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Holy Cross vs. Syracuse: Box score, stats and summary feat. Kyle McCord (Week 5)

Week 5 of the college football season saw the Syracuse Orange defend the JMA Wireless Dome as they defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 42-14 in nonconference action.

Kyle McCord threw for four touchdowns in the win, continuing to shine as they approach their ACC schedule.

The Holy Cross Crusaders dropped to 1-4 and are ready to play in the Patriot League after struggling to begin the year.

Let's take a closer look at the numbers from the game:

Holy Cross vs. Syracuse box score

Holy Cross vs. Syracuse box score

TeamFirst QuarterSecond QuarterThird QuarterFourth QuarterFinal
Holy Cross0 140014
Syracuse14147742

Holy Cross box score

Quarterback:

PlayerCarriesRushing YardsRushing TDsPassing CompletionsPassing YardsPassing TDsInterceptions
Joe Pesansky7-10014-2516711
Sam Slade8901-32710

Rushing & Receiving:

PlayerCarries Rushing YardsRushing TDsReceptionsReceiving YardsReceiving TDs
Maxwell Warren000170
Joe Pesansky7-100000
Jayden Clerveaux10100000
Sam Slade890000
Max Mosey00051051
Jacob Petersen0 0 04481
Justin Shorter0 0 01170
Alijah Carson0 0 0330

Defense:

PlayerInterceptionsFumble Recoveries
Jake Jarmolowich10
Ryan Ruane1 0

Kicking:

PlayerExtra Points Made/AttemptedField Goals Made/AttemptedLong
Daniel Porto2-20-0N/A

Syracuse box score

Quarterback:

PlayerCarriesRushing YardsRushing TDPassing CompletionsPassing YardsPassing TDsInterceptions
Kyle McCord5-17028-5038542
Michael Johnson Jr.4-802-33100

Rushing & Receiving:

PlayerCarriesRushing YardsRushing TDsReceptionsReceiving YardsReceiving TDs
Jaylan Hornsby0001120
Jamie Tremble0001190
Michael Johnson Jr. 4-80000
Ja'Meer Thomas110000
Tyler Chandler110000
Jaden Hart1110000
Yasin Willis4270000
Kyle McCord5-170000
Jackson Meeks000101611
Darrell Gill Jr0002491
Umari Hatcher0003591
LeQuint Allen168117540
Trebor Pena0 0 04491
Will Nixon7290190
Oronde Gadsden II0 0 0140

Defense:

PlayerInterceptionsFumble Recoveries
Jayden Bellamy1 0

Kicking:

PlayerExtra Points Made/AttemptedField Goals Made/AttemptedLong
Brady Denaburg4-40-2N/A
Jadyn Oh2-20-1N/A

Holy Cross vs. Syracuse Game Summary

The Holy Cross Crusaders kept up with the Syracuse Orange for a bit but the talent gap was evident and they could not seriously compete for 60 minutes. Kyle McCord threw for a season-high 385 yards and had his third game of 4+ touchdown passes.

Holy Cross has struggled throughout the season and its quarterbacks combined to go just 15-of-28.

Let's look at the scoring summary to see how these teams added to the scoreboard as the game progressed:

  • 9:11 1Q: Kyle McCord 7 Yard Passing TD to Umari Hatcher | 7-0 Syracuse
  • 5:02 1Q: Kyle McCord 23 Yard Passing TD to Darrell Gill Jr | 14-0 Syracuse
  • 14:54 2Q: Kyle McCord 38 Yard Passing TD to Jackson Meeks | 21-0 Syracuse
  • 13:34 2Q: Joe Pesansky 63 Yard Passing TD to Max Mosey | 21-7 Syracuse
  • 6:45 2Q: Sam Slade 27 Yard Passing TD to Jacob Petersen | 21-14 Syracuse
  • 0:32 2Q: Kyle McCord 4 Yard Passing TD to Trebor Pena | 28-14 Syracuse
  • 0:00 3Q: LeQuint Allen 1 Yard Rushing TD | 35-14 Syracuse
  • 9:58 4Q: Joe Pesansky Interception, Jayden Bellamy 33 Yard Returned for TD | Syracuse 42-14

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