Donovan McNabb played his final game in the Carrier Dome on November 28, 1998. He finished the game with 99 yards rushing and 80 yards passing, leading Syracuse to its third straight BIG EAST title.
This Day in Dome History: November 28
11/28/2005 1:16:01 PM | Football, Dome 25
Donovan McNabb and 13 other seniors played their final game in the Carrier Dome against the Miami Hurricanes on this date in 1998. McNabb passed for two touchdowns and ran for three more as Syracuse claimed its third consecutive BIG EAST Championship with a 66-13 victory.
Syracuse sprinted to a 24-7 lead by the end of the first quarter, and at halftime had set a Carrier Dome record with 45 points. SU used a variety of plays – a blocked punt, a 100-yard kickoff return, a fumble return for a touchdown, two interceptions – in getting the job done.
Miami recovered from an early 17-0 deficit by scoring with 44 seconds left in the opening period, but the Orange came right back. On the ensuing kickoff, Kevin Johnson tied an SU record with a 100-yard return to the end zone. The Orange defense limited the Hurricanes to 210 yards of total offense.
The Syracuse men’s basketball team has won all six of its games played in the Dome on this date. Most recently, the Orange defeated Colgate, 70-51, in 2001. Syracuse set a school record with 16 blocks as Craig Forth led the way with seven. Kueth Duany was SU’s leading scorer and rebounder with 17 points and eight rebounds.
The Orange also hosted the Red Raiders on this date in 2000. DeShaun Williams and Preston Shumpert each scored 21 points to lead SU to a 73-65 victory.
Colgate was also Syracuse’s opponent on this date in 1995. John Wallace had a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, leading the Orange to an 89-55 win. Wallace also had four blocks and three steals in the game.
In 1993, Lawrence Moten scored 29 points to lead Syracuse to a 98-65 win against Tennessee in it home opener. Scott McCorkle, John Wallace and Adrian Autry all scored in double figures for the Orange.
Syracuse has also hosted Cornell twice on this date during the past 25 years. In 1988, Stephen Thompson has 18 points, and Derrick Coleman had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead SU to a 91-66 victory. In 1984, three players reached double figures in scoring, led by Andre Hawkins’ and Wendell Alexis’ 11 points each, in a 65-53 victory.
In addition to Syracuse University events, the Dome hosted high school football state championship contests in 1997 and 2003 and Pop Warner football action in 1992.
In 1981, the Rolling Stones played in front of 43,000 for the second straight night.
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.
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