2018 Camping World Bowl - Syracuse University Athletics

Syracuse 34, West Virginia 18
Dec. 28, 2018
Orlando, Fla.

The No. 20 Orange defeated No. 16 West Virginia in their first bowl game since 2013. The win capped off a 10-3 season, Syracuse's first with double digit wins since 2001.

West Virginia opened the scoring with a field goal in the first quarter, but SU answered with a 10-play, 91-yard drive culminating with a 4-yard touchdown run by Abdul Adams. West Virginia added nine points in the second, but another Adams touchdown run secured a 14-12 halftime lead for the Orange.

SU was unable to find the end zone in the third, and they trailed 18-17 entering the fourth quarter. Syracuse responded by scoring 17 unanswered points to take the victory. The Orange came out strong in the fourth with a 14-yard touchdown pass by Eric Dungey to Trishton Jackson on the first play of the quarter. On the first play of the following West Virginia drive, defensive back Allen Stritzinger caught his first career interception, immediately putting the Orange back in the red zone. Kicker Andre Szmyt gave the Orange a two-score lead with a field goal.

A Jarveon Howard run delivered the 34-18 final score as the Orange defense shutout the Mountaineers in the fourth quarter.

Eric Dungey delivered with 303 yards on 21-of-30 passing in the final game of his illustrious Orange career. Kendall Coleman lead the defense with three sacks. Both teams gained over 400 yards in the game.

Score By Quarter	1	2	3	4	F
Syracuse	7	7	3	17	34
West Virginia	3	9	6	0	18

Scoring Summary
Team	Play	Score
WVU	Staley 28 field goal	0-3
SU	Adams 4 run (Szmyt kick)	7-3
WVU	McKoy 3 run (kick failed)	7-9
SU	Adams 1 run (Szmyt kick)	14-9
WVU	Staley 36 field goal	14-12
WVU	Staley 44 field goal	14-15
SU	Szmyt 39 field goal	17-15
WVU	Staley 49 field goal	17-18
SU	Jackson 14 pass from Dungey (Szmyt kick)	24-18
SU	Szmyt 34 field goal	27-18
SU	Howard 4 run (Szmyt kick)	34-18

Team Stats	SU	WVU
First Downs	24	18
Rushing Yardage	113	146
Passing Yardage	303	277
Total Offense (Plays-Yds)	416	423
Passes	21-30	19-38
Passes Had Intercepted	2	1
Punts/Avg.	6/39.2	5/40.2
Punt Returns	0-0	1-(-1)
Kickoff Returns	3-67	1-11
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	0-0
Penalties-Yards	11-90	6-65

RUSHING: Syracuse - Dungey 17-22, Strickland 9-28, Neal 8-42, Adams 8-19, TEAM 2-minus 2, Howard 1-4. West Virginia - McKoy 17-73, Allison 5-minus 31, Pettaway 4-61, Brown 4-13, Sinkfield 2-4, Lowe III 2-3, Bush 1-20, Wesco 1-3.

PASSING: Syracuse - Dungey 21-30-2-303. West Virginia - Allison 17-35-1-277, Lowe III 2-2-0-0, Wesco 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Syracuse - Custis 5-80, Harris 4-55, Hackett 3-42, Jackson 3-27, N. Johnson 2-10, Neal 1-42, Riley 1-23, S. Johnson 1-18, Elmore 1-6. West Virginia - Simmons 6-64, Sills V 4-9, Wesco 2-14, Maiden 2-6, Hall 1-43, Bush 1-34, Brown 1-25, McKoy 1-3, James 1-minus 2.