Syracuse Buries New Hampshire 66-3 in the Opener
Nine touchdowns, a safety, a field goal and two missed extra points. That is how Syracuse got to 66 in its opener, and New Hampshire got to 3. The final was 66-3, a 63-point margin, and it was never in question after the first quarter.
Syracuse opened by scoring twice in the first quarter: Steve Angeli found Umari Hatcher from 19 yards out, then Shavane Anderson Jr. punched in a 2-yard run. By halftime it was 41-0, with Tylik Hill, Anderson again and David Clement (a 27-yard catch from Angeli) all in the books. A safety early in the third made it 43-0, and the Wildcats finally got on the board with a 46-yard Lucas Glassburn field goal at the start of the fourth. That was the whole New Hampshire offense, as far as the score goes.
The fourth quarter was a free-for-all. Hatcher caught his second touchdown, an 18-yarder, Zyian Moultrie-Goddard scooped up a fumble and took it 26 yards to the house, and Amari Odom threw a 7-yard score to Daunte Bacheyie. Tripp Woody missed two extra points along the way (yes, the kicker, who did add a 34-yard field goal late). The Orange finished with 515 yards, 275 through the air and 240 on the ground, no turnovers and five sacks.
Syracuse is 1-0. New Hampshire is 0-1.
For fantasy, this one was a buffet. Hatcher, Anderson and Angeli all cleared 27 points, and I would not read too much into any of it given the opponent. Still, 66 points is 66 points.