No. 8 Miami (6-0, 3-0 ACC) held off a second half Syracuse (4-4, 2-2 ACC) comeback bid in a 27-19 victory at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Hurricanes were victorious in their 10th consecutive game.
The Orange put up yet another strong second half, outscoring Miami 16-14 after halftime. Moe Neal accounted for the lone Syracuse touchdown and Cole Murphy kicked four field goals, including a career long from 53 yards. Dontae Strickland rushed for 105 yards and surpassed 1,000 yards for his career.
Malik Rosier completed 26-of-43 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns for Miami. The Hurricane defense picked off four passes, including two interceptions from Michael Jackson. Read More | Box Score
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– Syracuse’s upset bid falls short at No. 8 Miami, 27-19 (Daily Orange)
– Dungey INTs, Ishmael injury slow Syracuse offense at Miami (Syracuse.com)
– Miami holds off Syracuse 27-19 to move to 6-0 (Democrat & Chronicle)
– Syracuse football box score vs. Miami (Syracuse.com)
– Fan reactions to Syracuse’s loss to No. 8 Miami (Daily Orange)
– Three takeaways from Syracuse’s 27-19 loss to Miami (NunesMagician.com)
– Despite disappointing homecoming, Steve Ishmael’s Miami roots spurred breakout year (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse football kicker Cole Murphy has mellowed out with new pregame music (Syracuse.com)
– Final score: Miami 27, Syracuse 19 (NunesMagician.com)
– Dino Babers: ‘I guarantee you people aren’t excited about playing us’ (Syracuse.com)
– Best and worst from Syracuse football loss at Miami (Syracuse.com)
– Syracuse football falls short at Miami as Eric Dungey battles through rough start (Syracuse.com)
