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Sunday Sidebar: Dungey Runs His Way into Record Book

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Allow Eric Dungey to reintroduce himself.

After missing the final three games of the 2017 season with a broken foot, the Orange's senior quarterback made his return to the field Friday night and wasted no time reminding everyone watching that he's one of the top playmakers in the Atlantic Coast Conference and perhaps the nation. Dungey ran 15 times for 200 yards (13.3 avg.) with a touchdown and completed 7-of-17 passes for 184 yards and two scores to lead Syracuse to a 55-42 season-opening win against Western Michigan.

Dungey's 200 yards on the ground was a new career best, marked his fifth career 100-yard rushing game, and shattered the previous rushing record for Orange quarterbacks of 156 yards, which was shared by Bill Hurley (vs.