3.0-8 2.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 17 BROWN, A.J. 7 4 5 9 . . 2-5 1 . . . . . 56 THORNER,Chris 7 5 3 8 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 91 GILBEAUX,B. 7 2 5 7 0.5-4 0.5-4 ...... 95 SANTIAGO, Nick 7 5 1 6 1.0-3 1.0-3 . . . . 1 . . 53 ATKINSON,Jamar 7 4 2 6 2.0-15 1.0-9 ...... 54 OWEN,Mike 7 1 5 6 0.5-1 ...... 33 MALJOVEC,Ben 7 3 3 6 . . 1-27 ...... 97 JONES, Arthur 7 2 3 5 1.0-5 0.5-4 ...... 6 HERROD,Donta 7 2 3 5 0.5-0 . . . . 1-0 . . . 24 SELLERS,Jeremy 7 4 . 4 ...... 45 FLAHERTY,Jake 7 . 3 3 0.5-1 ...... 34 CHIARA,Paul 7 1 2 3 ...... 29 TANNER,Jason 7 2 . 2 ...... 30 GIRUZZI,V. 7 1 1 2 ...... TM TEAM 6 1 . 1 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 72 HAMMOND,Ian 7 1 . 1 ...... 86 MEISEL,Max 6 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 7 263 254 517 40-170 26-140 10-88 14 2 7-22 9 1 . Opponents...... 7 229 226 455 46-229 23-168 2-1 21 2 7-0 10 . . 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 2 1 , 220060 0 6 • ssyracuse,y r a c u s e , nnyy 2006 Game Summaries Game #1 Game #2 Syracuse 10 #14/15 Iowa 20 Wake Forest 20 Syracuse 13 2 OT September 2 at Groves Stadium, Winston-Salem, N.C. September 9 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. The Orange lost its 2006 season opener, 20-10, at Wake Forest. Senior Syracuse’s bid to upset to #14/15 Iowa was stopped at the one-yard line as the linebacker Kelvin Smith led the Orange defense, setting career-highs with Hawkeyes defeated the Orange 20-13 in two overtimes in front of 37,199 fans at 16 total tackles and 13 solo tackles. He also matched a personal-best with the Carrier Dome. Syracuse had first-and-goal at Iowa’s two yard line, but could one sack. not break the plane to score a touchdown and send it to a third extra period. Senior quarterback Perry Patterson threw for 45 yards on 6-of-19 Senior quarterback Perry Patterson completed 21-of-38 passes for 210 attempts through the air to move into sixth on the SU career passing yards, his highest completion total since the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl against yardage list (3,400). He also topped 300 completions for his career and Georgia Tech. He moved into eighth on Syracuse’s career total offense record raised his career total to 304, the sixth-most all-time. list and moved to fifth with 619 career attempts. The defense picked off four Wake Forest struck first on offense. After a 53-yard punt by Brendan Kelvin Iowa passes, the most since 2004 against Cincinnati when SU also recorded Terrell four intercetptions. Senior cornerback Terrell Lemon registered the first two Carney that pinned the Demon Deacons inside their five, Wake Forest Smith interceptions of his career while senior linebacker Jerry Mackey and sophomore Lemon drove the ball 96 yards in 15 plays to take a 7-0 lead at the 6:21 mark of safety A.J. Brown each posted their first career picks. It is the first time a the first quarter. Wake Forest quarterback Benjamin Mauk capped the Syracuse player has had two interceptions since Anthony Smith recorded a pair against Rutgers in march with a 14-yard touchdown strike to Willie Idlette. 2005. The Orange responded with the third-longest scoring drive under head coach Greg Syracuse started off strong, scoring on a 15-play, 78-yard opening drive that led to a touchdown. Robinson to tie the game on the following possession. Patterson moved SU 86 yards in Patterson connected with junior transfer Taj Smith to give the Orange an early 7-0 lead. The 3:22 and hit Rice Moss for a 20-yard touchdown pass to close . The touchdown touchdown pass was the 15th of Patterson’s career, breaking a tie for 10th all-time in school history. was the 14th of his career, tying him for 10th all-time at Syracuse. It was Moss’ first career Smith’s reception was his first career catch and touchdown as a member of the Orange. touchdown reception. Iowa tied the game at seven when quarterback Jason Manson connected with tight end Scott In the second quarter, the Deamon Deacons reclaimed the advantage on a 22-yard field Chandler for the three-yard touchdown with 5:32 remaining in the second quarter. goal by Sam Swank with 5:24 left in the half to make the score, 10-7. After the two teams On Syracuse’s opening drive of the second half, the Orange moved the ball to the Iowa 45- traded possessions, SU tied the game on the first career field goal by Patrick Shadle, a 46- yard line before the drive stalled. Syracuse attempted a fake punt but punter Brendan Carney was yard boot, with 50 seconds to go before halftime. It was the longest field goal for an Orange tackled for a 10-yard loss. On the next play, Lemon made the first of his two interceptions in the kicker since Collin Barber hit a 46-yarder against Buffalo in 2004. game. The two teams traded turnovers to begin the second half. Cornerback Tanard Jackson After a Syracuse punt, Manson connected with Herb Grigsby on a slant that turned into a 44- intercepted a Mauk pass on Wake Forest’s first drive of the second half to give SU yard recpetion. Syracuse safety Joe Fields made a diving-tackle at the SU 14-yard line that helped possession on the Demon Deacons’ 30-yard line, but Patterson fumbled on the first play the defense hold the Hawkeyes to a field goal. The kick gave the Hawkeyes a 10-7 advantage with after the turnover, giving Wake Forest back the ball. 22 seconds remaining in the third quarter. After sophomore kicker Patrick Shadle missed a potential game-tying 45-yard field goal, Iowa Swank connected on another field goal with 4:37 to go in the third quarter to put the held the ball until 32 seconds remained in the regulation. Syracuse quickly marched into Iowa Demon Deacons in front, 13-10. Wake Forest started the drive on the SU 39 and picked up territory and Shadle hit the game-tying 41-yard field goal with six seconds on the clock. Carney 17 yards on six plays to put Swank in position for the go-ahead kick. fielded a bad snap and got it down in time for Shadle to tie the game. With eight and a half minutes remaining in the game Nick Chestnut jarred the ball Syracuse began on offense in the first overtime and was able to drive down the Iowa three-yard loose from running back Kevin Harris. Jackson fell on it at the Orange 13-yard line to line before stalling and settling for Shadle’s 19-yard field goal. The SU defense was able to stop give SU possession. The SU offense picked up one first down, but was forced to punt and Iowa’s offense, forcing two incomplete passes on the five-yard line and forcing Iowa to tie the game the Wake Forest offense put together a 10-play, 59-yard scoring drive that ate up 5:18 and with a field goal. ended on a 19-yard touchdown run by DeAngelo Bryant to seal the game. Iowa began the second overtime on offense and quickly marched into the endzone, scoring on Third-down conversions proved to be the achilles heal for the Orange. They were just three-plays. Running back Albert Young scored from one-yard out to give the Hawkeyes the seven- 2-for-12 on third down in the game. Wake Forest was 8-of-15 on third down conversions. point advantage. The Demon Deacons also held the edge in total offense, outgaining SU, 363-136. The Orange recorded two first downs to get the ball to Iowa’s five yard line before two Iowa pass interference calls placed the ball at the two-yard line. Syracuse failed to get into the endzone in four Team Statistics rushing attempts. SU WF Senior linebacker Kelvin Smith led SU’s defense with 13 tackles. First Downs 11 21 Rush Att.-Yards 30-91 49-245 Pass Yards 45 118 Team Statistics Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 49-136 72-363 SU Iowa Passes (Comp.-Att.) 6-19 15-23 First Downs 20 21 Passes had intercepted 0 1 Rush Att.-Yards 44-117 37-176 Punts-Avg. 8-43.0 5-33.6 Pass Yards 210 202 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-53 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 82-280 69-351 Kickoff Returns 3-57 1-23 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 21-38 16-32 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1 Passes had intercepted 0 4 Penalties-Yards 1-5 2-25 Punts-Avg. 7-46.9 4-37.8 Punt Returns-Yards 2-3 3-27 Kickoff Returns 2-37 2-20 Scoring by Quarters Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Penalties-Yards 7-58 7-40 SYRACUSE 7 3 0 0 10 Wake Forest 7 3 3 7 20 Scoring by Quarters Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1OT 2OT Final SYRACUSE 7 0 0 3 3 0 13 Plays-Yds-Time Score Iowa 0 7 3 0 3 7 20 WF – Idlette, 14-yard pass from Mauk (Swank kick) 15-96-6:13 0- 7 SU – Moss, 20-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick) 7-86-3:22 7- 7 WF – Swank, 22-yard field goal 6-36-3:23 7-10 Scoring Summary SU – Shadle, 46-yard field goal 6-26-0:53 10-10 Plays-Yds-Time Score WF – Swank, 40-yard field goal 6-17-2:34 10-13 SU – Smith, three-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick) 13-78-6:19 7- 0 WF – Bryant, 19-yard run (Swank kick) 10-59-5:18 10-20 Iowa – Chandler, one-yard pass from Manson (Schlicher kick) 9-67-4:40 7- 7 Iowa – Schlicher, 24-yard field goal 9-74-3:32 7-10 SU – Shadle, 41-yard field goal 2-29-0:22 10-10 Individual Leaders SU – Shadle, 19-yard field goal 8-22-OT 13-10 Rushing SU – Brinkley 8-49; WF – Andrews 20-142 Iowa – Schlicher, 26-yard field goal 6-17-OT 13-13 Passing SU – Patterson 6-19-45 yds. - 1 TD; WF – Mauk 14-21-105 yds - 1 TD - 1 int. Iowa – Young, one-yard run (Schlicher kick) 3-25-OT 13-20 Receiving SU – Lane 3-20; Idlette 4-41, WF – Andrews 4-31 Tackles SU – Smith 13-3-16; WF – Gattis 3-5-8 Individual Leaders Rushing SU – Brinkley 15-68; Iowa – Young 18-75 Passing SU – Patterson 21-35-210 yds - 1 TD; Iowa – Mason 16-32-202 yds - 1 TD - 4 int. Receiving SU – Lane 7-59, Smith 5-61; Iowa – Chandler 6-65 Tackles SU – Smith 5-8-13; Iowa – Paschal 5-7-12, Klinkenborg 3-9-12 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 2 1 , 220060 0 6 • ssyracuse,y r a c u s e , nnyy 2006 Game Summaries Game #3 Game #4 Syracuse 31 Miami (OH) 14 Illinois 21 Syracuse 34 September 16 at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. September 23 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. The Orange ended a school-record 11-game losing streak with a 31-21 The Orange won its second consecutive game with a 34-14 dismantling of victory against Illinois. Syracuse returned two fumbles for a touchdown Miami University in front of 35,274 fans at the Carrier Dome. The SU defense and senior quarterback Perry Patterson matched a career-high with two registered eight sacks, tied for the third-highest, single-game total in school history. touchdown passes to lead the Orange to victory. Syracuse’s last victory came The Orange swarmed Miami quarterbacks Mike Kokal and Daniel on September 10, 2005 when the Orange defeated Buffalo 31-0. The win Raudabaugh the entire game. Safety Joe Fields recorded the first sack of his career was also SU’s first victory on the road since defeating Boston College on on the game’s opening play and junior Jameel McClain registered two sacks in November 27, 2004. the opening quarter. Junior defensive tackle Tony Jenkins led the SU defense with The Orange opened the scoring on its third offensive drive. Syracuse a career-high eight tackles, including half a sack and two stops for a loss. Junior faced a third-and-five in Illinois’ territory when Patterson rushed for six yards Taj defensive end Cornelius Campbell also recorded a personal best with two sacks. Jameel before being drilled and fumbling the football. Junior wide receiver Taj Smith Smith The defense held the RedHawks to a season-low 31 yards rushing on 29 attempts. McClain picked up the ball and advanced it 41-yards for the first touchdown of the On offense, senior Perry Patterson threw for 163 yards on 14-of-20 passing game. It was the first time that a Syracuse player returned a fumble for a touchdown since 2003 and two touchdowns. With the two touchdown throws Patterson moved into a tie when Steve Gregory scored on a seven-yard return against Pittsburgh. for seventh on SU’s career touchdown passes list with Pat Stark (1951-53) and Bill Hurley (1975-79) Illinois would respond on the next drive, scoring on a 15-play, 76-yard drive. A costly with 19 career TD throws. facemask penalty gave Illinois a first-and-goal on SU’s five-yard line. Illinois quarterback Tim Sophomore Curtis Brinkley led the Orange ground attack and rushed for a career high 108 yards Brasic rushed for a five-yard touchdown to tie the game at seven. on 15 carries and one touchdown in the contest. Freshman Delone Carter carried 11 times for a Syracuse quickly reclaimed the lead back when Patterson connected with Smith for a career-best 71 yards. 65-yard touchdown pass. The catch was the longest of Smith’s career and it was the longest SU’s 34 points scored represented the highest total under head coach Greg Robinson. The touchdown pass by Syracuse since Patterson connected with Damien Rhodes for 68 yards Orange rolled up more than 300 yards of total offense for the second straight game (315 yds.). against Cincinnati in 2004. SU jumped on the RedHawks early, scoring on its first two offensive possessions. On the Orange’s Illinois would drive down to Syracuse’s 30-yard line on the following drive but four penalties first drive, Brinkley ran four times for 39 yards and went up and over the pile from one yard out would force its offense to a third-and-long. Sophomore A.J. Brown intercepted Brasic’s pass, to give the Orange a 6-0 lead at the 10:02 mark of the first quarter. It was Brinkley’s first career recording a pick in his second-straight game as the Orange entered halftime with a 14-7 lead. touchdown and the play capped a seven-play, 55-yard drive. Syracuse would capitalize on another Illinois mistake to open the third quarter. On Illinois’ After the Orange defense forced an MU three and out on the ensuing possession, Patterson second offensive play, junior defensive end Jameel McClain forced a fumble and senior went for it all on first down and connected with junior receiver Taj Smith for a 52-yard touchdown linebacker Jerry Mackey scooped it up and returned it 15 yards to give Syracuse a 14-point lead. strike to put SU in front, 13-0, with 7:32 to play in the opening quarter. The touchdown was Smith’s On SU’s first offensive drive of the quarter, Patterson connected with Tom Ferron for a fourth of the season and marked his third consecutive game with a TD catch. SU’s two first-quarter 16-yard touchdown to give the Orange a three-score advantage. It was Ferron’s first-career touchdowns marked the fourth straight game it has hit pay dirt in the opening period. touchdown grab and Patterson’s 17th career touchdown pass, moving him past Todd Philcox for The Redhawks got the scoreboard on the first play of the second quarter when Kokal hit Ryne sole possession of ninth in school history. Robinson for a nine-yard touchdown strike six seconds into the period to put the finishing touches Syracuse extended its lead to 24 points when sophomore kicker Patrick Shadle connected on a 10-play, 60-yard scoring march. on a 36-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the third quarter. On Miami’s next possession, senior linebacker Kelvin Smith blocked a field goal attempt to Illinois scored two late touchdowns to pull within 10 but its final attempt at victory ended preserve SU’s 14-7 margin. It was the first blocked field goal for the Orange since Steve Gregory when Paul Chiara recovered an on-side kick. rejected one at Notre Dame in 2005. Smith set career highs with five catches for 106 yards. Sophomore running back Curtis SU extended its lead to 17-7 on a 36-yard Shadle field goal with 9:15 remaining in the third. Brinkley led the team and recorded a personal-best with 69 rushing yards on 18 carries while The Orange put the icing on the victory with 17 points in the fourth quarter, including freshman running back Delone Carter set a career-high with 63 rushing yards on 19 carries. touchdowns by tight end J.J. Nesheiwat a 33-yard field goal and sophomore Ben Maljovec’s Senior linebacker Kelvin Smith led the Orange defense with seven tackles and senior interception return for a touchdown. cornerback Terrell Lemon added six. SU’s defense recorded five sacks. SU’s Rice Moss caught an eight-yard pass in the second quarter, extending his consecutive games with a catch streak to 16. Team Statistics Team Statistics SU Ill. SU MU First Downs 17 18 First Downs 15 21 Rush Att.-Yards 44-202 31-110 Rush Att.