The Orange turned to their running game to do the damage against Temple on Friday afternoon. Syracuse overcame a sluggish start to pull away in the second half for a
38-20 win in the final Big East game in school history. Running back
Jerome Smith went over 1,000 yards on the season,
Adonis Ameen-Moore had two rushing touchdowns and
Prince-Tyson Gulley added another as the Orange ran for 260 yards in their regular-season finale.
Receiver
Alec Lemon also went over 1,000 yards on the season, giving Syracuse its first 1,000-yard rusher/receiver combination since Michael Owens and Rob Moore back in 1989. Moore is now the receivers coach for the Orange.