In all of the excitement around a win on Saturday, you might have passed right over a milestone for this Syracuse Orange offense. SU’s 300-yard effort was actually its first time hitting that plateau since 2014.
Back then, the option-based attack (still manned by George McDonald at the time) tallied 370 yards on the ground on 51 carries — a strong 7.25 average. But SU also lost that game against the Maryland Terrapins.
In fact, since the start of 2008, Syracuse has only amassed 300 or more yards on the ground four times.