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2016 Week 11: @ Virginia

Posted on November 29, 2018 at 07:39 PM.

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Syracuse (6-4) @ Virginia (4-6)

The Orange travel to Charlottesville to take on the Cavaliers. Syracuse is coming off a dominant win over ACC bottom-dweller Indiana. Virginia have been regulars near the bottom of the standings as well in recent years, needing to win out to have a shot at a bowl game this year. The Cavaliers were shut out in Syracuse last year in a 22-0 late-season loss to the Orange. Tommy DeVito is on a hot streak the last two weeks in which he has completed over 70% of his passes, thrown for nearly 800 yards, and has scored 8 touchdowns with only one turnover. Virginia is once again ranked in the bottom 25 in offense so look for the Orange defense to continue riding the momentum and the offense to score a whole lot of points. The Orange should roll.

Prediction: 51-13 Syracuse

Syracuse Orange at Virginia Cavaliers
Nov 21, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Syracuse Orange (7-4)	3	10	7	14	34
Virginia Cavaliers (4-7)	3	7	0	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	SYR	UVA
Total Offense	498	251
Rushing Yards	154	26
Passing Yards	344	225
First Downs	24	14
Punt Return Yards	13	11
Kick Return Yards	41	89
Total Yards	552	351
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Conversion	5/12	3/12
4th Down Conversion	1/1	0/1
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	8-4-2	2-0-1
Penalties	1-15	2-15
Possession Time	18:16	13:44

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SYR	UVA
5:07	(SYR) L. King, 24 yd FG	3	0
2:31	(UVA) A. Mejia, 23 yd FG	3	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SYR	UVA
5:14	(UVA) T. Jana, 37 yd pass from M. Merrick	3	10
3:07	(SYR) A. Rawlins, 1 yd pass from T. DeVito	10	10
0:00	(SYR) L. King, 23 yd FG	13	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SYR	UVA
3:54	(SYR) J. Green, 5 yd run	20	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SYR	UVA
6:45	(SYR) T. DeVito, 7 yd run	27	10
0:20	(SYR) B. Dennis, 13 yd pass from R. Culpepper	34	10

Syracuse Orange
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. DeVito	24/38	331	1	2
R. Culpepper	1/1	13	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Green	23	125	5.4	1
T. DeVito	7	20	2.8	1
M. Pierre	3	9	3.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Green	6	60	10.0	0
A. Noel	6	149	24.8	0
A. Rawlins	4	49	12.2	1
B. Dennis	4	61	15.3	1
M. Baker	1	10	10.0	0
D. Brown	1	8	8.0	0
A. Hackett	1	9	9.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
P. Coleman	8	0	0	0
L. Williams	6	0	0	0
J. Key	5	0	0	0
K. Jonathan	5	4	0	0
T. Richards	5	0	0	0
C. Harper	3	1	0	0
J. Houston	2	1	0	0

Virginia Cavaliers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
M. Merrick	22/32	225	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
L. Atkins	12	43	3.5	0
M. Merrick	12	-15	-1.2	0
T. Jana	1	-2	-2.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
L. Atkins	6	22	3.6	0
E. Baldwin	4	38	9.5	0
S. Smith	4	46	11.5	0
D. Cross	3	42	14.0	0
T. Jana	2	53	26.5	1
D. Pratt	2	13	6.5	0
R. Alexander	1	11	11.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
B. Nelson	10	0	1	0
S. Sullivan	8	0	0	0
J. Blount	5	0	0	0
M. Dwumfour	3	1	0	0
M. Jones	0	0	1	0

Despite winning by 24 the Orange could've won by much more. This team is inconsistent and doesn't always look like the same team playing out there. Tommy DeVito threw a pair of interceptions in the first half and the offense as a whole did not look fully in sync until after halftime. SO HB John Green got the start this week and ran with the opportunity. He ran for 125 yards and touchdown while also leading the team in receptions with 6 for 60 yards. SR WR Aaron Noel continued a hot streak as well as he had 150 yards through the air. The defense gave up yards to Virginia and did not manage a takeaway but they clamped down on the running game all afternoon, allowing 26 yards on 25 carries. SR DE Kingsley Jonathan increased his nation-leading sack total with his third game this season of 4+ sacks. Syracuse improves to 7-4 and now will finish the season with a home game against rival Boston College.

Final Score: 34-10 Syracuse