Syracuse Orange vs Tulane Green Wave Box Score on Oct 08, 2011

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 5, 2011

The last thing Syracuse and running back Antwon Bailey wanted was another overtime game.

After blowing a 17-point lead, the Orange were staring at their fourth overtime of the season on Saturday at the Superdome.

But Bailey led Syracuse down the field to the 4-yard line and Ross Krautman booted a 21-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Orange to a 37-34 victory.

Trick plays and long passes turned into a treat for Tulane, which rallied from a pair of 17-point deficits. Tulane used a bevy of flea-flickers and reverses which led to several big plays and cut the deficit to 31-27 in the fourth quarter.

Ryan Griffin completed four passes for more than 35 yards apiece, including a 60-yard scoring pass to Xavier Rush in the second quarter and a 58-yarder to Rush tie the game with 3:35 left in the fourth.

Bailey finished with 111 yards on 24 carries as Syracuse (4-2) defeated Tulane for the fifth straight time.

Orange quarterback Ryan Nassib threw a pair of touchdown passes.

Griffin paced Tulane (2-4) with 320 yards and two touchdowns on 24-of-30 passing. Orleans Darkwa scored on a 40-yard draw play to give the Green Wave a 7-0 lead, but they never led again.