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

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final
Holy Cross	0	14	0	0	14
Syracuse	14	14	7	7	42

Holy Cross box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Joe Pesansky	7	-10	0	14-25	167	1	1
Sam Slade	8	9	0	1-3	27	1	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Maxwell Warren	0	0	0	1	7	0
Joe Pesansky	7	-10	0	0	0	0
Jayden Clerveaux	10	10	0	0	0	0
Sam Slade	8	9	0	0	0	0
Max Mosey	0	0	0	5	105	1
Jacob Petersen	0	0	0	4	48	1
Justin Shorter	0	0	0	1	17	0
Alijah Carson	0	0	0	3	3	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Jake Jarmolowich	1	0
Ryan Ruane	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Daniel Porto	2-2	0-0	N/A

Syracuse box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Kyle McCord	5	-17	0	28-50	385	4	2
Michael Johnson Jr.	4	-8	0	2-3	31	0	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Jaylan Hornsby	0	0	0	1	12	0
Jamie Tremble	0	0	0	1	19	0
Michael Johnson Jr.	4	-8	0	0	0	0
Ja'Meer Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Chandler	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaden Hart	1	11	0	0	0	0
Yasin Willis	4	27	0	0	0	0
Kyle McCord	5	-17	0	0	0	0
Jackson Meeks	0	0	0	10	161	1
Darrell Gill Jr	0	0	0	2	49	1
Umari Hatcher	0	0	0	3	59	1
LeQuint Allen	16	81	1	7	54	0
Trebor Pena	0	0	0	4	49	1
Will Nixon	7	29	0	1	9	0
Oronde Gadsden II	0	0	0	1	4	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Jayden Bellamy	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Brady Denaburg	4-4	0-2	N/A
Jadyn Oh	2-2	0-1	N/A

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

Edited by Vincent Pensabene