-Yards 34-152 29-31 Pass Yards 167 288 Pass Yards 163 241 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 62-369 64-398 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 54-315 68-272 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 9-18 17-33 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 14-20 25-39 Passes had intercepted 1 1 Passes had intercepted 0 1 Punts-Avg. 6-35.0 6-39.7 Punts-Avg. 5-40.6 6-44.2 Punt Returns-Yards 3-36 1-2 Punt Returns-Yards 4-33 0-0 Kickoff Returns 1-21 1-14 Kickoff Returns 3-29 6-106 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-61 12-106 Penalties-Yards 7-68 3-21 Scoring by Quarters Scoring by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final SYRACUSE 7 7 17 0 31 Miami (OH) 0 7 0 7 14 Illinois 0 7 0 14 21 SYRACUSE 14 0 3 17 34 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Plays-Yds-Time Score Plays-Yds-Time Score SU – Smith, 41-yard run (Shadle kick) 5-64-2:36 7- 0 SU – Brinkley, one-yard run (Shadle kick) 7-55-2:22 7- 0 Ill. – Brasic, five-yard run (Reda kick) 15-76-5:01 7- 7 SU – Smith, T., 52-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick) 1-52-:15 14- 0 SU – Smith,65-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick) 4-79-2:09 14- 7 MU – Robinson, 9-yard pass from Kokal (Parseghian kick) 10-60-3:39 14- 7 SU – Mackey, 15-yard fumble recovery (Shadle kick) 1-15-0:00 21- 7 SU – Shadle, 36-yard field goal 12-64-5:45 17- 7 SU – Ferron, 16-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick) 6-52-2:52 28- 7 SU – Nesheiwat, 5-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick) 8-67-3:21 24- 7 SU – Shadle, 36-yard field goal 10-40-4:11 31- 7 SU – Shadle, 33-yard field goal 7-23-4:17 27- 7 Ill. – Mendenhall, 76-yard pass from Williams 3-80-1:05 31-14 SU – Maljovec, 27-yard interception return (Shadle kick) 34- 7 Ill. – Hudson, 69-yard pass from Williams 5-99-1:46 31-21 MU – Robinson, 3-yard pass from Raudabaugh (Cook kick) 13-79-4:27 34-14 Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Rushing SU – Brinkley 18-69, Carter 19-63; Ill. – Brasic, 9-38 Rushing SU – Brinkley, 15-102; Miami – Kokal, 16-24 Passing SU – Patterson 9-18-167 yds. - 2 TD - 1 int.; Ill. – Williams 9-16-227 yds - 2 TD Passing SU – Patterson, 14-20-163 yds - 2 TDs; Miami – Kokal, 17-25-171- 1 TD Receiving SU – Smith 5-106; Ill. – Hudson 3-87 Receiving SU – Ferron, 5-54, Smith 2-60; Miami – Robinson, 7-72 Tackles SU – Smith 3-4-7; Ill. – Leman 6-9-15 Tackles SU – Jenkins, 3-5-8; Miami – Hudon, 1-9-10 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 2 1 , 220060 0 6 • ssyracuse,y r a c u s e , nnyy 2006 Game Summaries Game #5 Game #6 Wyoming 34 Pittsburgh 21 Syracuse 40 2 OT Syracuse 11 September 30 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. October 7 at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. Freshman Delone Carter rushed 20 times for a career high 129 yards, Syracuse saw its three-game winning streak come to an end, losing to four touchdowns and scored both SU touchdowns in overtime as Syracuse Pittsburgh (5-1, 2-0) in its BIG EAST opener, 21-11. A crowd 41,870 fans, the defeated Wyoming, 40-34 in double OT in front of a season-best crowd of largest home crowd of the season, packed the Carrier Dome. 38,447 fans at the Carrier Dome. Orange senior quarterback Perry Patterson continued his climb up SU’s career Carter became the first SU running back since Damien Rhodes against passing charts Saturday. Patterson was 20-of-29 versus the Panthers for 225 yards Buffalo in 2005 to rush for four touchdowns. Carter’s 129 yards was the and a touchdown. With the performance, he moved into third on the school’s most in school history by a true freshman, breaking Rhodes’ mark of 82 all-time completions list (379). He also moved into third for career pass attempts yards in 2003. His four TDs tied him for fourth on Syracuse’s single-game (711) and his fourth-quarter touchdown pass to freshman Mike Williams was the touchdowns ledger. Delone 21st of his career, tying him with R.J. Anderson for sixth all-time. Perry Carter’s final touchdown, a 15-yard run, on SU’s second overtime Carter Panthers tailback Larod Stephens-Howling rushed for a career-best 221 yards Patterson possession provided the winning points. He also carried twice for the Orange on 27 carries and scored a touchdown to help lead Pitt rushing attack that churned in the first overtime and scored on a 16-yard touchdown run. out 236 yards on the ground. Stephens-Howling’s was 20 rushing yards shy of The Cowboys answered with a two-play scoring drive on its first extra-session possession. Walter Reyes’ Dome record of 241 yards set against Central Florida in 2003. Wynel Seldon rushed 14 yards to send the game into a second overtime. The Cowboys Pitt quarterback Tyler Palko completed his first 13 passes of the game and finished 20-of-24 received the ball first in the second overtime period and turned the ball over on downs as through the air for 177 yards and a touchdown. Palko also rushed for a touchdown on the Panthers’ defensive end Jameel McClain and the Orange defense stopped the Cowboys’ attempt on a first possession. fourth-and-one. Pitt received the opening kickoff and marched 71 yards on six plays to take a 7-0 lead at the Sophomore kicker Patrick Shadle scored the only points of the first quarter, connecting on 12:31 mark of the first quarter. Palko capped the drive, scoring on a naked bootleg from four yards a 43-yard field goal to give SU a 3-0 lead. Wyoming responded with an 80-yard touchdown out. Pitt tailback Larod Stephens-Howling carried three times for 51 yards on the drive, including a drive to take an early 7-3 lead in the second quarter. 40-yard scamper down to the SU four-yard line to set up Palko’s touchdown run. The Orange took advantage of a Wyoming fumble in the second quarter, driving 21 yards The Orange defense thwarted another potential Panthers scoring drive later in the quarter. SU and scoring when Perry Patterson connected with Tom Ferron for a 19-yard touchdown. stopped Pitt on fourth and one from the Syracuse 25-yard line with 1:21 left in the opening period Wyoming connected on a field goal with time running out in the second quarter to tie the and the score remained, 7-0. game at 10 heading into halftime. The SU offense responded with an 11-play, 48-yard drive that ended in sophomore kicker Wyoming scored first in the second stanza, scoring on a six-yard touchdown pass. The Patrick Shadle’s ninth field goal of the year, a 44-yarder, to get the Orange on the scoreboard with Orange quickly responded as Curtis Brinkley returned the kick 40 yards to setup Carter’s first 12:16 to play in the second quarter and cut the deficit to 7-3. touchdown run of the afternoon. Stephens-Howling increased Pittsburgh’s margin to 14-3 with 6:28 remaining in the half on a The two teams traded field goals in the fourth quarter. Senior Terrell Lemon forced his 70-yard touchdown burst through the center of the Orange defense. school-record third fumble of the game to setup Shadle’s field goal. The Panthers added to their lead in the third quarter. Palko closed the short 37-yard scoring After a punt return and Cowboys’ personal foul penalty, SU started its next drive at march when he found Steve Buches alone in the back of the end zone for a one-yard TD hook-up. Wyoming’s 14. Two plays later, Carter rushed 13-yards to give the Orange a 27-20 advantage. The touchdown pass increased Pitt’s advantage to 20-3. Lee booted home the PAT to boost the Junior safety Joe Fields intercepted his first career pass on Wyoming’s ensuing drive. margin to 18 with 2:31 to go in the period. Syracuse was forced to punt and senior punter Brendan Carney pinned the Cowboys at their Patterson’s 29-yard TD strike to Williams with 4:05 to play and the ensuing two-point own eight-yard line. Wyoming put together a 14 play, 92-yard drive that ended with a 15-yard conversion produced the 21-11 final tally. Williams caught three passes on the day for a career-best touchdown pass with five seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. 57 yards and hauled in the first touchdown of his SU tenure. Freshman receiver Donte Davis led the Senior linebacker Kelvin Smith led the Orange defense with 13 tackles and six different receiving corps with a career-best five receptions for 53 yards. players recorded a sack for SU’s defense. Syracuse safety Dowayne Davis paced the SU defense with nine tackles. Cornerback Terrell Lemon recorded his first career in the fourth quarter against the Panthers. He was Team Statistics the 16th SU defensive player to be involved in a sack this season. He finished the game with six SU UW First Downs 15 29 tackles. Rush Att.-Yards 32-154 40-186 Pass Yards 121 326 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 57-275 90-512 Team Statistics Passes (Comp.-Att.) 11-25 33-50 SU Pitt Passes had intercepted 1 2 First Downs 18 16 Punts-Avg. 5-35.8 3-33.3 Rush Att.-Yards 33-92 35-236 Punt Returns-Yards 2-24 1-0 Pass Yards 225 177 Kickoff Returns 5-106 4-72 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 62-317 59-413 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-2 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 20-29 20-24 Penalties-Yards 7-60 10-97 Passes had intercepted 0 0 Punts-Avg. 5-40.8 5-34.2 Punt Returns-Yards 2-5 2-25 Scoring by Quarters Kickoff Returns 2-43 1-29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1OT 2OT Final Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-1 Wyoming 0 10 7 10 7 0 34 Penalties-Yards 8-60 8-55 SYRACUSE 3 7 7 10 7 6 40 Scoring Summary Scoring by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Plays-Yds-Time Score Pittsburgh 7 7 7 0 21 SU – Shadle, 43-yard field goal 12-44-5:39 3- 0 SYRACUSE 0 3 0 8 11 WY – Jacobo, 15-yard pass from Doss (Goodman kick) 12-80-5:01 3- 7 SU – Ferron, 19-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick) 3-21-1:01 10- 7 WY – Goodman, 43-yard field goal 8-44-2:54 10-10 Scoring Summary WY – Holden, six-yard pass from Sween (Goodman kick) 5-26-2:08 10-17 Plays-Yds-Time Score SU – Carter, 15-yard run (Shadle kick) 5-54-2:25 17-17 Pitt – Palko, four-yard run (Lee kick) 6-71-2:29 0- 7 WY – Goodman, 41-yard field goal 10-59-2:51 17-20 SU – Shadle, 44-yard field goal 11-48-4:05 3- 7 SU – Shadle, 41-yard field goal 4- 3-0:55 20-20 Pitt – Stephens-Howling, 70-yard run (Lee kick) 1-70-0:18 3-14 SU – Carter, 13-yard run (Shadle kick) 2-14-1:04 27-20 Pitt – Buches, one-yard pass from Palko (Lee kick) 11-63-5:10 3-21 WY – Marsh, 15-yard pass from Sween (Goodman kick) 14-92-4:10 27-27 SU – Williams, 29-yard pass from Patterson (Williams pass from Patterson) 5-70-1:14 11-21 SU – Carter, 16-yard run (Shadle kick) 2-25-OT 34-27 WY – Seldon, 14-yard run (Goodman kick) 2-25-OT 34-34 Individual Leaders SU – Carter, 15-yard run 4-25-OT 40-34 Rushing SU – Carter, 15-57; Pitt – Stephens-Howling, 27-221 Passing SU – Patterson, 20-29-225 yds - 1 TD; Pitt – Palko, 20-24-177 yds - 1 TD Individual Leaders Receiving SU – Davis 5-53; Pitt – Oderick 6-37, Buches 4-48 Rushing SU – Carter 20-129; WY – Moore 7-86, Seldon 17-70 Tackles SU – Davis 7-2-9; Pitt – Blades, 5-5-10 Passing SU – Patterson 11-25-121 yds. - 1 TD - 1 int.; WY – Sween 19-27-201 yds - 2 TD - 1 int. Receiving SU – Ferron 4-64; Idlette 4-41, WY – Ford 12-110 Tackles SU – Smith 6-7-13; WY – Rogers 7-1-8 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 2 1 , 220060 0 6 • ssyracuse,y r a c u s e , nnyy 2006 Game Summaries Game #7 Syracuse 17 #5/4 West Virginia 41 October 14 at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, W. Va. West Virginia quarterback Pat White scored on runs of 69, 40, 32 and 12 yards, helping the host Mountaineers to a 41-17 victory against Syracuse at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown. With the victory, #5/4 WVU kept the Schwartzwalder Trophy for the fifth-consecutive year. White gained 247 yards on 15 carries, including the four touchdown runs. The performance set a BIG EAST Conference record for game yards rushing by a quarterback. Syracuse quarterback Perry Patterson kept the Orange in the contest with a touchdown toss and scoring run. Syracuse senior Brendan Carney punted seven times for 275 yards. Mike He became the program’s career leader in punt yardage (10,256), passing Williams Mike Shafer (10,073). Carney now has 242 career kicks – seven behind the record held by Shafer. Patterson completed 9-of-21 for 146 yards and the touchdown pass. Freshman running back Delone Carter led the Orange ground game with 58 yards on 13 carries. Williams had a team-leading three catches for a career-best 99 yards. The Orange took the opening kickoff and moved 80 yards in 11 plays. Facing third- and-nine from the West Virginia 47, Patterson evaded the pass rush and found a wide-open freshman end Mike Williams near the Mountaineer goal line for the 47-yard touchdown. It was the first time this season West Virginia trailed in a contest. The Syracuse scoring toss was the 22nd career TD pass for Patterson and moved him into sixth on the SU list past R.J. Anderson. The host Mountaineers regrouped quickly and tied the score at seven thanks to White’s 69-yard touchdown run on the ensuing possession. Kicker Pat McAfee added a 19-yard field goal and running back tacked on a 52-yard touchdown run to put the Mountaineers ahead 17-7. Syracuse responded to the 17-0 WVU stretch with a nine-play, 60-yard scoring drive completed by Patterson’s three-yard touchdown run. It was his first rushing score of the campaign and the seventh of his career. Patterson and Williams hooked up on a 30-yard pass play during the drive.The score brought SU to within three, 17-14, before the half. West Virginia scored touchdowns on its first three drives of the second half to build a comfortable advantage. Each came on White runs -- covering 40, 32 and 12 yards. A 32- yard McAfee field goal extended the lead to 41-14 in the fourth quarter. Patrick Shadle converted a 34-yard field goal to complete the game’s scoring. Sophomore cornerback Nick Chestnut had his first career interception. Senior cornerback Tanard Jackson and sophomore safety Donta Herrod had fumble recoveries for the Orange. Senior linebacker Luke Cain and junior nose tackle Nick Santiago forced the two miscues. Junior safety Joe Fields had a career-high 12 total tackles (five solos-seven assists) to lead both squads. Senior safety Dowayne Davis and senior linebacker Kelvin Smith each had nine stops. Team Statistics SU WV First Downs 14 23 Rush Att.-Yards 35-81 45-457 Pass Yards 146 105 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 57-227 65-562 Passes (Comp.-Att.) 9-22 13-20 Passes had intercepted 0 1 Punts-Avg. 7-39.3 1-44.0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-16 Kickoff Returns 5-115 3-74 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 8-45 6-70 Scoring by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final SYRACUSE 7 7 0 3 17 West Virginia 7 10 21 3 41 Scoring Summary Plays-Yds-Time Score SU – Williams, 47-yard pass from Patterson (Shadle kick) 11-80-6:24 7- 0 WV – White, 69-yard run (McAfee kick) 4-80-1:47 7- 7 WV – McAfee, 25-yard field goal 11-57-4:11 7-10 WV – Slaton, 52-yard run (McAfee kick) 4-83-1:25 7-17 SU – Patterson, three-yard run (Shadle kick) 9-60-4:37 14-17 WV – White, 40-yard run (McAfee kick) 5-88-2:03 14-24 WV – White, 32-yard run (McAfee kick) 7-80-3:17 14-31 WV – White, 12-yard run (McAfee kick) 3-35-1:20 14-38 WV – McAfee, 32-yard field goal 10-60-4:03 14-41 SU – Shadle, 34-yard field goal 4-(-6)-2:18 17-41 Individual Leaders Rushing SU – Carter 13-58; WV – White 15-247, Slaton 20-163 Passing SU – Patterson 9-21-146 - 1 TD; WV – 12-19-99 - 1 int. Receiving SU – Williams 3-99; WV – Reynaud 7-55 Tackles SU – Fields 5-7-12; WV – Wicks 4-4-8 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 • SSyracusey r a c u s e , NN.Y.. Y . Team Game-by-Game Statistics WFU Iowa Illinois Miami (OH) Wyo. Pitt WVU Louis. Cincy USF UConn Rutgers TOTAL OFFENSE SU 136 280 369 315 275 317 227 OPP 363 351 398 272 512 413 562 TOTAL PLAYS SU 48 82 62 54 57 62 57 OPP 72 69 64 68 90 59 65 AVG. Yds/Play SU 2.8 3.4 6.0 5.8 4.8 5.1 4.0 OPP 5.0 5.1 6.2 4.0 5.7 7.0 8.6 RUSHING: Yds. SU 91 70 202 152 154 92 81 OPP 245 149 110 31 186 236 457 Att. SU 30 44 44 34 32 33 35 OPP 49 37 31 29 40 35 45 TDs SU 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 OPP 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 PASSING: Yds. SU 45 210 167 163 121 225 146 OPP 118 202 288 241 326 177 105 Att. SU 19 38 18 20 25 29 22 OPP 23 32 33 39 50 24 20 Comp. SU 6 21 9 14 11 20 9 OPP 15 16 17 25 33 20 13 Comp. Pct. SU 31.6 55.2 50.0 70.0 44.0 68.9 45.0 OPP 65.2 50.0 51.5 64.1 66.0 83.3 65.0 TDs SU 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 OPP 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 Int. SU 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 OPP 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 1st DOWNS: Total SU 11 20 17 15 15 18 14 OPP 21 21 18 19 29 16 23 Rush SU 6 5 8 8 10 7 7 OPP 15 9 7 4 10 7 16 Pass SU 4 11 8 6 5 11 5 OPP 6 10 9 12 16 9 7 Penalty SU 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 OPP 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 TIME OF POSS. SU 24:51 33:20 30:37 29:25 24:55 28:46 34:04 OPP 35:09 26:40 29:23 30:35 35:05 31:14 25:56 3rd DOWN CONV. SU 2-12 9-20 8-16 6-13 3-11 5-13 6-14 OPP 8-15 4-12 7-15 5-15 7-18 4-11 7-13 4th DOWN CONV. SU 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 OPP 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 2-3 0-1 0-0 PUNTING:#/Avg. SU 8/43.0 7/46.9 6-35.0 5-40.6 5-35.8 5-40.8 7-39.3 OPP 5/33.6 4/37.8 6-39.7 6-44.2 3-33.3 5-34.2 1-44.0 FUMBLES: #/Lost SU 2-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-2 4-3 3-1 OPP 3-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 4-2 1-1 2-2 PENALTIES: #/Yds. SU 1-5 7-58 7-61 7-68 7-60 8-60 8-45 OPP 2-25 7-40 12-106 3-21 10-97 8-55 6-70 PUNT RET.: #/Yds. SU 0-0 2-3 3-36 4-33 2-24 2-5 0-0 OPP 3-53 3-27 1-2 0-0 1-0 2-25 2-16 KO RET.: #/Yds. SU 3-57 2-37 1-21 3-29 5-106 2-43 5-115 OPP 1-23 2-20 1-14 6-106 4-72 1-29 3-74 SACKS BY: #/Yds. SU 4-23 2-15 5-30 8-38 6-26 1-8 0-0 OPP 2-22 4-28 2-11 4-36 1-7 5-32 5-32 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 , NN.Y.. Y . Individual Offensive Game-by-Game Statistics Rushing (carries-yds/TDs) Player WFU Iowa Illinois Miami (OH) Wyo. Pitt * WVU * Louis. * Cincy * USF * UConn * Rutgers * Brinkley, Curtis 8-49/0 15-68/0 18-69/0 15-108/1 11-32/0 7-27/0 10-30/0 Carney, Brendan 0-0/0 1-(-10)/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Carter, Delone 5- 6/0 5-5/0 19-63/0 11-71/0 20-129/4 16-57/0 13-58/0 Chiara, Paul 6-26/0 5-1/0 1-3/0 1-15/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-7/0 Fiammetta, Tony 2-10/0 4-1/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 McDonald, Steve 0-0/0 1-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Moss, Rice 0-0/0 1-6/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Patterson, Perry 7-(-24)/0 11-1/0 5-19/0 6-(-40)/0 1-(-7)/0 10-8/0 9-(-3)/1 Robinson, Andrew DNP DNP DNP 0-0/0 DNP DNP 2-(-11)/0 Smith, Taj 2-24/0 1-(-2)/0 1-48/1 1-(-2)/0 DNP DNP DNP

