Syracuse Holds Off UConn Despite Late Comeback Bid
Syracuse defeated UConn 31-24 in Week 13, with the Huskies covering the 10-point spread in a competitive matchup. The Orange controlled much of the game, with Kyle McCord leading an efficient passing attack that totaled 470 yards. McCord connected with multiple receivers, including Jackson Meeks and Oronde Gadsden II, to orchestrate Syracuse's offensive rhythm.
UConn stayed competitive throughout, with running back Camryn Edwards rushing for 87 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown run in the first quarter that gave the Huskies an early boost. The game featured two lead changes, keeping it tightly contested in the final moments. Syracuse's defense made crucial plays, particularly in the first half, while UConn's defense generated several significant stops to keep the game within reach.
The scoring was nearly evenly split between the teams in the first and second quarters, but Syracuse's second-quarter outburst proved decisive. The contest exceeded the over-under of 54.5 points, finishing with a combined 55 points.
AI-generated recap · Sep 2, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UConn | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
 Syracuse | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UConn | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 27-48 | 37-47 |
| Pass Yards | 228 | 470 |
| Rush Yards | 124 | 76 |
| Total Yards | 352 | 546 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 5-15 | 8-17 |
| Penalties | 4-45 | 7-56 |
| Possession | 22:34 | 37:26 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 53 yds to the CONN 22 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 22 yds for a TD (Jackson Kennedy KICK)
Durell Robinson run for 2 yds to the CONN 27
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 4 yds to the CONN 31
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Connor Stutz punt for 46 yds , Trebor Pena returns for 7 yds to the SYR 30
LeQuint Allen run for 10 yds to the SYR 40 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for 1 yd to the SYR 41
Kyle McCord pass complete to LeQuint Allen for 2 yds to the SYR 43
Kyle McCord pass complete to Jackson Meeks for 19 yds to the CONN 38 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass complete to Jackson Meeks for 23 yds to the CONN 15 for a 1ST down
Dan Villari run for 2 yds to the CONN 13
LeQuint Allen run for 4 yds to the CONN 9
Syracuse Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (-15 Yards) to the CONN 24
Kyle McCord run for 8 yds to the CONN 16
Jackson Kennedy 36 yd FG MISSED
Mel Brown run for no gain to the CONN 20
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 9 yds to the CONN 29
Cam Edwards run for 71 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
Chris Freeman kickoff for 61 yds , Yasin Willis return for 19 yds to the SYR 23
Kyle McCord pass complete to LeQuint Allen for 15 yds to the SYR 38 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for 5 yds to the SYR 43
LeQuint Allen run for 4 yds to the SYR 47
Kyle McCord run for 1 yd to the SYR 48 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 11 yds to the CONN 41 for a 1ST down
Yasin Willis run for no gain to the CONN 41
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 7 yds to the CONN 34
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 14 yds to the CONN 20 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the CONN 21
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 16 yds to the CONN 5 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for no gain to the CONN 5
Kyle McCord pass complete to Trebor Pena for 5 yds for a TD (Jackson Kennedy KICK)
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 4 yds to the CONN 29
Cam Edwards run for 2 yds to the CONN 31
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Connor Stutz punt for 69 yds for a touchback
Kyle McCord pass complete to Justus Ross-Simmons for 32 yds to the CONN 48 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for 2 yds to the CONN 46
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Jack Stonehouse punt for 41 yds, downed at the CONN 5
Cam Edwards run for 1 yd to the CONN 6
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 15 yds to the CONN 21 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Mel Brown run for 1 yd to the CONN 22
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Connor Stutz punt for 53 yds , Trebor Pena returns for 7 yds to the SYR 32
LeQuint Allen run for 10 yds to the SYR 42 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for 3 yds to the SYR 45
Kyle McCord pass complete to Jaden Hart for 2 yds to the SYR 47
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 15 yds to the CONN 38 for a 1ST down
Syracuse Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the SYR 47
Kyle McCord pass complete to Jackson Meeks for 18 yds to the CONN 35
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Kyle McCord pass complete to LeQuint Allen for 6 yds to the CONN 29
Kyle McCord run for 1 yd to the CONN 28 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass complete to Jackson Meeks for 11 yds to the CONN 17 for a 1ST down
Syracuse Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the CONN 22
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 19 yds to the CONN 3 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass complete to Trebor Pena for 2 yds to the CONN 1
LeQuint Allen run for 1 yd for a TD (Jackson Kennedy KICK)
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 7 yds to the CONN 24
UConn Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the CONN 17
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Durell Robinson for 10 yds to the CONN 34
