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Syracuse Football: Breaking Down Offensive Play-Calling vs. Central Michigan

I don't need to remind you of what occurred during the Syracuse Orange victory over the Central Michigan Chippewas. No, this is just about the specifics of how we got to that final result. Plenty to discuss in the weeds, of course. But with that, we'll try to avoid harping on Eric Dungey's injury wherever possible.

First Quarter

Play-Call Breakdown: 8 runs, 5 passes

The first drive looks like a failure in black and white, but truly, it was a Kendall Moore drop away from materializing into something a little bit more.


















DRIVE 1




Time Down Ball Run/Pass Player Direction Result
12:54 1st and 10 SYR 11 Pass Dungey Short M Incomplete
12:51 2nd and 10 SYR 11 Run McFarlane Dive L 1 Yard Gain
12:18 3rd and 9 SYR 12 Pass Dungey Deep R Incomplete
DRIVE 2




Time Down Ball Run/Pass Player Direction Result
8:31 1st and 10 SYR 19 Run McFarlane Option R 9 Yard Gain
7:59 2nd and 1 SYR 28 Run McFarlane Off Tackle R 6 Yard Gain
7:33 1st and 10 SYR 34 PENALTY (False Start) Palmer N/A 5 Yard Loss
7:12 1st and 15 SYR 29 Run Estime Option R 11 Yard Gain
6:32 2nd and 4 SYR 40 Pass Cornelius Short L 6 Yard Gain
6:07 1st and 10 SYR 46 Run Dungey Sweep L 8 Yard Gain


CMU 46 Lateral; Run Fredericks N/A 36 Yard Gain
5:29 1st and Goal CMU 10 Play Action; Run Dungey Off Tackle L 7 Yard Gain
4:55 2nd and Goal CMU 3 Run McFarlane Dive R 0 Yard Gain
4:34 3rd and Goal CMU 3 Play Action; Pass Dungey Mid Range L Incomplete
4:25 4th and Goal CMU 3 Field Goal Murphy N/A FG is Good
DRIVE 3




Time Down Ball Run/Pass Player Direction Result
0:52 1st and 10 SYR 34 Play Action; Pass Ishmael Deep M 62 Yard Gain
0:17 1st and Goal CMU 4 Run Dungey Off Tackle L 4 Yard Gain; TD