Syracuse 33, Toledo 30
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 24, 2011
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Tracy Jones
Attendance:
39116
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Ross Krautman’s fourth field goal capped another late rally at home for Syracuse and gave the Orange a 33-30 overtime win over Toledo on Saturday afternoon. They remain undefeated in three games at home despite never holding a lead heading into the final quarter.
Kevyn Scott intercepted Austin Dantin’s errant pass on the Rockets’ first overtime possession to set up Krautman’s 27-yarder. Toledo (1-3), which also blew a second-half lead on the road at Ohio State, held momentum entering the extra session after driving 69 yards in two minutes to set up a game-tying field goal at the end of regulation.
It was once again Ryan Nassib, though, that led a late charge at the Carrier Dome. Nassib’s 18-yard touchdown pass to Alec Lemon with 2:07 left in the fourth helped Syracuse (3-1) overcome its third deficit of the game. The Orange have outscored opponents 42-13 in fourth quarter and overtime.
It was actually Nassib’s counterpart Dantin that controlled the game early as Toledo raced out to a 10-0 lead. He hooked up with Eric Page 13 times for 158 yards against a depleted Orange secondary that also gave up a 100-yard receiver in last week’s loss at USC.
Too much balance from Syracuse, though, including 114 yards by Antwon Bailey prevented the Rockets from upsetting a BCS team in the regular season for the sixth straight year. Both teams open up conference play next week.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Toledo |
|
Syracuse |
Eric Page
| Player |
Jarrod West
|
14 |
Receptions |
2 |
168 |
Yards |
56 |
12.0 |
Avg Yards |
28.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Toledo
|
446 |
146 |
300 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
Syracuse
|
366 |
153 |
213 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |