Thursday, Dec. 30 • 3:30 p.m.
Yankee Stadium (50,285/Natural Grass)
Bronx, N.Y.
Television
ESPN
Bob Wischusen, Brian Griese and Eamon McAnaney
National Radio
ESPN Radio
Syracuse Radio
WTKW-FM 99.5 (flagship)
THE GAME
The New Era Pinstripe Bowl will be played for the first time in 2010 … The game pairs teams from the BIG EAST and Big 12 conferences at Yankee Stadium … The 2010 game will be the first bowl game — and the second college football game — to be played at the new Yankee Stadium … Notre Dame and Army played the first football game at the new facility Nov. 20 … The game is the first bowl game in the Bronx since Dec. 15, 1962, when Nebraska beat Miami (Fla.) 36-34 in the Gotham Bowl at the original Yankee Stadium … Yankee Stadium will host a series of Army games in coming years, including a date against Rutgers in 2011 … Syracuse has played six games at the original Yankee Stadium, including a 3-0 win against Pittsburgh Oct. 20, 1923, in the first college football game at that facility … Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone grew up in the Bronx, and his grandfather, Robert Thompson, worked as an usher at Yankee Stadium for nearly 20 years … Syracuse and Kansas State have met twice previously, with both games taking place in the postseason … Kansas State was a 35-18 winner in the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, while Syracuse took the 2001 Insight.com Bowl 26-3.
SYRACUSE (7-5)
Head Coach
Doug Marrone (Syracuse ’91)
11-13, second season
NOTES
Syracuse has earned its first bowl bid since the 2004 season after the Orange went 7-5 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST … Syracuse is making its 23rd bowl appearance … The Orange have gone 12-9-1 in bowl games and is 3-2 in the postseason against Big 12 opponents … Syracuse is assured of its first winning season since the 2001 team finished 10-3 … The Orange went 5-1 in road games and was 2-4 at home this season … Syracuse became the first team in BIG EAST history to go unbeaten in road games (4-0) and winless at home (0-3) in conference play … Coach Doug Marrone was named the American Football Coaches Association Region I Coach of the Year and is a semifinalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year honor … LB Doug Hogue was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection after he finished the regular season with 89 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and three sacks … LB Derrell Smith earned second team honors after finishing with a team-high 103 tackles and three forced fumbles … DE Chandler Jones had four sacks and three forced fumbles to earn All-BIG EAST Second Team honors as well … The offense is paced by RB Delone Carter, who rushed for 1,035 yards and seven touchdowns in the regular season on his way to All-BIG EAST Second Team status … QB Ryan Nassib threw for 2,095 yards and 16 touchdowns against eight interceptions … WR Van Chew is the leading receiver with 611 yards and five touchdowns on 41 receptions … P Rob Long — an All-BIG EAST Second Team pick in 2010 — will miss the Pinstripe Bowl after undergoing brain surgery in December.
2010 RESULTS
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September
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4
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at Akron
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W
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29-3
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11
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at Washington
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L
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20-41
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18
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Maine
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W
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38-14
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25
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Colgate
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W
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42-7
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October
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9
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at USF
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W
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13-9
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16
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PITTSBURGH
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L
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14-45
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23
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at WEST VIRGINIA
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W
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19-14
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30
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at CINCINNATI
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W
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31-7
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November
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6
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LOUISVILLE
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L
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20-28
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13
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at RUTGERS
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W
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13-10
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20
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CONNECTICUT
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L
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6-23
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27
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Boston College
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L
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7-16
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December
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30
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vs. Kansas State
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3:30 p.m.
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BIG EAST games in CAPS
KANSAS STATE (7-5)
Head Coach
Bill Snyder (William Jewell ’63)
149-79-1, 19th season
NOTES
Kansas State returns to postseason play for the first time since 2006 after the Wildcats went 7-5 overall and 3-5 in the Big 12 in 2010 … The Wildcats are making their 14th appearance in a bowl game and bring a 6-7 postseason record into this year’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl … Coach Bill Snyder is in the second year of his second tenure on the Wildcat sideline … Snyder coached Kansas State from 1989-2005, winning four Big 12 North titles and the 2003 Big 12 championship before returning to the Wildcats in 2009 … Snyder’s 149 career wins rank 12th among active Bowl Subdivision coaches … RB Daniel Thomas was chosen as an All-Big 12 Second Team selection after he ran for 1,495 yards and 16 touchdowns in the regular season … Thomas ranks second in the Big 12 in rushing at 124.6 yards per game, good for ninth nationally … Thomas enters the postseason after rushing for 269 yards on 36 carries in the regular-season finale at North Texas … Thomas also had a 234-yard day in the season-opening win against UCLA … QB Carson Coffman has thrown for 1,832 yards and 12 touchdowns with seven interceptions … The leading receiver is WR Aubrey Quarles, who has 47 receptions for 685 yards and five touchdowns … RB William Powell is a dangerous return man who was an All-Big 12 First Team selection … Powell leads the nation with an average of 34.6 yards per return … DB David Garrett leads the Wildcats in tackles (86) and tackles for loss (13) … DT Prizell Brown has a team-high five sacks.
2010 RESULTS
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September
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4
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UCLA
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W
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31-22
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11
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Missouri State
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W
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48-24
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18
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vs. IOWA STATE
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W
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27-20
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25
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Central Florida
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W
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17-13
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October
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7
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NEBRASKA
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L
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13-48
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14
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at KANSAS
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W
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59-7
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23
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at BAYLOR
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L
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42-47
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30
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OKLAHOMA STATE
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L
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14-24
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November
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6
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TEXAS
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W
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39-14
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13
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at MISSOURI
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L
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28-38
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20
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at COLORADO
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l
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36-44
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27
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at North Texas
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W
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49-43
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December
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30
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vs. Syracuse
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3:30 p.m.
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Big 12 games in CAPS