At 5-2 on the year, the Syracuse Orange didn’t “need” win No. 6 on Saturday night, but it was damn comforting to get it nonetheless. The Orange started hot against the No. 22 N.C. State Wolfpack, then held on for a 51-41 victory at the Carrier Dome.
The win was Dino Babers’s third upset of a ranked team at the Dome in as many years.
As you’d guess by looking at the final score, there was very little defense being played in this game. Syracuse had an explosive first quarter, up 24-7 with 277 total yards, but followed it up with an iffy second to go into halftime up 27-20.