Football Squad Set To Face Boston College

SYRACUSE (3-2, 1-0 BG EAST) VS. BOSTON COLLEGE (3-2, 0-2 BIG EAST)

OCTOBER 14, 2000 12:00 P.M. ESPN Regional
Syracuse and Boston College have squared off 40 times ... SU holds a 25-15 advantage in the series ... The Orange won the first-ever meeting, 10-0, between these teams in 1924 at Syracuse ... Boston College beat SU in the Carrier Dome, 24-23, last year ... Prior to that meeting, SU had won four in a row ... SU has a 9-8 record playing in Chestnut Hill and is 16-4 against BC at home ... The Orange lost all three neutral site games (1944 in Fenway Park, 1979 in Ithaca, NY, and 1984 in Sullivan Stadium).

ON THE AIR
TELEVISION
The Orangemen's game against Boston College will be broadcast by ESPN Regional Television...Dave Sims and Jeff Bostic will call the action from the booth, while John Sanders will provide sideline reports ... Scott Matthews is the producer.

RADIO
All of SU's games will be broadcast on the SU Radio Network ... Dave Pasch and Dave Hammond call the action ... Mike Schopp provides sideline reports and Carter Blackburn adds feature segments to the broadcast ... The flagship station is WAQX-95.7 FM ... Orange football can also be heard on WAER ... WAER's sports director is Damon Amendolara.

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2000 Syracuse Football Schedule

2000 Syracuse Football Statistics

BIG EAST/NCAA Statistics

NUNES IS NATION'S THIRD-MOST EFFICIENT PASSER
Quarterback Troy Nunes (Butler, PA) is the nation's third-most efficient passer this season ... He has an efficiency rating of 158.7 through five games.
Consider the following about Nunes:

--His 20 completions against Pittsburgh ties for 10th on SU's single-game completions record list.

--In 17 games Nunes has passed for 2,052 yards, which ranks ninth on Syracuse's career passing yards record list.

--His 161 completions ranks ninth in SU history.

--Nunes has 17 touchdown passes, which ranks seventh all-time at SU.

Troy Nunes

NUNES EARNS BIG EAST HONOR
Sophomore quarterback Troy Nunes (Butler, PA) is the BIG EAST co-Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Pittsburgh, a 24-17 double-overtime win.

TAILBACK TANDEM GIVES ORANGE PLENTY OF PRODUCTIVE OPTIONS
SU's tailback tandem of senior Dee Brown (Atlamonte Springs, FL) and junior James Mungro (East Stroudsburg, PA) is providing 75 percent of SU's rushing attack (780 out of 1,034 yards) that is tied for 16th nationally.

Dee Brown

James Mungro

ORANGE RANKS AMONG NATION'S BEST
As a team, Syracuse ranks in the top 10 nationally in four categories, in addition to Troy Nunes and Will Allen ranking in the top 10 in pass efficiency and kick returns, respectively ... Nunes is ranked third in the nation in pass efficiency (158.7), while Allen is ninth in kick returns (28.6 per attempt) ... SU's rushing offense is tied for the 16th best in the country, averaging 206.8 yards per game.

Team
Category	Rank	Statistic
Fumbles Lost	2nd	1
Pass Efficiency	3rd	158.7
Turnovers Lost	6th (tie)	6
Kickoff Returns	8th	25.0
Rushing Offense	16th (tie)	206.8

Individual
Passing Efficiency
Troy Nunes	3rd	158.7
Kick Returns	9th	28.6
Will Allen

OFFENSE HOLDS ONTO THE BALL
The Syracuse offense has not turned the ball over on a fumble through five games this season ... As a team the Orangemen have lost one out of six fumbles (on a kickoff at Cincinnati) ... SU has not had a fumble in its last two games (vs. BYU and Pittsburgh).

SU IN THE REDZONE
The Orangemen have entered the opponent's redzone 19 times in 2000 and have scored on 14 of those opportunities ... The Orange have tallied 11 touchdowns and three field goals ... The SU defense has allowed opponents into the redzone just nine times in five games with six of those drives resulting in scores (two touchdowns and four field goals) for a 22.2 percent touchdown rate.

SCARMINACH TROPHY TO BE PRESENTED
The Orrie T. Scarminach Most Valuable Player Trophy will be presented to the MVP from both the SU and BC teams after the game ... Orrie Scarminach, who grew up in Syracuse and attended CBA High School and then played football for Boston College, was killed in an automobile accident in 1982 ... The award, which is coordinated by his brother, Chuck, and several of Orrie's friends, is named in his honor ... Since 1986 the trophies have been donated by former SU football standout Gerhard Schwedes, whose son, Scott, won the Scarminach Award in 1985.

