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PHOENIX | Syracuse 26, Kansas State 3




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James Mungro tightropes the sideline and scampers 65 yards for the touchdown.
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Kansas State's special teams error leads to a blocked punt, followed by a James Mungro 1-yard TD run.
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Johnnie Morant's acrobatic catch brings Syracuse to the goal line and James Mungro scores his third TD of the half.
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Point Taken
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James Mungro scored three TDs as Syracuse thumped K-State.
 
Syracuse had a point to prove heading into the Insight.com Bowl. The Orangemen felt they deserved to be in a New Year's Day bowl. And they certainly didn't think they should be underdogs going into the game. So Syracuse took it out on Kansas State and dominated the Wildcats in every phase of the game en route to a 26-3 victory. The win gave Syracuse 10 wins for just the fifth time in school history.
 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
  KANSAS STATE YDS SYRACUSE YDS
Passing Ell Roberson 855 Robin Anderson 1123
Rushing Josh Scobey 1263 James Mungro 1170
Receiving Aaron Lockett 357 Johnnie Morant 409

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
 
Total Offense
   361  
   303.1  

Passing Yards
  124.8  
   142.8  

Passing completion %
   44  
   52.2  

Completions
   110  
   130  

Attempts
   250  
   249  
Scoring Offense
   27.5  
   25.7  

Scoring Defense
   17.1  
   19  

Rushing Yards
   236.2  
   160.2  

Rushing attempts
   606  
   580  

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"This just shows how underrated the Big East is. Syracuse thumped one of the better teams from the so-called best conference in the nation. Wake up, everyone. The Big East is the best."
-- mightyJ
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Final
Syracuse (18)26
Kansas State3
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IT WAS OVER WHEN
Syracuse RB James Mungro scampered 65 yards in the first quarter and with the Orangemen defense playing like the '85 Bears, this was never in doubt again.
GAME BALL GOES TO
This is a tough one. James Mungro had a huge night with three TDs, but we go with Clifton Smith, who had 14 tackles and was seemingly all over the field.


KANSAS STATE CLUBHOUSE
Kansas State made plenty of mistakes in its loss to Syracuse on Dec. 29 in the Insight.com Bowl.

SYRACUSE CLUBHOUSE
James Mungro's final college game was one to remember.



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