5 Things to Know: 'Cuse vs. South Florida
12/19/2023 3:42:00 PM | Football
Syracuse takes on South Florida in the 2024 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl on Thursday at 8 p.m. Here are five things to know about the matchup:
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1. Going Bowling
The 2023 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl marks Syracuse's 28th bowl game appearance. The Orange have won four of their last five bowl games and have an all-time record of 16-10-1. Â Syracuse's .611 bowl winning percentage ranks eighth all-time among teams with 15 appearances and is the highest for an ACC school.
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From 1989-96, the Orange won seven-straight bowl games. The streak is the seventh-longest in college football postseason history. Florida State owns the record with 11-consecutive bowl-game victories from 1985-96.
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2. Back-To-Back Bowls
Syracuse will play in back-to-back bowl games for the first time since the 2012-13 campaigns. The Orange are 1-of-32 Power 5 Conference schools to go bowling in back-to-back seasons.
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3. Series History
Syracuse and South Florida have met 10 times on the gridiron. The Bulls own an 8-2 advantage in the all-time series.
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The squads met every year from 2005-12 when both were members of The BIG EAST Conference. Both of the Orange's wins over the Bulls came on South Florida's home field.
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4. Allen Joins Rare Company
LeQuint Allen Jr. is the 13th player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He joined the elite group with a career-high 144 yards against Wake Forest, increasing his season total to 1,062. That total ranks 12th on Syracuse's single-season record list.
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It marks the 20th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history and the third-straight season 'Cuse has a back reach the 1,000 yard mark after Sean Tucker did so in 2021 and 2022. It's the fourth time in program history that Syracuse has seen a player reach 1,000 yards in three-straight seasons.
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5. Record Pace
Jack Stonehouse is averaging 46.5 yards per punt, which ranks second in the ACC and 10th in the nation. Eighteen of his punts have gone 50+ yards, including a season-long 64-yard punt against Pittsburgh.
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Stonehouse is on pace to break the school single-season record for punting average of 44.78 set by Nolan Cooney in 2020.
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1. Going Bowling
The 2023 RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl marks Syracuse's 28th bowl game appearance. The Orange have won four of their last five bowl games and have an all-time record of 16-10-1. Â Syracuse's .611 bowl winning percentage ranks eighth all-time among teams with 15 appearances and is the highest for an ACC school.
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From 1989-96, the Orange won seven-straight bowl games. The streak is the seventh-longest in college football postseason history. Florida State owns the record with 11-consecutive bowl-game victories from 1985-96.
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2. Back-To-Back Bowls
Syracuse will play in back-to-back bowl games for the first time since the 2012-13 campaigns. The Orange are 1-of-32 Power 5 Conference schools to go bowling in back-to-back seasons.
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3. Series History
Syracuse and South Florida have met 10 times on the gridiron. The Bulls own an 8-2 advantage in the all-time series.
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The squads met every year from 2005-12 when both were members of The BIG EAST Conference. Both of the Orange's wins over the Bulls came on South Florida's home field.
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4. Allen Joins Rare Company
LeQuint Allen Jr. is the 13th player in program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He joined the elite group with a career-high 144 yards against Wake Forest, increasing his season total to 1,062. That total ranks 12th on Syracuse's single-season record list.
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It marks the 20th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history and the third-straight season 'Cuse has a back reach the 1,000 yard mark after Sean Tucker did so in 2021 and 2022. It's the fourth time in program history that Syracuse has seen a player reach 1,000 yards in three-straight seasons.
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5. Record Pace
Jack Stonehouse is averaging 46.5 yards per punt, which ranks second in the ACC and 10th in the nation. Eighteen of his punts have gone 50+ yards, including a season-long 64-yard punt against Pittsburgh.
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Stonehouse is on pace to break the school single-season record for punting average of 44.78 set by Nolan Cooney in 2020.
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