SYRACUSE-BOSTON COLLEGE
STATISTICAL COMPARISON

SU OFFENSE		BC DEFENSE	SU DEFENSE		BC OFFENSE
31.2	Scoring	21.8	16.8	Scoring	41.2
404.6	Total Yardage	335.4	322.4	Total Yardage	468.0
206.8	Rushing Yardage	186.2	106.4	Rushing Yardage	223.2
197.8	Passing Yardage	149.2	216.0	Passing Yardage	244.8
68.0	Total Plays	71.4	67.6	Total Plays	72.2
47.6	Rushing Plays	43.8	32.0	Rushing Plays	43.8
20.4	Passing Plays	27.6	35.6	Passing Plays	28.4
5.9	Avg. Per Play	4.7	4.8	Avg. Per Play	6.5
4.3	Avg. Per Rush	4.3	3.3	Avg. Per Rush	5.1
9.7	Avg. Per Pass	5.4	6.1	Avg. Per Pass	8.6
14.3	Avg. Per Catch	11.8	12.7	Avg. Per Catch	14.4
1.2	Turnovers	2.2	1.6	Turnovers	1.4

BOSTON COLLEGE IN 2000 (3-2 OVERALL, 0-1 BIG EAST)

9/2	at West Virginia	L	14-34
9/9	at Army	W	55-17
9/23	NAVY	W	48-7
9/30	VIRGINIA TECH	L	34-48
10/7	CONNECTICUT	W	55-3
10/14	SYRACUSE
10/21	at Pittsburgh
10/28	RUTGERS
11/4	TEMPLE
11/11	at Notre Dame
11/25	at Miami

AFCA AWARD TO BE PRESENTED NEXT WEEK
Prior to kickoff of SU's game against Virginia Tech, the football program will be presented with the 2000 AFCA Academic Achievement Award for having a 100 percent graduation rate in 1998.

DEE BROWN SURPASSES CAREER 2,000-YARD RUSHING MARK
Senior running back Dee Brown (Altamonte Springs, FL) became the 14th running back to gain more than 2,000 career rushing yards with his 71-yard effort against Pittsburgh ... Brown has gained 2,020 yards on 403 carries in 42 games ... Out of the 12 players ahead of Brown on SU's career rushing record list, nine have more career rushes than his 403.

SU Career Rushing Leaders

Name	Yards	Carries	Yds./Carry	TDs	Years
1. Joe Morris	4299	813	5.3	25	1978-81
2. Larry Csonka	2934	594	4.9	19	1965-67
3. Floyd Little	2704	504	5.4	35	1964-66
4. David Walker	2643	503	5.3	17	1989-92
5. Bill Hurley	2551	685	3.7	19	1975-79
6. Ernie Davis	2386	360	6.6	28	1959-61
7. Kyle McIntosh	2250	439	5.4	15	1995-98
8. Jaime Covington	2188	526	4.2	13	1981-84
9. Malcolm Thomas	2180	417	5.2	21	1993-96
10. Robert Drummond	2164	393	5.5	17	1985-88
11. Jim Brown	2091	361	5.8	23	1954-56
12. Marty Januszkiewicz	2069	489	4.2	17	1969-72
13. DEE BROWN	2020	403	5.0	21	1997-present
14. Michael Owens	2009	393	5.1	16	1987-89

BROWN TIED FOR FITH ON SU CAREER RUSHING TD RECORD LIST
Brown rushed for one of SU's two touchdowns against East Carolina, scoring his 21st career rushing touchdown ... His total is tied for fifth on SU's career rushing touchdowns record list with Malcolm Thomas (1993-96) ... Jim Brown ranks fourth with 23 rushing touchdowns.

SU's Career Rushing Touchdown List

Rank	TD's	Player	Years
1 .	35	Floyd Little	1964-66
2.	28	Ernie Davis	1959-61
3 .	25	Joe Morris	1978-81
4.	23	Jim Brown	1954-56
5.	21	Dee Brown	1997-
	21	Malcolm Thomas	1993-96
7.	20	Al Wooten	1990-93
	20	Rob Konrad	1995-98
8.	19	Larry Csonka	1965-67
	19	Bill Hurley	1975-79
	19	Donovan McNabb	1995-98

BROWN IS A PRIMARY OFFENSIVE THREAT
Dee Brown leads Syracuse with 425 yards rushing ... He has scored three touchdowns this season (two rushing and one receiving).

BROWN'S NOTABLE ITEMS FROM THE 2000 CAMPAIGN

vs. PITTSBURGH (10/7)
During SU's first drive of the fourth quarter, Brown carried the ball seven straight times, moving the ball 37 yards (from the UP 46 to the UP 9) ... On a drive in the third quarter Brown gained 20 yards on three consecutive carries.

vs. BRIGHAM YOUNG (9/30)
Brown led the team in carries with 13, gaining 64 yards, averaging 4.9 yards per carry.

at EAST CAROLINA (9/23)
Brown recorded his second rushing touchdown of the season ... He gained 78 yards on 17 carries, including a season-long 21-yard effort.

at CINCINNATI (9/10)
Brown started the game at fullback, he gained 55 yards on 17 carries.

vs. BUFFALO (9/2)
Brown recorded his fifth career 100-yard game, compiling a career-high 157 yards on 18 carries ... With the performance, he tied former Orangemen Robert Drummond (1985-88) and Michael Owens (1987-89) for 10th on the school's all-time 100-yard game list ... Joe Morris (1978-81) is tops in school history with 22 ... It marked the third time in his career that Brown has gained more than 100 yards in the first half.

