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Sunday, October 21. 2001 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER www.philly.com C9 Syracuse scores early and often, routing Temple Syracuse 45, Temple 3 1 UT Tempi Syracuse 0 0 3 0 21 3 14 7 The Orangemen struck for three touchdowns in the first quarter First quartar 7' A Syr-Anderson 6 run (Barber kick), 1 1 :59. Syi-Oavrs2 run (Barber kick), 9:13. Syr-Morant 55 pass from Anderson (Barber kick), 6:35. Syr-FG Barber 37, 10:12.

Third quarter Tem-FGPoklemba 42, 12:05. Syt-fliddle 4 run (Barber kick), 6:10. Syr-Mungro 2 run (Barber kick), 2:39. Fourth quarter Syr-Manley 12 pass from Anderson (Barber kick), 14:08. ft A.

42,115. Tea 11 40-74 111 11-22-1 0 9-37 2-1 4-31 31:39 Svr 20 47-163 308 12-21-0 0 546 2-1 9-81 28:21 First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbies-lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Ruihini: Temple, Trammer 13-43, Sharps 11-18, Fenton 4-16, Jackson 4-11, McKie 3-9, DeVito 1-(minus-4), McGann 4-(minus-19). Syracuse, Fern 10-60, Mungro 15-39, Johnson 3-27, Anderson 9-15, Leverette 1-14, Riddle 1-4, Belton 2-4, Nunes 1-1, Davis 1-1 Reyes 4-(minus-2). Passing: Temple, McGann 11-22-1-111.

Syracuse, Anderson 1 2-20308, Nunes 0-1 -0 Receiving: Temple, Dillard 5-73, Cobb 2-14, McKie 1-12, Fenton 1-9, Carpenter 1-5, Muckerson 1-(mlnus-2). Syracuse, Riddle 4-120, Morant 3-77, Leverette 1-59, Tyree 1-23, Manley 1-12, Campbell 1-9, Jackson 1-8. I H. I I i AKIRA SUWA Inquirer Staff Photographer Penn's Stephen Faulk runs past the Bulldogs' Mike Caldwell. Penn's offense was inconsistent, converting only 4 of 1 4 third downs.

Perm's defense smothers Yale 7 TV I 17 The Quakers had 10 sacks and allowed only one field goal. But the offense sputtered again. By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER of their 45-3 triumph. By Kevin Tatum INQUIRER STAFF WRITER SYRACUSE, N.Y. Yesterday, Temple was up against a Syracuse squad that had won five straight games and was one victory away from qualifying for a bowl bid.

When the day was done, the Owls had drawn closer to their 11th straight losing season before a crowd of 42,115 at the Carrier Dome. Down by three touchdowns before the Big East Conference game was nine minutes old, the Owls lacked the ammunition to make a contest of it and headed back to Philadelphia with a 45-3 scorching. The loss left Temple 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the Big East. Syracuse improved to 6-2 and 3-0 with its 16th straight victory over the Owls, who entered the season with high hopes of a winning season but will now have to win four of their last five games to make that happen. Included on Temple's remaining schedule are top-ranked Miami and sixth-ranked Virginia Tech.

The Orangemen, who were in all-orange uniforms for the first time since 1951, put Temple in a black hole from the outset, and then relied on the playmaking of quarterback R.J. Anderson and a stingy defense to do the rest. Temple's lone score came on a 42-yard field goal by Cap Pok-lemba with 12 minutes, 5 seconds remaining in the third period that made it 24-3. Anderson, a 6-foot-l, 229-pound sophomore who wears the No. 5 jersey that Eagles quarterback Donovan Mc-Nabb made famous at Syracuse, became the Orangemen's first quarterback to surpass 300 yards passing in a game since McNabb accomplished the feat in 1998.

For the day, Anderson had 308 yards in the air, and two touchdowns, on only 12 completions. He attempted 20 passes. "He has great touch on the long ball, and his receivers did a great job of getting downfield and making catches," Temple coach Bobby Wallace said. "He did what they needed. They are a lot better offensively than the last two years, and they have their best offense since Donovan McNabb was here." Syracuse's punt-return team got things started.

On the Owls' first two possessions, they were victimized by a blocked punt that gave Syracuse a first down at the Temple 20-yard line and by a 53-yard punt return by Jamel Riddle that put the Orangemen in business at the Owls' 15-yard line. Anderson made it 7-0 with a 6-yard run around left end, and fullback Chris Davis made it 14-0 on a 2-yard run following Riddle's punt return. Only six minutes had gone by, and the Orangemen added another score about three minutes later when Anderson connected with wide receiver Johnny Morant for a 55-yard touchdown pass. "What cost us were special teams," Wallace said. "We can't come out and let them block a punt, and then return a punt, and then hit a long pass right out of the chute." Temple's major problem was manufacturing an offense against a team that took away the run while pressuring quarterback Mike McGann and almost daring him to put the ball in the air.

Led by defensive end Dwight Freeney, the Orangemen were too much for the Owls in the trenches, where Temple has once again experienced injury and instability. At intermission, when it was 24-0 thanks to a 37-yard second-quarter field goal by Collin Barber, Temple had rushed for 21 yards on 19 carries, and McGann was 5 for 11 for 42 yards, with his longest completion 14 yards. When the game was over, Temple had only 185 yards of total offense to Syracuse's 471. On Saturday, Temple will host Pittsburgh before visiting Miami on Nov. 3 and hosting Virginia Tech on Nov.

