Orangemen Open Season With 63-7 Victory Against Buffalo

Brown, a senior, didn't even score the most touchdowns. That honor went to sophomore running back Chris Davis, who scored the first three touchdowns of his college career.

Sophomore quarterback Troy Nunes led SU to touchdown scoring drives on the team's first three possessions.

Brown took charge of the field on SU's first play from scrimmage with a 17-yard run that set up Davis' first touchdown, a one-yard run. Davis scored five minutes later from two yards out. He scored on a 20-yard run with 7:49 left in the third quarter.

Brown, who averaged 8.7 yards per carry, tallied his career high with long gains that also included runs of 18 and 14 yards.

Hauling in three passes for 75 yards, Pat Woodcock led SU in receptions and receiving yards.

Buffalo's Theron Walker meets Syracuse defender J.R. Johnson face-to-face during the third quarter at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. on Sept. 2. Sophomore Mike Shafer had a successful debut as the Orangmen's place kicker. He converted seven of eight PATs, the only miss coming from the 15-yard line, following an SU penalty.

SU gained 386 total yards, 304 on the ground, while Buffalo gained 270 total yards, mostly through the air. Bulls quarterback Joe Freedy completed 16 of 36 attempts for 168 yards. Freedy, who threw one interception on the day, was under pressure from the Syracuse defense all night.

JR Johnson's eight tackles led an SU defense that yielded only 102 rushing yards. Defensive backs Will Hunter and Quentin Harris added seven and six tackles respectively.

Buffalo did have a chance to make it a game in the first quarter. Bulls' defensive back Noah Burroughs recovered a blocked punt on the Syracuse 35. The Bulls worked the ball to the Syracuse 10-yard-line before Will Allen blocked Scott Keller's field goal attempt.

It was all Syracuse from that point on. Buffalo did manage to get on the board scoring a touchdown with 34 left seconds in the game. Freedy connected to wide receiver Dahnel Singfield and Keller added the extra point.

Redshirt freshman quarterback R.J. Anderson entered his first collegiate game with 10:36 left to play in the third quarter. On his first and only pass Anderson launched a 57-yard bomb to Woodcock. The recepetion is the longest of Woodcock's career.