Receiving (receptions-yards/TDs) Player WFU Iowa Illinois Miami (OH) Wyoming Pitt * WVU * UL * Cincy * USF * UConn * Rutgers * Brinkley, Curtis 0-0/0 2-11/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-13/0 0-0/0 Carter, Delone 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-(-3)/0 2-22/0 1-4/0 Chiara, Paul 1-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-16/0 0-0/0 Darlington, Brandon 1-5/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Davis, Donte 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-10/0 0-0/0 5-53/0 0-0/0 Ferron, Tom 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-33/1 5-54/0 4-64/1 4-45/0 1-6/0 Lane, Tim 3-20/0 7-59/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-9/0 1-11/0 1-16/0 Lobdell, Lavar 0-0/0 2-19/0 1-18/0 0-0/0 1-6/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Moss, Rice 1-20/1 2-21/0 1-10/0 2-16/0 1-9/0 0-0/0 1-11/0 Nesheiwat, J.J. 0-0/0 1-0/0 0-0/0 2-10/1 0-0/0 1-8/0 2-10/0 Smith, Taj 0-0/0 5-61/1 5-106/1 2-60/1 DNP DNP DNP Williams, Mike 0-0/0 2-39/0 0-0/0 1-13/0 3-36/0 3-57/1 3-99/1 Passing Perry Patterson Andrew Robinson Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack at Wake Forest 19 6 0 31.6 45 1 20 2 MIAMI (OH) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IOWA 38 21 0 55.2 210 1 40 4 at West Virginia* 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 at Illinois 18 9 1 50.0 167 2 65 2 MIAMI (OH) 20 14 0 70.0 163 2 52 4 WYOMING 25 11 1 44.0 121 1 20 1 PITTSBURGH * 29 20 0 68.9 225 1 29 5 at West Virginia * 21 9 0 42.8 146 1 47 3 LOUISVILLE * at Cincinnati * at South Florida * CONNECTICUT * at Rutgers *

