Football Falls to No. 2 Miami
11/17/2000 9:06:53 PM | Football
Miami scored three touchdowns in four minutes and 45 seconds during the second quarter. Syracuse held Miami to a couple of field goals for the rest of the contest.
Hurricane senior running back James Jackson rushed for two of Miami's touchdowns. Wide receiver Reggie Wayne caught a 32-yard pass from quarterback Ken Dorsey for the other Miami touchdown.
Miami gained a total of 419 yards in 70 plays on the night. Dorsey completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 263 passing yards.
SU gained 166 total yards, 83 through the air. Redshirt freshman quarterback R.J. Anderson, starting his first home game for the Orangemen, completed 11 of 25 passes.
Jackson led all rushers with 101 yards on 23 carries. James Mungro ran for 50 yards on eight carries to lead Syracuse in rushing.
Although Syracuse senior running back Dee Brown only netted five rushing yards in the game, that was enough to make him SU's sixth highest career rusher with a total 2,387 yards in his career. He surpassed Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis on the all-time list.
On the defensive side, Syracuse sophomore linebacker Clifton Smith led both teams with 15 tackles.
Miami's first score was a 23-yard Todd Sievers field goal with 10:45 left in the first quarter.
Syracuse mounted a promising drive later in the first period when quarterback Anderson led his offense to the Miami 17. But Syracuse failed to score when Mike Shafer's 40-yard field goal attempt went wide to the left of the goalposts.
In the second quarter, Hurricane running back Jackson capped a 77-yard scoring drive with a five-yard run for the game's first touchdown. Miami led 10-0.
Miami scored its second touchdown three minutes later when Dorsey connected with Wayne on a 32-yard pass. Smith blocked Sievers' point-after attempt, Miami led 16-0.
Jackson scored his second touchdown of the night on a 33-yard run. Miami took a 23-0 lead into the half.
The final score came with 12:04 left in the game when Sievers kicked a 33-yard field goal.
Miami, now 9-1 for the year and 6-0 in the BIG EAST, will face Boston College next week in Miami. Syracuse, 5-5 for the year and 3-3 in the BIG EAST, will host Rutgers.
