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2017 Week 6: @ West Virginia

Posted on December 9, 2018 at 11:47 PM.

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#7 Syracuse (5-0) @ #6 West Virginia (5-0)

Coach Bays' first ever top-10 showdown features the Orange returning to Morgantown for the first time since their statement making upset last season of the then 5th ranked Mountaineers. West Virginia will be looking for revenge this year as they will once again look to defend home field and preserve their undefeated record for one more week. WVU QB Jordan Rouse has been electric this year while also not throwing a single interception to this point. Across the field from him will be Syracuse QB Tommy DeVito who is a leading Heisman candidate and with good reason. The Syracuse offense has not faced a test like West Virginia yet this season but they should be talented enough to come away with yet another win.

Prediction: 30-28 Syracuse

Syracuse Orange at West Virginia Mountaineers
Oct 7, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#7 Syracuse Orange (6-0)	14	21	14	16	65
#6 West Virginia Mountaineers (5-1)	7	14	0	0	21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		SYR	WVU
5:49	(SYR) R. Patton, 18 yd pass from T. DeVito	7	0
4:34	(WVU) B. Logan, 6 yd pass from J. Rouse	7	7
0:44	(SYR) C. Campbell, 15 yd pass from T. DeVito	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		SYR	WVU
6:16	(SYR) R. Patton, 5 yd run	21	7
4:01	(WVU) R. Roberson, 36 yd pass from J. Rouse	21	14
2:53	(SYR) C. Campbell, 16 yd pass from T. DeVito	28	14
1:27	(WVU) P. Rowe, 26 yd pass from J. Rouse	28	21
0:08	(SYR) A. Rawlins, 3 yd run	35	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		SYR	WVU
3:46	(SYR) R. Patton, 3 yd run	42	21
0:59	(SYR) C. Campbell, 6 yd pass from T. DeVito	49	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		SYR	WVU
6:38	(SYR) R. Patton, 2 yd run	56	21
2:58	(SYR) Team Safety	58	21
0:35	(SYR) J. Green, 1 yd run	65	21

Syracuse Orange
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
T. DeVito	32/43	472	4	1
D. Reed	7/11	83	0	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Patton	12	22	1.8	3
T. DeVito	9	46	5.1	0
J. Green	7	12	1.7	1
D. Reed	3	54	18.0	0
A. Rawlins	2	2	1.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
A. Rawlins	7	104	14.3	0
C. Campbell	6	65	10.8	3
M. Archie	6	89	14.8	0
J. Workman	5	57	11.4	0
R. Patton	5	126	25.2	1
D. Brown	4	34	8.5	0
M. Pierre	2	33	16.5	0
J. Green	2	12	6.0	0
S. Lake	1	14	14.0	0
B. Dennis	1	21	21.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
D. Williams	8	0	1	0
P. Coleman	5	2	0	0
K. Smith	1	1	0	0

West Virginia Mountaineers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
J. Rouse	19/31	197	3	1
K. Stewart	2/4	20	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Page	8	58	7.2	0
J. Rouse	7	-12	-1.7	0
M. Robinson	1	-4	-4.0	0
K. Stewart	1	1	1.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Roberson	5	101	20.2	1
J. Page	5	11	2.2	0
P. Rowe	3	63	21.0	1
T. Simpson	3	-1	-0.3	0
B. Barron	2	17	8.5	0
M. Doyle	1	10	10.0	0
C. Ham	1	10	10.0	0
B. Logan	1	6	6.0	1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
K. Robinson	16	0	0	0
E. Brown	8	0	0	0
M. McGrew	7	0	0	0
S. Billings	7	1	0	0
W. Battle	5	0	0	0
J. Penn	5	0	0	0
J. Moore	2	0	1	0

This game got out of hand quickly and Syracuse ran away with it in the second half, shutting out the Mountaineers. West Virginia got some offense going in the first half but could not stop Syracuse's passing game as Tommy DeVito threw for over 400 yards and 4 scores. The running game was shut down for much of the day despite 5 scores on the ground. The biggest reason for the win was the defense not allowing big plays and forcing punt after punt by the Mountaineer offense. HB Richard Patton had a rough day on the ground but made his presence felt still by running for 3 scores and getting over 100 yards and an additional score through the air. Patton is a young player but he has already done a great job showing his nose for the endzone and should develop into a great back for the Orange. WR Allen Rawlins had over 100 yards receiving yet again but SO WR Charles Campbell was the surprise, with 6 catches and 3 scores. The blowout gave fans and coaches a chance to see quarterback of the future DJuan Reed play and he was good at making plays but showed his youth with a bad interception in the endzone when he should have given up on the play. Reed ran extremely effectively, showing his elite athleticism and versatility. This game should secure Syracuse's standing as one of the best title contenders this season as well as hoist DeVito back into the front of the Heisman conversation. Syracuse moves to 6-0 and will hit the road to play a struggling Louisville team next week.

Final Score: 65-21 Syracuse