* Denotes BIG EAST conference game 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 , NN.Y.. Y .

Kicking Shadle, Patrick Opponent FG-FGA/Yds (Miss) PATs at Wake Forest 1-1/46 1-1 IOWA 2-3/41, 19 (45) 1-1 at Illinois 1-1/36 4-4 MIAMI (OH) 2-2/36, 33 4-4 WYOMING 2-2/43, 41 4-4 PITTSBURGH * 1-1/44 1-1 at West Virginia * 1-1/34 2-2 LOUISVILLE * at Cincinnati * at South Florida * CONNECTICUT * at Rutgers *

Kick Returns Brinkley, Curtis Horne, Jeremy Jones, Kareem Ferron, Tom Fiammetta, Tony Opponent No-Yds-Avg-Lg No-Yds-Avg-Lg No-Yds-Avg-Lg No-Yds-Avg-Lg No-Yds-Avg-Lg at Wake Forest 2 - 27 - 18.5 - 24 1 - 20 - 20.0 - 20 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 IOWA 1 - 17 - 17.0 - 17 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 1 - 20 - 20.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 at Illinois 1 - 21 - 21.1 - 21 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 MIAMI (OH) 1 - 18 - 18.0 - 18 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 1 - 11 - 11.0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 WYOMING 2 - 59 - 29.5 - 40 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 2 - 39 - 19.5 - 20 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 1 - 8 - 8.0 - 8 PITTSBURGH * 2 - 43 - 21.5 - 22 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 at West Virginia * 4 - 91 - 22.8 - 37 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 1 - 24 - 24 - 24 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 LOUISVILLE * at Cincinnati * at South Florida * CONNECTICUT * at Rutgers *

