'Cuse Heads to #25 UNLV for First Road Trip

SYRACUSE at UNLV
Game Details: 9 p.m. (eastern) | Friday, Oct. 4
Location: Las Vegas, Nev. | Allegiant Stadium
Game Links: Watch | Listen | Live Stats
Television: FS1
Radio: Syracuse Sports Network from Learfield
Twitter: @CuseFootball | @Cuse
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ORANGE GO ON THE ROAD TO FACE UNLV
• Syracuse hits the road for the first time this season when it visits UNLV.
• The game will air on FS1, with Trent Rush (PxP) and Petros Papadakis (analyst) on the call.
• After starting the season with four-straight home games, the Orange will play their next three contests on the road.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
• Syracuse is in action on a Friday night for the second time this season and the sixth time in the last four years.
• The Orange have won seven of their last 12 Friday games, which includes 'Cuse's 27-24 win against No. 2 Clemson in 2017 and the 2018 Camping World Bowl victory against West Virginia.
• Syracuse has played at least one game on Friday every season since 2010. During that stretch, 19 of the 24 games have been played in the JMA Dome. Of the five remaining games, three were bowl games.
• The Orange are 17-12 (.586) in weekday games since beating Kansas State in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl.

MCCORD STANDS ALONE
• QB Kyle McCord is already putting his name in the Syracuse record book four games into his 'Cuse career.
• He recorded a career-high 385 yards passing against Holy Cross to become the first Orange quarterback to throw for 300 yards in four-straight games.
• McCord leads the nation in passing yards per game, averaging 364.8 per contest. Additionally, he ranks first nationally in completions per game (28.5).
• McCord is already the fourth 'Cuse quarterback to record four or more 300-yard passing performances in his career. Eric Dungey holds the school career record for 300-yard passing games (12), while Ryan Nassib holds the single-season record (six in 2012).
• McCord's 1,459 yards passing is the highest total for a 'Cuse quarterback through the first four games of a season in program history.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• Friday's game is the first of three-straight road contests for the Orange. Syracuse is in a 35-day stretch without a game played in the JMA Dome.
• It marks the second-straight year that Syracuse will not play a home game in October and go 30+ days between home games.
• Prior to the 2023 season, the last time the Orange did have a home game in the month of October was in 2008 when two byes and two road games accounted for the stretch.

SERIES HISTORY
• Syracuse and UNLV will meet for the first time when they take the field on Friday night.
• The Rebels are the Orange's second first-time opponent this season. Syracuse faced Stanford for the first time on Sept. 20 in the JMA Dome.
• Since the beginning of the 2000 season, Syracuse has played 18 new opponents, going 12-6 in those games.

A WIN WOULD …
• Give Syracuse two wins against ranked opponents during the regular season for the first time since 2001.
• Give the Orange their first road win of 2024.
• Extend the 'Cuse winning streak against non-conference opponents to seven in regular-season play.
• Give Syracuse its 758th all-time victory (includes 11 wins from 2004-06 that were vacated by the NCAA). The Orange currently rank 21st on the FBS ledger of winningest programs. Syracuse is one of 34 FBS schools to have accumulated 700+ wins.

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