USF BULLS at SYRACUSE ORANGE
Carrier Dome (49,262/FieldTurf)
Syracuse, N.Y.
Friday, November 11 • 8 p.m. • ESPN2

Television
ESPN — Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore
WATCH LIVE

USF Radio    National Radio    Syracuse Radio
WFLA-AM 970 (flagship)
BIG EAST/IMG Sports Radio Network 
WTKW-FM 99.5 (flagship)
John Rooke and Peter Brock    Sirius 85, XM 85

THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the seventh meeting between USF and Syracuse in a series that began in 2005 upon USF’s entrance to the BIG EAST … The Bulls won the first five meetings before Syracuse scored a 13-9 win last year at Raymond James Stadium … The Bulls are 3-0 all-time at the Carrier Dome … Last year’s game saw the Orange hold the Bulls without an offensive touchdown, allowing a fourth-quarter TD pass from QB Ryan Nassib to stand up as the gamewinner.

USF (4-4, 0-4 BIG EAST)
Head Coach
Skip Holtz (Notre Dame ’86)
12-9, second season at USF
84-59, 12th season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
USF looks to snap a losing streak that has reached four games after a 20-17 overtime loss at Rutgers … The streak has leveled the Bulls’ record at 4-4 after USF had opened with four straight wins … USF is 1-3 on the road this season and plays the last game of a stretch in which it will have played four of five away from home … USF leads the nation in tackles for loss, averaging 9.0 TFL per game … The Bulls are second nationally in sacks at 3.5 per game … USF has scored first in all eight games this season and has outscored its opponents by an 82-27 margin in the first quarter … The current four-game losing streak is the longest in program history … QB B.J. Daniels ranks second in the BIG EAST in passing, averaging 253.4 yards per game … RB Darrell Scott is the leading rusher with 611 yards and five touchdowns on 108 carries … Scott is fifth in the BIG EAST in rushing (76.4 ypg) … The Bulls lost leading WR Sterling Griffin to a season-ending knee injury last week, leaving TE Victor Marc (21 rec., 235 yards, 2 TDs) as the top available receiving threat … LB DeDe Lattimore leads the defense with 61 tackles, 4.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss … DE Ryne Giddins has team highs with 10 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles.


SYRACUSE (5-4, 1-3 BIG EAST)
Head Coach
Doug Marrone (Syracuse ’91)
15-18, third season

NOTES
Syracuse looks to snap a two-game slide with a return to the Carrier Dome, where the Orange are 4-1 this season … The Orange had won four straight BIG EAST road games, but have dropped their last two … The Orange have played three overtime games this season — the most of any Bowl Subdivision team — and are 2-1 in those contests … QB Ryan Nassib is ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in passing (217.8 ypg) … Nassib has completed 194 of 299 passes for 1,960 yards and 18 touchdowns with six interceptions … WR Alec Lemon has team highs of 47 receptions and 531 receiving yards … TE Nick Provo is a receiving threat as well with 39 catches for 410 yards and a team-high six touchdowns … Provo has set Syracuse’s single-season record for receptions by a tight end … RB Antwon Bailey is fourth in the BIG EAST in rushing (88.7 ypg) … S Phillip Thomas leads the BIG EAST with six interceptions and is seventh in the conference in tackles (7.6 per game) … LB Dyshawn Davis leads the team with 10 tackles for loss … DE Chandler Jones has a team-high 4.5 sacks.

USF (4-4, 0-4 BIG EAST)
Head Coach
Skip Holtz (Notre Dame ’86)
12-9, second season at USF
84-59, 12th season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
USF looks to snap a losing streak that has reached four games after a 20-17 overtime loss at Rutgers … The streak has leveled the Bulls’ record at 4-4 after USF had opened with four straight wins … USF is 1-3 on the road this season and plays the last game of a stretch in which it will have played four of five away from home … USF leads the nation in tackles for loss, averaging 9.0 TFL per game … The Bulls are second nationally in sacks at 3.5 per game … USF has scored first in all eight games this season and has outscored its opponents by an 82-27 margin in the first quarter … The current four-game losing streak is the longest in program history … QB B.J. Daniels ranks second in the BIG EAST in passing, averaging 253.4 yards per game … RB Darrell Scott is the leading rusher with 611 yards and five touchdowns on 108 carries … Scott is fifth in the BIG EAST in rushing (76.4 ypg) … The Bulls lost leading WR Sterling Griffin to a season-ending knee injury last week, leaving TE Victor Marc (21 rec., 235 yards, 2 TDs) as the top available receiving threat … LB DeDe Lattimore leads the defense with 61 tackles, 4.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss … DE Ryne Giddins has team highs with 10 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles.


SYRACUSE (5-4, 1-3 BIG EAST)
Head Coach
Doug Marrone (Syracuse ’91)
15-18, third season

NOTES
Syracuse looks to snap a two-game slide with a return to the Carrier Dome, where the Orange are 4-1 this season … The Orange had won four straight BIG EAST road games, but have dropped their last two … The Orange have played three overtime games this season — the most of any Bowl Subdivision team — and are 2-1 in those contests … QB Ryan Nassib is ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in passing (217.8 ypg) … Nassib has completed 194 of 299 passes for 1,960 yards and 18 touchdowns with six interceptions … WR Alec Lemon has team highs of 47 receptions and 531 receiving yards … TE Nick Provo is a receiving threat as well with 39 catches for 410 yards and a team-high six touchdowns … Provo has set Syracuse’s single-season record for receptions by a tight end … RB Antwon Bailey is fourth in the BIG EAST in rushing (88.7 ypg) … S Phillip Thomas leads the BIG EAST with six interceptions and is seventh in the conference in tackles (7.6 per game) … LB Dyshawn Davis leads the team with 10 tackles for loss … DE Chandler Jones has a team-high 4.5 sacks.