Punt Returns Punting Max Meisel Bruce Williams Carney Team Opponent No-Yds-Avg-Lg No-Yds-Avg-Lg Opponent No-Yds-Avg.-Inside 20 No-Yds-Avg. at Wake Forest 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 at Wake Forest 8 - 344 - 43.0 - 1 8 - 344 - 43.0 IOWA 2 - 3 - 0.7 - 3 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 IOWA 7 - 328 - 46.9 - 1 7 - 328 - 46.9 at Illinois 3 - 36 - 12.0 - 16 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 at Illinois 6 - 210 - 35.0 - 3 6 - 210 - 35.0 MIAMI (OH) 4 - 33 - 8.3 - 9 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 MIAMI (OH) 5 - 203 - 40.6 - 1 5 - 203 - 40.6 WYOMING 2 - 24 - 12.0 - 15 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 WYOMING 5 - 179 - 35.8 - 1 5 - 179 - 35.8 PITTSBURGH * 1 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 1 - 5 - 5.0 - 0 PITTSBURGH * 5 - 204 - 40.8 - 0 5 - 204 - 40.8 - 0 at West Virginia * 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0.0 - 0 at West Virginia * 7 - 275 - 39.3 - 1 7 - 275 - 39.3 LOUISVILLE * LOUISVILLE * at Cincinnati * at Cincinnati * at South Florida * at South Florida * CONNECTICUT * CONNECTICUT * at Rutgers * at Rutgers *

* indicates BIG EAST conference game 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 , NN.Y.. Y . Individual Defensive Game-by-Game Statistics Defensive Line (solo-assist/total) Player WFU Iowa Illinois Miami (OH) Wyoming Pitt * WVU * Louis. * Cincy * USF * UConn * Rutgers * Atkinson, Jamar 0-0/0 0-1/1 2-0/2 1-0/1 1-0/1 0-0/0 0-1/1 Campbell, Cornelius 1-0/1 0-1/1 0-2/2 2-1/3 0-2/2 0-2/2 0-3/3 Gilbeaux, Brandon 1-0/1 0-2/2 0-2/2 0-1/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-0/1 Jenkins, Tony 1-1/2 3-2/5 2-2/4 3-5/8 1-3/4 3-0/3 0-5/5 Jones, Arthur 0-1/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-1/1 0-0/0 1-0/1 1-1/2 Owen, Mike 0-1/1 0-1/1 0-1/1 1-1/2 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-1/1 McClain, Jameel 5-3/8 4-2/6 3-1/4 2-3/5 3-1/4 4-4/8 0-7/7 Santiago, Nick 1-0/1 0-0/0 2-0/2 1-0/1 0-0/0 0-1/1 1-0/1 Thorner, Chris 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-1/2 2-0/2 1-1/2 1-0/1 0-1/1 Williams, Lee 0-1/1 0-1/1 1-0/1 2-3/5 4-0/4 1-1/2 2-4/6

Linebackers (solo-assist/total) Player WFU Iowa Illinois Miami (OH) Wyoming Pitt * WVU * Louis. * Cincy * USF * UConn * Rutgers * Cain, Luke 2-1/3 3-3/6 1-1/2 1-1/2 4-4/8 1-5/6 2-4/6 Flaherty, Jake 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-3/3 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Giruzzi, Vincenzo 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-0/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-1/1 Mackey, Jerry 4-4/8 0-5/5 1-4/5 0-4/4 4-4/8 3-4/7 DNP Maljovec, Ben 1-0/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 2-1/3 0-1/1 0-1/1 0-0/0 Smith, Kelvin 13-3/16 5-8/13 3-4/7 1-6/7 6-7/13 2-4/6 2-7/9

Defensive Backs (solo-assist/total) Player WFU Iowa Illinois Miami (OH) Wyoming Pitt * WVU * Louis. * Cincy * USF * UConn * Rutgers * Brown, A.J. 0-0/0 0-1/1 0-1/1 1-1/2 0-0/0 0-0/0 3-2/5 Chestnut, Nick 4-4/8 3-0/3 4-0/4 1-1/2 3-1/4 1-3/4 1-3/4 Davis, Dowayne 4-4/8 4-2/6 4-0/4 4-3/7 5-3/8 7-2/9 4-5/9 Fields, Joe 2-6/8 4-2/6 0-0/0 2-3/5 2-2/4 2-5/7 5-7/12 Herrod, Donta 0-1/1 0-0/0 1-0/1 0-1/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-1/2 Jackson, Tanard 3-2/5 4-1/5 2-2/4 2-2/4 9-1/10 3-2/5 3-1/4 Lemon, Terrell 1-2/3 2-1/3 5-1/6 4-1/5 8-2/10 5-1/6 2-0/2 Tanner, Jason 1-0/1 0-0/0 1-0/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0

Other (solo-assist/total) Player WFU Iowa Illinois Miami (OH) Wyoming Pitt * WVU * Louis. * Cincy * USF * UConn * Rutgers * Chiara, Paul 0-0/0 0-1/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-1/1 1-0/1 Meisel, Max 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 Sellers, Jeremy 1-0/1 2-0/2 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-0/1 0-0/0 0-0/0 Hammond, Ian 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 0-0/0 1-0/1 0-0/0

