SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #10 • SYRACUSE VS. NOTRE DAME • NOVEMBER 19, 2005 Notre Dame Stadium (80,795) SYRACUSE (1-8 overall, 0-6 BIG EAST) South Bend, Ind. vs. November 19, 2005 2:30 p.m. # 6/7 NOTRE DAME (7-2 overall) NBC On the Air SMITH LEADS NATION IN INTERCEPTIONS Senior safety Anthony SMITH’S 2005 INTERCEPTIONS Television Smith (Hubbard, Ohio) SU’s game versus Notre Dame will be Opponent No. Date took over the national lead Buffalo 2 Sept. 4, 2005 televised live nationally on NBC … Tom in interceptions with a pick Rutgers 2 Oct. 15, 2005 Hammond and Pat Haden call the action. Pittsburgh 1 Oct. 22, 2005 against South Florida in the South Florida 1 Nov. 12, 2005 Radio SU’s last game … He has Syracuse ISP Sports Network Anthony six INT’s and is averaging 0.67 interceptions per game in the Orange’s nine contests… Smith’s INT thwarted The flagship station for the Syracuse ISP Smith a second-quarter drive near midfi eld … He has 14 career interceptions which Sports Network is WAQX-95.7FM … Voice ranks third on SU’s career list … Smith’s six 2005 INTs is the most by an SU defender since Kevin of the Orange Matt Park and analyst Dick Abrams notched six picks in 1995 and his season total is tied with nine other Orange defenders MacPherson will be joined by pre and post-game host and sideline reporter Kevin for the third-most in a single year … If Smith can continue his ball-hawking pace he would Maher … The Syracuse ISP Sports Network be the fi rst Orange player to ever lead the country in interceptions … He leads an Orange can be heared in New York, New Jersey, defense that ranks sixth nationally in pass defense at 163.2 yards per game … Smith also ranks Vermont and Pennsylvania … For a complete seventh nationally in passes defended (1.44 per game), a mark that ranks second in the BIG EAST list of affiliates, please see page 17. behind Mike Mickens of Cincinnati (1.56 per game) … He has 13 passes defended in 2005 (six interceptions and seven pass breakups) … Against the Bulls, Smith also had fi ve tackles … His Sirius Satellite Radio performance increased his career total to 281 stops which ranks fourth on SU’s career tackles by Syracuse football and men’s basketball a defensive back chart … He is four tackles away from tying Markus Paul (285) on that all-time list games will be broadcast on SIRIUS satellite … SU’s defensive backfi eld held the Bulls to 89 yards through the air … It marked the third time radio (channel 125) … Visit www.sirius. Syracuse surrendered fewer than 100 yards passing this season (Connecticut, 45; Buffalo, 73) … com for more information and a complete The last time the Orange kept three teams beneath 100 passing yards in the same seasons was channel guide. in 1998 … Earlier this year versus Pittsburgh, Smith broke the SU record with the sixth blocked punt of his career. WAER Located on the SU campus, WAER-FM88 also broadcasts all Orange football games Greg Bilizarian is the sports director. 2005 Schedule & Results (1-8 overall, 0-6 BIG EAST) Date Opponent Attendance Result (Televison) September 4 WEST VIRGINIA * 45,418 L, 7-15 (ABC) Internet Opening Day Every Syracuse ISP Sports Network 10 BUFFALO 34,442 W, 31-0 (TW 26) Military Service Day/Youth Day broadcast is available on the official SU 17 #25/20 VIRGINIA 40,027 L, 24-27 (ESPN2) Athletics website – www.suathletics.com. 25th Anniversary of the Dome Celebration 24 OPEN October 1 at #6/7 Florida State 83,717 L, 17-38 (ABC) The Coaches 7 at Connecticut * 40,000 L, 7-26 (ESPN2) Syracuse: Greg Robinson 15 RUTGERS * 39,022 L, 9-31 Overall Record: 1-8 Legends Day/Varsity Club Weekend 22 at Pittsburgh * 33,059 L, 17-34 Year as a head coach: First 29 CINCINNATI * 42,457 L, 16-22 Record at SU: 1-8 Parent’s Weekend/Fan Appreciation Day Year at SU: First November 5 OPEN BIG EAST Record: 0-6 12 SOUTH FLORIDA * 40,144 L, 0-27 #44 Jersey Retirement Day/Homecoming/SU Football Senior Day Notre Dame: Charlie Weis Salvation Army Dome Donation Day Overall Record: 7-2 19 at Notre Dame 2:30 p.m. NBC 26 at Louisville * TBA Year as a head coach: First HOME GAMES LISTED IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Record at Notre Dame: 7-2 * Indicates BIG EAST Conference game • All times are Eastern Year at Notre Dame: 1st Game times and television information will be announced as soon as available SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 2005 