Syracuse Survives UConn in Overtime Thriller, 27-20
Syracuse defeated UConn 27-20 in overtime in Week 2 action. The game featured significant momentum swings, with five lead changes throughout the contest and win probability fluctuating from as low as 4.74% to as high as 100%.
The Orangemen's offense was led by quarterback Steven Angeli, who completed 417 passing yards. Receiver Darrell Gill Jr. contributed 84 receiving yards in the effort. UConn's ground game was spearheaded by Camryn Edwards with 75 rushing yards.
Syracuse scored the decisive touchdown in overtime, with Angeli connecting with Justus Ross-Simmons on a 53-yard touchdown pass, though the two-point conversion failed. UConn had responded earlier with Mel Brown's 45-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
The defensive battle was evident, with Syracuse surrendering a critical turnover in the second quarter when Angeli fumbled and UConn recovered. The game stayed below the over-under of 57.5 points, closing as an under. The contest came down to the wire, emphasizing defensive contributions and situational execution.
AI-generated recap · Aug 20, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UConn | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
 Syracuse | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UConn | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 25-44 | 33-53 |
| Pass Yards | 274 | 417 |
| Rush Yards | 142 | 44 |
| Total Yards | 416 | 461 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 4-17 | 5-15 |
| Penalties | 4-32 | 4-28 |
| Possession | 33:34 | 26:26 |
Player Leaders
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Play-by-Play
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Will Nixon
Steve Angeli pass complete to Dan Villari for 17 yds to the SYR 42 for a 1ST down
Will Nixon run for a loss of 2 yards to the SYR 40
Steve Angeli pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 7 yds to the SYR 47
Yasin Willis run for 18 yds to the CONN 35 for a 1ST down
Will Nixon run for 2 yds to the CONN 33
Steve Angeli pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 17 yds to the CONN 16 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Tyshawn Russell
Yasin Willis run for 1 yd to the CONN 15
Steve Angeli pass complete to Will Nixon for 7 yds to the CONN 8
Dan Villari run for 1 yd to the CONN 7
Cam Edwards run for no gain to the CONN 7
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Louis Hansen for 15 yds to the CONN 22 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 6 yds to the CONN 28
Mel Brown run for 16 yds to the CONN 44 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 5 yds to the CONN 49
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Skyler Bell
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Louis Hansen
Connor Stutz punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Davien Kerr at the SYR 10
Steve Angeli run for 6 yds to the SYR 16
Yasin Willis run for 3 yds to the SYR 19
Yasin Willis run for a loss of 1 yard to the SYR 18
(05:00) PENALTY SYRA Delay Of Game 5 yards from SYRA18 to SYRA13. NO PLAY.
Jack Stonehouse punt for 49 yds , Jackson Harper returns for 2 yds to the CONN 40
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Shamar Porter for 8 yds to the CONN 48
Mel Brown run for 1 yd to the CONN 49
Cam Edwards run for 2 yds to the SYR 49 for a 1ST down
PENALTY UCONN False Start 5 yards from SYRA49 to UCONN46. NO PLAY.
Mel Brown run for 2 yds to the CONN 48
Terrence Smith run for 1 yd to the CONN 49
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Cam Edwards for 11 yds to the SYR 40
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Ksaan Farrar for 10 yds to the SYR 30 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Reymello Murphy for 10 yds to the SYR 20 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 5 yds to the SYR 15
John Neider pass complete to Alex Honig for 15 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
Will Nixon run for 6 yds to the SYR 31
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Dan Villari
Steve Angeli run for 6 yds to the SYR 37 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass complete to Will Nixon for 7 yds to the SYR 44
Yasin Willis run for 8 yds to the CONN 48 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass complete to Jaylan Hornsby for 6 yds to the CONN 42
Steve Angeli pass complete to Jaylan Hornsby for 9 yds to the CONN 33 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli sacked by Donovan Branch for a loss of 3 yards to the CONN 36
Steve Angeli pass complete to Dan Villari for 18 yds to the CONN 18 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass complete to Dan Villari for 2 yds to the CONN 16
Steve Angeli pass complete to Johntay Cook for 4 yds to the CONN 12
Yasin Willis run for 2 yds to the CONN 10
Steve Angeli run for a loss of 27 yards to the CONN 37 Steve Angeli fumbled, recovered by CONN Bryun Parham
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Shamar Porter
Cam Edwards run for 4 yds to the CONN 41
Joe Fagnano sacked by Kevin Jobity Jr. for a loss of 10 yards to the CONN 31
Connor Stutz punt for 41 yds , Davien Kerr returns for 2 yds to the SYR 30
Will Nixon run for 4 yds to the SYR 34
PENALTY SYRA False Start 5 yards from SYRA34 to SYRA29. NO PLAY.
