Pittsburgh 48-24 Syracuse (Oct 5, 2002)

Top Performers

Pass Yds

279

Rutherford

PITT

Rush Yds

84

Reyes

SYR

Rec Yds

130

Bynes

PITT

Scrim TD

2

Miree

PITT

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Rod Rutherford

PITT QB #12

Troy Nunes

SYR QB #11

279

Pass Yds

120

2

Pass TD

1

Int

0

PITT

Team Stats

SYR

459

Total Yds

275

18

1st Downs

14

2

Turnovers

4

2002 American Athletic

Team	W	L	PCT
Boston College	9	4	.692
Pittsburgh	9	4	.692
Rutgers	1	11	.083
Syracuse	4	8	.333
Temple	4	8	.333
Virginia Tech	10	4	.714
West Virginia	9	4	.692
Miami	12	1	.923

Game Summary

The Syracuse Orangemen were easily defeated by the Pittsburgh Panthers, 48 to 24, on October 5, 2002.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Rod Rutherford R. Rutherford #12	10/15	279	18.6	2	1	0-0	253.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Troy Nunes T. Nunes #11	11/19	120	6.3	1	0	0-0	128.3
R.J. Anderson #5	3/10	11	1.1	0	0	0-0	39.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Lousaka Polite L. Polite #32	5	58	11.6	1
Raymond Kirkley R. Kirkley #43	9	46	5.1	0
Rod Rutherford R. Rutherford #12	12	28	2.3	0
Brandon Miree B. Miree #25	8	22	2.8	2
Marcus Furman M. Furman #2	9	18	2.0	0
Tyler Palko T. Palko #3	3	6	2.0	0
Justin Acierno J. Acierno #49	1	2	2.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Walter Reyes W. Reyes #39	13	84	6.5	1
Damien Rhodes D. Rhodes #1	11	42	3.8	0
Barry Baker B. Baker #27	6	26	4.3	1
Thump Belton T. Belton #43	2	12	6.0	0
R.J. Anderson #5	2	7	3.5	0
Darryl Kennedy D. Kennedy #8	1	3	3.0	0
Troy Nunes T. Nunes #11	3	-30	-10.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Bynes R. Bynes	0/0	130	65.0	1
Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald #1	0/0	75	25.0	1
Lamar Slade L. Slade #86	0/0	50	16.7	0
Kris Wilson K. Wilson #83	0/0	16	16.0	0
Lousaka Polite L. Polite #32	0/0	8	8.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Jared Jones J. Jones #12	0/0	59	14.8	0
Joe Donnelly J. Donnelly #40	0/0	32	16.0	0
Jamel Riddle J. Riddle	0/0	17	5.7	0
David Tyree D. Tyree #81	0/0	15	7.5	1
Darryl Kennedy D. Kennedy #8	0/0	13	13.0	0
Walter Reyes W. Reyes #39	0/0	8	8.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Lewis Moore L. Moore #48	0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Josh Thomas J. Thomas #97	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
David Abdul D. Abdul #16	2/2	6/6	12	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Collin Barber C. Barber #19	1/1	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Andy Lee A. Lee #36	4	210	52.5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Shafer M. Shafer #36	5	168	33.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Torrie Cox T. Cox #5	3	51	17.0	0	0
Shawntae Spencer S. Spencer #19	1	15	15.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Andre Fontenette A. Fontenette #80	1	0	0.0	0	0
Damien Rhodes D. Rhodes #1	7	169	24.1	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Gaines B. Gaines #29	3	9	3.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jamel Riddle J. Riddle	3	38	12.7	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Rod Rutherford R. Rutherford #12	10/15	279	18.6	2	1	0-0	253.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Lousaka Polite L. Polite #32	5	58	11.6	1
Raymond Kirkley R. Kirkley #43	9	46	5.1	0
Rod Rutherford R. Rutherford #12	12	28	2.3	0
Brandon Miree B. Miree #25	8	22	2.8	2
Marcus Furman M. Furman #2	9	18	2.0	0
Tyler Palko T. Palko #3	3	6	2.0	0
Justin Acierno J. Acierno #49	1	2	2.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Bynes R. Bynes	0/0	130	65.0	1
Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald #1	0/0	75	25.0	1
Lamar Slade L. Slade #86	0/0	50	16.7	0
Kris Wilson K. Wilson #83	0/0	16	16.0	0
Lousaka Polite L. Polite #32	0/0	8	8.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Lewis Moore L. Moore #48	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
David Abdul D. Abdul #16	2/2	6/6	12	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Andy Lee A. Lee #36	4	210	52.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Torrie Cox T. Cox #5	3	51	17.0	0	0
Shawntae Spencer S. Spencer #19	1	15	15.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Gaines B. Gaines #29	3	9	3.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Troy Nunes T. Nunes #11	11/19	120	6.3	1	0	0-0	128.3
R.J. Anderson #5	3/10	11	1.1	0	0	0-0	39.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Walter Reyes W. Reyes #39	13	84	6.5	1
Damien Rhodes D. Rhodes #1	11	42	3.8	0
Barry Baker B. Baker #27	6	26	4.3	1
Thump Belton T. Belton #43	2	12	6.0	0
R.J. Anderson #5	2	7	3.5	0
Darryl Kennedy D. Kennedy #8	1	3	3.0	0
Troy Nunes T. Nunes #11	3	-30	-10.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Jared Jones J. Jones #12	0/0	59	14.8	0
Joe Donnelly J. Donnelly #40	0/0	32	16.0	0
Jamel Riddle J. Riddle	0/0	17	5.7	0
David Tyree D. Tyree #81	0/0	15	7.5	1
Darryl Kennedy D. Kennedy #8	0/0	13	13.0	0
Walter Reyes W. Reyes #39	0/0	8	8.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Josh Thomas J. Thomas #97	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Collin Barber C. Barber #19	1/1	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Shafer M. Shafer #36	5	168	33.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Andre Fontenette A. Fontenette #80	1	0	0.0	0	0
Damien Rhodes D. Rhodes #1	7	169	24.1	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jamel Riddle J. Riddle	3	38	12.7	0	0

PITT

Team Stats

SYR

459

Total Yds

275

279

Pass Yds

131

180

Rush Yds

144

62

Total Plays

67

7.4

Yards Per Play

4.1

18.6

Yards Per Pass

4.5

3.8

Yards Per Rush

3.8

18

1st Downs

14

9

Passing 1st Downs

7

8

Rushing 1st Downs

6

9

1st Downs from Penalties

7

4

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

4

1

Interceptions Thrown

0

1

Fumbles Lost

4

8

Penalties

3

0

D/ST TD

0

5-1 PITT

SYR 1-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2002 American Athletic

Game Summary

Team Stats