REELING IN FIRST TD RECEPTION
Brown caught his first career touchdown against Buffalo, a two-yard pass from Troy Nunes in the second quarter.

WILL ALLEN ASCENDS SU'S KICKOFF RETURN RECORD LISTS
Versatile Allen is a Thorpe Award Candidate as One of the Best Cornerbacks in the Nation
Thorpe Award candidate Will Allen (Syracuse, NY) is also one of the nation's best kickoff returners, ranking ninth in the country with an average of 28.6 yards per return ... That mark is second in The BIG EAST Conference.

DYNAMITE ON DEFENSE
Against Pittsburgh Allen recorded one pass break-up, increasing his season total to eight ... He also had three tackles, giving him a total of 20 in 2000 ... The Thorpe Award is given to the best defensive back in college football.

ALLEN MOVES UP SU'S CAREER KICKOFF RETURN RECORD LIST
Allen returned three kickoffs for 64 yards against Pittsburgh to climb into a tie for 12th place on SU's career kickoff return record list ... His career kickoff return average of 23.5 ranks seventh in SU history.

All-Time Kickoff Return Yards

No.	Yards	Ret.	Name	Years
1.	2,290	105	Qadry Ismail	1989-92
2.	1,688	68	Jim Turner	1994-97
3.	1,562	71	Harold Gayden	1982-86
4.	1,437	50	Kevin Johnson	1995-98
5.	1,096	47	Kirby Dar Dar	1991-93
6.	1,004	40	Joe Morris	1978-81
7.	959	50	Warren Harvey	1976-79
8.	797	20	Floyd Little	1964-66
9.	723	34	Michael Owens	1987-89
10.	675	31	Art Monk	1976-79
11.	632	35	Larry King	1974-77
12.	611	26	Will Allen	1997-
	611	21	Jim Brown	1954-56
14.	514	24	Pat Woodcock	1997-

ALL-TIME YARDS PER RETURN(MIN. 20)
1. 	39.9	Floyd Little	1964-66
2.	29.1	Jim Brown	1954-56
3.	28.7	Kevin Johnson	1995-98
4. 	25.1	Joe Morris 	1978-81
5. 	24.8	Harold Gayden 	1982-86
	24.8	Jim Turner	1994-97
7.	23.5	Will Allen	1997-
8.	22.3	Kirby Dar Dar	1991-93
9. 	21.8	Art Monk 	1976-79
	21.8	Qadry Ismail	1989-92
11.	21.5	Pat Woodcock 	1997-
12.	21.3	Greg Walker	1988-91
 	21.3	Michael Owens 	1987-89

ALLEN'S NOTABLE ITEMS FROM THE 2000 CAMPAIGN

vs. PITTSBURGH (10/7)
Allen had three tackles and deflected a pass.

vs. BRIGHAM YOUNG (9/30)
Allen broke up two passes.

at EAST CAROLINA (9/23)
Allen matched his career high with 10 tackles, including seven solo.

at CINCINNATI (9/10)
Allen batted down four passes, forced a fumble and had three tackles.

vs. BUFFALO (9/2)
Allen blocked a Buffalo field goal attempt ... Greg Shaw was the last Orangeman to stop a field goal (1993 vs. Temple) ... Allen recorded a career-long 59-yard kickoff return.

AMONG SU'S BEST
Will Allen compares favorably with the best-ever kick returners to play at SU, including All-Americans Kevin Johnson and Qadry Ismail and All-BIG EAST returner Jim Turner ... Allen's average of 28.6 yards per return, which ranks ninth nationally in Division I-A football, is the fourth-best average for the first five games of the season at SU since 1989.

NUNES IS QUICKLY ASCENDING SU CAREER RECORD LISTS
Sophomore quarterback Troy Nunes (Butler, PA) became the 10th passer in SU history to eclipse the 2,000-yard plateau ... In less than two seasons, Nunes is 10th all-time with 2,052 yards ... He moved into seventh-place at SU with 17 touchdown passes ... With 20 completions against Pittsburgh, Nunes is in ninth-place with 161.

NUNES RANKS AMONG NATION'S BEST PASSERS
Sophomore quarterback Troy Nunes' performance against Pittsburgh vaulted him into third-place on the NCAA's passing efficiency chart, with a 158.7 rating ... Nunes leads the BIG EAST in the category.

PRODUCTIVE OFFENSIVE ATTACK IS ONE OF SU'S ALL-TIME BEST
Sophomore quarterback Troy Nunes' has directed the Orange offense to an average of 404.6 yards per game, including the last three games in which SU has gained more than 425 yards in each game ... SU's 404.6 yards per contest ranks seventh on SU's all-time single-season yards per game record list.

