220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L SSYRACUSEYRACUSE ((00-0 OOVERALL,VERALL, 0-0 BBIGIG EEAST)AST) AATT WWAKEAKE FFORESTOREST ((00-0 OOVERALL,VERALL, 0-0 AACC)CC) GAME #1: september 2, 2006 • 6:30 P.M. • ESPN360 GROVES STADIUM (31,500) • WINSTON−SALEM, N.C. 2006 Depth Chart Mixes Veterans and Newcomers The Orange offense returns five starters from 2005, while the defense has four back from a year OORANGERANGE SSLICESLICES ago. On The Air Offense Radio In addition to wide receivers Rice Moss and Tim Lane, the first-string offense includes left Syracuse ISP Sports Network guard Carroll Madison, quarterback Perry Patterson and fullback Stephen McDonald … At The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP center, returning starter Justin Outten is listed with Marvin McCall as a possible starter … The Sports Network is WAQX-95.7FM … Voice newcomers to the offensive starting unit include sophomore offensive linemen Corey Chavers of the Orange Matt Park and analyst Dick (left tackle) and Ryan Durand (right guard), in addition to junior right tackle Eugene Newsome MacPherson call the game action … The … Senior Brandon Darlington is listed as the starting tight end … Sophomores Curtis Brinkley Syracuse ISP Sports Network can be heard and Paul Chiara and freshman Delone Carter are listed as the possible starters at tailback. in New York, New Jersey, Vermont and Pennsylvania. Defense On defense middle linebacker Kelvin Smith, nose tackle Chris Thorner, left cornerback Tanard Sirius Satellite Radio Jackson and strong safety Dowayne Davis are the returning starters … Juniors Lee Williams Syracuse football and men’s basketball games and Jameel McClain are the starting defensive ends, and junior Tony Jenkins is the first-string will be broadcast on SIRIUS satellite radio defensive tackle … Seniors Luke Cain and Jerry Mackey will start alongside Smith at linebacker (channel 144) … Visit www.sirius.com for … Mackey was the starting middle linebacker in 2004 … Junior Joe Fields and sophomore A.J. more information and a complete channel Brown are listed as possible starters at free safety, while senior Terrell Lemon and sophomore guide. Nick Chestnut are still competing for the right cornerback starting spot. WAER Syracuse in Season Openers Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 Th is will be the fi fth time in the last six years that the Orange has opened a campaign away also broadcasts all Orange football games … from home … SU began the season away from the Carrier Dome for four straight years from Dan Bumpus is the sports director. 2001-04 (2001 Kickoff Classic at the Meadowlands vs. Georgia Tech; 2002 at Brigham Young; 2003 at North Carolina; 2004 at Purdue), which matched the longest stretch since SU had four Internet consecutive road openers from 1982-85 … Syracuse is 76-35-4 all-time in season openers, 65- Every Syracuse ISP Sports Network broadcast 15-4 at home in those openers and 11-20 on the road … From 1900-42, the Orange posted a is available on the official SU Athletics record of 41-0-2 in season openers, all of which were home games … SU opened the season at website – www.suathletics.com. home every year from 1900-55 … During the 55 straight home openers the team went 48-5-2 … No season opener was played in 1943 as the season was suspended due to the war. ESPN360 2006 Syracuse Schedule and Results (0-0 overall, 0-0 BIG EAST) Frank Giardini and Ron Brown will call the Date Opponent Time/Attendance Result (Televison) action for the ESPN360 webcast of the game September 2 at Wake Forest 6:30 p.m. ESPN360 … Tom Domer is the producer … Anyone 9 IOWA 3:30 p.m. ABC interested in viewing the game should logon 16 at Illinois 12:00 p.m. ESPNU to ESPN360.com for details on the service 23 MIAMI (OH) TBA and where it is available. 30 WYOMING TBA Parent’s Weekend The Coaches October 7 PITTSBURGH * TBA Syracuse: Greg Robinson Homecoming Overall Record: 1-10 14 at West Virginia * TBA Year as a head coach: Second 21 LOUISVILLE * TBA Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Record at SU: 1-10 28 at Cincinnati * 12:00 p.m. ESPN Reg. Year at SU: Second November 4 OPEN BIG EAST Record: 0-7 11 at South Florida * TBA Wake Forest: Jim Grobe 18 CONNECTICUT * TBA Overall Record: 59-65-1 SU Football Senior Day Year as a head coach: 12th 25 at Rutgers * TBA Record at Wake Forest: 26-32 HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Year at Wake Forest: Sixth * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern ACC Record: 13-27 220060 0 6 SSYRACUSEY R A C U S E FFOOTBALLO O