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UCONN Huskies vs Syracuse Orange Wrap - Syracuse Wins 27-20

Steve Angeli was good for 417 yards through the air on Saturday as the Orange got past the Huskies by a score of 27-20 at JMA Wireless Dome.

The match was decisive in favor of Syracuse, but bettors saw the game push as the margin of victory was the same as the closing point spread. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 57.0.

Steve Angeli completed 33 of 53 pass attempts for 417 yards for the Orange in the win.

Cam Edwards rushed for 75 yards for UCONN, while Mel Brown added 72 yards. John Neider threw for 15 yards for the Huskies, while receivers Skyler Bell and Reymello Murphy had 105 and 51 yards respectively.

Syracuse outgained UCONN 461-416 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 24-20 by the Orange.

The time of possession battle favored UCONN as their offense was on the field for 33:34, longer than the 26:26 of their opponents.

Next game, Syracuse takes its act home to face Colgate looking for another win. For UCONN, they head on the road to face Delaware.