2010 SYRACUSE FOOTBALL FINAL RELEASE: 8-5 overall, 4-3 BIG EAST Orange Invited to Inaugural Pinstripe Bowl ORANGE SLICES Syracuse University, New York’s College Team, is making history in the Big Apple once again. The Orange will represent The BIG EAST Conference in the first New Era Pinstripe Bowl, playing against Kansas State on Orange on Television Thursday, Dec. 30 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx (3:30 p.m., ESPN). The New Era Pinstripe Bowl will be televised on ESPN … Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese will call • The Orange earned its first bowl bid since 2004 on the strength of a 7-5 record in Marrone’s second the action from the booth with Eamon McAnaney season. Marrone, a life-long fan of the New York Yankees, is a Bronx native and a 1982 graduate of reporting from the sidelines … Bryan Ryder will Herbert H. Lehman High School, located less than 10 minutes from Yankee Stadium. produce the broadcast. • Marrone’s affinity for the Yankees isn’t his only tie to the 27-time World Series champions. His maternal grandfather, Robert Thompson, worked as an usher at old Yankee Stadium for nearly 20 years. Orange on Radio • Syracuse has a rich football history in New York City and the metropolitan area. The Orange is 5-1 all- Syracuse Sports Network time at Yankee Stadium, including a 3-0 victory against Pittsburgh in 1923 in the first college football Voice of the Orange Matt Park ‘97 and former game ever played there. In addition, the Orange has played seven times at the Polo Grounds in New Orange All-American tight end Chris Gedney York City and taken the field for games at Shea Stadium in Flushing, N.Y. and Giants Stadium in East ‘93 call the game action and Brian Higgins ‘04 Rutherford, N.J. provides sideline reports … Higgins also hosts the • Future football trips to the New York City area are scheduled. The Orange will host USC at New pre-game and post-game shows … Former Orange Meadowlands Stadium in 2012. Syracuse will also host Penn State there in 2013 and Notre Dame there head coach Dick MacPherson provides insight and in 2014 and 2016. analysis during the pre- and post-game shows and • Overall, this is Syracuse’s 23rd bowl appearance. The Orange is 12-9-1 all-time in bowl games and owns at halftime … TK-99.5 FM is the flagship for the a 3-2 bowl record against Big XII opponents, including a 26-3 victory against Kansas State in the 2001 Syracuse Sports Network … The Syracuse Sports Insight.com Bowl. Network covers New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania. Marrone Named AFCA Region 1 Coach of the Year Sirius Satellite Radio Head football coach Doug Marrone is the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Region I Coach of SU game broadcasts are also available on SIRIUS/ the Year, as announced by the AFCA today. The second-year head coach guided the Orange to a 7-5 overall XM satellite radio. record and a bid to the inaugural New Era Pinstripe Bowl – SU’s first postseason appearance since 2004. The 7-5 record marked the first winning season for the team since 2001 and the second seven-win season since WAER 2000. Syracuse set a program record with four BIG EAST road wins while logging four-straight away victories Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 also for the first time since 1996. SU’s four conference wins were the most since 2004, while its five road victories carries every SU football game … Kevin Brown is are the most since 1992. The team secured its first season-opening win since 2003 while starting 2-0 at the sports director. home for the fourth time in 16 seasons and 4-1 overall for the first time in 14 years. The Orange also won at West Virginia for the first time since 2000 and secured its first BIG EAST wins against USF and Cincinnati. Orange on the Internet Every Syracuse Sports Network broadcast is Marrone joins five other Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) AFCA Regional Coach of the Year honorees, includ- available on the official Syracuse Athletics website ing Auburn’s Gene Chizik, Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio, Baylor’s Art Briles, Oregon’s Chip Kelly and – suathletics.com … The site is home of Orange Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh. Kelly and Harbaugh tied for the honors in Region 5. All Access, SU’s multi-media package, which features live game webcasts, highlights and news 2010 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (8-5 overall, 4-3 BIG EAST) conferences. Date Opponent Result (Televison) Time/Attendance The Coaches September 4 at