#TBT: Johnston Powers Orange Past Navy

Thirty years ago, the Syracuse football team made history, finishing the regular season with an 11-0 record and earning an invitation to the Sugar Bowl where it tied Auburn. This fall, Cuse.com will celebrate the 30th anniversary of that historic team each week with a recap of each contest from the 1987 campaign.

In its ninth game of the regular season, Syracuse visited Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to face the Midshipmen. The date was Nov. 7 and the Orange were ranked No. 8 in the nation heading into the game.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Syracuse offense continued to roll, racking up for 455 total yards and scoring on six of 10 possessions in a 34-10 triumph at Navy. Quarterback Don McPherson threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns to break his own season passing yardage record.

For the second consecutive game, and the third time in 1987, the Syracuse rushed for more yards (246 yards) than it passed for (209 yards). Fullback Daryl Johnston shouldered the load on the ground, running for 66 yards and scoring the first two rushing touchdowns of his career.

"Daryl Johnston, who was given the game ball, played a tremendous game," said Syracuse head coach Dick MacPherson afterward. "He's an unselfish player, but today he got himself two touchdowns."

Deval Glover had his best day of the regular season, hauling in three passes for 69 yards, including a 39-yard touchdown reception to open scoring for Syracuse.

"On defense, we had a real problem with their speed," said Navy head coach Elliot Uzelac. "We couldn't get enough coverage from our linebackers, so we brought up our secondary. Then we got beat deep on the pass."

Score by Quarter	1	2	3	4	F
Syracuse	7	6	14	7	34
Navy	0	3	0	7	10

Scoring Summary
Team	Play	Score
SU	Glover 39-yd pass from McPherson (Vesling kick)	7-0
USNA	Fundoukos 24-yd field goal	7-3
SU	Vesling 34-yd field goal	10-3
SU	Vesling 34-yd field goal	13-3
SU	Kane 18-yd pass from McPherson (Vesling kick)	20-3
SU	Johnston 1-yd run (Vesling kick)	27-3
USNA	Bradley 4-yd run (Fundoukos kick)	27-10
SU	Johnston 3-yd run (Vesling kick)	34-10

Team Stats	SU	USNA
First Downs	23	19
Rushing Yardage	246	204
Passing Yardage	209	101
Total Offense	455	305
Passes	12/22	7/14
Passes Intercepted By	1	0
Punts/Avg.	3/37.3	4/36.5
Kickoff Returns	3/38	7/148
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	5/1
Penalties/Yards	5/60	5/40

Rushing: Syracuse - Owens 9-67, Johnston 13-66, Drummond 11-62; Navy- Parker 17-71, Grizzard 18-58
Passing: Syracuse- McPherson 11-20-0-197; Navy- Grizzard 7-14-1-101
Receiving: Syracuse- Glover 3-69, Kane 2-38; Navy- Neumann 2-31, Hughes 2-23

The 2017 Orange travel to Tallahassee to take on ACC rival Florida State on Saturday, Nov. 4. Kickoff is 12:20 p.m. on the ACC Network. Syracuse's next home game is Nov. 11 against Wake Forest. Tickets to watch the Orange and Demon Deacons start at $30 and they are available online (Cuse.com/tickets), by phone (888-DOME-TIX) and at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B).

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