Syracuse Football Moves Up In Coaches Poll

The Orange is ranked for the second straight week.

Mike McAllister | Oct 2, 2022

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Syracuse football entered the coaches poll last week at 25th in its first ranking since early in the 2019 season. After a 59-0 blowout of Wagner, along with losses from other teams in last week's poll, the Orange has moved up. Syracuse is now 21st in the coaches poll and will remain ranked following next week with a bye upcoming. Syracuse is next in action against NC State in the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday, October 15th.

RECAP OF WAGNER GAME

Syracuse football dominated its FCS opponent, the Wagner Seahawks, from start to finish to secure a 59-0 victory. With the win, the Orange improves to 5-0 entering a bye week. It is the first 5-0 start for the program since 1987 (35 years).

Sean Tucker rushed for a career high 232 yards, just 20 yards shy of Syracuse's single game record, and had three touchdowns. Garrett Shrader was a perfect 17-17 passing for 238 yards and three total scores (two passing, one rushing). The Orange defense dominated Wagner, holding the Seahawks just 50 yards of total offense, the ninth best defensive performance in program history. It was the fewest yards allowed since 1964, when the Orange held Boston College to just 41 yards of offense. Duce Chestnut got on the scoreboard for the defense, picking off a pass and returning it for a touchdown in the first half.

The backups came in after the first drive of the third quarter to finish the game. Freshman running back LeQuint Allen ran for 112 yards and a score. That included a 90 yard run where he was tracked down at the six yard line as he ran out of steam. It was the first run of at least 90 yards for the Orange since 1949 (George Davis vs Fordham).

There was a scary moment, however, as Tucker came back out for the first drive of the third quarter when most expected the reserves to take over after intermission. Tucker was tackled and laid on the Dome turf for a while before eventually walking off under his own power. He stayed on the sideline and was seen walking around chatting with coaches and teammates, so he seemed to be OK.

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Published Oct 2, 2022

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.