Central Michigan

The Syracuse offense showed what it hopes to consistently be over a 20-minute span on Saturday, rolling up 31 points to turn a seven-point deficit into a 41-17 victory over Central Michigan at the Carrier Dome.

A quick take on Syracuse’s eventual 41-17 rout over Central Michigan Saturday afternoon/evening in front of an announced crowd of

Quarterback Eric Dungey does need to be careful, though. CMU already has eight interceptions to its name this season, three coming from Josh Cox. 

Central Michigan will likely experience plenty of growing pains adopting to a new offensive system, especially with a quarterback competition that will not be settled until the end of summer.

Syracuse, despite injuries to starting quarterback Eric Dungey and wideout Steve Ishmael, won its third consecutive game to start the season.

It was far from easy, but the Syracuse football team has won the first three games of the season for the first time since 1991.

Syracuse moved to a perfect 3-0 on the season, its best start since the 1991 season.

Syracuse’s game against Central Michigan on Saturday will not be a cakewalk.