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From an AP article by Tim Reynolds
Their numbers this season are eerily similar. McCord has 10 games with 300 yards or more, Ward has nine. Ward has three games with 400 yards or more, McCord has one. Ward has 10 games with two or more touchdown passes, McCord has nine. Ward has thrown for four or more touchdowns in a game four times, McCord three.
Against the three common opponents Miami and Syracuse have — Virginia Tech, Cal and Georgia Tech — McCord is 85 for 127 passing for 984 yards and seven touchdowns, Ward 84 for 130 for 1,128 yards and nine touchdowns.
Add it all up, and McCord has 3,946 yards to Ward’s 3,774. Ward has 34 touchdown passes, McCord 26. Oh, and both are now their school’s single-season leader in passing yards — one of many entries they’ll have in the Syracuse and Miami record books when this season is over.
They are the leaders of some seriously high-powered offenses. Miami leads the country in yards per game (541.5), points per game (44.7) and yards per play (7.61). Syracuse is averaging 31.7 points per game, its second-best rate in the last 26 seasons.
Their numbers this season are eerily similar. McCord has 10 games with 300 yards or more, Ward has nine. Ward has three games with 400 yards or more, McCord has one. Ward has 10 games with two or more touchdown passes, McCord has nine. Ward has thrown for four or more touchdowns in a game four times, McCord three.
Against the three common opponents Miami and Syracuse have — Virginia Tech, Cal and Georgia Tech — McCord is 85 for 127 passing for 984 yards and seven touchdowns, Ward 84 for 130 for 1,128 yards and nine touchdowns.
Add it all up, and McCord has 3,946 yards to Ward’s 3,774. Ward has 34 touchdown passes, McCord 26. Oh, and both are now their school’s single-season leader in passing yards — one of many entries they’ll have in the Syracuse and Miami record books when this season is over.
They are the leaders of some seriously high-powered offenses. Miami leads the country in yards per game (541.5), points per game (44.7) and yards per play (7.61). Syracuse is averaging 31.7 points per game, its second-best rate in the last 26 seasons.