CLIMBING SU CAREER RECORD LISTS
Nunes continued his ascent of SU career record lists with his performance against Pittsburgh ... He threw for a career-high 279 yards.

Most Passing Yards
1. 	8,466	Marvin Graves 	1990-93
2.  	8,389  	Donovan McNabb 	1995-98
3. 	5,812  	Don McPherson	1983-87
4.  	3,398  	Bill Hurley	1975-79
5.  	2,661  	Todd Norley  	1982-85
6. 	2,617  	Bernie Custis	1948-50
7.  	2,593 	Dave Warner 	1978-81
8. 	2,116  	Pat Stark  	1951-53
9. 	2,105  	Todd Philcox	1985-88
10.	2,052	Troy Nunes	1999-
11. 	1,989  	Rick Cassata	1965-67

Most Completions
1.	563 	Marvin Graves	1990-93 
1.	563	Marvin Graves	1990-93 
2.	548	Donovan McNabb	1995-98
3.	367	Don McPherson	1983-87
4.	250	Todd Norley  	1982-85
5.	228	Bill Hurley	1975-79
6. 	209	Dave Warner 	1978-81
7. 	196	Bernie Custis 	1948-50
8. 	180	Rick Cassata	1965-67
9.	161	Troy Nunes	1999-

Most Touchdown Passes Thrown
1.	77	Donovan McNabb	1995-98
2. 	48	Marvin Graves 	1990-93
3. 	46	Don McPherson 	1983-87
4. 	23	Dave Sarette 	1959-61
5. 	19	Pat Stark 	1951-53
	19	Bill Hurley 	1975-79
7. 	17	Troy Nunes	1999-

NUNES' NOTABLE ITEMS FROM THE 2000 CAMPAIGN

vs. PITTSBURGH (10/7)
Nunes earned The BIG EAST Conference co-Offensive Player of the Week award for his efforts against Pittsburgh ... He connected on 20-of-29 passes for 279 and two touchdowns, including the game-winner, en route to a 24-17 win ... Nunes set a career-high for passing yards for the third time this season and for the second consecutive game ... He passed eclipsed the 100-yard plateau for the 11th time in his career ... His 13 rushes set a career-high.

vs. BRIGHAM YOUNG (9/30)
Nunes connected on 10-of-11 passes for 228 yards ... His completion percentage of .909 tied a school record set by Don McPherson (vs. Colgate) in 1987 ... Nunes engineered the SU offensive effort that gained 390 yards and scored 42 points in the first half ... The 390 yards is the most for SU in one half since it compiled 391 yards against Rutgers in 1996 ... The last time SU scored that many points in one half was against Miami in 1998 (45) ... SU also tallied 42 against Rutgers in the first half in 1998 ... Nunes recorded his longest career completion, connecting with Pat Woodcock on a 79-yard TD pass.

at EAST CAROLINA (9/23)
Nunes connected on 10-of-18 passes for 158 yards, marking the ninth game during his career that he has passed for more than 100 yards ... He connected with James Mungro on a 51-yard pass play.

at CINCINNATI (9/10)
Nunes completed 21-of-30 passes for what was a career-high 221 yards.

vs. BUFFALO (9/2)
Nunes directed the SU offense that gained 380 yards.

MUNGRO IS AMONG NATION'S BEST RUNNERS
Junior running back James Mungro (East Stroudsburg, PA) averages 88.8 yards per game, which ranks him 34th in the latest NCAA Division I-A rushing offense statistics ... Mungro joins senior Dee Brown (Altamonte Springs, FL), who is in 42nd place, on the national list ... Mungro and Brown are sixth and seventh, respectively, in the BIG EAST in rushing.

MUNGRO HITS 100-YARD MARK FOR FOURTH TIME
Mungro (East Stroudsburg, PA) broke the 100-yard barrier for the third consecutive game, rushing for 101 yards on 17 carries ... He averaged 5.9 yards per carry ... Mungro had a 37-yard carry late in the fourth quarter ... Mungro scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the season, on a five-yard rush in the third quarter ... It was the fourth time in his career he ran for more than 100 yards in game ... He is SU's second leading rusher with 355 yards on 46 carries (7.7 yards per carry) ... He is tied for the team lead with sophomore David Tyree (Montclair, NJ) with four touchdowns.

MUNGRO'S NOTABLE ITEMS FROM THE 2000 CAMPAIGN

vs. PITTSBURGH (10/7)
Mungro recorded his third consecutive 100-yard rushing game.

vs. BRIGHAM YOUNG (9/30)
Mungro rushed for 102 yards before halftime, marking the second time this season a Syracuse back rushed for more than 100 yards in the first half ... It was his third career 100-yard game ... He tied his personal-best with two touchdowns in the game.

at EAST CAROLINA (9/23)
Mungro gained 10.6 yards per carry (106 yards on 10 rushes) and scored one touchdown.

at CINCINNATI (9/10)
Mungro carried the ball eight times in his 2000 debut.

vs. BUFFALO (9/2)
Mungro did not play against the Bulls.

