Dungey does it all as Orange blast UConn
Eric Dungey scored three touchdowns and threw for another to key a first-half blitz and Syracuse continued its early-season success with a 51-21 victory over former Big East rival UConn yesterday in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Syracuse, which has not yet trailed this season, has won its first four games for the first time since 1991 and only the fourth time since the end of World War II.
UConn (1-3) entered the game ranked last in points allowed per game (55.7) and yards allowed per game (673.3). UConn’s defensive depth chart listed nine freshmen and two redshirt freshmen on the two-deep, and that inexperience proved costly again. The Orange, who entered the game averaging 49 points, scored on their first three possessions and stormed to a 21-0 lead.
Dungey was 21-of-27 for 286 yards and two touchdowns passing with no turnovers and rushed for 77 yards on 16 carries before Tommy DeVito replaced him in the fourth. Moe Neal had 116 yards rushing, the first Orange tailback to eclipse the 100-yard mark this season, and Sean Riley chipped in with 290 all-purpose yards.
Syracuse outgained UConn 636-395 for the game as the Huskies struggled on both sides of the ball.
Dartmouth 34, Holy Cross 14 — Derek Kyler threw for 258 yards with three touchdowns, Isiah Swann intercepted three passes and the Big Green (2-0) forced four turnovers rolling to a nonconference victory over the Crusaders (1-3) in Worcester.
Yale 30, Cornell 24 — Spencer Alston ran for 120 yards and a touchdown and the Bulldogs (11) defeated the Big Red (0-2) in an Ivy League opener for both schools at Ithaca, N.Y.
Central Michigan 17, Maine 5 — Tommy Lazzaro had a touchdown pass and ran for a score in his first career start to lead the Chippewas (1-3) to a nonconference victory over the Black Bears (2-1) in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Bryant 49, Robert Morris 46 — Price Wilson threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs (3-1) opened Northeast Conference play by holding off the Colonials (1-3) in Smithfield, R.I.
Thomas Costigan finished with 16 tackles, eight of those solo, to help keep Robert Morris winless in six tries at Bryant.
Central Connecticut 24, Fordham 13 — Jacob Dolegala threw for 168 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Grant Ibeh’s interception return for a touchdown sealed the win for the Blue Devils (2-2) over the Rams (0-4) in New York.
Saint Anselm 29, American International 21 — Eric Fairweather was 31-for-58 passing for 311 yards with a pair of touchdowns as the Hawks (1-2) beat the Yellow Jackets (0-3) in Division 2 play in Manchester, N.H.
LIU Post 38, Bentley 3 — Rutgers University transfer Chris Laviano threw a pair of touchdown passes and Jake Carlock scored off a blocked punt as the Pioneers (3-0) breezed past the Falcons (1-3) in a Northeast-10 Conference Division 2 game in Brookville, N.Y.
New Haven 44, Merrimack 18 — Ajee Patterson threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns as the Division 2 Chargers (4-0) beat the Warriors (1-3) during Northeast-10 play in North Andover.
MIT 34, Catholic U. 24 — Udgam Goyal passed for 243 yards and rushed for 86 as the Engineers (4-0) beat the Cardinals (0-4) in NEWMAC play at Steinbrenner Stadium.
Framingham State 28, Mass. Maritime 13 — Adam Wojenski passed for 336 yards with three scores and Michael Calicchio of Chelmsford had 101 receiving yard with a score as the Rams (31) beat the Buccaneers (1-2) in the MASCAC in Buzzards Bay.
Endicott 27, Hobart 24 — John Kenney of Wilmington rushed for 128 yards with a score as the Gulls (2-2) pecked away at the Statesmen (2-2) for a win in Beverly.
UMass-Dartmouth 21, Plymouth State 16 — Stephen Gacioch threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, both to Leroy Brown of Milton, as the Corsairs (3-1) sailed by the Panthers (1-2) in Dartmouth.