SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 21, 2013
Syracuse 52, Tulane 17: Quarterback Terrel Hunt scored five total touchdowns in his first career start as the host Orange thrashed the Green Wave.
Hunt completed 16-of-21 passes for 181 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 39 yards and another score for Syracuse (2-2), which has scored 106 points combined in its last two games. Jerome Smith and Prince-Tyson Gulley each had a rushing TD while the Orange blocked two punts to dominate the special teams game.
Nick Montana led Tulane (2-2), going 22-for-38 for 213 yards, with one touchdown and an interception. Justyn Shackleford caught a game-high seven passes for 106 yards and a score.
Hunt threw passing touchdowns on each of Syracuse's first three drives as a 5-yard scoring toss to Clay Cleveland pushed the Orange lead to 21-3 with 3:21 left. Syracuse found the end zone on five of its first six possessions before Hunt manned a 9-play, 85-yard scoring drive to make it 42-17 just before the half.
Hunt found Cleveland again for a 4-yard score with 5:25 left in the third quarter as the Orange lead widened to 49-17. A 22-yard field goal from Ryan Norton late in the fourth quarter gave Syracuse its first back-to-back 50-point outings since 1997.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Syracuse painted the initials กฎREกฏ beside the field in honor of former athletics employee Rob Edson, who died of a heart attack last Saturday. กญ The Orange won its 700th game, becoming the 16th FBS program to do so. กญ WR Christopher Clark led Syracuse in receiving with four catches for 60 yards and a score.