Durell Robinson run for 2 yds to the CONN 36 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 30 yds to the SYR 34 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 15 yds to the SYR 19 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Cam Edwards run for 2 yds to the SYR 17
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 12 yds to the SYR 5 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Louis Hansen for 5 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
Kyle McCord pass complete to LeQuint Allen for 3 yds to the SYR 28
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 8 yds to the SYR 36 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 23 yds to the CONN 41 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 4 yds to the CONN 37
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 3 yds to the CONN 34
Jackson Kennedy 52 yd FG MISSED
End of 2nd Quarter
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 3 yds to the CONN 28
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 2 yds to the CONN 30
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Connor Stutz punt for 40 yds, fair catch by LeQuint Allen at the SYR 30
Kyle McCord pass complete to Jackson Meeks for 5 yds to the SYR 35
LeQuint Allen run for 4 yds to the SYR 39
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for no gain to the SYR 39
Oronde Gadsden II run for 12 yds to the CONN 49 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for no gain to the CONN 49
Kyle McCord pass complete to LeQuint Allen for 4 yds to the CONN 45
LeQuint Allen run for 1 yd to the CONN 44
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 4 yds to the CONN 40
Joe Fagnano sacked by Fadil Diggs for a loss of 7 yards to the CONN 33
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Connor Stutz punt for 41 yds, fair catch by LeQuint Allen at the SYR 26
Syracuse Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SYR 21
Kyle McCord pass complete to Jackson Meeks for 10 yds to the SYR 31
LeQuint Allen run for 2 yds to the SYR 33
Kyle McCord pass complete to Jackson Meeks for 24 yds to the CONN 43 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for 6 yds to the CONN 37
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 32 yds to the CONN 5 for a 1ST down
LeQuint Allen run for no gain to the CONN 5
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Jackson Kennedy 23 yd FG GOOD
Mel Brown run for 35 yds to the SYR 40 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Connor Stutz punt for 36 yds, downed at the SYR 4
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 5 yds to the SYR 9
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Syracuse Penalty, Delay Of Game (Yards) to the SYR 5
Jack Stonehouse punt for 38 yds , TJ Sheffield returns for 9 yds to the SYR 34
Cam Edwards run for 6 yds to the SYR 28
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Jasaiah Gathings for 5 yds to the SYR 23 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for a loss of 1 yard to the SYR 24
Cam Edwards run for no gain to the SYR 24
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Chris Freeman 42 yd FG GOOD
Chris Freeman kickoff for 62 yds , Devin Grant return for 24 yds to the SYR 27
LeQuint Allen run for 3 yds to the SYR 30
LeQuint Allen run for 2 yds to the SYR 32
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 20 yds to the CONN 48 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass incomplete
Kyle McCord pass complete to Umari Hatcher for 9 yds to the CONN 39
Kyle McCord run for 1 yd to the CONN 38 for a 1ST down
UConn Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Jevon Banks) to the CONN 23 for a 1ST down
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 1 yd to the CONN 22
Kyle McCord pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 18 yds to the CONN 4 for a 1ST down
Darrell Gill Jr. run for 3 yds to the CONN 1
Kyle McCord run for 1 yd for a TD (Jackson Kennedy KICK)
Mel Brown run for 3 yds to the CONN 28
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Cam Edwards for 7 yds to the CONN 35 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 8 yds to the CONN 43
Cam Edwards run for 2 yds to the CONN 45 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Cam Edwards for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 4 yds to the SYR 46
Durell Robinson run for a loss of 1 yard to the SYR 47
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
LeQuint Allen run for 1 yd to the SYR 48
Kyle McCord pass complete to Oronde Gadsden II for 5 yds to the CONN 47
Kyle McCord sacked by Jayden McDonald for a loss of 11 yards to the SYR 42
Syracuse Penalty, Delay Of Game (-5 Yards) to the SYR 37
punt for 55 yds , TJ Sheffield returns for 3 yds to the CONN 11
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 4 yds to the CONN 15
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 8 yds to the CONN 23 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 10 yds to the CONN 33 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Louis Hansen for 28 yds to the SYR 39 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 16 yds to the SYR 23 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 9 yds to the SYR 14
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Cam Edwards run for 3 yds to the SYR 11 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 4 yds to the SYR 7
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Cam Edwards for 3 yds to the SYR 4
UConn Penalty, False Start (Jevon Banks) to the SYR 9
Syracuse Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (7 Yards) to the SYR 2 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to TJ Sheffield for 2 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
Chris Freeman kickoff for 10 yds , return for no gain to the CONN 45
[NHSG] Kneel down by MCCORD, Kyle at CONN48 (team loss of 3).
[NHSG] Kneel down by MCCORD, Kyle at SYRA49 (team loss of 3).
[NHSG] Kneel down by MCCORD, Kyle at SYRA47 (team loss of 2), clock 00:00.