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SU Goes Orange in 41-17 Win Versus Temple
11/8/2003 5:05:14 PM | Football
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Playing in all orange uniforms for the first time since 2001, the Syracuse football team defeated Temple, 41-17, on Saturday, November 8 at the Carrier Dome. The Orangemen are now 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST, while the Owls stand at 1-8 and 0-4 in the conference.
The victory was the 100th of head coach Paul Pasqualoni's 12-year career at Syracuse. Pasqualoni is only the second coach to win 100 games with the Orangemen. Ben Schwartzwalder won 153 games from 1949-73.
Junior running back Walter Reyes ran for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Reyes moved into the Syracuse all-time top 10 in rushing. He now has 2,240 career yards, passing Jaime Covington.
Reyes has rushed for 14 touchdowns this season. He ranks in a second-place tie with Floyld Little (1965) and James Mungro (2001) on the SU single-season list. Reyes stands just three rushing touchdowns short of tying Little for the Orangemen's career record. He also passed Mungro for third place on the SU career total touchdown list.
Senior quarterback R.J. Anderson completed 16-of-20 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown. Anderson also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown. Anderson has thrown 19 career touchdown passes, tying him with Pat Stark and Bill Hurley for sixth place on the Syracuse career list. He has now run for and thrown for a touchdown in the same game three times this season (Toledo, BC, Temple) and seven times in his career.
Anderson has been responsible for 32 touchdowns (running or passing) in his career, tied for the eighth most in school history with Reyes. Ernie Davis is in seventh place with 35.
The Syracuse defense was led by redshirt freshman Kelvin Smith with nine tackles. Senior linebacker Rich Scanlon had eight stops, while junior safety Diamond Ferri and sophomore linebacker Kellen Pruitt had seven tackles and an interception each. Sophomore safety Anthony Smith had five tackles, pushing him past the 100-mark for his career.
Temple quarterback Walter Washington led the Owls with 60 yards rushing on 14 carries. Washington completed 19-of-34 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown.
After the Orangemen punted on their initial possession, the Owls picked up a first down on their first play from scrimmage.However, on the first pass attempt by Washington, linebacker Pruitt recorded his second interception of the season. Troy Swittenburg deflected the ball and Pruitt returned it 10 yards to the Temple 30-yard line.
Syracuse was able to convert the turnover into a touchdown. Anderson went around the left side for an eight-yard score. It was Anderson's fifth rushing touchdown of the season, tying his career high set in 2001.
SU extended its lead to 10-0 on a 26-yard field goal by Collin Barber with 14:08 left in the half. The kick capped an 11-play, 44-yard drive that took 5:18 off the clock.
The Orangemen defense again forced the Owls to punt, but Mike McLaughlin hit a 57-yarder that was downed inside the SU one-yard line. Anderson hit Johnnie Morant for a 14-yard reception on third down, giving the Orangemen some breathing room at the SU 28-yard line. Anderson then went deep, connecting with sophomore Rashard Williams on a 43-yard deep route putting SU inside the Temple 30-yard line. It was Williams' longest career receptions. Reyes capped the 99-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run with 7:44 left in the quarter to five SU a 17-0 advantage
Morant had five catches for 53 yards, extending his streak of consecutive games with at least one reception to 25. Williams also had a productive receiving day with four catches for a team-best 72 yards.
Another three-and-out by Temple gave the Orangemen the ball back. SU was able to extend its lead to 24-0 when sophomore tight end Joe Kowalewski hauled in a 33-yard pass from Anderson for his first career touchdown. It was the longest catch of his career. Barber's extra point was the 76th of his career. He now ranks third on the SU career list, passing Dave Jacobs.
The Owls responded by driving all the way to the Syracuse two-yard line. Washington was brought down for a four-yard loss on first-and-goal by Josh Thomas and Kader Drame, but came back to hit Makonnen Fenton for a six-yard touchdown to make the score 24-7.
The Orangemen tried to mount one more drive at the end of the half, but Anderson's deep pass was intercepted by Pete McBride with 16 seconds remaining.
The Owls received the second-half kick and drove inside the Syracuse 40-yard line, but the SU defense stiffened and stopped Temple on fourth down to give the offense the ball at the 34-yard line. The Orangemen picked up one first down, but had to punt the ball back to the Owls.
The SU secondary struck again with Ferri stepping in front of a Washington third-down pass for his second interception of the season. Ferri's pick gave Syracuse a first down at the Owls' 33-yard line.
The Orangemen converted the turnover into another touchdown with Reyes finishing the drive on a four-yard scoring run to give Syracuse a 31-7 advantage. It was Reyes' 21st rushing touchdown in the Carrier Dome, breaking Mungro's school record of 20.
Temple scored the first points of the fourth quarter on a 28-yard field goal by Jared Davis. The kick capped a 16-play, 67-yard scoring drive, cutting the SU lead to 31-10.
The Orangemen answered back with three points of their own. Barber was true from 35 yards out to push the SU advantage to 34-10.
The Owls scored their second touchdown of the game on their next possession. Jamil Porter capped a 10-play, 51-yard drive with a one-yard scoring run. The PAT made the score 34-17 with 3:25 left in the game.
SU redshirt freshman Tim Washington keyed SU's last scoring drive. Washington ran for 37 yards, including a career-best 29-yard run. He capped the drive with his first career touchdown, a one-yard run.
The Orangemen will look for their sixth win of the season when they travel to Miami on Saturday, November 15. Kick-off in the Orange Bowl is set for 12 p.m. on ESPN Regional Television.
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