Oh, now I remember why these became such a dreaded task by the end of last season: the losses. Though at least in 2015, the Syracuse Orange finds ways to be entertaining, even in defeat. That still doesn't make me (or you, the reader) happy to see the mishaps and missed blocks that prevented SU from finding a victory against the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday. We'll still dive in below...
First Quarter
| DRIVE 1 | | Time | Down | Ball | Run/Pass | Player | Direction | Result | 15:00 | 1st and 10 | SYR 25 | Pass | Ishmael | Short L | 5 Yard Gain | 14:28 | 2nd and 5 | SYR 30 | Pocket Breakdown; Run | Dungey | Dive R | 28 Yard Gain | 13:54 | 1st and 10 | UVA 42 | Fumble | Dungey | N/A | 6 Yard Loss; Fumble | DRIVE 2 | Time | Down | Ball | Run/Pass | Player | Direction | Result | 11:35 | 1st and 10 | SYR 20 | Pass | Lewis | Short R | 12 Yard Gain | 11:11 | 1st and 10 | SYR 32 | Run | Fredericks | Off Tackle R | 3 Yard Gain | 10:40 | 2nd and 7 | SYR 35 | Pocket Breakdown; Run | Dungey | Dive R | 0 Yard Gain | 9:59 | 3rd and 7 | SYR 35 | Pass | Philips | Mid Range M | 16 Yard Gain | 9:31 | 1st and 10 | UVA 49 | Option; Run | Dungey | Off Tackle L | 15 Yard Gain | 9:02 | 1st and 10 | UVA 34 | Run | Philips | Counter R | 3 Yard Gain | 8:28 | 2nd and 7 | UVA 31 | Pass | Ishmael | Short R | 3 Yard Gain | 7:48 | 3rd and 4 | UVA 28 | PENALTY (Holding) | Robinson | N/A | 10 Yard Loss | 7:19 | 3rd and 14 | UVA 38 | Pass | Dungey | Mid-Range R | Incomplete (Ishmael) | DRIVE 3 | Time | Down | Ball | Run/Pass | Player | Direction | Result | 5:16 | 1st and 10 | UVA 31 | Run | Philips | Sweep L | 3 Yard Gain | 4:45 | 2nd and 7 | UVA 28 | Run | Fredericks | Dive L | 15 Yard Gain | 4:18 | 1st and 10 | UVA 13 | Run | Fredericks | Dive R | 1 Yard Loss | 3:38 | 2nd and 11 | UVA 14 | Pass | Philips | Short M | 6 Yard Gain | 3:01 | 3rd and 5 | UVA 8 | Run | Dungey | Dive L | 6 Yard Gain | 2:36 | 1st and Goal | UVA 2 | Fumble; Recovered | Dungey | N/A | 7 Yard Loss | 1:52 | 2nd and Goal | UVA 9 | Option; Pitch | Strickland | End L | 8 Yard Gain | 0:49 | 3rd and Goal | UVA 1 | Run | Fredericks | Dive R | 0 Yard Gain | 0:01 | 4th and Goal | UVA 1 | Direct Snap; Pitch | Dungey | End R | 0 Yard Gain | Play-Call Breakdown: 11 runs, 8 passes If you wanted to sum up this game in one quarter, perhaps this is the one to focus on. | |||||||||||||||||