Stanford 26, Syracuse 24
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, September 20, 2024
Where: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, New York
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Timot Hedgepeth
Attendance:
39290
By Field Level Media
Emmet Kenney kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder as time expired, to send visiting Stanford to a 26-24 win over Syracuse on Friday night.
Playing in their first Atlantic Coast Conference game following a long run in the Pac-12, the Cardinal (2-1, 1-0 ACC) never trailed until the waning minutes. Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord found receiver Darrell Gill Jr. for 24 yards on third-and-17, then hooked up with Jackson Meeks for a 13-yard TD with 3:13 remaining as the hosts jumped ahead 24-23.
However, the Orange (2-1, 1-1) were unable to stop Stanford on the final possession. Ashton Daniels' 27-yard back-shoulder throw to Elic Ayomanor on fourth-and-9 set up the Cardinal at the 18-yard line, allowing Kenney to drill the winning kick in the final seconds.
McCord finished 27 of 42 for 339 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, plus a rushing score. Daniels went 23 of 38 for 178 yards with one TD and two picks.
McCord accounted for two touchdowns -- one for each team -- in the latter portions of the third quarter. With a little more than four minutes left, he was intercepted by Mitch Leigber, who returned it 71 yards to put Stanford ahead 20-10 following the extra point. However, McCord got the points right back for the Orange, scoring on a 19-yard run in which he jumped over a defender on his leap into the end zone.
McCord's second interception of the game -- this one nabbed by Jay Green -- set up the Cardinal around midfield less than a minute into the fourth quarter. The visitors drove into the red zone before settling for Kenney's 35-yard field goal that made it 23-17 with 9:19 to play.
After the teams exchanged punts to begin the contest, Stanford drove 78 yards -- capped by Ayomanor's one-handed TD grab on a 17-yard pass -- to open the scoring. Another punt by the Orange set up Kenney's 38-yard field goal to make it 10-0 early in the second quarter.
The Cardinal held a 13-3 advantage after Kenney's 51-yard field goal with 1:35 remaining in the half. Yet, that left Syracuse enough time to cash in on McCord's last-minute 67-yard TD pass to Umari Hatcher, whose defender fell down on the play.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| Stanford |
|
Syracuse |
|
Elic Ayomanor
|
Player |
Trebor Pena
|
|
7 |
Receptions |
10 |
|
87 |
Yards |
101 |
|
12.4 |
Avg Yards |
10.1 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Stanford
|
351 |
173 |
178 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4.0 |
1 |
| Syracuse
|
365 |
26 |
339 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
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