SIX AND OH YEAH!

Saturday, October 15

Syracuse, N.Y.

3:30 PM

Syracuse University

6-0 , 3-0

NC State

5-2 , 1-2

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NC State

Syracuse

10/15/2022 6:46:00 PM | Football

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For the first time since 1987 and the third time since 1935, Syracuse football is 6-0.

The No. 18 Orange used a complete game on both sides of the ball to smother No. 15 N.C. State 24-9 on Saturday, a second-straight win without allowing an offensive touchdown in front of a sell-out crowd of 49,705. It was the first top-20 matchup at the JMA Wireless Dome since 1998.

Garrett Shrader hit Oronde Gadsden II for two touchdowns as the latter became the first receiver in the ACC this season with three 100-plus receiving yard games. Sean Tucker continued his run through the record books, passing NFL and College Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little on the all-time yards list.

Shrader finished with 210 yards passing while rushing for another 81 yards. Tucker ran for 98 yards and one touchdown, bringing his career rushing total to 2,766, sixth all-time at Syracuse. Gadsden II reeled in eight catches on 10 targets for 141 yards and two touchdowns.

The Orange defense held N.C. State to just 255 yards of total offense, led by 10 total tackles from Marlowe Wax. The Mob racked up four sacks, including one and a half from Jatius Geer. Syracuse's defense had three pass breakups, with two from Jason Simmons Jr.

Syracuse, now bowl eligible, heads to No. 4 Clemson next weekend for a nationally-televised game on ABC. Opening kickoff is set for noon.

For the fifth time in six games this season, the Orange scored on their opening drive. Syracuse had excellent field position after N.C. State put the game's opening kick out of bounds. Tucker broke off a 38-yard run, passing Floyd Little for sixth all-time in career yards along the way. Two plays later, Shrader hit Gadsden II from 12 yards out for a 7-0 lead to set up the wire-to-wire win.

Orange strike early in front of a sold-out Dome!

Shrader ➡️ Gadsden

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— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) October 15, 2022

N.C. State chewed clock on its opening drive, capping a 12-play, 48-yard drive with a 20-yard field goal after a seven-minute possession.

Andre Szmyt continued to add onto his record-setting career with a 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter, putting the Orange back up by seven with a 10-3 lead, a score that held up into halftime.

The Wolfpack used a drive of nearly eight minutes to open the third quarter with a 42-yard field goal, cutting the Orange lead to 10-6. Syracuse's defense bent but did not break in holding N.C. State to that field goal, aided by a bad snap on second-and-two and one of the Wolfpack's four false starts on third down and 14.

Syracuse put the lead out of reach late in the third quarter as Shrader found Gadsden II down the left side for the receiver's second-career multi-touchdown game. It put Gadsden II over the 100-yard mark for the third time this season while moving Shrader into the top 10 for passing touchdowns, bringing his Orange total to 21.

Touchdown No. ✌️ for Oronde Gadsden today!

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— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) October 15, 2022

Midway through the fourth quarter, N.C. State hit its third field goal of the day, trimming the Orange edge to 17-9.

With just over two minutes to play, Tucker and company sealed the deal with the final touchdown of the game, a 25-yard run for his 22nd career rushing touchdown, one shy of Jim Brown's mark of 23 which ranks 10th in program history.

We're #PL34SED with this 25-yd TD run by @seantucker2020

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— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) October 15, 2022

With the win, Syracuse improved to 6-0 for the third time since World War II, equaling the marks set by the 1959 and 1987 teams. Saturday's showdown was the 15th time since 1936 the Orange hosted a ranked-on-ranked game and the 13th time in JMA Dome (Since 1980).

Syracuse continued its hot starts in games, scoring for the fifth time on its opening possession. The Orange have out-scored opponents 68-16 in the first quarter this season and 122-26 in the first half.

During halftime, Syracuse honored its three legendary 44s, Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, and Floyd Little with an in-person presentation of the Ring of Honor.