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Orange miss late field goal, lose by 3 at Florida State (full coverage)

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Ervin Philips became Syracuse’s career receptions leader, but a dramatic Orange rally fell short in a 27-24 loss to Florida State (4-5, 2-3) at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Orange slipped to 4-5 overall and 2-3 in the ACC.

Syracuse had a chance to tie the game on the final play, but Cole Murphy’s 43-yard field goal attempt was wide.

Junior quarterback Eric Dungey accounted for all three Orange touchdowns, throwing for two and rushing for a third. He finished the game 23-of-43 passing for 278 yards. In addition, he posted his second straight 100-yard rushing effort, tallying a career-high 109 yards on 22 carries.

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MORE COVERAGE ONLINE:

– What we learned from Syracuse’s 27-24 loss at Florida State (Daily Orange)
– Syracuse gets toasted by Florida State running back Akers in 27-24 loss (Daily Orange)
– SU junior Eric Dungey breaks program rushing TD record for quarterbacks (Daily Orange)
– Fan reactions to Syracuse’s 27-24 loss to Florida State (Daily Orange)
– Three takeaways from Syracuse’s 27-24 loss to Florida State (NunesMagician.com)
– Why Syracuse football coach Dino Babers passed on 2nd-quarter field goal at FSU (Syracuse.com)
– Why did Syracuse football attempt onside kick so early? (3 things Dino Babers said) (Syracuse.com)
– Injured Syracuse football QB Eric Dungey guts out near upset of Florida State (Syracuse.com)
– After critical miss, Dino Babers includes Cole Murphy in his postgame speech (Syracuse.com)
– Best and worst from Syracuse football at Florida State (Syracuse.com)

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