On Saturday, Syracuse suffered the third-most lopsided loss in the Dino Babers era. Syracuse’s defense failed to stop the run against Maryland, allowing 354 rushing yards in the 63-20 blowout defeat. In all, Maryland racked up 650 yards at home. Though Tommy DeVito (330 yards, three touchdowns) showed improvements from his Week 1 performance, the Orange were outplayed from the opening kickoff and dropped to 1-1 on the season.
Here are the best shots from Syracuse’s 43-point loss:
Quarterback Tommy DeVito 28-for-39 with three touchdowns and an interception in the loss.
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“If you run the ball, the game runs out on you," head coach Dino Babers said after the game.
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DeVito's three-touchdown performance was a big improvement over his Week 1, two-interception start.
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Syracuse struggled to establish the run against Maryland, totaling only 70 yards on 29 attempts.
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Syracuse struggled to contain Maryland in the middle of the field.
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The Orange coughed up two turnovers in the loss.
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Heading into the game against Maryland, Syracuse was a 1.5-point underdog.
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Six of Maryland's nine touchdowns came on the ground.
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After the first quarter, Syracuse trailed 21-7.
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Transfer wideout Trishton Jackson (pictured) made seven catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns.
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Tommy DeVito recorded a QBR — an advanced metric that assesses quarterback efficiency — of 50.5, just slightly above average.
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Syracuse's lead back, Moe Neal, recorded 47 rushing yards.
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Maryland's defense made four sacks.
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The Terps had nearly 400 total yards at halftime.
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Maryland running backs Anthony McFarland Jr. and Javon Leake rushed for two touchdowns each.
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“We just gotta stay sound in our job,” SU defensive end Kendall Coleman said after the game. “I was just telling them, ‘Don’t go big play chasing. That’s when leaks happen.’”
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A week after beating Howard 79-0, Maryland beat Syracuse 63-20.
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Syracuse now turns to a home game against No. 1 Clemson.
Max Freund | Staff PhotographerPublished on September 8, 2019 at 10:58 pm Contact Max: mefreund@syr.edu
