Fansided · Oct 22, 2017
Miami Hurricanes Outlast Syracuse in Another Close Win
The Miami Hurricanes defense came up with a late stop to preserve a 27-19 victory over Syracuse on Saturday. The Hurricanes won their sixth straight game to open the season. The last three by a combined total of 13 points.
For the third consecutive week, the Miami Hurricanes survived late to improve to 6-0 in 2017. After decisive late drives to win games the last two weeks, the defense came up on fourth down with less than two minutes left to preserve the victory.
The Miami Hurricanes defense shut down Syracuse’s high powered passing attack. The Orange came into the game averaging 318 yards per game.