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Darrell Gill Jr.
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Darrell Gill Jr.
Jack Stonehouse punt for 51 yds , Jackson Harper returns for 2 yds to the CONN 22
Victor Rosa run for 1 yd to the CONN 23
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Louis Hansen
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 8 yds to the CONN 31
run for a loss of 12 yards to the CONN 19
Tyshawn Russell run for a loss of 1 yard to the CONN 20
Syracuse Penalty, Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Yards) declined
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Will Nixon
Tripp Woody 38 yd FG GOOD
Jadyn Oh kickoff for 65 yds , Mel Brown return for 23 yds to the CONN 23
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Shamar Porter for 10 yds to the CONN 33 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 6 yds to the CONN 39
Cam Edwards run for 7 yds to the CONN 46 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Terrence Smith for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Shamar Porter for 5 yds to the SYR 45
Mel Brown run for 45 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Justus Ross-Simmons
Steve Angeli pass complete to Dan Villari for 5 yds to the SYR 30
Steve Angeli pass complete to Dan Villari for 24 yds to the CONN 46 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Yasin Willis
Steve Angeli pass complete to Dan Villari for 12 yds to the CONN 34 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 20 yds to the CONN 14 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Justus Ross-Simmons
Tripp Woody 32 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Jadyn Oh kickoff for 58 yds , Mel Brown return for 13 yds to the CONN 48 UConn Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the CONN 10
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 11 yds to the CONN 21 for a 1ST down
Victor Rosa run for 5 yds to the CONN 26
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 9 yds to the CONN 35 for a 1ST down
Terrence Smith run for 3 yds to the CONN 38
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Alex Honig for 6 yds to the CONN 44
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Cam Edwards for 34 yds to the SYR 22 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 7 yds to the SYR 15
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 3 yds to the SYR 18
Cam Edwards run for 1 yd to the SYR 17
Chris Freeman 35 yd FG GOOD
Chris Freeman kickoff for 65 yds , Malachi James return for 16 yds to the SYR 16
Will Nixon run for 2 yds to the SYR 18
Steve Angeli pass complete to Will Nixon for 5 yds to the SYR 23
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Justus Ross-Simmons
Jack Stonehouse punt for 62 yds
(08:04) No Huddle-Shotgun Brown,Mel rush right for 4 yards gain to the UCONN19 (Reese,David) PENALTY UCONN Personal Foul 7 yards from UCONN15 to UCONN08. NO PLAY.
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Skyler Bell
Cam Edwards run for a loss of 3 yards to the CONN 5
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Reymello Murphy for 18 yds to the CONN 23
Connor Stutz punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Davien Kerr at the SYR 31
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Yasin Willis
Steve Angeli pass incomplete
Steve Angeli sacked by Bryun Parham for a loss of 7 yards to the SYR 24
Jack Stonehouse punt for 48 yds , Jackson Harper returns for no gain to the CONN 27
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 8 yds to the CONN 35
Victor Rosa run for 7 yds to the CONN 42 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Reymello Murphy for 18 yds to the SYR 40 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 1 yd to the SYR 39
PENALTY UCONN Holding 10 yards from SYRA39 to SYRA49. NO PLAY.
