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2016 Week 2: @ Notre Dame

Posted on November 24, 2018 at 06:48 PM.

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Syracuse (0-1) @ Notre Dame (1-0)

Syracuse travels to MetLife Stadium for their rivalry game with the Fighting Irish. Last season Syracuse flexed their muscles in a 30-17 home win over the Fighting Irish. Syracuse is coming off a rough game versus TCU in which they allowed 31 second half points in an eventual 41-34 loss. They have a chance to win this game if they clean up the mistakes and shore up the defense some but the odds seem to be in Notre Dame's favor here.

Prediction: 31-27 Notre Dame

Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Sep 3, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Syracuse Orange (1-1)	0	17	7	7	31
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1)	7	7	0	14	28

Team Stats Comparison
	SYR	ND
Total Offense	451	381
Rushing Yards	169	92
Passing Yards	282	289
First Downs	27	18
Punt Return Yards	7	0
Kick Return Yards	16	20
Total Yards	474	401
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Conversion	7/11	7/12
4th Down Conversion	0/0	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-3-1	6-4-0
Penalties	1-5	2-19
Possession Time	19:50	12:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SYR	ND
5:35	(ND) O. Hawkins, 5 yd pass from A. Davis	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SYR	ND
7:58	(ND) O. Hawkins, 6 yd pass from A. Davis	0	14
5:30	(SYR) L. King, 19 yd FG	3	14
1:51	(SYR) A. Hackett, 1 yd pass from R. Culpepper	10	14
1:18	(SYR) A. Noel, 42 yd pass from T. DeVito	17	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SYR	ND
5:03	(SYR) T. DeVito, 8 yd run	24	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SYR	ND
7:33	(SYR) T. DeVito, 4 yd run	31	14
5:38	(ND) T. Jones Jr, 9 yd run	31	21
1:14	(ND) M. Young, 12 yd pass from A. Davis	31	28

Syracuse Orange
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. DeVito	27/38	281	1	0
R. Culpepper	1/1	1	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Pierre	19	105	5.5	0
T. DeVito	9	61	6.7	2
J. Green	1	3	3.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Rawlins	9	82	9.1	0
A. Noel	5	79	15.8	1
M. Pierre	3	36	12.0	0
A. Hackett	3	17	5.7	1
M. Archie	3	21	7.0	0
B. Dennis	2	22	11.0	0
J. Workman	2	20	10.0	0
J. Green	1	5	5.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
N. Fagan	7	1	0	0
L. Williams	6	0	0	0
R. Phillips	6	0	0	0
R. Davis	3	0	1	0
K. Jonathan	1	1	0	0

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
A. Davis	27/36	289	3	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Davis	9	23	2.5	0
T. Jones Jr	9	38	4.2	1
T. Sanders	2	5	2.5	0
C. Holmes	2	26	13.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Young	9	107	11.8	1
O. Hawkins	8	126	15.7	2
T. Jones Jr	5	2	0.4	0
C. Kmet	3	12	4.0	0
J. Armstrong	2	42	21.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Jones	13	1	0	0
J. Owusu-Koromoah	9	0	0	0
N. Duncan	6	0	0	0
T. Pride Jr	5	0	0	0

Syracuse played as close to a perfect game as possible today on their way to a hard-fought 31-28 win over the Fighting Irish in MetLife Stadium. The Syracuse offense did not turn the ball over a single time or commit a single penalty en route to the victory. Tommy DeVito was surgical throwing for 280 yards and a touchdown while rushing for two more. Backup QB Rex Culpepper came in to throw a 1-yard touchdown pass on his only attempt when DeVito exited a drive with an injury. This allowed DeVito to keep up a strange streak this season where all four of his touchdown passes to this point have come from 40+ yards out. SR HB Markenzy Pierre ran for 100 yards in his first career start and also added 36 yards on 3 catches out of the backfield. As good as this win was, it took a flawless day on offense and a lot of momentum to upset a mediocre Notre Dame team, meaning Syracuse might struggle to win games against good opponents all year. The defense held Notre Dame scoreless during a 31-0 Syracuse run that all but decided the game. The Orange move to 1-1 on the season following this win and will celebrate their home opener next Saturday in Syracuse.

Final Score: 31-28 Syracuse