In a game that often seemed to be a visual tribute to century-old football, the Syracuse Orange defeated the Pitt-iful Panthers 28-13 at Yankee Stadium. If you missed watching this game live, you might be surprised to hear that the Orange offense was not just effective, but outright suffocating at points.
Here’s how SU got it done with their backs against the wall:
A Throwback to Innovation
Syracuse did not need to rely on such novelties as the forward pass to win today. No, they went with a much simpler strategy, one that allowed the Service Academies and certain other programs like Georgia Tech to dominate for many years: bulldoze everyone.