The Syracuse Orange came back to the Carrier Dome reeling after three straight losses. With the Tulane Green Wave coming into town, Paul Pasqualoni was hoping to get things back on track with a comfortable win, but after the opener nothing has been easy for the Orange.
Donovan McNabb threw four first-half interceptions and the Carrier Dome crowd was stunned by what was happening. The Syracuse defense did their part by holding the Green Wave to just three points at halftime.
Two Kyle McIntosh touchdown runs in the third quarter helped give Syracuse a 24-6 lead but Tulane quarterback Shaun King rallied the Green Wave in the 4th.