2010 Pinstripe Bowl
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The 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl was the first edition of the college football
bowl game
, and was played at Yankee Stadium
in Bronx, New York
. The game started at 3:20 p.m. ET
on December 30, 2010
, and was telecasted on ESPN
. The game featured the Syracuse Orange
of the Big East Conference
and the Kansas State Wildcats
of the Big 12 Conference
. New Era Cap Company
is the title sponsor of the game. It ended with Syracuse defeating Kansas State, 36-34.
, who grew up in the Bronx, just minutes from the old Yankee Stadium led the Orange to a 7-5 record and their first bowl game since the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl
. Syracuse was required to win seven games in order to become bowl-eligible as two of their victories came over Football Championship Subdivision opponents. Only one of the victories is allowed to count toward bowl eligibility.
College football
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bowl game
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, and was played at Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium
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in Bronx, New York
New York
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. The game started at 3:20 p.m. ET
Eastern Time Zone
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on December 30, 2010
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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, and was telecasted on ESPN
ESPN
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. The game featured the Syracuse Orange
2010 Syracuse Orange football team
The 2010 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange were led by head coach Doug Marrone in his second season. They played their home games at Carrier Dome and were members of the Big East Conference...
of the Big East Conference
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and the Kansas State Wildcats
2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 2010 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, in Manhattan, Kansas as they have done since 1968. It was the 115th season in school history...
of the Big 12 Conference
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. New Era Cap Company
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is the title sponsor of the game. It ended with Syracuse defeating Kansas State, 36-34.
Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State officially accepted an invitation to the bowl on December 3, 2010. After a 7-5 regular season the Wildcats return to a bowl game for the first time since the 2006 season. This will be the 14th bowl game in school history for K-State. Coach Bill Snyder has coached the Wildcats in all but two of their previous bowls.Syracuse Orange
Syracuse officially accepted an invitation to the bowl on December 3, 2010. Second year head coach Doug MarroneDoug Marrone
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, who grew up in the Bronx, just minutes from the old Yankee Stadium led the Orange to a 7-5 record and their first bowl game since the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl
2004 Champs Sports Bowl
The 2004 Champs Sports Bowl was the 15th edition of the college football bowl game and was played on December 21, 2004, featuring the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the ....
. Syracuse was required to win seven games in order to become bowl-eligible as two of their victories came over Football Championship Subdivision opponents. Only one of the victories is allowed to count toward bowl eligibility.
Scoring
| Scoring Play | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | |||
| KSU - Daniel Thomas Daniel Thomas (American football) Daniel Thomas is a running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats football team.-High school:... 51 yard run (Josh Cherry kick), 14:32 |
KSU 7-0 | ||
| SYR - Ryan Nassib Ryan Nassib Ryan Paul Nassib is an American football quarterback for the Syracuse Orange.-Early years:Nassib attended Malvern Prep. As a senior he completed 80 passes for 1,237 yards as he was named to third team all city at quarterback... 52 yard pass to Marcus Sales (Ross Krautman kick), 3:16 |
TIE 7-7 | ||
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| SYR - Ryan Nassib 36 yard pass to Marcus Sales (Ross Krautman kick), 9:35 | SYR 14-7 | ||
| KSU - Daniel Thomas 10 yard run (Josh Cherry kick), 1:51 | TIE 14-14 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| SYR - Delone Carter 7 yard run (Ross Krautman kick), 12:11 | SYR 21-14 | ||
| KSU - Carson Coffman Carson Coffman Carson Coffman is a former starting quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats football team in 2009 and 2010. He took over the starting position after the departure of Josh Freeman, and again after the departure of Grant Gregory... 10 yard pass to Chris Harper (Josh Cherry kick), 6:34 |
TIE 21-21 | ||
| SYR - Delone Carter 15 yard run (Ross Krautman kick missed), 2:11 | SYR 27-21 | ||
| 4th Quarter | |||
| KSU - Daniel Thomas 1 yard run (Josh Cherry kick), 11:03 | KSU 28-27 | ||
| SYR - Ryan Nassib 44 yard pass to Marcus Sales (Two-point conversion failed), 7:53 | SYR 33-28 | ||
| SYR - Ross Krautman 39 yard field goal, 3:08 | SYR 36-28 | ||
| KSU - Carson Coffman 30 yard pass to Adrian Hilburn (Two-Point Conversion Failed), 1:13 | SYR 36-34 | ||
Statistics
| Statistics | Kansas St. | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 23 |
| Total offense, plays-yards | 61-379 | 65-498 |
| Rushes-yards (net) | 121 | 259 |
| Passes, Comp-Att-Yds | 18-25-258 | 13-22-239 |
| Fumbles-Interceptions | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 31:38 | 28:22 |