DAVIS ASSUMES STARTING FULLBACK DUTY
Sophomore running back Chris Davis (Tampa, FL) made his third consecutive start at fullback for the Orange ... Against Pittsburgh Davis gained 14 yards on five carries ... He moved to fullback during preseason practice this year and has filled in as the starter for senior Kyle Johnson, who injured his ankle in the season-opener against Buffalo ... In the game against the Bulls, Davis scored three rushing touchdowns, tying for the fifth-best single-game rushing touchdowns performance in SU history ... At East Carolina, he carried the ball a career-best six times and gained 25 yards ... Davis is SU's fourth-leading rusher, carrying the ball 16 times for 63 yards this season.

SU DOMINATES ON FIRST DOWN
In its first five games, the Syracuse offense has gained 854 yards on first down plays, an average gain of 5.6 yards per attempt ... On the other side of the ball, the Orange defense is allowing opponents 4.4 yards per first down play.

First Down Yards (# of plays in parentheses)

Opponent		1st Qtr.	2nd Qtr.	3rd Qtr.	4th Qtr.	OT	2OT	Total	Avg.
vs. Buffalo	Offense	89 (12)	59 (9)	31 (7)	21 (6)			200 (34)	5.9
	Defense	-3 (5)	20(7)	6 (7)	9 (9)			32 (28)	1.1
at Cincinnati	Offense	38 (7)	65 (9)	41 (7)	33 (6)			177 (29)	6.1
	Defense	25 (6)	38 (5)	44 (8)	34 (10)			141 (29)	4.9
at East Carolina	Offense	40 (9)	57 (7)	96 (10)	3 (5)			196 (31)	6.3
	Defense	65 (6)	42 (5)	3 (5)	3 (6)			113 (22)	5.1
vs. Brigham Young	Offense	75 (7)	29 (8)	7 (4)	11 (6)			122 (25)	4.9
	Defense	34 (7)	64 (7)	49 (9)	45 (5)			192 (28)	6.9
vs. Pittsburgh	Offense	41 (6)	11 (7)	42 (9)	44 (8)	2 (1)	19 (2)	159 (33)	4.8
	Defense	14 (7)	58 (8)	18 (3)	16 (6)	2 (1)	4 (1)	112 (26)	4.3
Total	Offense	283 (41)	221 (40)	217 (37)	112 (31)	2 (1)	19 (2)	854 (152)	5.6
Total	Defense	135 (31)	222 (32)	120 (32)	107 (36)	2 (1)	4 (1)	590 (133)	4.4

WOODCOCK SETS CAREER-BEST WITH SEVEN CATCHES
Senior wide receiver Pat Woodcock (Kanata, Ontario, Canada) hauled in a career-high seven passes against Pittsburgh and was second on the team with 71 yards receiving ... His previous career-high was four catches at Miami in 1999 ... Against Brigham Young, Woodcock became the 47th player in school history to catch a pair of touchdowns in a game ... Woodcock had a career-high 144 yards receiving, including two touchdown catches, one for a career-best 79 yards and the other was a 65-yard scoring play ... Woodcock leads the team with 19 catches and 363 yards (19.1 yards per catch) ... He is fourth in the BIG EAST with 72.6 yards per game and eighth with 3.8 receptions per contest ... Woodcock is fifth in the BIG EAST with 107.6 all-purpose yards per game ... Woodcock has an active streak of 16 games with at least one catch.

WOODCOCK RANKS NATIONALLY IN TWO CATEGORIES
Woodcock's 72.6 receiving yards per game ranks 44th nationally and fourth in the BIG EAST ... In addition, his 21.5 yards per kickoff return average ties for 50th nationally and is sixth-best in the BIG EAST ... His 514 career kickoff return yards ranks 15th in Syracuse history.

WOODCOCK CLOSING IN ON 1,000 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS
Woodcock is just 43 receiving yards shy of the 1,000 career receiving yards mark ... He is averaging 18.4 yards per reception in his career (52 catches for 957 yards), which ranks sixth on Syracuse's career average yards per catch record list.

JACKSON RETURNS FIRST CAREER KICKOFF
Junior Maurice Jackson (Rochester, NY) returned a kickoff 24 yards in the first quarter against Pittsburgh, marking the first return of his career ... The wide receiver also caught a career-high four passes against Pittsburgh ... Jackson tallied 55 yards, averaging 13.8 yards per reception ... His 25-yard catch in the third quarter marked a season-long ... Jackson is tied for third on the team with seven catches and is fourth with 78 yards ... Against Brigham Young, Jackson scored his first touchdown of the season on a 18-yard reverse in the first quarter ... It was Jackson's lone carry of the game ... Jackson has executed a reverse four times this season (37 yards , 9.3 yards per carry).

