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Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage was chased down for nine sacks on Saturday against Syracuse.

And just like that, it's all gone. Every last bit of equity Rutgers amassed over the past two months by winning six times in seven games and whipping No.

Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus congratulates running back Delone Carter after Carter scored against Maine earlier this season.

In his nine-year tenure at the helm of the Rutgers football team, coach Greg Schiano has led the Scarlet Knights from a 2-9 record in 2001 to a 7-2 record this season going into its game against the Syracuse Orange this Saturday.

On a crisp autumn afternoon 10 years ago this week, Rutgers defeated Syracuse in perhaps the most improbable upset of the 1999 college football season.

Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus has had an up-and-down season for the Orange, throwing 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

They have shared the same locker room for the last four seasons, an era in Syracuse University football history most Orange fans would like to forget.

Rutgers defensive back Joe Lefeged sacks Syracuse quarterback Andrew Robinson, causing a fumble, during a game in 2007.

Line: Rutgers by 8 1/2. Series Record: Syracuse leads 28-10-1. Last Meeting: 2008, Rutgers, 35-17. What's at Stake Syracuse is 0-5 and in the Big East cellar after its 10-9 loss at Louisville, and Orange coach Doug Marrone dearly wants the seniors on the team to go out with a win in their final home game.

Phillip Thomas had no doubts another interception would come. After the freshman's first career collegiate pick against Pittsburgh on Nov.

The options seem to be exhausted in Syracuse's search to find special teams contributors to cover kicks and punts.

To roast or to toast? That is the question. Roast the Syracuse University football team for finding a way to fall to a Louisville team that seemed intent on losing its third consecutive game to the Orange and seal the fate of third-year head coach Steve Kragthorpe.

Syracuse defensive end Chandler Jones was named to the Big East Conference's weekly honor roll for his performance in the Orange's 10-9 loss to Louisville.

Arguably the two most head-scratching losses during coach Steve Kragthorpe's three-year tenure at the University of Louisville have come at the hands of Saturday's opponent.

Louisville -- The Syracuse University football team will try to win its first Big East Conference game of the season and stay alive for bowl eligibility when it plays Louisville here on a warm, breezy November Saturday.

The question caught Syracuse linebacker Derrell Smith a little off-guard, if only because it's one the Orange aren't used to answering.

Adam Froman's 15-yard fade pass to 6-foot-9 wide receiver John Chichester with 1:24 to play gave the Louisville Cardinals a 10-9 victory Saturday over the Syracuse University football team, ending the Orange's slim chance at a postseason bowl berth.

For all the injuries the University of Louisville football team waded through and lineups it shuffled, the Cardinals can be thankful for one thing: At least they're not alone.

Averin Collier was a star running back at Churchville-Chili, but this week the redshirt freshman has been practicing at tight end for Syracuse University.

Louisville running back Victor Anderson ran for 113 yards and 1 TD in last season's 28-21 loss to the Orange at the Carrier Dome.