▁seasons ▁against ▁the ▁Big ▁East . ▁ ▁R ut gers ▁ ▁R ut gers ▁quarter back ▁Mike ▁Te el ▁threw ▁three ▁touch down ▁passes ▁and ▁R ut gers ▁over c ame ▁a ▁ 1 4 - point ▁def ic it ▁to ▁beat ▁Sy rac use ▁ 3 5 – 1 7 . ▁The ▁loss ▁made ▁the ▁Orange ▁in el ig ible ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁straight ▁year ▁under ▁coach ▁Robinson . ▁ ▁Connecticut ▁ ▁Connecticut ▁tail back ▁Donald ▁Brown ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 1 3 1 ▁yards ▁and ▁a ▁touch down , ▁Jas per ▁Howard ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁ 6 9 - yard ▁punt ▁return ▁and ▁Robert ▁McC lain ▁delivered ▁a ▁ 3 7 - yard ▁inter ception ▁return ▁for ▁a ▁score ▁as ▁Connecticut ▁defeated ▁Sy rac use ▁ 3 9 – 1 4 . ▁Connecticut ▁broke ▁the ▁game ▁open ▁after ▁struggling ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 2 – 1 4 ▁second ▁half ▁lead . ▁ ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁ ▁A ▁week ▁after ▁Sy rac use ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁firing ▁its ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Sy rac use ▁delivered ▁the ▁biggest ▁win ▁under ▁the ▁Robinson ▁era , ▁st unning ▁the ▁Irish ▁in ▁South ▁B end , ▁ 2 4 – 2 3 . ▁Q B ▁Camer on ▁D ant ley ' s ▁ 1 1 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁Don te ▁Davis ▁with ▁ 4 2 ▁seconds ▁left ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁game ▁winner , ▁as