ORANGE USES MULTIPLE OFFENSIVE WEAPONS
Syracuse is getting a lot of players involved in the offensive game plan this season ... Twelve different Orangemen have rushed the ball this season and 11 have been on the receiving end of a pass ... Against Buffalo a season-high 10 different players rushed the ball, while a season-best eight receivers caught passes against Brigham Young ... Senior Pat Woodcock (Kanata, Ontario, Canada) leads the team in receiving yards with 363 and receptions with 19 ... Senior Dee Brown (Altamonte Springs, FL) is the Orangemen's leading rusher with 425 yards on 82 carries.

OFFENSIVE LINE HAS STRONG ROTATION
The Orangemen have 11 offensive linemen who have played in at least one game this season ... The starters include juniors PJ Alexander and Joe Burton at left and right tackle, respectively, junior Sean O'Connor and senior Vaughn Smith at left and right guard, respectively, and redshirt freshman Nick Romeo at center ... Sophomore Erik Kaloyanides and redshirt freshman Kevin Sampson are regulars in SU's offensive line rotation ... Kaloyanides earned his first career start against Buffalo and has played in four of five games this year ... In his rookie season last year Kaloyanides played in three games ... Sampson has played in three of five contests ... Seniors Emerson Kilgore and Giovanni DeLoatch are veterans on SU's special teams line ... Kilgore was a starter against Cincinnati ... Redshirt freshman Chris Buda has played in two of five games this year, while redshirt freshman Tre Mathis made his SU debut against Buffalo.

CAMPBELL PLAYS TWO PARTS
Sophomore Malik Campbell (Buffalo, NY) Campbell caught three passes for 38 yards against Pittsburgh ... Campbell led SU in receiving yards with 57 (four receptions) against East Carolina ... Against Cincinnati he had a career-best eight receptions for a personal-best 66 yards ... His eight catches ties for 12th on SU's single-game receiving record list ... He is SU's second-leading receiver with 16 receptions for 177 yards (11.1 yards per catch) ... As a punt returner, Campbell ranks 43rd on the Division I-A punt return chart and is sixth in the BIG EAST with 10.5 yards per return (18 returns for 189 yards) ... Against Brigham Young he returned a career-high six punts for a personal-best 57 yards ... This is Campbell's first season as SU's punt returner.

SU'S DYNAMIC DUO
SU is the only school in the BIG EAST to have two student-athletes participate in football and basketball for ranked teams ... Campbell and former SU quarterback Donovan McNabb both suited up for head coach Jim Boeheim's basketball squad during their careers ... This is Campbell's second full year on the team after two seasons on the hoops squad ... Both Pittsburgh and the University of Miami have had a football player also participate in basketball ... Pittsburgh's punter Nate Cochran played in two conference games in 1994-95, while Lamar Thomas did not see any action for the Hurricane hoops squad in the BIG EAST ... McNabb is the starting quarterback for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, and Thomas is currently playing for the NFL's Miami Dolphins.

RIDDLE WORKS INTO RECEIVER ROTATION
Redshirt freshman Jamel Riddle (Meriden, CT) caught an eight-yard pass against Pittsburgh, marking the second consecutive game he has been on the receiving end of a pass this season ... Riddle caught a six-yard pass against Brigham Young.

SHAFER LEADS SU IN SCORING
Sophomore Mike Shafer (Sarasota, FL) has scored 28 points in five games this season, including 19 PATs and three field goals ... He recorded Syracuse's first points of the Pittsburgh game on a career-long 37-yard field goal in the second quarter ... Against UC Shafer kicked a 35-yard field goal with 43 seconds remaining, marking his first collegiate field goal ... The kick gave Syracuse a 10-9 lead in the game.

SHAFER'S PUNTING AVERAGE RANKS THIRD IN THE BIG EAST
Shafer's punting average of 40.9 yards ranks 44th nationaly and third in The BIG EAST Conference ... Shafer punted three times for 115 yards against Pittsburgh ... He has punted 21 times for 858 yards this year for a 40.9 average .

KOZIK KICKS OFF
Junior placekicker Ben Kozik (Adams, MA) handled the kickoff duties against Pittsburgh, averaging a season-high 57 yards per attempt ... Kozik kicked off in the East Carolina and Cincinnati games ... Kozik averaged 56.3 per try at Cincinnati and 56 yards per kick at East Carolina.

TYREE CATCHES GAME-WINNER
Sophomore David Tyree (Montclair, NJ) became the 48th player in school history to catch two touchdowns in a game against Pittsburgh ... Tyree caught the game-winning touchdown, a 23-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Troy Nunes (Butler, PA), in the second overtime ... His first touchdown pass came in the second quarter, a career-long 65-yard reception from Nunes ... Tyree's 88-yards receiving is a career-best ... Tyree is tied for third on the team with seven receptions and is third with 171 yards ... His 24.4 yards per catch is the best for the Orange ... Tyree is closing in on his 12-game total from last season (seven catches for 89 yards) ... He scored his first career receiving touchdown against Cincinnati.

