Recently we reviewed the ACC’s best 25 OOC wins of the decade so far. Some really good wins got left off the list, so I decided for a little off-season reading to give you the best five OOC wins for each ACC team so far this decade
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1. Syracuse 38 West Virginia 14 – December 29, 2012 (Not ACC Member)
The year before Syracuse joined the ACC, they had a solid 8-5 season that included a win over Big 12 member West Virginia. Syracuse had 369 yard rushing in the route of the Mountaineers. It’s the first of 3 Pinstripe Bowl victories on this list.
2. Syracuse 21 Minnesota 17 – December 27, 2013
In their first year in the ACC, Syracuse added a much needed lift to the emerging football conference. Syracuse had 21-17 win over the Big 10’s Minnesota Gophers in the 2013 Pinstripe Bowl. The Gophers were a pretty good team that finished 8-5, but Terrel Hunt had over 250 yards of total offense was named the game’s MVP.
3. Syracuse 36 Kansas State 34 – December 30, 2010 (Not ACC Member)
Do you remember this wild shootout? Syracuse knocked off a Bill Snyder coached Kansas State in the first ever PinStripe bowl. Syracuse QB Ryan Nassib threw for 239 yards and Delone Carter ran for nearly 200. Coach Doug Marrone brought back Syracuse to respectability after some really lean years with an 8-5 year in 2010.
4. Syracuse 31 Missouri 27 – November 17, 2012 (Not ACC Member)
While many didn’t think Syracuse was going to add football depth to the ACC, this was the 2nd of two wins on this list that were noteworthy victories the year before Syracuse joined the ACC. Syracuse went the road to win at SEC member Missouri. Ryan Nassib threw for 385 yards.
5. Syracuse 36 Wake Forest 29 – September 1, 2011 (Not ACC Member)
In 2011 Syracuse beat Wake Forest 36 -29 in OT back in 2011. Syracuse trailed Wake Forest 29-14 early in the 4th quarter and stormed all the way back for the victory. It was the first win for Syracuse in the Carrier Dome over an FBS since 2009.
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Hokie Mark says:
June 6, 2018 at 7:58 am (UTC -5)
Some good wins prior to joining the ACC. Since then, not so much.