With the departure of Paulus , Ryan moved up the depth chart as he became the starter for the Orange for the 2010 season . Nassib threw at least one touchdown pass in eleven games as he tied for fourth on Syracuse 's single-season record list with 19 touchdown passes . At Akron , Nassib led Syracuse to its first season-opening victory since 2003 as he threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns on 17 of 27 completions . Against Washington , he completed 17 of 35 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown as he also ran for 39 yards and one touchdown on seven carries . His 28-yard rushing touchdown was the first of his career . Against Maine , Nassib set a school record with five touchdown passes . Nassib piloted a 98-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter and a three-yard touchdown completion to Marcus Sales to win the game against South Florida . The Orange finished the 2010 season with a 7 – 5 record and a Pinstripe Bowl win with Ryan completing 13 – 21 pass attempts for 239 yards and three touchdowns , including a career long 52-yard completion . In the 2011 season , he set the Syracuse single-season records for completion ( 259 ) and passing yards ( 2,685 ) and tied the mark for touchdown passes in one season ( 22 ) . Down 15 points in the season opener against Wake Forest , Nassib led the Orange to a comeback win in overtime with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Van Chew . He finished the game completing 20 of 28 passes and 178 yards , including 8 consecutive passes in the fourth quarter and overtime . Nassib earned Big East Weekly Honor Roll recognition with a 25 for 37 , 230 yard , one touchdown performance against USC . Nassib was once again named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll against Toledo as he completed 16 of 24 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns in an overtime victory . Although Syracuse ended the 2011 season with a disappointing 5 – 7 record , Nassib had a decent season as he had a .624 pass completion percentage record , 2,724 yards of total offense ranks second and 223.8 average passing yards
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