TYREE IS SU'S SECOND-LEADING SCORER
Tyree has scored 26 points for the Orange this season, including four touchdowns and one two-point conversion ... He has three receiving touchdowns ... His other TD was a return of a blocked punt against Buffalo.

TYREE EXCELS ON SPECIAL TEAMS AGAINST BUFFALO
Tyree made two special teams plays that put points on the board for the Orangemen against Buffalo ... In the third quarter Tyree scored his first collegiate touchdown by blocking a punt by Dallas Pelz and returning it 20 yards for the touchdown ... He also scored on a two-point conversion.

JOHNSON, MINTER AND SNELL MAKE PRESENCE FELT ON SPECIAL TEAMS
Junior linebackers JR Johnson and Maurice Minter and senior defensive end Cliff Snell lead SU's special teams units with 10 and seven tackles, respectively ... Johnson had three special teams stops against Brigham Young, in addition to downing a punt at the BYU one-yard line ... Minter had five against Buffalo ... Minter forced his first career fumble at Cincinnati ... Minter knocked the ball loose from UC punt returner Antoni Chatman in the second quarter ... Minter played wide receiver during his freshman and sophomore seasons and moved to safety during 2000 spring practice and then to linebacker during SU's 2000 preseason camp ... Snell, who has been a steady performer on SU's steady special teams throughout his career, has seven special teams tackles.

SU SPECIAL TEAMS HALTS RETURNS
SU's special teams defense is allowing just 6.6 yards per punt return and 15.2 yards per kickoff return ... On the flip side, SU's offensive special teams is averaging 11.0 yards per punt takeback, which is tied for 43rd nationally, and 25.0 yards per kickoff return, which ranks eighth nationally.

SU HOLDS ADVANTAGE IN FIELD POSITION
Syracuse's average field position is its own 34.4 yard line, while the Orangemen's opponents average field position to start their drives is their own 27.8 yard line.

SOMETHING IN COMMON
Syracuse sophomore Chris Davis and true freshman Cedric Edmonds (Tampa, FL) played at Hillsborough HS with Boston College sophomore Marco Williams ... Orange redshirt freshman Andrew Bulman (Boston, MA) attended the same secondary school as BC's Paul Zukauskas (Boston College HS) ... SU redshirt freshman R.J. Anderson (Plainville, CT) and the Eagles' junior Emmerson Phillips are graduates of Milford Academy.

GREENWOOD CONTINUES TO LEAD SU DEFENSE
Senior linebacker Morlon Greenwood (Freeport, NY) broke up two passes and had eight tackles, including a career-best six assisted stops, against Pittsburgh ... Greenwood previously had four assisted tackles twice in his career (Pittsburgh, 1998 and Oklahoma, 1997) ... He has 39 tackles in 2000, which is second on the team ... Against BYU, he recorded 11 tackles, including four solo stops ... It is the second time in four games this year that Greenwood has reached double-figures tackles ... He had 10 against Cincinnati ... Greenwood is a candidate for the 2000 Butkus Award ... The award honors the top linebacker in Division I-A ... Greenwood has made 42 consecutive starts at SU ... Greenwood was rated the 15th-best outside linebacker nationally by Lindy's preseason magazine ... The 70-player Butkus Award Watch List will be trimmed to 10 semi-finalists on October 19 ... Three finalists will be announced on November 9 ... The Butkus Award Gala will be on December 8 at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL.

PETTIJOHN CLIMBS CAREER SACK RECORD LIST
Senior defensive end Duke Pettijohn (Mattapan, MA) posted his first sack of the season against Pittsburgh, increasing his career total to 18, and moving him into a tie for fifth place on SU's career sacks record list with Rob Burnett (1986-89) ... He added four tackles and two quarterback hurries against Pittsburgh ... He has hurried the quarterback six times ... Against BYU, he posted four tackles and one quarterback hurry ... He recorded 10.5 last year, which ranks fifth on SU's single-season record list ... Pettijohn, who began his SU career as a linebacker, has played in 36 games, including 24 starts.

SMITH TALLIES SEVEN STOPS AGAINST PITTSBURGH
Sophomore linebacker Clifton Smith (Freeport, NY) forced a fumble against Pittsurgh ... It was recovered by the Panthers ... Smith, had seven tackles, including one for a loss ... Against Cincinnati he recorded the first fumble recovery of his career and returned it three yards ... Smith is SU's third-leading tackler with 38 stops.

WALKER LEADS ORANGE DEFENSE IN TACKLES FOR THIRD GAME
Sophomore strong safety Keeon Walker (Hoboken, NJ) led the Orange defense with a career-high nine solo tackles against Pittsburgh ... Walker added a pass deflection to the effort ... He has been SU's defensive tackles leader in three of five games this year ... He recorded his second fumble recovery of the season against Brigham Young ... His first was against Cincinnati in the second game of the season ... He had a career-high 14 stops against Cincinnati ... In his first season on defense, he leads the team in tackles with 43 ... Walker moved from running back prior to the 2000 spring practice.

