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Syracuse University
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Orangemen Lose to No. 1 Miami, 49-7
11/30/2002 6:26:13 PM | Football
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Sophomore running back Walter Reyes (Struthers, Ohio) gained 110 yards on 15 carries and scored SU's lone touchdown in the Orangemen's 49-7 loss to No. 1 Miami before 45,679 fans at the Carrier Dome. The Orangemen close the season with a 4-8 overall record and a 2-5 record in the BIG EAST. Miami (11-0, 6-0) has one game remaining against Virginia Tech on Dec. 7. Reyes finished the season with 1,135 rushing yards, the fourth-highest single-season total in SU history. It was the sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season for Reyes, which ties for third on SU's single-season record list and ties for 10th on the Orange career record chart.
Miami senior quarterback Ken Dorsey completed 16 of 25 passes and threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns as the No. 1 Hurricanes extended their 33-game winning streak. Sophomore Willis McGahee rushed for another two touchdowns and 134 yards in the game.
During SU's second offensive series, junior Jamel Riddle (Meriden, Conn.) left the game with an injury to his right shoulder. His two receptions against Miami gave him 41 for the season, which ties for ninth place on Syracuse's single-season receptions list. Riddle has 57 receptions for 963 yards through three seasons.
The Hurricanes jumped out to a 7-0 lead less than two minutes into the game on a 61-yard touchdown run by McGahee. Miami extended its lead to 14-0 with 1:01 remaining in the quarter on a 23-yard pass from Dorsey to Ethenic Sands. Dorsey connected with Andre Johnson in the endzone with 10:15 remaining in the quarter to give the Miami a 21-0 lead.
Redshirt freshman Steve Gregory (Staten Island, N.Y.) blocked a Hurricane field goal attempt with 2:28 left in the first half. It was his third blocked field goal of the season, including one against Temple and another against Central Florida. He is now tied for the SU single-season record for blocked kicks (David Tyree, 2000; Andre Brinson, 2001).
SU scored a touchdown with 39 seconds left in the second quarter on a one-yard run by Reyes, who finished the season with 104 points, which ranks third on SU's single-season scoring list behind Floyd Little (114 points in 1965) and Jim Brown (106 points in 1956). He is just the fourth Orangeman to score 100-or-more points in one season. That list includes Little, Brown and Ger Schwedes (100 points in 1959).
UM's Quadtrine Hill broke through the SU defenders to give the Hurricanes a 28-7 advantage at 12:41 of the third. McGahee scored his second touchdown of the game with 7:51 to play in the third quarter. Miami scored its final two touchdowns when senior Freddie Capshaw faked a punt and threw a pass to Sean Taylor for a 47-yard touchdown and then Maurice Sikes intercepted a Troy Nunes (Butler, Pa.) pass and returned it for a 53-yard score to make the final score 49-7.
Nunes closed his SU career completing 18-of-29 passes for 145 yards. He is ranked fourth on SU's career records lists for passing yards (4,578), completions (362), attempts (618) and passing yards per game (120.5). The only SU quarterbacks ahead of Nunes on the record lists are Marvin Graves (1990-93), Donovan McNabb (1995-98) and Don McPherson (1983-87).
SU senior wide receiver David Tyree (Montclair, N.J.) had four catches for 52 yards, giving him 36 receptions for 559 yards on the season. He closed his SU career with 75 catches for 1,214 yards. He ranks 13th on SU's career receiving record list.
Junior receiver Johnnie Morant (Parsippany, N.J.) had three receptions for 20 yards and returned the opening kickoff a career-best 40 yards. Senior linebacker Clifton Smith (Freeport, N.Y.) led the SU defense with nine tackles, including one for a loss. Smith recorded 136 tackles on the season, including 87 solo stops, which ranks 11th on SU's single-season record list. His 404 career tackles is fifth in Syracuse history and his 242 solo stops rank sixth on the all-time record list.
Prior to the game, Syracuse University and the Department of Athletics honored former football standout John Mackey (class of 1963) with the creation of the John S. Mackey Endowed Football Scholarship. Mackey and his wife, Sylvia, were recognized. John ran onto the Carrier Dome field from the SU team tunnel entrance, was recognized at the 50-yard line, and then completed his 100-yard jaunt down the Carrier Dome field to a standing ovation. The Mackey scholarship was established by several of John's close friends and fans in honor of his great college and pro career.
A member of SU's All-Century Team, Mackey played in four all-star games as a senior. After playing tight end for the Orange from 1960-62, Mackey was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the second round of the 1963 NFL Draft and played for the Colts until 1971. A five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-NFL honoree, Mackey played in two Super Bowls with the Colts. He concluded his professional career with the San Diego Chargers in 1972. He is called the best tight end in NFL hi story. Mackey was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
In April 2000, the Nassau County Sports Commission instituted the John Mackey Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding Division I-A collegiate tight end who most demonstrates positive sportsmanship while in good academic standing. Former SU All-American and NCSC board member Don McPherson founded the award.
Anyone wishing to participate in the scholarship may contact the Orange Pack Office at (315) 443-1419.
