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Orange Extra: Dome Debut
9/5/2018 9:00:00 AM | Football
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Saturday's gridiron encounter between Syracuse and Wagner marks the first 2018 appearance in the Dome for the Orange. Coach Dino Babers' squad has a road-game victory under its belt and looks to improve to 2-0 in front of the hometown crowd on Sept. 8. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
HOMERS ...
Syracuse is 90-32-4 in home openers. Over the course of football history on the Hill, the Orange have had a home opener in all but two campaigns. In 1889, Syracuse did not play a home game, and in 1979, while the Dome was under construction, Syracuse's "home games" were not played in the Salt City.
Since the Orange moved into the Dome for the 1980 season, the club is 15-16 in home openers. Syracuse has won five straight home starters, a streak begun by a 54-0 victory against this weekend's opponent (Wagner) in 2013.
Saturday marks the sixth straight campaign the Orange's first Dome game of the year is versus a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) foe.
A BRIEF HISTORY LESSON ABOUT THE SYRACUSE-WAGNER SERIES
The Orange and the Seahawks have only met once previously – the 54-0 triumph in 2013. The result represents Syracuse's largest margin of victory since 2000.
On that occasion, Syracuse outgained Wagner 595-87 and limited the Seahawks to just 34 yards passing. At the same time, the Orange were grinding out 236 yards on the ground and another 359 through the air.
Terrel Hunt came off the bench to pass for 265 yards and three touchdowns for Syracuse.
The Orange have only met one other Northeast Conference program besides Wagner. The Orange tangled with Central Connecticut State a season ago and emerged with a 50-7 victory.
WHEN SEAHAWKS SAILED
The Wagner football program has its own storied history, complete with a national championship. Prior to joining the FCS ranks, the Seahawks were affiliated with Division III. Wagner defeated Dayton in the 1987 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl 19-3 to claim the Division III title.
Current Wagner athletic director Walt Hameline was the 36-year old coach of that club. He served as head coach from 1981-2014. Over the course of 34 seasons, his teams posted a 223-139-2 (.615) record.
Wagner played its first season of Division I-AA football in 1993. The 1996 campaign was its first as a member of the Northeast Conference in football. In 2012, the Seahawks won the program's first NEC crown and then claimed the league's first FCS playoff victory by beating Colgate, 31-20.
'CUSE AGAINST THE FCS
Syracuse has produced an unblemished, 16-0 record against FCS (formerly I-AA) opposition. Included in that total are 15 consecutive victories inside the Dome.
Major college football programs were separated into two divisions, I-A and I-AA, in 1978. Syracuse's initial encounter with a I-AA club came in the 1979 Independence Bowl, when the Orange were matched up with McNeese State, the unbeaten champion of the Southland Conference. Syracuse, led by 155 rushing yards from Joe Morris, defeated the Cowboys, 31-7.
GETTING THE ORANGE UP TO SPEED
Syracuse might not have reached "Orange Is The New Fast" speed in its win against Western Michigan, in part because Coach Babers adjusted the speed limit throughout the contest. That certainly did not mean three yards and a cloud of dust versus the Broncos.
Each of the nine scoring drives Syracuse posted in Kalamazoo, Mich., clocked in at under three minutes. Six of the nine lasted less than two minutes.
The Orange totaled 88 plays against Western Michigan.
DUNGEYÂ DOES IT ALL IN FIRST CHANCE OF 2018
Eric Dungey took the moniker "dual-threat quarterback" seriously a week ago against Western Michigan. When the Broncos attempted to shut down Syracuse's passing game, Dungey answered by running. If Western Michigan crowded the box to discourage another ground attempt, Dungey threw, often deep.
He set a Syracuse single-game standard for rushing yards by a quarterback, totaling 200 yards on 15 carries, including a 27-yard touchdown jaunt. He literally ran past the previous Orange mark of 156 yards shared by Terrel Hunt and Bill Hurley. Dungey joined Taquon Marshall (Georgia Tech), Lamar Jackson (Louisville) and Woody Dantzler (Clemson) as the only signal-callers in ACC history to rush for 200 yards.
Dungey's 200 rushing yards represented the third-best effort in the FBS ranks this season. Two running backs, Traveon Williams of Texas A&M and Scottie Phillips from Ole Miss, had 240 and 204 yards on the ground, respectively.