* Denotes BIG EAST conference game 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 , NN.Y.. Y . Orange Career Highs #53 Jamar Atkinson #34 Paul Chiara Tackles Solo 2 vs. Illinois, 2006 Rushing Yards 38 vs. Louisville, 2005 Assist 1 vs. Virginia & Notre Dame, 2005; Iowa, WVU, 2006 Carries 8 vs. Louisville, 2005 Total 2 vs. Illinois, 2006 Longest 24, vs. Louisville, 2005 Sacks/Yds 1.0/9 vs. Illinois, 2006 Touchdowns 1 vs. Louisville, 2005 TFL/Yds 1.0/9 vs. Illinois; 1.0/6 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Receiving Yards 27 vs. Louisville, 2005 Receptions 3 vs. Louisville, 2005 #22 Curtis Brinkley Longest 13 vs. Louisville, 2005 Rushing Yards 108 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Virginia & Louisville, 2005; 1 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Carries 18 vs. Illinois, 2006 Assist 1 vs. Rutgers & South Florida, 2005; Iowa, Pitt, 2006 Longest 26 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Total 1 vs. Virginia, Rutgers, South Florida & Louisville, 2005; Punt Returns Yards 20 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Iowa, Pitt, WVU, 2006 Returns 1 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Longest 20 vs. West Virginia, 2005 #84 Brandon Darlington Kick Returns 4 vs. Notre Dame, 2005; West Virginia, 2006 Receiving Yards 12 vs. Connecticut, 2005 Yards 91 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Receptions 1 vs. Connecticut 2005, Wake Forest 2006 Longest 48 vs. Rutgers, 2005 Longest 12 vs. Connecticut, 2005 Receiving Yards 13 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Receptions 2 vs. Iowa, Pittsburgh, 2006 #32 Donte Davis #17 A.J. Brown Receiving Yards 53 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Receptions 5 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Tackles Solo 3 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Longest 26 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Assist 2 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Total 5 vs. West Virginia, 2006 #26 Dowayne Davis Interceptions 1 vs. Iowa & Illinois, 2006 INT Return Yds 5 vs. Iowa, 2006 Tackles Solo 8 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 Breakups 1 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Assist 8 vs. Connecticut & Notre Dame, 2005 Total 15 vs. Connecticut, 2005 #14 Quinton Brown TFL/Yds 1.0/10 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Receiving Yards 2 vs. Rutgers, 2004 Sack/Yds 1.0/10 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Receptions 2 vs. Florida State, 2004 Interceptions 1 vs. Virginia, & Rutgers, 2005 Longest 2 vs. Rutgers, 2004 Yards 37 vs. Virginia, 2005 Pass Breakups 2 vs. Illinois, 2006 #19 Luke Cain Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2005 Tackles Solo 6 vs. Florida State, 2004 Fumbles Forced 1 vs. Notre Dame, 2005; vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Assist 5 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Total 9 vs. Florida State, 2004 #38 Breyone Evans TFL/Yds 1.5/4 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Rushing Yards 29 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Sacks/Yds 1.0/8 vs. Miami (OH), 1.0/3 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Carries 3 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Pass Breakups 1 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Longest 22 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Fumbles Forced 1 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Touchdowns 1 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Receiving Yards 17 vs. West Virginia #99 Cornelius Campbell Receptions 2 vs. Boston College, 2004 Tackles Solo 2 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Longest 17 vs. West Virginia Assist 3 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Touchdowns 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 Total 3 vs. Notre Dame, 2005; Miami (OH), WVU, 2006 #89 Tom Ferron TFL/Yds 2.0/5 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Sacks 2.0/5 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Receiving Yards 64 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Receptions 5 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 #47 Brendan Carney Longest 30 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Touchdowns 1 vs. Illinois & Wyoming, 2006 Punts Number 12 vs. Virginia Tech, 2003 Longest 71 vs. Florida State, 2005 #43 Tony Fiammetta Yards 481 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Rushing Yards 10 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Average 50.4 vs. Miami, 2003 Carries 4 vs. Iowa, 2006 PATs Made 6 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Longest 7 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Attempted 6 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Kickoff Returns 1 vs. Wyoming, 2006 #3 Delone Carter Yards 8 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Rushing Yards 129 vs. Wyoming, 2006 #5 Joe Fields Carries 20 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Longest 35 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Tackles Solo 5 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Touchdowns 4 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Assist 7 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Receiving Yards 22 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Total 12 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Receptions 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Breakups 1 vs. Iowa, Wyoming, Pitt, 2006 Sacks/Yds 1.0/7 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 TFL/Yds 1.0/7 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 #27 Nick Chestnut Interceptions/Ret. Yds. 1/0 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Tackles Solo 4 vs. Wake Forest, Illinois, 2006 Assist 4 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Passing Yards 131 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 Total 8 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Attempts 15 vs. Purdue, 2004 Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Completions 8 vs. Purdue, 2004 Receiving Yards 43 vs. Louisville, 2005 Longest 70 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 Receptions 2 vs. Rutgers & Louisville, 2005 Touchdowns 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2004 Touchdowns 1 vs. Florida State, Connecticut & Lousiville, 2005 Rushing Yards 72 vs. Rutgers, 2005 Longest 36 vs. Louisville, 2005 Carries 9 vs. Purdue, 2004; Cincinnati, 2005 INTs/Return Yds 1/0 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Longest 14 vs. Buffalo and Cincinnati, 2004; Rutgers, 2005 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 , NN.Y.. Y . Orange Career Highs #45 Jake Flaherty #21 Kareem Jones Tackles Solo 2 vs. Pittsburgh, 2005 Rushing Yards 56 vs. Buffalo 2005 Assist 3 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Carries 14 vs. Buffalo 2005 Total 3 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Longest 14 vs. West Virginia 2005 Receiving Yards 12 vs. Louisville, 2005 Receptions 2 vs. Florida State 2005 #30 Vincenzo Giruzzi Longest 19 vs. Florida State, 2005 Tackles Solo 4 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Kick Returns 3 vs. Rutgers, 2005 Assist 1 vs. South Florida, 2005 Yards 102 vs. Rutgers, 2005 Total 4 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Longest 52 vs. Cincinnati 2005 #97 Arthur Jones #91 Brandon Gilbeaux Tackles Solo 1 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Wake Forest, West Virginia, 2006 Assist 1 vs. Wake Forest, Miami (OH), WVU, 2006 Assist 2 vs. Iowa & Illinois, 2006 Total 2 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Total 2 vs. Iowa & Illinois, 2006 Sacks/Yds 0.5/4 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 #98 Arthur Kapalanga TFL/Yds 0.5/4 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Receiving Yards (-1) vs. Louisville 2005 #7 Matt Hale Receptions 1 vs. Louisville 2005 Longest (-1) vs. Louisville 2005 Passing Yards 0 Attempts 2 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Completions 0 #81 Tim Lane Rushing Yards 0 Receiving Yards 74 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 Carries 1 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Receptions 7 vs. Iowa, 2006 Touchdowns 1 vs. Pittsburgh, 2005 #87 Shadeed Harris Longest 44 vs. Buffalo, 2005 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Toledo & Virginia Tech, 2003 Assist 2 vs. Notre Dame, 2005 #4 Terrell Lemon Total 2 vs. Virginia Tech & Notre Dame, 2005 Tackles Solo 8 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Assist 2 vs. Louisville, 2003; vs. Wyoming, WVU, 2006 #6 Donta Herrod Total 10 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Louisville, 2005; Illinois, WVU, 2006 Interceptions 2 vs. Iowa, 2006 Assist 1 vs. Buffalo, Virginia, Pittsburgh & Notre Dame, 2005; Forced Fumbles 3 vs. Wyoming, 2006 vs. Wake Forest, Miami (OH), WVU, 2006 Fumble Recoveries 2 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Total 2 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Sacks/Yds 1.0/8 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. West Virginia, 2006 TFL/Yds 1.0/8 vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 #16 Jeremy Horne Kick Returns 1 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 #11 Lavar Lobdell Yards 20 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Receiving Yards 19 vs. Iowa, 2006 Longest 20 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Receptions 2 vs. Iowa, 2006 Longest 18 vs. Illinois, 2006 #28 Tanard Jackson Tackles Solo 9 vs. Wyoming, 2006 #57 Jerry Mackey Assist 4 vs. Florida State, 2005 Total 10 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Tackles Solo 13 vs. Virginia, 2004 Forced Fumble 1 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Assist 11 vs. Temple, 2004 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004 ;West Virginia, 2005; Wake Forest, Total 17 vs. Virginia, 2004 West Virginia, 2006 Forced Fumble 1 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Return 9 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Rutgers, Connecticut & Pittsburgh, 2004; Pass Breakups 2 vs. Florida State, 2004; vs. Virginia, 2005; Miami (OH) 2006 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Interceptions 1 vs. Buffalo & Cincinnati, 2004; West Virginia, 2005; Sack/Yds 1.0/9 vs. Virginia & Boston College, 2004 Wake Forest & Wyoming 2006 TFL/Yds 4.0/15 vs. Virginia, 2004 Sacks/Yds 1.0/3 vs. Illinois, 2006 Interceptions 1 vs. Iowa, 2006 TFL/Yds 1.0/3 vs. Louisville, 2005 INT Return Yds 17 vs. Iowa, 2006 Fumble Recoveries-Yds/TDs 1-15/1 vs. Illinois, 2006 #51 Tony Jenkins Tackles Solo 5 vs. Florida State & Georgia Tech, 2004 #33 Ben Maljovec Assist 5 vs. Connecticut, & Notre Dame 2005; Miami (OH), Tackles Solo 2 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 West Virginia2006 Assist 1 vs. West Virginia, 2005; Miami (OH), Wyoming & Pitt Total 8 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 2006 Pass Breakup 2 vs. Louisville, 2005 Total 3 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Connecticut, 2004; vs. Pittsburgh, 2006 Interceptions 1 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Fumbles Forced 1 vs. West Virginia, 2005 Int. Ret. Yds. 27 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Sack/Yds 1.0/6 vs. Cincinnati, 2005; Wake Forest 2006 Int. Ret. TDs 1 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 TFL/Yds 2.0/9 vs. Georgia Tech, 2004; 2.0/13 vs. Illinois, 2006; 2.0/2 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Blocked Kick 1 vs. Purdue, 2004 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 , NN.Y.. Y . Orange Career Highs #52 Jameel McClain #42 Patrick Shadle Tackles Solo 5 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Field Goals Made 2 vs. Iowa, Miami (OH), Wyoming, 2006 Assist 7 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Attempted 3 vs. Iowa, 2006 Total 8 vs. Wake Forest & Pittsburgh, 2006 Longest 46 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Connecticut, 2004 PAT’s Attempts 4 vs. Illinois, Miami (OH), Wyoming, 2006 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Louisville, 2005; vs. Wyoming, 2006 Made 4 vs. Illinois, Miami (OH), Wyoming, 2006 Sacks/Yds. 2/15 vs. Iowa, 2006; 2/8 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 TFL/Yds. 2.5/5 vs. Illinois, 2006 #8 Kelvin Smith #48 Stephen McDonald Tackles Solo 13 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Rushing Yards 11 vs. Florida State, 2005 Assist 7 vs. Wyoming, West Virginia, 2006 Carries 1 vs. Toledo, 2003; Florida State & Connecticut, 2005; Total 16 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Iowa, 2006 Interceptions 1 vs. UCF, 2003; Buffalo & Cincinnati, 2004; Louisville, 2005 Longest 11 vs. Florida State, 2005 Yards 22 vs. Buffalo, 2004 Receiving Yards 16 vs. Florida State, 2005 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Temple, 2003; Buffalo & Rutgers, 2004; FSU, Louisville, 2005 Receptions 2 vs. Florida State, 2005 Sacks 1.0 vs. Temple, 2003; Rutgers, & Cincinnati, 2005; Wake Forest, Longest 12 vs. Florida State, 2005 Wyoming, 2006 TFL/Yds 2.0/5 vs. Temple, 2003 #86 Max Meisel Fumbles Forced 1 vs. Notre Dame, 2005 Punt Returns 4 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Blocked FGs 1 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Yards 36 vs. Illinois, 2006 Longest 16 vs. Illinois, 2006 #2 Taj Smith Tackles 1 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Receiving Yards 106 vs. Illinois, 2006 Receptions 5 vs. Iowa & Illinois, 2006 #12 Rice Moss Longest 65 vs. Illinois, 2006 Receiving Yards 116 vs. Louisville, 2005 Touchdowns 1 vs. Iowa, Illinois, Miami (OH), 2006 Receptions 6 vs. Louisville, 2005 Rushing Yards 48 vs. Illinois, 2006 Longest 50 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 Carries 2 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Touchdowns 1 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Longest 13 vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Touchdowns 1 vs. Illinois, 2006 #80 J.J. Nesheiwat #29 Jason Tanner Receiving Receptions 2 vs. Miami (OH), West Virginia, 2006 Yards 10 vs. Miami (OH), West Virginia, 2006 Tackles Solo 1 vs. Wake Forest & Illinois, 2006 Touchdowns 1 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Total 1 vs. Wake Forest & Illinois, 2006 #54 Mike Owen #56 Chris Thorner Tackles Solo 1 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Assist 1 vs. Wake Forest, Iowa, Illinois, Miami (OH), Tackles Solo 3 vs. Florida State, 2004; West Virginia, 2005 West Virginia, 2006 Assist 4 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Total 2 vs. Miami (OH), 2006 Total 6 vs. West Virginia, 2004; West Virginia, 2005 Fumble Recovery 1 vs. Rutgers, 2004 #10 Perry Patterson Return 0 Pass Breakups 1 vs. Florida State, 2004 Passing Yards 249 vs. West Virginia, 2004 TFL/ Yds 1.0/2 vs. Florida State, 2004 Attempts 39 vs. Louisville, 2005 Sacks/Yds 1.0/8 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Completions 23 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Longest 70 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 Touchdowns 2 vs. Connecticut, 2004; Illinois, Miami (OH), 2006 #15 Bruce Williams Rushing Yards 51 vs. Connecticut, 2004 Receiving Yards 20 vs. Notre Dame, 2005 Carries 12 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Receptions 2 vs. Notre Dame, 2005 Longest 30 vs. Rutgers, 2004 & Notre Dame, 2005 Longest 12 vs. Notre Dame, 2005 Touchdowns 2 vs. Virginia, 2005 Punt Returns Number 3 vs. South Florida, Notre Dame & Louisville, 2005 #95 Nick Santiago Longest 20 vs. South Florida, 2005 Yards 39 vs. Louisville, 2005 Tackles Solo 2 vs. Buffalo, 2005; Illinois, 2006 Kick Returns 5 vs. Louisville, 2005 Assist 1 vs. Virginia, 2005; Pittsburgh, 2006 Yards 109 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 Total 2 vs. Buffalo, 2005; Illinois, 2006 Longest 26 vs. Cincinnati, 2005 TFL/Yds 1.0/3 vs. Illinois, 2006 Sacks/Yds 1.0/3 vs. Illinois, 2006 #1 Mike Williams Fumbles Forced 1 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Receiving Yards 99 vs. West Virginia, 2006 #24 Jeremy Sellers Receptions 3 vs. Wyoming, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, 2006 Rushing Yards 11 vs. Boston College, 2004 Longest 47 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Carries 5 vs. Buff alo, 2004 Touchdowns 1 vs. Pittsburgh, West Virginia, 2006 Longest 6 vs. Pittsburgh & Boston College, 2004 Touchdowns 0 #55 Lee Williams Receiving Yards 4 vs. Boston College, 2004 Receptions 2 vs. Boston College, 2004 Tackles Solo 4 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Longest 5 vs. Boston College, 2004 Assist 4 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Kickoff Return 2 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Total 6 vs. West Virginia, 2006 Yards 9 vs. West Virginia, 2004 TFL/Yds 3.0/7 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Longest 6 vs. West Virginia, 2004 Sacks/Yds 1.0/2 vs. Wyoming, 2006 Tackles Solo 2 vs. Iowa, 2006 Total 2 vs. Iowa, 2006 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 , N ..Y.Y .