10. The Owls will close the season with games at West Virginia and against Connecticut at Franklin Field. What Temple has left to shoot for is matching or improving on last season's 4-7 finish. "We're getting ready to play Pittsburgh, and it's a game we want to win," Wallace said. it 55 vTV iJ Wo I I L.iM....lM,,ill.,i.l..irt....miMlii tOTf.i,il,l.ll)lfc,il.liMlflMtMl.ll.li-lij AKIRA SUWA Inquirer Staff Photographer Penn's Kris Ryan was held to a season-low 79 yards on 29 carries, but scored two 1-yard touchdowns.

This one came during the first quarter. The Quakers' defense also scored on a fumble return. Penn 21, Yale 3 Yak 3 0 0 0 -3 7 14 0 0 21 First WMrtir Yal-FG Davis 25, 9:52 Pen-fiyan1 run (Roman kick), 8:17 Second quarter Pen-Williams 41 tumble return (Roman kick), 11:01 Pen-Ryan 1 run (Roman kick), 0:28 9.419 First downs Rushes-yards seconds to play until halftime and ending a 91-yard march that saw Hoffman complete 5 of 6 passes for 65 yards. The Quakers leaned on the defense in the second half. Yale crossed midfield four times and got inside the Penn 30 twice in the fourth quarter, but lost the ball on downs both times.

The Quakers' defense will be tested next week on the road against Brown, the Ivy's top offensive team, but Galan said his unit's goal will be the same. "Whether the offense scores 60 or 21, we're trying to shut them out," Galan said. "In our mind, all we need is a field goal to win, because we're trying for the shutout every time." Yah 16 29-1-19) 281 20-45-0 left, Lee was hit by Galan from the back side just as he was about to throw, and fumbled. Williams picked up the loose ball at the "Yale 41 and raced untouched to the end zone. "Our motto for the year has been to play with one heartbeat," said Williams, a senior safety.

"When you have your D-line, linebackers and DB's playing together, things are going to happen. We have to keep our coverage so the guys up front can make something happen, and they did. I was in the right position to return it." The offense managed two touchdowns, both on 1-yard runs by Ryan, his eighth and ninth TDs of the season. The second one seemed to deflate the Bulldogs, coming with 28 Comp-Att-Int 18 42-63 235 18-26-0 41 1-1 11-106 31:52 Kevin Tatum's e-mail address is ktatumphillynews.com. Return Yards 6 Punts-Avg.

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-31 Time of Possession 28:08 While the Penn coaches wait for the offense to function consistently, the Quakers' defense doesn't spend any time waiting or wondering, preferring to steamroll any opponent in its path. The defense continued its fine form yesterday, holding Yale to minus-19 yards rushing, recording 10 sacks, and scoring a touchdown on Kunle Williams' fumble return, to lift the Quakers to a methodical 21-3 Ivy League win over the Bulldogs before 9,419 at Franklin Field. The Quakers blitzed quarterback Peter Lee relentlessly. Defensive tackle John Galan registered 3 sacks, and Vince Alexander stormed in from his nickel-back position for 2 Vi. "We ran our blitz to perfection," Galan said.

"Our defensive backs had great coverage, and when the quarterback doesn't have anybody to throw to, then bam, he's getting sacked." The Quakers (5-0 overall, 3-0 Ivy) held an opponent without a touchdown for the second time this season. In two other games, they have allowed just one TD each time. "The coaches did a nice job with the game plan and our kids executed it nicely," Penn coach Al Bagnoli said. "We seemed to have them a little off-balance most of the day. I'm not sure the quarterback actually knew where the pressure was coming from on a consistent basis.

When you have that happen, it's tough to get into a rhythm." A lack of rhythm seemed to be a problem for Penn's offense as well. Quarterback Gavin Hoffman was sacked seven times. Kris Ryan, the Ivy League's leading rusher, was limited to a season-low 79 yards on 29 carries. The Quakers converted only 4 of 14 third downs. And, for the second time this season, Penn went scoreless in the second half.

Bagnoli isn't panicking, but he conceded that the Quakers are getting frustrated with the inconsistency. "They did a good job and caused problems for us," Bagnoli said, praising Yale defensive coordinator Rick Flanders, a former Penn assistant. "But we had some opportunities. We have to continue to work at it and see if we can capitalize more than we've been doing. We've been a little choppy on offense, especially in the red zone, and it has frustrated us to a certain extent." The only points for Yale (3-2, 1-2) came on its first possession, helped by a 36-yard pass from Alvin Cowan to Billy Brown off a fake punt.

The Bulldogs drove to the 5, but were limited to a field goal, a 25-yard kick by Justin Davis. Early in the second quarter, the Quakers came up with points on (Jefense. Rolling to his IN DfVI DUAL STATISTICS Ruihlnj: Yale. Schulze6-18. Bvdume4-13, Can 5-6, Reams 1-1, Lee 13-(minus 57).

Penn, Ryan 29-79, Perskie 5-41 Faulk 1 -4, Hoffman 7-(minus 61 Piulnr Yale, Lee 19-44-0-245, Cowan 1-1-0-36. Penn, Hoffman 18-26-0-235. Receiving: Yale, Brown 6-127, Reams 4-56, Collins 4-47, Keppel 2-19, Ditman 2-14, Benigno 1-14, Schulze 1-4. Penn, Milanese 6-90. Smith 6-61, Holahan 2-31, Robinson 2-17, Ryan 1-23, Phillips 1-13.

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