2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Syracuse 38, West Virginia 14
Dec. 29, 2012
Bronx, N.Y.
Syracuse won its second New Era Pinstripe Bowl by defeating West Virginia 38-14 in a snowy game at Yankee Stadium.Â
Running back Prince-Tyson Gulley amassed a career-high 213 yards rushing on 26 carries and scored three total touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) to win game MVP honors. He found the end zone on runs of 33 and 67 yards. He also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Nassib.
SU scored 23 of its 38 points in the third quarter to break open what was a 12-7 game at halftime. The Orange started the second half with a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive, capped by a Nassib TD pass to Beckett Wales. Gulley scored two of his touchdowns, sandwhiched around a 29-yard TD catch by WVU’s Stedman Bailey, to extend the SU advantage to 33-14. Brandon Sharpe closed the third-quarter scoring by forcing West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith into an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone. The result was a safety and a 35-14 Orange lead.
Ross Krautman accounted for the only points of the fourth quarter, kicking a 36-yard field goal.
The Orange defense was dominant, recording two safeties, blocking a field goal, and limiting WVU to 304 total yards.Â
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RUSHING: Syracuse - Gulley 26-213, Smith 29-152, Nassib 7-13, TEAM 3-minus 9. West Virginia - Austin 11-45, Buie 7-34, Alston 8-15, Bailey 1-13, Smith 3-minus 4.
PASSING: Syracuse - Nassib 11-23-1-130, Loeb 1-1-0-8. West Virginia - Smith 19-28-0-201.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Gulley 5-56, Wales 3-39, Lemon 2-7, Sales 1-19, West 1-17. West Virginia - Bailey 8-121, Woods 5-41, Austin 4-30, Clay 1-10, Buie 1-minus 1.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Bronx, N.Y.
Syracuse won its second New Era Pinstripe Bowl by defeating West Virginia 38-14 in a snowy game at Yankee Stadium.Â
Running back Prince-Tyson Gulley amassed a career-high 213 yards rushing on 26 carries and scored three total touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) to win game MVP honors. He found the end zone on runs of 33 and 67 yards. He also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Nassib.
SU scored 23 of its 38 points in the third quarter to break open what was a 12-7 game at halftime. The Orange started the second half with a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive, capped by a Nassib TD pass to Beckett Wales. Gulley scored two of his touchdowns, sandwhiched around a 29-yard TD catch by WVU’s Stedman Bailey, to extend the SU advantage to 33-14. Brandon Sharpe closed the third-quarter scoring by forcing West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith into an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone. The result was a safety and a 35-14 Orange lead.
Ross Krautman accounted for the only points of the fourth quarter, kicking a 36-yard field goal.
The Orange defense was dominant, recording two safeties, blocking a field goal, and limiting WVU to 304 total yards.Â
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| Â Score by Quarter | Â 1 | Â 2 | Â 3 | Â 4 | Â F |
| Â Syracuse | Â 3 | Â 9 | Â 23 | Â 3 | Â 38 |
| Â West Virginia | Â 0 | Â 7 | Â 7 | Â 0 | Â 14 |
| Â Scoring Summary | ||
| Â Team | Â Play | Â Score |
|  SU |  Krautman 25 field goal |  3-0 |
| Â SU | Â Lynch safety | Â 5-0 |
|  SU |  Gulley 33 run (Krautman kick) |  12-0 |
| Â WVU | Â Bailey 32 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick) | Â 12-7 |
| Â SU | Â Wales 10 pass from Nassib (Krautman kick) | Â 19-7 |
| Â SU | Â Gulley 67 run (Krautman kick) | Â 26-7 |
| Â WVU | Â Bailey 29 pass from Smith (Bitancurt kick)Â Â Â | Â 26-14 |
| Â SU | Â Gulley 9 pass from Nassib (Krautman kick) | Â 33-14 |
| Â SU | Â Sharpe safety | Â 35-14 |
| Â SU | Â Krautman 36 field goal | Â 38-14 |
| Â Team Stats | Â SU | Â WVU |
| Â First Downs | Â 28 | Â 15 |
| Â Rushing Yardage | Â 369 | Â 103 |
| Â Passing Yardage | Â 138 | Â 201 |
| Â Total Offense (Plays-Yds) | Â 89-507 | Â 58-304 |
| Â Passes | Â 12-24 | Â 19-28 |
| Â Passes Had Intercepted | Â 1 | Â 0 |
| Â Punts/Avg. | Â 3/24.7 | Â 5/31.4 |
|  Punt Returns |  0-0 |  0-0 |
| Â Kickoff Returns | Â 4-69 | Â 7-93 |
| Â Fumbles-Lost | Â 1-1 | Â 3-1 |
| Â Penalties-Yards | Â 5-57 | Â 11-116Â |
RUSHING: Syracuse - Gulley 26-213, Smith 29-152, Nassib 7-13, TEAM 3-minus 9. West Virginia - Austin 11-45, Buie 7-34, Alston 8-15, Bailey 1-13, Smith 3-minus 4.
PASSING: Syracuse - Nassib 11-23-1-130, Loeb 1-1-0-8. West Virginia - Smith 19-28-0-201.
RECEIVING: Syracuse - Gulley 5-56, Wales 3-39, Lemon 2-7, Sales 1-19, West 1-17. West Virginia - Bailey 8-121, Woods 5-41, Austin 4-30, Clay 1-10, Buie 1-minus 1.
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