FREENEY RECORDS CAREER-BEST SACKS
Junior Dwight Freeney (Bloomfield, CT) recorded a sack in his sixth consecutive game against Pittsburgh ... His streak dates back to the 1999 Music City Bowl ... Freeney posted one sack to go with three tackles, a pass deflection and a quarterback hurry against Pittsburgh ... Freeney is Syracuse's sacks leader with sixth and one-half ... Against Brigham Young, he recorded a career-high two and one half sacks, tying for ninth place on SU's single-game sack list ... The last player to have at least 3.0 sacks in one game was Duke Pettijohn with four at Rutgers in 1999.

HARRIS RETURNS TO LINEUP
Junior free safety Quentin Harris (Wilkes-Barre, PA) contributed eight tackles, including six solo stops, against Pittsburgh ... It was Harris' second game back after sustaining a shoulder injury against Cincinnati ...He returned from the shoulder injury to record eight tackles and two pass break-ups against BYU ... Harris missed the East Carolina game after separating his shoulder in the second quarter of the Cincinnati game ... Harris is tied for fourth on the team with 29 tackles this season two pass break-ups and one fumble recovery on the season.

FORD RETURNS TO CORNERBACK
Junior cornerback Willie Ford (Falmouth, MA) led Syracuse with 12 tackles, including eight solo stops, against Pittsburgh ... He is tied for fourth on the team with 29 tackles ... He posted seven tackles, a pass deflection and had one-half sack against Brigham Young ... Ford has started eight games at cornerback in his career, including five in 1999 ... Ford started SU's games against Buffalo and Cincinnati at strong safety.

DOWNING GETS TO OPPONENT'S QUARTERBACK
Senior defensive tackle Eric Downing (Paterson, NJ) missed some of SU's game against Pittsburgh due to an aggravated leg muscle ... He did re-enter the game after the injury ... Against Brigham Young he made two tackles for a loss and four quarterback hurries ... He has 21 tackles, including three for a loss, and nine quaterback hurries this season ... Downing has one forced fumble (vs. Buffalo) and one fumble recovery (vs. Cincinnati) this season.

DEFENSE ALLOWS FIRST RUSHING TOUCHDOWN
The Orange defense gave up its first rushing touchdown in six games against Pittsburgh ... Syracuse held Cincinnati without a touchdown, marking the first time SU has held an opponent out of the endzone since SU's 30-7 victory against West Virginia in the Carrier Dome in 1999.

SIMPKINS LEADS SU IN QB HURRIES
Senior defensive tackle Rickie Simpkins (Middle Village, NY) recorded a career-high seven quarterback hurries and had six tackles, including two for a loss, against Pittsburgh ... Simpkins had a career-high 12 tackles against Cincinnati ... He has 21 stops, including four for a loss, and leads the squad with 11 quarterback hurries.

JOHNSON IS SU'S FIFTH-LEADING TACKLER
Junior linebacker JR Johnson (Cicero, NY) posted six stops against Pittsburgh ... Johnson recorded his first forced fumble against BYU ... Johnson knocked the ball loose on the first series of the game, but BYU quarterback Bret Engemann recovered the ball ... Johnson had a career-high 10 tackles against the Cougars ... He is fifth on the team with 28 tackles this season.

GACHELIN GETS SECOND SACK OF THE SEASON
Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Louis Gachelin (Miami, FL) recorded his second sack of the season against Pittsburgh ... Gachelin had three tackles, including one for a loss, and two quarterback hurries against the Panthers ... He posted a career-best six tackles and his first quarterback hurry against BYU ... Gachelin has 17 tackles, two sacks, three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble on the season.

HUNTER SEES TIME IN SECONDARY
Junior cornerback Will Hunter (Chester, PA) had three tackles, including one for a loss, and one pass breakup against Pittsburgh ... Against BYU, Hunter forced a first-quarter fumble that led to Syracuse's third touchdown of the game ... Hunter freed up the ball and it was recovered by sophomore strong safety Keeon Walker (Hoboken, NJ) ... He also recorded his first career sack against the Cougars.

DEFENSE FORCES FUMBLES
The SU defense has recovered six fumbles (and forced 14 total) in five games in 2000, one more than its total from the 1999 season ... Last year SU forced the opponent to cough up the ball 12 times and recovered five of those ... Against Buffalo three of the five turnovers the defense forced were fumbles ... The last time the Orangemen forced three fumbles was against Miami in 1998 ... SU recovered two fumbles against Cincinnati and one against Brigham Young.

EDMONDS LISTED ON DEPTH CHART
For the fourth week in a row, true freshman Cedric Edmonds (Tampa, FL) is listed as a backup strong safety on SU's depth chart ... He is listed along with junior Willie Ford (Falmouth, MA) who is the starter at cornerback.

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