Akron W, 29-3 (ESPN3) 15,969 Syracuse: Doug Marrone 11 at Washington L, 41-20 (FSN Northwest) 62,418 Year as a head coach: Second 18 MAINE W, 38-14 (Time Warner) 37,758 Overall Record: 12-13 (Patriotic/Youth/Senior Citizen’s Day) Year at SU: Same 25 COLGATE W, 42-7 (ESPN3) 38,068 Record at SU: Same (Legends Day/Family Weekend) BIG EAST Record: 5-9 October 2 Open Alma Mater: Syracuse University ‘91 9 at South Florida * W, 13-9 (BIG EAST Network) 41,917 16 PITTSBURGH * L, 45-14 (BIG EAST Network) 40,168 (Orange Central – Homecoming/Reunion Weekend) 23 at #20/19 West Virginia * W, 19-14 (ESPN2) 58,122 30 at Cincinnati * W, 31-7 (ESPNU) 32,072 November 6 LOUISVILLE * L, 28-20 (BIG EAST Network) 40,735 (Courage Day) 13 at Rutgers * W, 13-10 (ESPNU) 49,911 20 CONNECTICUT * L, 26-3 (ESPNU) 41,465 (Celebrate NY Day) 27 BOSTON COLLEGE L, 16-7 (ESPN) 42,191 (Fan Appreciation Day) December 30 vs. Kansas State W, 36-34 (ESPN) 38,274 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS • All times are Eastern * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game SUATHLETICS.COM 2010 SYRACUSE FOOTBALL Final Release (January 2011) ORANGE SLICES The Syracuse-Kansas State Series • This will be the third bowl game Score Series Record The Series: Syracuse vs. Kansas State between the Orange and the Wildcats Year H/A SU Opp. W L T Stadium Series Record: Series tied, 1-1 and the first game in the series played 1997 N 18 35 0 1 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ at Syracuse: N/A outside of the state of Arizona. Fiesta Bowl 2001 N 26 3 1 1 0 Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix, AZ at Carrier Dome: N/A • In 2001, James Mungro earned the Insight.com Bowl at Kansas State: N/A Insight.com Bowl MVP award after Totals 44 38 1 1 0 Neutral: Tied, 1-1 rushing for 117 yards on 19 carries and Last Syracuse Win: 2001 Insight.com Bowl, 26-3 scoring three touchdowns. Last Kansas State win: 1997 Fiesta Bowl, 35-18 • In 1997, kicker Nate Trout hit three field goals and one PAT for the Orange, while Donovan McNabb SU Largest Margin of Victory: 23 (2001) connected on 16-of-39 passes for 271 yards in the Fiesta Bowl. BC Largest Margin of Victory: 17 (1997) On This Date: December 30 Tale of the Tape • The 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl will be Syracuse’s first game played on December 30. 2010 SU OFFENSE KSU DEFENSE 21.0 Scoring 28.5 Carter Hits 1,000 yards and Climbs Career Rushing List 308.2 Total Yardage 441.3 Senior Delone Carter (Copley, Ohio) surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the second time in his career when 62.3 Total Plays 70.2 he gained 67 yards on 19 carries against Connecticut … He has 1,005 yards in 11 games this season after 5.0 Avg. Per Play 6.3 gaining 1,021 in 2009 … His 91.36 rushing yards per game ranks 31st nationally … Carter’s 2,876 career 130.2 Rushing Yardage 229.1 rushing yards ranks fourth in Syracuse history behind Joe Morris (4,299 yards), Walter Reyes (3,424 yds.) and 33.8 Rushing Plays 38.7 Larry Csonka (2,934 yds.) 3.9 Avg. Per Rush 5.9 178.0 Passing Yardage 212.2 Krautman Eyes School Record with 15th Consecutive FG 28.5 Passing Plays 31.5 6.2 Avg. Per Pass 6.7 Freshman Ross Krautman (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) is one field goal shy of the SU record for consecutive field 11.1 Avg. Per Catch 12.2 goals made with a streak of 15 … Gary Anderson hit 16 in a row in 1981 … Krautman is third nationally and 1.8 Turnovers 1.8 leads the BIG EAST with a 94.4 FG percentage. 2010 SU DEFENSE KSU OFFENSE Seven Orange Earn All-BIG EAST Honors 18.1 Scoring 33.6 Seven Orange student-athletes earned 2010 All-BIG EAST recognition, including senior linebacker Doug Hogue 295.0 Total Yardage 378.8 (Yonkers, N.Y.) as a first-team selection and sophomore offensive tackle Justin Pugh (Holland, Pa.), senior 66.3 Total Plays 65.5 running back Delone Carter (Copley, Ohio), freshman kicker Ross Krautman (Franklin Lakes, N.J.), junior 4.5 Avg. Per Play 5.8 defensive end Chandler Jones (Endicott, N.Y.), senior linebacker Derrell Smith (New Castle, Del.) and senior 137.4 Rushing Yardage 206.0 punter Rob Long (Downington, Pa.) garnered second team honors … The seven All-BIG EAST selections are 37.7 Rushing Plays 43.2 3.6 Avg. Per Rush 4.8 the most for the Orange since 2004, when eight student-athletes earned all-conference honors. 157.6 Passing Yardage 172.8 • Hogue helped to lead the defense with 89 tackles on the season, including a team-best 9.5 tackles for a 28.6 Passing Plays 22.3 loss of 16 yards, two interceptions, 3.0 sacks and a blocked kick.