T B A L L Syracuse AT wake forest SSeptembere p t e m b e r 22,, 220060 0 6 • WWinstoni n s t o n − SSalem,a l e m , NNCC The Syracuse-Wake Forest Series OORANGER A N G E SSLICESL I C E S Th is marks the fi rst time Syracuse and Wake SYRACUSE VS. THE ACC Forest have met on the gridiron … Th e last School W L T 2005 Syracuse-Wake Forest Statistical time the Orange played a new opponent was Boston College 28 17 0 Comparison last year when it hosted South Florida on Clemson 1 0 0 November 12, 2005 … Th e Deacons are the Duke 0 2 0 SU OFFENSE WAKE DEFENSE Florida State 1 5 0 13.8 Scoring 28.7 only ACC opponent the Orange has never Georgia Tech 0 2 0 257.4 Total Yardage 386.2 previously competed against … SU is 68- Maryland 18 14 0 106.5 Rushing Yardage 133.5 73 against teams currently in the ACC … Miami 7 15 0 N.C. State 0 6 0 150.8 Passing Yardage 252.7 Th e last time the Orange defeated a “true” North Carolina 2 2 0 63.6 Total Plays 69.6 member of the ACC was on Sept. 6, 2003 at Virginia 2 2 0 36.0 Rushing Plays 33.5 North Carolina, 49-47, in three overtimes … Virginia Tech 9 8 0 27.6 Passing Plays 36.1 Syracuse knocked off current ACC member Wake Forest 0 0 0 4.0 Avg. Per Play 5.5 Total 68 73 0 3.0 Avg. Per Rush 4.0 Boston College, 43-17, in the 2004 season 5.5 Avg. Per Pass 7.0 fi nale in the Eagles’ last contest as a member The Last Time … 11.9 Avg. Per Catch 12.8 of the BIG EAST. SU played an ACC team: 2.5 Turnovers 1.6 10/1/05 at Florida State (L, 17-38) SU beat an ACC team: SU DEFENSE WAKE OFFENSE *9/6/2003 at UNC (W, 49-47 3OT) 26.8 Scoring 24.5 SU beat an ACC team on the road: *9/6/2003 at UNC (W, 49-47 3OT) 372.7 Total Yardage 358.8 SU played an ACC team in its season opener: 187.3 Rushing Yardage 197.5 9/6/2003 at UNC (W, 49-47 3OT) 185.5 Passing Yardage 161.3 * - Syracuse won at Boston College, 43-17, in 69.8 Total Plays 74.4 the Eagles last game as a member of the BIG 43.2 Rushing Plays 47.7 EAST (11/27/04). 26.6 Passing Plays 26.6 5.3 Avg. Per Play 4.8 4.3 Avg. Per Rush 4.1 On this Date in SU Football History - Sept. 2 7.0 Avg. Per Pass 6.1 12.7 Avg. Per Catch 10.3 • Syracuse is 3-0 all-time on September 2. 1995 – at North Carolina W, 20-9 2.1 Turnovers 1.8 • In 1995, SU defeated #20/20 North Carolina. 1999 – at Toledo W, 35-12 Redshirt freshman Donovan McNabb started 2000 – Buff alo W, 63-7 A Win Today Would … for the fi rst time in his career. He fi nished 10- of-16 for 120 yards passing. Th e Syracuse defensed forced four turnovers that led to … Be SU’s 69th win against a current member of the ACC. 10 points. … Represent SU’s first win against Wake Forest. • Th e Orange scored on four consecutive drives of 70, 65, 64 and 64 yards to defeat Toledo in 1999. Dee Brown rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries. … Improve SU’s record in season-opening games to 77-35-4. • Dee Brown rushed for a career-high 157 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries to … Improve SU’s record in road season openers to 12-20-0. lead SU to a 63-7 victory against Buff alo. Syracuse gained 304 yards on the ground, while Buff alo gained 270 total yards. … End the Orange’s nine-game losing streak. Orange Loves New York … Stop SU’s six-game road losing streak (includes 2005 Champs Sports Bowl which was a neutral site). The 2006 edition of the Orange features 28 players who hail from the Empire State, the most of any state in the union … Several New … Be the second win for SU head coach Greg Robinson. York natives played integral roles on the 2005 SU football squad … Mark the first time since 2003 that SU has won its season opener. … Senior linebacker Kelvin Smith (New Hempstead, N.Y.) led the Syracuse defense in tackles with 84, including seven for a loss and two sacks … He also registered an interception … Junior safety They Say it’s Your Birthday! Dowayne Davis (Bronx, N.Y.) finished second on the team with 78 The following Syracuse student-athletes and coaches all have stops and tied for second on the club with two picks … He also had birthdays that fall in the month of September so if you see four pass breakups … Sophomore Kareem Jones (Lansingburgh, Dowayne them around be sure to wish them a happy birthday! N.Y.) was the Orange’s leading kick returner in 2005, averaging Davis September Birthdays 23.4 yards per return and finishing with 398 yards … Jones was also Ben Maljovec September 7, 1985 SU’s second-leading rusher, amassing 108 yards on the ground (2.6 yards per carry) … Nick Chestnut September 7, 1986 Junior linebacker Vincenzo Giruzzi (Utica, N.Y.) appeared in all 11 games in 2005 A.J.