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
Holy Cross box score
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Syracuse box score
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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