Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Syracuse Orange - September 05, 2009 - College Football

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-6.5

	Syracuse Orange

+6.5

Saturday, September 05, 2009
11:00AM ET

Carrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
Attendance: 48,617

	Boxscore		Recap		Spread

Stat
Points	23	20
Plays	74	65
Net Yards	360	257
Yards Avg	4.9	4.0
1st Downs	16	15
1st Downs-Rushing	5	7
1st Downs-Passing	10	6
1st Downs-Penalties	1	2
3rd Downs Made	5	1
3rd Downs Att.	17	12
3rd Down Pct	29.0	8.0
4th Downs Made	0	0
4th Downs Att.	1	0
4th Down Pct	0.0	0.0
Carries	32	34
Rushing Yards	112	90
Rushing Yards Avg	3.5	2.6
Completions	19	19
Passing Att.	42	31
INTs	1	1
Passing Net Yards	248	167
Passing Yards Avg	5.9	5.4
Sacked	2	3
Sack Yds Lost
Punts	5	8
Punt Yards	213	367
Punt Yards Avg	42.6	45.9
Punt Return Att.	1	4
Punt Return Yds	27	14
Kick Return Att.	5	5
Kick Return Yds	140	154
Penalties	10	8
Penalty Yards	61	68
Fumbles	1	2
Fumbles Lost	1	1

Recap: Syracuse vs. Minnesota
Eric Ellestad nailed a 35-yard field goal in overtime as the Minnesota Golden Gophers squeezed past the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome, spoiling the debuts of head coach Doug Marrone and quarterback Greg Paulus. Full Story

Minnesota Passing
Player	Rating	C	Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Int
Adam Weber		19	42	248	0.452		1	1

Syracuse Passing
Player	Rating	C	Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Int
Greg Paulus		19	31	167	0.613		1	1

Minnesota Rushing
Player	Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
Duane Bennett	16	78	4.9	16	1
DeLeon Eskridge	8	29	3.6	14	0
Jon Hoese	2	10	5.0	10	0
Troy Stoudermire	2	3	1.5	9	0
Adam Weber	3	-8	-2.7	0	0
Kevin Whaley	1	0	0.0	0	0

Syracuse Rushing
Player	Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
Antwon Bailey	5	31	6.2	10	0
Delone Carter	23	88	3.8	16	1
Donte Davis	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Greg Paulus	4	-12	-3.0	7	0

Minnesota Receiving
Player	Rec	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
Duane Bennett	2	3	1.5	3	0
Eric Decker	9	183	20.3	53	0
Brandon Green	3	28	9.3	11	0
Troy Stoudermire	4	22	5.5	9	1
Nick Tow-Arnett	1	12	12.0	12	0

Syracuse Receiving
Player	Rec	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
Antwon Bailey	1	15	15.0	15	0
Donte Davis	1	11	11.0	11	0
Alec Lemon	5	17	3.4	10	0
Lavar Lobdell	1	4	4.0	4	0
Mike Owen	2	18	9.0	9	0
Nick Provo	2	8	4.0	5	0
Mike Williams	7	94	13.4	29	1

Minnesota Interceptions
Player	Int	Yards	TD

Syracuse Interceptions
Player	Int	Yards	TD

Minnesota Kick Returns
Player	Returns	Yards	Long	TD
Troy Stoudermire	5	140	54	0

Syracuse Kick Returns
Player	Returns	Yards	Long	TD
Mike Jones	5	154	79	0

Minnesota Punt Returns
Player	Returns	Yards	Long	TD
Marcus Sherels	1		27	0

Syracuse Punt Returns
Player	Returns	Yards	Long	TD
Donte Davis	4		7	0

Minnesota Kicking
Player	FG Att	FG Made	Lng	FG Blocked	XP Att	XP Made	XP Blocked
Eric Ellestad	4	3			2	2

Syracuse Kicking
Player	FG Att	FG Made	Lng	FG Blocked	XP Att	XP Made	XP Blocked
Ryan Lichtenstein	2	2			2	2

Minnesota Punts
Player	Punts	Yards	Long
Dan Orseske	5

Syracuse Punts
Player	Punts	Yards	Long
Rob Long	8