Syracuse and The BIG EAST Conference 2006 BIG EAST Standings Category Rank Statistic BIG EAST Overall Scoring Offense 6th 22.3 School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Scoring Defense 8th 24.4 Pittsburgh 2-0 1.000 6-1 .857 Louisville 1-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 Pass Offense 5th 153.9 Rutgers 1-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 Pass Defense 7th 208.1 West Virginia 1-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 Kickoff Returns 6th 19.4 South Florida 1-1 .500 5-2 .714 Net Punting 4th 37.7 Connecticut 0-1 .000 3-3 .500 Turnover Margin 2nd +8 Cincinnati 0-2 .000 3-4 .429 Rushing Offense 8th 120.3 SYRACUSE 0-2 .000 3-4 .429 Rushing Defense 8th 202.0 Total Offense 8th 274.1 Orange in the BIG EAST Total Defense 8th 410.1 Player Category Rank Stat Punt Returns 6th 7.8 Brinkley Rushing Yds/Game 10th 54.7 Pass Efficiency 6th 120.6 All Purpose Yds/Game 7th 99.0 Pass Defense Efficiency 8th 124.2 Kick Return Avg. 6th 22.0 First Downs 6th 110 Brown, A.J. Interceptions T-5th 2 Opponent First Downs 8th 147 Carney Punting Avg. 5th 40.5 Carter Rushing Yds/Game 7th 55.6 Sacks By 1st 26 Rushing TD’s 7th 4 Sacks Against 8th 23 Davis, Dow. Tackles 3rd 51 Penalties 5th 51.0 Tacking Avg. 4th 7.3 Opponent Penalties 4th 59.1 Fields Tackles T-8th 42 4th Down Conversions T-7th 33.3 Tackling Avg. T-10th 6.0 Opp. Fourth Down Conv. 4th 42.9 Jackson, T. Tackles 12th 37 Third Down Conversion Pct. 7th 39.4 Lemon Fumbles Forced T-1st 3 Opp. Third Down Conv. Pct. 7th 42.4 Fumbles Recovered T-2nd 2 Mackey Tackling Avg. 8th 6.2 Field Goals 2nd .909 McClain Sacks 1st 7.0 PAT Kicking T-1st 1.000 Sacks per game 1st 1.00 Avg. Time of Possession 6th 29:25 Tackles for Loss 2nd 8.5 Kickoff Coverage 3rd 18.8 Tackles for Loss/game 2nd 1.21 Red Zone Offense 3rd 84.2 Tackles T-8th 42 Red Zone Defense 7th 80.8 Tackling Avg. T-10th 6.0 Meisel Punt Return Avg. 6th 8.0 Patterson Passing Avg. 4th 153.9 Total Offense 7th 147.3 Pass Efficiency 6th 121.3 Shadle Field Goals per game 2nd 1.43 Field Goal percentage 2nd 90.9 Scoring/game 9th 6.6 This Week in the BIG EAST Scoring/game (kick) 5th 6.6 October 20, 2006 Smith, K. Tackles 2nd 71 #4/5 West Virginia at Connecticut 8:00 p.m. ESPN Tackling Avg. 2nd 10.1 Williams, M. Receiving Yds/game 8th 40.7 October 21, 2006 #7/7 Louisville at Syracuse 12:00 p.m. ESPN Regional Rutgers at Pittsburgh 5:45 p.m. ESPN 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 • SSyracusey r a c u s e , NN.Y.. Y . 2006 Starting Lineups OFFENSE Opponent QB TB FB WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE at Wake Forest Patterson Brinkley McDonald Lane Nesheiwat (TE) Chavers Madison McCall Durand Newsome Kapalanga IOWA Patterson Brinkley McDonald Lane Moss Chavers Madison Outten Durand Newsome Darlington at Illinois Patterson Brinkley Ferron (TE) Lane Smith Chavers Madison Outten Durand Newsome Nesheiwat MIAMI (OH) Patterson Brinkley Ferron (TE) Lane Davis, Don. Chavers Madison Outten Durand Newsome Nesheiwat WYOMING Patterson Brinkley Ferron (TE) Lane Moss Chavers Madison Outten Durand Newsome Nesheiwat PITTSBURGH * Patterson Brinkley Williams, M. (WR) Lane Davis, Don. Chavers Madison Outten Durand Newsome Ferron at West Virginia * Patterson Brinkley Ferron (TE) Lane Moss Chavers Sklarosky Outten Durand Madison Nesheiwat LOUISVILLE * at Cincinnati * at South Florida * CONNECTICUT * at Rutgers *

DEFENSE Opponent LE LT RT RE LB LB LB CB SS FS CB at Wake Forest Williams Thorner Jenkins McClain Cain Smith Mackey Jackson Davis. Dow. Fields Lemon IOWA Williams Thorner Jenkins McClain Cain Smith Mackey Jackson Davis. Dow. Fields Lemon at Illinois Williams Thorner Jenkins McClain Cain Smith Mackey Jackson Davis. Dow. Fields Lemon MIAMI (OH) Williams Thorner Jenkins McClain Cain Smith Mackey Jackson Davis. Dow. Fields Lemon WYOMING Williams Thorner Jenkins McClain Cain Smith Mackey Jackson Davis. Dow. Fields Lemon PITTSBURGH * Williams Thorner Jenkins McClain Cain Smith Mackey Jackson Davis. Dow. Fields Lemon at West Virginia * Williams Thorner Jenkins McClain Cain Smith Brown. AJ Jackson Davis. Dow. Fields Lemon LOUISVILLE * at Cincinnati * at South Florida * CONNECTICUT * at Rutgers *

SYRACUSE IN THE REDZONE IN 2006 Did Not Score Because … In Red Zone Scores Total Points TDs Rush Pass FG-FGA Downs FGA Int Fum Half Game Syracuse 1 1 7 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Wake Forest 4 4 20 2 1 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 3 2 10 1 0 1 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Iowa 5 4 20 2 1 1 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 3 2 10 1 0 1 1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 at Illinois 1 1 7 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 4 4 20 2 1 1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miami (OH) 3 2 14 2 0 2 0-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 5 5 34 5 4 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wyoming 7 5 31 4 1 3 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Syracuse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pittsburgh * 3 2 14 2 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Syracuse 2 2 10 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at West Virginia * 3 3 13 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Syracuse Louisville * Syracuse at Cincinnati * Syracuse at South Florida * Syracuse Connecticut * Syracuse at Rutgers * Syracuse Totals 19 16 91 11 6 5 5-5 1 0 1 1 0 0 Opponent Totals 26 21 119 14 6 8 7-10 1 3 0 0 0 1 * indicates BIG EAST conference game 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 , N ..Y.Y . 2006 Scoring by Quarters The Robinson Years (2005-present) SU’s record under Greg Robinson when... 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Overall BIG EAST Syracuse 7 3 0 0 0 10 SU scores first 4-6 0-4 at Wake Forest 7 3 3 7 0 20 Opponent scores first 0-8 0-6 Syracuse 7 0 0 3 3 13 SU leads at the half 3-0 0-0 Iowa 0 7 3 0 10 20 SU leads after three quarters 3-0 0-0 SU back rushes for 100+ yards 3-1 0-1 Syracuse 7 7 17 0 0 31 SU rushes for 250+ yards 1-0 0-0 at Illinois 0 7 0 14 0 21 SU passes for 250+ yards 0-2 0-2 Syracuse 14 0 3 17 0 34 SU rushes for 250+ & passes for 250+ yards 0-0 0-0 Miami (OH) 0 7 0 7 0 14 SU scores less than 20 points 0-13 0-10 SU scores 20-29 points 0-1 0-0 Syracuse 3 7 7 10 13 40 SU scores 30-39 points 3-0 0-0 Wyoming 0 10 7 10 7 34 SU scores 40+ points 1-0 0-0 Syracuse 0 3 0 8 0 11 Playing on natural grass 0-3 0-2 Pittsburgh * 7 7 7 0 0 21 Playing on AstroTurf 0-0 0-0 Playing on FieldTurf 4-11 0-8 Syracuse 7 7 0 3 0 17 Playing in the Carrier Dome 3-7 0-5 at West Virginia * 7 10 21 3 0 41 Syracuse Robinson’s Record Month-by-Month Louisville * Month Overall Home Syracuse August 0-0 0-0 at Cincinnati * September 4-4 3-3 October 0-7 0-3 Syracuse November 0-3 0-1 at South Florida * December 0-0 0-0 Syracuse January 0-0 0-0 Connecticut * 4-14 3-7 Syracuse at Rutgers * Syracuse Totals 45 27 27 41 16 156 Opponent Totals 21 51 41 41 17 171

