Coverage: Big Ten Network
8:00 PM ET, September 22, 2012
TCF Bank Stadium, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Top Performers
Passing: R. Nassib (SYR) - 228 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: D. Kirkwood (MINN) - 28 CAR, 99 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: A. Lemon (SYR) - 9 REC, 106 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SYR | MINN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 06:59 | Donnell Kirkwood 2 Yd Run (Jordan Wettstein Kick) | 0 | 7 |
 | FG | 01:54 | Ross Krautman 33 Yd | 3 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SYR | MINN | |||
| TD | 10:13 | Donnell Kirkwood 1 Yd Run (Jordan Wettstein Kick) | 3 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SYR | MINN | |||
| FG | 03:20 | Jordan Wettstein 43 Yd | 3 | 17 |
| TD | 00:46 | Marcus Sales 14 Yd Pass From Ryan Nassib (Ross Krautman Kick) | 10 | 17 |
Team Stat Comparison
| SYR | MINN | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 6-15 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 350 | 337 |
| Passing | 228 | 231 |
Comp-Att | 21-31 | 16-30 |
Yards per pass | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| Rushing | 122 | 106 |
Rushing Attempts | 33 | 41 |
Yards per rush | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| Penalties | 10-79 | 8-63 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:22 | 33:38 |
| Syracuse Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| R. Nassib | 21/31 | 228 | 7.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 21/31 | 228 | 7.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Minnesota Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Shortell | 16/30 | 231 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 16/30 | 231 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Kirkwood | 28 | 99 | 3.5 | 2 | 13 |
| K. Maye | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Crawford-Tufts | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| -. Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Shortell | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 41 | 106 | 2.6 | 2 | 13 |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Crawford-Tufts | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | 40 |
| A. Barker | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 |
| I. Fruechte | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| D. Goodger | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| M. Jones | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Engel | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Rabe | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 16 | 231 | 14.4 | 0 | 40 |
| Minnesota Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| A. Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| T. Stoudermire | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Team | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 |
| Syracuse Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| R. Desir | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Barker | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Syracuse Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Krautman | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Wettstein | 1/3 | 33.3 | 43 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/3 | 33.3 | 43 | 2/2 | 5 |
ATTENDANCE: 50,805