ORANGE FOOTBALL GAME #10 • SYRACUSE VS. NOTRE DAME • NOVEMBER 19, 2005 SU RETIRES #44 THE SYRACUSE-NOTRE DAME SERIES One of the most storied numbers in college The Orange and Fighting Irish have SYRACUSE VS. NOTRE DAME football was raised to the Dome rafters versus met four times with each team YEAR H/A SCORE W L T USF - #44. Former #44s Jim Brown, Floyd Little, notching two victories … SU has won the last two clashes between 1914 H 0-20 0 1 0 Michael Owens, Rob Konrad, Bill Schoonover 1961 A 15-17 0 2 0 the two squads, including a 38-12 1 and Tom Stephens were on hand for the triumph at the Carrier Dome in the 1963 N 14-7 1 2 0 halftime ceremony. Marie Fleming, Ernie Davis’ most recent meeting in 2003 … 2003 H 38-12 2 2 0 mother, was also in attendance. Brown, Little In that matchup, Orange tailback 1 and Davis all the wore the number and are all Yankee Stadium Walter Reyes rushed for 189 yards Series tied, 2-2 members of the College Football Hall of Fame. and five touchdowns. His five TD’s C urrent series win streak: SU, 2 and 30 points scored are both Brown is also a member of the Pro Football Hall Dome records. The performance Top Series Performances of Fame. He led the NFL in rushing eight times vaulted him to the top of SU’s Rushing: SU, Walter Reyes 19-189 (2003); ND, Angelo Dabiero 7-54 (1961), and many still point to him as the greatest single-season (20) rushing TD list … Julius Jones 20-54 (2003). The Orange forced four turnovers Passing: SU, RJ Anderson 17-27-209 (2003); ND, Frank Budka 12-27-199 (1961), running back of all time. Among his many Brady Quinn 18-34-199 (2003). accomplishments at SU was setting the NCAA in the contest, including two interceptions by Anthony Smith … Receiving: SU, Johnnie Morant 6-183 (2003); ND, Les Traver 6-92 (1961). single-game record with 43 points against First Downs: SU, 21 (2003); ND 14 (1961, 2003). Colgate. Christian Ferrara tied the SU record Rushing Yardage: SU, 247 (2003); ND, 103 (1963). with five tackles for a loss … In the Passing Yardage: SU, 209 (2003); ND, 199 (1961, 2003). 1961 meeting, College Football Hall Davis became the first African-American to win Total Offense: SU, 456 (2003); ND, 283 (1961). of Famer Ernie Davis ran for 95 Scoring: SU, 38 (2003); ND, 20 (1961). the Heisman Trophy, taking home the award in yards against the Irish on his way to 1961. He was the starting halfback on SU’s 1959 becoming the first African-American national championship team. Davis signed with to win the Heisman Trophy … In the same game, NFL Hall of Famer John Mackey caught two passes the Cleveland Browns and was set to join Brown for 80 yards … The Orange has outscored the Irish 52-19 in its two victories. in Cleveland’s backfield, but it never came to pass. Davis died of leukemia in 1963. HOMETOWN CONNECTION Little was a three-time All-American and the SU tight end Kyle Bell, running back Curtis Brinkley, defensive back Lamar greatest kick returner in school history. In McPherson and Jameel McClain originated from Philadelphia, Pa., along with addition to breaking the records of Brown and Davis, he led the nation in all-purpose yards in Notre Dame defensive lineman Derrell Hand and wide receiver Maurice Stovall. 1965, averaging 199 per game. He went on to win back-to-back rushing titles with the Denver Broncos in 1970 and 1971. Football Student-Athletes Who Have Worn #44 Jameel Player Position Year Wore #44 McClain Gifford Zimmerman HB 1921 Charles Roberts HB 1924 ON THIS DATE IN SU FOOTBALL HISTORY Clarence Taylor QB 1925 Don Baldwin WR 1926 November 19 1898 – Trinity T, 0-0 1904 – at Army L, 5-21 Richard Fishel HB 1932 • SU owns a 8-2-2 record all-time on Nov. 19. It won fi ve- 1921 – vs. Dartmouth W, 14-7 Henry Merz QB 1933 straight games from 1938 to 1983, and has a 4-1 record 1927 – Niagara W, 13-6 Hamilton Watt WR 1934 against West Virginia. • Kirby Dar Dar ran for a career-high 159 yards and one 1932 – at Columbia T, 0-0 Francis Mullins HB 1935-36 1938 – at Columbia W, 13-12 Stanley Stanislay WR 1937 touchdown, while Marvin Harrison had three catches for 1955 – at West Virginia W, 20-13 Benjamin DeYoung WR 1938 55 yards, one touchdown, and had an interception on a 1966 – at West Virginia W, 34-7 Francis Mazejko G 1939 fake punt versus Maryland in 1994. Donovin Darius made 1977 – West Virginia W, 28-9 Richard Ransom T 1940 10 tackles in his fi rst collegiate start. 1983 – West Virginia W, 27-16 J.