* Indicates BIG EAST conference game 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 • SSyracusey r a c u s e , NN.Y.. Y . 2006 Team Superlatives SYRACUSE OPPONENTS Points 40 vs. Wyoming 41, West Virginia Low 10 vs. Wake Forest 14, Miami (OH) Points in a Half 20 vs. Miami (OH) 24, West Virginia Low 0 vs. Wake Forest 3, Iowa First Downs 20 vs. Iowa 29, Wyoming Low 11 vs. Wake Forest 16, Pittsburgh Rushing Plays 44 vs. Iowa, Illinois 49, Wake Forest Low 30 vs. Wake Forest 29, Miami (OH) Rushing Yards 202 vs. Illinois 457, West Virginia Low 70 vs. Iowa 31, Miami (OH) Passing Plays 38 vs. Iowa 50, Wyoming Low 18 vs. Illinois 20, West Virginia Pass Completions 21 vs. Iowa 33, Wyoming Low 6 vs. Wake Forest 13, West Virginia Passing Yardage 225 vs. Pittsburgh 326, Wyoming Low 45 vs. Wake Forest 105, West Virginia Total Plays 82 vs. Iowa 90, Wyoming Low 48 vs. Wake Forest 59, Pittsburgh Total Off. Yards 369 vs. Illinois 562, West Virginia Low 136 vs. Wake Forest 272, Miami (OH) Passes Had Intercepted 0 vs. WFU, Iowa, Miami (OH), Pitt, WVU 0, Pittsburgh Most 1 vs. Illinois, Wyoming 4, Iowa Fumbles Lost 0 vs. Iowa, Illinois, Miami (OH) 0, Iowa, Miami (OH) Most 3 vs. Pittsburgh 2, Wyoming, West Virginia Total Turnovers 0 vs. Iowa, Miami (OH) 1, Miami (OH), Pittsburgh Most 3 vs. Wyoming, Pittsburgh 4, Iowa, Wyoming Sacks By: #-Yds. 8-38 vs. Miami (OH) 5-32, Pittsburgh, West Virginia Low 0-0 vs. West Virginia 1-7, Wyoming Penalties 8 vs. Pittsburgh, West Virginia 12, Illinois Low 1 vs. Wake Forest 2, Wake Forest Yards Penalized 68 vs. Miami (OH) 106, Illinois Low 5 vs. Wake Forest 21, Miami (OH) Time of Possession 34:04 vs. West Virginia 35:09, Wake Forest Low 24:51 vs. Wake Forest 25:56, West Virginia Third Down Conv. % 50.0 vs. Illinois 53.8, West Virginia Low 9.0 vs. Wake Forest 33.3, Iowa, Miami (OH) 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 , N ..Y.Y . 2006 Individual Superlatives SYRACUSE OPPONENTS Rushing Attempts 20, Delone Carter vs. Wyoming 27, LaRod Stephens-Howling, Pittsburgh Rushing Yards 129, Delone Carter vs. Wyoming 247, Patrick White, West Virginia TDs Rushing 4, Delone Carter vs. Wyoming 4, Patrick White, West Virginia Longest Run 35, Delone Carter vs. Miami (OH) 70, LaRod Stephens-Howling, Pittsburgh Pass Attempts 38, Perry Patterson vs. Iowa 32, Jason Manson, Iowa Pass Completions 21, Perry Patterson vs. Iowa 20, Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh Interceptions Thrown 1, Perry Patterson vs. Illinois, Wyoming 4, Jason Manson, Iowa Pass Pct. (min. 10 att.) 70.0, Perry Patterson vs. Miami (OH) 83.3, Tyler Palko, Pittsburgh Yards Passing 225, Perry Patterson vs. Pittsburgh 227, Isiah Williams, Illinois Long Pass Play 65, Perry Patterson vs. Illinois 76, Isiah Williams, Illinois TDs passing 2, Perry Patterson vs. Illinois, Miami (OH) 2, Isiah Williams, Illinois Karsten Sween, Wyoming Pass Receptions 7, Tim Lane vs. Iowa 12, Michael Ford, Wyoming Yards Receiving 106, Taj Smith vs. Illinois 110, Michael Ford, Wyoming TDs Receiving 1, Rice Moss vs. Wake Forest 2, Ryne Robinson, Miami (OH) Taj Smith vs. Iowa, Illinois, Miami (OH) Tom Ferron vs. Illinois, Wyoming J.J. Nesheiwat vs. Miami (OH) Mike Willliams vs. Pittsburgh, West Virginia All-Purpose Yds. 154, Taj Smith vs. Illinois 346, Patrick White, West Virginia Total Offense 233, Perry Patterson vs. Pittsburgh 346, Patrick White, West Virginia Scoring (points) 24, Delone Carter vs. Wyoming 24, Patrick White, West Virginia PATs 4, Patrick Shadle vs. Illinois, Miami (OH), Wyoming 5, Pat McAfee, West Virginia Field Goals 2, Patrick Shadle vs. Iowa, Miami (OH), Wyoming 2, Sam Swank, Wake Forest Kyle Schlicher, Iowa Aric Goodman, Wyoming Pat McAfee, West Virginia Long Field Goal 46, Patrick Shadle vs. Wake Forest 43, Aric Goodman, Wyoming Punts 8, Brendan Carney vs. Wake Forest 6, Jacob Richardson, Miami (OH) Punting Yards 344, Brendan Carney vs. Wake Forest 265, Jacob Richardson, Miami (OH) Long Punt 66, Brendan Carney vs. Iowa 57, Adam Graessle, Pittsburgh Long Punt Return 16, Max Meisel vs. Illinois 35, Willie Idlette, Wake Forest Kickoff Returns 4, Curtis Brinkley vs. West Virginia 4, Dustin Woods, Miami (OH) John Wendling, Wyoming Kickoff Return Yards 91, Curtis Brinkley vs. West Virginia 74, Darius Reynaud, West Virginia Punt Returns 4, Max Meisel vs. Miami (OH) 3, Willie Idlette, Wake Forest Andy Brodell, Iowa Punt Return Yards 36, Max Meisel vs. Illinois 53, Willie Idlette, Wake Forest Interceptions by 2, Terrell Lemon vs. Iowa 1, Justin Harrison, Illinois Julius Stinson, Wyoming Interception Yds. Gained 27, Ben Maljovec vs. Miami (OH) 1, Justin Harrison, Illinois Tanard Jackson vs. Wyoming Longest Int. Return 27, Ben Maljovec vs. Miami (OH) 1, Justin Harrison, Illinois Tanard Jackson vs. Wyoming Blocked Field Goals 1, Kelvin Smith vs. Miami (OH) 0 0 Blocked Punts 0 0 0 0 Blocked PAT 0 0 0 0 2006 SYRACUSE COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Syracuse Wake Forest Iowa Illinois Miami (OH) Wyoming Pittsburgh W. Virginia Louisville Cincinnati USF Connecticut Rutgers (3-4) (6-1) (5-2) (2-5) (1-6) (3-4) (6-1) (6-0) (6-0) (3-4) (5-2) (3-3) (6-0) at Wake EASTERN UTAH EASTERN McNEESE RHODE at North Sept. SYRACUSE MONTANA NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA MARSHALLKENTUCKY Forest ILL. STATE KENTUCKY STATE ISLAND Carolina 2 W, 20-10 W, 41-7 L, 21-3 W, 38-13 W, 42-10 W, 59-28 L, 20-10 W, 42-17 W, 38-7 W, 31-0 W, 41-10 W, 52-7 W, 21-16 EASTERN Sept. IOWA DUKE at Syracuse at Rutgers at Purdue at Virginia at Cincinnati at Temple PITTSBURGHFLA. INT. ILLINOIS WASH. OPEN 9 L, 20-13 2ot W, 14-13 W, 20-13 2ot L, 33-0 L, 38-31 L, 13-12 W, 33-15 W, 62-0 L, 33-15 W, 21-20 W, 33-0 W, 52-3 IOWA KENT BOISE MICHIGAN at Central WAKE Sept. at Illinois at Connecticut SYRACUSE MARYLANDMIAMI(FL) at Ohio State OHIO STATE STATE STATE STATE Florida FOREST 16 W, 31-21 W, 24-13 L, 31-21 W, 45-24 W, 31-7 L, 37-7 W, 24-7 W, 27-17 L, 16-14 L, 17-10 L, 38-23 W, 24-17 L, 24-13 THE at East at Kansas at Virginia Sept. MIAMI (OH)at Mississippi at Illinois IOWA AIR FORCE at Kansas at HOWARD at Syracuse CITADEL Carolina State Tech 23 W, 34-14 W, 27-3 W, 24-7 L, 24-7 L, 31-24 L, 13-7 W, 14-7 W, 56-7 L, 34-14 W, 51-6 W, 27-10 W, 24-6 L, 29-13 OHIO at Michigan at South Sept. WYOMING LIBERTY at Cincinnati at Syracuse TOLEDO MIAMI(OH) RUTGERS NAVY STATE State OPEN OPEN Florida 30 W, 40-34 2ot W, 34-14 L, 24-10 L, 40-34 2ot W, 45-3 W, 24-10 L, 22-20 L, 41-17 L, 38-17 W, 23-20 W, 22-20

NORTHERN at New at Mississippi MIDDLE TENNESSEE at South Oct. PITTSBURGHCLEMSON PURDUE INDIANA at Syracuse STATEAKRON CONNECTICUT ILLINOIS Mexico State Florida OPEN 7 L, 21-11 L, 27-17 W, 47-17 L, 34-32 W, 21-11 W, 20-14 W, 38-16 L, 28-25 W, 14-10 W, 42-14 W, 44-17 L, 28-16 at West at Central at North Oct. at NC State at Indiana OHIO at Buff alo UTAH SYRACUSE CINCINNATIat Louisville ARMY at Navy Virginia Florida Carolina 14 W, 25-23 L, 31-28 L, 20-17 W, 38-31 W, 31-15 W, 41-17 W, 23-17 L, 23-17 W, 21-7 W, 34-0 L, 41-17 W, 52-7 W, 37-20

Oct. at North COLORADO at SOUTH WEST LOUISVILLE at Michigan at Penn State at Akron RUTGERS at Syracuse at Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 21 Carolina STATE Connecticut FLORIDA VIRGINIA

Oct. BOSTON NORTHERN BALL at Texas at Cincinnati at Wisconsin OPEN OPEN OPEN SYRACUSE OPEN at Rutgers CONNECTICUT 28 COLLEGE ILLINOIS STATE Christian

Nov. OHIO at Western SAN DIEGO at South WEST OPEN OPEN NORTHWESTERN at Louisville OPEN PITTSBURGH OPEN OPEN 4 STATE Michigan STATE Florida VIRGINIA

Nov. at South at Florida at Bowling at at West WISCONSIN PURDUE at BYU CINCINNATI at Rutgers SYRACUSE PITTSBURGHLOUISVILLE 11 Florida State Green Connecticut Virginia

Nov. VIRGINIA WEST SOUTH CONNECTICUT at Minnesota NORTHWESTERNOPEN at UNLV at Pittsburgh RUTGERS at Louisville at Syracuse at Cincinnati 18 TECH VIRGINIA FLORIDA

Nov. SOUTH at at West at Rutgers at Maryland OPEN OPEN OHIO OPEN LOUISVILLE at Pittsburgh CINCINNATISYRACUSE 25 FLORIDA Connecticut Virginia

Dec. at West OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN RUTGERS CONNECTICUTOPEN OPEN at Louisville 2 Virginia