This Day in Dome History: October 21
10/21/2005 2:50:07 PM | Football, Dome 25
Dwight Freeney broke the Syracuse and BIG EAST Conference single-game records with four and one-half sacks in Syracuse's 22-14 loss to No. 2 Virginia Tech in front of 49,033 fans in the Carrier Dome on October 21, 2000. Freeney finished that season with 13 sacks which ranked fourth at the time on the SU single-season leader list.
The Syracuse defense allowed a season-low 240 yards of total offense and recorded nine sacks which tied the SU single-game record and tied for second in BIG EAST history. The Orange scored found the end zone twice in the first quarter and led 14-3 at halftime. Virginia Tech's Lee Suggs scored twice in the third quarter to give the Hokies a 15-14 lead. Michael Vicks' 55-yard touchdown run with 1:34 left to play sealed the VT victory.
The Orange football shutout West Virginia, 22-0, on this date in 1995. Syracuse's defense allowed 96 rushing yards and 82 passing yards. Donovan McNabb was 16-for-24 passing for 308 yards, and Marvin Harrison tied a career best with nine receptions for 213 yards. McNabb hit Harrison for a 96-yard touchdown for Syracuse's final score, the longest TD pass in school history.
The SU men's soccer team has played twice in the Dome on this date. In 1987, the Orange beat St. Bonaventure, 7-0. Mark DiMonte scored two goals and tied an SU single-game record with three assists. In 1992, Syracuse defeated Hartick, 1-0.
More than 23.5 million people have passed through the revolving doors of the Carrier Dome since the building’s first public event on September 20, 1980. Throughout the 2005-06 SU athletics seasons the University will celebrate the first 25 years of the Loud House.
In the first 25 years of the Dome, more than 1,740 events were staged, including collegiate, professional and high school athletics events, University commencement, concerts, a circus, and community events. These activities are chronicled in the more than 100 photographs that are currently in the concourse of the Dome. Fans who attend events in the Dome can re-live the memories with these photos.