Dungey also completed 7-of-17 passes for 184 yards and two scores. The touchdown tosses both went to Jamal Custis, and covered 27 and 21 yards.
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HOMERS ...
Syracuse is 90-32-4 in home openers. Over the course of football history on the Hill, the Orange have had a home opener in all but two campaigns. In 1889, Syracuse did not play a home game, and in 1979, while the Dome was under construction, Syracuse's "home games" were not played in the Salt City.
Since the Orange moved into the Dome for the 1980 season, the club is 15-16 in home openers. Syracuse has won five straight home starters, a streak begun by a 54-0 victory against this weekend's opponent (Wagner) in 2013.
Saturday marks the sixth straight campaign the Orange's first Dome game of the year is versus a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) foe.
A BRIEF HISTORY LESSON ABOUT THE SYRACUSE-WAGNER SERIES
The Orange and the Seahawks have only met once previously – the 54-0 triumph in 2013. The result represents Syracuse's largest margin of victory since 2000.
On that occasion, Syracuse outgained Wagner 595-87 and limited the Seahawks to just 34 yards passing. At the same time, the Orange were grinding out 236 yards on the ground and another 359 through the air.
Terrel Hunt came off the bench to pass for 265 yards and three touchdowns for Syracuse.
The Orange have only met one other Northeast Conference program besides Wagner. The Orange tangled with Central Connecticut State a season ago and emerged with a 50-7 victory.
WHEN SEAHAWKS SAILED
The Wagner football program has its own storied history, complete with a national championship. Prior to joining the FCS ranks, the Seahawks were affiliated with Division III. Wagner defeated Dayton in the 1987 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl 19-3 to claim the Division III title.
Current Wagner athletic director Walt Hameline was the 36-year old coach of that club. He served as head coach from 1981-2014. Over the course of 34 seasons, his teams posted a 223-139-2 (.615) record.
Wagner played its first season of Division I-AA football in 1993. The 1996 campaign was its first as a member of the Northeast Conference in football. In 2012, the Seahawks won the program's first NEC crown and then claimed the league's first FCS playoff victory by beating Colgate, 31-20.
'CUSE AGAINST THE FCS
Syracuse has produced an unblemished, 16-0 record against FCS (formerly I-AA) opposition. Included in that total are 15 consecutive victories inside the Dome.
Major college football programs were separated into two divisions, I-A and I-AA, in 1978. Syracuse's initial encounter with a I-AA club came in the 1979 Independence Bowl, when the Orange were matched up with McNeese State, the unbeaten champion of the Southland Conference. Syracuse, led by 155 rushing yards from Joe Morris, defeated the Cowboys, 31-7.
GETTING THE ORANGE UP TO SPEED
Syracuse might not have reached "Orange Is The New Fast" speed in its win against Western Michigan, in part because Coach Babers adjusted the speed limit throughout the contest. That certainly did not mean three yards and a cloud of dust versus the Broncos.
Each of the nine scoring drives Syracuse posted in Kalamazoo, Mich., clocked in at under three minutes. Six of the nine lasted less than two minutes.
The Orange totaled 88 plays against Western Michigan.
DUNGEYÂ DOES IT ALL IN FIRST CHANCE OF 2018
Eric Dungey took the moniker "dual-threat quarterback" seriously a week ago against Western Michigan. When the Broncos attempted to shut down Syracuse's passing game, Dungey answered by running. If Western Michigan crowded the box to discourage another ground attempt, Dungey threw, often deep.
He set a Syracuse single-game standard for rushing yards by a quarterback, totaling 200 yards on 15 carries, including a 27-yard touchdown jaunt. He literally ran past the previous Orange mark of 156 yards shared by Terrel Hunt and Bill Hurley. Dungey joined Taquon Marshall (Georgia Tech), Lamar Jackson (Louisville) and Woody Dantzler (Clemson) as the only signal-callers in ACC history to rush for 200 yards.
Dungey's 200 rushing yards represented the third-best effort in the FBS ranks this season. Two running backs, Traveon Williams of Texas A&M and Scottie Phillips from Ole Miss, had 240 and 204 yards on the ground, respectively.
Dungey also completed 7-of-17 passes for 184 yards and two scores. The touchdown tosses both went to Jamal Custis, and covered 27 and 21 yards.
For complete coverage of Syracuse football, follow us on Twitter (@CuseFootball), Instagram (@CuseFootball) and like us on Facebook (Syracuse Football).
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