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Reymello Murphy for 5 yds to the SYR 44
Connor Stutz punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SYR 3
Steve Angeli pass complete to Justus Ross-Simmons for 7 yds to the SYR 10
Yasin Willis run for no gain to the SYR 10
Steve Angeli pass complete to Justus Ross-Simmons for 8 yds to the SYR 18 for a 1ST down
Will Nixon run for 6 yds to the SYR 24
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Justus Ross-Simmons
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Jaylan Hornsby
Jack Stonehouse punt for 56 yds , Jackson Harper returns for 5 yds to the CONN 25
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Alex Honig
Mel Brown run for 8 yds to the CONN 33
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Skyler Bell
Connor Stutz punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Davien Kerr at the SYR 20
Steve Angeli pass complete to Darrell Gill Jr. for 40 yds to the CONN 40 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass complete to Will Nixon for 11 yds to the CONN 29 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Darrell Gill Jr.
Steve Angeli pass complete to Tyshawn Russell for 6 yds to the CONN 23
Steve Angeli sacked by Oumar Diomande for a loss of 7 yards to the CONN 30
Tripp Woody 48 yd FG MISSED
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Alex Honig
Cam Edwards run for 4 yds to the CONN 34
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Shamar Porter
Connor Stutz punt for 52 yds , Davien Kerr returns for 4 yds to the SYR 18
Steve Angeli pass complete to Tyshawn Russell for 19 yds to the SYR 37 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass intercepted D'Mon Brinson return for no gain to the CONN 45
Cam Edwards run for 7 yds to the SYR 48
Cam Edwards run for 4 yds to the SYR 44 for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for a loss of 1 yard to the SYR 45
Cam Edwards run for 4 yds to the SYR 41
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Skyler Bell
Connor Stutz punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Davien Kerr at the SYR 10
Yasin Willis run for 8 yds to the SYR 18
Yasin Willis run for 3 yds to the SYR 21 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass complete to Jaylan Hornsby for 20 yds to the SYR 41 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Yasin Willis
Steve Angeli pass complete to Tyshawn Russell for 6 yds to the SYR 47
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Justus Ross-Simmons
Steve Angeli pass complete to Justus Ross-Simmons for 53 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Cam Edwards run for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Cam Edwards run for 6 yds to the SYR 44
Cam Edwards run for no gain to the SYR 44
PENALTY SYRA Offside 5 yards from SYRA44 to SYRA39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Cam Edwards run for a loss of 4 yards to the SYR 43
Cam Edwards run for 3 yds to the SYR 40
Skyler Bell run for no gain to the SYR 40
Connor Stutz punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Steve Angeli pass complete to Will Nixon for 7 yds to the SYR 27
Steve Angeli pass complete to Johntay Cook for 12 yds to the SYR 39 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass incomplete to Ibn McDaniels
Steve Angeli pass complete to Dan Villari for 26 yds to the CONN 35 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass complete to Johntay Cook for 4 yds to the CONN 31
Steve Angeli pass complete to Tyshawn Russell for 6 yds to the CONN 25 for a 1ST down
Will Nixon run for 10 yds to the CONN 15 for a 1ST down
Steve Angeli pass complete to Justus Ross-Simmons for 9 yds to the CONN 6
Yasin Willis run for 3 yds to the CONN 3 for a 1ST down
Yasin Willis 3 Yd Run (Darrell Gill Jr. Pass to Steve Angeli for Two-Point Conversion)
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Shamar Porter
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Skyler Bell
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Reymello Murphy
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 27 yds to the SYR 48 for a 1ST down
Joe Fagnano pass incomplete to Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 9 yds to the SYR 39
Joe Fagnano pass complete to Skyler Bell for 16 yds to the SYR 23 for a 1ST down
Chris Freeman 41 yd FG GOOD
run for a loss of 2 yards to the SYR 23
End of 4th Quarter