The Syracuse Orange (0-0) take on the Ohio Bobcats (0-0) at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
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When is Syracuse vs. Ohio and when does it start?
This matchup between the Orange and Bobcats will take place on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Expect to see the kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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Syracuse Stats & Insights
The Orange lost the Boca Raton Bowl a year ago after going 6-7. They put up 23.5 points per game (92nd in the nation) while their defense allowed 25.4 (57th).
Syracuse ranked 99th in the FBS in total offense (343.3 yards per game) and 67th in total defense (380.5 yards allowed per game) last season.
While the Orange’s pass defense ranked 79th with 232.4 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were worse on offense, ranking 18th-worst (171.0 passing yards per game).
Syracuse ranked 49th in run offense (172.3 rushing yards per game) and 59th in run defense (148.2 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
The Orange forced 22 total turnovers (27th in the FBS) last season and turned it over 24 times (124th in the FBS) for a turnover margin of -2, 81st-ranked in college football.
Ohio Stats & Insights
In 2023, the Bobcats went 10-3 and won the Myrtle Beach Bowl. They gave up 15.8 points per game (to rank sixth in college football) while scoring 24.3 per game (84th).
Ohio owned the 97th-ranked offense in the FBS last season (347.2 yards per game), and it was even more effective on defense, ranking fourth-best with only 273.2 yards allowed per game.
The Bobcats sported the 95th-ranked offense last year in terms of passing yards (203.5 passing yards per game), and they were more effective defensively, ranking 14th-best with just 182.8 passing yards allowed per game.
Ohio ranked 84th in rushing yards last season (143.7 rushing yards per game), but it excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking fifth-best in the FBS with 90.5 rushing yards allowed per game.
The Bobcats owned the 11th-best turnover margin in college football last season at +9, forcing 22 turnovers (27th in the FBS) while turning it over 13 times (17th in the FBS).
Syracuse Key Players (2023)
Garrett Shrader had an impressive passing stat line last year with 1,686 yards (129.7 yards per game), going 134-for-214 (62.6% completion percentage) with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. He was effective in the running game as well, with 469 rushing yards on 113 carries, eight rushing touchdowns, and 36.1 rushing yards per game.
LeQuint Allen went to work last year, rushing for 1,064 yards on 245 carries (81.8 yards per game) and scoring nine touchdowns. Allen collected 16.2 receiving yards per game with 38 catches for 210 yards and one touchdown as well.
In the previous season, Damien Alford picked up 33 receptions for 610 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 46.9 yards per game.
Umari Hatcher produced last year by catching 32 passes for 482 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 37.1 receiving yards per game.
Donovan Brown’s stat line last year looked like this: a total of 321 yards, 27 catches, one touchdown, and 24.7 yards per game.
Ohio Key Players (2023)
Kurtis Rourke averaged 169.8 passing yards per outing and threw 11 touchdowns last season. In addition, he added four more touchdowns on 16.8 yards on the ground per game.
Sieh Bangura averaged 62.4 rushing yards per game and accumulated seven rushing touchdowns last year.
O’Shaan Allison rushed for 452 yards and three touchdowns last season.
Sam Wiglusz averaged 50.8 receiving yards and grabbed three receiving touchdowns over the course of the 2023 season.
Miles Cross caught 47 passes last season on his way to 617 yards and five receiving touchdowns.
Ty Walton played his way to two receiving touchdowns and 348 receiving yards (26.8 ypg) last season.
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